No More Railroad Building Opinion by Stuyvesant Fish at Columbia
Stuyvesant Fish, former Illinois Central president, told Columbia University graduates that further railroad building in undeveloped U S regions is unlikely unless funded by existing companies. He condemned Congress for empowering the ICC to fix rates as retrogressive, risking western and southern development and new jobbing centers. He favored regulation but opposed fixed prearranged prices.
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New York
United States
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
Fish
Columbia University
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Plot of the Japanese on Pacific coast funding political aims
Washington reports thousands of dollars are being raised by Japanese on the Pacific coast to support a pact with the Japan progressive party. The funds aim to overthrow the Saionji ministry, repeal the immigration exclusion clause, and guarantee naturalization rights for Japanese in the United States. Semi official quarters Monday night vouched for these international plot details. The money will be used to stir anti American sentiment in Japan.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Progressive Party of Japan
Saionji
Milliken Brothers Files for Receivership in NY Court
Milliken Brothers Incorporated, a major structural steel and bridge builder, sought receivership in U S court before Judge George C Holt. Reported liabilities total 6.5 million dollars with assets of 8.75 million. An involuntary bankruptcy petition had been filed by McDonald and Bostwick just before closing. Judge Holt heard arguments late in his chambers at the Bar Association.
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Milliken Brothers, Incorporated
New York
George C. Holt
United States
McDonald & Bostwick
Holt
The
Bar Association
New Rule in Telegraphing New York
The appellate court reversed Halstead & Co. judgment for 2498.45 against the Postal Telegraph Cable Co. for a message transmission error. The decision holds that a telegram recipient is bound by the sender's terms and conditions just as the sender is.
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New
Kidnapped Boy Recovered After Alley Pursuit in Mitchell
A stranger snatched a boy from in front of his home on a Mitchell street, prompting frantic mother pursuit. A dozen neighbors joined the chase and the kidnapper was captured, ending the incident with the boy safe.
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Mitchell
S. D
J. N. Cook
To Judge Mrs. Eddy's Mind
In Concord New Hampshire Judge Chamberlain orders a master in chancery to take testimony on Mary G B Eddy competency to manage her affairs. The ruling followed a hearing on a motion by Mrs Eddy and her three trustees to dismiss the relatives suit as not in good faith brought as next friends.
Japanese Alliance Aims to Overturn Immigration Act
Washington reports reveal a faction allied with Japan's opposition seeking to force changes to the exclusion of Japanese laborers, calling for recall of Ambassador Aoki and possible indemnity. Delegates from Seattle and San Francisco met in Washington late Oct to press Tokio for repeal, with threats of anti-American demonstrations and, if diplomacy fails, arms.
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Washington
Pacific
Progres
Japan
United States
Tokio
Viscount Aoki
San Francisco
Saionji
State Department
California
Hayashi
T. Takahashi
Seattle
Neda
K. Kawakami
Yorozu
Aring
Aoki
Pacific Coast
Otaka Yamaoka
Count Cakuma
Viscount Tani
House of Peers
Kumamoto
Satsuma
America
Carter to resign Hawaii governorship after current term
Washington George R. Carter, governor of Hawaii, will not seek another term after his present term ends November 28. He informed the president that he cannot continue in office despite the president’s desire for him to stay.
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Hawaii
Washington
George R. Carter
Secretary Root Accepts Diaz Invitation to Mexico
Ambassador Creel delivers an autograph letter from President Diaz inviting Mr Root to visit Mexico as guest of the republic. Mr Root accepts and informs President Diaz through Creel that he will travel to Mexico in the summer, accompanying the delegation to discussions.
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Diaz
Washington
Creel
Mexico
State Root
President Diaz
Mr. Root
Mexican Republic
State Supreme Court Grants Ouster Of Anheuser-Busch
Topeka Kansas the state supreme court granted a judgment of ouster against the Anheuser-Busch Brewing company and held that the recent appointment of receivers for property in this state for foreign brewing companies was legal and proper to protect preserve and render effectual the court's jurisdiction.
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Anheuser-Busch
Topeka
Kas
State Supreme Court
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
Colonel Quinn Retires From River Works Post
Colonel James B. Quinn of the corps of engineers retires today due to age. He led major river projects including Missouri River improvements and the upper Mississippi between St. Paul and Minnesota reservoirs, overseeing government river and harbor works at Sioux City Iowa.
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Quinn
Washington
James B. Quinn
Corps of Engineers
Sioux City
Missouri River
Mississippi
St. Paul
Minnesota
Troops for Frontier to Guava Lajara Frontier
A Mexican train load of sappers and ambulance corpsmen with eleven ambulances departed for Guada lajara. Unofficial reports say these troops may later be moved toward the Guatemalan frontier.
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Frontier
Mexico
Guadalajara
Tornado Near Des Moines Wide Damage and Homelessness
A Sunday afternoon tornado passed through Pleasant Valley causing homelessness for about a dozen families and injuries to several people. Property damage reaches $250,000 with Marion county crops largely ruined and rural telephone lines down. William Harvey and his family fled to the cellar as their house collapsed.
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Des Moines
Pleasant Valley
Marion County
William Harvey
White House Conference Discusses Harriman Immunity and Anticipated Actions
A wide ranging White House conference led by President Roosevelt, with Attorney General Bonaparte and Interstate Commerce Commission members Knapp and Lane, concluded that Harriman has immunity from criminal prosecution due to his ICC testimony. The panel left questions on the Alton deal and the Harvester trust to ongoing review, with final actions deferred.
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Kellogg
Bonaparte
Knapp
Lane
Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Washington
I. H. Herriman
New York
Philadelphia
White House
Roosevelt
Harvester Trust
Harriman Alton
Commission
President to Make Keokuk Trip October 2
Representative Burton said the president will embark at Keokuk on October 2 for a Mississippi River inspection tour. Burton, head of the International Waterways committee, announced the plan after discussing the trip with the president.
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Keokuk
Washington
Burton
International Waterways Committee
Mississippi River
Boy Kills His Mother In Field Accident
Ned Bassett reports a widow, Mrs. Thomas McCoy, shot and killed near here by her 10 year old son. While she picked greens in a field he fired at birds with a revolver. The gunshot struck her head as she rose. Five children left alone.
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Bassett
Ned
Thomas McCoy
Dayton mayor praises Foraker at convention
In Dayton Ohio mayor Wright hailed Senator Foraker as a leading statesman during the Ohio United Commercial Travelers convention. The remark drew storms of hisses and many travelers left the hall, though Wright continued praising Foraker as one of the country’s greatest statesmen.
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Dayton
Wright
Ohio United Commercial
Senator Foraker
United States
Foraker
Orchard Confesses to Eighteen Victims in Haywood Case
Boise report says Harry Orchard detailed how an infernal machine helped convict Frank Steunenberg’s killer and exposed a plot involving Haywood Moyer Pettibone and himself. He increased victims to eighteen and described plans to kidnap a former ally’s child and other crimes including desertion and bigamy.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Steunenberg
Haywood
Moyer
Orchard
Peabody
Goddard
Gabberi
Sherman Bell
Dave Moffatt
Frank Hearne
Ontario
British Columbia
Hattie Simpson
Cripple Creek
New York
Tucker Jr. seeks release via habeas corpus to president
Leavenworth attorneys for H. H. Tucker Jr. former secretary of Uncle Sam Oil say they will travel to Washington to file habeas corpus in the US Supreme Court for his release. They also may present the case to President Roosevelt as part of efforts to obtain freedom after a 30 day contempt jail term.
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H. H. Tucker, Jr
Leavenworth, Kas
Monett
Ohio
Albert L. Wilson
Kansas City
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Hooker
Washington
Harbin cyclone destroys church in Beatrice area
A cyclone hit the village of Harbin in Gage County Nebraska about twenty miles west of Beatrice demolishing the Congregational church and several smaller buildings. No lives were lost.
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Gage County
Beatrice
Neb
Harbin
Here
Wool Sale At Buffalo Wyoming Sets Higher Offer
A large sale in Buffalo Wyoming moved 225000 pounds of wool at 22 and a quarter cents per pound. Buyers had previously offered from 19 to 21 cents, marking a notable premium in the local market.
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Buffalo
Wyo
Taft Has Nothing to Say on Knox 1908 Presidential Talk
Washington reports Senator Knox expressed willingness to be a 1908 presidential candidate if the party nominated him. The president read the statement but offered no comment. Senator Foraker praised Knox as able and worthy while Secretary Taft declined to respond.
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Taft
Washington
Senator Knox
New York
Mr. Knox
Foraker
Knox
Confession Reveals Long List of Assassination Plots
Orchard described brutal crimes tied to the Western Federation of Miners as a witness against William D Haywood. He claimed involvement in mine explosions, train bombings, and the murder of Detective Lyte Gregory, with further killings alleged before Caldwell. The testimony drew a tense, sickened crowd and adjournment as Hawley spoke of illness.
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Frank Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood
Orchard
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Couer D’ Alenes
Cripple Creek
McCormick
Beck
Vindicator
Florence & Cripple Creek
Lyte Gregory
Deliver
Peabody
Denver
Steve’ Adams
Independence
Pred Bralley
San Francisco
Caldwell
Steunenberg
James H. Hawley
Fifteen to be Executed in Guatemala Case
Guatemala court confirms death sentences for fourteen Guatemalans and one Mexican in a court martial over an alleged plot against President Cabrera. One Mexican, Jose Mendosa, is exonerated. Nazari Mendosa receives fifteen years in prison.
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Guatemala
Through Rates Fixed Under Hepburn Act
The Interstate Commerce Commission opinion by Commissioner Franklin K. Lane holds that most U S railroads operate as through routes with through rates, even without a joint rate. It concerns moving 10,000,000 pounds of sugar stored in Omaha moved to the east before the tariff change took effect.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Franklin K. Lane
United States
Omaha
Final Drafts of Russo Japanese Commercial Treaty
Final drafts of the Russo Japanese commercial treaty are completed and sent to Tokio for approval. The emperor of Japan is expected to respond later this month. The treaty remains in force five years and is described as political rather than economic in nature.
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St. Petersburg
Tokio
Japan
Novoe Vremya
Train Wreck Injures Fifty-Seven Near Nashville Tennessee
Southern passenger train No 2 en route from Nashville plunged from a fifteen foot embankment at Black Branch near Lebanon Tennessee. At speed of 20 to 30 mph the crash injured about fifty seven of sixty aboard.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern
Black Branch
Lebanon
Outbreak at Weichouw Sparks Canton Troop Request
Rebels attack Weichouw near Hankow in Tong King gulf area. Canton troops are requested to quell the mob uprising as authorities report increased unrest and mobilization by rebel forces.
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Weichouw
Hong Kong
Hankow
Gulf of Tong King
Canton
Fatal Automobile Race Near Albany Ends in Fatality
A 200 mile endurance car event run under New York Motor Club auspices near Albany ended with one death and serious injuries to two others about three miles east of the city. It notes the danger of the event and the severity of the injuries sustained.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Motor Club
Railroads to contest Aldrich bill and fare law
Lincoln Neb. Rock Island and Union Pacific will contest the Aldrich bill halving grain coal livestock fruit potatoes and building material in carload lots. They also plan to challenge the 2 cent fare law. General Solicitor J N Baldwin confirmed one action and hinted at the other at a state railway commission session.
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Lincoln
Neb
Rock Island
Union Pacific
J. N. Baldwin
State Railway Commission
Iowa Railroads See 15 Percent Earnings Rise in 1907 Review
Reports to the Iowa executive council show a 15 percent gain in gross and net earnings for the state railroads as the 1907 assessment is prepared for August 1. The Burlington Railroad will install gates at major city crossings after deadly accidents, while Union county boosts personal property assessments by 20 percent. Notable deaths include farmer Henry Aurecher of Jasper county and prominent lawyer Phil Boland of Sioux City. A Mason City farmer’s wife is found dead in a barn, and a Boone 14-year-old dies after contact with a fallen arc light wire. The University of Iowa education department analyzes variation in school funding and teaching salaries nationwide. A Bloomfield case involves Ora Sample facing indictment for murder, while a Jasper county road tax ruling upholds city expenditure of property taxes. A trio from Sioux City fights a Nebraska bank robbery requisition, and 88-year-old Phil Boland passes away following bowel obstruction surgery. A boy survives a high-speed fall from an Illinois Central train, aided by the crew.
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Iowa
Executive Council
Burlington Railroad Company
Burlington
Creston
Board of Supervisors
Union County
Henry Aurecher
Jasper County
M. Aureder
Germany
Joe Navretall
Mason
Washington Dispatch
August Frank
Dubuque
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Department of Education
University of Iowa
Boone
Orville Briggs
Dan Briggs
Council Bluffs
Standard Oil Company
Government Inspection Service
Omaha
Sioux City
Chicago
Lee Chapman
Pisgah
Bloomfield
Joseph Richardson
Kelsey
Supreme Court
W. H. Whitcomb
Pender
Neb
Cummins
George Meyers
Fritz Klein
Tom Lee
Kelley
Winnebago Bank
Nebraska
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Carter
Root
MR. Harriman
Phil 4
Boland
el. Mars
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Johnnie Martinelii
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