Rail lines urge time to filed tariffs under new law
Railroad officials from Delaware Lackawanna and Western Pennsylvania Railroad New York Central and others pressed a delay in applying the new tariff law. They asked for longer tariff filing periods and cautioned against swift changes to export and import rates without full hearings. Shippers urged protecting public interests, favoring published tariffs and lower competitive rates to prevent discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.D Caldwell
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Road
Commission
Bentley
Chicago
Sinoly Manufacturers' Association
American Shippers’ Association
Tariffs Must Be Public and Rate Sheets Open to View
J T Farley of Dallas argued for public tariffs and criticized freight offices for treating rate sheets as private property. He urged freedom to change export rates without thirty days notice to adapt to sailing times and cargo availability, noting low rates on cotton when ships could not delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Cnnection G Ag
James Marnard
Knoxville
Teno
Brooksville Mills
Invananla
Traffic Association
Shpme
Fle
Maynard
Carriera
J.T Farley
Dallas
Tex
Knapp
Farley
Notic
Predict Rate Law Clashes With Railroads Says Ripley
Chicago August 28 A sharp clash between vested railroad interests and the Interstate Commerce Commission is predicted as the new rate bill takes effect. E P Ripley of the Santa Fe says enforcing every detail is impossible and lawmakers misunderstand railroad needs. He warns of likely litigation to force fair rates and notes past ICC decisions have favored shippers over railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. P F. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Elkins
Hepburn Acta
Congress
Ripley
Wellman Abandons North Pole Attempt for This Year
Hammerfest Norway August dispatch from Walter Wellman leader of the American polar expedition at Spitzbergen says he will not attempt a northward voyage this year due to mechanical problems. The expedition will continue preparations and aim for 1907 with rebuilt car and equipment in Paris, motors working well and the balloon in good condition. Wellman plans to return to Europe in mid September leaving a small guard at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Hammerfest
Norway
Walter Wellman
Spitzberger
Paris
Europe
Wellsian
Distress Signals From Mary Prompt Aid Effort
Crowds on the Atlantic City Boardwalk witnessed distress signals several miles offshore. Lifesaving crews from three stations responded, but the sixty foot launch Mary from Essington Pennsylvania was out of gasoline and signaling for help to replenish supply, leaving the boat in danger until assistance arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Boiler explosion sparks blaze in Spindle Top field
Fire erupts after boiler blast in the Keith-Ward tract at Spindle Top Beaumont Texas at 9:30 tonight igniting storage tanks and derricks. Fifteen tanks already burning with fire spreading to nearby Meld wells and facilities as crews battle the blaze.
Lord’s Son to Marry Actress in Royal Circles
Special cable from London reports the engagement of Miss Camille Clifford to Hon Henry Lyndhurst Bruce eldest son of Lord Aberdare. Bruce confirmed the announcement to reporters. Clifford, the actress, is visiting her parents in Norway. Bruce is tall well built a sportsman and motorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lyndhurst Bruce
Camille Clifford
Washington Post
London
Lord Aberdare
Bruce
Miss Clifford
Norway
Former Michigan star to coach Ohio State four ball team
Former Michigan star halfback Herrnstein will coach the Ohio State University football team this fall. The appointment was announced today after his prior season coaching Purdue and the year before with the Hasket Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columous
Umv
Aermatéin
Michigan
Ohio State University
Herrnstein
Purdue
Hasket Indians
Miss Van Norden Dies From Injuries in Carriage Accident
Emma Van Norden daughter of Warner Van Norden of New York died today from injuries after a carriage was thrown, following the August 21 incident in Blair Gowrie Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Norden
Blair-Gowrie
Scotland
Emma van Norden
Warner van Norden
New York
President Roosevelts phonetic spelling order sparks debate
Oyster Bay August 28 Roosevelt issues a fiat ordering executive documents and all government papers to use phonetically revised spelling per reform board rules. Public Printer Stillings convenes department reps to outline implementation while officials weigh congressional implications and practical hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Oyster Bay
N. Y
William H. Zatt
Roosevelt
Reformed Spelling Board
Loeb
Stillings
Messrs Carnegie
Brander Matthews
Stillines
Senate
House
Government Printing Office
Congressional Record
Noah Webster
Andrew Carnegie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pristing Office
Death by own action at Atlanta and other notices
FEARED ASSASSINS Atlanta Ga Aug F Kine a laundry clerk from yannah committed death by own action early today by cutting his throat with a razon He had been drinking and nervous He feared assassins and sought protection from his boardinghouse keeper Mrs amuse steinnanger died suddenly of heart failure at 1819 Sixth street NW Coroner Nevitt issued a certificate of death from syncopa superinduced by acute indigestion Henry J Steinhauser her husband was in Annapolis Md notified by telegram Also mentions Sir Douglas Brooke in Country Life and a note on poaching and bog birds in Ireland and a brief obituary note on Dr Carlos Pellegrini former Argentine president with English-French heritage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
W. F. Kine
Yannah
Kline
Amuse Steinnanger
Sixth Street
Nevitt
Henry J. Steinhauser
Annapolis
Patent Office
Jacob J. Appich
Caroline Appich
Appich
George Washington
Jali Eeveril
Jude Mills
Sixth Street Southeast
George D. F. Soper
Mra Marrian Garden
Michael C Soper
Malissa Mitchell
Fairview
Ohio
Jesse C Weir
Ads B Coe
Jer C. ‘West Coe
Tenth and
F Street
Orelock
Matthew E Cook
Benning
Lincoln's Friend Dead. Veteran Civil Engineer Passes Away
H Wells aged seventy three, early Burlington Railway civil engineer and Lincoln friend, died at his Atchison home. George D Johnstone D D, Christ Church pastor emeritus, New Brighton Staten Island, died at home in New Brighton. He was descended from Jonathan Edwards and Samuel Johnston and was a second cousin of Aaron Burr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchigan
Kans
H. ©. Wells
Burlington Railway
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
New York
George D. Johnstone
Christ Church
New Brighton
Staten Island
Johnstone
Jonathan Edwards
Princeton University
Samuel Johnstone
King's College
Aaron Burr
Ten Days of Butchery in Russia Record
Special dispatch lists violence from August 10 to 30 with 161 police and gendarmes killed or wounded, 701 robberies from crown shops, 216,81 roubles looted from government facilities, and 159,902 in armed assaults. The tally is incomplete, based on telegraph agency reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Petersburg
Retch
Russia
Caucasus
Finland
Peency
Bath-House Burglar Gets Hard Time After Purchases
Aubrey Cooper admits buying stolen jewelry from Cronis on the installment plan. Detectives traced the loot, locating where the booty is buried. Police regard the roundup as highly important as the investigation widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Cooper
Cronis
District Men Loom Up in Hale Rifle Match
Under excellent weather, the Hale rifle match drew 242 entries in the Leech Gap event and 217 in the Hale match. Capt. Graham, ex-District officer, placed third. Lieut. Baker won the Hale event with top score, while Mrs Elizabeth Topperwein qualified for the national marksman reserve with 63 of 75. The crowd observed keenly as other winners received cash prizes and honorary notes. A separate police report describes theft recoveries and an arrest connected to stolen jewelry from Chesapeake Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girt
Graham
Army
Hale
Sea
N. F
Elizabeth Topperwein
San Antonio
Tex
Lieut. Baker
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Sergt. Groome
Company I
District of Columbbia
Magruder
Corp
Aubrey Cooper
Galen Street
Cronis
Cooner
Burlingame
Headquarters
Fortney
Cooper
Maryland Avenue
Croms
Chesapeake Beach
John Ambrose
Decatur Street
Weather summary from Department of Agriculture report
Weather Bureau notes showers in the Southeast and Central regions with cooler eastern states and warmer western zones. Forecast calls for continued showers in Middle and South Atlantic areas and Lake region by Thursday. Winds shift along Atlantic and Gulf coasts with variable conditions on the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Pennsylvania
Florida
Rocky Mountain Region
Lake Superior
Missouri Valley
Miesiusippi
Rocky Mountain
Middle
South Atlantic States
Upper Lake Region
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Middle West
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
New England
Middle Atlantic
Ment
Variabie
Army pistol record set at Fort Sheridan shoot
Chicago Aug 28 the army pistol competition at Fort Sheridan closed Capt Cole of the Sixth Cavalry won first place and broke the army pistol record with 287 points of 300 The previous best was 288 by Corp Robinson of the Ninth Cavalry The team to represent the army at Sea Girl N Y includes Capt Cole Corn Robinson Corp MacNaby Lieut Hatton Corp Jefferson Sgt Daerda Sgt Colomas Sgt Floyd Laut Short Sergt Hamilton and others from Ninth Cavalry and other units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Cole
Sixth Cavalry
Corp. Robinson
Ninth Cavalry
Army
Sea Girl
N. 3
Corn Robinso
MacNaby
Hatton
Tobth
Jefferson
Serst Daerda
Colomas
Floyd
Laut Short
Hamilton
Leech Cup Rounds Highlight Cadet Championship Standings
The report details the Leech Cup match results with Capt Stewart Wise of the First Corps of Cadets Boston as winner scoring 100 of 105. District top was Capt Cookson with 82. Other prize winners include Corp Eastman 99 and Capt William B Martin 99. Leech Cup scores and the Old Guard triumphs noted amid roster updates and arrivals at camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Corn Curt
Corp Stemple
Onfo
Stewart Wise
First Corps of Cadets
Boston
Mass
Cookson
First Regiment
Young
Lieut
Holt
Sergi Groome
Bell
Wise
Corp Eastman
Ohio
William B Martin
M. W. Parker
Massachusetts
Maj. W. Price
Andro Martin
Parker
Blaig Fries
Anderson
Warner
Navy
National Guard
Old Guard
Assachusetts
New York
Bunn
Prive JC. Bunn
Metropolitan Police Force
Holiifiela
Jim Stewart
Second Regiment
Inter
Merchants consider uniting into Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington business leaders favor merging the Board of Trade Business Men's League and the Jobbers and Shippers Association into a single Greater Washington Chamber of Commerce The move aims to concentrate efforts boost activity and avoid three competing groups A subcommittee from the freight committee may meet with Lincoln Green Southern Railroad manager to discuss a plan before a board meeting at the American Security and Trust Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Business Men's League
Jobbery and Shiners' Association
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington
In &I
Greater Washington
Gen. Wilson
Lat Trade
Charles J. Bell
Jobbers and Shippers’ Association
James F. Oyster
Husinees Men's League
Robert N. Harper
American National Bats
Post
District of Columbia
Minto
Chamber of Commerce
Gommerce
Lincoln Green
Southern
Green
Ite
American Security and Trust Building
Baptist Association in Session at Rock Creek Church
The Thirty annual session of a Baptist association convened at Rock Creek Baptist Church Tennallytown with delegates from Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and the District. Rev A Barton preached the introductory sermon and addresses were delivered by Miss MM ES Mayes Rev J H Burks Rev B 4 Johnson and Prot RO Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seouyeneton
Rock Creek Baptist Church
Tennallytown
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
A. Barton
MM. ES
Mayes
J. H. Burks
B. 4
Johnson
Wood
Newspaper man Rapire M Cheshire shoots self in bedroom
Rapire M Cheshire aged 55, a newspaper man and magazine writer, shot himself in the chest with a 2 caliber revolver at his residence 716 Highth Street northeast last night. He was taken to Casualty Hospital in critical condition. He had suffered stomach trouble for a year and had recently traveled to Georgia for his health. He previously worked in the Census Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapire M. Cheshire
Highth Street
Cheshire
Georgia
Census Bureau
Labor arbitration dispute delays plumbers board debate
President of the Master Plumbers Association objects to Ralston and Sheehy as arbitrators for the five member board. Journeyman plumbers insist doctors lawyers and army officers count as business men and demand action. Delays threaten to cost the union hundreds of dollars daily while arbitration awaits master plumbers to name two arbitrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journeyman
Robert B. Caverly
Master Plumbers’ Association
Jackson H. Ralston
Joseph ©. Sheehy
Caverly
Journeyman Plumbers
Upton
Master Builders’ Association
Messry Ralston
Building Trades Amon
Panama land cases up to court of claims switch
Circuit Court decision in the Canal Zone shifts Panama land condemnation cases against the United States to the Court of Claims in Washington. The move may limit payments to squatters and settle disputes over canal right of way lands. A related report notes a burglary at 130 Four-and-a-half Street where a cash drawer was rifled. investigators probe the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of the
Canal Zone
Panama
United States
Court of Claims
Washington
Shubers
Canal
Panama Railway As
George W. Sanford
Little Minnie Coran Seeks Washington Adventure
Seven year old Minnie Coran left her home at 1 M5 Seventh Street Northwest to see Washington yesterday afternoon. She reached Thirteenth Street and Massachusetts Avenue before longing for home. Police found her and escorted her back to her parents, recent Polish immigrants living in Washington for a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Minnie Coran
Seventh Street
Thirteenth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Minnis
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George Massey
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
G. J. Grammer
New York Centralines
Grammer
Cockrell
E. P. Ripley
Wellman
Launch
Beaumont
Lord’s
Taft
Sir Douglas Brooke
Ireland
Pedigrea
Carlos Pellegrini
Buenos
Lincoln
Minnaueh
Afieck
Asheville
Lamarck
Dale
Cincinnati
Cheyenne
Cheyenne ' Wyo
Paxenport Town
Denver Goles
Dea Moines
Galveston Tex
Mont
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Tena
New Orleans
North Pratt ‘Nebra
Omaha
Nebos
Pittsburg
Salt Lake Chey
St Louis Mo
St Pan
Pringuela
Vicksburg
Misa
E River Bulletin
Erecla
Weenington
Hoth
Fes
Capt. Cole
S.e Ees
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh St
Castoria
Infante
Rea
Indorse
Robert Harper
Harper
Peter Grogan
Seventh St. Bet. H and I Streets
Phisyphs Lyfe
Rai Eee
Ralston and Sheehy
SaisursaStayman Co . St
Christian Xander
Ea Gure
Sealy
St. Frea
Wilkens- Sheiry
Wilkens-Sheiry Printing Co
Tharp
BerkeleyRye
F St. N.W
O'Sullvan
Price, Sc
National Shot Mfg. and Repair Co
6Th St. N. W
Washington, D.C
C'Sullivan Rubber
Lowell, Mass
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