Record of U.S. Steel Trust Probe Cites Restraint of Trade
A federal investigation into United States Steel Corporation concludes the firm operates to restrain competition. The McRae report claims: Morgan profits reached about 69.3 million cash with 62.5 million for promotion, nine year net earnings around 1.03 billion, and control of about eighty percent of U.S. steel holdings. The Gary dinners and interlocking directors are cited as tools to keep prices high.
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Washington
House Steel Trust Investigation Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Farquhar J. McRae
McRae
Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
J. P. Morgan & Co
Gary
H. C. Frick
Roosevelt
Anthony J. Ernest
New York
Corporate advantage and independent weakness noted
The report cites a nine year span from 1962 to 1910 that highlights corporate production gains in rolled and other finished products, contrasting with disadvantages faced by independents. The piece indicates continued discussion on Page Six.
Negro murder adjudged insane in Virginia case
At Tazewell Virginia a jury ruled the Bluestone Traction Company not liable for injuries to a four month old child aboard a Pinefield to Graham street car. The child suffered shoulder injuries after a nurse was forced to front seat while conductor acted as per unverified rule. Also the killer of an Italian on Indian Creek, William Johnson, was declared insane and to be sent to Marion for treatment and observation after earlier planned trial. Doctor King of Marion conducted the evaluation.
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Tazewell
George Evans
Bluefield
W. Va
Bluestone Traction Company
Graham
Pinefield
Traction Company
Ritz & Ritz
Frick & Kee
Game Place
William Johnson
Indian Creek
Marion
King
Sugar Duty Cut More Than Fifty Percent Expected
Washington reports that Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee agreed to a revised sugar tariff plan with a duty reduction exceeding fifty percent. The schedule aims for about eighty cents per two hundred pounds on refined sugar, down from current levels, and reduces internal revenue taxes on sugar manufacturers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Underwood
Ous
Fis
Internal Revenue
First Victory in Antitrust Suit Against Railroads and Coal Firms
In Columbus on February 28 officials hailed a possible first victory in the federal antitrust case against six railroads and three coal companies now before the United States circuit court of appeals. Edwin A. Cole of Sunday Creek Coal admitted he sought talks with Toledo and Ohio Central and Hecking Valley railroad officers about a contract, but the conference was refused due to the suit.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Edwin A. Cole
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Harrison
Toledo and Ohio Central
Hecking Valley
Sunday Creek Company
Roosevelt Returns. Declines West Prediction
Col. Theodore Roosevelt arrives in New York after a Boston visit stating the trip was very interesting. Asked about nine governors declaring themselves East supporters, he replies that he has heard nothing and that he is no prophet.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Boston
West
Two More Arrests In Taxi Robbery Probe
New York deputies announce two more arrests in the February 15 taxi robbery case. James Pascalle, saloon owner linked to the loot, and Robert Bello, his partner, face assault and robbery charges as investigators claim the money was divided at the scene. The official calls one suspect the holdup’s brains.
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New York
Dougherty
Jas. Pascalle
Robert Bello
Mail carrier arrested in Berea for whipping son to death
Berea Kentucky February 28 William Williams a mail carrier was arrested and held without bond charged with whipping his four year old son to death.
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Berea
William Williams
West Virginia Fares Well in Silver Bill Six Million Year
West Virginia reports strong outlook under the Silver Bill with over six million dollars allocated for next year. Work on all locks and dans proceeds, with five new structures planned and construction already underway.
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West Virginia
Siver Bill
West Virginia to Benefit From Ohio River Funding Plan
Washington reports nearly one-fifth of the Ohio River river and harbor appropriation will go to West Virginia. The $6.6 million for Ohio River work includes $3.2 million for the coming year and $2.2 million for contracts within West Virginia. Planned sites include locks at No. 9 Cumberland No. 15 Browns Island No. 16 near Sistersville No. 17 above Marietta and No. 21 near Portland Ohio. Engineers aim for nine feet of navigable depth from Pittsburg to Castlesburg within about three years. Senator Chilton and Col L E Tierney are noted, with Tierney discussed as a potential Democratic convention delegate.
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West Virginia
Ohio River
Big Sandy
Ohio
Csea
Enginee.s
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Cumberland
Browns Island
Sistersville
Marieta
Portland
Pittsburg
Castlesburg
Kentucky
Congress
Barben
United States Geologica Survey
United States
Clarksburg
Chilton
Frederick
Meyland
L. E. Tierney
Powhatan
Col. Tierney
United States Steel Subsidiary Earnings Revealed
Washington reports that United States Steel Corporation earned 4 359 140 dollars in eight years through its subsidiary Union Supply Company which supplies goods to employees. The finding comes from an exhibit in the steel trust investigation connected to the committee's review of the company's books and minutes prepared by expert Farquhar J McRae.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Union Supply Company
House Steel Trust Investigation Committee
Lotav
Steel Corporation
Farquhar J. McRae
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia offers fair Thursday and Friday with colder conditions on Thursday. Virginia forecasts fair Thursday and Friday with colder Thursday and moderate northwest winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
San Diego Exposition to Go Worldwide After Senate Setback
Jubilant San Diego backs its Panama-California Exposition as the Senate committee rejects the restricted program. The project shifts from archaeology and southwestern themes to a global showcase, with the administration building and foreign department ready for exhibits. San Diego aims to attract international exhibitors and spectators while San Francisco lags behind.
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Senate
Washington
San Francisco
San Franciso
Taft Plans Vigorous Campaign Push for renomination
President Taft will soon launch a vigorous campaign to explain his views on current issues and his renomination bid. He will travel widely, delivering numerous speeches from Chicago to New Hampshire and Georgia, with more engagements expected in the coming weeks. His advisers call him the best orator.
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Washington
Pres Dent
Taft
Republican National Conemion
Chicago
New Hampshire
Georgia
Harmony dinner plans for Democratic wives on Dolly Madison birthday
Washington February 28. Democratic leaders' wives plan a harmony dinner on May 26 to strengthen national unity. Mrs Champ Clark likely presides with Mrs Grover Cleveland and Mrs William Jennings Bryan beside her.
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Washington
Dolly Madison
Champ Clark
Grover Sleveland
William Jennings Pryan
Clayton
Alabama
Clark
Underwood
Wyveliffe
Representative Wycliffe
Louisiana
Barricaded Jail Near Anderson Faces Mob Over Assault Case
A mob of about 300 men gathers near Anderson South Carolina to march on the jail and demand the release of William Reed, a Negro prisoner charged with assaulting a white woman. Reed admitted visiting the woman's home and claimed robbery as motive. The jail is fortified to deter an attack.
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Anderson
S. C
William Reed
Reed
Neste
Ili
Knox Appeals for Union at Panamanian State Dinner
Panama February 28 The American Secretary of State Philander C. Knox made his first formal appeal for closer union of the American republics at a state dinner hosted by acting Panamanian President Rodolfo Chiari. Applause indicated a sympathetic and cordial reception to his remarks.
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Knox
Panama
Philander C. Knox
Rodelfo Chiari
Judge Archbald Rules Against Interstate Commerce Rates
Commerce court nullifies ICC effort to lower freight rates from New Orleans to Montgomery Selma Mobile Pensacola. Judge Archbald states Congress did not authorize unrestrained rate reductions and finds no substantial basis to justify the commissions action. Louisville and Nashville proposed loss of $200,000 annually if enforced.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Montgomery
Selma
Mobile
Pensacola
Commerce Court
Archbald
Commission
Congress
Futher
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Woman's Industrial Exposition Delayed Two Weeks
New York February 28. The opening of the Woman's Industrial Exposition at Grand Central Palace is postponed for two weeks to allow merchants and others more time to prepare exhibits. Ten leading civic and philanthropic organizations organize the event, which features comparisons of old hand methods with modern machine methods used by women.
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New York
Anc O
Grand Central Palace
Philanthopic
Triangular Debate League Hosts Dual-Team Clash Tomorrow
Schenectady N Y Feb 28 Interest centers on the annual Triangular Debate League contest involving Hamilton Colgate and Union. Each college will send two teams debating at home and abroad with the home team opposing the repeal of the Sherman anti trust law and the visitors supporting it.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Hamilton College
Colgate Uiversity
Union University
Former Valet Brandt Freed After Burglary Sentence
New York Feb 28 Folke FE Brandt once Mortimer Lt. Schift’s valet and a burglary convict was formally released from the Tombs today after bail details were settled. He left the court building amid a large crowd.
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New York
Folke FE. Brandt
Mortimer Lt. Schift
Beng
Women Arrested as Mill District Crowds Gather
In Lawrence Massachusetts on February 28 crowds along mill district picket lines drew police attention. The majority were women and two were taken into custody as authorities dispersed the gatherings deemed potentially dangerous.
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Lawrence
Mass
Argentine Minister Honored by Pittsburg University
In a 225th anniversary celebration of the University of Pittsburgh the Argentine minister at Washington Dr Romulo M Noon received the honorary LL D degree. Chancellor McCormick presented the degree in the presence of university trustees and faculty.
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Pittsburg
University of Pittsburg
Romulo
Washington
McCormick
Recognition honors South Africa’s university leader
A large gathering applauded as Ty Naoa received honors for his notable service as professor of constitutional law and as a governing board member of the University of Buenos Aires, praised as a forward educational institution in South Africa.
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University of Buenos Yers
Frremost Educational Inelution
South Africa
Azconi Denies Predicting Massacre of Americans
Washington reports Juan Canehez Azconi private secretary to President Madero of Mexico repudiates an authorized interview claiming he warned of a massacre of Americans if U S troops cross the border. Rebels in Vera Cruz region cause disorder while Chihuahua remains quiet as forces deploy and donations are demanded.
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Juan Canehez Azconi
Madero
Mexico
United States
Axcona
Col
Thomas Hopkins
Diaz
Azcona
Senor Martinez
Chihuahua
British Government Acknowledges Failure in Coal Strike
London february 27 the government tonight acknowledged its failure to settle the dispute between the coal owners and miners. An official statement declared underground workers cannot earn a reasonable minimum wage and a cabinet meeting was called to discuss policy as the strike continued and a major statement to parliament was expected.
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London
Corean Troubles Prompt Arrests of Students and Teachers
The Japanese foreign office reports a conspiracy to assassinate the Korean resident general and restore the old regime. It states that teachers and students from Sin Syon Academy and other Christian schools were among the conspirators, with over three hundred arrests. The statement claims most accused profess Christianity but denies any link to the faith.
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New York
Presbyterian Mission
Sin Syon Academy
Ecuser
Dynamite Found On Boston and Maine Freight Car
Nine teen sticks of dynamite were found by a car inspector attached to a freight train of the Boston and Maine line in Philadelphia. The car had come from Lawrence Massachusetts and carried woolen goods owned by the American Woolen Company whose workers are on strike.
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Philadelphia
Boston and Maine Railroad
Lawrence
Mass
American Woolen Company
Rival Factions Prepare South Carolina Republican State Convention
In Columbia South Carolina the Adams Cochran Harris faction and the Lily Whites led by John G Capers prepare separate delegations for the Chicago national convention. Both factions back Taft for president and seek to be recognized as the regular Republicans of the state. The Lily Whites plan their own gathering after the first faction convenes.
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Columbia, & C
Adams-Cochran-Harris
Republican Party
South Carolina
John G. Capers
Chicago
Taft
Tour Contest Elevates Four New Leaders
Yesterday’s voting produced four new leaders amid talk of golden hours for cheap European trips. Promoters claim big surprises are coming and a revived dark horse candidate is gathering attention.
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Europe
New Leaders Emerge In Telegraph Tour Contest
The Daily Telegraph tour and prize contest crowns new leaders across all divisions after yesterdays balloting with 65 555 votes cast for eighteen contestants. Mary Dinwiddie leads Chaperon division while Gertrude Watts tops First district Grace Henry Clark heads Vivian Third and Clara Brown leads Tip Top Fourth.
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Ily Telegraph
Mies Mary Dinwiddie
Bluefield
Gertrude Watts
Furst
Grace Henry Clark
Vivian
Clara Brown
Tip Top
Sullivan
Dinwiddie
Miss Watts
Daily Telegraph
Esol
Dark Horse
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