Supreme Court Dissolves Standard Oil as Unlawful Trust
Washington notes summarize a Supreme Court ruling dissolving Standard Oil within six months while ruling that reasonable restraint of trade is not prohibited. Other items include hearings for John Hays Hammond, tariff cut projections, Gompers and others freed on contempt reversal, and various international and local incidents.
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United States Supreme Court
White
Standard Oil Company
Harlan
John Hays Hammond
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Daniel J. Sully
England
George
House
Ways and Means
Gompers
Morrison
Mitchell
Royal guests attend London Victoria memorial unveiling
Emperor Wilhelm of Germany the empress and Princess Victoria Louise arrived in London for the unveiling of the memorial to Queen Victoria. King George cancels Edinburgh music hall engagement following a recent theatre fire. Mrs. Taft falls ill in New York at her brother-in-law Henry W. Taft’s home and receives care from a doctor and nurse for nervous trouble. Dr Henry Van Dyke withdraws resignation as Murray Professor at Princeton after trustees assure they never believed he sought the presidency.
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London
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Edinburgh
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New York City
Henry W. Taft
Henry van Dyke
Murray
Princeton University
Albany Dispatch Highlights Tax, Fire Prevention Pushes
Governor Dix urges adoption of income tax and direct nominations law. Dix calls for forest fire prevention statewide while Wall Street reacts to Standard Oil ruling. Additional items note Jersey City rioting suit, Brooklyn’s return to service, and Cleveland dining spot fire.
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Wall Street
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Standard Oil
Supreme Court
Global tensions and court ruling mix in scattered dispatches
Reports cover Russo response to murder fears in Kiev, insurrection in Torreon, and various international moves. Highlights include Standard Oil anti trust ruling, royal tours, Andree Carnegie funds in Switzerland, and political shifts in Abyssinia and Morocco.
Oil Trust Must Dissolve and Monopoly Ruling Critiqued
The article surveys reactions to the Supreme Court decision on the Standard Oil case, stating the court found a monopoly within the Sherman Act framework. It quotes Attorney General Wickersham and Kellogg praising government victory, while senators warn of troubling anti trust amendments and business leaders anticipate continuing operations with changes. It also discusses the ruling’s lack of a precise statutory definition and the tension between preventing restraint of trade and allowing reasonable competition.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
White
Justice Harlan
Great Corporation
Wickersham
Frank B. Kellogg
Senator Kenyon
Supreme Court
Express Company Sues City Over Strike Loss
In Trenton New Jersey the United States Express Company sues Jersey City for 250000 claiming losses from last fall expressmen strike.
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Trenton
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United States Express Company
Jersey City
Supreme Court Affirms Government Victory in Sherman Act Case
Washington Attorney General Wickersham says the Supreme Court unanimously affirms the circuit court decree in favor of the Government. The decision narrows the Sherman act to restraints of trade that are unreasonable or unduly restraining competition, with Justice Harlan dissenting on the breadth of restraint. The ruling clarifies the court’s approach to contracts and combinations aimed at monopolization.
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Trust Violations Cited Against Standard Oil
Washington reports the chief law violations charged against Standard Oil include restraint of trade through contracts with competitors, monopolization by pipeline control, unfair competition such as local price cutting to suppress rivals, and other anti competitive practices highlighted in the dissolution decision.
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Standard Oil Company
Union Anarchy Strikes Chicago Streets
Chicago faces rising lawlessness as union labor jurisdictional clashes spark unrest in the city. Officials struggle to curb waves of disorder while tensions between groups spill into streets and public spaces.
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Oil decision stirs business reaction across sectors
The Supreme Court ordered Standard Oil dissolved for unreasonable restraint of trade, prompting broad business support for settlement and future prosperity. President Taft offered no view. officials mulled criminal probes while Beef Trust lawyers move to reargue demurrers and the DOJ lists cases pending nationwide. House approves probe into United States Steel for possible anti trust violations.
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United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
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Washington
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Standard Oil
Moritz Rosenthal
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George A. Carpenter
Department of Justice
House
United States Steel Corporation
Prospered in asylum estate grows after Bloomingdale confinement
White Plains report shows John G. Coster's estate increased by 500000 during 48 years in Bloomingdale asylum. Coster inherited 100000 as a young man, then acted strangely and was committed in 1862, remaining there until his death.
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N. Y
William C. Clark
Westchester County
John G. Coster
Bloomingdale Asylum
Supreme Court ruling on Standard Oil NJ affects state revenue
The New Jersey Supreme Court decision dissolving the Standard Oil Co of New Jersey is not expected to cause major state revenue losses unless the principle is extended to dissolve other street corporations. The company filed its annual report with the state board of assessors and the tax for the year is only $7,897.
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N. J
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Tthe State Board of Assessors
Government bonds offered for Panama canal fund
Secretary MacVeagh invited subscriptions to a 50 million dollar government bond issue to replenish the Treasury general fund for Panama canal expenditures. Officials expect oversubscription and plan to favor small bidders in distributing the securities.
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Washington
MacVeagh
Treasury—general Fund
Panama Canal
Treasury
Women Active In Many Causes For Neighborhood Good
In New Jersey towns, Miss Edith Wiley of Woodbury is re elected as a Westville schoolteacher. Collingswood sewage project lays 3000 feet of 20 inch iron pipe to siphon sewage from Stone Town to disposal plant. Pitman Cottagers Association allocates 260 for a July celebration. Milford borough incorporation defeated by 20 of 148 votes. North Wildwood education board names new term teachers. Thorofare Fire Company buys site for new house to be ready by July 1. Mullica Hill seeks two teachers for next term. Harrison Monroe townships divide into two voting districts under Geran law. Merchantville’s F A Ebert becomes Millville superintendent. Clayton elder Prudence Fisler dies from injuries. Flemington appoints B S Fuhrmann as borough physician. Blackwood cemetery receives 2000 granite Scarlett monument. Grenloch Water finds 87 ft deep water vein. Williamstown Ladies' Aid donates communion set to M E church. Vineland’s Frank Kotok elected Hebrew Educational Society president. F Sternberg VP. Shreve, Baggs, and Lucas named Democratic potential sheriff/alms positions. St Mary’s Hall alumni Agra Bennett presented to English royalty. Octogenarian William Smith bicycles to church daily with no sickness. Hendee awarded 900 pole contract for Eastern Telephone on Five Mile Beach using inventor’s machine. Richwood and Ewan voting places not included under new law. Harrison Township settles Mullica Hill as single northern/southern voting sites.
Magee Settles Trolley Collision Claim for 40 Dollars
John K. Magee of National Park settled his injury claim after a trolley car collision with an automobile last summer. The suit against the company concludes with a $40 payment.
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John K. Magee
National Park
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