Ohio official recounts $500000 Standard Oil bribe offer
Ohio Attorney General Frank S. Monnett described an offer by Standard Oil agents to pay $500000 to drop suits against the company. He testified at a Washington meeting with Senator Foraker that included a proposed $1000000 cash share and details of court actions. Monnett credited Foraker with helping his initial nomination and later removal, noting numerous trust suits were dismissed after he left office.
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Columbus
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Joseph Benson Foraker
Washington
Standard Oil
Monnett
Arlington Hotel
United States Supreme Court
National Bank of Chicago
Senator Foraker
Sixteenth Street
Standard Cl
State of Oh
Standard
State of Ohio
Buckeye Pips
State of Ghio
Northwestern Natural Gas Company
C. B. Squires
Supreme Court of Ohio
Squires
Foraker
Attorney General
Supreme Courts of Ohio
Richest World Gold Strike Reported at Rawhide Nevada
Denver observer W E Mellen reports a recent Rawhide Nevada discovery from Gratt Hill Coalition Mining that ore samples run 400 000 dollars per ton and are almost pure gold with quartz. He notes a boom in Rawhide with workers arriving daily and cites another stamp at Gratt Hill Mint as part of the richest mines in the world.
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Denver
Colo
Gratt Hill Coalition Mining Company
Rawhide
Nev
W. E. Mellen
Mellen
John Hays Hammond
C. H. Schincks
Gratt Hill Coalition
Mellon
Gratt Hill
Mauretania Tosses Helpless In Storm
New York reports the Mauretania endured a long mid ocean storm last Wednesday. A propeller blade broke causing flooding near the drive shaft and fear of a hull breach. The vessel proceeded to harbor with frightened passengers aboard. Nickle magnate Samuel Ritchie dies in Charleston hotel Akron.
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New York
Harbor
Ther
Akron
Samuel Ritchie
Bunbury
Canada
Charleston
W. Va
Court Rules Against Rocky Ford Bankers
In La Junta Colorado on September 19 Judge River overruled defense requests to continue the case of J E Godding charged with receiving deposits after the Rocky Ford State Bank was insolvent. The defense sought more time to review bank books with an expert due to cashier BH Smith's absence. Judge Riser granted a continuation until Monday to allow further examination. Meanwhile a separate dispatch reports a forest fire threatening Mount McGregor and potentially destroying General Grant’s cottage.
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la Junta
Colo
River
J. E. Godding
Rocky Ford State Bank
BH. J. Smith
Riser
Girl Steals Rich Jewelry From Philadelphia Mistress
A domestic worker named Mary Kelly stole about $5,000 in jewelry from John H Marsden's house in Philadelphia. She left the residence with an apron bundle of valuables in view of her mistress, who later found the jewelry missing and has no lead on the thief.
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Philadelphia
John H. Marsden
Five Below Freezing Atop Pike’s Peak
A meteorograph on a kite from Pike’s Peak summit shows twenty seven degrees Fahrenheit at 10,000 feet, about two thousand feet above the peak. The instrument was released by Dr. Blair of the Weather Bureau in Colorado Springs on September 19.
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Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Blair
Weather Bureau
Steam Engineers Union to Meet Next at Denver
The International Union of Steam Engineers elected M. J. Comerford of Brooklyn as general national president and R. G. Moser of Denver as trustee. Denver was selected as the next meeting place for the union. Woman Identifies Murderer in Texas Case. Mrs. Mary Zimmerman identified Billy Hatfield alias James Dunham, held in Grayson county jail, as the San Jose murderer of six.
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Steam Engineer's Union
Denver
Philadelphia
International Union of Steam Engineers
M. J. Comerford
Brooklyn
R. G. Moser
Sherman
Tex
Mary Zimmerman
San Francisco
Billy Hatfield
Grayson County
James ©. Dunham
San Jose
Cal
Prominent Helena Man Dead in Philadelphia
Joseph P. Woodman former United States marshal of Montana dies in Philadelphia from heart disease. Burial will be held in Helena. The notice notes his status as a pioneer and one of the citys wealthiest land and mining magnates.
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Helena
Mont
Joseph P. Woodman
United States
Montana
Philadelphia
Weather report for September 10, 1908
Local weather data for the 24 hours ending 6 p m reports a maximum of 80 degrees and a minimum of 46 degrees with no precipitation. Palmer, Section Director.
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Septembe
Palmer
Bectlon
Battle with Crazy Lover ends in capture after all night siege
In Waukesha Wisconsin on September 19 John Smith driven by love and liquor shot Olga Grabow age 14 and fatally wounded her mother and Sheriff Dwinnell. He barricaded in the Grabow farm house near Calhoun with two rifles and faced a posse of 200 citizens all night. The crowd sought lynching as deputies and townspeople bombarded the house with bonfires and gunfire until Smith ran out of ammunition and was taken alive. Deputy Gibson led the assault into the house after dawn through a window to seize him.
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Waukesha
Wis
John Smith
Calshoun
Olga Grabow
Sherif J. C. Dwinnell
Gibson
Milwaukee extension directors reelected at stockholders meeting
Five directors of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway were re elected as terms expired. Henry H Rogers Frank Bond C W Harkness Walter O Bliss and A J Barling were named to new terms. Officials then reelected all existing officers and several officials left by special train for Butte Montana to inspect the Pacific coast extension.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Henry H. Rogers
Frank 5. Bond
C. W. Harkness
Walter O. Bliss
New York
A. J. Barling
Chicago
Butte
Mont
Americans Win International Tennis Match in Boston
In Boston on September 19, the American team defeated Britain to claim the international tennis contest. The decisive match featured Larned versus Richie with Larned winning after a 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 comeback.
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Boston
Mass
Larned
Richie
Governor Hughes Plans Westward Republican Swing
New York reports Governor Hughes will undertake a flying tour through the western states. He plans speeches in support of the Republican national ticket across a dozen major cities, with an official announcement issued after noon.
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Hughes
New York
Coal Shortage Alarms Salt Lake and West
Salt Lake predicts a coal famine as Wyoming supply runs out and Utah mines meet demand. Railroads plan to extend Utah coal shipments but regional shortages loom beyond the city, with Nevada districts already suspending mining and Ely facing urgent coal demand.
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Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Salt Lake
Richard P. Morris
Citizens’ Coal Company
Denver & Rio Grande
John A. Reeves
Oregon 5 Line
Herald
A. J. Gunnell
Central Coal & Coke Company
Rock Springs
Gunnell
Nevada Northern Railroad
Ely
Forest Fires Rage Across Regions Threatening Towns
Dispatches from New York Maine Canada and Michigan report fires raging due to drought. Property losses run into millions and several lives are reported. Ottawa and Montreal describe widespread smoke forcing service and traffic disruptions and even livestock losses.
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New York
Maine
Montreal
Ottawa
Canada
Utica
Michigan
Travers Wins Amateur Championship of America in Garden City
Jerome D Travers of Montclair New Jersey won the amateurs championship of America at Garden City on September 19 after a brilliant victory over former champion Walter Travis and a comparatively easy win against Max Behr of Morris County club. The match was praised as one of the finest games seen in the country with Travers gaining the edge in the second round of eighteen holes.
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Garden City
Jerome D. Travers
Montclatr
N. J
America
Walter Travis
Max Behr
Morris County
Travers
Oil Explosion on Lumber Steamer San Gabriel
An oil explosion aboard the lumber steamer San Gabriel at the San Pedro wharf fatally injures Chief Engineer Hanselmen and First Officer Peter Kendel. Two crew members Fritz Johansong and Handerls Stigh are seriously injured as oil tanks ignite during firing. Kendel swam 200 yards to shore with ablaze clothing.
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San Pedro
San Gabriel
Hanselmen
Peter Kendel
Frits Johansong
Handerls Stigh
Keendel
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