Sleep er R ates Cut Cost of Uppers Too High
The Commerce Board rules that sleeping car rates must be reduced, arguing upper berth prices are unfairly higher than lower berths on Pullman cars from St Louis to the Pacific Coast. The decision cites accumulated surplus and past dividends, notes potential rate cuts across routes, and discusses the agency's power under the Hepburn act. The Pullman company plans to appeal.
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Commerce Board
Pullman Company
St. Loui
Pacific Coast
Will Appes
Knapp
Perth
Gutiman
Jens Foofaftus
St Paul
Pella Chage
Seattie
St Peat
Brattle
Ams
Dewey Perth
Interstate Commeree Commission
Commission
Loftus
Seattle
Pythian
Jacqulesces
Effe Vo
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
Ike Fallman
Stéck
Bandits Kill 17 in Cimancamia Treasury Raid
Seventeen people die in a Kuzlutz treasury attack blamed on bandits. The assault near Cimancamia involved soldiers and guards including an officer, cashier, and bookkeeper, with a defense mounted by military emards.
Poem May Free Prisoner From Stark County Workhouse
Convict Schultz of Pittsburg writes verse in Stark county workhouse to win parole. He served most of a six month sentence for drugging a Pittsburg woman, stealing 180 dollars. His life story, told in seventeen verses, is used as his parole recommendation.
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Peubenville
Hares Schultz
Pittsburg
Jwne
Stark County
Ptaon
Schaffer
Bishop Doane Faints at Troy Church Service
Rt Rev William Roswell Doane of the Albany diocese fainted while administering communion at St John’s Church Troy. He struck his head on the stone chancel floor and suffered a severe cut before medical aid was given at the rectory. condition not specified.
Pittsburg Manufacturer Dies After Fall Downstairs
James Craik Shank, a Pittsburg manufacturer, died at St John’s Hospital from injuries after slipping at a stairway. He fell to the bottom and did not recover, suffering a fractured skull. The incident occurred while he was with friends near the head of the stairs.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Pa
James Craik
Ahank
St John's Hospital
Cuikshank
Conscwushes
Aero Drops Into Auto One Of Five In Motor Hurt
A biplane shed a gust of air and crashed into a car, injuring three women and two children, while an aviator escaped with light injuries after the fall. The canopy aboard the toting car saved lives in the accident.
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Memphis
J C Mars
Mars
Two Tong War Violent in New York and Philadelphia
In New York City a feud between On Leong Tong and the Four Brothers spurred four men shot, with two killed and one wounded, while Philadelphia police report a Chinatown clash with two dead and 42 arrests as Race Street was roped off.
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Four Brothers
New York
Gotham
Gambler
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Washington
On Keong Tong
Hour Brothers
Asil Street
Tom Lee
Chinatown
Fou Brothers
Leong
Vicim
Chu Moy
Bowers
Hudson Street Hospital
Chu
Frank Namona
Osmainn
Serosa
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Tts
Popanta
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Lac
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Chu May Len
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Chung Woole
Parke Row
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Chung Wook
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Charley Boston
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Chung Fooks
Wun Tan
Chu Hain
Shang
Chu Fong
Frank Nam Bhaself
Ing Mon
Ah Shang
Kileq
Thinatown
Atgreson
San Wan & Co
Chinese Merchanta Association
Race Street
Lice
Kenth
Tenth Streets
Paralyzed man saves tram from rear-end collision
Engineer Wied Daniels of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, largely paralyzed, steered a passenger train away from a freight collision. A bolt from a torpedo struck him as he fell and he barely regained use to pull the lever and apply the safety brakes, stopping the train short of the rear end. The fireman arrived to find him still helpless but improving slowly.
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Wilkes Barre
Wied J Daniels
Leigh Valley Railroad
Ear Maxwell
Daniels
Sam
Rea
Tay
Fourteen Men Die in Premature Blast at Texas Santa Fe Camp
A Texaco extension Santa Fe Railroad construction camp blast killed fourteen, wounded another, when a dynamite charge exploded early due to mistaken signals. Victims included Pat Ward A Warren and John Argyle. A Coleman relief train transported the injured for burial preparations.
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Tex
Texco
Santa Fe
Pat Ward
Warren
Johm
Coleman
World Fleet to Head for Gibraltar on Mediterranean Cruise
A projected Atlantic Fleet voyage from Hampton Roads heads toward Gibraltar with visits planned to Mediterranean ports and possibly the Suez Canal and the Philippines. Admiral Seaton Schroeder will command a 16-ship force including four dreadnought battleships Delaware North Dakota South Carolina and Missouri awaiting final approval by the President and Navy Secretary.
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Mediterranean
Phippines
Hampton Roads
Spaniel
Pont
New York
Richard Wainwright Aia
Reginald F Nicholston
Bureau of Navigation
William T. Potter
Navy Department
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Crne
Taft
Navy
Meyer
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Gibraltar
Yasitx
Suezanal
Philippines
San Francisco
Strait of Magellan
Admiral Grans
Eperry
Delaware North Dakota
North Dakota
Supreme Command
Seaton Schroeder
Delaware
Intercollegiate Basketball League Reorganizes After Meeting
New York April 10 The Intercollegiate Basketball League with Princeton Yale Cornell and Pennsylvania reorganized today at a Core Club meeting. The league suspended two years. RE Hyatt Yale elected president Ralph Morgan Pennsylvania secretary-treasurer. The old term schedule of five games each will be announced next.
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New York
Princeton
Yale
Cornell
Pennsylvania
RE Hyatt
Ralph Morgan
Roosevelt Opens New Boulevard in Porto Maurizio
Former President Roosevelt inaugurates Viale Theodore Roosevelt naming the boulevard after him in Porto Maurizio and accepts honorary citizenship. Town celebrations run through the day with speeches, flowers, and a decorated reception as he tours the city.
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Histone
Porto Maurizio
Gifford Ponchot
Cardinal del Val Calis
Peto Maurizio
Roosevelt
Porto
Mauigio
Thendore
Roosevelt Reception Crowds Await Omaha Mayor's Welcome
Omaha officials announce a bipartisan welcome for Theodore Roosevelt as cowboys from Nebraska and nearby states prepare to greet him in New York. Mayor Jim Dahlman leads recruitment from old frontier ties for a Broadway parade timed to Roosevelt's arrival with special trains for riders and mounts.
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Vatcan
Genoa
Cardinals
Rome
Omaha
Nebr
Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
Montana
Jim Dahlman
Theodore Roosevelt
Hunter Laads
New York
Roosevelt
Dahiman
Broadway
Col Roosevelt
Pontes
Killer Slays Bohemian Editor After Sermon in Suburban Church
In a Pittsburg suburb an eccentric attacker opened fire as congregants filed from a service, killing Frank Skala and John Gay while wounding a companion. The assailant reportedly stamped bodies and fled, leaving investigators to probe motive amid a stunned, seeking crowd.
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Frank Skala
John Gay
Pittsburg
Mark Rdem
Skala
Joan Gay
Congrégationa
Woods
Ette
Fehert Street
Ekala
Elixir of Life claims and a church murder in Pittsburgh
A sensational 1900s style report describes Dr Doyen's mycolysine claim to prolong life, a radical sermon by Skala, and a fatal stabbing of Joan Gay as crowds flee. Witnesses recount a chaotic scene on Feherty Street with a costumed mob, a later homicide investigation, and community reactions.
Strike vote reportedly unanimous among New York Central trainmen
News from New York reports a strike vote by New York Central Railroad trainmen and conductors between New York City and Buffalo gathered today. An official result will be submitted at a conference tomorrow. The vote followed the carrier’s refusal to grant a wage increase matching recent Baltimore and Ohio adjustments and offered a settlement similar to the Pennsylvania Railroad agreement.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
City
Buffalo
The
Central
Pennsylvaniea Railroad
Shriners Crowd New Orleans for Imperial Council Meet
Delegations from about ad temples of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine gather in New Orleans for the Imperial Council annual meeting beginning Tuesday. The pilgrimage continues with special trains arriving from across the country. Imperial Potentate George S. Street of Virginia arrives with Alsace Temple of Richmond and is greeted by a large escort as the city glistens with festive pageantry and marching Arab patrols amid bands and crowds.
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Orleans
Maccure
Imperial Potentale
George S. Street
Virenia
Alsaca
Richmend
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