Griffin Replies To Daily News Editorial On Freight Rates
A. Griffin responds to an editorial on freight rate advances, defending his position as a shippers’ ally and stating his views on railroads increasing net earnings vs gross earnings. He cites Interstate Commerce Commission data, asserts shippers’ needs, and argues for higher rates to fund rail improvements and sustain Chicago industry.
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A. Griffin
Daily News
Mr. Griffin
Railway
Shippers’ Conference
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
St. Louis
Iline
Manufacturers’ Association
Illnois
Chicézo
Girls Dominate Spelling Contests In New Orleans Public Schools
The article notes that in New Orleans public schools girls win the spelling contests at a higher rate than boys, with most victors being female. It questions whether this superiority extends to other subjects and attributes the trend to earlier female cognitive development and sharper spelling skills for women.
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New Orleans
Pocket Wireless Receiver Makes Messages Reach 30 Miles
The Italian savant Mer Cerebdtani in Munich unveils a pocket wireless receiver resembling a large watch. The device needs only a wire bobbin and a metal encased cane and lets a user receive messages from wireless stations within twenty to thirty miles at a moment.
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Mer. Cerebdtani
Munich
Midas Laughs as Gold Touch Draws Near
The mythic Midas declares his fearlessly confident stance as his touch turns everything to gold. His entourage voices alarm about wealth’s consequences, while he jokes that the real test will come when others touch him.
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Midas
Puck
Mexican Election A Sorry Showing by Madero
Mexico City reports Diaz and Corral winning by a large margin with about 40 000 to 50 000 votes cast in the capital The anti re electionist ticket led by Francisco I Madero now under arrest received about 2 percent in Mexico City The city remained orderly though some candidates faced confrontations with officers in certain voting places Eight hundred electors were chosen in Mexico City and similar proportions appeared nationwide An unrelated report from Ocilla Georgia details a police shooting incident with multiple injuries and a barricaded suspect W H Bostwick involved with six children in the house
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Mexico
Porfirio ‘Diaz
Ramon Corral
Francisco I. Madero
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Ocilla
Davis
Sheffield
Bush
McInnis
Tucker
W .H. Bostwick
Bostwick
C. G. ‘Fields
Tong War Breaks Afresh In New York Chinatown
A fresh tong war erupts in New York's Chinatown with three Chinamen shot in ninety seconds, two fatally and one wounded. Over forty shots fired from heavy revolvers, and seven Chinamen arrested within three minutes.
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New York
Chinatown
Men Uncover Human Remains After Barn Fire Near Ute Iowa
Workmen clearing debris from a burned barn at Ute Iowa uncovered bones of a human body about a month after the blaze. Clothing and flesh were consumed leaving only one arm visible making identification impossible. No missing person is reported in the Ute vicinity.
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Council Bluffs
Ute
Iugo
Seeders 8 Company
Mena Plans Occupation as Vasquez Fails to Provide
Bombardment at Bluefields is abandoned as General Mena intends to seize surrounding towns. He reports General Vasquez cannot move provisions through the lines and refused noncombatants leave from Acoyapa, making continued bombardment unlikely.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
Mena
Vasquez
Acoyapa
Socialists Name Russell for Governor at Schenectady Convention
Charles Edward Russell, NY magazine writer, chosen for governor at the Socialist state convention in Schenectady. A full ticket was named with Mrs Bertha Mabhew Frazier of Brooklyn as secretary of state candidate.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Charles _ Edward Russell
New York
Socialist Party
Bertha Mabhew Frazier
Brooklyn
Roosevelts Arrive in San Francisco to Start Home
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and his bride Eleanor Butler Alexander have arrived in San Francisco after marriage in New York. The couple will reside here where Roosevelt is connected with a large car pet establishment.
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San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Eleanor Butler Alexander
New York
Roosevelt
Steamboat Fire Claims Three Lives on Mississippi River
Fire destroys the Acme Packet company steamer J. S. between Victory and Genoa, twenty four miles south of La Crosse on the Mississippi. Three people are dead and nearly three score are injured.
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la Crosse
Wis
Acme Packet Company
J. S
Victory
Genoa
Mississippi River
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Western Canada
Deneen
Illinois
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