Morgan and Roosevelt Accused by Stanley Rouse Committee
The Stanley Rouse Committee report accuses J. P. Morgan and associates of over‑capitalization profits in the United States Steel system and charges former President Theodore Roosevelt with building control of the steel trust. It criticizes Gary and others for price and territory control and lists U S Steel as opposing organized labor while harming workers. The majority rejects federal control of corporations and calls for strict enforcement of laws to curb unfair practices.
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Morgan
Roosevelt
Stanley Rouse
Steel Trust
Washington
House of Representatives
United States Steel Corporation
House
Stanley
Kentucky
J. P. Morgan
Steel Corporation
Taelf
E. H. Gary
Carnegie
Gary
Ice Corporations
Iawea
State Inmitia Held by Washouts Delays Guard Return
Officials tell Acting Governor Houx that Colorado & Southern washouts prevent moving Wyoming National Guard from Polo Mountain until August 6. Troops paid by the government only through August 4 and rations run out then. Houx says two days without pay is tolerable but hunger could trigger a mutiny.
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Colorado & Southern Railroad
Houx
Wyoming National Guard
Polo Mountain
War Department
Mr. Houx
Wyoming Guards
Hour
Desperate leap by condemned man Jenkins in jail
J. Warren Jenkins, just sentenced to hang for wife murder, attempted suicide by leaping head first from a cell tier to the cement floor. He was found unconscious, given medical care, and placed under stricter guard as doctors treated a concussion and other injuries. Authorities cited despondency and desertion by friends as factors.
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Jenkins
J. Warren Jenkins
State
Rawling
Sheriff Roach
House Attacks Stimson on Use Water Power Sites
Washington lawmakers clash over granting individuals rights to take up water power sites. Chairman Adamson accuses Stimson and opposes omnibus water power bills while defending private capital’s role and criticizing a water power trust. He cites hundreds of undeveloped sites.
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House
Stimson
Washington
Houre of Representatives
War Department
Adamson
Omnibus Water Power
Carey Condoles Emperor Death in Condolence Letter
Governor Carey sent a condolence letter to Margo Ida, the Japanese consul in Portland, after learning of the Emperor of Japan's death. Ida replied with a formal note stating the demise occurred at the Royal Palace in Tokyo at forty three minutes after twelve o'clock this morning.
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Japan
Carey
Margo Ida
Portland
Oregon
Tokio
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Weekend
The Weather Bureau reports fair skies for Wyoming on Saturday and Sunday with no precipitation expected. Temperature expectations are mild, easing outdoor plans across the state.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Daisy Grace Freed Not Guilty in Husband Shooting Trial
In Atlanta a jury acquits Mrs. Daisy Grace of attempting to kill her husband Eugene Grace. She testified he shot himself during a struggle after threats and alleged infidelity. Grace plans to seek absolute divorce as she described years of alleged abuse and financial strain.
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Atlanta
Dalay Grace
Eugene Grice
Mareheth Jaat
Grace
Bowen
Mrs. Grace
God
Mr. Grace
Oil Pipeline Firms Ordered to File Transportation Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission extended the filing deadline for common carrier oil pipeline companies to submit schedules of their oil transportation rates from September 1 to November 1. Several firms sought court relief to block the order.
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Washington, DE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Commerce Court
Senate Warns Japan Not to Buy Land in Lower California
The U S Senate warned against foreign land acquisitions near Magdalena Bay in Lower California saying no unstable naval or military sites should fall under a foreign power. The resolution, debated in secret, linked a Japanese syndicate to Magdalena Bay and asserted U S opposition to any foreign control threatening national security.
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Senate
Japan
California
Washington, D. C
United Staes Senate
North
South
Ameria
United States
Houx Heads Wyoming State Government In Governor's Absence
Acting Governor Frank M Houx directed Wyoming militia movements from the state capitol while Governor Carey attended the National Progressive convention in Chicago. Visitors reported Houx was called Governor and general as he oversaw troop movements from Pole Mountain to field posts statewide.
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Frank Mow
Joseph M. Carey
Chiltago
Wyoming
Carey
How
Secretary of State
Houx
Pole Mountain
U S Scientists Study Holes in Swiss Cheese
Washington experts discuss what creates holes in cheese revealing that holes reflect grade and value. They explore how carbon dioxide nitrogen and hydrogen influence holes and consider methods to encourage channel formation for better quality and economics.
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Washington, D. C
Men of
Science
Attorneys leave San Francisco for Salt Lake inquiry
Government lawyers who brought Sherman act charges against the American Sugar Refining Co. began a beet sugar industry inquiry in Salt Lake City next Monday. Assistant U S Attorney Knapp said he would stay in Utah three days before moving on to Denver.
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San Francisco
Calif
American Sugar Refining Company
Salt Lake
United States
Knapp
Utah
Denver
Whipple Family Escapes Injury After Bridge Collapse
W L Whipple cashier of the Stock Growers National Bank reports a near disaster when swollen Crow Creek caused a wooden bridge to collapse four miles north of Cheyenne. He sent his son Donald to check the span, and the family narrowly avoided being stranded as they ford the creek and informed county officials.
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W. L. Whipple
Stock Growers National Bank
Donald
Crow Creek
Ketchem Ranch
Cheyenne
Mr. Whipple
Liquid Cold scheme cuts heat by freezing thermometer
In Lebanon Ohio on August 2 Frank Andrews a young inventor claims to have perfected a liquid cold formula. He sprayed it on a thermometer and after four applications the mercury froze at 75 degrees below zero. A liquid point reportedly lasts a year and can be pumped through any refrigerator with a small coil of pipe. He says the invention will cut gas bills in half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ohio
Frank Andrews
Deserter Shot at by Police in West End
Charles B Edwards alias Charles G Martin, alleged deserter from the Eleventh Infantry, was arrested by Chief Ed Schools and Officers Merril Baker and Arp in the West end after attempting to escape. Martin drew a revolver and was shot at as he fled, but the gun misfired and he was recaptured.
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Charles B. Edwards
Charles G. Martin
Eleventh Infantry
Merril, Baker
Arp
West End
Police
Martin
Baker
Schoels
Bia
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Sterling
Daisy Grace Freed
Hubby
Magdalena
Lodge
Panama Canal
Frank Houx
U. S
Colorado Sugar Trust
Ichman
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American Journal-Examiner
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