Rail valuation plan prompts federal aid push to Wilson
Des Moines June 10 news notes a push to obtain federal aid or state aid to ensure public representation in the national railroad valuation to be conducted by engineers and experts. A committee led by Thorne will seek a date with President Wilson, emphasizing the impact on future rate decisions and state litigations.
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Des Moines
Woodrow Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Thorne
Cummins
Wilson
Clifford Thorne
Iowa
John M. Atkinson
Mrssouri
Henderson
Samuel Gompers Receives Urgent Medical Care in Washington
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was hurried from Atlantic City to the Episcopal Eye Bar and Throat Hospital in Washington. The seriousness of his condition was indicated by his frail, aged state and generally rundown condition.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Athintic City
Episcopal Eye, Bar and Throat Hospital
Washington
Ensa
Balkan Delegates Adjourn Peace Conference at St James Palace
Final session of the Balkan allies and Turkey peace talks ended with no decisions on prisoners or other issues. Delegations urged separate conventions with Turkey and left outstanding matters to their governments. Bulgaria’s Dr D Daneff left early and Servian delegates were recalled to Belgrade. Thirty eight horses died in a fire at Twin City Express barns in Omaha.
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London
Balkan
Turkey
St. James’ Palace
D. Daneff
Bulgaria
Belgrade
Omaha
Twin City Express Company
Baseball Scores From Bonston and Other Cities News
Baseball scores from Bonston and multiple leagues list results for the National and American Leagues, Western and Nebraska leagues. Notable pairings include New York versus Chicago in the National League and Philadelphia against St. Louis in the American.
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Bonston
RELE
Cleveland
Boston
National League
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
R.hld
Brooklyn
Fisher-Miller
Adams Simon
St. Louis
Perdue-Rariden
Sallee-McLean
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Bender-Thomas
Hamilton-McAlister
Washington
REE
Detroit
Willett-McKee
Hughes-Henry
Omaha
RHE
Joseph
Peters-Johnson
Thomas-Ketter
Mes Moines
Hagerman-Spahr
Cocreham-Crist
Nebraska League
Fremont
RFLE
Kearney
Tremont
Maples-Erickson
Routt-Butler
Hastings
E. York
Smithson-Brown
Riley-Dietz
Seward
RNA
Superior
Hatch-Scheld
Connors-Potoch
Columbua
Thle
Grand Island
Columbus
Smith-Gray
Stevens-Gondinz
Minnesota Wins 2 Cent Fare Case
The U S Supreme Court upholds state power to set passenger rates at 2 cents per mile and maximum freight rates, finding Minneapolis and St Louis tariffs confiscatory but approving Northern Pacific and Great Western charges as valid. The ruling supports interstate commerce authority and the right of state regulators to fix nonconfiscatory, low passenger fares.
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Washington
Pinnesota
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Justice Hughes
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Northern Pacific
Great Western
Railway Commission
Suit Against Kodak Trust Seeks Dissolution and Divided Assets
Buffalo June 10 The suit filed by Attorney General McReynolds seeks dissolution of the Eastman Kodak companies of New Jersey and New York alleging monopoly of photographic supplies. Government aims to split 72 percent of US business to restore competition and seeks an injunction against resale price fixing of cameras and films, aligning with a Supreme Court decision limiting patentees power.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Sa Ued
Eastman Kodak Trust
McReynolds
Eastman Kodak Company
New Jersey
Eastman Kodak Company of
New York
United States
Equity
Attorney General
United States Supreme Court
Funeral Planned for First Suffragist Martyr
London reports Miss Emily Wilding Davison militant suffragette who died from injuries after interfering with the derby will be buried at Longhorsley Northumberland on Saturday. The body is wrapped in a suffragette banner with a badge in the coffin. The Women’s Social and Political Union plans a grand London funeral procession and a memorial service at its headquarters.
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London
Emily Wilding Davison
Derby
Longhorsley
Northumberland
Women's Social and Political Union
Militant
Fire Chief Charged With Manslaughter
Salt Lake report June 10 a complaint by the county attorney charges W H Bywater chief of the Salt Lake City Fire Department with involuntary manslaughter after his car struck and killed a ten year old girl while responding to a fire alarm. A coroner's jury found he was responsible for the death due to reckless driving.
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Salt Lake
W. H. Bywater
Salt Lake City
Chief Bywater
Springfield fires devastate downtown block in Missouri
A basement fire at a Springfield department store spread due to low water pressure, destroying about fifteen buildings on the public square and paralyzing service. The cost is estimated at 500000 with the northeast square in ruins, marking the worst blaze in city history.
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Springfield
Public Square
Boas
Supreme court limits street railroads interstate reach
Washington June 10 The supreme court reversed the commerce court in the interstate case against the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge company ruling it is not a railroad in the commercial sense under the commerce act Justice Lamar issued the decision The ruling prompts calls for federal street railway regulation for interstate lines and halts attempts to deny car fare on the Omaha Council Bluffs lines for now.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Omaha and Council Blufts Railway and Ridge Company
Lamar
Congress
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Vets Flock to Des Moines Homecoming Encampment
Des Moines hosts a large veterans gathering as the home coming encampment opens at the Coliseum. G A R state commander Captain J D Brown of Leon says ten thousand members are expected, noting 600 have died in town this year and predicting it may be the last time such a huge reunion occurs.
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Des Moines
Coliseum
J. D. Brown
Leon
Committee Urges Waldo's Removal
A special aldermen committee adopted the Curran report on police condition and recommended removing Police Commissioner Waldo. The five section report accuses detective bureau members of colluding with thieves and cites unfit candidates for police service appointments.
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Waldo
New York
Curran
Detective Bureau
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Rock Island Railroad
Kistle & Wright
Polk County
Brennan
Kistie & Wright
Board of Supervisors
Rockieland
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Department of Public Instruction
Stuart
Storm Lake
Sioux Center
Mapleton
Hartley
Spirit Lake
Strawberry Point
Forest City
Guttenburg
Walker
Reinbeck
Toledo
Nevada
Story City
Manning
Logan
Genwood
Villisca
State Supreme Court
State Executive Council
Boards of Supervisors
Marengo
G. R. Shaul
Scott Slaymaker
American Press Association
Minneapolis
Kodak Trust
Santa Cruz
Cal
Monterey Bay
Manual Training
Cora I’. Staples
James F. Avery
Fall River
Horace Smith
A. M. Nicholson
Hands Bown
Big G. A. R
Iowa Capital
Herrick
Pride of
Atlantic Produce Co. Creamery Department
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