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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
7
City inspector Wulfson threatens arrests of oil vendors after finding short measure in five gallon cans from Standard Oil. The driver and a company agent were arrested and forced to post bond as the company resists inspecting the S090 cans. The inspector vows to arrest anyone serving customers from un stamped cans.
Farmers owning 800000 to 400000 bushels of wheat, members of the American Society of Equity, met at county seats in southern Indiana and pledged to hold their crop until paid a fair price. The largest meeting occurred at Poserville as organizers aim to unite farmers statewide in a pledged hold.
Charlie Williams, nine, presented a check for seven dollars at the First National Bank in Marion. The teller refused forgery, the boy was detained, and the authorities were summoned. He admitted attempting to pass the check claiming to need money to buy clothes.
A series of events unfolds from a suicide by Dr Tlenry So Darsdiaw to the deaths of his spouses and child after a troubled past. A murder-accusation trail, a train wreck near Evansville, and the Evansville Rockport and Pastern Doverway merger are noted. A veranda accident injures Jon Thays' child.
A 16 year old, Pecursen, was identified among growers involved in an incident near Lake Moehindu and Drenght, connected to Indiana TParier. Authorities调查 details remain limited as the case unfolds.
A fragmented report describes an elevator accident at the Darnety site affecting personnel including Pete and John Clarewin. Local responders attended and authorities opened an inquiry into the incident and safety measures.
A fragmentary report from Jeffersonville notes a dated operation on an old site leading to a late process with unclear dates and limited readable details about the event and involved parties.
Fragmented local notices salute Captain Rees for rebuilding the Mississippi river steamship fleet after the Civil War. He supplied stern wheel boats to wrecked owners with fuel and provisions, enabling trade to resume on the Red River and beyond.
At Leavenworth federal prison the 7,000 volume library shows trades and language texts top reading lists. Spanish is the most read language with prisoners teaching themselves, followed by French and German. Trade manuals on blacksmithing bricklaying and stone setting are in high demand along with poetry and major novels.
George Ronald Lane, recently named a page of honor by the King, remains well shy of his thirteenth birthday and speaks of missing school for two court days. The role is ornamental and highly coveted, with royal carriage travel to attend ceremonies. He notes the appointment is a nice thing and will require absence from school for court duties.
The opening of the baseball season is noted with a grouchy remark about the sport's vocabulary, as quoted from the Philadelphia Ledger.
Invitations issued by United States District Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis call for John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil officers to appear in Chicago. Judge Landis seeks financial details on Standard Oil Company of Indiana and its relation to the holding company before fining for concessions from the Chicago and Alton railway. Landis has been a district judge since 1905 and previously worked at Northwestern University Law School.
In three northern Portuguese towns Braga Villa Real and Vianna do Castello thousands resist King Carlos amid mutinies in six artillery battalions. Troops fire into crowds killing and wounding many while cavalry chase rioters through narrow streets. Martial law spreads as authorities try to quell the uprising.
Louis C. Van Riper, a New York mining stock operator, testified in Washington that Edwin S. Holmes and partners conspired with F A Peckhamg and Moses Haas to leak government crop reports before release. Van Riper described payments totaling about 107000 dollars and the creation of a brokerage firm Peckham & Mercer to handle profits.
A severe electrical storm after a hot humid day swept over New York City and nearby areas killing three people, injuring several, starting fires and causing damage.
Charles Adams, driven by sudden insanity and fear of a pursuing mob, shot and killed his closest companion, Robert Musgrove, in Zanesville Ohio. The slaying occurred amid escalating tensions as Adams believed he was being hunted.
The article notes Winston Churchill will not seek the New Hampshire governor’s race this year while Wisconsin Republicans move to back Senator La Follette for national convention. It also covers New York City mayoral recounts demanded by Hearst and signed by Gov. Hughes, plus a Supreme Court overseen canvass and a broad public utilities reform placing state control over most public-service firms.
Eastern Washington and Oregon lumber mills and Northern Pacific seek twenty thousand workers, plus more for rail lines in the Northwest. Despite agents canvassing, demand outstrips supply, threatening delays, wage offers aim to attract skilled labor across the region. The Western Dine Slippers Association vows to recruit across the continent, promising steady, high wages to capable men and a tough stance toward absenteeism.
Missouri railroads seek court restraint on pending passenger and livestock rate laws while Union Pacific and others push to run lines with limited joint control. Rock Island moves toward independent operation and lawmakers weigh tax cases and potential government involvement in rail financing.
A dense list of historic events and figures ranges from Joan of Arc’s victory at Patny in 1429 to the 1906 canal and royal coronations. Entries include battles, executions, political conventions, monuments, fires, marriages, and ships. Notable items mention Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, the opening of the Baltic canal, and major U S political events.
In Rhinebeck New York a local effort curbs John Jacob Astor's expanding Ferncliff estate aimed at 10 000 acres. A wealthy resident formed a home building syndicate to open 360 acres to small homeseekers and reserve part for public use. The actions follow reports of evicted houses and closed institutions to favor private parkland.
The Barnsdall Oil Company is incorporated in Delaware with $10,000,000 capital to head a western syndicate of oil producers and gas companies against Standard Oil. Theodore N. Barnsdall, president of Pittsburg Union Gas, leads the venture with vast Kansas interests.
The telephone operators in San Francisco have organized into a union under the auspices of the American Federation of Labor, signaling collective bargaining efforts for workers in the city.
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