Burleson Opposes Quick Cotton Legislation Through Normal Channels
Texas Representative Burleson sends a reply to Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association. He favors congressional action via regular channels and rejects the commission plan, insisting the best chance for reform lies in the bill he introduced to suppress gambling in cotton. He notes a bureau report on cotton exchanges is withheld and stresses harm from legitimate exchanges over bucket shops.
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Washington
Burleson
Texas
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Congress
Bureau of Corporations
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Amoskeag Mills Curtail Operations at Manchester Plant
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company mills in Manchester New Hampshire the world’s largest cotton mill complex began a period curtailment with the closing of work Thursday night. The schedule reduces weekly operations and will continue indefinitely affecting 13 000 workers and related mill activity.
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Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
N. H
Willontinus
Robbers Loot Express Train in Pittsburg Heist
Two men secreted aboard the New York Express from Pittsburgh Thursday night overpowered the guard and escaped with four sealed bags of currency. Police seek suspects and the exact amount stolen remains undisclosed.
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York
Pittsburg
Lown
Taft Leaves Washington for Panama Mission
Taft departed Washington on Tuesday afternoon for Charleston where he boarded the United States cruiser Prairie bound for Colon. He sails at the president’s suggestion to discuss matters including the Panama canal construction and U S relations with Colombia, and to address the Panama Republic dispute.
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Isthmus
Roosevelt
Secrat
Taft
Washington
Usday
Charleston
United U8
Prairie
Colon
United States
Panama
Georgia lumber suit seeks return of extra tariff charges
Attorneys for H. H. Tift and others form the Georgia Florida Sawmill Association sue the railroads of the Southeastern Tariff Association in Macon seeking why they should not pay over a 500000 indemnity bond. The case follows the Speer ruling that halted the extra 2 cents per hundred pounds in lumber shipments and orders a show cause hearing set for May 12. A large number of claims are already established, with rail lines now required to report quarterly receipts from the extra tariffs.
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H. H. Tift
Georgia-Florida Sawmill Association
United States
Macon
Southeastern Tariff Association
Tift
Emory Speer
First Steps Toward Embassy in Paris and Other 1898 Additions
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the diplomatic bill by inserting a $400,000 site and building fund for the American embassy in Paris and adding $3,267 for the Tokyo residence of the Japanese secretary. The panel also included $10,000 for the Joint High Commission of 1898 related to Canada. Overall the bill total rose by $463,642 to $3,967,985.
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Uncle Sam
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Paris
Tokio
Japan
Joint High Commission
Canada
Wells Fargo reports $63000 looted from Mexican train safe
Wells Fargo Express says a through safe on the City of Mexico train bound to Chihuahua lost 63000 Mexican pesos. An agent who knew the safe combination boarded at a station between Mexico City and Torreon and then left the train. he is being hunted with no arrest yet.
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Wells-Fargo Company
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Torreon
Mexico
City of Mexico
Chihuahua
Letten Sentenced to Seven Years in Embezzlement Case
Charles L. Letten once chief clerk in the New Orleans state tax office was found guilty of embezzling $100000 and Friday received a seven year penitentiary term. He had vanished last summer and was found on the river front attempting to drown himself before arrest.
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New Orleans
Charles L. Letten
Letten
Special Committee Probes Paper Trust in Washington
A special committee appointed by Speaker Cannon begins its investigation into the wood pulp and print paper question. The inquiry examines whether the paper trust restrains trade and monopolizes supply in the United States, per the American Newspaper Publishers' Association.
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Cannon
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
United States
Washington
Cannén
Lumber Merger Aims To Consolidate Five Million Acres
Lumber interests representing about 5,000,000 acres and 100 plants met in St Louis to discuss forming a holding company or merger. The plan would consolidate holdings into a parent firm with $800,000,000 capital and stock exchanges by holders. Government clearance and anti trust compliance are noted, with a follow up meeting in a month or six weeks to review the committee's plan.
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South
St. Louis
Hotel Fire Kills Dozens At Fort Wayne Early Sunday
Fire swept the New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana during the early hours. Estimates place fifteen to twenty five dead as flames trapped guests inside the tinder dry interior. Night Clerk Pipkins alerted occupants before flames forced him back. Firefighters used ladders to rescue many while others leaped from windows to the street.
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Aveline
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pipkins
Roswell Urges Roosevelt Second Term Petition
Roswell Georgia residents seek to back President Theodore Roosevelt for a second term.174 Roswell citizens led by former mayor R G Broadwell sign a petition urging the national Republican convention to nominate Roosevelt and asking Georgians to support the effort. Mayors and council members signed, led by current mayor G W Wing. Roosevelt visited Roswell during a 1905 trip and was warmly received.
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Roswell
Roosevelt
National Republican Convention
Georgia
R. G. Broadwell
G. W. Wing
Atlanta
Wag
Expected Higher Freight Rates Loom for Railroads
A Washington dispatch reports that freight rates are likely to rise within three or four months unless rail conditions improve. An Interstate Commerce Commission member warned carriers may need to raise rates or cut wages, though officials prefer avoiding either option.
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Washington Dispatch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harper Recaptured After Three Hour Siege in Blue Ridge
John Harper of Fannin county, Georgia, once condemned for multiple murders including Allion England, was captured with a three hour siege at his father in law’s home near Blue Ridge. Authorities, led by A. C. Griffith and U S marshal A W Woody, recovered him after he threatened to shoot and the posse threatened dynamite. Rewards totaling 850 dollars had been posted.
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Atlanta
John Harper
Fannin County
Georgia
Allion England
Mineral Bluff
Ben Keith
Murray County
Spring Place
William Wimberly
Blue Ridge
Harper
A. C. Griffith
A. W. Woody
United States
W. J. Cook
W. A. Wilson
Gus
Blick Barckley
Joe Stark
T. J. Addington
J. J. Thomas
Polk County
Tennessee
Lawyers to Probe Eight Hour Bill in House
Three lawyers of the House were authorized Saturday to make a final examination of the eight hour bill before the labor committee to decide on its constitutionality. The measure requires government work to follow an eight hour day and bans purchase of materials produced by labor exceeding eight hours.
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House Committee On Labor
Prominent Broker Charley Coster Dies Forcing Firm Suspension
After the Tuesday night death of Charley Coster, leading New York broker and society figure, the stock exchange firm Coster Knapp & Co. announced its suspension on Wednesday. The firm said the action was directly due to Mr. Coster’s death.
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Charley Coster
Stock Exchange
Coster
House Passes Relief Bill for Cyclone Sufferers
The house on Saturday passed a resolution by Representative Bowers of Mississippi appropriating $250,000 for relief of cyclone victims in Mississippi Alabama and Georgia that struck on April 24.
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House
Bowers
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi Governor Seeks Federal Aid for Flood Victims
Governor Noel reports to President Roosevelt that about 2 500 people in Hattiesburg and Purvis will need rations and tents for about thirty days and around 150 wounded require hospital care. He says relief is desired from federal and Red Cross, while plantation sufferers seek only tentage.
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Noel
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Hattiesburg
Purvis
Red Cross
Mississippi River
Georgia Briefs Water Recedes Mills Resume
Floods subside as Columbus factories reopen and river steamers resume between the city and Appalachicola. The Elberton Air Line railway is placed in temporary receivership by order of the superior court. Georgia peach growers hold a May meeting in Atlanta to discuss crop and marketing. Rations for cyclone sufferers in several towns are requested from Washington. Oil leases recorded in Terrell County signal summer boring plans. Boundary line dispute favors Laurens. old 1885 line upheld. Syrup seized then released after compliance with pure food laws. A late check knocks R. H. Buchanan from the railroad commissioner race. Georgia plans a large turnout for the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers meeting in Louisville May 19–21. State candidate list published for June primary.
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Columbus
City
Appalachicola
Elberton
Elberton Air Line
The
Southern Railway
Toccoa
Z. C. Hayes
A. S. Oliver
Laurens
Philip Cook
Dodge County
Terrell
Co. C. Anderson
Bibb County
Anderson
Dodge
Cook
Department of Agriculture
Pentick & Ford
Department
T. G. Hudson
Hudson
Georgia
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Louisville
Georgia Committee On
Atlanta
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
L. A. Ransom
Interstate Association
Augusta
Savannah
Macon
Waycross
Albany
Brunswick
Athens
Rome
Cartersville
Money for Two Battleships Agreement Reached
The house will concur with the senate on an amended naval appropriation bill adding funds to build two battleships. The house naval affairs committee, meeting Friday, informally agreed which senate amendments to accept, and the battleship appropriation was deemed satisfactory.
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House
Senate
Heflin Reaches Settlement With McCreary Over Shot Incident
Representative Heflin of Alabama settles with Thomas McCreary the New York horseman who was accidentally shot in Washington. Heflin paid hospital bills and about 2500 dollars cash. McCreary’s counsel says no suit was intended.
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Washinon
Heflin
Alabama
Thos. McCreary
New York
Washington
McCreary
American Play Way Down East Fails to Charm London Audiences
A London dispatch reports the American play Way Down East at the Aldwych theater closed its run Friday night after opening April 23 with an American cast. British audiences did not respond to the life depicted in the production.
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Speer
Georgia Briefs
H. A. Mathews
Georgia Peach Growers’ Association
New Kimball
Department of the Gulf
Stinson
Harris City
Cave Spring
Chipley
Griffin
Terrell County
Belknap
Yonkers
N. Y
Dawson
A. L. Miller
State Democratic Executive Committee
R. H. Buchanan
Buchanan
Judge Miller
Executive Committee
Miller
A. 5. Clay
Joseph M. Brown
Hoke Smith
Pillip Cook
Robert E. Park
W. J. Speer
John C. Hart
Wm. A. Wright
Jere M. Pound
R. H. Milledge
K. R. Foster
England
London
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