Regulators Called To Curb Monopolies And Regulate Water Power
Former Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield and Harvard president Charles W. Eliot called for rapid government action to conserve natural resources and curb monopolies. Garfield urged legislation to protect Alaska coal lands and ensure fair taxation, leasing, and development under public oversight, warning of imminent resource depletion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secreary of Interior
Warward
Alaska
Cincinnati
National Municipal League
American Civic Association
Interior
James R. Garfield
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Garfield
Congress
Wickersham Puts Taft Ideas In Sitape
Washington 7 Attorney General Wickersham has worked three months to shape Taft's interstate commerce commission plan for Congress. The program includes a proposed five member commerce court to settle issues from the commission with appeals only on constitutional grounds to the Supreme Court.
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Whehington
Wickershan Hs
Taft
Inter-sleno Comerce Commission
Congress
Romimeros Commission
Supreme Court
Reform campaign faces apathy and funding hurdles
A fragmented OCR fragment notes tattered remarks about municipal corruption and reform efforts. It mentions A L Weill Co Pillheuild and “public apathy” and the challenge of sustaining financial support as key obstacles to reform across the country. Further context is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peasion A. L. Weill Co
Snow Melts as Warmth Returns Across Region
Snow cover is fading with 21 degrees above zero as the cold wave breaks. Moisture soaks into the ground while cloudiness hints at more rain, and a light drizzle fell at noon and again in the afternoon, though it was not a true shower.
Lipton to Challenge for America's Cup in 1911
New York November 17 report quotes Sir Thomas Lipton declaring he will positively contest the America's Cup, with races scheduled to take place in 1911. The announcement sets the stage for a new challenger in the famed yacht contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Thomasa Lipton
Jury selection in murder trial drags with challenges noted
In a murder trial for Mike Ryan, juror selection continues as attorneys exercise peremptory challenges. The widow of Edward Dixon sits in court with the defendant’s sister nearby. Twelve jurors are seated after pass-for-cause rulings, all farmers, with ongoing delays and a list of venire members from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widdow
Edward Dixon
Mike Ryan
Phelps
Chris Traver
R. M. Dorothy
B. A. Marquis
J. T. Thorne
George H. McDonald
A. W. Norton
W. F. Batts
J. H. Price
Co. T. Cockburn
Henry Fisher
Ireland
Ocean
United States
Dirmwn
Olver Dickerson
Athena
William Autdman
Adams
M. O. la Hay
Pendieton
J. W. Terry
Ukiah
DPD
P. Hicks
Gurdane
Toherr Plick Milot Rock
J. 1
Ferker
Meacham
Walter Tianting
Pendleton
Edgar Hoon Vreewater
Alex Johnson
Athonw
JW Wider
Warevther Milton
Thompson
Cibbon
Darker
G . Heon Pendleton
J. A. Kine
Weetons
Shetweel
Marites
Echo
Lork
Breewaters
Aneuet Kuper
Melis
Qeoree Olam
Coron
Woo
Morene Mee
Helle
Lenticos
Jez Prendergaul Juniper
John Woantiemere
Tend
Steamer Adaigela Sinks After Reef Strikes Hull
In Rome on November 17, a disaster occurred when the steamer Adaigela struck a reef and sank, leaving nineteen men drowned. The vessel’s breach caused its bottom to tear, and wreckage reached the port today as W. and G. D. PeGraw traveled from Weeton to handle business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Estrada Moves to Seize U S Ships at Greytown
New Orleans November 17 A cable from Consul General Sequiera reports Estrada’s provisional government ordering the seizure of American vessels to prevent supplies entering Greytown Nicaragua. Zelaya forces hold the port with Chamorro forces nearby. Chamorro reportedly beaten at Greytown and retreating.
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New Orleans
Revolutioniete
Coireytown
Nichragua
Sequiera
Estradare
Greytown
Zelaya
Ministers Sons Shoot Planter and Daughter in Fjord
Fjord Nov 17. Accused of shooting Clarence Compton a wealthy planter and his 12 year old daughter Sylvester and Albert Owens two minister sons have been arrested. Residents threaten lynching. The brothers say Compton accused Albert Owens of supporting his wife’s family. The Owens boys fired two shotguns and four revolvers. The father died and the girl was shot in the stomach and legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fjord
Clarence Compton
Sylvester
Albert Owens
Rll
Compton
Owens
General Grant Family narrowly escapes home fire
Chicago, Nov. 17 General Frederick D Grant his wife and six servants narrowly escaped burning to death when their home caught fire today. Occupants were imprisoned by flames and rescued from windows. All were carried down ladders in safety. Two servants nearly suffocated by smoke.
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Chicago
Frederick D. Grant
Credit Men Meet in New York Convention
New York Nov 17 delegates from across the country gathered for the annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men. They express satisfaction with the commercial outlook and say the nation faces a season of unprecedented prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Credit Men
Sugar Fraud Inquiry Deepens In New York Case
Edwin J. Anderson ex superintendent of docks for the American Sugar Refining company asserts frauds amounting to at least half a million dollars yearly at the refinery. He claims he faced assassination threats while assisting investigators and says James B. Reynolds fostered prosecutions. Anderson seeks compensation he estimates could reach one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin J. Anderson
Secretary of Treasury
Reynolds
New York
Theodore 4A. Havemeyer
Cnough
James B. Reynolds
Anwerta
Richa Parr
Anderson
Mr. Reynolds
American Sugar Refining Company
Havemeyer
Washington
Colonel Guerry
Customs Department
Beekman Winthrop
The
Treasury
Special Secret Service
New York Customs House
Treasury Department
New York Cus
Robbery Joke Shocks Dako Football Team Manager
An Oregonian report recounts a staged hoax near The Dalles to Umatilla where Moscow bound football manager Henry Smith was robbed of a $619 check. Two players allegedly pulled the caper as a joke, with the hoax unraveling after a witness description from train conductor William Dunn.
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DAKO
Vnier
Itahe
Portland Oregonian
Stahe
Vortono
Moscow
Atameer Smith
Aeomoderation
Astral
Nage
Smith
Nis
Keli Wy
Wien
Willian Dunn
The
Oregonian
Dalles
Umatillia
University of Oregon
Eugene
Te Wiaho
Oregon
Porland
Colfax Wesh
Henry Smith
Idaho
Toretoile
Smithy
Oakioe Manger Mme
Chwrot
Hibernian Bank of
Portland
Anderson urges avoiding New York customs to quell matter
In reply Anderson said he would rather drop the matter than wake it through New York customs officers with the risk of leaks. He added he favors taking importers into confidence rather than involving the city’s customs officials.
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Toms
Anderson
New York
Bourne to Submit Report on Government Purchasing Power
Senator Bourne of Oregon, chairing a Senate sub committee on public expenditures, plans to submit a report. He argues that government dollar purchasing power can rise from five to ten percent with modern business methods, promising annual savings between 64 and 100 million dollars.
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Washington
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Senate
Bourne
Girl Reprimanded Before Neighbor Then Self Destructs
In Phoenix Arizona on November 16 Connie Gorman 16 daughter of Mrs Taylor shot herself after disobeying her mother by going turantula hunting with companions and hearing a neighbor summoned for scolding the girl seized a revolver and killed herself.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Connie Gorman
Taylor
Central 600 service for train information by Pacific Telephone
Manager McClellan of the Pacific Telephone company arranged with local railroad officials to provide train arrival and departure details via central. By dialing 600, callers can obtain prompt, accurate timetable information and central will be updated with any time changes, solving depot standby issues.
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McClellan
Telephone Company
Central
Pacific TelePhone Company
Tme
Blizzard on Lake Superior claims dozens of lives
Duluth reports a raging blizzard at 60 mph on Lake Superior with scores feared dead in the last forty hours. The steamer Tonle sank off Grand Marais with twenty aboard. wreckage found but no bodies recovered, and hope remains that some were saved by a passing vessel.
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Duluth
Lake Superior
Grand Marais
Pinchot Seeks Clear Status In Taft Administration
Washington No 17 It was rumored last night that Gifford Pinchot government forester has written to President Taft asking for a clearer definition of his status to settle the controversy between Secretary Ballinger and himself over observance policies. The report says Pinchot requested Taft to declare himself either for Pinchot or for Ballinger.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Taft
Interior Ballinger
Pinochet
Pinchet
Bellinger
National Jewish Hospital Officers Re-elected
New York reports the National Jewish Hospital for Consumption in Denver notes improved patient death rates from ten to three and eight tenths percent over ten years. All officers of the organization have been re-elected.
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New York
Natal
Samuel Cratefettler
Denver
Outcast Girl Ends Life After Expulsion From Family
Police traced a tragedy in San Francisco where a 24 year old woman, formerly Mrs Charles Burns, killed herself by stepping in front of a street car after being turned from her brother’s door. Her brother claimed cruelty led to their family’s disgrace and multiple moves. She had a history of drinking and had divorced Burns two years earlier, with custody of their child Walter Pender. She died of head injuries after the incident.
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San Francisco
Charles Burns
Sho Marrie
New York
Walter Pender
Maybray Victim Swindled $30,000 At Maybray Game
In Council Bluffs Iowa on Nov 16 the first Maybray witness told how T W Balley of Princeton Missouri was swindled out of $30 000 on October 14 1908 in this city on a fake horse race in the trial of John R Dobbins alleged to have led Balley into the scheme.
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Maybray
Council Bluffs
Iowa
T. W. Balley
Princeton
Ballew
John R. Dobbins
Brooklyn man loses first US chess title match game
Louisville November 16 Frank J Marshall of Brooklyn N Y lost his first game to Jack Showalter of unspecified club for the chess championship of the United States. Marshall withdrew after the 24th move. Marshall has won three, Showalter one, and there has been one drawn game.
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Louisville
Frank J. Marshall
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jack Showalter
United States
Marshall
Showalter
Western Union Stock Falls on AT&T Merger Deal
New York Now reports Western Union stock slid as AT T acquired control following the merger announcement. The shares declined another point today and had fallen three points the day before amid the corporate consolidation news.
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Western Union
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Papke Offers Heavyweight Title Fight With Ketchel
Kewanee Illinois reports Billy Papke challenges Stanley Ketchel for the middleweight title. Papke promises a substantial side bet if Ketchel is unable to fight, signaling a potential heavyweight bout attempt and a bold challenge in the boxing rivalry.
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Kewanee
Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchel
Nxtois
Ketchel
Poxt
Substantial Sidobet
Apple Show Judges Have Lard Task
Spokary Nov 17 The judging panel faces difficulty as Washington and Oregon exhibitors enter fruit from higher elevations. An irrigated batch is described as rich in color but the judging is unsettled. Exhibits from Wood River, with fruit around eighteen and a quarter inches in circumference, are believed contenders for the big apple prize.
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Spokary
Washington
Oregon
Varlets
Wood River
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