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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1911

Page

4

Taft neutral on Mexico as trusts face Supreme Court ruling

The piece lauds President Taft for avoiding intervention in Mexico and upholding neutrality. It criticizes Senator Stone's call for armed action as jingoistic. It notes the Supreme Court decree allows trusts to operate with reform and stresses courts must decide if restraints on trade are reasonable under law.

Taft Mexico Senate Stone Missouri Congress Supreme Court Wall Street

Congress urged to reform revenue service amid waste

A House committee report cites dozens of port of entry offices with minimal or no revenue yet high maintenance costs. Examples include Crifield Maryland, Galena Illinois, Vicksburg Mississippi, Natchez Mississippi, Coos Bay Oregon, and Sag Harbor New York. The article argues reforms could save millions.

House Committee On Treasury Department Federal Customs Service Crifield Maryland Galena Ijl Vicksburg Miss Natchez Albemarle N. C Coos Bay Ore Little Eye N. J Sag Harbor N. Y York Congress Revenue Service

Supreme Court Plans Dissolution of Standard Oil

The court affirms lower court orders to dissolve Standard Oil, leaving the broader issue of abolishing trusts unresolved. It holds that the Sherman Act targets unreasonable monopolies and restraints on trade, not all trusts. The decision signals a breakup of the Standard Oil structure while allowing reorganized forms to continue under compliance.

Supreme Court Standard Oil Company Standard Corporation White

Y. W. C. A. Campaign in Fort Wayne Nears 100000 Goal

The ten day canvass for the YWCA building fund nearly reached the $100,000 mark and a supplementary campaign is planned to close the gap. Fort Wayne praises the liberal spirit aroused by the drive and honors the women who organized and led the effort with selfless devotion to a noble benevolent cause.

Young Women’s Christian Association Fort Wayne

The Case of the Beef Packers

Ninety years after the beef packers faced a government inquiry the anti trust prosecution advances with Judge Carpenter upholding the Sherman act. Indictments against ten Chicago packers remain, while the industry continues to control livestock buying and dressed meat sales as appeals unfold. The outcome remains uncertain amid vast power and resources.

Beef Trust Humphries United States National Packing Company Landis Chicago Carpenter Supreme Tribunal of

Governor Osborne Foresees Michigan Support For Canadian Pact

Governor Osborne of Michigan writes to President Taft offering aid for the Canadian reciprocity bill and rebuts claims by Michigan farmers spokesmen as hostile to the trade agreement. He notes farm opposition may reflect influence from corporate interests behind a farmers’ lobby.

Osborne Michigan Taft Washington Minnesota Senate Finance Committee Lumber Trust Pulp and Paper Combine

Beef trust court case drags on nine years

The government has spent nine years trying to bring the beef trust to court but the defendants are not yet in court. The president may push reforms of court procedure to bring the original defendants before the bar, though heirs and assigns may continue the offense.

Beef Trust

County Sunday School Association Strengthens Across Townships

The Allen County Sunday School association, led by Rev. P. J. Alberthus and Dr. M. A. Mason, has pushed township and city institutes to organize all twenty townships. The county reports strong attendance, with Cedar Creek 650 and Pleasant 449 scholars, totaling over 4,500 outside Fort Wayne, and 5,600 in city schools. An upcoming state convention features a horseback parade to display county progress.

The Allen County Sunday School Association P. J. Alberchus M. A. Mason Alberthus Mason St. Joe Grabill Lake Eel River Scipio Jackson Washington P. J.alberthus Fort Wayne M.A. Mason Nettie Hubler William Scott Kranefield Jay Stauffer Adams F. A. Blaising John Wade W. L. McDonald Cedar Creek Noah A. Gerig J. R. Schwartz Alice Stapleton Jefferson E. E. Sweeney A. W. Brower C. H. Lake Monroe John Gibson H. C. Crabill Henry Crabill Perry John A. Warner J. D. Glass J. S. McComb Pleasant M. M. Wel‘baum George Buskirk Henry Work Springfield G. G. Wilson Lloyd Nusbaum D. D. Boston Maumee J. R. Yagegy Wm. Eyburn Edith Hannon St. Joseph J. Harvey Davis Effie Owens Cedar Creek Township Marion Churches of the Association City Association City Sunday School Association R. Herschel Mauk G. A. Philbrick G. F. Byrer A. G. Barry F. W. Kelsey E. Ralph Yarnelle J. W. Maxwell N. Longworth J. W. Welty J. H Nettie Huhler J. H. McCartney

A. A. Bowser Longtime Superintendent of United Brethren Sunday School

A. A. Bowser has served twenty one years as superintendent of the United Brethren church Sunday school in this city. Elected each September, he has led the second largest local Sunday school with about 365 scholars. Secretary is Miss Blanche Ryal. men’s class led by Rev. G. F. Byrer and women’s class by H. J. Neasel.

First Methodist A. A. Berry Wayne Street M. A. Mason St. Paul First Baptist S. F. Johnson Christ Lutheran J. W. Minehart Church of God Clarence Prickett Beaver Chapel E. J. Graham Grace Reformed A. K. Zartman Bethel Evangelical M. A. Sheets Crescent Avenue Harry Kirkwood Church of Brethren Amos Eby Trinity Lutheran Manford M. Smich The Rescue Home and Mission J. A. Stewart Rolling Mill Bible Training School New Baptist Plymouth Congregational Wayne Street Methodist Third Presbyterian West Creighton Church of Christ Grace ‘Reformed St. Paul's Methodist A. A. Bowser A. B. Sunday School United Brethren Church Plymouth Congregational Church U. B. School Blanche Ryal G. F. Byrer H. J. Neasel

Exhumation of Princess Pauline Unearths Long‑Hidden Remains

In Frienwalde near Potsdam an exhumation reinterred the remains of Princess Pauline of Orange Nassau after a century. Netherlands minister in Berlin led the effort with Queen Wilhelmina’s envoy present. The child died young and was buried on royal grounds mistaken for churchyard burial.

Frienwalde Potsdam Httle Pauline of Orange-Nassau Netherlands Berlin Wilhelmina William William I of Holland Holland Freinewalde Frederick Willam II Prussia Walter Rathenau

Supreme Court Frees Gompers and AFL Leaders in Contempt Case

The U S Supreme Court held Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison were improperly jailed for contempt in a local case and that only fines could be imposed The decision directs dismissal of the civil contempt proceedings and allows potential civil action by Bucks Store and Range Company The ruling marks the last major action in the affair and Gompers voices disappointment at the opinion’s scope.

Washington Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Supreme Court of the United States Today Samuel Gompers John Mitchell Frank Morrison American Federation of Labor Supreme Court Court of Appeals of Supreme Court of the District Bucks Store and Range Company Bucks Store Gompers New York Mitchell Morrison Bucks Federation Idbor Buck's Stove and Range Company Chicago United Mine Workers Buck's Alton B. Parker

Contempt case halts labor dispute leaders in DC suit

The Buck's Stove and Range Co of St. Louis sued to stop boycotts by the American Federation of Labor led by Gompers Mitchell and Morrison. A DC judge jailed Gompers a year, Mitchell nine months, Morrison six. Appeals up to the US Supreme Court await ruling.

Gompers Mitchell Morrison Organized Labor Buck's Store J. W. van Cleave National Manufacturers’ Association Gould District Supreme Court Court of Appeals District of Columbia Buck’s Stove and Range Company Wright Supreme Court of the United States American Federationism American Federation of Labor

Mexico rebels seek three cabinet posts in peace offer

Juarez May 16. Rebels demand three cabinet portfolios and governorships in fourteen states to back peace talks with the federal government. The government would grant one cabinet post and ten governorships. rebels insist on war justice and interior portfolios. Judge Carbajal handles peace terms with Provisional President Madero.

Juarez Mexico Carbaja Francisco I. Madero, Jr Gobernacion Chihuahua Sonora Carbajal War Department Department of Justice Department of Gobernacion

Riots and Looting Hit Pachuca After Surrender

After the city fell to revolutionists led by Colonel Castrejon under Gen. Figueroa, rebels looted banks and dynamited vaults as lawlessness spread. Prisoners were freed from jails and hundreds of federals were dispatched as a battle looms near Pachuca, Hidalgo.

Mexico City Pachuca Hidalgo Castrejon Figueroa

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Fort Wayne Sentinel Standard Oil Decision Work OF Sunday School Association Allen County Association First Presbyterian Chas. H. Worden Westminster Presbyterian J. BE. Johnson S. N. Roberts Bethany Presbyterian Harry McMillan P. J. Alberthus Nettle Hubler LABOR Madero
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