Standard Oil Indiana fined 29 times its capital stock in historic case
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit orders a retrial in Government versus Standard Oil Company, Indiana, after ruling Judge Landis erred in excluding evidence and misapplied the maximum fine. The case centers on rebates on carload oil shipments from Whiting Indiana to East St Louis Illinois and involves Rockefeller era executives. The seven-figure verdict of 29,240,000 stands challenged as excessive and improper in determining offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh District
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Court of Appeals
Indiana
Standard Oil Company of
New Jerseys
United States Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
United States District Court
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Ill
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Oil Company
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
Indiana Corporation
Standard Oil Company of Jersey
Elinor Glyn Prepares London Debut of Three Weeks Drama
Mrs Elinor Glyn plans a surprise London premiere of her dramatic adaptation of Three Weeks with Elinor Glyn in the title role and Charles Hawtrey producing. Charles Bryant is cast as Paul alongside a capable cast as rehearsals continue amid high curiosity about other lead roles.
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London
Elinor Glyn
New York
Charles Hawtrey
Mrs. Glyn
Paul
Harvest Ready 30000 Men Needed In Minnesota
With about 30,000 workers required and the harvest approaching in a few weeks, Minnesota and North Dakota farmers face a bountiful crop but lack of cheap railroad transport and adequate labor to gather it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
Lightning Kills Six at Gettysburg National Guard Camp
A powerful electrical storm at the Pennsylvania National Guard encampment in Gettysburg reports six troopers killed and about forty injured, some seriously, by lightning strikes during the event.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania National Guard
Crusade Indicts 28 in White Slave Traffic Probe
Chicago grand jury returns 28 indictments in a crackdown on white slave traffic following the siege on President Roosevelt era and wider anti sex trafficking drive.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Fed- Sona Grand Jury
National Society to Nationalize Fashionable Sets
A New York society note claims a move to nationalize fashionable circles into a single National Assembly of about 1,000 members. It envisions heavy New York representation with Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore New Orleans and other Southern cities, while excluding Chicago and most Western cities.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Washington
Richmond
West
National Assembly
Baltimore
Louisville
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Denver
New York Man Confesses Murder Plot In Aunt's Slaying
August Eberhard, who killed his aunt Mrs. Ottillie Eberhard in New Jersey for her money, was captured near Paterson and jailed in Hackensack. He confessed loving a New York girl and planned to kill his cousin to clear the path to marriage, and police will bring the girl to Hackensack to testify.
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New York
August Eberhard
Ottillie Eberhard
New Jersey
Paterson
N. J
Hackensack
Eberhard
Too Hot to Sin Pastor Closes Church in Summer Heat
St. Louis special reports Rev. Pedro Ilgen at Holy Ghost Evangelical Church locking doors and dismissing his congregation for rest as temperatures soar, stating it is too hot to sin.
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St. Louis
Pedro Ilgen
Holy Ghost Evangelical
Boston Bandit Gang Taken After 36 Hours of Terror
In a gun battle with 500 police in Boston one Jamaica Plain gang member was killed in a Forest Hill cemetery ravine. Two suspects were caught. three others remain missing. The spree left two dead and 15 wounded, with several possibly fatally injured.
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Boston
Mass
Jamaica Plain
Forest Hill Cemetery
A Cold Hand Outshines Warm Handshake for Hungry Man
A terse social note suggests a cold hand-out appeals more to the hungry man than a warm handshake, highlighting practical aid over cordial gesture in difficult times.
New York Inventor Demonstrates Rapid Fire Brass Gun
William Patten claims a ten inch model can fire 50,000 shots a minute using a hand cranked flywheel design. The noiseless gun dispenses solid lead or steel bullets directly into rapid streams that hit a target at forty feet, with buckshot packing five-eighths of an inch wide in under a minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Patten
Mr. Patten
England
Women Barred From Mail Carrier Jobs Over Pants Rule
In Washington D C Special Acting Postmaster General Goldfield rules a woman cannot be a mail carrier. An Idaho Falls exam led to a certified female candidate for city free delivery but a bold statute requiring carriers to wear pants, fixed by a former postmaster general, derailed the appointment citing modesty concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Goldfield
Idaho Falls
Idaho
City
Civil Service Commission
American Wins Marathon After Protest Over Durango
The United States protest against Durango of Italy being named winner of the 26 mile 385 yard marathon was upheld. Hayes, the American who finished second, is now recognized as the winner with a time of 2 hours 54 minutes 36 seconds. The protest claimed Durango collapsed 200 yards from the finish and was carried by spectators, aided to finish.
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Ondon
Cable
United States
Durango
Hayes
Booster trains aim to halt farm migration
Omaha reports a plan to run special farm boosters trains into principal agricultural districts of Iowa Illinois Indiana and eastern Nebraska to show old farm owners and their sons what can be done on the land. Six trains are slated for post harvest trips as farmers drift toward Canada and western lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Nebraska
Canada
Agricultural Boards
Indianapolis
Trouble in Garagaq Indignant at Insults to Dutch Government
Willemstad residents protest perceived anti Dutch actions by President Castro amid Venezuela Curacao tensions. A mob attacked a Venezuelan publisher and forced apologies, while Venezuelan troops guarded the consulate. Curacao bans Dutch ships, Seizures and dismissals worsen relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Cable
Venezuela
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Castro
Ifs
Wilhelmina
Aruba
J. H. DeReus
Caracas
Netherlands
Why Hebrews Won't Vote in Chicago Primary
The Chicago special notes an estimated 20,000 orthodox Jewish voters will abstain from the primary due to Sabbath observance. The impact on party prospects is uncertain, with Democrats showing more concern over the likely turnout drop.
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Chicago
Japanese officers spy on Wisconsin National Guard maneuvers
Two Japanese army officers on a bluff near Camp Douglas Wisconsin were said to have watched part of the Wisconsin National Guard drills during an annual outing. They were discovered only as the camp began breaking.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Remorse Drives Slayer to Death by Own Action
Louisville special: Philip Hans Jr killed Arthur Kraft and fatally wounded Pearl Kraft before shooting himself. He left notes to his mother blaming advice for his fate and a global message that one should never love a married woman.
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Louisville
Philip Hans, Jr
Arthur Kraft
Pearl Kraft
Hans
Y. M. C. A. Cornerstone Laid in Indianapolis
The cornerstone of the new Y M C A building at Minois and New York streets was laid Sunday afternoon with impressive ceremonies. The structure is planned to cost nearly $300,000 and over half the amount has been raised by public subscription.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Minois and
New York Streets
Biggest Oil Well Afflame Near Tampico Mexico
A massive oil field fire near the San Geronimo River in Tampico 75 miles southwest of the city rages at 1000 to 1500 feet high. Government engineers report 90000 barrels of oil burned per day and call it the largest well ever brought in on the American continent.
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Tampioco
Mexico
San Geronimo River
Here
Tragic Alps Tunnel Disaster Drowns Twenty Five Workers
In the Loetschberg tunnel in the Bernese Alps a sudden flood from a hidden subterranean lake swept into the tunnel as workers drilled. The wall collapsed and a torrent of water and mud filled the tunnel, drowning twenty five men.
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Alps
Berne
Switzerland
Loetschberg
Bernese Alps
Land Rush as Indian Land Restrictions Lift in Oklahoma
At midnight Sunday the 9,000,000 acres of Eastern Oklahoma Indian lands became salable as restrictions were removed. Real estate offices buzzed with buyers and sellers. hundreds of thousands changed hands while agents corralled allottee buyers. Guards monitored Indians and negroes staying in rooms during a several day packing of deals and leases.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Congress
Veil Lifted in Turkey as Women Parade unveiled
Berlin Cable reports a revolution in Turkey ending veiled life as thousands of women discard their veils and march openly through streets. Men cheer the change while emirs and mosques yield to a new constitutional era. Monstir emerges as the revolutionary hotbed.
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Berlin
Turkey
Monstair
Mack Named Democratic National Chairman in 1908
Chicago special reports William Jennings Bryan and associates name Norman E. Mack of Buffalo as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Other officers include Vice Chairman L P Hall of Nebraska Secretary Urey Woodson of Kentucky Treasurer C N Haskell of Oklahoma and Sergeant at Arms John J Martin of St Louis.
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Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
L. P. Hall
Nebraska
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
John J. Martin
St. Louis
Chinese Emperor Reported Dead Rumors Sweep Shanghai
Rumors spread that the emperor is seriously ill with dysentery and may have died, following a Times report. Since 1898 the aunt's power shifted control, leaving imperial authority nominal.
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Shanghai
the Times
Fiendish Mob Executes Italian In Panicked Dragging
In Padua a mob killed Francisco Vergani after he tore out his lover’s tongue for breaking a marriage promise. The crowd dragged him behind a horse for two miles, breaking every bone.
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Padua
Italy
Francisco Vergani
Does He Need the Money Rome Cable Prince Ludovico Al tieri sails for America
The prince Ludovico Al tieri who was once engaged to Mrs. Edward McLean and linked to Evelyn Walsh and Helen Maloney has sailed for America. Friends say this trip aims to bring back an American bride.
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Rome
Prince Ludovico Altieri
Edward McLean
Evelyn Walsh
Helen Maloney
Philadelphia
America
Drowns in Three Inches
Dayton Ohio special reports the death of Leroy Bretch eleven months old who drowned in three inches of water in his bathtub at home. This brief note records a fatal accident with parents George Bretch named. Police and coroner lines not detailed.
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Dayton
Ohio
Leroy
George Bretch
Frogs Said to Snatch Chickens Near York Farm
In York Pennsylvania a local woman Mrs. Caroline Ferguson reports a pond near her Margaretta Furnace area home where she observed a frog leap from the water seize a stray chick and return to the pond with it. The tale follows a period of missing chicks in the area and Mrs. Ferguson insists the animal was a frog.
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York
Caroline Ferguson
Margaretta Furnace
Don Carlos Ill in Madrid Tumor Fight
Don Carlos, duke of Madrid and claimant to the Spanish throne, is reported ill with a stomach tumor and in serious condition in Madrid. Medical updates from Milan Cable note his fragile state as observers await further word.
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Don Carlos
Milan
Duke of
Madrid
Young Evans A Scrapper in Hawaii Navy Row
Lieut Frank T Evans son of Fighting Bob involved in a fist fight aboard the battleship Georgia in Honolulu. He allegedly struck Lieut Commander J F Carter after a heated dispute on deck, knocking him to the floor. Navy Department awaiting report. officers aim to suppress details.
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Honolulu
Cable
Frank T. Evans
Bob” Evans
J. F. Carter
Georgia
Navy Department
Evans
Carter
Standard Oil of Indiana to raise capital after appeals ruling
The Daily News reports that following the U S Court of Appeals reversal in the Government suit against Standard Oil Company of Indiana bankers tied to Standard Oil anticipate a capital increase. They expect the stock to rise by 500 million dollars to a total of 600 million.
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Chicago
United States Court of Appeals
Landis
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Daily News
Standard Oil Company
Miss Ethel J. Wheeler Heads for Mission Field
Society notes in New York announce Miss Ethel J. Wheeler daughter of Everett P. Wheeler leaving social life and her parents home to serve as a missionary among Chinese women. She will fund her five year mission from her private income and cover all expenses herself.
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New York
Ethel J. Wheeler
Everett P. Wheeler
Central China
Mrs Stetson Weds Count Santa Eulalia in Philadelphia
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Stetson widow of John B. Stetson married Count Santa Eulalia of Portugal last week in a quiet ceremony at her estate near Philadelphia. Monsignor Turner officiated as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Sarah Elizabeth Stetson
Milionnaire
John B. Stetson
Santa Eulalia
Portugal
Monsignor Turner
Archdiocese of
Baltimore Society Belles Pinched On Beach
In York Maine six Baltimore girls were arrested after refusing to wear bathrobes on the beach. The incident stemmed from a clash with the W C T U over attire. The Fine was paid and the matter concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Society Belles
York
Baltimore
W.cc. T. U
Auto plunges into canal. two drown in Rochester incident
Rochester special reports Edward S. Bartlett, president of Trebert Gas Engine Co., and Miss Geraldine Tumility mistook an alley for a street and drove into the Erie Canal at full speed. Both occupants drowned.
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Rochester
N. Y
Edward S. Bartlett
Trebert Gas Engine Company
Geraldine Tumility
Erie Canal
Unclear siege reports from Teheran and Tabriz
Telegrams indicate heavy combat in Teheran and Tabriz with about 200 casualties. Residents appeal to the Shah via European legations for relief amid ongoing hostilities.
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Teheran
Tabriz
Hughes Will Accept Renomination at Saranac Inn
Governor Charles E. Hughes said he would accept a renomination if New York Republicans want him again as their candidate. The statement was issued publicly from the Saranac Inn in New York.
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Hughes
Saranac Inn
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
Republican Party
Church fund promise tied to Bryan defeat in 1900 election
The Third Presbyterian Church of Trenton in New Jersey would receive 1000 dollars for its organ fund if William Jennings Bryan loses the presidency. Rev. A J Weisley, the pastor, said a strong admirer of Bryan made the pledge.
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Trenton
N. J
Third Presbyterian Church
W. J. Bryan
A. J. Weisely
Chicago Near Two Million Mark
Chicago’s quadrennial school census reports a population of 1,922,336 for the city. The four‑year comparison shows 1,714,144 previously, with an annual increase a little over 50,000.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Fire in Kovino Russia Destroys 300 Buildings
A fire swept Telshi county seat in Russia destroying 300 houses including public buildings army barracks and a synagogue. Twenty persons died in the blaze.
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Russia
Kovino
Telshi
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