Railway Men Besiege Taft Over Interstate Commerce Plans
Washington scene as six railroad presidents pressed President Taft on proposed interstate commerce measures. They won concessions, leading to a split in the president’s message on corporations and rail issues. Notable points included limits on stock ownership across lines, financing restrictions, through-rate disclosures, and a new commerce court. The administration signaled willingness to modify while preserving core aims.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Taft
Congress
W. C. Browm
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hie
Ohe
Union Pacific
Ogden Mills Dies Noted Financier at 84
Darius Ogden Mills longtime philanthropist and financier died at his winter home near San Francisco of heart disease aged eighty four. He was father to Mrs. Whitelaw Reid wife of the ambassador to Great Britain and a director in several corporations. His death followed a period of better health and left Mrs. Reid at his bedside while his son Ogden Mills and his wife were en route to New York.
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San Francisco
Darius Ogen Mills
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Here
Mills
Reid
Ogden Mills
New York
London
Armbassaqjor Reid
United States
La Porte City Pioneer Dead
La Porte City Iowa January 3 special At 2 30 yesterday afternoon death came to Mrs George Banger Sr her illness the result of a paralytic stroke which affected her last Wednesday She became unconscious and remained so until the end She was a resident of this city for BB years and was 81 years old Among the surviving relatives are two sons B A Chaplin in the government service at Washington and George Banger Jr postmaster here A sister lives at Fairbury Nebraska
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LaPorte City
George Banger
B. A. Chaplin
Washington
George Banger Jr
Fairbury
Neb
William Eppling
Avigust Eppling
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Billix
August
Louis
Emile
Lizzit
Melinda
F. J. Koepke
Eppling
Theodore Wolfram
Fairview Cemetery
Ireland Defends Leopold in Congo in Archbishop Statement
St Paul Minn Jan 4 Archbishop John Ireland issued a statement defending King Leopold and the Belgian administration in the Congo. He blamed Great Britain for circulating reports of inhumanity and urged support for Belgian rule there.
Woman starts fire with oil. two sisters injured or dead
Joliet Jan 4. Mrs Joseph Bruno died after starting a fire with kerosene at South Wilmington yesterday. Her sister in law Mrs James Girot was probably fatally injured in the blaze.
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Joliet, ML
Joseph Bruno
James Girot
South Wilmington
War Party Reaches Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo January 4 The U S dispatch boat Mayflower arrived this morning carrying Secretary of War Dickinson Brigadier General Edwards and party The political situation here is quiet and orderly after their arrival in port from Porto Rico
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U. S
Mayflower
Dickinson
Edwards
Part ¥ Y
Porto Rico
Cedar Falls Man Honored by State Education Office
Cedar Falls Jan 4 Special Prof D O Wilson of the local high school faculty is named as an assistant in the office of State Superintendent Riggs. He has asked the school board to release him from his contract to begin duties as early as possible.
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Cedar Falls
D .O. Wilson
Riggs
Constable Attacked in Clinton Arrest Incident
Constable M. J. Bowers was attacked and badly injured today while attempting to arrest Paul Argan an Austrian for assault and battery in Clinton Japan. The incident highlights ongoing law and order challenges in the region as authorities pursue charges.
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Clinton
Japan
Evening Press
M. J. Bowers
Paul Argan
Rev P Gredow Dies at Waverly in 71st Year
German Lutheran minister Rev P Bredow long associated with Bremer county and twice a Courier correspondent dies at 71 after long illness. He led German Evangelical work in Maxfield and Du buque, with numerous Western church postings and a large family including son Rev J Bredow and daughter Mrs Niedorf in Charles City. Funeral in Waverly Thursday.
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Bremer County
Evening Courier
Tota
Charles City
Bredow
W. I. Niedorf
Waverly
Germany
United States
Maxfield
Mr. Bredow
Mary Neary
America
Middle West
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dubuque
Bennington Township
Sebald
Clayton County
Emily Grossman
Rev. J. Bredow
Sumner
Lutius Bredow
Oshkosh
Wis
Sigmund Bredow
Clinton
Africa Overrun by Wild Animals Says Jowau
Washington dispatch describes Jowau claiming Africa is packed with big game from Uganda to Lake Victoria. Col. Sewall, explorer and landowner, predicts rich hunting near Nairobi and diverse business prospects across British East Africa and the Uganda region.
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Wash
Roosevelt
Britsh East Africa
Uganda
W. G. Sewall
Hunter
Harvard
British East Africa
Washington
Oregon
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Col. Roosevelt
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Boston
London
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Lake Rudolph
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New Brunswick
California
Alaska
British Columbia
India
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Ceylon
Hey
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Sewall
Rumacuti
Mombasa
Africa
Dion
Waterloo electors approve bond sale for water works plan
In a special election, Waterloo voters authorized the city to buy the water works plant and extend it. Six propositions passed by majorities from 436 to 564, including bonds totaling 525 000 dollars for purchase and extensions. Women cast 156 ballots. men 1 214, with varied supports and oppositions by ward. The result signals continued party discipline and local political shifts.
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Waterloo
OPTION MAKES TOWN MODEL Hillsdale Justice Resigns
Hillsdale Michigan January 4 Justice of the Peace Frisbie resigns citing local option making the city so orderly there is nothing for a peace officer to do. He telgraphishly states the resignation take effect March 1 1910 noting prohibition has eliminated drunks vagrants and disorderly conduct and leaves no profitable work for the office.
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Hillsdale
Mich
Frisbie
City of
John IL
Democrats Scramble For Issue At Missouri Dinner
Kansas City January event gathers several hundred Democrats from seventy five counties to outline issues for the upcoming state campaign. National figures invited include E. Mack Champ Clark Charles Rainey Volk Stone and Frantis with attendance expected.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Ee E. Mack
Buffalo
National Demoratic Committee
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Charles Rainey
Illinois
Josep W. Volk
William J. Stone
David R. Frantis
Spies Gather Evidence In Davenport Court Case
In Davenport on January 4 the Evening Press reports a fight between the Niquor force and the civic federation in district court. Twelve saloons and assignation houses face injunction proceedings. Two Muscatine spies were used to collect evidence.
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Davenport. Ja
Niquor Force
Civic Federation
Muscatine
Butter tub factory at state reformatory closes for repairs
Anamosa Iowa January 4 The Evening Press reports the reformatory butter tub factory is shut for several weeks to undergo extensive repairs and install new machinery. When it reopens more convicts will be employed and a large portion of the prisoners will be idle during the pause.
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Anamosa
Evening Press
State Reformatory
Stock Market Unsettled in New York Bid-Ask Fluctuations
New York on January 4 faced an unsettled stock market as call loan rates oscillated. Early highs reached 9 percent, slipped to 1 2 and then recovered to 9 while demands were met after the opening. Late figures showed loans at 8, signaling continued instability in the money market.
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New York
Fire damages Sinclair Memorial church in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids I a Jan 4 The Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian church was damaged by fire last night confined mainly to the basement. The loss totaling about 2000 is covered by insurance.
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Cedar. Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Evening Press
Sinclair Memorial , Presbyterian Church
H Insurance
Boarding house fire kills four in Fort William
Four persons burned to death when a boarding house in Fort William Ontario burned today. Five others were injured by forced jumps from windows. The blaze occurred on January 4 and left a tragic toll as responders battled the flames and tried to rescue residents.
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Fort William
Ont
Real estate transfers list shows Waterloo parcels sold
Daniel Wessling transfers land to D R Wessling in 13-89-14 for 2000 dollars. Cascaden Még Co sells to Elizabeth Ballou a West Waterloo lot for 1. Ballou to W A Bryant Jr a West Waterloo lot for 1. Lansing to William Galloway Co a West Waterloo lot for 1. Wangler et al to Nora Talty a lot in East Waterloo for 1. Hawkeye Inv Co to Nora Talty a lot in East Waterloo for 1. Kiefer to Louise Pfeiffer a lot in East Waterloo for 1. Samuel J Hall to J T Moyer et al a lot in East Waterloo for 3200.
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Daniel Wessling
D. R. Wessling
Cascaden Még. Co
Elizabeth Ballou
West Waterloo
W.A. Bryant, Jr
Corelda Lansing
William Galloway Co
Waterloo
Hawkeye Inv. Co
Nora Tualty
Philip J. Kiefer
Louise P. Kleffey
East Waterloo
Samuel J. Hall
J. T. Moyer
4 Big Difference What’s his name mule and uncle dialogue
A fragment from Houatan Pnat presents a quip about naming a mule with a humorous exchange. The text questions what one calls the animal and who names it, implying a rural vernacular joke. The source provides minimal context and lacks clear event details.
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Boas
Houatan Pnat
Insurg Patronage Turned Down Rumor Circulates
In Weatington January 4 a circulated story among insurgent members of the house claimed the administration would reject patronage and oppose a favored project. The rumor spread as political maneuvering intensified ahead of key votes.
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Weatington
Republical
Minister Schell Resists Revealing Lamphere Confession
Chicago January fourth Rev Hawin A Schell president of Town Wasleyan university refuses to reveal the Lamphere confession, preserving clergyman trust amid public pressure over the Gunness murder farm at Laporte Indiana. Schell says Lamphere told him details while jailed, near confession he tried to obtain for the county attorney with judge Withrow and church officials consulted.
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Hawin A. Schell
Town Wasleyan University
Ray A Phere
Gunness
Belie Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Schell
Chicago Gets 3rd Robber in 1910
An unidentified man believed to be the accomplice of Otto Olson in the Norwood Park post office robbery attempt was shot and killed by police in Chicago after trying to flee a house surrounded by officers. This marks the third alleged robber killed by police since January 12.
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Chicago
Otto Olson
Norwood Park
Inquiry Leaders Chosen for Ballinger-Pinchot Probe
Washington Jan 4 The joint senate and house committee to investigate the Ballinger Pinchot forestry controversy is nearly set with Republicans Nelson Root Sutherland Flint Dalzell McCall Stevens Martin and Aldrich allies dominant and Democrats Paynter Clark Hughes Moon Howard and Sherley or Moon. Aldrich aides help craft a lineup that avoids broad criticism while Pinchot says he was not consulted and Standpatters largely control the panel with insurgents Nelson and Stevens as notable exceptions.
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Washington, D.C
Persormel
Joint Committee
The
Senate
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Hithy Root
New York
George Sutherland
Utah
Frank P. Flint
California
Thomas H. Paynter
Kentucky
James P. Clark
Arkansas
Charles J. Hughes
Colorado
Swagar Sherley
John A. Moon
Tennessee
William H. Howard
Georgia
Flint
Southern Pacific
Interior Department
Congress
Houses
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Cannon
Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
Nelson
Stevens
Root
Sutherland
McCall
Dalzell
House
Republican
Pluchot
Thamselver
Paynter
Clarke
Hughes
Martin
Contracting Freight Agent Promoted at Illinois Central Waterloo
H. J. Cardy, longtime assistant freight agent and Waterloo resident, is promoted to contracting freight agent, a new position created by Illinois Central. He will operate under commercial agent H. G. Powell of Dubuque. Cardy, known as Bert, has many friends and is praised for his service. This marks the first Waterloo road to establish contracting freight agent offices.
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Felates
Congo
Ting
Belgium
Waterloo
Ilinois Central
H. J. Cardy
H. G. Powell
Dubuque
Cardy
Bert
Central
House Blames Payne Bill For Price Advances
Washington reports House members blame the Payne tariff bill for rising living costs. A concurrent resolution calls a joint committee to investigate price increases over the past year and 13 years, arguing tariffs and trusts drive up food, clothing, and shelter costs beyond wage gains.
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Payne Bill
Washington
D.C
Hall
Ténnegsnc
Payne
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