Public Eye Highlight: Thomas W Phillips foe of Standard Oil
Thomas W Phillips of Newcastle Pennsylvania emerges as a steadfast independent producer who challenged the Standard Oil monopoly. A congressman who helped create the industrial commission and labor department, he exposed rebates and built pipelines enabling others to use them. He and his brothers moved from farming to drilling, facing ruin twice but ultimately prospering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Phillips
Newcastle
Standard Oil
United States
Congress
Industrial Commission
Department of Labor and Commerce
Bureau of Corporations
Phillips
Trust
Pennsylvania
Standard
Long champion of Bryan George Fred Williams of Dedham Mass
George Fred Williams, a persistent Bryan supporter from Dedham Massachusetts, ran for Massachusetts governor three times and was defeated each time. He sought Democratic endorsement for Bryan in 1900 but his resolution was voted down. A lawyer and scholar who studied in Germany, Williams remains active at 56.
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George Fred Williams
Dedham
Mass
Bryan
Massachusetts
Mr. Wiliams
Williams
Democratic State Committee
Congress
Dartmouth
Germany
Heidelberg
Berlin
Cotton Speculator Quits Market for Family Welfare
Theodore H. Price, veteran cotton speculator and head of Price, McCormick & Co., plans to withdraw from the market for at least two years, reportedly to focus on his wife and child. He has sold assets, including horses and a country home, amid rumors of losses and past recoveries from a $13 million collapse.
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Theodore H. Price
Price
Tuxedo
Maine
Price, McCormick & Co
Harriet Dyer
James L. Taylor
Tawney recalls Hamlet in political humor session
Congressman James A. Tawney of Minnesota, head of the House Appropriations Committee, jokes about choosing between blacksmithing and politics. He misreferences Shakespeare after a prompt, then corrects to Hamlet remark, quipping that the line about laughing with you and weeping alone holds a lot of philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
House Committee On Appropriations
Mr. Tawney
MacLear
Hatener
King Hambeth
Dnauke
Hamlet
Jim
Mastodon Bones in Salt Springs Mark Ancient Water Diet
An expert from the United States zoological survey explains that mastodon bones found near salt or sulphur springs result from animals seeking drinking water and becoming mired, not a mass drowning. He notes bone marshes in Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and a Bone Yard at Silver Springs Florida.
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St. Louis
United States Zoological Survey
Chile
Missouri
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Florida
Silver Springs
Bats Force Fire Threat at Historic Montville Mansion
Aylett Virginia property Montville, owned by Patrick Henry's descendants, faces destruction by fire after bats overrun the mansion. Despite poison and efforts by tenants and laborers, thousands of bats persist in grand parlors and bedrooms, prompting owners to abandon the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aylett
Montville
Virginia
Patrick Henry
William Aylett
Elizabeth Henry
An Aylett
Indian songs recorded by phonograph to preserve vanishing melodies
Washington reports the bureau of ethnology has recorded hundreds of native Indian songs on phonographs to preserve them. Miss Alice Fletcher led the effort, noting the recordings are scientifically accurate and reveal that the songs convey sweetness, power, and expression despite lacking musical notation.
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Washington
Bureau of Ethnology
Alice Fletcher
Bureau
Talking Machine
Miss Fletcher
Mr William A Radford Offers Free Building Advice
William A Radford, renowned editor author and manufacturer, will answer building inquiries free of cost for readers. Send questions to No 1M Fifth Ave Chicago with a two-cent reply stamp. The sample five room two bedroom house measures 22 by 34 feet with porches, ample storage, light airy rooms, and practical features including a front hall opens to a dining room, pantry, china closet, parlor fireplace, and a roomy bathroom.
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Wiliam A. Radford
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
Ventilation and Homes Shape Public Health Vision
A Radford editor argues for broader ventilation standards in private dwellings and government oversight of living conditions. He cites small houses as affordable models and notes apples as brain food and aids to sleep, digestion, and overall health.
Vision of Heaven and Christ's Second Coming Proclaimed
Evangelist George C. Cates preached at Visit a Heaven In Vision Temple Texas that the second coming is imminent. He spoke on A Trip to Heaven and described a vision of Heaven with evangelists and Temple church members joined by all Christians who aided in salvation.
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Temple
Tex
George C. Cates
Heaven
Make Him a New Noa Pottaville Pa
A novel operation at Poonville hospital attached a severed nose to Albert Jones of Pine Grove after a fall. The old organ had died and would not knit, but surgeons attempted a reattachment using the remaining tissue in a pioneering but uncertain procedure.
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Pottaville
Poonville Hospital
Albert Jones
Pine Grove
Discovered Too Late Madness Over Fare Becomes City Tale
Jonathan Brinkley is described as extremely irate near Chicago after realizing he forgot a commutation ticket. He repeatedly paid excess train fare into the city, and again on returning home, illustrating a comical yet costly error in transit payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Brinkley
Chicago
Poe
Daguerreotype of Civil War union soldier found and identified
A daguerreotype linked to a Union soldier from Chancellorsville was traced to Nellie Augusta Nettleton now Mrs. T W Stowe of Milford Connecticut. After 83 years a search by Edgar Whitesour and Hawthorne led to the owner through confirmation photos and provenance including a cartridge thread and hair lock.
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Whritenour
N. Barnes
Thirteenth
New Jersey Volunteers
Chancellorsville
John Rawson
Nellie Augusta Nettieton
Spain's Campo Case Heats Up Over 80 Million Pesetas
Madrid reports a will by the late marquis de Campo naming his son and heir but Senor Macias backs French claimants. France dropped action while Spain opens inquiry amid alleged plots and witness statements. Disputed sum stands at about 80 million pesetas.
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Madrid
Marquis de Campo
Campo & Co
India
Philippines
Japan
United States
Senor Macias
France
Spain
Auction of Quaker Writings Opens Charged Collection
New York reports rare pamphlets on Quaker loyalty during the American Revolution to be auctioned. Items include a 1775 Philadelphia testimony to fidelity to the king, a 1776 broadside on Quaker principles, a 1777 Mason Lodge address urging transfer of Quakers to Virginia, and a 1782 Philadelphia petition response defending civil rights.
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New York
Philadelphia
America
John Pemberton
Masons Lodge
Pennsylvania
Free Masons’ Lodge
Virginia
General Assembly of
Isaac Howell
White Matlock
Our Loss Canada's Gain in Ottawa Report
Ottawa, Canada reports an estimate related to population figures with figures showing 211,858 in the context of a comparative demographic note. The fragment hints at immigration or migration trends affecting national demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Humlerente ‘Nahn
Old Farmer and Nervy Young Man in a Quirky Tale
A rambling scene follows a nervous young man with an ailing horse and a stubborn farmer. They discuss plowing and seeders, a boastful heiress confrontation, and a getaway in a bright red car. Pat and Mike lament pricey wagons and tainted money as a loud chase ends the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betas
Pat
Mike
Built Right Reports on Persistent Dyspepsia Relief
A fragmented clipping notes a 12 year struggle with severe indigestion and related distress, mentioning a Wisconsin case and a dramatic reduction in symptoms after treatment. The readable fragments imply discussion of diet or remedies and a notable improvement.
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OIL Trust
Tawney
BATS
Indian Music Records
Radford
Eos
Tuor
Wena
Parone
Marquie
Sion
Patent Seeder
Reg Nuta
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