Senate Clashes Over Amendments to Hep burn Bill
Washington Feb 10 senate committee on interstate commerce resumes work on railroad rate bills amid clashes over amendments. Clapp and Dolliver accuse opponents of obstruction while Aldrich defends serious proposals. Knapp clarifies transportation scope as discussion stalls without agreement. Davidson resigns as consul at Antung Manchuria after nine years due to income limits.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Son Took Money Accusation in Milwaukee Bank Indictment
Milwaukee Feb 10 Gordon Bigelow son of Frank Bigelow the defaulter president of the First National Bank is named in an indictment against former Assistant Cashier Henry G Goll for allegedly receiving 122000 of embezzled funds transferred to him at various times.
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Frank G. Bigelow
First National Bank
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Telephone War In Mercer County Free Exchange Drive
Aledo February 10 reports a telephone war planned to secure free service for Mercer county. Patrons of existing firms organize a new company and solicit stock. A 24 member committee oversees the effort. The current Aledo operator is J. W. Edwards.
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Aledo Company
J. W. Edwards
Directors Fill Vacancies on Rock Island Rail System
New York Feb 10 Directors of six Rock Island lines elected officers to fill vacancies after W B Leeds resignation. Robert Mather joined the finance committee. James Campbell and B F Yoakum gained director and finance roles replacing Field. Chicago Rock Island Pacific and St Louis San Francisco railway firms also announced new directors and executive committee members. A separate report from Victor Colorado notes J J McEachern, tied to several life policies, was arrested after a fight following a death believed due to an accident with giant powder.
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W. B. Leeds
Marshall Field
Leeds
Rock Island Company
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James Campbell
B. PF. Yoakum
Yoakum
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Eastern Illinois
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F. L. Hine
McEachern
Bcy
Watterson Sees Need for Change in Power
Louisville February 10 Henry Watterson in the Courier Journal urges a political upheaval. He argues a Bryan Hearst alliance has hurt the aristocracy of money and culture and that a new leader like David Bryan or David Hearst could topple them. He says the Republican party has grown strong and loses fear of God, and that the people are ready for a clean sweep.
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Bryan
Hearst
David” Bryan
David” Hearst
Republican Party
German societies gift 5000 dollar punch bowl to Kaiser
A $5,000 silver punch bowl sent from the German societies of the United States departed for Europe to be presented to the German emperor and empress on their silver wedding anniversary. In Washington Representative Nicholas Longworth, stricken with tonsillitis, is reported much better today.
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Gage In Custom House Scandal Revealed In Senate Probe
Washington reports reveal Lyman J. Gage aided National City Bank in bidding for the old New York custom house. Secretive delays and a favorable contract claim kept the government from taxes and yielded missed interest while depositing government funds with the bank. The bid went to James S. Stillman after a tip from Gage, and the sale bypassed tax payments, enriching the bank and shifting millions in government funds.
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Sulzer
New York
House Committee
Congress
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Frank A. Vanderlip
Secretary of the Treasury
Custom House
Stillman
National City
Tip
Shoul
United States
President apologizes to friends for wedding invite limits
Washington February 10 President Roosevelt released a statement explaining that invitations to Miss Roosevelt's wedding must be limited to close relatives personal friends of the couple and certain Washington officials due to White House capacity. No other friends are invited unless they fit a class and even then the guest count is high. Capture Prisoner Who Escaped Bushnell Illinois February 10 Charles Frakes who with Arthur Willey escaped from Sheriff Taylor at Dwight Illinois en route to Joliet to serve a two year sentence was captured at his home Willey remains at large and is expected to be captured soon Frost at St Paul Minnesota February 10 It was 150 degrees below zero here today
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Roosevelt
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Mr. Longworth
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Ill
Charles Frakes
Arthur Willey
Taylor
Dwight
Joliet
Willey
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Contested tale links father to Major Delmar win
Reports say millionaire horseman E. E. Smathers faced accusations of knowing drugs given to trotter Lou Dillon at Memphis in October. Smathers drove Major Delmar to victory in a $5,000 cup. deputy sheriff seized the cup from Smathers’s room as inquiries open and Murray Howe of the Memphis Racing Association investigates. Smathers denies the charge.
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Lou Dillon
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Dillon
Murray Howe
Memphis Racing Association
Smiathers
Lawson's Boston Leader Near Insurance Committee Entry
Thomas W Lawson of Boston met with Senators and representatives at the Capitol on February 10 on insurance committee matters. He conferred with Senator La Follette of Wisconsin and attended a luncheon with Speaker Cannon and other leaders. Lawson indicated a decision to accept participation in the committee after further talks.
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Pittsburg Miners Confront Temp Injunction Hearing
Pittsburg miners faced a tense briefing as President Patrick Dolan’s temporary injunction was argued before Judge Frazer. Defendants sought more time, with a final hearing set for Wednesday afternoon after a stormy convention session lasting about an hour, revealing broad opposition to Dolan’s proposals.
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New York Supreme Court Hears Oil Case Tie In Favor Of Hadley
Attorney General Hadley sent Judge Gil Tersleeve a certified copy of a U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Dowagiac Manufacturing Co v Lochiner. The decision supports Hadley's position in the Standard Oil case, aligning with the ongoing York court proceedings.
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Supreme Court of York
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William Lochiner
Gildersleeve
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Standard
Epito me of Doings in Congress Yesterday
Washington D C February 10 brief resume from official records of yesterday's proceedings in both houses of Congress. Senate passed urgent deficiency appropriation bill as is. amendment to strike out relief for alien panama canal workers under eight hour law rejected. House approved pensions for veterans, 429 grains in 72 minutes. Two amendments to Philippine tariff act 1905 aimed at removing discrimination against American goods passed. House adjourned at 2 28 p m until Monday.
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Southern Railway seeks $200 million development mortgage
New York Feb 10 The Southern Railway company announced it would ask stockholders to authorize the issue of a 200 million development mortgage with 4 percent bonds to finance expansion efforts.
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Southern Railway Company
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The
Dreadnought Battleship Launched by King Edward in Portsmouth
The battleship Dreadnought, cost 7500000, was launched in a simple ceremony by King Edward amid royal restraint due to royal mourning. The ship’s design signals a major leap in naval power with 10 new 12 inch guns and unprecedented armor and speed, aiming for early commissioning and secrecy on construction details.
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John A. Gibbons
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Japan
Conference Near Split as Morocco Talks Threaten Break
Berlin Feb 10. Algeciras negotiations take a decisive turn toward dissolution of the conference without agreement. France and Germany show clear, stubborn aims. France demands special recognition in Morocco due to geography and history, while Germany insists on strict Monroe Doctrine style equal treatment for all nations in Morocco’s future.
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Algeciras
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Germany
Morocco
Rule insufficient to deceive W C T U
In Columbus Ohio February 10 factions of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union denounce a congress decision to give Alice Roosevelt a punch bowl as a wedding gift. The later plan to present a loving cup is also criticized as a punch bowl in effect.
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Congress
Alice Roosevelt
Jack the Stabber Arrest Report Brings Confession Claim
St Louis police arrested John Brady a 22 year old waiter on suspicion of being the so called Jack the Stabber who attacked several women on city streets over the past three weeks Brady reportedly confessed and was identified by multiple victims who were stabbed during the period authorities said.
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Rescue Efforts Hampered by Harral Mine Explosion
In Vinton West Virginia on February 10 rescuers struggle as damp hampered after an explosion trapped 40 or more miners. Six bodies were pulled from the east side near the bottom and estimate 15 men remain entombed with grim scenes described of victims.
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