Value of United States railroads debated at Iowa hearing
At the Iowa railroad tax hearing the executive council heard that some road representatives dispute Slason Thompson's national valuation of railroads at over 12 billion dollars, about 61 thousand dollars per mile, while others back lower figures. Iowa railroads may be worth around two thirds of national values, with net earnings for 1904 about 643 million dollars, suggesting a per mile value near 51 thousand, affecting assessments.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Iowa
Slason Thompson
United States
Thompson
Chicago
Federal Senate
Senate Committee
Cummins
Washington
W. I. ‘Larbett
Illinois Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
Spencer Smith
Donald Macrae
Smith
Nebraska
Omaha
Clancy
Judge Cook
Milwaukee Road
Dudley
The
Milwaukee
Council
George Seevers
Iowa Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Fort Dodge
New York City
Iown
James C. Davis
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Northwestern
Fitzpatrick
Western Union
Drainage Law Decided in Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously sustains the new drainage law amid three appeals. Judge Bishop writes a 30 page opinion upholding constitutionality against multiple challenges including private versus public lands and jury rights. Judge Weaver concurs, affirming validity in Wright County and Keefer case.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Bishop
EL R. Sisson
Board of Supervisors
Buena Vista County
Bailie
District Court
Weaver
Frank Ross
Board of Supervisors of
Wright County
S. A. Keeer
Buena Vista
Judea Weaver
Respite for Edgar Bailey in murder case
Kansas City Mo July 9 Edgar G Bailey formerly of La Porte City Ia was granted a sixty day reprieve by Governor Folk delaying his hanging next Thursday. The respite to J M Bailey his father delays execution while new evidence is organized. Bailey was convicted of killing Albert Ferguson a non union hack driver.
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Edgar Bailey
Kansas City
Edgar G. Bailey
la Porte City
Folk
J. M. Bailey
Bailey
Albert Ferguson
M. Bailey
Springfield
Mutinous Kniaz Potemke Surrenders to Roumania
Murky dispatches from Kustendji report the mutinous crew of the Kniaz Potemke surrendering to Roumanian authorities and being dispersed by small parties across Romania. Admiralty sources note no detail of arrangements, with potential diplomatic protests over deserters and mutiny in Odessa.
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Roumania
Kniaz Potemke
London
St. Petersburg
Krinokovski
Admiralty
Kustendji
Russia
Kruger
Kustendi
Navy Register
Caucasus
Tiflis
Kniaz Potemkine
Charles of
Rescue Efforts Fail at Borussia Coal Mine
Dortmund Prussia July 12 Fire cut off thirty nine miners and all rescue attempts have failed leaving fears that they perished.
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Dortmund
Prussia
Borussia
Muravieff Declines Russian Peace Mission
Paris dispatch reports Muravieff declined to lead the Russian peace mission citing health and only 15 000 roubles for US living costs. Witte also refused the post to avoid a figurehead role. Emperors granted ten powers plenipotentiary to Russia’s chief peace negotiator is implied.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
M. Muravieff
America
United States
M. Witte
Nicholas
Japan
Russia
Czar to issue Manifesto Invites Moscow Proclamation
From St Petersburg the Slave reports the emperor will travel to Moscow and on Wednesday the 19th issue a proclamation summoning representatives to the Islinsky palace. Courts have already moved to Moscow for preparations. The text hints at aging concerns among the populace.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Islinsky Palace
Witte Likely to Replace Muravieff as Peace Plenipotentiary
St. Petersburg July 13 M Muravieff resigns as chief peace plenipotentiary. M Witte, president of the committee of ministers, favored to take the post though the emperor has delayed final appointment. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff must secure the emperor's signature, without which no commission is signed.
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St. Petersburg
Muravieff
M. Witte
Committee of Ministers
Japan
Lamsdorff
Russia
Far East
M. Witte Iabers
M. Muravieff
Washington
Tokio
Foreign Office
Hoot Succeeds Secretary Hay in Cabinet Change
Oyster Bay July 8 Official announcement reports Wuhu Root has been appointed secretary of state by President Roosevelt. Root will take the oath in a couple weeks and move to Washington in September. The president notes Root's sacrifices and estimates he will give up about 275000 dollars in annual fees to assume the cabinet post.
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Oyster Bay
L. J
Wuhu Root
Roosevelt
Loeb
Elihu Hoot
Washington
Mr. Root
Russian Police Chief Shot Dead in Moscow
Major General Count Shouvaloff, prefect of police in Moscow and ex official of the Interior ministry, was assassinated yesterday while receiving petitions. A petitioner fired five shots, and the assassin was arrested. The act is regarded as a political crime. The dead noble was seen as a promising young Russian official.
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Moscow
Count Shouvaloff
Merly
Interior
Odessa fire losses reach five million in New York report
Odessa losses from the outbreak total about 5 million dollars per the Odessa correspondent to No vost and St Petersburg correspondent to the Times. Insurance officers refuse claims, asserting state liability. A stray sentence notes a girl’s calculated marriage plan for money.
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New York
Odessa
Novost
St. Petersburg
The
Times
Miners Die in Wattstown Explosion Disaster
In Cardiff Wales on July 12 a fire damp explosion at Wattstown United National Colliery killed many miners. Rescue efforts found 59 more bodies, bringing the toll toward 126 with 150 men in the affected area. Communication was cut off, rescue teams faced foul air, and hopes faded as the worst South Wales mining disaster since 1894 unfolded.
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Cadiff
Wales
Wattstown
Cardiff
United National Colliery Company
Rhondda Valley
Great Welch
South Wales
Walter Scott special shatters Chicago rail record
The Walter Scott Santa Fe special from Los Angeles arrived in Chicago at 11:54 am after a 2,244.12 mile run in 44 hours 64 minutes. The train beat the Santa Fe limited by over 23 hours and outpaced the original 40 hour schedule by six minutes, setting a new record for the run.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Suaday
Polk Street
Santa Fe Limited
Peacock
Trepoff Faces Threats Amid Terrorist Crusade
In St Petersburg on July 14 a message to General Trepoff warns he will die in bed as terrorists renew their violent campaign. Trepoff expects to soon assume the interior ministry, seeks firm policy, and foresees Bouligin’s daily resignation. He vows to die at duty’s post if needed.
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St. Petersburg
Trepoff
Ministry of the Interior
M. Bouligin
Tornado at Rosebud Kills One, Injures Fourteen at Rosebud
Fairfax July 14. A tornado tore through a portion of the Rosebud reservation yesterday, killing one person and injuring fourteen, two of them probably fatally. The storm struck at least three small towns in the area.
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Rosebud
Fairfax
8. D
Stoessel Arrest Report Reaches Tsarskoe Selo
Lieut General Stoessel has been placed under arrest at Tsarskoe-Selo following commission findings on Port Arthur defense and capitulation. The sword of honor from French admirers will not be presented. The text also notes August and February as the ocean's hottest and coldest months.
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Stoessel
St. Petersburg
The
Nashashisa
Tsarskoe-Selo
Port Arthur
Witte Named Head of Russian Peace Delegation
Emperor signs appointment of M Witte president of the committee of ministers to be chief plenipotentiary for Russia in next months peace negotiations in the United States. Witte sails July 26 from Cherbourg aboard Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. some nobles oppose his selection amid praise from the peace party.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
M. Witte
Committee of Ministers
United States
Washington
Cherbourg
Atexieff
M. Dezobrazoff
Marquis Ito
Japan
Witte
Russia
Far East
M. Muravieff
M. Witie
Milwaukee grand jury throws 67 indictments in bribery probe
Milwaukee county grand jury returned 67 indictments against 25 individuals, many former county officials, in a bribery probe linked to county contracts for a hospital addition. The count brings total indictments to 105, with ongoing investigations through September 1. The cases cite $50 bribes and include former board members and a newspaper reporter, Otto Seidel Jr., and Edward F. Strauss.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee County Grand Jury
Lst
Board of Supervisors
Assembly
Otto Seidel, Jr
Edward F. Strauss
Fred C. Schultz
Herman J. Pomrening
State Assembly
Pomrening
Danish Prince Offered Norwegian Throne
The Associated Press reports that Prince Charles of Denmark may be named King of Norway. The proposal is under consideration with backing from King Edward and the British government, contingent on King Oscar's position. Consultations are underway. Charles’s mother was a daughter of the late King of Sweden.
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Charles
Denmark
Norway
London
Associated Press
Edward
Prince Charles
Oscar
Sweden
Bribe-Taker Dunn Sentenced in Milwaukee Case
Michael Dunn former city building inspector and Milwaukee County sheriff was sentenced by Judge Vinje to one year and six months in state prison after a July conviction for taking a $1500 bribe from Pabst Brewing for a special building privilege permit. A sharp-eyed line from the era notes that the schemer may die but another buyer appears.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Michael Dunn
Milwaukee County
Vinje
Superior
Dunn
Pabst Brewing Company
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