Santa Fe Gave Rebates Indicted on Sixty Six Counts
Los Angeles jury convicts the Santa Fe Railway on all 66 counts charging rebates on lime shipments via Grand Canyon Lime & Cement. Maximum penalty may reach 1 250 000. Judge Welborn to rule next Monday. Defense argues rebates were concessions for losses in transit. Legal point clarifies carriers cannot accept less than tariff rates as defense.
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Salted Mine Causes Investor Loss in Northwest Mining
Helena records report Montana and Washington investors lost over a third of a million dollars from a bogus Red Canyon mine near Leander Wyoming. A Chicago firm offered 2.5 million for Greenoughs stake but was turned down. Water shortages halted work and a tunnel was begun through a mountain to divert the Prophongie river. The find has sparked a major mining sensation in the Northwest.
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Laborers Pillaged Freight Cars in Denver Transit
The Burlington railroad thefts between Chicago and Denver totaled over 500000 dollars in merchandise stolen in the past year. Three hundred Italian laborers who pillaged freight cars were discharged after a Denver Times report details a secret service investigation that failed to produce enough evidence for conviction.
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Burlington Railroad
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Average passenger fare per mile reports filed
The Santa Fe and Rock Island filed with the state railroad board reports from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Kansas average fare per passenger per mile ending June 30 1907 was .02068 for Santa Fe in Kansas .02150 overall and .02284 for Rock Island in Kansas .02232 for the entire line.
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Kansas
Less Than Two Cents a Mile in Union Pacific Report
Lincoln Neb June 30 annual report of the Union Pacific Tailway filed with the state railway commission shows passenger travel cost averaging 1.96 cents per mile. The eight month period before the two-cent fare law indicates the railroad earned under two cents before the law took effect.
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Union Pacific Tailway
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Telegraph Operator Arrested in Missouri Strike Interference
Joseph Powers of Burlington is jailed in Waldrn Mo by U S authorities on charges of interfering with commercial messages and train dispatching. More arrests are expected as officers target operators who harassed Western Union and Associated Press staff who had replaced strikers.
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New York Telegraphers Vote To Continue Strike
The New York local of the telegraphers union voted unanimously to keep the strike against Western Union and Postal Telegraphs. President Small urged locals to decide on returning to work due to funding shortfalls and the lack of a workable plan to finance the strike.
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Chicago Telegraphers’ Union Suspends President Small
The Chicago local union repudiated Small's push to vote on ending the strike at Sunday's meeting. The National Telegraphers' Union executive committee suspended S. J. Small as president, effective immediately, under article 15 section 7 of the union constitution.
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Rifles Seized at Mazagan Port for Mulai Hafik Strengthen South
Letters from Mazagan dated October 9 report Mulai Hafik's force growing in the south. The Mazagan governor seized 330 rifles from the customs house on October night, loaded on camels and sent to Mulai Hafik. Ammunition remained in Morocco City. A further seizure at the customs house is expected, weather permitting camel transport.
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Okuma Critiques Immigration Clash as Politics Rise
Count Okuma, once critical of American immigration policy, now concedes that radical statements from both sides were largely driven by politics. He says Americans misunderstand the Japanese while Americans are startled by U S newspaper utterances.
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New Channel Finished at West Neebish Sand
The new St. Marys river channel near West Neebish Sandy, Sault Ste Marie, extends over two lengths totaling 9,000 feet with a 300 foot width and 22 feet minimum depth. It was cut through solid rock and will not open to navigation until spring, at a cost of $3,000,000.
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Copper Mines Close Down In Mexico Slump
A Saltillo based report says copper prices have forced many mines to halt output. Large mines reduced production by half while smaller operations closed entirely, affecting the southern and surrounding Mexican regions.
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Saltillo
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Republic
Trans Atlantic Wireless Service Inauguration Soon
New York reports the launch of a regular trans Atlantic wireless service this week. William Marconi is understood to open his stations in Nova Scotia and Ireland on Tuesday to transmit press and commercial messages directly between America and Europe.
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William Marconi
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Europe
Emperor Francis Joseph in Worsening Condition
Vienna reports the emperor's health deteriorated after a brief morning improvement. Doctors fear lobular pneumonia as fever rises and the emperor's entourage shows a somber mood amid the crisis.
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Francis Joseph
Yaqui Ambush Kills Man in Guaymas Region
Express dispatch reports Jesus Bracamento killed and Ricardo Robles fatally wounded after a Yaqui ambush Sunday near Guaymas. Bracamento and Robles are noted as leading families in the area and the attack reflects ongoing violence in the region.
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San Antonio
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Express
Guaymas
Jesus Bracamento
Ricardo Robles
Bracamento
Virginia Congressman Slemp Passes Away in Virginia
The ninth district congressman from Virginia, Slemp, long the sole Republican in the Virginia delegation in Congress, has died at Big Stone Gap Campbell. The death reduces the state's representation and prompts congressional succession actions.
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Big Stone
Campbell
Slemp
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Girls Aim to Win Soldiers Through Cautionary Talks
A Russian woman describes how revolutionaries recruit soldiers by direct talks, noting girls are more effective than men among peasant troops. She recalls nightly meetings in workers homes and barracks, while warning that girls entering barracks risk court martial and swift execution.
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Leroy Scott
Giving Him a Chance
Mrs. Wilson doubts her guest at the door as she hears a voice claiming to be her husband and threatens to shoot if not recognized. The scene unfolds after a series of neighborhood burglaries and late-night returns from New York business trips.
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Henry
Mother Credits Cuticura Remedies For Child Sore Recovery
Mrs Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut reports her year and a half old son suffered severe facial sores spreading to arms and chest. After a year and a half of misery he needed his hands bound at night to stop scratching. Using Cuticura Soap Ointment and three boxes of ointment within two months the sores healed and he remained well.
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Egbert Sheldon
Woodville, Conn
Miners’ Health Declines Early Says German Doctor
Dr Horn, a German physician, argues miners age rapidly due to unhygienic surroundings. He claims miners show senile decay signs by age 50, after which few can continue their work.
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Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Item Noted
A short ad mentions Red Cross Ball Blue used by a housekeeper for white clothes. It highlights a large 2 oz package priced at five cents and includes a Euripides quote about wisdom surpassing brute strength.
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