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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
5
OWA livestock firms complain of high charges and discrimination as they seek upper limits on transportation rates to Chicago and from range areas. The Illinois Commerce Commission is urged to act to fix maximum rates.
Randolph Spindler a freight engineer died after leaping from his locomotive at Townsend thinking a red light ahead was the rear of a train. The high speed crash left him with a broken neck.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers Association of Iowa complains to the Interstate Commerce Commission that Burlington Milwaukee and other western and northwestern lines charge Iowa livestock dealers excessive and discriminatory rates. They say Iowa shipers move 70 000 cattle cars annually to Chicago and pay 17.80 more per car than others. They seek maximum rates from Iowa to Chicago and on stock from southern and western ranges to Iowa.
Pittsburg July 11 United States steel corporation will lose a yearly billet contract valued at six million dollars. The Industrial World notes Carnegie Steel notified Pittsburg Steel Company, the largest independent wire interests, of cancellation effective July 1 1908. The agreement dated June 24 1905 provided 200 000 tons yearly of billets for five years with a three year in force cancellation clause. The buyer sought to spur the other party toward its own planned steel plant. President Corey signed the contract with the Pittsburg Steel company.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in the Georgia Edwards case against the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad that when white first class accommodations are provided, similar facilities must be offered to negro passengers paying the same fare. Edwards, traveling Chattanooga Dennison to Dalton Ga, was moved from a white car to a negro car and alleged unjust discrimination.
Beatrice Creamery of Iowa Blue Creamery of Missouri and Blue Valley Creamery of Iowa accuse Illinois Central Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Chicago Great Western Burlington and Quincy and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul of conspiracy and discriminatory practices to keep cream shipment rates high. They seek relief over alleged excessive and unreasonable charges and blocking reductions.
Wisconsin railroad commission issues an order directing Great Northern and Eastern railroads to open grain elevators at Superior to general public use. If upheld, this restores the grain trade there to two years ago after private leasing hid public access and harmed independent dealers.
The Chicago board of education renamed the Henry George school the George M. Pullman in honor of the late sleeping car magnate. Miss Jane Addams protested the change while John Guerin questioned discarding the single tax advocate’s name. No roll call or dissenting votes were recorded.
A damaged lyric fragment recalls a longing for comfort through song. The speaker pleads for a loved one to sing in the night, promising fidelity and peace when sleep returns. The verse contrasts loneliness with faith and devotion, ending on a vow of eternal love.
The Apache leader Geronimo, guest at a celebration under parole with Quanah Parker, tried to flee toward Mexico across the Texas panhandle. Fort Sill soldiers recaptured him several miles from Cache after eight hours missing. He muttered that he would someday escape the president's men and that he was tired of being a prisoner.
Atlantic City July 11 Two vaudeville actresses jailed a hoop roller Francis Wood a juggler after he spanked them they say behind the scenes after the show Magistrate De Hart heard the story Wood says he stabbed the pair to move them on the magistrate let him go on a small bond promising not to repeat the act.
London July 11 Rev Ritchett president of the general conference of the Methodist church told the London conference that adherents of each religion have distinctive appearances. He said he could tell Baptists by haircuts and Anglicans by collars while Methodists would reveal their religion by faces showing intelligence and kindness.
Worcester Massachusetts reports that Ware must stop hiring women as manufacturers fear an excess of female workers. A hat company with several hundred female employees was barred by the Ware board of trade to avoid overwhelming the town. A member warned the town could fade without men to marry the women.
London on July 11 reports the attempt to popularize riding astride for ladies failed. Last year the new style drew scant favor and this year its followers are fewer than ever, reflecting little change in urban fashion trends.
In Westfield Pennsylvania on July 11 a local angler Herb Presher used a monkey wrench to kill eleven carp stranded by falling water on the Shermin flats of Heenoye creek. The fish weighed about ninety pounds in total and were not fit to eat.
A series of harsh abuses against soldiers in Austria has sparked a scandal. In recent days three cavalry troopers from different regiments killed themselves due to cruel treatment, one firing a self-inflicted shot while Archduke Josef reviewed his regiment.
The article lists ships and captains forming the Pacific fleet heading to California waters. It names vessels from New Jersey to Rhode Island, Alabama, Illinois, and more, with tonnage, guns, speeds, and assigned captains. It notes protected cruisers Charleston Chicago Milwaukee St Teigee Yorktown and the armored cruiser squadron under Rear Admiral Stockton with the Tennessee as flagship.
Washington July 11 The Department of Justice names the internal Harvester trust the tobacco trust the powder trust and Standard Oil as targets for receivers if the government wins its case in St Louis. The plan aims to fold all subordinate concerns into a single body and then dissolve Standard Oil, with a receiver to be appointed for the entire operation. The Harvester trust has already moved toward this result by taking over subsidiary properties.
Governor Comer asks legislature to test state railroad law logic by a Sabbath rest, citing federal injunctions and similar moves in Iowa. He argues a one day rest could prevent many railroad collisions and fatalities and urges starting the process gradually.
Rome Georgia July 11 Mrs Jaimes Price, three weeks married to a widower, swallowed laudanum and is dying after finding a condolence letter proving Price's first wife was alive. She left a note saying knowledge of another wife ruined her happiness and she did not want to live. Price had married again after a prior marriage in Tennessee years earlier.
Geneva reports Mlle Preda daughter of a wealthy Swiss painter was shot by Joseph Vigano 22, a stranger who tried to force marriage near Davesco. He fired five times. on the sixth shot he killed himself. Mlle Preda is expected to recover.
Baden Baden reports Siam royalty in casual dress as Wing Chultiongakorn, a Siamese prince, charmed locals while under a mild cure. Observers noted his mastery of Western etiquette and fashion in a vivid scene at the Kur-Garden, including a prince's arrival in pajamas with a Panama hat and leather dancing pumps, prompting surprise among strollers.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf condemns the transfer of the battleship squadron from the Atlantic to the Pacific calling it a practice cruise and says the fleet will not be kept in the Pacific permanently. At Ellis' Reunion Cap tain Pendleton orders Kearsarge and Kansas overhauled for the Elks’ annual gathering in Philadelphia.
A bull charged through the Jefferson hotel doors in Phoenixville after glimpsing a scarlet stand cover through an open window. It toppled tables and bric-a-brac until Father P. J. McGarrity of St. Marys parish drove the animal outside, with athletic bravery noted.
In Scranton Pennsylvania an 18 year old boy from North Scranton named John Horan lost his remaining sight after a loaded rifle he fired during Fourth of July festivities discharged. The bullet rebounded off a sidewalk and struck his other eye, leaving him stone blind. Three years earlier he had already lost one eye in a similar accident from a rifle discharge.
Judge Landis hears defense statements in an interstate commerce case against Standard Oil. Attorneys argue the company has not violated the law and that the court should not consider matters outside the record. The judge sets the final order for August 3 and moves to the next case.
John D. Rockefeller Jr and John D. Archbold state that since 1887 Standard Oil has strictly observed the interstate commerce law. They deny rebates funded profits, saying net freight rates set selling prices, benefiting consumers and the public.
In Chicago on July 10 John D. Rockefeller evaded a 5000 strong mob by using a secret government passage with Secret Service agents and detectives guiding him from the Adams Street entrance to the service elevator. The escape drew crowds in the courthouse and outside the building as observers failed to glimpse him. The party then moved to the Union League club before Rockefeller attended golf on his sixty eighth birthday.
Twenty three anarchists are in custody in Barcelona on July 10 for involvement in multiple assassination attempts against various individuals.
Court records show Schmitz received a five year prison term as photographers, mayor, and judge in the case recount the events. The sheriff faces a reprieve due to a single order amid courtroom tensions and protective measures.
In San Francisco July 0 Mayor Schmiltz demands full June salary and the $300 July contingent fund from Auditor Horton. Horton refuses to pass mayoral demands without the signatures of Lehitsnitz and Acting Mayor Gallagher, signaling a rift over pay and office funds.
Mayor Eugene E Schmitz was sentenced to five years in San Quentin for extortion of 1175 from French restaurant keepers. The courtroom erupted in cheers and hats flew as Judge Dunne delivered the judgment amid dramatic, noisy scenes and protests from Schmitz, his defense, and court staff.
In Cody Wyoming on July 10 John G. Dodge married Mrs. C A Hazen on horseback before the race track grand stand. The bride wore a corduroy skirt and shirtwaist. Dodge a blue silk shirt. The groom snatched the bride from her running horse as the cowboy band played.
Vienna on July 10 Johann Maschik electricity superintendent at Krupp's metal works died suddenly during a tarok game in a coffee house. After declaring This is the best hand of my life he collapsed and died, the shock of the hand said to have caused a fatal heart failure.
President Cabrera of Guatemala is negotiating to buy a navy to counter anticipated aggression from Nicaragua's President Zelaya. Talks are taking place in Mexico City on July 10 as regional security concerns rise.
The Journal of Commerce reports a unified push led by the American protective tariff association to oppose the German tariff agreement. Across the nation, manufacturers groups have drafted protest resolutions detailing their opposition.
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