Packers Fix Rates For Dressed Meats On Freight Business
A. B. Stickney of the Chicago Great Western reiterates that railroads fix dressed meat rates and rebates. Testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission alleges carriers threaten to withhold business unless meat is hauled at their chosen price. Several executives face fines for alleged rebate schemes connected to Schwarzs child & Sulzberger.
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Packers
A. B. Stickney
Chicago Great Westlway Company
Ofense
Interstate Com. Commission
Missouri
Chicago
Stickney
Kaident Stickney
Officials of Chicago firm fined for conspiracy to accept rebates
Four officials of Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Pack Company, Chicago, were fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to accept rebates. Judge Humf in the United States district court oversaw the case. Samuel Weil of New York was among the defendants.
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B. S. Casey
Vance D. Skipworth
Chess E. Todd
Weil
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Max Sulzberger
Plengo
Dhwarzschild & Sulzberger Pack Company
Chicago
Hum- F
United States
Samuel Weil
New York
Bomb Explosion at Peking Station Kills Officials
At Peking railway station a bomb inside a private car exploded as a train carrying one of four overseas missions was departing. Four minor officials were killed and over twenty wounded including Prince Tsai Teche and Wu Ting Fang both lightly hurt. The bomber in the car was killed.
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Peking
Prince Tsai Teche
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Yellow Fever Situation in New Orleans
New Orleans reports no marked change in conditions. Through Monday at p m the yellow fever tally shows 37 new cases and 282 under treatment, with 2,216 discharged and 370 deaths overall. Most new cases arise in the Seventh and Eighth wards as the campaign areas shift.
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New Orleans
Colonel Ivan N. Walker Dies in Indiana G. A. R. Circles
Colonel Ivan N. Walker assistant adjutant general of the Indiana G. A. R. is dead of uraemic poisoning. He had been commander in chief of the order and was a prominent figure in state affairs.
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Indianapolis
Ivan N. Walker
Indiana
Walker
Order
Two New Cholera Cases Reported in Berlin Bulletin
The official bulletin records 2 new cholera cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising totals to 246 cases and 85 deaths. The fresh cases are at Dirschau and Weesitz.
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Berlin
Dirschau
Weesitz
Dissolution Protocol Agreed At Karlstad Conference
The Karlstad protocol outlines five articles and thirty five sub clauses for dissolving the union of Norway and Sweden. It requires compulsory arbitration at The Hague for ten year terms and sets a neutral frontier zone with fortress demolitions except certain preserved works. The piece notes a grave outlook and possible revolution amid shifting regional power.
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Stockholm
Karlstad
Norway
Sweden
Riksdag
Storthing
Hague Court
Fredriksten
Gyldenleeve
Overbjerget
Trouble in Hungary Bids Fair to Result in War
Washington notes on Sept 26 report diplomatic interest turning to Austro-Hungarian tensions. Observers express surprise at Francis Joseph's chilly reception of the Hungarian coalition representatives and fear potential consequences for the region.
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Washington
Francis Joseph
Typhoon Hits Manila Killing Ten Natives
A typhoon swept Manila for three hours on Tuesday with winds reaching 105 mph. Property damage is pegged at 500000 dollars. ten natives killed and about 1000 rendered homeless. Minor damage to the US quartermaster storehouse and a city blackout followed before repairs began.
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Manila
United States Quartermaster’s
Awaiting Calhoun's Return on Venezuela Issue
Oyster Bay Sept 27 no word from France on the Venezuela difficulty has reached President Roosevelt. No American action will occur until W J Calhoun the president's special commissioner to Venezuela submits his report from the investigation.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
France
Venezuela
Roosevelt
W. J. Calhoun
Major Butte fire devastates business district and library
A blaze in Butte Montana on September 25 caused about one million dollars in losses, consuming the business area between Shodair block and Renshaw alley and partially destroying the public library. Fire departments from Barns, Cora, Parrott, Original, Gaghon, Anaconda, Silver Bow and others aided in controlling the flames as embers blew in a stiff wind.
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Butte
Mont
Shodair
Renshaw Alley
West Park Street
Public Library
Miner
Broadway
Harvard
Argyll
Cora
Parrott
Original
Gaghon
Anaconda
Silver Bow
Troops Enter Finland Reinforcements Filed at Sveaborg
Helsinki dispatch reports large Russian forces reinforcing Finland. Over 1,200 troops arrived at Helsinki to bolster Sveaborg, with other garrisons receiving 700 to 1,000 additional soldiers as part of the broader deployment.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Sveaborg
End of Extradition Fight for Gaynor and Greene
Montreal report shows Judge Ouimet of the King’s Bench hands down a decision against Colonel J F Gaynor and Captain B D Greene American contractors accused of defrauding the government. Legal observers say they have likely exhausted resources, with two weeks left for a possible stay motion.
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Montreal
J. F. Gaynor
B.D. Greene
United States
Ouimet
Court of King’s Bench
Greene
Gaynor
Bomb injures seven near Kovno in Russia
Chief of Police Ivanoff three policemen and three women were severely wounded when a bomb exploded near the town gardens at Kovno Northwest Russia. The bomber escaped.
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St. Petersburg
Ivanoff
Kovno
Russia
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