Defends Oil Trust in Early History of Standard Oil
Mt Louis April 7 Attorney John G Milburn for Standard Oil resumes argument before the United States court detailing the company history from the defense view He argues oil business in early days was nondescript and Standard Oil aided American industry He cites a global reach for the oil trust and accuses competitors of secret reports and spy methods The narrative also notes an Independent presidential candidate Tom Hisgen was mentioned as spied upon by the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combine and Gage
Morrison
Thomas Risgen
Mt. Louis
Standard Oil Company
John G. Milburn
New York
United States Eineult Court
Standard Oil Corporation
Defense
Milburn
Great Corporation
Standard Oil
Wee
Misgen Brothers
Kany, N. Y
Tom Hisgen
Independent League
The Veiled Lady
A Chicago man, Dick Oglethorpe, travels to Dover on a London bound train where he meets a veiled young woman. He and the mystery companion debate love and justice as the journey ends with a dramatic reveal in Paris, culminating in reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Oglethorpe
Chicago
London
Atlas
Oglethorpe
Chicago April 7 election brings surprises to new council
Results show Evanston rejected annexation 4 to 1 while Chicago voters split party wins. Isaac N. Powell elected city treasurer by about 10 000 votes as a Republican. Democrat F D Connery beat the Republican for city clerk by under 3 000. Municipal Voters league helped defeat four aldermen from the Siray Wolf slate, leaving a 12 to 6 Republican aldermanic split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Unis Sanitarium
Anien
Krandton
Cicero
Evanston
Repub
Isaac N. Powell
F. D. Connery
Connery
Municipal Voters’ League
Siray Wolf
Guilty of Libel Against State Chairman in North Carolina
Former U S Senator Marion Butler and his brother Lester Butler were convicted in Guilford County Superior Court of criminal libel for publishing in the Caucasian accusations against Republican State Chairman B. Adams. Judge Long fined Marion Butler $500 and Lester Butler $960 for the remarks tied to Adams' role as chief justice in the Oklahoma Indian court case of 1905 regarding his reelection bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
North Carolina
Winston-Balem
N. C
United States
Marion Butler
Lester Butler
Tr. Guilford Superior Court
B. Adams
Republican State Executive Committee
Judge Long
Despondent Driver Tries Gas Self Destruction
Springfield April 7 John Derr a driver aged 5? filled cracks of his room with paper and turned on the gas He is said to be dying Mrs Derr had separated from him in a domestic distress report says Derr attempted suicide by gas in his room with paper filling cracks authorities list him as dying casualty in a solitary act
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John Derr
Venire Exhausted in Calhoun Bribery Trial
The thirty-first special venire of 60 talesmen was exhausted and the bribery trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of United Railroads, adjourned without completing testimony this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Lake Firemen Strike Across Lake Erie Ports
A general walkout of lake marine firemen ordered by President John Stack of Buffalo will affect all Lake Erie ports. Union officers say the action will be followed by marine cooks and stewards and lake seamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Firemen
Cleveland
Lake Marine Firemen
John Stack
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Firemen's Union
Fortune Cames In Auto Inn Opens for Travelers
A farm wife recounts converting her farmhouse to an inn for automobilists to boost income. With eight rooms plus two more after marriages, the family offers simple farm meals, clean linens, and local hospitality. Several siblings married. improvements include electric bells and brightened interiors. mortgage paid off and savings in the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Agricultural College
Cornell University
Institute of Technology
Noston
Easily Adjustable Shelves For Tight Fitting Support
The article describes adjustable shelf supports with grooved upright strips and two inch wide bent metal strips forming a shape that fits into grooves. Ends rest on grooves at chosen heights, creating secure, adjustable shelves suitable for smokehouses storerooms workshops pantries and cupboards.
Busker Cites Long Daily Route Amid Odd Claim
An exchange notes a street performer who reportedly must busk daily along a lengthy route between eight and five miles, a claim that paints a curious portrait of the performer and routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cory
My Old Straw Hat Poem of Pride and Humility
A dialect poem describes a worn straw hat hung by the heart and farm life. The speaker rejects stylish headgear for a plain hat kept for practicality and memory. They mock pretension, favoring a simple, well caredfor hat cleaned at the water trough and worn with air through its holes.
Peculiar Duck Breeding Guide From A Curious Manuscript
A strange excerpt outlines a duck harem with one drake and five hens, notes the drake’s tail curl and soprano song, and gives experimental egg incubation steps. It mentions Piikin pullets eight months old, fertile eggs hatching in twenty eight days if properly incubated, and careful temperature schedules from 102 to 194 degrees with daily turning and tepid water.
Feeding schedule for ducklings after a fast
Ducklings should be fed after a 24 hour fast at 6 and 10 am and 2 and 6 pm. For the first 48 hours keep feed before them and have water handy to see trough. Ducks drink and eat at the same time.
Feeding Ducks For Rapid Growth In Mashed Rations
The text outlines duck feeding programs from hatch to fattening, detailing mash compositions by age. It specifies early mash with wheat bran, millet, and sand, then two month and older rations using torn meat or beef scraps, greens near market, and occasional green fodder to improve intake.
Chick feed stunts, eagle facts, and light poultry notes
The column covers poultry feed tricks such as grit corn and leftovers, and notes price margins from 35 cents to 2 25. It mentions birds like eagles and crows with heights and occasional hunting, plus social quips about women and horses and a York pallet egg record. It also gives poultry tips: best litter is dry wheat straw, scratching material dust, and a note on eagle protection laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Isle of Man
Johnny
York
Tate
Publc
Castro lands in fury over Trinidad landing ban
A dispatch from Basse-Terre reports General Castro enraged by a decision not to land at Trinidad. He will depart to Fort de France after filing a protest with the British consul. He criticized American cruiser presence and warned the Venezuelan government sought U S intervention in Caracas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Trinidad
Paris
Basse-Terre
Guadelope
Fort de France
Tnique
Pointe-a Pitre
Guadeloupe
Journal
United States of America
Caracas
Trinidad bars Castro from landing at Port of Spain
Port of Spain authorities announce that Cipriano Castro former Venezuelan president will not be allowed to land in Trinidad after a request from the U S State Department and a communication to the London Foreign Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of Spain
Trinidad
State Department
Washington
London Foreign Office
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Death of Harry Sampson described by witness in trial
Lyons N Y April 7 Frank Allyn 20 brother of Mrs Georgia Allyn Sampson testified in the murder trial. He described how Harry Sampson staggered into the dining room on the morning of November 1 and fell dead before Mrs Allyn and himself. He found a cocked rifle behind the door and a box of cartridges nearby. Doctors testified no powder marks were found on the wound or shirt. Mrs Frank Allyn is expected to testify later in the day or Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Rodinburger
Frank Allyn
Barnes seeks rematch with Johnson in any venue
Tommy Barnes, linked to the Johnson Burns title fight, pressures for another bout with Jack Johnson. Hugh D. McIntosh says Burns authorized a return, posting 5000 to bind the match and willing to fight Johnson anywhere in Australia, America, England or France on any terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tommy Barnes
Jack Johnson
Hugh D. McIntosh
Johnson Burns
Burns
Johnson
Australia
America
England
France
Cable car tragedy claims two youths in Pittsburg incline crash
In Pittsburg, April 7, Arthur Miller, 16, and Albert Klenberger, 15, were killed when a St. Clair line cable car derailed near the incline center and plunged to the bottom. Six others suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Arthur Miller
Albert Klenberger
St. Claire
Governor Lilley Improves in Hartford
Governor George Leavens Lilley will recover from his illness barring unforeseen complications, according to physicians consulting with Dr. Janeway of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilley
Hartford
Conn
George Leavens Lilley
Janeway
New York
Fire destroys Zelelbach Paper Company plant
Los Angeles on April 7 a blaze gutted the Zelelbach Paper company plant causing an estimated loss of 390,009 dollars. Firefighters battled the flames for hours to prevent spread to nearby facilities.
Rock Island Railroad elects R A Jackson as president
R A Jackson of Chicago is elected president of the Rock Island Railroad company. The report notes leadership change amid corporate moves in transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Jackson
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad Company
Higman Kinderman
New York
Sandy Ferguson
Jim Barry
Armory Club
Boston
James Doran & Company
St. Paul
Lost Fertility of Soil and Proper Manure Handling
An expert warns that soil fertility in the corn belt has declined due to long neglect of farmyard manure. The piece urges conserving fertility, proper manure storage, and timely spreading rather than piling, with figures showing manure value per head for cows, sheep, calves, and pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Corn Belt
Cornet
Indians Start Bank in West
Nez Perce Indians led by Chief Joseph plan a Fort Lapwai Idaho bank focused on redmen. The bank will open with a $15 000 paid cap and Indians hold most stock and govern the board. Expect deposits around $200 000. first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Joseph
Howard
Miles
Fort Lapwai
Idaho
Redmen
Corbett
Carlisle
O. H. Lipp
Edward 8. Riboyn
Thomas Moore
Northwest
Pacife Northwest
Homemade Mouse Trap From Simple Household Materials
A brief guide shows how to fashion a mouse trap using a jar, a piece of paper, and a string to drop the mouse into the jar. The trap uses toasted cheese as bait and a moving paper cover to reset for subsequent catches, with variations for field and harvest mice and a barrel trap for rats.
Patent Mail Box On The Market In Marietta
Marietta interests prepare to manufacture a patent mailbox for cities with free delivery. Albert Rhodes is inventor and receives royalty in a sale to Intrastyle & Novelty Co. The device costs 1.50 to 2.00 dollars and rings an internal alarm when opened without needing batteries. The postmaster cautions it could reduce carrier delays if widely used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. S. Rhodes
Columbus
Marietta
Albert Rhodes
E. 8. Rhodes
Rhodes
Colors of Flame From Wood Fire Elements
The article explains flame colors from wood fire. Light blue comes from hydrogen, white from carbon, violet from manganese, red from less, and yellow from soda.
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Sina
Dover
Chavnel
Amy
Opiethorpe
Gwendolin Adame
Mo Paarnk
Uncle Sam
Wickersham
Kansas State Guaranty Fund
Marty Hummel
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Philadelphia
Co. C. Weist, M. D
Athens, Ohio
C. C. Weist, M. D
Columbus, Ohio
NEZ Perce Tribe
Pacific Northwest
Marietta Concern
G Brother
E. S. Rhodes
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