Demurrer Filed Answer to Government in Rail Case
Boston July 31 The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company files a sweeping demurrer in three parts to the United States petition. It argues the petition is uncertain about interstate commerce acts, ownership effects, and competition with Boston & Maine and other lines. An answer from Boston & Maine is expected soon.
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Boston
United States Circuit Court
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Couny
United States
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven Road
Consolidated Railway Company
Connecticut
Providence Securities Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Haven
Boston & Maine Road
Boston & Albany Railroad
Fr Water
Roosevelt May Intervene In Lackawanna Switchmen dispute
Scranton July 31 detailing that Lackawanna Railroad switchmen threaten a strike after 536 car shop workers are laid off amid wage dispute. President Truesdale refuses to meet, Grand Master Hawley cites hope for Roosevelt mediation. Buffalo area spread likely with rail and grain lines affected. union formation debated. company claims only lack of work.
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the Tribune
Scranton
Penn
Roosevelt
Lackawanna Railroad
Truesdale
Hawley
Buffalo
John Cannon
Lackawanna
Clarke
Hitchcock In Charge Studies State Situation
Frank H. Hitchcock assumed leadership of the Republican National Committee headquarters in the Metropolitan Life Building New York. He conferred with State Chairman Woodruff and Parsons while outlining aims to back the strongest vote getter for governor. He plans Chicago and West travel to organize polling, with Ward in charge at home.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Metropolitan Life Building
Madison Avenue
Hitchcock
Woodruff
Parsons
George R. Sheldon
Loeb
Oyster Bay
Maine
Hughes
Timothy L. Woodruff
Herbert Parsons
New York
Adirondacks
Ward
Maine 2Nd Vermont
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Representative Bonynge
Colorado
Chicago
Pacific Coast
National
William L. Ward
Old Age Pensions Bill Moves Through Parliament
Lonfen- July 2 The old age pensions bill passed the House of Commons this afternoon in its form as amended by the Lords. The Commons rejected several amendments from Lord BOT and other peers. The Lords also considered related measures from the Irish Universities Will.
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Lonfen
House of Tarts
House of Commons
Commons
Lord Bot
Uait
House of Lords
Trish
Unclear text fragment on marriage and divorce notices
Fragmentary OCR text references "Pass ing of wires" and "divorce" but lacks coherent names, dates, or locations. Unable to extract a valid event or entities. content is unreadable for reliable summarization.
Railroad Law Attacked by New Haven in Court
The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co filed a federal suit in Hartford challenging the Interstate Commerce Commission and the recent hours of service safety act. It contends Congress did not empower the ICC to demand carrier reports and seeks to nullify the commission order and bar further action. The case is returnable on the first Monday in September.
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Hartford, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress of the United States
New Haven Company
Circuit Court
Large Pier Burned at Philadelphia Port
A spectacular fire at Pier 46 on South Delaware avenue destroyed the Inter national Mercantile Marine Company pier with an estimated loss of 400000. The Albano from Hamburg was towed clear as cargo and burlap laden sheds burned, crews faced smoke and injuries, and nearby wharves were threatened.
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Philadelphia
International Mercantile Marine Company
Delaware Avenue
Albano
Hamburg
Long Wharf
Ebbert Hamilton
Good Times for Miners in Anthracite Regions
National Organizer Purcell reports for United Mine Workers in Freeland Pennsylvania that coal companies refuse eight hour gains and plan a August 1 restart to fill yards for 18. Miners insist on no wage reductions as Scores of organizers push to strengthen the union and settle differences with President Lewis passing through Pittsburgh en route to the region.
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Tribune
Freeland
Penn
Purcell
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Lewis
Governor's Sister-in-Law Hurt in Car Crash
Mrs Colin S Carter sister in law of Governor Hughes was injured along with Mixx Lacy Corwith and a chauffeur when their car veered off the road in Taraponack Long Island. The steering gear failed and the vehicle struck a tree, all three taken to their homes in Bridgehampton.
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Colin S. Carter
Hhughes
Mixx Lacy Corwith
Mr. Carter
Biridgehampton
Long Island
May Investigate Metz Civil Service Probe Begins
Albany July 31 State Civil Service Commission will weigh the Civil Service Reform Association’s call for an investigation of Controller Metz’s New York City appointments at a August 13 meeting in New York. Acting Controller N Taylor Phillips defended the charges as frivolous and a local reclassification review aims to cut exempt state and county posts.
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Albany
State Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Reform Association
Metz
New York City
New York
J. ¥. Mahoney
Mahoney
N. Taylor Phillips
Nassau County
Glynn
Lawrence E. Kirwin
Hempstead
State
Chapman L. Johnson
Utica
Creedmoor
Harris Monk
Golf bet test case opens in Hempstead on Long Island
George Sterling of New York was arraigned in Hempstead before Justice Charles F. Gittens on a charge of making and accepting a bet in violation of the Penal Code. Bail was set at 500 dollars. Sterling remained jailed as his lawyer sought remand. The case centers on a golf ball wager made before a Salisbury links game, with alleged bookmakers involved and possible habeas corpus action planned. The judge’s decision may come before Belmont Park’s fall meeting.
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Sterling
E. Ham
Ham
Brown
Salisbury Links
Garden City
E. Hai
Isaac Ham
Belmont Park
George Considine
Izzy’ Ham
Waterspout Capsizes Schooner Lady Antrim Near Pamlico
Norfolk reports from Washington say the schooner Lady Antrim capsized in Pamlico River after a waterspout struck while becalmed near the river mouth. The crew clung to the hull until rescued by a passing vessel.
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Norfolk
Washington, N
Pamlico River
Farman Machine Flies Big Balloon Flight at Brighton Beach
Henry Farman and his aeroplane staged two successful test flights at Brighton Beach race track, flying one half the field, with crowds watching as Charles K. Hamilton of the dirigible watched from above and later joined spectators. General James Allen and many notable figures attended the event as Farman planned a full public flight later that afternoon.
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Henry Farman
Brighton Beach Racetrack
Charles K. Hamilton
Farman
America
American Air
Mr. Farman
Aero Club of America
Hamilton
Brighton Beach Park
James Allen
Signal Corps
Army
Mrs. Farman
Hugh L. Willoughby
Alan R. Hawley
Augustus Post
E. le Rue Jones
Albert C. Triaca
J. R. MacMechen
Samuel Bowman
Paul la Croix
Wilbur R. Kimball
Harriman Gould railroad move watched by Texas officials
Austin July 1 Texas Railroad Commission and the Attorney General closely monitor the Harriman Gould railroad combination. If Gould properties in Texas transfer to Harriman control, the state will pursue legal steps to nullify the transaction and penalize the interests involved, arguing the Gould lines run parallel and compete with Harriman roads.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Gould
Texas
Doctors Take Pasteur Treatment In Disease Case
Doctors Costello and Whalen of Jersey City Hospital are pursuing Pasteur Institute treatment for Henry Luttman after his death is attributed to rabies. A few days earlier Costello felt throat numbness and sought precautionary care at the institute.
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Costello
Whalen
Jersey City Hospital
Pasteur Institute
Henry Luttman
Whaten
Tragedy at Watloon Lake near Petoskey
Mrs Ralph Harris of Kanes Mo and her five year old son were drowned at Watloon Lake. It is believed the woman leapt into the lake to save the child who had fallen from the dock. Her husband, returning from a fishing trip, found the bodies.
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Petoskey, Mich
Ralph Harris
Kanens
Watloon Lake
Insurance deal in doubt as Provident sale eyed
Insurance circles indicate Inter-Southern Life of Louisville will not gain control of Provident Savings Life. Provident stock, about one thousand shares held by banks, likely sold to another bidder. Editorials in this city question bank motives while praising Colorado Commissioner Rittenhouse and noting Kelsey’s impartiality amid the negotiations.
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Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company
Louisville
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
The
Provident
Inter-Southern
Inter-Southern Company
the Provident
E. E. Rittenhouse
Insurance Commissioner
Colorado
Chronicle
Loot Suspect Nabbed Leaving Unoccupied Sanderson Home
Patrolman Robert McAdam watched a stranger for about two hours and arrested him as he left the Sanderson & Son agent home at 345 West 86th Street. A loot package under the suspect’s arm contained stickpins opera glasses and silverware. He claimed to be Anthony Bauer and a horseman. The suspect is an old offender.
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Robert McAdam
L. B. Sanderson
West 86Th Street
McAdam
Sanderson & Son
State Street
Europe
Connecticut
Anthony Bauer
No. 163
West End Avenue
Proffer to Wade Ellis for U S Assistant Attorney General
Cincinnati July 31 Wade H Ellis Ohio attorney general has been offered the post of Assistant Attorney General. He is resting after the Taft nomination work and asked for time to decide. Bonaparte letter received yesterday. Ellis too worn to consider for two weeks.
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Cincinnati
United States
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Ellis
W. H. Taft
Bonaparte
Movement to build a Grand Army of the Republic battleship
Marion Ohio July 21 A popular subscription drive begun by Owen Gray Post G A R at Larue to fund a new United States battleship. The post asks the ship be named Grand Army of the Republic in memory of Civil War veterans with donations of 1 or more dollars from all citizens. Contributions go through local post commanders to the department commander and then to the Secretary of War.
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Marion
Ohio
Owen Gray Post
G A. R
Larue
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Secretary of War
Pay as You Enter Campaign in Chicago Barrel Fund
Prohibition candidate Eugene W. Chafin announces a novel fundraising plan in Chicago. From now until November supporters and curious listeners are asked to drop 3 percent of a cent into a gate barrel to cover campaign expenses.
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Chicago
Eugene W. Chafin
Lloyds Lowers Taft Life Insurance Rate After Election Hope
Lloyds reduced the life insurance rate on Taft from 5 to 2 percent and lengthened the win odds to 1 to 8, with Wall Street brokers signaling bets at 2 to 1. No rush on policies emerged as betting activity circulated despite anti-gambling laws. One report noted a $2,500 Bryan bet against $15,000 on Taft.
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Lloyds
Taft
Wall Street
Bryan
The Tangle in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on July 1 a bondholders group led by L N Plumer W D Porter and W B Rogers challenged receivers certificates for the West Side Belt Line asserting first lien on its franchise and property If certificates are issued the line may default on interest due September 1 and be sold by a Pittsburg banking house amid broader Gould Harriman rail property entanglements
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Wabash Railroad
West Side Belt Line
L. N. Plumer
W. D. Porter
W. B. Rogers
Gould-Harriman
Goulds
Doctor Weds His Housekeeper in Secret Ceremony
A wealthy physician, Dr. H. H. Clark, over sixty, married his housekeeper Mrs. Ida Graham, age about thirty and divorced. Two of Clark's sons and his medical partners reportedly tried to block the union, entering the church to protest. The couple reportedly slipped out a back exit and wed an alderman due to the interference.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
H. H. Clark
Ida Graham
Clark
Graham
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Henry W. Beals
Bolton
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Reform Association
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Pasteur
Babe
Kelsey
Otto Kelsey
Sanderson
Wade Ellis
May
Gould-Barriman Raiload
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