Chicago Suburb Severs Street Car Ties Over Ten Cent Fare
Forest Park cuts Chicago street car service entering its limits after a federal court rule set ten cent inter city fares. The dispute centers on franchise limits and new railways control, with suburbs threatening to scrap lines if new franchise rights aren’t granted.
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Chicago
Ill
Forest Park
Chicago Railways Company
Peter S. Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
John M. Roach
Consolidated Traction Company
Consolidated Company
Andrew Cooke
County Traction Company
Mr. Cooke
The
Clark Street
Madison Street
Ogden Avenue
Lake Street
Chicago Avenue
Allen C. McIlvame
City Officials Arrested in Gary Election Fraud Case
Mayor Thomas Knotts Police Chief Martin and seven officials were arrested in Gary Indiana after Lake County grand jury indictments alleging altered voting tallies in the November elections. Bonds ranged from 2000 to 3000 dollars.
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Gary
Ind
Thomas Knotts
Martin
Lake County Grand Jury
Illinois Central switchman killed in train yard accident
Ft. Dodge dispatch reports H. M. Rohrer, an Illinois Central switchman, was instantly killed this morning while coupling an air hose between two cars at Para. The draw bars closed, leaving Rohrer crushed.
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Illinois Central
Iowa Evening Press
Ft. Dodge
H. M. Rohrer
Para
Explosion at El Paso Smelter Kills Many Workers
Between eighteen and twenty four workmen died when dynamite stored in a pit exploded during slag blasting at the American Smelting plant in El Paso Texas. Many workers are buried and surrounding property was damaged.
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el Paso
Tex
Aviator M Laffort and Passenger Die in France Crash
In Issy Les Moulineaux on December 28 M Laffort a French aviator and M Pola a passenger were instantly killed when Laffort’s aircraft fell from about fifty feet. The accident occurred today.
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Issy Les Moulinvaux
France
M. Laffort
M. Pola
U S Refines Standoff Over Drawback Fraud Offer
The treasury department nears leverage in the draw back fraud case after disclosures. The American Sugar Refining company's offer of 700000 may be rejected, with government evidence suggesting at least 1000000 can be recovered.
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American Refining Company
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
American Sugar Refining Company
Cedar Rapids Man Ends Life In Office Despondent Over Real Estate
Edgar H. Meyers secretary and treasurer of Hubbard Ice Co. shot himself in his Cedar Rapids office this morning. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition with doctors deeming recovery unlikely. Officials say despondency over a real estate deal may have driven the act. Meyers was a prominent local figure.
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Iowa Evening Press
Cedar Rapids
Edgar H. Meyers
Hubbard Ice Co
Dubuque Lads Break Store Window in Heist
A group of boys in Dubuque Iowa broke the glass at Kauffman Graff grocery on Twentyeth Street late Tuesday night climbed inside and rifled the cash register which held only forty pennies and a nickel before witnesses saw them flee the scene.
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Iowa Evening Press
Dubuque, Ia
Kauffman & Graff
Twentieth Street
Foraker Revisits Payne Aldrich Tax Case in Supreme Court
Former Senator Joseph B Foraker filed a brief challenging the corporation income tax provisions of the Payne Aldrich tariff law in the U S Supreme Court. He argues the tax targets net income not the corporation and condemns the publicity rule as unconstitutional disclosure of private business affairs. He plans to argue again when the case is heard for rehearing around January 16 in Washington.
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Senator Foraker
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph B. Foraker
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Stock Exchange
Foraker
Ashland Loses Rate Case Against Rail and Lake Carriers
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Ashland Wisconsin may be charged higher rail lake and rail rates from eastern points than to Duluth Minnesota and that the city’s complaint of undue discrimination in favor of Superior and Duluth is not sustained.
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Washington, D. C
Ashland
Wis
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Additonal Indictments Reported in Ohio Vote-Selling Case
West Union Ohio December 28 The grand jury today reported 145 additional indictments against citizens accused of selling votes at the November election. A total of 959 indictments have already been returned.
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West Union, O
Grand Jury Today
Fort Madison Mourns Death of Mrs May Fahey DAR Original
Fort Madison Iowa December 28 Mrs May Fahey daughter of an officer who fought in the American revolution and one of the surviving original Daughters of the American Revolution died in Chicago Sunday She was born July 10 1818 in York County Pennsylvania and was the daughter of Robert Elliott who served in the Seventh Pennsylvania continental line and at Bunker Hill
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Mary Fahey
Fort Madison
May Fahey
Chicago
History of Rivers Conference Theme AHA Meeting
Indianapolis delegates in the American Historical association sessions discuss river history topics. Daniel E. Clark of Iowa City spoke on early forts of the upper Mississippi as part of the Ohio and Mississippi valley historical conference events.
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West
Ohio
Mississippi Rivers
American Historical Association
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Road's Employes Blamed for Wreck
Mexico Mo Dec 28 The coroner’s verdict finds that Harry Flora freight flagman killed and Russell Thompson telegraph operator Vandalia were responsible for the wreck near Farber on the Alton line Three persons died in the crash.
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Mexico, Mo
Alton
Farber
Harry Flora
Russell Thompson
Vandalia
Woman Escapes Prison in Manslaughter Case
Mrs Rose Seidel Tresselt pleaded guilty to manslaughter for running over and killing Irene Cox nine, last August in Ft Wayne Ind She was sentenced to two to twenty one years but the sentence was suspended and she paid Irene Coxs father John A Cox five thousand three hundred dollars compensation
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Rose Seidel Tresselt
Irene Cox
John A. Cox
Good Roads Men Meet at Capital in Des Moines
Senator Lafe Young presided at the Iowa Good Roads convention opening with about four hundred attendees from across the state. Speakers urged auto tax, drag roads, and county engineers while government expert M O Eldridge gave a road-building lecture. The papers and the morning dispute are to be discussed in the afternoon as the group outlines policy for Iowa road laws this winter.
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Des Moines
Lafe Young
H. E. Deemer
Bb.c. Whitney
Sioux City
W. G. Raymond
J. C. Manley
B. Stanton
Grinnell
Harvey Ingham
Iowa
Illinois teachers push for school funding and pension reforms
At the Illinois State Teachers' association opening in Chicago on December 28, delegates pressed for restoring a two mill state school tax, introducing state pensions for teachers, and expanding the Chicago pension law deemed niggardly by Alfred A. Union. Dr. Andrew West of Princeton delivered the keynote address.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
Alfred A. Union
Chicago Board of Education
Association
Andrew West
Princeton University
Crumpacker Aims 435 Member House to Protect States
Chairman Crumpacker of the census committee and supporters say a 435 member House will prevent any state loss of representation. They argue 435 is the smallest size that preserves equal numerical strength for all states in Washington.
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Crumpacker
Washington
D. C
House of Representatives
House Committee On Census
House
Governor Names Delegates Today to Tariff Convention
Des Moines Iowa December 28 Governor Carroll named ten delegates to the national tariff commission convention in Washington January 11. Delegates include C F Junkin Fairfield J A De Armand Davenport George W Dunham Manchester H R Palmer Hawkeye W G Kerr Grundy Center John Wilson Hedrick J G Berryhill Des Moines W P Hepburn Clarinda G W Cullison Harlan J F Lavender Rockwell City and E P Heiser Cherokee.
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Des Moines
Governor Carroll
National Tariff Commission
Washington
C. F. Junkin
Fairfield
J. A. de Armand
Davenport
George W. Dunham
Manchester
H. R. Palmer
Hawkeye
W. G. Kerr
Grundy Center
John Wilson
Hedrick
J. G. Berryhill
W. P. Hepburn
Clarinda
G. W. Cullison
Harlan
J. F. Lavender
Rockwell City
E. P. Heiser
Cherokee
McCann Seeks Writ of Habeas Corpus in Bribery Case
Former Chicago police inspector Edward McCann asked U S District Judge Carpenter for a writ of habeas corpus claiming improper jury draw under the equal rights clause, lack of definite sentence, and a conspiracy. The judge reserved ruling.
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Chicago
Ill
Edward McCann
Joliet
Carpenter
United States District Court
Youth 22, wife 19, brother 16 charged with thefts
A 22 year old youth, his 19 year old wife, and her 16 year old brother were arrested in Chicago on charges of 11 burglaries yielding 1600 dollars in two weeks after arriving from Springfield, Massachusetts. Samuel A. Butler and Walter Gray are accused of the robberies while the wife acted as lookout.
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Chicago
Ill
Springfield
Mass
Samuel A. Butler
Walter Gray
Wet Snow Falls in Many States Delays Trains
A storm of wet heavy snow and ensuing heavy rain sweeps the north central states causing telegraph and telephone outages and train delays. In Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma a major drouth ends with general rainfall breaking records. Creston faces potential water famine with Summit Lake near depletion until March. authorities restrict water use and curb school waste.
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Chicago
Ill
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Creston
Iowa Evening Press
Water Company
Summit Lake
Burlington Road
Militia Rescues Black Man From Mob at Weston
State troops arrived in Weston at 1 am and moved William Furby from the express office to a special train bound for Clarksburg. The mob clashed with soldiers, some were arrested, and Furby had earlier been hidden in an airless vault. Flora Anglin testified Furby assaulted her. he was held to the grand jury without bail.
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Weston
William Furby
Clarksburg
Col. Osborne
Col
Osborne
Army
Furby
Flora Anglin
Glasscock
Clarlston
Grafton
Parkersburg
Express Company
Girl
Miss Anglin
Ruling Against Letter Carriers Over 1909 Rates
Interstate Commerce Commission today decided against the Letter Carriers' Association in the complaint over reduced rates from the St. Paul convention in 1909. Railroads offered lower fares if one thousand delegates attended but certificates could not be produced, and tariff provisions prevented return rates. The carriers then appealed to the commission.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Letter Carriers’ Association
St. Paul
Roosevelt denies pledging to Taft for 1912 nomination
New York December 28 Col Theodore Roosevelt says he has not declared for the 1912 Republican nomination of President Taft. He dismisses talk of supporting Taft and says he knows nothing of Loeb being tapped to apportion patronage in New York.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Loeb
Trial of Joice Postponed to June Federal Term
Fort Dodge Iowa December 28 The trial of P M Joice of Lake Mills charged with fraudulent banking was postponed from January 3 to the June term of the federal court. Joice remains in a St Paul hospital unable to attend the proceedings. The case has attracted wide attention.
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Iowa Evening Press
Fort Dodge
P. M. Joice
Lake Mills
Joice
St.Paul
Montgomery of Kentucky Dies Prominent Democrat
Elizabethtown Kentucky December 28 Former Representative Alexander B Montgomery of the Fourth Kentucky district died here yesterday aged seventy three He was elected as a Democrat to Congress for four successive terms from 1886 to 1894 He served on the Dawes Indian commission and was active on the Democratic side of the House throughout his service in Congress
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Montgomery
Kentucky
Elizabethtown
Alexander B. Montgomery
Dawes Indian Commission
Cleveland
House
Congress
Lad Accidental Shooting Wounds Boy Near Three-I Park
The incident occurred as Arthur Barrett, 14, fired at sparrows with a small rifle near the Three-I baseball park. Leo Zapf, 12, stepped in front of Barrett. the bullet hit his stomach. Zapf was taken home for care, doctors say he has an even chance of recovery. Barrett was not arrested.
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Dubuque
Hunter
Iowa Evening Press
Three-I
Arthur Barrett
Leo Zapf
Zapf
Barrett
Contested Seat Notice Served on Haugen at Northwood
Democratic candidate D. D. Murphy filed formal notice to contest the congressional seat. The notice cited alleged irregularities in about 200 precincts across the district and Haugen was served as he disembarked a Rock Island train at Northwood. Haugen waived for mal read. He issued no comment.
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Mason City
D. D. Murphy
Haugen
Rock Island
Northwood
Dismissal Move In National Packing Equity Suit
United States moves to dismiss the dissolution suit against National Packing in equity as prosecutors press criminal trials. Attorneys for indicted meat packers contest the dismissal while Judge Kohlsaat prepares to hear arguments Friday.
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Chicago
Ill
National Packing Company
United States Circuit Court
National
Kohlsaat
Packers Chicago
United States
Edwin W. Sims
James H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Illinois Teachers in Session
Chicago daily reports the Illinois State Teachers' Association focusing on high school county superintendents and principals sections with addresses on school topics.
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Chicago
Ill
Illnois State Teachers’ Association
Ames Man Is Honored as Association Secretary
Lafayette Ind Dec 28 The Agricultural Engineers today elected president C A Ocock Madison Wis vice president W F McGregor Racine Wis secretary J B Davidson Ames Ia and treasurer E A White Urbana Ill.
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Association of Agricultural Engineers
Lafayette
Ind
Agricultural Engineers
C. A. Ocock
Madison
Wis
W. F. McGregor
Racine
J. B. Bartholomew
Peoria
Ill
J. B. Davidson
Ames
E. A. White
Urbana, Ill
Woman Seriously Injured After Basement Fall
Mrs Geo Hicks wife of former Creston police chief fell through an open basement door at her home in Creston Iowa on December 28 and was seriously injured. Owing to poor health it is feared she may die.
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Creston
Iowa Evening Press
Geo. Hicks
Hicks
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