Deny Oil Rearing? Supreme Court Hears Plea Review
United States seeks re hearing of Standard Oil Company of Indiana case over 23 million dollar penalty from Judge Landis. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled and sent petition to the Supreme Court, with just two points of contention noted amid criticism of government counsel. Fine capped at 720,600 for 36 settlements. opinion warns against misusing legal terms to mislead in appeals.
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Chicago
United States
Standard Git Company
Indiana
Landis
Grozscup, Baker and Zeaman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Bonaparte
Edwin W. Sims
Wipe Ee
Chicago & Aon
Acces
Well Known Steel Worker Dies in River Incident
A noted steel veteran, long associated with the river trade, died in a self-inflicted incident. He was well known in the Ton and steel circles, with an estimated fifty years of service. The event has sparked great excitement and prompted inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Steel
Walwomih H. Taj wWell
Ste
Fogre Enye
River Canten
Atleg Pill
Cifla Riveracid
Veteran of Three Wars Dies in Worcester
Gen Samuel Chamberlain, veteran of the Mexican, Indian, and Civil wars, died at St. Vincent's Hospital early Tuesday from infirmities of old age. He was born in 1827.
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Worcester
Mass
Samuel Chamberlain
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Fire Prevention Bureau Leaders Target City Inspections
Des Moines delegates from insurance firms attended the Iowa Fire Prevention association meeting on November 10. The program outlined 35 districts with a district chairman, and inspectors will review 21 large buildings and notify property owners to remedy hazards and reinforce defenses ahead of winter.
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Des Moines
Cwa
Secord
Iowa Fire Prevention Association
Commercial Clay
Dent Warashtis
Gath
Meines
Insrect Iso
Zershal
Dysentery Epidemic Hits Iowa City and University
Iowa City residents and Towa University students, including many football team members, face a dysentery outbreak traced to erenothrix in mains water. River water tests underway. if unsafe, unfiltered river water will be used but boiled water remains in use meanwhile.
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Iowa City
Towa City
Pelly
Towa University
Tobacco center near Sac City praised by Wilson
Secretary Wilson toured Sac City area as a potential great tobacco region with 149,000 rounds grown by W. L. Strum. He tasted a sample, called it superior, and arranged for two experts to remain for thorough testing.
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Wilson
Sac City
W. L. Strum
Agriculture Wilson
Ést
Sues Big Brewing Firm For 3737 Recovery
Joseph Leder and Martin Leder of Saloon, Johnson county, sue Val Blatz Brewing Co to recover $3737 paid for lager beer from June 26, 1888, to Oct 3, 1905. They claim the company, a foreign corporation, conducted Cedar Rapids Dewey avenue sales at the time. Grand jury is involved in related matters in Newton.
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Waterloo
Val Blatz Brewing Company
Reid
Joseph Leder
Martin Leder
Salon
Johnson County
The
Brewing Company
Dewey Avenue
Cedar Rapgids
Ten Years in Penitentiary Indicted for Cane Crime
Fragmentary OCR reads as indictment notes with sentences about a decade in penitentiary, cane crime, plea, and references to Caldame and gliack. details are unclear due to garbled text. Entities are uncertain. no clear dates or locations can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
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Red
Isen Resa
Dairy Programme to feature exhibits and dairy experts
The event lists regular sessions tested in eight halls with the Comm Belt Auto garage as a machinery hall and Northey Manufacturing factory as the butter exhibit site. Numerous cash and special prizes are offered for the displays, with addresses by prominent dairy experts.
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Comm Belt Auto Company
Chinery
Buiter
Northey Manufacturing Company
Cement Mills Struggle Amid Slowing Demand at Mason City
Managers of major plants in Mason City report a hard year for cement as reduced demand dampens big projects. Northwestern States Cement Co. notes smaller scale work cuts and layoffs, yet mills maintain headway, keeping 463 workers employed and dividends paid.
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Mason City
Secret McCorurtie
Northwestern States Cement Company
McCorr
Bishop Lewis to Sail from San Francisco for China
Sioux City bishop Wi’son Seeley Lewis will sail from San Francisco aboard the Hongkong Maiu bound for China on November 11. He will hold his first conference at West China, 1599 miles away, with headquarters in Foo. Lewis left Sioux City to join Bishop Lewis Methodist, to attend a board meeting in Topeka. his presidency at Merside College is unsettled as the college remains under a board of regents.
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San Francisco
Sioux City
Seeley Lewis
China
West China
Foo
Lewis
Bishop
Second Carroll Bank Death Strikes National Examiner
National Examiner Shaw, called here after the First National Bank collapse and its president W L Culbertson death, died suddenly at Burke's hotel. He was found in his room at 8 am by a clerk after being unresponsive since 10 am the prior day, indicating a fatal brain hemorrhage.
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National Examiner Shaw
Carroll National Bank Examiner Law
W.L. Culbertson
First National Bank
Khan
Burke’s
Odd Fellows sue on notes for 32000 each at Nora Springs
Nora Springs lodge seeks 64000 from the estate of the late James Donahue claiming two notes for 32000 owed to the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Rebekahs. Administrator FL H Schmidtler of Nora Springs contests the debt saying there are no funds to pay and suit proceeds to compel payment.
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Nora Springs Lodge
Alster
Nora Springs
Odd Fellows Lodge
James’ Denabvte
Atterzsts
Oold Fellows Isdge
Rebekahs
Mr. Donahue
H. Sehbnedler
Nera Sourings
Administra Iive Estate
Largest post office deficit due to pay rise and slow revenue
Postmaster General Beyer reported the fiscal year ended June 3, 1895 showed a deficit of 510,910,275 with expenditures of 208,351,256. The surge includes 3,891,221 for congressional wage increases across railway mail, rural and city delivery, and clerks. He urged congress to consider new parcel routes to reduce the deficit and boost rural commerce.
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Washington
PB. C
Beyer
Dcipit
Post Ofice Department
Congress
Will Back New Industries Sioux City
Prominent business men organize a ration for the process of beck w industrial enterprises empowering Sioux City. Before Jaen 1 the new company to being beess in a manner that promises to even the eyes sf com Sioux Chiir ard give a new ement of a city of The corporation of 31 and ef is xy to Wedee Lim ber of shares.
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Sioux City
Sieux Sur Rave
Woney
Jaen
Beess
Oreid from a hero on the pick lawa City
A partial OCR fragment notes a person nicknamed a hero on the pick in a city area. The readable text references local effort and a noteworthy contribution. Further details such as full name, exact location, and date are not available in the readable portion.
Women sweep county offices as 45 counties elect female superintendents
In a notable shift women won across counties with men as contenders. Mrs Jennie Steele Huegle of Des Moines prevailed in Polk county, signaling a major change in the county superintendents section and a new complexion at the upcoming state teachers association meeting.
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Jennie Steele Huegle
Des Moines
Polk County
State Teachers’ Association
Castro Ready for War at Venezuela Seaports
President Castro has armed La Guaira with mountain artillery and completed defenses of Venezuela’s main seaport gateway to Caracas. The army navy and local merchants prepare for a blockade against Helland’s ships, with salt stocks and flour mills controlled by politicians and investors. European importers rush in rice and provisions after assessing Helland’s intent.
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Caracas
la Guaira
Helland
Venezuela
Castro
Europe
Unwilling North Carolina Nominee Wins Congress Seat
New York report says John Meter Moorehead, a New York woolen mill operator, reluctantly accepted a Republican congressional nomination in North Carolina. He did not campaign, expected to lose, yet defeated Democrat Brooks by about four hundred votes in the 1st district, and now travels to Washington to arrange a residence for himself and his family, claiming to be a business man and politically ignorant.
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New York
North Carolina
John Meter Moorehead
Brer Brooks
Washington
Silk
Shercliffe’s Family Sticks to Help Prisoner in Iowa
R W Morris of Melbourne Iowa testified for the prisoner alias Frank J Shercliffe on a robbery case. The man faces a potential fifteen year murder sentence in Colorado. Morris left after the escape yesterday while Shercliffe’s family in Iowa prepared to assist.
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Shercliffe
Minneapolis
Minn
R. W Morris
Melbourne
Frank J. Shercliffe
Colorado
Morris
Sherclif
Iowa
New Arrest in Carmack Case in Nashville Tennessee
Nashville Tenn Nov 13 John D Sharpe sheriff of this county was arrested here yesterday charged with murder and abetting in the murder of Senator E W Carmack last Friday day afternoon The arrest follows the Carmack assassination shock in the capital with authorities pursuing the implicated official through state channels and press coverage.
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Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
John D Sharpe
Sherif
E. W. Carmack
Root Denies Candidacy in Boston Interview
Secretary of State Elihu Root, in Boston, said in an interview published yesterday that he is not a candidate for the United States Senate.
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Root
Boston
Elfhu Root
United States
Serzie
Wreck on Bes semer & Lake Evie train injures few
106 passengers escaped with slight injuries after passenger train No. 11 wrecked 49 miles east of Exe, near Extler Pennsylvania. The southbound Bes semer Lake Evie railroad event affected over a hundred travelers.
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Extler
Bessemer & Lake Evie
So ciety of the Army of Tennessee reelects leader in St Louis
In St Louis Missouri on November 12 the Society of the Army of Tennessee concluded its best sessions. General Grenville M. Deeise was reelected president amid formal proceedings and greetings from members across posts.
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Docse
St. Louis
Society of the Army of Tennessee
M23
Grenville M. Deeise
Eleven Die As Express Hits Local Train At Little Woods
A Great Northern express collided with the New Orleans & North Eastern local near Little Woods station in fog. Eleven killed and many injured as wreckage caught fire. survivors fought to save those trapped. Names of the deceased include C A Crawford Willem Allaway and C B Lowry among others. engineer Blackman attempted to avert disaster.
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New Orleans
Great Northern Express
Little Woods
Lake Poscharirain
C.A. Crawford
Seminary
Miss
Willem Allaway
Slidell
C. B. Lowry
William A. Martin
Ora
Travis
Hattiesburg
Zusius
Beitkampf
Pearl River
C. E. Rees
New Orleans University
Bieckmen
Great Northern
Slideil
Rel
Ive
Woods
Blackman
Iccal
Cheyenne
Wro
Union Pacific
Borie
Noted New York social figure dies in retirement
New York society remembers Josefa Nelisen Osborn born Josefa Nelisen a leading light of the Four Hundred before marriage to Robert Osborn. After a divorce she ran a dressmaking shop and faded from social prominence now died Wednesday in New York.
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Josefa Neilson Osborn
New York
Ew York
Jozefa Neilsen Osborn
Big Department Store Burns
Litchfield Minnesota Wells Bros Company’s large department store burned at six a m Wednesday causing extensive loss to stock and buildings estimated at sixty thousand dollars.
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Litchfield, Minn
Wells Bros. Company
Cotham Postmaster Shot in New York City
Edward St. Morgan postmaster of New York City was wounded Monday morning by a bullet fired by El W. Mackay an English stenographer who then killed himself The postmaster is resting well and expected to recover The shooting occurred on One Hundred and Forty sixth Street near his home Mackay left a letter indicating premeditation and carried thirty to forty smokeless cartridges two heart slingshot a knife and a casp knife in his clothing The motive appears tied to a grievance over mail handling and office affairs with no further clear motive found
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New York
Edward St. Morgan
New York City
EL Wh. B. Mackay
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Mackay
Mr. Morgen
Alackay
Worcester
Mass
Post Ofice
Wattersons Son Killed In Wall Street Plunge
Harvey Watterson, 3, son of Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, fell from a nineteenth floor window at 37 Wall Street to a roof below. Officials call it an accidental death. no witnesses. He was a junior member of the law firm Wing, Russe and Watterson.
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New York
Harvey W. Watterson
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ing
Wall Street
Dornwerd
Bald Attempt at Blackmail in Denver Bank
A woman calling herself Mrs H C Cones took Mrs Genevieve Chanier Phipps to a Denver bank to extract 10039 under threat of bombing. Bank officials and officers overpowered the suspect, who calmed and claimed insanity as investigators assess the case involving Lawrence Phipps, Pittsburgh millionaire.
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Denver
Col
H. C. Cones
Genevieve Chan
Supreme Court to recess for two weeks under Fatler plan
Washington Chief Justice Fatler said the Supreme Court will recess for two weeks starting next Monday to permit members to comment on cases that have been ensued or submitted. In St Louis, Thomas McGrath, an election official in the Second Precinct of the Third Ward at the August Primaries, was convicted of making false returns and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Fatler
Supreme Court of the Uni States
Court
S. Lou’s
Thomas McGrath
Girl Killed in Auto Accident in Green Bay Area
Miss Elsie Dutton aged 20 daughter of H B Dutton an officer of the Green Bay and Western railroad was killed in a collision between an automobile and a street car Wednesday afternoon in Great Wisconsin.
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Great
B. Wis
Elsie. Dutton
H. B Dutton
Green Bay & Western Railroad
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