Trade balance claim in Standard Oil case sparks foreign trade figures
New York November 1906 testimony in the government suit to dissolve Standard Oil shows John D Archbold stating that 63 percent of illuminating oil refined in 1906 was sold abroad. He described extensive foreign reach and cited competition from 400 companies while detailing trust structures and subsidiary holdings.
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New York
Standard
John D. Archbold
Archbold
United States
Far East
Standard Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company
John D Archbold
Keith
Chester
Standard of Company of Ohio
Waters-Pierce Company
Waters-Pierce CU
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Companies of
New Jersey
Standard Companies
Standard Ofl Company
Lise
The
Standard O Trust
Solar Refining Company
Kansas
Indiana
Standard Oil Chief Describes Foreign Market Struggles
Mr Archbold explains refining oil abroad faces stiff competition from Dutch Indies interests and notes the company sold abroad and 87 percent at home. He credits the state department for aid and says Standard reaches nearly every part of the world with its products. An adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
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Archbold
Dutch Indies
Orient
State Department
Mr. Archbold
Developments Slow in Steinheil Murder Case
Paris reports few advances in the Steinheil murder inquiry as examiner M. Andre questions minor witnesses. Madame Steinheil’s long examination is set for tomorrow and Wednesday. Precautions rise for potential demonstrations while counsel M. Aubin withdraws to hand case to a special assize advocate.
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Paris
Steinheil
M. Andre
Madame Steinheil
Uplift Commission At Work In California
In Sacramento on November 30 a large rural audience attended meetings of Roosevelt’s commission on country life. Members included Dr. H L Bailey Henry Wallace W A Beard and Dr C E Stiles. They explored why farm life feels distasteful to farmers and urban workers citing long hours poor schools social gaps lack of help and low product prices as key factors.
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Sacramento
Commission On Country Life
Roosevelt
H. L. Bailey
Board of Agriculture
New York
Henry Wallace
Iowa
W. A. Beard
C. E. Stiles
Brooklyn Banker on Trial for Large Larceny Case
The defense of John G. Jenkins Jr. focused on seven witnesses testifying to his good character in Brooklyn. Lawyers expect closing arguments and a jury verdict by tomorrow in the larceny case involving $50,000 of Jenkins Trust Company funds.
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Brooklyn Banker
New York
John G. Jenkins, Jr
Brooklyn
Jenkins Trust Company
Maddened husband kills wife then dies in Pittsburg incident
Morning Journal reports James Hackett of Morningside Avenue East End fatally injures his wife Annie thirty and slays his seven year old son James before turning the hatchet on himself in a frenzied family murder suicide on November thirty in Pittsburg.
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Pitteburg
Squar
James Hackett
Morningside Avenue
East End
Hackett
James
Annie
German ex-officer kills self in California home
Hane Kallosen, a former German lieutenant and heir to a wealthy family, shot himself in his Calistoga home after being laid off from work as an engineer. He kissed his wife and three children before the act, and his fifteen-year-old son awoke to the gunshot.
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Fukland
Cal
Hane Kallomu
Kallosen
Young insurance agent Selle slain in Butte hotel
In Butte Montana on November 30 W H True age thirty a special agent for New York Life Insurance Company killed himself with a gunshot in a lodging house. His father is described as a banker in Eureka Springs Arkansas and his brother is an army captain stationed at Vancouver Barracks Washington.
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Selle
Butte
Mont
W. H. True
New York Life Insurance Company
Eureka
Springs Ark
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Virginia Road Dispute Adjudication Under Law
Citizens insist on lawful procedure to settle road access disputes. State authorities emphasize adherence to Virginia law. Public notices outline steps for contesting routes and required hearings.
Virginia railroads loss case heads to state court
The U S Supreme Court held that Virginia railroads may appeal the two cent per mile passenger rate to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and that federal review is available if the state court upholds a discriminatory rate. The decision keeps the case in circuit court while awaiting the state court ruling and potential federal recourse.
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Washington, D. C
Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Virginia Railroads
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
Eastern Circuit Court
Virginia
Supreme Court of Virginia
Virginia Commission
Circuit Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Commission
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Court of Appeals of Virginia
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Circuit Court
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Virginia Court of Appeals
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Harvard Football Selects Captain Hamilton Fish Jr
Hamilton Fish Jr of New York Garrison on the Hudson and Harvard class of 1910 was unanimously elected captain of the Harvard football team for next year. He has played right tackle on the varsity eleven for two seasons.
Buffalo Stock Yards Reopen Under Strict Restrictions
Buffalo East Buffalo stock yards reopen under closest restrictions after a shutdown due to foot and mouth disease. Operations resume in Buffalo New York with officials enforcing disease controls.
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Buffalo
N. Y
East Buffalo
Revision of Postal Laws Aims Overhaul of U S System
Washington November 36 four assistant postmasters general offices to be abolished a director of posts with seven assistants appointed to serve during good behavior and fifteen district superintendents to oversee the new fifteen postal districts the joint postal investigation commission reports secrecy and fraud order powers outlined and codification of laws planned.
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Washington, D. C
Postal Service
United States
Joint Postal Investigation Commission
Congress
Commission of Appeals
Equitable Bank in Macon Closes on Petition
Macon Georgia November 30 The Equitable Bank and Loan Company closed its doors today on a petition of its directors and was placed in the hands of K R L Andersen receiver The liabilities are about 110000 with assets about half that amount
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Macon
Equitable Bank and Loan Company
KR. L. Andersen
Port au Prince in turmoil as rebels advance
In Port au Prince on November 39 the victorious rebels under General Simon move rapidly toward the capital. The city’s residents are described as in a state bordering on panic and distress.
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Tens Tees
Port Au Prince
Cieneral Simon
Cleveland Bridge Dynamited in Flats
An abutment of the Wheeling and Lake Erie lift bridge at the Flats district was badly damaged by a dynamite explosion tonight, in an act of sabotage amid ongoing construction. Police and city officials began investigating the incident and securing the area.
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Cleveland
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Flats
Explosions on Cleveland Bridges Attributed to Labor Strife
A string of bridge explosions in Cleveland and nearby areas over the past year has been blamed by police on labor troubles. The incidents, about six in total, halted traffic and prompted investigations into sabotage or security lapses.
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Fic
Cleveland
Polles
Anti Imperialists Elect Their Officers in Boston Meeting
In Boston the Anti Imperialist league elected Moorfield Story as President and David G. Haskins Jr as Treasurer with Irving Winslow as secretary. The executive committee includes fourteen members and vice presidents from states nationwide such as Henry W. Rogers Jane Addams Frederick Starr William James Samuel Lo Clemens W D Howells and Bishop W N McVicar. Appeals for immediate independence were read from Philippine leaders Osmena Osmengi and Ocampo.
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Boston
Anti-Imperialist League
Moorield Story
David G. Haskins
Irving Winslow
Henry W. Rogers
Jane Addams
Frederick Starr
William James
Samuel Lo Clemens
W. N. McVicar
W. D Howells
Senor
Osmen
Wages of sailors cannot be garnisheed says Supreme Court
In a US Supreme Court ruling the case Holt versus Interisland Steam Navigation Co. held that seamen wages cannot be garnisheed. Justice Day authored the opinion affirming the Hawaii court decision that Holt could not attach the seaman Tullet’s wages.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Ecourt
James L. Holt
First Taxation Division
Hawaii
Interisland Steam Navigation Company
Holt
Tullet
Supreme Court
Justice Day
Vanderbilt Competent To Manage His Affairs
New York November 30 Edoward Vanderbilt husband of spiritualist Mary Ann Scannell-Popper-Vanderbilt was declared sane by a sheriff's jury after a year of being deemed insane and incompetent to manage his affairs. Three commissioners appointed by the supreme court concurred in the verdict. The inquiry was initiated by his daughter Miss Minerva Vanderbilt after his marriage to Mrs Pepper in June last year.
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New York
Edoward Vanderbilt
Mary Ann Scannell-Popper-Vanderbilt
Supreme Court
Vanderbilt
Minerva Vanderbilt
Mrs. Pepper
New Timber and Stone Act Regulations Set Appraised Prices
Washington November 30 The secretary of the interior approved new regulations under the Timber and Stone Act of June 3 1879 Lands shall be sold at the appraised value with a minimum price of 2 50 per acre Previously lands sold at a flat rate The regulations do not apply to applications already pending.
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Washington, DD. C
Secretary of the Interior
Bodies Recovered At Marianna Mine Disaster
Morning Journal reports 124 victims found by 1 30 this morning with few remaining bodies. John H. Jones president says two more may be in debris and work will continue. David G. Jones cites gas cleared and plans for added safeguards and resumption within ten days.
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Morning Journal
Pittsburg
Marianna
John H. Jones
David G. Jones
Prague Race Riot Strikes Bohemia Police Clash
Police quelled street clashes between Czechs and Germans in Prague. Riots resumed after widespread violence the day before as authorities used swords and bayonets to clear the streets leaving many injured.
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Prague
Bohemia
Militia Guard Strikes at Keasbey Factory
In Perth Amboy New Jersey November 30 militiamen remained on duty as disturbances flared at the National Fire Proofing plant in Keasbey Local striking clay workers protested reports that 2000 strike breakers recruited in New York would be brought in The clash involves labor actions and a substantial militia presence.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
National Fire Proofing Company of
Keasbey
New York
Special Envoy Imperial Prince Welcomed in Washington
Chinese bear is thanked as a grateful nation receives a special envoy and imperial prince in Washington for elaborate ceremonies marking the visit and cordial exchanges with the government and party leaders.
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Washington
President to Receive the Chinese Delegation Wednesday
Tang Shao Yi and Prince Tsai Pu arrived in Washington to meet officials, greet the guests with simple ceremonies, and arrange a visit with the president. The Boxer indemnity remittance totals nearly 14 million dollars.
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Tang Shao Yi
Prince Tsai Fu
Huntington Wilson
State Department
Roosevelt
Union Station
Wei Ching W. Yen
T. K. Liang
Chinese Tegation
Chicago
Tte
Wu Ting Fang
Prince
John W. Foster
Bromwell
Sims
Butte
Wilson
W. D. Straight
A. W. Pontius
China
Ambasesador
Prince Tsai Pu
Bramwell
Ching Menan
Straight
Boxer
Flattering tribute to US ends in Secret Service sting
Chicago reports reveal a hoax money operation by the Brown-Westcott gang. A man telephoned Peter Dratzburg of the Secret Service saying authorities would be captured and urged a meeting to “make the pinch.” Dratzburg went to the federal building with two prisoners, Custave Michaels and another accomplice, as they had passed counterfeit five dollar bills totaling about 3000 dollars in Milwaukee avenue businesses.
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Jay
Peter Dratzburea
Nate States Secret Service
Millwaukee Avenue
Dratzburg Red
Federal Building
Nelson
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