Expression of Commission on Harriman Rail Inquiry
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a comprehensive report on Harriman railroad operations, detailing hearings, governance, control dynamics, and the 1902 borrowing powers granted to Edward H. Harriman. The document, authored by Commissioner Franklin K. Lane, is a unanimous summary sent to President Roosevelt and the Department of Justice. It notes no prosecutions are recommended and outlines the inquiry’s initiation, conduct, and historical context within the Union Pacific system.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman Lines
Franklin K. Lane
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Bonaparte
Herriman
Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Edward H. Harriman
Garfield in Portland for westward investigations
Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield arrived in Portland with a large staff to study fuel supply transportation forest and water conservation reclamation expansion land office abuses forest reserves and hydropower development for industrial use.
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Portland
Ore
Secretary of the Interior
James R. Garfield
Choate Speech Sentiments At The Hague Misread
The Hague report states Joseph H. Choate told Corean delegates that America desires goodwill toward Coreans and he did not express any view on Corean conditions.
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Hague
Joseph H. Choate
America
Santa Fe Rail Rebates Charged in Garden City Case
The grand jury indicted the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railway for granting rebates totaling 12000 dollars to the American Sugar and Land Company of Garden City Kansas.
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Santa Fe Road
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
American Sugar and Land Company of
Garden City
Kas
Attempted Assassination of President Fallieres
In Paris on the national fete day Leon Maille a Havre naval reservist fired twice at President Fallieres but missed. He is reported to be suffering from persecution mania.
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Paris
Fallieres
Leon Maille
Havre
Maille
Cleveland Resting at Home in Princeton
Former President Grover Cleveland rests at his Princeton home recovering from illness. He has not set a date to leave for Tamworth New Hampshire for the summer vacation with his family.
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Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Tamworth
N. H
Anarchy on Decline Says Merlino in Luxembourg Interview
Saverio Merlino, once imprisoned and exiled, told an anarchist convention in Luxembourg that anarchism is near its end. He argues it has merged with socialism and its utopian branch is discredited, leaving federations to survive only on tradition.
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Milan
Saverio Merlino
Luxembourg
Haywood Case Near End as Idaho Murder Trial Focuses on Instructions
Boise Idaho witnesses complete rest and defense emphasis on conspiracy evidence in the Frank Steunenberg murder case. Judge Fremont Wood plans to rule on instruction points after hearings and aims to wrap the trial within the coming week with multiple two hour sessions daily.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Steunenberg
William Haywood
Haywood
Fremont Wood
Wood
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Steve Adams
Coeur D’alenes
Debris After London Ontario Building Collapse Kills Nine
Nine people killed five missing and five seriously injured when Crystal hall on Dundas Street collapsed during remodeling. Fire and police rescue teams worked through the ruins as trapped shoppers and workers were located. Several girls were found in a cellar unharmed and asking for food and water.
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London
Dundas Street
Crystal Hav
Crystal Hall
Brewster
Hamilton, Long & Co
W. J. Reid & Co
Nebraska Crop Conditions Weekly Weather Bulletin July 15
Lincoln reports a cooler week with daily mean temperatures about 1 degree below normal and weekly averages ranging from 68 to 78 degrees by region. Last week saw above normal rainfall in most areas, with over two inches in eastern and northern portions and over four inches in the extreme southeast, causing damage in spots. Cumulative rainfall since April 1 runs about two thirds of normal statewide, with some areas normal or above.
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Lincoln
Peace in Central America Optimism From Nicaragua Minister
Nicaragua’s minister to Washington conferred with Acting Secretary Bacon on Central American affairs seen as nearing warfare. He remained hopeful, asserting there will be no war and peace will continue in the region.
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Washington
Senor Corea
Bacon
Mexico
Central America
Finest Wheat Displayed at Omaha Grain Exchange
Nebraska Hay and Grain Co displayed wheat on the Omaha Grain Exchange floor. The No 2 hard wheat weighed sixty three and one half pounds per bushel, exceeding typical weights by a half pound. Washington notes the August start of Newfoundland herring season fuels renewed fisheries dispute between the United States and Great Britain. The previous modus vivendi allowing unmolested fishing off Newfoundland shores expired with the season.
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Omaha
Omaha Grain Exchange
Nebraska Hay and Grain Company
Washington
Newfoundland
State Department
America
Great Britain
Tolstoi Not Dead, In Good Health
Tolstoi is not deceased. reports of Count Leo Tolstoi's death are false as he remains in excellent health.
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Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
United States
Leo Tolstoi
Alikhanoff Killed by Bomb in Alexandropal Carriage Attack
A bomb attack at 2:30 AM killed General Alikhanoff, Madame Gliebog, and the coachman. A son of General Alikhanoff and a daughter of General Gleboff were seriously injured.
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Alexandropal
Russia
Alikhanoff
Tiflis
Gliebog
Gliebof
Alikhanof
Gleboff
Explosion on Battleship Georgia Kills Eight
A powder explosion on the battleship Georgia during target practice off Barnstable Cape Cod bay fatally burned eight crewmen and left thirteen injured. Lieutenant Casper Goodrich and two Brooklyn men later died. Midshipman Faulkner Goldthwaite and John T. Cruse were among the injured. The turret fire occurred as two large powder bags ignited, engulfing the after turret with flames and gas while the ship sustained no damage. Chelsea naval hospital treats survivors including Midshipman Cruse who is critically burned.
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Boston
Casper Goodrich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Goodrich
William E. Pair
Naval Hospital
Georgia
Barnstable
Cape Cod Bay
Tugs
New York Navy Yard
Faulkner Goldthwaite
John T. Cruse
Eich
Hansell
Chelsea
Nebraska
Suit Against Coal Company Over Gunnison Lands
United States District Attorney Earl M Cranston files suit in federal court against the Utah Fuel company and Denver & Rio Grande Railway officers for fraudulently acquiring valuable coal lands in Gunnison county Colorado by dummy entries The case seeks recovery of the land and a reasonable price for all coal mined there.
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Denver
Gunnison County
Colorado
Utah Fuel Company
Denver & Rio Grande Railway Company
United States
Earl M. Cranston
Bomb explodes near American embassy in Constantinople
A device detonated in front of the American embassy summer quarters at Yeni-Keui Constantinople injuring four girls slightly. No other damage reported. The authors of the outrage have not been traced.
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Constantinople
Yeni-Keuli
Ihe
Outlaw Kills Rider At Quien Lake Ranch
Wyom Arthur Wilson a cowboy at the Quien Lake ranch was found dead near Antelope creek after an outlaw rode him and possibly threw him and trampled him to death. Wilson was an expert horseman and the incident is treated as a lethal attack.
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Arthur Wilson
Quien Lake Ranch
Antelope Creek
Pope approves sisterhood for African American and Indian communities
Rome approves the form of organization and statutes for a sisterhood for negros and Indians organized by Miss Catherine Drext of Philadelphia. The pope authorized the group’s structure and rules.
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Rome
Sisterhood
Catherine Drext
Philadelphia
Treasury balances in general fund reported totals
Washington Monday issued figures on treasury balances excluding the $150 million gold reserve. Available cost balances stand at $250,429,954 with gold coin and bullion $67,564,153 and gold certificates $93,042,150, totaling $411,036,257.
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Treasury
Washington
Floods Cut Wide Swath Across Germany
Heavy rains across Germany over three days caused rivers to overflow their banks and bring death and destruction to Berlin and surrounding areas.
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Germany
Berlin
Frm
Japanese Arrest Report At Fort Rosecrans? Wartime Telegraph Warns
A telegraphic report to the War Department from California claims two Japanese were arrested at Fort Rosecrans. One allegedly sketched fortifications and another allegedly possessed a blueprint. Adjutant General Ainsworth said no arrests were made and withheld details. Major Gatodell commands Fort Rosecrans.
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Washington
War Department
California
Fort 4
Osecrans
Ainsworth
Gatodell
Fort Rosecrans
Dramatic Abdication Scene At Imperial Palace
The emperor of Korea abdicates after a dramatic palace meeting led by Premier Yi Wang Yong. Ministers press his abdication citing diplomatic missteps and Hague Conference ties, with elders concurring, leading to a formal rescript and first public acceptance since 1905.
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Seould
Yi Wang Yong
Hague
Frisco Strike Ends After Telegraph Operators Return
Telegraph operators in Oakland and San Francisco offices of Western Union and Postal Telegraph settle a monthlong strike. They agree to return under prestrike conditions and salaries and to arbitrate grievances per Colonel R. C. Clowry's June 20 compromise letter.
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San Francisco
Oakland
San Francoisco
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
R. C. Clowry
Midshipman Cruse Dies From Georgia Turret Explosion
Boston report confirms midshipman Cruse died at Chelsea Naval Hospital after the Georgia turret explosion. His father was at his bedside as Major Cruse and escort departed for Washington. The body will be sent at 9 AM for interment with naval honors at Arlington Cemetery.
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Boston
Mass
Cruse
Georgia
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Washington, D. C
Arlington
McPherson Elected President of National Live Stock Exchange
Thomas B. McPherson of Omaha won the presidency at the National Live Stock Exchange meeting held Friday in Kansas City. The vote arose from a campaign opposing J. C. Swift of Kansas City and tied to the post mortem examination rule clash between livestock men and packers during Swift’s bid for re election.
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Kansas City
J. C. Swift
Thomas B. McPherson
Omaha
National Live Stock Exchange
Mr. Swift
Desperado Simon Hudson Seized After Kansas Pursuit
Tecumseh Nebraska sheriff H A Miner and deputy headed to Kinsley Kansas to arrest Simon Hudson the forger who shot the sheriff during the attempted arrest A telegram from Casper Wyoming confirmed Hudson's location and officers were urged to come for him A $200 reward was offered for Hudson's capture.
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Tecumseh, Neb
H. A. Miner
W. Woolsey
Kinsley
Kas
Simon Hudson
J. A. Sheffer
Casper
Wyo
Hudson
Raipe Confesses Details of Colorado Coal Conspiracy
Milwaukee mining man W W Raipe, arrested on a federal grand jury indictment with five others in a Routt county Colorado coal land fraud case, gives a signed statement to U S District Attorney Cranston outlining the conspiracy to defraud the government. Raipe was released on his own recognizance.
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Denver
Colo
W. W. Raipe
Milwaukee
Routt County
Colorado
Coal Lands
United States
Cranston
Rhdipe
Heat Prostration in Philadelphia Elks Parade
The 2005 Elks parade in Philadelphia drew about 20 000 marchers and 125 floats along a nine mile route. Heat and humidity caused 2 500 spectators and several marchers to collapse. one man, James Rowley, died. Hospitals and Red Cross teams treated victims. no other fatalities were reported by 4 p.m.
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Philadelphia
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Red Cross
James Rowley
Broad Street
City Hall
Clity Hall
WM A Paxton Dead Pioneer of Omaha and Plains
William A. Paxton a Omaha pioneer and millionaire died suddenly Thursday evening at his home at Twenty fifth and Douglas streets aged seventy. He had suffered heart trouble for months and collapsed while sitting on his porch chair with family and friends.
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Omaha
William A. Paxton
the Plains
Twenty-fifth
Douglas Streets
Merchants' Exchange of San Francisco Calls for Fair Immigration
The board of directors says no immigration law should discriminate against Japanese people or treat them differently from other foreigners. It favors equal privileges for Japanese in the United States and Japan, and seeks no barriers to friendly trade relations between the two nations.
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San Francisco
The
Merchants’ Exchange of
Japan
Roosevelt Hosts Luncheon With Tariff Revision Figures
President Roosevelt and guests including Senator Hopkins of Illinois and H E Miles of Wisconsin discussed tariff revision at a luncheon in Oyster Bay. Hopkins said no tariff revision should occur until after the next presidential election.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
United States
Hopkins
Ilinois
Stimson
New York
H. E. Miles
Wisconsin
Albert Shaw
Illnois
Tariff Revision League
Taft Schedules Oklahoma City Speech August 24
Secretary Taft will deliver a political speech in Oklahoma City Oklahoma on August 24 three weeks before the election. The event marks his active campaign steps in the state ahead of voting.
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Taft
Oklahoma
Washington
Oklahoma City
Okla
Corean Mission Member Dies Suddenly at The Hague
The Hague Telun, a member of the Corean mission to the peace conference, died very suddenly after interment amid wild reports. Some claimed suicide while others insisted the death was not natural. The attending doctor states the man died of apoplexy.
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Hague
Telun
Teliin
Thhun
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Union Pacific
Garfield
Choate
Uncle Sam
Fine View
Ontario
Kutnos
Coal Company
Outlaw
Rider
Pope
Emperor OF
Korea
Midshipman
M’pherson
National Live Stock Commission
Kansas
Desperado
Miner
Johnson County
Raipe
WM. A. Paxton
Board of Directors
Merchants’ Exchange
Corean
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