Chelsea Grafi Committee Report On City Official Corruption
The committee details payments and offers to buy votes among aldermen including Delano Strout Black and Warren Cornell White and others. It cites Sullivan Cox Hall and Driscoll cases, notes possible city contracts with Ruggles family and forged deals, and reports that Alderman Strout and Strout aides profited from city work while in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Alderman Strout
DeRochemont
Delano
Daniel H. Sullivan
Sullivan
Cornell
Hall
Alderman White
Charles H. Black
Strout
Alderman Black
Alfred F. Cornell
Board of Aldermen
Gates
Warren
Thomas E. Ruggles
Chelsea Bridge
Ralph Ruggles
Ruggles
Edgar E. Strout
Minority Report by Alderman W. S. Young
Alderman W S Young expresses disagreement with the majority findings. He cites improper self serving certificates of good character and failure to fairly represent testimony. He urges the board to review the stenographic report and draw its own conclusions.
How Aldermen Regard Report by Black and Others
Aldermen debate a city report with sharp charges and defences. Black denounces the committee as a farce and warns of legal action if his character is harmed. Ruggles calls the report a one sided affair. Young accuses extortion and bribery, noting a dissident board member shielded from testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Black
Willard
William A. O’brien
Good Government Party
Thomas E. Ruggles
William S. Young
Rail and trust probes span oil, paper, coal and beef
The ICC hired special counsel to probe alleged railroad rate restraints on coal and oil. Kansas City hosts hearings on oil producer claims of rail favoritism for Standard Oil. The Supreme Court compels paper trust officers to produce books and answer questions. In Chicago beef trust case a witness admits Aetna Trading Co. is owned by the trust and handles by products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tillman-Gillespie
Kansas City
Oil Producers of Kansas
Railways of Kansas
Standard Oil Company
United States Supreme Court
Paper Trust
Beef Trust
Chicago
Aetna Trading Company
Beef Trust Bared in Chicago Trial Rebuttal
In Chicago on March 12 packers gave witnesses to rebut government agent Durand. During cross examination one witness admitted Aetna Trading Company is a child of the beef trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Packers Today
Durand
Aetna Trading Company
Beel Trust
Swift Pack–Aetna trusteeship questioned in grand jury case
General Counsel A H Veeder of Swift & Co faced cross examination over alleged trusteeship in Aetna Trading Co. He admitted stock was placed in his name as trustee but said he never saw the stock. The factional dispute involved Armour and Morris interests with questions on dividends and board meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Veeder
Swift & Co
Morrison
Aetna
National Packing Company
Armours
Miller
Armour
The
Swifts
Morrises
Aetna Trading Company
Supreme Court Rules in Paper Trust Case
In an opinion by Justice McKenna the Supreme Court of the United States today decided a ruling involving a paper trust case. The decision affects national industry regulation and sets a precedent for future antitrust interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paper Trust
Washington
Justice McKenna
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Witnesses Refuse Papers in General Paper Trust Cases
Supreme Court rules on questions asked of witnesses from the General Paper Company, also known as the Western Paper Trust, in Milwaukee in May. Wisconsin cases dismissed for lack of jurisdiction while Minnesota actions upheld. witnesses cited Fifth and Fourth Amendment privileges to avoid producing books and answering questions about the alleged Sherman act conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Wisconsin
District of Minnesota
General Paper Company
Western Paper Trust
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Examiner
L. M. Alexander
George A. Whiting
W. C. Stuart
E. T. Harmon
Grand Rapids Pulp and Paper Company
United States
Investigators Probe Kansas Oil Freight Rates from Rail Lines
Three Interstate Commerce Commission members begin in Kansas City an inquiry into alleged rail rate favoritism for Standard Oil outside Kansas. Witness A F Robertson of Cherryvale, a former reporter and Kansas Oil Producers Association member, testifies that independents dominate Kansas oil and that 1904 rail rate hikes on oil did not raise rates for other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Railways of
Standard Oil Company
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. Louis
San Francisco
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Burlington
A. F. Robertson
Cherryvale
Kan
Robertson
Kansas Oil Producers’ Association
Standard
Schidlofski Trial Begun Amid Special Counsel Inquiry
The Interstate Commerce Commission hires Edward B. Whitney and William A. Glasgow Jr as special counsel to probe alleged railroad restraints on coal and oil facing hearings in multiple cities. The Schidlofski murder case opens with medical examiner Swan detailing brutal wounds and evidence while defense and prosecution argue premeditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Edward B. Whitney
New York
William A. Glasgow, Jr
Philadelphia
Tidewater
East
Middle West
Whitney
Yale
Taft
New York State
United States
Olney, Harmon and McKenna
Supreme Court
Fireless cookstove idea gains steam for housewives
From the June 18 1905 Boston Sunday Post households are urged to adopt a hay box fireless stove. German and Austrian experiments show food can finish cooking after initial boiling, reducing fuel use and labor. The article explains construction, usage, timing, and care, noting benefits for working families and portability for picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Housewives’ Forum
Sunday Post
New England
Back
Industrial School
Gewerbe Schule
Frankfort
Baden
Berlin
Munich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schidlofski
Swan
Chelsea
Grafi
Moran
James
Cheney
Ford
Alderman Delano
Mr. Bayne
Alderman Cornell
Mr. Bloomberg
Alderman Gates
Alderman Warren
Edmund W. Cox
City Auditor
Hudson L. Hall
Office
Priend Hall
Horatio R. Delano
William A. O'Brien
Minority Report OF
ALD
W. S. Young
Batte
Standard Oil
Veeder
Henry H. Winslow
William D. Swan
Sanderson
Dr. Swan
Scott
Marciana Spirgis
Mr. Scott
Schidlofskis
California
Boston
Arlington
John
Mansion House
East Cambridge
Anna Fall
Malden
Bresnahan
Cornelius Bresnahan
Belmont
Winslow
New Bedford
Boston Sunday Post
U. S
Murphy
Plimpton- Hervey’s
Brussels
Milton
Washington St
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