Taft Abandons Suit As Railroads Agree on Rates
President Taft promises to withdraw the Sherman Act suit if the Western Trunk Lines Association and the administration secure a commitment not to raise freight rates until pending Interstate Commerce Act amendments become law. The 24 railroads agree to defer increases for 20 to 30 days, gaining immunity from Sherman Act prosecution while awaiting Congress action.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Western Trunk Lines Association
Congress
White House
Knox
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Wickersham
Charles D. Norton
E. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railroad
Frederic A. Delano
The
Wabash
5. M. Felton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Walker D. Hines
Santa Fe
Dyer
Felton
Wickershaw
Graft in Railroad Works Charged in Illinois Suit
The Minors Central Railroad Company sues four former officers in Chicago Circuit Court claiming a $2,000,000 fraud over four years in car repair work. Named defendants include Orlando Keith and Joseph Baker along with William Renshaw and John M. Taylor. Plaintiffs allege overcharges by Blue Island Equipment, American Count, Osterman Manufacturing, International Car, and Memphis Car companies totaling those sums.
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Chicago
Minors
Central Railroad Company
Orlando
Keith
Joseph E. Baker
William Renshaw
John M. Taylor
4the_railroad
Blue Island Equipment Company
aAmerican Count
Whitney Begins Arctic Trip To Hunt In Northern Latitudes
New Haven Connecticut Harry Whitney and Paul J Rainey depart New Haven for Sydney Cape Breton to join the Arctic ship Beothic for a three month hunting expedition Captain Bartlett formerly with Peary will command the Beothic They travel with crew only and state the trip is strictly for hunting.
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New Haven
Conn
Harry Whitney
Hunter
Paul J. Rainey
Clevland
Ohio
Sydney
C. B
Whitney
Arctic
Bartlett
Peary
North Pole
Grubbs Batson Sought After Oklahoma Shooting
Grubbs Batson of Krebs Oklahoma is sought for striking two white girls on the head with a pistol. He was shot and killed an unknown man as others observed a drugstore scene in which a shotgun was fired through a back door.
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Grubbs Batson
Krebs
Okla
Wag
Barch
Cable opens new link between Europe and Argentina
A Western Telestayh Company project connects Europe to Buenos Aires via Ascension Island, touted as one of the world’s longest undersea cables. The initiative marks a major telecommunications milestone with a claim of second-longest length.
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Europe
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Ascension Island
American Prisoner Held in Nicaragua Promised Fair Treatment
A young American, captured at Bluefields Nicaragua while living on a field of mines, is assured of fair treatment by the Madriz government after official notification from Washington.
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Artim Wtiinay
Amocan
Bluefelds
Nicaraga
Madriz
Washington, D. C
Shocking double murder suicide at Cambridge dance hall
Ella Lawson twenty three of Charlestown shot Theodore Shannon twenty seven of Cambridge outside a Houghs Neck dance hall, then killed herself. Shannon survived to tell doctors that Lawson had followed him from Boston. Police report jealousy as the motive in this deadly attack before the crowd.
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Boston
Mass
Ella Lawson
Charlestown
Theodore Shannon
Otis Street
Cambridge
Hough
Shannon
Quincy
Boson
William H. Ferris
Bila Lawson
Cambridge High School
Institute
Lake View Yacht Club
Patrick Shannon
Henry Dies Sudden at Forty Three, O Henry Writer
Short story writer O Henry born William Sidney Porter died in Polyclinic Hospital New York at age forty three from cirrhosis of the liver and heart weakness. He was born in Guilford County North Carolina and whispered I don t want to go home in the dark to Dr Charles Russell Hancock as death came quickly. His wife was en route from Whitmire South Carolina and could not reach him in time.
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New York City
O. Henry
William Sidney Porter
Polyclinis Hospital
Hancock
Whitmeyer
S. C
Selfield
Pirates
Brooklyn
Chicago
Johnny Kane
Jim McGuire
Hig. Naps
Hugh Jennives
Roth
Tri-State
Maghlanders
Washington
Tom Crooks
Jersey City
Detroit
Bil Lelivelt
Minneapolis
American Association
New York
Hid
C O Railroad Official Charles E Doyle Dies En Route
Richmond Virginia April reports the death of Charles E Doyle vice president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad from apoplexy in his private car attached to a train bound for Richmond. The incident occurred near Clifton Forge at about seven. Doyle, a native of Missouri, had a long railroad career and is survived by his wife and two children.
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Richmond
Charles E. Doyle
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad System
Cliftan Forge
Joyce Drowns in Potomac Boat Capsize Near Quantico
Maurice H Joyce a Washington stock broker drowned when his small boat capsized during a landing from the yacht Quantico in the Potomac River near Quantico Virginia. Joyce left Washington with friends aboard the Quantico and the boat overturned during the landing attempt.
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Washington
Losey Xile
Zes
Soldier Dies in Fist Fight at Fort Moultrie
Private Henry F. Fry of the Kdth Company stationed at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island was killed by Private J. Z. Murray of the same company in a nighttime fist fight. Murray will be tried by court martial.
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Charleston
S. C
Henry F. Fry
Kdth
Fort Moultrie
Sullivan's Island
J. Z. Murray
Murray
Surgeon Dies in Automobile in Rochester
Dr Simon L Elsner a prominent Jewish surgeon in Rochester New York died suddenly of heart disease while in his automobile. He collapsed and the car swerved. He was found beside a church entrance and died before a policeman could take him to a nearby hotel.
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Rochester
N. Y
Simon L. Elsner
Elsner
Neaurzby
Cummings Family Convicted of Sunday Street Fight in Milburn
Mr and Mrs Joseph Cummings Jn and Martin Cumming with Patrick Tatsey face summer detention at Milburn County Jail after a Sunday fight conviction.
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Joseph Cummings
Martin Cumming
Patrick ‘Tatsey
Milburn
Woman Struck by Car Dies Minutes After Alighting
Mrs J H Thompson of Tampa Florida was run down by an automobile driven by Mrs Oscar Windhorst. The skull was fractured and she died within minutes after being struck just after alighting from a car.
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J. HW. ‘Thompson
Tampa
Fla
Oscar Windhorst
Vieting
Grand Trunk Railway Orders $2 Million Rolling Stock
The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada placed orders in Montreal for rolling stock valued at $2,000,000. The procurement covers multiple cars and related equipment for expansion and modernization of freight and passenger services.
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Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Montreal
Panama Hats Seized in Major Valuation Case
Government authorities seized Panama hats worth about 1 million dollars alleging undervaluation. The action took place in New York City amid customs inspection and enforcement of import value rules.
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Panama
New York City
Patten Loses Big in Chicago September Wheat Deal
James A. Patten is estimated to have lost about 31.5 million dollars in his September wheat position at Chicago. The case marks a sharp setback for Patten as the market moved against his bet.
Record air flight milestones from 1908 to 1910
A timeline of aviation records includes Glenn H. Curtiss flying 187 miles Albany to New York in 1910, Louis Blériot’s 23 minute Channel crossing, Henri Farman’s 4 hour 6 minute air time, and Count Zeppelin’s 12 hour dirigible endurance, among others.
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Albany
New York
Glenn H. Curtis
Ina Curtiss
Litebuel
Manchester
Louis Paullan
Farman
Lens Paulhan
Los Ageles
Henri Farman
Chalons
France
Farman Lipine
Mra
R. H. van Peman
Washington
Wilbur Wright
Wright Bipline Om
Count Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Curtiss Craft Smallest Cross Country Plane Yet
The Albany to New York flight used by Glenn H. Curtiss featured the smallest cross country aeroplane to date. The biplane measures 30 feet 1 inch long and 30 feet wide with 4 foot long by 2.5 foot wide ailerons. It has a 50 horsepower V8 water cooled engine driving a seven foot propeller at 1000 rpm. General Howe says aircraft could have military value but range limitations reduce effectiveness for bombing from high altitude.
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New York City
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
New York
Gay
Thomas
Baldwin
Wright
Curtiss
Governors Island
Eylinders
Walter Howe
Department of the Furt
Isha
Howe
Fuldo
Senate
House of the Navy Department
Brooklyn
Norfolk
Bremerton
Pearl Harbor
Panama Canal
Puget Sound
United States and Mexico Move to Regulate Airships
Washington reports progress toward a treaty between the United States and Mexico to regulate international air traffic. Secretary Knox and Senor de la Barra are negotiating the accord, aiming to curb airship use for illicit purposes and ensure safe, orderly air travel across borders.
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United States
Mexico
Washington, D. C
Knox
Senor de la Barra
Jt Jo
Page of Early 20th Century Royal and Political Jottings
A collection of brief notes mentions Mr Toosevelt seeking a London specialist for throat trouble, John Wanamaker as a luncheon guest at the White House, King George delaying penalties, a tenor Dalmores signing a four season contract in America for 200000, Emperor William departing London for Germany, Lewis Nixon urging U S Panama Canal non sharing, Vice President Sherman addressing Kalimizon Michigan, the Duke of Montpensier’s New York trip, and Representative William Lewuet urging New York naturalization co operation.
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Mr. Toosevelt
London
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
White House
King George
Reign
Dalmores
Teno
America
Emperor William
Germny
Lewis Nison
United States
Panama Canal
Sherman
Kalimizon
Mich
Duke of Montpensier
Duke of Orleans
New York City
William
Lewuet
Hughes
New York State
America to Lead in Science of the Air
Dean J. G. Davis of Marquette University lauds Curtiss as a pioneer in aeronautics. He predicts American leadership in the new science and compares Curtiss’ achievement to Fulton’s steamboat milestone of 1807.
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America
Milwaukee
Wis
J. G. Davis
College of Engineering
Marquette University
Curtiss
Yule Downs Princeton In Annual Dual Tennis Meet
In a crowded collegiate sports page, Yule defeated Princeton in the annual dual tennis meet. The report mentions Yale track notes on Kilpatrick and injuries from a Harvard Princeton tennis clash at Longwood Club. It notes broader notes on football rule changes influenced by Canadian rugby and intervarsity games history.
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Kilpatrick
Harvard
Princeton
Longwood Cricket Club
Earthquake and Cyclone Devastate Southern Italy
A powerful earthquake struck southern Italy and parts of Tuscany and Venetia, killing at least fifty and injuring hundreds. The worst damage hit Avellino and nearby towns, with many houses destroyed and telegraph lines down. A cyclone devastated Sardinia later, destroying crops and livestock and causing over two million dollars in property damage.
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Ialy
Italy
Tuscany
Venetia
Vulture
Calltri
Messina
Acivity
Helena
Sardinia
Mediterranean
Avellino
Campania
Naples
Talitri
San Sossio
Chianche
Valata
Castelvaronia
San Sele
Potenza
Basilicata
Calltrt
Nona
Salerno
Gulf of
Goldwin Smith Dead After Fall in Toronto Home
Toronto Ontario reports the death of Tyofissor Goldwin Smith a renowned educator and Grange leader. He fractured his thigh in a February fall at his home front stairs but recovered briefly before dying at almost eighty seven. Born August 13 1823 in Reading England he spent a long career in modern education.
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Toronto
Ontario
Tyofissor Goldi
Grange
Reading
England
Threat to General Rival Near Bluefields Harbor
Commander Harold K. Hines of the American gunboat Dubuque vowed to fire on any vessel of any nation entering Bluefields harbor if attacked. The warning responded to a threat from General Rivas of the Madriz forces who demanded ships be kept out of the harbor.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
Harold K. Hines
Vubuque
Rivas
Madriz
Bluefields Bluz
Lightning strikes German regiment near Dresden
In Dresden Germany a lightning bolt hit an infantry regiment marching into camp. One whole company was buried underground, three soldiers were killed, fifteen others were seriously wounded and two wept. The incident left many injured and caused chaos in the camp.
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Dresden
Germany
Fire chief cites civil service as cause of two NYC fire deaths
Washington Street warehouse blaze in New York City led to two firefighters' deaths. Chief Croker alleged mental fests and a culture of unsafe behavior kept brave men off the force, accusing “crearette-smoxing clerks” of undermining readiness.
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Crater Rhunes
Mental Fests
Croker
Woman Smuggle r Fined
Mrs. Matilda A M Chesbrough of Loston was fined 5000 dollars in Trenton New Jersey for the unlawful importation of articles with intent to defraud the Government of Duties.
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Matilda AM. Chesbrough
Loston
Trenton
Farmer Dies After Fight With Bucking Bull Near Lisbon
K. W. Dobbs a farmer near Lisbon Ohio died after a confrontation with a bull. He suffered a broken arm during the struggle and was found beneath a tree with the bull pawing the ground nearby.
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K. W. Dobbs
Lisbon
Ohio
Royal Aero Club Awards Gold to Hals for Channel Flight
The Royal Aero Club at London awarded its gold medal to the Hon. Charles Stewart Hals for completing the round clip flight across the English Channel. His achievement marks a notable feat in early aviation history.
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Ivon Balls
Royal Aero Club
London
England
Charles Stewart Hals
English Channel
Atchison Raises Wages Across Railway Staff
In Topeka Kansas all Atchison Railway workers earning under ninety dollars a month receive a ten percent raise. The list includes numerous laborers and clerks, reflecting a broad wage adjustment across the company.
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Atchison
Topeka
Kan
Atchison Railway
Viscount Chelsea Dead and World News Roundup
London reports the death of Edward George John Humphrey Viscount Chelsea seven years old, heir to the Earl of Cadogan after an appendicitis operation. Other items note King George V’s birthday salutes, a Canadian bank holiday, the Minnehaha captain suspended for an Atlantic incident, Lippe princes attacked, Spain’s anti clerical decree, William II resumes signing papers, and Venezuela’s Gomes sworn in as president. South Africa becomes a dominion under the Union of the British colonies.
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Chelsea
London
Edward ‘George John Humphrey
Earl of Cadogan
Senate Passes Administration Railroad Bill by 50 to 12
The Senate approved the Administration Railroad Bill by 50 to 12 after weeks of consideration. Proponents praised changes aiding shippers, while opponents noted retained court of commerce provisions and ongoing conference disputes over amendments. The measure takes effect sixty days after presidential signing.
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Senate
Administration Railroad DI
Wickersham
White House
Court of Commerce
Eliing
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
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Chamberlin
Clay
Gore
Paynter
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Stone
Bacon
Pletcher
Frazier
Hughes
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Newlands
Perry
Purcell
Rayner
Shiveley
Smith
Maryland
South Caroling
la Follette
Dolliver
la Pollette
Vien
Aldrich
Amphitrite Monitor Placed In Reserve For Missouri Militia
The Amphitrite, a Civil War era monitor used in the Spanish War, has been ordered placed in commission in reserve for the naval militia in Missouri at St. Louis after thorough modernization at League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia.
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Washington, DC
Mississippi
St. Leoi
Naval Militia
Missouri
St. Louis
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Jockey Killed at Gravesend Track in Last Race
Jockey Rod Langan, age unknown, died instantly at Gravesend track while riding Oneck Stable's Stalwart Lad in a race. The fall involved three horses as the field rounded the turn into the stretch. doctors say death was likely from a skull fracture.
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Brooklyn
Rod Langan
Richard I. Carman
Gravesend
Ile
Oneck
Lad
Columbia Professor Sued for 50000 Damages in Promise to Marry
Professor Harry Thurston Peek of Columbia University in New York City is accused by Miss Esther Quinn of breaching a marriage promise and facing a $50,000 damages suit. The case centers on alleged assurances of marriage and the ensuing claim for compensation.
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Harry Thurston Peek
Columbia University
New York City
Esther Quinn
Portraits of War and Society in a Fragmented Era
A collage of 19th century headlines and anecdotes. Mada2’s army retreats to report to Washington. Queen Mary may assume honorary colonelcy of a German regiment. Belle Squire leads the No Vote, No Fay Club of Chicago. Miss Gibbs and Kinabalu ascent noted. Mrs. Grover Cleveland returns from Europe with four children. A Bronx street incident reveals a savings stash of over eight thousand dollars.
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Tretty Green
Texas
Queen Mary Will
Belle Squire
Chicago
Falsey-Lanmennier
France
Brooklyn
Board of Education
Grover Cleveland
Europe
Nglams
Victoria
Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudia Agnes
Miss Gibbs
Lineaean Society
Kinabalu
Rose McAdam
New York City
New Jersey News Highlights Mixed with Violent Incidents
A dispersed New Jersey page reports Ariel Pointsett, 19, of Trenton, praised after rescuing an 8 year old newsboy from a trolley accident as four high school girls kissed him publicly. Other items cover court sentences for licenses and theft, a murder verdict in Plainfield, drug candy concerns in Burlington, a fatal trolley crash in Trenton, a golden wedding, and local notices from Montclair to Vineland.
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Ariel Pointsett
Trenton
Pointsett
Sanev Fourth in Bay State Firework Restrictions Raised
Massachusetts Governor approves a bill restricting Independence Day celebrations. Fireworks limited to two inch crackers with black gunpowder only. fire marks allowed with picric or meatene. The article notes tanerines and other celebratory items affected by the law.
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Sanev
Bay State
Massachusetts
Boston
Picrieweld
Antevicnut Gods Boycotted in San Francisco
Chinese in San Francisco protest boycott of American goods as tensions rise in local communities. Movement highlights ethnic tensions and economic impact on merchants and residents.
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Antevicnut
San Francisco
Washington Debates on a $1000 for a Deceased Lead Horse Bond
The Ways and Means Committee debated funding a $1000 payment to customs for a lead horse brought by Rep Smith of Texas for exhibition, bonded to cover tariff, but died in the U.S. The importer argued to recover the bond after death. the committee favored a bill to appropriate the sum to the customs authorities.
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Ways and Means
Smith
Texas
Treasury Department
Ways and Means Committee
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Napea
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