Railroads urged prison terms and publicity to curb Interstate Law
Samuel Spencer of Southern Railway testified before the industrial commission advocating strict enforcement of the criminal clause of the Interstate Commerce Act. He favored compulsory publicity of rates, imprisonment for violators, and legal inspection of railroad books, arguing earnings should not excuse illegal activity and that abandoning the business is the only alternative for noncompliant workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway System
Industrial Commission
Spencer
Railway Fare Reform Debate Highlights Rate Equality
A witness argued against secret rates on the Southern road and urged abolition of ticket brokerage and passes for officials. He favored paying fares by all travelers, discussed regional rate disparities, and noted a 7 percent average fare reduction after rail line consolidations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Municipal Ownership topics mark Iowa league session
Des Moines hosts the annual session of the League of Iowa Municipalities with talks by Mayor John MacVicar and other leaders. It previews twelve bills to simplify municipal laws, including fire department funding, bridge levies, and banning fortune tellers. The conference also covers city railways and tax restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
League of Iowa Municipalities
John MacVicar
John H. Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Edward Kibler
Columbus, O
George A. Gates
Iowa College
Grinnell
League
Joliet Wins Temporary Injunction Over Canal Work
Judge Dibell in Ottawa grants Joliet a temporary injunction delaying canal work for sixty days unless the sanitary district follows the original contract terms. Hearing set for Saturday morning. Sanitary officials surprised by the ruling after a separate injunction on Jefferson Street. Drainage canal board says it will not contest. Joliet seeks five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Dibell
Ottawa
Chicago
Drainage Canal Board
Inheritance Claim Ties Ireland Fortune to Indiana Man
Through his wife he inherits five hundred thousand dollars in Ireland. David Higgins, a section hand on the Northwestern railway, learns he is heir through his wife’s relatives in Ireland. Higgins travels to Ireland to claim the fortune for his large family. In Brazil Indiana Sheriff Klingler reports arrest of Fred M. Chapin in Philadelphia for forgery. Chapin and Sterling Holt once ran the Brazil Ice and Storage plant and forged Holt’s checks for five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames, Ta
David Higgins
Ireland
Higgins
Northwestern Railway
Brazil
Ind
Klingler
Philadelphia
Fred M. Chapin
Chapin
Sterling R. Holt
Indianapolis
Brazil Ice and Cold Storage Company
Holt
Pekin Free Street Fair Opens With Flower Carnival
Pekin Illinois hosts its second annual free street fair and flower carnival with elevated stages, decorated booths, and diverse attractions drawing crowds though rain dampened events. The flower parade is set for today and tomorrow. In Waukesha Wisconsin Charles Fuller seeks a marriage license from Justice Holmes Daubner to wed Bertie Reece, insisting he was not previously married to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin, Ill
Pekin
Waukesha, Wis
Charles Fuller
Justice of the Peace
Holmes Daubner
Bertie Reece
Webster County Coal Miners End Strike After Demands Met
Fort Dodge Iowa October 12 The Webster county coal miners strike ends as operators concede the miners demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Market Quotations from Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade quotes for wheat corn oats pork lard and prices on rye butter eggs and live stock from Chicago East Buffalo St Louis Milwaukee and Detroit reports. Prices cover wheat corn and oats futures and cash market bids for hogs cattle and sheep with regional variations and deliveries across dates in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Ixtra Creamery
Burbanks
Hebrons
Cape Cod
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Lewis
St. Louis
Detroit
War rumors swirl as Boer forces clash and leaders react
From Cape Town to London reports filter through Oct 12 about possible Boer attacks in Natal and declarations of war. Disputed claims include Conyngham Greene's alleged assassination and Buller’s forthcoming departure with a transport fleet. Prominent figures Sir Dilke and Rosebery urge decisive action while Kruger counsels faith in God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Sandspruit
London
Daily Telegraph
Ladysmith
Natal
Free State
Harrismith
Glencoe
Conyngham Greene
Pretoria
Colonial Office
Durban
Pietermaritzburg
Cape
Newcastle
England
Charles Dilke
Forest of Lean
Gloucestershire
Daily Mail
J. B. Robinson
Robinson
Buller
Berlin
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Southampton
Redvers Buller
Duke of Connaught
Duke of York
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Wolseley
Nyvelyn Wood
Sir Redvers Buller
South African
Britain Faces South Africa Crisis Speech Showdown
London reports a flood of wartime rhetoric on the Transvaal issue as A J Balfour and Henry Asquith address unions nationwide. Balfour declares diplomacy exhausted and argues for force, praising patience while condemning Boer policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Transvaal
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
Henry Herbert Asquith
Home Secretary
Balfour
Haddington
South Africa
Great Britain
May Run to Succeed Wingree in Michigan
Senator James McMillan plans an extended statewide political tour this fall to connect with voters in both peninsulas. Former Senator Thomas W. Palmer may emerge as a Republican governor candidate to follow Hazen S. Pingree after a years of public service including diplomatic posts and the Columbian Exposition commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Wingree
Michigan
McMillan
Grand Rapids
Mich
James McMillan
Detroit
Upper
Lower Peninsula
Thomas W. Palmer
Hazen
Pingree Palmer
Senate
Thomas W. Ferry
Harrison
Spal
Littl
Columbian Exposition Commission
Patriotic Mass Meeting Closes Chicago Festival
A packed Central Music hall with 8,400 seats hosted a patriotic mass meeting closing the fall festival. Rev. Francis Clark spoke on Our Future Responsibilities for Young Americans, urging liberal treatment of future colonies. Other speakers included Rev. George Lorimer and Bishop Arnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Central Music Hall
Francis Clark
United Society of Christian Endeavor
United States
George Lorimer
Boston
Bishop Arnett
Great Northwest
Court of Honor
Firefights injure eight Americans near Angeles
Early today artillery fighting near Angeles left eight Americans slightly wounded as the Filipinos responded. A small party near Maigayaun also fired on Americans, wounding two. General MacArthur deems the incident not significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Angeles
MacArthur
Iilipinos
Ma ‘Aguayan
Washington
Otis
Schwan
San Francisco de Malabon
McKinley Welcomed in Evansville at Time of Frisco Reunion
President McKinley and cabinet arrived in Evansville amid heavy rain for the Time and Gray reunion events. He spoke of reconciliation and cited shared sacrifice, noting the strength of the nation lies in its people. A banquet followed with speeches by S P Gillet Secretary Fairbanks and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
Kansas
Frisco
Evansville
Ind
McKinley
Chicago
North
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Governor Mount
Ecountry
Rantingo
Pallant Brumby
Georgia
Manila
S. P. Gillet
United States Navy
Arrival of Twentieth Kansas Regiment in San Francisco
The Twentieth Kansas regiment and 400 discharged soldiers arrived on the transport Tartar and were given a grand welcome in San Francisco with cannon fire bells and a parade. General Funston and General Shafter led the receptions while Governor Stanley and Governor Rogers reviewed the parade. a state-wide celebration spread across Kansas with cheers and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Twentieth
Kansas Regiment
Funston
Shafter
Stanley
Rrogers
Washington
Munston
Iansas City
Kansas
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Fueston
Ottawa
State Baptist Convention
America
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Southern Railway
Iowa Municipal League
Cincinnati
National Association of Funeral Directors
Tafel
R. R. Bringhurst
Francke W. Dickinson
Springfield
Mass
H. M. Kilpatrick
Elmwood
Ills
Wisconsin
Good Templars
LaCrosse
Wis
Wisconsin Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars
Bh. F. Parker
Milwaukee
Parker
John M. Holley
Joliet and the Canal
Forger
Will Mary
Chicago Grain and Produce
Northern
Chas
Dilke
John Ball
Bullet
Rand
Rosebery
Majuba Hill
Kruger
Palmer
Taggart
Santry
Jordan
New York
Eddie Santry
Ben Jordan
Lenox Athletic Club
Mount Tamalpais
Cal
Francis Joseph
Austria Reichsrath
Spain
Astiore
Illinois
Lotus Niles
Ladies’ Soldiers’ Aid Society
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Keck
Prestpent
Chas. H. Keck
Casurmr
Prank Stewart
Vick
Casey Bros
Hotel Allen
E. M. McConaughy
Orrick
J. Klein's
Southeast Corner Square
Volutiia Corner
Washinton, LA
Cts
PW. McElwain
Washington Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
Downstatia
Iowa
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Kone Alberson
Temple Huilding
Wasilington, Lowa
W. E. Anderson, M. D
Klein's
Washington, Lowa
Ida Bailey
West Main Street
Dr. McClean
Geo. W. Hay
Graham Opera House
East
Washington Street
Kemble
Charjies Kemble Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Frank Rogers
Mall
Vita Medical CO
Jackson & Clinton Sta
KO. Carris & Co
Garment Diamond
Citrine
West DeLong’s
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
R. F. Riley
Smouse
Hlanford
Selephone
T. J. Dempsey
Doess General Banking Business
J. H. Young
W. K. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Gash
J.T. Anderson
Washington County
Ings Bank
Joa, Kaew
Pres, Whirm
Cashier
O. H. Keo
V. Po
M. Krox
Asa't Cash
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. A. Wall
D. H. Keck
L. D. Robineau
Bean Stewart
J.F. Henderson
W. H. Butterfield
Crail
JOS. Pollard
Washington, IA
Weary & Hain
Freeport, Ills
Howard HW. Hahn
Raat
Séuarh
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