Hill addresses Northwest growth and rail rate reforms
President James J. Hill of the Great Northern spoke to the Tri-State Association of Grain and Cattle Growers in Fargo about Northwest development. He argued that producer and carrier interests align, that competition has not been needed to cut rates, and that consolidating Burlington with the Northern Pacific aimed to secure outlets to top markets and boost traffic while keeping rates low.
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Fargo
N. D
James J. Hill
The
Great Northern
Tri-State Association of Grain and Cattle Growers
James J. Bile Fer
Northwest
Burlington Purchase
Burlington
Northern Pacific
P M Rice Malting Company Placed in Receivership
Chicago Cragin plants fall into receivership with assets $175000 and liabilities $100000. Causes cited include failure of major customers Colonial Brewing of New York and a Kentucky distillery. Equitable Trust Company named receiver. Cleveland Euclid Avenue Trust assigns to Attorney Ginn with bond set at $250,000. Ginn says directors assure depositors will not lose a dollar. bank claims solvency but suffers from slow customer withdrawals.
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P. M. Rice Malting Company
Cragin
Equitable Trust Ecompany
Rice
Colonial Brewing Company
New York
Kentucky
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Company
Frank H. Ginn
Ginn
Sands shingle and stave mill blaze hits Manistee
A heavy fire destroyed the Sands shingle and stave mill in Manistee Michigan on January 10 causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. The blaze left 140 mill workers idle.
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Manistee, Mich
Manistee
Mich
Release Seems Imminent in Miss Stone Case
London officials report Miss Stone’s release by brigands is expected within hours. An official telegram from Constantinople confirms the impending release, marking a quick resolution to the dramatic ordeal.
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Miss Stone
London
Constantinople
Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill clears House by vote
The Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill passed the House by a near unanimous vote, only Fletcher and Lassiter voting against. It authorizes the president to secure territory for a canal, funds defense and harbor works, guarantees use to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and includes a $10 million initial appropriation toward a $150 million project.
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House
Fletcher
Minnesota
Lassiter
Virginia
Cannon
Illinois
Hepburn
Appropriations Committee
Panama Canal
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
United States
Secretary of War
Treasury
Carnegie’s
Great Institut
Deed of Dastards in Frankfort Indiana
Miss Rachel White aged 18 was abducted after a revival meeting by James Higgins John Stropp and others. They dragged her from a buggy kept her overnight in a sugar camp and left her near death before neighbors aided her. Gossard and Stropp jailed Haggs at large threats of lynching.
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Frankfort
Tnd
Rachel White
Harry Ifard
James Higgins
John Stropp
Gossard
Stropp
Kempton
Hidgas
Goxsard
France Holds Out In Presenting Credentials Demand
France demands China fulfill conditions before presenting credentials and ministers debate backing. Report notes possible Turkish incident reprise and broad aims to uncover exceptional talent across studies for mankind through supported research and instruction. Labor leaders meet with Roosevelt as senators discuss appointments and policy funding. Pension bill drafts propose substantial increases for the coming year.
Senate Endorses Dewey Court Action in Mississippi
Jackson Miss Jan 10 The senate passed a joint resolution endorsing the decision of Dewey in the Sehley court of inquiry and declaring that no textbooks should credit any officer other than Schle for the victory at Sen tinge.
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Miss
Senate
Dewey
Sehley
Schle
Sentinge
Deadly Gift Prompts Milwaukee Police Inquiry
Milwaukee detective force hunts a sender who mailed an explosive device to Master Mechanic J. C. Miller. A box delivered by an express company seemed to contain cigars but released powder and a scratching sound, revealing a high explosive that could have wrecked the shop. The motive remains unclear.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
St. Paul
Read
J. C. Miller
Miller
Express
Life's Dark Side in Chicago Tragic Spouse Death
A Chicago man James Bannon, a longtime Wabash Railway clerk, confessed to theft after detectives caught him. He told his wife Annie Bannon she died of a broken heart when she learned the truth, collapsing and dying hours later.
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Chicago
Archer Avenue
James Bannon
Wabash Railway
Annie Bannon
House of Correction
Farrington Bound Over In Murder Case In Adrian
Bert Farrington, who shot and killed Jesse Hocker, was bound over for trial on murder after a coroner jury verdict. Mrs Farrington expressed regret her husband did not kill her, saying she planned to return to Milan for their child's sake but not as his wife. Farrington had started divorce proceedings but halted them hoping to win her back. Hocker’s body was taken to Sumpter for burial with the family.
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Des Moines
Shaw
State House
Perkins
Sioux City
Washington
Senate
Grant Club
Treasury
Savery House
A. B. Cummins
Allison
Dolliver
Charles A. Clarke
Cedar Rapids
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Secretary of the Treasury
Dubuque
Mrs. Shaw
Josh Billings
Grant
United States
Adrian, Mich
Bert Farrington
Jesse Hocker
Farrington
Hooker
Sumpter
Barbers on a Strike at Local College
Twenty half shaved men left in chairs as a barber college strike halted lectures. Students paid 40 dollars for the course and sued for 407 dollars for breach of contract. A leading student signaled the strike by dropping bay rum on the floor.
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Omaha
Neb
Funston Returns on Sick Leave After Appendicitis
Brig. Gen. Funston sails back to San Francisco on the transport Warren with two months sick leave, possible extension, awaiting another operation for appendicitis. He notes his wife’s health, contemplates a trip to Kansas, and reflects on Philippines service and native district stability.
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Funston
Warren
Gen
Manila
Gen. Funston
Philippines
Nagasaki
Kansas
Hughes
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