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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1905

Page

3

Oil Trusts Battle for Indiana Territory Heavily Contested

A special correspondent reports fierce competition among Standard Oil Manhattan and the Cudahbay companies for control of oil lands from Geneva to near Muncie. Five Cudahbay agents are in the field as price and production pressures squeeze weaker wells and drive consolidation.

Indiana Muncie Ind Marcil Manhattan Company Standard Oil ‘Trust Cudahay Company Geneva Welds Standard Dunaway Company Cudahbay Manhattan Cudahey Company Mhare UN Mure Newcastle Pendiety

Verdict in Boy's Death by Accidental Strychnine Poisoning

Deputy Coroner Duntavy returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of six month old Sitle Gilbert Merritt son of Mr and Mrs Rovert Merritt. The infant died after swallowing tablets containing strychnine at his grandparents home while his mother accompanied by Mrs J D Stewart 162 Ludlow. The child mistook the tablets for candy and died soon after.

Duntavy Sitle Gilbert Merritt

Local Assembly Candidate Claims Possible Bribery Motive

Fragmentary report notes Representative Arvanias Baker of Rochester asserting he could have secured a payment or favor if others had cared to accept it. The garbled text cannot confirm details of the alleged bribe or context, leaving the central claim only as a hinted political matter.

Peru Sareh Arvanias Baker Fochester Brivery Mysey

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