Townsend and Roosevelt Confer on Railway Rate Reform
A White House conference between President Roosevelt and Rep Townsend of Michigan outlined plans for a new railway rate bill. Townsend, joint author with Rep Esch, aims to draft a broad measure including private cars and terminal charges, aligning with presidential wishes and preparing for Congress action. He stressed a power to cure unjust rates without wholesale overhauls, expecting further talks soon.
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White House
Roosevelt
Representative Townsend
Michigan
Townsend
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Representative Esch
Wisconsin
House
Ita
Town
Senate
Congress
Jownsena
Commission
Ilinois
Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gig
Freight rates blamed as trust tool in Philadelphia meeting
At the Carriage Builders' National Association convention in Philadelphia on October 5, Henry Staver of Chicago argued that abolishing discriminating freight rates would enable competition with trusts. He urged members to lobby Congress for legislation to end the practice, not just denounce it.
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Philadelphia
The
Carriage Builders’ National Association
Henry ©. Staver
Chicago
Visitors at the White House greet foreign dignitaries
President Roosevelt received callers including Minister A Grip of Sweden and Norway who hinted at Norway’s future king. Italy’s Marquis Doria arrived en route to Canada to discuss trade. British navy surgeon Dr Lloyd Thomas was presented, along with G A R commander Corporal Tanner and other officials.
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Roosevelt
A. Grip
Sweden
Norway
Oscar
Taft
Marquis Doria
Italy
Canada
Lloyd Thomas
Atlee
Tanner
Jose F. Godoy
J. E. Wilson
Interior
Cost of Public Printing Probed by Joint Committee
Four of six members of the joint committee to investigate the cost of public printing met in Senator Platts office at 49 Broadway New York. Present were Senator Platt Senator Gorman and Representatives Landis and Perkins. A subcommittee of three was appointed to review past work and pursue future inquiries.
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Joint Congressional Committee
Washington Post
New York
Senator Platt
Broadway
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Frederick Landis
Indiana
J. P. Per- Ying
5S. B. Dikins
West Virginia
J. M. Griggs
Georgia
Joint Committee
Platt
Landis
Gorman
Perkins
Consul George E. Anderson Visits Washington
George E. Anderson, longtime newspaperman and United States consul at Amoy China, is visiting Washington. Born August 1860 in Normal Illinois he lived in Springfield and studied at Shurtleff College and the Wesleyan University Timels. He rose from Springfield News reporter to editor and general manager and later became consul in Hangchow and now Amoy. He married Mary Kumler in 1898 and they have one child.
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George E. Anderson
United States
Amoy
China
Washington
Mr. Anderson
Normal
Springfield
Shurtleff College
Upper Aston
Springfield News
Peoria Journal
Timels Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Harris Ewing
Hangchow
Anderson
Mary A. Kumler
John A. Kumler
Walden University
Nashville
Tean
Russia Seeks US Entry in Second Hague Peace Congress
Secretary Root to draft acceptance of Czar's invitation for a second Hague peace conference. Baron Rosen informed of informal inquiries to signatory powers and Roosevelt's support. Talks cover admission of South and Central American states and the renewal of steps to heal and strengthen the powers league.
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Baron Rosen
Root
State Department
Hague
Russia
United States
Oither
Roosevelt
Ryan
Baron Roxen
Oyster Bay
Improv
Nicholas
Thomas Sails for Orient and Warship Passage
The army transport Thomas sailed from San Francisco for Honolulu, Guam, and Manila carrying the Thirteenth Infantry Company F Signal Corps, Marine Corps personnel, and casual passengers. Senior officers Col. A C Martaley, Col. F K Ward, and Maj. J C Gresham boarded, with a large cargo of general army supplies aboard.
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San Francisco
J. C. Gresham
Thiras
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Digestive Power
An ad touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims pure vegetable ingredients and aseptic pepsin, tests show one grain digests 3 000 grains of food, and that tablets digest food rather than irritating bowels. Regular use after meals is recommended.
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Stuart
Treaty at Tokyo Cabinet Target of Attack Over Peace Critics
Tokyo reports warn that acts of violence may follow if the government suppresses popular opinion on the Portsmouth peace treaty. Japan faces a wartime debt of 1.25 billion dollars with per capita taxes rising from 32 to 25 cents, and Okuma urges business leaders to boost productive works for victory in peace.
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Japan
Tokyo
G.M. Yamaza
Foreign Office
H. W. Denison
Yokohama
Dakota
Seattle
Portsmouth
Ralrosis
Privy Council
Sakhatin
Diet
Okuma
Progressive Party
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Secretary Root Hosts First Weekly Diplomatic Reception
Secretary Root held his first weekly reception for the diplomatic corps in Washington. Ambassadors ministers and chargés d affaires called during forenoon with Russians Nicaraguans Haitians Japanese Chinese Mexican and Korean reps present. Senator Quesada Cuban minister presented Francisco Pina named second secretary Cuban Legation. Mexican envoy Gamboa announced Eduardo Lueaga head of Mexico’s national board of health will attend the International Sanitary Congress in Washington next week.
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Root
Washington
State Department
Senor Quesada
Francisco Pina
Legation
Manuel de la Vega Y Calderon
Senor Gamboa
Eduardo Lueaga
National Board of Health of
Mexico
Reorganization Fight Over Maryland Trust Plans in Baltimore
In Baltimore, Maryland, a struggle for control of the Maryland Trust Company centers on stock at $33 a share, with opposition from a Baltimorean syndicate led by Middendorf Williams & Co. The Bond plan, backed by Speyer & Co., aims to create a debt free company with $1,000,000 new cash and restored assets, while specifying Reeves of $606,000 in reorganization costs.
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Maryland Trust
Baltimore
Maryland Trust Company
Speyer & Co
New York
The Double Edge Pun from the Atlantic Monthly
A discussion of perfect punning and its edge to both sense and nonsense. Examples include exchanges about temperance, a remark to a first novelist, a carpentry joke, and a praise of poetry that becomes a political trap.
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The
Atlantic Monthly
Disraeli
Aelf
Shakespeare
Elomerere
Heine
Packers to Pay for Meat Tags Under New Plan
Secretary Wilson seeks cabinet backing for a reform in meat export inspection. Based on an Attorney General opinion, packers would fund inspection tags and package tags, replacing government costs of 65 000 to 70 000 dollars yearly. Large packers would bear 90 percent of last year's 10000000 tags.
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Wilson
Congress
Beef Trust
Taft pushes for higher salaries for diplomats and consuls
Secretary of War Taft says American prestige suffers in the Orient due to inferior consular housing and salaries. President Roosevelt backs reform to raise standards and fund embassies, grounds, and staffing abroad, with Secretary Root likely to win Congressional support.
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America
Orient
Root
Congress
Department
Roosevelt
Taft
China
Far East
London
Paris
Berlin
Girl Dies Singing Hymn in Operating Room
Louey BH Butler, a Morgan Park social figure and church chorister, died on the operating table at Blue Island Hospital after being crushed by a Rock Island train. As surgeons worked, she sang Abide With Me, expressing fearlessness and asking for prayers, while her family mourned nearby.
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Butler
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Little Baptist
Morgan Park
Louey BH. Butler
Rock Island
Blue Island
Bara
News of the Railroads
Rail industry shifts include F A Alfred resigning as Pere Marquette chief engineer and James Pell named traveling passenger agent for Cotton Belt. Railroads announce multiple appointments, consolidations, and capital projects, with weekly earnings up and system-wide labor and equipment changes underway.
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F. A. Alfred
Pere Marquette
James Pell
Baltimore and Ohio
Pullman Company
New York Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. H. Winter
Chicago
Northwestern
L. W. Botts
Loulaville
Henderson
St. Louid
H. V. Sanders
F .W. G. Rose
Bi Louis
H. KK. Mudd
Charles A. King
Alton
T. M. Schumacher
Oregon Short Line
United Fruit Company
Lake Shore
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Dispatch
Kansas City
M. McMurtrie
Wyn B. Morris
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Pittsburg
C. H E. Swindell
Texarkana
Fort Smith
Vandalia
California
New York
Boston
Southern Railway
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Robert Blickensderfer
Wabash-Finsburg
Wheeling
M. W. McGuire
Queen and Crescent
Norfolk and Southern
Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
J. S. Harahan
Ilinois Central
Mississippi Valley
Northwest
Chicago and Northwestern
W. E. Davis
Grand Trunk
Trunk Line Committee
James Young
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Great Northern
Northern Steamship Company
Texas Raiilroad Commission
Texas Railways
Georgia Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Augusta
Savannah
Riverside
Baltimore
Howard Brady & Son
United States
Cincinnati
Richards Hag
Michigan Central
Canada Southern
Detroit River
Detroit
Windsor
Ontario
Troffic
Rock Island
Gov Glenn to Invite President for North Carolina Visit
Gov Glenn will go to Washington next Monday to officially invite President Roosevelt to visit North Carolina and the state fair at Raleigh. President Ashley Horne of the State Fair Association will accompany the governor as per a telegram from the President. Norfolk plans a welcome for a Mayflower return from New Orleans on Wearapeon Roads.
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Washington
Raleigh
N. C
Glenn
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Ashley Horne
State Fair Association
Norfolk
Wearapeon Roads
New Orleans
Russian Character Study Draws Savages and Souls
Critics praise the work as a stark, realist portrayal of both soldiers and civilians. The piece highlights brutal depictions of the White Czar era and Turkish foes, with strong contrasts between moral failings and destinies. The writer’s ability to render genuine souls amid harsh social critique is noted.
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Zola
Portland Oregonian
Charleston News and Courier
Bids Opened For Senate Office Building Stone Work
Ahead of a Senate Office Building commission meeting, 46 bids were opened by Capitol superintendent Hilliott Woods. Seven granite, nine marble, five limestone front bids, with others for combinations. Notable bids include Booth Brothers and Hurricane Isle Company for granite at 1,010,000. Vermont Marble Company for marble at 1,048,000. William Bradley & Son for limestone. The commission of Senators Custom, Guallinger, and Teller will select the material.
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United States Senate Office Building Commission
William Bradley& Gon
New York
President names postmasters for numerous offices yesterday
The President announced appointments for many postmasters across several states including Alabama Connecticut Iowa Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri North Georgia North Dakota Oregon Texas Washington Wisconsin and others Marvin J. Phipps was named fourth class postmaster at Shosi Virginia. A railroad drawbridge denial blocks Southern Pacific’s plan at Carquines Strait with a pier bridge as only feasible option and a 60 foot clearance.
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Alabama
Cullman
William A. Heck
Connecticut
Ivoryton
George B. French
Sharon
Willam Baker
Kindy
Warren
Walter’ Stickney
Alana
Notre Dame
Joh A. Zahm
Iowa
Charter Oak
L'A
Michigan
Stockbridge
J. G. Hines
Minnesota
Biwabli
Ivan R. Gillpatrick
Missouri
de Soto
Theodore Walther
Hele
Clyde M. Hudson
North
Harvey S. Buck
Texas
Bartlett
Jefferson D. Bell
Washington
South Bend
Frank L. Turner
Wisconsin
Blair
Ida BE. Gilbert
Weyauwega
Hans
Olgon
Marvin J. Phipps Wea
Shosi
Daft Tas
Chiefs of Engineers
Southern Pacifc Railroad
Carquines Straitz
San Francisco
Sacramento
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Thomas
Stranger Than Fiction
Wilson Plave
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Connecticut Avenue
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France
War Department
W. B. Moses & Sons
F Street
Palais Royal
Gordon Keith
Via Crucia
Mr. Isaacs
Soldiers of Fortune
Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
Dorothy Vernon
Tristam
Blent
the Sowers
Graystark
David Harum
Blennerhassett
Hearts Courageous
Alice
Theron ‘Ware
Lion's Head
Mississippi
Columbia
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Dracula
Miss Peificoats
Anne
Suracinesca
Cecilia
Janice Meredith
Quisanne
Wollville
Wolfville
Castle Crane Brewster
Uncle Terry
Fis
Monsieur Beaucaire
Artie
A.lisner
Old Colony Co
H St
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News OF the Railroads
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Norfolk Committee
NEW Publications
Detroit Free Press
Buffalo Courier
the Neale Publishing. Co
Fifth Ave
23D Street
Eleventh Street
N. W
Charles C. Lancaster
Herbert E. Dinich
Porto Rico
Lancaster & Smith
Law
G Street
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
L. Scharf
Horri Hers
St. Nw
Otto Torney Simon
Building Commission
Dr. King
Lafayette ‘Opera House
Frank Howe, Jr
Nellie Beaumont
Henry V. Donnelly
Bia
Nees Wen Day
Sven
Bante
Rer Battet
Opie
Hagerstown
AI Claswea
B& 0
National Theater
Toad Joreow
Weber’ S
All Star Co
Charles Frohman
Crane
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Chase
Clay Clement
Heanche Sloan
Jumes Walthour
Three Carrolls
Gyystes
Zanciga
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Lew Sally
Flye Phoscafia
Academy
Woods
Barney Gilmore
Kernen
Empire Burlesquers
Suzanne Corlune
Beesle Taylor
Fay O'Dell
Esquimaux Ballet
Dianas
Cherry Blossoms
Ements
Mth Patan
JSA
Porday
Enrl Gresssett
Minnie Seligman & Bramwell
Joan Luther Long
Edward Childs Carpenten
Sma Ts
Arles Dillingham
Fritzi Scheff
Mlle
Victor Herbert
Henry Blossom
Baseball Today
Nationals
American League Park
Florida Ave
Safa
U. S. Treasury
14Th St
Pu. Ave
New Wit
Fulton
Ninth Street N
Nieto
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