Foraker Opposes Taft on Rail Tariff Remedy
Cincinnati October 27 United States Senator Foraker confined at home due to illness publicly counters Secretary Taft over railway tariffs. He argues rate making by the Interstate Commerce Commission is not the only or best remedy and condemns Taft’s plan as the worst option. Foraker says shippers’ real grievance lies in discriminations among localities commodities and charges rather than excessive rates.
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Taft
Akron
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Interstate Commerce Committee
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President Roosevelt Seabound Collision Aboard Magnolia
A report from Nairn says the lighthouse tender Magnolia carrying President Roosevelt collided with a fruit steamer early today, sending both ships aground on the river bank. The President was transferred to the Ivy and later boarded the cruiser West Virginia. no injuries reported.
Elkins Law and Proposed Changes Highlight Interstate Commerce Debate
Senator emphasizes the Elkins law as sufficient and urges swift relief for discriminatory charges. He outlines amendments to shift litigation to a government backed process, with complaints filed at the Interstate Commerce Commission and final proceedings in federal circuit courts.
Roosevelt in New Orleans a triumph amid crowd and cheers
President Roosevelt completed a strenuous New Orleans visit aboard the lighthouse tender Magnolia, greeted by 9,000 people in Lafayette Square and a banquet of 625, as thousands cheered during parades, speeches, and a day-long display of public admiration.
Amendment to the Golden Rule Editorial Note
A Medico Pharmaceutical Journal remark argues virtue lies not in what you give but in how little you take from others, framing brotherly charity as restraint over self-interest.
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Medico-Pharmaceutical Journal
General Trepoff Targeted in St Petersburg Turmoil
General Trepoff, governor general of St Petersburg, was stabbed twice and shot at four times amid Russia's capital unrest. The workingmen deride him as Trepof the Tyrant, echoing a family legacy of harsh rule. General Kuropatkin reportedly delayed plans to include him in Manchuria campaigns.
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President forced to cut speech as crowd blocks parade
The president began a public address at city hall but was interrupted when an enormous crowd in the plaza prevented movement for the military and civic parade. Police and troops could not advance, and the speech was abandoned midway.
Doings of a Strenuous Day at Crescent City Welcome
The president arrived and boarded the Southern Pacific Comus at Stuyvesant docks with 400 city leaders and officials including Governor Blanchard and Mayor Behrman. The procession stirred a huge cheering crowd ashore and aboard as the Comus circled the water front and returned to the landing amid sirens and celebrations.
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White
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President's procession through decorated streets to city hall
A large parade escorted by military veterans and civil rights groups winded past Liberty and Lee monuments to the city hall. A crowd cheered the national leader as 7,000 schoolchildren lined the route with U S flags and a negro organization gathered at the Iroquois elite.
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Lee Monument
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Detectives Press Cunliffe Wife Over Missing $10,000
Private investigators returning to East Hartford learned Mrs Cunliffe and her father deny knowledge of the $10,000 missing from the Adams Express Co robbery in Pittsburg. Cunliffe allegedly claimed he turned the funds over to his wife, a claim her family refutes. Owes Its Depositors $605,920. Cleveland, Oct 27 The Indemnity Savings and Loan Co now in receivership owes 3,000 depositors, mainly in Ohio, $605,320 with $308,780 due immediately if sixty days notice on passbooks is given. Company has $99,408 cash and $46,805 in negotiable securities readily convertible to cash.
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Adams Express Company
Pittsburg
Edward George Cunliffe
East Hartford
Cunliffe
Alsa
Mra
Cleveland
Indemnity Savings and Loan Company
Ohie
Strikes Grip St Petersburg as City Sees Nervous Calm
St Petersburg faced a tense but largely calm day as strikes affected rail lines and supplies. General Trepoff assured order and warned against disorder while allowing peaceful demonstrations. troops were ready to fire ball cartridges if needed. Trains ran irregularly and cattle shipments moved to avert famine, yet no broad unrest followed.
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Thal
Moscow
St. Stersburg
Brest
Kazan
Finland
Markets Show Mixed Cattle and Hogs in Chicago Trade
Chicago markets report official receipts and shipments with cattle and sheep steady to weak. Estimated arrivals for today and tomorrow exceed yesterday as hogs and cattle mix show narrow gains and declines across shipping grades.
Czar Forced to Action as Ministers Draft Reforms
After a five hour session the cabinet completed a law creating a responsible council of ministers and revised the assembly freedom statute for the Emperor's signature. The Solsky commission met again as de Witte’s cabinet to set Douma election rules and issue a policy proclamation. Rumors say revolutionaries are paying strikers and arming themselves with rifles seized in Finland and Poland, possibly funded by abroad interests and a New York Jewish relief appeal.
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Nicholas
Solsky
Count de Witte
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Moscow
Revolutionary Committee
Finland
Poland
United States
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