Morgan Presses Roosevelt to Calm Rail Anxiety Conference with four railroad leaders planned
Je rpont Morgan met with President Roosevelt urging action to ease public anxiety over rail investments and government relations. Roosevelt agreed to hold talks with Pennsyl vania’s McCrea New York Central’s Newman Mellen of New Haven Hught Northwestern and possibly Harriman to seek steps that restore confidence and curb hostile legislation.
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Pennsylva
Newman
New Yorkentral
Mellen
New York
Haven & Hartford
Hughit
Northwestern
Harriman
Ps House
Morgan
Associated Press
Eupore
Washington
McCrea
Hughitt
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island Railroad
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Ymmission
Nabat
Powder King Says U S War Aid From Powder Plants
Pont, a noted explosives manufacturer known as the Powder King, told guests at the Knickerbocker Hotel that if the United States entered war with Japan or any nation, smokeless powder mills in New Jersey and California would be available to the government. He rejected charges that his firm would bargain with the government and said no smokeless powder operation would oppose the government in a time of emergency.
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New York
Pont
Powder Trust
Knickerbocker
United States
Japan
New Jersey
Ene
California
Atlantic
Pacific
Army
Navy
Jou Pont
Postmaster Appointments for South Dakota Listed
Washington D C March 14 announcing presidential appointments of postmasters for South Dakota. Names include Deadwood Archibald Shaw Edgemont J R Colgan Mitchell and James E Wells among others.
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Washington
D. C
South da Oa
Deadwood
Archibald Shaw
Edgemont
AR. Colgan
Mitchell
James E. Wells
Dressmakers Association Declares Shirt Waists Passe
In Hoffman House the Dressmakers Association opened with a verdict that shirt waists short sleeves and bare arms are now passe. They predict a vogue toward soft silks satins and striped styles with new hairdos and modular coiffures as the latest smart look.
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Dressmakers Association
New York
Dressmakers’ Association
Hoffman House
Monte Carlo
Miss White
Divorce Seeker Weighs 490 In Fateful NYC Meeting
Cherry Volkman a 19 year old woman listed at 490 pounds sought a divorce from her husband in New York. Her size blocked elevator access as she visited attorney Abraham Goldfarb prompting a janitor to suggest the lawyer come down. She cites habitual drunkenness as the cause of misery.
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New York
Cherry Volkman
Abraham Goldfarb
Cherry
President to Restore 30 Million Acres of Coal Lands
President Roosevelt will sign an order restoring about 30 000 000 acres to the public domain from a 64 000 000 acre coal withdrawal. Secretary Garfield is finalizing the order for the president to sign tomorrow. Location and details are withheld pending formal approval.
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Washtington
D. C
Roosevelt
Garfield
Interior Department
Geological Survey
Pullman Rates in Nebraska Slashed to Twenty Percent
Nebraska railroad committee after a public hearing reduces Pullman car rates by 20 percent from the original one third cut. Attorney Frank Ransom represented the Pullman interests. A minimum charge of 25 cents remains for any service.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Railroad Committee of the House
Pullman
Frank Ransom
Riots Threaten Louisville Street Car Strike Outcome
State troops may be called to quell rioting as street car men strike, with strike breakers arriving from Cincinnati Nashville and Memphis. Corporals guard nights and days while disorder could bring 1000 troops to the streets. Cars largely idle except mail service amid heavy police presence.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Nashville
Memphis
Barth
United States Mail
Traffc
Thirteenth
Main Streets
Hick
Thane
Three Hungarians Drown In Hood Flood Near Zanesville
Three men drowned in the Hood flood this morning while trying to wade from their home along Ley lined. Hood conditions in Muskingum and Licking rivers are unprecedented with over 100 homes flooded in Zanesville.
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Zanesville
Muskingum
Roosevelt seeks California halt on anti Japanese bills
President Roosevelt wires California Governor Gillette to urge the legislature to stop anti Japanese legislation. He fears the senate action may undermine his push for exclusion of Japanese laborers by friendly agreement with Japan. The assembly postponed action on the bills and resolution.
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Washington
DD. C
Roosevelt
California
Gillette
California Senate
Japan
Assembly
Senate
Giant Topaz Crystal Discovered by Cripple Creek Assayer
Cripple Creek assayer Edward Hauk brings in a forty pound topaz from Copper Mountain Colorado hailed as one of the largest crystals found in the western mining region. The white specimen has six planes, is highly transparent and could yield about 1000 stones worth roughly four thousand dollars at first class prices.
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Cripple Creek
Copper Mountain Vicdor
Colo
Edward Hauk
Hank
Copper Mountain
New York
Herds of antelope thrive under protection in bad lands
Reports from South Dakota across the state describe antelope herds increasing under the protection law. Ranchers curb slaughter and explorers note new herds forming near Phillip and the Grand river, with one observer counting about 120 animals in a single herd on a hilltop.
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Pierre
Phillip
Grand River
Arrest Warrant Sought in Dowie Trespass Case
March 16 report details arrangements for John Alex Dowie funeral at Lake Mound cemetery. Workers halted vault construction after dispute with authorities, and a warrant is demanded for Gladstone Dowie on trespass charges.
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Marteh
John Alex
Seven Day Adventists Dedicate New Belle Fourche Church
Elder F T Russell of Lincoln Neb preached at dedicatory services held by the Seven Day Adventists in Belle Fourche. Local items note residents changes, family visits, and a California winter visit turning up at the Owl Creek and Sundance areas.
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F. T. Russell
Lincoln
Spearfish Notes On Marriages Sales and Solar Well Progress
T N Matthews and wife return from Texas with J M Ramsay and wife of Gonzales. W D Driskill travels to Omaha to buy bulls for Spearfish sale around March 20. Twentieth Century club meets March 15 with Mrs Cashner. Tom Bell marries Alice Colvin in Belle Fourche. Grace Evans heads to Tampa with grandparents Pettigrew. John Harriman completes electric light well at 415 feet flowing 50 gpm, plans Akron trip to buy a portable drilling outfit for broader reach.
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Queen City Mail
T. N. Matthews
Texas
J. M. Ramsay
Gonzales
W. D. Driskill
Omaha
Spearfish
Twentieth Century Club
Harriman
Akron
Ohio
China
Engineer surveys route for Cold Springs to Skull Creek rail line
A city report notes an engineer near Inyan Kara mountain recently surveyed a route for extending the railroad from Cold Springs to the Skull Creek coal fields. The project seems likely but the grade will be challenging. the engineer's findings are expected to influence public hearings on the plan.
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Sundance Monitor
Inyan Kara Mountain
Cold Springs
Skull Creek
Unrest and Parade Plan Halted in Goldfield Mining Fight
Goldfield reports no confirmed disturbance after the Silva killing. Two more arrests for alleged conspiracy to murder Silva. a miners parade opposed to current trouble failed to materialize. Saloons and stores closed, mines shut for the day. inquest delayed. union talks and possible arbitration underway. Diamondfield Jack Davis narrowly escaped a bullet as deputies search for suspects. Grant Hamilton from Denver arrives to push arbitration efforts.
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Goldfield
Silva
Preston
Inman
John Silva
Main Street
American Federation of Labor
Justice of the
Solomon
Joe Smith
Miners’ Union
Diamondfield
Jack Davis
Citizens’ Committee
Davis
Grant Hamilton
Denver
American Federation
Miners Crushed to Death in Wyoming Coal Mine
Coroner Nelson reported two miners S Kamino ws ky and Mike Petra were crushed to death by a fall of slate and coal while cutting a room in a lower mine level at Cambria coal camp near Newcastle. Both men died instantly.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Nelson
Cambria
S. Kaminowsky
Mike Petra
Burlington Worker Killed by Waycar at Sheridan Yards
Bert Clark of Burlington was killed when his head was severed by the wheels of a waycar as he attempted to board it while leaving Sheridan yards. He leaves a widowed wife and family in this city.
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Sheridan
Wye
Bert Clark
Burlington
Sheridan Yards
Tax Value of Sheep Raised in Wyoming Raises 23 Percent
Cheyenne Wyoming March 13 state board of equalization announces range sheep value for taxation increased from two dollars to two fifty per head. The change totals a 23 percent rise. Goats valuation also climbed from twenty four dollars to two twenty five per head equal to about 12 and a half percent. No other livestock valuations changed.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
State Board of Equalization
Union Pacific Withdraws Los Angeles Limited Trains
Cheyenne March 18. Effective today Union Pacific withdrew the Los Angeles Limited train No. 7 westbound and No. 8 eastbound. The trains were described as the finest.
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Los Angeles
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Withdraws Trains After Rate Cuts
The Union Pacific will discontinue all but the Overland Limited in Los Angeles limited service as states along the line enact lower passenger rates. Reductions by legislatures prompted the withdrawal of these trains.
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Overland Limited
Los Angeles Limited
Union Pacific Passes
Aged Rancher Sentenced to Three Years in Wyoming Penitentiary
Gus Brandell, 65, from Newcastle Wyoming is in county jail awaiting transport to the Wyoming penitentiary for three years after obtaining money under false pretenses. He bought a buggy from Bear Lodge Mercantile on land he did not own and later sold the vehicle. He was arrested at Belle Fourche, South Dakota, while trying to escape.
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Karl Ireland
Owl Creek
Shoshoni
Wyoming
Ray
Will Davis
Harding
Belle Fourche
Sand Creek
S. Folsom
Black Hills
Brandle
Moses
Sundance
Wyo
Gillette
Farrar
Crook County
C. S. Small
South
New Orleans
Cuba
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Small
Iowa
Newcastle
Gus Brandell
Wyoming Penitentiary
Brandell
Bear Lodge Mercantile Company
S. D
Snow Melting Fast Threat to Natrona Sheep
Snow in Natrona county is rapidly melting under warm weather. Depth reached twenty inches in places causing worry for losses to the sheep herd but danger is not yet past. Ground clearing will enable spring shearing preparations to begin.
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Casper
Wyo
Natrona County
Engine purchase boosts dry farming in southeastern Wyoming
Edwin P. Anderson of Albin in the eastern county buys a thirty two horse power cross compound traction engine for plowing dry farming lands and powering thrashing machines. The single gang of twelve fourteen inch disc plows will break ground quickly, marking the first steam traction plowing outfit by a resident of the new dry farming district and signaling growth in the infant industry.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Edwin P. Anderson
Albin
Wyoming
Burlington surveyors extend line toward Shoshoni
The Burlington survey team has finished locating a grade through the Big Horn river canyon between Thermopolis and Worland and is now extending the line toward Shoshoni. Camped midway between Shoshoni and Boysen, the party moves toward Shoshoni to extend the Worland branch through Central Wyoming and cross the Northwestern at Shoshoni.
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Shoshoni Shoshoni
Wyo
Corps of Burlington Surveyors
Big Horn River
Thermopolis
Worland
Shoshoni
Boysen
Wyoming
Wyoming Land and Irrigation Co To Reclaim 60000 Acres
Articles of incorporation filed in Cheyenne by the Wyoming Land and Irrigation company with a $1,000,000 capital stock. The firm aims to reclaim about 60 000 acres in central Big Horn county. Principal stockholders are Chicago men with ample capital to push the project.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming Land and Irrigation Company
Big Horn County
Chicago
Graphite Found Near Boysen Copper Vein in Wyoming
Encounter reported at Boysen Wyoming on March 15 describes a large graphite deposit found in the lower tunnel planned to intersect a high grade copper ore vein along the Big Horn canyon rim. The tunnel still has about 200 feet to reach the copper seam through graphite and adjacent formation.
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Boysen
Wyo
Boysen Mining Company
Big Horn Canon
Sheep Shearing Pens Under Construction at Hudson
The Northwestern railroad builds large sheep shearing pens in Hudson Wye dated March 18. Con tracts for 35,000 head of sheep at the new pens are closed and it is probable that 100,000 head will be denuded here during the coming season.
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Hudson Hudson
Wye
Northwestern Railroad
Abandonment of Athol hill cut off shocks Cheyenne
In Cheyenne Wyoming March 18 astonishment spread as Union Pacific scrapped plans for the Athol hill cut off on the Cheyenne Denver line due to adverse legislation. About 800 men had reached grading camps before the project was halted and locals doubt the decision.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Athol Hill
Cheyenne-Denver
Wyoming
O. K
Nebraska
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Nevada
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