Pacific Coast Rail Rates Slashed Amid Large Income Rise
Interstates Commerce Commission orders sweeping rate reductions on all transcontinental lines affecting Eastern to Pacific coast routes. Decision highlights include steep cuts to Spokane and Reno corridors and a reported $12,000,000 rise in Southern Pacific Pacific system income over the past two years, with back haul routes also addressed by the Northwestern cases.
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Southern Pacific Company
Pacifi
Intermountain
Spokane
Wash
Reno
Commission
Nevada
San Francisco
Sacramento
Eastern
Far West
Atlantic
Mississippi River
Missouri
Tte
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Northern Pacife Company
Northwestern
Auto wreck victims better at Providence Hospital
L Hayes and Robert Cole from 1002 Pennsylvania avenue NW and 1009 C street SW, mechanists for a taxicab company, were injured when a six passenger car skidded on Livingston road near Congress Heights yesterday morning. Hayes has a skull fracture, Cole sustained facial injuries and eye damage. Vermillion, the chauffeur, escaped injury after he braked to avoid a horse and buggy, causing the crash which threw all passengers from the vehicle. They were en route to repair a broken down taxicab several hundred yards beyond the district line.
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Vermillion
Doubtful Report on Russia Japan Rail Treaty Reaches State Dept
State Department has no official confirmation of a Russia Japan railway and Manchuria treaty. Officials doubt the description’s accuracy given Japan’s Root Takahira pledge to consult with America before changes affecting U S interests. A formal notice from either side is expected to avoid direct inquiry.
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State Department
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
America
Leong Ling in China Rumor as Suspect in Sigel Murder
Wilkes-Barre report by Soo Hoo Doo, a Chinese secret service agent, claims Leong Ling fled to Canada and is now in China working on a farm. Soo says Leong escaped before Elsa Sigel’s death was found, denies being the killer but says he aided the murder and hid the body. He doubts authorities will ever reach Leong.
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Soo Hoo Doo
Secret Service
Washington
Leong Ling
Elsa Sigel
New York City
Leong
Canada
China
Soo
Sigel
Dog saves nine in East New York fire
Nellie the water spaniel woke six children and two boarders as fire destroyed a shop residence in East New York. Virginia Ralph eight slept as the dog tugged her nightgown, awakening the family to flee to a fire escape and roof. all nine were rescued by firemen.
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New York
Nellie
Virginia Ralph
Caroline Ralph
Ralph
Zeppelin to repair airship Deutschland after accident
In Osnibruesk Germany Count Zeppelin, nearly 72, hurried to oversee salvage of the great airship Deutschland which wrecked yesterday. He will fly from Friedrichshafen to Vienna to demonstrate his invention for Emperor Francis Joseph, and promises to resume passenger service as soon as possible. The salvage includes dismantling the airship, with initial work begun today and the next Deutschland voyage planned with Count Zeppelin aboard.
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Austria
Osnibruesk
Germany
Zeppelin
Irpertor
Htw
Deutschland
Friedrichshafen
Vienne
Francis Joseph
Uplift Plan for Washington Prisons Chooses Whitaker Leader
Washington commissioners selected W H Whitaker former Indiana State Reformatory superintendent to head a new District workhouse and reformatory system. He will supervise construction at Meckquan and Accotink sites, justify reform, and standardize penal methods nationwide. Whitaker leaves Maryland Prisoners Aid Society to begin duties next Saturday.
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Indiana
Congress
Mecoquan
Accotink
Washington
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Western Roads Move for Rehearing Missouri River Rates Case
The Western railroads filed a Supreme Court rehearing petition on Missouri River rate cases under May order terms. The move delays the Interstate Commerce Commission rate reductions and affects all Western lines, arguing the Atlantic to Missouri through rate does not exist and that separate Atlantic to Mississippi and Mississippi to Missouri rates apply.
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United States Supreme Court
Maych
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic
Missouri
Mississippi
Secretary Nagel Quietly Allows 1000 Seals On Pribilofs
Government officials describe the Pribilof Islands seal herd as polygamous with male seals outnumbering females. Secretary Nagel orders killing all but 1000 males to ensure every male has a mate, sparking controversy with the Camp Fire Club of America led by William T Hornaday.
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Alout
Uncle Bam
Pribilof Islands
Department of Commerce and Labor
Camp Fire Club of America
Roosevelt
Eatlng
Wiliam T Hornaday
Bronx Zoo
Hornaday
Congress
New Yorker
Stevens
Boston
Department
Uncle Sam
Milady
The Silver Horde Encounter at a Northern Cabin
Emerson and Fraser rescue after a river plunge confront a strange woman named Malotte and her ally Constantine in a northern settlement. A dinner reveals brutal murder motives, wariness, and a hardened resolve as Emerson probes the danger and Malotte asserts leadership and protection.
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Bord Emerson
Fraser
Polles
Ealvik
I Delf Treed
Emerson
Emerson Art Fraser
Surnamous
Constantine
Volca
Jim
Siiver
Crystal Emerson
Abnet
Unsuspected Luxury and Tense Dining Room Encounter
In a north country drawing room a troubling mix of luxury and restraint unfolds. Grersson, Fraser, and Emerson navigate vanity, conformity, and silent tension while a guest musician charms the others with ragtime and classical pieces. The mood shifts as music bridges distance and disquiet.
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Grerson
Kaivik
Boyd Emerson
Fraser
Emerson
Cherry
Boyd
No New Trial for Hyde in Swope Poisoning Case
Dr B C Hyde, convicted May 16 of poisoning Col Thomas H Swope, millionaire philanthropist, was denied a new trial by Judge Ralph S Latshaw. Hyde’s attorney filed an arrest of judgment and a Tuesday hearing was set for argument. After the ruling the appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court and bond motion would proceed. Col Swope’s estate exceeded 3 million dollars.
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Kansas City
B C Hyde
Thomas H Swope
Milionaire Phianthroplat
Ralph S Latshaw
Criminal
Supreme Court
Dr Hyde
Mrs Hyde
Mre Hyde
Col Swope
McAdoo to be Chief Magistrate in Manhattan and Bronx
Mayor Gaynor appoints William McAdoo former Assistant Secretary of the Navy as chief magistrate for Manhattan and the Bronx. Prof Isaac Franklin Russell of New York University law school named chief justice of the court of special sessions. Chief positions pay 9000 and 47000 dollars annually. Secretary MacVeagh also reports pay raises for Customs officials to begin next fiscal year.
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New York
Gaynor
William McAdoo
Customs
MacVeagh
Charles P. Montgomery
Burreau of Customs
George Kohler
Congress
Dartmouth Awards Honors to Washington Men in June
Dartmouth College conferred the honorary Master of Science on John B. Howard of the United States Bureau of Standards in Washington and the honorary Master of Arts on A Maurice Low, also of Washington, at Hanover New Hampshire.
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Hanover NH
Dartmouth College
John B. Howard
United States Bureau of Standards of
Maurice Low
Former Golf Champion Weds Chicago Ill June 29
Chandler Egan former national amateur golf champion was married at St Chrysostoms Episcopal Church in Chicago to Miss Nina McNally daughter of James McNally the publisher.
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Chicago Ill
H Chandler Egan
St Chrysostoms Episcopal Church
Nina McNally
James McNally
Conference on Vetos Fails Over Lords Power
Government and opposition fail to agree on the veto power of the House of Lords. Premier Asquith to announce in the Commons that an autumn session will be needed to address relations between the two houses. Key government figures include Lloyd George, Crewe, Birrell, and Belfour. Opposition leaders Lansdowne and Chamberlain also present with Earl Cawdor.
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London
House of Lords
Asquith
House of Commons
Matuiater
David Lloyd George
Earl of Crewe
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Arthur J Belfour
Commons
Lord Lansdowne
Austin Chamberlain
Earl Cawdor
Praise for Mr Bryce in Canada United States boundaries work
In the House of Commons Under Secretary Seeley praised the British ambassador at Washington Mr Bryce for his exceptional service in negotiating the Canada United States water ways and boundaries dispute saying the solution warranted formal acknowledgment. The remarks were reported from London dated June 29 in Parliament.
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House of Commons
London
Seeley
House of Commons Today
Canada
United States
Bryce
Washington
Kaiser’s Yacht Wins Handicapped Kiel Race
Kiel Germany June 29 Emperor William's Meteor built in America won the 48 mile Eckernfoerde to Kiel race. Germania owned by Krupp von Bohlen and Hilbach of Hamburg placed second. The Norddeutsche Regatta Verein’s Hamburg finished third, and Westward from New York owners Alexander and Cochran came in fourth.
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Germany
Emperor Wiliam
Eckernfoerde
Herr Krupp von Bohlen
Hilbach
Hamburg
Norddeutsche Regatta Verein
Alexander & Cochran
New York
Oie
The Girl Manager Ends a Salmon Run Suppression Plot
Fraser and Cherry Masette discuss the Kalvik region where watchmen bar travelers and miners to protect a salmon run. They reveal a locally operated, harsh control by Marsh-Willis Marsh and his network, including sabotage of Masette’s schooner and coercive demands as they defend a lucrative fishing industry.
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Boyd
Willis Marah
Emerson
Fraser
Cherry
Constantine
Chackawana
Kalvik
Nome
Hilla
Marsh
Willis Marsh
Cherry Masette
When Their Voices Meet in Song
A woman hears a man sing beside her, sensing his hidden magnetism. His baritone blends with her contralto, revealing his true personality beyond his mask. The performance leaves her flushed and moved, eyes moist, as their voices achieve a shared harmony and understanding.
Quiet Restores Calm in Kiel After Jewish Expulsions
A State Department report from George Post Wheeler notes Kiel, Russia, calmed after agitation tied to Jewish expulsions. While many Jews left, not all did so under police force. some sought and received police assistance. No wholesale expulsions have occurred to date.
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Kiel
Russia
State Department
George Post Wheeler
St Petersburg
Wheeler
Wins Brace to Bermuda Race Report Here in Bermuda
Hamilton Bermuda June 29 The motorboat Hronel II led to victory in the New York to Bermuda race. Bronel I finished at 1 8 m and the Yo Ho at 7 o'clock. The boats started from New York Saturday morning.
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Victor
New York
Hamilton
Bermuda
Hronel II
Yo Ho
Bronel I
Hests
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