Rockefeller Predicts National Financial Disaster Over Antitrust Fines
Special to Daily Item Cleveland August 14 John D Rockefeller warned in a two hour interview that anti trust litigation will trigger financial disaster and chaos. He linked stock market slumps to the Standard Oilfine of 29 240 000 and claimed public confidence is vanishing as prosecutions and fines mount. He argued trust policy undermines prosperity and cited the companys founding as built on confidence in its success.
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Daily Item
Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Standard Oil Company
John D
New York Telegraph Firms Open as Strike Persists
Western Union and Postal Telegraph report 550 workers at work in New York on the strike day, accepting nearly all business with no major delays. Both companies remain resolved to "fight it out." Boston Postal operators struck earlier, while nationwide telegraph service appears largely tied up.
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New York
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
Boston
H. Wright
124Th St
Stirring Scenes At The Hague Eighth Zionist Conference
At The Hague on August 15 the eighth Zionist Conference opens with delegates urged to critique the Zionist movement since Theodore Herzl’s death. Mrs W W Wiggins visits the city to see relatives amid the event.
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The
Hague
the Hague
Theodore Herzl
W. W. Wiggins
Our Country Letter from Georgetown to Kingston
A reader reports travel along Gapway road past the Eight Mile House site and praises local roads built by County Commissioners. He commends the Water Works on Black River and notes Georgetown’s water supply, then visits Iveys old store, now vanished. He observes unusually fine cotton crops and happy farmers, and explains irregular mail delays.
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Daily
Iter
Your
Gapway
Eight Mile House
Black River
Iveys
Kingstree
Iceland
Deck Hand Dies of Fever Aboard City of Columbia
As we went to press we learned a deck hand on the City of Columbia died of fever during the voyage from Columbia. The crew faced illness while at sea and the death marked a grim turn in the journey.
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Columbia
Dastardly Crime in Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina August 14 a thief entered the Wild home on Hiss Street and drugged Mr Wilds daughter with chloroform and tried to set fire to her bed. A watch was stolen from Henry Wildason. a bloodhound tracked to a cornfield where a watch fob was found but the trail was lost. Police continue the search and warn the culprit may face death if caught.
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Asheville
N. C
J. A. Wild
Hiss Street
Henry Wild
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Georgetown
Gorgetown Daily Ster CO
Wy Rouse
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Tonftan Iner
Cannan Atsale
Carolina Hardware Co
Odd-Fellows
J A. Baxter
C. D. Smith
H. H. Green
E. Knox
Y B. Parker
Rutledge Johnson
Sampson Dunmore Seyward Dunmore
W. D. Morgan
H. Kaminski
J. I. Hazard
Bank of
Winvahlan
I. Butler
Ba.munnerlyn & CO
Agents OF the
Baltimore and Carolina Steamship
Charleston and
Insurance Ass Kx Commission Merchants
Pawley’s
Winyah
J. Butler
Waverly Mills
Hodges ‘Bros
Dray Line
Front St
W. J. Parker
R. J.patterson
J. E. McQuade
S, C
S. GC
James McKnight
Carolina Hi Oler
Crowley
Hottling ‘Works
Crockerware
Croft, Staple Groceries
Front Street
Ctockeryware
Oie
Red Store Wharf
Hartnett & Day
S. C
L. D. Wiggins
W. Ww
Taylor & Son
R. J. Poston
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