Hill Aims to Aid Farmers as Great Northern Witness
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern, testifies before Interstate Commerce Commission officials in Minneapolis. He denies delaying freight, cites vast grain traffic, and explains elevator policy to prevent combines from freezing out railroad operations.
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President Hill
The
Great Northern
Commerce Board
Minneapolis
James J. Hill
Hill
Northern Pacific
Burlington Roads
Lane and
Treaty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Prouty
Lane
Moi
Great Northern F
Grain Elevators and Freight Rates Stir Farmers’ Concerns
Hill argues that grain handling practices hurt farmers and labels grain mixers as unfair. He favors railroad owned terminal elevators to cut unloading, storage, and loading costs. He cites Duluth terminal elevators lowering charges and says state law allows mixed grain to pad profits, harming the farmer’s returns.
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Hill
Duluth
What Built Minneapolis Flour Trade Not Grain Rates
A 19th century debate discusses what built Minneapolis into a milling center. Testimony emphasizes flour quality over grain rates. An executive denies owning elevator stock and asserts policy against stock holdings by company personnel. A plea is made for better negotiability of elevator receipts for farmers.
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Minneapolis
Hill
Great Northern Road
Elevator disputes heat up in railroad inquiry
Judge Koon questions elevator interests about competition and charges. A railroad magnate replied that he would resort to punishment for rival grain buyers, while endorsing federal grain inspection even if it does not affect him.
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Judge Koon
Soo Road
Great Northern
Deer season panic grips northern Michigan travelers
Saginaw residents report widespread fear and caution as deer hunters flood the region. Roads and cross country travel are avoided. many visits and sales are down. One hunter recalls red flags and lanterns carried in daytime as hunters roam Greyling to Crawford County.
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Saginaw
Mich
Deer
Crawford County
William St. Weber
Grayling
Chicago con men lure Tampa man with supposed bank deal
Peter Fox of Tampa Nevada paid 195 dollars for two one dollar bills and a newspaper about a Joliet farmer being banked out of 50 dollars. He agreed to guard 10 000 dollars as security and surrendered his cash after meeting two strangers in a saloon near Union Station. He reported the loss to Des Plaines street station.
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Chicago
Peter Fox
Tampa
Nev
Joliet
Fox
Des Plaines Street
Italy
Union Station
Harriman the Railroad Wizard Rising in Power
Edward H Harriman emerges as a formidable railroad magnate after his recent clash with Stuyvesant Fish over the Illinois Central. Described as a wizard of the rails, Harriman leads eleven railroads and three steamship lines and has thirty five years on Wall Street. He hails from a New Jersey clergyman’s family with rich New York connections aiding his rise.
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Edward H. Harriman
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
Jay Gould
Mr. Harriman
Wall Street
Aew
New York
New Jersey
Captain Refuses Church Door Order Replaced In France
In Lille on November 22 a captain of the Eighth Infantry refused to break down a church door to allow inventory. He was replaced by a lieutenant who was seriously wounded during the inventory taking.
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Lille
Department of the Nord
France
Eighth Infantry
Man Found Dead by Railroad Identified
Jackson Michigan November 22 A man found dead beside the Michigan Central railroad track Saturday night has been identified as Fred Brown of Ohio. His brother resides in Jackson.
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Jackson, Mich
Michigan Central
Fred Brown
Ohio
Fatal cellar game ends in boy Charley Smiths hanging
Philadelphia report says 11 year old Charley Smith was found dead in his West Indiana avenue home cellar, suspended by a strap from a rafter. His younger brother Raymond, 9, carried the tragic news to their mother after discovering Charley. The boys were playing a game when the tragedy occurred.
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Philadelphia
Charley Smith
West Indiana Avenue
Charley
Raymond
Youthful daredevil tangled in Wild West obsession
A boy, drawn by blood and thunder tales, pursued reckless adventures. His parents failed to curb his impulse for cap pistol play and daring escapades as he clung to a favorite game of horse thief fantasy.
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Charley
Condition of Bishop Fowler
Bishop Charles H. Fowler of the Methodist Episcopal Church has been ill for five weeks. He remains homebound though physicians expect a recovery soon, and attendance at duties is unlikely before spring.
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Fowler
New York
Charles H. Fowler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Five of fourteen on trial for price conspiracy plead mercy
Five of fourteen free deniers on trial for conspiring to raise the price of a pleaded non vult cortendre threw themselves on mercy of the court. The five were fined 75 dollars and costs. A plea of this character is virtually an admission of guilt.
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Philadelphia
Rulic
Congo State Abolishes Compulsory Labor in Katanga
Brussels reports the Congo Independent State government accepted the inquiry commission’s recommendation and ended compulsory labor in Katanga. From now on, indigenous workers will pay taxes in money rather than service.
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Brussels
Congo Independent
Commission of Inquiry
Katanga
Oil Workers Survive Narrow Cement Cap Accident
In New Martinsville West Virginia November 22 oil workers Deonge Wilson and Arthur Steepleton were crushed by a 4000 pound cap as they tried to replace it after cleaning an oil well. Gas escaped threatening asphyxiation but both men survived though with severe hand injuries likely requiring amputation.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Deonge Wilson
Arthur Steepleton
Steepleton
Wilson
Possible British envoy candidate tied to Durand successor
Washington dispatches name Sir Alan Johnstone minister to Denmark as a potential successor to Sir Henry Mortimer Durand who will retire soon. Lady Johnstone daughter of James Pinchot is visiting Washington and has been entertained in diplomatic circles.
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Washington
Alan Johnstone
Great Britain
Denmark
Henry Mortimer Durand
Lady Johnstone
James Pinchot
Southern Pacific earns over twenty-eight million in Q3
Pacific rail earnings for July to September reach 28,671,714 dollars, up from 25,662,778 last year, a gain near 1,000,000 dollars per month. If kept, annual earnings could hit 120,000,000 dollars. Union Pacific shows a 1,480,068 dollar rise in the first quarter versus last year.
Weather Forecast For Midwest Regions Tonight
The official forecast for eight oclock tonight calls for partly cloudy skies in Illinois. Indiana may see rain or snow in the north, with colder temperatures. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin expect rain or snow. Iowa shows similar precipitation.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Chicago Market Report 1906 Cattle Hogs and Sheep Strong Opening
Chicago markets show mixed receipts and steady to strong prices across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle and sheep receipts near 6500 and 15000 respectively with western and Texas buyers active. hogs see 16000 estimated receipts and steady to higher bids, with mixed packers and entry shipping grades favored. Lambs and natives hold firm as early trading opens, with prices in the 3.25 to 5.70 range for natives and western lambs at 4.50 to 7.60.
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Chicago
Yesterda
Texas
Roosevelt Arrives in Ponce Puerto Rico Welcomed by Crowds
President Theodore Roosevelt lands in Ponce aboard the Louisiana after a voyage from Guantanamo Bay. Governor Winthrop and Mayor Oppenheimer greet him. Crowds fill the pier and city hall as he promises citizenship for Puerto Rico and continued push toward self government. The Roosevelt visit includes a ceremony at Roosevelt High School with students presenting flowers and embroidery.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Gelon
Louisiana
Ite
Winthrop
Oppenheimer
Governor Winthrop
United States
Roosevelt High School
Nicholas Longworth
America
Roosevelt in Puerto Rico Overland Tour Ends in San Juan
President Roosevelt traveled from Ponce to San Juan by car along the military road stopping at Juana Diaz Coamo and Aibonito with brief welcomes from mayors. At Cayey a luncheon hosted Porto Rico regiment. Crowds lined the route from Piedras to San Turco and San Juan as Mrs. Roosevelt received flowers and gifts.
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Ponce
San Juan
Juana Diaz
Coamo
Aibonito
Cayey
Porto Rico
Vguas
Piedras
San Turco
City of
Todd
Porto Rican Provisional Regiment
United States
Fort Eleza
Roosevelt
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ROYAL
Teara
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Tisut
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