President Taft Urges Broad Anti-Trust and Interstate Reform
President Taft sends to Congress a comprehensive message on interstate commerce and anti-trust reform. He calls for a five‑judge United States Court of Commerce, stronger federal oversight of railroads, a federal incorporation law, and measures to curb stock watering and holding companies while preserving certain economies of large capital. He argues for national control over corporations and a unified enforcement approach to protect public welfare.
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Taft
Congress
Court of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commission
United States
Senate
House of Representa Vest
Court of the
United States Court of Commerce
Circuit Court of the United
Icurt Court
Department of Justice
Unjie
Aska
National Corporation Law
Transatlantic Passenger Traffic in 1909 Near 1907 Levels
Across New York steamship routes in 1909 about 1,730,000 passengers sailed, with 1,247,244 westbound and 482,756 eastbound. First cabin business in both directions was nearly as strong as in 1907, while steerage figures lagged. The year shows improvement over 1908 but remains below the banner 1907 peak.
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United States
New York
Steel Profit Sharing Plan Draws 24000 Shares at 124
United States Steel announces a profit sharing scheme tied to loyalty of employees who have bought common stock. It offers 24 000 shares of preferred stock at 124 per share plus a 1 million dollar bonus pool in common and preferred stock. Payments are withheld from wages for three years up to 25 percent. Five year holders receive a 5 per share bonus plus 7 percent dividends and additional bonuses for others.
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United States Steel Corporation
Federation of Labor
Steel Trust
First Step in Copper Merger Under Morgan Plan
Directors of the Guggenheim companies meet in New York and approve increasing Utah Copper Company capital stock from 750,000 to 2,500,000 shares. The Boston Consolidated Copper Company will be acquired and part of the new stock will fund expanded output for Utah Copper and Boston operations.
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Morgan Clique
Wall Street
Guggenheim Companies
New York
Utah Copper Company
Boston Consolidated Copper Company
Utah
World tour motorist Harriet Smith killed in Honolulu crash
Harriet Smith of Hyanns Maya died when her automobile overturned in Honolulu during her world journey. New York firemen ask the Board of Estimates for a $200 yearly raise from their current $800 to $2,100 pay scale.
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Harriet Smith
Hyanns, Maya
Honolulu
New York
Week in Congress Review of 1910s House and Senate Action
The House read Tafts message on trusts and railroad regulation as insurgents and Democrats gain a 149 146 vote to limit Speaker Cannons power. Senate timing and bills cover Ballinger Pinchot inquiry subway theft relief and white slave legislation with adjournments and conference actions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce
House of Representatives
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Taft
Ballinger
Forester Pinchot
Cannon
Boldenweck
Chicago
Mann
National Guard
Urey
Townsend
Mr. Selsey
General Estrada
Nicaragua
Bartlett
Georgia
Goebel
Ohio
Richardson
Alabama
Treasury
General New Wallace
Statuary Hall
Five Die Inauguration of Ice Skating Season
Five deaths were reported in Pennsylvania and New Jersey during the ice skating season opening. In Fairbanks Alaska a party of five Alaskans has formed to climb Mount McKinley this winter to end the dispute over whether Dr. Cook reached the government.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mount McKinley
Cook
Minn?ons and Tonics Claim Health Boosts in Ads
An OCR fragment advertises Tonics and pills claiming to aid digestion nerves and fever with statements of quick cures. It lists quantities, pricing, and contact addresses in Deed sites and Phil in¢iplin. The copy includes proportions, free medical advice offers and a set of colored trading cards with pricing details.
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Manyon
Alunyon
Munoyou
Notable refugees from political oppression in the United States
The article lists prominent exiles who sought American protection, including Tallesrand, Joseph Bonaparte, Brillat Savarin, Tom Paine, Carl Schurz, Gen Franz Sigel, Meagher, Garibaldi, O Reilly, and Diaz. It references Diaz’s 1875 New Orleans visit with a $50,000 reward, and ends with a quoted clash about Jack Johnson in Chicago Tribune.
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United States
Tallesrand
Joseph Bonaparte
Napoleon
Bordentown
N. D
Brillat-Savarin
France
Tom Paine
Cabhbett
Carl Schurz
Oswald Ottendorfer
New York Staats-Zeitung
Emil Pretorius
St. Louis Westliche Post
Franz Sigel
Thomas Francis Meagher
Garbaldi
Ayonovar Rossa
John Boyle O'Reilly
Morenu
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
New Orleans
Grape Nuts to Aid Appetite Read by Readers
A collection of letters lauds Grape Nuts as a strong appetite stimulant and health aid. A Tennessee mother and a grandmother recount improved digestion and better dinners after using the cereal with milk. A 13 month old grandson also benefits, and readers are invited to inspect the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Tam
Wellville
Leonere
Rewson
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Sherman Law
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Iowa
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California
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Henry
Texas
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Chicago Tribune
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