Trade with noncontiguous territories hits record in 1905
Washington reports nine months of 1905 show U S shipments to noncontiguous lands totaling 36.55 million dollars while imports from those territories reach 66.55 million. Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Philippines drive gains with Manila hemp sugar and tobacco among key exports. Estimates foresee full-year trade around 125 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Department of Comer and Labor
Bureau of Statistics
Alaska
Porto Rico
Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiia
Manila
Morgan Testifies on Underhand Tactics by Standard Oil Officers
William A. Morgan, ex-Standard Oil manager at Sedalia, testifies that the company ordered agents to underprice rivals and used false gauges to prove competitors sold short barrels. He explains he was supplied gauges to demonstrate barrels were four to five gallons short and refused to follow orders for fraudulent use. The inquiry before Commissioner R. A. Anthony resumes in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Standard, Republic
Waters-Pierce
Missouri
R. A. Anthony
William A. Morgan
Standard Oil Company
Sedalia
Morgan
Standard Ol
Standard Ol Company
Standard
Waters- Pierce
Mr. Morgan
Freights Come Together in Harrisburg Wreck
In Thompsontown Pennsylvania a rear end collision of two westbound freight trains killed one crewman and injured five others. A following mail train from Harrisburg entered wreckage, blocking four tracks and delaying service for hours amid dense fog.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thompsontown
Subpoenas Issued for Rockefeller and Others in Missouri Suit
Subpoenas were issued for John D. Rockefeller Henry H Rogers Henry M Flagler and other financiers to testify in Missouri suits aimed at ousting Standard Oil and its associated firms from business. Witnesses must appear December 4 before Frederick H Sanborn appointed Missouri commissioner by Governor Folk.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Henry H. Rogers
Henry M. Flagler
Misouri
Standard Oil Company
Ofl
Frederick H. Sanborn
Folk
Missouri
Impressive Jewish Parade Moves Through East Side Ghetto
Several thousand Jewish men and women with bare heads marched in prayer through the East Side ghetto to protest Russian massacres and mourn the suffering of their people. A benefit performance followed at the Thalia theater on the Bowery for Jews in Russia.
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New York
East Side
Ghetto
Russia
Thalia Theater
Bowery
Dr Heber Jones Receives $10000 Remembrance Purse
In Memphis on November 24, Dr Heber Jones president of the Memphis board of health received a purse of $10000 from many citizens. The gift honored his quarantine leadership during the yellow fever epidemic amid his demanding official duties. In Washington on November 24 Captain Frank Franz, named governor of Oklahoma, called on the president.
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White House
Washington
Frank Franz
Oklahoma
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