Letters Show Rail and Oil Rates Ground Floor Tactics
Kansas City march 14 interstate commerce commission resumes hearing on oil rate discrimination. E T McCarthy of Mission Mining quoted a 17 cent rate from Neodesha to Baxter Springs and 24 cents to Quapaw, with Standard Oil and St Louis San Francisco lines cited in letters.
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Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas Oil Producers’ Association
E. T. McCarthy
Mission Mining Company
Quapaw
Indian Territory
Standard Oi Company
Broadway
New York City
St. Louis and
San Francisco
McCarthy
Kansas Line
Baxter Springs
Kan
Kansas Field
E. K. Voorhees
San Fran
Voorhees
Neodesha
Standard Oil Company
W. Ouston
Standard
G Ouston
Weapon Station
I. T
Standard Oil man testifies on spying and bribes in oil trade
E L Willhoyt former Standard Oil agent now in Joplin and Springfield testifies he gathered shipment data from railroad workers to identify competitors and steer contracts. He(details bribes to railroad staff and gifts, including oil and gasoline) and says he was ordered to pressure a Pueblo refinery dealer despite a steep price cut, as Rocky Mountain Oil failed before his return.
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E. L. Willhoyt
Topeka
Kan
Standard Oil Company
Joplin
Springfield
Willhoyt
Standard
Willhout
Willout
Wichita
Pueblo
Rocky Mountain Oil Company
Arkansas City
Iowa Man Given a New Job
William Richards of Iowa a clerk in the state auditor office has been chosen disbursing clerk of the treasury department He is described as a personal friend of Secretary Shaw Washington March 14.
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Iowa
Washington
William &. Richards
State Department
Treasury Department
Shaw
Senate orders full reports on Mount Dojo attack
Special to Evening Journal reports from Washington that the Senate passed a resolution urging the Secretary of War to send the Senate copies of all reports concerning the recent attack by United States troops on Mount Dojo in the Jolo Islands.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Senate
Secretary of War
United States
Mount Dojo
Jolo Islands
Panic on French Liner As Captain Threatens Passengers
Officers of the French steamer Trudson reported a severe Atlantic storm last Friday. In steerage, 36 passengers panicked and demanded to die at sea. Captain Juham and First Officer Mehansas restrained the crowd with revolvers and knives before order was restored as the storm subsided.
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New York
Trudson
Atlantic
Juham
Mehansas
Democratic caucus to reject Herrick recess appointments
A caucus of Democratic senators in Columbus plans to reject all sixty eight recess appointments from Governor Herrick. The move aims to free Governor Pattison to make new selections soon. Key vacancies will include the railroad, labor, shop inspector, soldiers' claims, insurance, fire marshal, state printer, and two state inspector posts.
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Ohio
Democratic
Herrick
Columbus
Pattison
Gas Well on the Rampage Again Near Caney
A gas well six miles from Caney Kam burst after being hooded, reigniting after seventeen days of unrestrained flame. The iron hood, replaced to cap the well, was blown apart by sand and fire, leaving the hood a heap of scrap iron.
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Caney, Kam
Ater
Carnegie Spell Reform Gains Little Favor in Britain
Andrew Carnegie's spelling reform movement draws limited support from British authors who prefer traditional orthography. The debate centers on simplifying English spelling and potential impacts on readability and education.
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Andrew Carnegie
Grosvenor Loses renomination surprise to nation
General Grosvenor, long a congressional leader, fails to win renomination. The defeat appears driven by individual opponents rather than policy, with his campaign nicknames "Old Figgers" and "Santa Claus" highlighting his distinct whiskers and public persona.
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General Grosvenor
Congress
Grosvenor
Santa Claus
Gilliland resolution calls on Cummins to prove railroad influence
Des Moines Iowa March 14 the house passed the Gilliland resolution by 73 to 6 demanding Governor Cummins substantiate his charges that railroad money and influence helped defeat the primary bill An investigation committee plan failed and Cummins is to provide proof from his letter accepting a third term nomination He claims to hold sensational disclosures on lobbyists and legislative allies who aided passage of the measure
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Des Moines
House
Gilliland
Cummins
Susan B. Anthony Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
Rochester NY March 14 The funeral of Susan B Anthony will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the First Unitarian church Rev Dr Gannett to officiate the service for the renowned suffragist and activist.
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Rochester
N. Y
Susan B. Anthony
Gannett
First Unitarian Church
Priests Debate Redistributing Church Lands in Kazan
At a Kazan meeting on March 14 priests seriously considered recoppending the sale of church lands to peasants. The resolution’s author argued it was unchristian to keep vast uncultivated stretches while peasants starve for land.
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Kazan
Russia
Parker Speech on Democracy Heard by Mississippi Legislature
Judge Alton B Parker of New York spoke on Democracy before a joint session of the Mississippi legislature in Jackson. The Terek-Cossacks menace Prokhladnaya region in the Caucasus as they cut forests owned by landowners. President Fallieres signed decrees nominating new French ministers.
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Alton B. Parker
New York
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Terek-Cossacks
Prokhladnaya
Caucasus
Fallieres
Memorial Service Arranged for Funeral Hour
Mrs Mary Wright Sewall of Indianapolis honorary president of the International Council of Women asks to be informed of the funeral hour so a memorial service may be held in Indianapolis at the same time.
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Anthony
Mary Wright Sewall
Indianapolis
International Council of Women
Sewall
Fatal trolley crash in South Omaha leaves one dead
In South Omaha a collision between two street cars killed a man identified as James Ratican of Fort Worth Texas and injured six fatally and eleven more seriously. The crash occurred as snow drift forced one car off the track, the impact splitting the other in two.
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Omaha
South Omaha
James Ratican
Fort Worth
Tex
Mary Abraham
Freud Hoffman
Albright
T. E. Peterson
William Richt
Vatican reacts to French cabinet crisis in France
Rome March 14 The Vatican follows the French cabinet crisis with keen interest and sees its solution as worsening the Roman Catholic Church in France A prominent prelate remarked We have fallen from the frying pan into the fire.
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Rome
Vatican
France
Vatican cabinet names delayed by superstition
Vatican authorities received a dispatch listing the new cabinet members but said the official composition would not be announced until today because yesterday, the thirteenth, was deemed unlucky. The pontiff smiled and remarked that free thinking does not exclude superstition.
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Vatican
Dave
Vranece
Des Moines Passes Child Labor Law Restricting Youth Work
With Senate passage the measure becomes law upon Governor Cummings signature. It bans employment of anyone under 18 in gainful jobs harming health and prohibits stays standing for long periods in department stores, aiming to protect youth workers.
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Des Moines
Senate
Cummings
Prominent Wisconsin Man Dies at 86 in Madison
Horace Tenney a renowned lawyer and editor dies at 86 in Madison. A former legislator, state treasurer, state printer, army paymaster, university regent and railroad commission secretary, he selected the University of Wisconsin site and long edited papers in Chicago and St Paul.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Horace Tenney
Railroad Commission
Taylor
University of Wisconsin
Chicago
St. Paul
Tragedy Aboard Naomi As Van Duzee Jumps From Deck
Grand Haven Michigan March 14. R S Van Duzee traveling salesman for a Milwaukee liquor house leapt from the hurricane deck of the steamer Naomi as she left harbor for Milwaukee. He leaves a widow and two children in Menominee. Life preservers were thrown to him but he did not grasp them. His body was not recovered.
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Grand Haven
Mich
R .S. van Duzee
Milwaukee
Naomi
Menominee
van Duzee
Sister appeals commutation for Sebastopol naval cadet
St Petersburg on March 14 Izbaah Schmidt sister of Lieutenant Schmidt who led a naval academy unit at Sebastopol in November last has appealed to Vretier de Witte for a commutation after her brother was sentenced to hang on March 3 and appealed to the court of cassation.
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St. Petersburg
Izbaah Schmidt
Schmidt
Naval Academy Mintiny
Sebastopol
Court of Cassation
Vretier de Witte
Chicago market daily cattle hogs and sheep report
Market bulletins from Chicago on March 14 show cattle and hog prices mixed with gains and losses across ranges. Officials report receipts and shipments, with hogs steady to strong and cattle and sheep varying by grade and class amid persistent demand.
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Chicago
France Watches Kaiser as Morocco Policing Shifts Spark Tensions
The Moroccan conference hinges on Germany where France and Spain resist an international policing scheme led or supervised by a general inspector. France rejects a hidden Kaiser's executive role and insists on reportable oversight to uphold sovereignty and open door principles.
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Algeciras
Germany
Radowitz
Morocco
France
Spain
Paris
Madrid
Sweden
Holland
Switzerland
Assault on Deputy Sparks Madrid Political Tensions
In Madrid a nephew of General Primo Rivera attacked Deputy Sogiano as the royal cortege passed the chamber of deputies. Sogiano lost two teeth after the beating. The incident followed generals Rivera Weyler Blanco Palavieja and Linares defending Cuba and the Philippines records, with Rivera threatening to resign and Weyler vowing to defend the generals. Rivera’s nephew then aimed a public assault at Deputy Lograno, who had led the criticisms.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Primo Rivera
Philippine Islands
Sogiano
Cuba
Philippines
Sener Sogiano
Rivera
Weyler
Blanco
Palavieja
Linares
Striking Puddlers Close Valley Plant in Youngstown
Sixty puddlers and helpers walk out after a man is refused admission to the Valley plant of Republic Iron and Steel. The strike shuts down the works, leaving about 1,000 workers unemployed as the company contends the Amalgamated Association violated its agreement by urging departure from the plant.
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Youngstown, O
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
Assembly defeats merger bonds bill in Albany
Albany March 14 assembly laid aside the senate bill authorizing the investment of savings banks and trust funds in bonds of merged railroads. The measure favored by the State Savings Banks association appears practically defeated and centers on the Chicago and Alton merger.
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Albany
N. Y
Tx Assembly
Senate
Chicago and Alton
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Charles H. Grosvenor
Iowa House
Gov. Cummins
Miss Anthony
Pope
de Witte
Mch
Grain Market
Mah
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
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