Judge Landis delays Chicago and Alton rebating probe
Landis postponed the grand jury inquiry into rebating charges against the Chicago and Alton railroad to Sept 3. The move follows the Standard Oil Indiana verdict and cites a US attorney general communication about prior arrangements with Chicago and Alton officials affecting prosecution, questioning potential immunity.
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Chicago & Alton Railroad
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Standard Oil Company
United States
Standard Oil
Chicago and Alton
Burglars Ransack Cambridge Homes in Vandalism
Two Cambridge houses were entered Tuesday night and ransacked with furniture turned over and property vandalized. Police cannot confirm any theft due to absent residents. Addresses cited: Charles Nates at 12 Hawthorne Street and Edgar Pierce at 144 Brattle Street.
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Charles Nates
Hawthorne Street
Edgar Pierce
Brattle Street
Boston bond issue likely to be held up by court ruling
Boston’s $3,924,000 bond issue faces delay as bidders dry up and legality of the $1,599,500 loan bill is questioned after July 8 indictments. Finance officials may pause bond sales until the courts determine if passage was legitimate. Only one bid for $100,000 exists. over the counter sale remains under consideration. City Treasurer Slattery declined further comment.
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Post
Boston girl to wed in Europe on Cedric voyage
Among Cedric saloon passengers bound for Liverpool tomorrow is Miss Amy Wenonah Alden daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Alden of Boylston street. Miss Alden will marry abroad as the voyage commences.
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G. C. Alden
Boylston Street
Alden
Life saver soured by ingratitude
Stamford, Conn. August 14 The bath house caretaker Joseph O Neil at Shippan Point risked his life to save two women and two men from drowning He jumped in without his coat and dragged a sinking man to shore The rescued folk offered no thanks but the hair puller’s grim remark and the man’s complaint about hair era left him disheartened
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Shippan Point
O’neil
O'Neil
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Travel student to wed United States consul in London
Miss Alden departs for England to marry Will Leonard Lowrie, United States consul at Weimar, with the ceremony planned for September 15 at St Mary's Church in Hanwell London. She has traveled widely and completed her education abroad and is a member of the Vincent Club.
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Weimar
St. Mary's Church
Hanwell
London
Miss Alden
Vincent Club
Provincetown prepares for Roosevelt visit and Pilgrim monument
On August 20 Provincetown hosts President Roosevelt for the cornerstone ceremony of the Pilgrim memorial monument. The day will feature a brief address by British ambassador James Bryce after Roosevelt, with Governor Guild and local leaders welcoming him. A battleship fleet and marines will participate in the welcome in Provincetown Harbor.
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Pilgrim Memorial
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Intervale
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George Allen
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J. Henry Sears
Pilgrim Memorial Association
Davis
Pope Manufacturing Firm Faces Receivership Claim
Col. A. A. Pope says the Pope Manufacturing Company will stay in business after receivership ends. He quotes assets at 10 million dollars with liabilities around 2 million and notes 1 million of real estate in reserve not listed. Banks pressed for 1.5 million and had to wait.
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Pope Manufacturing Company
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Pope
Pope Manufacturing Co Goes Into Receiver's Hands in Major Reorganization
The Pope Manufacturing Company, a leading auto and bicycle maker, was placed in receivership in Hartford Connecticut. Albert L. Pope was named permanent receiver with full authority, amid reports the move is a temporary reorganization to continue operations across Hartford Westfield Hagerstown Toledo and Indianapolis factories despite tight money markets and a prior $4 million unsold order backlog.
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Knox Automobile Company
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Albert L. Pope
A. A. Pope
Massachusetts
A. L. Pope
Government says prosecutions of corporations will be few
Attorney General Bonaparte tells the Boston Post the target is small and limited to violators. He denies plans to jail Standard Oil men and says prosecutions will not undermine prosperity though some speculators may be demoralized. He notes department capacity limits prevent wholesale action.
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Boston Post
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
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Auto Troughs Aboard Vandalism Case Near New Bedford
A group of automobilists who toppled waiting stations in Mattapoisett and damaged property along the New Bedford and Onset tracks last Friday night are being sought. The railroad conducts a thorough investigation as the Mattapoisett Improvement Association and the state Highway Commission join in追追 pursuit.
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Mattapoisett
New Bedford
Onset
Woman Sues for 10000 Over Ankle Injury
Minnie E Keyes of Newton sues Harris S Haskell of Lawrence for 10000 claiming improper treatment of a fractured left ankle on March 15 1807 at Newton left ankle remains permanently crippled and she filed the declaration at East Cambridge.
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Newton
Harris S. Haskell
Lawrence
East Cambridge
Casino Burns at Portland Park Fire Destroys Theatre
Port land August 14 Fire destroyed the beautiful casino at Underwood Spring Park and the open air theatre owned by the Portland Street Railroad Company this afternoon.
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Underwood Spring Park
Portland Street Railroad Company
Red Tag Sale at Wolf's Delights Shoppers
Enthusiasm runs high at Wolf's My Clothier Red Tag Sale at Hanover and Portland streets as bargains multiply daily. Shoppers revel in the rising discounts and brisk foot traffic signals strong demand during the event.
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