Federal indictments allege rail and grain firm price fixing
The Merchants and Miners Transportation Company and two railways face Sherman anti trust and Elkins law charges over shipments at rates lower than filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Harvie Miller Morris Miller of Philadelphia are jailed on bonds of 25000 each. indictments span 25 to 75 pages.
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Atls
Coast Line Railway and
Line Railway
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Harvie Miller
Morris Miller
L. F. Miller & Sons
Philadelphia
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Morris F. Miller
Harvie Milles
Nhto
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dr Frederick A Cook Claims Polar Confession Face Publication
Dr Frederick A Cook, who now questions whether he reached the north pole, seeks to publish The Story of Cook s Trip to the North Pole. He is reportedly living in Bloomsbury London awaiting acceptances, sought a $1000 sale, and traveled to Troy, New York, for publishing talks before returning to Europe.
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Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Cook
New York
London
Brooklyn Explorer
Bloombury
Hampton’s Magazine
Canada
Troy
N. Y
Dr. Cook
Europe
Negro Bandit Killed On Frisco Train Near Memphis
West bound St. Louis and San Francisco Limited was held up by Jack Thomas of Blytheville Arkansas who terrorized passengers with a revolver until A B Walton railroad watchman shot him through the heart. Thomas died on the bridge over the Mississippi as the train neared Memphis.
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Frisco Road
Jack Thomas
Blytheville
Ark
St. Louis
San Francisco
A. B. Walton
St. Louis-Memphis Limited
Mississippi
Memphis
Thomas
Whole Family Poisoned By Oysters In Turkey Dressing
Five members of F. W. Gibson’s Mobile Alabama family and their cook were poisoned after eating oysters in turkey dressing left over from Thanksgiving. They endured hours of agony before doctors, with aggressive treatment, saved their lives. Gibson serves as chief clerk for United Fruit Company in this city.
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F. W. Gibson
Mobile
Ala
Gibson
United Fruit Company
Federation chooses Atlanta for next annual meeting
The American Federation of Labor closes its 13th annual convention in St Louis by selecting Atlanta Georgia as next year’s meeting site. Officers led by President Samuel Gompers Secretary Frank Morrison and Treasurer John B Lennon are re elected. The Atlanta proposal defeats Rochester New York and Washington DC with 8739 votes to 5337 and 265 respectively. Fraternal delegates to international bodies are named including William B MacFarland Daniel J Tobin William J Tracey and James Duncan.
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American Federation of Isabor
St. Louis
Atlanta
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John B. Lennon
Washington
Rochester
N. Y
Trades’ Union Congress
William B. MacFarland
Carpenter
Buffalo
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters
Boston
William J. Tracey
Plumbers
Philadelphia
Canadian
Trades and Labor Congress
James Duncan
Federation
International Labor Secretariat
Budapest
Tragic Newark Factory Fire Sews Deaths Among 24 Girls
A four story paper box factory on Orange and High streets in Newark burned rapidly killing twenty four girls. Six bodies identified, sixteen found, six still missing. About fifty injured, deputy fire chief Joseph B. Sloane among the hurt. Fire escape exits struggled to handle the panic as workers leaped from windows.
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Newark
N. J
Orange
High Streets
Joseph,b. Sloane
Miraculous Escape as Piano Blown to Bits in Brockton
A gas explosion in a cellar at Brockton New York crushed a piano used by two young women playing a duet above. Both escaped injury by a miracle, while two listeners were hurled into the street and ten others narrowly escaped harm.
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Brockton
N. Y
Sugar Trust Targeted in Major anti trust Suit
Federal government files a petition in New York seeking dissolution of the American Sugar Refining Co and 29 related firms forming the sugar trust. The suit accuses illegal restraint of trade, cites railroad rebates and customs frauds, and seeks relief including receivership. It aims to rival actions against Standard Oil and the American Tobacco Co.
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New York
Henry A. Wise
United States District Attorney
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Wise
Wickersham
Washington
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court
Died: Rev Dr Beverley E Warner Rector of Trinity New Orleans
Rev Dr Beverley E Warner rector of Trinity Church New Orleans died at home after a brief illness heart failure. Born October 14 1855 in Jersey City he was ordained in 1879 and had served St Stephen's Philadelphia and Trinity New Orleans. He was also an author on literary and sociological topics.
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Trinity Church
New Orleans
Beverley E. Warner
Trinity Church of
Trinity
Dr. Warner
Jersey City
N. J
Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Stephen's Church
Philadelphia
Warner
Cotton Crop Totaling 11 445 000 Bales Reported by Times-Democrat
The New Orleans Times-Democrat presents a final 1910 cotton crop estimate totaling 11 445 000 bales based on correspondents across the belt. State figures include Alabama 1 165 000 Arkansas 700 000 Georgia and Florida 1 825 000 Louisiana 255 000 Mississippi 1 200 000 North Carolina 700 000 Oklahoma 900 000 Tennessee 300 000 Texas 6 2 000. Residents say farmers have sold freely but are holding the rest.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Times-Democrat
Cotton Belt
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Division on Georgia Baptists Proposed to Split Mercer
A plan floated to divide Georgia Baptists into Northern and Southern conventions similar to Methodist structures. The move aims to keep Mercer University in Macon for the south while enabling a new branch elsewhere for the north. Proponents argue division would broaden reach and usefulness of the university.
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Baptists of Georgia
Methodist Conferences of
Georgia
Mercer University
Macon
Baptists of
South Georgia
Baptists
Harlen Riley Ad Offers Cotton Warehouse Services
A business notice from Harley Riley states he will weigh insure store and market cotton at competitive rates in the county. He pledges to protect patrons interests and invites consignments.
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Taylor County
Butler
Harley Riley
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