Report on the tobacco monopoly earnings and concentration
The commissioner of corporations Herbert Knox Smith presents to the president a report on the American Tobacco Company and the tobacco industry. It details earnings, capitalization, and the monopoly power gained through concentration, noting profits rose with control and fell as competition weakened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Knox Smith
Washington
Toleacoe Company
Gow
Supreme Court of the United State
Tobmeco Company
Elgarelites
Elgare
Elwars
Samuel C. Lawrence Dead in Medford Local Figure Passes
Obituary notes the death of Samuel C. Lawrence of Medford a director of several large corporations and former lieutenant grand commander of the Firth Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War. The tribute references his long service and status in local affairs.
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Medford, Mason—Satine
Lawrence
Grand Conmander
Firth Massachunetta Infantry
le Dead
Printing industry strike ends after walkout and wage ruling
Denver printers strike against the Union No 14 over employ log printer differences with Preas Feeders. The walkout by 1F6 men led to all printing plants shutting down Friday. Agreement reached late Saturday night, workers back Monday, with a weekly 1 per advance and a similar rise scheduled for December 1 1912. Coale set for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Irees Aw Gatanis’ Union No. 14
Italian Government Moves Fast in Turko-Italian Situation
Rome reports the Italian government is acting rapidly and with determination to address the Turko-Italian situation. Officials push for swift measures amid regional tensions.
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Rome
Earthquakes Hit Ecuador Killing and Wounding Residents
A series of four earthquakes struck Ko bambe the capital of Chimborano province causing serious damage. Thirteen people were killed and many injured with several in critical condition. Rescue efforts and concerns spread through Guayaquil and nearby towns.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
Kobambe
Chimborano Province
Record of Events Blurs Through 1900s Chronicle
A condensed weekly digest reports wide ranging items from the United States farming count to a winery fire in Fresno, a fatal air crash in Dewitt Iowa, and a probate filing in Beaumont Texas. It notes Taft declining a mountaintop corner stone event, a fine for public misconduct in Kansas City, and a Dodge County congressman attacked at home. plus irrigation data and limited local incidents.
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United States
Bison Winery
Gillen Piet
Fresno
Calif
Jobn al Rothbaum
Chicago
Dewitt
Iowa
Humboldt
Kan
John Ware Gaton
Beaumont
Texas
San Francisco
Chinese education commissioner named for Washington legation
A Chinese education commissioner was appointed to be attached to the Chinese legation in Washington. Join Waley, a Chicago banker, will be paroled at Leavenworth on Wednesday and may return to his family after treatment by a Department of Justice official.
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Chine Govern Fent
Chines Legatitg
Washington
Waleb
Chicago
Leonwemworth
Oo Fawily
Department of Jurce
Eruptions and War Tales From a Turbulent Year
Reports describe Mount Bina activity waning while a Marguty Imperial war engine explodes in Unoergpolog Montiohiari Italy killing six and wounding many including a marquis. Mt Ethe activity declines though lava floods threaten plains as tremors ease. France seeks calm Berlin talks amid uncertainty. Railway workers in Leeland threaten a general strike, mobilizing large forces.
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Bina
Marguty Imperial
Unoergpolog
Thats & Montiohiari
Italy
Ikiwon Seriouely
Mt. Ethe
Boxing and sports notes from across cities and clubs
Jom Mandot of New Orleans defeated Tommy Kilbane of Cleveland in Memphis after light rounds. Jimmy Barry of Chicago beat Jewey Beaith of England in a ten round bout in New York. Asawa becomes a candidate for regular freshman football at Stanford. Archbishop of Canterbury supports delaying the Johnson Wes fight in London. Colorado Kennel Club dog show runs September 27 to October 1 at Metropole stables in Denver. All Star squad led by James McAlooir to clash with Philadelphia club before pennant race. Chicago, Washington, New York, Boston and Detroit contribute players to an all star lineup.
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Jom Mandot
New Orleans
Tommy Kilbane
Cleveland
Memphis
Tenn
Jimmy Barry
Chicago
Jewey Beaith
England
New York
Asawa
Plaiceau
Leland Standford University
California
Canterbury
London
Home Office
Colorado
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Taft tour ends as fight with laws looms and aviation race opens
President Taft wraps up a four day Michigan tour and heads toward Doughkeopate while a transcontinental air race begins from New York to San Francisco. Counterfeit notes spark Secret Service alert and a murder conviction in Andaraou. Fire at Mystic River front ruins property, and the coffee market hits new highs in New York. Civil War veteran S W Merrill dies in Carthage. Price trends for raw fuel push Cuba toward economic shifts as a rural life conference is planned for Kirksville Missouri.
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Taft Bias
Michigan
Hudson River
Mystic River
Charleston
C. PD. Rogers
New York
San Francisco
Iain County National Bank
Tyrone
Secret Service
Samuel H. Hyde
Andaraou
8. C
Orgeeeli Chemical Works
Cleveland
Re York
W. Merrill
Carthage
Eumond Merrill
Colorado
Vaul
Washington Aviator
Medie Cnr
Keerisborg
Weck
Baek
Cuba
Kirksville
Moa
Ik 4
Union of America
United States
Saratoga
N. Y
Veler
Girvescum
United States Ctronic Court of Appeal
Seventh
Baw
Wee
Philadelphia
Court of
Oom
Wyoming Open Town After Sunday Movie Hours Change
Cheyenne residents now enjoy extended cinema hours as the city loosens restrictions. The Sunday opening time has been extended from 2 p.m. to midnight, expanding entertainment options in the capital.
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Cheyenne
Hahn's Peak Road to Carry U S Mail to Northgate
A contract to transport United States mails from Foxpark to Northgate Colorado via the Laramie Hahn's Peak and Pacific rail road will be executed soon. The line plans to extend train service to Northgate, formerly Cowdrey, Colorado.
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Hahn's Peak
Laramie
United State
Foxpark
Wye
Northgate
Colo
Man Survives 40 Foot Fall From Pole Breakage
Sheridan W. R. McElhone, a lineman, fell forty feet when the twenty five foot pole he stood on broke at the base. He was thrown over a fifteen foot bank and suffered no injury beyond a jar.
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Sheridan
W. R. McElhone
McElhone
Labor Leader Visits Cheyenne En Route to Chicago
J W Kline president of the Blacksmiths Union stopped in Cheyenne on a San Francisco to Chicago trip and urged that the threatened Harriman shopmen strike be avoided though he could not guarantee averted.
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Cheyenne
J. W. Kline
Blacksmiths' Union
San Francisco
Chicago
Harriman
Vines Fined For Selling Liquor Under Guise Of Club
In Sheridan the State v James Vines case ends with the Supreme Court affirming the verdict and district court judgment. Vines must pay a $1,200 fine for selling intoxicating liquor under the disguise of a commercial club.
Most Perilous Boating Trip Down Green River
The Kold Brothers of Grand Cajon Arizona outfit for a three month open boat voyage from Green River to Noodles California. They expect to cover 1400 miles in the perilous West trip regarded as extremely dangerous.
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Green River
Kold Brothers
Grand Cajon
Ariz
Noodles
Cal
Rope Rider Frank Kumer Dies in Mine Accident
Frank Kumer a rope rider at the Fopo Agi mine near here was killed while being lowered into the mine. Engineer Barber in charge of the hoisting machinery fled fearing the dead man's friends, who blame Barber for the accident.
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Frank Kumer
Hudson
Fopo Agi
Here
Barber
Wister to Be Honored at Hotel Dedication
Owen Wister, author of the Virginian, will be honored at a September 1 dedication of a newly completed hotel named for Wister and his book. The event will emphasize outdoor sports and home races with local ball games.
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Owen Wieter
Wister
Abernathy Boy Riders Reach Cheyenne Ahead of Continent Trip
J. RK Abernathy of New York arrives in Cheyenne with his young companions Louie and Temp on horseback. The boys travel from Sidney and continue on the same horses they began with at Coney Island. The wager on the ride stands at $11,000.
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Abernathy
Cheyenne
J. RK
New York
Louie
Temp
Sidney
Coney Island
Accused Man Confesses In Burlington Camp Slaying
Steve Brown charged with murdering a companion at a Burlington grading camp near here confers and implicates John Pappas Peter Pappa and Alike Jonis all aged about 60 from Sheridan. Brown later remanded to hospital wounded from combat with his assailants.
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Pasin
Steve Brown
Burlington
John Pappas
Peter Pappa
Jonis
Rheridan
Brown Lato
Whelm
Cheyenne Grants Telephone Franchise to Mountain State
The Cheyenne City Council ended a deadlock by granting Mountain State Telephone & Telegraph Company a new franchise. The deal reduces annual residence telephone rates by about 5 per year and eliminates three and four party lines.
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Cheyenne Grants
Cheyenne
Mountain Statee Telephone & Telegraph Company
Authorities vow crackdown on whiskey peddling and illicit sales
Officials say the crackdown targets unlawful whiskey sales once labeled as “commercial clubs” and aim to shut down all such operations. Over the last months fines totaling more than 4000 dollars have been assessed amid efforts to halt the illicit trade.
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Siquor
Gireet Car Company Stands Mat Cheyenne
The Kievirle Street Malt way Company leads a boycott at Fort D. A. Russell and asserts it is physically impossible for the company to continue passenger service. Officials say the regular route and schedule will be maintained despite the dispute.
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Gireet Car Company
Mat
Cheyenne
Kievirle Street
Roupe
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming News Roundup From Little Wyoming Items
Western Newspaper Union reports a public hall for Piney. Cody jail for horse theft. wolves attacking cattle near Thermopolis. 1255 Sheridan children in schools. Riverton church progress. Manchester incorporation movement. Lara Mle sewage plant underway. Jamon W. Knight named Wood Rock postmaster. Laramie County Fair at Wheatland praised. Thomas Bradshaw obituary in Evanston.
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Union News
Piney
Tex Nives
Cody
Jamon W. Knight
Wood Rock
Sheridan County
Laramie
Wheatland
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
An advertiser asserts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured a woman’s stomach and nerve weakness. The ad claims the product helps during critical periods and warns against substitutions, citing the Chicago address 9003 Arch St. and urging drupgists to avoid profit-driven replacements.
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Pinkham
Chicago
Til
Lydia
Potham
Triplet of ages in Bible noted by Tommy
A Sunday school visitor claims Sarah is the only woman whose age is recorded. Tommy, a venturesome lad, asserts there are three more: Mother, grandmother, and Aunt Logg, shaking the head of the class with his reply.
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Tommy
Sarah
Abraham
Logg
Not All Smoked, I White Husbey Comment
A fragment from the Sundey Mage column notes Secretary i for mer Speaker Cannon suspected to smoke sparingly, with a remark that he eats half of the cigars he supposedly takes. The joke implies he avoids smoking while others think he does.
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I. White Husbey
Cannon
Busbey
Sundey Mage
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Mie
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Kao Madison
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Leeland
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VENTS
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Tate Fair
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le Prediati Br Gov
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Manchester
Laramle
Baisin Fair Board
Thomas Bradshaw
Evanston
B. E Dalley
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Big Horn Basin
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Carneyville
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Alger
Victoria Gold Mining Company of
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Taft
Kinnear
United Statesircuit Court
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Yeno
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Charles BE. Grant
R. M. Marquis
Sidebottom
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Moodell
Charles M. Hett
Thermopolia
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Henry Wilbur Lotler
Aaron A. Platiner
Duffle
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Bane
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Maine
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Lander
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Lowk
Upton
Fred W. Gooding
Shoshone
Ideho
National Wool Growers’ Association
National Wool Warehouse and Storage Company
Western Ehenomen
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth District
Chay Eone
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Party of Eastern
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