Clements Named Chairman of Interstate Commerce Board
Judson C. Clements of Georgia was elected chair man of the Interstate Commerce Commission at a special conference. A Democrat, he succeeds M. Knapp amid a Republican majority, with conservatives rating his influence high and his long advocacy for government supervision of common carriers noted. No Supreme Court reversal of a decision has occurred on its merits.
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Washington
Judson C. Clements
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Clements
Supreme Court
Eastern Railroad Rate Increase Suspended To March 16
Washington Jan 13 Acting Chairman Clements of the interstate commerce commission announced a voluntary suspension of rate increases in the eastern territory from Feb 1 to March 15 to give the commission more time to study the issues. Western trunk line cases likely suspended likewise with arguments to begin Monday and 16 hours allotted for deliberation.
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Washington, D. C
Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Western Trunk Line
Five Bodies in Ruins in Connellsville Store Fire
Fire sweeps McCrory store in Connellsville Pennsylvania destroying the building yesterday. Firemen ceased searching as five bodies were recovered believed to be all the victims in the debris.
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Connelsville
McCrory
Michigan House votes tonnage tax on copper and iron ore
Representative Graves of Adrian introduced a tonnage tax bill in Lansing, proposing one half cent per pound on copper ore and 15 cents per ton on iron ore mined in Michigan. The House went on record in opposition to the customary visit to state institutions.
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Lansing, Mich
Jan
Adrian
Weather recast for Quad Cities with light snow
The forecast covers Rock Island Davenport Moline and nearby areas with snow tonight or Saturday and little temperature change. Tonight’s low around 20 to 25. 7 am temperature 29, high yesterday 32, wind 2 mph, no precipitation. Humidity 95 at 7 pm and 7 am. Astronomical note: moon neptune conjunction with moon times.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J.M. Sherier
Congress in session hear of Senator Hughes death
Washington January 13 The Senate met briefly after the death of Senator Charles J. Hughes of Colorado. The House spent the day on the legislative, executive and judicial bill carrying about 35,000,000 dollars. The army appropriation measure was reported from committee at 92,311,806 dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Colorado
Charles J. M Hughes
House
Fire damages many pension records in Washington
A morning fire at the United States pension agency in Washington destroyed thousands of pension case records and documents. The blaze, whose origin is unknown, largely damaged records in book form dating back to the Revolutionary era, though duplicates were reported safe.
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Washington
The
United States Pension
Lakes to the Gulf Commission Meets in Chicago
The federal commission studying a lakes to the gulf deep waterway between Lockport Tl and the Mississippi River met in Chicago behind closed doors. The session discussed the report to be submitted to President Taft concerning the project’s feasibility and details.
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Chicago
Taft
Federal Commission
Gulf Deep Waterway
Lockport
Mississippi River
Carnegie and T. R. Speak Help Discuss Uniform Legislation
Delegates at the National Civic Federation convention heard a symposium on uniform national laws for banking taxation insurance drugs food and railways with speakers including Andrew Carnegie Theodore Roosevelt and Tecumseh Sherman slated to discuss a Working Men's Compensation Act this afternoon.
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Civic Federation
New York
National Civic Federation
Andrew Carnegie
Theodore Roosevelt
Tecumseh Sherman
Senate Rejects Direct Vote for Senator by 17 to 42
Washington reports the Senate voted 17 to 42 to adjourn rather than advance the resolution for direct election of U.S. senators by the people. Hale spoke during the debate.
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Washington
Senate
Hale
Panama Isthmus Fortifications Proposal Revised Armament Plan
The board recommends omitting a battery of two 14 inch rifles and four 12 inch mortars at Battle Point and concentrating garrisons. The Panama armament would be eight 16 inch rifles, 12 6 inch rifles and 24 12 inch mortars. Peace garrison suggested: 12 coast artillery companies, four infantry regiments, one field artillery battalion, one cavalry squadron. Field works for locks and dams not yet completed.
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Battle Point
Panama
Isthmus
Six Deaths Due To Collision At Batavia New York
Batavia New York January 13 a collision between passenger trains on the New York Central at Batavia killed four or more persons and injured many others. Emergency crews redressed the scene and authorities investigated the cause of the crash with rail safety officials arriving at the station.
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New York Central
Batavia
N. Y
Snow bound in Rockies as plows clear drifts across tracks
Spokane reports Rotary snow plows manned by scores of workers tear at mountain high drifts along the Great Northern tracks near Fielding Montana in the Rockies to reach 50.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Fielding
Mont
Rockies
Illiterate aliens barred as debate moves to vote
The Senate adjourned after debating direct election of senators with no action taken. The Gardiner bill to bar illiterate aliens over 16 was ordered favorably reported to the House. The Bates bill elevating Robert E Peary to rear admiral was reported favorable. Fortifications costs for Panama were reduced by 15 percent. Three to four people killed in a wreck, several injured, as snowbound trains stall and risk growing for passengers and officials.
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Borah
Gardiner
United States
House
Te Committee On Immigration
Washington
Robert E. Peary
Committee On Naval Affairs
Fortifications Board
Panama
Taft
Congress
Canal
Western Express
Everitt
Chicago
Middle West
Spokane
Oregonian Limited
W. R. Smith
Havre
Owen
Oklahoma
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
House of Representatives
Imposters Offer to Pay a Million in Compromise
Washington dispatch reports Secretary MaccVeagh considering offers totaling about 1 million dollars from New York importers of woolens laces millinery and silks who faced suspected undervaluation frauds at the customs. One offer reportedly exceeds 500000 dollars. Since inquiries began weeks ago the offers have steadily arrived.
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Washington
MaccVeagh
New York
Lorimer Case Spurs Push for Direct Senate Election
Washington dispatch says the Lorimer scandal could push the Senate toward direct popular election of senators. It details past efforts by Senator Owen and block by standpatters, noting several House votes in favor and state movements toward reform, with various parties and organizations backing the change.
Woman On Trial Accused of Poison Plot in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia January 13 testimony in the Laura Schenk murder trial focused on alleged plots to poison John O Schenk. Alma Evans a nurse described behavior suggesting a plan to seize keys and safe deposit box after a death. Arsenic found in mineral water and sugar of lead in a medicine sample were cited, while defense noted untampered medicine in the room.
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Laura Schenk
Daniel Phillips
W. Va
Schenk
Alma J. Evans
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
Millonaire
John O. Schenk
Miss Evans
Schenks
Charles G. Glaser
John Hopkins University
Taft Backs Longworth Plan for Tariff Commission Details
President Taft urged harmony on tariff reform during a National Tariff Commission banquet in Washington. He endorsed the Longworth bill, calling it a well crafted compromise with inquisitorial powers for the tariff panel, and he summoned Ways and Means Republicans to White House to unify their positions. Senators Lodge and Cummins and Representative Longworth spoke as the National Tariff Commission Association pressed for immediate legislation.
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Taft
National Tariff Commission
Ways and Means Committees
White House
Ohio
Senate
Tariff Commission
National Tariff Commission Association
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senators Lodge
Massachusetts
Cummins
Iowa
Longworth
Six U S Senators Back Arizona Constitution Signing
Globe Arizona January 13 six United States senators La Follette Cummins Bristow Clapp Dixon and Brown sent a telegram to present Hunt from Washington pledging to join Senator Bourne in the effort to secure approval of the Arizona constitution in the constitutional struggle.
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Globe, Ariz
Hunt
Washington
United States
la Follette
Cummins
Bristow
Clapp
Dixon
Brown
Bourne
Arizona
Sailor Slashes Famous Picture in Rijksmuseum
Rotterdam Jan 13 A discharged naval cook Sigvist slashed Rembrandt's The Night Watch at the Rijksmuseum wounding the masterpiece. He was arrested and said the vandalism was vengeance for his naval discharge.
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Rotterdam
Rembraner
Sigvist
Rijkemuseum
Navy
Soldiers Demand Higher Pay In Elvas Fortress Strike
A Madrid-dated dispatch reports soldiers at the Elvas fortress in Portugal mutinied demanding higher pay. Elvas workers joined in sympathy, paralyzing local labor.
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Paris
Madrid
Elvas
Portugal
Carrie Nation Collapses in Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs Ark January 13 Mrs Carrie Nation famed saloon smasher and temperance lecturer suffered a nervous collapse while there today authorities report she was seen pale and unbalanced in the hotel lobby and later regained her composure without further incident
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Ark
Carrie Nation
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