Minnesota Attorney General files merger bill against Northern Securities
In a Minnesota supreme court filing on January 7, Attorney General Douglass seeks to block a proposed consolidation of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads. The complaint argues the merger would reduce land value and tax revenue, curb competition, and threaten state grants and wheat shipments, detailing stock control and corporate history.
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Supreme Court
State of
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
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United States
James J. Hill
Wisconsin
St. Paul & Duluth
Puget
Arlington
Charles #. Perkins
Ths
New Jersey
J. J. Hill
W. P. Clough
Morgan
Montana Gubernatorial Faction Fights Carter After Roosevelt Era
A Montana political faction led by ex Senator Sanders plots against ex Senator Carter. Carter’s ties to Harrisons era and McKinley circle fuel opposition as Sanders allies rally around Goddard. Carter defeated Sanders and Power in 1895 and remains a flashpoint in Republican power struggles amid national shifts.
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Carter
Booker Washington
Miles
Hls
Montana
Roosevelt
F. Goddard
Goddard
Congress
Tiis
United States
Court Entered Pekin in Great Splendor
The arrival of the Chinese emperor and dowager empress in Pekin marked a landmark ceremony. Foreign observers witnessed the lavish procession from the Chien gate to the temple of the god of war and mercy, with officials, diplomats, and garrison members present, while many ministers avoided the spectacle. Guards, banners, and yellow chairs highlighted the grand reentry amid intense public and international attention.
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Plaga
Dezgens
Heaven
Goddess of Mercy
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Legasion
Associated Press
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Forbidden City
Australia
Folley
Moffatt
Yuan Shi Kai
Jung Lu
Prince Chun
Logan in Arizona: Officers nab suspect in Morenci
Special Dispatch reports from Clinton Arizona that officers Dobbs and Keppler captured a man at Morenci who matches the Montana train robber Harvey Logan. The prisoner,held at Solomonville, is among three arrested for jewelry peddling and linked to the Bill Smith cattle rustlers gang.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Clinton
Gus Dobbs
Dutch Keppler
Morenci
Arizona
Harvey Logan
Montana
Solomonville
Bill Smith
Apache County
Frank Lesener
Augustus Gibbons
Carlos Tafolla
Will Maxwell
Rangers
Holbrook
Smith
Clifton
San Francisco
Ranger Company
Heinze and Judge Clancy Face Supreme Court Review
Helena January 7. Next Friday the supreme court will hear the Anaconda Company's petition for supervisory control to vacate Judge Clancy's order allowing Heinze to survey the Anaconda and St Lawrence mines. Responses deny bad faith and claim lease and ownership interests in the Fairmount lode.
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Supreme Court
Anaconda Company
Judece Clancy
I. A. Heinze
Anaconda
St. Lawrence
Clancy
Tiaeh and Toole
J. J. McHatton G Butte
Einge
Janey
Heinze
Fairmount Lode
John Caprice Company
Fairmount
Caprice Company
Heinz
Kilby and Huffman Killings Near Ravine Ambush
Alonzo Kilby and Roy Huffman, escapees, were found in a ravine by ranchmen Newton and Hinkle. Kilby attempted to fire on a posse from a cliff above, was wounded by return fire, and died. Huffman was captured and jailed, while Kilby’s body was to be taken to Columbus Mont. for burial.
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Standard
Billings
Alonzo Kilby
Sheriff's Posse
Kilby
Roy Huffman
J. W. Newton
W. R. Hinkk
Newton
Hinkle
Curran Loses Wrestling Match to McLaughlin in Three Falls
George McLaughlin of Neihart defeats Jack Curran of St. Paul in a $200 side best three out of five catch as catch can match in Great Falls. Curran won the first two falls, but McLaughlin won the third with a nine minute strangling hold after Curran battled seven minutes to resist it. Curran could not continue.
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Great Falls
George McLaughlin
Neihart
Jack Curran
St. Paul
Curran
Zimmerman
McLaughlin
Nelson
Youghout
Debated Nicaragua Canal Bill Opens with Hepburn Lead
Washington January 7. Hepburn opened the house debate on the Nicaragua canal bill, defending government purchase of the Panama Canal Co property for 40 million dollars amid questions on the Panamanian offer. Morris of Minnesota signaled an amendment to empower the president to buy Panama rights if Colombia concessions and Walker commission support.
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House
Hepburn
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Panama Canal Company
United States
Panama Company
Nicaragua
Morris
Minnesota
Colombia
Walker Commission
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Florida
Richardson
Alabama
Mann
Illinois
Adams
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Ohio
Iowa
Congress
Porsone
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