Government to prosecute beef trust under Sherman act
The Department of Justice plans action against the beef packing firms Swift & Co Morris & Co and Armour & Co in Chicago likely next week. Investigations focus on their links with the National Packing Company to determine if price manipulation raised fresh meat costs. Alfred R Urion of Armour & Co hurried to Chicago after the decision was announced.
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Beet Trust
Department of Justice
Department
Ita Apeciz
Chicago
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
Armour & Co
Asd
National Packing Company
National Corporation
Western
Morrin & Co
Beer Trust
Alfred R. Urion
Deer Department of Armour & Co
Urion
Meat Boycott Spreads Across Country As Prices Slump
A nationwide meat boycott gains pace with Kansas City and Chicago leading pledges. Milwaukee reports 10 cent porterhouse and 18 cent beef wholesale drops, while Cleveland and Ohio towns pledge abstinence. Petitions to join the crusade circulate in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania as shoppers pull back on eggs and meat amid price fears.
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Milwaukee
Cleveland
Denver
Samuel Dutton
Western Hotelmen's Protective Association
Baltimore
Kansas
Kansas City
Mevelana
Ohio
Lorain
New Philadelphia
Selle Fontaine
Canton
E. E. Beard
Pittsburg
Thairontty Trades Council
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
George P. Smith
Thomas
Toomey
Willf
Emeh
Train Held Up by Masked Men in Missouri
Four masked men stopped Missouri Pacific train No. 4 between Glencoe and Eureka thirty miles from St. Louis. They bound the engineer and fireman then detached the mail and express cars. The engine crew rushed to alarm the city, leaving passenger coaches stranded. The express car reportedly carried several thousand dollars. Outgoing trains are held until the missing cars are found.
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Missouri Pacine
Kanana’ City
Glencoe
Eureka
Te Belig
Snow First Time Reported in Americus This Century
Snow covered Americus briefly delighting thousands witnessing the spectacle. Public schools were notified the event might be a first in many years, marking a rare winter occurrence. Local notes describe the scene and community amazement at the unusual weather phenomenon.
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Americus, WH
Americus
Strelia
Amerfeu
Four Car Wreck on Soo Branch Tragedy Near North Bay
Four Canadian Pacific cars plunged from a track on the Soo branch near North Bay Ontario. A broken rail likely caused the wreck. Several cars plunged into the river and burned with numerous deaths and injuries feared.
Fifteen Die In Tunnel Blast At Catskills Aqueduct Site
A premature explosion in a tunnel under construction for the Ashokan dam aqueduct killed fifteen men, including three Americans, and severely injured five others. Believed a torch-bearer tripped, igniting nitro glycerine charges. contractor R. K. Everett & Co. employed 160 workers. Rescue crews cleared rock as they counted the dead, with identifications limited to a roll call of employees.
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Fishkill Lending
Ashkoan
Catskills
New York City
R. K. Everett & Co
Besh
Drop in Mercury Report From Nashville Weather
An abrupt temperature drop was reported in Nashville on January 3. The fragmented local weather item mentions a significant chill in the morning and nearby Savannah experiencing snow later, with weather observations dated February 13, 1899. The text is garbled but centers on notable temperature and snowfall readings.
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Nashville
Tenn
Gould Drexel engagement in grand society described
Miss Marjorie Gould daughter of George J. Gould of New York and Anthony J. Drexel of Philadelphia, a Drexel descendant, are to wed. The Gould fortune and Drexel estate are noted as vast. Miss Gould is 19, an outdoors lover, debuted in New York two years prior, with European royal suitors in attendance. Drexel is better known abroad, with much time spent in Europe.
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George J. Gould
New York
Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Braves
Wo. Pf
Gould
Jay Gould
George ‘J. Gould
Anthony Z. Drexel
Miss Gould
Mina Gould
Mr. Drexel
Sequestration Foes in Oklahoma and Texas Aided by National Board
Secretary of the Farmers' Union national board reports no secession in Oklahoma or Texas. He says state officials will resign at the forthcoming convention and be replaced by loyal national organization members. In Oklahoma, few officials opposed policy at Birmingham, while Texas faces a few disgruntled office seekers whose bids failed to gain support.
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National Organization of the Farmers’ Union
Oklahoma
Toxga
A. C. Sanford
National Board of Directors
Atlanta
Washington, D. C
Sauford
Board of
Insurgente
Stata
Ox- Inhuma
Texsa
Shuford
Understone
Shutard
Birmingham
Texas
Secresary Shuford
Graham Chosen as Democrat on Interior Committee
Washington January 21 Representative James M. Graham of Illinois was chosen to join the joint committee to investigate the interior department and the forestry service, replacing Lloyd of Missouri. Ollie James of Kentucky remains the other Democrat on the panel. The nomination, made unanimous after Speaker Cannon ruled a member cannot be forced to serve against his will, ends Lloyd’s resignation amid protest over duties as Democratic chairman making committee service impractical. Belligerent exchanges followed, with criticism of Taft and Cannon and debates on Republican dictation, ending without further resolutions.
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James M. Graham
Illnois
Lloyd
Missouri
Joint
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Forestry Service
Ollie James
Kentucky
Graham
House
Ife
Clayton
Slabama
Cannan
Bis
Democratic Congressional Committee
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Taft
Clark
Underwood
Alabama
Heflin
Rainey
Illinois
Republcan
Meaurx
Indiana National Committeeman Thomas Taggart Shot During Bird Hunt
Thomas Faggart, Indiana Democratic National Committeeman, was accidentally shot by a bird hunter in Jefferson County Mississippi. Harry Horton, the private secretary, died after a volley struck Taggart in the face, shoulder, and chest. Taggart was rushed to Toutaville, Kentucky for surgery aboard a special train.
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Mise
Thomas ‘Taggart
Democratic National
Indiana
Harry Horton
West Fayette
Jefferson County
Horton
Taggart
Toutaville
Weddenday Andlenapolis
French Lok Springs
Ind
Joseph EB. Bell
Tégmort
Democratic National Committee
Aston B.parker
Indlaeft
French Lick Springs
Ice Gorge Damage Hits Paducah Area
An ice gorge from Wolf Creek carried timber cattle dogs and scaffolding toward Paducah Kentucky. It damaged Caseyville property of West Kentucky Coal Company by roughly 76 000 dollars. A new steel loading device tipple and several barges were swept away as the flood surged. The sound of the break was reportedly heard for miles.
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Piaucah
Wolf Creek
Paducah
Bilsaisippi
Caseyville
Kentucky Coal’ Company
Gores
Second Snow at Knoxville Report Disputed Then Cleared
Fragmentary note describes a second snow in Knoxville and Knoxvyille on January 21 with mention of morning sighting and afternoon clearing amid rain and road conditions. Unclear details about locations and events.
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Knoxville
Knoxvyillé
Tatim
Prk
President Faft Drives the Cafe Into Senators
Washington January 21 President Faft noted in papers that the Senate is slow on appropriation bills and pressed Penrose Crane and Carter to push postal savings bank legislation. Some oppose postal banks yet the president says the Republican platform requires action. The trio left the White House declaring postal savings bank will become law this session while other reforms advance.
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Tjae
Postal Savings Bank
Penrose
Carter
Maseamusette
Pennsylvania
Tutt
Crdue
White House
Postel Savings Bank
Llan
Hls
Aldrich
Senare
Weather forecast and readout for Georgia with cold start
Weather prophecy from Falk notes fair and continued cold Saturday with Sunday fair and rising temperatures. Moderate west winds. Local data show low temperatures around minus 46, highs near 25, 3 hour mean temperatures near normal. Rainfall and monthly deficits listed as dates and inches.
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