Waterway upgrade could ease freight by river to Gulf
James J. Hill urged Roosevelt’s waterways commission use to relieve freight pressure. He argued a 15 foot Mississippi channel from St. Louis to New Orleans would cost about 100 million dollars but allow one towboat to move 30 to 40 trainloads, shifting heavy freight to sea routes and easing east west congestion.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Roosevelt
Waterways
Hill
Seaboard
Gulf
Haywood Pettibone Trial Set For May Ninth
In Boise Idaho April 4 Judge Freemont Wood set May 9 to begin the Haywood Pettibone case. Hawley for the state said the trial would start with Haywood first after Nugent requested separate trials for each defendant. The trio appeared well and cheerful, having gained weight in detention.
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Secretary of Miners
Boise
Idaho
James W Hawley
Haywood-Pettibone
Freemont Wood
John F. Nugent
William D. Haywood
Nugent
Wood
Hawley
Haywood
Moyer
Pettibone
Shoots Self After Failing to Reimburse Friends
A. B. Jaquith, former Peavey manager and Sioux City figure, died by suicide in Krug's park Omaha at 3 a.m. Tuesday after two years of trying to repay friends involved in a failed Maycorn corner scheme. His body was found by W. S. Rowe of Postal Telegraph. Jaquith led Exchange Grain and held posts with Nebraska Underwriters Insurance, and served on the Chicago board of trade and Omaha Grain exchange.
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Sioux City
Maycorn
A. B Jaquith
Peavey
Krug
Tere
Omaha
The
Exchange Grain Company
Nebraska Underwriters Insurance Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Omaha Grain Exchange
Water Power Generates Electricity for the Spearfish Plant
The Black Hills Traction company reports the first test run of its Redwater canal plant near Spearfish South Dakota. The water power facility produces 1,500 horsepower and aims to supply cheap electricity to mines mills and factories year round. The project required extensive rock work and $200000 in construction.
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Spearfish
Spearfish,s. D
Black Hills Traction Company
Redwater
Black Hills
Crow Creek
Company leaders plan new plant on Redwater river site
Local executives Henry Keats serves as president with R. B. Hughes as vice president J. F. Summers as treasurer and A. L. Kinney as secretary. Management also contemplates building a second plant with double the current capacity at a site on Redwater just downstream from the present facility.
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Henry Keats
R. B. Hughes
J. F. Summers
A. L. Kinney
Redwater
Born in Canada Mother Pleads to Have Boy Born in United States
A Michigan Central immigrant train sped to Windsor as Mary Rosenblum gave birth aboard. The mother wished the child born in the United States, but the infant arrived just hours before crossing the border, making the boy a Canadian native. The drama centers on the hurried crossing and the child’s national claim.
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United States
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central
Windsor
Mary Rosenblum
Rosenblom
Dominion of Canada
Texas House Chaplain Denounces Critics Of Reform
In Austin on April 4 Chaplain Joyce accused critics of reform laws of cursing the statutes while praising lawmakers for enacting them. He warned that those opposing reforms may fear retaliation from the lawmakers as debates over the new legislation sparked strong reactions.
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Austin
Tex
Joyce
House of Representatives
New South Dakota Law Changes City Assessor Election
In Sioux Falls and other first class cities the city assessor will no longer be elected at regular municipal elections. The Galveston plan enacted by a new law allows the mayor and city councils to appoint assessors starting July 1, with terms expiring August 1.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
M. D
Clark
Galveston
Suspected 75,000 Cotton Swindle Arrest Made
In Temple Texas authorities arrested Chris Rodgers, linked to W. R. Miller, at the Santa Fe railroad for a fraud alleged to total 75000 dollars. The scheme purportedly secured money on bills of lading for 1500 bales of cotton not accompanied by the cotton itself.
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Temple
Tex
Santa Fe Railroad
Chris Rodgers
W. R. Miller
Suffragists Weigh Militant Stunt in Men’s Dress
London reports Mrs Cobden Sanderson and followers hint at suffragists entering the House of Commons in male attire. Mrs Martin of the Women’s Social and Political Union says she would do it if necessary, noting a woman’s figure, hair, and appearance may be altered for the cause.
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London
Thaw Trial Resumes as Delmas Seeks Two Day Speech
The Thaw trial resumes with Delmas opening the defense summing up and Jerome considering an appeal on exclusion of lunacy testimony. Jerome may present a brief argument and seeks precedents while Delmas could speak for two days. A verdict is expected Thursday.
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Delmas
Jerome
Allan McLane Hamilton
Jon
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Delphin M. Delmas
Supreme Court
Thaw
Justice Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Stanford White
Virtue Banquet: Pittsburgers Fear Bible Quotation
Pittsburg society leaders fret over a Bible quotation tied to the Virtue Banquet hosted by the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce. A Kansas City style editorial claims Pittsburg would have faced Sodom and Gomorrah fate, sparking worry among prominent locals about inclusion in the list of the righteous.
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Pittsburg
Sodom
Farmers Organize Equity Union in Yankton Region
State Organizer Theron Fish of Sioux Falls formed a local branch of the American Society of Equity on Saturday. The farmers union aims to fix prices for farm products and is spreading rapidly across the area.
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Farmers
Yankton
S. D
Theron Fish
Sioux Falls
American Society of Equity
Farmers’ Union
White House Banishes Rollo the St Bernard Pup
The White House announces banishment of Rollo a large St Bernard once prized as a pet. His misdeeds included trying to provoke the French ambassador M Jusserand and German ambassador Baron Spee von Sternberg into climbing trees and jumping fences at the White House.
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White House
Washington, D. C
Rollo
M. Jusserand
Baron Spee von Sternberg
Influx of Prospectors Reaches Shoshoni District
Settlers on Shoshoni Wyoming report half the town are strangers from the Shoshoni Indian reservation lands and Copper mountains districts. A private letter from Goldfield Nevada says a large influx of prospectors will head to the Copper mountains this season.
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Wyo
Shoshoni
Copper Mountains
Willow Creek
Goldfield
Nev
Nevada
Wolf and Coyote Bounty Association Formed in Crook County
Ranchmen in Crook county Moir section form the Wolf and Coyote Bounty association. It will pay 15 dollars for each wolf and 1.25 dollars for each coyote killed on member land. State bounties add 20 thousand dollars yearly for predator extermination.
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Sundance
Dyo
Moir
Crook County
Colorado Voters Face Wet-Dry Question In Polls
The brief item notes Colorado voters wrestle with the wet versus dry issue. It mentions political controversy surrounding Roosevelt’s campaign fund denial and Harriman as a deliberate liar. It also lists varied items from a minister’s deposition to legislative actions in Iowa and a paywall of other news briefs.
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Colorado
Roosevelt
Harriman
Atlanta
G.I. Barnwell
Iowa
Des Moines
Department of Insurance
Senate
Thaw
Mnany
Holy See
Rome
Voliva
Alexander Dowie
George B. Boswell
Philadelphia
East Liberty Station
Pittsburg
Christian Scientists Escape Nebraska Legislature
The Nebraska Senate killed a bill that would require Christian Science practitioners to report contagious cases and face penalties, a measure previously passed by the House. The proposal, introduced by Dr. Marsh of Seward, aimed to apply standard reporting duties to Christian Science practitioners.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Marsh of
Seward
House
Senate
Freak Artesian Wells Spout Hot Water in Dakota Region
In western South Dakota between the Missouri river and the Black Hills, new artesian wells along railroad routes emit hot water. The Capa well reaches 130 degrees, Nowlin’s spout is hotter, Presho’s 99.3 degree well is surpassed, and Midland plans a hotter future well between Capa and Nowlin.
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Capa
Sioux Falls
S. D
Missouri River
Black Hills
South Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Bad River
Nowlin
Midland
Florida Governor Seeks US Buy Territory for Negroes
Governor Broward tells the legislature that race relations are worsening and proposes Congress purchase of territory to buy and transport black property to a designated area, where the United States would establish a government for the Negro race and exclude whites.
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Florida
U. S
Tallahasse
Fla
Broward
Congress
United States
Wreck Cause Probe Planned with Simulated Train Run
New York April 6. To determine the wreck cause for the Brewster express disaster on the New York Central railroad twenty four people killed or fatally hurt a test run will be performed on the same track with a nearly identical train. The timing will aim to match the day of the accident around the curve where rails gave way.
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New York
New York Central
White Sox Edge Terre Haute In Ten Innings
The White Sox survive a ten inning thriller at Terre Haute to pull out a win. Roosevelt accuses Harriman Rockefeller and Hearst of conspiring to hinder the anti trust campaign. Philippines sees rising Japanese sentiment as unrest grows. Florence Maybrick tours Joliet prison and recalls English confinement. Mary Baker Eddy estate suit seeks proper care by trustees. Chicago business leaders forecast prosperity after Tuesday's election. Atchison raises dividend to 6 percent, Kansas City Southern declares preferred dividend. Southern railway chief Finley denies railroads are over capitalized and says rates stay unaffected.
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White Sox
Terre Hautes
Roosevelt
Harriman
Rockefeller
Hearst
Philippines
Florence Maybrick
Joliet
English
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Chicago
The
Commercial Association
Atchison
Kansas City Southern
Finley
Southern Railway
Noble Gift To Fund Omaha Old Men Home
Patrick Mulligan, a Douglas county poor house inmate, will give one hundred thousand dollars to establish and support an elderly men’s home in Omaha. The gift comes from the death of a wealthy uncle and the will specifies the funds be used for building and maintaining the home.
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Omaha
Neb
Patrick Mulligan
Douglas County Poor House
Mulligan
Growth of Pierre Postoffice
Pierre post office income rose about 4000 in the past year to 14000. If the growth continues at the same pace the next year total may approach 18000 with more business ahead for Pierre, suggesting a higher increase than the minimum.
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Pierre Postoffice
Pierre
Roosevelt Seen as Possible Nominee Amid Political Maneuvering
In Washington on April 6, reports reflect that President Roosevelt may seek renomination within a month though he denies it publicly. Influential figures and senators debate whether his actions signal a personal bid and prompt calls to lead against favored sons opposing his policies. The discourse frames a tense political chess game around Taft and Roosevelt.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
New York
White House
Taft
Tait
Quashes Indictments in Standard Oil Case
Judge Landis of the U S district court quashed 350 of 1900 indictments against Standard Oil of Indiana over alleged illegal rate acceptance. Government attorneys concede many counts were faulty in the Chicago trial framing.
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Standard Oil
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Standard Oil Company of Inicitna
Union Iron Works to Lay Off 2500 Workers on Warship California
In San Francisco on April 6, about 2000 to 2500 employees at Union Iron Works will be dropped from the payroll once the warship California, then under construction, is completed. The salary total near $200,000 underscores the impact of refusing further contracts for warship building.
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San Francisco
Tait
Philippines
Presidio
Union Iron Works
California
Yerkes Ward Gets Fortune
Emilie Grigsby the ward of the late Chas Yerkes agreed to a compromise of her suit against Central Trust to validate Yerkes transfer of 47000 shares of London Underground stock. Terms not disclosed but reported she received the bulk of the fortune.
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Yerkes
New York
Emilie Grigsby
Chas Yerkes
Anet
Central Trust Company
London Underground Railroad
Miss Grigsby
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the Globe
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