New Railway Rate Law Elevates Interstate Commission
Washington reports a major expansion of the Interstate Commerce Commission from five to seven members with salaries rising from 7500 to 10000. The body gains enforceable power, aligns politically with the administration, and will include new members J. Harlan of Chicago and E. E H. Clarke of Iowa, likely serving from August 28.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Court
Supreme Court of the United States
J. & @arlan
Chicago
Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
E. E H. Clarke
Iowa
Railway Conductors’ Association
Men of Highest Ability and Integrity Selected for New Law
The new law raises the commission’s standard and will require members of the highest ability and integrity. The existing five members remain in place to complete their terms. Knapp Prouty Clements Cockrell Lane are recognized for proven work and steady performance under federal authority.
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Congress
Messrs
Knapp
Prouty
Clements
Cockrell
Senate
Lane
Roosevelt A Good Party Man In Busy Campaign Season
The piece notes President Roosevelt and several cabinet members will actively engage in this year’s congressional campaign. Secretary Shaw is highlighted as the best campaign speaker with Lincoln like stories, while Secretary Wilson the agriculture head will be used heavily in contested districts.
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Roosevelt
Congress
House of Representatives
Shaw
The
Treasury
Lincoln
Congressional Campaign Committee
Wilson
Choice For Nomination Two Years Hence
Washington observers see Taft as President Roosevelt’s likely 1908 Republican nominee. The article notes jealousy among rivals such as Fairbanks, Show, Foraker, Cannon, Cummins, and Cortelyou while discussing Taft’s possible fate if a Supreme Court vacancy arises. It reports Roosevelt’s praise of Taft as the only man who could defeat Bryan and hints that other aspirants dispute that assessment.
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Geome
Taft
Washington
Roosevelt
Wee Wee
Fairbanks
Treasury
Foraker
Cannon
Gov. Cummins
Iowa
Cortelyou
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
United States
William J. Bryan
The National Exposition Idea Expands in Congress
Congress shows lingering support for national expositions as a tool for commerce and prestige. Preparations advance for a Jamestown celebration marking its 300th anniversary next May. Critics note log rolling while defenders cite repayment of loans and global advertising value.
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Congress
Jamestown
Cannon
Dingley Tariff Endorsed as Best Ever by Republicans
The Philadelphia Golden Jubilee platform declares Dingley tariffs best for the nation. It praises universal protection, a strong home market, world trade gains, and rising wages while pledging no reform until conditions demand change. Francis Curtis of Massachusetts is celebrated as author.
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Republican National League
Philadelphia
Republican Party
William Mckinley
Francis Curtis
Massachusetts
United States
Committee On Resolutions
Unrest Claims and Democratic Call Decried
The Jersey City Journal dismisses claims that widespread unrest demands a full return to old fashioned democracy. It argues a remarkable nationwide activity exists with strong economic momentum under the Republican tariff, while noting the assertion is not fully accurate.
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Jersey City Journal
Bryan on tariff platform shapes 1908 Democratic path
Des Moines Capital reports Bryan emerges as the likely 1908 Democratic nominee with tariff reform as the central issue. The piece notes support from many leading Democrats, except Grover Cleveland, and speculates on a potential party realignment if tariff opponents join Bryan. It mentions Cummins Prouty and possible Republican shifts in Iowa.
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William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Henry Watterson
Francis
Missouri
Col
Congress
House
Albert B. Cummins
S. F. Prouty
Gov. Cummins
Judge Prouty
Northwest
Iowa
Des Moines
Farmers Benefit From Stable GOP Policies
The Slayton Minnesota Gazette notes farmers rarely demand tariff revision now as in 1899 to 1892. Politicians push a revision issue to ride a wave, but farmers resist. Democratic farmers align with party principles. Republican farmers see benefits from the current economic system upheld by Republicans.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Out of Evil Good Has Come and Tariff Debate Deepens
The Albuquerque Citizen argues the Democratic party faces trouble if electoral shifts in 1906 threaten a 1908 victory. It blames free trade folly for long protectionist governance and says tariff politics must end before true prosperity. Ten years ago wool and sheep prices were low. under Republican rule both sheep and wool surged to higher values.
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Washington Post
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Party of Protection
Providence
New Mexico
Grover Cleveland
Albuquerque
President Roosevelt Travel Record Shapes View on Waveing Fund
The text notes Roosevelt’s extensive national travels to learn regional issues and says this knowledge informs his push for legislation. It suggests the public school should consider this experience when judging the propriety of the president’s traveling fund.
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Roosevelt
Han
Waveling Fund
Bigamy and unusual contract tied to wife no 1
Gilbert Thomas Lloyd 35, an English native long based in Dayton, Van Wert, and Richmond, stands accused of bigamy. Wife No 2, Rose Lloyd, presents a Sussex 1896 contract where Wife No 1 agrees to pay Lloyd about 20 pounds weekly and to abstain from contact. Lloyd claims funds come from an English brother’s estate. arrest follows Wife No 2’s cooperation.
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Dayton
Gilbert Thomas Lloyd
England
van Wert
Richmond
Ind
Rose Lloyd
Lloyd
Sussex
Eng
Toronto
Canada
No. 2
Terrier Scratches Ground Tells Chicken Rescue Story
Tiffin Ohio owner A J Whitney keeps a small terrier named Fanny. For three years the dog has adopted three or four chickens yearly, caring for them as they mature. After a hen’s death, Fanny rescued the chicks, placing them in a box and toting them about. The dog guards and feeds her charges nightly like a hen.
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Tiffin
A. J. Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Fanny
Ohio officers certified for commissions by military board
The Columbus military examining board certified the following officers for commissions after qualification: Capt Hugo A Bernhard Canal Dover Ensign Frank G Warner Cleveland Ensign Thomas B Bolton Cleveland Lieut Harry J Andrus Cleveland 1st Lieut Roy A Phillipson Galion 1st Lieut Charles D Kelley Kenton 1st Lieut Ilarry Mallow Greenfield 2d Lieut James N Kisling Greenfield 2d Lieut Curtly A Hanner Canal Dover 2d Lieut Chas G Peck Springfield 2d Lieut Robert Miller Springfield 2d Lieut Robert Wittler Minami sburg 2d Lieut William N Tucker Covington 2d Lieut W C Shanks Kenton
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Columbus, O
Military Examining Board
Hugo A. Bernhard
Canal Dover
Frank G. Warner
Cleveland
Thomas B. Bolton
Harry J. Andrus
Roy A. Phillipson
Galion
Charles D. Kelley
Kenton
Ilarry Mallow
Greenfield
James N. Kisling
Curtly A. Hanner
Chas. G. Peck
Springfield
Robert Miller
Robert Wittler
Miamisburg
William N. Tucker
Covington
W. C. Shanks
Ohio Banks Depositories List and Sorrow at Funeral
Washington reports identify Ohio banks named United States depositories with assigned deposit sums including Fifth Cincinnati 100000 First Napoleon 50000 Tiffin 50000 American Findlay 25000 Cirieyville 25000 City Columbus 50000 Eaton 5900 First Cleveland 50000 First Hampton 100000 First Wilmington 59000 Commercial Tiffin 50000. Ravenna notes mournful funeral for Marsha Williamson with a brief trustee tribute and brisk horse-drawn procession to the cemetery. Columbus reports PA Railroad president A J Cassatt finds a distant cousin at the Home for the Aged and sends her 100 dollars. Adelaide Cassatt, blind, visits the institution’s telephone booth.
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Washington
Ohio
United States
Fifth
Cincinnati
First
Napoleon
Tiffin
American
Findlay
Cireleville
City
Columbus
Eaton
Cleveland
Hampton
Wilmington
Commercial
Disjointed Ohio News Briefs Include Riots and Drowned Man
A Columbus recruit roberts at the barracks is described as raving after a heart condition noted on the body. In Marietta a B&O train demolition injures no one. Clayton Smith, 30, a county infirmary employee, drowns in Greenville Creek. Ashland reports Hattle Friend, 19 1 2, attempted suicide in a love dispute, related to Rev Christian A Wala.
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Yeemes
Clayton Smith
Greenville
William Stith
County Infirmary
Sabaieher
Pennsylyvania Lines
Columbus
Greenville Creek
Ashland
Christian A. Wala
O Reformed Church
Alty
Revolver Duel Ends in Holmes's Death at City Federal Building
Patrolman James L. Rossiter wounded no one but fatally shot Huston C. Holmes, a West Union merchant, during a revolver duel at Fifth and Main near the federal building. Holmes, a bankrupt clothing dealer and Knights of Pythias member, had been lodging at the Dennison Hotel after arriving from Adams county and muttered a camp meeting hymn before the fatal shot.
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Cincinnati
James L. Rossiter
Huston C. Holmes
West Union
Federal Building
Fifth and
Main Streets
Holmes
Dennison Hotel
West Nion
Adams County
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Injunction Denied in Hanna Beidler Mine Dispute
Cleveland Ohio Dan R Hanna son of the late Senator Hanna seeks damages after an injunction against Beidler and faction is denied. Hanna alleges West Lebanon Coal Co directors Maullins Mullins Brokenshire and Goddon plan to sell mine output to a member, blocking majority stockholders T E Young L Ireland and John J Purcell from profits. Judge Blandin calls it an internal stockholders fight.
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Cleveland
Dan R. Hanna
Hanna
Beidler
Denison
James Maullins
W. J. Mullins
C. J. Brokenshire
George Goddon
West Lebanon Coal Co
T. E. Young
L. Ireland
John J. Purcell
Judge Blandin
men jailed in post office robbery near Crooks ville
Newark Delaware July 19 post office raid suspects Frank Burk Ira Mc Carty and Edward Harrington jailed at Johnston after a running pistol fight with Marshal Dresbach and his posse before surrendering.
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Newark
Frank Burk
Ira McCarty
Edward Harrington
Johnston
Crooksville
Marshal Dresbach
Bitten By a Snake in Portsmouth Night Watchman Fends Off Copperhead
James Hart, night watchman at the Wait-Fuller Purnitors Co. in Portsmouth, was bitten on the right hand by a copperhead three feet long during a rounds shift. He fought the serpent and killed it to end the danger.
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Portsmouth
James Hart
Wait-Fuller Purnitors Co
Hart
Missing Middletown couple John and Parry Lucas
Friends in Middletown report John Lucas an agent for Western and Southern Life Insurance and a lieutenant of Company IL O N G, along with Parry Lucas a bartender, are unexpectedly absent from the city.
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Middletown
John
Parry Lucas
John Lucas
Western and
Southern Life Tnsurance Co
Company IL
Parry
Fountains Closed to Halt Glanders in Dayton Epidemic
Ohio public health actions close all drinking fountains in Lima amid glanders outbreak in Dayton. Teamsters demand higher wages and must supply their own water buckets. Local notices report related health and labor developments across several cities.
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Lima
Dayton
Board of Health
Teamsters
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