Northern Securities defense to challenge Sherman anti trust claim
Lawyers for the Northern Securities Company plan to file an equity answer in U.S. District Court at St. Paul disputing the government’s assertion of Sherman Anti Trust Act violations. The defense argues control of competing lines is lacking, and that there is no violation. Attorneys include Clough, Well, and Stetson. Griggs to argue.
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Ew York
Northern Securities Comp
United States
District of Min Ba
William Clough
William Nelson Well
Francis Lynde Stetson
Exmomey General Griggs
Mis
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Unconscious After Making a Vic Appeal for the Boers
March 12 report from Joliet Illinois details John P. Altgeld collapsing unconscious during a passionate appeal for Boers at a Joliet Opera House. He regained consciousness after medical aid and was moved to the Monroe hotel with stomach trouble cited as cause.
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Toors
Joliet
Ill
Broovern
John P. Altgeld
Mill County Medical Society
Nash
Soshin
Neola
Monroe
omEe
Angela
American effort helps push foreign troops from Tien Tsin
Washington reports that the U S government has urged foreign powers to withdraw troops from Tien Tsin. With troops withdrawn, the United States will rely on moral suasion. All powers, including Germany, are said to have assented to an early withdrawal, pending judgment on timing.
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Washington
Peking
Tien Tsin
Germany
Cincinnati Officer Confesses to Arson in Divorce Context
Cincinnati police officer Frank Miner confessed to arson after attempting to burn his house. He says the property is in his wife’s name and she plans to marry another man, while he lamented sacrificing his life savings for a home.
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Cincinnati
Frank Miner
Miner
Cleveland Molders Strike for Minimum Day Wage
In Cleveland on March 12 a meeting of 400 to 500 molders and foundry workers voted to strike for a minimum day wage of $3. The action has the sanction of the National Molders' union, with representatives present, and involves plants in the National Founders' association.
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Cleveland
National Molders’ Union
National Founders’ Association
Oil Seeps Near Bridges Mountain East of Lost Cabin
Two sheepmen found twenty five flowing oil springs near Bridges mountain close to Lost Cabin Wyoming. They report a lake of oil and a formation resembling the Lander oil fields with oil of the same type as found there.
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Lander, Wy
Bridges Mountain
Lost Cabin
Lander
Cabinet Delays Proclamation of United Irish League
London reports a cabinet decision delaying enforcement of the crimes act. No proclamation of the United Irish League will be made at this time.
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London
United Irish League
Worst Storm In Years Hits Omaha And Douglas County
Omaha reports the heaviest wind rain and hail storm in years at 2 a m. It damages about 60 structures with Franklin school abandoned temporarily. A chimney collapses roofs. Monmouth Park church and Immanuel hospital suffer severe damage. Valley Elkhorn Florence also affected. a Union Pacific train is damaged but no injuries.
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Omaha
Douglas County
Monmouth Park
Thirtythird
Larimore
Franklin School
Monmouth Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Immanuel Hospital
Valley
Elkhorn
Union Pacific
Florence
Fraud Alleged in Wind-Up Suit of American Alkali Co
suit filed in the United States circuit court in Trenton New Jersey aims to restrain an assessment of ten dollars per share on the preferred stock and to wind up the company. It accuses W W Gibbs of Philadelphia of fraudulent dealings in promoting the firm and of securing cash and stock through a secret pact with Commercial Development Company Limited. The bill says patents bought for caustic soda were overvalued and a Canadian plant was financed with funds from the deal, yielding no profits for the Alkali company.
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Trenton
N. J
United States
American Alkali Company
W W. Gibbs
Philadelphia
Commercial Development Company Limited
Alkali Company
Gibbs
Canada
Special Session Ends as Adjournment Sine Die
In St Paul the Minnesota Legislature adjourned sine die at noon after a brief skirmish over gratuities to newspaper reporters. The Senate adjourned without date at noon. Senator Millers' measure to investigate railroad consolidations passed, and Stockwell pressed a resolution urging the president to grant independence to the Filipino patriots, which failed 80 to 12.
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St. Paul
van Sant
House
Senate
Millers
Duluth and
Iron Range
Duluth
Missabe
Stockwell
Lincoln Man Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Frank Marshal, a Lincoln man, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment for the July killing of his sister and niece during a family quarrel. The defense argued insanity caused by extreme heat at the time.
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Lincoln
Neb
Frank Marshal
Striking workers claim tacit oath understanding in arbitration
In Norfolk Virginia on March 12 striking workers issue a statement asserting an implied agreement between their committee and the chamber of commerce. They say the arbitration board would respect the oath of a union man in its findings.
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Norfolk
Chamber of Commerce
Arbitration Board
Northwestern Telephone Long Distance Lines Reach Many Midwestern Cities
Long Distance Lines and connections of the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co now serve over 1700 cities and towns across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
North and
South Dakota
The
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co
Store Offers Portraits Free With Purchase Tickets
A store advertises that every customer receives tickets equal to their purchase. Twenty dollars in tickets grants one free 14 x 17 inch pastel portrait of a chosen person. The portrait will be photographed by the customer and delivered by the shop. This is pitched as a lower price than any photographer charges.
Prince Henry Sails Home After American Visit
Prince Henry of Prussia sailed for Germany aboard the Deutschland after a final day in New York filled with farewell visits including Mayor Low. A luncheon on the ship honored the party that accompanied him, with music by the Hohenzollern band. Crowds gathered at the pier as the Deutschland departed, with a royal sendoff from Fort Wadsworth to the Battery and a planned arrival in Hamburg next Monday.
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New York
Prince Henry
Prussia
Germany
America
Low
Prince
Hohenzollern
United States
Frans
Atlantic
Deutschland
Washington
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Admiral von Seckendorff
North River
Fort Wadsworth
Hamilton
Hamburg
Hohenzolls
Bermuda
Van Horne Details Cuban Railroad to Havana Santiago Link
Sir William Van Horne, president of the Cuban Railroad company, arrived from Elavana and announced the Havana to Santiago line would be completed in about 90 days. He described the road as modern in every respect and well equipped with rolling stock.
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New York
William van Horne
Cuban Railroad Company
Elavana
Havana
Santiago
Last Survivor of War of 1812 Gets Increased Pension
President approves a bill granting a higher pension to Hiram Cronk of Ava Oneida County New York the last surviving soldier pensioner of the War of 1812 He is now 102 years old.
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Washington
Hiram Cronk
Ava
Oneida County
N. Y
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Thomas Cochran
Anita Furness
Alexander Ramsey
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Edith H. Ogden
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