Standard Oil inquiry reveals large earnings and stock
Judge Landis examined Standard Oil in Indiana to fix fines for rebates. notable figures include Standard Oil Company of New Jersey stock at 8.2 million dollars and net earnings around 199.8 million for 1908 1904 and 1905 with 40 percent dividends.
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Standard Oil
Kenesaw M. Landis
United States District Court of Northern
Ilinois
Standard Oil Officinia
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Lands
Indiana
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Landis
Ohio
Chicago
Gresham
Brownson Named to Navy Post as Retired Officer Fills Role
Rear Admiral Brownson of New York, an Naval Academy graduate, becomes post holder again in a recent pattern of filling by retired officers. He reached the rank of rear admiral last year after a long career in the service.
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Brownson
Navy
Willard Herbert ‘Brownson
U.S. N
Brownon
Bureau of Navigation
Speci
W. H. Brownson
New York State
Navel Academy
De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Sold Local Drugstore
A household remedy described as cleansing cooling soothing and healing is De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by Wm F Jungkwaz a local druggist at 85 Stephneson Street.
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de Witt
Wm. F. Jungkwaz
Stephneson Street
Plungers and Bookies in the Race Track Gamble
A Broadway Magazine piece notes few have beaten the turf betting game to lasting wealth. It cites George J. Smith Pittsburg Pil as a rare success and recalls the collapses of Dwyer Grannan, Yeager and others. It warns bookmakers rarely prosper long term and many owners fund losses betting on their own horses.
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Broadway Magazine
George J. Smith
Pittsburg
Hig Life
Michael F. Dwyer
Riley Grannan
Joe Yeager
Davy Johnson
Roseben
America
Billie Burke
Wall Street
Recommendation to Raise the Assouan Dam in Egypt
Sir William Garston urges raising the Assouan Dam by about 23 feet to more than double current water supply. The project would bring 950000 acres under cultivation at a cost near 7500000 dollars, boosting irrigation value and crop prospects, with long term gains in funds tied to perennial irrigation and cotton exports.
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Assouan
William Garston
Egypt
Assatian
Perennia
Paris Carpenter Fermet Becomes Heir Then Dies in Joy
A Paris carpenter named Fermet, long mired in melancholy and poverty, learns he has inherited $10,000. Overwhelmed with delight he zones into a frenzy and collapses in the evening, dying shortly after the moment of news. The London Globe reports the sudden reversal from sorrow to joy ending in a fatal collapse.
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Paris
Fermet
Permet
London Globe
Nation of shopkeepers mocks patriotic ethos in satire
The article quotes a satirical line from the London Saturday Review claiming the nation is like a shopkeeper ready to sell national heirlooms and treasures to the highest bidder, listing Shakespeare folios and portraits as examples of items for sale. The piece critiques materialism and the commodification of national heritage.
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Pierpont Morgan
Shakespeare
Walton
Reynolds
Romney
Charles Surface
London
Saterday Review
Big New York Projects Dominate The Jobs Progress
In New York City large public works including tunnels under rivers rail terminals and depots water systems and related enterprises push total investment to 625 million dollars or more than four Panama Canals. Three projects alone reach 100 million each.
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New York City
Daily Journal Delivers Citywide Service For Your Work
The Daily Journal notes its delivery reaches all city areas and promises reliable service for readers and workers. It emphasizes convenience and broad distribution to cover the entire community.
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Daily Journal
Ihe
Humor of the Hour Baron Rudiger and Croquet Joke
In a humor item a man refuses a lover's test of risky maxims saying she asks too much and he cannot even be called a mollycoddle. A second quip notes a poet selling few copies as hot cakes fail in cold weather.
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Yoo
Niagara
Mehitabel
Ife
Baron Tudiger in Mexican Adventure Ends in Tragic Death
A fragmented tale recounts Baron Rudiger Tudiger carrying dispatches, facing arrest by General Negrete, and fleeing Toluca. He fights robbers after night pursuit, is killed, and his body later buried by foreigners as his trunk and gold are taken by Negrete.
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Buenos Tardes
Senares
Rudiger
Baron Ryder
Major
Neegrete
Rudirer
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Senor
Negrete
Nadiger
Toluca
Republic
Braney
Tudiger
Sverely
Kaydiver
Hodiger
Ulema
M— Uw
Explaining It to Him on Europe and High Tea
Dialogs mix a summer Europe plan with satire on wealth in America and a joke about high tea and art. The piece blends letters and quips from readers like Mrs Oatenke and Mrs Wayen, with a rural border exchange about muddy water and milk.
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Europe
Goats and Proposals in Nonsensical Verse Headlines
A mixed string of humorous captions and mock headlines from various papers. It includes a proposed marriage gag, a schoolteacher quip about a goat and spelling, a stage prediction for Wropstey, and a collection of whimsical rhymes about summer outfits and beachgoers.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Sold by Local Druggist
Small, sure, safe pills marketed by William P. Jungkunz, druggist, at 85 Stephen json Street. The ad promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a reliable remedy sold in the community.
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DeWitt's
Jungkunz
Stephen JSON Street
Vacation notice for Journal subscribers
Notice to subscribers requests vacation addresses to forward journals while they are away. Call phone 25 to provide or change address. no extra charge for changes. The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 10 cents per week and emphasizes staying connected during vacations.
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Journal
Jniler
Death by Own Action Tells Of Chinese Attitude In China
A St James Gazette report recounts Lord Napier in China and a Chinese family who offered him a pet dog. He refused to take the dog, and the family, grieving the insult, killed themselves by leaping into the well that supplied the Britons drinking water.
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Lord Napier
China
Napier
St. James
Gavette
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