Standar d Oil Profit Figures Highlight Federal Dissolution Case
In New York on December 5, figures from the federal dissolution suit show Standard Oil subsidiaries earning high profits. Continental Oil Company posted 115 percent on 300000 capital, while Indiana Standard Oil earned about 55000000 on a 1 million capitalization between 1899 and 1906 as John D. Archbold and Henry Tilford testified.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
John D. Archbold
Henry Tilford
California
Continental Oil Company
Standard
Middle West
Indiana
Com
Company assets exceed capitalization after earnings returns
A company statement asserts that actual assets surpass the capitalization level as the firms have converted substantial earnings back into property, boosting asset values beyond their market value.
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Pany
Virginia Poultry Show Opens in Richmond
The third annual Virginia State Poultry association show opened in Richmond today and will run through the end of the week with exhibitors from across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia State Poultry Association
Murder of Luther Meador Unprovoked Shooting in Norton
Luther Meador aged about 24 was shot twice by Erwin Gilliam after an argument near the Norton Coal Company store Saturday night. He died early Sunday at his home. Gilliam was arrested and jailed in Wise County. The Meador family, longtime Norton merchants, have roots in Summers and Mercer counties, West Virginia.
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Norton
Luther Meador
L. F. Meador
Summers County
W. Va
Young Meador
Richlands
Norton Coal Company
Erwin Gilliam
Gilliam
Meader
Meador
Summers
Mercer Counties
Bluefield
Young Gilliam
Sergeant Hunt
Wise County
A Wise Housekeeper Demands Blue Ribbon Flavoring
A housekeeper asserts the value of Blue Ribbon lemon or vanilla extracts over inferior brands. She notes Blue Ribbon is both superior and economical, positioning it as the preferred flavoring choice.
Jewelry Sale at Pedigo's Promises Elegant Gifts
Pedigo's hosts a Saturday jewelry sale with stylish Christmas gifts at small prices. Local shoppers invited to attend for affordable sparkle this weekend.
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Pedigo
Cut Flowers and Digestive Aid Advertised at Crockett's Drug
Fresh cut flowers received Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at Crockett's Drug Store. Tu Thursday Saturday if Kodol for Dyspepsia indigestion weak stomach sour stomach gag on the stomach etc is guaranteed to give prompt relief from any form of stomach trouble. It will cure ava dyspepsia. Sold by all druggists.
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Crockett's Drug Store
Maybrick Wing Title to Coal Lands Reiterated in Virginia Court
Richmond judge upholds the Baroness von Roche and Mrs Maybrick claim to coal lands in Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky noting that lands not in bona fide purchaser hands belong to them. Armstrong must honor 1879 trust terms and reform touring in the south for prison reform work.
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Richmond
Florence Y. Maybrick
Baroness von Roche
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Daniel Grinnan
Chancery Court
Maybrick
David W. Armstrong
New York
Armstrong
Groome
South
Taft Praises South at North Carolina Society Dinner
President-elect Taft spoke to five hundred guests at the North Caro lina Society dinner in New York. He urged voters to cast ballots by economic and political beliefs, not old ties, and said the nation should help the south work out its problems while promoting closer northern-southern ties. He defended the south against supposed “negro question” policies and noted southern industry growth.
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New York
Taft
North Carolina Society
South
North Carolinang
Hotel Astor
Judge Taft
Republican Party
West Virginia Fair Weather Update
For West Virginia the forecast calls for a fair Tuesday and Wednesday with slowly rising temperatures and clear to partly cloudy conditions across the state.
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West Virginia
Prohibition March reshapes Ohio counties to dry
In Ohio fifty seven of eighty eight counties are dry and seven are wet after six months of Anti-Saloon League work since the Rose county option law. Five counties turned dry under the old law. About 1,730 saloons have been voted out, with voting planned in remaining counties soon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Federal withdrawal forms Marquette forest in Lucas County
The Marquette land office reports a government withdrawal of 10 955 acres in Lucas county to form a national forest named Marquette in honor of Father Marquette. The upper peninsula is slated to host two more forests, with earlier withdrawals including 20 000 acres in Chippewa as Iroquois forest and a planned 30 600 acre forest for Losco and Oscoda counties.
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Marquette, Mich
Marquette Land Office
Lucas County
Marquette
Father Marquette
Upper Peninsula
Chippewa County
Losco
Oscoda
Betsy Coberly Charged With Murder Of Son-in-Law
In Beverly West Virginia Betsy Coberly is jailed for the killing of her son-in-law Adam C White at Whitmere following a quarrel with White and his wife Mrs White who had fled to her mother's home After White refused to leave the residence Coberly allegedly shot him in his presence
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Elkins
W. Va
Betsy Coberly
Beverly
Adam C. White
Whitmere
White
Ohio counties vote dry in election
Hardin County went dry by 1200 majority and Licking County followed with a 700 vote margin in today’s statewide dry election results reported from Columbus Ohio.
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Ohio
Columbus
Hardin County
Licking County
Bankrobbers Hold Up East Side Bank in Portland
Three men robbed the East Side Bank in Portland of 15000 dollars. The incident occurred as part of a December news brief. A drug advertisement for King's Little Liver Pill also appears in the clip, promoted by Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Portland, Ore
East Side
the Goodykoontz Drug Co
Remedies and products promise fast cures and refunds
The notice markets LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee if they fail, ManZan Pile Remedy for immediate pile relief, Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup touted for stopping coughs and curing colds, and dairy/ice cream deliveries by Rich Mountain Dairy Farm at Tazewell with phone contact numbers.
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Rich Mountain
Tazewell
Bluefield Ice Cream Co
Congress Opens With Sparse Action Amid Sad Senate Mood
Opening day in Congress yields minimal progress as the Senate faces a pall of sadness. The chamber corridors and galleries fill as observers witness a restrained session. A notable display includes a Chinese prince and his entourage in a restricted section.
Congress Opens With Mourning as Allison Remembered
Washington opens the sixtieth congress second session in solemn mood for the death of Senator William B. Allison. The house adjourns after a brief session and honors its members with a Ways and Means subpoena resolution. In the senate, tributes to Allison are followed by the oath for Senator-elect Carroll B Page and Cummins.
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House of Representatives
Allison
Cannon
Sherman
Chimp Clark
Missouri
John Sharp Williams
House
Committee On Ways and Means
United States Senate
William B. Allison
Iowa
James Bryce
Tank Shao Yi
Prince Tsai
Hfairbanks
Senate
Edwardeverett Hale
Aldrich
Galliher
Tuller
Hale
Congress
Dillingham
Carroll
Page
Vermont
Dolliver
Cummins
Ilona
Feeling Bitter and Citizens Go Armed
Union City Tenn December 7 Due to illness of two night rider grand jury members replacements may force repetition of testimony underpinning former indictments. Attorney General Caldwell and state lawyers discuss whether to merely react to the current grand jury notes for new indictments.
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Night Rider Grand Jury
Union City
Tenn
Caldwell
Jurors Kept, Indictments Reconsidered in Night Riders Case
With two sick jurors the jury personnel remains the same. Attorneys decide new indictments for the night riders and question the validity of the old ones. If testimony must be repeated, several weeks will pass before indictments can be returned. Community mood runs bitter and many citizens are armed.
Pine Bluff Deluged As Army Dyke Fails
Pine Bluff Arkansas December 7 The government dyke at Tennessee street failed allowing the Arkansas river to surge toward Harding bayou and the east end of the city. Five houses and the Arkansas Packet Co warehouse were destroyed and the Cady hardwood mill burned out as floodwaters advance. Cotton Belt shops closed to help affected residents and workers move belongings to safety. Old barges and rail iron are being sunk to slow the current.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Tennessee Street
Arkansas River
Arkansas Packet Company
Cady
Barracque Street
Georgia
International wedding at Grace Church in New York
Miss Mary Mason Hasell daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Cruger Hasell married Mr George Borwick eldest son of Sir Robert Hudson Borwick of London at Grace Church New York. The ceremony was followed by a large reception at the Colony Club.
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New York
Grace Church
Mary Mason Hasell
Lewis Cruger Hasell
George Borwick
Robert Hudson Borwick
London
Colony Club
Fall River Mills Cut Wages Under Sliding Scale
Fall River Massachusetts on December 7 saw a cut of a per cent in the wages of cotton mill operatives. The change follows the sliding scale agreement which fixes wages by the margin between the cost of cotton and the selling price of goods.
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Fall River
Mass
Delegates Arrive for National Liquor League Convention
In Washington many delegates reach the capital ahead of the National Liquor League of America convention opening tomorrow. The sessions will address key issues facing the retail liquor trade.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
National Liquor League of America
Gay Men Open International Convention in Chicago
An international convention and expo opened in Chicago under the joint auspices of the National Commercial Gay Association and the American Gas Institute. The event began December 7 with a focus on industry and advocacy.
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Chicago
National Commercial Gay Association
The
American Gas Institute
Dunn murder trial reaches third hearing in Wallen case
In Fort Wayne Indiana on December 7 Charles Dunn's murder case of Alice Cotherell at Wallen, six years past, was called for trial marking the third trial for the defendant. Pedigo's advertises heavy coats for ladies Misses and children with stock reduced at special low prices this month.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles Dunn
Alice Cotherell
Wallen
Pedigo's
West Virginia Eyes Liquor Law Overhaul
Charles Brooks Smith of the Daily Telegraph signals a push at the state capital to cut out liquor in West Virginia. His letter to a Pittsburg paper outlines legislative business and mixed public sentiment on liquor regulations.
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Charles Brooks Smith
Daily Telegraph
State Capital
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia liquor law fight signals in legislature
Charles Brooks Smith predicts a heated West Virginia session focused on a prohibition amendment. He notes the Senate as the conservative brake, with the House pressing for teetotaler measures. The piece cites petitions and revenue concerns as key factors guiding the expected vote, hinting at continued discussion on Page Three.
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West Virginia
State Senate
House of Delegates
Austin
Aqua Para
Senate
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Superior Supply CO
M. Smit
American National ‘Bank
Bluefield, W. VA
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L. A. Hooper
First National Bank of
BL Carter
Union Bank and Trust Company
J. N. Vance
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W. B. Hicks
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Maydrick
North Carolina Society of New York
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Minnesota
FLW
GROVW
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Kennedy
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Bluefield, W
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Clark
Dancer
Liquor League Gathering
Gots
WILL
Busy Bee Restaurant
Princeton Ave
Henry Rodgin Jeweler
Optician
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Princeton _ Avenue
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