Prosperity in Germany shows rapid industrial advance
Lieutenant Godfrey L. Carden's US group tours Magdeburg and Belgium noting Germany's factories packed with orders for 1910 delivery. They observe near 100 percent capacity, widespread use of waste steam, and that German tools outpace US-made options, signaling tougher competition for American industry.
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Berlin
Godfrey L. Carden
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
United States
Magdeburg
H.W. Leschen
A. Leschen & Sons
St. Louis
Dillard Fgan
J. A. Fay, Kean &I Co
Cincinnati
le H. Weber
Kansas City
Clifford
University of Colorado
Jewor Hayner Allen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alsatian Construction Company
Muthausen
Carden
St. Louis Exposition
What Is a Necklace
New York reports the United States general appraisers will hear Citroen and Tiffany cases this month. The dispute centers on drilled pearls and necklaces imported as jewelry. If the duty is 6 percent, importers win. if 10 percent, government prevails. The tariff applies 10 percent to natural pearls, 60 percent under the jewelry clause. The debate covers whether completed necklaces or unstrung pearls are dutiable at the higher rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of
United States General Appraisers
Tiffany
Tion
Riots and Strikes Roil Antwerp Port
At Antwerp on September 4 violence among locked out dock laborers and labor sympathy strikers intensified. At least a dozen people including strike breakers and steamer crew were wounded as police fired revolvers. Rioters dispersed only to regroup elsewhere, halting several steamers and damaging vessel machinery. The military has been mobilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Lystravel
Anthracite Pool Case Adds Temple Iron Company Suit
Philadelphia Sept 4 The government adds Temple Iron Company to its antitrust suit against railroads and coal firms accused of monopoly in the anthracite trade. The bill alleges railroads blocked independent carriers from Tidewater and forced independents to sell to the railroads forming a pool with total stock valued at 240000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Temple Iron Company
United States
Reading furnace owner denies coal stock purchase claim
The Temple Tron company asserts it did not have coal roads purchase its capital stock, despite owning a small furnace near Reading and holding charter rights to own and operate coal mines.
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Ompany
Reading
Temple Tron Company
Coal Roads
Murder at East St. Louis saloon ends in deaths and dispute
In East St. Louis at the Yellow Tap saloon owned by Dave Ross a fight among black men left Case Murphy dead and Abe Stan wounded. Ross surrendered and posted bond returning to the bar. A mob later coerced the bartender for drinks as Ross was away.
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St. Louis
Dave Ross
Case Murphy
Ross
Bond
Abe Stan
Murphy
Stanford
Arguments Began in Stockholders Case Over Rates
Judge William Lochren opened hearings in St Paul as railroad stockholders seek to restrain commodity and merchandise rate changes by the railroad warehouse commission. Affidavits claim they may win. the state's power to regulate intra state traffic is the central issue in this and similar cases elsewhere.
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St. Paul
William Lochren
United States District Court
Railroad Warehouse Commission
Four killed in Canadian Pacific wreck near Orangeville
John Rucker and three others died when a Canadian Pacific train wreck occurred near Orangeville. The crash also involved prominent locals, with early reports listing known figures among the deceased. Officials have begun investigations into the cause and impact of the accident.
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Rucker
John Thy
Canadian Pacific
Orangeville
Theodore E. Burton
Cleveland
San Juan
Porto Rico
Ost
Fairbanks
San Francisco
Union League Club
Castro Opposes Plan for International Court At The Hague
President Castro condemns a proposed permanent high court of justice as an insult to smaller nations and a concession to force sovereignty. He argues the court must remain impartial and not become a sponsor of force, insisting equality among independent states. The report also covers Latin American reactions and related arbitration debates at The Hague.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Brazil
Venezuela
Hague
Castro
Court of International Arbitration
Nent International High Court of Justice
The
Horace Porter
United States
T Exaction
Switzerland
Dunham Plans Novel Method to Boom His Sunday School
Edward H Dunham of Trenton New Jersey has adopted a novel plan to boost his Sunday school attendance. The approach aims to attract more families by offering engaging lessons and community activities during the weekend services.
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Trenton
N. J
Edward H
Dunham
Tragic incidents and disasters reported across cities
Flood losses in Japan and the Midwest flood toll are announced while a reception plan unfolds at Tine Presbyterian Sunday school. In Great Rapids a fatal shooting occurs during a theatre incident. A San Francisco riot ends with the death of a union man, and a Grand Rapids accident claims a man at a stage production.
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Presbyterian
Scores on the Diamonds Chicazo Sept 4
Half scores from Pittsburg Cinema Pittsburg York Brooklyn New York Chicago St. Louis best weather results show games at New York Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City Kansas City Indiana Indianapolis Pueblo Des Moines Denver Omaha.
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Chicazo
Pittsburg
York
Brooklyn
New York
St. Lo
Cago
St. Louis
Boston
Seco
Hoston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicazowens Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Milwanot
Kansas
Paul
Kansas City
Indiana
Louisville
Indianapolis
Pueblo
Des Moines
Denver
Omaha
Oil Case Postponed Notes Key Witnesses in Standard Oil Suit
New York and Chicago dispatches report a delay in testimony for the government in its Sherman act case to dissolve Standard Oil. The postponement aims to ease pretrial matters as counsel discuss issues out of court. Witness lists reveal focus on rebates and freight discriminations, with railroad officials and Benedict among named defendants. The immunity issue for Chicago officials also stalls as the court sets a new review date for September 24.
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New York
United States
St. Louis
Standard Oil
Sheriman Amt
Sto
Franklin Ferriss
Federal Court
United States Circuit Court
F. C. Benedict
Clever
Sare Jefferson
Pennsylvania Railroad
RW. Downing
Pennsylvania
Wee
Ulloch
New York Central
W. A. Harris
Wade Hampton
Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Lam
Sims
Washington
Alton
Standard Ol! Company
Market News Delayed by Western Union Strike
John A. Babcock announces The North American Commission. market news delayed as Western Union strike disrupts telegraph offices. Journal will report markets as soon as rates are adjusted. Chicago September 3 1907 hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices show steady to lower trends with varied ranges for grading and livestock, grain prices noted.
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Western Union
Journal
Texas
Chanler as a Presidential Candidate Draws Southern Support
Washington reports southern Democrats foresee Lieutenant Governor Stuyvesant Chanler gaining strength as a presidential contender. Since York’s hint that Chanler may join anti-Bryan forces, southern papers discuss his bid, while Washington Democrats say united New York backing could rally a large southern following.
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Washington
Stuyvesantler
York
Chanler
United
New York Democracy
South
Portrait orders and diplomat travels in early 1900s news
King Edward commissions Mrs Leslie Cotton of New York to paint his portrait while three men see execution. Thomas J O'Brien new ambassador to Japan leaves Grand Rapids Michigan for Seattle and then to Woblo. Jacob Bazut and Frank Moroski deaths linked to a powder mill explosion near land in 1908 US prod $500000 in goods including pearls.
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King Edward
Leslie Cotton
New York
Thomas J. O'Brien
Japan
Grand Travids
Mich
Seattle
Woblo
Jacob Bazut
Frank Moroski
Land
United States
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