Court study of steel trust impact in early 1900s
June 4 in Trenton New Jersey federal court details an abstracted opinion on the Steel Corporation and its predecessors. The court notes aggressive price cutting to drive rivals out and a shift toward dividing steel business, minimizing plant shutdowns, and reducing speculative products in the decade before 1911.
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Adelphia
Siipton
Trenton
N. Dy
Ui City
Btatnn Steal Corporation
Steel Corporation
Convern
Snch
The
United States Steel Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
Buffington
Taft
New York
Atorney
George W. Wickershaw
Jacob M. Dickinson
Carengie Steel Company
Federal Steel
Natonal Steel Company
Carnegie
National Steel
Federal Steel Companies
Carranza Faces Pressure as U S Weighs Mexico Policy
In Washington and Vera Cruz the Wilson administration weighs how to respond to Carranza amid reports of push for recognition. Officials fear Carranza may reject plans for reconciliation with Villa and other factions. Villa signals could accept a peaceful settlement, while recognition for Carranza remains unlikely given his claimed control and military strength.
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Carranza
Wilson
Vera Cruz
United States
Mexico
de Mant
Villa
Carranna
Washington
Mexico City
Eye Split by Glass in Bottling Plant Accident
June 4 in Glen Elk a bottle bursting at a bottling plant wounded John Pipnell of Second and Poplar streets. His right eye was destroyed and other injuries from flying glass. He is hospitalized.
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Clarksburg
Glen Elk
John Pipnell
Second and Poplar Streets
Three murder convicts in death cells await July hangings
In Moundsville West Virginia three men William Stewart Matt Jarrell and Wm Graham are condemned for murder and scheduled for hanging on July 2. Jarrell with one leg is cheerful and the others hope governors will commute sentences as the board fine tunes building plans and contracts for local construction projects.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Sune
Wiliam Stewart
Matt Jarrell
Wm. Graham
Belfef
Hatfield
Jarrell
Indignation in Mexico City Over U S Censorship
Anger rose among the American colony in Mexico City after Secretary Bryan censured Americans for not leaving the country. An international inquiry began to verify state department reports that no passenger trains have run from Mexico City since wartime early days. The American committee will demand an explanation from Bryan and push to renew talks on trains to Vera Cruz or the border.
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Mexico City
Eit
Bryan
International Committee
Society of the American Colony
American State Department
American Committee
State Department
Vera Cruz
Chesapeake & Ohio Handles 500 Horses Daily for Army Use
Hinton W Va June 3 Five hundred horses for consignment to England for use in the British army are being handled in the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad yards here each day. During the past two weeks 18 000 horses have passed through here for Newport News. Dr Gough of Halifax a British surgeon is stationed here to look after horses that need medical attention. Since last December 100 000 horses have passed over the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
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Hinton
W. Va
England
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Newport News
Gough
Hallifax
Priest Acquitted in $10,000 slander trial in Swoyersville
Rev. Alexander Kowalchick former pastor of the Polish Church at Swoyersville was acquitted yesterday of slander in a case brought by parishioner Louis Lescavage who sought $10,000 for alleged defamatory words from the altar. The jury returned a verdict after a brief deliberation.
Ford raises capital stock to 100 million dollars
Detroit June 4 Ford Motor company announced it increased authorized capital from 2 million to 100 million dollars and declared a stock dividend of 48 million dollars payable July 1 A cash dividend on the original 2 million authorized capital was also declared but not disclosed. The stock increase boosts Henry Ford to 27.84 million and James Couzens to 6 million. The issued capital now values at 50 million, with 50 million more held in treasury for future use.
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Detroit
CAR Car Manufacturing Company
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
James Couzens
Treasury
Tuberculosis Cure Claim From Clovis At Kanawha Meeting
Dr B B Clovis of the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium Terra Alta said ninety percent of tuberculosis cases can be cured if treated early by a competent physician. He noted many deaths could be prevented by timely hospital referral, and referenced public health guidance amid tax concerns raised at the Kanawha Medical Society session.
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Clovis
Charleston
W. Va
B. B. Clovis
State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
VA Terra Alta
Ui? Kanawha Medical Society
Terra [Atta
Husband Rescued Despairing Wife in Cardui Ad
Catron Ky. in a letter Mrs Bettie Bullock shares years of womanly troubles and weakness. A doctor’s treatment failed until her husband gave Cardui the woman’s tonic. From the first dose she felt help and soon could walk two miles. The ad urges others to try Cardui.
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Catron, Ky
Bettie Bullock
Wilson shifts stance on Mexico policy and intervention
The article outlines Woodrow Wilson’s evolving position from cautious watchful waiting to readiness to intervene in Mexico. It notes his Indianapolis address emphasizing Mexican self determination, then signals a shift toward action if Mexican leaders fail to unite. The piece argues this marks a major change in his approach and policy.
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Rio Grande
England
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Indianapolis
Democratic Party
Wilson
Woodrow
Mexico
Diaz
Uberty
Reed
Mr. Wilson
Williamson appoints five city commissioners under Williamson charter
Gov Hatfield names Orlando Booton Gail Dudgeon John Studebaker Charles Cooper and John Greene to govern Williamson Mingo county for two years, with elections at general vote after. Charter aimed to oust Democrats and give Republicans control and its constitutionality may be tested. Admin shifts policy toward Mexico aligning with Villa and Carranza.
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Charleston
W.va
Hatfield
Williamson
Mingo County
Orlando H.booton
Gail T. Dudgeon
John M. Studebaker
Charles E. Cooper
John S. Greene
Mexico Seethes Over U S Interference Amid War Warnings
El Paso readers report a heated Mexican reaction to President Wilsons impending warnings. Carlos F Berna, ex GM of the Mexican Central Railroad, issues a bitter statement asserting Mexicans will not accept US charity or intervention. He urges equality and independence, saying Mexico can grow its own food and jobs without American aid.
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EL Paso
Tes
Interior of
Mexico
Germany
United States
Ani
Carlos F
Berna
Lusitania Hymn of Hate Provokes German Response
The Temps prints a German postcard poem praising the Lusitania sinking. It vows ten Lusitanias for each of their men, calling for submarine strikes and praising continued aggression while condemning American neutrality. The verse reflects wartime propaganda and anti Allied sentiment from Germany.
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Germany
Temps
Lusitania
Flanders
Uncle Sam
Life mask of secretary celebrated in Washington
In Washington on June 6 William J. Bryan’s friends praised a plaster life mask and cast of the secretary. The work was created by an artist in the midst of public interest, reflecting the admiration for the prominent figure and his public service.
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Washington
William JJ. Bryan
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