Commission begins inquiry into Southern and Union Pacific restraint
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened hearings in New York to determine if the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific operate as real competitors or if an agreement restrains trade. Harriman ill health delays his testimony, but he may testify at home. Counsel for UP and the commission presented key admissions about shared officers and stock control among the lines.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Harriman
Commission
Harviman
Knapp
Lave
Frank B. Kellogg
C. A. Severance
St. Paul
Rober S. Lovett
Alexander Millar
Kellorg
Lin Southern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Occcidental & Oriental Steamship Compan
Morgan Steamship Lines
Miraculous Escape After Train Wreck Near Matte
The northbound Owl train from Los Angeles on the Southern Pacific wrecked near Matte station California five miles south of Lathrop at fifty mph. No passengers or trainmen were seriously injured. a tramp on the tender suffered a broken arm. A wheel broke on the tender causing the wreck. Engine and tender buried, baggage car and three sleepers ditched, one sleeper overturned. Fuel oil spilled and spark could have ignited a massive fire. passengers were rescued with great effort.
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Tracey
Calif
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Matte Station
Lathrop
Cleveland Gas Supply Cut By Exploded Main
An eighteen inch natural gas main from Virginia to Cleveland exploded near Akron, cutting Cleveland off from gas and light. Thousands of homes and businesses lost fuel, many plants shut down, and restoration will take hours.
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Cleveland
Akron
Virginia
President offers land office post to Philip Stewart
Washington January 4 The President has offered Philip B Stewart of Colorado Springs the job as commissioner of the general land office to replace Richards. Stewart is en route to Washington and has not said whether he will accept.
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Washington
Philip B. Stewart
Colorado Springs
General Land Office
Richards
Stewart
Carnegie Gives 750000 For Bureau Building
Washington ledger reports Andrew Carnegie donated 750000 dollars for a building to house the Bureau of American Republics. A provision for the project has already been set by the United States and the South American Republics.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Bureau of American Republics
United States
South American
Myers Woman Denied Writ as Execution Set for Jan
Judge John I. Philips refused a habeas corpus request for Aggie Myers. She is under death sentence for murder and to be executed with Frank Hottman in Kansas City on January 8 unless Governor Folk commutes the sentence to life. Attorneys plan to appeal to the governor.
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Kansas City
John I. Philips
Aggie Myers
Williamson Displaced From Mining Committee in Congress
In Washington the speaker named Englebright of California to the mines and mining committee replacing Williamson of Oregon who never attended sessions. Williamson had failed to qualify and faces conviction in the Oregon land frauds but has appealed to the supreme court.
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Washington
Englebright
California
Committee On Mines and Mining
Williamson
Oregon
Cannon
Supreme Court
Landslide in Oregon Blocks Traffic on Short Line
A landslide on the O R and N west of Umatilla Oregon blocked traffic on the west end of the Short Line. Train No 2 due noon was annulled and No 6 due midnight will likely combine with No 2 to run into Huntington by about 9 am tomorrow. Little damage reported beyond the blockage.
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Umatilla
Ore
Trafic
Huntington
Oregon
Bancroft's reply to Governor Gooding on coal famine
Governor Gooding pressed Idaho coal shortages and railroad car supply. General Manager Bancroft argues nationwide car backlog and rising orders, noting Oregon Short Line and Harriman system constraints while providing detailed car and coal diversion data.
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Governor Gooding
Interstate Commerce
Lane
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Oregon
United States
New York
Harriman
Oregon Short Line
Gooding
Kemmerer
State Senator Jacobs Seeks Extension of Game Laws
State Senator elect Ed H. Jacobs of Bannock county visiting Pocatello en route to Boise for the opening of the legislature. Jacobs, a Meamen merchant with Evans Jacobs & Co, campaigned strongly, pledging support for home constituents and urging Hunt's reelection as representative from Bannock county. He notes uncertainty about the speakership but confidence in Hunt's return.
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Ed Bh. Jacobs
Bannock County
McCammon
Pocatello
Hoise
Jacob
Tie
Evans, Jacobs & Co
State Senate
the Tribune
Frank Hunt
Bannocks County
Representative Hunt
Boise
Idaho
W. HL Lovesey
Hunt
Staley
Brady
Capital
Treasure Train Arrives with Ore Consignment in Vallejo
A shipment of ore valued in the millions arrived at Selby Smelting works Vallejo from Goldfield. The cargo filled three box cars of an express train and was guarded by eight Wells Fargo messengers.
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Vallejo
Selby Smelting Works
Goldfield
Wells Fargo
Killing at Wallace intensifies after card loss
An enraged man who lost at cards fires a rifle into a Wallace building, killing Thompson on the third shot. Police say the suspect acted in a fit of anger and was detained for questioning.
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Thompson
Fannis Arrested in Idaho Saloon Murder
In Wallace Idaho on Jan 4 Joseph Fannis was arrested for the murder of James T Thompson during a saloon brawl at St Joseph He reportedly angered after a card game loss and fired a file into the saloon building fatally wounding Thompson with the third shot Geraldine, Idaho?
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Wallace
Idaho
Joseph Fannis
James T. Thompson
St. Joseph
Fannis
Thompson
Poca Tello Gan Club Plans Annual Meeting
The annual Poca Tello Gan club meeting will be held tomorrow at Lo'elock in A. B. Bean Hardware store. A new staff of officers will be elected and plans outlined for the coming year. The club is in prosperous condition and has been ably officered this past year.
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Pocatello Gan Club
Lo’elock
A. B. Bean Hardware Company
Idaho legislators prep for session with bids for speaker and reforms
The article notes Bannock county’s strong representation as Idaho gears up for the winter session. Senators and representatives discuss aims including railroad expansion, extended game laws, and a southeast Idaho fish hatchery. Figures like Senator Jacobs and Representative Lovesey push for Hunt as speaker, while party chairs monitor Boise developments.
City Council Ends Liquor Ordinance and Passes Routine Bills
City Council expired the pending liquor ordinance by unanimous vote, approving routine bills and ordering repairs to the fire alarm system. The measure aimed to take effect January 3 but died on third reading. Pawnshop closing proposal was tabled. Fire Chief reported the system in need of overhaul. City Electrician Adams to perform repairs. Street lighting bill for American Falls Power, Light & Water reduced from 34400 to 385 intact, with new lights not yet installed. Continuous payrolls and service bills for police, fire, and city staff listed.
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Pocatello Trades Ad Labor Council
Joseph
City Electrician
Adams
American Malls Power, Light & Water Company
Theatrical Magnate Madison Covey Visits Pocatello
Madison Covey of New York, a major figure in the theater world and owner of many traveling companies, visited Pocatello yesterday. His Sultans of Sulay troupe performed here last night, and Covey’s visit relates to that company.
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Madison Covey
New York
Pocatello
Corey
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Sam Cox
Idaho Packing Co
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