Rebating Indictments Cloud Railroads and Shippers
A letter from Jane H. Marbie of the Interstate Commerce Commission, released by President Roosevelt, summarizes indictments against five railroads in multiple districts for receiving rebates and against several shippers and traffic officials. It notes additional prosecutions, court decisions strengthening the anti rebating laws, and listed cases across California, Illinois, Arkansas, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, New York, and Michigan along with fines imposed and ongoing enforcement actions.
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Li Ften
Washington
Roosevelt
Dar
Jane H. Marbie
Ane Ney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wiliam J. Brian
Pacific Company
Northern District of California
Southern Pacific Company
Southern District of
Company
Tilnelsonia Pine Box and Lumber Company
California
T. H. Bunch
Arkansas
W. R. Johnston
Eastsenn Istrict
Virginia
Warner-Moore Companr
Ww. C. Stith
Missouri Pacific Railway
Eastern District
A. P. Gilbert
Chesaneake & Ohio Railway
Western District
New York
Mutual Transit Company
Lake Ine
Northern
Ohio
Toledo Iceand Coal Company
Dallas
Camden
Philadelphia
Grosscup
Kerngo
Gray
Kern Attacks Roosevelt at Kalamazoo Rally
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Kern assailed President Roosevelt for his campaign actions in Kalamazoo citing civil service abuses. He compared Roosevelt to Arthur and Folger and warned Americans must choose servants free from official influence. Kern planned stops in Saginaw and Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
America
John Kern
Academy of Music
Roosevelt
Arthur
Folger
New York
Kern
Saginaw
Lansing
Vote Fraud Probe Launched Into 424 Assembly District Primaries
The Board of Elections opened an inquiry into alleged irregularities by election inspectors in upper districts of the 424 Assembly District during Republican primaries. Complainant Arthur N. Wadick of Wakefield alleges ballot stuffing and miscounting in multiple districts with witnesses testifying to names voted and surplus ballots. President Dooling adjourned the hearing indefinitely while reviewing submitted evidence.
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Yesterdar
Board of Elections
Arthhur N. Wadick
Wakefield
Ith
Dist
Charles I. Reininger
Reidinger
LW. Lewis
Lewis
Mr. Reidinger
James W. Randolph
Lewis-Reidinger
Dooling
Harrison Chief Adviser Sees Harrison Accepts Committee Chair
Chairman Conners announced that Francis Burton Harrison has accepted the chairmanship of the Democratic State Committee advisory committees. Other members include Denis G Brien Jefferson County New York Albany D Cady Herrick Albany J Hampden Robb Suffolk Thomas S Con ey Clinton Nathan Straus New York David Booth Kings William S Hodie New York.
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Democratic State Committee
Conners
Francis Burton Harrison
Denis G Brien
Jeferson County
D. Cady Herrick
Albany
J. Hampden Robb
Suffolk
Thomas S. Cone Y
Clinton
Nathan Straus
New York
David Booth
Kings
William S. Hodie
Political committee forms with Albany and Westchester figures
W J Walter of New York Maurice M Wall Eric Frederick H Allen Westchester ex-judge O Brien of Watertown ex governor candidate Herrick and ex mayor Boody are named as figures. Boche links to Parker. Allen chairs Westchester committee. Patterson of No 27 William Street to be secretary. Conners works to organize with Osborne from Auburn resisting leadership efforts.
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W. J. Walter
New York
Maurice M. Wall
Eric
Frederick H. Allen
Westchester
O’brien
Court of Appeals
Watertown
Herrick
Boody
Brooklyn
Boche
Alton B. Parker
Allen
Frank M. Patterson
William Street
Albany
Conners
Thomas M. Osborne
Auburn
Osborne
Public Service Commission
2D District
Hughes
Stokes Nominated by Socialists for Assembly in 8th District
J G Phelps Stokes receives Socialist party nomination at Thalia Theatre amid a Yiddish speaking crowd. The meeting also promotes William Mailly in the 2d District and Max Pine in the 4th District. Mrs Stokes attends and makes an English speech, then favors her husband as a socialist in the menacing crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Socialist Party
Thalia
Stokes
Lower East Side
Fifth Avenue
William Mailly
Mailly
Call
Max Pine
United Hebrew Trades
Morris Winchewski
London
Morris Hillquit
Congress
Sun District
Mr. Stokes
Mrs. Stokes
East Side
Police Clash Over News at West 152nd Street Station
Reporters pressed Captain Louis Kreuscher of the West 152nd Street station after officers refused to read the blotter under a new manual rule. Dantel Slattery instructed the station to resume issuing news to the press, noting the long standing practice and the lack of an index in the new manual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kreuscher
West 152d Street
Leutenants
Meutenarts
Kreuscher
Dantel Slattery
Bingham
West 1524
West 1524 Street
Becker
Slattery
Faculty Plans Cooperative Apartment House at Columbia
A movement among Columbia University faculty seeks a cooperative apartment building owned and managed by professors and instructors. High salaries from many instructors are described as inadequate for maintaining a standard of living fitting their social positions, with science faculty favoring the plan to escape high rents. Officials present declined comment, but concrete plans are expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Columbia
Bailey Denies Senate Retirement Rumors in Waldorf
United States Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas, staying at the Waldorf with Mrs. Bailey and his two sons, dismissed reports he plans to retire. He called the rumors pure inventions and said he has no intention of resigning or leaving his Senate career.
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United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
The
Waldorf
Senate
Savings Bank Depositors Rise Slightly in County Totals
Controller of the Currency release shows 38 more reporting banks and 117 07 more depositors for the fiscal year ending June 30. Total deposits reach 8 960 55 340 with 68 795 848 depositors. average deposit dips to 412047 from 4294 two years earlier.
Bryan letter urges campaign funding transparency in 1908 race
William J. Bryan argues that voters must know who funds Republican campaigns to judge motives. He compares campaign money to bribery risks in courts and public offices and cites trust magnates and Harriman. He lists registration days October 5 6 10 12 with voting hours 7 am to 10 pm.
Bryan Addresses Haskell Charge Echo in Iowa
In Teene Iowa on September 29 William J. Bryan spoke to a large crowd at the station criticizing Taft and the Republican platform. A spectator challenged him about Haskell and Bryan retorted urging the audience to consider their party’s actions. He questioned Republican endorsement of the convention on publicity and direct election of Senators. He urged Democrats of Lincoln to remove Bryan lithographs during Taft’s visit.
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Bryan
Iowa
Taft
Lincoln
W. H. Taft
National Convention of the Unemployed Debates Relief Measures
In Manhattan Lyceum a 500 strong gathering considered National Legislation and the Unemployed. Discussion centered on aiding the unemployed amid socialist and anarchist tensions. A three member committee was proposed to work with Aldermen to study Catskill watershed conditions and winter relief plans. A tramp urged street work at two dollars daily for three days weekly. Friday night may feature Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes at Cooper Union.
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James Eads How
National Convention of the
Manhattan Lyceum
Alexander Law
Board of Aldermen
Catskill
Lrceum
McHugh
Boston
John J. Haas
J. Howard
Mr. How
State Hospitals impose certify every mal treatment report
Albany Sept 26 state hospital employees must certify to any cases of mal treatment observed in the month when signing the payroll. The rule affects about five thousand workers and was approved by the State Commission in Lunacy and hospital managers. The Civil Service Commission suggested classing minor staff as competitive. nurses and attendants to remain noncompetitive. Dr Robert B Lamb spoke on Habeas corpus in insanity cases but did not discuss Harry K Thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Commission
Civil Service Commission
Robert B. Lamb
Matteuwan State Hospital
Harry K. Thaw
Gould party sails with moose from St John New Brunswick
Telegraph report from St John New Brunswick states Frank J. Gould and his party sailed to New York on the Helenia with three moose. Gould killed a 51 inch antlered animal in the weeds behind South Branch, Taylor took a 49 inch spread moose, and Ogilvie shot a slightly smaller one.
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Tribune
St. John
N. B
Frank J. Gould
New York
South Branch
Gould
Mr. Taylor
Ogilvie
Pacific Ocean trade rates and ICC jurisdiction analyzed
Franklin K. Lane explains ICC jurisdiction over foreign commerce and inland movements for Pacific coast trade. He argues rates must be published to comply with law, countering claims that the ICC harms Pacific shipping. Hill and Harriman attribute trade decline to nonpayment and competition rather than ICC actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Pacific Coast
Pacific Ocean
West
Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific
Trans-Continental
Lane
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
United States
Commission
Seaboard
Prison Doctor Resigns After Albany Inquiry
Albany reports Dr. Robert T. Irvine of Ossining resigned from Sing Sing Prison last June after an inquiry showed involvement in a graft system. The investigation found he accepted money from friends of convicts for special privileges via his prison connections. Several guards were dismissed for taking bribes through convicts. A stenographic report was sent to the prison commission and Governor Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
C. V. Collins
State
Robert T. Irvine
Ossining
Sing Sing Frison
Irvine
Collins
Hughes
Dr Irvine Lenies Charges At Sing Sing Prison
Dr Robert T Irvine denied taking any consent from inmates during his 17 years as Sing Sing prison physician. He recalled inmate illnesses, noted Sam Parks died in hospital, and described conduct in Adams and Wooten cases. He said a Maple Street visit involved a possible bribe envelope and that he intended to resign years earlier due to his Ossining duties.
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Robert T. Irvine
Sing Sing Prison
Collins
Sam” Parks
al” Adams
Sting Sing
John W. Wooten
Irvine
Maple Street
Wooten
Ossining
Uncle Sam to Sell Wet Goods at Auction
The government will auction a mixed lot of wines liquors and cordials that have not been inspected or analyzed under the national pure food and drug law. The items will be sold October 6 at the Appraiser s warehouse with no guarantee of purity and identity. samples may be available October 1 and 2 for interested buyers.
Navy Gunnery Tests Include Calibrated War Conditions
Navy gunnery drills planned for November at Manila Bay and Magdalena Bay test under realistic combat conditions. Ships on the Atlantic coast head to Cape Cod ranges while the torpedo flotilla operates in Chesapeake Bay. Moves also note personnel changes and ship movements including arrivals at Manila Bay and Delaware/Colon areas.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
NAVY
Navy Department
Sperry
Atlantic Fleet
Manila Bay
Pacific
Magdalena Bay
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Chesapeake Bay
W. S. Sims
U. S
Yankee Stands Strain on Spindle Rock, Yankee
The United States cruiser Yankee, ashore on Spindle Rock Buzzards Bay, withstood pounding through the night. A heavy southeast wind caused rough seas but wireless contact with the torpedo station resumed. By afternoon the ship was on even keel as conditions improved.
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Newport. R. FT
Yankee
Spindle Rock
Buzzard's Bay
Army board weighs Col Stewart over heart disease
Colonel William F. Stewart of the coast artillery appeared before a retiring board in Washington to determine retirement eligibility due to heart disease. He sought a two week delay for the physical, but was ordered to appear tomorrow with examinations to continue as needed. Stewart said he was satisfied with the board’s personnel.
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Washington
William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Arizona
Army
Stewart
PRR Awards Five Thousand Four Hundred In Prizes For Track Work
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced \( Sep 29 \) an awards distribution totaling 5400 for top track makers. The best stretch runs New Brunswick to Tullytown New Jersey. C M Wiseman and J D Lovell receive 80 and 60 dollars respectively. Four eight dollar prizes reward best line and surface conditions on routes Jersey City to Pittsburg and Philadelphia to Washington with multiple district winners named.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Brunswick
Tullytown
N. J
C. M. Wiseman
J. D. Lovell
Jersey City
H. A. Johns, Jr
D Street
West Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Machado de Assis Dead Brazilian Poet Leader Dies
Hamilton Massachusetts Sep 2 The Brazilian Ambassador Joaquim Nabuco at his summer home received a Rio dispatch announcing the death this afternoon of Machado de Assis poet and president of the Brazilian Academy Nabuco called him Brazil’s greatest man of letters and the brightest light of Brazilian literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mass
Joaquim Nabuco
Rio de Janeiro
Machado de Assis
Ambasador Nabuce
de Assis
Brazil
Whiskey in the Army Lieut Ballard's Diet at Court Martial
Lieutenant W W Ballard Jr of the Coast Artillery faces court martial at Fort Wadsworth over embezzlement and misconduct. Testimony paints a drink influenced judgment, with claims of a heavy whiskey diet and repeated questions due to impaired memory. The trial, including checks for pool table repairs, continues with defense and medical opinions on capacity.
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Willis R. Vance
Coast Artillery
Samuel D. M'Alister
Coast Artillery Corps
Army Retiring Board
Washington
Edward J Timberlake, Jr
Hot Springs
Ark
George Newlove
Medical Reserve Corps
Philippines
Fort Brady
Beverly
Daly
George
Rockwell
21St Infantry
W. W. Ballard, Jr
Army
John Berry
Ballard
Officers’ Club
Fort Wadsworth
Fenewick Muir
William T. Johnston
Berry
Captain Johnston
Albany Court Rules Employer Not Liable For Employee Violations
The New York Court of Appeals holds an employer is not liable for an employee’s labor law violations if the employer acts to remedy the conditions after being informed. George H. Taylor of New York was convicted of employing a girl under age in a factory. a forewoman had placed the girl, and Taylor dismissed her once told of the violation. The court orders Taylor’s discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Court of Appeals
George H. Taylor
New York
Taylor
Court of Special Sessions
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Harrison
Dan” Slattery
Bailey
Savings Bank
MR. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Harriman
Republican Party
William J. Bryan
Auditor
Haskell
Commerce Commission
Irvine Lenies
Sam
Geo. C. Funt Co
Army and Navy News
L. Russell
T. Harlan
Naval Medical School
J. Tucker
T. S&s M
W. ©. Wise, Jr
Annapolis
Buffalo
Panama
Bradford
Rainbow
Concord
Chattanooga
Galveston
Denver
Helena
Prairie
Colon
Norfolk
Nine
Bustard’s Bay
Delaware
Col. Stewart
Army Board
P. RB. R
Paul EF. Lindblad & CO
Ies Park Avente
Germany
Crinfeld’s Linen Store
Leipziger Street
Berlin
Uc Listandeshut
Lieut. Ballard
Johnston
Charles E. Woodruff
NEW Yorker
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