Hepburn bill and court limits spark debate on federal power
An open letter to the New York Sun argues the Hepburn bill lacks necessary legal machinery to shift rate disputes to federal courts. Citations of Supreme Court rulings stress that jurisdiction must be affirmatively conferred by Congress, warning that a single new tribunal would overburden the system and delay rail rate cases for years.
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Supreme Court
Act of Congress—Commission
New York Sun
Publisiteel Vesterdas
Court of Review
Qorscon Uidt
JPR
Court of Competent
Tee Sa
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme: Court of the United States
Telport
Ch Fe
Pennsylvania
Lorber
Dallas
Anwever
Umut Sd MieGur
Albron
Seunsel
Litsworth
Botee
Hos
Congress
Av. J. Johnston
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Johnston
Fillman
Cooley
Coal operators urge on Senator Elkins against route regulation
A West and Southwest coal operators’ delegation led by John B. Atkinson urged Senator Elkins to reject route regulation giving the Interstate Commerce Commission power over rates without court review. They warned Hepburn bill could demoralize and confiscate, citing industry scale, investments, jobs, and regional impact.
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West
Southwest
Elkins
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
House
Middle West
John B. Atkinson
Harlington
Hywel Davies
Lousville
T. Coleman du Pont
Wilmington
Del
T. J. Stephenson
Coal Creek
Tenn
A. M. Ogle
Indianapolis
Ind
G. CC
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Erie
Grape-Nuts Claims Health Boost For Family
A wife recounts how Grape-Nuts restored digestion, energy, and mood, improving her health and that of their baby. She notes her husband praised the cereal, and their child thrives on Grape-Nuts, even preferring it over other foods at meals. The testimonial names the Posium Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Lloy
Husband
Posium Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Leason
Talks Of Philippine Trip Shows Natives Satisfied Under U S Rule
Representative Duncan BE McKinley reported to the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Bank Clerks on Taft party observations in the Philippines. He said locals were peaceful and content under American sovereignty, cited Manila’s industrial parade, and noted US exports to the islands were small but expected to grow with better laws and government. He predicted the Philippines could become the Orient’s great market. a Sultan of Sulu reception was highlighted. The talk included musical solos by Stowell, Smith, Amy Smith, and Muth.
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Duncan BE. McKinley
Washington
American Institute of Banto
Philippines
Taft
McKinsey
Manila
Sulu
United States
Midith Stowell
Gertrude Smith
Amy Smith
Edward HE. Muth
Causes of the boycott and local political notices
Reports from the State Department detail the 1905 boycott in China, tracing student and merchant roles and noting officials could quell the movement but fear of educated Chinese students persists. Also covered are Hiram Royal Arch Chapter elections, Washington Customs Cutters Organization, Roosevelt’s Saengerfest invitation, and Gov. Carter’s health trip to the U S with departure plans for San Francisco.
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State Department
China
United States
Renl
Thi
South
Russia's Grime List: Bombs Reach Moderate Club
St. Petersburg official summary notes a wave of violent crimes and bomb seizures across major cities including St. Petersburg Moscow Odessa and Vilna. A 15 year old boy with three bombs is arrested at Berdicheff and a grammar scholar wounds a reactionary teacher in Kharkoff. The Vilna explosion hints at a empire wide plot to bar Moderates from elections while the Ozareviteh returns to Europe and Japan repatriates prisoners.
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Kharkoff
St. Petersburg
Sebastopo
Chouknin
Black Sea
Schusselburg Embankment
Moscow
Odessa
Kieft
Nizimi Novgorod
Vilna
Warsaw
Samara
Kursk
Sebastopol
Ikasun
Tiflis
Riga
Berdicheff
von Plehve
Empire
Russia
Libau
Japan
King commends church army for emigration aid
The King praised the church army's emigration plans and urged encouraging the emigrants. He said their happiness comes from work and that they will remain in his dominions, benefiting themselves, their families, and the empire.
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Carlile
Hendricks to retire as state insurance superintendent
Albany Feb 15 Francis Hendricks of Syracuse will not seek reappointment as state superintendent of insurance a post he has held since January 1900 by Roosevelt appointment Gov Higgins said Hendricks retirement stems from age and illness He is 71 and his term ended February 1 last with no announced successor or appointment date plans announced by the governor.
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Albany
N. Y
Francis Hendricks
Syracuse
Roosevelt
Higgins
Hendricks
Castoria
New York
New York City
Balfour May Have 10 Fight Meeting on Tariff Reform
London editors report an urgent Liberal Association meeting set for tomorrow to reassess Balfour’s stance on tariff reform and his potential bid to regain a parliamentary seat. The Unionist convention at Lansdowne House passed a resolution of confidence while Chamberlainites debate party harmony and fiscal reform.
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London
City Liberal Association
Balfour
Lansdowne House
Httie
Duke of Devonshire
Free Traders
Chamberlain
Duke of Devonshie
Campbell-Bannerman
Hachequer Asquith
Corruption Charges Touch French Insurance Law Progress
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies debated delays in applying the insurance law passed last March. Deputies Loque and Thierry accused American insurers of pressuring officials to gain unfair French market advantages. Premier Rouvier confirmed ambassadorial involvement related to retroactivity questions, and the matter closed with the deputies satisfied.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Messrs
Loque
Thierry
Rouvier
Public Printer Stillings Touched By Untold Kindness
A local newspaper excerpt recounts Public Printer Stillings aiding a poor widow, paying a $3 bill after a shy lock pursued her, and notes his quiet charity. The account praises his official acts to modernize and improve the Government Printing Office, while acknowledging his philanthropy remains less visible.
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Sillings
Government Printing Office
Stillings
Archduke Joseph Declines Hungary Duty Amid Government Crisis
Vienna reports Archduke Joseph has ordered eight weeks’ leave from his cavalry regiment in Budapest to avoid participation in any military actions related to Hungary’s looming dissolution of the chamber and interregnum of absolutism as the coalition fails to form a government acceptable to the Emperor-King.
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Vienna
Archduke Joseph
Budapest
Hungary
Inquiry Opens on Loss of Giorgione Painting
Rome reports judicial authorities ordered a probe into the disappearance of Giorgio's Christ Bearing the Cross from the Loschi Palace Vicenzi. The painting now belongs to Mrs John J Gardner of Boston, with prosecution unlikely after more than five years since transfer.
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Rome
Giorgione
Christ Bearing the
Cross
Loschi Palace
Vicenzi
John J Gardner
Boston
Mr Boo Fraud Suspect Arrested in Washington
Luther F. Butler an electrician of 239 Thirteenth Street NW was arrested by post office inspectors on fraud charges. Authorities say he used letters signed Mr Boo to solicit payments of 16 dollars for government service appointments, collecting cash in advance and issuing no checks or money orders.
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Luther F. Butler
Thirteenth Street Northwest
Washington
Boo
Board appointed to probe Donahue alcohol case at Governors Island
A board of officers is convened at Fort Jay to investigate charges against post timer John Donahue concerning involvement in the recent alcohol introduction at the military prison on Governors Island. Capt. Frederick Perkins Capt. Evan M. Johnson and First Lieut. Walter H. Johnson of the Eighth Infantry comprise the panel.
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Fort Jay
John Donahue
Governors Island
Frederick Perkins
Evan M. Johnson
Walter H. Johnson
Eighth Infantry
King Edward A Hard Worker Declares Sympathy With Unemployed
King Edward told Rev Wilson Carlile at Buckingham Palace that he often worked twelve hours daily and knew the blessings of work, expressing sympathy with the great army of unemployed. The audience occurred in London on February 14.
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London
King Edward
Wilson Carlile
Church Army
Buckingham Palace
Matos Says No Revolt Aimed At Castro
Paris Feb 15 Gen Matos who led Venezuela's last revolt toward Castro denounced rumors of a new uprising as baseless He opposed Castro yet said it would be unpatriotic for any Venezuelan to cause internal strife while foreign relations are unsettled He also commented the Franco Venezuelan dispute should settle without coercion Consulate Prague opens a commercial information department to boost trade Next Sunday's Post features a portrait souvenir of Mrs Nicholas Longworth Roosevelt with a blue mat framing
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Roosevelt
Newark
N. J
Dryden
Kean
Parker
New Jersey
Castro
Paris
Matos
Venezuela
M. Talgny
Prague
Bohemia
le Doux
Mis
Nicholas Longworth
Butler Free After Plea in U S Commissioner Hearing
The inspector says Mr Boe and the man under arrest are the same person. Butler pleaded not guilty before United States Commissioner Anson F Taylor yesterday afternoon. His hearing was not completed and will continue today at 2 o clock. He was admitted to bail of 1000 dollars.
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Boe
Butler
Guslty
United States
Anson F. Taylor
Detective O’Brien helps trap Baltimore cargo thieves
Following a trail from Washington, Detective O’Brien of Capt. Boardman’s staff aided Baltimore police in arresting Edward and Florence Casper on charges of shipping stolen goods to Washington and selling them in second-hand stores. Local suspects shipped goods included twenty-one pairs of trousers, two coats, and two pairs of shoes. The Caspers reside at 24 West Twenty Fourth Street, Baltimore.
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Baltimore
O'Brien
Capt. Boardman
Edward
Florence Casper
O'Haen
Pumphrey
Weaver and Dougherty
Caspers
Washington
West Twenty-fourth Street
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My Mall
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Twenty-second and
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