Western railroads threaten rate hikes test against ICC
Major Western railways served formal notice on the Interstate Commerce Commission that grain coal and iron freight rates will rise after April 1 citing state 2 cent passenger fare laws and public borrowing costs. Railroads claim higher costs and reduced rebates necessitate increases while the ICC weighs constitutional challenges to rate regulation and possible Supreme Court action.
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Commerce Commission
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Snes
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Dinois
Interstate Commerce Committees
Senate
House
EL Harriman
Washington
Revere
Jesslacmes
Interstate Commerce Commissaion
United States Supreme Court
Department of Tuatice
Interstate rail controls spark unrest in financial centers
The piece reports on calls for federal rail control, noting constitutional limits and state roles. It cites Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clements and a London view that U.S. securities holders fear a market panic, with J P Morgan expected to travel abroad to restore confidence and calm European investors.
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Interstate Commerce
Clements
Washington
London
United States
J. P. Morgan
Asherlean Hnandler
Europe
Great Britain
Rural Carriers Benefit Under New USPS Salary Plan
Postmaster General may raise rural delivery salaries under a new act. Maximum rate could reach 900 dollars for routes twenty four miles or longer, boosting about 60 percent of carriers and increasing annual rural delivery costs by roughly 2.9 million dollars.
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Congress
Financing Philippine Bank Draws English Capital
English capitalists show willingness to back a Philippine agriculture bank with a 10 percent maximum loan charge and a $5,000 per person limit. American firms, facing abundant opportunities at home, opt out of the venture, preferring investments elsewhere after Egypt’s model inspires the project.
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Philippines
Lkely
Fim
Egypt
Orms
Assistant Bureau Chief appointed for naturalization division
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor named Raymond F. Crist as assistant chief of the division of naturalization. Crist, long in government service, has worked in the department for years and served as private secretary to Secretary Metcalf. He now heads a two year effort analyzing commercial conditions abroad while living in Washington for thirty years. He is married with three brothers in notable positions.
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Commerce and Labor
Raymond F. Crist
Division of Naturalization
Crist
Aiee
Cortelyou
Metcalf
Department
Washington
Aig. Stary
Hill's Road May Be Next Indictment for Rebating
The Great Northern faces likely New York indictment for rebating as part of a broader wave against railroads and transport firms. Indictments target sugar shipments with the American Sugar Refining Company, Lowell Palmer named in several cases. Coffee could appear in additional charges.
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Northern Pacific
Sprelat
Washington Post
New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern
the Northern Steamship Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Lowell M. Palmer
Rail signaling changes urged to curb train wrecks
Chicago March 20 The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association adopted a committee report to reform signaling for greater safety. Proposals include moving semaphore signals to the right upper quadrant, new angle meanings for arm positions, and replacing red yellow green with yellow for caution and green for clear at night, removing white signals.
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Chicago
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association
Asso
Passes Barred by Bill in Concord Senate Action
Concord New Hampshire March 20 A bill to bar state officials from using or soliciting free railroad passes passed the senate after a judiciary committee report and was sent to the house where it also passed The measure awaits the governor's signature The bill revokes present mileage and provides a weekly allowance for travel from homes to railroad stations, authorizing the governor to contract for transportation as needed
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Concord
N. H
State Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
Prison for Coal Dealer in Omaha Trial
S. B. Howell, president of the Omaha Coal Exchange, was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to six months in county jail by Judge Sutton after conviction for conspiracy restraint of trade. He and fifty others faced indictments last fall for maintaining a coal price control trust.
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S. B. Howel
Omaha Coal Exchange
Sutton
District Court
Howell
The
Coal Exchange
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Comfort for Feet and Shoes
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Rose powder cures painful smarting feet growing nails and relieves corns and buttons. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight shoes feel easy and controls sweating callous and swollen feet. Trial package free by mail for 3 cents in stamps. Address Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
NO WAR ON RAILROADS FAVORS FEDERAL SUPERVISION
New York financier M S Wormser argues in Washington that expanding Interstate Commerce Commission powers would help railroads and investors. He says no administration anti railroad stance exists and railroads must expand to meet growth. He praises current railroad management and notes securities are solid though trading below intrinsic value.
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M. 8. Wormser
New York
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Wormner
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wormser
Roosevelt and Third Term Letters in Stereotyped Form
A New York Evening Post item explains the White House reply to letters urging Roosevelt to run again. It notes the standard form response from William Loeb Jr stating the President will not seek another nomination. Roosevelt’s 1904 statement confirms this three and a half year term as his first.
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New York Eventing Post
White House
William Loeb, Jr
Ika Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Range War Ends in Wyoming National Forest Range
The Forest Service reports reduced clashes after establishing a dividing line in the Wind River division of Yellowstone National Forest. Previously masked raiders killed sheep and herders near Owl River and Green River camps. The permit system now allows sheep and cattle to graze in designated areas, reducing violence and preserving life and property.
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National Forest
Owl River
Sheridan
Netloes
Hemers
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National Foresta
Wind River
Yellowstone National Forest
Green River
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Ufe
Labor for the Canal Italians and Spaniards Secured
Leroy Park of the U S War Department has recruited 4500 workers from Spain and Italy for the Panama Canal, despite government opposition. They travel from Vigo Bordeaux and St Nazaire, receive 20 cents an hour and 60 cents a day for meals, plus lodging and medical care, with pay repaid from earnings. Spain and Italy resist migration, fearing labor drains. Park may seek Russian workers if needed.
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Leroy Park
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Vigo
Spain
Bordeaux
St. Nazaire
France
Pangme
St Il
Italy
Russia
No Brownsville Hearing Delayed Senate Inquiry
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs adjourned the Brownsville inquiry after missing witnesses. Senator Foraker spoke with Secretary Taft by phone about delaying the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-fourth Infantry departures to the Philippines until officers testify at the San Antonio court martial, with a June departure date for the Twenty-sixth anticipated.
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Foraker
Taft
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San Antonio
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Twenty-sixth Infantry
May raise Assovan Dam plan submitted to ministers
Cairo reports a proposal to raise the Assovan dam by nineteen and a half feet, enabling irrigation for a land area one and a half times the current district. The project would cost $5,500,000 and be submitted to the council of ministers. if approved, the island of Philae and its temples would be submerged part of each year.
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Council of Ministers
Ipental
Cairo
Mar
Assovan
Fhilae
Peace Cost in Cuba Mission Reaches 2.5 Million
Figures from the War Department estimate extraordinary expenses to maintain peace in Cuba at about 2.5 million dollars. The Navy reports no additional charges for its role while the Marine Corps notes extra costs for organizing a Marine brigade. Timing of reimbursement from Cuba is not yet fixed as Congress approves collections based on Cuba's spare capacity.
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United States
Cuba
War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
Federal supervision present conditions menace
The meeting of the Sons of American Revolution at Rauscher's last night featured Charles W. Needle of George Washington University urging federal incorporation laws for interstate business and DC activities. Needle argued for a national act to curb railroad rebates, promote fair competition, and curb stock speculation while noting the shift from private ownership to corporate ownership. Maj. Alfred J. Stoffer presided. about 100 members attended with afterward buffet songs and stories.
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Charles W. Needle
Ats
Sona of American Revolution
Rauscher
District of Columbia
Territories
United States
America
William J. Marsh
Alfred J. Stoffer
Senators Indorse Dennett for Assistant Commissioner
North Dakota Senators heartily back Fred Dennett for the General Land Office post. Dennett, born to English parents in Chill, moved to North Dakota in 1885, served in the state legislature, and later worked as Ballinger’s assistant in Washington. He studied law at Columbian University and led a Seattle field office before receiving the nomination. Dietrich named United States district judge for Idaho.
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General Land Office
North Dakota
Mr. Dennett
Chill
Bismark
Columbian University
George Washington University
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Wea
State of Washington
Seattle
Judge Ballinger
Ballinger
West Lands Roosevelt Inland Waterways Commission
The President released telegrams praising his inland waterways commission appointment. Messages from groups including the Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis and other civic bodies express support and offer cooperation, calling the move far-reaching and important for national transportation improvements.
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Gulf Deep Waterway Association
Merchants’ Exchange of St. Louis
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Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati
Merchants’ Exchange of
STRAUS ORDERS INQUIRY INTO Ellis Island Food Charges
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Strang orders Robert Watchorn, Ellis Island immigrant station commissioner, to investigate reports that aliens landing there are forced to buy goods at high prices. Officials seek facts and aim to correct abuses if found, with a report expected today.
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Ellis Island
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Estrain
Robert &. Watchern
New York
Waterora
Strang
Mls Island
Inqmry
Watchorn
Recount Bill Moves in New York Legislature
Albany May. The Prentice-Baxe recount bill for a complete recanvass of the mayoral vote in 195 election advances in the assembly. It is expected to pass the house as a party measure, but faces a stiff senate fight led by Senator McCarren and others. The bill would order a canvass by election commissioners under Supreme Court supervision with full right of exception and appeal.
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N. Y
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Assembly
Bil
Supreme Court
Rush to complete battle ship plans by April and bids by May
Under Navy orders constructors rush the plans for new battleships authorized by Congress. Secretary Metcalf aims to have plans on his desk by mid April for bid ads by May 1 with bids opened July 1. Plans revised to allow larger engine rooms. ships must be at least ten feet longer.
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Congress
Metcalf
Fight for Change of Venue in Moyer Case
Caldwell Idaho March 2 Judge Wood spent the forenoon reading newspaper extracts for the defense motion to change venue in the Western Federation of Miners case involving State against President Moyer Secretary Heywood and Commissioner Pettibone over Governor Steunenburg murder Local bias was claimed and defense alleged prejudicial Orchard confession articles circulated to a wide audience affected fairness of trial.
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Harry Orchard
Bteu~ Nenturg
Bill would shield editors from defamation suits in PA
A Philadelphia lawmaker proposes a bill in Harrisburg allowing any Pennsylvanian to assault editors or reporters of newspapers that publish defamatory material. A defendant in an assault case could be acquitted if the plaintiff showed the targeted person wrote or published false defamatory matter about the defendant or close relations within the prior year. The bill also covers related civil damages, barring damages if the assault is shown to stem from such publications.
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Barksburg
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Bomb Explodes Before Judge Ogden's Residence
A bomb exploded in front of Judge Ogden's home on Alice Street last night. The front of the house was destroyed but no one inside was harmed. The device had seventy feet of fuse attached, giving the assailant time to flee. Ogden suspects an insane man and has supplied the police with a name.
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Cal, Mar
Judge Ogden
Alice Street
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