Public Eye: Thomas W. Phillips foe of Standard Oil
Thomas W. Phillips of Newcastle Pennsylvania stood as a longtime independent oil producer who resisted the Standard Oil empire. He funded antitrust efforts, helped create the industrial commission and labor department, exposed rebates, and rebuilt his drilling ventures after early financial ruin, ultimately prospering and shaping oil policy.
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Thomas W. Phillips
Newcastle
Standard Oil
United States
Ks.wn
Congress
Industrial Commission
Department of Labor and Commerce
Bureau of Corporations
Phillips
Thetandard
Pennsylvania
Long Champion of Bryan Williams of Dedham Massachusetts
George Fred Williams is a persistent Bryan worker from Dedham Mass. He backed Bryan in 1896 and led Massachusetts support despite anti free silver sentiment. Three Massachusetts gubernatorial campaigns failed, yet he remains undaunted and pressed to have the Democratic state committee endorse Bryan again. He is a lawyer and scholar, Dartmouth graduate who studied in Germany, now 66.
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George Fred Williams
Dedham
Mass
Bryan
Massachusetts
Mr. Williams
Williams
Democratic State Committee
Mmittee
Congress
Willams
Dartmouth
Germany
Heidelberg
Berlin
Cotton speculator quits amid personal and financial upheaval
Theodore H. Price, veteran cotton trader and head of Price McCormick & Co., plans to quit the market for at least two years to focus on his wife and child. He has sold horses and his country home at Tuxedo after heavy losses, while his firm once collapsed for 13 million dollars but recovered, paying debts and earning profits. His engagement to miss Harriet Dyer and the couple’s resilience are noted as influences on his decision.
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Theodore H. Price
Price
Tuxedo
Maine
Price, McCormick & Co
Blarriet Dyer
James L. Taylor
Tawney’s Shakespeare Quip Sparks Dinner Chain
Congressman James A. Tawney of Minnesota joked about matches and Shakespeare in a dining-room exchange. He recalled misnaming plays, corrected himself to Hamlet, and quipped on the line Laugh and the world laughs with you. The joke cost him five dinners as colleagues ribbed him.
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James A. Tawney
Minnesota
House Committee On Appropriations
Mr. Tawney
Maellonr
Notable Baseball Figures Race for Congress and Career Notes
A 20 year ago baseball figure John Tener, once with Pittsburg and Chicago, becomes a Republican nominee in Charleroi Pa, eyeing Emmet Acheson’s seat in the Twenty Fourth district. Detroit memories of Charley OLeary and catcher longevity are recounted, with praise for catching as a long career path. Also mentions Jim McGuire Malachi Kittridge Jack Warner and others, plus Rai Robinson to join the Brewers after May graduation.
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John K. Tener
Charleroi
Elks of North
Tener
Pittsburg
Chicago
A. G. Spalding
Spalding
Outfit
United States
New York
Brotherhood
Cy Young
Kid Gleason
Jake Beckley
Jim McGuire
Malachi Kittridge
Washington
Jack Warner
Jack O’connor
Cleveland
St. Louis
Bill Sullivan
Lou Criger
Last soup strainer in big leagues disappears
The famed Titus mustache, a hallmark of early baseball style, has vanished as John Titus, star Phillies outfielder, sacrificed it to coach without tripping over his own words. The piece traces mustache fashion from Monte Cross to Beckley and legends like Anson and Kelly, noting the shift in the early 1890s and its disappearance in modern times.
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John Titus
Phillies
John
Savannah
Philadelphia
Titus
Monte Cross
Monte
Jake Beckley
Anson
Kelly
Gore
Brouthers
Hagenbecks Zoo at Stellingen Sets New Standard in World Lively Displays (Historic Focus)
The article tours Carl Hagenbeck's Hamburg Stellingen zoological garden praised as the future of zoos with open enclosures, deep ditches, and naturalistic settings. It details a 36 acre site expanding to 62 acres, a vast lake for waterfowl, diverse animal quarters from lions to Arctic species, and a grand restaurant with 709 seats and over $10,000 in horn and antler decor.
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Carl Hagenbeck
Hamburg
Stellingen
Hagenbeck
Regent’s Park
London
Park
Zoo
Evardens
Cigarette Advice From Cy Young On Appetite And Health
Cy Young warns young players to quit smoking as it ruins wind, appetite, and balance. He admits to moderate use himself three cigars a day and a few pipefuls, contrasting a youngster who smokes ten cigarettes daily with double pipe usage and questioning his endurance.
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Cy Young
Money in Fights Shows Big Purses Since Resumption
James Coffroth notes that since boxing resumed last July, purses reached substantial sums. Matches listed include Squires vs Burns at 29,252 dollars, Gans vs Britt at 36,000, Moran vs Attell at 14,000, Britt vs Nelson at 22,000, and Ketchell vs Joe Thomas second bout at 8,000, among others through early year.
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James Coffroth
Squires
Burns
Joe Thomas
Ketchell
Jack
Twin
Britt
Nelson
Kaufmann
Schreck
Gans
Moran
Neil
Great Pitching Praise for Overall by Odwell Kruger and Hitt
In praise of the Great Overall the trio says he has speed equal to Amos Rusie and a curve that breaks as sharply as a spitball. They note his failure in Cincinnati contrasted with a strong prior year with the Cubs, calling him great.
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Odwell
Kruger
Hitt
Overall
Cincinnati
Amos Rusie
Fitt
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Tawney
Detroit
Charley O’leary
O’leary
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Tigers
West End Park
O'Leary
Rai Robinson
St. Louis Colegian
Brewers
Robinson
St. Louis University
Challis
Philadelphias
Hagenbecks
C. Ing
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