Monopoly Only Solution Of It United States Government
Mellen declares the United States government is certain to become a monopoly. The statement frames a broad consolidation view amid political commentary on centralized power and market control.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
8
MONOPOLY IDEA BY MELlLEN FOR RAILROAD REFORM
Former New Haven president Charles S. Mellen urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider government monopoly of transportation as the solution to the American railroad problem. He discussed his steamship sale talks with Charles W Morse and recounted Roosevelt's opposition to Morse's bid. He also described campaign contributions and why he left the New Haven presidency, saying he was practically fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Mellen
United States
Mellen
Commission
Joseph W. Folk
Charles W. Morse
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Morse
New Haven Steamship Holdings
New Haven
Roosevelt
New Haven Railroad
The
Prouty
Boston
New York Stock Exchange
Cornelius N. Bliss
Roosevelt Campaign Announcement Overrides Old Party
Roosevelt declares he will engage fully in his campaign, vowing to create as much trouble for his former party as possible. The statement signals a sharp split from past alliances and signals renewed activism in political battles ahead.
Roosevelt conference at Sagamore Hill signals third party push
Oyster Bay May 21 Roosevelt hosts a pivotal Progressive gathering with Gifford Pinchot, George W. Perkins and Walter Brown as potential 1916 campaign allies. Plans for a cross country tour emerge while Roosevelt hints at courting Republican defectors to back Pinchot in Pennsylvania against Senator Penrose. Crowd cheers, flags and schoolchildren mark the reception at Sagamore Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Ee Ca
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
George W. Perkins
Walter Brown
Gifford Pinchot
United States
E. A. van Valkenberg
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Pacific
Union
H. W. Johnson
California
Republican Party
Penrose
Pinchot
Locks liable to collapse any time in Panama Canal steel case
Pittsburg May 21 The federal grand jury indicted five Carbon Steel company employees on conspiring to defraud the government by supplying inferior steel for the Panama Canal locks. It is charged that beams and plates were tempered to show good steel while the bulk was inferior and liable to cause heavy property and possible loss of life. The Carbon Steel plant and offices are in Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Carbon Steel Company
Panama Canal
Federal Grand Jury
Samuel M. Wetmore
Dennis K. Bullens
Friars club closed by militia arrests in Portland
In Milwaukie and Portland two physicians Dr. K J Long and Dr. J O Nibley were arrested after governor ordered militia guards to shut the Friars club for liquor-law infractions. Six others, including two young men and four girls, were detained following disclosures about alleged incidents at the club and similar venues. Lola G Baldwin of the Portland department of safety for women helped trigger the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Governor West
Frazer
Oregon National Guard
Milwaukie
Friars Club
K. J. Long
J. O. Nibley
Lola G. Baldwin
Portland Department of Safety
Deputy Sheriff Charles Drake Dies After Robbery Shootout
Libby Montana May 21 Deputy Sheriff Charles Drake died in a hospital after being wounded by a suspected railroad storehouse robber a day earlier. Drake forced the robber into a thicket near railroad yards where they exchanged shots the robber fled wounded in the leg as a large volunteer posse continues to search the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby
Mont
Charles Drake
Drake
Woman killed learning to drive in Aberdeen accident
Aberdeen May 21 Mrs Minnie Leitch a wealthy widow of a shingle maker was killed when the automobile she was learning to drive plunged off a Fourth street bridge and turned turtle. Her father who was in the car and L A Poulson the instructor were severely bruised and cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Wash
Minnie Leitch
Fourth Street
Senator Root argues for repeal of tolls exemption in Panama canal law
Washington May 21 Senator Root Republican member of the foreign relations committee spoke five hours in support of the administration bill to repeal the tolls exemption clause of the Panama canal law. He argued the Hay Pauncefote treaty requires equal treatment of all nations. He said the 1912 exemption favored American coastwise trade only and violated treaty equality. He warned that voting against repeal would discredit the United States and urged responsibility for freight-rate aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Root
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
New York
Kern
United States
Panama Canal
Root
Henry White
Joseph Choate
John Hay
Theodore Roosevelt
Great Britain
Russia
Mexico
Fire Destroys Letham Towns Businesses and Mill
A blaze in Letham Washington today wiped out the Case Lumber mill valued at 150000 and consumed the entire business district including hotels post office and depots. The Northern Pacific and county bridge were damaged halting trains. Firefighting relied on well water as auto loads from Raymond offered little relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Letham
Wash
Case Lumber Company
Northern Pacific
Northern Pracific
Raymond
Miner fatally blown up in dynamite accident at Rainey mine
Gilmore Idaho May 21 Bert Rainey a miner was packing dynamite when a dropped box exploded triggering the others. He died instantly and his wife and baby were seriously injured the infant possibly dying. The blast ripped the side of his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Idaho
Bert Rainey
Rainey
Plans Outlined for Methodist Unification
Oklahoma City May 21 tentative plans for the unification of the Methodist bodies were approved at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Officers were elected and funds held for Vanderbilt university were ordered withheld until the commission handles the Vanderbilt matter. The plan provides for merging the three branches under the name Methodist Episcopal Church in America with four jurisdictional conferences and calls for labor reforms including abolition of child labor a living wage and worker organization rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
America
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt
Methodist Episcopal Church
Protestant Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church In America
Canadian Jury Lenient With Boy In Murder Case
Vancouver May 21 Jack Kong a 16 year old Chinese servant was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Mrs Charles Millard wife of a Canadian Pacific railway employee Sentence reserved Kong testified she ran at him with a knife after he cooked the wrong porridge he struck with a chair fearing she would kill him then cut up the body burning it to bury the crime fearing Mr Millard would kill him when he returned from Victoria Medical evidence showed she was alive when she fell after the chair blow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
Jack Kong
Charles Millard
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kong
Mr. Millard
Victoria
Crown
Mrs. Millard
Carranza to send envoy to Niagara conference
Mediation is working smoothly as news notes Roosevelt’s planned national tour and various political items including Root’s repeal stance and Becker’s fate today impacting national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Niagara
Roosevelt
Root
Becker
Burgess
State News
Anaconda News
Duncan
Buckingham Palace
Goldberg
Butte & London
Becker May Know His Fate Today in Rosenthal Case
New York May 21 The jury will decide whether Charles Becker conceived the plot to murder Herman Rosenthal, with last testimony and closing arguments by Becker’s chief counsel Martin Manton and District Attorney Whitman. Justice Seabury to charge the jury tomorrow morning as trials edge toward verdict. Manton claims Becker did not plot the murder, naming Rose Webber and Walton as the real killers, alleging deals to secure Becker’s conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Martin Manton
Becker
Whitman
Justice Seabury
Manton
Rose
Maitland Alexander Chosen Presbyterian Moderator
The Rev. Maitland Alexander of Pittsburg was chosen moderator of the 126th general assembly of the Presbyterian church by acclamation at Chicago on May 21. His election came without opposition, greeted by conservatives as a victory. Alexander was nominated by Rev. S J Niccolls, the oldest living ex-moderator. The roll showed 898 commissioners from 292 presbyteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maitland Alexander
First Presbyterian Church of
Pittsburg
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
S. J. Niccolls
Last Battle Seen Likely at Queretaro End for Huerta
Juarez May 21 One last ditch battle by federals could end the Mexican revolution if Saltillo has fallen as reported. Queretaro rumored as the final scene, with preparations under Col Perez Romero sending forces from Tuxpan toward Queretaro to join the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mexico
Saltillo
Queretaro
Huerta
Mexico City
Col. Perez Romero
Senora Madero
Tuxpan
Gulf
Representative of Carranza to Attend Peace Conference
A Carranza envoy will participate in the peace conference, signaling a constructive stance toward the peace process and outlining expectations for negotiations. The representative's approach emphasizes dialogue and compliance with agreed terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Mediation talks hinge on constitutionalist rep entry
In Niagara Falls on May 21 South American mediators and Mexican delegates held a long conference. They avoided indicating how they would receive a constitutionalist representative said to be traveling from Montreal. Observers doubt he will be admitted at this stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Washington
Carrangza
Mexico
Jose Vasconcelos
Carraaza
Niagara
Bryan
John Lind
Huerta
Huert
Senor Zuburan
Carranza
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Tampico
Tuxpan
Endo
Milroad
Monterey
First Steps Toward Agreement in Mexican Crisis
Three South American mediators report progress toward a by party accord between the United States and Huerta’s government. They aim to settle on a provisional government for Mexico City and to guarantee internal reforms before broader U S military and diplomatic moves. The mediation seeks to avert war while aligning with U S aims on Tampico and the abolition of Huerta. The plan envisions support from Central and South American nations and hinges on peaceful retirement or replacement of Huerta as part of a broader pacification strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ontario
United States
Huerta
Mexico City
Tampico
Washington
Hne
Ambassador de Gama
Mexico
da Gama
Mexican
General Huerta
Sattillo
Pacific
Obregon
Guadalajara
Navy Department
Mazatlan
Guaymas
Make No Promises Guides Mexican Mediation Talks
The constitutionalists plan to send a representative to Niagara Falls to brief on General Carranza's aims without binding peace plans. Jose Vasconcelos is named as the likely envoy. President Wilson appears pleased with mediation progress as Huerta rumors persist and Tampico advance slows.
Cassin Rescues Atlantis Passengers off Mexican Coast
The destroyer Cassin recovered 99 passengers from the steamer Atlantis after aiding its grounding off the Mexican coast. Rear Admiral Badger reported the rescue, with arrivals at Tampico today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cassin
Atlantis
Mexican
Tampico
Badger
Vera Cruz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Underwood & Underwood
Luis Figuero
Emilio Rabasa
Augustin Rodriguez
Will
State
Senator Penrose
Gifford
Chot
Oyster Bay People
Colonel
Boy
Presbyterian
Queretarg
Carranzga
Wmedinators
Constitutionalist
Chife
Vance
Wilson
Tion
Lind
Messenger
State Department
Admiral Fletcher
Maas
Daniels
Fletcher
Silliman
Puerto Mexico
Senor Cardozo
Tuxtla Gutierrez
Chiapas
Smith
Tonola
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