Dickinson Seeks Senate Seat and Alaska Money Fight
Washington columnist notes Secretary Dickinson seeks Tennessee Senate bid amid cabinet tensions. Smoots Alaska bill would grant Guggenheims tax exemptions and water front control, prompting fears of a railroad monopoly over Cordova harbor and coal fields. Judge Wickersham warns of potential regional loss of self rule without oversight. Exposition location debate between New Orleans and San Francisco highlighted by transit and climate factors.
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Chicago
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Congress
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Detroit
New York
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California
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Guggenheim Brothers
Wanlington
New Orleans
Ohio General Assembly Moves on Public Utilities and Board of Control
The Ohio General Assembly gears up for major measures including a public utilities bill creating a new commission, a Board of Control bill to reform state institutions, and a ten mills tax cap delayed for data gathering. Other items cover canal policy, Dean law opposition, employers’ liability amendments, and municipal street railway ownership.
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Board of Control
Columbus
United States
Public Utilities Commission
Railway Commission
Cyrus B. Winters
Erie
S. B. McClure
Tuscarawas
State Board of Control
Boards of Trustees
Ohio
Frank Dore
Tiffin
Price Russell
Wayne County
Tax Commission
Isaac Huffman
Butler County
General Assembly
Chamber of Commerce Building Fire Kills Five in Cincinnati
Fire destroyed the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce building on January 12 with five confirmed fatalities including Vice-President Brent Marshall and Secretary Charles S. Sibbald. The blaze also housed offices for the Business Men's club, the Louisville and Nashville railroad, and Railroad Commissioner E. L. Williamson. About 300 people were inside. none of the remaining occupants were injured, and high winds spared nearby Burnet House and McAlpin's department store.
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Chamber of Commerce
Brent Marshall
Charles S. Sibbald
Early & Daniels Company
Christus Meents
Fred Belm
Leslie Buchanan
Business Men’s Club
Louisville and Nashville
E. L. Williamson
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Burnet House
McAlpin’s
Senator Holstlaw Lets Go From Illinois Senate
D W Holstlaw of Iluka confessed bribe taker escaped dismissal by resigning weeks earlier. Senate committee found evidence to remove but could not act due to resignation and recommended a new resolution to empower subpoenas and oaths. Governor announced Holstlaw’s resignation dated January 4 vacated the Forty second district seat.
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Ill
D. W. Holstlaw
Iluka
Senate
William Lorimer
Holstlaw
Deneen
Oglesby
Beveridge urges creation of permanent tariff commission
Senator Albert J. Beveridge addressed the National Tariff Commission association urging a nonpartisan, all powerful commission with dignity and powers like the Interstate Commerce Commission. He predicted tariff legislation this session and said public opinion would triumph with its creation.
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Washington
Albert J. Beveridge
National Tariff Commission Association
Permanent
Tariff Commission
Commission
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Convention
Brandeis argues railroads wasteful, news on rates
Louis D. Brandeis testifies before the interstate commerce commission for shippers in the northern rail system. He says wasteful expenditures could save about 10 million a year, avoiding the need for higher freight rates, and that fuel waste across roads could cut coal costs by around 50 million annually. He outlines how cooperation to reduce operating costs would further improve savings.
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New York
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Chicago
Philadelphia
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Cincinnati
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Mississippi
United States
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Texas
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Middle West
Colorado River
Yellowstone Park
Rockies
Muir Woods
William Kent
Mt. Tamalpais
Pacific
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reward for Captain Peary Approved by House Subcommittee
The Bates bill proposing Congress extend thanks to Captain Robert E. Peary and retire him with the rank of rear admiral as a reward for his polar achievements was approved by the House subcommittee on naval affairs.
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Washington
Congress
Robert BE. Peary
House Subcommittee On Naval Affairs
Landslide in Castro Urdiales Kills Forties of Laborers
A landslide near Castro Urdiales on January 11 buried a group of laborers, leaving about forty dead and five injured. Rescuers worked through debris as teams searched for survivors.
Growth of Towns in Western Canada
Western Canada shows rapid town growth along rail lines driven by agriculture and local industry. Cities of 10 to 15 thousand have risen in a few years, with churches schools hotels and warehouses, supported by agricultural prosperity and favorable climate. Government efforts promote settlement and railway rate supervision to sustain markets and prices.
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Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
The
Edmonton Bulletin
Central Western States
Dominion
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