Uncle Sam petitions for rehearing of Standard Oil case
The United States petitions for rehearing in the Standard Oil Indiana case after a Court of Appeals reversal of Judge Landis. It argues the appellate ruling misstates evidence on shipper knowledge of lawful rates and urges Supreme Court review to uphold Elkins Act protections and higher penalties.
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Uncle Sam
Cnurief
Gandly
Bess
Grosscup
Supreme Codre of
United States
le Lal
Cahlenita
Edict of Appeals
Haa
Pidge Taudts
SI Palln
Court of Appeals
Rial Juge
Drebt Court of Appeals
Company of Indiana
Tand
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Death by self to wife of millionaire Gommits
A fragmented report notes the wife of a millionaire identified as Gommits or Stellenberg died by taking strychnine. The garbled text references Colp Rangers and a store proprietor in Delphi around August 24. The readable elements suggest a suicide note or incident with limited corroboration from the source.
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Gommits
Stellenberg
Rangers Colp
Mia. Snell
Reaperinen
Delphi
Fall Webworm A Big Producer Does Much Damage
Lincoln Nebraska August 24 State entomologist Smith appeals for help to save shade trees from the fall webworm a prolific producer causing widespread damage. A single female moth can yield about 125000 caterpillars. eggs per cluster range from 400 to 600. Larvae feed inside webs, leaving skeletal leaves. Two control methods are torching with kerosene soaked rags or cutting infested branches. City pest officials consider spraying with poison on infected trees to curb the outbreak.
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Lincoln
Neb
Smith
Vtl
Illinois to Demand Regulations on Automobiles
Chicago officials state the next legislature will be urged to pass a law classifying motor vehicles by type, licensing all drivers, and possibly banning cars with high power that enable speeds beyond city limits, in response to rising traffic accidents.
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Chicago
Avis
Bipat
Wetten
Street Cars Collide Result in Fatality and Injury
An early report notes a street car collision causing one death and one injury near Oman Neb and Paug In. The incident involves a motorman and appears to have disrupted service. Further details awaited from transit officials.
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Oman
Wifes confession in Hains trial links infidelity to motive
New York Aug 22 The confession of Mrs Claudia Hains admitting infidelity to her husband and naming his intimate friend the late William T Annis as the father of her 19 month old child will be a key part of Captain Peter C Hains defense in the murder trial. McIntyre says the child may be given to the Hains family and notes four witnesses including a prominent New York lawyer will testify that the confession was made without drugging. Coroner's inquest finds Annis death from pistol shots fired by Captain Hains aided by Thornton Jenkins Hains. A crowd confronted Thornton Jenkins Hains as he held them back with a revolver. only two witnesses testified. A guard protects Hains children at Fort Hancock. Annis body buried at St Michaels cemetery.
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New York
Claudia Hains
Frank
Williamt B. Annis
Peter C. Hains
Annis
John F. McIntyre
Hans Brothers
McIntyre
Hanns
Chiid
Army of Hess
Fort Hancock
McIintyre
Hains
Mr. McIntyre
Captain Hains
Pacific
Mrs. Hai
Thornton Jenkins Hains
John FL. McIntyre
Chas. L. Roberts
Flushing
Halns
Frey
Roberts
Thornton Harris
Brother Justified
John Powell Hains
Inquist
Fort Riley
Brathay
Thornton Jenkins
Theonton
Peter
Annie
Sandy Hook
F.C. Hales
Heins
St. Michaels
Astoria
G. 7
Worry Over Race Riot Tragedy Ends in Death
Partridge Kan Aug 23 grieving over Springfield riots fuels self destruction by a Black man named Plata Brakebill. The incident follows violent unrest and reports describe lingering fear and anger from the riot’s outcome.
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Partridge
Kan
Springfield
Old Walsh lines in hands of receiver
Chicago, Aug 22 Myron J Carpenter formerly president of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad today was appointed receiver for the Southern Indiana railway by Federal Judge Kohlsaat. Petitions of intervention were filed by the Chicago Southern railway asking for extension of the receivership to that road. The notes under which the receivership was procured are owned by the First Trust and Savings bank for the account of associated banks. The receivership does not affect Walsh or J R Walsh & Co. The receivership was made to conserve credit and resources amid an industrial low mood. secrecy marked the proceedings as the petition was taken to Kohlsaat’s home to forestall creditors from foreclosing on suits. The Southern Indiana railway was first acquired by John R Walsh as part of expanding his banking interests. The methods used to develop the road and finance other railroads were central to the trial that preceded Walsh’s conviction for misapplying bank funds.
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Chicago
United States Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Attornay General Bonaparte
Coonsel
Landis
Grosscan
Seaman
Baker
Court of Appeals
Mot
Myron J. Carpenter
Chicago & Eastern Illnois Railroad
Southern Indiana Railway
Kohlsaat
Chicago Southern Railway
First Trust and Savings Bank
Associated Banks
John R. Walsh Banka
Walsh
J. R. Wash & Co
Jude Kehlsaat
Southern Inilana Railway
John R. Walsh
Pythian Dreyfus Exonerated After Long Fight
Chicago August 24 John A Fainsey expelled from his lodge for years is exonerated and reinstated at the Py thiat biennial convention in Boston Hinsey head of the claim department of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway and a former Milwaukee political power was restored after seven year fight The Boston convention voted 99 to 20 to exonerate Hinsey and restore his rights and privileges as a Knight of Pythian aided by John C Burns of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad
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Chicago
John A. Fainsey
Dreyfus
Inights
Pythias
Hinsey
Clarm
Chicago, Milwaukee &St Paul Railway
Milwaukee
Prythlats
Boston
Ogden N. Fethera
Janesville
Wis
Wethers
Stlnsey Wos
John C. Burns
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Burns
Pyrhian
Sisters Missing in Wisconsin Plot Mystery
Kenosha two sisters Gertrude and Dorothy Berlin vanished after parents left them in the lawn hammock Monday night. Father Jacob Heilin is a wealthy Wisconsin farmer, fueling speculation of kidnapping for ransom. A note warned of a plot to steal the girls, adding another angle to the case.
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Kenosha
Wis
Gertrude
Dorothy Berlin
Jacob Heilin
Wisconsin
Mistress and Dog jailed in same cell for dog restraint
Chicago reports Mrs Margaret Mc Cus of 2808 Calumet Avenue defied a dog muzzle order. She and her brown spaniel were jailed at Harrigan Street station on a disorderly conduct charge and harboring a dog without a muzzle. The neighbor described the dog as gentle and friendly, and the incident drew local attention.
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Chicago
Margaret McCus
Calumet
Harrigan Street
Fa Pcug
Bile Baat
Abe
Formal Notification of James S Sherman Nomination
In Hot Springs and Utica on August 20, Taft regrets missing the Sherman notification ceremony. James S Sherman is formally notified of his nomination as vice president by the Republican National Committee. He accepts with full accord to the party platform and Taft’s address, endorsing tariff reform and protections for American labor, capital, and producers.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Utica
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Srnataur J. ¢. Burrows
Michigan
Sherman
Chicago
Bryan
Congress
Root
Hitchcock
Woodruff
Conkling Unconditionals
James S
Burrows
Wm. H. Taft
Surrow
Julius C. Burrows
United States
House of Representatives
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Republican Party
GOOD ROAD HORSES CROSS A CLASS OF ROADSTERS
A Bulletin writer recalls breeding Morgan and hackney horses to produce a line of roadsters. A hackney mare sired by a tall Morgan, producing foals including Flying Star and Blaze, with noted endurance and high carriage. The mare ceases breeding after several generations and all progeny show distinctive color and high tail carriage.
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Morgan
Hackney
the Bulletin
Cows Should Be Carried Groomed for Better Milk and Health
A Louis Journal of Agriculture item urges thorough grooming of dairy cows to improve lacteal production and flavor, noting regular combing enhances digestion and general health. It outlines a downward grooming direction from neck to rump and suggests a brush for areas inaccessible to a curry comb, with straw used for draught oxen to dry the coat and prevent chills. The piece closes with a note on 1907 US government revenue from spirits and malt liquors at $247,458,911 and per capita implications.
Notes on Horse Care and Salt Use on Farms
A fragment discusses salt as a valuable farm resource serving as a disinfectant and antiseptic for wounds on horses. It suggests washing sores with warm salt water, notes salt’s role in preventing worm issues when horses are salted regularly, and mentions training and养aging horses with focused instruction.
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Gollar
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Standard Oil Company
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