Supreme Court Takes Minnesota Con tempt Case On Rail Rates
The Supreme Court assumed original jurisdiction in the Minnesota contempt test case, granting a writ of habeas corpus for the restraint of Attorney General Edward T. Young and issuing a writ of certiorari to certify the record. The Dec. 2 hearing will test federal versus state authority over railroad regulation and state rate laws.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Minnesota
Edward T. Young
Circuit Court
District of Minnesota
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court
Young
Circuit Courts
Bourne’s Roosevelt renomination push dampened by Roosevelt denial
Oregon Senator Jonathan Bourne who urged a cash prize for arguments supporting Roosevelt’s renomination was rebuffed when Roosevelt personally rejected the idea. Bourne remained firm that he would not be bullied into changing his mind. A public statement from Roosevelt is not expected until Taft returns from his world tour.
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Washington
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bourne
Taft
King and Queen of Spain Escape Injury in Rail Incident
The king and queen of Spain narrowly escaped harm near Cherbourg as their train derailed while en route from Paris to England. They were not injured and proceeded to board the British battleship Renown for a royal visit with King Edward.
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Cherbourg
France
Spain
England
Edward
Paris
U.S. Court Denies Rehearing for Greene and Gaynor
The United States circuit court of appeals sitting in Montgomery Alabama denied a request for a rehearing by Greene and Gaynor on October 29.
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Montgomery
Ala
United States
Greene
Gaynor
Class Rivalry Triggers Destructive Hazing at Missouri School
At the State School of Mines in Rollo Missouri 20 sophomores rousted from beds half clothed were tied to trees on campus and left till daylight. The sophomore class then seized 75 freshmen binding their arms with ropes and marching them through town. School Director Young declared a holiday as classrooms remained empty. The clash began over freshmen refusing to wear green caps with yellow buttons.
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Rollo
State School of Mines
Young
Resignations Shake Ohio Electric Railway Officials
Three officials resign from the Ohio Electric Railway company effective November 1. J. L. Adams resigns as general manager of the central division with Springfield offices. Arthur W. Jordan quits as assistant general passenger and freight agent. George Bush resigns as chief clerk to D. G. Edwards in Columbus. Adams' departure moves general manager duties to Columbus, with W. G. Gibbs expanding to cover the central division and relocating from Newark to Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio Electric Railway Company
Indiana, Columbus and Eastern
J. L. Adams
Central Division
Springfield
Arthur W. Jordan
George Bush
D. G. Edwards
Mr. Adams
W. G. Gibbs
Newark
Old Shoe Confounds Indiana Cobbler With Hidden Fortune
Hartford City Indiana October 29 Henry Goddard a cobbler found 350 dollars rolled in an old shoe brought for repair The shoe belonged to hotelkeeper James Parker who later learned his wife had hidden her money in the shoe after distrust of banks The discovery startled the owner and wife and the case drew local interest
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Hartford City
Ind
Henry Goddard
James Parker
Goddard
Parker
Oil car on CH and D. set ablaze by sparks
In Cincinnati on Budd street a locomotive sparked a car of oil on the C H and D tracks starting a fire. Firemen led by Captain Hurley rolled burning barrels from the blaze. one barrel burst spilling oil and the flames were put out after a stiff fight. Loss estimated in the hundreds.
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Cincinnati
Budd Street
Hurley
Fire Company No. 2
Fire destroys Braddock dry goods and five and ten stores
A blaze in Braddock on October 29 damaged Learns dry goods Bonner and Co five and ten cent store the McNulty Co mills and two adjoining residences. Loss estimated at $150000. Immediate investigations or actions not detailed.
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Braddock
Learns Dry Goods
Bonner and Co
McNulty Co
Telegraph Strikers Lose Ground As Applicants Pour In
New York on October 29 reports a shift in the telegraph strike with a standing company receiving forty applications in the last twenty four hours signaling a possible general break in union ranks and a momentum change in the labor action.
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New York
Amelia Hoescher Granted Divorce From Frank J Hoescher
A decree awarded Amelia Hoescher a divorce from Frank J Hoescher on Tuesday by Judge Hartkoff citing gross neglect of duty as the ground.
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Amelia Hoescher
Frank J. Hoescher
Hartkoff
Large Depositors Paid by Checks Stabilize London Markets
New York reports Oct 29 that Britain’s financial scene shows no major changes. Public scare fades as interest eases and banks stop rushes. runs have ceased since banks began paying large depositors in checks.
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New York
British markets feel pinch from German rate rise
New York reports the Imperial Bank of Germany lifting discount to 6 1 2 percent weighs on London stocks with limited credit for speculation. American securities stay firm in London though Canadian Pacific slips 2. Amalgamated Copper gains as Anaconda Up 1 2, Atchison St Paul 1 4, Illinois Central 1 4, Northern Pacific 1 4. Union Pacific steady, US Steel common down, US Steel preferred up.
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New York
Imperial Bank of Germany
London
Canadian Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison, St. Paul
Ilinois Central
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Stock Market Wavers Amid S-Point Canadian Pacific Slide
New York stocks opened restrained with irregular price moves. Canadian Pacific fell 43 points while Southern Pacific and others gained or shed modestly as forced liquidation surfaced, copper stocks showed resistance with Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda rising. New York Central weakened to three points below last night as Pennsylvania dropped 14.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Southern Pacific Preferred
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
American Smelting
Westinghouse Electric
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Toledo
St. Louis & Western
Northern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Reading
Texas & Pacific
St. Paul
Financial mood solid in the West as banks see stability
Satisfactory in the West overall with banks and interests showing confidence. Money centers report unchecked operations and a certificates plan. Oregon governor declares five days of legal holidays to prevent a currency famine.
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Chicago
West
Oregon
Gillette Sentenced for Perjury at Mutual Life Trial
New York dated Oct 29 Justice Dowling imposes six months in Sing Sing on Dr Walter L Gillette former vice president of Mutual Life Insurance Company after his perjury conviction.
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New York
Justice Dowling
Walter L. Gillette
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Bath County voters reject 1908 tobacco growing
About 500 farmers gathered in Owingsville on Sunday afternoon to hear Walter Sharp of Sharpsburg A W Bascom T H Brown and Wallace Gudgell of Owingsville. They voted not to raise tobacco in Bath county in 1908.
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Owingsville
Walter Sharp
Sharpsburg
A. W. Bascom
T. H. Brown
Wallace Gudgell
Bath County
Deere Plow Works Leader Charles H Deere Dead
Charles H Deere head of the Deere plow works at Moline Illinois died in Chicago on October 29. He led the great manufacture and was a prominent figure in industry.
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Chicago
Charles H. Deere
Moline
Ills
Bedford teachers receive anonymous improper letters
Bedford Indiana teachers have faced weeks of anonymous communications at the school office. The letters referenced Sarah Shafer and caused fear among recipients. The school board and Prof. Fagin reported the issue to postal authorities, with Inspectors Susong and Letcher on the case and Inspector Fletcher returning to Indianapolis to present evidence to the U.S. district attorney.
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Bedford
Ind
Sarah Shafer
Fagin
Susong
Letcher
Fletcher
Indianapolis
United States
Christmas Boxes Free for Officers and Soldiers Abroad
Washington October 29. Following a custom inaugurated by Secretary Alger the war department will again transport free Christmas boxes for officers and soldiers in foreign stations. Boxes for the troops in the Philippines may be consigned to the superintendent of the army transport in San Francisco and those for Cuba to the deport quartermaster at Newport News Virginia.
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Washington, D. C
Alger
War Department
Philippines
San Francisco
Cuba
Newport News
Petition aims for local option election in Unionville Center
Marysville Ohio October 29 two petitions signed by more than half of Unionville Center voters will go to the village council for a local option election under the Beal law. The village has one saloon and temperance supporters push for a dry town.
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Marysville
Ohio
Unionville Center
Woman Dies En Route To Cemetery A Year After Husband
Mrs Lena Schepp of East Liverpool Ohio collapsed and died yesterday afternoon while enroute to Rose Hill cemetery in Bellaire to decorate her husband's grave, which had been buried there exactly one year prior.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Lena Schepp
East Liverpool
Ohio
Rose Hill Cemetery
Bellaire
Went Dry in Jefferson County After Heated Campaign
Jefferson County Alabama narrowly approves prohibition by an estimated 1500 vote margin. Birmingham city voters deliver a 320 majority against prohibition as thousands of women and children march to polls, singing hymns. County turnout sets a record on a clear cold day.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Dayton Contractor Dies in Sudden Suicide at Turf Exchange
Dayton Ohio. J Curtis committed death by own action last night by firing a bullet into his brain. The body was found this morning at a local turf exchange.
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Dayton
J. Curtis
Eight Thousand UP Workers Laid Off in Omaha
The Union Pacific Railway discharged eight thousand construction department workers in Omaha on October 29 to cut expenses. The layoff affects a large portion of the railroad's nonessential labor force and reflects cost-cutting measures during the period.
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Omaha, Neb
Union Pacific Ry
Made Good His Threat To Take His Life
Edward Campion a 44 year old Cleveland clerk shot himself in the temple at his home 4516 Bridge avenue after being dared to carry out his threat. He had been despondent for weeks and talked of self destruction according to witnesses.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Edward Campion
Bridge Avenue
Campion
Ed Metarty
Two Governors to Speak for Duncan in Columbus Rally
In Columbus on October 29 two governors will share a platform at Memorial hall for Democrat mayoral candidate Judge Thomas J. Duncan. President Thompson of Ohio State University will preside. Indiana Governor Frank Hanly and Missouri Governor Joseph Folk will address the crowd. The key issue in the race is enforcing saloon closing laws. Mayor Badger dismissed Patrolman Whitehurst for allowing certain saloons to stay open.
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Columbus
Ohio
Memorial Hall
Thomas J. Duncan
William Oxley Thompson
Ohio State University
Frank Hanly
Indiana
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Capitol City
Dewitt C. Badger
J. EF. Whitehurst
Prices of Grub Drop Hit or Miss Across Markets
Cincinnati notes a ten percent cut in creamery butter and dressed meats at packing centers while beef and pork follow a ten percent decrease from Cudahy Packing Omaha. Eggs and poultry show a sagging market as prices stay high overall. Trade expert Ankenbauer cites supply and demand, fruit scarcity, strong vegetable demand, and bank lending as factors keeping prices elevated and unlikely to fall soon.
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Cincinnati
Cudahy Packing Company
Omaha
John F. Ankenbauer
Oklahoma Statehood Proclamation Ready for Nov 16
President Roosevelt will issue the proclamation admitting Oklahoma as a state on Saturday November 16. Governor Frantz and a large Oklahoma delegation delivered the constitution to the president. The document is typewritten on parchment and lacks election ordinances and will be reviewed with the attorney general.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Frantz
Gold Teeth Stolen From Reporter in Street Robbery
St. Louis report Justus Geiger was held up by footpads who forced open his mouth to pull two gold front teeth. They found little cash, and Geiger says he has not smiled since the incident.
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St. Louis
Justus Geiger
Geiger
Work halted at Dupont Powder works outside Tacoma
Tacoma Oct 20 Orders posted at the Dupont Powder works south of Tacoma announce a suspension of work on the large plant under construction. One hundred men are laid off. No reason given for the action.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dupont Powder Works
Aelion
Peking Gazette Replaced by Modern Newspaper
The Peking Gazette, oldest Chinese bulletin, is superseded by a modern paper that prints memorials and edicts and will carry editorials. Its first editorial critiques Japan's constitution and signals broader influence.
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Peking
Peking Gazette
China
Japan
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