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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1908

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23

Harriman Ordered to Explain Purchases and Dividends

U S Circuit Court directs E H Harriman to answer Interstate Commerce questions on purchases of Illinois Central and Union Pacific stock, and on potential personal interest in the transactions. Bankers Lohm & Co. ordered to respond. ruling probes ties to Union Pacific and related dividend actions.

Ilinois Central Union Pacific Bankera New York E. H. Harriman Hougt United Stated Circuit Court Interstate Commerce Corp Issuan Cimon Pacific Southern Roorailroad Hse Givivienl Edge Hough Oitu Th Kala Kit, Loch & Co Interstate Commerce Comarasel Harman Harebnan Glner Othe Union Bucfic Elmore Central Jteriin Wn & Abes Hy Vaureelt Vent Koln Diel Southern Pacific Kahn Bale, Loeh & Co Chicago Alton Tenals Central

Opposes Chicago Lines in Reorganization Plea

The petition seeks appeal for Jose Thomasson and others challenging a proposed reorganization of Chicago Lines Railway under Calergs Railways Co. The case questions judge’s conduct and the use of funds for legal and promotional expenses, with a request for special counsel compensation and city ordinance costs. The matter involves the receivership and court authority, as arguments proceeded before the entire bench after initial proceedings.

Jose Thomasson Insalhoune Surficrae Cheigo Calergs Railways Company Unitad States Supreme Court Stlerney Charles Aldricn Unouerama Calou Santest Juder Vereseup O United States Sloat Court For Northern District Flues Grosscup Tha Eekcome Sean Theten Petities Atitiush Thare Rayord Scithorizins Auc Fran Ng Athley Curt Tata

John Paul Jones Book Out Volume Commemorative

A commemorative volume on John Paul Jones issued by Congress is described with a ceremonial intro and illustrations. The edition highlights naval heroism, U S presidents, ambassadors, and ceremonies at Annapolis with praise for Jones as a pioneering sea fighter.

John Paul Jones Congress Paul Jones Congressional Pubication Jones Floydon Adno Annapolis Roose

Chinese Edict on Opium Aims to End Habit Among Officials

The Asiatic Government circulates regulations in Tientsin province to curb opium use among officials. A three month extension is granted to quit with obligations to sign bonds. Officials failing to quit face removal or reassignment, while those who abstain will be retained at full rank.

Chin Tien-itsin

Portfolios and Turns in Russian Government Lineup

Portfolios shift as van Shipoff, former finance minister, is likely to succeed the late M Filosotoft as minister of commerce. Shipoff, a participant in the Portsmouth conference and ally of Count Witte, is abroad on a government mission and remains a key figure. Count Cassini, the Spanish ambassador, is on leave and may not return to Madrid.

St Petersburg van Shipoff M. Filosotoft M. Shipoff Rovsi Portsmouth Far East Count Witte Cassini Spain Madrid

Ysaye Stradivarius Violin Stolen in St Petersburg

Eugene Ysaye reports in a cipher message to his wife in Washington that his Stradivarius violin, valued at more than $10,000, was stolen from a side scene at the St. Petersburg theater after he left it unattended for a few moments. He was heartbroken and suspects a present observer who knew the instrument’s value planned to sell it to a musician.

Spertat Washington Post New York Cnkle Eugene Ysaye St. Petersburg Yeave

President Approves Isthmian Canal Lock Width Increase

President Roosevelt endorses widening the Panama Canal locks to 110 feet to meet future Navy needs. Engineers estimate costs near 5 million dollars with options for dam storage or relocated power facilities to supply the larger locks. Taft forwards the commission's recommendation, noting slight impact on daily cargo throughput but improved future capacity.

Roosevelt Isthmian Canal Commission Taft General Board of Ir Navy Secretary of the Navy Secks Board of Consulting Engineers Alazuela Lovalit

Senor Creel's Farewell To Washington Governors Role

Senor Creel the Mexican Ambassador resigns as he leaves Washington for Chihuahua to serve as governor. He will depart next Sunday with Senora Creel and doctors Madriz and Bonilla from the peace conference. The party plans a visit to Ames Town before El Paso, then Mexico City to brief President Diaz. Williams dies aboard the Washington from a fall at Magdalena Bay on January 14. He enlisted February 9, 1907, at Mount Vernon Indiana.

Senor Creel Root Washington Chihuahua Senora Creel Oro Madriz Policarpo Bonilla Ames Town Ambassador Crack Uy Gon Navy Department Wyatt H. Williams Magdalena Bay Williams Mount Vernon Ind

Militia in Real Army Six Corps at Chickamauga

New York dispatch reports the thirtieth anniversary of the Military Service Institution on Governors Island. Gen Robert Shaw Oliver, Assistant Secretary of War, urged National Guard efficiency and described plans to mobilize guardsmen on two days notice as part of coast defense and training for future assignments from Magdalena Bay to the coast.

Military Service Institution New York Governors Island Army National Guard Alexander S Webb Webb Otis MacArthur Robert Shaw Oliver Magdalena Bay Coast Artillery Navy Coast Defense Work Department Chicago Annapolis South America Acapulco Cillan Valparaiso Sandy Point Montevides Tito de Janeiro Santa Eucia Magdalena

Retired List Honors for Army Officers Announced

The War Department announced four officers placed on the retired list for disabilities incurred in duty. Lieut. Col. John C. Muhlenberg of the Pay Department based in San Francisco, Capt. Solomon P. Vestal of the Ninth Cavalry at Fort Bayard New Mexico, Maj. Pierce M. B. Travis of the Eleventh Infantry at Washington Barracks, and Capt. Frederick W. Krug of the Twentieth Infantry at Honolulu Hawaii. Secretary Taft also said Col. W. L. Marshall will remain on active duty to lead harbor improvements in New York, despite his size and weight preventing him from the Fort Myer ride. horses for him have not been provided yet.

War Department John C. Muhlenberg Pay Department Presidio of San Francisco Solomon P. Vestal Ninth Cavalry General Hospital Fort Bayard N. M Pierce M. B. Travis Eleventh Infantry Washington Barracks Washington, D. C Frederick W. Krug Twentieth Infantry Honolulu Hawaii Davis Roosevelt Taft W. L Marshall Corps of Engineers New York Fort Myer Col Charles J. Borst Philippine Scouts George H Tornes Frank R. Keefer James M. Kennedy Genet T Capital Presidio Suafareco Edwin B. Babbitt Ate Tracy Llc Dickson Ordnance Department Artllery Fort Riley Kans Charles M. Gandy Charles X. Mason Gurgeos John W. Banner Wurgen West Point Wiliam Butler Ninth Infantry William Kendall John Colter Lucien G. Barry Hind Field Artillery Arthur M. Whaler SII Fort Sam Huston Tex William Coleman Wifh Attas Recorder George E. French Sixteenth Infantry Fort Sam Houston Manny M.casher Fourth Field Artillery Ken Nelson Uricker Rock Wand Arsenal Rock Island William P Ranta Charles F Craig Army Medics Museum Flat Taent Gilbert H. Stewart Sharon John 8. Pratt Coast Artillery Corps Eighty-eighth Army Aquila Mitchell Third Cavalry Fort Ontario N. Y Fort Clark Thomas C Walker Fort Oglethorpe Douglas Settle

Military encampments and militia education plan described

A two year plan to encamp regular army troops with National Guard to boost mobilization readiness. Chickamauga is eyed as a major gathering site with six army corps ready within 48 hours. Army officers would educate militia members, while numerous officers receive leaves of absence and attend appointments at Fort Sam Houston, West Point, and other posts.

Cavisas National Guard Chickamauga Department of the Gulf Ailuind Thas Plana

Naval Orders and Vessels Movements Report

Orders to naval officers place Capt L C Lagan in Pensacola and Capt K C Heltner in New York. Movements list Potomac Wasp and other ships including Chicago and Triton, with calls at multiple ports from Magdalena Bay to Montevideo, noting commissions and sail dates.

L. C. Lagan Eighth Naval District Navy Yard Pensacola Fla K. C. Heltner New York Peneagpla R. Nicholson Navy Yant Mara Island Cal South Dakota Potomac Toston Wasp Stesting Aluda Junsing Bradford Hoston Triton Washington Norfolk Hovford Chicago Magdalena Bay Acapulco Callao Valnarwea Wal Sandy Point Montevideo Sail Tilo Eail Senta Lucia Jail Nerfat Thiago Pointmaster New York City

Warships to Be Auctioned by Navy Department

Public auction set for February 19 to sell two relics of the civil war. The Canonicus monitor at Norfolk Navy Yard, restored for exhibition at James Town at a cost of 10,000 dollars, and the Pinta of Mare Island, once part of the wooden navy, appraised at 1,400 dollars.

Navy Department Norfolk Navy Yard Mare Island Jamestown

Police Inspector Fires Twice at Editor in Morning World

New Orleans January 16 Inspector of police Whitaker entered the Morning World office and fired two shots at editor Joseph M Leveque. Neither shot took effect. Whitaker, escorted by detectives, exchanged blows with reporters who rushed to aid Leveque.

New Oreans Kaward Whitaker Morning World Joseph M. Leveque Severay Leveque

Board to Test Army Cadets Before Graduation

A new policy requires the first class of the United States Military Academy to undergo a pre graduation physical examination. General Belt, chief of staff, appointed a board of officers to conduct the tests and report any graduate deemed physically unfit for military service.

United States Military Academy Gen Belt

Fowler Expounds His Plan For Bonds and Monetary Reform

Boston January 14 Representative Charles N Fowler New Jersey former chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee spoke on The Currency Problem before the Commercial Club of Boston at the New Algonquin Club He proposed a gold backed monetary system with guaranteed bank notes and deposits and a government reserve fund to stabilize finance He argued the plan would protect banking from losses on 2 percent bonds and help control trade and commerce Also noted Cholera in the Philippine Army Mindanao report of a death at Manila War Department briefing

Boston Charles N. Fowler New Jersey New Algonquin Club Fowler House National Banka United States England Philippine War Department Manila Mindanao

Foraker Replies On Court Injunctions Contempt Rights

Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio responds to labor leaders on injunction standards and jury trial rights in contempt cases. He favors hearings before a proper court, allows optional trials elsewhere, and supports impanelling a jury when essential to determine facts without imprisonment until a verdict. He stresses a fair, flexible approach rather than rigid rules.

Labor Body Martins Ferry Ohio Joseph B. Foraker Llewellyn Lewis Ohio Federation of Labor Taft Foraker Wolds

Boy Kills Schoolmate in Tragic Stabbing

A Parkersburg West Virginia report dated January 16 states eleven year old William Leedsome stabbed eighteen year old Andrew Shuck after a quarrel on the way home from school. Shuck died from blood loss following the thigh wound.

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Supreme Court and District Docket Highlights

A dense Supreme Court and Circuit dockets summary covers petitions and appeals in federal and territorial courts. It notes admissions to practice, motions, and hearings on varied cases including Chicago Railways versus Nelson Thomasson, Aguirre versus Ezaufaga, and Maxwell Land Grant Company versus New Mexico Territory, with multiple patent appeals and equity motions ongoing in Washington and Porto Rico proceedings.

United States Supreme Court Pesent Harlan Justice Brower Justice White Justice Peckham Justice McKenna Jannes Day Moody T. Mc Zink Towa Hugh Miller Livingston Mont Nelson Thomasson, Jr Chicago Railways Company Charles Ho Atarich Modesto Munitiz Aguirre Sabinos da Ezaufaga Supreme Court of Porto Rico Coats Sage Dolores Marquez Et al Maxwell Land Grant Company Supreme Court of the Appellent Apollo Company Shingston Gifford Charles Burton Appellee Court of Appeals District of Columbia Justice Robb Justive van Orrde Cisde le Rogers Charles S Grindle Lawing Tackard William R Lunes Eugene G. Stekler Havey B. Cox Wiliam Henry Guy Cunningham A. Hruce Bielaski Theodore K. Bryant Ferranti Brown Formin Company Resch Ni Laulting Company Crescent Tepewriter Fo& Pennant Hatem Appen Hapklua Newman Armusme Mer Banning Assienmen Paton

Estate and court notices mixed docket details

A dense OCR fragment lists multiple court actions across criminal, bankruptcy, district, probate, and equity dockets. Names include Lambert, Perry, McKenner, Flannery, Barnard, Clapp, Reugen, Kleinman, Sawyer, and many attorneys. Real estate transfers and liens feature extensively, with numerous property parcels and transactions noted alongside bankruptcy and probate matters and court intents.

Criminal Court No Justice Barnard John M. Clapp Worthington, Heald & Fraliex Davin Rubinnon Ve Duvall Pyesion Va Jones Sornes Nathaniel Wi14en Bankruptcy Court Ciabaugh William Thomas WM Hallam Edmard J

Restore Strength Dr Miles Nervine Banner Ad Claim

A testimonial asserts Dr Miles Nervine cures diseases from mental and physical exhaustion and nervous affections. EURIS PERRY of Mena Arkansas reports nervous headaches, sleeplessness, and a “new life” after a week of Nervine and Anti Pain Pills with money back guarantee offered by Miles Medical Co.

Miles Dr. Miles Euris Perry Mena. Ark Miles Medical CQ Elkhart Ind

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