Inter State Commerce probes rebates on railroads and private cars
Washington August 16 the interstate commerce commission opened a test investigation into rebates given by railroads and private car lines to large shippers at the expense of small ones. The probe names several railroads and refrigerator lines and sets Sept 5 for answers. Also notes charges against Maj Taggart and Col Miner regarding divorce cases, and reports the death of musician Giuseppe Nicolini and a murder arrest in Brocton linked to a 1904 Chicago case.
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Inter State Commerce Commission
Armour Car Line
American Refrigerator Transportation Co
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch Co
St. Louis
San Francisco
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Iron Mountain & Southern
Central of Georgia
Southern
Atantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Inter-State Commerce Commission
Congress
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War Department
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Whither Are We Drifting in Industrial Society
Across reports from Detroit and Chicago inspectors a debate on rising female labor shares highlights that women numbered 3,914,571 in gainful work in 1890 rising to 5,329,807 by 1900. The speaker warned of a future where men recede from cities to mining and farming as the “eternal feminine” shapes industry and society.
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Detroit
Bodine
Chicago
Ike
America
Academy of Divorce
The Markets: Prices Across Cities and Commodities
Market notes from New York to Pittsburgh report grain, livestock, and commodity prices. Grain oats corn wheat butter cheese cattle hogs and sheep listed with varying bids and ranges across Minneapolis Cleveland Chicago Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
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Prime Mercantile
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Minnesota
York State
Chicago
East Buffalo
Bakersfield Fire Destroys Ten Buildings Including Scribner Theatre
Fire in Bakersfield California’s business district razed ten structures ending with Scribner’s theatre, the town’s largest. The blaze damaged hotels and storefronts, disrupting commerce and prompting emergency response from local fire crews. No fatalities reported though several injuries treated on site.
Through Air Lock The Tunnel Test For Ear Shocks
A detailed account of passing through an air lock in a tunnel drainage test. Explorers endure a screaming valve, dense fog, and ear pain as pressure rises and falls. After two to three minutes the fog lifts and pains subside, leaving awe at the fortitude required for constant exposure.
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Pearson's
Submarine Warning Signal From Light Ship Youth's Companion
A bell on the light ship is rung by its engine to match the fog horn. The sequence 2 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 51 marks the light-ship. Sound travels underwater to a drum under the waterline, sending notes via telephone wire to officers. The submarine warning remains effective miles away even if the fog horn fails in a gale.
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Banny Cook
Ltue
Pearls Spark Comment in Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange mocks desire for luxury pearls contrasting a lobster and an oyster as a quip from the Houston Post. The brief item reflects light social banter rather than a formal event or named individuals.
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Houston Post
Evidence and Proof of Death in Insurance Claim
A judge remarks on proof of death and insurance payment, noting that the insurer will settle once the required death proof is submitted. The exchange questions if mourning attire would be worn if the deceased were alive, reflecting a courtroom tone.
Indian Arts and Crafts Preservation and Revival Outlook
Ming Sarah J. Porter in the Arrow highlights the latent American Indian artistic ability shaped by environment. The piece notes diverse crafts from plains embroidery to baskets, pottery, and totem carvings, and argues for fostering native arts. It discusses revival efforts, market creation, and the positive impact on daily life and industry.
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Ming Sarah J. Porter
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Department of Commerce and Labor
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Attakapas Cottonades Warren
Louisians
Maine
United States
Mohonk Lodge
Indian Industries League
Sequoya Circles
Battalions of Investigators Proposed by English Scientist
Prof. Pearson suggests organizing investigators into battalions to systematize scientific research. He says science can discard much data and rely on brains to interpret the remainder, by moving toward coordinated, battalion style teams.
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Pearson
Simon Newcomb
Crosses Land and Water in Danish Transport Innovation
Denmark blends land and water travel with steamers that carry trains and boats that move between rails. In Sealand island a screw steamboat runs on three lakes separated by land, crossing on wheels. Four wheels, powered by the screw, let it travel along railways laid on the land and lakes.
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Denmark
Sealand
Disappointed western cities over 1905 census figures
Western cities react to 1905 census numbers with Port land Oregon at about 111000 and Des Moines Iowa at 76000, both unhappy. A hospital in Waverly Ta founded by Abraham Sumer, a Jew, receives 10000 pounds with Simmer providing half and Rev Munhall donating the rest. General William Booth arrives in England from Australia and plans a motor car preaching tour across England and Scotland with eighty six appointments from August to September.
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Abraham @Sumer
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Simmer
Munhall
William Booth
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Australia
Scothand
Anguat Wod
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Urges Quick Use
Persuasive ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promotes early use to prevent illness and impurities. Claims include cleansing effects and health improvement with tea or tablets priced at 3 cents. Distributed by H A Dykeman, Druggist.
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H. A. Dykeman
Dbruggist
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