Nibleys Plan To Defraud Outlined In Sugar Suit
In a government case against the sugar trust David Eccles described an alleged scheme by Bishop Nibley to build a Lewiston factory, bond it, and sell half interests to Eastern buyers at a premium then repeat the process. Eccles said he refused to join any plan that could defraud investors and a letter from President Joseph F. Smith was introduced showing church efforts to mediate Utah sugar conflicts.
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New York
Utah
Bishop Nibley
Mormon Endurch
David Eccles
Sugar Trust
Eccles
Nibley
Havemeyer
Lewiston Sugar Company
Lewiston
Attorney Declares Towing Firm Unaffected by Rates
In Cleveland on June 28 attorney Heerman A. Kelley defending the Great Lakes Towing Co argues profits averaged about four to five percent and that towing rates were not cut until forced by competition. He contends only two of roughly 200 property sellers oppose the company and denies Standard Oil's alleged connection to the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Great Lakes Towing Company
Heerman A. Kelley
Kelley
Standard Oil Company
Keystone Hearing Concludes in Chicago on Sherman Case
Examination of witnesses in the Keystone Watch Case prosecution in Chicago was completed today. The government charges the Philadelphia company with Sherman anti trust law violations and the hearing is expected to resume in New York next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Keystone Watch Case Company
Philadelphia
New York
Lifelong Friendship Pact Formed by Titanic Widows
A pact of lifelong friendship was sealed by widows Mrs. John B. Thayer Mrs. George D. Widener and Mrs. John Jacob Astor whose husbands died in the Titanic disaster. They plan biannual visits and steady correspondence reflecting their longtime mutual ties formed in college and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Thayer
Mrs. Widener
Trainmen uphold subcommittee over arbitration offer
The general committee of the trainmen firemen and conductors of the Pennsylvania railroad east of Pittsburg and Erie voted to uphold its subcommittee in refusing General Manager Long’s request to submit the steam men on electric lines to arbitration. A further conference is planned with a strike warning if the decision does not favor the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Erie
Long
Gompers and Morrison File Appeals From Decision
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor appealed Justice Wright's contempt verdicts after being sentenced to one year and nine months and posted bail. Execution of the sentences was delayed. Justice Wright also declined to sentence John Mitchell in his absence unless requested, Mitchell facing six months from a prior conviction reversed by the U S Supreme Court. The cases stem from an alleged boycott of the Bucks Store and Range company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Wright
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Supreme Court of the United States
Bucks
Leavitt's Illness Halts Darrow Trial
Juror J H Leavitt fell ill with what seemed to be appendicitis delaying Clarence S Darrow's trial in Los Angeles. He was treated by two physicians overnight and the trial adjourned to Monday afternoon at 1:30.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. H. Leavitt
Clarence S. Darrow
Leavitt
Kentucky Miners Strike Over Small Raise
In Bath county at the Rees Run mine 500 nonunion miners walked out when offered only a 25 cent daily raise. The mine, owned by a St. Louis syndicate, was closed as a result. The strike occurred near Lexington on June 28.
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St. Louis Syndicate
Lexington
Rees Run
Bath County
St. Louis
Platform Is Monument To Bryan's Own Ideas
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune. Bryan's influence steered the Democratic platform into branded terms. The document pushes for tariff reductions, antitrust enforcement, prohibition of holding companies, and state rights against federal overreach. It also urges amendments for income tax and direct senate elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
White House
Jem
Jefferson
Taft
Standard Oil Company and Tobacco Trust
United States
All-Night Convention Crowd Sleeps Through Breakfast in Baltimore
A late night convention crowds roamed the Belvedere restaurant in Baltimore at 8 a.m. with many exhausted figures including Mrs Norman Mack and the James Littleton Heflin trio. Senators Gore Stone Williams and Clark supporters remained vocal as Cardinal Gibbons received a serenade from Chicago visitors led by Miles Devine.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
Norman Mack
Belvedere
Ollie James Collar
James
Martin Littleton
James F. Heflin
Alabama
James-Littleton-Heflin
Emerson
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Senator Stone
Missouri
Chicago
Cardinal Gibbons
Cook
Kiefly
Shannon
Murphy
United States
Miles J. Devine
Belated Boom for Mayor Harrison Emerges at Convention
The Harrison Hearst faction failed to block Sullivan allies at the Illinois delegation caucus, and Harrison left the hall to a lobby posting of his presidential candidacy. Congressmen and senators discuss the scene, with hints of Wilson as a favored compromise and South Dakota contest echoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Harrison- Hearst
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Sullivan
Murphy-Taggart-Sullivan
Harrison
Sabbath
Suffrage Debate Sways Platform Edits at Convention
Suffragists press for a platform change but the committee opts against a national plank on woman suffrage. Mrs Nellie B Sslingerland leads the Joan of Arc Suffrage League of New York, while Mrs Russell M MacLennan pushes for the cause. Adam B Littlepage, West Virginia congressman, confronts a guard during the session. Cleanup after hours leaves chairs and banners scattered as officials seek belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie B. Sslingerland
Joan of Arc Suffrage League of New York
Russell M. MacLennan
Pomerene
Resolutions Committee
J. M. Sullivan
Belmira
N. Y
Sullivan
Gwan
Adam B. Littlepage
Congress
West Virginia
Littlepage
Congressional Record
Steamship in Race with Grim Reaper
William C. Stewart lies dying in the Leeds mansion at 208 South Mountain avenue Montclair New Jersey. Mrs Leeds and Ferne Parkhurst are away from his bedside while his daughter Mrs Henderson Green and grandson William Leeds Jr remain. The family dispute with his second wife and her daughter led to eviction in August 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
William C. Stewart
Nonnie Stewart Leeds
Leeds
South Mountain Avenue
Montclair
N. J
Ferne Parkhurst
W. B. Leeds
Europe
Henderson Green
William Leeds, Jr
Mr. Stewart
Montclair Residence Schism Forces Stewart Exit After Bickerings
A Montclair residence became the focus after Mr. Stewart was compelled to leave following a series of escalating disputes. Neighbors described ongoing tensions and authorities were not summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
Stewart
Holdovers Out in City Service Shakeup
Two Republican holdovers, Paul Sullivan assistant city engineer and Charles A Reed city hospital clerk, were pushed out yesterday afternoon. Sullivan resigned after being told the way was greased for his exit, while Reed’s duties passed to Max Fischer who has taken the civil service exam for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sullivan
Charles A. Reed
City Hospital
Sullivan
Reed
Max Fischer
Webb Street
Hyde Park
Boy Killed by Auto Near Nevada
Harold Sand aged 11 was struck by a passing automobile while stepping from behind a hay load three miles east of Nevada in Bucyrus County this afternoon. The tragedy highlights the dangers of rural road travel reported in the local dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Bucyrus, CO
Harold Sand
Nevada
Berlin Olympic stadium bond planned for 300000 dollars
Berlin officials announce three local groups will raise 300000 dollars through a bond issue to build a new stadium for the Olympic games, with the German Olympic committee invited to Stockholm to formalize the invitation. The piece also notes political friction within the Centrum party over Catholic labor unions and a decline in crime in Prussia, along with cultural notes on royal and university activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Berlin
International Olympic Committee
Stockholm
Germany
Atlantic
Imperial Committee
von Podbielsky
Union Club
Berlin Steeplechasing Association
Berlin Racing Association
German Olympic Committee
Count Sierstorpff
Ice King Pardoned by Taft Faces $1 Million Suit
New York Assets Realization company sues former ice magnate Charles W. Morse claiming he owes at least one million dollars. The suit cites Morse as debtor and alleges he violated an agreement not to sell 17 000 United Copper shares bought from Arthur P. Heinze in January 1907, triggering a panic and large losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles W. Morse
Taft
Atlanta
New York Rssets Realization Company
Morse
United Copper Company
Arthur P. Heinze
Heinze
Steamer Sidney C. McLouth Burns on Green Bay
The Sidney C. McLouth of Marine City Michigan burned off Green Bay about twenty miles from Green Bay. Captain W W Sharkey and fifteen crew members escaped in two lifeboats and reached Pensaukee. Built in 1880 the 285 foot long ship had a 41 foot beam.
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Green Bay
Wis
Sidney C. McLouth
Marine City
Mich
W. W. Sharkey
Pensaukee
Central park to house annual entomology school
Park Commissioner Stever to establish a school of entomology in Central park using the Swedish schoolhouse as a bug house. Dr Edmund B Southwick will teach the course with a full entomology faculty guiding visitors in a summer post graduate study of butterflies beetles bees and dragonflies.
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Sprciar Tribune
WIRE
Cnw
York
Stever
Central Park
Sweden
Philadelphia
Park Board
Edmund B. Southwick
Park Department
Roosevelt Holds Quiet Third Party Meeting In Oyster Bay
Roosevelt met with William H. Hotchkiss to discuss third party conventions details and timing while avoiding public comment. He dismissed Democratic convention talk as comedy and warned against early progressive nomination could hurt support. He avoided engaging with La Follette on attacks and offered no definite plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Council of War
Senator Dixon
William H. Hotchkiss
Hotchkiss
Hughes
Organization Committee
Baltimore
Bryan
Belmont-Ryan-Morgan
Wilson
Senator LaFollette
LaFollette
Clergy Jury Rules Auto Fatality Gross Negligence
A Philadelphia coroner's jury of clergy members found gross negligence by driver Frank McCune in a fatal auto accident that killed a woman. Foreman Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins led Methodist Presbyterian Lutheran and Catholic clergy on the inquest. The driver awaits grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCune
Floyd W.tomkins
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity
Knight
Governor Wilson Leaves Keys After Midnight
SEA GIRT N J June 28 Shortly after midnight Governor Wilson bade good night to newspaper men at the telegraphers tent on his lawn and retired Mrs Wilson and the governor s three daughters watched Baltimore vote bulletins all evening The remark about the Baltimore result compared to a tale of two men driving to town saying they were holding their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Girt
N.J
Wilson
Newport Man Seeks Clerkship After Primary Ruling
Walter McKeown files petition with County Clerk J L Bryan to secure the Republican nomination for county clerk this fall. He succeeded John Waterhouse and is expected to face minimal GOP opposition while Democrats offer a challenger if any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McKeown
Newport
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
J. L. Bryan
McKeown
John Waterhouse
William Newell
DITCH CAVES IN NARROWLY SPARES COVINGTON WORKER
William Dietz of Peter Street Covington escaped death when a ditch for the new St. Stephen's Parochial school at Ninth and Washington avenues caved in burying him alive. Fellow workers freed him, he was revived by Dr. Fred Weber and later sent home, with fears of internal injuries.
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William Dietz
Peter Street
Covington
New St. Stephen's
Ninth and
Washington Avenues
Fred Weber
Lawsuit Filed Over Bonded Estate Loss
John Shields sues Illinois Surety Co to recover 165.68 alleging Dr Matthias Higgins failed as special administrator of the plaintiff's father estate, causing the loss through negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shields
Illinois Surety Company
Matthias Higgins
Commission Refuses to Act on Patrolman Schwarhberg Case
The civil service commission declined to act on Patrolman Frank Schwarhberg's suspension after Mayor Helm called for a hearing. Commissioner Ebert said he will not bow to the mayor and will continue to run the police department, ordering Schwarhberg back to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schwarhberg
Helmid
Civil Service Commission
Helmbold
Schwarberg
Ebert
Miller v Catholic Knights ends with verdict for defendant
Judge Yungblut instructed the jury to return a verdict for the Catholic Knights of America in the case brought by Lena Miller seeking $2,000 on an insurance policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Miller
Catholic Knights of America
Yungblut
Harboring Vicious Dog Case Dismissed After Promise to Kill
Walter Kendall of Lindsay and Patterson streets faced Judge Buten on charges of harboring a vicious dog that bit Edward Walkley. The charge was dismissed after Kendall promised to have the animal killed. Also note the final week to pay city taxes to avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kendall
Lindsay and
Patterson Streets
Buten
Edward Walkley
Advisory board discusses garbage crematory plan with city leaders
The advisory board met with Mayor Helmbold and the board of commissioners to discuss erecting a garbage crematory. The discussion was lengthy but no conclusion was reached, and the proposal will be revisited at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmbold
Board of Commissioners
Contractor J W Imeson Dies After Long Stone Career
J W Imeson aged 60 of 1035 Washington avenue died yesterday at his home after many years in the stone business. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon with services at the residence and interment in Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Imeson
Washington Avenue
Evergreen Cemetery
Property transfers and a court sale listed in circuit records
Deeds record transfers from B H Buese to Herman Dedden and others across blocks along Nineteenth Eugenia Oak Thirteenth Eighth Byrd and Western avenues. The Citizens Building Association sells to Celestine Wagenhals. A Master Commissioner notes courthouse door sales from W D Williams vs F C Williams and Rose J Shine cases with bids ranging from 650 to 825 dollars.
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B. H. Buese
Herman Dedden
Nineteenth Street
F. A. Culbertson
Latonia Ice and Fuel Company
Eugenia Avenue
Mollie Dersch
L. R. Suddoth
Oak Street
Henry Schuermann
Owen ‘Burnside
Thirteenth Street
Pauline Bishop
Mary F. Chase
Charles Hutchinson
Eighth Street
Wigir Musser Wes
Sivas Seh
Citizens’ Building Association
Celestine Wagenhals
Rose J. Shine
T. Shine
Lynn Street
Bush
Mary C. Shine
One-armed Los Angeles boxer loses to Burns in eight rounds
In San Francisco on June 28 Jed Watson of Los Angeles fought four rounds with one arm before the referee stopped the contest in the eighth, awarding Frankie Burns of Oakland the decision. Watson's left arm was disabled in the third round of what was to be a 20 round match.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jed” Watson
Los Angeles
Frankie Burns
Oakland
Watson
Names and Residences Listed in Local Record
R J Barthiow of Columbus G Daisy F Rentz of Columbus Ohio George Winston of Dayton Kentucky Louise Chalferath of Dayton Kentucky
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R. J. Barthiow
Columbus, G
Daisy F. Rentz
Columbus, O
George Winston Dayton
Louise Chalferath
Dayton, Kr
Covington Women Form Civic Education Committee
In Covington a suffragist address by Miss Louise Hall spurred formation of the Citizen Resolutions committee. The group aims to recruit one representative from each school district and precinct to engage industrial clubs and civic bodies to back five citizens as candidates for the board of education, with an election in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Hall
Rhode Island
Covingtonrary
Industrial Club
Board of Education
Steamship arrivals and sailings across global ports
Ships reported arriving include the Celtic from New York to Liverpool in Queenstown, the Mauretania from Liverpool in New York, Montevideo from New York and Franconia from Philadelphia and New York in Genoa, Provincia from New York in Barcelona, Aorangi from San Francisco in Sydney, and Strathtay at Port Pierre. Sailed entries include the Amerika to New York from Southampton and the Canopic to Boston from Palermo.
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Queenstown
Celtic
New York
Liverpool
Genoa
Montevideo
Franconia
Philadelphia
Barcelona
Provincia
Sydney
San Francisco
Newcastle
Tacoma
Port Pierre
Southampton
Gibraltar
Titan
Vancouver
Lui Ool
Cymric
Boston
Newan
Ceiiig
Women agree on five candidates to run on petition
A group outlines a plan to elect five candidates via a separate nonpartisan ballot. They promise to circulate petitions and gather sufficient names to assure victory. The meeting was businesslike and the organization appears well prepared for the movement’s success.
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Ber
City to Pay Firemen Bills for Pike Street Fire Injuries
The council may approve a city payment to cover physicians' bills for firemen injured weeks ago at Pike Street. Fire Chief Griffith reports 29 alarms last month causing $152,012 in losses on $322,000 buildings, spurred by June 1 Stewart Iron Works blaze. Police Chief Schuler cites 148 arrests and $187 collected. Patrolman Fimerson Clinger resigns, George Hall appointed to fill vacancy.
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Pike
Stewart Iron Works
Schuler
Fimerson Clinger
George Hall
Kenton Court Notes Injunction Sought Against Sheriff
The International Liberty Union of the World sues Sheriff John T. Boske asking the Kenton circuit court to bar executions on judgments from Monroe and Magoffin counties and to halt levies on the union’s property. The petition claims improper summons and invalid judgments. Also, Grass v South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railways favored the defendant, and Judge Tracy denied the Girdler v Western Union motion for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Thompson
International Liberty Union of the World
John T. Boske
Kenton County
Monroe
Magoffin
Its
James Grass
South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railways Company
Tracy
Lee Girdler
Western Union Telegraph Company
Humane Officer Finds Blind Child Abandoned at 34 Pike Street
Rosa McClain six year old blind mute girl was found by Humane Officer Cherrington in rooms on 34 Pike Street after neighbors complained she had been left alone. She was sent to a Cincinnati hospital and efforts continue to locate her parents. Mrs Magdalena Zoller, 76, fell at her Madison Pike home and suffered a broken hip and bruises. doctors White and Simpson attended her and her condition is serious due to age.
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Cherrington
Rosa McClain
Pike Street
Cincinnati
Magdalena Zoller
Madison Pike
Signatures for Petitions for August Primary
Candidates chase required signatures to enter the August primary. Each candidate must gather 215 signers, equal to 3 percent of voters. Petitions due with the county clerk by July 3. Offices to be elected include circuit court clerk six councilmen three aldermen and five school trustees.
Covington Marriage Licenses Documented
Names listed for Covington marriage licenses include Richard H. Walker of Covington aged 29 and Gladys Rouse of Covington with residence notes in the sewer district context.
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Covington
Richard H. Walker
Gladys Rouse
Disfranchisement Hearing on Socialist Leonard Olsson
Seattle June 28 The House naturalization examiner for Oregon Washington and Montana resumed the disfranchisement proceeding against Leonard Olsson a socialist witness for a naturalization applicant Olsson said he did not worship the constitution idolatrously Smith questioned him about distributing socialist literature acknowledging possible prejudice but not belief in violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judiciary
United States
Cornelius H. Hanford
Teday
Leonard Olsson
John Speedsmith
Seattle
Wash
House
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Smith
Olsson
Hanford Olsson
Graham
Mr. Smith
Government departments not likely tied up by funding
Washington officials and cabinet members said July 1 funding disruption seems unlikely as most department staff can remain on payroll under current statutes. Comptroller Tracewell agrees. Democrats expect a joint resolution to extend current appropriations for several weeks, with Taft to issue a statement today.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Tracewell
The
Treasury
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University of Goettingen
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Rostock
New York Assets Realization Company
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William Hotchkiss
Dixon
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Newport Briefs
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