Packers Trial Delayed Over Kenwood and Aetna Evidence
Objections by defence counsel halted the trial as the government seeks to introduce evidence on the Kenwood Company and the Aetna Trading Company. It alleges Kenwood profits reached 4 million in a year while capital was 14 thousand, with Aetna profits likewise large. The issue arose during questioning of Albert H. Veeder about subsidiary firms.
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Chicago
Kenwood Company
Aetna Trading Company
Carpenter
Albert H. Veeder
Mr. Veeder
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
National Packing Company
Jacob H. Schiff
Veeder
Trial reveals links between packing firms and meat price schemes
Attorney Levy Mayer questions government aims and the relevance of testimony about Kenwood and Aetna Trading, arguing it may bridge to the indictment’s claim of price manipulation. Judge Carpenter notes possible connections, with Jacob H. Schiff set as a government witness next week as details of the National Packing Company’s 1908 formation and asset purchases are outlined.
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Levy Mayer
Kenwood Company
Fleal
Oleo
Aetna Trading Company
Carpenter
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
Veeder
National Packing Company
Praise for Boston Elevated plan to award poems on safety
Letter to the Post lauds the Boston Elevated Railway Company for offering prizes to schoolchildren for poems about accident prevention. The writer argues the contest educates youths, fosters self-analysis, and engages young minds, strengthening public safety awareness beyond monetary gain. F. E. Porter, West Somerville, Dec. 28.
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George B. Griffiths
Boston Elevated Railway
Boston Elevated Railway Company
West Somerville
Reverend W L Gilhens Dies at 82 in La Grange
The Rev. Dr. W. L. Gilhens, former chaplain of the grand lodge of Elks and a prominent Episcopal minister, died of apoplexy at his La Grange home today. He was 82.
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LA Grange
W. L. Gilhens
Grand Lodge of Elks
Curious Match Material Promises Safe Baby Use
New York dispatch reports Hiram J. Joshua of Clinton New Jersey says he found a match material free of sulphur brimstone and saltpetre that is harmless to babies and can be chewed. He plans to patent the formula while jabbing at critics who shade him with gossip and claim friends only when money remains.
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New York
Hiram J. Joshua
Clinton
Caldwell
N. J
College chiefs urge stronger chaperonage and new roles for women
In Chicago on December 28 resolutions from the fifth biennial conference of deans and advisers of women in state universities call for better medical supervision in co-educational institutions. They urge training in newer vocations for women, self-government, and closer chaperonage of girls in college.
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Chicago
500 Miles Apart Yet They Dine Together
Mrs Charles R Anderson at a Salt Lake City hotel spoke by extension telephone with her husband in a Denver hotel 500 miles away. They ordered and critiqued their meals aloud while waiters on other lines heard the exchange. The dinners cost about 75 dollars due to the chatty service.
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Denver
Col
Charles R. Anderson
New York
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mrs. Anderson
Get Rich Quicks in Philadelphia Social Circles
In Philadelphia on December 28 a group labeled get-rich-quicks discussed seizing social leadership and status. About 20 attendees gathered at the Bellevue Stratford to canvass a plan that could replace longtime grandfathers in Philadelphia society as money becomes central to influence. A young financier who rose to wealth in three years claimed excitement at joining elite homes once distant to him.
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Philadelphia
Fullness Relief From Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
A promotional notice describes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as quickly relieving overworked stomachs by supplying lacking digestive juices. It claims rapid digestion, reduced gas, and better breath and mood, with a trial package mailed free on request from F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan, and tablets sold at 50 cents nationwide.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Grain of Wheat Pays Rent for Hazleton Plot
In Wilkes Barre Nathan E Dodson receives a small land strip for a private sewer in Hazleton from George W Engle in a deed filed December 28. Dodson will hold the plot as long as Engle receives a grain of wheat each year, an arrangement born of friendship rather than money.
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Stock Yards Warehouse Company
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Kansas City Refrigerator Car Company
Fowler's Canadian Company, Ltd
Friedman Manufacturing Company
G. H. Hammond & Co
St. Louis Dressed Beef Company
Hammond Packing Company
Omaha Packing Company
Hutchinson Packing Company
Anglo-American Provision Company
Fowler Packing Company
United Dressed Beef Company
Armour, Swift and Morris
Michael Cudahy
Pierce Butler
Maurice Ketten
John
Tam
Turkey
Dindon
LA Richelieu
Whitney
Rhode Island
Roxbury
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Boston Proper
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Rhode Island Coal Company
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