Heated clash over Rock Island rate dispute testimony
In Chicago on September 1 the steam of a freight rate dispute rose as Rock Island executives testified on operating costs and wage increases. Vice President F O Melcher defended estimates while shippers' attorney pressed for exact capitalization figures and challenged the witness's accuracy amid heated exchanges.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad Company
F. O. Melcher
Rocky Island
Melcher
W. F. Dickinson
Mr. Melcher
Mr. James
Expo crowds brave dark skies at Ohio Valley show
Crowds thronged the exposition in Cincinnati despite rain and clouds. Middletown sent a 3500-strong delegation on special trains, with a full schedule of free lectures, performances, and exhibits through the day.
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Middletown
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Sol
City grants 60 day extensions to two contractor teams
Public Service Director Landmaker approved sixty day extensions for McCarthy Bros. on Gilbert avenue from McMillan street to Florence avenue and for Peebles corner works. City officials cited contractor delays from traction company work and material shortages as the main causes.
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Florence Avenue
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Landmaker
Shipley
Rohde
Traction Company
Peebles Corner
Post Alley
Burgoyne Alley
Reading Road
Carthage Pike
Curtiss Flies 64 Miles Over Lake Erie Sets Water Flight Record
Glenn H. Curtiss completes a 120 mile round trip flight from Cedar Point to Euclid Beach over Lake Erie in a biplane. He notes a nineteen mile breeze, beating the Lake Shore train into Cleveland by seventeen minutes despite contrary winds. The crowd of about 50 000 at Euclid Beach celebrates as Curtiss greets his wife via telephone.
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Lake Shore
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
Cedar Point
Euclid Beach
Cleveland
Curtiss
United States Hydrographic Office
Lake Erie
Plans Mature for New Traction Line to Capital
Plans for a Cincinnati to Columbus air line traction seek a 100 mile route with first class service. J M Wilson reports feasibility after a Columbus study and aims to push the project, securing private right of way and integration with Union Station. The line promises strong regional growth and through connections with other lines.
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Columbus
J. M. Wilson
Columbus and Cincinnati Air Line Traction Company
Mercantile Library
Union Station
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Roosevelt Dislikes To Be Called Insurgent
Theodore Roosevelt draws large crowds in Kansas City and Kansas City Kansas while touring the West. He jokes about being called an insurgent and praises honesty in public life. He shares Africa stories and advises girls and boys at Westport High School before a Convention hall address on corruption and reform.
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Burley Pool Sale Reported To Trust In Lexington
Rumor spreads that the Burley Tobacco Society sold the 1909 pooled crop and took an option on the 1910 pool with the American Tobacco Company. Officials deny comment, but chatter and secrecy around headquarters fuel the belief. Estimated 118 million pounds bought at about eighteen cents per pound.
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Lexington
Burley Tobacco Society
American Tobacco Company
Clarence LeBus
Burley Society
Burley
American Company
Kentucky man jailed over alleged home invasion dismissed
William Clay, claimed son of Cassius M. Clay, was cleared when District Attorney George M. Brown found insufficient evidence for prosecution. Inman had accused Clay of winning his wife’s affections and alleged home intrusion. Clay admitted hate of women but said the wife pursued him.
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William ‘Clay
James Inman
Clay
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Kentucky
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Inman
Greater New York Population Hits 4,766,883, Census Says
The 1900 census places New York City as the second largest world city, with Bronx Queens Brooklyn Richmond and Manhattan each showing significant increases. Yonkers and Jamestown also report notable gains, while Philadelphia and Chicago figures are anticipated forthcoming.
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Grand Jury Indicts 25 for Murder in Ohio Lynching
Newark Ohio special grand jury returns fifty eight indictments after investigation into Carl Etherington lynching. Twenty five murder charges dominate, with twenty one rioting and ten assault cases filed against former officials and others. Witnesses numbered five hundred, twenty seven days of sessions.
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Commercial Tribune
Newark
William Link
Herbert Atherton
Robert Ziergebel
Carl Etherington
Edward Schoeller
Weldon Denny
Montella Watha
Frank Graeff
Edward Woolara
Levi. Valentine
Clarence Timmons
Gort McKinley
William Feuer- Leary
Robert’ Cland
Owens
Joseph Bush
Louis Bolton
Quincy Sutley
Mulligan
James Richardson
Paul Wolverton
Tom Valentine
Art Dover
Bolton
Corporal Brinkmeyer Dies After Boxing Bout
Corporal W. H. Brinkmeyer of St. Louis died in Bluefields Nicaragua from injuries sustained in a boxing bout. The navy department received a wireless dispatch from Commander Davis of the gunboat Tacoma with no further details.
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Washington
W. H. Brinkmeyer
St. Louis
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Davis
Tacoma
Bilbao Declared in State of Siege
Bilbao is declared in a state of siege after Madrid considers rioting linked to the strike. Business is largely suspended as clashes between strikers and authorities occur frequently.
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Madrid
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