Texas Railroads Face I C C Complaint Over Rates
The Texas railroad commission filed a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission against 67 railroads and related carriers, alleging a conspiracy via the Southwestern Traffic Association to raise freight rates. The commission seeks expedited action, cites a $3.659 million annual Texas impact, and notes shippers’ and consumers’ losses. Senator Culberson aided in framing, with Mayfield and state officials steering action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission of Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwestern ‘Trafic Association
Texas
Allison Mayfield
Texas Railroad Commission
R. V. Davidson
Claude Pollard
Southwestern Traffic Association
Culberson
Texas State Railroad Commissioners
Mayfield
Follari
Strike of Washington Terminal machinists announced
A delegate from Washington Lodge of Machinists told the Central Labor Union last night that the strike began July 9 and is being carried on successfully. Emmett L. Adams spoke for Washington and Columba unions, noting it is the only machinists strike in memory. A committee was appointed to draft an answer to the Employers' Association letter to Washington Gaslight stockholders. John H. Brink urged union support for the gas company, calling it the sole public service in Washington recognizing union labor. The Labor Day Committee will meet Wednesday night to finalize the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Terminal Company
Washington Lodge of
Central Labor Union
Emmett L. Adams
Washington
Columa Fudges
Macghinis
Silkertons
Adama
Employers’ Association
Washington Gaslight Company
John H. Brinkpeer
Carriage and Wagon Workers' Union
Public Service Corporation
Labor Day Committee
Complaints Of Sugar Rate Filed Against Railroads
The Indianapolis freight bureau filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint against the Pennsylvania and eighteen other railroads in the Central Freight Association territory. It alleges pre August 1 rates to the region were percentage based, but an increase on New York to Chicago and Indianapolis raised sugar and coffee rates by 2 cents and 2 cents per 100 pounds respectively, while many intra territory routes remained unchanged, hurting Indianapolis shippers and receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Freight Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Central Freight Association
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Atlantic Seaboard
Sigar
New York
Chicago
Indianapolis
Pope Honors Jubilarian at Monte Maria Convent
In Richmond the Jubilee of Mother Justina was marked by solemn high mass officiated by Father McKee. Bishops and priests attended. Father Van Lagin preached. An apostolic blessing from the Pope was read. reception followed with many presents and congratulations from clergy and friends. Mother Justina had come from Baltimore for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Richmond
Pather McKee
Justina
Monte Maria Convent
Sisters of Tion
Bremon
A. J. van Lagingem
van de Vever
J. J. Gowler
Joseph Magi
J. B. O'Reilley
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Jus Sa Hell
Baltimore
Nfe
Naval Officer Injured After Horseback Accident at Port Madison
Lieutenant Louis A. Mate U.S. Navy is in serious condition at Minor Hospital after a saddled horse trod into a ditch during a Port Madison ride. Commander Kaiser, visiting with Mrs. Kaiser, fell when his horse collided with the ditch, suffering a gaping head wound from forehead to crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Géindr
Louis A
U.S. Watt
Washington
Port Madison
Girl Awaits Land Rush In Duluth Despatch
Duluth Minnesota reports a five week wait ahead for a girl named Migs as a land rush unfolds. The brief item notes anticipation and emphasizes the delay before the event proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Migs
Honduran Exequaturs Crisis Reaches Tegucigalpa Talks
The U S State Department engages Honduras over canceling consular exequaturs after President Davila acted amid alleged ministerial interference. Dodge is to travel from Salvador to Tegucigalpa for meetings with Honduras foreign office, while Ugarte has not visited the State Department in days. The dispute strains relations as both sides await Dodge's conference outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Department
Honduras
Celba
Davila
Alegea
Dodge
Salvador
Tegucigalpa
State Department
Ugarté
Bacon
Missing Bride Is Found After Church Steps Escape
Annie McConnell Robertson wandered from St Andrew's Church steps Saturday while her husband searched for furnished rooms. Authorities learned she was taken to the Crittenton Home for transportation home to Lonaconing Maryland. She later joined her husband, and they may remain in Washington. Robertson learned of her location last night and hurried to the institution. The couple had been planning to relocate to rooms at 178 Fourteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie McConnell Robertson
St. Andrew's Church
Board of Charities
Lonaconing
Robertson
Crittenton
Third Street
Lonacony
Washington
Eighth Precinct
Lieut. Peck
Sheas
Robn
Put blame on men and women in love and society
Editor Fost argues water seeks its level and men hunt sensual women while women shape themselves to please. He notes many noble women resist but loneliness and neglect persist, as daily papers show wives deserted for lesser pleasures. The piece cites a real estate ad for the Stone & Fairfax Corp selling an English basement house on Colima Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fost
Eden
Stone & Fairfax Real Estate ‘Corporation
William
Rider
Colima Road
Connecticut Atéhue
Aha Abe
Aortic i
Taft Campaign Amid WV Swisher Faction Tensions
Hot Springs Virginia August reports detail William Howard Taft and party discussing West Virginia campaign strategy with Swisher and Scherr factions. Elkins supports the Swisher regulars while Democrats push an anti Negro suffrage plank. Hitchcock and Dover to shape advisory committee as Taft resumes travel plans. McAtt remains in Hot Springs until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
William
Taft
Eens
Clarence B. Hdwards
Incular Bureau
Worth Department
Greenbrier
Wr. Va
Hitchcock
West Virginia
Swisher
Scherr
Bolter
Ilkins
Scott
Elkins
Republican National Committee
Swisher Party
National Committee
Bolters
Hikina
Katates
Sr. Tate
Ath
Mc ‘Att
Hot Springs Tearn
Cincinnati
Prisoner of War from Pittsburg Requests Help
Jose Carlos Becker, a former Pittsburg resident and veteran of several Central and South American revolutions, writes Mayor George W Guthrie claiming he is held as a prisoner of war in Ybarra Ecuador during peacetime. He says a Guayaquil railroad official who owes him 630 dollars is responsible for his arrest. The mayor will seek state department aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Jose Carlos Becker
Central
South America
Fortuni
George W Guthrie
Ybarra
Ecuador
Becker
Guayaquil
Guthrie
State
Department
Flour Mills Receivers Take Charge of Pilsbury Property
Receivers appointed by federal court assume control of Pillsbury Washburn Flour Mills in Minneapolis. Bond set at 500000 as assets and liabilities are inventoried. plant operations suspended briefly with plans to resume grinding soon. Henry C. Little resigns as manager. Minneapolis board remains, assets largely held by Pillsbury family interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Pilsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company
United
Promertica
Pijebury
Henry C. Little
Ap Henry Ite
C.F. Amsden
Ashburn
Wiliam de la Barre
A. BF
Pillsbury
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills, Company
New Jersey
Admiral Dewey to Attend Farragut Tablet Unveiling
Admiral George Dewey will leave about August 22 for Portsmouth New Hampshire to attend the unveiling of a bronze tablet at the Portsmouth navy yard honoring Admiral Farragut. He will travel aboard the dispatch boat Dolphin and then proceed to Newport for a naval general board meeting. Former Assistant Secretary Hackett, a key figure in erecting the Farragut monument, is also expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dewey
Portamouth
N. H
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Farragut
Admiral Dewey
Dolphin
Portsmouth
Dewey
Newport
Naval Eneral Board
Baws Hackett
Funeral of Mrs McKenna at Aloysius Church
Mrs Thomas McKenna of 704 New Jersey Avenue NW died after a long typhoid illness at Providence Hospital. Services were at Aloysius Church with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery. The 38 year old widow leaves two daughters Josephine and Mrs Cornelius McCarthy, one son Michael, and sisters Mrs P McKenna, Mrs Mulvihill, and Mrs James Reidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panera
Thomas ”McKenna
New Jersey Avenue
Providence
Aloysius' Church
Anterment
Mt. Olivet
McKenna
Lawrence Curtin
Cornelius .McCarthy
Michael McKenna
P. McKenna
Mra. Mulvihill
James Reidy
Alleged Bigamist on Bail at Fort Hunt Case
Norman L. Hayes, private of the Forty-seventh coast artillery, waived preliminary examination in police court and was released on bail to await grand jury action. Surgeon Dr. Hart testified Hayes may be insane, and the case was continued for insanity proceedings. Hayes’s two wives testified, with Wife No 1 denying insanity and Wife No 2 supporting it. Observers expect two weeks of mental evaluation, with a potential six to nine months before further court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman L. Hayes
Forty-seventh Coast Artillery
Albert Sillers
Hayes
Hart
Fort Hunt
Leavy Child Is Missing After Habeas Corpus Case
Albert A. Leavy, a department clerk, says his wife abducted their daughter Florence from Madison Virginia after a failed habeas corpus bid. The case touched on jurisdiction limits as Virginia courts denied action and both parents pursued divorce petitions while the child’s custody remained unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Leavy
Florence
Madison
Leavy
Lavy
Plea in Acid Throwing Case In Police Court
Mrs Mary Rae of 2801 Sherman Avenue Northwest faced a preliminary hearing after being arrested August 1 on a charge of throwing caustic acid at Byre Knoll a year old The prosecutor says the acid was aimed at Rae's half brother James F Allen who was also struck The judge released Rae on 500 bail pending jury trial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rae
Sherman Avenue
Byre Knoll
Rae
Hee
Evie Knott
Mrs. Rae
James 4. Allen
Held on assault charge in police court
James Davis was held for the grand jury on assaulting his year old cousin Minnie Davis. She pleaded not guilty and was remanded in jail for the grand jury after a five minute proceeding with no witnesses called. Minnie’s address was listed as 24 G Street Northeast. Returns From Architect's Congress George Oakley Totten Jr., delegate to Vienna, returned to Washington last night after time abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Davis
Rand
Minnie Davis
J Wyen
George Oakley Totten
Vienna
Supreme Court to Hear Rail Rate Challenge From Virginia
The United States Supreme Court will decide whether the Virginia two cent passenger rate imposed by a state commission is constitutional and whether federal judges may review state proceedings. Railroads seek an early hearing, arguing public stakes and potential financial losses hinge on the court’s ruling. Virginia defends the act as judicial and questions the federal court’s jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
Amng
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Corporation For Session of Virginia
Jeter C. Pritchard
Pritchard
Railroads
McAughey Completes 80 Mile Toronto to New York Trek
In under twelve days running much of the 7 mile-plus distance, T. J. McAughey reached New York from Toronto bearing a message from Toronto mayor to New York’s mayor. He is assistant secretary of the West End branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. He left July 27, skipping two Sundays and covered nearly 80 miles, averaging about 7% miles per hour over 11 days 23 hours, starting at 9 each morning and running two thirds of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. J. McAughey
Toronto
Canada
McAughey
West End
Young Men's ,Christian, Association
Gaffy
Man Tears Up Money Aboard Boston and Chicago Sleeper
A passenger on the Boston and Chicago Special between Albany and Utica tore up bills and shredded a mileage book and papers Saturday night. He claimed the money was his and departed without interference. The man, well dressed, carried a Waukesha Wisconsin ticket and letters bearing the name William Osley of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Utica
Boston
Chicago
Albany
Waukesha, Wis
William Osley
Harrison Street
Whyte Leads Effort to End Winnipeg CPR Strike
Winnipeg August 10 Canadian Pacific workers guard shops with a high fence as 1000 mechanics are sought from Montreal. Stores staff may join tomorrow’s walkout in sympathy with strikers over strikebreakers and apprentices while 24 detectives monitor activity. William Whyte heads to Winnipeg to push a settlement, denying strikebreaker claims and highlighting pension issues for exiting machinists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
Barry
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
William Whyte
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Whyte
Canadian Pacific Railroad
United States
Canadian Pacific “Railway
Esperanto Gains Official US Recognition and Global Growth
The United States officially recognizes Esperanto with Maj. Paule Straub named in the army medical corps. The Washington Esperanto Society formed in 1907 with presidents James W. Cheney and Charles W. Stewart. By late 1907 the movement claims nearly 1,000 Esperanto schools and societies worldwide. Bohemia’s postmaster general allows Esperanto in education rankings, and Japan’s foreign affairs minister lends honorary presidency to the Japanese Esperanto Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Paule Straub
Army Medical Coips
Dresden
Germany
Washington
Gaim
Ital
Bohemia
Government liability law guidance for officials and workers
Secretary Straus issues orders implementing the government employees' compensation act effective August 1. It covers about 75,000 workers in arsenals, navy yards, construction, reclamation, and related government establishments. Benefits include continued pay during disability up to one year and survivor benefits for dependents, with eligibility tied to employment and accident causation unless due to employee negligence. Reports on all accidental injuries are requested from all government offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straua
Department of Commerce and Labor
Reclamation Service
Isthmian Canal Commission
Plea for Noiseless Nights
A reader praises a police action against street whistling noise and questions a judge’s dismissal. The letter defends a law to suppress unnecessary noises, urging peaceful nights for exhausted mothers, watchers, and invalids, signed by A Peaceful Citizen in Washington dated August 16, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Virgil
Washington
President appoints Bantz to assistant treasurer post
President Roosevelt appoints G C Bantz as assistant treasurer of the United States to succeed the late J F Meline. William H Gibson will be deputy assistant treasurer, James A Sample becomes assistant cashier, with promotions based on fitness and long service. Treat and Cortelyou recommended the trio. Bantz has 35 years in the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
G. C. Bantz
United States
J. F. Meline
Wiliam H. Gibson
Bantz
James A. Sample
Gibson
Treat
Cortelyou
Hail Light
Long Island
Bants
Treasury Department
Maj
Meline
Congress
Wiliam H. Gloson
Mr. Bantz
Cadets Sought for Revenue Cutter Service Roles
Young men meeting height and conduct criteria may apply to Beckman Winthrop for competitive entrance examinations in Washington and other cities. Training lasts three years at Arundel Cove Maryland aboard Itasca with cruises abroad. Cadets earn 500 dollars yearly with 150 dollar outfit upfront and 10 dollars monthly savings. after graduation they become third lieutenant engineers with 1700 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Annapolis
United States Revenue-Cutter Service
Beckman Winthrop
Revenue-Cutter Service
Itasca
Brent Heads Commission To Opium Conference
The Rt. Rev. Charles H Brent principal Anglican bishop of the Philippines has accepted senior commissioner duties for the American delegation to the international opium commission meeting in Shanghai on January 1. Commissioner Hamilton Wright heads soon to the Middle and West and then the South to research opium use in those regions. Recent travels include Portland and Boston where Massachusetts inmates reportedly used opium, while Maine districts show opiate use among former drinkers affected by prohibition. Three American commissioners will rendezvous in Manila on December 1 to discuss their forthcoming Shanghai work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Brent
Philippines
International Opium Commission
Shanghai
Hamilton Wright
Weal
South
Portland
Boston
Soubontine
Massachusetts
Maine
Manila
Chad
American flag shot down during Tabriz disturbances
A dispatch from American Consul Duty in Tabriz reports the U S consul’s flag was shot down by loyalists amid ongoing disturbances. A man near the consulate building was wounded. The incidents are described as accidental in the report to the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabriz
Persia
United States
State Department
Einesular
Maj Tanaka to See Canal on Extended Western Tour
Maj K Tanaka military attache to the Japanese embassy has returned from New Jersey and Long Island resorts. He will close his Portland apartment mid month and proceed to Nidzar Falla and Yellowstone Park. After the trip he will tour Mexico and Central America including the Canal Zone, returning in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
K. Tanaka
New Jersey
Long Island
Portland
Nidzara
Falla
Yellowstone Park
Mexico
Central America
Canal Zone
Maj. Tanaka
Crop conditions mixed. winter wheat and tobacco lead
A Department of Agriculture crop report says overall conditions near average with crops like winter wheat hay and tobacco above average while corn barley oats apples and pears run below. On August 1 the overall index stood about two percent above last year but about one percent below the ten year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
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Ana Arova
Central Labor Unies
Pope
Comdr. Kaiser
Ugarte
Senga
Milister Dodge
Biggins
Patices
Sywisher's
Bigction
Ould
Easins v
Bourne
S of
Oregon
Stevens
Chesapeake and Oako Railroad
Little
Pillsbury-Washburn Company
Euneral
M’kenna
Mount.Olivet
Sti Aloysins
Norman Hayes
Fort. Hunt
Madison, Va
Cousin
U. S. Supreme Court
U. OS
Lansburgh &Bro
7Th St
Specia
Straus
Whistler
J. D. Meline
William H. Gibson
Cadets For
Cutter Service
Brent Heads
Peter Grogan & Sons
Compan
Sanders & Stayman Go
F Street
Harper
Harper's
Benaberry
Carla
The
Evan
Evans
Henry Evans
F St
Christian Xander
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