Independent tobacco leaders meet at Linton Hotel to discuss weights
Prominent independent tobacco factory owners gather at the Linton Hotel in Cincinnati to debate adjusting weights and handling tobacco already bought. Attendees include Hugh Campbell of United States Tobacco and J J Whalen, with Burley Society members also in attendance.
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Campbell
United States Tobacco Company
Independent Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association
Burley Tobacco Society
Burley
Clarence LeBus
Winchester
Gus A. Brooks
C. S. Williams
Versailles
G. W. McMillen
Falmouth
C. C. Patrick
Lexington
L. J. Evans
Ripley, C
R. B. Thomas
Georgetown
Fred Stacy
Ghent
J. B. Brown
Shelbyville
S. A. Shanklin
Maysville
Vote Set on Payne Tariff Bill Amid Party Strife
Washington April 5 The House set April 9 for a vote on the Payne tariff bill. The rule passed 16-0 with 20 Republicans deserting, Louisiana Republicans among them. Florida’s Mr Clark attacked Bryanism and tied his support to duties on sea island cotton and citrus products.
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Washington
House
Committee On Rules
Louisiana
Clark
Florida
Bryan
Death ends talk on saloon bill in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska ex governor W A Poynter collapsed and died at the governor’s office during a daylight saloon bill hearing. The measure passed in closing hours, his death adding a dramatic element to the episode. Governor Shallenberger offered no immediate action on the bill.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. A. Poynter
Nebraska
Shallenberger
Poynter
Shhallenberger
Drys Win In Boyd County Local Option Vote At Catlettsburg
Special dispatch from Catlettsburg Kentucky reports that Boyd county's local option election resulted in a 107 vote majority for the drys. Catlettsburg's totals showed 397 net votes and 235 dry votes with no contest expected. Prayer meetings and church bell ringings marked the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Commercial Tribune
Catlettsburg
Boyd County
City school bonds in dispute as buyers refuse payment
An executive session of the board of education reviewed bids on 300,000 in bonds amid rumors that top bidders would not take the issue due to a pending court suit. The board directed Ballard to inform buyers they must retain the bonds. The report also notes staff changes, leave requests, and a death in the German department.
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Board of Education
Ballard
Dr. Dyer
Edna Winkelmann
Chase School
Engelke
H. H. Fick
Dayton
Columbus
Cleveland
Erie
Clara Schmidt
Europe
Guido Werner
Emily Schmidt
Twentythird
Mina Colburn
California sails with forty nine shipwrecked passengers
Washington April 5 Rear Admiral Swinburne reports the armored cruiser California has sailed from Magdalena bay for San Francisco carrying forty nine shipwrecked passengers their baggage and the mails from the Pacific Mail steamer Indiana which was wrecked near Magdalena bay. The Indiana is reported a total loss and tugs Navajo and Fortune stand by to assist. California expected to reach San Francisco by Friday.
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Washington
Swinburne
Pacific Fleet
Navy Department
California
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Indiana
Navajo
Fortune
President Tafts Ruling Quoted Against Standard Oil
In St Louis on April 5 Kellogg cited a Taft ruling from the Adyston Pipe case as legal authority in the government’s bid to dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey for Sherman Act violations. He traced a 1879 conspiracy by Rockefeller and Flagler to monopolize petroleum, detailed stock-based control, rebates, and vast profits, arguing to curb the Standard trust.
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ST. Louis
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
United States Circuit
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Kellogg
Addyston Pipe Company
Cincinnati
C. B. Morrison
John G. Milburn
New York
Moritz Rosenthal
Chicago
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
David G. Watson
Pittsburg
Mr. Kellogg
Henry H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
Oliver H. Payne
Charles M. Pratt
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Standard Oil “Trust
Ohio
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Standard Trust
Rockefeller
Republican State Ticket Is Elected in Michigan
Detroit reports a 75,000 plus margin for the Republican slate as key liquor questions split 20 dry 7 wet across 27 counties. The ticket includes Blair Stone Clements Codd McKone Wallace Waterbury Doherty Graham Carpenter with women’s votes influencing Detroit school inspector and mayoral races.
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Detroit
Mich
Alcona
Allegance
Branch
Calhoun
Clare
Eaton
Emmet
Genesee
Hillsdale
Ionia
Iosco
Isabella
Kalkaska
Livingstone
Newaygo
Sanilac
Tuscola
Charlevoix
Jackson
Berrien
Huron
Montcalm
Mecosta
Ottawa
Washtenaw
Monroe
Prohibition
Antisaloon League
Supreme Court
Charles A. Blair
John W. Stone
Marquette
University of Michigan
William L. Clements
Bay City
George P. Codd
State Board of Education
William J. McKone
Albion
State Board of Agriculture
William H. Wallace
Saginaw
I. R. Waterbury
Highland
R. J. Doherty
R. D. Graham
Grand Rapids
W. L. Carpenter
Ogee State
Pekin Post Declined Minister to China by Hemenway
Former Senator Hemenway of Indiana declined the offer to serve as minister to China and will remain as adviser to the senate appropriations committee. The Pekin mission paid 17 500 annually with high expenses. the post was previously held by Charlies Denby of Evansville.
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Commercial Tribune BurEau
Munsey Building
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Hemenway
Indiana
China
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pekin
Charlies Denby
Evansville
Supreme Court Rules Whisky Receipts Non Taxable in U S
The U S Supreme Court ruled in favor of Max Selliger of Kentucky in the case against the commonwealth. It held that warehouse receipts for whisky held in bond by a foreign government are not taxable at the holder’s residence if located in the United States. Selliger shipped 8 000 barrels from Louisville to Germany to dodge state taxes.
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Washington
Max Selliger
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Selliger
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Louisville
Germany
Death Threat Tied to Slain Macon Lawyer in Dodge Land Case
Pope Hill a 40 year old Macon attorney and partner at Harris & Harris was found shot in his office. The coroner ruled murder by unknown parties amid ongoing Dodge land case violence. Investigators note threats after Hill arrived and unresolved prior killings tied to the Dodge litigation.
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M'Rea
Pope Hill
Macon
Dodge Land
Hill
Warrenton
Dodge
John C. Forsythe
N. W. Dodge
Lucius’ Williams
Pulaski
Telfair
Lawrence
Harris & Harris
Roosevelt in Naples Receives Warm Italian Welcome
Ex-President Roosevelt spent hours in Naples amid cheering crowds and flags. He met the duke and duchess of Aosta at Capodiamonte, dined privately at the hotel, and boarded the Admiral for Mombassa. Flowers from European rulers graced his quarters as he thanked Italian officials and hosts.
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Duke and Duchess of
Aosta
Naples
Roosevelt
Hamburg
Hotel Excelsior
Capodiamonte
Hatel
Mombassa
Mr. Roosevelt
Berlin
Ambassador Griscom
Neapolitan
Duchés
United States
Duke
the Abruzzi
Italy
Georgians Seize Plan To Loot Caspian Treasure
A Georgian revolutionary group of twenty armed men led by Lieutenant Mashikaridze attempted to seize $600000 in specie aboard the Czarevitch on the Caspian Sea near Krasnovorsk. The crew halted the plan by searching passengers and arresting the band as they planned to overpower the crew at sea and land on the Caucasian coast.
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Baku
Russia
Caspian
Caucasus
Czarevitch
Krasnovorsk
Mashikaridze
Caucasian
Roosevelt Praised and Teased by Naples Correspondents
Paris reports from Naples describe Theodore Roosevelt as speaking French with a German accent and responding unasked, presenting himself in simple gracious terms. The Journal notes his self-regard and ongoing restless energy, calling him at once great and childish.
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Paris
Naples
United States
Journal
Theodore Roosevelt
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Condi
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Richmond, Ya
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People’s Tobacco Company
New Orleans
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Larus Bros. Tobacco Company
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Isiana Democrats Rally
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