Supreme Court Limits Interstate Commerce Commission Inquiries
The Supreme Court ruled that the Interstate Commerce Commission may not press questions in private-transaction inquiries without a formal complaint, limiting its power to compel answers in Harriman and Kahn cases. Justice Holmes announced the opinion, saying privacy must be respected and the act’s purpose is to regulate interstate carrier business, not conduct broad investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward H. Harriman
Otto H. Kahn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission
Interstate Commerce Law
Justice Holmes
Messrs. Harrimen and Kahn
Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Harlan
McKenna
Dar
U Rity
United States Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
Messrs. Harriman
Kah
Knapp
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of the United States
Croee
Union Pacific Road
Southern Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Illlinois Central
Chicago & Alton
New York Central
Union Pacific
Iruit
Union
Pacfic
Otto H Kehr
New York
Kehn, Loeb & Co
Tham
Kahn
Murch
Sale of Builders' Exchange Building Tops Million-Dollar Deal
An investor bought the eight building at 29 to 35 West 32d street and 30 to 34 West 33d street for about 2.5 million through Pease & Elliman. The twelve story fireproof loft and office block, diagonally opposite the Waldorf Astoria, fronts 190 feet on 32d Street and 2 feet 6 inches on 33d Street and is fully rented. Tenants include Brunswick Parke Collender Co, D Appleton & Co, Oxford University Press, James Clarke & Co, Henry Holt & Co, Sperry & Hutchinson, and Frank Seamons.
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Pease & Elliman
Builders’ Exchange
West 32d Street
West 33d Street
William
Julius Manger
Fifth Avenue
Waldorf-Astoria
Broadway
Brunswick- Parke-Collender Company
Parker Building
Building Trades Employers’ Association
D. Appleton & Co
Oxford University Press
James Clarke & Co
Henry Holt & Co
Sperry & Hutchinson
Frank Seamons
Baron Held as Thief In Apartment Robbery Case
Charles and Mrs Zur Helle reported jewels worth 809 dollars stolen from No 120 West 112th Street. Detectives Campbell and Murtagh pinned the suspect Baron Adolph von Stern schwert, who claimed Austrian army officer ties, after tracking him from the Zur Helles residence to the General Post Office. He confessed following his arrest at police headquarters.
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Charles Zur Helle
West 112Th Street
Baron Adolph von Sternschwert
Campbell and
Murtagh
Zur Helles
von Sternschwert
Philadelphia Strike Threat After Wage Demands
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company refused to recognize the Amalgamated Association leaders, escalating tensions as members threaten to strike. The union seeks pay increases from 21 to 25 cents per hour and an extra 24 cent daily fee for experienced workers instructing beginners.
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Philadelphia
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Amalgamated Association
Bell Company Faces Suit Over Long Distance Contracts
In Cleveland on December 14 the United States Telephone Company claims Bell Telephone spent 1 5 million to fight its Ohio operation. It says Bell pressured fourteen independent firms under 99 year contracts to switch to Bell long distance, accusing Bell of monopoly while Bell accuses US Telephone of violation of antitrust laws. The US company says it is not a trust, but defending itself in a bid for life against Bell.
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Cleveland
United States
Bell Telephone Company
United States Telephone Company
Ohio
Bell Company
Taylor
United States Company
Sealed Celtic Reaches Port After Prolonged Atlantic Storm
The White Star liner Celtic arrived after a eight day storm delay, with only minor damage including a splintered teak rail and dented deck fittings. Fabre Gallia from Marseilles followed, reporting heavy weather and two lifeboats lost, while Neustria remains unlocated, feared derelict or sunk.
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Celtic
Saturdday
Marseilles
Atant
Bouleuc
Atlantic
K. M. An Honorable Degree Debate in Madison
Madison dispatch reports Mrs. A. H. Dahl asserts the K. M. title kitchen mechanic should be recognized as dignified as A. B. for a trained domestic scientist. She argues the true female role is the home and a wife who crafts a happy home is more valuable than fashion.
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Tribune
Madison
Wis
K. M
A. H. Dahl
Five Fishermen Escape as Ilene Explodes Off Sheepshead Bay
Five fishermen pulled into Morson's Landing at Sheepshead Bay after their gasolene powered Ilene exploded miles from shore. Captain John Morson and Captain Thomas Bell escaped severely burned, while Charles Cartwright Daniel Langdon and Samuel Stout rode a lifeboat for hours, signaling ships in vain, before reaching safety hungry and exhausted.
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Morson
Thomas Bell
Charles Cartwright
Daniel Langdon
Samuel Stout
Sheepshead Bay
Cartwright
Langdon
Stout
Bell
Sheepsnead Bay
Governor Hughes names nine to probe stock exchange business
In Albany on December 14 Governor Hughes announced a nine member committee of bankers, merchants, economists and lawyers to study stock exchange practices in New York. The group will report suggestions for changes in securities and commodities laws to protect investors and regulate speculation, serving without compensation. The appointees include Horace White, Charles Schieren, David Leventritt, Clark Williams, John B. Clark, Willard V. King, Samuel Ordway, Edward D. Page and Charles Sprague Smith. The governor emphasized deliberate study and asked for an early report.
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Albany
Hughes
New York
Horace White
Charles A. Schieren
Brooklyn
David Leventritt
The
Supreme Court
Clark Williams
John B. Clark
Columbia University
Willard V. King
Columbia Trust Company
Samuel H. Ordway
Edward D. Page
Faulkner, Page & Co
Charles Sprague Smith
People
Charles E. Hughes
Oldest human remains found in Chapelle aux Saints
Paris reports Abbes Bouvsson and Bardon supervising Chapelle aux Saints excavations in Corréze. They claim 170,000 year old Pleistocene bones, with a skull like a monkey and a long jaw lacking canines. Other bones arched, suggesting quadric podal gait. Skeleton acquired by Natural History Museum of Paris.
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Paris
Abbés Bouvsson
Bardon
Chapelleaux-Saints
Corréze Department
Natural History Museum of
Indian Revolt Checked by Arrests in Calcutta
Calcutta on December 14 reports nine prominent Bengali leaders arrested and deported to a secret destination. Authorities believe the seditious movement is halted. Among the detainees is Chunder Malik, a Calcutta millionaire, as socially influential as Dutta is politically.
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Calcutta
Chunder Malik
Dutta
Moscow Millionaire Burns Fortune In Sickroom Fire
A Moscow magnate named Petroff had his entire fortune withdrawn and burned in his sick room. He summoned relatives, displayed the ashes, and congratulated them on escaping wealth’s evil. The report comes via The Daily Mail from St Petersburg.
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London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Moscow
Petroff
Christmas Gift Brings News of Daughter's Elopement
Mrs Henry Nichols, wife of Liberty Brewing Co president, received a call from her missing daughter Sarah who eloped with Albert Schwartzkopf, a Wellsburg bookkeeper. Sarah promised a Christmas gift and asked to bring him home. The mother urged her to return with the new son in law.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Henry Nichols
Liberty Brewing Company
Sarah
Mamms
Albert Schwartzkopf
Wellsburg
W. Va
Phonograph Witness Used in Assault Case
In Pittsburg on December 14, Magister England bound over C A Rumstay on a charge of assault and battery after testimony from Mrs. John E Hinds and the phonograph. The device supplied a word picture of the quarrel over a phonograph sale and alleged choking act in Mrs Hinds home.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
England
C. A. Rumstay
John E. Hinds
Hinds
Rumstay
Rings Travel In Sewer After Bath Diamond Loss
Mrs. S. L. Gottleb of Dorchester dropped two diamond rings worth about 5000 while bathing on Sunday. Sewers inspectors traced the rings through multiple catch basins and recovered them near the ocean pumping station seven miles from the home. She gave $25 as thanks and vowed not to wear jewels in the tub again.
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The
Tribune
Boston
S. L. Gottleb
Dorchester
John Fox Jr and Fritzi Scheff wed at Mt Kisco
John Fox Jr. and actress Fritzi Scheff married Sunday afternoon at Mt. Kisco in a ceremony at Rector Fox’s home. Scheff, currently in The Prima Donna at the Knickerbocker, had hoped to keep the marriage private until season’s end. She appeared at the Knickerbocker last night and confirmed rumors of the union.
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Fritzi Scheff
Knickerbocker Theatre
John Fox, Jr
Mt. Kisco
Wallace
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rector Fox
Miss Scheff
Mr. Fox
Brownsville Raid Up In Senate Again Over Negro Soldiers
Washington December 14 The President sent a surprise Senate message on the Brownsville affair revealing detectives had secured a confession from a 25th Infantry soldier and implicated others. Senator Foraker denounced the President’s use of detectives and urged a Senate tribunal to hear the accused, while charging the war department with unfair practices. The debate signals a sharp, partisan clash as the Brownsville case heats up and scrutiny of espionage and funding moves continues.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Brownsville
25Th Infantry
Foraker
Committee On
War Department
Mr. Foraker
Senator Lodge
Secret
Secret Service
President Roosevelt Reveals Brownsville Confession by War Dept Detective
President Roosevelt today released Herbert Browne’s report detailing a confession from Boyd Conyers of the 25th Infantry. He and several Company B men led the Brownsville shooting as part of a broader conspiracy before soldiers were sent to Brownsville, with some of Company C and D also implicated in concealing facts. The President urged Congress to authorize reenlistment relief for innocent or less guilty soldiers who aid in prosecuting the real perpetrators.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Herbert J. Browne
War Department
Boyd Conyers
25Th Infantry
Browne
Conyers
Senator Foraker
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Foraker
Secretary of War
Senate
Department
W. G. Baldwin
Company B
B Troop
Helenous
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Wright
5Th Infantry
Monroe
William Lawson
William G. Baldwin
Roanoke
Sth Infantry
Lawson
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Illinois Central
Iarriman
Macrene
Rogers
James
Waton Pacific
Kuhn, Loeb & A
Builders’ Exchange Building
Army
Charge Bell Company
U.S
Gallia
Dahl
Life In Rowboat
Governor Names Investigating Board
Wall Street
Abbés
Dewey's
H . Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Military Affairs Committee
Bates
Chaffee
Davis
Jesse Lee
Daggett
25Th Regiment
MR Lodge
United States Senate
Noithere
J. B. Foraker
MR. Browne
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Seaboard Air Line
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