Taft Eyes Three Bills to Reshape Interstate Commerce
President Taft has approved three bills drafted by Attorney General Wickersham aiming to reform federal control of business. The measures include amending the Interstate Commerce Act, changing Sherman and Truth laws, and creating federal charters for corporations. A special five member Interstate Commerce Court would sit in Washington with limited state appeals.
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Washington
Taft Bag
Congress
Wickersham
Senate
Lord Island Farm
Interstate Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Miners at Cherry Bitter Face Entry Incompetence
Thomas Morrin and R Y Williams of the federal geological survey descended the St Paul mine ventilating shaft at Cherry to assist with rescues. They found some bodies but the fire and gas hinder attempts to recover the dead as officials consider new entry methods and keep troops on guard.
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Cherry
St. Paul
Botton
Iff Skoglund
James Witherell
Witherell
Ving
Carelenm
Deneen
Chicago
Skog ‘Fand
Bureau County
Denesa
E. W. Hall
Unsgn
Skoglund
Barling
W. W. Taylor
Mime
Eckhart
Hard Heart of Brother Drives Woman to Death
A San Francisco widow dies after her estranged husband’s actions amid a torn romance. Her daughter, 24, and a family woman clashed as she pleaded to return home. Police witnessed the confrontation as the woman sought to reunite with her husband.
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San Francisco
Slater
Guerrero Street
Burnway
Chielee
New York
Polieceman Deamond
Hanes
Rejection of the Budget Triggers English Crisis
London reports a sweeping political crisis as Lord Lansdowne and the House of Lords refuse to pass Lloyd George’s budget. Liberals condemn the move as revolutionary, while some conservatives fear economic chaos and a $600,000,000 loan will be needed to run the government. The outcome risks a constitutional clash and heightened political instability.
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London
Englane
Lord Lansdowne
House of Lords
Lloyd George Budge
Liberale
App
Great American Desert can be made fruitful by proper tillage
Congressman Mondell declares vast western lands between the 98th meridian and coast ranges can be developed through irrigation and dry farming. He cites 100 million acres with potential crops, notes irrigation costs, and says dry farming on unirrigable lands could double national wheat production.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountain West
F. W. Mondell
Wyoming
National Farm Lands Congress
Great American Desert
Intermountain West
Congress
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Far West
Sugar Frauds Exposed by Inspector at Jersey City Docks
Henry Corsa a former government sampler at the American Sugar Refining docks in Jersey City testified about frauds tied to the company and customs officials. He said he was discharged seven years ago for seeking an investigation and claimed officials obstructed inquiry. A congressional probe was urged as a result.
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New York
Henry C. Corsa
American Sugar Refining Company
Jersey City
Corsa
Bhaw
Handa
Congress
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Grout
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