Interstate Commerce ruling limits press railway favors
A long list of terse items reports on policy changes, political moves, and incidents. Key notes include I C C rulings curbing newspaper ad exchanges for rail access, shipboard rescues near Florida, resignations in government, German diplomacy, naval torpedo practice gains, Japanese weather, missing fishing boats, bank robbery caps, and public notices from the post office and navy department.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida
Magoon
Gaston Mora
Manuel Sobrado
Congress
Herr von Tschirsky
Cardinal Merry del Val
Newport Waters
Japan
Jewett, O
United States Historical Society
Harry A. Colman
Washington, D. C
J. H. Stine
Portland
Ore
Santo Domingo
Bell
Washington
Cuba
Gen. Bell
National Liquor League
G. C. Rose
Minnie Wheeler
Brotherhood of Light
Archbeles
Col
Bank of Kerkhoven
Minn
Barriquand
Narres
Rue Obe
Omaha
J. O. Phillipps
Missouri Pacific Railway
Standard Oil fined five thousand dollars in Findlay court
In Findlay Ohio Judge Banker overruled Standard Oil Co. motion for a new trial and imposed a 5000 dollar fine plus costs. The court allowed 40 days to file the bill of exceptions and suspended the sentence 60 days to file a petition in error. Related actions against John D Rockefeller Buckeye Pipe Line and Manhattan Oil were continued. Columbus authorities expect a federal conference on prosecution decisions.
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John D. Rockefeller
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Manhattan Oil Co
Banker
Columbus
Ellis
Standard Oil Co
Washington
John J. Sullivan
Cleveland
United States
Land rush at Walker Lake opens Indian reservation
A dynamite blast at Grant Peak triggered a noon opening of the Walker Lake Indian reservation. Hundreds raced across Hawthorne area from Hawthorne to claim rich sites near Rich Dutchman Cottonwood creeks. Dozens were injured as launches autos and horses surged across desert. Sub-Indian Agent Lovegrove says engineers violated rules by taking part. Special Agent Parks questions validity and potential new opening.
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Thorne
Nevada
Grant Peak
Walker Lake
Lake, Plain
Mountain
Hawthorne
Rich, Dutchman’s
Cottonwood
Special Land
Parks
Robert Lovegrove
United States
Stabbed to Death by an Italian in Brooklyn
Louis Lorenz a Brooklyn shoemaker was stabbed to death and his wife severely wounded when she tried to stop Giuseppe Calibretto from stabbing. Calibretto and his brother fled the scene after the attack leaving Mrs Lorenz grievously injured and possibly near death.
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New York
Louis Lorenz
Brooklyn
Guiseppe Cailibretto
Father accidentally shoots daughter near Fountaintown
Charles Alyea of Shelbyville Indiana accidentally shot and killed his three year old daughter Martha near Fountaintown on Monday. The bullet entered the child's face near the left eye and she died at once.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Charles Alyea
Fountaintown
Martha
Elgin Schooner Wrecked Near Grand Marais Harbor
The schooner Elgin from Duluth was blown apart by a northeast gale near Grand Marais harbor in Minnesota. The ship split within a few hundred feet of shore as the storm raged Monday.
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Duluth
Mian
Elgin
Laire Superior
Grand Marais
United States Treasury reports 1906 surplus and cash rise
Treasury data show a 1906 surplus of 25.7 million dollars versus the prior year deficit, with first quarter 1907 revenues exceeding expenditures by 5.87 million. Available cash reached 180.6 million and monetary stock rose by 186.9 million, led by gold holdings.
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Washington, D. C
Charles H. Treat
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Aetna Banking and Trust Co. Debacle Reported by Comptroller
Comptroller Ridgley reports the Aetna Banking and Trust Co. failures in Butte and Washington show deposits over 350000 with total liabilities near 400000. Cash equals 9000. a 197000 New York asset is worthless. 42400 Washington branch liability and 116700 stocks and securities are nearly valueless. Recovery hinges on installment real estate loans of 46439. officers cooperate with receivers to prosecute theft by depositors' funds.
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Washington, D. C
Ridgley
Aetna Banking and Trust Co
Butte
Mont
New York
Wall Street
Washington
West Virginia
Guilty verdict in Hartje divorce deposition case
Clifford Hooe, former coachman for Augustus Hartje, is convicted of perjury in Pittsburg. The trial centered on a deposition used in the sensational Hartje divorce dispute. The jury reached its decision after a brief single ballot, amid heated courtroom exchanges and interruptions.
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Pittsburg
Clifford Hooe
Augustus Hartje
Mary Hartje
Hartje
Robb
Scott Ferguson
Grand Jury Probes Peonage Charges in Georgia
A federal grand jury in Atlanta investigates peonage charges against multiple Georgia citizens. Assistant Attorney General Russell, in Georgia ten days, leads the probe into the alleged coercive labor cases.
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Atlanta
Russell
Georgia
Peace Conference Planned for Eastertide
The Daily Telegraph's Hague correspondent reports that a second peace conference will be convoked next Easter, indicating renewed diplomatic efforts amid ongoing international talks.
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London
Eng
Daily Telegraph
The
Hague
Comfort of a Smoke Preface on refined tobacco and romance
The Providence Journal quotes a smoker criticizing modern preprocessed tobacco that comes shaved and cut into cubes. He argues it removes ritual and effort, noting traditional methods involved finding tools, preparing the pipe, and savoring the process before lighting up. He warns that smokers seek engagement, not ease.
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The
Providence Journal
Minstrels Funny Exchange At Local EveningShow
In a staged skit at the Minstrels a middle man questions Mr Tambo about why a financially embarrassed man resembles a canine. The exchange leads into a tenor performance by Mr Caruso Highsee singing Her Raven Locks Have Turned to Gold. A judge interjects as comic confusion over pants patterns erupts.
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Caruso Highsee
Early Protest Against Tea In Europe
The text notes strong opposition to tea as it entered European society with Germany condemning tea as immoral and pamphlets denouncing its use. It recalls tea’s 1666 arrival in England via Holland, London fashion, high prices, and claims by Thomas Galway as England’s first tea dealer who marketed it as a universal cure and profit source.
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Germany
England
Holland
London
Thomas Galway
the Sunday Magazine
When Conversation Is Work Says Queen Elizabeth of Roumania
Quote on communication: conversation grows burdensome when replies target underlying thoughts rather than the addressed words. The remark attributed to Queen Elizabeth of Roumania notes how misreading intent complicates dialogue.
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Queen Elizabeth of
The Man in the Street Irreverent Chat in News Snip
A brief, quoted exchange from the New York Sun contrasts forward and backward gazes as one speaker notes the other has turned in the same direction, prompting a reflective remark about feeling foolish.
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N. Y. Sun
Markets Show Mixed Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
New York reports flour and grain bids with wheat at 81 a bushel and corn at 55 , while cattle and hogs move within mid range. Cleveland lists winter flour bids and oats, eggs, butter, and cheese with steady hay and calf prices, Toledo notes cash wheat and corn, East Buffalo shows steers and lambs with hogs and assorted sheep prices.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Market Report Pittsburg Stock Prices
Cattle values listed for Pittsburg on Oct 31 show Choice steers 5.75 to 6.00 and aged 5.10 to 5.40. Sheep prime wethers 5.70 to 5.86 and lambs 5.00 to 7.85. Hogs Yorkers 6.45 to 6.50.
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East Buffalo
Pittsburg
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Bank of Jamestown
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Oshkosh
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Aetna Banking and Trust Company
Butte, Mont
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Review of Trade
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Mary Dower
Mobile
Thomas Dower
Morro Castle
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Toronto
J. R. Elliott
Michigan United Railways
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Cambria Steel Company
Johnstown
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Bonaparte
Findlay
Aetna Trust Co
Hooe
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