Steel Trust to Face Prosecution Similar to Oil and Tobacco
Washington reports say the Taft administration will bring civil actions to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation and pursue criminal charges against its leaders. Attorney General Wickersham and officials plan to use evidence from the Bureau of Corporations and Commerce and refer to Roosevelt era actions as a guide. Merbert Knox Smith has provided material on the steel trust, signaling a looming legal showdown.
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Stee] Trust
Washington
Taft
Wickersham
T. C
J. Deal
Department of Justice
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Steel Trust
Sentraft
Standard Oil
Withrow Hanged in Blue Ridge for Fannin Wife Slaying
John Withrow hanged at Blue Ridge Georgia for the murder of his wife Callie Withrow. He confessed to Sheriff Jenkins' son and had life details published. Two thousand out of town witnesses attended the execution. Withrow, 22, had a history of crime including an Atlanta prison escape. He and Callie had two young children.
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Fannin County
John Withrow
Callie Withrow
Blue Ridge
Jenkins
Young Jenkins
Withrow
Atlanta
Death to Boll Weevil Pests in Louisiana Heat
Torrid weather in Louisiana has badly reduced boll weevil populations. Delta boll weevil laboratory tests led by G. D. Smith of the U S Bureau of Entomology show only about 14 percent of weevils survive in hibernating cages, far below last season’s rate, signaling a major setback for the pest.
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Louisiana
Delta Boll Weevil Laboratory
G. D. Smith
United States Bureau of Entomology
War Cloud Gathers in Nicaragua Over Explosion Fallout
Three days after the La Loma explosion that killed many soldiers, natives expect an invasion led by Dr. Julian Irins, a delegate on the Atlantic coast. Warnings have been sent to recruit the army rapidly. Officials rely on Atlantic Coast support while Managua reports the barracks dynamiting was done by former revolutionists.
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Republic of Nicaragua
la Loma
Julian Irins
Atlantic
Madrid
Costa Rica
Republic
Managua
Harrisburg Carriage Firm Driver Kills Three in Viaduct Crash
A runaway auto belonging to C. A. Sefton, Harrisburg carriage manufacturer, plunged from a Mulberry street viaduct killing three men and injuring a fourth. The victims were C. A. Sefton, William J. Harrar of Harrar & Chamberlain leather merchants, and Robert W. Dunle ase of a Poon firm.
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Auto of
Harrisburg
C. A. Sefton
Mulberry Street
Mr Sefton
Willian
J. Harrar
Harrar & Chamberlain
Robert W. Dunlease
Poon
Ohio legislator Owen J Evans pleads guilty to bribe charge
Stark county representative Owen J Evans pleaded guilty in Columbus to soliciting a bribe from L F Miller on April 18 to influence legislative action on loan-salary regulation. He agreed to testify before the grand jury probing graft and was fined $500, with prosecutors signaling more indictments related to the probe.
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Owen J. Evans
Stark County
Kinkead
Columbus
Ohio
Evans
Clark
L. F. Miller
Sea Serpent Seen by Passengers Aboard Celtic
Passengers and crew of the White Star Line steamer Celtic report sighting a sea serpent while in the Atlantic en route to New York. They claim a winged aquatic monster chased a school of young whales, rising up to ten feet above the water before the creature and whales vanished from view.
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Celtic
White Star Line
New York
Mexico Earthquake Wreaks Havoc Across Forty Cities
Dispatch from Mexico City reports devastating quakes and a possible death toll exceeding 5 000 as telegraph links fail. Colima volcano erupts with lava. Acapulco cut off and Pacific coast tidal wave damage feared. Officials estimate 50 000 homeless and vow aid.
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Mexico City
Republic
Pacific
Acapulco
Mount Colima
North American
Colima
Tehuuntepec
Coatzacoalces
Colima eruption rivaled Vesuvian tragedy
Mexican volcano Mount Colima unleashed ash clouds and lava causing widespread destruction on the western Mexican coast. Red Cross reports say more than 400 killed in Zapotlan with thirty six bodies recovered, while land slides and blocked rail lines hinder relief efforts.
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Mount
Colima
Mexico City
Red Cross
Mexico
Vesuvius
Manzanillo
Zapotlan
Georgia Hangs Three as Other Two Get Reprieves
Judge Conyers in Brunswick Georgia spared F. Taylor from execution after a motion for a new trial. Gov Brown granted a respite and ordered the stay until July 10 as hearings proceed. Three white men and two Negro prisoners were scheduled to hang, but two were postponed.
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Conyers
Brunswick
F. \. Taylor
W. A. Belcher
Apling County
John Withrow
Fannin
Hd Jones
Baker
Harry
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Ise
Castoria
Florida
VIA
Kry
Ty Macon
Jacksonville
Pullman
J. Ll. Meek
Atlanta, Ga
A, Carson, JR
I. B
Macon, Ga
Horton’s Drug Store
Reliable Drug
Butler
Georgia
College-Conservatory
Chautauqua Uer
Fallerm
Hi. J. Pearce
T. J. Simmons
Box 7
Gainesville
EMS
Fs Land Administration
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Boll Weevil
W. P. Frye
Maine
Senate
American Press Associ
Tion
Ohigan
Farmers & Merchants Bank
H. J. Peagler
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Schloss & Bros Co
Spero
MicuAcn & Son
York
John K. Harris & CO
Broad Street
J.C. Haile Eral
J. Robinson
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