Standard Oil dissolution upheld by four circuit judges
St Paul Minn Nov 22 The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was declared an illegal combination in restraint of trade and its dissolution ordered. The ruling, by Judges Sanborn Vandeventer Hook and Adams with a Hook concurrence, will be appealed directly to the U S Supreme Court and takes effect in 30 days barring a stay.
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St. Paul, Minn
Standard of Company of
New Jersey
Walter H. Sanborn
St. Paul
Vandeventer, Hook and Adams
Hook
United States Circuit Court
District of
Missouri
St. Louis
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Attorney General of the United States
Standard Oil
John G. Milburn
New York
Standerd Oil Corporation
Rockefeller says no comment on Standard Oil dissolution
John D. Rockefeller, president of the Standard Oil Co., declined to discuss Judge Sanborn's dissolution order, stating I have no comment to make. The statement was issued in Cleveland Massachusetts context not specified.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Sanborn
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil to appeal decision to Supreme Court
New York, Nov. 22. M. F. Elliott, counsel for Standard Oil, said he has not read the full text of the decision and cannot comment fully. He expects a copy soon and will comment then. The company is glad the circuit court disposed of the case and will promptly appeal to the Supreme Court and abide by its ruling.
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New York
M. F. Elliott
Standard Oil Ny
Standard Oil Company
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Executed Americans Tied to Diaz Rebellion Mines
Managua Nicaragua November 19 Le Roy Cannon and Leonard Grace the Americans executed for complicity in the rebellion are charged with placing dynamite mines. The mines were meant to blow up government steamers entering Greytown river. One mine exploded fifteen yards from the Diamante steamer.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Leroy Cannon
Leonard Grace
Greytown
Cannon
Grace
Diamante
Respite Granted For AFL Leaders in DC Contempt Case
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals stayed the mandate to jail AFL leaders Samuel Gompers, William Mitchell, and Morrison Morrison until November 29 for contempt of the DC Supreme Court.
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Washington
Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Americn Federation of Labor
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Fire escape leap ends in man’s death at Fair store
Hugh M. White aged thirty nine leaped from the sixth floor fire escape of the Fair store in Chicago and was killed. The incident occurred as rescue attempts were made and authorities investigated the cause of the fall.
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Hugh M. White
Chicago
Power Granted to New York Customs Collector
Washington Nov 22 The New York port collector William Loeb Jr arrived for talks with Secretary MacVeagh on sugar fraud inquiries He said no plan to discuss with President Taft and will inform MacVeagh on New York customs conditions He praised Treasury support and indicated a wide mandate for dismissals with no fixed timeline for finishing the cleanup
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Washington
Port of
New York
Wiliam Loeb, Jr
Secretary of Treasury
Marc ¥Eagh
MacVeagh
Mr. Loeb
Taft
Loeb
New York Custom House
Leeb
Treasury Department
New York Customs Service
Elimination of Senor Zelaya
Washington reports outline Secretary Knox plan to punish Nicaragua's President Zelaya for the execution of two Americans. A drastic action is expected, with possible apology and damages, and the Buffalo transport sent to Panama for rapid deployment. Diplomatic ties may be severed if Rodriguez receives a passport. Zelaya accused of fomenting revolutions and undermining Central American peace processes.
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State Knox
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Leonard Grace
Leroy Cannon
Taft
Knox
Navy Department
Buffalo
Pinchilinque Bay
Mexico
Panama
Senor Rodriguez
State Department
United States
Managua
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Costa Rica
Turmoil in Western Nicaragua Amid Zeñaya Enlistment Fury
Wireless dispatches report President Zelaya ordering harsh measures to recruit troops and secure funds. The Zelayan army, which attacked Rama, was said to have been allowed to loot the town for two days, heightening unrest in San Juan del Sur and along the Costa Rican border.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
Colon
San Juan del Sur
Zelaya
Secret Service
New York
Italy
The
Gideons of
Indiana
Costa Rica
Upper Lakes
Weather Bureau
Labor Federation Adjourns After Convention
The American Federation of Labor adjourned after its twenty-ninth annual convention in Toronto. President Samuel Gompers, Vice President John Mitchell, and Secretary Frank Morrison were unanimously re-elected, with St. Louis chosen as the site for the next meeting.
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Federation
Toronto
Ont
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchel
Frank Morrison
St. Louis
The
American Federation of Labor
Rescue Efforts Continue After Illinois Mine Disaster
Cherry Illinois November rescue teams push to reach entombed miners as a big cave in and black damp halt work. Twenty rescued alive. ninety two dead. two hundred eighty eight missing. Martial law debate grows as crowds and officials clash yet rescuers press on amid fires and shoring needs.
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Cherry
Ill
St. Paul
Duncan McDonald
United Mine Workers of
Ilinois
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Deneen
Coal Company
Third East Drift
DOJ denies action on AT T and Western Union merger
Washington officials deny emphatically that the department of justice plans to prosecute or investigate the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and Western Union for a merger under the Sherman act. No action is contemplated and no inquiry is being conducted to determine restraint of trade.
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Washington
Department of Justice
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union
Lisbon Hurricane and Tidal Wave Cause Ships to Go Afloat
A Lisbon hurricane followed by a Tagus tidal surge drove steamers from their anchors and carried them upstream beyond control. Reports say many fatalities are feared, though unconfirmed.
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Lisbon
Tagus
Life Sentence for Cleminson in Wife Murder Case
In Chicago on November 22, Dr. Haldane Cleminson was found guilty of murder in the death of his wife Norah Jane Cleminson and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Cleminson
Chicago
Haldane Cleminson
Norah Jane Cleminson
National Railway Commissioners hold annual convention in Washington
A brief dispatch list covers the National Association of Railway Commissioners meeting in Washington, Taft declining a Lincoln day invitation in Indianapolis, and varied items from football deaths to counterfeit busts, wages, bankruptcies, and international diplomacy. Names include Taft, Walter J. Luffsey Jr, Lucius Tuttle, and Edward Corrigan among others.
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National Association of Railway Commissioners
Washington
Taft
Indianapolis
Walter J. Luffsey, Jr
Richmond
Grays
Getting After the Swindlers in Sugar Fraud Probe
New York officials disclose the discharge of 22 customs workers linked to sugar trust schemes. J F Vail and James P Hyland are named as accused by Philip Musica, with others possibly facing later charges. Collector Loeb and U S Attorney Stimson remain cautious about further action or immunity.
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New York
Loeb
J. F. Vail
George E. Bedell
James P. Hyland
Joseph O’carroll
Custom House
Customs Service
Philip Musica
Loel
United States
Stimser
Vail
Hyland
Musica
T Vail
Vail Hyland
Stimson
No More Promises of Immunity Assurances Given on New York Custom House Dismissals
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh announced the extent of dismissals and personnel reductions at the New York custom house. He said federal officers assured there would be no more promises to retain dishonest workers on the payroll in exchange for confessions.
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Washington
New York Custom House
Treasury
MacVeagh
Custom House
Attorney Denman Shoots Self After Disgrace
In Indianapolis on November 20 J H Denman a gifted attorney shot himself in his office. The case centers on Mrs Frank McCrady who paid 2000 dollars to Denman claiming to have influence to free her husband imprisoned for bank embezzlement. Denman faced disbarment after Mrs McCrady's prosecution.
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Indianapolis
J. H.* Denman
Denman
Frank McCrady
Seymour
Boy saved from door knob as fire kills infant sister
In Hammond Indiana on November 20 a three and a half year old boy, John Koran, tied by a rope to a door knob by his mother during a shopping trip, struggled to save himself and his infant sister from a house fire. Neighbors rescued him but the baby Mary perished in her crib.
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Hammond
Ind
John Koran
Indiana Harbor
Argos Resident Harris Dies in Logansport Jail
S H Harris a wealthy Argos Indiana resident died in the county jail at Logansport after being taken off a Wabash Valley Traction car en route from Peru. Harris fell ill and was mistaken for drunk by the conductor who summoned police.
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Logansport
Ind
S. H Harris
Argos Ind
Harris
Record of Violence Deaths in Indiana Exceeds Prior Month
Indianapolis reports show forty one personal crisis reports to the state board of health for October. The state records 190 violent deaths that month including fourteen murders and 185 other violent deaths across steam railways interurbans streetcars motor vehicles and horse drawn transport.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Supreme court ruling won’t affect large bond issues
Indianapolis November 22 The Indiana supreme court ruling declaring the three mile gravel road law unconstitutional does not jeopardize outstanding bonds totaling 5 to 10 million dollars. The decision blocks further highway construction under that statute and future bond issues, but bonds issued under prior law remain valid with no financial loss expected to bondholders. The judge noted recall and interest suspension could adjust dealings between townships and bidders.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court of Indiana
Supreme
Supreme Court
Indictments Charge Eight Bank Employees in Embezzlement Case
Indianapolis officials report the federal grand jury returned indictments against eight former Indiana bank employees and others tied to embezzlement schemes. Named are Max Emmerich Capital National bookkeeper. Paul Gall politician. Harry C. Printzler. William Marker cashier Tipton First National. Noah H. Marker assistant. Frank H. Nicolai Auburn City National. Howard Phillips Terre Haute National. E N Detzer Fort Wayne First National.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Max Emmerich
Capital National Bank
Paul ©. Gall
Harry C. Printzler
Hmmietich
William Marker
First National Bank of Tipton
Noah H. Marker
Frank H. Nicolai
City National Bank of
Auburn
Howard Phillips
Terre Haute National Bank
E. N. Detzer
First National Bank of
Fort Wayne
State closes case with Henderson compromise
Final settlement in the state of Indiana versus John Oscar Henderson former auditor was presented before Judge Carter. The agreement sets a $10,000 compromise while the original suit sought $60,000 for foreign insurance fees $50,000 for reciprocal fees and $10,000 for other omitted fees with interest alleged on improperly stated accounts.
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Indianapolis
State of
Indiana
John Oscar Henderson
Carter
Blood Evidence Ties Albion Suspect to Assault
Albion Indiana November 22 Ray Smith held in jail after blood found on his clothing linked him to the assault on nine year old Bertha Gertif of Ligonier. The girl remains in critical condition and recovery seems doubtful.
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Albion
Ind
Ray Smith
Bertha Gertif
Ira Gertif
Ligonier
Smith
Ray Suicide Ends Murder Trial Intense Indiana Case
Elias Ray, reputed wealthiest farmer in Tippecanoe County, killed himself at his country home ten miles south of Lafayette, slashing his throat with a pocketknife as his murder trial for Conrad Ortman faced Circuit Court this week.
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Ray
Lafayette
Ind
Elias Ray
Tuapecanoe County
Conrad Ortman
Verdict of Manslaughter in Indiana Farm Case
Bloomfield Ind November 20 A jury returns a manslaughter verdict in the case of Thompson West farmer who shot and killed Israel Long last April after a quarrel over a drains Ageditch
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Bloomfield
Ind
Thompson West
Israel Long
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