Roosevelt Addresses Railroads and Public Policy in Indianapolis
President Roosevelt’s Indianapolis address on Memorial Day centered on railway reform and federal control of interstate carriers. He defended strong federal oversight, urged transparency in railroad finance, and urged honesty among public servants and investors while warning against wealth-driven abuse and confiscation.
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Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Henry W. Lawton
Oliver Morton
Indiana
Railroad Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
England
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Raising Dairy Cows Prof McKay on alfalfa feeding
Prof L G McKay of the Iowa Experiment Station says countries that grow alfalfa and clover can become dairying nations. Good cows, proper feed, and feeding methods are essentials. The West suits dairying as alfalfa and sugar beets are cheaper there and climate helps livestock health.
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L. G. McKay
Iowa
Haywood trial tied to Orchard confession says prosecution
Idaho jury prospects dim as prosecutors seek corroboration of Orchard’s confession. About 150 witnesses, including Lottie Day and Pinkerton operatives, are summoned in Boise while defense counsel arrives with Peter Breen. The aged jurors face long strain, and questions loom over retrying Haywood or pursuing Moyer and Pettibone in a related conspiracy case.
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Boise
Idaho
Borah
Haywood
Orchard
McParland
Jim” Bradley
Bunker Hill
Coeur d'Alene
Bradley
Coeur d'Alenes
San Francisco
Western Federation of Minera
Pinkerton
Bolse
Tyre
Lottie Day
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Crippbeeek
Peter Breen
Butte
Western Federation
Breen
Hawley
Federation
Lloyd
Harry Allison
Miners’ Union
Gem
Allison
Seringo
Pinkerton Sleuths
Steunenburg
Astate
Denver
Harry Orchard
Moyer Or Pettibone
Breaks World Record at Denver Auto Races
E Lynn Mathewson and H S Brinker dominated Overland Park events driving forty horse power Thomas Flyers. Mathewson set a new endurance pace averaging 1 minute 11 seconds per mile and won by two miles over Ralph W. Smith in a Stevens Duryea. Brinker claimed two victories as well, marking a record day for Colorado’s auto racing scene.
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Denver
E. Lynn Mathewson
Barney Oldfield
Colorado
H. S. Brinker
Thomas
Overland Park
Mathewson
Ralph W. Smith
Standard Oil Fined as Anti Trust Cases Move Forward
A Texas jury fined Waters-Pierce Oil Company over 1.5 million dollars for antitrust law violations and cancelled its Texas permit. The decision chills the Standard Oil trust and may trigger dissolution before federal cases proceed. Missouri Supreme Court reports fines and permit cancellation likely, with nationwide actions under state and federal statutes continuing.
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Washington
Texas Jury
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Standard Oil Trust
Supreme Court of Missouri
Waters-Pierce Oil
Missouri Supreme Court
Texas
Oil Trust
Ohio
Missouri
Uder
Elkins
Illinois
Tennessee
New York
Chicago
Landis
Eighth Ciror
Ment of Justice
Circuit Court
Hancock County
Supreme Court
Exi Fuller Refuses Mining Books in Jail Standstill
In Colorado Springs Exi Fuller, secretary of the Mary Murphy Mining Company, remains jailed for contempt after refusing to surrender company books. She demands $60 salary first, insisting the books will not be found until she is paid, and declares she will rot in jail rather than reveal their hiding place.
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Colorado Springs
Exi Fuller
Mary Murphy Mining Company
Minx
Hayman
Edward Jones
Miss Fuller
Jones
Ruby
Hayman Market
W. P. Orrabee
Gold Discovery No Big Effect on Reservoir Battle
In Golden the jury values the land needed for a reservoir at $67.50 an acre, far below farmers demand of $150. The discovery of gold ore at depth near Semper and Bloomfield sparked brief excitement, but irrigation plans proceed, with Midway Real Estate and Coal Co. set to buy the land if court decisions favor the dam. Farmers W. R. Churchill, Frederick Wick, and William F. Smith oppose the valuation and claim the land's true value is agricultural. The company asserts work will start on a dam once title is secured.
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Denver
Semper
Reservoir and Irrigation Company
Golden
Midway Real Estate and Coal Company
W. R. Churchill
Frederick Wick
William F. Smith
Bloomfield
Three Gigantic Water Plants Planned to Power Denver
Central Colorado Power Company files a 20 million dollar mortgage detailing plans for three hydro plants totaling about 125000 horsepower. Sites include DeRemer Falls near Glenwood Springs, Gore canyon formerly New Century, and a Roaring Fork location near Aspen with six large storage reservoirs. Backers include Myron T. Herrick with New York and foreign capital, while local Colorado figures are named in speculation.
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Denver
Pike's Peak
Old Mountain
Central Colorado Power Company
Ohia
Enogh
New York Central
Niagara Falls
Denver Electrical Engineers
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
David Moffat
Simon Guggenheim
Colorado
New York
General
Securities Company of
Lee Higgins & Co
Boston
DeRemer
Shoshont = Falls
Glenwood Springs
Gore Canon
Roaring Fork
Agpen
Grand River
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Grubstake Declared Not Legally Collectible by U S Court
In San Francisco the United States Circuit Court ruled a grubstake agreement unenforceable. The case involved Swiftwater Bill Gates and Isaac L. Marks, who sought 150000 for a one fifth share of Alaska property Gates would acquire. The court dismissed on demurrer, deeming the contract unjust and unwinnable by law.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States Circuit
Swiftwater Bill
Gates
Isaac L. Marks
Marks and Gates
Seattle
Marks
Alaska
Gilbert
Justice Bradley
Missouri
Farmers Buy 1 293 Acres in Wheatland Wyoming
During May the Wyoming Development Company sold 1,293 irrigated acres in Wheatland for 65 840 90 dollars. The majority of buyers were farmers from Loveland Colorado.
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Wheatland, Wyo
Wyoming Development Company
Wheatland Farms
Loveland
Colorado
Walter Cheesman dies after brief illness in Denver
Walter S. Cheesman, noted Colorado financier and philanthropist, died May 31 after a short illness from la grippe complications. He led the Denver Union Water Co and held key posts in First National Bank, International Trust, Moffat properties, and Aspen Bank, with vast mining and real estate interests. A longtime Humane Society leader, he funded field agents and aided child and animal protection despite public scrutiny of his corporations.
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Denver
Walter Scott Cheesman
Finance
Empire Builder
Pioneer
Cheesman
Denver Union Water Company
First National Bank
International Trust Company
Moffat Road
Te Bank of
Aspen
Humane Society
Colorado
David H. Moffat
Walter 5. Cheesman
Walter Cheesman
The
State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
General Assembly
Bureau
Mr. Cheesman
Hampstead Harbor
Long Island
New York
Rocky Mountain
Denver Pacific
Boulder Valley
South Park
New Orleans
Texas
State Bank of Aspen
South Platte Canal and Reservoir Company
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Idianapolis
Standard Oil
Colorado Concern
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