21 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
1
Rail lines reject the Joint Shippers and Municipal Committee demand to abolish the bridge arbitrar y asserting no unfairness to carriers. Ben McKeen reads the railroad response to the two month dispute while shippers press for concrete options.
Officials for the shippers accuse railroads of unfairness to St Louis while McKeen asserts no injustice to the city. The exchange centers on whether perceived unfairness refers to the late Question or the arbitrary rule, with McKeen saying both apply and that St Louis is not unjustly treated.
Oscar Sabo aged 84 killed his twin Oliver Sabo at their Jerseyville residence. A coroner's jury ruled accidental shooting but Sabo remains jailed awaiting Jerseyville grand jury action when it convenes in September. Neighbors say the brothers had quarreled.
In dense fog the steamer Yews rammed the freighter La Rochelle amidships near Holy Head. Ten men died including the captain. eight survivors were pulled from the water as Yews backed away to avert more disaster. La Rochelle sailed from Bayonne New Jersey and Yews was bound for Port Talbot.
Wheat pit action in Chicago opened with wildness and nervousness as prices fluctuated about one cent per bushel. Traders cited lack of rain and hot weather across regions, with Minneapolis rising three cents in minutes on opening.
Gov Hadley and Mrs Hadley arrived in St Louis to attend a governors conference and he urged support for the upcoming measures discussed at the gathering.
President Taft urges the senate to pass a campaign funds publicity bill before adjournment. He questions why the measure has not left committee and presses Senator Julius Burrows to explain delays. Burrows cites committee disputes and calendar priorities as obstacles.
Theodore Roosevelt slipped away with Secretary Meyer to the Dolphin for a lengthy political conference during his family wedding trip. Reporters later learned the change was to discuss the general political situation with a close ally, evading the Oyster Bay train.
J C Mars, in a preliminary flight across the Ohio river, fell into the water when his motor stopped. He swam to shore as his plane The Skylark was recovered by life savers. The event occurred during the Detroit Industrial Exposition report.
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