Railroads Probers Seek Ownership Details in Oil and Coal Stocks
Interstate Commerce Commission continues hearings into whether railroad officials own coal and oil stock. Baltimore & Ohio official Charles Ways admits owning Merchants Coal stock and dividend shares. L R Brockenbrough of Pittsburgh Testifies on rates and stock given by promoter George Humbert with no personal profit from B&O. Special dispatch reports ongoing testimony and a witness illness delaying proceedings.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles E. Ways
Baltimore
L. R. Brockenbrough
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ways
Merchants Coal Company
Ursiha Coal Company
George Humbert
South Connellsville
Humbert
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Oil Hearing Resumes Over Standard and Waters-Pierce Probes
In St Louis on June 11 the Missouri ouster case against Standard Oil and Waters-Pierce Oil resumed before Special Commissioner R A Anthony. Attorney General Hadley and assistants arrived to press the state's efforts and to lead the first test case under the railroad maximum freight rate law. H Clay Pierce was named as a key witness but remained in New York, prompting continuance requests and a threatened attachment if he did not appear. The court adjourned until next Friday and then sought to notify Mr Pierce to attend two weeks hence.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Missouri
Standard Oil
Waters-Pierce Oil
R. A. Anthony
Hadley
John Kennish
Rush C. Lake
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
New York
Johnson
Waters-Pierce Company
Priest
Pierce
Stewart
Mr. Pierce
Judge Priest
French Lick Springs
Louis T. Golding
R. E. Calver
W. E. Spratt
E. A. King
H. G. Krake
Business Men’s League
Golding
St. Joseph
Roosevelt
Agricultural Committee
Rebate cases heard dismissals ordered at prosecutors bid
In Kansas City the United States District Court dismissed indictments against the Chicago and Alton and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railways for granting rebates to shippers. District Attorney A S Van Valkenburgh said the railways were imposed upon and unaware of shipments. indictments against railways tied to packing house rebates will continue.
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
United States District Court
Chicago & Alton
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
A. S. van Valkenburgh
van Valkenburgh
New York
Kresky
J. N. Faithorn
F. A. Wann
Concession Granted on Flour Shipments Probe
The defendants allege a seven cent per hundredweight concession on flour shipped by Howard Milling Co of Wichita to New York. Kresky is charged with conspiring with J E Howard and R C Howard, officials of the Howard Milling Co, to obtain the concession.
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Howard Milling Company
Wichita
Kan
New York
Kresky
J. E. Howard
R. C. Howard
Thilling Company
Porter Testifies as Last Living Witness in Southern Lease Case
W T Porter of Cincinnati the sole surviving witness to the original Southern Railroad lease was summoned to Nicholasville Kentucky to testify in an ejectment suit brought by lessees seeking to prove title He testified to the court's satisfaction confirming his unique role in the agreement era records
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W. T. Porter
Cincinnati
Southern Railroad
Nicholasville
Porter
Decree Entered in Government Rebates Case
A formal decree by U S Circuit Judge Seaman in the government case against Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit and several railroads and Pabst Brewing is issued. The decree bars rebates and improper concessions, prohibits interstate rate reductions, and enjoins the defendants from carrying goods under any lower private arrangements. Pabst Brewing is dismissed on its merits.
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Commercial Tribune
Milwaukee
United States
Seaman
Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Erie Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Pabst Brewing Company
Circuit Court
Wisconsin Central Announces Senior Staff Transfers
The Wisconsin Central outlines June 15 changes with M. J. Naughton moving from Milwaukee to Boston as New England Agent. W. D. Van Scaack heads to Detroit succeeding C. K. Landes who moves to Cincinnati. W. L. Freeland becomes General Agent at Duluth as G. H. Anthony opens a Winnipeg office.
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Wisconsin Central
M. J. Naughton
Milwaukee
Boston
New England
W. D. van Scaack
Detroit
C. K. Landes
Cincinnati
W. L. Freeland
Duluth
Rumor of deals denied by B and O president
Baltimore June 11 President Murray of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad said no official or agent of the Reading or the Pennsylvania Company had approached him about buying the B and O stock. He added he has no information or inside source indicating any such scheme is being contemplated.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Murray
Pennsylvania Company
Beveridge
Indiana
St. Joseph, Mo
Railroad officials visit and appoints announced in Louisville meeting
H. E. Huntington of the Erie in Louisville yesterday. Oo P. McCarty of the B and O left for Chicago for an agents meeting. E F Flinn named Commercial Agent of the Northern Trunk Railroad in Cincinnati. Byron Cassell becomes Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer of the Monon.
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H. E. Huntington
The
Erie
Louisville
Oo. P. McCarty
S. W
Chicago
Central
E. F. Flinn
Northern Trunk Railroad
Cincinnati
Byron Cassell
Monon
Dierkes Returns Outing Ticket stir at Duckworth Club
Edward Bernard sent ten outing tickets to J H Dierkes but the Democratic member of the Board of Public Safety returned them citing his attitude toward the club. The meeting questioned propriety yet urged letting Dierkes be. The annual Duckworth outing to Coney Island is set for June 23 with strong anticipated turnout.
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Duckworth Club
Edward Bernard
J. H. Dierkes
Dierkes
Board of Public Safety
Bernard
L. G. Bernard
Dempsey
Squire Smedes
Coney Island
Wounded Colored Man Fatally Shot in Wyoming Saloon
In Lockland at the Honkey Tonky saloon on Maple and Locust, Nicholas Whitehead was fatally shot when he intervened in a quarrel between James Perry of Wyoming and another man. The ball struck Whitehead in the right breast. physicians say internal bleeding is fatal. Perry was captured hours later at a neighbor’s home in Oak Street, Wyoming, by Officers Bracker Crissier and Roberts.
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Honkey Tonky
Maple and Locust Streets
Lockland
Nicholas Whitehead
James Perry
Wyoming
Whitehead
Perry
Ferris
Hunter
Oak Street
Bracker, Crissier and Roberts
Hottentots Slay Ten In Warmbad Fight
Berlin dispatch reports two German officers and eight men killed with ten wounded on June 4 in a clash with Hottentots between Warmbad and the Fish River.
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Berlin
Warmbad
Fish River
Slater Forced Out as Courts Prepare Petition to Sue
Slater is ousted and plans to sue as petition work begins. The ouster follows a court action with Pattison’s appointee prompting the removal and a new legal challenge set to proceed in court.
Agrarian Debate Continues With New Party Split
Russia faces a continuing agrarian debate as a new party is announced to create a faction between Octoberists and Constituents. The move signals a defined split in the political landscape ahead of upcoming power realignments.
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Russia
Party of the Center
Octoberists
Constitutional Democrats
M. Yermoloff
Agriculture
Council of the Empire
Beveridge Investigation Amendment Dominates House Session
Six hour committee debate on the Beveridge inspection amendment unfolds with tense exchanges over locks, desks, and portraits. Lawmakers and staff including Stockley Nichols Slater and Johnson clash amid removal of artworks and office purges as Parliament gears for summer adjournment.
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House
Notable Obituary List From Nation’s Headlines
A long obituary column notes the deaths of several public figures including former judge George W. Brown of Dupage County and Chicago, Right Rev John B Delaney bishop of Manchester, D J Wood Kentucky prosecutor, Edwin B Hay Washington handwriting expert, Elizabeth Frei Cincinnati matriarch, Cornelius Delano Wood Union Trust VP, Senor Castellano ex Spanish minister, Dr Mary Putnam Jacobi physician and suffragist, Sir Hector Langevin Canadian confederation father, plus notes on the ongoing federal beef inspection debate and Roosevelt administration discussions.
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Geo. W. Brown
Chicago
Dupage County
Supreme Court
John B. Delaney
Diocese of
Manchester
Sacred Heart Hospital
New Hampshire
D. J. Wood
Tenth Judicial District of
Kentucky
Minneapolis
Edwin B. Hay
Washington
Hay
the Elks
Charles L
Elizabeth FrEi
Cincinnati
Julius C
Frei
America
Julius Frei
Henry
Mulberry Street
Hugo Eisenlohr
Walnut Hills Protestant
Cornelius Delano Wood
Union Trust Company
Brooklyn
Mr. Wood
Northampton
Mass
Senor Castellano
Bank of Spain
Madrid
Mary Putnam Jacobi
New York
Jacobi
London
England
Hector Langevin
Quebec
Commercial Travelers elect new Ohio Grand Conductor
Edgar Curl of Cincinnati has been elected Grand Conductor of the Ohio Commercial Travelers. He has long been active in the organization. The convention was held at Cedar Point, Ohio.
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Edgar Curl
Cincinnati
The
Ohio Commercial Travelers
Cedar Point, O
DETAILED VIGILANCE ON YELLOW FEVER QUarantine
In New Orleans on June 11 three yellow fever cases have been under quarantine for ten days at Ship Island Gulf of Mexico station midway between the Mississippi River mouth and Mobile Alabama. Dr. C H Irion, president of the Louisiana State Board of Health, disclosed the information.
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Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Ship Island
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Mobile
Ala
C. H. Irion
Louisiana State Board of Health
Graduation Exercises at Mt. St. Vincent Academy Cedar Grove
The Mt. St. Vincent Academy Cedar Grove will hold its graduating exercises on Wednesday June 20 at 10 oclock with Archbishop Henry Moeller presenting diplomas. A Solemes chant rendition by the high school pupils will mark the ceremony. Class day occurs Thursday June 14 at 3 p.m. featuring a Memory of Newman performance interlaced with The Dream of Gerontius and musical numbers. Graduates include Geneva Bramble Marie Foley Maria Gossiger Mary Hayes Helen Olberding Regina Sullivan Agnes Theman Marie Veerkamp.
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Mt. St. Vincent Academy
Cedar Grove
Henry Moeller
Newman
Gerontius
Geneva Bramble
Marie Foley
Maria Gossiger
Mary Hayes
Helen Olberding
Regina Sullivan
Agnes Theman
Marie Veerkamp
Five-alarm fire claims four lives in Manhattan tenement
A fatal blaze at 209 East Ninety-seventh Street in New York left four people dead and several missing. Two firefighters were injured as a woman and her two year old child died after smoke overwhelmed them on a fire escape. Rescuers found other victims on the top floor, all badly burned.
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New York
East Ninety-seventh Street
Nonin Ee Per
Knights Templar Elect officers in Cincinnati Commandery No. 3
The annual election of officers for Cincinnati Commandery No. 3 Knights Templar was held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Elected: Jacob E. Falk Eminent Commander John Dolph Generalissimo Charles O. Eckert Captain General Edward E. Runnels Prelate Schuyler B. Tuthill Senior Warden Robert E. Lee Junior Warden John R. Kinsley Treasurer Charles E. Logan Recorder William T. Howard Standard Bearer George W. Burns Sword Bearer Ralph P. Bellsmith Warden William L. Meyer Custodian.
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Cincinnati
Knights Templar
Jacob E. Falk
John Dolph
Charles O. Eckert
Cartain
Edward 8. Runnels
Dr. Schuyler B. Tuthill
Robert E. Lee
John R. Kinsley
Charles E. Logan
William T. Howard
Geo. W. Burns
Ralph P. Bellsmith
William L. Meyer
Canned Meats Law Backed By Large Majority in Vote
Berne reports that the United States canned meats disclosures influenced the election on the new food inspection law. The law carried by a large majority as interpellations in the National Council seek government plans for American canned meats.
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Berne
United States
National Council
Mayor's stance may oust eleven officers under ordinance
If the mayor is sustained, eleven men named by the council could lose their posts. The affected individuals include Albert Sweeny Louis Houillon John Calnan Richard Reed Ed Burkholz John Mc Questen Emmit Kinkaid Tom Wimsey Robert Kelley and James Dwyer.
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Dempsey
Albert Sweeny
Louis Houillon
John Calnan
Richard Reed
Ed Burkholz
John McQuesten
Emmit Kinkaid
Tom Wimsey
Robert Kelley
James Dwyer
Coal shipment arrives in Cincinnati harbor from Pittsburg
A 7,000,000 bushel coal cargo is due today in Cincinnati from Pittsburg. Fifteen Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Mining Company boats and six boats from independent firms will bring about 22 barges of 14,000 bushels and 500 boats of 26,000 bushels. About half stays local, the rest heads South.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Monongahela. Consolidated. Coal and Mining Company
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Herrick
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Mustain
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Leelanau Hotel
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Lewis Voight, Sr
U. S. Wall Paper Company
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Ocean Front
Newlin Haines
the Wiltshire
S. Phoebus
Islesworth
Virginia Av
Beach
Hassler’s
Osborne & Painter
Police Department
Board of Public
the Apollinaris Co., Ltd
Hotel
Belleclaire
Broadway
77Th St
Milton Roblee
St.denis
1Th Street
New York City
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Martinique
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Mich
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Baker, Prop
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Lake Michigan
ST. Lawrence River, N. Y
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St. Lawrence River
G. Trussell
N. Y
Bon Air
Augusta
Beach Haven, N. J
Engleside
Beach Haven
R. F. Engle
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