Indictments Hit 45 Coal Dealers for Conspiracy in Illinois and Indiana
A Chicago grand jury returned true bills against 45 coal dealers and corporations in Illinois and Indiana for conspiracy to restrain trade. Bail set at 1500 dollars. Report cites shortages from the anthracite strike and limited capacity as key causes of high coal prices, with some associations named as conspiracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Wilmington & Vermillion Coal Company
Big Four Coal Company
Gardner-Wilmington Coal Company
Wilmington Star Mining Company
Bell & Zoller Coal Company
Murphy, Keenan
Nevins Coal Company
Indiana Fuel Company
McClelland Sons & Co
Crescent Coal & Mining Company
Northern Illinois Soft Coal Association
Retail Coal Dealers’ Association of
Wisconsin
Crescent Coal Mining Company
Chicago Coal Exchange
Chicago Track Dealers’ Association
German diplomat sails to New York aboard Augusta Victoria
Baron Speck von Sternberg the German charge d affaires in Washington leaves Berlin for Hamburg. He will travel on the Hamburg American line steamer Augusta Victoria bound for New York tomorrow, and his wife will board at Cherbourg.
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Berlin
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Washington
Hamburg
New York
Cherbourg
Mining executive testifies on wages and union impact
Col. A. R. Phillipe of Scranton, mining department head for the Lackawanna railroad, testifies at the strike commission about wage methods and union influence. He says pay by car or weight was fair, unions caused wage disputes, and non union men were blackballed after the 10 strike. He notes increased labor needs and changes to union structure may threaten its endurance.
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Philadelphia
A. R. Phillipe
Scranton
Lackawanna Road
United Mine Workers
Phillips
United Mine Workers of America
Lackawanna Company
Colonel Phillips
PAZO OINTMENT PLEDGES Refund If Not Curing Skin Ailments
An advertisement promises a money back refund of 50 cents if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure ringworm tetter old ulcers sores pimples and blackheads on the face and other skin diseases.
Sealed Verdict Delivered in Kelly Perjury Case
In St Louis on January 19 the jury deliberated six hours and fifteen minutes in the Charles F Kelly perjury trial. They returned a sealed verdict and were dismissed to reconvene in court tomorrow to ratify it.
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Kelly
St. Louis
Charles F. Kelly
House of Delegates
Big Fork Pulp and Paper Mill Incorporation Filed
Special Dispatch to the Standard Kalispell Jan 19 The Big Fork Pulp and Paper Mill Co files articles of incorporation for wood and rag pulp and paper plus electric power light and water generation. Capital stock 250000 with 500 paid in by five subscribers. Incorporators include Meyers H F Meyers Howard Abbott I McGilvray Fish. Plant site chosen in Big Fork with right of way work begun.
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Standard
Kalispell
Big Fork Pulp and Paper Mill Company
H. M. Parechi
H. L. Walker
H. A. Abbott
F. B. Fish
I. McGilvray
J. A. Meyers
H. FE. Meyers
Howard Abbott
Springfield
Ohio
Helena
Big Fork
Widow Kills Husband Then Herself in Iowa Hammer Death
In Oakland Iowa Mrs William Hanna aged 7 killed her 76 year old husband with a hammer then stabbed him from ear to ear with a butcher knife before slashing her own jugular vein. A note blamed fear of becoming penniless after his death. The husband was a wealthy retired farmer.
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Oakland
Iowa
William Hanna
United Irish League defense fund progress reported
New York January 19. The national executive committee announced more than 35000 dollars received toward a 100000 dollar defense fund pledged at the Boston convention. The target is to raise the remainder within six months.
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New York
United Irish League of America
League
Boston
Fire Panic Hits St. James Orphanage At Benson
A blaze at St. James orphanage in Benson, a Omaha suburb, destroyed the north wing and caused about 35000 dollars in damage. One hundred children were inside but all were saved.
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Omaha
St. James
Benson
Treasury proposes $50,000 survey of Montana Idaho line
Washington January 19 the treasury department sent to the house a supplemental estimate of fifty thousand dollars for a survey of the Montana Idaho boundary lines.
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Montana-Idaho Line
Washington
Treasury Department
Montana-Idaho
First Jackson Ky Police Kiss Arrest Sets Precedent
A city officer in Jackson Kentucky made the first arrest for kissing at the union depot. In the crowded waiting rooms a young couple, strangers to the city, were unruly with repeated escalations and were called to time by the police.
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Jackson
Union Depot
Court Refuses Writ in Shores Disbarment Case
The Montana Supreme Court unanimously denies the writ of supervisory control in Shores disbarment, holding the lower court properly weighed postponement and evidence issues. Judge McClernan had amended minutes to allow defense witnesses or depositions if needed, the court notes, and the ruling emphasizes not presuming the lower court would decide against Shores.
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Helena
Supreme Court
Shores
J. B. McClernan
Butte
District Court
Sheriff Quinn Captures Suspect in Dillon
Dillon reports Sheriff Quinn arrived from Butte and will depart tonight with D. L. Moore, the imprisoned man, after the arrest.
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Sheriff Quinn
Maybrick case stalls as release efforts continue
London reports no progress in the Mrs Florence Maybrick murder case with no US embassy request for her release to testify in a Virginia suit. Influential friends press for clemency while Home Secretary Ackers Douglass visits Aylesbury prison amid the ongoing dispute over a Virginia and Kentucky land stake.
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London
Florence Maybrick
United States
Home Office
Virginia
Ackers Douglass
Aylesbury Prison
Sutte Charged With Assault of 14 Year Old Blanche Rivers
Sutte has been charged with criminal assault on Blanche Rivers a 14 year old girl in this city. He faces trial in Silver Bow County with proceedings to begin soon.
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Sutte
Blanche ‘Rivers
Silver Bow
Court Must Retry Dictator Lode Claim Case
The Madison county district court must retry the case over ownership of the Dictator lode mining claim after the state supreme court remanded the cause reversing the lower court's judgment. Associate Justice William L. Holloway delivered the opinion. William and J. Lane Walker were involved.
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Standard
Helena
District Court of
Madison County
Supreme Court
William L. Holloway
William and
J. Lane Walker
Ownership claim on Dictato lode in Madison county
Plaintiffs allege ownership of the Dictato lode claim in Madison county and accuse defendants M H Pennington John E E Deno Frank D Deno Mack E Lacy Frank Dean and Thomas Murphy plus intervenors G E Slackburn and George M Barry of trespass and unlawful ore extraction. They seek damages and an injunction.
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Madison County
M. H. Pennington
John EE. Deno
Frank D. Deno
Mack E Lacy
Frank Dean
Thomas Murphy
G. E Slackburn
George M. Barry
Crown Princess of Saxony Granted Free Movement
The Dresden correspondence reports the crown princess has surrendered titles for 7500 dollars yearly yet retains freedom of movement. She must inform both Saxon and Austrian courts before any change of residence and is guaranteed protection from arrest.
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Berlin
Dresden
Tageblatt
Saxony
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Chicago Grand Jury
Cerns
von Sternberg
Chairman Gray
Miners’ Union
Clark
Truesdale
Darrow
Withness
W. W. Ross
Mr. Roas
Main Butte
Gans & Klein
Stein Bioch and
F. F. Co
Chief Justice and Associates
Mr. Shores
The
Dillon
Quinn
D. L. Moore
Associate Justice Holloway
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