Open War on Lumber Combine Targets Retail Dealers
Government petition alleges a nationwide blacklist scheme by lumber retailers and major industrial firms to curb consumer choice. An anti trust suit led by Attorney General Wickersham seeks to determine if agreements restrain trade under the Sherman Act, naming Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' Association and related bodies in New York Philadelphia New Haven and other states with listed officers and members.
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Tocal
United States
Wickersham
Department of Justice
Department
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
New York
Richard S. White
William C. MacBride
Philadelphia
Louis A. Mansfield
New Haven
William B. Gaines
Greenfield, Mass
B. B. Perkins
Providence
R. I
William T. Galliher
Washington, D. C
Charles H. Tibbetts
White Plains
N. Y
New York Lumber Trade Siation
Men’s
Westchester County
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Connecticut
Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
H. W. Sears
Middleboro
Mass
L. S. Williston
Holyoke
W. H. Sawyer
Worcester
Government accuses lumber firms of wholesale retail conspiracy
The bill alleges retailers and wholesalers conspired to bar direct sales to consumers, classifying buyers as proper or improper trade, blacklisting hundreds including major corporations. It cites the Boston agreement and East States Association efforts across numerous states and provinces to enforce territorial and pricing controls.
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Farmers' Co-Operative Union
United States
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
New York
North Carolina
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Michigan
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia
New Jersey
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Connecticut
Indiana
Florida
Georgia
Missouri
Alabama
Rhode Island
California
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Eastern States Association
Boston
Dropped Blacklist Arrangement in State
Middleboro May 19 The Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association ended use of the blacklists months ago and declined to receive or send them. President H W Sears said the papers were of little value, and upon learning of government investigations the association chose not to continue any questionable methods. He noted he had heard of the suit only that day.
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Chusetts Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
H. W. Sears
The
Massachusetts Association
Boston Lumber Dealers Deny Conspiracy Amid Wickersham Probe
Boston lumber firms reject claims of blacklisting as Attorney General Wickersham investigates the industry. Howard C. Morse of Blacker & Shepard says competition in Boston is intense and no conspiracy exists within 10 miles of the city. George W. Gale likewise denies knowledge of the probe and any dealer conspiracies.
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Boston
Wickersham
Howard C. Morse
Blacker & Shepard
Lumber Trade Club of
Associe Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Morse
George W. Gale
Gale
Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Victor Victrola Music Worth A Relaxing Visit
A historic ad invites shoppers and businessmen to spend a few minutes in Victor Victrola listening rooms. It promises the instrument’s beauty and an escape from daily fatigue with a matchless repertoire at a welcoming homelike setting.
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Victrola
Oliver Ditson Company Announces Victor Records
The Oliver Ditson Company markets Victor Talking Machine records with highlights including Lucy Isabelle March and Victor Chorus on 10 inch purple labels and the Pink Lady selections. It promotes the Victor instrument and invites customers to join a monthly bulletin list for latest records.
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Victor Talking Machine Co
Lucy Isabelle March
Victor Chorus
Beautiful Lady
McLel_lan-Caryll
Reinald Werrenrath
Haydn
The
Saskatchewan
McLellan- Caryl
Victor Light Opera Company
McLellan-Caryll
Donny
Bulletin of Theatest Records
Heavy Thunder Storm Causes Major Property Damage
A severe hailstorm shattered several windows with stones up to four inches in circumference. Two houses and the church at Quinsigamond suffered damage, while two electric cars were struck. A bolt flashed along fire alarm wires triggering a false fire alarm at 16 Piedmont street.
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Quinsigamond
Piedmont Street
Church Burned in Shutesbury during Thunder Shower
Lightning struck the Congregational Church in Shutesbury during a heavy thunder shower and fire destroyed the building. Sparks ignited the nearby Baptist Church but rain prevented spread, saving other structures. Loss estimated at $4000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Shutesbury
Worcester Lightning Causes 10000 Dollar Loss Across City
A severe May storm in Worcester damaged multiple buildings with an estimated 10000 dollars in losses. Lightning sparked fires at Worcester Mattress Company on Winter Street causing about 6000 dollars of damage. Rainfall reached 1.2 inches, the heaviest in years, flooding streets and suspending trolley service.
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Worcester
Worcester Mattress Company
Winter Street
Holt Aid
Wiliam D. Riordan
Richland Street
Knowlton
Wellington Street
Norton Company
Greendale
Lightning Strikes New Bedford Church as Mass Begins
An electrical storm hits New Bedford causing thunder and lightning across the city. At St John the Baptist Church lightning struck during early mass led by Rev Joachim Cardozo, shattering windows but injuring none. A barn on S Locum road owned by William B Davis was burned after a lightning strike.
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Mass
New Bedford
St. John the Baptist Church
Joachim Cardozo
William B. Davis
Slocum Road
Allen Street
Senator Crane Loses Two Horses in Lightning Strike
In Lenox on May 19 two of Senator W. Murray Crane's horses valued at $1000 each were killed when lightning struck a barn at his Mt. Pleasant farm in Windsor this afternoon. The barn did not burn and Greylock mountain roads were blocked by fallen trees.
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Lenox
W. Murray Crane
Mt. Pleasant
Windsor
Greylock Mountain
Baby Fatally Burned While Playing with Matches
Peter F. King aged three died at Somerville Hospital from burns received Thursday afternoon while playing with matches in the back yard at 1 Congress Place Somerville The police found no evidence that neighboring boys set his dress aflame Eight-year-old Olive Waugh first to see the child reported no one nearby
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Peter F. King
Somerville
Congress Place
Somervile
Olive Waugh
Brother Reunited After Quarter Century In Lenox
Lenox dated May 19. Twenty five years ago Charles Wheeler left Lenox and was presumed dead. Three months ago his brother Ellsworth Wheeler drifted to Panama and found work on a ship engine. Last week they met, both employed within 100 feet of each other for six months. Newton Sparks received word in a Panama letter today.
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Lenox
Charles Wheeler
Ellsworth Wheeler
Panama
Newton Sparks
Field's Corner Station Robbed Dorchester
Field's Corner station master Lewis C Fuller found burglars had forced entry to the ticket office and taken cash from the drawer while workers were at the nearby grade crossing project. Police and railroad agents investigated, suspecting an insider familiar with Fuller's routine.
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Lewis C. Fuller
Field’s Corner
Dorchester
Fuller
Maine Day Fund To Preserve Prohibition In State
Portland Maine May 19 The temperance society of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted in Chicago to contribute 10000 for the Maine campaign to keep the constitutional ban on liquor sales Rev Samuel Dickey president of Albion College will oversee fund raising and Alonzo F Wilson of Chicago is treasurer An appeal for subscriptions has been sent to Methodists nationwide.
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Portland
Temperance Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
Maine
Samuel Dickey
Albion College
Michigan
Alonzo F. Wilson
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