Standard Oil Case Begins Trial In Chicago
Testimony starts in the standard of rebates case against Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Fred erick Hollands describes rate methods at Chicago & Alton. Government argues 18 cent published rate vs 6 cent paid. tariff evidence to be shown later. Judge Anderson allows trial on 86 offenses totaling potential fines of 720000.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Chicago & Alton Railway
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Anderson
United States District Court
Frederick H. Hollands
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Wilkerson
John 8. Miller
Miller
Blind Man Hears Fire Whisper from Kitchen Door
Kennedy a totally blind newsstand owner on Fifty‑first Street and Third Avenue, living at 973 First Avenue, saved his three children by listening at a closed kitchen door as flames grew. He moved the two‑year‑old to safety, shouted fire, and neighbors alerted firefighters who controlled the blaze with $200 loss.
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Nick
Kennedy
Fifty-first Street
Third Avenue
First Avenue
Jeffries Gets Ovation In New York Arrival
Former heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries arrives in New York with wife and Sam Berger to a crowd of about two thousand at Grand Central Station. He reports good form, weighs about 245 pounds, and says he may not return to the ring after four years out.
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Grand Central Station
Jeffries
Negro Postmaster Likely to Resign at Florence
Washington reports indicate Rev. J. E. Wilson, Florence postmaster and black preacher, may resign after Senate resistance to his confirmation. If he stays, Taft faces choosing a Negro post master for Florence despite local opposition. Roosevelt previously supported Wilson.
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Washington
J. E. Wilson
Florence
W. D. Crum
Wilson
Crum
Senate
Tillman
Taft
Roosevelt
Fire kills ten in five story tenement blaze at 374 Seventh Ave
An early morning diary fire at 374 Seventh Avenue in New York City killed ten people and injured many others. Investigators found kerosene oil in stairs and halls from basement to top floor. The blaze started in the basement and spread to the roof, delaying firemen due to a railroad tunnel. The Trazisano family was found in a prayerful room on an upper floor.
Earthquake Destroyed Masran Village in Asia Minor
Telegram from Smyrna reports Masran near Jerusalem destroyed by quake with about 150 buried. Unable to confirm destruction or locate the village.
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London
Smyrna
Turkey
Masran
Jerusalem
Dark Philosophy in Uncle Eben's Quiet Conscience
Uncle Eben argues that no matter how much one rewinds life and time, sundown comes the same, reflecting a fatalistic mood. The quip suggests a moral reckoning that cannot be avoided by wishful thinking or denial.
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Eben
Hotel Arrivals and Death Report in Local Notice
The Tourist recorded guests including H. M. Boley Savannah M. C. Hart Montgomery J. J. Baker Richmond P. F. Fogarty Norfolk C Yarner Chattanooga Tenn J. W. McCoy Sumter Misses Collins Conway W W Lampkin Abbeville W B West Columbia N W Carpenter Baltimore F Jordan Charleston J B Stevens Richmond Miss Ella Burroughs Conway Mrs B G Collins Conway Miss Collins Conway H Witcover Marion L D Nettles Sumter C M Turpin Charleston died today from headache powder after being found unconscious when a clerk broke into her home.
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H. M. Boley
Savannah
M. C. Hart
Montgomery
J. J. Baker
Richmond
P. F. Fogarty
Norfolk
C. ‘Yarner
Chattanoog
Tenn
J. W. McCoy
Sumter
Misses Collins
Conway
W. W. Lampkin
Abbeville
W. B. West
Columbia
N. W. Carpenter
Baltimore
F. Jordan
Charleston
J. B. Stevens
Headache Powder Kills Widow in Torrington Area
Mrs. Adelaide M. Shepard, widow of Frank A. Shepard, who ran a jewelry business in Torrington after his death, died in Winsted on March 2 after taking headache powder. The tragedy follows reports of exposure to the substance during a period of illness and concern over safety.
County Industry Jibe Among Local Observers
A county anecdote uses a rural stump sitter to poke fun at industry and catastrophe. The old native recalls a cyclone saving work by cutting trees and a lightning blaze sparing brush burning, then jokes about awaiting an earthquake to loosen potatoes.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Ner, Sam Berger
Seventh Avenue
Dark Philosophy
Ladies Shoes
Vizi
Southern Mercantile Co
Phenix Dumiture
Bank of Georgetown
Georgetown, S. C
I. W. Harper
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