Harriman Monopoly Sued to Break Up Pacific Rail System
Attorney General Bonaparte directs filing of equity suit to dissolve Union Pacific and its subsidiaries control over Southern Pacific, San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake, and stock in Santa Fe, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific. Cases allege Sherman Act violation and aim to curb transcontinental rail monopoly extending from Missouri River to Pacific coast. Proceedings name Farmers' Loan and Trust Company and individuals including Harriman, Schiff, Kahn, and Rogers as defendants.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Bonaparte
Union Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Portland
Farmers’ Loan ,and Trust Company
New York
San Pedro Road
Harriman
Chark
H. Harriman
Jacob. H.* Schiff
Otto H. Kahn
James Gullman
Henry C
Henry H. Rogers
William A
Department
EB. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific Company
New Orleans
Texas
Tidewater
California
Ore
Ogden
Utah
San Francisco
San Pedro, Los Angeles
Salt Lake Road
W. A. Clark
Salt
Lake City
Gould
Clark
Oregon Short Line
Nevada
Salt Lake
Santa Fe
Oregon
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Great, Northern
Northern Securities Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Loadpany
Frank B Keildgg
Cor € ‘A. Severance Re
Fight Over Bronson Primary Law Reaches Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court heard in chambers a second challenge to the Bronson primary election law. The case by Allen County prosecutor B. F. Welty argues sections of the law violate the U S Constitution and seeks injunction to bar funding for the February 11 Republican primaries. The court ordered brief filings by noon alongside a related Franklin County case.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Bronson
Chambers
Ohio Supre Court
Allen County
State of
State of Ohio Ex Rel. B. F. Welty, Prosecuting , Attorney of Allen County
John C. , Marsh
J. McLaughlin
J. P. Baker
Perry. W. Anderson
B.¥. Welty
W. ©. Henderson
Election Board
Weltty
Ohio
United States
Franklin County
Knox County Republicans Choose Delegates for February Primary
Knox County Republicans selected delegates and alternates for the February 11 primary. Hon. Frank V. Owen chaired the convention. Taft and Harris were endorsed in the adopted resolutions.
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Commercial Tribune
MT. Vernon
Knox County
Frank V. Owen
Fight over primary delegate list erupts in Dayton club
A stormy Garfield Club meeting in Dayton Ohio sees Taft supporter Joseph D Chamberlain clash with Dan W Iddings Law Librarian of Montgomery County after a list of delegates to the State convention is withheld. Chamberlain knocks Iddings down as bystanders intervene.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Garfield Club
Joseph D. Chamberlain
Taft
Dan W. Iddings
Montgomery County
Iddings
Chamberlain
Ouida Dies In Abject Poverty At Viareggio
Florence Italy Jan 25 Ouida Louise de La Ramee British French born novelist dies after long illness in poverty. She lived in Viareggio near Florence with one old servant and cared for many dogs despite deprivation. Her death is attributed to asthma and heart disease.
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Florence
Italy
Ouida
Louise de la Ramee
Viareggio
Bury St. Edmunds
Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
London
Marie Correlli
Leader of Haytian Revolution Shot by Government Troops
The revolution in Haytian affairs ends as J in Jumeau, the movement’s leader, is captured near Dessalines close to Gonaives and executed by government troops. Gonaives is reported occupied by government forces.
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Port AU Prince
Jumeau
Dessalines
Gonaives
Night riders seize tobacco buyer at Arcadian Hotel
Fifty masked riders storm Fayette County Arcadian Hotel late last night terrorizing guests. They seize John Heath, an independent tobacco buyer, force a ride to a nearby river in his night shirt and threaten to duck him unless he pledges not to sell tobacco again. He returns unharmed as attackers vanish.
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Commercial Tribune
Dawson Springs
Arcadian
John Heath
Mr Heath
Tobacco crop financing steams forward in Fayette County
The Society of Equity of Fayette County financed this year's tobacco crop with money from five members. The Board of Control met in Lexington and approved advancing funds to care for borrowed crops. Secretary Clark noted the group is about a month ahead of last year in financing, with 1,632,335 pounds sold loose this week bringing 173,358 dollars, and four weeks totals of 7,107,816 pounds worth 744,986 dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Society of Equity of
Fayette County
Board of Control
Clark
Tobacco contract rescission suit could reshape farming leases
J D Vance files suit in Georgetown Kentucky to rescind a September 1907 farm lease claiming the contract requires twenty acres for tobacco valued at 40 dollars an acre and that recent Tobacco Society actions make growing tobacco impossible, reducing the farm’s value by 750 dollars. The case could set a precedent on voiding promissory notes if growers’ actions affect landowners not party to the tobacco agreement.
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Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
J. D. Vance
Equity Society
Tobacco Society
Associated Growers
Robbery at West Eighth Street Home Seizes Jewelry
Bruce Chorpening reports burglary at his World Manufacturing home. About $200 in diamonds and silverware stolen from first floor rooms while the family was away. Two men seen nearby resemble suspects tied to a prior McAlpin theft. skeleton keys suspected.
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Bruce Chorpening
West Eighth Street
World Manufacturing Company
Powers Petition Time Limit Set in Georgetown
Georgetown Ky January 25 The Petition Committee behind Caleb Powers pardon movement sets February 16 as the deadline to fill and return blank petitions They urge those in charge to give signers time to sign and offer to supply more petitions Friends and sympathizers are urged to write Governor Augustus E Willson of Frankfort Ky to urge pardon More support from across the country is acknowledged.
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Caleb Powers
Powers
Augustus E. Willson
Frankfort
Workers Menaced by Glass Furnace Blast at Boldt Works
A furnace at Boldt Glass Works East End exploded at 1 30 this morning send eighty tons of molten flint glass into a pit. Four workers escaped unharmed and Engine Company No 18 and Hooks No 3 prevented a wider fire. Cause of the explosion is unknown.
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Boldt Glass Works
Engine Company No
Coroner Rules Self-inflicted Death in Dukes Case
Coroner G W Brown in Frankfort Indiana concluded Mrs Samuel Dukes died by her own action after being found with a bullet wound to the heart last week. He reported the verdict this morning and stated the death resulted from a pistol shot fired by the woman herself.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Ind
G. W. Brown
Samuel Dukes
Explosion kills Ohioan at furnace in Ironton
Special Dispatch reports from Ironton Ohio that a premature dynamite explosion at the Etn Furnace killed foreman John Wheelersburg and badly injured his assistant Joe Stephenson. Wheelersburg lost both arms and his body was mangled.
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Commercibune
Ironton, O
John Wheelersburg
Joe Stephenson
Wheelersburg
Pension bill seeks 160 million for pensions in 1909
Representative Keifer of Ohio announced the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Pensions recommends a 160 million pension bill for the year ending July 30, 1909. The increase, about 7 million over this year, follows McCumber bill provisions expanding pensions by age and removing physical exams.
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Tribune
Washington
Keifer
Ohio
House Committee On — Appropriations
McCumber
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Pensions
United States
Rebaterg Eolape Jail Sentences Dropped in Rebating Case
George L. Thomas a New York freight broker and L B Taggart his clerk pled guilty in federal court to conspiring to pay rebates to shippers Judge Smith McPherson imposed fines of 7000 and 4000 and suspended jail terms saying rebating had been stopped This marked the first imprisonment sentence ever for rebating and it was not carried out
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
George L. Thomas
New York City
L. B. Taggart
United States District Court
Smith
McPherson
Thomas
Taggart
Inventor Charles Biedinger Found Dead in Lodging House
Charles G. Biedinger an inventor was found dead in a cheap lodging house in Troy N Y. He had learned the Cincinnati Superior Court had awarded him patent rights totaling about 93000 plus interest for years. He had been in extreme want and had been working as a dishwasher at the YMCA restaurant.
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Commercial Tribune
Troy
N. W
Charles G. Biedinger
Cincinnati
Ohio
Biedinger
Young Men's Christian Association
Jack London Returns to San Francisco After Tahiti Voyage
Author Jack London arrives in San Francisco aboard the Mariposa from Tahiti with his wife after a seven year world trip for material. He plans to leave again February 1 on the Mariposa and notes his Snark boat was left at Tahiti for repairs. London cites engine trouble and cruising as causes for delays and says a new crew will join when he restarts the voyage.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Jack London
Tahiti
London J
Mariposa
Snark
London
Marquésas Islands
Lance
Harris wishes to be renominated for Ohio governor
Columbus Ohio January 25 The governors response to reports from Washington shows Governor Harris wants a second term and expects nomination He states he is not retiring and is a candidate despite rumors linking Nicholas Longworth to the governorship continuation of his administration is implied
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Harris
Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
F. A. Derthick
State Grange
Torpedo Flotilla Arrives Off Buenos Aires For Visit
The American torpedo boat flotilla accompanied by six Argentine torpedo boats was sighted from Montevideo at 2 30 this afternoon and heads to Buenos Aires to be greeted on arrival. The fleet met the Argentine group off Maldonado and will be escorted into port with official reception planned by the president Dr Al.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Janeiro
Maldonado
Republic
Dr. al
Radical Changes in Aldrich Currency Bill Face Senate
Senate Finance Committee to review a refined Aldrich currency bill with major changes including surplus distribution among states, higher circulation up to 500 million, and relaxed municipal bond rules. Bailey’s substitute may push government issue of currency while aligning with Aldrich on bank deposit handling. Democratic Senators plan a consolidated substitute bill for unified support.
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Commercial Yridune
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Hale
Allison
Bailey
Texas
Senate
Committee On Finance
Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Resolut
Seator Bailey
Iso
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