Tarbell Kin Relates Oil Strife and Oyster Suit
New York hearing on a Standard Oil omnibus contract shows rates to Africa undercut rival New York Lubricating Oil. Philip Harrison testifies of double rates and pressure on steamship lines. Tarbell cites railroad discrimination as Pure Oil fights to preserve trade. In Missouri, Standard Oil oyster suit set for October 23 en blanc before the supreme court.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Africa
New York Lubricating Company
Philip Harrison
New York Lubricating Oil Company
Harrison
W. W. Tarbeil
Philadelphia
Pure Oll Company
United States Pipe Line Company
Standard
Tarbell
Pure Oil Company
Ida Tarbell
John D. Rockefeller
Jefferson City
Standard Oi
Supreme Court En Blanc
Special Commission
Standard O1
Waters-Pierce Company
License Ordered Suspended for Fred Hartweg Voyage
A telegram from President Roosevelt directs the suspension of the master’s license for the steamer Fred Hartweg during its current river trip. The 90 day suspension cites serious misconduct that could endanger the Fred Hartweg and other boats, with Col. Sears providing details. The vessel homeported in Cairo is inspected at Evansville, Indiana.
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Evansville
Ind
United States
Willaams
Roosevelt
Fred Hartweg
Pittsburg
Memphis
Tenn
U. S. S. Mississippi
Col
Sears
Theodore Roosevelt
Fred Hartwey
Cairo
Archbishop Ireland Lays Cornerstone at St. Cecilia’s Cathedral
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul delivered the principal address at the cornerstone ceremony for the new St. Cecilia’s Cathedral in Omaha. A parade of about 9,000 Catholics preceded the event in regalia on foot and horseback as construction is planned to place the church among the ten largest in the nation with a cost exceeding $250,000.
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Omaha
Neb
Ireland
St. Paul
St. Cecilia's
Christ
United States
Elopement Tangles Fort Dodge Mayor’s Family
Nolan Snow, a Fort Dodge chauffeur, married Mayor Bennett’s daughter Mabel in Fort Dodge on Sunday and then fled with her to Des Moines after the mayor’s edict that bachelors must wed within a year or face a fine.
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Des Moines
Bennett
Fort Dodge
Nolan Snow
Mabel
Elopers
Duel Leaves Two Men Fatally Injured in Pittsburgh
Levi Jones age 63 and William Carpenter age 34 sustained critical wounds after a Sunday duel in Pittsburg using a knife and an ice pick. The altercation was sparked by jealousy and both men are dying from their injuries.
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Pittsburg
Levi Jones
William Carpenter
George E Robinson Dies Noted Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney
Detroit mourns as George E. Robinson, prominent Wayne County prosecuting attorney and leading Michigan lawyer, dies suddenly at his home from heart disease Sunday afternoon. He had been a key figure in state legal affairs and public service.
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George E. Robinson
Detroit
Mich
Wayne County
Oil trust control noted in Galena testimony
New York insiders say the Galena Signal Oil Co, a Standard Oil subsidiary, holds 97 percent of railroad lubricants. An accountant testified that contracts set maximum costs and refunds could reach nearly half the invoice price. Galena allegedly sold Pennsylvanian railway oil at a loss and failed to win Tidewater railway contracts.
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New York
Galena Signal OL Company
Standard Oil Company
United States
Oil Trust
Cc. C. Steinbrenner
Galena Company
Kellogg
Steinbrenner
Pennsylvania Railway
Tidewater Railway
Henry H. Rogers
Rogers
Tower Seeks Retirement From Diplomatic Service
Berlin reports Ambassador Tower has written President Roosevelt seeking permission to retire next spring. He cites 11 years abroad and plans to return home to support his sons entering Harvard, while focusing on his financial mining and railroad interests.
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Berlin
Ambassador Tower
Roosevelt
Tower
Harvard College
Tramp did not burn boy claim debunked
Burlington reports the coroner’s inquiry shows Mrs. Hathaway’s tale of a tramp burning her son near Oquawka is false. It’s believed the boy started a fire with matches while she was away, and the coroner’s jury ruled accidental death, suggesting the tramp story was invented to placate her husband.
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Burlington
John Hathaway
Hathaways
Oquawka
Lynchers Kill Black Man in Cumberland Jail Break
William Burns, a Black suspect who shot Officer August Banter, was seized from the Cumberland jail by a mob of about 100 and shot and kicked to death in the street. Deputy Pendley stood watch as the crowd battered in, then dragged Burns from his cell and killed him near the jail entrance.
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Cumberland
William Buros
August Banter
Burns
Adam Pendley
Ask Congress for Waterway
Memphis Tenn deep waterway convention adjourned after resolutions endorsing the ship channel project and urging a congress appropriation for a 14 foot canal from the lakes to the Gulf via the army selected route. Next meeting in Chicago. New Orleans withdrew in favor of Chicago and Chicago was chosen. New Orleans may host in 1909.
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Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Army Engineers
Association
Chicago
New Orleans
Railroads Unite to Block State Fare Cut
Sioux Falls railroads filed in US court a request for a permanent injunction to stop the South Dakota board of railroad commissioners from enforcing October 15 a new passenger rate of two and one half cents per mile. The commission was temporarily restrained pending a hearing before Judge Carl on October 29.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
United States
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Carl
Junction
Brave Lad Narrowly Escapes as Horses Run Wild
In New Albany Indiana a six year old boy, left briefly in a buggy, clung to the lines as a team of black horses bolted down Seventh Street. They collided with a car carrying Henry Gueltig and three children, then struck a telegraph pole before being stopped by two men. The boy remained unhurt though frightened. the wagon and other vehicle suffered damage.
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New Albany
Ind
William Reynolds
Crystal Avenue
Henry Gueltig
Seventh Street
Seventh and Market Streets
Arthur Curl
Chase Miller
Boy in I Spy Game Uncovers Murdered Man in Lumber Car
In Union City Indiana a boy named Otto Ripp climbed into a lumber car while playing I spy and found the corpse of a mutilated Black man beneath what looked like a bag of sawdust. Police suspect homicide, the body unidentified, car later touched by a Dayton and Union train at Ivorydaiec.
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Union City
Ind
Little Otto Ripp
Otto
Dayton & Union
Ivorydaiec, Oo
Mitchell Disabled in Indianapolis After Operation
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America is confined to his rooms in Indianapolis due to an operation performed weeks ago. The wound has not healed and causes him trouble while Secretary Wilson at the national headquarters said Mitchell hopes to be out in a few days.
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Mitchell
Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchel
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Four Die as Metal Pot Explodes at Butler Steel Plant
An explosion in the Standard Steel cupola at Butler Pennsylvania killed four men and seriously injured many others. About 20 men were fatally injured and ten were seriously hurt as molten metal showered the workers. The plant suffered $100,000 in damage and most victims were foreign-born.
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Butler
Standard Steel Company
Mae Wood Sues Senator Platt for Absolute Divorce
New York Mae Catherine Wood former government clerk filed for absolute divorce from United States Senator Thomas C Platt in the New York Supreme Court alleging marriage in the Fifth Avenue Hotel in 1901 J D B Lee for Wood announced the action to frame an issue John B Stanchfield for Platt urged private referee hearing Platt contends no marriage ever occurred Justice Seabury reserved decision
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New York
Mae Catherine Wood
United States
Thomas C. Flatt
Supreme Court
Fifth Avenue
J. DB. Lee
Senator Platt
Miss Wood
Justice Seabury
Daughters of America Adjourn at Cleveland Convention
The Daughters of America closed its Cleveland convention with officer elections and a resolution opposing indiscriminate immigration of paupers and criminals. Next year’s gathering will be in Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Daughters of America
Cleveland
Daughters America
Chattanooga
Tenn
Young German Women Sail for South West Africa
Several hundreds of young German women departed Hamburg on the steamer Fled marschal for German South West Africa to take positions with families of German settlers and government officials.
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Germany
Hamburg
Africa
Odessa Jews Beaten After Funeral Amid Antisemitic Riots
Odessa reports antisemitic violence after the funeral of H. Dalfinsky, assistant chief of the secret police. Unionists renewed outrages, sacking Jewish tea rooms and beating many Jews. 18 hospitalized as police dispersed the mob with no arrests.
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Odessa
Novitski
H. Dalfinsky
Man on trial admits killing fourteen men in past
D D Edwards testifies under cross examination that he has shot and probably killed 14 men in his time. He says most killings happened in the Kentucky mountains and during the labor strike in Chicago.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
D. D. Edwards
Sam Brook
Brooks
Edwards
Kentucky
Chicago
Dr and Mrs Rowland Acquitted in Murder Case
Raleigh jury acquits Dr David Rowland and his wife of poisoning Charles R Strange, former husband of the deceased. The verdict comes after the Rowlands faced trial for murder in the Sunday morning incident.
Cald MacLean's Release Negotiated Near Tangier
British government accepts Raisull reduced terms for Cald Bir Harry MacLean release. Key conditions include a $150,000 ransom and British protection for Raisull and his family.
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Cald MacLean
Tangier
Raisull
Cald Bir
Harry MacLean
Judge fainted as verdict handed down in Bemidji murder
In Bemidji Minnesota Peter Mathieson was found guilty of first degree murder for killing John Johansen near Teastrike last February. Judge McClenahan fainted while about to pronounce sentence and was carried from the courtroom. He was revived, returned, and sentenced Mathieson to hang within 90 days.
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Bemidji
Minn
Peter Mathieson
Low
John Johansen
Teastrike
McClenahan
New Line Opened Fivanaville Trailway Serves Evansville
Richland branch of Evansville and Rockport traction line completed and cars running. Formal opening planned next week with United States Senator James A Hem enway and Congressman John H Foster invited to participate.
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Fivanaville
Ind
Richland
Evansville
Rockport
United States
James A. Hemenway
John H. Foster
Wind Trip for Balloonist Near Coshocton
Coshocton aeronaut Frank Fuhr was caught in a gale while aloft during a fair exhibition. He was driven 40 miles to an altitude of 5 000 feet and landed safely ten miles north of Coshocton at seven o clock Thursday night. Fuhr had been showing the aerial display at the Licking county fair.
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Ballonist
Coshocton
Frank Fuhr
Fuhr
Licking County
Northwestern student inherits $20,000 from Wing will
Miss Katherine Rittenhouse of Chicago, a Northwestern University student, becomes heir to Col. Isaac Wing's estate valued at $20,000 after the will quien was challenged earlier by her mother.
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Lincoln, Neb
Katherine Rittenhouse
Northwestern University
Chicago
Isaac Wing
Davenport Post Office Official Dies After Arrest
James H. Farrand, superintendent of delivery at the Davenport post office, was arrested Friday morning on charges of opening registered mail and shortly after died by suicide. The incident occurred in Davenport, Iowa, prompting investigations into mail security practices and personnel conduct.
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Davenport
James H. Farrand
Bonds at Par in Petersburg Sale
Seven thousand dollars of Jasper bonds offered for sale in Petersburg were sold at par to the Farmers and Merchants bank. The bonds carry interest of di percent and are payable semiannually with the first payment due in June 1908.
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Petersburg
Ind
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Train collision near Rensselaer injures few. Monon freight damages
The southbound Monon fast mail from Chicago to Cincinnati collided with a freight train near Rensselaer Indiana. No serious injuries reported though property damage is heavy.
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Rensselaer
Ind
Chicago
Cincinnati
Indictment of Indianapolis Woman Over Furniture Seizure
Mrs. Edwin Price of 1208 North Missouri street allegedly resisted county tax collectors who sought to seize furniture over a $20 delinquency. She reportedly attacked with a chair, fired three shots after obtaining a revolver, and caused the collectors to retreat. Police took her into custody after warrants for resisting officers were issued. She says she acted only after deputies struck her.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Husky
Edwin Price
Missouri Street
Father and Son Murdered Near Noblesville
James Henseley of Indianapolis shot Enoch McClintock after a quarrel with the brother at a rural Noblesville farm. Henseley then killed Walter McClintock when the father confronted him. Henseley was wounded and in custody.
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Noblesville
Ind
Watter McClintock
McClintock
Enoch
James Heuseley
Indianapolis
Henseley
Mary McClintock
Walter McClintock
Enoch McClintock
Drowned Woman in Loughery Creek Near Versailles
Mrs. Geo. Sellers mother of Frank Sellers proprietor of the Hassmer house in Versailles was drowned while fording Loughery creek against her husband’s warning. The horse bolted and threw her from the vehicle. the body was recovered a half mile downstream.
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Versailles
Ind
Geo. Sellers
Frank Sellers
Hassmer
Loughery Creek
Receiver Appointed for Eagle Lodge Theater Block
WABASH IND The Eagle lodge failures leave Indians without funds, John H Dycken named receiver, C M Edson of Toledo holds a lease, several Obia creditors listed, plan to satisfy liabilities. Also report Methodist hotel project at Winona Lake discussed by Northern Indiana ministers. Frances Staudt 16 ends life with carbolic acid in Union City. First Teachers Institute session opens in New Albany Educational Hall. R Lancaster appointed custodian of federal post office site in Warder Park Jeffersonville.
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Wabash
Ind
Eagle Lodge
John H. Dycken
C. M. Edson
Toledo
Indiana
Winona Lake
Union City
Frances Staudt
Teachers’ Institute
New Albany
New Albany Township
Jeffersonville
Feud Ends With Shooting on Vincennes Street
Thomas Dickson, a former fireman at New Albany, was shot and badly wounded on Vincennes Street by Robert Madiciton after months of a feud. Police report details are limited.
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Shoal
New Albany
Ind
Thomas Dickson
Fire Depart
Vincennes Street
Robert Midacieton
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William A. Rice
Hix
Arthur AW. Taylor
Wualfman Coal Co
Martwell
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Story
Jin
Tndianapolis
John C. Billheimer
United States Building and Loan Association
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Chiursaton
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