Roosevelt's reform message calls for rate oversight to curb trusts
President Roosevelt delivers a lengthy reform message urging federal supervision of insurance and railroad rates, creation of an interstate commerce commission with power to regulate existing rates, curb rebates and hidden charges, and curb corporate abuses while stressing elastic currency, campaign finance reform, and peace efforts. The address also covers land laws, public lands, and international arbitration amid broader economic reform.
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Opening Session Sets Tone for Fifty-Ninth Congress
Washington December 6 opening of the Fifty-Ninth Congress shows a full Senate and House with a quorum of 264 in the Senate and a packed gallery. Speaker Cannon wins the speaker vote as Hepburn introduces a Panama Canal funding bill. Senate adjourns after a brief session. ongoing debates touch railroad rates, insurance policyholders, statehood, and tariff questions.
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Crowe Trial Opens In Criminal Court
Pay Crowe on trial as audience fills the criminal court. Jurors chosen for Crewe case after a lengthy empaneling process. Crewe attended in a new suit as police guard the proceedings. Charge stems from a September night shooting near Sixteenth and Hickory streets during an exchange with a police squad.
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Too Quick for Robber Turns on Time Lock
In Arcola Illinois on December 4 a would be bank robber confronted the cashier at closing time and demanded $1,000. Will Shaw drew his weapon but a clerk operated the time lock and the attempt failed. Shaw was arrested and disarmed.
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