21 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
1
Legislation calls for penalties including imprisonment and fines for violations. Provisions prohibit price control, underselling in local markets, mergers, holding companies, watered stock, agreements to restrain trade, or any act tending to restrain competition.
Governor Woodrow Wilson unveils seven bills aimed at ending trusts and monopolies in New Jersey. Provisions punish agreements to limit production or raise prices, prohibit restrained competition, and curb watered stock while permitting cognate holdings. Penalties include up to three years imprisonment or a $1,000 fine.
The proposed measures prohibit holding companies and stock acquisitions, require Public Utility Commission oversight for mergers, and ban price discrimination across communities. They restrict future stock increases while targeting monopolistic practices, with major firms like United States Steel and American Tobacco cited as existing combinations under New Jersey rules. Russian passport issue arises in discussions at the statehouse with Rabbi Stephen Wise dining with the president. senators and representatives from several states name others urging cabinet consideration.
A violent clash disrupted a Utah House session as Speaker Pratt and Speaker Pro Tem Wood wrestled for control. Pratt threw Rep Hunter from the platform after a charge of improper chair designation sparked the fight. Wood ordered doors shut and a roll call was demanded. Adjournment followed with Pratt’s committee choices unresolved and Warren’s reelection in question. Mardi Gras travel deals noted for Southern Railway routes to New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola.
Attorney General asserts the commission can act, pressing that state power is limited in a clash over private company rates. Wickersham outlines charges of stifling independents and deliberate rate juggling under fire while hinting at possible government ownership.
Attorney General Wickersham calls for federal study of telephone and telegraph control, urging ICC investigation into operations, rates, and practices of phone firms. He hints at possible government ownership, cites 20,000 independents and 4 million telephones under Bell system reach.
Riot in Wyoming Legislature follows a vast inquiry into telephone practices. The piece cites Wickersham and the Attorney General alleging the American Company, owner of Western Union stock, discriminates against the Postal Telegraph in noncompetitive areas and sets high long distance rates where competition is lacking.
James A. Hartnett, 52, manager for a big coal company at Fourteenth and Water streets southwest, fought two armed robbers who held him at gunpoint and slashed his thigh during a daytime office hold up. Hartnett was sent to Emergency Hospital with 50 stitches. A second incident saw a woman in her home on R Street north east knocked down as a robber fled with a few dollars and trinkets. Police hunted a wounded suspect and arrested another with an alibi.
A Monday Evening Club meeting in Washington featured discussions led by Dr John von Bohatck and Elizabeth Brown on dances at social balls. Critics urged tighter chaperonage and safer youth recreation while endorsing school based folk dances and social centers run by trained workers.
Report to police yesterday claimed $800 worth of goods stolen from a department store near Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast. The break in occurred several days earlier with a broken glass panel and damaged door. Two boys arrested on suspicion allegedly admitted breaking the glass but denied active participation in the robbery. Inventory still incomplete.
Senator W Murray Crane chairs remark that deciding on a Capitol public reception should not fall to his committee. Senator Overman likewise declines to opine. Report notes Bacon is absent from the city and not expected back for several days.
Fragmented report describes an oil cup explosion aboard an airplane injuring Miss Biller or Miller, tearing oil into her eyes and forcing an emergency landing. She was carried to a hotel garden for treatment as doctors warned of potential blindness and fear among passengers and bystanders.
Fragmentary text describes Sol Crosby recovering in bed when attacked by an eight man, with other servants present. Crosby and attendants allegedly showed signs of insanity in prior incidents before removal to Bellevue Hospital. Doctor noted patient not injured during the assault.
A Missouri Legislature bill introduces uniforms for lobbyists featuring a brown suit red hat and a green tie to distinguish lawmakers in Jefferson City. The measure aims to standardize appearances during sessions and public hearings.
Thompson a well known multimillionaire coal and coke operator of Untor Pennsylvania was granted a divorce today. The decree is a special one with Thompson agreeing to pay 4000000 to Mrs Thompson. The exchange party to the suit had the right to remarry. Judge R E Umbel granted the order. Proceedings have been ongoing since last May and kept secret. Thompson is 58 and his wife 41. They had been separated about two years, with Mrs Thompson occupying part of the Thompson home at Uniontown periodically. He is at present living with her at the Piasa Hotel New York City.
Reported confusion surrounds the inaugural ball plan as President Wilson seeks to replace the time honored reception. Governors and Washington officials voice doubts about authority to arrange the event while Turkey dance rumors color the political scene. A royal welcome for AB visitors is noted in Washington’s broader plan.
Arrangements for President elect Wilson's inauguration are unsettled. He urged a simple public Capitol reception and elimination of the traditional ball, leaving Congress and the joint inaugural committee to decide funding and supervision while unsure of authority and feasibility. The committee seeks a solution as party plans remain undecided.
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