Immunity Granted to Chicago & Alton Railroad in Rebates Case
Judge Landis ruled the Chicago and Alton Railway shall not be further prosecuted for its role in rebates tied to Standard Oil. The grand jury's duties were limited, with attention shifted to other manufacturers and a subpoena for Standard Oil's President Moffett.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Landig
United States District Court
Chicago & Alton Railway
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Ill
Bonaparte
Sims
Morrison
Alton Road
Grand Jury
Judge Landis
Alton Railroad
Chicago & Alton
Landis
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Cou T
Moffett
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Edoward W. Sims
United States
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
K. M. Landis
U. S
Justice Clifford
Guatemala May Help Bonilla to Regain Honduran Presidency
Berlin and Washington report that Guatemala will support Manuel Bonilla in his bid to regain the presidency of Honduras, a move that could spark war before a Central American peace conference meets. Officials say Cabrera seeks an ally against Mexico amid tensions over Guatemalan officials in Barillas assassination investigations.
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Berlin
Cabrera
Guatemala
Davila
Honduras
Guatem
Manuel Bonilla
Tienduras
Central
Aferica
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Mexico
Central America
State Department
Barillas
Polacarpo Bonilla
Honduran
United States
NAME ON ORANGE WINS HIM A WIFE
Lawrenceburg Indiana September 24 Circuit Court clerk George W Fahlbush issued a marriage license to Larry F Mauntell 30 of San Francisco California and Miss Caroline Regensburg 27 of Newport Kentucky. The couple wed in the clerk's private office in a romantic match sparked by a boxed orange with Mauntell's address. The romance began when Miss Regensburg, while in Newport, opened a box from Orange Grove California and traded letters with Mauntell leading to marriage plans in Cincinnati.
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Rihun
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Circuit Court
George W. Fahlbush
Larry F. Mauntell
Frederick T. Mauntell
San Francisco
Cal
Caroline Regensburg
Newport
John Probst
Miss Regensburg
Mauniell
California
Apears
Cincinnnati
Mother's Dream Saves Daughter From Gas Poisoning
New York Sept 24. Mrs Minnie Hanley awoke from a dream of her daughter Minnie 18 about to commit suicide. She found the bathroom gas burning with the burner tip removed, but Minnie lay unconscious. After news reports of the incident, the fiancé who had second thoughts about the engagement hurried to the Hanleys and asked to resume plans to marry.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Minnie
Minnie Hanley
Miss Banley
British to free Caid MacLean under Raisuli deal
Tangier September 24 The Khalifa Raisuli’s secretary says the British Legation agrees to release Caid MacLean with Raisuli given British protection, a £20,000 ransom, and all Raisuli tribesmen in prison to be freed. MacLean expected to arrive in Tangier soon.
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Raisuli
Tangier
the Khalifa
Caid McLean
Dr Cook Starts On Way To Pole From Halifax
The yacht that sailed in July with Dr. Cook of New York and John R. Beardley along with Captain Thomas Bartlett and crew toward Greenland is expected back in a few days. They left Etah with a Norwegian steward and provisions to travel with Eskimos and dogs toward the pole, after a haul from Etah to Birchy Grove and into the woods for hunting amid heavy gales on the voyage north.
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Halifax
Dr. Cook
New York
John R. Beardley
Thomas Bartlett
Greenland
Etah
Pole
Birchy Grove
Itlett
Troubles of Oil Giants Highlight New York Hearing
Government hearings detail Standard Oil audits of Waters-Pierce Oil Missouri after 1900 and the reshaping of finances. Testimony covers Charles Pratt and Secretaries, payroll placements, and banker ties as Lombard Ayres struggles with tank car access and rebates amid proposed unions with Standard.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Standard Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Missouri
Standard
Wade Hampton
Oil Company
Texas
Kellogg
Waters-Pierce Company
Hampton
Lombard & Ayres
Lombard
Cincinnati Southern Trustees Face Vacancy and Law Reform Push
The Receivers and Shippers’ Association urges the next Legislature to define trustee duties and powers, fix compensation, and establish five year terms for Cincinnati Southern trustees. Current life tenure and unclear compensation alarm business groups seeking prompt appointment to fill the vacant seat.
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Receivers and Shippers’ Association
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
The
Cincinnati Southern
C., N. C. & T. P. Railway Company
Cincinnati
R. Eo
Receivers and Ps ’ Association
John R. Sayler
Thomas Morrison
Levi C. Goodale
J.T. Ca
Amor Smith, Jr
United States Surveyor of Customs
Superior Court
Smith
Board of Trustees
McKinley Staff Expected at Canton Mausoleum Dedication
The delegation includes Col W L Curry of Columbus General L S Ebright of Akron Col Dudley Emerson of College Hill Cincinnati Col Frank M Joyce of Minneapolis Albert H Halstead of Washington R L Nye of Los Angeles W C Brown of New York Joseph C Bonner of Toledo Charles Bickham of Windsor Pistecmaan of Cincinnati gy Governor's Island New York and other living members of McKinley's staff are anticipated for the ceremony in Canton next Monday.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
William McKinley
Canton
W. L. Curry
L. S. Ebright
Akron
Dudley Emerson
College Hill
Cincinnati
Frank M. Joyce
Minneapolis
Albert H. Halstead
Washington
D. C
R. L. Nye
Los Angeles
Cal
W. C. Brown
New York City
Joseph C. Bonner
Toledo
Charles Bickham
Governor's Island
N. Y
Knox Candidacy Will Be Endorsed at Pennsylvania GOP Meet
Harrisburg September 24 United States Senator Knox will be formally endorsed for the presidential nomination at the Pennsylvania State League of Republican Clubs twentieth annual convention. Knox sent a letter from Valley Forge Farm explaining his absence. The platform denounces those tied to alleged state capitol fraud, and supports the Ohio canal project and Delaware River channel deepening plan.
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Commercial Tribune
Harrisburg
United States
Knox
Pennsylvania State League of Republican Clubs
Valley Forge
Delaware River
Directors urge Barr to remain at Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk Va September 24 The Jametown Exposition directors pass resolutions endorsing Director General James M Barr and ask him to reconsider his resignation A vocal committee was named and the directors continued urging Barr to stay The meeting adjourned at 10 oclock amid chaotic affairs
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Commercial Tribune
Norfolk
James M. Barr
Barr
Walter Phillips dies. Evanston businessman led Eagle Lithographing
Walter Phillips president and founder of Eagle Lithographing Company died after a brief illness from internal hemorrhage at his Evanston home on Clarion avenue. He leaves a widow Susie Williams Phillips and daughter Helen, with brothers Francis John and William Phillips in related printing firms. A Welsh immigrant and Republican, he organized the firm thirteen years ago and was active in Masons Shriners Elks and several clubs. Funeral planned tomorrow at the Scottish Rite Cathedral with Masonic services.
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Cincinnati
Walter Phillips
Eagle Lithographing Company
Phillips
Susie Williams Phillips
Helen
Clarion Avenue
Evanston
The
Flames Destroy Big Oil Refinery in Marietta Ohio
A seven hour fire at the Sterling Oil refinery in Marietta destroys the plant with losses running into thousands. No lives lost, two hundred barrels of machine oil and fourteen tanks of refined oil burned. crowd scattered burning oil from a gasoline tank and Archie Mann was rescued. The plant, highly insured, may be rebuilt or sold to Standard.
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A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cassatt
Mbard Company
Standard
Lombaré
Thomas Scott
The
Pennsylvania
Lombard Company
Scott
Lombard and Ayres Company
Anthony L. Brady
Albany
Manhattan Oil Company
Ohio
London
Brady
Standard Oil Company
Ness
Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Sterling Oil
Archie Mann
A. E. Allegar
Toronto
Can
Washington County
Sterling
Standard Combine
Mutual Life Appeal Opposed By Kentucky Attorney General
In Frankfort Kentucky the State's Attorney General moved to dismiss the Mutual Life Insurance Company appeal from a lower court which upheld Insurance Commissioner Henry R Prewitt revoking its Kentucky license. The motion cites expired annual license but the company's counsel says a proper license was issued to its Kentucky agents and that no additional license is required.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Hays
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Henry R. Prewitt
Kentucky
Hides Hia Cards To Make The Play After Saturday
Brooklyn political gossip centers on Mayor Dempsey and city power brokers as posturing and hedging shift toward renomination. Key figures like Pfaff, Kiefer, Noctor and Bigelow are named as potential allies or rivals while Republican bigwigs maneuver between convention dates and possible candidates.
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Dempsey
Pfaff
Cincinnati Voters’ League
League
Dan Kiefer
Tom Noctor
Herbert Bigelow
Gentlemen of the League Committee of Nine
Daniel Kiefer
Mr. Herrmann
Longworth
Julius Fleischmann
Charles P. Taft
Norman G.enan
Mr. Fleischmann
Mr. Kenan
Plaw
Frederick Spiegel
Louis Schwab
George A. Puchta
Lewis G. Bernard
Bill
Burns
Duckworth Club
Bill” Devanney
Cincinnati
Democratic Club
Florence O’leary
J. M. Dawson
John L. Shuff
C. N. Danenhower
Mike” Mullen
M. Nf. O’brien
Dave” Cannon
Ed Bathgate
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Utah
Charles Pratt
Tion
Southern
Ferris
Nor Hosea
Association
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Ohio Ship Canal
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Studio Grand
Mutual Lifes Appeal
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