Trusts Roar As Moody Probes Rebates And Coal Powers
Boston reports Attorney General Moody says he will probe large coal and oil combinations for illegal activity, citing railroad rebates as the root of trusts. He warns organized wealth must obey the law and questions Democratic threats to the presidency and Congress.
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Boston
Mass
Beverly
Salem
Moody
Bryan
Roosevelt
Pold
Havemeyer
Ita
House of Representatives
Regulate trusts Fairbanks preaches thin support for Roosevelt
Indianapolis Nov 3 Vice President Fairbanks on the Indiana speaking tour spent the second day in northern Indiana with a night meeting in South Bend. He urged upholding Roosevelts hands by electing Congress allies of his policies and backed Governor Hanleys reform program with a Republican legislature.
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Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
South Bend
Cihies
Congress
Gan
Hanley
Receiver Reopens Quaker Trust Co in Philadelphia
Under President George H. Earle Jr the Real Estate Trust Co reopened in Philadelphia after failure on August 28 caused by financial irregularities by former president Frank J Hipple who died by his own hand. The reorganization plan by Harle was approved and more than 600000 dollars were deposited in the first hour of business.
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Philadelphia
George H. Earle, Jr
Frank J. Hipple
Harle
Women mob a woman in East Bandy neighborhood
A mob of about a dozen women and a sister in law abducted Mrs. Hattie Lowry from her home in East Bandy Missouri on November 3. They tied her hands smeared her with stove polish poured molasses on her and clothed her with feathers. She was fed at a railroad camp then tied to a tree where a bystander freed her. Four attackers were arrested and fined sixty dollars each plus costs.
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Gioum
Hattie Lowry
Jailed for Pranks Gaellegs Students On Trial
In a trial at the regional court, a group of students faced charges related to a series of alleged pranks that disrupted public order. The proceedings center on responsibility, intent, and potential penalties, with the outcome pending.
Swindler Norton Caught After Wide Fraud Ring
Charles Whitney Norton, claimed by police and postal authorities to lead extensive swindling across the United States, faces arrest and extradition to federal officers. He allegedly obtained stock from victims, sold it, and kept proceeds, with bonds and negotiable papers found in his room valued near two million dollars and dubious additional assets. Norton’s past includes arrests in Troy North Carolina Rutland Vermont and a Michigan disappearance in 1906.
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Chieaso
Charles Whitney Norton
Polles
Dara
Norton
United States
Honda
Hoe
Detroit
Mich
London
Wheland
Elmira
Troy
N. C
Rutland
Toledo
Nortor
Monarch Mining and Smelting Company
Arizona
Paorta
Ill
Chicago
Peoria
Strikes Terror to the Russian Heart
St Petersburg dispatch reports Gerschmnin, a famed terrorist chief, escaped Siberia hidden in a water cache. His disappearance heightens peril for prominent figures targeted by the revolutionary group, as he remains a skilled organizer and a notable figure of the movement.
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St. Petersburg
Gerschmnin
Sipiagulne
Plehve
Siberia
Million in Two Years Achievement of R. M. Snyder
Kansas City dispatch reports R M Snyder amassed about 1 250 000 in assets in two years mainly through natural gas ventures. He was killed in an automobile accident last Saturday here leaving an estate with substantial liabilities previously.
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R. M. Snyder
Kansas City
Mr. Snyder
Graft Seen as Ancient Practice by Babylonian King
Professor Albert T. Clay of the University of Pennsylvania tells the American Bible league conference in Chicago that graft dates back to Abraham’s era. He cites Hammurabi of Babylon dictating bribery investigations and harsh penalties, and ordering a calendar shift to speed tribute collection.
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Clay
Chicago
Abraham
Babylon
Albert T. Clay
University of Pennsylvania
American Bible League
Hammurabi
Shinar
Alm
Hammurab
Policyholders lead in New York insurance election turmoil
A chaotic international policyholders committee statement references a contentious voting process, with disjointed phrases hinting at desperate activities and disputed tabulations. The fragmentary text suggests a tense dispute over who controls or interprets the election results in the insurance sector.
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New York
Nav
International Policyholders’ Committee
Farmers Told How to Make Alcohol Denatured Product
The Department of Agriculture through Dr H W Wesley aims to educate farmers on denatured alcohol. It notes no bulletins describe sources, production methods, or uses. Wiley concludes small scale alcohol manufacture is unlikely to be profitable due to regulations, so farmers may only supply raw materials.
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Washington, D. C
H. W. Wsley
Bureau of Chemistry
Wiley
Farmers Favored by Secy Wilson Rulings Issued
Washington reports new Agriculture Department rulings under the meat inspection law on transportations, casings, labels and definitions. Key points include carriers requiring shipper certificates before interstate shipments, diversions allowed without new reinspection, farmer shipper rights limited to carcasses, and wholesale dealers may not reship farm carcasses in interstate commerce.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Hts
Will of Lord Scully Probate Filed in Washington
William Scully known as Lord Scully world’s largest real estate owner, filed for probate in Washington DC. Will dated April 22, 1901 leaves all lands to his wife and disinherits his three daughters Mary Julia and Kathleen amid a claim of surplus reasoning.
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Washington, D. C
William Scully
Lord” Scully
America
Scully
Mary
Julia
Kathleen
$1 500 000 for missions at Episcopal world meeting
Bishops from around the world met in Buffalo for the Episcopal Church missionary conference. A major action approved was a 1.5 million dollar appropriation for missionary work. Treasurer Dr Homan Eaton reported year end receipts of 1,698,859 and a balance of 19,444 with 374,030 designated funds received during the year.
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Episcopal
Buffalo
Episcopal Church
General Missionary Committee
Church
Homan Eaton
New York
Missionary Society
Hoar's Life Ends Representative Hoar Dies in Worcester
Representative Rockwood Hoar of the Third Massachusetts district dies in Worcester after a period of illness. The congressman, son of a former senator, had been unable to participate in campaigning and had long been active in state and national affairs. He served in Congress since September and his likely re election plans were noted before his passing.
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Massachusetts
Worcester
Masa
Navy
Rockwood Hoar
George B. Hoar
Casman
Hoar
Brcqag Canmenittse
Eles
Gene
Stickney Aims Uniform Freight Rates Across U S Roads
Minneapolis November details show A B Stickney president of the Great Western road pushing a joint freight-rate schedule for the territory from ocean to ocean. He urges a uniform classification agreed by all roads and seeks federal authority for ICC action.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. B. Fitckney
Great Western Road
Minnesota
Stickney
Congress
Inters Rlite Commerce Commission
Era Ae
Inland Sea Threat Fails as Colorado River Is Restored
Railroad company reports break in Colorado River channels finished and the river will return to its old course. Flooding into the Salton Sea is halted as piles and stone seal the final gap. The move aims to resume normal water flow toward the Imperial Valley and Pacific regions. Officials note downstream impacts depend on continued stability of the restored riverbed.
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Galton Sea
San Francisco
Cel
Salton Sea
Tomnarrow
Colorado River
Son says it's absurd about mother's cancer cure claim
George Glover, son of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, head of the Christian Science church, calls rumors that she is dying of cancer absurd. He cites an instance of his mother allegedly curing a woman with cancer in thirty minutes and notes he is her only child.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Church
George Glover
Mr. Glover
Jae Glover
Addy
Abolition of Coal Export Duty Sparks Sailings
The abolition of the export duty on coal took effect at midnight and hundreds of coal laden vessels set sail today for foreign ports as the duty ended.
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England
London
Holy Ghosters Probe Shiloh Colony Interference Sought
Maine citizens petition Gov. Caleb to intervene in the Holy Ghost and Us colony at Shiloh after efforts to persuade Mia Alice Phelps of Kansas City to return home failed. They cite reports of evils within Sanford area community injuring members, especially children, and seek official action to verify facts and abate the situation.
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Maine
Portland
Clargyman
Shiloh
Caleb
Mia
Alice Phelps
Kansas City
Sanford
Maina
Challenges Any Woman Wrestling Star in London
A 22 year old London girl weighing 252 pounds and standing 2 feet 2 inches tall aspires to wrestling fame. She trains with Pierri, the terrible Greek, and declares she will wrestle publicly for $5,000, challenging any woman in the world. Her hobbies began at 13 as a schoolgirl.
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London
Pierri
Juno
Beg Pardon Trial Ends With Discharge After Confused Interrogation
In Kansas City a negro accused of stealing three stores from Charles Leigh is discharged after his stubborn denial and a comical exchange with Justice Wieman. The defendant repeatedly proclaims innocence as the judge prompts him to plead.
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Kansas City
France Moves Toward Abolition of Death Penalty
In Paris a meeting approved provision for abolishing the death penalty. Parliament will consider enacting the law next session. The abolition follows suppression of the public executioner’s office a few months earlier with salary cut from the budget.
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France
Gre
Paris
Monaleur
Desertion of Wives Alarm Hits Chicago Then Rules Tighten
Chicago officials describe a rising wife desertion crisis with 1200 deserted wives seeking aid last year. County board president Brundage warns of tax funding unless the issue ends. He cites crowded tenements hasty marriages drink and poverty as causes and supports stronger enforcement and nursery support for children.
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Chicago
Cook County
Bundage
Mr. Brundage
St. Joseph
Michigan
Wedding Bell Censorship Planned by Animal Breeders Group
The American Stock Breeders association proposes limiting marriages of defective persons through state inspection tests and a marriage censorship. A committee led by Bell aims to educate the public on the dangers of unions among the ill and feebleminded, with plans for colonies and work programs for affected individuals. The group, studying eugenics, envisions bills to restrict marriages, while denying cattle meaning in its name and stressing human improvement.
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Chicago
Bert
American Stock Breeders’ Association
Ergenics
Charles R. Henderson
Dty
Alexander Graham Bell
Professor Henderson
Bell
American Breeders’ Association
Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy push Wirz monument amid opposition
At the Georgia division annual meeting Americus reports the campaign to erect Major Henry Wirz’s monument, noting widespread opposition and even harsh abuse, while the group maintains resolve to unveil the monument and educate the public about the era.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Henry Wirz
Americus
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
A. B. Hull
Andersonville
South
Baby Intervenes Arrival of Heir to Plankinton Millions
A newborn son at William Woods Plankinton and wife’s Milwaukee home may loom as a costly stipulation in John Plankinton’s will. The gift to Milwaukee hospital hinges on whether a direct line heir arrives before the death of current descendants, namely Miss Elizabeth Plankinton and William Woods Plankinton.
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Plankinton
Milwaukee Hospital
Milwaukee
Wis
Navy
William Woods Plankinton
John Plankinton
Elizabeth Plankinton
No Sin to Drink Says Rockefeller Jr
New York November 2. A Fifth Avenue Baptist class praised John D Rockefeller Jr for his sermon on Saul and the Bible. They debated worldly temptations and urged adherence to principle over expediency, noting alcohol's misuse equates to sin in God’s eyes.
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New York
Hagtly
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Saul
Revival after heart stoppage shown as miraculous
In New York on November 2 Harry Beebe of South Millville New Jersey was revived by three physicians after his breath left his body and his heart was pulseless. He later spoke of the experience saying it felt like a near death.
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New York
Harry Beebe
South Millville
Ariel Renpir
Griggs Confident Amid Unclear Committee Shakeup
An unclear report shows Griggs asserting certainty as Pomograti Congrestiona faces committee changes. The article mentions plans and leadership shifts with mixed signals and stray phrases from a damaged OCR.
Preferred the ordeal Hartje would not save at cost
Pittsburg November 2 Augustus Hartje offered to pardon the conviction of Hoos, a negro coachman, convicted of perjury about relations with Mrs Hartje, if Mrs Hartje would drop conspiracy charges against Hartje and his brothers in law. She insisted on trial to use the evidence against Hartje in ongoing divorce proceedings.
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Hartje
Contempt Fine In Rendering Company Case
Grand jury returns indictments in Burlington on charges linked to the gate eight and exportation of sineane manager ing company’s rendering operations. Details are unclear due to damaged text but involve contempt and penalties totaling around 3000 dollars. Authorities cite false statements and failure to produce records as key issues in the case.
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Quaker Trust CO
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Theater
Monaco
Tillman
H. W. Wiley
Agricultural Department
Tillera
Sol
Alona
Sec'y Wilson
Ris
Burns
Great Western
Son
KU Klux Klan
Nashville
Tenn
Somerville
Fayette County
Tennessee
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Griggs
Pomograti Congrestiona
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