Rate laws urged to curb exorbitant charges in railway refrigeration
The interstate commerce commission’s annual report to Congress calls for amendments to regulate commerce, seeks authority to set substitute rates after hearings, and proposes including refrigeration charges within transportation. It notes Armour Line car charges as example and urges book audits to expose illegal practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Commission
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Centrel
Ieing
Armour Car Lines
Rebates Alleged in Federal Indictments in Philadelphia
Eight indictments returned by the federal grand jury accuse shippers freight agents and common carriers of rebate practices. The cases prompted by U S District Attorney J Whitaker Thompson charge both the giving and acceptance of rebates during the pricing and shipping cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Ad Jury
United States District
J. Whitaker Thompson
Suicide found during funeral of Mrs Wild in St Louis
In St Louis on December 15 during the funeral service for Mrs Antoine Wild the body of her husband Wild was found hanging from a rafter in a river warehouse. He had returned from Savannah Georgia where he worked as an iron worker and had been summoned home due to his wife’s illness and alleged fitness.
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St. Louis
Antoine Wild
Wild
Savannah
August von Hennings
Riga
St. Petersburg
von Hennings
Frankfort
Ind
Hannah Isgrigg
Isgrigg
Yates Declares Candidacy for U S Senator in Illinois
Former Gov Richard Yates announced his candidacy for United States senator after a conference with about 30 leading supporters in Springfield Illinois. He plans a state wide speaking tour starting later this month.
Anthracite Miners Meet in Shamokin Conclave
About 500 delegates attended the anthracite miners convention in Shamokin Pennsylvania where John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers opened sessions. Leaders aim to secure a conference with operators to press for union recognition an eight hour day and wage increases of ten to twenty percent based on April 1902 wages. If operators agree the convention may authorize immediate negotiations and terms for a short term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Anthracite Coal Miners’ Convention
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Reform Planned for Insurance Reform Conference in Chicago
New York reports President Roosevelt may urge Congress to act on illicit insurance transactions with focus on the District of Columbia. Governors, insurance commissioners, and attorneys general meet in Chicago February 1 to draft recommendations for the president.
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Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
District of Columbia
Zeno M. Host
Wisconsin
Washington
Haley Fiske
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Fiske
Charles J. Hughes
Hughes
Old Flag House Saved for Nation Purchase
Philadelphia reports the Old Flag House at 239 Arch Street is bought by the government for 25000 dollars. The 1898 meeting led to the Betsy Ross Memorial association and nationwide stockholders with ten cent certificates. A ceremony planned for June 14 will mark the flag’s birth with a Roosevelt invitation.
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Philadelphia
Arch Street
Betsy Ross
Old Flag House
John Quincy Adams
Charles H. Weisgarber
American Flag House
Betsy Rossa
Roosevelt
Hazing Must Go at Naval Academy Brink of Dismissals
Washington December 15 the navy department issued an ultimatum to stamp out hazing at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Even if it means dismissing every midshipman in the brigade Secretary Moody and naval authorities met and ordered summary dismissal for Coffin Nevada and Van Derveer New Jersey for hazing and failure to report the incident More dismissals will follow as guilty midshipmen are found
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy Department
Moody
Naval
Coffin
Nevada
van Derveer
New Jersey
Kimbrough
Convicted for Accidental Killing in Sault Ste. Marie
Mat tie Penanen was found guilty of killing Thomas Wilde under the state accidental killing law. The jury recommended mercy. the maximum sentence is ten years. Prosecutor Holden says this may be the first conviction under the law. Penanen said he believed he fired at a bear. The incident occurred at night during a hunting outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Mattie Penanen
Thomas Wilde
Penanen
Holden
Wilde
Death of Rev. George H. McKnight D D rector of Trinity Elmira
Rev George H McKnight D D rector of Trinity church Elmira since 1869 died after an operation at age 84 He was a Watertown New York native and had served at Madison Indiana and other charges He was a noted authority on ecclesiastical matters and a regular contributor to religious publications
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Elmira
N. Y
George H. McKnight
Trinity Church
Watertown
Madison
Ind
McKnight
Pearl valued at two thousand dollars recovered in Indiana
Ostendorff, a Vincennes jeweler, bought a 6214 grain pearl of oriental luster from Frank McAllister. The gem, valued at $2,000, was taken from the Wabash River by McAllister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Ostendorff
Frank McAllister
Wabash River
McAllister
Five Injured as Derrick Collapses in Milford Bridge Work
One man, Joseph Ambs, was killed instantly when a derrick used to construct a traction bridge over the Little Miami river collapsed in Milford. Five other men were injured in the accident on December 15.
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Milford, O
Joseph Ambs
Little Miami River
Brooklyn Lawyer Chadsey Pleads Guilty in Larceny Case
Benjamin F. Chadsey a Brooklyn lawyer and campaign orator pleaded guilty to attempted larceny in the second degree in Brooklyn county court. Sentence set for Monday on charges of taking funds of client Isabella Miller after being arrested in Nunes Michigan and brought back to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin F. Chadsey
Brooklyn
Nunes
Mich
Chadsey
Isabella Miller
Docked ships end busy Duluth navigation season
Navigation closed as the steamer Joseph C Butler arrives from Ashtabula with coal and the Reynolds from Lake Erie with merchandise, marking the end of an exceptionally busy season at the head of the Great Lakes in Duluth Minnesota on December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Joseph C. Butler
Ashtabula
Reynolds
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Duluth
Bill to Cut Southern Representation in Congress
Mr Bennett of New York introduces a measure reducing total representatives from 386 to 351 and reallocating seats for Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia. Senate debates Panama canal emergency bill and taxes on insurance. House discusses insurance regulation. Republican caucus supports creating Oklahoma Arizona as four territories merged into two states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bennett
New York
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Senate
Teller
Scott
Morgan
Panama
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
House
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mewnico
Wisconsin Legislature Rejects Cumulative Primary Plan Endgame
Madison December 15 The assembly refused to reconsider the cumulative primary election bill and defeated it, ending the fight against the measure. Gov La Follette backed other bills which were also defeated, finishing a wave of defeats for his agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Assembly
la Follette
Woolen mill workers in three states to gain wage hike
Independent woolen manufacturers in Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with about 5000 workers announce they will raise wages following the American Woolen company decision to boost pay ten percent for 30000 hands in 30 mills starting January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rhode Island
Connecticut
American Woolen Company
Lawson Admits Heavy Loss in Bear Pool Battle
Boston December 15 Thomas W Lawson admits a 36 percent loss in his bear pool in copper stocks after the recent rise but will not quit. He has invested all his personal fortune 11600000 for another attack on the system aiming to force changes in the copper market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Fresh Massacre of Jews by Mob in Livonia Revolt
Reports from Turisk Volhynia describe a fresh massacre of Jews incited by a Greek church priest. Mob violence killed hundreds, looted Jewish homes, and left streets strewn with bodies as authorities failed to halt the slaughter. In St Petersburg reports, Livonia and parts of Courland seceded, forming a provisional government and rallying an army amid broader upheaval.
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St. Petersburg
Eydtkubhnen
Turisk
Volhynia
Livonia
Courland
Eydbuhnen
East Prussia
Judge upholds death sentence in Iron County murder case
Centerville Missouri December court ruled William Spaugh Jr to be hanged February 16 after conviction for first degree murder in the death of Sheriff Polk. His mother Mary Spaugh, convicted of manslaughter, was granted a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Williams
Circuit Court
William Spaugh
Mary Spaugh
Spaugh
Polk
Iron County
Germany to Aid China If Powers Seize Territory
London dispatch reports from Tokio that German Chancellor Prince von Buelow told the Chinese minister in Berlin that Germany would aid China if other powers seize Chinese territory, signaling Berlin’s pledge of support to Beijing.
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Germany
China
London
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Berlin
Prince von Buelow
Mrs Chadwick to Begin Term in Columbus Penitentiary
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick will be moved to the Columbus penitentiary next Thursday. The 30 day appeal period ends Wednesday. She believes she cannot escape the ten year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
Columbus
State Board Cuts Freight Rates on Grain Five Percent
Topeka Kansas December 15 the state board of railroad commissioners ordered a five percent reduction in freight rates on all grain classes. The order applies to every railroad operating in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Hearst Alleged Bid for New York Governor and Presidency
New York December 15 Hearst is said to seek the New York governor nomination in 1900 and the presidency in 1908. He plans to open headquarters in every state as part of his campaign strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
New York
W. R. Hearst
Farmer with Excess Money Takes Own Life in Missouri
Clay W Ne ville, a farmer seven miles from Curryville in Louisiana county, died by suicide from worry over having more money than he could invest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana, Mo
Clay W Neville
Curryville
Schoolboy saves train near Tracy Indiana
Eddie Arndt a young schoolboy from nose Tracy discovers a broken rail on the Baltimore and Ohio near Tracy. He runs to meet a fast passenger train and signals the engineer with his schoolbag. The train stops within feet of the defect, avoiding disaster. A committee will consider a reward.
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Laporte
Ind
Eddie Arndt
Nose Tracy
Tao
Baltimore & Ofie
Tracy
Tragedy as Train Hits Christmas Shoppers in Washington
Louis Yinkan his wife and two young daughters were struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train while returning from Christmas shopping in Washington Indiana. The wagon was demolished and the three passengers were fatally injured.
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Washington
Ind
Louis Yinkan
Baltimore & Ohio
Indiana Firm Wins Government Dam Contract
Evansville based Holierbach and May received notice from the War Department in Washington that it has been awarded the contract to construct Government Dam No. 1 on the Ohio River near Wheeling West Virginia. The estimated cost is 563557 dollars and 25 cents.
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Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Holierbach & May
War Department
Washington
Government Dam
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Widow awarded damages in cement company quarry death
Mrs Amanih Welch received $2,809 from a Lawrence county jury against Lehigh Portland Cement Co of Mitchell for her husband’s February death at the company's quarry where he worked. She sought $10,000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford, Ind
Amanih. Welch
Lawrence County
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mitchell
One Cent Fine for Assault on Local Editor
Terre Haute Indiana December 15 a court fined Timothy Donovan one cent for assaulting editor Edison F Guthneck of West Terre Haute. Guthneck had criticised Donovan who served as township trustee prompting the confrontation and court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Timothy Donovan
Edistor
F. H. Guthneck
West Terre Haute
Donovan
Gun Falls Kill Saintly Boy in Prairie City
Four year old Albert Hoffman knocked a shotgun. it discharged and killed him. Several shot struck his brother, ill with typhoid fever in the same room, causing serious injuries.
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Prairie City
Ind
Albert Hoffman
Dynamite Accident Fatally Injures Worker in Evansville
Evansville Indiana December 15 Benjamn Burnett a line worker on the Evansville Mount Vernon traction line near Evansville struck an abandoned dynamite charge with his pick. It exploded and Burnett sustained fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Benjamn Burnett
Evansville & Mount Vernon
Burnett
Coal Operators Meet in Terre Haute Delegates Chosen
About forty bituminous coal operators attended the Indiana association meeting in Terre Haute to select delegates for the interstate joint conference in Indianapolis next month.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Association
Indianapolis
Grand Jury Calls Boys in Indicted Cigarette Case
Boonville Indiana December 15. Parents of about 25 boys are uneasy as youngsters are called before the grand jury to testify about cigarette violations. Wholesale indictments are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
Ind
Reid's Body Buried in Madison After Cincinnati Crisis
The body of W. H. Reid who shot himself during a personal crisis in Cincinnati was transported to Madison Indiana and buried today in Springdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spicide
Madison
Ind
W.H. Reid
Cincinnati
Springdale
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