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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1907
Page
6
In Sparks Nevada, L Edward Harriman defends his rail holdings and federal ownership stance. He says his policy is to pay dividends and improve assets, noting $200,000,000 spent since 1898. He argues public agitation inflates minor facts and hampers local improvements.
The Department of Justice draws papers in a Sherman act case against the International Harvester company likely to begin in Chicago. DOJ and the bureau of corporations have gathered evidence showing IH controls most big reaper mower and thresher plants and allocates regions among subsidiaries to avoid intercompany conflicts.
Details from Punta Arenas report the American bark Prussia ran ashore in Flinders Bay during passage from Norfolk to Port Town send. The captain died by his own hand and eighteen people including fourteen passengers perished with the crew.
Cape Town report says native leader Jack Morengo, once in British custody after seeking refuge in Cape Colony, escaped. He joined with a second German colony chief and 400 followers to return to German Southwest Africa and ignite another insurrection.
The Kansas state board of agriculture reports the state population at 1 651 281, an increase of 39 000 since 1906, reflecting growth across the state.
The Great Northern Railway announces an urgent need for 10,000 harvest workers along its network in North Dakota. Wages average $3 per day. The company offers reduced rates for groups of ten or more traveling daily through August 3 to secure labor.
President proclaims opening 55 000 acres of former Brule Indian lands in the Pierre South Dakota district. Lands lie about ten miles southeast of Pierre and offer $15 to $25 per acre improved value. Entries limited to 160 acres under homestead law with payments of 31 then annual installments. drawing set for October 14 after affidavits filed by October 12. Contact General Land Office in Washington or Pierre for blanks.
Wisconsin Central seeks a Chicago to Twin Cities differential sparking a possible rate war after Chicago St Paul lines defer to a report due September 15. A $1 to $2 differential is feared as W A Bradford Jr previously applied a similar differential on Chicago Cincinnati routes.
Attorney General Bonaparte will hold a Monday conference in Washington with current and former U S district attorneys in Chicago. They will discuss the immunity from prosecution promised to the Alton railway officials by then District Attorney Morrison and referenced in a letter to Judge Landis.
London reports the Bank of England lifting its discount rate from 4 to 4 percent amid unsettled continental and New York conditions. The move reflects anxious American lenders seeking to place finance bills at home. Officials hope Secretary Cortelyou will aid the New York market if needed to curb gold shipments.
Secretary Taft implements a new administration plan for the Isthmian canal commission. Major Harry F. Hodges takes duties as purchasing agent with Washington headquarters. Much of the work previously done in Washington will be shifted to the isthmus as the reorganization takes effect.
Tokepa Kas Matt Tuley state treasurer opened bids from banks as state depositories for Kansas funds. By noon sixty bids were in compared with forty five banks last year. Interest rates ranged from 2 to just over two percent.
The Times reports Secretary Cartelyou will again distribute government funds to aid the money market and move crops this year, following a plan similar to Secretary Shaw with some modifications.
The International Typographical Union votes to hold its next annual session in Boston, announcing the location for the upcoming meeting in the union’s bulletin.
Postmaster General Meyer toured New York on his way to Washington and spoke at length about reforms he will urge Congress to adopt. He emphasized creating a parcels post limited to ten pounds, plus considering a postal savings bank and reduced rates for international mail.
The annual grazing report for 1906 and 1907 cites 6,657,088 sheep and goats and 1,200,158 horses and cattle grazing on national forest ranges under permit. Receipts totaled $857,856.83. Applications approved reached 23,662 with 92 percent obtaining permits, mirroring the prior year. The larger stock numbers reflect expanded forest area, not crowding.
John W. Reeves a brakeman on the Colorado and Northwestern railway confessed to starting the fire that destroyed the Colorado and Southern station early Saturday. Fellow suspect Tater Frank Kiser also confessed. The blaze killed five people and injured about fifty, with property damage around $500000. A mob formed to lynch Reeves but officers spirited him from the county jail to Denver.
Secretary Taft comes back to Washington from vacation and immediately tackles a large amount of work to be completed in a few days.
Oyster Bay announces President Roosevelt names Wathan Jaffa to be secretary of New Mexico in place of resigning K W Reynolds. Jaffa steps into state post as Reynolds retires.
Attorney General Bonparte met with President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on Friday during a luncheon. Other guests included William Alten White.
Washington reports Judge Landis will announce that the Chicago and Alton railroad will not be prosecuted for rebate dealings with Standard Oil. President and Attorney General Bona parte approved Moody’s immunity promise, enabling the government to access railroad records without triggering preemptive disclosures. An order for a panel of sixty jurors is set for returnable Wednesday.
Ogden Utah a new pest is destroying alfalfa in the northern part of Utah. It is a weevil related to the boll weevil that has devastated cotton in the southern states. Prof G Titus state entomologist has visited affected fields and says the infestation is new to this region and no similar damage has been reported elsewhere.
New York. The second trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White is unlikely to begin before the January term. A conference between Thaw’s lawyers and District Attorney Jerome yielded no public statement, and Jerome likely cannot move for a second trial until January.
After a three month audit, former Sheriff Daniel E. Potter is found to be $11 000 short in county accounts. Potter and ex Deputy Sheriff W E Peters are out on bail with a September court term planned. Former County Clerk Lucas Butts must repay several hundred dollars wrongly retained, per the attorney general.
The 1905 census Bulletin 79 analyzes the printing and publishing industry with 26,422 establishments and $385,008,604 capital for the sector. It notes rapid expansion since 1900, driven by mechanical changes and small, independent shops contributing to national growth and prosperity. Products value rose by about $149 million between 1900 and 1905.
Ottumwa mourns as Frank Dungan, former mayor, allegedly killed his father-in-law George Godfrey in Godfrey’s Ottumwa home Friday evening then died by his own hand. Relatives say illness may have driven temporary insanity. Mrs Nellie Dungan, who found the bodies, remains prostrated after discovering the scene on the veranda where father and son-in-law had sat discussing.
The three masted schooner Myroneas, bound from Rockland Maine to New York with granite, sank after a collision with the Tennessee bound from Fall River to New York. Four crewmen drowned, including the captain Bulatty who was rescued by Tennessee passengers. another crew member was saved by swimming to a steamer. Maine of New Bedford took Tennessee passengers to New York.
The Wyoming Land Board announced 150000 acres of Eden valley lands in Sweetwater and Fremont counties north of Rock Springs along the Union Pacific railroad. 30000 acres are open for public entry under the Carey act for persons 21 or older, each claim totaling 160 acres.
Illinois Central tests a new weed destroyer spraying a water chemical mix from a car mounted tank system. Air pressure pushes the solution through perforated tubes along tracks ten to fifteen feet on either side, achieving speeds up to ten miles per hour.
Secretary Taft wires from Worcester that he will reach Milbury where his mother lies critically ill. Mrs Taft shows no signs of improvement.
The Yankton County schools face a teacher shortage as wages average $42 per month, leaving openings for the fall uncertain. The county superintendent notes the low pay hampers recruiting despite state supervision.
The second part of Herbert Knox Smith’s report on the petroleum industry reveals how Standard Oil fixes prices to consumers, varies rates by city and state to suit local conditions, and often prices Americans higher than abroad. It also notes discrimination against certain railroads in lubricants sales and foreign price strategies. In 1904 over 55 percent of illuminating oil was exported, with Standard exporting about 87 percent.
Tangier dispatch reports a serious situation as thousands of fanatical tribesmen on superb horses mass near Casablanca. They repeatedly charge French lines, yet rifles and guns hold them back. Attested courage shows in their persistent onslaughts.
Yellow fever outbreak in the American garrison at Cienfuegos worsens with eight new cases Sunday, bringing totals to ten. Hospital corps conducts strict quarters inspection and implements measures to halt spread of the disease.
Manila fire destroys 120 native houses and leaves 600 people homeless. The blaze started from an electric wire and covered 100 yards square before a heavy rain halted it. No injuries were reported. damage is estimated at 68 000 pesoss.
Passengers aboard the British packet Albertville report a widespread organized revolt by blacks in the Congo Independent State aimed at challenging King Leopold's authority. The ship arrived here from the Congo carrying the accounts.
In Omaha and Council Bluffs the night telegraph force walked out at 7 p.m. Saturday joining nationwide action. The walkout affected Western Union and Postal offices as operators refused to work with what they called an unfair line, prompting transfers disputes.
At a mass meeting in Seattle 200 shingle manufacturers pledged 35000 to cooperate with lumber associations in opposing a proposed ten percent freight-rate increase by transcontinental lines to the east, set for October 1.
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