DuPont power trade found unlawful monopoly in Sherman Act
The United States circuit court for Delaware declared the DuPont group and its allies a combination in restraint of interstate commerce in powder and explosives and monopolization in violation of the Sherman Act. The decree enjoins further violations and orders dissolution. The government suit began in 1907 against forty three defendants. Du Pont controlled 64 corporations by 1907, dissolving them as part of the scheme.
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Wilmington
Det
Traat
H. J. Dupont de Nemours Company
United States Circuit Court For
District of Delaware
Powder Trust
DuPont Company
Eastern Dynamite Company
DuPants
Standard Oil Company and Tobacco
Stokes Escapes Scare in Court Appearance
W. E. D. Stokes, aided by counsel and a cane, appeared in court against Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad after a prior shooting. A photographer's flash startled him as he stepped from his car, triggering a frightened stumble and a several minute halt before he could resume walking.
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Stokes
New York
W. E. D. Stokes
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Brear
Mr. Stokes
Prisoners Sleep With Cow After Arrest in Akron Jail
Prisoners in Barberton jail threatened to destroy their cell block when a cow arrest, held by Officer Holland, was placed in their large room. The cow received a $2 fine plus costs by Mayor Mitchell on a disturbing the peace conviction. The owner, John Painter, paid the fine.
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Akron
Barberton
Poiceman Holland
Costa
Mitchell
John Painter
Bridegroom Weighs 400 Milwaukee honeymoon pair arrives
Samuel P. Welsh, billed as the fattest man in the state at 400 pounds, arrives in Milwaukee on his honeymoon with his bride Grace Dutzell who weighs about 100 pounds. Welsh is a LaCrosse businessman who recently married Miss Grace Dutzell.
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Milwaukee
Samuel P. Welsh
Welsh
LaCrosse
Wis
Grace Dutzell
Gulfport Woman Sets Twin Birth Record in Eight Years
Mississippi mother Mrs. J. D. Pigarro of Gulfport claims a world record by giving birth to five pairs of twins, totaling ten children in eight years, showing a stated stance against race death through her actions.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi
J. D. Pigarro
Bald Head Bar to Navy
Bald Head Bar to Navy. James Newkirk 38 of De von Ky was rejected by local naval recruiters for baldness. Anderson McClure of Owensville was rejected for flat feet. a river pearl sale reports a 8475 price and a 33 1/3 inch weight description.
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Navy
Byansville
Ind
James Newkirk
Devon
United States Navy
Anderson McClure
Owensville
William Ablefelt
Fourth of July Sports Showcase Across America
A state of American sports celebrates Independence Day with baseball crowds, picnics, archery, golf tournaments, and aquatic festivals. Communities host races, firemen tournaments, chariot and tilting contests, and yardwide contests from greased pole climbs to egg races, drawing participants of all ages and both sexes.
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Rovers
New York
Chicago
Boston
Red’ Finnegan
Schmidt
Hed Sox
Noth
Knights of Old
The Fate of Empires Civilization Recurrent Phenomenon
Professor Petrie argues civilization is a recurrent cycle rather than a single collapse. He traces eight Egyptian and global civilisations, noting similar 1500 year spans and stages from art to science, driven by racial mixing and climate factors shaping rise through stagnation to renewal.
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Filadere Petrie
Royal Institution
Bayt
Eath
Middle Kingdom
Europe
Egypt
Mediterranean
India
Mexico
Petrie
Tales of a Juror Peying Guilty and Politics
A state’s attorney questions a talesman on potential gallows for a defendant. The talesman, a politician, dodges by asking about the man’s political stance. The exchange reveals tension between legal duty and partisan bias.
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Talesman
Freeing a Toronto Baby From Skin Disease by Cure
A Toronto birth on October 13 1908 with a severe infant skin ailment finally cured by Cuticura remedies after failed treatments and hospital care. The letter praises Cuticura Soap and notes lasting relief with no recurrence since May 1909. Also a brief aside on religious people and Garfield Tea.
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Toronto
Duluth
Robert Mann
Proctor
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Delaware
Federal Court
DuPont
Kansas City
Kansas City Navigation Company
Chester
New Orleans
Brown
St. Louis
United States
Pourte OF
Ohie Picnic
Frevoly
Buch
Alphonse Karr
Eos
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