Reduced Sleeper Rates Spark Passenger Fare Debate
The Commerce Board rules a 15 to 25 percent sleeper rate cut on Pullman cars from St Louis to the Pacific Coast is reasonable. The ruling cites accumulated surplus and past dividends, and the Pullman Company plans to appeal under the Hepburn law. The decision prompts possible broad rate reductions affecting routes from Cincinnati and Ohio to Seattle as courts may review the ruling.
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Pullman Company
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Pacific Coast
Will Appes
Knapp
Interstate Commeree Commission
Commission
Loftus
St Paul
Seattle
Pythian
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Tane
Roosevelt
California
Gohd
Shen
Lane Messrs Knapp
Harlan
Lottus
Ase
Fiarlan
Supreme Court
Companion
Anya
Epollman Company
Pulhuan
New York
New Maven and Hartford Railroad
New England
Ator
Cary Dasa
Fallman Company
Stéch
Bandits kill 17 men in Cimancamia town raid
A robber attack on the Kuzlutz treasury leaves seventeen dead, including soldiers and several staff of the institution. Military guards offered a brave defense as the assailants struck the town of Cimancamia on an April day.
Poem May Free Prisoner Dream of Home Sweet Home
Convicted man Hares Schultz of Pittsburgh has written a seventeen verse poem Home Sweet Home while at Stark County Workhouse. The poem wins recommendation for parole by the prison management. Schultz served most of a six month sentence for drugging a Pittsburgh woman, drinking with her, and stealing $180, and has spent his evenings composing the epic of his life.
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Home Sweet Home
Peubenville, Chie
Hares Schultz
Pittsburg
Jwne
Stark County
Ptaon
Schaffer
Bishop Doane Falls At Troy Church During Service
Rt Rev Bishop William Doane of the Albany Diocese suffered a falling spell while administering communion at St John s Church in Troy. He struck his head on the chancel floor, was severely cut, and removed to the rectory where medical aid was given. his condition is not serious.
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Bheld
Boul
Skala
Ste
Christian Journa
Shih J
James Josa
Coraopolis
Tosa
Agidv
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MrEwan
Hala
Morévia Austra
Parkilege
Mixsouri
Goragpal
Teaves & Child
Pittsburg Manufacturer Dies After Fall in Stairs
James Craik Shank, a Pittsburg manufacturer, died from a fractured skull after slipping at the head of a stairs and tumbling downstairs at St John’s Hospital. He was with friends when the accident occurred and never regained consciousness.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Pa
James Craik
Ahank
St John's Hospital
Cuikshank
Conscwushes
Aero Drops Into Auto Five Rescues In One Crash
A biplane caught gusts of wind and plunged toward a car, causing a crash that killed no one but left three women and two children unharmed due to the canopy structure and quick actions. The aviator sustained only minor injuries from the fall.
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Memphis
J C Mars
Mars
Histone
Porto Maurizio
Gifford Ponchot
Cardinal del Val Calis
Feud in New York Chinatown Leaves Two Dead
Inside a Chinatown Tong war On Leongs clash with the Four Brothers on Mott and Park Row. One On Leong man killed, one Four Brother wounded, another shot dead in a separate Park Row alley skirmish. Police cordon streets, hundreds of Chinese residents flee, and tensions rise as gunfire erupts across multiple blocks.
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New York
Gotham
Gambler
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Washington
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Tom Lee
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Leong
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San Wan & Co
Chinese Merchanta Association
Race Street
Lice
Kenth
Tenth Streets
Paralyzed engineer saves tram from crash
A partially paralyzed engineer on a Lehigh Valley freight line last night steadied train No. 3 as it neared a freight, despite a metal bolt and blast to the head. He set the safety brakes and halted the train seconds from rear-ending the freight, while a nearby fireman assisted him afterward.
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Wilkes Barre
Wied J Daniels
Leigh Valley Railroad
Ear Maxwell
Daniels
Sam
Rea
Tay
Fourteen Die In Premature Blast At Santa Fe Camp
Fourteen workers were killed and another injured in a dynamite blast at a Santa Fe Railroad construction camp near the Texaco extension. Authorities say a signal error caused the charge to explode early as workers were in a rock cut. Three victims were identified: Pat Ward, A Warren, and John Argyle. An ambulance train carried physicians and nurses from Coleman to tend the injured and recover the bodies.
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Texco
Santa Fe
Pat Ward
Warren
Johm
Coleman
Atlantic Fleet to Sail for Gibraltar and Mediterranean Ports
New York April 19 Admirals Wainwright Nicholston and Potter map a major Atlantic fleet voyage from Hampton Roads to European ports with possible Suez and Philippines extensions. The plan envisions four divisions visiting Mediterranean ports then a potential return around the world, with Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder commanding and four dreadnoughts in a dedicated division led by Delaware or North Dakota.
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Pont
New York
Richard Wainwright Aia
Reginald F Nicholston
Bureau of Navigation
William T. Potter
Navy Department
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Crne
Taft
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Meyer
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Mediterranean
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Suezanal
Philippines
San Francisco
Strait of Magellan
Hampton Roads
Admiral Grans
Eperry
Delaware North Dakota
North Dakota
Supreme Command
Seaton Schroeder
Delaware
Intercollegiate Basketball League Reorganized at Corel Club
New York April 10 The Intercollegiate Basketball League with Princeton Yale Cornell and Pennsylvania as members was reorganized today at a meeting of delegates from the four universities at the Corel Club The league suspended two years RE Hyatt Yale was elected president and Ralph Morgan Pennsylvania secretary treasurer The old term schedule of five games each will be announced next.
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Princeton
Yale
Cornell
Pennsylvania
RE Hyatt
Ralph Morgan
A Roosevelt Opens Porto Maurizio Boulevard in Honor
Former President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Porto Maurizio where a new boulevard named for him was inaugurated. He accepted honorary citizenship as crowds cheered amid festive displays, with speeches praising peace and morality guiding international conduct.
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Roosevelt
Porto
Mauigio
Thendore
Roosevelt Welcome Parade Planned By Nebraska Cowboys
Omaha leaders arrange a welcome for Col Theodore Roosevelt in New York with cowboys from Nebraska Wyoming South Dakota and Montana. The parade will feature Roosevelt leading a Broadway procession timed to his visit and include a dedicated train and escort for riders and horses.
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Nebraska
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Montana
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Hunter Laads
New York
Roosevelt
Dahiman
Broadway
Col Roosevelt
Pontes
Killed for Sermon Companion Also Wounded
In a Pittsburg suburb an eccentric gunman opened fire as worshippers exited a church injuring John Gay and Frank Skala. The assailant wounded both and then exchanged blows with onlookers before escaping. Police seek motive amid a frightened community.
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Frank Skala
John Gay
Pittsburg
Elixir of Life claims cure all through mycolysine
Dramatic reports from Pittsburg and New York describe a controversial claim that mycolysine medicaine can prolong life fifteen to twenty years and eradicate several diseases. Dr Doyen and associates tout colloidal preparations that destroy microbes via phagocytes, while warnings circulate about unverified testing and sensational promises amid a fatal churchyard shooting linked to a mission worker.
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Heer
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Dayen
World
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Strike vote on New York Central trains reportedly unanimous
Trainmen and conductors on the New York Central between New York and Buffalo reportedly voted almost unanimously for a strike. The result will be submitted at a conference tomorrow after the railroad refused a wage increase and offered a settlement like that of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Racing judge John Morrow, famed West and Canadian circuit official, died in Nashville at age 31. He helped found the Southern Baseball League.
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Buffalo
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Pennsylvaniea Railroad
Morrow
Nashville
Tenn
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Seagua
Shriners Crowd New Orleans for Imperial Council Meet
Delegations from about ad temples of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine swelled to thousands in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the Imperial council. The pilgrimage continues with special trains arriving tomorrow. George S. Street, Imperial Potentate, accompanied by Alsaca Temple, Richmond, arrived amid a festive scene with vast crowds and illuminated streets.
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Orleans
Mac Ture
Imperial Potentale
George S. Street
Virenia
Alsaca
Richmend
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