Trade congress hears root on rail regulation and harmony
Kansas City scene at the 17th Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress opens with welcoming remarks from J. R. Cos and Gov Folk. Edward Harriman clashes with Secretary Root over railroad regulation, urging more private power. Root argues for a system combining corporate and government control to curb discrimination and foster closer North American trade. Latin American diplomats echo trade ties to promote peace.
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Immigrant Plan for Hawaii Needs Federal Oversight
San Francisco Nov 20 United States commissioner of immigration Frank P Sargent sails for Honolulu to assist Hawaii in importing many Portuguese settlers. President Roosevelt supports the plan and has directed Sargent to ensure no effort is spared to insure its success and proper execution.
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Frank P. Sargent
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Honolulu
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Sargent
Patriot's Body Taken From Earth In Historic Disinterment
In Edenton North Carolina on November 20 the body of Jameson of Pennsylvania who signed the Declaration of Independence was disinterred. The remains were moved to Philadelphia to be deposited at Christ Church burial ground beside his wife near Independence Hall. The ceremony drew notable citizens from both states.
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Congo Grant to American Firm Stirs International Debate
Antwerp reports a royal decree grants an American company 2,500,000 acres for rubber and exploitation for 60 years. The concession is viewed as a Congo government tactic to pull the United States into potential future international complications, with parliamentary discussion awaited next week.
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Resigning Promoters Gang Uncovered and Grand Jury Indictments
The San Francisco grand jury investigates a thousand thousand dollars in relief funds diverted to dishonest officials and others. Indictments loom over May or Schmitz Abe Ruef and several public service supervisors tied to trolley telephone and water franchises. The probe follows a pattern of alleged legal services payments and restaurant ties as the nation braces for further charges.
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Debris
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Fake promoters gang uncovered by confession
United States officials plan arrests within 24 hours in several cities after a signed confession reveals a nationwide ring of fraudulent promoters. The uncovering is seen as crucial in the effort to keep mills free from fraudulent schemes.
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The
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Butterfield
Dimest Deportanes
Insurance Firm Quits German of Freeport in Receiver's Hands
The German Insurance Company of Freeport Illinois was placed in receivership after heavy losses tied to the San Francisco disaster. Chicago Title and Trust Co. was named receiver. In Minot North Dakota Vincenzo Rustausa 17 and Frank Largitto 20 were killed while clearing snow when crushed by a snowplow near the Great Northern tracks.
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Critics of Peary Voice Grim Tales From Roosevelt Crew
A Roosevelt crew letter from Hope dale accuses Peary of harsh treatment and unnecessary hardships on the voyage south. Nine men allegedly attempted to quit at Hopedale, the ship carried only one rudder and weak boilers, and crews endured squalor while awaiting a relief ship that never came.
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Virginian
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Pole
United States
Starts Probe in Frisco Insurance
Secretary Metcalf directs the commissioner of corporations to investigate how fire insurance companies settled claims after the San Francisco earthquake and fires. George P. Butler of California is named special agent to conduct the probe.
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Metcalf
San Francisco
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George P. Butler
California
Mayor Would Pardon a State Prisoner
Omaha's cowboy mayor Jim Dahlman seeks release of a state prisoner from the county jail prompting ridicule. The mayor argues city prerogative to pardon while the sheriff questions his authority with a sharp remark.
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Neb
Navy
Jim Dahl
Dahlman
Nebraska
Mutual Life Executive Stricken With Nervous Breakdown
New York November 20 Vice President Emery McClintock of the Mutual Life has suffered a nervous breakdown and is away from work seeking rest. His absence comes as insurance officials prepare for a hearing in England on proposed reserve fund placement by life insurers.
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Mutual Life
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British Isles
Lite Insurance Companies
Mutual Life Sued as Test Over Policy Impairment
In Toledo Ohio on November 20 Frank C Schmidt aged 20 filed a suit to recover 169 68 paid to the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York The suit is described as a test case seeking to recover the amount alleging impairment of the value of the policy and the right to repayment under disputed terms.
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Ohioan
Toledo
Ohio
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Frank C. Schmidt
Schmidt
Hotel Windsor Fire Kills Four In Regina Manitoba
The Hotel Windsor, Regina Manitoba, the city’s largest hotel, was destroyed by fire. Five guests were inside at the time and more than a dozen were injured as rescuers struggled in the cold. Loss is estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Mass
Windsor
Auto accident claims three in New York party
A Paterson cotton broker Daniel Barka low died after an automobile crash in Central Park involving Tom Cooper the bicyclist and automobilist. Miss Helen Lambert is in critical condition, another rider Virginia Vernon of Jersey City has a broken leg and shock.
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Daniel Barkalow
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N. J
Tom Cooper
Central Park
Helen Lambert
Virginia Vernon
Jersey City
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Board Approves 5 Percent Wage Increase
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit board votes a 5 percent pay raise for its 7,500 motormen and conductors, effective December 1. In Fall River, cotton manufacturers grant a 5 percent wage advance for their operatives to start next Monday.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Fall River
Mass
Party control in 6th congress shown by official roll call
Official report from the clerk of the house shows Republicans with a 58 seat edge in the 6th congress. Republican members total 222 while Democrats total 164, reflecting Charles McGavin’s victory in Illinois 8th district over Stanley Kunz. The Bee notes potential railroad merger plans between Northern Pacific Burlington and Great Northern to form a single system with James J. Hill, though the government objects to NP inclusion.
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House of Representatives
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Stanley Kunz
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Great Northern
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James J. Hul
Queer Mistake Triggers Run on Ohio Bank
In Chillicothe Ohio yesterday a misread bank statement sparked a deposit rush at the Chillicothe Savings Bank. People rushed to withdraw funds after mistaking a semi annual statement for suspension news. officials say the bank remains strong and solvent despite the scare.
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Costly Edwards River Crossing Delays Rock Island Extension
At a Rock Island Southern road officers meeting in Monmouth on November 20 General Superintendent W W McCullough reported the Edwards river crossing will cost about half a million dollars. A 50 foot deep cut and 1000 foot long fill are needed with similar fills. Surveyors are advancing from Viola toward Alexis.
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Rock Island Southern Road
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Rock Island
Army Officer Asked to Explain Letter From Cuba
Washington Nov 20 The end of Captain Carl Reichmann of the 17th Infantry is being reviewed by military authorities who will require him to explain an alleged Article of War infraction. Reichmann, with a regiment at Havana Cuba, is said to have written a letter to a New York friend claiming he was denied general staff membership due to his German birth and subjected to discrimination by superiors because he is not native American.
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Carl Reichmann
17Th Infantry
Reichmann
Huvana
Cuba
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Ceriel
Preacher in Iowa Beats Wife and Sets Fire then Self Harm
Rev. Peter Gerryman, 41, beat his wife nearly to death with a poker in Sanborn Iowa. He fled to a straw stack to set a fire then severed his jugular vein and cut his throat. Mrs Gettman, 20, a bride of nine months, survived. Gerryman previously owned farms in Iowa and had six children.
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Sanborn
Peter Gerryman
Gettman
Wido
Grant
Minn
Jettman
Towa
Iowa Veterans Dedicate Third Monument at Rossville Gap
The third Iowa troops monument was dedicated near Rossville Gap on the southern battlefield. Veterans gathered to honor the service, with the ceremony held close to the Georgia line. The elaborate marker commemorates Iowa units and their role in the campaign.
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Southern Battlefield
Chattanooga
Tony
Rossville Gap
Georgla Line
Lackawanna Also Settles With Switchmen
Scranton Pa November 20 Lackawanna railroad and its switchmen reached a one year agreement from January 1. The order provides a wage advance and a ten hour workday for the duration of the contract.
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Lackawanna Railroad
Catra
Inquiry at Milwaukee grain complaints under LaFollette resolution
Milwaukee dispatch reports Interstate Commerce Commissioners Prouty and Lane examining Milwaukee railroad and elevator men to probe alleged mixed grading of grain and railroad grain relations under a LaFollette resolution. Also notes a man died by his own hand at a Cleveland bridge after long mourning.
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