Taft urges control of coal fields and rail bill praise
President Taft spoke at Ada Ohio Northern university graduation then attended a Detroit Board of Commerce banquet. He praised the railroad bill passage, urged conservation, and discussed policy with Senators Burrows and Smith and Rep Denby as he prepared to tour Monroe and Jackson.
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La Follette Clash Over Public Records in Senate Rail Bill
In the Senate La Follette pressed amendments to a railroad bill, clashing with Vice President and colleagues over public records of their votes. The dispute centered on a proposal to bar judges with conflicts from public carriers. the amendment was defeated 29 to 32.
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Heike Testifies Blaming Havemeyer in Sugar Case
Charles R. Heike secretary of the American Sugar Refining Co testifies at trial linking fraud to late president Henry O Havemeyer. Heike says Havemeyer controlled the Williamsburg refinery and directed his actions. Prosecutors seek Guilty verdicts as defense contends evidence shows no knowledge of dock scales. Summing up expected early next week.
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Rates War Hearings Prompt Railroad Presidents Conference
President Taft to hear a delegation of railroad presidents in Washington on Monday regarding injunctions and proposed rate increases. Chicago reports say railroads urge higher freight rates to avert bankruptcy, claiming heavy losses in maintenance labor and interest and note a public pamphlet to explain the case to the man in the street.
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Senate Passes Administration Railroad Bill After Weeks of Debate
The Senate approved the administration railroad bill by a 50 to 12 vote after more than twelve weeks of consideration. Insurgent Republicans largely backed changes favoring shippers, while Democrats split, and the measure sets up a court of commerce with key amendments debated and rejected. The new law takes effect sixty days after presidential approval.
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Brown Boom Gains Taft Not Opposed
In Ada Ohio during President Taft's visit talk centered on Judge B. B. Brown of Dayton for governor. Washington visit by George B. Cox prompted speculation of Burton's choice. Brown's nomination could bring Speaker Mooney as secretary of state, with Taft keeping hands off. In Louisville Ky Senator Burton dropped Garfield as his first choice, signaling political maneuvering ahead of a governor race.
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Democratic primaries in Kentucky's sixth district
In Kentucky sixth district Democratic race D Lynn Gooch of Clinton county and Arthur B Roust of Boone county will throw for a spot on the ticket. Secretary William Collopy kept the Boone headquarters open to midnight but no other entrants appeared. Rumor of Butch Nagel entering did not materialize. Voters may not need registration certificates at the primaries, with the June 18 vote date set.
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Judge cancels restraining order against stock retirement
In Columbus Ohio judge Rogers finds the restraining order blocking Hocking Valley Railway from retiring 15 million dollars in stock was not properly granted and dissolves it. The order blocking Hocking Valley Chesapeake & Ohio and Michigan Southern from voting stock at Kanawha Michigan annual meeting is sustained and the case is continued ten days for depositions in New York before final hearing.
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Pair of Lippe Princes Attacked by Laborers
Prince Leopold IV and his brother Prince Were were stoned by a gang of Italian laborers while driving in Lippe. Julius Selvisie sustained a head wound as attackers showered missiles. The princes fled at high speed and several assailants were later arrested.
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Sealed Indictment in Bull Cotton Case Reported
A sealed federal indictment was handed down today by a special grand jury led by Attorney General Wickersham to investigate the bull cotton movement in New York and New Orleans. Clark McKircher indicted for the government outlined the Sherman antitrust complaint against Frank B. Hayne and Wiligen Brown of New Orleans.
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Doxey Not Guilty in Arsenic Murder Trial
Mrs Dora Elizabeth Doxey of St Louis was found not guilty of murdering William J Erder with arsenic by a jury. She wept as acquittal was announced and the courtroom audience cheered briefly before deputies restored order.
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County Clerk Killed in Wyoming County Feud
News from Pineville reports A. N. Stewart Wyoming county clerk was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Cook amid a political feud. The killing near Charleston in June stirred substantial local excitement.
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Chicago to Louisville by Aeroplane Contract Announced
A contract with Horace B Wild of Chicago for a Montgomery aeroplane flight from Chicago to Louisville was announced. The trip will include up to four fuel stops and must be completed before the June 18 aviation meet. Curtiss maps a rival Chicago New York race route with a 25 000 prize and ten gas stops. Wrights conduct testing near Dayton as they prepare for Indianapolis and a possible New York Chicago contest.
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Chinese Try To Incite Uprising Against Aliens
Dispatch from Washington reports U S agents fear Chinese placards inciting destruction of foreign life and property in Nanking as June 5 threats loom at the Nanking exposition. Foreign warships stand ready to land if needed while diplomats warn that unrest may spread to provinces south of the Yangtse but not reach Peking.
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August Belmont Predicts Quick Recovery From Polo Injuries
New York June 3 Associated Press August Belmont banker told friends he expects to be out in a few days and recover from injuries suffered yesterday while playing polo at the Meadow Brook Hunt Club He has a broken rib and several scalp and body bruises His bride elect is Eleanor Robson.
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Roosevelt and Chamberlain confer at Colonel Lee's home
President Roosevelt visits London country house of Col. Arthur H. Lee with John Burns Sir Henry Hamilton Johnstone and Capt. Robert F. Scott. He earlier lunched with William Northrup McMillan and called on Joseph Chamberlain for a prolonged talk in a healthful Riviera retreat context.
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Railroads Defend Figures Reported by Shippers Bureau
E B Williamson chairman of the Associated Shippers bureau of Cincinnati defends a January bulletin of railroad earnings figures. He notes railroads provided sworn statements, that presidents of major lines received copies, and no challenges to figures. He cites a Rail World editorial approving the data and argues 1907 net income per mile rose despite higher costs, with enough surplus to pay dividends.
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