Coal Roads in Pools Officers Tell of Methods
Philadelphia witnesses J G Searles traffic manager and W W Atterbury general manager of the Pennsylvania testify before Interstate Commerce Commission on coal rate practices. They defend fusing rates by traffic associations and describe tonnage allocations, rate agreements, and concerns over demoralizing competition amid a 1900s coal network. The hearing covers Tidewater routes, three rate schemes, and duties of the Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio associations.
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J G. Searles
W .W. Atterbury
The
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph G
Tdewer Bitwaiteys Steam Coal Traffic Association
Norfolk and Western Company
Chesapera
Tidewater
Rae
Searles
Starks
Us Caomam
Searies
Seth Ceak
New York
New Englang Ponts Wishia
Record Month for Pig Iron Production and Shipments
New York April 11 notes a record March for pig iron production with 21 632 gross tons of charcoal iron, near 230 000 tons total. steel mills boosted capacity and stocks plunged to historic lows. major buyers include cast iron pipe interests in the South, Lake Superior and Cambria firms. United States Steel imports reached 993000 tons to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enormons
Wit Sn
Qig Won
Eselusie
Phe
Ubs
Steel Corporation
Bessemer
Cleveland
Chicago
Cambria Company
Lake Superior Corporation
Grand Trunk Pacific
New Orleans
Power House of the
Hudson Company
Lehigh Valley
Cincinnati
Manhattan Bridge
Kansas
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Secretary Bonaparte to Name Delaware Battle Ship
Secretary Bonaparte promised senator that if Congress does not act the naval appropriation bill will name the battleship after the state of Delaware. The law requires ships be named for states and Delaware, North Dakota and Utah have no such vessel. Naval members favor Constitution, America or Republic as possible names, with a separate bill likely after the appropriation passes.
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Bonaparte
Anee
Congress
Naval
Delaware
Aliee
the Union
North Dakota
Utah
America
Republic
French Naval Officers to Visit Washington for Jones Interment
Navy Department reports French naval officers heading to Annapolis for John Paul Jones interment will visit Washington. The Trench officers will be entertained by the President, with further details pending the officers’ instructions through the French embassy. The idea was discussed by the President and Secretary Bonaparte at the White House yesterday.
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Paul Jones
Navy Department
Annapolis
John Paul Jones
Washington
Bonaparte
White House
Maryland Naval Militia Receives Miantonomoh Ship
Annapolis April 4 The Maryland Naval Militia signed formal acceptance of the United States steamship Miantonomoh for the brigade. Commander W H Wagner will lead two divisions from Baltimore to Philadelphia on April 20 to take possession. The vessel and crew will sail to Annapolis for Paul Jones ceremonies and then anchor at Sparrows Point as home.
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Annapolis
Gov Warfield
Maryland
United States
W H Wagner
Brgade
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Paul Jones
Sparrows Point
Signal of distress sighted near Cape Canaveral
A Texas flagship reports sighting the Israeli steamship Miguel de Larinaga fifty miles east of Cape Canaveral on April 9. The vessel showed a signal that it was not under control. When the Texas neared, a signal requesting assistance was hoisted and the ship did not appear under control.
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Charleston
Pensacola
Texas
Miguel de Larinaga
Cape Canaveral
Army Orders and Transfers Move Officers Across Posts
Army orders record leaves, transfers, and appointments across Forts Omaha Riley Armistead Smallwood and Fort Jay. Key items include Maj Charles M Gandy relieved, Maj Edward Ro Morris and Lt Gen Bates activities, and officers joining the General Staff and Board of Officers at various posts. Cruisers Galveston and Chattanooga reach Colombo en route to the Philippines.
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Tieut Witvam Koest
William Ro Harrison Ain Tery Gorn
Franklin Wing
Fort Omaha
Neby
Fort Riley Lhans
Graxon
General Hospital
Washington Garracks District of Columbia
Seattle Wash
Arthur Cranston
Willam Ho Wilson
Fort Jay
War Department
Charles Richard
Charles M Gandy
Fort Wayne
Meh
Surgeon General of the Army
West Polat Hy
Eo Greer Ordnancn
Fort Armistead
Carrol Dart Howard
Fort Smallwood Md
John E Greer
International
Tizo Companilton NT
Joseph T Dickman
Cavatrs
General Star Corps
Vontgomers
Wacom Artillery
Ranard Bo Moseley
Fat Logan Cola
Edward Ro
Morris
Pagar Russel Signal Corps
New York City
Vason
Maxon
Cincinnati
Ohio
Adayston
Teteman
Bart Thomas Ly
Madison Harrackk
Army
Edwin W Rich
Medical Corps of
Fort Ontaro
Ayer's Sarsapanila AdS Summary Card
A fragmented advert-like text touts health claims for Ayer's Sarsapanila with catchy lines on transforming bad blood to good blood and improving health. It includes stray words and names, presenting as a fragmentary historical promotional snippet.
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Ayer
Machia
Lowell
Protests To Morton Mutual Sues Fields Again
Former legislative agent Charles W Morse faces a new Mutual Life suit as Field appears in court, seeking accounting of funds paid to oppose a Lord suit. Morse protests to Morton and Equitable directors. Hyde strengthens majority position. Board reviews campaign contributors. questions over 160000 payments. Fields’ attorney accepts summons as two actions pursue equity and a definite sum. Samuel Untermyer urges chemical reforms to curb proxy campaigns by mutuals.
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Insurance Company
Washington Pos
New York
George Zabrisid
Charles W Morse
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Paul Morton
Equitables
James W Alexander
Morse
Munority
James Hazen Hyde
Decison
New York Life
John A McCall
Mir McCall
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Andrews Field
Henry P Velter Field
Equity
S Books Mutual
Samuel Untermyer
International Rails
Armstrong
Mutual
Untermyer
Pneumonia Claims Many in Week Stronger Death Toll Report
A district weekly death and birth tally shows 133 deaths last week with 117 births. Pneumonia led fatalities at 29, while respiratory diseases totaled 38 of 138 deaths. Diphtheria, typhoid, scarlet fever cases rose slightly. Thirteen new diphtheria cases brought total quarantined to 27. scarlet fever dropped to 35 in quarantine. There were 119 births. A windthorst club incorporation at City Hall aims to promote St Marys Church welfare with listed incorporators.
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Iprovemeny Ayay
St Marys Roman Catholic Church
Windthorst Club
Frank A. B Wunnenberg
Carl J Mess
George and
John A Giebel
Frank Bosse
Frank J .Ruth
Alphonse Haimmer
Joseph Zegowits
Lawrence J Mills
August A. Specht
Tax refund claim for Curley Memorial Presbyterian Church
Stated demand seeks about 200 dollars refund from the District for an allegedly erroneous payment to the District. A bill authorizing the refund is now before the Senate. The notice also lists naval vessels and movements, with assignments and personnel changes for early April 1906.
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Curley Memorial Presbyteran Church
Senate
Church Aims to Cancel Debt With Concert
Plymouth Congregational Church seeks to erase its 5000 debt by raising half the sum, with Congregational Society adding the rest. A forthcoming musicale presented by the Washington Conservatory of Music faculty and students, led by Miss Harriet A Gibbs, will feature Judson W. Lyons and others to boost the drive.
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Washington Conservatory of Music
Plymouth Congregational Church
Seventeenth
Congregational Society
Washington Conservatory of Min
WILL DANCE FOR CHARITY Ruth St Denis at Belasco Theater
Ruth St Denis will perform dances including the incerne cobra and radha at the Belasco Theater on April 27 to benefit the Home for Incurables and the Barney Neighborhood Social Settlement Club. The engagement exceeds expectations with a ten day extension in Washington and a planned London introduction by Elsie De Wolfe to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough.
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Ruth St. Denis
Dancea For Charity
Ruth St Denis
Belasco Theater
Washington
Newpors
Senis
Miss St Denis
London
Elsie de
Lane granted absolute divorce in Bully Court No 1
Mrs MarysSitabeih Lane obtained an absolute divorce from William Lane with decree signed by Chief Justice Trabaugh in Bully Court No 1. The court restored her maiden name and awarded custody of the three children to the mother. Elizabeth E H Kramer was granted a divorce from Emery I Kramer by Chief Justice Clabaugh, with custody details to the mother.
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MarysSitabeih Lane
William Lane
Trabaugh
Bully Court No
Mery E Tait
Clabaugh
Adivares
Elizabeth EH Kramer
Emery I Kramer
Winslow Chosen to Lay Wreath at Franklin Birthday
The Navy announces Commander Winslow of the cruiser Charleston will lay a wreath for Benjamin Franklin’s 200th birth anniversary in Philadelphia on April 17. The Charleston, docked in New York with propellers being adjusted, will depart soon to salute the ceremonies.
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Navy Department
Winslow
Charleston
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Franklin
New York
Wife of Frank K Raymond Attempted Dual Suicide in Los Angeles
Special to The Washington Post from Los Angeles reports Mrs Katherine B Raymond of Washington DC tried to asphyxiate herself and her fourteen year old son in their Hollywood home. The son died. she is hospitalized while awaiting coroner results and possible court action. Neighbors say she suffered from hallucinations and jealousy over her son. Her husband Frank K Raymond, an insurance man in Washington, faced questions as friends speculated on motives and the incident’s impact on his finances and reputation.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Kate B. Raymond
Washington, DC
Hollywood
Maintein
Katherine B Raymond
Frank K. Raymond
Kansas
Youn U Raymond
Frank Eli Raymond
Raymond
Raymonds
Pacific Coast
K Street
West
Mrs Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Oscar J Ricketts
Frank K . Raymond
Every Little Counts Bank Offer Promised Safety
A money saving appeal stresses early action and prudent placement of funds. The message urges investigation of resources and facilities to confirm the bank as the safest possible place for savings.
Gannon Family Seeks Mandamus to Reinsert Son at Georgetown
Frank S. Gannon of New York seeks to reinstate Edward Gannon to Georgetown College freshman class by mandamus. Attorney Wilton J Lambert filed the petition against college authorities after a prior writ attempt failed in Justice Barnard’s court. A new effort may seek the writ on the father’s application. A separate note reports A L Sinclair, special counsel for the District, delivering to Commissioners appraisals of damages to property along Florida avenue due to Union Station grade changes.
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Frank S. Gannon
New York
Georgetown College
Edward Gannon
Frank & Gannon
Young Gannon
Wilton J Lambert
Sén
Justice Barnard
Kiort
Fathers
L_ Sinclair
Florida Avenue
Second
Fifth Streets
Union Station
Conscience Fund receives 5120 gift
Secretary Shaw revived another addition to the conscience fund of the United States Treasury with a check for 5120. The payment arrived in an envelope postmarked New York and the sender’s identity remains unrevealed.
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Conscience
Conscience Fund
United States Treasury
Shaw
New York
Academy of Sciences Reception on April 16
The National Academy of Sciences holds a men reception with invitations issued by Charles D Walcott. In a separate note the Treasury plans destruction of about two tons of obsolete documents due to space limits. Also listed are loans on real estate at 43 percent and 6 percent from Gasch Birgs on New York Avenue Northwest.
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Treasury Department
Heal Estate
Gasch & Birgs
Auze
New York Ave. Nw
Witte Resists Plages Assails Pending Loan Crisis
St Petersburg April 11 The Strana reports high authority says Emperor refused resignation by Premier Witte The loan proposal would raise each family’s annual tax by 185 until parliament convenes The government warned of unfavorable action if the loan proceeds without consult The radical caucus and various parties plan strategy May 4 while the government hunts and arrests delegates Police pension decree for kin of gendarmes who fell in revolt notes 322 gendarmes killed 1905-1906.
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St Petersburg
Strana
Conservative-Nberal
Themperor
Mving
Constitutional Democratic
Social Democrats
Social Revolutionists
Finland
Council of the Empire
Japan
Bigamy as Result of War in Russian Prisoners
St Petersburg reports Rughat prisoners returning from Japan caused family turmoil as widows remarried. In Perm a soldier learns his wife bore a child to another husband. village priest settles claim with a monetary offer. Legal documents deem the child the second husband’s, to be cared for by him.
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St Petersburg
Japan
Etaind
Perm
Lectures on Cooking At Wimodanghill Hall
A mid afternoon talk by Miss Burbank, a Teachers College graduate, advocated cooking foods to aid digestion and palatability. The lectures support Mrs Clarkes cooking School and aid training for young women. A subsequent talk by Miss Jacobs is planned for April 8 on Foods and Delicacies.
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Clarkes
Wimodanghill Hall
Miss Burbank
Teachers College
New York
Sees Olrke
Wimodaughsis
Hall
Miss Jacobs
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promising Relief Claims
A reader testimonial from Watrous Mahoning Pa touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a fast relief for headaches and other pains. The ad promises 25 doses for 25 cents and a money back guarantee if not beneficial, noting previous ineffective remedies.
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Dr. Miles
AneePala
Wes D
Watrous
Mahoning
President Refuses Pardon Over Objectionable Book
President refuses to pardon Prot Malchow formerly of Hamline University after reading pages of an objectionable book. He says he would have added two years if possible while senators Clapp and Nelson and other Minnesota figures pressed for clemency. A professor involved was convicted of writing and publishing the book and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. The Vice President asked for a copy, read a few pages, and threw it down in indignation.
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Prot
Malchow
Hamline University
Clapp and
Nelson
Minnesota
Guy Johnson
State
Tice
Made Assistant Professor Paul Noble Peck Appointed
Paul Noble Peck, longtime mathematics instructor at George Washington University since 1905, is named assistant professor of mathematics. A graduate of Emerson Institute 1898, Columbian College 1904, and George Washington University MA 1905, he previously tutored privately and led Paducah Preparatory School in 1924.
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Paul Noble Peck
Georges Washington University
Peck
Emerson Institute
Columbian College
George Washington University
Ormepal
Paducah Preparatory School
Paducah
Run
Gorky Seeks Health in America Amid Illness Rumors
New York dispatch dated April 11 reports interpreter says novelist Maxim Gorky is very ill with consumption. He came to America to regain health not to secure help for Russia. He plans to go to Denver or California in weeks and will work on his autob biography while in New York for possible publication.
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New York
Maz @orky
Amerca
Russia
Gorky
America
Denver
California
Mr Gorky
Chinese Entitled to Trial in Deportation Case
Federal Judge Maxey ruled that the Secretary of Commerce and Labor cannot order the deportation of a Chinese person who has gained admission to the United States. The Chinaman must face a court trial. The ruling came in the Chin Tun case, where he was arrested in El Paso and sent to Mexico, later returning and obtaining a habeas corpus writ.
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el Paso
Tex
Juder Maxey
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Chin Tun
Mexico
Tacoma to Have Steel Plant
A Tacoma Washington report states a new steel plant costing six million dollars will be built in Tacoma, creating about 540 new jobs. Strong local investors from Duluth, Los Angeles, and Tacoma back the project, including Alfred E. Merritt and Henry Hewitt amid Pittsburgh ties.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alfred E. Merritt
Duluth
Dana
Duluth Iron Works
J Will Smith
Los Angeles
Henry Hewitt
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Rankin
Brewers to Fight Liquor Law in Ohio Courts
Ohio Brewers Association leaders pledge board action if a legal flaw is found in the Aten law raising the Dow tax to 1000 or the Jones law for residence option by petition. The issue was referred to the executive committee for study, with plans to pursue court challenges if warranted. Also reported, theater manager Howard E Rice was held for extradition in New York after alleged misconduct involving a touring company and hotel bill.
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Ohio Association
Cleveland
Wesnington
New York
Howard E Rice
Highth Avenue
Manistrate Whitman
Tombs Pole Court
Mary- Yana Durng
Rice
Allesed
Eutaw
Balaimore
James P Shannon
Prisoner Best Dressed Man in Room in Abnnespéls Minn
Thomas 3 Wainwright, alias with multiple names, a suspected diamond thief, appeared well dressed and jovial in court today as he received a one week continuance on grand larceny charges. In Toledo a separate civil note states the metal manufacturer sector has organized a Toledo branch of the National Metal Trades Association with seventeen of twenty plants in the city declaring shop open.
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Minn
Apri
Thomas
Wainwright
Fedoca
Toledo
National Metal Trades Association
Treasury cash deposits new rule to curb clerk misuse
Secretary Shaw orders all disbursing clerks to deposit any cash remaining in hand with the Treasurer on the 3rd and 7th of each month. The change targets irregularities by freeing clerks from temptation to borrow funds, with deposits credited to the clerk but not paid out until the next regular pay day.
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Shaw
Treasury Department
Washington
Tooney
United States
Land fraud indictment in United States court in Oregon
Portland April 11 Judge Hunt continued the appeal for a new trial of Congressman John H Williamson as the defense failed to complete its bill of exceptions. A federal grand jury indicted several prominent men in Oregon California and the Eastern States in land fraud matters. Bench warrants were issued but the accused names were not released.
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Portland
Oreg
Car Careened Into Crowd Killing Pedestrians in Chicago
On April 11 in Chicago four people were injured and two killed when motorman P Daley on an Indiana avenue car struck pedestrians at the Wabash and Adams intersection. Conductor W P Kelley and electrician D E Tamagna died from injuries. The driver Daisy did not stop after the crash and was arrested after police pursued and compelled him to halt the vehicle.
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Chicago
Nersons
P ¥ Daley
Death of Sailor on Burrsfield Quarantined Ship
Philadelphia April 11 A sailor taken from the steamship Burrsfield, now quarantined at Reedy Island, died late of what is believed to be bubonic plague. This marks the third death on the Burrsfield since leaving Bombay India.
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Reedy Island
Philadelphia
Burrsfield
Bombay
India
Firesweep Fire Destroys Belleplain Buildings in Kansas
A large Belleplain blaze destroyed four principal buildings and damaged others, with total losses estimated at 200000. Cromwell block owner was badly hurt by a falling beam while Dunne names a special counsel Walter T Fisher appointed by Mayor Dunne in Chicago. Fisher to be paid 10000 yearly. Electric Bitters advertised as cure-all for stomach liver and kidney diseases.
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Belleplain Kans
Belleplain
Cromwell
Dunne
Chicago
Walter T Fisher
Municipal Voters League
Fisher
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