Appeal to Commission Over Creamery Freight Rates
A petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Creamery firms led by F Creamery seeks action against Illinois Central Railroad and other rail lines and states. Complainants operate in many states and claim annual butter output of 60 million pounds valued at 14 million dollars with slim profits. They allege pre Sept 1 1907 rate increases from 1 cent to 1.56 cents per pound and from 30 to 50 cents per ten gallon can, constituting a conspiracy.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
F Creamery Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Northwestern and Western
Adams, American
Wells Fargo Express
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
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Mystery Still Unsolved in Harvey Brown Case in Oregon
Newspaper sources in Baker City report what they call compelling evidence tying three men to the assassination of Harvey K. Brown. One suspect dressed as a woman wore a kimono purchased after a store visit to size a garment for a large woman. A witness saw two men and a supposed woman near the scene before the blast, and one man resembled the kimono buyer. Authorities think the killers remain in the city.
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Baker ‘City
Ore
Harvey K. Brown
Mother Hubbard
New bow for wrecked ship Suevic launched at Belfast
A 200 foot long bow built for the White Star steamer Suevic slid into water in Belfast. The bow will replace the damaged section left after the ship ran onto rocks near Stag Rock on March 17. The bow will be towed to Southampton to join the remaining hull portion.
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Belfast
Ireland
White Star Line
Suevic
Stagrock
Lizard
Southampton
Motor car crashes into freight train near Rapid City losses
Three hours after the Crouch railroad opened a motor car carrying Mary Platt nine and George eight collided with a freight train fourteen miles east of Rapid City. Mary lost a leg and died later. George broke a leg and was badly hurt. They were en route from Boulder to their father a rancher near Rapid City.
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Rapid City
S. D
Crouch
Here
Mystic
Mary Platt
George
Boulder
Colo
Japanese restaurant keeper denied damages for goodwill
Judge Sewell rules Eymoto cannot recover beyond actual loss from the mob attack on his Folsom street restaurant. He sought 2000 dollars for loss of goodwill and profits, plus compensation for broken windows crockery and similar damage from the city and county of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Sewell
Eymoto
Folsom Street
San Franisco
Fils
Labour Minister Warns Spring Hill Mine Strike May Spread
Ottawa reports the deputy minister of labor warned that the Spring Hill Nova Scotia mine workers face a strike risk. He told management that the situation could extend if the International something does not intervene.
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Ottawa
Ont
Spring Hill
N. S
Agen
Internaominionee
American Heiress Elopes To Secret Tie For Love
New York on October 7 reports say Samuel Clark, a young Englishman, and Helen Maloney daughter of oilman Martin Maloney, secretly wed during a shopping trip from Spring Lake New Jersey. A vast search is on as wireless messages go out and the couple are expected to return for a honeymoon at the Spring Lake mansion.
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New York
Samuel Clarkson
Helen Maloney
Martin Maloney
Spring Lake
N. J
Gable
Ther
Tower Seeks Retirement From Diplomacy in Europe
Berlin Oct 7 Ambassador Tower asks President to permit retirement from the diplomatic service next spring after eleven years abroad. He plans to return home to focus on family and his mining railroad and financial interests. The Towers and two daughters are at Baden Baden and will return by month end.
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Berlin
Tower
Attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne Monica Pia foiled
In Florence on October 7 two men tried to abduct Princess Anne Monica Pia, youngest daughter of the former crown princess of Saxony. They claimed to bring puppies for her to choose. Servants blocked the door while Enrico Toselli and his wife were away at their villa in Fiesole.
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Florence
Italy
Anne Monica Pia
Saxony
London
Enrico Toselli
Fiesole
Toselli
Toledo Mayor Declines Democratic Nomination
Mayor Whitlock refuses the Democratic mayoral nomination after a city convention fails to endorse Independent party principles. Other independents endorsed by Democrats decline to place their names on the Democratic ticket.
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Toledo
Whitlock
Independent Party
Bryan Is Named A Democratic Presidential Candidate
St Paul Oct 7 James Manahan of St Paul who visited William Jennings Bryan at Lincoln Neb says Bryan told him he would be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Frank A Day secretary to Gov Johnson predicts Minnesota delegates will back Johnson if his nomination seems possible.
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St. Paul
James Manahan
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Frank A. Day
John A. Johnson
Bryan
Manahan
Moffett to Testify on Rebating in Indiana
Chicago Oct 1 James A Moffett president of Standard Oil Indiana plans to testify before the federal grand jury to support claims that other shippers near Whiting Ind have rebates with railroads. His statements come after a record fine against Standard Oil Indiana in Judge Landis court. The testimony may lead to summoning other witnesses and broad enforcement against additional corporations.
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Chicago
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Grand Jury
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American Coal
Germany
Johnson
Oil Trust
Putweee
Chickering & Sons
Everett
Sohmer
Behr Bros
McPhail
Bush & Gerts
Ernest Gabler & Bro
Farrand
Regina-phone
Underwood
Dakota Business College
Conservatory of
Stone
Fargo, North Dakota
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