Oil King Rockefeller in federal trust suit defense
John D. Rockefeller faced sharp questioning as Frank Kellogg pressed in the federal case to break up the Standard Oil trust. Kellogg cited vast profits and a railroad contract paying 20 cents a barrel. Rockefeller defended the hazardousness of the business and confirmed stock and earnings figures tied to the trust.
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Rockefeller
Kellogg
Standard
Oil King
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Frank B. Kellogg
Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company
John Milburn
Mr. Rockefeller
McGregor to Open Stone Contracting Business
John McGregor, county commissioner for 12 years, leaving office at end of 1908, plans to open a stone contracting business. He seeks an office, will bid on monument and stone bridges projects, stone and steel buildings, and offer artistic boulder fireplaces. He foresees strong patronage and has begun preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGregor
McGregor
Husband objects to being called fool in divorce suit
Clarence A. Griffith of Fowler Indiana who married Ma bel Griffith in 1906 objects to being called a fool in his own house by his wife. In the divorce complaint he charges that Mrs Griffith calls him vile names, accuses her of drinking and staying out at night, and that she fails to rise to cook his breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Griffith
Mabel Grifith
Fowler
Ind
German American Democrats at Ratification Meeting
The German American Democratic club held a ratification meeting Thursday night with speeches by Paul Kroessnic president and speakers Charles Korbly Jacob Woessner and David Erdmann. Albert Lahm sent a congratulatory letter praising the club's long existence and Democratic devotion.
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Democratic Club
Paul Kroessnic
Charles Korbly
Jacob Woessner
David Erdmann
Albert Lahm
Eight aboard car plunges into Calumet River tragedy at Torrence bridge
Chicago reports two drowned and six rescued after a large touring car with eight occupants slams the Torrence avenue bridge embankment into the Calumet River. P H Graves at wheel. George Wickham the bridge tender aided rescue.
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Chicago
Calumet River
Torrence Avenue Bridge
Margaret Atkins
Armour Avenue
George W. Wickham
Peter Anderson
T. Quinlan
David
P. H. Graves
Myers
Graves
Wife's Terrible Rages Endanger Husband in Court
Andrew L Burley testifies that Grace Burley has an ungovernable temper and terrible rages there with she beats him using any object at hand including a cash. Married in 1898 the couple separated in 1903. He claims Mrs Burley keeps $100 furniture removed from their home and refuses to return it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew L. Burley
Grace Burley
Girl Fears Desertion and Attempts Death by Poison
Miss Pearl Torrent nine years old at 305 N Capitol Avenue thought her sweetheart would reject her Friday she took a small quantity of strychnine Doctors Irwin and Kane of the City Dispensary treated her for nearly an hour and pronounced her out of danger.
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Miss Pearl Torrent
N. Capitol Avenue
Multiple City News Briefs From November Twentieth
Philadelphia reports Charles E. Keniston a publishing head killed himself at Hotel Seville. New York says Charles W. Morse demanded no contact from newspaper men via Warden Flynn at the Tombs. Richard Croker arrives in New York aboard the Lusitania after residing in Ireland. Fort Scott bank, First National, shutters with liabilities around 662000 and assets near 789600. Berlin plans to curb Kaiser references in the Reichstag. Meena notes Montenegro distributing arms and ammunition to its population per today’s report.
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Philadelphia
Charles E. Keniston
Seville
New York
Charles W. Morse
Flynn
Morse
Richard Croker
Ireland
Lusitania
Fort Scott
Kas
First National Bank, of
Kansas
Berlin
Reichstag
Meena
Montenegro
Gas main explosion in Brooklyn kills fifteen workers
November 20 in Brooklyn a gas main burst along Gold Street between York and Front while a sewer project progressed. Fifteen laborers died or were gravely injured as flames rose to about 100 feet and surrounding frame houses faced destruction. Fire crews battled the blaze as schools and residents evacuated and investigators pondered the cause.
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New York
Gold Street
York
Front Streets
Brooklyn
Fulton Street
East River
Front Street
Front
York Streets
Gold Streets
Gst. James Catholic School
Immunity Question Looms Over Rockefeller Testimony
Washington Nov 2 The attorney general Bonaparte gave the first clear statement on whether John D Rockefeller can claim immunity from criminal prosecution because of testimony in the Standard Oil civil suit. He said whether immunity applies will not be decided until a need arises, signaling a wait-and-see stance as prosecutors assess potential criminal exposure if Rockefeller’s on the stand reveals grounds under the Sherman act.
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Washington
Bonaparte
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
New York
Rockefeller
Department of Justice
Creditors sue hotel man in New Castle
Court filings in New Castle allege William Beal proprietor of a New Castle hotel is bankrupt. Creditors led by John Pohlman Company liquor dealers Coca Cola Bottling Works Indianapolis Englewood Distilling Cincinnati and William Kinder Greenfield pursue bankruptcy action against Beal.
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New Castle
William Beal
John Pohlman Company
Coca Cola Bottling Works
Indianapolis
Englewood Distilling Company
Cincinnati
William Kinder
Greenfield
Beal
Alfred C. Howard Dies in Paterson Vaudeville Family
Alfred C. Howard, member of the famous Howard brothers vaudeville team, died at his brother's Paterson home. He had retired from theater life years ago and entered business in the city.
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Alfred C. Howard
Paterson
N. J
Howard Brothers
Ife
Two Days Sale At Goodyear Rain Company
Sales advertised at Goodyear Rain company run today and tomorrow only with page seven listing. Items include clearance offers and limited quantities for immediate purchase.
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Goodyear Rain‘cdag
S. Atoro
Ihd
Loges Doors on Wife Incident Ends In Arrest
George Canfield of 19 South Oriental Street reported his wife failed to return home Thursday night. He located her at neighbors’ house, later barred her entry at home, causing a glass breakage and injury to his head as police arrived. Both were arrested for assault and battery with disorderly conduct.
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George Canfield
S. Oriental Street
Canfield
Panther Kills an Indiana Hog in Owensville
In Owensville Indiana on November 20 a hunter, Levi Skelton, watched a fog belonging to him killed by a panther. He fired at the creature but the panther escaped. The incident recalls a previous winter when a panther caused much excitement in the county.
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Panther
Indiana
Owensville
Ind
Levi Skelton
Doctor 5 Killed by the Glanders in Chicago
Dr. Thomas M. Wilson of Atwood Ontario died at Presbyterian hospital after absorbing the glanders germ during experiments at Rush Medical College. The case notes a rare, fatal outcome from this infectious disease in a human.
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Chicago
Thomas M. Wilson
Atwood
Ont
Presbyterian Hospital
Wilson
Rush. Medical College
Woman Falls Into Canal on Ohio Street Tragedy
Mary Montgomery a 48 year old woman fell from a canal bank on Ohio Street and was rescued by a man who waded after her. Police noted she was intoxicated and found in room 415 West Ohio. no arrest was made.
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Mary Montgomery
Ohio Street
Canal Bank
Mrs. Montgomery
Clock thief Denshaw tracked after daytime break in Indy
Miss Hattie Hiett identifies Clyde Denshaw of Brantford Ont by a scratch near his eye after he entered her home Thursday morning and stole a clock and an overcoat. Police, aided by Wilson Todd and Golnisch, traced him to a rooming house on North Illinois Street Thursday night. Denshaw, in Indianapolis seven weeks, had priorly arrived from Hoopeston, Illinois, and claimed to seek work through a minister who showed concern for his wellbeing.
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Hattie Hiett
Lamphere Murder Case Closes State Forwards Damaging Confessions
Indiana courtroom reports state closes its case against Ray Lamphere in the Bella Gunness murder trial. Deputy Anstiss relays Lamphere's damning admissions about burning the Gunness home and his confessions amid defense objections and a tense session. The defense opens with promises of innocence as Lamphere’s story is challenged.
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Ray Lamphere
Bella Gunness
Lamphere
William Anstiss
W. H. Worden
Anstiss
Gunness Place
Perry F Carr Indicted In Grand Larceny Scheme Trial
Perry F. Carr of Newby and Carr real estate firm 32 Baldwin block is indicted in the November grand jury report on grand larceny. The scheme involves fake real estate deals where a buyer as customer and an agent collude to inflate prices, with forfeited cash kept by the agent while the seller and buyer are harmed.
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Tate
Perry F. Carr
Newby & Carr
Baldwin Block
Mr. Carr
Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Illinois
Amazon Fights Breaks in Court As Mother Resists Officers
In a juvenile court scene Judge Charles Remy presided while Mrs John Curry fought with officers and three strong men over her attempt to leave the room. Special Officer Frank M Stephenson was struck and hurt. Curry later apologized before being allowed to depart. The boy James Wesley Curry, 11, already with a troubled past, had been sent to the Indiana School for Boys after authorities detained him. He claimed to be an orphan and resisted placement, issuing threats of vengeance toward officers and his mother.
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John Curry
Frank M. Stephenson
James Wesley Curry
Indiana School For
William McCoy
Young Curry
Babe Kirk
Plainfield
Stephenson
Postal card threat nets Lafayette man fine
Edgar G. Collins of Lafayette pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday morning to sending a postal card threat. He was fined $10 and assessed costs. Collins, acting as collector, held the claim of the unidentified party.
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Edgar G. Collins
Lafayette
Collins
Train Strikes Handcar. four Greeks killed near Chicago
Four Greek section workers were killed and four others fatally injured when a fast suburban Burlington train struck a handcar on the Highlands stretch, en route from Aurora to Chicago. The injured were rushed to Cook County Hospital.
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Chicago
Burlington
Highlands
Aurora
Cook County
Policeman Berberich Dies Defending Parkville Women
New York police officer Charles A. Berberich gave his life in Parkville Brooklyn to shield women and children from a fallen telephone wire crossed by an electric line. He touched the live conductor and was killed instantly.
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New York
Charles A. Berberich
Parkville
Brooklyn
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