Wickersham Moves to Overturn Coal Freight Case
Attorney General Wickersham directs Charles F. Adams of St Louis to appeal to the Supreme Court to dissolve the Terminal Road Association for Sherman Act violations. Four circuit judges split on whether the Terminal restrained trade, prompting a dismissal and a new appeal strategy to target coal traffic rates from Illinois to St Louis.
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Steady growth signals public confidence in bank security
The bank reports continued robust growth, noting it has not only held its business but nearly doubled it amid competition. Management says public trust remains high in the bank’s sound and safe practices and that conservative banking principles will guide future policy.
Freight rates set for Illinois coal to St Louis by railroads
The coal traffic bureau operates from the Century building with railroads including Nois Central Southern New York Central Louisville & Nashville Vandalla Mobile & Ohio Chicago & Alton Clover Leaf Chicago Peoria & St Louis and St Louis Troy & Eastern agreeing on uniform freight rates for coal from Illinois mines to St Louis.
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New York Central
Louisville & Nashville
Vandalla
Mobile & Ohio
Chicago & Alton-Clover Leaf
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Troy & Eastern
Coal Traffic Bureau
Illinois
EDITORS FOR DEEP WATER Cape Girardeau Missouri
Missouri editors push 14 feet depth for Mississippi seaports along river banks. Cape Girardeau Mayor M K Leming welcomes them at the forty fourth annual meeting and envisions Cape Girardeau as a future seaport. The presidents of the group form an organization led by Norman J. Colman with John W. Jacks as secretary and Phillip S. Ganz as treasurer. Members include W Stephens Kein A Knott Wea L Robertson W. O. L. Jewett William Southern Jr W. R. Painter Omer G. Gray and J. P. Caruthers. Annual meetings to be held in Columbus.
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Mississippi River
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Cape Girardea
Norman J. Colman
John W. Jacks
Phillip 8. Ganz
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Kein A. Knott
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Pearl purchase targets Wabash river pearls in Indiana
Dr Pepper of Mount Carmel UL reports buying pearls in the past week valued between eighty thousand and one hundred thousand dollars from local pearl hunters along the Wabash river in Evansville Indiana and will ship the cargo to New York for sale.
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Dr. Pepper
Mount Carsel UL
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New York
Frisco Mayor Criticizes Gillett Over Delayed Edict Fight Move
After a two hour legal conference Tex Rickard may shift the boxing match from San Francisco to Reno or Ely Nevada or Salt Lake City. Reno offered to build the arena gratis and pay a 1000 dollar state license. Lily offered a 25000 dollar bonus and arena gratis. Rickard favors Reno as the simplest rail link from California.
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Gillett
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Ely
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Rickard
Lily
Salt Lake
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Nevada
Nevada Rule Limited Rounds For 1897 Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight
The existing limitation on rounds for the 1897 Corbett versus Fitzsimmons fight in Nevada has neither been amended nor repealed, indicating the provision remains in force and enforceable.
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Kermit Roosevelt Named Best Man for Roosevelt Wedding
Theodore Roosevelt Jr announced by wireless that his brother Kermit will serve as best man at the Roosevelt Alexander wedding after Evelyn Irving withdrew following her father's death. Kermit will rehearse Sunday. An earlier item reports a strong earthquake recorded at Tortosa Spain about 3,000 miles away.
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
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Roosevelt-Alexander
Evelyn Irving
Spain
Tortosa
Brockman Released After Contempt Bond Set in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo June 17 Judge Fox ordered the release of W F P Brockman of St Louis who was jailed for contempt by Leighton Shields special commissioner in litigation where Brockman is a defendant Brockman’s bond was fixed at 250 dollars returnable Monday to the supreme court The case tests the power of a commissioner to commit for contempt.
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Jefferson City
Fox
W. F P. Brockman
St. Louis
Leighton Shields
Brockman
Supreme Court
Would Be Assassin at Taft's Door
James Stricklin, a Cumberland Maryland miner, armed with an 88 caliber revolver, entered the White House executive offices and nearly reached the president's private office before being stopped. He carried $100 and claimed Taft advertised for him in West Virginia papers. Secret agents pursue rumors of a prior Roosevelt contact.
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Washington
James Stricklin
Cumberland
White House
Stricklin
Sergi Dalrymple
Dalrymple
Taft
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Women to Honor Twain's Name Memorial Bust
In New York on June 17 a bust of Samuel L. Clemens to honor Mark Twain was completed by sculptor Louis Potter. A Gotham club women’s committee funds the memorial by subscriptions, planning to place it this fall in a prominent New York square or park. In Augusta, Me on June 17, Frederick W. Plaisted, son of Gen Harris M. Plaisted, was nominated for governor at the Democratic state convention, recalling his late fusion election three decades ago.
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New York
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Louis Potter
Gotham Club
Plaisted
Augusta
Frederick W. Plaisted
Harris M. Plaisted
Greenbackers
Mayors Clash Over July Fourth Fight in San Francisco
Chicago June 17 Mayor Pat McCarthy asserts San Francisco will host the anticipated clash with rivals including governors and attorneys general. He vows to act independently, declaring the big fight will occur in his city on July 4 despite outside orders.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Gillett
Pat McCarthy
Local optionists in Memphis receive death threats
Letters threaten death to local optionists who raided saloons last summer and dumped liquor into gutters. The Dry faction, after emptying liquor, formed ranks and marched around the public square, with warnings to those involved to pay for the liquor, leave town, or face death.
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Memphis
Nevada can stage fight and will probably do it
Carson Nevada June 17 The law of Nevada will permit the Jeffries Johnson fight to be held Justice Sweeney of the supreme court in the governor absence said the fight could be held in any county in the state without fear of interference A license with a $1000 deposit is required and the law permits contests of un-
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Jeffries-Johnson
Justice Sweeney
Supreme Court
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