Trust Brief Convincing in Tobacco Combine Case
Washington dispatch outlines Attorney General Wickersham's Supreme Court brief against the American Tobacco Company and allied firms. It details origins, growth to a monopoly, and the 1892 clashes over the plug tobacco trade, with 247 pages plus a 21-page appendix.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
Munsey Building
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wickersham
United States Supreme Court
Tobacco Trust
Supreme Court
American Tobacco Company
New Jersey
Imperial Company
United States
the Trust
Wick
Department of Trade
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Trust
Plug
Diplomatic Row Attends Cardinal Gibbons Washington Visit
Cardinal Gibbons visits St Patrick's Washington for high mass and a noon luncheon. Diplomats, ministers, Speaker Cannon, senators, and justices join a ceremony that blends Catholic rites with official reception. Officials from Italy Austria Sweden Chile the Netherlands and Spain attend with many government and military leaders.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
America
St. Patrick’s Parish
Edward A. Page
Catholic University
Sweden
Chile
Netherlands
Spain
Cannon
Elkins
Aldrich
Rheinstrom Faces Two Offers in Quiet Covington Week
Harry Rheinstrom and his English wife rest in Covington apartments as rumors swirl about two possible offers. One from a Covington whisky house with a management stake, the other a reconciliation with his mother. A conference with his mother occurred at 7 30 last night, but no details were given. The couple stay with George W. Cadwallader at 221 Garrard Street.
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Harry Rheinstrom
Covington
Rheinstrom
Littleford
George. W. Cadwallader
Garrard Street
Engineer Miller Injured In Train Collision Near New River
The Toledo express No. 2 rear ended a Panhandler freight at New River junction north of Hamilton Ohio around 4 AM. Engineer F O Miller sustained a broken right ankle and is hospitalized at Mercy in Cincinnati. wrecking crews from Dayton cleared the line after hours of work.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Toledo Express
Cincinnati
New River Junction
Dayton
F. O. Miller
Mercy Hospital
Price Hill
France Silent On Open Door Manchuria Policy Debate
Paris commentary links French support for open door and Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria to Russia and Japan. French papers debate U S moves to neutralize the Manchurian railroad, warning United States aims may provoke Japan and affect regional balance.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Figars
United States
Hngland
British Likely to Hold Back on Manchurian Rail Proposals
Peking reports high government officials doubt British backing for U S proposals on Manchurian railways. They expect stronger German support to realize the plan. China relies on Ambassador Rockhill in St. Petersburg to win Russian consent and hopes for French support as well.
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Peking
Associated Press
W. W. Rockhill
St. Petersburg
Editorial urges Britain to back Manchurian railways proposal
The Daily News expresses hope Britain will fully support the American bid to neutralize the Manchurian railways. It argues this stance aligns with American traditions in the Far East and claims the United States can face China without shame.
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Jacndon
Associated Press
The
Daily News
Great Britain
Far East
United States of America
China
Demonstrations in Harbin Back Memorandum on Trade
Chinese British and American residents gathered in Harbin to show approval for the American memorandum. They appealed to the British government to endorse the plan as the sole way to secure equal trade opportunities.
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Harbin
Associated Press
Russian Foreign Office Adopts U S Memorandum on Manchurian Railroads
The Russian foreign office issued a statement embodying the memorandum of the United States government concerning the neutralization of the Manchurian railroads.
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ST. Petersburg
Associated Press
Russian Foreign Office
United States
Black Hand Given Credit In Dayton Double Murder
Dominick Allio is shot dead in Dayton after a quarrel. Tomaso Villella is found stabbed to death behind Allio’s house. Allio’s wife is attacked but unharmed. police suspect Black Hand involvement.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Dayton
Dominick Allio
Tomaso Villella
Allio
Villella
Therr
Leopard's Tail Strong as Cable Saves His Mistress
In New York on January 9, a trainer’s life was saved when a trained leopard named Clayton lunged at Mrs. Pauline Russelle. The animal’s sharp teeth and claws nearly struck her before an assistant seized Clayton’s tail and used it as a tether around the cage bars to rescue the trainer. Doctors warned her recovery could be uncertain.
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New York
Associated Press
Clayton
Pauline Russelle
Energetic American Is Decorated by Venezuela
John Barrett director of the international bureau of American republics received the Order of the Bust of Bolivar second class from Venezuela for efforts to foster closer commerce and friendship among the American republics. The first class is reserved for chiefs of states.
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Washington
Associated Press
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Venezuela
Rojis
Boivar
Negro Wreckers Fail. Fireman Clung to Key on Mainline
Daniel J. Matthews a Central of Georgia fireman was attacked by four armed Black men who sought a switch key. He refused the request and was tied face down on the mainline and knocked from a perilous position into a hospital with critical injuries as an east bound train approached. The incident occurred in Macon Georgia.
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Macon
Associated Press
Daniel J. Matthews
Central of Georgia Railway
Central Road
Beng
Texan Slays Wife and Children Before Death
Frank Kembler twelve miles north of Winters Texas killed his wife and two children aged 2 and 4 with a hatchet and then killed himself with a razor. A young woman in the home was seriously wounded. Despondency due to ill health is believed to be the motive.
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Winters
Tex
Associated Press
Frank Kembler
Here
Indian School Scandal Forces Officials from Duty
Secretary Ballinger suspended Superintendent Benedict of the Five Civilized Tribes and three Indian school supervisors in Oklahoma for alleged misconduct and neglected duties. Calvin Ballard, Frederick Umholtz, and Walter Falwell were also suspended and will be allowed to answer. Oscar Lipps arrived to take charge temporarily. investigators vow a thorough review of conditions and future actions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ballinger
Interior Department
John D. ‘Benedict
Five Civilized Tribes of
Oklahoma
Indian Service
Benedict
Calvin Ballard
McAlester
Frederick H. Umholtz
Chickasaw
Ardmore
Walter Falwell
Creek
Muskogee
Secretary of the Interior
Oscar H. Lipps
Indian Office
Department
Valentine
Benedict and Officials Deny Ballinger Charges
John D. Benedict and other accused Indian officials issued a full denial of Secretary Ballinger's charges in an interview. They suggested politics may be responsible for the accusations.
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Muskogee
Associated Press
John D. Benedict
Ballinger
Wilson Defers Committee Selections in Kentucky House
Frankfort Kentucky January 9 Indications point to no committees named in the Kentucky house and senate tomorrow Speaker Wilson cannot decide on chairmen and aims to please all There is no truth to a Republican on the rules committee Senate committees will wait until after the house committees Republicans plan to push a cow unit bill in the house on the first day following Senator Vice in the upper branch to force a majority defeat.
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Tribune
Frankfort
House
Senate
Wilson
Vicé
Indianapolis Goes Dry as Bars Stay Closed
Indianapolis marked a dry day for the first time in years as Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank ordered enforcement of liquor laws. Downtown saloons did not open and seventeen saloon keepers in outlying areas were arrested. some hotels served drinks in coffee cups.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Associated” Press
Samuel Lewis Shank
Lawson Puts Bid For Burley Tobacco Pool In Play
Financier Thomas W. Lawson arrives in Cincinnati and plans to bid for the Burley tobacco pool. He heads to Lexington for talks with Clarence Le Bus and the Burley society. potential $20,000,000 deal involving 118,000,000 pounds of tobacco is discussed amid caution and secrecy.
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Lawson
LE Bus
Burley Tobacco
Thomas W. Lawson
Cincinnati
Burley Tobacco Pool
Clarence le Bus
Burley Society
Edwin Everett
W. W. Davies
Louisville
Lexington
American Tobacco Company
Davies
Burley
St. Nicholas Hotel
Gas and Fire Wreck Evansville Business District
Explosions of gas and fire in Evansville cause $80,000 loss to the business district. Progress clothing store front shattered and destroyed. Fireman Fitzgerald seriously injured by falling glass. Nearby firms suffer damages of $20,000 at E K Ashby Co and $5,000 each for Christian Hewig and G W Warren & Co.
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Evansville
Ind
Associated Press
Progress Clothing
Fitzgerald
Progress
E. K. Ashby &Co
Christian Hewig
G W. Warren & Co
Jealous Man Kills Wife And Finishes Himself
Lehighton Pa January 9 The Associated Press reports William Gauner age 85 shot his wife as they met on the way to Sunday school and then killed himself after also harming their 4 year old son, triggering a homicide suicide rumor in the town.
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Lehighton
Associated Press
William Gauner
Baie Z
Gauner
Canrr
Seuiedley
Black Hand to Be Arraigned in Ohio Case
Fourteen members of the Ohio Black Hand society face trial in Toledo Ohio with Federal Judge Taylor presiding. Defense is led by prominent attorneys from across the country while District Attorney Day of Cleveland fronts the prosecution. Suspects include Francesco Spardo Vincenzo Arrigo and Salvatore Arrigo of Cincinnati as postal employees and others testify. Authorities expect strong evidence leading to convictions.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Ohio Black Hand Society
Taylor
Day
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Francesco Spardo
Vincenzo
Salvator Arrigo
J. Frank Oldfield
Athens
Kindled With Kerosene Claims Two Lives
Janesville Wisconsin January 9 Associated Press report says Mrs Julius Deutsch and her two year old son died in a fire she started by pouring kerosene on the flames.
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Janesville
Wis
Associated Press
Julius Deutsch
Deutsch
Pinchot in Taft scare stirs 1912 presidential talk
Special dispatch notes Gifford Pinchot's potential bid for president as supporters of his removal push a national resource issue. The controversy over the forestry and interior departments is described as farcical with letters and telegrams suggesting opposition to Taft. Pinchot reportedly condemns leaks or speculation.
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Commercial Tribune
T Room
Harrison Bubg
Commercial
Tribune
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry and Interior Department
Taft
William J. Bryan
Pinchot
Three Dead In Collision In Texas And Pacific Yard
In Shreveport Louisiana three people were killed and one later died of injuries after a collision between a Kansas City Southern switch engine and Texas and Pacific No 53 westbound in the Texas and Pacific freight yards. Conductor John Cornwell Marshall Texas, Percy Parish Shreveport, and Miss Evans Boyce Louisiana died. John Brandon a Pullman porter was fatally injured.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Shreveport
Texas & Pacific
Kansas City Southern
John Cornwell
Marshall
Tex
Percy
Parish
Miss Evans
Boyce
John Brandon
Cornwell
William Berger Dies in Fire at Walnut Street Restaurant
William Berger age 40 proprietor of a restaurant on the southeast corner of Eight and Walnut streets died in a morning blaze that gutted the restaurant and damaged the building. Firemen aided two families on the upper floors to safety as rescuers pulled occupants from windows and ladders. Berger was found on the front window sill and is thought to have suffocated before flames reached him.
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Eighth and
Walnut Streets
William Berger
Eigth
Third Street
Robert Haben
Salvage Corps
Hooks No
Berger
Sensation Sparks Excitement in Lexington Prominent Circles
There was considerable excitement among prominent residents in Lexington Kentucky as reports circulated about a mysterious claim they did not initially believe. The debate grew heated as details remained unclear and speculation surged through social and civic groups.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Promi
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