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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
7
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The petition alleges that several railroads formed the Western Trunk Line Committee to suppress competition in interstate transport. It names St. Paul & Des Moines, Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern, Elgin Joliet & Eastern, Chicago Milwaukee & Gary, and Minneapolis Paul & Sault Ste Marie as members. The complaint claims the committee fixes freight rates across its jurisdiction in violation of Congress acts and cites prior associations. Chicago. They discuss government actions and rail executives' responses to rate increases and financial pressures.
Chicago May 7 shippers hear Santa Fe president rebut figures claiming 345 percent income rise per mile from 1897 to 1907. He says actual growth was 83 percent and 36 percent for 1898 versus 1908. He notes 1908 revenue per mile fell by 525 despite economy. He concedes nine months show recovery yet wage grants and higher taxes offset rehabilitation.
The market fell sharply as Washington moved to block upcoming freight rate increases by more than twenty railroads in the Middle West. Heavy selling hit industrial and railroad issues with multi-point losses, while Supreme Court and Senate actions intensified market unease over rate cuts and potential dividend impacts.
In Washington on May 31 the White House announced that the government will sue to enjoin twenty five Western railroads from increasing freight rates. Attorney General Wickersham approved the move after conferring with Taft and Western shippers. Senator La Follette pressed for immediate action but the injunction machinery had already been set in motion.
Captain August Kuhne of the Harlem Detective Bureau probes a mystery burglary at a Washington Heights road house. A safe was opened without forced entry, $849 in cash taken, jewelry intact, burned matches found near the safe, and only Porter and his wife knew the combination. The case hinges on how burglars gained access without apparent tampering.
Louisville police reveal details of Alma Kellner's 1909 disappearance from an altar prayer at St. John's Catholic Church. Suspect Joseph Wendling, janitor, is linked to the crime. evidence includes gloves, handkerchiefs, bloodstained items, and a hidden sacristy trapdoor. Body found in a parish cistern. a reward is offered and Wendling's bail delayed.
Morristown New Jersey May 31 Postmaster George L Clarke relieved by postal inspectors amid a $2000 shortage later made up by his bondsmen. Inspectors Entermann and Briggs found the shortfall and Clarke, a nervous wreck, was dismissed. Assistant postmaster Georg Marsh notes political money demands as a factor. Clarke had shown a mortgage to protect bondsmen who won’t lose. Bondmen include Surrogate David Young ex Vice Chancellor Henry C Pitner Frederick Muchmore and David McClellan. The preceding postmaster John S Fennell was removed in 1901 for a similar shortage.
The ICC ruled in a reparation case involving Duluth & Iron Range and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railways that a connecting carrier may demand instructions from the initial shipper but if it takes charge of routing it must bear liability for any extra charges from misrouting. The decision highlights widespread issues with freight routing and liability for shipments across interstate railways.
Kaiser's wrist shows healing as Emperor William remains at the New Palace. King Albert of Belgium is entertained. Crown Prince Frederick William substitutes at the annual Potsdam review with Empress Auguste Victoria, King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Prince Tsai Tao, and Italian Foreign Minister Marquis Ian Giuliano in attendance.
Frederic Louster of Harrisburg Pennsylvania fell for a wire tapping scheme that lured him into a Florida land grab and race betting ruse. He helped move about 325000 in checks and money before cashing a 10000 dollar certified check and plowing further bets, only to discover the scheme when a police officer intervened.
Frances Fulgo, eleven, of 519 West 19th Street, escaped an alleged assault by John J. Regan by leaping from a second story window as a mob gathered outside the old West 20th Street station. Rescuers arrived to aid her as neighbors rallied to protect the frightened girl and deter the threat.
Telegraphic notes report the coldest May on record in Pittsburg with 29 degrees at 1 PM and a light morning snow. Also Reno pledges $85.50 and a $20,000 site for a Y M C A building, the first in Nevada, coinciding with a gambling closure. Texas halts Rockefeller hookworm funds. no Texas spending. Calhoun County ministers may be labeled bootleggers for serving wine.
Ex president Roosevelt urged Britain to stay with the Soudan and honor duty toward civilization in a speech at Guildhall London. He warned that nationalist forces in Egypt threaten stability and praised Anglo American ties. The event featured a ceremonial freedom of the city, a Lord Mayor’s luncheon, and a silver casket with enamel panels and national symbols.
Coroner Alfred Hiles of Westchester will hold an inquest into Edward F. Hollister's death at St. John's Hospital Yonkers. The case reveals Hollister secretly married Mrs Aleathe Knickerbocker Raymond, widow of George Raymond, and a granddaughter of sculptor Wilson D. MacDonald.
A base stood eight bold feet supported by a lower oak and velvet pedestal, describing a substantial display or stand. The phrasing suggests a ceremonial or decorative element within a larger article. The text focuses on construction and material details rather than events or persons.
In Philadelphia on May 1 a message from ex-President Roosevelt was received in response to a dispatch from London inviting him to speak at the Independence Hall Fourth of July celebration. The reply says regret is impossible and indicates Roosevelt will not miss the holiday address.
Madrid May 31 an imperial decree directs religious offers not authorized by the concordat of 185? or engaged in industry to seek authorization under the 1887 law. The law requires foreign religious orders to be registered and marks enforcement after the Spanish episcopate protests government interference with Vatican recognized orders ignored by Premier Canale jas.
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