Sugar Trust Inquiry Impacts Hin Company In Federal Probe
Washington B Thomas leads a government inquiry into the American Sugar Refining Company and its ties to a trust. The investigation, ordered by Attorney General Wickersham, probes alleged predatory practices, opium-linked scandals, and misconduct among Eastern business interests. Police and consular figures including Wee Chow assist in pursuing those connected to the Miss Steel case and other related vice revelations.
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le Steer Trimet
Naviey
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F Thomas
Galithelis
Wickersham
Disclosures Follow Sugar Refining Suit and Sherman Law Action
Washington B. Thomas reports that after the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining suit, federal grand jury investigations have produced evidence that may be used to break up the monopoly under the Sherman law. Rumors also speak of criminal suits against company officials, while a customs fraud scandal in New York leads to a shakeup in the customs service under William Loeb Jr. Most involved employees have been dismissed.
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Washington B. Thomas
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Ees
William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
The Sigel Case and the Real Yellow Peril
The Sigel case and related episodes spark fears of a race war as American women educated by Sunday schools may be drawn into dangerous alliances with Chinese men. Opium dens in large cities threaten American morality, with critics arguing missionaries should avoid Chinese outreach. The piece notes imperial China’s ban on opium, while US laws struggle with a growing habit among supposedly elite social classes.
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Elsie
New York
Chinamey
China
United States
Jefferson’s Grave Monument Marks Great Statesman
The Jefferson grave at Monticello is marked by a simple monument erected by Congress. The inscription honors Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration, Virginia’s Religious Freedom statute, and Father of the University of Virginia. Born April 2, 1743, died July 4, 1826.
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Monticello
Congress
Statute of Virginia
University of Virginia
Virginia
Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Jeffer Gop
Preservation of the Declaration of Independence Descendants Grow
The article details the Preservation and guardianship of the Declaration of Independence kept at the State Department. It notes a copperplate facsimile made in 1823, a steel sealed preservation case, and the creation of the Descendants of the Signers society with members across several countries. It mentions John Quincy Adams’s facsimile, and that several thousand potential descendants exist among signers’ heirs.
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Department of State
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Washington
Wie
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Iran
Switzerland
Prapce
England
Hungary
Pennsylvania
Irishman chairmanship speech shocks convention
A western congressman recalls an Irishman with limited schooling who, after a generous campaign gift, accepts the chairmanship and quips that as long as the people guide policy there will be no danger from the privileged few. The speech touches on corruption and the term oversight of business. The piece also notes Colombia’s inadequate communications and coal logistics as context.
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New Chaplain of Senate Named for Taft Era Church Connection
Dr A G B Pierce pastor of President Taft's church is chosen as chaplain of the United States Senate succeeding Dr Edward Everett Hale. Pierce, Rhode Island native, ordained in 1801, has served in California and Nevada before leading All Souls Unitarian in Washington where Taft attends when in the city. He authored The Soul of the Bible.
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Taft
Tilysses G. B Pierce
Edward Everett Hale
United States Penate
Ehule
Dr. Pierce
Rhode Island
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Cal
Hhaeca
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Hwuee
Sonia’ Unitarian Church
Washington
Substitution Phrase Sparks Laughs in Cleveland Mining Deal
A clipped exchange from a Cleveland mining dealer meeting sparks humor as speakers debate substitute terms for a very rich man. The discussion centers on figurative language and local tone in corporate jargon.
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Cleveland Minin
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