Circuit court grants permanent injunction in Missouri river rate case
Chicago August 24 The United States circuit court grants a permanent injunction sought by Western railways against the Interstate Commerce Commission in the Missouri river rate case. The ruling, with Judge Grosscup delivering the opinion, pauses the commission’s effort to impose a through joint rate system, setting a potential path to the Supreme Court.
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Chicago
Western Railways
Inter-state Commerce Commission
Juages Grosscup
Baker
Kohlsaat
United States Circuit Court
Grosscup
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Chicago & Great Western Railroad Company Et al
Illinois Central
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Frisco Railroad Company
Denver
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Atlantic Seaboard
Taft invited leaders to New York conference on interstate act changes
President Taft invites Chairman Knapp and Commissioner Prouty to a New York conference beginning next Monday to discuss amending the interstate commerce act. Attendees include Attorney General Wickersham Secretary Nagel Solicitor General Bowers and Representative Townsend. Knapp heads to Maine for vacation.
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Washington
Knapp
Prouty
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Taft
New York City
Wickersham
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bowers
Department of Justice
Townsend
Michigan
Flying at Rheims Delayed by Wind During Aviation Week
At Betheny airfield in Rheims the third day of aviation week opened with strong winds stopping flights. President Fallieres and cabinet members were postponed, while Curtiss led in speed tests and Paulhan impressed crowds with high altitude passes. Wind eased later as arrivals and demonstrations continued, drawing attention to biplane superiority and endurance tests for military assessment.
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Betheny Aviation Field
Rheims
Betheny Field
Fallieres
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
Courtland Fieldshop
Sero Club of America
Biennot
Frederick L. Chapin
T. Bentley. Mott
Wright
Paulham
Count de Lampert
Wright Company
Bunan Varilla
Bunau Varilla
Paulhan
Tribune
Monroe Riot Sees Black Gunman Killed In Street Battle
In Monroe Louisiana on August 24 a Pine Bluff Arkansas man fired a double barreled shotgun along the main street. Citizens returned fire and he fell dead after many wounds. Twenty one citizens injured plus officers and a merchant. The mob burned the body despite pleas by Major Forsythe. Authorities prevented wider violence as business halted.
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Monroe
Bill Way
Pine Bluff
Ark
Bigger
T. A. Grant
Simon Marks
George M. McCormick
Fosythe
Forsythe
Trinity Lutheran Schools Hire Prof Bonitzka of Erie
Trinity German Lutheran schools Bloomingdale announce the appointment of Prof August Bonitzka of Erie Pa to lead the Trinity schools in the future. He succeeds Prof Hugo Charle who has accepted a new post at Hannibal Missouri. A fragment of personal notice mentions Cora Weirich, daughter of Joseph Weirich of Fairfield town.
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Prof
August Bonitzka
Trinity German Lutheran Schools
Bloomingdale
Erie
Trinity
Hugo Charle
Hannibal, Mo
Cora
Weirich
Joseph, Weirich
Fairfield
Charle
Annual Elks chicken dinner set at Corner Rod and Gun club park
The Fort Wayne lodge of Elks announces the annual chicken dinner for Sunday August 29 1909 at the Corner Rod and Gun club park. playful events planned include a tule race if the river stays in check and egg carrying contests with local participants.
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Fort Wayne
Viberg
Alter
Griffin
Elks
Clem Fox
Carl Rastetter
Fred Tresselt
Herman Strodel
George Piepenbrink
C. W. Ruchel
Aug. Brase
Harry Hilgeman
Val Ewig
Otto Ortlieb
Hoosier Feud Ends in Fatal Wounding in Indiana
At Attica Indiana Aug 24 three men were wounded in a feud between the Wilhite and McFerren families in Independence. Joseph McFerren the druggist will die after being shot by Lewis Wilhite. McFerren’s son shot Wilhite but only lightly harmed him. Wilhite fled toward Williamsport jailed later. A crowd pursued him after he boasted of the shot at McFerren and a man named William Reynolds was shot in the neck before the crowd dispersed. Also a white poodle and its owner Miss Sylvia Corn of Montpelier briefly halted an interurban car when the dog ran onto the tracks causing alarm.
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Attica
Ind
Wilhite
McFerren
Independence
Wabash River
Joseph McFerren
Lewis Wilhite
MecFerren
William Reynold
Williamsport
Sylvia Corn
Montpelier
Miss Corn
Stoppei
Harriman Arrives in Quarantine on Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Kaiser Wilhelm II reaches quarantine with E H Harriman aboard and is brought to Jersey City by tug El Toro. Harriman reports feeling better though pale and thin, declining to discuss health or business until Arden. He sends wireless messages from the ship noting good condition and plans for postcure restoration.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Arden
Judge Lovett
Harriman
Cherbourg
Europe
Associated
Gastein
United States
Catastrophic collision near Montevideo harbor claims hundreds
A collision between two excursion steamers at Montevideo harbor entrance drowns an estimated 150 to 300 aboard, mostly women and children. The Argentine steamer Colombia carrying Buenos Aires festival passengers and a German vessel went down rapidly. few survivors were rescued. The German captain was restrained from taking his own life.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo Harbor
Colombia
Beunos Ayres
Fort Wayne Woman Visits Cambodian King During Asia Trip
Miss Phoebe Ellison of Fort Wayne, a teacher in the Philippines, describes a vacation visiting the Cambodian king in Phnom Penh. She traveled with Manila friends aboard the first foreign vessel to ascend the Cambodia river, and the royal visit included a ride on royal elephants. The Cambodian sovereign, educated in France, reportedly has two hundred wives.
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Fort Wayne
Phoebe Ellison
Philippines
Ellison
Cambodia
Indo-China
Manila
China Sea
Phomphen
Miss Ellison
Royal
France
Demand for 10 000 Death Damages in King Crash Suit
The article reports that family representatives demand 10 000 damages from the Pennsylvania Company for the death of Mrs King in the Columbia City fatal crossing crash that killed six people including Mr and Mrs King their two daughters Fayma Bradshaw and the chauffeur. The company refuses liability and preparations for further suits are noted. The piece also mentions early Sunday actions by the Meat Cutters and Butchers union in South Bend to close meat markets.
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Pennsylvania Company
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Charles Sherman King
King
Fayma Bradshaw
South Bend
Meat Cutters
Butchers' Union
Max ‘Bain
Max “Katowitz
Beveridge Mentioned as Indiana’s Presidential Possibility
Dr. G M Phillips told Fort Wayne teachers that Albert J Beveridge, from Indiana, could become the nation’s third president. He praised Beveridge and Harrison as Indiana’s presidential names while outlining how laws are made and urging civics teaching with focus on local government.
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Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Indiana
G. M. Phillips
County Institute
Phillips
A. B
Wineship
Beveridge
Harrison
Sander
Johnston
Bryce
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Senate
Winship
Waa
Indianapolis
Postoffice
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Clips Claws OF Commerce Board
Circuit Court of Appeals
Pole Hunter
Wellman
Arkansas
Red and Gun Club Park
McFerran
Trin
Magnate
Pacific
Bad Gastein
Wireless
South America
Montevideo
Ger
Royalty
Urges Beveridge
Dr. Winship
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