Roosevelt on railways and federal supervision
President Roosevelt in Indianapolis argues for strong federal power over interstate railways and future stock and bond issuance to curb overcapitalization and protect investors. He supports publicity and expert valuation by the Interstate Commerce Commission, while opposing unnecessary restrictions to growth and warning against corruption and blackmail. The Morning Post questions his sincerity and potential impact on American finance.
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Roosevelt
Aing
Lindianapolis
United States
Congress
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Commission
Morning Post
England
Homebush Stock Sale Yields Large Sheep Cattle Trade
At Homebush last Thursday 62 000 sheep and lambs and 782 cattle were offered with quotations posted. Merino wethers sold 13s 6d to 21s 6d, prime ewes 4l to 17s, crossbreds 12s to 21s, lambs 14s to 18s, prime bullocks £10 10s to £13 10s, heavy bulls £13 10s to £13 16s, cows £7 10s to £8 10s. Prices varied by grade from extra prime to medium across both sheep and cattle.
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Homebush
Pious Guilprit at Wellington Court Delayed by Self Righteousness
An elderly man faces Wellington Police Court accused of assault and scalding water. He adopts a sanctimonious air, denies wrongdoing, and pleads witnesses, while witnesses corroborate the alleged insults. The bench ultimately consigns him to imprisonment, with local satire on clergy and Rome amid testimonies and comic asides.
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Wellington
Hin
Peoce
Ponto schoolmaster leads rural education initiative
Mr Dennison, long serving Ponto schoolmaster, organizes land use with oat growing fence and two rows of barbed wire. Girls manage a flower garden while boys grow cereals for resale. a 50 book library serves both children and residents. Miss Read teaches 20 pupils at Arthurville. garden projects and rabbit damage noted. author praises local farmers and the Times coverage.
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Dennison
Ponto
Mra Dennison
Calcutta
Arthurville
Wellington
Miss Read
Buney
Times
Final Sydney Truth column mocks Orange address
Spruiker Stephen critiques Rev P J Ste as he reflects on an Orange address. He notes the Dillberries’ antics amuse locals but now fall flat, with Wellington losing commerce and Newcastle and other towns lacking stars. The piece cites inflammatory remarks by the local paper and questions the Tors man’s sensibility.
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Sydney
P. J. Ste
Welington
Newcastle
Collewobble
Rome
Wellington
Dill
Bill Got & Wip
Derry
Sieviber
Stephen
Tors
Wheat Fallowing Advised For 1908 Planting Season
Wheat experimentalist G L Sutton urges farmers to plough and fallow now as best time for next season. Weather this winter allows thorough preparation, reduces per acre costs, and builds a good seed bed with mulch and disc harrow. Benefits include preserved soil moisture but warns fallowing can burn organic matter if overused.
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G. L. Sutton
Agricultural Gazette
Mayor Eugene Schmitz Convicted in San Francisco Corruption Case
A New York dispatch reports Eugene Schmitz, San Francisco’s mayor, convicted by a jury of extorting money from French restaurant keepers. Expected sentence is five years. The case ties to Boss Ruef who testified he shared £1000 yearly boodle from licenses. Police commissioners, appointed by Schmitz, admitted complicity under his direction.
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New York
Eugene Schmitz
San Francisco
Ruef
Schmitz
Police Commission
Kmitz
California
San Francisco Struggles with Bribe Scandal and Leadership
The mayor may stay in office on appeal while in jail, as Judge Dunn denies bail. Acting mayor Gallagher, a confessed bribe-taker, could run city business amid multiple indictments. The vast corruption case widens to Patrick Calhoun and other business leaders facing bribery charges. Bail totals reach millions as Schmitz and supervisors resist removal, yet District Attorney steers city governance. The paper notes an improbable turn: city government appears more honest now than in sixteen years.
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Dunn
Gallagher
Hinesty
Schmitz
San Francisco
Ruef
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Eugene de Sabla
John Martin
G H Mbsen
B. E. Gren
W. I Brobeck
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Homebush Stock Sales
Parson
Stoud
Sonny Stephen
Roman Catholica
Clontarf
John Norton
P. J. Stephen
District News
Spruiker Stephen
Calhoun
Jet Sone Henry
Wallstreet
Spreckels
Rudolph Spreckels
United Railroads Ao
A.B.C
Fish and Oyster Saloon
Frederick Richards
Leh Street
Grand Hotel
H. C. Mason
Renaway
Co-Operative Stores
IOR
Mackintoshes
Wests
Braves
Afl
The
Mantle Department
Queensland
Yancy
Hjdaly
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