Will Carry On Legal Battle Against Standard Oil Ruling
Attorney General Bonaparte after a Lenox conference with Kellogg and other officials announced the government will seek a revision of the Seventh Circuit ruling in the Standard Oil Indiana case. An appeal for re-argument and a possible Supreme Court review will be filed at the earliest moment, with prosecutions for rebates to proceed vigorously.
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Lenox
Mass
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Bonaparte
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
In- Mana
FH. M. Hoyt
Washington
Edwin MM. Sims
Chicago
United States
Illinois
James H. Wilkerson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh Circuit
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
New Independence Party Nominates Ticket at Chicago Convention
The Independence party nominated President Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts and Vice President John T. Graves of Georgia at its first national convention in Chicago. A Bryan slate attempt sparked near rioting as J. J. Shepard of Fort Scott Kan failed to place Bryan’s name before the body and was escorted out. Graves secured the vice presidency on a unanimous vote after others withdrew. Howard and Graves were chief rivals for the presidential slot with Lyon and Hearst also noted in early ballots.
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Independence Party
Chicago
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
J. J. Shepard
Ft. Scott
Kan
Charles A. Walsh
Hirgen
Milford W. Howard
Alabama
John Temple Graves
Georgia
Reuben R. Lyon
New York
William R. ‘Earst
Mr. Graves
Great bush fire devastates Fernie and surrounding towns
Winnipeg reports massive fires on the Crow's Nest line as Fernie B C is nearly destroyed. Hosmer Sparwood Michel and surrounding communities face widespread homelessness with thousands displaced and several deaths. Canadian Pacific rushes relief trains as Mayo r Fernie appeals for aid and officials report 6000 homeless in Fernie alone.
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Winnipeg
Man
Fernie
B. C
Crow’s Nest
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Hosmer
Canadian Pacific
Michel
Cranbrook
Lrst
Elk Lumber Company
Coal Company
Crow's Nest
Pernie
Great Northern Bridge
Sparwood
Michel Hospital
Pete Campbell
Pete Miller
Sparwouod
Olson
Cokato
San Francisco
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. A. Tuttle
Ashdown
Elko
Coal Creek
Morrisey
Crow's Nest Pass
Dominion
Mitchell Takes Full Time Charge of Trade Agreement Dept
John Mitchell former United Mine Workers president begins dedicated work for the National Civic Federation trade agreement department. As federation executive council member and trade committee chair he will seek industrial peace by coordinating cooperation between organized labor and employers and promoting equitable employment conditions. Mitchell moved to New York and set up headquarters at the federation offices on Fourth Avenue.
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New York
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
National Civic Federation
Federation
Mitchell
Seth Low
Organized Labor
Low
Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Universal Peace Congress Sails and Notables Abroad
The seventeenth universal peace congress meets in London as the Dutch cruiser Gelderland is dispatched to Venezuelan waters. Other items note drownings in the Monongahela at Pittsburgh, a Texas primary renominating Governor Campbell, and various political, legal, and disaster reports across the United States and Europe.
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London
Gelderland
Venezuela
Gould Drops Back in Railroad Power Shift
New York reports George J. Gould has surrendered to E. H. Harriman on Harriman's peace terms after five years of struggle to control the first transcontinental railroad. The deal, tied to Rockefeller extensions of the St. Paul to the coast, shifts influence toward Harriman and Rockefeller interests affecting the Wheeling & Lake Erie, Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal, and Western Maryland lines.
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New York
George J. Gould
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Rockefeller
St. Paul Road
Rocky Mountain
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pine and
Williams Streets
Gould
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Western Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Wabash-Pittsburg
Western Maryland
Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal
Maryland
St. Louis
Trade activity shows modest improvement and cautious buying
Bradstreet reports little weekly change yet signs point to moderate improvement. Full jobbing trade expected in early August with buyers gathering. New York shows slight uptick as buyers await large upcoming auction sales. Central West Northwest and South report fair trade, but buying remains conservative. Factories run mainly on orders.
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New York
Bradstreet
Trade Today
No Tangible Clue to Blair Abduction Case
Chicago authorities continue a standstill in the Blair kidnapping case after Veronica Case was abducted and later sent home from Cincinnati. Police monitor all railroad stations and await potential help from Cincinnati police to locate F Blair.
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Blair
Chicago
F. Blair
Veronica Case
Cincinnati
Diplomatic Flurry Not Serious in Caribbean Talks
Caracas reports that disputes between President Castro and the Dutch government are unlikely to escalate. Officials in Port of Spain say talk of armed conflict is absurd and that differences appear less serious than first feared.
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Caracas
Port of Spain
Castro
Netherlands
Conservative gains in Cuban provincial elections
Reports from Havana indicate Conservative gains in Saturday's provincial and municipal ballots with fragmentary interior news suggesting conservatives likely won most provinces, save for one or two exceptions.
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Havana
Interior
Mrs Gunness Alive Visit Ten Days Ago Revealed
Laporte Indiana August 3 D M Hutson the official digger at the Gunness farm testified before Darrow and Worden attorneys for Ray Lamphere that ten days earlier a man and a woman possibly Mrs Gunness visited the site in the early morning He identified the woman despite a disguise and said he did not report the sight fearing belief of dementia by neighbors
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Hutson
Graft Tale in Indiana Court Ties County Official to Bribe
Indianapolis August 3 Emmett S Huggins testified in criminal court that County Commissioner John McGregor solicited and accepted a bribe from Atlas Engine Works to win a boiler contract for the county powerhouse He described the negotiations the 5800 bribe the payer and the distribution and admitted fifty forgeries and theft of 5000 from the county He confessed destroying county records to hide the crimes and detailed his role as the middleman.
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Indianapolis
Emmett S. Huggins
Criminal
John McGregor
Atlas Engine Works
McGregor
Thomas E. Spafford
Board of County Commissioners
Huggins
Fire Destroys Co-Operative Glass Plant in North Vernon
North Vernon Indiana August 8 The Co-Operative Glass plant in North Vernon was entirely destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 20000 dollars after grass fire ignited crude oil tank exploding and burning timber. The adjacent North Vernon Box company plant and about a dozen B and O S W railroad box cars also burned with no insurance on the glass plant.
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North Vernon
Ind
Co-Operative Glass Company
North Vernon Box Company
Rentsch Held in Michigan on Indiana Fraud Charge
Edward H. Rentsch, once a notable Indianapolis businessman, is arrested in South Haven Michigan after allegedly dissipating $100,000. He will be brought to Indiana for trial. Indiana officials plan to obtain the necessary papers via requisition, with a deputy sheriff traveling to Indianapolis immediately.
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Rentsch
Michigan
Laporte
Ind
Edward H. Rentsch
Indianapolis
South Haven
Mich
Indiana
End of Ferris Wheel Sold for Metal Use
The main shaft of the famous Ferris wheel from the Chicago and St. Louis world fairs was bought by Charles Bertsch of Cambridge City. The 25 foot long, 16 inch diameter, ten ton shaft will be converted into sheet metal rolls after arriving at Bertsch’s factory.
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Richmond
Ind
Chicago
St. Louis
Charles Bertsch
Cambridge City
Bertsch
Elevator Destroyed in Summitville Fire
Summitville Indiana August 3 The elevator of J N Gordon and Son was damaged by fire to the extent of 3000 dollars Grain damage amounted to 1000 dollars and insurance coverage is 4000 dollars.
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Summitville
Ind
J. N. Gordon & Son
Thousands of Taft Campaign Buttons Stolen in Evansville
Burglars raided Dr. George W. Tepe’s drug store in Evansville Indiana and carried off several thousand campaign buttons bearing William Howard Taft’s name. Nothing else was taken. The theft was reported on August 3.
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Taft
Evansville
Ind
George W. Tepe
W. H. Taft
Bryan Aims for Speech Acceptance This Wednesday
William J. Bryan expects to complete waiting for his speech acceptance by Wednesday. No engagements for the week have been announced for him.
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William J. Bryan
Hisgen to Attend Independence State Convention in Indianapolis
Independence party candidate Thomas L Hisgen promises to attend the state convention in Indianapolis on August 25 with William Randolph Hearst also slated to speak. The Independence Leaguers, back from Chicago, plan to nominate Charles G Conn for governor, though Conn has said he is a Democrat and cannot accept the nomination.
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Independence State Convention
Indianapolis
Ind
Thos. L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Wm. R. Hearst
Independence Organization
Independence League
Tragic Needle-Driven Heart Death in Warsaw
Sixteen year old Miss Violetta Bowen died within minutes after awakening her mother from Denver with a sudden chest pain. Post mortem found a minute needle like instrument pierced her heart through the arteries, an unexplained medical anomaly. The case draws immediate attention from local physicians as investigators explore how a needle tip traveled from her hand to the heart.
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Warsaw
Ind
Violetta Bowen
Miss Bowen
Suicide Identified From Clothing And Watch Near Monon Tracks
A severely mutilated body was found beside the Monon railroad tracks east of Rensselaer Indiana. Clothing and a gold watch led to identification as John Yates twenty year old local store clerk and son of I N Yates. Developments since confirm the suicide conclusion.
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Rensselaer
Ind
Monon
John Yates
I. N. Yates
Yates
Receiver Appointed in Bloomington Real Estate Case
Judge Wilson names James Karsell, president of Bloomington Milling, as receiver for the Real Estate Building association wrecked by Barry Axtell. Bond set at 75,000 dollars. Axtell has been arrested twice, the second arrest connected to embezzlement of 356 dollars. His two lovers, Charles and Frank, supplied extra security.
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Monongahela
Pittsburg
Henri Farman
Campbell
T. F. Dove
Shelbyville
Glen Head
L. I
Edward Sothern
Virginia Harned
Portland
Ore
Barry
Labrador Coast
Western Federation of Miners
Executive Board
Central Square
Elgin
America
Japan
Japanese Privy Council
Bloomington
Ind
Wilson
James Karsell
Bloomington Milling Company
Real
Barry Axtell
Axtell
Charles
Frank
Four Audit Reports Rejected by Vigo County Officials
Terre Haute Indiana August 1 four reports have been submitted to the Vigo county commissioners by the Wallace Auditing company on the county books and none has been accepted. The commissioners call the reports vague and decline to discuss the matter.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Vigo County
Wallace Auditing Company
Regulars Preparing Quarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis Aug 1 The officers and men of the Tenth United States Infantry who have arrived from Alaska are settling into new quarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison. The regiment commanded by Colonel H A Greene has three battalions of four companies each.
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Indianapoli
Tenth Regiment
United States Infantry
Alaska
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Tenth Infantry
H. A. Greene
Editors Will Hold Midwinter Meeting in Indianapolis
At the Indiana state Democratic Editorial association midsummer picnic at Fairview park a brief meeting decided the annual midwinter gathering would be in Indianapolis on the first Thursday in February.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Democratic Hditorial Association
Fairview Park
Man Dies in Well Near Orleans Indiana
Henry Tallace aged 35 died while working in an old well near Orleans Indiana when he was overcome by damp gases and could not be rescued. His death was reported on August 1.
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Orleans
Ind
Henry Tallace
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