Rogers Defiance in Court Over Interrogatory
In a New York court room, the Rogers case pits the Standard Oil trust against reformers. Attorneys demand time to answer whether Standard company holdings control Waters-Pierce Missouri and Republic Oil. Delays are resisted as politicians face impeachment and public scrutiny.
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New York
Rowe
Standard
Wollman
Rogers
Ir. Wollman
Mqrry
Hogers
Standard ON Company
New Jersey
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard 02
Missouri
Republic 07
H. H. Rogeze
Henry H. Rogers
Suysreme Court of
Morocco Meet Opens to Ease Morocco France Germany Tensions
The Morocco Meet opens in Algeciras with representatives from about a dozen nations to discuss Moroccan affairs and reduce clashes among France Germany and other powers. Cited tensions trace to France seeking guardianship of Morocco and German and British interests, with earlier visits and speeches signaling divergent aims.
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Algeciras
Spain
France
Germany
Morocc
Algeria
Morocco
Great Britain
Fez
Eall
Tategter
Teppertal Yaene Hohenzollern
Big Majesty
M. Delcasse
Senate
Paris
Europe
Open Door Morocco Policy at Algerciras Conference
Senator Bacon demands state department briefing on American instructions to delegates at the Algeciras Conference. The piece argues for transparency and supports Roosevelt's strategic approach, while noting Rogers in the Standard Oil inquiry facing court questions.
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Algercigs
Bacon
Georgia
State Department
Senate
Acon
Lodge
Algeciras
Roosevelt
Patriatic
United States
Morocco
Africa
New York
Public Secrecy in Municipal Affairs Questioned
The Sun argues against secret sessions of municipal bodies as improper and undemocratic. It notes public access is essential to accountability, cites the Board of Public Safety as complicit in secrecy, and supports open discussions. It also mentions potential sheriff candidates Edward Sourbier and Joseph Clay facing a spirited contest.
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Indianapoli
Meir
Board of Public Safety
The
Sark
Edward Sourbier
Marion County
Joseph Clay
Sourbier
Giny
Call for clean bills in congress by Galey
Congressman Galey voices a push for replacing tainted currency with new clean bills. Secretary Shaw notes government may cover transport costs to redeem worn notes below the denomination of 19. National banks currently bear this expense.
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Galey
House of Representatives
Rockefeller
Shaw
Congress
Treasury
Counterfeit notes spark calls for action and language woes
A reader laments counterfeit alterations in small pay sums and urges Congressman Gaines to attack the issue. The Manila Consolidated Bar Association notes its members struggle with English, extending language requirements five more years, while suggesting Esperanto as a practical alternative to English for the Philippines.
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Consolidated Bar Association
Manila
Alsace-Loraine
York city bans Mormon preachers with polygamy links
A muttghell notes York Pennsylvania barred two Mormon missionaries Lorin Woolley and Ted Hicken whose polygamy ties prompted police orders to halt preaching. The piece questions church license validity and predicts broader distribution of reports on religious persecution. The column also lightly jokes about Mayor Dunne of Chicago and speculation on presidential ambitions.
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York
McCall
Lorin Woolley
Tred H. Hicken
Utah
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Joseph F. Smith
Becqage
Mormon Company
Vanderbilt aims for fastest car in Ormond races
The article reports Nicy Tuen building a high speed racing auto for Alfred G. Vanderbilt in New York, planned to race at Ormond, Florida on day twenty two. It notes Vanderbilt’s spending, his role as owner driver, and contrasts his ambition with broader reflections on life and society.
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Nicy Tuen
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Vanderblt
Vanderbilt
Notte
Nelen Gould
Willam A. Pinkerton
Weill
New York
Mailstone
America
Miners Confer Over War or Peace During United Mine Workers Convocation
In the English hotel lobby miners and delegates discuss stakes of a looming coal field strike. They insist no unfair demands will be raised and emphasize avoiding harm to the country, while urging careful action to protect miners' rights and national interests amid political jockeying in the Fifth district.
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Mina
Ameria
Ete
Lobaies
Feome
Perhapy
John S. Jones
Pennsylvania Fields
Tenasona
What a Man Earns in View of Salaries Controversy
The debate on executive pay unfolds with opinions from Henry Clews James S Stillman and others. Leaders like Charnesy Depew and John D Rockefeller cited, with figures ranging from twenty five thousand to one hundred thousand yearly. Proposals assert a US President's 50,000 salary as a ceiling or standard, while several executives describe pay tied to value and results.
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In- Burancé
Charnesy. M. Depew
New York Central Railroad Company
James Stillman
National City Bank
IL H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Bete & Like
John D. Rockefeller
James J. Hul
Great Northern Railroad
Henry Clews
Henry Clews & Co
United States
Charles L. Eidnitz
New York Building Trades Employers' Association
Watermyon
New Jersey
Ben Gunden
Philanore
Svuconus
Reniish
Delphia Ledger
Havana
Fragments of Wit and Oddities From Early 20th Century Dispatches
A collage of humorous vignettes and anecdotes. A bicycle salesman provokes a farmer with a cow swap gag, a critic mocks torso decorations, and stories of kleptomania reveal comic misdirections. Other entries include a poet’s money woes and salary musings, plus brief notes on reform and Canadian rail oversight. The piece blends satire with social caricature across multiple voices and locales.
Odd Items and Reflections from a Busy Hotel Desk
A traveling man recalls a New Year hat purchase and a mislaid alias while staff at a downtown hotel listen for a good yarn. The column mixes quirky anecdotes with observations on fashion, memory, and a taste for thrift as readers encounter peculiar notes on hats and identity.
Personality Traits Drawn From Rival in Chicago Record
The Chicago Record-Perad notes compare two figures with contrasting traits. One is praised for invention, composition, originality, and oratory while the other drinks more, smokes more, stays out later, yells when hurt, desires more power, and shows a propensity for jealousy and violence.
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Tfe
Tle
Karan
Chicago
Perad
What War Is and the Cost to the Nation
The Minneapotia Journal notes the end of the late war in Russie and the claims by Commt Witt that the nation did not gain even a billion dollars in fun or profit. It argues war is a trade for financiers, citing a total figure of 1,260,000 dollars and implying the broader financial toll.
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Aday
Indiana Trust
Theodore Roosevelt
Army Medical Service
Detroit
Alonaing Rayner
Agneapais Journal
Boor
Mary
Chicago University
Chicago
Washington
Kansas City Journal
Tn Russie
Minneapotia Journal
Way of the World Inversion and Hospitality Note
A fragmentary excerpt discusses social manners in a curious inversion where guests and hosts blur roles. It remarks on hospitality, private vs public matters, and hints at editorial context from Macmillan’s Magazine and Detroit News.
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Jens
Lavin
Morriam
Macmillan
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