Prediction of railroad rate reform plans grows in Congress
A Washington correspondence outlines strengthened Interstate Commerce Commission powers, possible slight rise in circuit judges, and no new courts. It predicts prompt appeals to courts, shifted burden of appeals to railroads, and tighter control on rail carriers, aiming to curb unjust charges and enforce commission decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Arthur J Dodge
Washington
Milwau-kkee Bentine
St Paul Pioneer Press
Ecoming Congress
Tts Interstate Commerce Commission
Romsevelt
Legisla
Cpl 1
Congress
Senate Committee On ‘Interstate Commerce
Inter
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eleas
Compromise Proposal Pleases Commerce Committees
The Interstate Commerce Commission backs a compromise plan claiming it avoids new complications and constitutional questions. It argues the proposal poses no issue about the commission’s power to set rates and would be the sole compromise favored by Commerce Committee members in both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trestoot Roussvelt
Ryes
Jtugsete
Onis Wits
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce Committees
Houses of
Congress
Pennsylvania Officials Meet Treasury Over Oleomargarine Probe
Dr B H Warren Pennsylvania dairy and food commissioner and State Senator McCarroll held talks with Acting Secretary Darling at the Treasury on prosecuting alleged oleomargarine sales in Pennsylvania. The discussions followed Navy Yard League Island supply and included Agriculture Department officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Treasury Department
B H. Warren
McCarroll
Darling
Allege Seilera
Navy Yard
League Island
Navy Department
Warren
McCarre
Agricultural Department
Sealing Pirate Arrested After May Search Ends
Captain Alexander McLean was arrested in Victoria BC under an indictment for conspiring to outfit the sealing schooner Carmencita in violation of sealing laws. The vessel, later renamed Acapulco, sailed with an English crew under no proper flag, relying on Norweg ian and Mexican registrations and evading the three mile limit. Evidence gathered by the Secret Service links the ship to raids on Copper Islands and a clash with the Russian Ferrol, with Mexican registry repudiated and Norwegian flag flown at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander McLean
Victoria
British Columbia
Pacific
State Department
Acapulco
Kidd
McLean
San Francisco
Calfornia
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Wilkie
California
High Seas
Sheerwater
St. Paul Island
Carmeniita
Copper Islands
Seattle
Wash
Red Hat Fight Triggers Hat Color Change for Customs Appraisers
Customs appraisers at the Port of New York protested red hats intended for quick identification. After initial suspension due to heat, the policy shifted to gray fedoras under Assistant Secretary Reynolds. The move aims to maintain visibility while avoiding the confrontational symbolism of red headgear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of New York
Reynolds
Treasury Department
Whitehead
Washington
Shaw
Heynolds
Broderick Released on Bail After Abduction Case
James Broderick, recently indicted for abducting his two children, arrived here from Pittsburg in custody of a deputy marshal. He was released on $500 bail by Chief Justice Clabaugh, with Attorneys Joseph R. Fugue and Wilson and Barksdale handling representation. The children were returned to their mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Broderick
Pittsburg
Westeraay
Clabaugh
Broderick
Joseph R. Fugue
Wilson and
Barksdale
Truth Tellers at Columbia Theater Next Week
The Truth Tellers by Fiet G Berger at the Columbia Theater opens next week. Seats are on sale now for the anticipated show of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiet G Berger
Columbia Theater
Young Men’s Christian Association growth planned
Albert M Chesley elected secretary of the boys department outlines a busy program including Saturday outings, group Bible study under trees, and a two week summer camp on the Potomac River. The article details Silver Bay conference visits, notable speakers, and plans to move the boys into a larger building with expanded facilities and membership for up to a thousand boys, with careful admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G Street
Chesley
Young Men's Christian Association
Albert M. Chesley
Chevy Chase Lake
Camp Good Will
Washington
Baltimore
Potomac River
Cumberland
Great
Jim
Silver Bay
Lake George
Young Men’s Christian Associations
Fort Ticonderoga
Black Mountain
Paradise Bay
Edmund W. Booth
New York City
Fred B. Smith
George W Hinckley
Good Will Farm
George J Fisher
Physical Department
Fred E. Taylor
New York
Albany
Newark City
A. M Chesley
Boys’ Department
James E. West
John Boleman
Chase Taylor
David Cowell
Allison Miller
Lloyd Moyer
Fred Legge
Wilson Silsby
Judgeship for Police Court Draws Many Candidates
A lively field of candidates for the Police Court judgeship grows as President Roosevelt weighs in with a decision pending. Names include Judge Samuel C. Mills Judge Lewis I ONeal Justice Robert H Terrell and James L Pugh among others with potential dark horses. A rumor places A R Mulloway as unlikely candidate but possible. A list of other contenders appears, while Charles S Bundy denies candidacy. In a separate note Richmond Indiana reports the Portland Carnegie Library closing for lack of funds and possible recall of the Carnegie gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
A. Leftwich Sinclair
Anson B. Taylor
United States
Francis Carroll Mattingly
Samuel C. Mills
Lewis I. O'Neal
Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Terrell
James L. Pugh
Charles S. Bundy
Justice Webb
Justice Mills
A. R. Mulloway
Dark Horse
Emanuel Hewlett
Sidney Webb
Edward van Dyke
Wills B. Riley
Oscar N. Nauck
Col
Albert Sillers
Charles S. Carr
Lorenzo Bailey
Ju. A. Dent
Boys work leader takes Washington post
After leading physical activities for Southbridge Massachusetts and Orange New Jersey associations, he became boys secretary for the Washington Association last spring. His wife is active in Sunday schools and boys clubs. They will reside at 3012 Q street northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Chesley
M.C. A
Lynn, Mass
Springfield
Southbridge
Mass
Orange, N. J
Washington Association
Q Street
Tobacco Examiners Shifted Across Ports
The Treasury Department temporarily transfers tobacco examiners among ports to refresh ideas and methods. New York and New Orleans examiners swap places, Chicago goes to Tampa, and Boston to Key West. Boston tobacco to Tampa. Key West examiner to Philadelphia. Philadelphia examiner to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Shaw
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Tampa
Boston
Key West
Philadelphia
Verdict Against Albers Sparks Diplomatic Inquiry
The Nicaraguan court at Ocotal has convicted William B. Albers American resident agent at Jalapa for resisting legal process and insulting President Zelaya. Sentence not set. Albers speaks with the American Legation at Managua and has counsel. A diplomatic inquiry will probe the entry of officials onto his premises to test his claim of unwarranted intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Ocotal
Segovia
Willam
Albers
Jalapa
Port Simon Company
Zelaya
Managua
Lee
Panama
Merry
Train Stalled in Tunnel Near Miss for Passengers
Passengers on Grand Trunk No from New York to Chicago faced a near suffocation in the St Clair River tunnel as the locomotive baggage car coupler failed and the emergency brake activated. The train halted for about thirty minutes while air grew thicker, with crew reassuring riders there was no danger. It was the first time a through train was stalled in that tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Grand Trunk
New York
Chicago
St. Clar River
Big Bore
Pas- Honea
Springfield man Kills Self in family home
In Springfield Ohio a 61 year old bachelor, prominent in Green County politics and one of its oldest families, shot himself after breakfast. Ill health is given as the cause. The incident occurred as News for Mays called down to the table, a gunshot was heard from the room above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Mays
Green County
Washington premier of The Truth Tellers at Columbia Theater
Fred G. Berger presents Martha Morton's The Truth Tellers at Columbia Theater next Monday. Miss Maude Fealy leads a strong cast in a revised scenic production set in London society with Ernestine and four children. Also billed are The Wizard of Oz at New National, Nancy Brown at Lafayette, and a vaudeville program featuring May Vokes and a Grand Opera quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G. Berger
Martha Morton
Columbia Theater
Washington
Mr Merger
Lafayette
Beltona
Hea
London
Lord Fauntleroy
Berger
Miss Fealy
Orme Caldara
Sheldon Lewis
Alfred Hudson
Robert Rogers
G2n Denton
Palmer Collins
Frank McDonald
Louise McIntosh
Esther Lyon
Blanche Moulten
Frances Nordstrom
Columbia
New National
Fairyland
Kansas
Land of Oz
Chase’s
Misa May Vokes
Neil O'Brien
Dockstadar Minstrels
Lady and Gentlemen
Nat Clifford
Alle
Alfonso Silvano
Taylor Twin Sisters
Keep Commission Probes Departmental Responsibility Charts
Officials struggle with Keep Commission inquiries as they draft extensive reports. War Department uses a genealogical tree style chart of authority while Navy employs a globe like circle map showing bureaus and communication paths. The effort aims to reveal official responsibility amid cautious departmental reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Keep Commission
Roosevelt
Uptown
Keep
Navy Department
Congress
Miss Lazme vuuusen Weds Sylvester King in Leavenworth
At the bride's mother's home 450 Franklin Street Northwest Rev 8 P W Drew of Cosmopolitan Baptist Church officiated. The bride wore white organdie and attendants wore white, pink, and blue. Miss Maude Duvall played the wedding march as roses and autumn leaves adorned the rooms. Ira N Terrill an Oklahoma convict serving time in the Kansas penitentiary was declared insane and to be sent back to the Territory after his capital punishment law was declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazme Vuuusen
Sylvester King
Bettie Johnson
Franklin Street Northwest
P. W. Drew
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
Mixses Dorsey
Johnson
Dodson
Maude Duvall
Leavenworth, Kans
Ira N.terrill
Oklahoma
Kansas Penitentiary
Terrill
Judge to Decide Taggart Divorce Case Saturday
Wooster Ohio September 20 Judge Eason will decide the Taggart divorce case on Saturday September 23 The judge has not officially announced the date but attorneys for Capt and Mrs Taggart were informed today that the verdict will be ready on Saturday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taggart
Wooster
Ohio
Eason
Capt
Barkeeper Sues for Five Thousand in Slander Case
Frederick Vogelsang a barkeeper sues Thomas F. America for slander asking $5,000 for alleged injury to his character. Attorneys Campbell Carrington and Irving Williamson represent Vogelsang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Vogelsang
Thomas F. America
Campbell Carrington
Irving Wiliamson
Cassatt Not To Resign From Pennsylvania Railroad
A Philadelphia official states Mr. Cassatt is in good health and stronger than ever. He remains deeply involved in ongoing improvement projects and aims to see them completed. Shareholders can expect continued leadership and decades of experience, with no foundation for early retirement rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Pasyroad Company
Salvation Army Harvest Festival Plans for Several Days
The Washington Salvation Army plans its annual harvest festival September 23 to 26 at the Pennsylvania Avenue hall. Activities include a Sunday song service, a Monday children’s musicale with 10 cent admission, a Tuesday goods sale auctioneered by Adjt. Gale, and a Wednesday meeting by May and Mrs. Simonson to read returns from every soldier. Donations of fruits, vegetables, canned goods, clothing, and more are requested to aid the army and Women’s Rescue Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Salvation Army
Pennsylvania Avenue
Adjt
Gale
May
Relief as Neckar takes Bremen passengers to Halifax
Neckar leaves Baltimore for Halifax to pick up Bremen passengers after the Bremen’s shaft broke and it was towed there. Neckar will proceed to Bremen with the travelers, delaying arrival by over two days. Also notes incorporations, a Phoenix Club party, a broken arm at Union Station, a Marietta editor's suicide, and a Niagara Falls excursion train from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neckar
Baltimore
Locust Point
Halifax
Bremen
Tfalifax
Yancey Austin
Maryland Avenue
Union Station
Ban on Sure Tip Man and Fraud Orders Issued
Post office inspectors report on questionable schemes including sure-thing tips for horse racing and copying letter schemes. George W. Eddy of Chicago was debarred from the mails for selling unfounded race tips as those around him claimed celebrity patrons. Fraud orders targeted multiple medical and supply firms for pen schemes, information on winners, and gold finding instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post-office
George W. Eddy
Temple Court
Chicago
Eddy
Vanderbilts
Belmonts
Keenes
Wallace
French Remedy Company
Gordon
Revere
J. Henry King
Dr. Davis
Butz
Mrae Wilson
Garmo Company
Rober
Rogers
Good
Philadelphia
8S. Regan
Atlantic City
Ideal Supply Company
St Louis
Robert Lee
East Madison Street
Eureka Supply Company
Albion
Mich
A. J. King
Tyler
Tex
Lee
Letonia
Hureka
Rena Brownell
C. O Brownell
Alban Specialty Company
Michigan
Agast
Concert at Marine Barracks by United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band under Lieut William Santelmann gives a concert at 450 o clock this afternoon at the Marine Barracks. Program includes Sousa Overture Poetava Peasant Donizetti arias and Wagner The Star Spangled Banner with Santelmannan Sextet and musicians Liewelsn Stone Brearton Giovannini McIntire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Barracks
United States Marine Band
William Santelmann
Marth
Se Sousa
Supps
Promotions in Indian Service Elevate School Administrators
Charles M. Ziebach of Fort Belknap Indian School and John M. Commons of Carson Indian School are promoted to superintendents. Ziebach will lead Kickapoo Indian Training School in Horton Kansas and Commons will oversee the Indian School in Omaha Nebraska. E. S. Kidney, a Rosebud Area teacher, is appointed superintendent and assigned to Klamath Agency Indian School in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Ziebach
Fort Belknap
Mont
John M. Commons
Carson (New ) School
Ziebach
Horton
Kans
Omaha
Nebr
E. S. Kidney
Roseoud Reservation
Klamath
Ureg
Postmasters Appointed In Several States Yesterday
The fourth class postmasters appointed yesterday include Harriette H Hinman for Coos New Hampshire Lemuel Bovey for Clayhill Pennsylvania Somerset Vermont, and Mrs Nellie Goddard Elk Garden Virginia Bert C Taylor also named. Diminished vitality noted as loss of appetite strength and endurance with assertion Good s Sarsaparilla is the greatest vitalizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Coos
Harriette H Hinman
Pennsylvania
Clayhill
Lemuel
Bovey
Vermont
Somerset
Nellie Goddard
Virginia
Elk Garden
Bert C Taylor
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NAVY
Carmencita
RED Hat
Y.M.C. A
Boys' Department
Carnegie Library
Richmond
Ind
Portland
Carnegie
John B. Sleman, Jr
Nicaragua
President Zelaya
Ovne
Lafayette Theater
Nancy! Brown
Bijou Theater
Mies Marr Marble
Nancy Brown
Dallyhoo
Charles E Blaney
Howard Hall
Academy
Gotham National Bank
Robert Rose
Alice
Eddie
Aline
Alice Morrison
Howard Hella
New York, Jr
Beck
Lyceum
MR. Keep
Dockery
Representative Dockery
Representative Dingley
Commission
Adoo
Salvation Army Festival
Tutulla
C. B. Tt. Moore
Tutuila
Globe Life Insurance Association Capital
John J Tunatell
William Elmer Na
Phoenix Club
Phoenix Pleasure Chub
Thase
Billy Link
Marietta
George M. Cook
Muskingum River
Niagara Falls
B. M. Newbold
Clocker Eddy
Massachusetts Avenue
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