Million-Dollar Fine Proposed to Penalize Rebates
Washington June 7 The administration plans a strong lesson for railroads by enforcing a harsh rebate penalty regime. A million-dollar exhibits will show the impact of discriminatory rates against firms tied to Standard Oil. Prosecutions target several roads with evidence from shipments and fake waybills. The aim is to reach stockholders with big penalties while enforcing fairness and reducing rebates nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Garfield
Standard Oil
Burlington
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Whiting
Ind
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard
Alton
Wastern Illinois
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Wichita
Topeka
Streak of yellow in senate floods railroad rate debate
Washington June 7 discussion of the railroad rate bill conference report showed the bill would be sent back to conference. Senators noted a flood of protest telegrams against the anti pass provision, with 230,000 railway employees and thousands of railroad workers backing the telegrams. Tillman urged processing the messages through the secretary to save time and warned of telegraph franks in use. He stressed the bill covers interstate business and voiced hope for a sane, just measure.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Today
Washington
Tillman
Senate
Hopkins
Tanner to Speak at Iowa G A R Encampment
Boone Iowa June 6 The thirtieth annual encampment of the G A R department of Iowa opened in this city National Commander in Chief Tanner and former Minnesota Governor War Mant will speak tonight indications point to one of the largest state encampments ever held in the state.
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Boone
Department of Iowa
Tanne
War Mant
Minnesota
Roosevelt Denies Truce in Drug Fight
President Roosevelt declined to delay or expand the drug trust probe. The Justice Department said the investigation has progressed for months and will proceed without delay. Retailers said the memorial urged hearings and claimed small dealers are pressured by mail order houses and big capitalists.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
National Association of Retail Druggists
Department of Justice
United States Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Conferees Debate New Changes to Rate Bill
Washington is reporting that a conference report on the railroad rate bill will be sent back after new matter was injected. Four amendments may face points of order, including terms on transportation of facilities and timing of the act’s effect. Pass amendments and employee passes face opposition as lobbyers push to defeat them.
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Washington
Senate
House
Commission
Dunning Gets New Trial In Bank Deposit Case
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed and remanded for a new trial the case of Day Dunning of Mt. Ayr for receiving deposits at Citizens bank while solvent. The reversal cites improper jury instructions on knowledge of bank insolvency. The court affirmed John Hayden’s conviction for second degree murder of Bracewell in January 1904.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Day Dunning
Mt. Ayr
Citizens Bank
John Hayden
Decatur County
Bracewell
Whole Town Washed Away in Northern Ohio Flood
Ironton Ohio reports Scottown population 200 wiped out by a six hour heavy rain flood. Not a house left standing. Mrs Sapre and daughter drowned. Bridges washed out and telephone lines down. Mrs Derry Mannon also drowned and four others seriously injured unlikely to recover.
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Ironton
Senate Defers Uniform Marriage and Divorce Law Proposal
The Senate voted to indefinitely postpone a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to enact uniform marriage and divorce laws. Reported adversely by the Judiciary Committee led by Senator Nelson. The move effectively defeats the proposal.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Committee On Judiciary
Nelson
Packers Rebate Cases Consolidated in Chicago Trial
Chicago advances consolidation of suits against Armour Swift Cudahy and Nelson Morris packing houses with alleged interstate commerce law violations. Proceedings join four suits and delay Burlington railroad charges after mutual agreement at U S district court in Kansas City. London reports minimal canned goods sales while a boycott affects British and American supplies.
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London
Ikkansas City
Armour, Swift, Cudahy
Nelson Morris Packing Companies
Burlington Railway Company
New York
United States District Court
Burlington Railroad
Packers defend meat inspection and pledge improvements
Eight major Chicago packing firms publish a joint statement denying diseased meat sales, asserting strict pre and post slaughter veterinary inspection, and urging stronger enforcement. They list Armour & Co Swift Co Nelson Morris G H Hammond Anglo American Provision Libby McNeill Libby Schwarzchild Sulzberger & Co and express willingness to adopt practical improvements.
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Chicago
Neill- Reynolds
Roosevelt
Congress
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
G. H. Hammond Company
Anglo-American Provision Company
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Schwarzchild, Sulzberger & Co
Neill-Reynolds
Department of Agriculture
Germany
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Nell-Reynalds
Wanted Mexico for Natives of Country
Bisbee Arizona June 5. A circulated circular shows the Friday outbreak had a revolutionary aim. The text urges Mexicans to unite claim rights and denounce foreign and nonnative oppression, while a Cananea message says Mexican military authorities still control the situation with no further disturbances.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Mexico
Cananea
Money Market Reports Hardly Any Change
Money easy at 3 3 1/3 percent with mercantile paper at 5 5 1/2 percent. Sterling exchange softer at 4 85 1/2 to 4 85 5/8 for demand and 4 82 1/4 to 4 82 4/8 for sixty days.
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New York
Prinic Mercantile Paper
Sterline Exchange
Denana
Druys
Bank Closes Doors In Roseville Ohio
Zanesville Ohio district reports Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of Roseville in Muskingum County shut its doors today without issuing a statement. No further details were provided.
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Zanesville, O
Jaine &—the Farmers
Merchants’ Savings Bank
Roseville
Muskingum County
Roosevelt Pushes Meat Inspection Law After Chicago Inquiry
President Roosevelt transmits Reynolds and Neill report on Chicago stockyards and packing houses. He urges federal inspection of meat from hoof to can, a tax on condemned animals, and explicit labeling for all meat food products to curb unsanitary and dangerous practices.
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Chicago
Whalen
Congress
Reynolds
Neill
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Associated Press
House
Committee On Agriculture
Senate
House of Representatives
James Bronson Reynolds
Charles P. Neill
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau
Messrs. Reynolds and Neill
Department of Agriculture
Beveridge
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Reynolds and
Stock Yards
New York City
Mayor Dunne Seeks Government View On Stockyards Inquiry
Chicago June 4 Mayor Dunne received a telegram from Secretary Wilson stating he has submitted the inquiry to the department pathologists and will communicate further. The mayor will not discuss any commission action until he receives more government advice.
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Chicago
Dunne
Wilson
Washington
E. F. Dunne
James Wilson
Cassatt Returns to Aid Pennsylvania Railroad Inquiry
A J Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad arrives home to participate in board led inquiry into alleged bribe practices by officials. He says stock ownership by officers is not an offense if properly acquired and asserts no favoritism in rates, with all shippers paying full tariffs. He pledges personal responsibility for accuracy of the statement.
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Philadelphia
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cassatt
Burton Resigns Seat. Foster Coburn Appointed Senator
Senator Burton resigns after a June 6 conference in Topeka. Governor Hoch names Foster Dwight Coburn, noted agriculturist, to succeed Burton. Coburn has not yet accepted. Burton faces six months in prison, a $6000 fine, and disbarment for forbidden pay appearances before a federal department. Coburn, born 1846 in Wisconsin, longtime Kansas agriculture board secretary, may take senate seat next year.
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Topeka
Ixan
Burton
Hoch
Fairbanks
Senate
Kan
Foster Dwight Coburn
United States
Ef. W. Hoch Lato
J. R. Burton
Coburn
Jefferson County
Wis
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Turmoil in Cananea Sparks Revolutionary Riots
Cable reports from Washington to the State Department describe Cananea disturbances as revolutionary and organized from St. Louis. In Cananea on June 4 rioters and Rurales clashed with several killed and many wounded as American troops arrived. Greene's mine guards held the town under guard.
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Washington
Thompson
Mexico
State Department
St. Louis
Douglas
Ariz
Kosterlitsky
Rifles
The
Rurales
el Paso
Tex
Cananea
Greene
Hermosillo
Nsosterlinsky
Ysabl
Troops Mobilize for Mines Trouble in Ohio
In Columbus the governor orders the Fourth regiment to mobilize for the Jefferson county mines. Near Steubenville an armed guard at United States Coal company mines is ambushed by foreign striking miners. 500 shots fired, four wounded. A separate clash at Plum Run ends with seventy five shots and T. E. Young wounded. Sheriff Voorhees requests 100 soldiers sent.
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Columbus
Jefferson County
Steubenville
United States Coal Company
Glenn's Run
Coal Hollow
Plum Run
T. E. Young
Voorhees
Boni de Castellane Fights Divorce Battle Over Custody
Paris June 4 Count Boni de Castellane husband of Anna Gould shows obstinate stance as divorce suit proceeds. Custody of their children is disputed with Anna seeking sole control and education while allowing visits in Paris. Alimony remains unsettled though the count leans toward generosity. The fight may aim to secure better financial terms.
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Count de Castellane
Paris
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
Anna
Miners Return to Work After Two Month Strike
About 30 000 coal miners across Illinois resumed work this morning ending a two month strike. Springfield reports the labor action wrapped up with a statewide return to duties, restoring coal production.
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