Contracts in Violation of the Sherman Act
A. P. dispatch reports Kellogg and Severance recommendations from the Harriman railroad probe. The review states rail competition is suppressed over one third of the U S and that Union Pacific with Rock Island and other contracts violate antitrust law. It urges the attorney general to seek annulment and calls for strict anti inflation laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Atterney Kellogg
Charles Severance
Interstate Commerce Commisson
Harriman
United States
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Alton Railway
Southern Pacific
Illinois Central
San Pedro Road
Attorney General Institute
Far West
Interstate Commerce Commission Pending Westward Development Report
The text notes that recommendations regarding eastern development are not yet accepted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Commissioners Harlan and Knapp state the commission has not issued an official report, leaving the recommendations as informal rather than formal commission output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Harlan and Knapp
Kanawha Fuel to Be Dissolved Then Cabin Creek Consolidated Formed
Official notice from Columbus Ohio announces the dissolution of the Kanawha Fuel Company with many locals involved. On June 1 the Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company will succeed it as a holding company with M. T. Davis of West Virginia as president. The firm, a major West Virginia operator, serves central states and the northwest, with docks at Milwaukee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kanawha Fuel Company
Kanawha Company
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company
Pus
M. T. Davis
West Virginia
Central States
Milwauke
Cotton Prices Rise on London Exchange in Rumor Surge
Liverpool reports higher cotton prices in the United States and a rumor of flooded fields after a Mississippi river bank break. The market moved up rapidly on the London exchange but later declined as New York and New Orleans prices fell. closing bids were 8 to 14 points higher than the previous day.
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Liverpool
United States
Mississippi River
Cotton Exchange
New York
New Orleans
Cotton Mill Operatives to Get a Raise in Wages
May 15 report from Southern New England cotton mill centers says 85,000 operatives will see wage increases of about 100 percent starting May 27. Unclear if mills in Northern New England will act.
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Boston
New England
Ruef Pleads Guilty in Extortion Case Faces Court
Abraham Ruef, pale and shaken, pleaded guilty to extortion in San Francisco. Judge Dunne deferred sentencing for two weeks as Ruef expressed remorse and pledged to fight corruption while seeking public reintegration. He withdrew a not guilty plea and announced a plan to aid reform efforts.
Evangelist Sent to Rock Pile for Whipping Son
In Athens Georgia a traveling revivalist J H Arnold was sentenced by Mayor Dorsey to six months on the rock pile after whipping his twelve year old son for playing baseball on Sunday. Doctors testified the boy was lashed and flesh pulp. Arnold said it was a deadly sin to play baseball on Sunday and his son disobeyed by captaining his team.
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Athens
J. H. Arnold
Dorsey
Ammold
Violence erupts in San Francisco transit district
In San Francisco on May 15 the United Railroads ran 102 cars and services were normal except south of Market Street where hoodlums rioted all day injuring passengers and carmen. Police appear unable to control the mob and multiple acts of brutal violence are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
United Railroads
Market Street
Pasengers
Carmen
West Virginia Forecast Gives Cool, Showers East Then Fair
A cooler, partly cloudy Thursday brings showers in the eastern portion, followed by fair weather. Friday looks fair with continued pleasant conditions and warmer temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Baseball Results From Virginia and National Leagues
In Virginia League play Roanoke defeated Richmond 4 to 2 while Danville beat Portsmouth 6 to unknown. Lynchburg vs Norfolk was postponed due to rain. National League games saw Boston beat Pittsburg 2 to 1 and Chicago edge Philadelphia 2 to 1 with other scores 4 to 3 Brooklyn and 4 to 4 tied St. Louis and New York. American League games listed rain effects with Detroit New York and Cleveland Boston.
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Portsmouth
Danville
Lynchburg
Boston
Pittsburg
Chiladelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago-Washington
Philadelphia
Sugar Prices Rise Across All Grades
AP dispatches report refined sugar prices up 10 cents per hundred pounds. The Standard CW Company declares a quarterly dividend of 9 dollars per share. A ship tow incident off Belle Island suggests possible drowning. Baron Kuroki and party head to New York via Washington en route to West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Dispatches
New York
Standard CW Company
Washington
Baron Kuroki
Old Point
West Point
Worst Eruption in History of Volcano Feared
Earthquake shocks around Mount Etna intensify panic as a multi day eruption continues. Dispatches from Sicily report repeated tremors, with fears of one of the worst eruptions on record. About a thousand villagers have fled, and many more prepare to evacuate.
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Rome
Mount Etna
Sicily
Lie Volcano
Cotton Manufacturers Warn on Labor as Mills Stall
At the eleventh annual American Cotton Manufacturers Association meeting in Philadelphia the president Arthur H. Lowe warned that labor agitators and politicians exaggerate immigration issues. He urged unity between American labor and manufacturers to oppose demagoguery while noting a severe southern labor shortage slows mill construction and threatens production.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Philadelphia
Four Corners of the Earth
Bellevue-Stratford Hut
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Arthur H. Lowe
Fitchburg
Mass
Reyburn
R E. B. Comer
Alabama
Lowe
Hon, KE
R. G. Hitt
Atlanta
J. W Burke
New York
E. M. Saverecol
Cottom
North
South
England
Watson
South Carolina
James W. Burke
National Export Association of American Manufacturers
United States
Association of American Manufacturers
Europe
First Regiment
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
W. W. Finley
The
Southern Railway
E. W. Robertson
Columbia
S. C
B. B. Comer
R. B. Glenn
North Carolina
Edwin 8. Stewarrt
Pennsylvania
A. §. Burlveon
Texas
San Negro Soldiers Climb Wall at Fort Brown
Washington May 15 The examination of witnesses on behalf of the soldiers continues as the Fort Brown incident draws attention. authorities report tense scenes and ongoing proceedings detailing the climb at the fortification and related military actions.
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Fort Brown
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Brownsville Investigation Reopens With Witness Rendall
Brownsville witness George W W Rendall testified before the senate committee on military affairs that on August 13 he saw men he said were negro soldiers scale the Fort Brown wall and enter the town He also claimed to have seen a group inside the garrison gate and heard two or three gunshots.
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Brownsville
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
George W.W. Rendall
Fort Brown
Spat Between Counsel in the Haywood Trial
In Boise Idaho May 15 a dispute arose during the Steunenberg murder case as prejudice against Harry Orchard affecting talesmen was raised. The exchange touched on President Roosevelt and jury selection with Haywood guiding counsel. Haywood’s ailing wife attends each session while his young daughter sits nearby. John Murphy, counsel for Moderation of Miners, appears frail as an outsider.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Talesmen
Steunenberg
Roosevelt
Haywood
John Murphy
Southern Presbyterians Meet in Birmingham Assembly Opens Tomorrow
Visitors arrive in Birmingham for the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterians in the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Aften G. Hall retires as moderator as the assembly begins its governance role, reviewing missionary work, education, and relations with other churches. City welcomes delegates with elaborate arrangements.
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Birmingham
Ala
General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterians
The
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
First Presbyterian Church
Aften G. Hall
Oil Magnate Remanded by US Court to Texas Sheriff
St. Louis May 17 H Clay Pierce of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company was remanded to a Texas sheriff to answer an indictment charging perjury by a decision of Judge Adams in the US circuit court. The habeas corpus writ was denied. Pierce had little to say as he left the courtroom.
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St. Louis
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Adams
United States Circuit Court
Pierce
Plot Against Life of the Czar Laid Bare
A terror conspiracy aimed at Emperor Nicholas was revealed with the arrest of a guard regiment soldier at Tearkoe-Selo. The man confessed to accepting a large bribe to help murder the czar as authorities tightened security in St. Petersburg.
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Czar
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Tearkoe-Selo
Negro Fined for Jostling White Woman in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Ind May 15 Horace Gray a negro was fined 1000 and costs for pushing a white woman off the sidewalk and disturbing the peace which nearly caused a race riot and lynching Sunday night Justice J Wise assessed the fine George Roach another negro was fined 35 and costs on the same charge in Justice McKenzies court
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Harrisburg
Horace Gray
J. Wise
George Roach
McKenzie
Two Dead and One Hurt in Bottling Works Tank Explosion
Haverhill Massachusetts May 15 Two men dead and one seriously hurt after a tank exploded at a bottling works. Cyrus Keller was killed instantly with head blown off. Joseph Souci suffered leg and arm injuries. A O Smith proprietor was severely hurt. The works were demolished.
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Haverhill
Mass
Cyrus Keller
Joseph Souci
Smith
Proclaims Innocence While Pleading Guilty In San Francisco
Abraham Roeff, accused of municipal corruption, declares himself guilty of connivance but insists on his innocence regarding extortion charges. He says his confession aimed to protect family and claims he acted to break from Mayer Schmitz’s political machine. Roeff asserts he never took a dollar and accepts any penalty.
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San Francisco
Abraham Roeff
Associated Press
Fillmore Street
Rueff
Mayer Schmitz
Schmitz
Doodle Board of Supervisors
Annual Encampment of G. A. R. in Tennessee
The Grand Army of the Republic department of Tennessee convened at the Soldiers' Home in Johnson City with veterans from across the state present. Morning sessions included the council of administration and the Woman's Relief Corps, as the encampment opened in the auditorium this afternoon. Resolutions are expected to endorse Gen. John T. Wilder for commander in chief, pending national convention action at Saratoga Springs.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Tennessee
Council of Administration
Woman's Relief Corps
John T. Wilder
Tennessee
Saratoga Springs
Destruction of Liquor in Independence Draws Crowd
Independence Kansas May 15 sheriff destroyed five thousand dollars worth of liquor in the street. Liquor had been seized earlier from offenders in the county. The act drew an immense crowd as witnesses stood by. Notice: while absent, Mr. C T Martin at Midway will sell Midway lots. May 10, 1907.
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Independence
Kans
C. T. Martin
Midway
W. D. Roberts
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Superior Supply Co
Bluefield, W. VA
NEW & 2Nd Hand
Remington’s
Smith's
Bleefield Typewriter Company
Cabin Greek Company
A $10
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Vernon Flour
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield
L. E. Tierney
W. H. Thomas
Capital Stock
EK. Bovina
Cahier
W. B. Hicks
Kpwwinmaanin
W. 0 Pollock
L. A. Hoorst
First National Bank
RINT
Princeton Avenue
R. L. Speas
Les
Ugs
Calif
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Thes
U Fe
Board of Supervisors
Rueffent
Elisor
Evangelist
Rock Pile
I Midway
Graham Va
Virginia League
Roanoke
Richmond
Norwalk
Conn
Belle Island
Bush Terminal Company
Gresham
Everett Webster
A’tlantic
St. Petiersburg
Anastasia of Montenegro
Yalta
Nicholas Nicholaivitch
London
Foreign Office
America
Costa Rica
Republic
Great Britain
Seattle
Wash
Christian Endeavor Societies of
Patrick Twoney
George B Serugham
International Policy Holders Committee
Witnesess
Scrugham
C. F. Carrington
Charles Stirrup
Cotton Manufacturers
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