Meyers Swindle Alleged Investor Backed by Rothschilds
Pittsburgh police report a national swindle led by J M Montefio Meyers who posed as an investor backed by 260.9 million dollars of Rothschild money. He and two Fitzpatrick brothers lured rich men with fake expert appraisals, then canceled deals after collecting up to 50 000 dollars per case. Police linked arrests to Pittsburgh New York Chicago Philadelphia and possible Denver Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Pitteburg
McQuade
Meyers
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Philadelphia
Denver
Angeles
San Francisco
Cassie Chadwick
J. M. Montefio Meyers
Hotel Schenley
New York City
Coffey
Manila Reassures cholera gone plans naval program
Manila reports cholera has disappeared as Admiral Sperry shifts plans to allow the Atlantic fleet to operate. Governor Gene will push portions of the program before fleet departure, with a conference among insular government, city, and army representatives and Captain Grant to set details for athletic events, boat racing and receptions for officers and men. A house to house check finds no new cases in twenty four hours.
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Manila
Miralk Sperry
Gene
Mediterranean
Grant
Theo Ryvere
Wreck on Shinanfu and Tsingtau line kills sixteen
Sixteen Chinese were killed and several seriously injured when the evening express from Chinanfu derailed on a bridge near Nankouyu close to the German China frontier. The engine and several forward coaches plunged into the river and most passengers were drowned or gravely hurt.
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Tsingtau
China
Shinanfu
Chinanfu
Nankouyu
Unknown 30-year-old man commits suicide by subway
New York on November 24 an unnamed man about thirty killed himself by leaping before a subway train. A letter he left to “whomsoever it may interest” says he had literary ambitions he could not satisfy and that he was in poor health.
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New York
Roosevelt Receives Last Boy Runner From New York to Washington
At the White House President Roosevelt welcomed Gordon Leech who carried a message from Richard C. Morse of the International Y. M. C. A. The runner, in red sweater and tennis shoes, had just finished a tennis match minutes before. Roosevelt praised athletics as a path to ends, noted 1000 boys had handled the message, and granted Leech a signed photograph.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Gordon Leech
New York
Richard C. Morse
International Y. M. C. A
Young Leech
Baltimore
Forster
Lynching of Jim Gilmore Near Duray, South Hampton County
Jim Gilmore, a Black man, was taken from a guardhouse in Duray Hampton County and lynched after a failed attempted sexual assault on a daughter of his employer A C Fitts. Gilmore confessed and implicated another Black man.
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Charleston
D. C
Jim Gilmore
Duray
Hampton County
Gilmore
A. C. Fitts
Carnegie Invited to Testify on Steel Tariff Cuts
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee formally invited Andrew Carnegie to testify this week on the steel industry and the proposed tariff reductions. The committee, which has read Carnegie's Century magazine article, recessed without receiving a reply.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Century Magazine
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Taft Discusses Ohio Politics in Hot Springs Visit
President-elect Taft met W. B Guilbert Ohio auditor in Hot Springs Virginia for political talks. Lieut. F J H Kracke Brooklyn naval officer visited socially. Taft played golf with Henry W Taft and General Edwards and rode horses before returning home tired but satisfied.
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Hot Springs
Taft
W. B Guilbert
F. J. H. Kracke
Brooklyn
Henry W. Taft
General Edwards
Architects of the Oil Trust Credit Rockefeller to Flagler and Todd
In a federal dissolution trial Rockefeller named Henry Flagler and Samuel Todd as the original architects of the Standard Oil trust, rejecting any personal role in its creation. He testified that memory of trust liquidation years 1892 to 1899 was imperfect and cited missing stock transfer books sought by government counsel. He also noted his gradual retirement since 1891 and devotion to broader work.
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New York
Standard Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
Standard
Henry M. Flagler
Samuel 8S
T. Todd
Rockefeller
Frank B. Kellogg
John D. Archbold
Kellogg
Brotherhood of Man
Missing Standard Oil Papers Stun Ohio Officials
Cleveland reports county clerk Charles P. Salen failed to produce key documents at a New York hearing. Among the missing items are affidavits by Standard Oil leaders including John D. Rockefeller and Oliver H. Payne, plus a 1880 petition to eliminate William Schofield. Indictable offense to remove public records under Ohio law. Levi Meachem certified the papers’ presence in 1892.
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Cleveland
Charles P. Salen
Standard of Hearing
New York
Kellogg
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Oliver H. Payne
William Schofield
Ohio
Levi Meachem
Big Oil Fight in Mexico City Over Oil Market Control
The coming year is expected to see a large battle in Mexico for control of the oil market and newly opened fields. Major players include Standard Oil and S Pearsons & Sons Limited, with new companies quietly acquiring vast tracts.
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City of Mexico
New 24
Republic of Mexico
Standard Oil Company
S. Pearsons & Sons, Limited
Large land deals emerge in northern Mexican states
A company has acquired concessions from the federal government and from Chihuahua to explore 10 million acres in eastern Chihuahua. A Hearst Keene syndicate has rights to 220 thousand acres in eastern Chihuahua. Standard Oil is reported to have bought large tracts of land in Tamaulipas.
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Chihuahua
W. R. Hearst
James R. Keene
Standard Oil Company
Tamaulipas
Strike Declared Off in Chester Traction Case
Chester Pennsylvania November 24 The motormen and conductors strike against Chester Traction started April 13 and has been declared off by the workers. The boycott by local businessmen and residents was total with the company carrying no passengers within city limits.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
Rumor of Gatun Dam Sinking Proves Unfounded
Reports claimed the south toe of Gatun dam sunk and an underground lake was found at 216 feet. Lieutenant Colonel Goethals denied a slide of major importance, noting slides during the rainy season. Flooding from 20 days of rain submerged the Chagres, railway tracks, pumping station floor, and lock sites.
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Panama
Gatun
Panama Canal
Gatun al Ready
Goethals
Panama Canal Commission
Associated Press
Republic
Chagres
Bones Found on Prairie Near White River
The bones of Wilson W. Henry, 70, found eight miles south of White River in Tripp county, south of Kennebec. Wolves had devoured flesh. head, arms and feet missing. Identified by clothing and items in pockets. Henry had begun a 149 mile walk to Lynch Nebraska two weeks earlier. Believed to have died from exposure.
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Kennebec
S. D
Wilson W. Henry
White River
Tripp County
Henry
Lynch
Neb
Steadiness of National Character and Firm Foothold in Soil
Nobel figure David Starr Jordan emphasizes enduring national character tied to a solid American soil base in a reflective commentary. He argues steadiness of character complements secure footholds in home lands and institutions for a resilient republic.
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David Starr Jordan
Grain and Provision Prices Report from Minneapolis
Minneapolis grain prices for wheat show Dec at 1.04 dollars, May at 1.081 and 1.08 percent, on track values for No. 1 hard at about 1.07 percent, No. 1 Northern around 1.064 to 1.07, No. 2 Northern near 1.04 to 1.05, and No. 8 Northern around 1.60 to 1.03 percent.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax prices on track with futures quotes
From Duluth dated November 23 wheat and flax futures on track. Prices include No 1 hard 1.085 per bushel and No 1 Northern 1.0744 for wheat with Dec 1.04 and May 1.07. Flax quotes show 1.44 arrival and 1.43 November with Dea 1.4044 and May 1.44.
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Duluth
Northern
Cattle and hog market quotes from St Paul comes in
St Paul market report lists cattle ranges. Good to choice steers fetch 6.00 to 6.75, fair to good 5.00 to 5.75, cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, veals 5.00 to 5.80. Hogs sell at 5.00 to 5.50. Sheep include wethers 4.00 to 4.25, yearlings 3.90 to 4.00, spring lambs 5.00 to 5.25.
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St. Paul
Chicago market quotes for grains and livestock
Wheat futures range from December at 1.03 to May around 1.07 a bushel with other months listed. Corn and oats prices are shown by delivery month with fractional cents. Pork, butter, eggs and poultry prices per market by month and product are included.
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Chicago
Cattle and Hog Prices Across Classes in Chicago Market
Chicago market prices list ranges for cattle hogs and sheep on November 23 with figures for Cattle Reeves Texans Western cattle stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves at various dollars. Hogs by weight light mixed heavy rough good to choice heavy and pigs. Sheep yearlings and lambs priced.
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Chicago
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Austin, Minn
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First St
Register Building
Main Street
Mower Co
I N Edmunds
South Dakota
Interstate
Vestor
Rothschilds
Garnegie
Guilbert
Architects OF the Oil Trust
Flagler
Todd
Pany
Oil Trust
Mexico
Gatun Dam
Chicago Union Stock Yards
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