Notable Happenings From Landis Ruling to Morocco
Judge Kenesaw Landis fines Standard Oil $29,240,000 for illegal rebates and orders August grand jury to probe conspiracies with Alton railroad. Reports list Civil War veterans’ Colorado visit, crimes against women and children, naval court cases, deaths, murders, bombings, strikes, and international tensions from New York to Morocco.
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Kenesaw M. Landis
United States District Court
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
Standard Oil
Alton Road
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry
W. M. J. Palmer
Colorado Springs
New York
Lucca Fontza
New Brighton
Staten Island
Antoinette Taluci
Pasquale Taluci
Norfolk Navy
Harry W. Jones
Norfolk City Grand Jury
James M. Pyne
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Youngstown Iron and Steel
Fred Upright
Ulster Heights
N. Y
Flora Wright
Miss Wright
William
Nicholas
Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
J. H. Howard
Port Huron
Mich
Mexico City
Ezra Thompson
Salt Lake City
Thompson
J. H. C. Dill
Illinois Grand Lodge of Masons
Bloomington
Blair Station
Philadelphia
Adam Lacach
Margaret Fowles
London
Eng
Southern Railway
Alabama
Frank N. Julian
Marysville
N. B
Charlee Lb
Grubb
Lancaster
Edward L Perwuar
Cleveland & Pittsburg Road
Steubenville
No Gain and Some Loss in Brass Band Tale
A humorous exchange from Youth's Companion recalls a leader of an amateur brass band who laments losing his singing ability after learning to play. A neighbor questions why learning the horn would spoil the voice while the musician says vocal cords strain from the mouthpiece. The neighbor regrets not hearing the leader sing when he had a good voice.
New York Life President Outlines Administration Plan
Kingsley of the New York Life Insurance Company addresses policyholders outlining four points: strict economy, widest publicity, continuance as a world-wide institution, and securing new business under law while prioritizing policy-holder interests. The plan emphasizes intelligent economy and public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
The Advantage of Reading
A weary hobo asks to sleep in a farmer's barn. The farmer, reading a magazine, praises outdoor sleeping for the delicate and easily knocked-up, claiming health and mood benefits. The farmer offers his potato patch and sky for the night.
Doctor’s Brusk Remark Sparks Uneasy Silence
A north of Ireland country doctor known for brusqueness blocked in a narrow boreen by an old bog walker and her ass laden with peats. He snapped “Women and asses are always in the way” before driving on, the elderly woman replying “I’m glad we have the manners to put yourself last.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Child's Debt Joke After Ice Cream Sit In
A four year old girl invited three older children into an ice cream parlor and ordered four plates of cream. After eating she walked out saying she had no money and would pay when she is married. The innocence of the remark amused the proprietor.
Postum Beverages Replaces Coffee For Health Gains
A testimonial praises Postum Food Coffee replacing coffee to relieve stomach and nervous issues. A speaker credits quitting coffee with eliminating headaches biliousness and stomach trouble and cites a neighbor who recovered from side pains and illness after switching. The ad ends with Look in pkg for The Road to Wellville and There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Accidents and intrigue fill Iowa news columns in Council Bluffs
Ellis Oliphant, an Atlantic Produce employee, was crushed when a switch engine passed over his hands while intoxicated, leaving one hand amputated. The item also notes teacher wage struggles in north Iowa, a nude wildman found near La Porte, and a string of accidents, crimes, and local district court actions across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Oliphant
Atlantic Produce Company
Council Bluffs
Milwaukee Tracks
Iowa
H. Matier
la Porte
Nagel
Davenport
Thove
Anti-Saloon League
T. H. Kemmerer
C. W. Neal
Tom Holland
Des Moines
J. L. Calkins
Holland
Bryan Newberry
Iowa Pure Food Law
Hel
Strawberry Point
May
May Tifts
Burlington
Board of Supervisors
Harmon Engineering Company
Peoria
Ill
Luke Donion
St. Patrick’s Church
Cedar Falls
Greenwood Cemetery
William H. McClure
Iowa Battery
Black Hawk County
Donlon
Mary Morris
Ithaca
N. Y
McGuire
Congress
Hederson
Erich von Kutzleben
Rock Island
Homestead
L. Weber
Railway Company
Weber
Cornell Bluffs
Carroll Weight
Popham & Havner
Kutzleben
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Anona
A. C. Hotchkiss
Erhart Holm
Chicago
Fort Dodge
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Richard Hierney
Racine
Wis
Christine Nenadal
Baltimore
George Young Salmon
Clinton
Alonzo Greene Smith
Indiana
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
California
Oregon
Thomas Myler
Santiago
Cuba
Arklow
Herbert Knox Smith
Rust
Swift Tarbell
E. L. Woodson
William Catchings
Milwaukee
Angers
France
Loire
Southport
Conn
Peter Henderer
William Mallory
Augustus St. Gaudens
Cornish
N. H
Jacksonville
Fla
Armour Fertilizer Company
J. M. Scott
Helena Ark
Robert Orr
Dwight, Ill
Charles C. Smith
Aurora
Honolulu
United States
Thomas
Bonaparte
Philippines
A. Booth & Co
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company
Nickel Plate
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
E. Arnold Baumann
New Braunfels
Texas
Sweet
Germany
Harry Charles
Oskaloosa
Fred Magill
Magill
Edgewater
N. J
Valveline Oil Company
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Iron Range
Duluth
Marion Heights
Belfast
Cochran
Spain
Morocco
Toulon
Dixie
E. J. Schroeder
Auto Boat Club of America
Southampton
Couronne
Salins Roadstead
Department of Bridges and Roads
United States Leather Company
Tremaine
Fort Wayne
Ind
Torreon
Mexico
Navy Department
Bremerton
Puget Sound
American Sugar Refining Company
Chancellor Magic
Trenton
George H. Earle, Jr
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Paris
Wright Brothers
Julia Sands Bryant
William Cullen Bryant
Mineola
L. I
Anne Rebecca Fairchild
Bryant
Des Plaines
Ottumwa
William M. Powell
Hallie
J. E. Stevens
Neusandee
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Midway
Hamilton
Seoul
Lodz
Russia
San Pedro
Cal
Pacific Wharf & Storage Company
United Mine Workers of America
Pittsburg
Patrick Feehan
Pittsburg Coal Company
Robert Stubbs
Butler
Levi P. Morton
Secret Service
Petriella
Irop
Roosevelt
Gov. Curry
New Mexico
Casablanca
Neighbor
Thera
THE
Iowa News
Ira Bennett
Joe Monce
West Union
Bennett
Monce
Mance
George H. Bontilier
Britt
Nova Scotia
Massena Township
Supreme Court
Sexton
Guy Kelsey
Missouri Valley
Kelsey
Nettie Vashall
England
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Ames
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