Harriman Opposition Flares Over Routt County Lines
Denver reports Enron Pacific will start Mine construction into Routt county alongside extending the Denver Northwestern and Pacific west from Steamboat Springs. The move signals a renewed Union Pacific push toward a Salt Lake City route, provoking a clash with the Moffat line as both sides threaten territorial incursions.
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Denver
Colo
Enron Pacific
Routt County
Denver- Northwestern, & Pacific
Steamboat Springs
Harriman
Moffat Road
Moffat 48
Union Pacific
Salt Linke City
Northwest
David H. Moffat
Denver, Northwestern & Pact
Salt Lake City
Moffat
Three Reported Killed by Colorado Mine Slides
News dispatch from Ouray Colorado reports two men killed in a Shenandoah mine slide near Silverton and an additional death at the Iowa mine. Telegraph lines show that crews are grappling with downed lines and confirm is not possible at this moment.
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Colorado
Ouray
Golo
Shenandoah
Silverton
Iowa
Poisoned canned peaches kill nine in Los Angeles
A tainted batch of canned peaches caused nine deaths and one critical illness in Los Angeles. Physicians report the toxin poisoning likely due to ptomaine contamination.
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Kelly
Angeles
Bacon becomes a delicacy for the rich in Chicago
In a Chicago report dated January 4, President Taft blames rising living costs on extravagant appetites and demand for choice cuts. Bacon, once 2 cents per pound ten years ago, now costs 86 cents. sirloin steak has risen from 22 to 28 cents per pound. The piece notes vegetable and fruit prices climb with population, and argues bacon remains affordable in any form to many, symbolizing broader inflation.
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Taft
Bora
P Dent Taft
Tennessee
Morgan Concludes Another Giant Consolidation Push
New York January 4 J Pierpont Morgan and his associates may control through further trust company mergers about 210 million dollars in deposits and roughly 25 million more in deposits of the National City Bank the nation s largest financial institution Reports of the consolidations were given credence today.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Gasociates
National City Bank
United States
Corporation sues to recover income tax in Denver
The Colorado National Life Assurance company filed suit against the insurance commissioner seeking to overturn a two percent tax on gross receipts paid under Section 16 of the insurance law. The company argues the tax is double taxation since it is also assessed by Denver city and county on property and furniture, and contends the lawUnconstitutional due to its passage and application.
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Denver
Jan
Colorado Naona Life Assurance Company
Towdhy
Insurance Commissioner
Congress
Glavis
Ballinger
A. J. McLaurin
Mississippi
Humphrey
Washington
United States
Taft
Atlantic Ocean
De la Grange French Daredevil Martyr to Imitating Birds
French aviator de la Grange, famed for daring flights in Italy and Britain, met a fatal crash during a 20 mile race while flying a Wright machine. He had earlier set records in spring 1898 and claimed the Aero club of France prize, earning prestige and substantial prize money.
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DE LA Grange
Bordeaux
de Leon de la Gravee
Craigie
Wright
Italy
Spa
Aero Club of Brance
Prine
Rome
Taft Faces Insurgents in Open Political War
Washington Jan 4 Taft confronts Republican insurgents in Congress as opposition to his program sharpens. The clash centers on patronage cuts for anti Taft lawmakers and signals a larger political struggle beyond tariff debates. The White House reunites factions for a unified message to Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Cummina
Des Moines
Bristow
Lafollette
Taft Magazine
Glapp
Taft
Jon
Aldrich and Root
A Wickersham
Conservatl
Wool Growers oppose leasing as forest policy angered sheepmen
Wyoming Wool Growers Association at its Sixth annual convention condemns national forest management and grazing charges. Resolutions decry grazing restrictions, water control, and untimbered areas, urging reduced fees and greater state power. Page six continues.
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Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Cheyenne
Wyo
West
Forest Bureau
Wyoming
Big Horn National Forest
Flying Machines Alarm Birds Across France
Paris reports birds of various species scarce as aviators rise. Ornithologists led by Comte Clary cite fear response to aeroplanes at Rheims tests and other aviation events. Farmers in southern France note disturbances among wild ducks and game birds feared to decline due to flying machines.
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Paris
Praire
Comte Clary
St. Hubert Chub
Rheims
Comite
Ofler
France
Fider
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Pinchot
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