Express Trade Plans Profit for Rock Island Lines
A new North American Express Company, capitalized at 25 million dollars and organized by Rock Island interests, aims to operate along Rock Island routes. The move follows belief that express handling is highly profitable and should be separate from rail freight. The New York Tribune notes Wells Fargo and Co. already dominate express business for Rock Island and its affiliates.
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New York Tribune
North American Express Company
Maine
Hock Island
Dt Jn
Rock Island
United States Xpress Company
Wells, Sarge & ‘Co
Umil
Gould Linen
Hill Rome
Phonograph Evidence Admitted In Michigan Supreme Court Decision
Michigan Supreme Court allows a phonograph to be admitted as evidence in condemnation proceedings. The Boyers City Alpena and Gaylord Railroad Company sues a Boyne City hotel over property value impact. The hotel keeper offered phonograph records of engines and noises. authenticity must be proven.
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Michigan Supreme Court
Wmppen
Boyrs City
Blair
Ill Porteous Murder Confession and Other Early 20th Century News
A far reaching Louisville murder case ends as the daughter of Mrs. Virginia Hily confesses her father killed her mother and helped hide the weapon for over a week amid police pressure. Also reported: Anna Gould wins divorce custody in France, Roosevelt warns Panama, elastic currency plans by American bankers, Standard Oil antitrust actions, Rockefeller family death, a Loveland bridge span collapse, and a Missouri farmers’ union milestone.
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Louisville
Virginia Hily
Anua Tly
General Shafter dies at California ranch after long illness
General William R. Shafter, famed Civil War and Spanish American War hero, dies at a Bakersfield ranch after a week with pneumonia. He served as brigadier and major general, earned the Medal of Honor for Fair Oaks bravery, and commanded the Department of California and American forces in Cuba. He died surrounded by family and close associates.
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Drew
Puevillenia
Willian R. Shafter
Ligson-In Law
W. I. McKittrick
Bakersfield
Cal
McKittrick
Carrie Redmond
Courtright
James W. Shatter
William Rufus Shatter
Galesbig
Michi
Shatter
Seventh
Michigan Volunteers
Nineteenth
Michigan Infantry
Seventeenth
United States Negro Regiment
Fair Oaks
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Department of California
Sprain
Cuba
Tle
Eddy Interview Denies Fatigue Claim At Pleasant View
Mary Baker Eddy, leader of the Christian Science church, gave a formal prearranged interview to eleven reporters at Pleasant View. She denied being incapacitated by age or disease and asserted that she has no physician but God. The visit also noted her modest health and the security of Pleasant View as a gated home.
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Eddy
Boston
New York
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Fourier
Christian Science Church
Pleasant View
Concord
N. HS
Pamelin
Leonard
Christian Science
Toddy
Aga
Mrs. Eddy
Ddsward M. Terson
New Hampshire
Swedish wireless telephone demo in Copenhagen next month
A Swedish army lieutenant is credited with a practical wireless telephone and a public demonstration is announced for next month in Copenhagen. The Louisiana tax collector has required Standard Oil to obtain a peddler license for three years and pay $3,500 in fees.
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Copenhagen
Ieee
State of
Louisiana
Standard Oil Company
Lcense
Attorney General fights Standard Oil trust under Sherman Act
Moody Blaria Drow files equity petition in U S Circuit Court St Louis against Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and 70 associated entities and individuals. Action seeks declaration of illegality and injunction to stop contracts restraining trade. Details outline control by Rockefeller era figures, holding company use, and alleged monopoly across oil refining, transport, and sale with discriminatory railroad rates contributing to higher prices in protected regions. John D Rockefeller and other officials indicted. warrants issued and seized per county prosecutors.
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Moody
United States District Attorney
New Jersey
Sherman Anti-Trust
United States Circuit Court
St. Louie
W. U
Meera
Kellogg
Morrison
Purdy
Standard Oil Company of
United States
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
William Stockefaller
Henry Tl. Rogers
Henry M. Phistey
John
Archbold
Oliver LL Payne
Charles M
Stoutkas
Gould Divorce Ends Bold French Custody Battle
Anna Gould is divorced from Count Boni de Castellane in Paris. The court grants custody of their children to the Countess with limited visitation rights for the father, and rejects any alimony. The decision ends a famed case as the judge dismisses witness examinations and finds no basis for a monthly alimony.
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Toast Hout
Boni de Castelane
Jay Gould
Paris
Seine
Ditte
Countess de Castelline
France
Bent
Divorced Patrician Family Under Financial Strain
The article recounts the divorce case of Anna Gould and Count Ernest de Castellane, noting the order restricting the countess from taking children from France without paternal consent, and detailing the lavish life, large dowry, and later financial troubles. It mentions court actions, a reduced license for the countess, and the Castellanes’ sons George Boni and Jay, with broader society commentary and satirical notes.
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Patr
France
Chamber of Notaries
Anna Gould
Jay Gould
Ernest Boniface de Castellane
Marquis de Castellane
New York
George J. Gould
Corrigan
Miss Gould
United States
Countess de Castellane
Gould
Castellanes
George
Boni
Jay
Big Mother
Tragic Rail Crash Kills 50 Immigrants In Woodville Wreck
A Baltimore & Ohio passenger train collided with a freight train near Woodville Ind. early Monday. Fifty people died, many immigrants from Russia Serbia and Poland perished or were burned. doctors and neighbors helped free and tend the injured while rapid rescue trains transported the wounded to Chicago.
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Baltimore & Oity
Woodville
Ind
UU. Cult
Chicago
Burke
Moste
Reneman
Brooks
Locust Point
Baltimore
Babcock
Woodylle
Laporte
Lghter
Prosperity of Steel Trant Announces Continued Dividends
United States Steel corporation directors at the quarterly meeting maintained a 2 percent annual dividend on common stock. The company reported record net earnings of 38,114,024 dollars for the quarter and unfilled orders totaling 7,930,884 tons. Chairman Gary announced steel manufacturing would begin in the new town of Gary in spring 1908, with project costs around 73 million dollars.
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Steel Trant
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Ile
Child Labor Reform Union Announces Alliance
The national Child Labor Committee with President Roosevelt as honorary member teams with the Anti-Child Slavery League to bolster reform efforts. The combined group emphasizes purity and essential support for successful reform movements.
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Child Labor Reform Unio
National Child Labor Commmittee
Roosevelt
Anti-Child Slavery League
Real Estate Trust Reopens Under New Leadership
The Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia, ruined last August by funds mismanagement of president Frank Kupple, reopened Thursday under Georgene Karl Jey as acting head. Depositors agreed to leave two thirds of their 10,000,000 balance as preferred stock while directors covered 2,500,000 to restore stability.
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Real Estate Trust
Dr Williams Pink Pills Reputed to Cure Nervous Ailments
An advertisement features Mrs. H. A. Metcher of Manchester New Hampshire praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. It claims relief from sleeplessness fatigue and nervous trouble after a apoplectic scare and eye symptoms. It asserts benefits for anemia and other conditions and promotes purchase by mail from Schenectady New York.
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N. H
Twoull
Br. Williams
Dr. Williams
Dragprista
Star Spangled Banner Sparks Sudden Exit Panic
Francis Scott Key whips up a crowd with the newly written anthem predicting reverent listening yet a theater performance later triggers a mass rise and scramble for the exits as patrons grab wraps and flee.
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Viktory
Francis Scott Key
Catarrh Cure Reward and Bird Instincts Featured
A colonial era notice offers a reward for a catarrh cure and endorses J. Cheney and Co. of Toledo. The ad praises Hall's Catarrh Cure and deems the firm trustworthy. The page also shares observations on bird instincts from naturalists, noting nesting behavior, color choices, and material use across species.
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Hall
FR. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
BF. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Takefall
That is a very polite waiter you have in the hotel
A new guest compliments the waiter and asks his name. The hotel proprietor explains he is called Senses because he is tipped often. The exchange highlights humor over nicknames in a hotel setting.
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Seles
Coffee Book Warns On Potent Effects Of Coffee
A publisher’s discussion on coffee and Postum suggests coffee acts as a drug stimulant risking tissue irritation. The book’s chapter titled Coffee as a Medicine argues habitual coffee use may cause diseases in various organs, with Postum Food Cereal touted as a safe alternative.
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Héra
Ah Admiralon
Berson
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Express
Wrock Island Lines
Capitauxed
Michigan
Phonogrape Evidence Legal
Gils
Eyn Latham
Miasel
Norwalk
Ohio
Countess le Castellane
Mica
Anna ‘Gould
Boni Ue 'Castellune
Annt Bool Waa
Panamsa
Panama
Ani
Ilathman Sauils
Standard Oil
Bolt
Standard Ol Trust
St. Louis
Henri the ‘Triage Corporation
Rockefeller
Findlay
Robert T. Lincolln
Pullman Company
Athe
Sarah Ithondes
Giogro
Eastern Railway
Bessie Rockefeller Strong
John B. Rockefeller
Canney
Irvine
Loveland
Mine
Asabor
General Shafter Deag
Stapter
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Corvert
Standard Company
Moody Blaria
Louie
John D
M. G. Vilas
Treunirer
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
J.M. Robertson
Secrethay
Melatests
F-Ter
Ite
Madiay
Grand Fury
David
Berth
Rocke
Groves
Rockeveller
Humoroous
Japan
Philadelphia
Gov. Magoon
Germany
Wyomlog
Baltimore& Ohio Road
Heeping
Debria
Tate Manien
Diamler
East India
Switzerland
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