Supreme Court to Hear Standard Oil Rebates Appeal
Standard Oil lodges brief in U S against rebate charges tied to Chisago Alten railroad. Government seeks certiorari to review Seventh Circuit reversal of a $29.24 million penalty, arguing Congress did not authorize such review and contesting the district court’s discretion in fines.
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Washington, D. C
Standard Oil Company
United States
Chisago & Alten
United States Court For
Northern District of
Finais
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit
Chicago
East St. Louis
East Chicago
Hammond
Whiting
Indiana
Standard Company
District
Congress
District Courts
Landis
Discretein
Ancillary Argument on Writ Jurisdiction in Bill of Rights
The text argues against granting a writ, asserting that embedding sanctions in the bill of rights undermines constitutional principles. It claims the writ would not be justified within the institution’s framework and emphasizes constitutional limits.
Bacon May Succeed Root In January
At the White House Secretary Loeb said Secretary Root would likely resign if elected to the New York Senate. He added Assistant Secretary Bacon could fill out the remainder of the term. Root and Bacon declined to discuss the resignation rumor or a possible diplomatic mission.
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Washington
White House
Loeb
Root
Senate
New York
Bacon
Tatt
Child Writes Santa Letter Then Dies in Seattle
Eight year old Ruth Weaver of Mount Carmel mission wrote to Santa Claus asking for a dolly candy and a new dress. She died soon after from congestion of the brain. The tragedy occurred in Seattle on December 19 with distressing notes of loneliness in her missive.
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Tot
Seattle
Wash
Santa Claus
Ruth
Ruth Weaver
Mount Carma Mission
Earth
Heaven
Senate Delays Reading President Messages for House Fracas
Washington officials report three routine presidential messages caused a lengthy delay in the Senate as members cried out for suspensions and laughed while Latta delivered the papers. The house adjourned before the messages could be presented, delaying discussions on franchises for utilities, a Porto Rico harbor project, an Austrian expo invitation, and the Colorado New Mexico boundary dispute.
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Washington
Senate
House
M. C. Latta
Gallinger
Senator Lodge
Senator Culberson
Porto Rico
Colorado
New Mexico
Pasteur Treatment Given to Austrian Doctor Near Panama Zone
Dr. Joseph Tomasilli, an Austrian physician connected with the Panama zone sanitary department, received the Pasteur rabies treatment today after a dog bite. The series of injections will continue for three weeks.
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Washington
Pasteur
Joseph Tomasilli
Sanitary Department
Panama Zone
Tariff Fight Over Lumber and Farm Tools Debates Tariffs
Washington hearers press tariff lines on lumber and farm implements as H W H Titt argues forest reserves raise stumpage prices and Taft supports keeping tariff on low grades while Metcalf of International Harvester pushes farm tool tariff cuts with a conditional 20 percent levy if foreign markets avoid lowest rates.
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HW. Titt
Tifton
Taft
Payne
South
Georgia
S. D. Metcalf
Auburn
N. Y
International Harvester Company
EK. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Metcalf
Crumpacker
Indiana
France
H. B. Miles
National Association of Manufacturers
America
McKinley
California
Mondell
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
W. C. Gregg
Newburg
Philippines
Livestock Association Meets in Los Angeles
Dec. 19. H A Jastro of Bakersfield president and W Tomlinson of Denver secretary of the American National Live.
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Livestock Association
Inos Angeles
Los Angeles
Cal
H. A Jastro
Bakersfied
W. Tomlinson
Denver
American National Live
Stock association heads to Los Angeles for January convention
The stock association arrived in Los Angeles to arrange its twelfth annual convention set for January 26 to 28. Officers will select speakers, including California’s top experts and Gifford Pinchot, chief of the forestry bureau. Delegates are expected to number 500 to 1,000.
Battle fleet sails today for Suez Canal
Colombo Ceylon December 19 The fleet baseball championship was won today by Nebraska defeating New Jersey 22 to 10 The cup offered by the chamber of commerce was withdrawn by mutual arrangement Rear Admiral Sperry boarded the Connecticut and dined with Sir Henry Edward McCallum the governor of Ceylon He praised the cruise and the English speaking nations friendship The American fleet sails tomorrow expected to reach Suez January 5
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Colombo
Ceylon
Nebraska
New Jersey
Chamber of Ecommerce
Sperry
Connecticut
Sir Henry Edward McCallum
Mrs Marie Clapp Denied Forgery Charge In Police Court
Mrs Marie Clapp wife of Herbert Clapp a former Philadelphia attorney now in New Braunfels Texas was arraigned in police court on forgery charges filed by H G Honne county attorney of New Braunfels He telegraphed to New York police to arrest her She said the charges are baseless and that they were made by her husband She was paroled into the custody of a probation officer.
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New York
Marie Clapp
Herbert Clapp
Philadelphia
New Braunfels
Texas
H. G. Honne
Bank President Benjamin Warren Pleads Guilty in Indecent Mail Case
Mobile Alabama December 19 Benjamin H Warren president of the Bank of Jackson Alabama pleaded guilty today to sending indecent matter through the mails and was fined 1000 dollars.
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Mobile
Ala
Benjamin H. Warren
Bank of Jackson
Lords Block Plans of British Liberals
London dispatch reports Asquith’s first session ends with five of ten key measures enacted. Old age pensions Irish bills eight hour mine rule London docks under central control and child protection act pass. Lords clash over licensing education land taxation and reform. potential dissolution or new budget session anticipated.
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
House of Lords
Balfour
Lord Lansdowne
Westminster Gazette
Liberal Party
Lords
Asquith
Rehearing Granted in Santa Fe Hotel Transport Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission will rehear the dispute with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe over free transport of supplies to hotels along its routes. The railroad contends the ruling endangers more than ten costly hotels between Chicago and the Pacific coast serving transcontinental travelers. It says carrying diners across the country is impracticable and hotels are needed for passenger services.
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Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Santa Fe
Trade note on Castro eyed by Germany press
Berlin reports a Neuste Nachrichten piece from a well informed source urging German newspapers to avoid hostile references to President Castro. The article says Castro may expand army and navy equipment and seek German suppliers, aiming to boost Germany's political and economic influence in Venezuela.
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Berlin
Neuste Nach Richten
Castro
Germany
Venezuela
Mexicans Convicted of Smuggling Chinese Laborers
After ten minutes of deliberation a jury found Francisco Chaves Yenacio Barrios and Salvador Armenta guilty of smuggling Chinese laborers from Mexico into the United States. The defense said the men were en route from Calexico to San Bernardino and had not seen the Chinese until capture near Imperial Junction. They face sentencing December 25 with further trials planned in San Diego and Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Francisco Chaves
Yenacio Barrios
Salvador Armenta
Mexico
Calexico
San Bernardino
Imperial Junction
San Diego
Addicks Loses Bid to Halt Arizona Mine Sale
In Trenton New Jersey today a federal court denied J K Addicks of Baltimore an order to show cause for an injunction. The case sought to stop Receiver J K Rice of the Arizona Smelting Co from transferring deed to E and Hawley and Thomas Ackerman. The sale occurred November 11 in Arizona for $200000 and the deed will pass Monday to the new owners.
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Trenton
Arizona
Pice
Pearl Harbor Dock to Be Largest in Existence
Washington reports from the navy bureau of yards and docks reveal the Pearl Harbor railway dock will measure 1,195 feet, making it the longest ever built by the U S government. The design includes four caisson gates to split the dock into inner and outer sections and allow independent filling and emptying while ships undergo extensive repairs.
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Washington
Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Naval Station
New Dock Plans Allow Bigger Ships and Faster Docking
In the inner dock ships require minor repairs while outer docks fill rapidly. By floating the inner caisson from the dry dock, longer ships could be docked. A trapeze style head arrangement would allow three torpedo boat destroyers to dock side by side at the head, with space for three small craft in the inner dock. Pearl Harbor tide allows battleships to enter at any stage. The design features a level working floor and other innovations to improve dock construction efficiency.
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Pearl Harbor
Millions Transferred to New Bank Building in NYC
In New York on December 19 an employee of National City Bank moved 70 million dollars in currency and nearly 590 million in securities from temporary quarters to the new bank building once the old customs house. A police double line escorted the moving process as bank staff carried safes and valuables across Wall Street. The Dime Savings Bank in Brooklyn also relocated, moving 32 million dollars in cash and securities by car.
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New York
The
National City Bank
Wall Street
Bank
Customs House
Dime Savings Bank
Brooklyn
Roswell Route Construction Begins in New Mexico
Ceremonies marked the start of the Altus Roswell and El Paso railroad project in Roswell New Mexico led by Mayor Granville A Richardson who named the line The Roswell Route. Edward Kennedy pledged rolling stock branding while Roswell provided a $100000 bonus. The line aims to open a new Pecos Valley outlet for farm goods and more.
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Richardson
Pecos Valley
Morning Journal
Roswell
N. M
Dee
Altus
el Paso
Granville A. Richardson
New Mexico
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Stimson
Court rules United Workmen cannot be sued
Judge Thompson rules the Grand Lodge of Ohio Ancient Order of United Workmen is a fraternal beneficiary association not a corporation and cannot sue or be sued. About $136,000 in death benefits contested. Attorney general declared the proper official to appeal to in the premises.
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Cincinnati
United States
Juder Thompson
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Ancient
Order of United Workmen
Supreme Ldge
Supreme Lodge
Grand Lodge
Whiskey Seized Under Pure Food Act Declared Destroyed
In Baltimore on December 19 the first Pure Food Act whiskey seizure case was decided. Fifty barrels of whiskey from the Louisiana Distillery Co of New Orleans must be destroyed, and the makers must post bond not to sell Bourbon whiskey under that name. The government won. a motion to appeal was withdrawn.
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Baltimore
United States District Court
Louisiana Distillery Company
New Orleans
United States Court of Appeals
Chilean Cabinet Resigns in Chilean Crisis
The Chilean ministry led by Premier and Finance Minister Salamay resigned today amid political turmoil in Santiago. Dew 19 reports the government faced a sudden shakeup as senior officials stepped down.
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Santiago
Chile
Senor Salamayor
Finance
No Chance for Roosevelt as Taft Cabinet Shapes
Cincinnati dispatch notes Taft plans to seek Knox approval for a cabinet with Myron Herrick as treasury secretary. The piece claims many Roosevelt loyalists may be dropped from the final lineup as Taft leans on Knox, with Ballinger, Hitchcock and Wilson among names discussed.
Taft says no cabinet progress beyond Knox announcement
President elect Taft reports no definite cabinet decisions or offers aside from the Knox telegram. He says most newspaper names were suggested to him but no negotiations are underway as he prepares to consult his secretary of state and continue activities in Augusta.
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Cincinnati
Times-Star
Augusta
Philander C. Knox
Taft
Treasury
Theodore S. Burton
Ohio
Herrick
Knox
Urge extension of civil service system
The National Civil Service Reform league at its twenty eighth convention in Pittsburg urged that 4000 or more census bureau clerks be chosen by competitive examinations. They protested against noncompetitive appointees and urged extending competitive service to assistant postmasters and post office staff, including fourth class postmasters, examiners and surgeons, once feasible.
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Pittsburg
National Civil Service Reform League
Census Bureau
Roosevelt
Sion
Minor France quake rattles Coutances. crockery breaks
A slight earthquake was felt in Coutances France this evening with no damage beyond broken crockery. No injuries reported. The tremor occurred on December 19 and caused minor alarm among residents. Local officials say the event was perceptible over a small area.
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France
Coutances
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Frank
Pinchot
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Garfield
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Myron T. Herrick
Oho
George W. Wickersham
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Charles H. Thompson
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James E. Wilson
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