Value of Minnesota railroad property estimated at 215 million
Sundberg committee reports Minnesota railroad property valued at 215 million dollars, about 27 000 dollars per mile. Capitalized value reaches 400 million dollars or 50 000 per mile, with net earnings averaging 5 000 per mile annually. The study details costs, improvements, and stock valuations, noting distortions in line lengths and watered miles in historic estimates.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Sundberg
Senate
Chicago Great Western
A. B. Stickner
Town
Ilinois
Secretary Taft Returns From Caribbean Tour
Secretary of War Taft and Mrs. Taft return to Washington from a month long journey that covered Panama Cuba and Porto Rico arriving at the Washington navy yard aboard the Mayflower. Beekman Winthrop and Mrs. Winthrop joined the party along with Representatives Burton and De Armond Senator Kittredge and Miss Maggie Ide among others.
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Washington
Taft
Washington Navy Yard
Panama
Cuba
Porto Rico
Beekman Winthrop
Winthrop
Burton
Ohio
de “Armond
Missouri
Kittredge
South Dakota
Maggie Ide
Roosevelt to depart Washington for Oyster Bay in June
President Roosevelt will leave Washington on June 12 for his summer home at Oyster Bay. He says public business allows the early departure and expects a long period of rest. Secretary Loeb stated no speeches are planned after his departure until the Canton ceremony for the McKinley monument on September 30.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Loeb
Canton
Endorsement for Tucker by Uncle Sam Oil stockholders
One hundred fifty stockholders from Illinois Iowa Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas met Monday and passed resolutions endorsing H. H. Tucker the indicted manager and asserting the company is solvent and should not be reorganized. Tucker proposed raising 75000 to obtain machinery to refine crude oil in the company refineries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Kansas City
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Ilinois
Iowa
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
H. H. Tucker
Golvent
Russia Faces Fuel Famine Amid Caspian Sailor Strike
St Petersburg reports a fuel shortage as sailors from the naphtha flotilla on the Caspian Sea strike continues. Baron Taube, head of the gendarmerie, has been tasked to resolve the dispute but has not succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Caspian Sea
Baron Taube
Harrisburg House Defeats Roosevelt Second Term Resolution
A resolution in Harrisburg asking President Roosevelt to seek a second term failed in the state house with no debate on the proposition.
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Harrisburg
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Further Railroad Legislation Considered In Autumn
Washington reports that the interstate commerce law convention may reconvene in the autumn to push for additional railroad legislation. Judge Cowan of Texas and Gov. Larrabee of Iowa, members of the convention's executive committee, discussed the plan and agreed to pursue a roller convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Law Convention
Judge Cowan
Texas
Gov
Larrabee
Iowa
Hey
Carrying the Mail How Railroads Overcharge the Government
Data from the postmaster general for 1905 shows New York Central and Lake Shore earned 67.40 per ton for mail between New York and Chicago while express rates were 50 per ton for similar matter. Chicago & North Western carried mail at 38.60 per ton between Chicago and Omaha, with express at 46 per ton, yielding 20 per ton on mail. Erie earned 49.60 per ton for mail from New York to Dunkirk, while express charged 30 per ton. railroads receive about half. These patterns suggest nationwide overcharges, justifying modern steel postal cars like those at Union Pacific’s Omaha shop.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
New York Central
Lake Shore
New York
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Omaha
Chicago & Northwestern
Express Companies
Erie Railroad
Dunkirk
Express Company
United States
Union Pacific
Jamestown Exposition Opens Amid Unfinished Prep
Norfolk Va officials report Jamestown tercentennial exposition about 80 percent finished as opening week approaches. Despite incomplete domes, foreign fleets and the water show promise a Roosevelt led program will showcase international diplomacy and naval power to the public.
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Norfolk
Roosevelt
Congressmen to Honolulu on famine relief voyage
Congressional party invited by Hawaii territorial legislature will meet in Chicago on April 26, travel by sleeper on the Overland Limited to San Francisco, and sail aboard the Buford on April 30. The Buford carries famine relief to Shanghai, and the War Department permits Congress members to go as far as Honolulu.
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Washington
Hawaii
Chicago
San Francisco
Overland Limited
Buford
Shanghai
War Department
Congress
Honolulu
Government to name fraudulently advertised products
Secretary Wilson warned willful misleading ads about government guarantees on foods and drugs will trigger public exposure. He said serial numbers identify the responsible manufacturer and protect honest dealers, promising firm action against false advertising across magazines and streetcar walls.
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Washington
Department
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
United States
New York
Subway
Land Conspiracy Verdict Imposes Guilty on Three Men
In Omaha a federal jury finds Thomas M Huntington Fred Hoyt and Ami B Todd guilty on thirty three counts of the indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the United States out of land title use and possession affecting about 350000 acres in Sheridan and Cherry counties Nebraska A motion for a new trial will be filed within ten days and each defendant remains on $5000 bond.
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Omaha
United States
Thomas M. Huntington
Fred Hoyt
Ami B. Todd
Sheridan
Cherry Counties
Nebraska
T. C. Munger
Bartlett Richards
Will G. Comstock
Charles C. Jameson
Aquilla Triplett
W. H. Munger
James K
Gurley
Elevation ruling limits Union Pacific grain allowances
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld a ruling on grain elevation involving Union Pacific. Elevation covers unloading and reloading within ten days, excludes processing, and must be open to all on equal terms. Allowances to Peavey elevators are reduced to no more than half a cent per 100 pounds, effective June 1, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Harlan
Commission
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Peavey
Forest Planting in the Sand Hills Near Halsey Neb
Forest planting began April 5 in the Dismal River National Forest near Halsey Nebraska with 500000 pine trees to be planted in the Sand Hills. A crew of forty men is employed and could grow if more workers are found to finish during the spring rainy spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Hills
Washington
Dismal River National Forest
Halsey
Neb
Editors in Tenth Indiana endorse Fairbanks for president
At a Lafayetter Indiana meeting of Republican editors in the Tenth Indiana district resolutions were adopted unanimously endorsing Vice-President Charles W Fairbanks for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Hoosiers
Fairbanks
Lafayetet
Ind
Indiana Congressional District
Charles W. Fairbanks
Newspaper Men Barred From White House Grounds After Dark
Secretary Loeb announced new policy barring newspaper men from gathering on White House grounds after nightfall and from approaching the White House door seeking information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Loeb
Arraigned on Charge of Taking Bonds from Trust Co
New York loan clerk W O Douglas of the Trust Company of America was arraigned in police court and held without bail on a charge of taking 50 000 in bonds. Oakleigh Thorne, president of the trust company, reported the loss and Douglas admitted taking the bonds and revealed their location. He gave no reason for the act and offered no attempt to dispose of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. O. Douglas
Trust Company of America
Oakleigh Thorne
Trust Company
Thorne
Douglas
Fire Devours Iloilo. 20000 Homeless After Panay Town Destroyed
Manila reports Iloilo town destroyed by fire Friday morning with 20000 homeless. Fire beyond control of civil and military authorities. Damage not yet estimated as telegraphy is affected. Iloilo, capital of Panay, lies on the island's east coast.
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Manila
Iloilo
Panay
Adverse to Dowie Estate in Sutton will case
Springfield court hands down an adverse opinion to the estate of John Alexander Dowie in the Sutton will case. Frederick Sutton a New Zealand native who joined Dowieism left 54 000 dollars to Dowie. Sutton heirs contended testator unsound in mind and unduly influenced. Supreme court sustains lower court findings in favor of Sutton heirs.
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Dowie
Springfield
Supreme Court
John Alexander Dowie
Sutton
Frederick Sutton
New Zealand
Swettenham Incident Public Reveals Admirals Letters
A London white paper publishes verbatim letters from Admiral Davis and Governor Swettenham about the Kingston incident. It also includes Lord Elgin’s cabled comment warning the governor that his tone and expression are improper for serving his majesty in addressing a friendly power during a mercy mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swettenham
London
Admiral Davis
Kingston
Lord Elgin
Seattle Labor Council Opposes Roosevelt On Harriman Remark
The Seattle Central Labor council adopted resolutions condemning the president for labeling BH Harriman an undesirable citizen and for prejudging alleged murderers of ex Governor Steunenberg before trial. It also condemned denying the rights of American citizens to be presumed innocent until proved guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Seattle Central Labor Council
Roosevelt
Harriman
Moyer, Haywood
Debs
Steunenberg
Idaho
Plot to Murder Roosevelt in Newark Sparked by Anarchists
United States secret service investigates an alleged plot by Pennsylvania anarchists based in Hazleton to assassinate President Roosevelt in Newark New Jersey. The case centers on possible coordination by unnamed suspects and affiliations with Hazleton headquarters.
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Newark
N. J
Pennsylvania
Hazleton
Roosevelt
United States Secret Service
African Church Matters Se ction Held By Episcopal Board
Washington African board of the Episcopal church held its session with delegates from many large cities. The annual Financial Secretary Lampton report shows last year receipts of $161,293 with $74,195 retained for salaries of bishops and general church purposes, $12,903 for education, $16,129 for church extension, and $58,065 for widows orphans and indigent preachers.
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Washington
African Board of the Episcopal Church
Lampton
Taft Arrives in Ponce for Official Visit Banquet
Secretary Taft and party including Governor Winthrop and Insular officials arrived in Ponce Puerto Rico. A city banquet honored the visitors with Augusto Gautier, president of the city council, delivering the welcome speech. Gautier praised Governor Winthrop for his tenure while Taft spoke at length.
Earthquake Toll and Delays in Mexico City Reports
Communications with the hardest hit districts remain poor after the quake with shocks continuing to occur as of noon Wednesday. The known dead reach fifty and the injured about three hundred, including many prominent Mexican officials and social figures.
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Mexico
Lands Convention Called for Denver Meeting
Denver Governor Buchtel addresses all state governors urging a national convention on public lands to discuss laws and a general policy to be advocated in Washington. The proposed gathering would occur June 18 to 20 this year in Denver.
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Denver
Buchtel
Washington
Utes Lease Lands To End Utah Reservation Dispute
The renegade Utes, who refused to return to the Utah reservation, have been leased by the Cheyenne River Indian council to four townships in the northwestern corner of their reservation for one year. This action aims to settle the roving band dispute pending further arrangements.
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Pierre
Utah
Indian Council
Cheyenne River Reservation
Thaw Informs Tombs He Is Ill During Visit
Harry K. Thaw told the Tombs keeper he was ill when A Russell Peabody of his counsel arrived. Thaw remained in bed and, after learning he could not confer in his cell, met Peabody in the conference room for a two hour consultation.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Tombs
A. Russell Peabody
Thaw
Mr. Peabody
France Comments On Italy Armament Proposal Withdrawal
Paris announces Italy's compromise position on armament limits at The Hague talks has been withdrawn due to Austria and Germany's firm opposition. The move is not expected to significantly alter France's stance on armament limitations.
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Paris
Italy
Hague
Austria
Germany
France
Russian Judge Arnold Resigns at Justice Minister Demand
In St Petersburg Judge Arnold, head of the Moscow supreme court, who long backed an independent judiciary and once sentenced Kostroma reactionists, has resigned at the urging of Justice Minister Chichogloviloff. The liberal press notes the minister’s action contrasts with his April speech in Parliament.
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St. Petersburg
Arnold
Moscow Supreme Court
Kostroma
M. Chichogloviloff
Fires and deaths toll in Iowa through month of March
A roundup from Chariton to Des Moines reports a serious fire suspected arson in Chariton, crop damage debates near Sidney, and the deaths of Polk county pioneer Oliver E. Doubleday and Page county figure Hon Charles Linderman. Burglary at Hazelton bank, Doose hotel tragedy, Harmony schoolhouse blaze, and other incidents including robberies, strikes, indictments, and medical and dairy enforcement news fill this dense Iowa summary with local names and outcomes.
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Chariton
Sidney
Oliver E. Doubleday
Polk County
Hazelton
Cr. J. Thoreson
Ellsworth
Charles Linderman
Page County
Clarinda
Des Moines
St. Louis
Dubuque
Lafe Young
Des Mones
Harmony
Logan
John Zweck
Charles City
Germany
Fatherland
Clause Doose
Doose
Marengo
J. C. Kuehl
Scott County
Perry
Chris Ottensen
Ottensen
Executive Council
H. W. Garlick
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Harlan
John R. Sage
Crop and Weather Service
Iowa
Sioux City
Estherville
Eugene Dows
Wilshall
Harrison Neuhoff
Ho. J. Doyle
Milwaukee Railroad
Riverside
Cass County
Mullins
L. G. Richardson
Lucas County
Reed
Board of Insane Commissioners
Pottawattamie County
Hfe
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Sfae
Huntington
Todd
Hoyt
Philippines
Seattle Labor Council
Ponce
Cheyenne River
Harry Thaw
Earl Stewart
Iowa City
Town University
Geo. Stump
Selma
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