Federal bill for national corporate incorporation presented in Congress
Washington reports an administration proposal to federally incorporate corporations. The bill, sent to judiciary in the House and to interstate commerce in the Senate, would bar cross holdings, limit banking powers, permit charter forfeiture for violations, require annual earnings reports, and mandate US citizenship and residency of directors with stock paid in cash or property.
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Congress
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Newlands
Committee On Interstate Commerce
United States
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau
Commissioner of Corporations
Board of Directors
Fire Waste in U S Buildings Warns of Losses Vast
Washington February 7 A government study by the United States Geological Survey finds fire waste costs Americans about a million and a half dollars daily and 1449 lives annually. The report urges cheaper fireproof materials, cites overuse of materials, lax building codes and higher per capita losses versus Europe, and notes most losses stem from frame buildings and faulty construction.
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Washington
Heaven
Prometheus
Earth
United States
United States Geological Survey
Europe
U. S
Weather Forecast and Fire Loss Discussion 1907 Figures
Fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Winds light, no precipitation. Astronomical notes include sun set at 5 20, moon transits with Uranus and Mercury. The article then discusses fire losses in 1907, noting US fire costs over 456 million dollars, building costs near one billion, and 1 449 deaths with 5 654 injuries, highlighting waste from fires and fire protection costs.
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Ment
United States
Maine
West Virginia
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Alabama
Louisiana
Montana
Bad Beef at White House and Cost of Living Probes
Washington February seven. Food Inspector Dodge testified before the house investigating committee that bad beef served at the White House during Roosevelt’s occupancy could decompose and turn black, with fashionable diners reportedly eating tainted meat. Senate and house cost of living investigations were delayed to allow leaders to plan a quick, thorough inquiry. The senate also passed a bill permitting extradition on information as well as indictment.
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Washington
House
Dodge
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Robbers Foiled by Train Stop Vanish Into Town Alley
After stopping at the station, three robbers with a gunny sack stripped a last passenger of his goods then all three stepped off the train and disappeared into a town alley. No attempt was made to rob the express car.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Here
Cornell
Carrity
Hundred Thousand Is Asked For Libel
Kansas City February 7 a libel suit for 100000 was filed by Dr B C Hyde against John G Paxton executor of Col Thomas H Swope estate The libel charge stems from a Paxton letter to Stewart R Flaming executor in the Swope estate Independence Missouri February 7 jury for Coroner Zwart resumes after a month to determine death of Col Thomas H Swope The morning session covered burial and disinterment witnesses and the afternoon saw Swope family members testify.
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Kansas City
B. C. Hyde
John G. Paxton
Thomas H. Swope
Paxton
Stewart R. Flaming
Columbia, Tenn
Swope
Independence
Zwart
No Verdict In Ford Case In Ohio
Cincinnati February 7 Prosecuting Attorney Hunt announced a second trial of Mrs Ford for blackmailing Warriner would be set within two or three weeks after the jury in the just completed trial reported a disagreement eight for acquittal. The jurors cited disbelief in Warriner confessions and suggested juror bias. Prosecutor Hunt indicated a new trial or possible abandonment of the case, citing a supposed disease of American jurors toward convicting a woman. Bond for Mrs Ford remained at two thousand dollars.
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Cincinnati
Hunt
Ford
Warriner
Ohio
Jeanette Stewart-Ford
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Nan Patterson
Steerer Acquitted in Second Swindle Trial
Frank Scott of Pender Nebraska was acquitted in the second Iowa court trial of alleged steerer roles in the so called swindle syndicate led by J. C. Maybray. He was charged with aiding the $5,000 robbery of John Hermelbracht of Bancroft.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Frank Scott
Pender
Neb
J. C. Maybray
Scott
John Hermelbracht
Bancroft
John R. Dobbins
T. W. Ballew
Princeton
Sportsmen Win Victory Over Spring Lake Injunction
In Peoria on February 7 Master in Chancery Frings of Pekin granted an injunction to Attorney General Stead restraining the Spring Lake drainage and levee district from closing the lake or hindering navigation. He also barred dynamiting by hunters and fishermen. The decision sparks jubilation among local sportsmen. Governor Hughes again declines renomination in a separate New York update.
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Peoria
Chapcery Frings of
Pekin
Stead
Hughes
New York
Coldest Day of the Year Grips East Coast Weather
Washington reports a sweep of record cold from Maine to Florida as the Atlantic seaboard endures its coldest winter day. Canton New York hits 22 below zero while New York City records one degree above zero at midnight amid a 40 mile gale. A frozen man in Boston and a fisherman in Buffalo die, and a tramp steamer anchors off Atlantic City as gales persist.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
Canton
N. Y
New York
New York City
Boston
Buffalo
Atlantic City
Bodies of five found in Cherry mine disaster passage
Five bodies of men from the St. Paul mines disaster were found in a passage south of the air shaft at Cherry Illinois. Tonsof rock and coal fell before removal. Many others were said to be dead east of the air shaft. An elevator cage from deep underground yielded waterlogged hats and lanterns from the Nov 13 fire. No official plan to move Alexander Rosenkj and Robert Dean was announced.
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Cherry
St. Paul
Alexander Rosen Jack
Robert Dean
Desperate Escape at Mine Slope After Concussion
Reports describe men crawling to safety as the mine heading collapsed. About 110 workers in the same slope escaped through other headings after being held for around 10 hours by gas until a rescue party reached them. Nearby mines within three miles reacted, with 1000 workers hearing the blast but taking no action.
High Finance Tale of Three-I Railroads Court Case
A Chicago court filing outlines alleged schemes in the Indiana Illinois & Iowa Three-I railroad sale. Key figures include Theodore Shonts Francis Drake Paul Morton Joy Morton and James Cooper. The brief claims $4.75 million profit on $2.5 million borrowed, with traffic diversion and concealed rebates cited as tactics. The case centers on fees from the Cooper estate and charges against prominent financiers and railroad executives.
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Otto Gresham
John S. Cooper
Indiana
Linois
Iowa
Cooper
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal
Interborough System of
New York
Alton and Allied Railroads
Francis M. Drake
Shonts
Paul Morton
Navy
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Joy Morton
International Salt Company
William C. Brown
Illinois Central Railroad and Allied Lines
Robert Bather
Fomer
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
John 8. Cooper
John H. Hume
Streator
Ill
South Bend
Ind
Lake Shore
Brown
Centerville
Drake
Redmond, Kerr & Co
Stocks Fall on Large Selling as Market Slumps
New York, Feb. 7. Large selling orders sent the stock market lower with Pacifics, Rock Island, St. Paul and Amalgamated Copper among the losers. By midafternoon Amalgamated Copper was down six points from Saturday’s close, with American Smelting at 53-4, Reading at 5, and United States Steel and Pacific down four to five points. The close was excited and feverish, with prices recovering one to two points from the day’s lows.
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New York
Pacifics
Rock Island
St. Paul
Amalgamated Copper
American
Reading
United States Steel and Pacific
Taft to Chicago for St Patrick’s Day visit
President Taft has accepted an invitation to visit Chicago for St Patrick’s Day with the Good Fellowship club. Senator Cullom proposed a brief stop at Quincy, but a decision has not yet been made. Car explosion at Ray Copper mine site kills seven men between the mine and Kelvin Station in Arizona.
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Washington
Taft
Chicago
Good Fellowship Club
Cullom
Quincy
Phoenix
Ariz
Ray Copper Company
Kelvin Station
Mine Gas Explosion Kills Hundred in Pennsylvania
Ten Hungarians and one American died in a gas explosion at the Ernest mine No 2 slope near Indiana Pennsylvania. The blast trapped about 120 workers. Andrew Krazeer escaped by crawling a quarter mile through the gas before rescue. He could not explain the cause due to language barrier.
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Indiana
Ernest
Jefferson & Clearfield Coal Company
Andrew Krazeer
Postal savings bank bill faces Morgan backed opposition
Washington notes that J Pierpont Morgan opposes postal savings bank legislation this session despite Tafts urging it. Analysts say passage hinges on Morgan shifting stance, with powerful money and political forces able to shape finance, trigger panics, or block bills. Pro and anti postal bank factions clash as the debate continues.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
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Taft
Morgan
Fear Strike Linked to Railroads Hoarding Coal
Danville Illinois February 7 Anticipating a coal miners strike in the sub district starting April 1 railroads hoard coal and dealers are warned they cannot contract for more than two weeks ahead Illinois Steel Company also stores coal in expectation of a strike.
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Danville
Ilinois Steel Company
Germany to Get Tariff Favors Too
Washington reports the president issued a proclamation granting minimum U.S. duty rates to German imports, excluding German colonies for now. The measure aligns with Italy and others, with March 31 as the switch date, while Germany’s official gazette confirms the tariff arrangement and immediate effect for American imports.
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Washington
United States
Department States
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Reichstag
Bundesrath
Black Hand Crime No Motive Apparent Victim Shot in Basement
Chicago on February 7 reports Joseph Laverdi 26 shot and killed in his basement while fetching coal. Police suspect Black Hand. fifteen men arrested. Laverdi cousin of Tony Dugo killed last December in same Italian neighborhood. theories cite secret society motives.
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Chicago
North Side
Joseph Laverdi
National Association of Salesmen Formed in New York
New organization totaling 500 members from 30 states aims to promote efficiency among traveling salesmen and establish an employment bureau. Members from across the country will be eligible for inclusion.
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New York
National Association of Salesmen
Paper Makers in Trust Are Fined
New York February 7 members of the Paper Makers association about 40 paper board manufacturers indicted earlier by the federal grand jury for illegal combination pleaded guilty and Judge Hough fined each defendant $3000.
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New York
Paper Makers’ Association
Paper Board Manufacturing
Hough
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