Five Year Permits for Forest Grazing Expanded
Secretary Walker cites Crook County sheepmen blocked from Black Hills grazing and forester Potter promises five year grazing permits. National forest allotments rise in 1908 with revenue around 1.1 million dollars. Wyoming reserves assign 141,600 cattle horses and 824,500 sheep.
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George 8. Walker
National and
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Associations
Walker
Crook County
Wyo
Black Hills
Forester
Potter
Wyoming
Forestry Department
Montana
Idaho
National Wool Growers’ Association
Big Horn
Yellowstone Teton
Battlement
Mesa
Gunnison
Colorado
San Francisco Mesa
Arizona
Santa Barbara
Sierra South
California
Cascade North
Oregon
Wyoming National Forests
Crow Creek
Medicine Bow
Sierra Madre
Sundance
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Wind River
Yellowstone Shoshone Reserve
Sierra Madre Reserve
Kansas
Washington
Rockefeller Faces Potential Fine in Illinois Case
Judge Bothea sets trial for Standard 611 company of Indiana on accepting concessions from the Chicago and Master Illinois railroad. The case, larger than the Chicago and Alton matter, could carry a maximum fine of 42 million 480 thousand dollars. 2,124 counts are alleged.
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Chicago
Bothea
United States District Court
Aet
Standard 611 Company
Indiana
Chicago & Mastery Illinois Railroad
Landis
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Illinois
Navy Faces Fresh Criticism Over Floating Absurdities
George W. Dickie attacked the navy administration at a California Metal Trades dinner, denouncing armor belts placed under water and other design flaws in battleships now heading to the Pacific. He labeled the fleet a “fleet of floating absurdities” and called for modernization.
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San Francisco
Cal
Board of Construction
Navy Department
Pacific Coast
George W. Dickie
Oregon
United States Navy
Pacific
Dickie
California Metal Trades Association
Navy
Washington
Proceedings in the House Sees Long Session and Bryan Mention
The House in Washington held its longest sitting of the season with debate on the urgent deficiency bill largely stalled by general discussion. Walker of Arkansas urged a vigorous defense of Bryan, while McGavin of Illinois denounced international marriages of American heiresses to titled foreigners. No major amendments to the deficiency bill were adopted before adjournment.
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Washington, D. C
Wm. J. Bryan
Walker
Arkansas
Bryan
McGavin
Ilinois
House
Statehood for New Mexico Move Reported From Santa Fe
A telegram from Governor Curry in Washington says a congressional committee will visit New Mexico before the next session. He previously urged delaying statehood this term but reports favorable prospects for admission at the next election.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Curry
Washington
New Mexico
Congress
Telegraph Office Seized for Nonpayment of Taxes
Lockport officials seized the Western Union Telegraph office for tax nonpayment. Constable Granville will sell the office contents this afternoon, as the company has stated it will not pay.
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Telegraph Oppfick
Fork Tans
Lockport
Western Wolon Telegraph Company
Granville
Thaw Insanity Evidence Phase Closes Before Jury
District Attorney Jerome will speak Thursday as the Thaw trial moves toward verdict. Judges and witnesses, including police officers, present a rational act record while no new scientific insanity testimony is offered. Abraham Hummel testimony and Thaw’s will were admitted. jury expected to hear closing arguments this week.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Littleton
Jerome
Thaw
Abraham Hummel
Stanford White
Oil Tank Fires Trigger Lightning Blaze at Port Harford
A lightning strike caused a fire at Union Oil tanks in Port Harford California. The blaze destroyed one tank and burned four others from Standard Oil. Residents fled to the hills as oil spilled into the bay and debris from an explosion traveled over a mile.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Union Oil Company
Port Harford
Standard Oil Company
Marre
More Bankers Are Arrested In Rocky Ford Bank
Rocky Ford, Colorado faced further arrests as the State Bank of Rocky Ford, recently closed, detained B W J Smith cashier and D W Barklay Jr assistant cashier. Each was released on $5,000 bonds. They are charged with receiving deposits while knowing the bank was insolvent. Depositors’ committee guards homes of other officials to keep them from leaving the city.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
State Bank of
BW. J. Smith
W. Barklay, Jr
Army of unemployed troops invades Rockefeller estate
An army of unemployed men, the largest yet seen in the area, marched on John D. Rockefeller's Pocantico Hills estate after Rockefeller directed the superintendent to hire only Tarrytown residents. The superintendent refused to place workers from outside Tarrytown.
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Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantheo Hills
Tillman and Rockefeller Talk on Georgia Train Ride
Senator Tillman said a Pullman meeting with John D. Rockefeller in Georgia covered rail, land, and education issues. He claimed Rockefeller showed no wealth bias, while Tillman framed the dialogue around Southern poverty and philanthropy to improve schools for African Americans. Colleagues defended Tillman as vindicated.
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Washington, D. C
Tillman
Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Georgia
Rockefeller
Mr. Tillman
Mr. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Tuskegee
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Aiken
N. C
Packing Plant Fire Threatens Nelson Morris & Company
A blaze in the tanning department of Nelson Morris & Co large packing plant in Kansas City Missouri caused about 50000 in damage before firefighters contained it. The twin main buildings stood at risk as crews evacuated the news moth building and box factory within minutes after discovery and fought intense heat to prevent spread.
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Kansas City
Nelson Morris & Company
Kansas
Big Earnings of U S Steel
The United States Steel Corp reports for the quarter ending November 11, 1907 near 30 million dollars in net earnings. Annual net earnings reach 100 084 477 dollars, the highest in the company's history. Quarterly dividends are declared.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Death in a Neb. pool hall brawl ends in instant death
In Gilchrist county Aurora Nebraska Delbert Walcott aged 20 died instantly after a fist fight with Frank McNess age 21. The two men quarreled over a pool game that night.
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Aurora
Neb
Delbert Walcott
Frank McNess
Gilchrist
Walcott
McNess
Mondell Proposes Longer Leases on Shoshone Lands
Representative Mondell introduced a bill to extend Indian land leases on the Shoshone reservation from five to twenty years. The measure aims to spur development on about 100 000 acres and increase the pace of agriculture and growth.
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Washington DD
Mondell
Weather Outlook for Wyoming and Local Data
Forecast issued for Wednesday and Thursday with snow in the northwest and warmer conditions on Thursday. Local report covers 24 hours to 6 p.m. January 28, 1908, with a maximum of 39 degrees and a minimum of 20 degrees and precipitation of 0.02 inch.
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Washington
D. Jan
Wyoming
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West
Naval Board
Tillman and
John D
S. C
South
U. S. Steel
Indian Land Long Leases
Weather Report
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