Supreme Court Allows Railroads to Route Fruit Shipments
The Supreme Court reversed a California circuit ruling, ruling railroads may select routes for shipments after leaving their lines. The decision maintains through routing with joint rates and rebating restrictions, upholding initial carriers' right to route freight while ensuring fair treatment under the Interstate Commerce Act. Justice Peckham prepared the unanimous opinion, remanding with instructions to dismiss the Commerce Commission suit.
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United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court of the United States
Southern District of California
Citrus Fruitees
Southern Pacific
Atchison, Topeka Am Santa Fe
Southern Caltorn
Buulwas
In-erstate Commerce Commission
Peckham
Missouri Winver
Lower Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Yias
Carcier
California
Uit
Etre Commission
oTpe Studio
Rulread
Circuit Court
Virginia May Adjust Money Troubles Through Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court granted a motion permitting Virginia to file a bill of complaint against West Virginia seeking an accounting and settlement of shared debts incurred while West Virginia was part of Virginia. The action aims to resolve liability shares.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia
West Virginia
Court Dismisses Case Against Cortelyou
The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the Columbian Correspondence College suit against Postmaster General Cortelyou for lack of jurisdiction. The case sought second class mail status for a quarterly college publication denied due to the institution's business character.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Columbian Correspondence College
Washington
Cortelyou
Transmisson
Supreme Court Denies Roosevelt Certiorari
The Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Robert B Roosevelt against E A Brinckerhoff. Brinckerhoff won in the Circuit Court of Appeals, canceling a $100000 bond issued by the Holland Trust Company to the Holland Building Association, of which both men were members.
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Robert B Roosevelt
E. A. Brinckerhoff
Supreme Court of the United States
Brinckerhoff
Circuit Court of Appeals
Holland Trust Company
Holland Building Association
Roosevelt
Murderers Taken From the Gallows Shadow
Supreme Court arguments set for April 2 in the cases of J G Milton Leonard Jesse Rawlings charged with murder of a boy and girl and attempted murder of family members in Lowndes County Georgia Three of the ten are under death sentence the others imprisoned with leave to plead as paupers
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Supreme Court of the United States
J. G
Milton, Leonard
Jesse Rawlings
Lowndes County
Garfield Acknowledges 709 Names Given to Justice Dept
In Chicago on Feb 26 Commissioner Garfield testified all day in the meat packers immunity case. He said he turned over to the Justice Department the names of 709 witnesses by direct order of the President, but none information came from the packers. He denied interdepartmental agent reports and noted their work was strictly separate.
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Chicago
Garfield
Department of Justice
Attorney General
William J. Wynes
Moody
H. M. Hoyt
Mr. Hynes
Packers
Department
Bethea
Morrison
States Would Settle Their Own Disputes
New Jersey and Delaware seek a joint code to control fishing interests while the Supreme Court weighs suspending its boundary controversy case. Attorneys General McCarter and Bates submitted the application, which the court took under advisement. The dispute has endured since 1750.
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New Jersey
Delaware
Supreme Court of the United States
McCarter
Bates
Million in Legacy Taxes May Be Refunded
The Supreme Court granted a writ to review the case of Collector Bidman of New York against Frederick B. Tishman and others over legacy taxes. About $1,000,000 held by the government is to be refunded if the Supreme Court does not reverse the Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Bidman
New York
Frederick B. Tishman
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Washington Oregon Seek Boundary ruling on Columbia River islands
The Supreme Court yesterday granted Washington permission to file a bill of complaint against Oregon to secure judicial determination of the boundary between the two states. The dispute concerns jurisdiction over several small islands in the Columbia River valued for fishing.
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Supreme Court of the United States
State of Washington
Oregon
Columbia River
Supreme Court dismisses Darden murder case for lack of jurisdiction
The Supreme Court of the United States yesterday dismissed the case of Joshua W. Darden against the State of Arkansas for want of jurisdiction following his murder indictment. The action ends the dispute without reaching substantive issues.
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Joshua W. Darden
Arkansas
Darden
Supreme Court of the United States
Swamp Land Case Set for April Hearing
The Supreme Court fixed April 2 for the hearing of Oregon versus Secretary Hitchcock. The case concerns claims to swamp lands within the Klamath Indian reservation and involves potential land ownership disputes.
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Oregon
Hitchcock
United States Supreme Court
Klamath Indian Reservation
Suit Against Bancroft Set for October 9
Wicomica County Maryland sues Bancroft over a tax question. The case was set for hearing October 9 by the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday.
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Bancroft
Wicomica County
Supreme Court of the United States
New Business High School Dedication At Noon
The dedication of the new Business High School at Ninth Street and Rhodes Island Avenue will occur today at noon under the board of education. Alumni will hold a reunion this evening with a banquet in the new gymnasium and a reception by the faculty. The school, cost $260,000, opened this year after years of effort starting in 1902, and features three stories, classrooms, laboratories, and a large assembly hall.
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Business High School
Ninth Street
Rhodes Island Avenue
Board of Education
Business Alumni Association
D. Stanley Simmons
I. Pavarini
Richard Kingsman
Macfarland
James T. McCleary
J. Holdsworth Gordon
Charles A. Jones
Business High School Alumni Association
A. T. Stuart
Alys Bentley
Robert Curtis Ogden
New York
John Wanamaker
Ogden
Alumni Association
Washington
First Street
D and
Streets
Central High School
Old Thompson School
Seventeenth Street
Negro High School
Rhode Island Avenue
Aluroni Association
Congress
O. H. Platt
Connecticut
Senate
Business
Congressional Committees
United States
Allan Davis
Eighth, Ninth
R Streets
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Rhode Island
Eighth Street
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Appeals to Thin Blood Patients
Advertises Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as the original sarsaparilla with sixty years of tested experience. Claims doctors endorse it for thin blood and general debility and questions what your doctor would say. Lowell Massachusetts.
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Ayer
Ayer Co
Lowell
Mans
Land to Be Condemned for Post Office Additions
United States seeks to condemn remaining portion of a city square for a post office addition. About half the square has been bought from owners. others resist, demanding higher pay. A commission is sought to determine just compensation for the rest. Properties include original lots on B Street between Eleventh and Twelfth, frontages on Eleventh and Twelfth, owned by Gatti and Hanvey families among others.
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United States
D. W. Baker
District Supreme Court
B Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Streets
Eleventh Street
Twelfth Street
Michael Gatti
Stephen Gatti
Daniel J. Broderick
F. R. Forney
EH. C. Hanng
Lorenza Costa
D. K
BE. K. Hanvey
Verdict Set Aside In Street Extension Case
Justice Barnard of the District Supreme Court vacated the jury verdict on the M street east of Bladensburg road extension after Mrs. Mary Ann Huhn objected, with counsel Edward L. Gies noting the verdict was unjust. The jury awarded Mrs. Huhn 34740 in damages and 4740.31 for benefits against other property. A jury for the T street northeast extension began hearing evidence at City Hall on damages and benefits to nearby properties.
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Justice Barnard
District Supreme Court
M Street
Bladensburg Road
Mary Ann Huhn
Edward L. Gies
T Street
Daughters Challenge Mill Last Will In Probate
Elizabeth L. Gardner and Mary E. Macleod, daughters of John B. Simmons, filed a caveat to probate alleging undue influence and claiming the October 4 1905 will was not their father’s voluntary act. Attorney Arthur Peter represents the caveators.
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John B. Simmons
Elizabeth IL. Gardner
Mary E. Macleod
Arthur Peter
Wife Seeks Divorce in District Supreme Court
May N Tennant filed for divorce from Joseph F Tennant in the District Supreme Court alleging separation since September 1901, infidelity, and a named co respondent. The couple married December 2 1899 and lived together until the husband left and provided no support. attorneys Douglass and Douglass represent the petitioner.
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May N. Tennant
District Supreme Court
Joseph F. Tennant
Effort to Show Conspiracy in Greene and Gaynor Trial
Savannah reports rapid government progress in the Greene and Gaynor case. Prosecutors expect to finish presenting their evidence within a week or ten days. Today featured cross examination of Co P Goodyear about a bribe offer to join the jetty project scheme, testimony on forged names by J W Sterley, and Deguiscard’s bank accounts as proof of profit sharing among Greene, Gaynor, and Carter. The case centers on alleged conspiracy and division of profits in the Brunswick Harbor plan.
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Savannah
Greene
Brunswick Harbor
Carter
Gaynor
J. W O. Sterley
Michael A. Connolly
Alphonsq EK. Deguiscard
the Gaynors
American Exchange National Bank of New York
Protest Against Congo Oppression Demands Action Now
A Boston dated dispatch reports a protest and appeal from missionaries of seven nationalities working in the Congo. The document deplores ongoing atrocities, criticizes the Commission of Inquiry report, and urges aid to end the oppression and ensure justice liberty and humanity for Congo people.
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Boston
Congo
Uwinnana
Communssier of Inquiry
Widow Sues For Estate In Will Probate Contention
Mrs. Malyina Smith contests the probate of Charles H. Smith's alleged last will. She denies the will's value and asserts he owned real estate. Mental incapacity is alleged and she accuses Annie W. Hughes and others of fraud. She seeks jury issues on the will's validity.
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Charles H. Smith
Treasury Department
Malyina Smith
Annie W. Hughes
Smith
Opinson
Anna W. Hughes
Birds of Freedom Back Eleven Eagles Loaned to Portland Exposition
Eleven large American eagles captured by an Alaskan expedition were paraded through the Patent Office corridors during a return from exhibition at the Portland Exposition. Chiefs of departments inspected the birds before they were apportioned to various rooms, the largest assigned to Secretary Hitchcock's room.
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Patent Office
Hitchcock
Department
Portland Exposition
Croissant Will Puts Properties to Widow and Heirs
By his will dated May 31 1092 filed for probate John Dempster Croissant leaves 1717 Q Street NW to widow Sarah J Croissant and 421 North Carolina Avenue to son De Witt C Croissant. Bequests of 200 to Florence A Pierce and 1000 each to Levi Frank Mary Croissant and Florence Croissant’s daughter. Provisions for widow Mary E Davis supported. Residue to be divided equally by widow and heirs.
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John Dempster Croissant
Q Street
Sarah J Croissant
North Carolina Avenue
de Witt C Croissant
A. Pierce
Levi
Frank Croissant
Mary Croissant
Florence Crois
Ma s Bartlett Laid To Rest By Masons In Washington
Funeral services for Maj George Anse Bartlett disbursing officer in the Treasury Department for twenty five years were held at his home 1404 Newton Street Northwest with Masonic regalia and a sermon by Prof J W Chickering. He served from 1871 in the Paymaster General’s office and later in the Treasury Department under Secretary Windom. He helped organize the Treasury Guards with Gen Ordway and Col Clay, earning the rank of major. Survived by his mother a sister in Massachusetts a brother in the War Department a son and a daughter in the Philippines.
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Mar George Anse Bartlett
Tresury
Newton Street
Nocrthwest
Masonic Order
J W Chickering
Hock Creek
Maj. Bartlett
Maj Burtlett
Ibo
Treasury Department
Windom
May Bartlett
Lawrence
Mays
Fourteenth
Massachusetts Infantry
Ma ‘Bartlett
Tinverhill
Mass
al MM Bartlett
War Department
George v. Bartlett
J HO Hess
Philippines
Labor Case Postponed Over Officers of Knights of Labor
The quo warranto proceeding to determine authorized officers of the Knights of Labor was postponed in Circuit Court before Justice Wright due to the absence of counsel R Golden Donaldson. The next hearing is set for March 21, 1908. Also, Marian J Hughes named as executrix and beneficiary under the will of Henry R Hughes dated September 14, 1808, offered for probate.
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Knights of Labor
Circuit Court
Wright
Cir
R. Golden Donaldson
Herry R. Hughes
Marian J Hughes
Sue Benefici Iya
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Offer Quick Relief
Dr Miles claims his Anti Pain Pills cure headaches and neuralgia in minutes with no heart effects. Users in FHERR Orivelle Ohio report quick relief and a money back guarantee if the first box fails. Available as 25 doses for 23 cents, advertised in a straightforward fashion.
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Miles
Orivelle
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