Harvester Company Denies Sherman Act Restraint Claim
The International Harvester Company answered the U S district court filing in St Paul denying all charges of restraint of trade and monopoly under the Sherman act. It argues the industry was wasteful before its formation and that competition remains strong. The reply notes price increases, productivity gains, and efforts to produce binder twine from American flax to reduce reliance on imports.
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St. Paul
International Harvester Company
United States
United States District Court
Harvester Busieas
Vane
International Nester
Boe
Ee Careinge
Pronte
Stork
Company Defends Structure and Labor Benefits in Court Case
A factory, claiming 16 years of government knowledge, argues its organizational methods aid foreign and domestic trade. It cites a 27 percent wage rise, profit sharing, sick and death benefits, a generous pension plan, and extensive public reporting to the Bureau of Corporations since 1907. The company asks that its legal status not be challenged and highlights public ownership of stock.
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Department of Command Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau of Corporationsite
Ite
Anewer
Ocean to Ocean Highway Urged by Two Speakers
San Francisco August 5 The Pacific Highway association held its third convention opening with Judge J T Ronald of Seattle presiding Lieut Gov J T Walla welcomed visitors John Brisbane Walker head of the publicity bureau for the Panama Pacific exposition 1915 discussed a transcontinental highway Carl Browne representative of San Francisco unemployed Coxeys Army addressed the gathering urging ocean to ocean building efforts
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San Francisco
Pacific Highws Association
J. T. Ronald
Seattle
J. T. Walla
John Brisbane Walker
Carl Browne
Coxey's Army
Walker
Indian witnesses recant testimony in bootlegger case
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena Aug 5 Four months in county jail and a $100 fine were imposed by Judge Bourquin on JR Sullivan for introducing liquor on the Crow reservation. Indian witnesses to Peterson bootlegging on the Blackfeet reservation had duplicated earlier statements, leading the court to suggest perjury charges or continuing the Peterson case.
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Standard
Helena
Bourquin
JR. Sullivan
Crow Reservation
M. Peterson
Blackfeet
Ford
Perjury Prosecution Planned After Dismissal in Richelieu Case
The case ended again with a dismissal for lack of evidence. Prosecutions charging the Indian witnesses with perjury will be started before a United States commissioner. The Richelieu case and details about a merchants lunch at Lucian Raverat’s establishment are noted.
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United States
Richelieu
Malin
State Savings
Lucian Raverat
Danish American Park Opens at Copenhagen
Copenhagen August 5 The Danish American National Park in Jutland opened before a large crowd including several thousand Danish Americans. The park was presented to Denmark by Danish Citizens of the United States. American minister Dr Maurice Francis Egan spoke on What Americans Owe to the Danes.
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Copenhagen
Jutland
Denmark
United States
Maurice Francis Egan
Bishop Casey appointed archbishop of Vancouver
Bishop Casey of St John New Brunswick is named archbishop of Vancouver to succeed Archbishop McNeil who moves to the Toronto diocese. The change is announced for August in Vancouver British Columbia shaping the local church leadership.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Casey
St. John
New Brunswick
McNeil
Toronto
France and Russia to Hold Big Parley
Paris August 5 Premier Poincaire began a state visit to Russia amid ceremony with Briand Debasco Le Brun and others. Talks will cover Near Eastern issues and the Franco Russian naval agreement as well as the broader Franco Russian alliance and possible Dardanelles settlement.
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Paris
Raymond Poincaire
Russia
Aristide ‘Briand
Justie
Theophile Debasco
Fines
Albert le Brun
Armand Meelard
Louie Lepine
France
M. Poineaie
St. Petersburg
Sergius Sazanoff
Philipsburg Notes Special Correspondence Update
Philipsburg notes report a doctor visiting, a local boy died of diphtheria after a ten day illness, and a fatal wagon accident on Rock Creek Road. A heavy rainstorm caused flood damage to hay and grain, with temporary crop injury expected to recover. Also noted is a miners wage dispute hinting at potential strikes, and Dr Charles W Eliet arriving in San Francisco on the world peace journey.
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Standard
Philipsburg
A. Wier
Robert
John Sanders
Rock Creek
Sanders
San Francisco
Charles W. Eliet
Harvard University
China
Honolulu
Knights Meet Today Plan to Discuss Home for TB Members
In Colorado Springs on August 3 the Knights of Columbus directors meet to consider topics for their annual convention. A key item is a proposal to establish a home for members with tuberculosis and related care.
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Colorado
Knights of Columbus
Presidential Nomination Washington August
The nominations of Col. B. Steever United States Army are reported from Washington in the presidential slate. Details clarify the selection process and potential role for Steever in the forthcoming campaign.
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Washington, Aug. S
Col. B. Steever
United
Taft nominates generals for border duty and adjutant role
President Taft sent to the Senate nominations for a brigadier general of the line and for Col George Andrews to be adjutant general of the Army. The officers are assigned to command along the Mexican border and the department of the East at New York respectively.
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States Army
George Andrews
Department of the East
New York
Senate
Taft
Former Mayor Speer of Denver Sentenced to Jail
Former Denver mayor Robert W. Speer, publisher of a local newspaper, was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to jail by District Judge Shattuck for contempt of court. The case links a libel suit totaling about one million dollars against FG Bonnis and HLH Tammen, rival publishers.
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Denver
Robert W. Speer
A Denver
Shattuck
Gon Atractive
Chase Swan
Ake
Honolulu
Education Society Loses Secretary After Annual Convention
Irwin Shepard of Winona Minnesota, secretary of the National Educational Association, resigned for personal reasons. Durand W. Springer of Detroit was appointed his successor as Shepard's term would have expired in 194. The resignation followed internal disputes aired at the Chicago convention with charges of mismanagement and a board expunging references to the Sharon.
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Chicago
Irwin Shepard
Winona
Minn
No- Educational Association
Durand W. Springer
Detroit
Shepard
National Educational Association Inchicago
Gaa
Th Sharon
HT Fairchild
Topeka
Kan
Mise Grace
Strachan
Brooklyn
National Educational Association
Eliot Says China Similar to Colonies Though Worse
Charles W. Eliot asserts in San Francisco that China resembles the early colonies and could succeed in a republic. He notes the provisional government exists but warns China lacks essential state structures like law, courts, police, roads, and reliable revenue, and urges Western powers to be patient yet hopeful. He praises Chinese honesty, frugality, and hard work.
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San Francisco
China
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
United States
Manchu Empire
Pinch on Gambling Ruins Big Games at Northern Saloon
In Goldfield Nevada four men were arrested after police found a lone poker room in a deserted hall. Two thousand dollars in checks lay on the table with currency visible. Tex Rickard and Ole Elliott opened the Northern in 1908, a magnet for mushers and gamblers, yielding large dividends.
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Goldfield
Northern
Aloon
Agures
Tex Rickard
Ole Elliott
Richard and
Elliott
Alaska
Lewistown Notes Report District Court Action and Population Facts
Lewistown notes show Mrs Mary Jan Austrian sues Agns George Pipinic in district court seeking $17 for slander. County Treasurer Grant Robinson reports July funds totaling over 17 dollars with more than 111000 in the district school fund. Since Oct 1, 1908, 800 aliens filed notices of intention to become citizens and 201 applied for citizenship. Fergus county’s foreign-born population is larger than expected. Farm exhibit work for the Site fair is advancing with commissioners Wentworth and Suprenant eyeing a strong display from this section.
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Lewistown
Mary Jan Austrian
George Pipinic
Grant Robinson
District Court
Ritch
Fergus County
C.L. Wentworth
Judith Badin
The Presidential Year tariff battle outlined in Standard
The Standard promotes its coverage of the tariff as the live issue in a hard-fought political battle. It urges readers to subscribe at one dollar per month for daily and Sunday issues, with mail delivery available nationwide including Canada and Mexico.
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Standard
Montana
United States
Canada
Mexico
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