Taft declines Wiley sanction in pure food case
President Taft releases an opinion on Harvey W Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry and says no dismissal is required. Wiley calls it a vindication and Secretary Wilson at Tracr Iowa expresses surprise at the decision while in Virginia Beverly notes indicate ongoing department turmoil and pending congressional inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracr
Iowa
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Taft
Wiley
Bluemont
Harvey W. Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department
General Wickersham
Wickersham
Wilex
Tno
Shoe Machine Trust Hit by Indictments
The United States Grand Jury at Boston returns true bills against the Shoe Machine Trust and two of its officials. Indictments name the company and its executives in a government case alleging wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoe Machine Trust
United States
Boston
Indictments Against United Shoe Machinery Officers
The United States grand jury returns two indictments charging six officers of United Shoe Machinery and the company itself with restraint of trade under the Sherman Act. Defendants including Sidney W. Winslow and James J. Storrow face possible fines or a year in prison. The case traces a 1899 merger creating a monopoly and alleges a publicly damaging interstate restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United Shoe Machinery Company
United States Grand Jury
Sidney W. Winslow
Edward v. Hurd
George W. Brown
James J. Storrow
Wm. Barbour
Elmer P. Howe
Wm. S. Gregg
Department of Justice
Washington
United Shot Machinery Manufacturing Company
Three Old Shoe
Kingdom in Spain Moves to Martial Law Decree
King Alfonso signed a decree suspending constitutional guarantees, placing Spain under martial law to curb revolutionary agitation amid strikes. Valencia reports of clashes and a murdered judge as authorities battle rioters. Culllera township attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Alfonso
Vio
Valencia
Cullera
Uncertain Future for Russia as Stolypin Succession Debated
In St. Petersburg on September 19, court leaders vie to shape the government that will follow late Premier Stolypin. Acting premier Kokovosoff is seen as temporary, with ministers divided and many cabinet posts open. Liberal or conservative factions contest the next phase, as speculation grows over conciliation versus hardline policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Stolypin
M. Kokovosoff
Kokovosoff
MM. Kokovosoff
Novoe Vremya
Russia
Norhious
Post Office Robbed in Atlanta Ind for Second Time
The Atlanta Indiana post office was robbed at dawn for the second time in two months. Thieves blew the safe using nitroglycerin and carried away 10 000 one cent stamps 3 000 two cent stamps and 75 dollars. Two local girls Marie and Emma Mc Fatridge alerted Postmaster E Stackel as the burglars fled. The town lacks a police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ind
Marie
Emma McFatridge
American Post plant sold to American Steel and Wire
Bloomfield Indiana September 19 The American Post company has sold its plant to American Steel and Wire company at an undisclosed price. The wire corporation already holds controlling stock and stockholders recently approved selling the entire business and property to the trust. The local factory may merge with the larger DeKalb Illinois plants.
Woman's body found in lake near Gary Indiana
The September 19 report from Gary Indiana states a woman's body was recovered from a local lake. Police and divers searched the area for clues as investigators began identifying the deceased and determining the cause of death.
Taft Arrives at Sault Ste Marie for Midwest Visit
President Taft and party reach Sault Ste Marie at 11 25 a m and tour the city. He ferryed the straits earlier and hailed local crowds from the rear platform. He plans to address Y M C A students in Lawrence and sent condolences to Mrs Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Taft
Straits of Marckinac
St. Ignance
Frank Strong
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Stubbs
Detroit
Judge Madison
Canada
Michigan
Government Park
Osborn
Armory
Judge Grosscup to Leave Bench in October
Judge Peter S. Grosscup of the United States circuit court announces his retirement from the federal judiciary. after nineteen years on the bench he seeks greater freedom as a citizen and to return to private law practice. resignation to President Taft expected after the October 3 appeals court meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Judiciary
Northern District of Illinois
Peter S. Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Taft
United States Court of Appeals
Grosseup
Court of Appeals
Lly Ds
Grosscup
Congress
United States
K. M. Landis
Standard Oil Company
Rural Carriers Meet Opens in Milwaukee
About 150 rural mail carriers representing 42,000 members began a four day gathering in Milwaukee with the topic good roads expected to dominate the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Steals Food, Gets Dose Fixed for Rats Case
Desperate William Murphy entered a San Francisco grocery and ate two sandwiches intended as bait for a rat trap. He collapsed with convulsions moments later and was taken to the emergency hospital where doctors found arsenic poisoning. Murphy likely will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
William Murphy
Murphy
Furious finish marks campaign in New Brunswick
Final rallies in St John and surrounding constituencies close the campaign with liberals fighting to hold eleven seats and win two more. Reciprocity splits voters as conservatives rally against annexation and loyalty to the British empire. Polls open 9 a.m. close 5 p.m with results expected two hours later east of New Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John
N. B
House of Commons
St. John City
York County
S. Crocket
Wm. Pugsley
James Lowell
Dr. J. Daniel
Canada
John A. McDonald
United States
Mother Fails to Save Babe Under Train
Mrs Ella Hicks of Sable Colorado witnessed a train approach while her fourteen months old child sat on the railway tracks. She seized the dress but the flyer tore the baby from her grasp. Trainmen found the mother unconscious beside the mangled body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Ella Hicks
Sable
Here
Fire at Hercules Oil Refining Plant in Vernon Contained
A Vernon California fire at the Hercules Oil Refining plant burned for twenty four hours before being brought under control at midnight. Firefighters contained the flames after a long battle, with no immediate word on casualties or the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Hercules Oil Refining Company
Vernon
Supreme Court Faces Puzzling Commerce Questions
Washington Sept 19 Many interstate and intrastate commerce questions will confront the Supreme Court as it opens its term More than twenty cases related to such issues have been advanced for hearing and decisions are highly anticipated by transportation interests Two major orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission involving grain elevator compensation in transit are set for review Missouri river trade centers and railroads contend the commission lacks power to prohibit payments to elevator operators
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
Missouri River
Boards of Trade
United States Circuit Court For Western
Calendar brings marriage of famous model to Chicago beauty parlor owner
Denver report details Marjorie Hamilton Kerling known as the calendar girl marrying Walter C. Cunningham after prior publicized divorce and alienation suits with her former husband William Kerling. The couple had opened beauty parlor branch offices in Chicago and Cunningham previously manufactured toilet articles. Also notes Horace Hagg, injured when a street car struck a wagon, being treated at St Joseph's hospital and expected to be released to 1719 Short street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Marjorie Hamilton Kerling
Charles Dana Gibson
Marjorie Hamilton
Chicago
Walter C. Cunningham
Horace Hagg
St.Joseph’s Hospital
Outlook Is Good For A Lynching
Bloodhounds from Danville track bandits who killed Melville Braderick and wounded his brother Robert near Crescent City Illinois. A large armed posse pursues suspects through a cornfield and dense forest as an inquest is planned this afternoon with officials warning of lynching if captured. A Hoopeston man named Goyce was arrested at St Anne Illinois but released while under watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Crescent City
Melvile Braderick
Robert
Goyce
Hoopeston
St. Anne
Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Busby
Wilson's Department
Beverly
Mass
Willliam S.S. Gregg
George BE. Kelleher
James L. Bruff
Mr. Gregg
Indiana Postoffice
Gary, Ind
China
Cheng-Tu
Rear Admiral
JB Murdock
U.ss
New Orleans
Murdock
Sze-chuen Province
Saratoga
Hankow
Helena
Woosung
Edmund H. Madison
Congressman Madison
Nounces
Babe
Big Blaze
Perr
Gibson
Illinois
Slayers
Braderick
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!