Iowa seeks equalization of Mississippi River freight rates
Des Moines reports Iowa officials urge reductions in interstate freight rates to end discrim ination against eastern Mississippi River points. The complaint, led by Attorney General George Vosson, targets rate gaps favoring Quincy and St. Louis and seeks parity with Cleveland and Grand Rapids routes. The filing, prepared by Judge J H Henderson and others, is described as a major rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
George Vosson
Grand Rapids
Mich
Davenport
Rand Rapids
Quincy
St. Louis
Board of Railroad Commissioners
J. H. Henderson
Commerce
George Cosson
Americon
United In Am
Lion
Excelsior
Missouri
W. H. Rogers
F. Smith
Chamberlains Liniment Promises Fast Sprain Cure
As usually treated, a sprained ankle will disable a man for three or four weeks, but by applying Chamberlains Liniment freely as soon as the injury is received and observing the directions with each bottle, a cure can be effected in from two to four days. For sale by all dealers. Mr. Tafts explanation department bids fair to suffer from overwork before he leaves the white house.
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Chamberlain
Mr. Taft
White House
Taft Makes Northern Michigan Stop During Trip
President Taft traveled by special train and ferry to Mackinaw City and Sault Ste Marie in a day of appearances. He lunched with Gov Osborn in Sault Ste Marie and reviewed 2,500 schoolchildren in the government park. Crowds from Canada and northern Michigan welcomed the president with favorable weather and city decorations.
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Mackinaw City
Mich
United States
Michigan
Taft
Straits of Mackinac
Sault Ste. Marie
Gov. Osborn
Soo
Panama Canal
Michigan Peninsula
Marquette
Townsend of
America
Canada
Government Park
Speech Free Lecture Pays by Champ Clark
Champ Clark, speaker of the house, contrasts a speech with a lecture while en route from St. Louis to Lawrenceburg Kentucky his birthplace. He notes Hutchinson Kansas as a stop next Sunday for a Kansas semi centennial event and remarks that lectures are paid while speeches are not.
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St. Louis
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Lawrenceburg
Hutchinson
Kan
Japanese Commander Maps Alaskan Coast on Sampson
Commander Hirago of the Japanese navy aboard the steamer Admiral Sampson is photographing and mapping char bor s along the Alaskan coast during a round trip to Seward. Passengers report he is making a map of Resurrection Bay and the matter has been reported to Washington. Hirago says the trip is for pleasure and he arrived with Admiral Togo.
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Seward
Alaska
Hirago
Washington
Admiral Sampson
Alaskan
Sampson
Resurrection Bay
Hirego
Togo
Change plans at wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor
Army engineers in Havana harbor abandon a small cofferdam plan to enclose the forward wreck. A bracing system will reinforce the existing barrier to withstand the strain when mud is removed to expose the keel plates at depth.
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Washington
Maine
Havana Harbor
McKinley's Niece Sued Over Auto Crash Damages
Mrs Mabel McKinley Baer niece of the late president is sued in New York Supreme Court by Abraham Schultz age 16 for injuries from being run over by the defendant's automobile seeking 2000 dollars in damages.
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New York
Mabel McKinley Baer
Supreme Court
Abraham Schultz
Germany and France Reach Morocco Agreement Except One
The Merlin correspondent reports an accord between Germany and France on Moroccan issues except for one point. The plan secures Germany's economic rights in Morocco.
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Frankfort-on-Main
Merlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
France
Morocco
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