Harriman Testifies on Alton Deal and Rail Overcapitalization
Edward H Harriman testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the Chicago and Alton deal and related rail transactions. He outlined stock and bond transfers, the role of Rockefeller and others, and explained how the Union Pacific’s holdings were built including purchases of Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific stocks. The testimony sought light on overcapitalization and the mechanisms used by major rail efforts to consolidate control.
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New York
Edward H. Harrian
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Allied Lines
Harriman
Ist
Southern Pacific
Union Pacificers
E. H. Harriman
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Commission
Northern Pacific
Oregon
Police Chief and detective charged in Salt Lake tourist theft case
Salt Lake City crime report states Sheels, chief of police, and George Raleigh, circuit detectives, were arrested on charges of complicity in a conspiracy involving tourists' funds. Manila dispatch notes rumors of a Philippine cyclone denial dated February 26.
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Salt Lake City
Sheels
George Raleigh
Rouris
Salt Lake
George
Rail rate cases upheld by U S Supreme Court and tax ruling
U S Supreme Court decisions uphold Texas authority to fix state freight rates within state lines and Nebraska railroads must pay taxes for 1904 1905 and 1906 totaling about 100 000 across 61 counties. Kansas contested ownership of coal tracts in Indian Territory while the court dismissed that petition. The ruling also preserves a common law right to challenge railroad discrimination before interstate commerce law. Public hearings were ordered to examine the measure's legality.
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Texas’ Authority
Washington
Peno
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska
Holmes
Union Pacific
Burlington
Cour
Abe
Emi
Texas Railroad Commission
Gulf, Colorado & Feradroad
Fuller
State of
Kansas
Misservoth Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
Tutian
Supreme
Port Arthur case stirs debate on trial motives
Secret report by Port Arthur commanders reveals accusations of cowardice incapacity and deliberate surrender hastening by Lieutenant General Stoessel and General Fock and chief of staff Major General Reiss amid bitter personal enmity. The document's extreme critique comes as the supreme court martial prepares to try the three officers.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Fock
Sy Sry
Abe Nat
Thart Somsa
Stoesse
Thaw Trial Cross Examinations Proceed Amid Delays
In New York on February 26 Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was recalled for redirect examination after a long cross examination by District Attorney Jerome. He concluded the cross after questions on her 1903 Europe trip and the October 22, 1903 affidavit prepared by Abe Hummel.
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New York
Thaw
Reces R
Pittsburg
Jerome
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
White
Walker
Mmel
Abe Hummel
Hummel
Evelyn Nesbit
Europe
Wlory
Evelyn
Delmas
Miss Nesbit
Ship Subsidy Bill Advances Quietly in Congress
Washington Feb 26 The ship subsidy bill gains momentum as the house adopts a five hour debate window and a final vote by Friday afternoon. Republicans split with 24 joining Democrats in opposition to the rule, while senators pass the Sac and Fox Indian claims court bill in the house and ratify the Santo Domingo treaty after heated debate.
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Washington
House
Littauer
Senate
Dalzen
Committee On
Melviney
Burton
Ohio
Campbell
Kansas
Chapman
Mllinois
Darragh
Michigan
Davis
Minneso Fordney
French
Idaho
Fl. Milne Hodge
Iowa
Henshaw
Nebraska
Holliday
Indiana
Hubbard
Kinkaid
Nebrask
Madden
Illino North Dakota
Murdock
K Nelson
Wisconsin
Prince
Ulinor Stafford
Santo Domingo
Bacon
Georgia
Daniel
Carmack
Culberson
Newlands
Clarke
Arkansas
Patterson
Sna
Conference on river and harbor bill reaches accord
Washington on February 26 a conference of the two houses agreed on the river and harbor bill. The measure provides 86,963 dollars. House conferees refused to accept state amendments including an increased appropriation for Mississippi river improvement between the mouths of the Ohio and Missouri totaling 1.6 million dollars.
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Washington
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Typhoid Epidemic Aboard Connecticut Battleship
Secretary of the Navy received a dispatch from Rear Admiral Evans stating the battleship Connecticut would sail immediately with a typhoid epidemic aboard. The report notes five or more cases and hospital treatment aboard, with further mention of a horse theft incident near Lexington and a 14-year-old girl arrested for stealing horses.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Evans
Connecticut
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday in Brief
Senate passed the agricultural appropriation bill and pension measures totaling about 210 million, plus 15 million. An amendment on canning and inspection was offered by Beveridge and defeated on another cost issue. The Senate also approved a four month extension for army retirement and discussed currency study. House eulogies for John F. Rixey, five hours of debt discussion on ship subsidy, and conference reports on Indian appropriation and tribal funds distribution were approved. The anti tipping bill for D C failed.
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Senate
Philippines
Semilor
Beveridge
Itern
John F. Rixey
Virginia
District of Columbia
Children Burned Alive in Montreal School Fire
A Rochelaga Protestant school fire in Montreal on February 26 killed seven children and rescued twelve others including a teacher. Authorities fear up to ten more may remain trapped beneath the ruins as rescue efforts continue.
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Montreal
Quebec
Rochelaga
Rear Admirals Named in Senate Nomination List
Washington Feb 26 The president sent to the senate yesterday the names of Captain Seth M Ackley and Captain Benjamin F Tilley for rear admiral. Other nominations include Charles A L Bosworth as Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Cincinnati Carmelius W Pendleton as Collector of Customs District of Los Angeles Wyo William E B Schmidt as Chaplain Receiver of Public Moneys at Cheyenne Wyo W C Deming as Register of the Land Office at Cheyenne and Urbana Ohio M L Kennedy Pendleton Urbana Ohio B G B Mue ray Renesalaer Ind R Boerner Cedarburg Wis West Bend Wis and more.
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Washington
Senate
Seth M. Ackley
Benjamin F. Tilley
Autmir
Cincinnati
Charles AL Bosworth
District of Los Angeles
Cal
Carmelius W. Pendleton
Register of the Land Office
Cheyene
Wio
Wilhial EB
Chaplan
Cheyenne
Wyo
W. C. Deming
Montfort
New Shortage Found in Office Books Missed Funds
Bloomington Ul Feb 26 A local agent reports a new case in which nine hundred dollars are missing from Bloom ington woman M Helen Dix kept books at the office. The probe centers on discrepancies in the cash ledgers and records.
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Bloomington
M Helen Dix
Northwestern
Tasteany
Nicaragua Takes A Honduran Town
Managua reports San Marcos de Colon, a fortified Honduran town defended by Solomon Ordonez, minister of war, was captured by N Morees yesterday afternoon. Washington notes Nicaragua and Honduras seek U S or Mexican arbitration as hostilities threaten, no replies yet, raising expectation that intercession may be needed to avert further bloodshed.
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Managua
Nicaragua
San Marcos de Colon
Solomon Ordonez
N Morees
Washington
Honduras
United States
Mexico
Rons, Raguan
Busse as Republican Opponent in Chicago Mayor Race
After Republican primaries, Fred Busse, Chicago postmaster, is the party choice for mayor. Dunne remains Democratic nominee, with a spring nominating convention to set his running mate. Busse plans return to Chicago after an injury from a Pennsylvania railroad wreck, and a four-year term looms amid a heated contest.
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Fred Busse
Chicago
Busse
Pennsylvania
Dunne
Misse
Shaw Going to New York to Lead Carnegie Trust
Chicago February 26 a Washington dispatch says secretary of the treasury Leslie M Shaw will resign next Monday to go to New York and become president of the Carnegie Trust company of New York City at its organization.
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Chicago
therrd-Herald
Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
Roo
New York
Carnegie Trust Company of
New York City
Stevens Resigns as Panama Canal Chief Engineer
John F. Stevens resigns from the Panama Canal chief engineer post and Major George W. Goethals is named to succeed him. The administration also abandons its plan to accept bids for canal construction and will reconsider the project before any new procurement strategy.
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Stevens
Washington
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal
George W. Goethals
TWO CENT BILL IN MISSOURI PASSES HOUSES
Jefferson City Missouri February 26 the 2 cent a mile passenger railroad rate bill was amended to punish violations by a fine of 196 to 400 dollars after passage by the house the senate concurred and the measure goes to the governor the bill covers all railroads in the state save independent lines under 45 miles which may charge one cent per mile. Insane from increase in pay in Kankakee Illinois February 26 Philip Couture a painter at the Illinois Eastern hospital was driven insane by a raise from 235 to 50 dollars a month and was committed to the hospital yesterday.
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Springfield
Deneen
Shurtleff
Judiciary Committee
Bush
Committee On Railroads
Jefferson City
House
Senate
Kankakee
Ill
Philip Couture
Illinois Eastern Hospital
Perkins Defeats Fraud Larceny Charge in Court of Appeals
Albany February 26 The New York Court of Appeals ruled 4 to 3 in favor of George W Perkins vice president of New York Life Insurance Co in the case over alleged fraud larceny related to funds paid to the Republican national campaign in 1904 The majority opinion by Smanson found no larceny due to lack of criminal intent The dissent argued larceny exists when one takes another’s property even for a laudable purpose
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
George W. Perkins
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
Smanson
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Kellogg
Alton
Hess
Alton Railroad Company
Bist
Tivols Central
William G. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Halk
Santa Fe
Morowitz
California and
The
Harrign
Chicago & Altona
George Gould
James Stillwell
Martines Sehnf
Equitable
al Phils
BE. HW. Harviniasee
Union Panelite
Harrimn
Utah
Manila
Philippine
U.S. Supreme Court
Evelyn Thaw
Congress
Union Bridge Company
Dictment of
Delnia
Fitzgerald
Indianapolis
Hanly
Blair
Kewanee
Gutterbeek
Kewanee, Ir
House of Law
Ashington
Aldrich
Root
Court of Claims
Oklahoma
Guantanamo
Lexington
Pearl Hughes
Oweingsville
Silas Corbin
Pel
S. M. Ackley
B. F. Tilley
Shaw
Carnegie Bank
Taft
Clears Perkins
New York Court
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