Roosevelt to Convene Governors and Rail Presidents
President Roosevelt plans consultations with governors and rail presidents over the coming weeks to resolve railroad control issues and centralize power in Washington. He read a letter outlining views to several visitors, including James Speyer, and aims to minimize state control while expanding federal authority.
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Root
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Interstate Commerce Commission
James Speyer
Ead
White House
Congress
Proclamation Restores Portales National Forest to Public Domain
The President restored Portales forest, 17,680 acres, in east central New Mexico. The area, near the Texas Mine, was established in October 1903 as a Forest Service trial but progress was limited by funds. Lands will open to settlement for ninety days from tomorrow before entry is allowed.
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Portales National Forest
New Mexico
Texas
Forest Service
Nes
Httle
Wild West at Jamestown Exposition Feature Weathers the West
Special to The Washington Post from Norfolk Virginia March 16 describes the Jamestown Exposition’s diverse offerings. It highlights 101 Ranch attractions at Sewell's Point including a 15000 seat amphitheater, 500 cowboys and Indians, a buffalo herd, longhorn cattle, Indian village, firearms displays, and a whalest style show with running riding and rifle shooting. The Philippines exhibit spans five acres with 150 natives in five tribes, aiming to foster mutual understanding between the United States and the Philippines.
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Great Plains
Washington Post
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Philippines
Japan
China
101 Ranch
Sewell's Point
American Plains
Great West
National Pasternal Association
Oklahoma
Emphitheater
Texas
Lucille Marlhall
George Elser
Wonderful Pickett
White Eagle
Bix Wah
Little Hole
Globe
Frank Small
Washington
America
Pes
Grain prices slump as bears lead market decline in Chicago
Chicago grain prices fell sharply, with May wheat slipping to around 75% and corn and oats also down. Short selling supported by Halts, while new receipts and favorable weather limited losses. market closed steady with wheat near 75% and corn around 41%. Provisions mostly unchanged to lower.
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W. B Hibbs & Co
F Street
New York Stock Exchange
Washington Stock Exchange
Chicoo Board of ‘Trade
RTS
Chicago
Mar
Shorts
Longs Whit
Minneapolis
Yuluth
Trea
Horta
Lee
Lord Fas
New York
Duluth
New York Grain Markets Mixed on Wheat and Corn Reports
Wheat and corn futures slipped after a volatile session as demand and weather news weighed. Receipts rose for corn and oats, while cotton showed little activity and traded near steady early but weakened midmorning amid bearish estimates.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted Amid Market Notes
Vintage market summary notes trading activity and receipts across ports. Mention of 25,000 bales vs 36,901 prior week and 17,420 previous year. New Orleans receipts 7,803 bales, Houston 5,615, with year-over-year comparisons. Also lists product claim as pure medicine and reference to stock signals.
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New Orleana
Mouston
New York Produce Prices Mayhem on Broad Market Mix
New York reports brisk trades across butter, eggs, poultry and fats with mixed receipts and steady to firm quotes. Butter deepens under pressure, eggs steady, fowls and turkeys steady, beef and pork prices hold, lard and tallow steady, various grains and oils show muted movement amid broad market activity.
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New York
Chersh
Pacific Coast
Galveston
California
Acta
S. Wool
Elty
Ob. Milla
Pebnasionis
Baltimore
Hulk
Japan
New Orleans
Rio
Minnesota
Steel Industry Signals Prosperity Ahead in 1920s
The Wall Street Journal notes seven leading steel firms hold orders totaling 12,000,000 tons, signaling robust demand. It traces the chain from ore mining to pig iron and finished goods, highlighting many production steps and employment across the industry.
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Wall Street Journal
Iran
Small Investor Cautious Yet Hopeful in Wealth Moves
The piece notes small investors saving yet seeking solid opportunities, contrasting cautious savers with risk takers. Bank data for 1900 shows 6,107,000 savers in the U S with total deposits of 2 449 547 885 and an average per depositor of 39. European crops across Europe reportedly endured February snow without serious damage, keeping autumn sown crops insulated from worst weather.
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Booker
United States
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Live Stock Market Report Mixed by Market Receipts
New York and Chicago markets show mixed live stock activity with steady to weak tendencies. Cattle, calves, and hogs vary by region with receipts around 28,000 in New York and 16,000 hogs estimated, while sheep and lambs show strength in some lots and weakness in others.
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New York
ncYes
Chicago
Hue
Brownsville hearing drags with seventy witnesses cited
Senate Military Affairs committee nears seventy witnesses in Brownsville investigation. Officers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry are among those expected, with seven more to testify tomorrow. Testimony covers guards, river incident, and alleged aims to intimidate black soldiers.
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Senate Committee On
Brownsville
Foreker
Twenty-fifth Regiment
San Antonio
Texas
L. &. Printz
Cian
Hidalgo
Robert L. Collier
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Robert Turner
Oscar W. Read
Rio Grands
Macklin
Company C
Senator Foraker
T P
Howard Johnson
Warren
Foraker
Confess to Rioting by Discharged Soldiers
Five members of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, discharged by President Roosevelt, arrived in Galveston and reportedly confessed that a Mexican woman sparked the riot at Stownaville. They claim a soldier allied with the woman provoked locals, leading to barroom violence and shooting. An affidavit supports their statements and will be presented to authorities overseeing the investigation.
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The
Washington Post
Galveston
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Rowevelt
Stownaville
Shaga
Wreck Verdict Awarded 18000 in Harrisburg Collision Case
In Philadelphia on March 16, a large damage verdict of $18,000 was awarded to Mrs. Francis H. Lewis against the Pennsylvania Railroad for her husband’s death in the May 1, 2005 wreck near Harrisburg. Lewis, a Pullman car conductor, died as his train collided with a freight train carrying explosives. The trial disputed negligence over air brakes and an indemnity agreement with the Pullman Company. the railroad defense sought to dismiss claims, but the judge denied.
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Philadelphia
Francis H. Lewis
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harrisburg
Lewis
Kn Ploston
Mia
Francis Fisher Kane
John Cadwalader, Jr
Neglgent
Pullman Company
John E. Faunce
Caprano Andrade
Bregg
Peonage charges filed against railway labor recruiters
Edward J. Triay head of the Mior lan East Coast Railway labor department and Francesco Sabbia an employment agent were arraigned in New York before a United States commissioner on peonage charges. Indicted for forcing men to work on a Miami to Key West extension, they were held on bail. Reports say workers were kept in debt through commissary charges and coerced into hard labor, with some arrested on debts and sent back to the islands. The case follows allegations of coercion and relocation of laborers.
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New York
Mar
Edward J. Triay
Labor Department
Mior Lan
East Coast Railway
Francesco Sabbia
United States
Miami
Key West
United States Grand Jury
Sabbla
Florida
Triay
Cuban Liberals Protest Over Rural Guard Increase
Havana March 14 The Liberal party officially protested to Gov Magoon against Taft’s plan to raise Cuba’s rural guard to 10 000 men arguing the rise would foster excessive vigilance and irritate the populace They urged replacing the move with a regular army of about 10 000 kept in garrison.
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Havana
Liberal Party
Magoon F
Taft
Cuba
Funeral notices and legal case wrap in Washington paper
The paper reports the funeral of J Hubley Ashton former assistant attorney general buried at Oak Hill with notable pallbearers including Supreme Court justices. It also covers the Wade & Hedges embezzlement case involving Charles Abbott and the deaths of Julius Abbott and Henry C Shuster with details of funeral arrangements and burial at Glenwood and Oak Hill. The bridge trust case against William N Cleveland ends in a guilty verdict but sentencing awaiting motion.
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J. Hubley Ashton
United States
Oak Hill Cemetery
Roland Cotten Smith
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Massachusetts Avenue
Fuller
Justice Brewer
Justice White
United States Supreme Court
Justice Hagner
District Supreme Court
Nathaniel Wilson
John Selden
B. TL
Wade & Hedges
Charles Abbott
Fifth Street
Abbott
Julius Abbott
Henry C. Shuster
Hueron
Girard Street
Joseph Kelly
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Glenwood Cemetery
Palihearers
Mr. Shuster
C. Is Harding
C. G. McChesney
Frank K. Tingley
Charles G. Stott
Paul Sieman
Lee D. Latimer
Lima
Ohio
Bridge Trust
William N. Cleveland
Cleveland
Memorial group forms to save Key house in Washington
A statement from officials and businessmen announces the Francis Scott Key Memorial Association to acquire restore and maintain the Key house on M street Georgetown. The building linked to the author of The Star Spangled Banner would require about 25000 dollars for purchase repair and maintenance income. Membership costs 1 yearly and applications go to association officers led by treasurer W Hoover at National Savings and Trust Co Washington.
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Dewey
Schrey
John Bernard
Willem D Hoover
Stuart McNamara
F. 3
Key Smith
Francis Scott Key
M Street
Old Georgetown
Washington
Association
Ues
le W. Hoover
National Savings and Trust Sourpeny
Se Rad Street
New York Avenue
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Penna Ave
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