Supreme Court Rulings Influence State And Federal Rate Cuts
Lawyers at the Washington Supreme Court hearing the Hughes principles in the Minnesota rate cases say interstate and state rate reductions have become more precise. The decision questions the railroads' costly property valuation as the basis for fair rates. It affirms state power to set rates, claims rates are not confiscatory, and suggests a broad push for rate making and reductions nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Hughes
Minnesota
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Oregon
West Virginia
Ne Ae
Congress
Hughes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Rail stocks tumble after Minnesota rate ruling
Wall Street opened with heavy selling as railroad shares led declines following the Minnesota rate decision. The Hill group suffered most with losses over four points, and Northern Pacific fell about 4½ points. The broad market followed suit, mirroring a London drop in American stocks.
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Baedom
New York
Wall Street
Minnesota
Northern Pacific
London
Back to Italy to Face Murder Charge
The Supreme Court ordered Porter Charlton to return to Italy to answer a murder charge from June 1910 in Lake Como. Justice Lurton opened the opinion noting no errors in the sanity proceedings and no need for an extradition hearing.
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Washington
Porter Charlton
Italy
Lake Como
Supreme Court
Justice Lurton
Chariton
Jere Knode Cooke and Florato Whaley Wed in Stamford
In Stamford Connecticut Jere Knode Cooke an unfrocked Episcopal clergyman married Florato Whaley by a justice of the peace after arriving to obtain a certified divorce decree favoring Mrs Marian. The couple has two children since Cooke eloped six years ago and worked as a house painter in New York following his expulsion from the ministry.
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Stamford
Conn
Jere Knode Cooke
Florato Whaley
Marian. Cooke
Cooke
Miss Whaley
New York
Government to thin out bears in Yellowstone Park
Gardner Montana reports from Washington indicate the government plans to reduce the bear population in Yellowstone Park. A high ranking officer urges bear thinning after a hunting party experienced widespread theft of provisions, with bears invading camps and tents nightly.
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Gardner
Mont
Washington
Yellowstone
Bage
Uncle Sam
Caliornia
Nia
Geyser
War Clouds Grow as Serbs Clash with Bulgarians Near Makres
Many Serbs were killed today in an encounter with Bulgarian troops near Makres. The Serbs warned the Bulgarian commander to evacuate Volodan by 7 p.m. or face bombardment of Istip, which is now held by Bulgarians.
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Makres
Voloden
London
Volodan
Istip
Servian War or Peace Decision Expected Soon
Belgrade reports the Servian war minister says Bulgaria Serbia peace or war will be declared in two or three days. Rail traffic between Serbia and Bulgaria is halted and newspapers say the Servian minister to Bulgaria may resign from Sofia.
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Belgrade
Bulgaria
Srvia
Servia Na Bul
Sofia
Harrisburg Sees Mass Rush for Gettysburg Celebration Travel
More than 20,000 Pennsylvanians filed applications with the Gettysburg semi centennial celebration commission for transportation to Gettysburg for a two week July event. The surge reflects broad statewide interest as plans move forward.
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Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Pennsylvanians
Jury Notice and Sentencing in Pocatello Court
Judge Carl Davis sentences several defendants for nuisance and liquor offenses with fines and jail terms. Notable outcomes include Raymond Ruis fined 50 dollars for selling liquor without license and Walter Grant 500 dollars with six months jail, suspended on payment. Multiple cases set for hearings through Thursday and Friday with attorneys appointed for defense.
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Raymond Ruis
Mike Koseris
Koseris
Walter Grant
William Tague
State
John Murphy
Apa
Pierce
P. A. Dufresne
Murphy
S. M. Fuller
Frank Lee
Attowmmey Barnard
Salvatore Monte
Tim McCarty
Eugene Ferando
Poppleton
Louis Larson
Colonel Ferguson
Smith
City of Pocatello
James A. Murray
Pocatello Water Company
Bannock National Bank
Isabelle
Alvin Stamper
District Court Opens Day With Jury Duty Set
Judge Davis and counsel ready for business as district court resumes with an order for jurors to appear Thursday at 2 pm. Criminals heard include Sam Choris case set for afternoon and Poller charged with arson in the Bannock livery fire. Louis Walz pleads guilty to maintaining a nuisance and faces a $250 fine or equivalent jail time. Walter Martin and Tony Pattis also plead guilty to nuisance charges with fines or jail terms.
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Davis
George Conehis
Sam Choris
O. M. Poller
Bannock
Louis Walz
Smith
Ferguson
O. Day
Neves
Walter Ee Martin
Tony Fpattis
Supreme Court Upholds Publicity Law Validity
Washington June 10 The supreme court today upheld the constitutionality of the newspaper publicity law enacted as part of the postal appropriation act of 1912.
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Washingon
Supreme Court
Advertising Club Debate Highlights Ethics of News Circulation
Louis Wiley of New York challenged James Kelley at the Associated Advertising Clubs of America convention in Baltimore. Kelley condemned industry ethics, arguing newspapers face scrutiny. Wiley defended advertisers rights to seek circulation data but called book examinations insulting to newspapers.
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Baltimore
Louis Wiley
New York
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
James Kelley
Kelley
Wiley
Reforestation Drive Under Way Near Wallace Idaho
In the Coeur d'Alene national forest three miles south of Wallace Idaho about 75 men plant western yellow pine and Douglas fir on 800 acres. The ground burned in 1910 and the timber was destroyed. The job is nearly finished and seedlings show promise.
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Wallace
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene National Forest
State Track Meet Brings Fifty Teams To Twin Falls
Fifteen high schools from Idaho gather in Twin Falls for the state track and field meet with 13 events awarding gold silver and bronze medals. Schools like Idaho Falls Mountain Home Blackfoot Pocatello Rupert Burley Kimberly Buhl Gooding Hailey Caldwell Shoshone Rigby Boise and the state school for the deaf and blind enter the events. This marks the first inter scholastic track meet held in the state.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Mountainhome
Blackfoot
Pocatello
Rupert
Burley
Kimberly
Buhl
Gooding
Hailey
Caldwell
Shoshone
Rigby
Boise
State School For the
Attorney Edward E Ferry Fails in Self Inflicted Shooting
Salt Lake City June 10 Edward E Ferry prominent attorney attempted suicide at his home this morning. He was shot and gravely injured doctors say he probably will die Insomnia is cited as the cause by friends and physicians.
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Salt Lake
Edward
Ferry
Fifty Drowned in Teheptca River Ferry Disaster
A dilapidated ferryboat sank while crossing the Teheptca River on June 5, resulting in the drowning of fifty people. The disaster was reported via delayed dispatches from Vyatka.
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St. Petersburg
Teheptca
Vyatka
Court Opens Earlier Each Morning on Agreement
The court will begin at 9 o'clock each morning instead of 10, with expedited business planned. This change follows an agreement with the attorneys.
Lead Producers Seek Senate Testimony on Sugar Lobby
A broad group led by former Hawaii Governor Carter testified before a special Senate committee on sugar, arguing for continued information and monitoring of domestic sugar policy. Carter said Honolulu Chamber of Commerce sent him to Washington with no pay, citing the need to maintain influence as long as coffee demand exists. Dubois indicated lead producers might be summoned to explain lobbying efforts and duties on lead ores.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Carter
Hawaii
Honolulu
Dubois
Senate finance committee weighs changes to pay bill
Democrats of the senate finance committee met to consider modifications in the metal agricultural and sundries schedule and in the cotton and pottery schedules. The panel faced decisions on income tax provisions affecting certain classes of bonds and other features as it framed the bill for the majority.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Good Roads Meet Opens in Boise With Governors Expected
The Intermountain Good Roads association begins a three day session in Boise starting today June 10. Governors who attended the Salt Lake City conference are slated to be present. The Idaho County Automobile Club arrived in 25 machines, traveling via Potatello and joining Theodore Turner, president of the Idaho State Automobile Association, and Milner, inspecting the dam at the million dollar site before continuing to Kimberly Shoshone Falls and Boise.
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Boise
Intermountain Good Association
Salt Lake City
County Automobile Club
Potatello
Theodore Turner
Idaho State Automobile
Sones and Milner
Kimberly
Shoshone Falls
Surgical Triumph in Los Angeles Spine Recovery
In Los Angeles a patient named Frederick Old shows signs of recovery after surgeons removed a section of bone from his hip to replace a damaged vertebra. Doctors say the graft may restore all spinal function, offering hope for the tubercular injury.
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Los Angeles
Frederick Old
Arctic Expedition Leader Changes Plans This Summer
Seattle June 10 Vilhjalmur Stefansson will not lead the Karluk voyage this summer. The expedition will instead sail toward Nome with Cummert Bartlett in command aboard Roosevelt.
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Seattle
Vilhjalmer Sefansson
Nadia
Arctic
Sume Mer
Karluk
Nome
Sone
Cummert Bartlett
Pasay
Croosevelt
French aviators set 674 meter morning flight record
Berlin reports Marcel G Brin and Jone des Moulinais, noted French pilots, completed a flight of 674 meters in seven hours. The achievement edges close to a mile in distance with a distant future target.
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Berlin
Marcel G. Brin
Jone Des Moulinais
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Ball
Tiatsome
Carl Davis
Fred T. Dubois
Chicago
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