Defendants Deny Harriman Monopolistic Conspiracy in Rail Case
In Salt Lake City on April 7 the United States suit to dissolve the Harriman railroad system profits from monopoly is refuted by multiple defendants. EB Harriman denies plans to control Union Pacific stock with Schiff and Kahn, admits firm ties but rejects being a fiscal agent. He and others deny conspiring to restrain trade or monopolize commerce across states and foreign nations.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
Harriman
EB. H. Harriman
Parley L. Williams
W. A Clark
Salt Lake
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of
New York
H. C. Frick
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Southern Pacific
Jacob Schiff
Otto H. Kahn
James Stillman
Schiff
Kahn
Stillman
Kahn, Loeb & Co
Union
Pacific Coast
Portland
Ogden
Coast
Missouri River
Ore
San Francisco
Asquith Heads To See King In Biarritz
London April 7 Herbert H Asquith chancellor of the exchequer has been summoned by King Edward to Biarritz to see the king amid looming cabinet changes after Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's illness. Churchill potential cabinet candidate and possible by elections weigh on Liberal leadership questions.
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
Exchequer
Edward
Biarritz
Dover
Calais
Henry Campbell
Bannerman
Henry
Mr. Asquith
Friends
Winston Spencer Churchill
Manchester
Packham
Earl of Elgin
Marquis of Ripon
Privy Seal
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
H. J. Gladstone
Home Department
John Sinclair
Scotland
H. H. Fowler
Duchy of Lancaster
Great Northern Railway Rebating Case Heard in Federal Court
In New York on April 7 the government charged the Great Northern Railway with Elkins anti rebating violations. Only witness George T. Roberts testified, finding no through rate tariffs. Evidence showed $14,599 in rebates to American Sugar Refining in 1904, after Elkins law, with parties awaiting jury instructions.
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New York
Great Northern Railway Company
Elkins
Holt
United States Circuit Court
George T. Roberts
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Sugar Refining Company
Bryan addresses 850 at El Jebel Temple banquet
William J. Bryan spoke to 850 banquet attendees in the El Jebel Temple hall, with hundreds more in the galleries. The event was organized by the Bryan Democratic Club of Colorado as part of a day of strenuous activity.
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Denver
William J. Bryan
el Jebel Temple
Bryan Democratic Club of Colorado
Powers Agree On Baltic Status Quo Convention
Copenhagen reports Russia Germany Denmark and Sweden reached terms to preserve the Baltic coast status quo with signing expected soon. Sweden and Denmark express satisfaction and Sweden’s government welcomes removal of Russian fortifications on the Aland islands.
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Copenhagen
Russia
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Baltic
Aland Islands
Foreign Agent Testifies in Lake Torpedo Boat Inquiry
Washington April 7 The Lake Torpedo Boat Company faced the house special committee as its foreign representative Robert M Skerrett of New York testified about articles he wrote on submarines. He denied writing to influence sentiment for the Lake company. The morning included a clash between Representative Lilley and R W Woolley over veracity. Representative Loud of Michigan denied being pressured by Electric Boat interests regarding submarine votes.
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Washington
Lake Torpedo Boa Company
Lake Torpedo Boat
House Special Committee
Obert M. Skerrett
New York
Lake Company
Lilley
R. W. Woolley
Representative Loud
Michigan
Frank Edinborough
Loud
Electric Boat Company
Miners and Operators Schedule Interstate Wage Conference
Indianapolis April 7 miners and operators of the central competitive mining field covering Illinois Indiana Ohio and Western Pennsylvania have agreed to hold an interstate wage conference between employers at Toledo Ohio on Tuesday April 14.
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Indianapolis
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Toledo
Thrilling Rescue From Sinking Barkentine Off Portland
The Dominion steamer Turcoman rescued 35 crewmen from the barkentine Bearn et Bretagne of St. Pierre, Martinique, abandoned after a spring leak. Volunteers, led by Chief Officer T. P. Williams, transferred the sailors to the Turcoman after four trips in rough seas.
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Portland
Dominion Lange
Turcoman
Bristol
Barkentine Bearn Et Bretagne
St. Bervan
France
St. Pierre
Martinique
Tid Ocean
T. P. Williams
Taft Speaks at McKinley Club Banquet in Omaha
Secretary Taft closed the first day of his Nebraska tour with a speech at the Auditorium where he was the honored guest at a McKinley club banquet. The day’s schedule spanned sixteen hours from 8 a m to midnight.
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Omaha
Taft
Nebraska
McKinley Club
Slow confidence misleads the assured
A concise aphorism notes that patient effort can mislead people into thinking certainty accompanies slowness. The quote highlights the danger of equating patience with omniscience and urges caution in judging others' pace.
Gompers Defends Labor Hold On Sherman Law Hearing
Samuel Gompers and other speakers testified before a House judiciary subcommittee on the amendatory bill from the National Civic Federation. Professor Jenks urged no changes to the Sherman law regarding interstate boycotts. Gompers said unions prefer enduring the law as is to submission to a labor contracts commission. Further hearing was postponed to April 16.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
United States Supreme Court
Hatters
National Civic Federation
Hepburn
Iowa
House
Judiciary Committee
Gompers
Seth Low
J. W. Jenks
Cornell University
Daniel Davenport
Bridgeport
Anthracite Coal Commission
New Light on the Zones in Geography Class
A twelve year old class in geography faced an exam on zones. One clever eleven year old answered that there are two zones, masculine and feminine, with temperate versus intemperate in the masculine and torrid versus frigid in the feminine.
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New York Sun
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