Indictment in Eastern Box Board Trust Case
A federal grand jury in New York charges the Eastern Box Board Club with restraint of trade and price fixing. Named defendants include Sidney Mitchell of the American Straw Board Co and numerous box board and paper firms across New York New Jersey Connecticut and Maryland. The action follows earlier dissolutions of related Fibre and Manila associations and Park Pooling plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Grand
Eastern Box Board Club
Fibre and Manila Association
Paper Board Manufacturing
Copartnerships
Fidge and Manila Association
Park
Hough
United States
Paper Board
Fibre and Manila Corporation
Paper Board Trust
Wm. C. Geer
Albia Box and Paper Company
Troy
N. Y
Henry Sherester
Ravenswood Paper Mill Company
Long Island City
Wm. H. Smith
Bogota
N. J
Sidney Mitchell
American Straw Board Company
Thamesville
Wm. R. Shaffer
New Haven Pulp and Paper Company
New Haven
N.Y
Andrew Tait
Tar & Sons Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Louis Newman
Tonawanda Board and Paper Company
United Box Board Company
Whipmany
Lockport
Schuylerville
Matthias Plum, Jr
Waverly Box Board Company
Waverly
Die
Frank B. Harrison
J. A. Eyster
Hallton
W. V
Restraint of Trade in Magazine Clearing House Practices
A petition alleges that a magazine clearing house imposed contracts forcing agents to sell all periodicals at set prices from a publishers price list and forbidding discounts. It claims agencies are fined for violations and barred from undercutting fixed subscription prices.
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Periodical Clearing House
Fifty-Four Years On Job Prof Reineke Still Active
It was fifty-four years ago Tuesday since Prof. F J Reineke first professional engagement as a musician in Fort Wayne. For more than half a century he has been a conspicuous figure in city musical circles and remains active in the field.
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F. J. Reineke
Fort Wayne
Prof. Reineke
Indictment in Chicago Over Sherman Act Conspiracy
Secretaries of fourteen lumber dealers associations were indicted for Sherman Act violations after a long Chicago grand jury probe. Indictments allege conspiracies to restrain trade between manufacturers wholesalers and consumers with two counts per indictment. Three officials received immunity for testifying.
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Chicago
Arthur L. Holmes
Detroit
Michigan Jumber Dealers’ Association
The
Scout
George P. Sweet
Michigan Association
Williard
Tallis
Minneapolis
Northwestern Lumbermen’s Association
Harri A. Goreneh
Kansas City
Southwestern Lumber Association
Bert Critchfield
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Lumber Dealers’ Association
Sk. FF
Tfal
Nebraska Association
Perry S&s. Scearce
Mooresville
Ind
Indiana Lumber Dealers’ Association
WH. Hemenway
Denver
Colo
Colorado and Wyoming Association
Louis I. Heilman
AL Adams
Chillicothe
Union Association of Lumber Dealers
Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers
Hayward
Columbus
Ohio Association
Paul Lachmund
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association
George W. Hotchkiss
Tllinois Lumber and Builders' Supply Dealers’ Association
George Wilson
Jones
Governor Gilbert Reports Progress in Philippine Islands
Governor Gilbert says public playgrounds dominate Manila and baseball spreads through schools as Americans promote civic betterment. He notes limited resistance from some congressmen, Aguinaldo lives quietly on a Manila farm, and the party studies colonial systems in the Straits Settlements India and Egypt.
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Islands
Gilbert
Manila
Aguinaldo
Straits Settlement
India
Ceylon
Egypt
Indiana music teachers gather for 43rd convention
Shelbyville Indiana hosts the 43rd annual Indiana Music Teachers Association convention. This afternoon’s session features children’s song singing led by Miss Helen Waldo of New York.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Music Teachers Association
Helen Waldo
New York
Joshua Ernest Dies in Sullivan After Long Illness
Joshua Ernest aged 70 a former senator and postmaster died at his Sullivan Indiana home after eight years of illness He was born in Sullivan County and was noted for having read the Bible through thirty times.
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Sullivan
Ind
Joshua Ernest
Gaingrene
Sullivan County
City Court Roundup: Drunkenness Fines and Refusals
A young man using the name George Young then George Smith faced public intoxication charges but refused to reveal where he obtained drinks. Judge Mungovan pressed for truth. the man was discharged. Other cases included Charles Riedon fined for Sunday drinking, Frank Thomas labeled undesirables with a $1 fine, and Otho Potter fined $5 for vagrancy with his companion ordered out of town. Additional reports noted assaults at a saloon, missing suitcases from a Nickel Plate caboose, and theft of pants and a punch.
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George Young
George Smith
Mungovan
Charles Riedon
Frank Thomas
Munrovan
Otho Potter
William Coby
Fred Mill
William Butler
Jacob Bush
William Riedt
Mat Miller
Karl Bauermeister
Conanetor
Samuel S. Deahl
Geake Stone Yard
Mormon Head Sugar Baron
The interview discusses building Utah beet sugar, capital concerns, and a proposed Havemeyer stake. The speaker, a stockholder, explains selling half his stock to form a partnership with Mr. Havemeyer while noting no Utah competition before the merger. The church did not solicit legal advice, and investments are managed by the speaker as trustee.
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Utah
Wavemeyer
Church
Havemeyer
Possum Found in Old Riggs House Cellar
Washington reports a live possum of large size found in the cellar of the Riggs house near the treasury by workers tearing the building down. A police lookout followed by a panicked scramble in the cellar left the animal safely in custody. Former hotel proprietor O G Stahis recalled a similar plan nine years ago for a feast that never occurred.
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Washington
Riggs House
Treasury Building
O. G. Stahis
Bomb Threat Under Hudson Lake Bridge Found Near Laporte
A dynamite lookalike bomb was found under Lake Shore tracks near Hudson Lake bridge at 8 AM. The explosive was taken to Chicago by a Lake Shore detective. A crazy man had threatened to place a bomb under the bridge, per hotel owner Mr Smith and city officers.
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Laporte
Ind
Lake Shore
Hudson Lake Bridge
Chicago
Smith
Hudson Lake Hotel
Funk
Blaine
Tfynes
Washington
Strees
al. Funk
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capital Jurist Reopens Old Case Against Union Leaders
Justice Daniel T. Wright ordered Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell to show cause on July 17 why they should not be found in contempt of court. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that allowed reopening for contempt tied to Bucks Range and Steve boycott.
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Washington
Daniel T. Wright
District Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Bucks Range
Steve Boycott
United States Supreme Court
Wright
Supreme Court
Bucks Store and Range Company
District Court
American Federation of Labor
J. J. Darlington
Daniel Davenport
James M. Pack
North Side Free of Quarantinable Diseases
The city north of the Pennsylvania tracks shows no quarantine cards amid a measles and whooping cough spread elsewhere. Diphtheria and scarlet fever exist in limited areas on the south side and few diphtheria cases remain citywide. Hospital surgeries included Mrs. Vinton Cramer and Mises Mabel Murphy among others.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Bloomingdale
Nebraska
Lakeside
Spy Run
Forest Park
Lutheran Hospital
Vinton Cramer
Avilla
Mises Mabel Murphy
Dixon
Harold Stratton
Gary
Funk Ditches Detectives In Lorimer Inquiry Show
Washington witnesses recounts of Clarence S. Funk shunning three shadowing detectives hired to trail him as part of the Lorimer election investigation. W. S. Cook of Duluth testifies about Edward Hines’ alleged boastful influence and tactics in timber dealings and political influence.
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Washington
Clarence SS. Funk
International Harvester Company
Lorimer
Funk
Edward Hines
Edward Hines Lumber Company
Chicago
W. S. Cook
Duluth
Cook
Mr. Hines
Senate
Alr. Funk
Ecross
Ant Larimer
Springfield
Mr. Hynes
Hynes
Hines
Lorimers
Senator Kern
Senator Kenyon
Hine
W. H. Cook
Minn
Helm Committee
Ills
Grand Pacific Hotel
Telephoned Influence Testimony Amid Lorimer Election Controversy
Testimony describes Hines claiming Taft and Aldrich opposed Hopkins while urging Lorimer’s election. Cook recalled a Springfield call saying he would bring money and arrive on the next train. The account ties Hines to political maneuvers during the Lorimer affair.
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Hines
Cook
Springfield
Senator Lorimer
Washington
Taft
Aldrich
Hopkins
Lorimer
Hinesana
Neneen
City Sealer Highlights Widespread Short Measures On Market
City Sealer Barry Tolan reports frequent weight and measure flaws during store visits. He cites a two pound weight with lead removed and a peck measure with a thin bottom replaced by an inch thick one, noting many scales are accurate but measures fail to meet standards.
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Barry Tolan
Tolan
The
Sentinel
Indiana
Breweries Under Scrutiny by U S Food Board
Washington reports the board of food and drug inspection will hold a general beer hearing on July 31. Dr H W Wiley leads the inquiry into beer ale porter and stout production and naming practices to expose any domestic brews mislabelled as foreign products and clarify terms like lager and back.
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Washington
United States
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
H. W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Unknown man shoots patrolman and wounds companion in Warwick
In Warwick Rhode Island June 27 an unknown man confronted patrolman Walter McQuarry and his companion Charles Follette on East Greenwich road. McQuarry was shot and killed Follette shot through the mouth but expected to recover. The assailant fled the scene.
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Warwick
R. I
Walter
McQuarry
Appanaug
Charles Follette
East Greenwich Road
Follette
Sugar Mill Closure Ties to Sugar Trust Allegations
President John D. Spreckels testifies before the house sugar trust committee that in 1903 Western Sugar Refining leased the California Hawaii Sugar plant for three years and released its contracts to keep Hawaiian cane sugar out of the market. He notes the arrangement allowed use of the closed plant if needed and cites damages from a San Francisco fire. He argues tariff removal would ruin the beet sugar industry.
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Washington
John D. Spreckels
Western Sugar Refining Company of California
House Sugar Trust
California and Hawaiian Sugar Company
Ifatter
Sugar Trust
Hardwick
Hawaii
Mr. Spreckels
Madison
Sreckels
San Francisco
Spreckels
Health Board Fight Ends as Hicks and Davis Are Appointed
In Indianapolis on June 27 the clash between allopathic and homeopathic factions for Indiana's state health board ended with Dr. J. R. Hicks of Covington, an allopath, replacing Dr. George W. MacCoy and Dr. T. Henry Davis, a homeopath, being reappointed. The governor and state officials made the appointments, shifting terms to balance party affiliations and eliminate politics from board business. Dr. W. N. Wishard resigns as president. Dr. James G. Bogers takes the unexpired term through 1913. The selection also involved jockeying by the state pharmacists group and competing suggestions from homeopathic and pharmacological organizations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Allopathic
Homeopathic Schools of Medicine
State Board of Health
J. R. Hicks
Covington
George W. MacCoy
T. Henry Davis
Richmond
Marshall
L. Gillingham
W. H. O’brien
W. N. Wishard
James G. Bogers
Decatur
Wishard
Dr. Wishard
F. A. Tucker
Noblesville
Hicks
Dr. MacCoy
Davis
Indian& Pharmaceutical Association
Fre Meissner
Laporte
John N. Taylor
Crawfordsville
Indiana Institute of Homeopathy
Dr. Davis
Homeopathic Organization
Strikes Grow Turbulent at Baldwin Locomotive Plant
Disturbances around the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia intensify as a strike exceeding 5,000 workers continues for three weeks. A trolley carrying Baldwin employees was attacked with stones and bricks, and police made several arrests.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin
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Magazines
Dealers’ Associations
Federal ‘Grand Jury
Cago
Justice Wright
Gompers, Mitchell and
Mor
Preme Court
Samuel Gomper
Proto Br
Harris Bewine
Morris Om
Tion
Dr. Wiley
Unknown Man
Spreckles
Pacific Coast
Probe Squad
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