Railroads discuss rate defense amid looming increases
Chicago leaders of major railroads met to discuss the rate in junction case and possible government action. Eastern lines filed new commodity tariffs to take effect July 1 while western lines await court actions. Analysts estimate commodity rate hikes of about seven to ten percent, potentially lifting overall revenue for eastern carriers by three to four percent.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Ohio River
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
J. M. Glenn
Unsettled cool weather with showers expected tonight
Unsettled and cool weather continues tonight and Friday with showers. Reported 7 am temperature 47, last 24 hour high 70 and low 47, wind 8 mph, precipitation 0.01, humidity 85 at 7 am and 33 at 7 pm. Minor Mississippi changes from Dubuque to Muscatine. Astronomical notes: sun sets 7:21, moon rises 2:03 am, Mars south of Castor and Pollux for a time.
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Blockade on Bluefields Ignored as Gunboats Defy Orders
United States gunboats report defiance of General Irias decree issued from Madriz warship Venus barring any vessel from entering Bluefields port after June 1 without Madriz government permission and payment. Possible clash looms as enforcement is challenged.
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Congress Daily Actions on Rail Bill and Porto Rico
In Washington on June 2 the Senate advanced the railroad bill with amendments including prohibiting rate reductions to curb water competition and imposing a 5000 penalty for shipment data leaks. The commodities clause of the Hepburn act was rejected and La Follette’s valuation measure failed. In the House a full session focused on the administration bill for a new civil government in Porto Rico with Democrats opposing. Resident Commissioner Larrinaga said most Puerto Ricans favor current Foraker governance. The bill will be revisited next Wednesday.
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Doxey Denies Poisoning Death As Defense Emerges
Mrs Dora E B Doxey testifies in her own defense in St Louis claiming she did not poison William J Elder and blames morphine addiction for conduct. She recalls marrying Dr Doxey in 1906 and recounts prior troubled relations in St Louis as the trial advances.
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Burke Deep in Bribery Probe Opens Inquiry
Springfield June 2 The legislative inquiry opened with a program set to keep State's Attorney Burke and assistants busy today The salient features scheduled for attention are a credible start to an investigation into alleged bribery involving local officials and associates with hearings expected to name witnesses and potential defendants
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Springfield furniture firm witness clashes in grand jury scene
The state's attorney faced disruption as A B Johnston of Johnston and Hatcher, a Springfield furniture firm the state house desk contract winner, labeled Holstlaw a liar and was ordered out after an exchange. The jurors orderly conduct followed. continuation noted on page five.
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Taft addresses Bryn Mawr commencement on women’s education
President Taft spoke at Bryn Mawr College about a woman’s college education and its value. Seventy graduates received diplomas and 130 guests attended a luncheon hosted by Miss M. Curry Thomas. He argued higher education disciplines and broadens independence, especially for teaching careers, and then planned to travel to Ada, Ohio for another commencement.
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Seventeen Dead After Explosion at Utah Quarry
Ogden Utah June 2 Four hundred kegs of powder discharged prematurely at Union Portland Cement quarry near Devil's Slide Weber can yon eight miles east of Morgan. Seventeen laborers missing believed killed including foreman Hugh McGuire seven Italians seven Hungarians and two Japanese. Body parts found on hillside and Hungarian blast hurled a body through a tunnel pole. Also three killed in East Copley Pa in a separate quarry blast.
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Nicaragua Decree Sparks Alarm as U S Ships Bolster Bluefields
Bluefields Nicaragua June 2 A Nicaraguan decree threatens coastwise vessels entering Bluefields without Madriz government permission prompting US gunboat Paducah to block potential bombardment by the Venus The decision awaits Secretary Knox's ruling and US policy on coastwise traffic.
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Estrada
Crop Outlook Brighter According To New Report
Washington June 2 The crop reporting bureau released the first cotton report of the season showing May 25 condition at 82 percent of normal, vs 81 a year ago and 80.9 the 10 year average. Area planted 33,196,000 acres, up from 32,292,000 last year by about 904,000 acres. Cummins plans several speeches in Iowa backing Beyers in the Ninth district race against Smith. He will speak in Council Bluffs tomorrow Creston Saturday and Guthrie Center Monday.
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Bleaching Flour Case Heard in Kansas City Trial
In the bleached flour case John M. Mitchell of St. Louis, president of the Flour Bleaching Process company, testified his firm installed the machinery used at Lexington, Nebraska, where the seized flour was manufactured. Dr. James H. Spepard of South Dakota State College testified as an expert on chemical bleaching processes.
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Iowa Railroad Rates In Iowa Stage Protests
Des Moines June 2 The Iowa railroad commission tells Attorney General Wickersham that the injunction against new shipping rates does not apply to intermediate Iowa points, only Missouri River points, while intermediates pay the higher charges. The commission requests a supplementary complaint.
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Railroad Rates Likely To Become A Political Issue
Special correspondence from Washington reports rising railroad freight rates as a looming political issue. Eastern Trunk Line roads plan further increases after June 30 1910, with 8 percent on sixth class and 20 percent for top three classes plus commodity rate hikes. Shippers seek antitrust action but expect little relief. consumers face higher prices as rail revenue climbs. Continued on Page Four.
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Starts for South Pole British Expedition Sets Sail
London June 2 The British antarctic expedition led by Captain Scott sailed from the Thames toward Cardiff and New Zealand with Scott naming December 1911 for his pole arrival after receiving visits from hundreds, including Captain Bartlett of Roosevelt.
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Rolls Flies England to France and Back Nonstop
Dover reports Charles Stewart Rolls, the English aviator, completed a nonstop England to France and return flight. He crossed the channel without stopping in France, marking an unprecedented continuous round trip.
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Democrats Move on Rail Bill Amid Senate Recess
Washington June 2 Democratic senators plan a conference to decide their line on the railroad bill and the senate agrees no vote until after. The Overman amendment on injunctions is adopted and the La Follette change on telecoms under Interstate Commerce laws passes. House caucus fixes 65 percent deposits for postal savings banks. Bailey challenges court in a rail amendment debate.
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