Denatured Alcohol Plan Spurs Iowa Industry Push
In Des Moines a legislative push seeks tax free manufacture and use of denatured alcohol to boost industry. Proponents argue it could support a new production district, with officials citing potential savings and market pricing against kerosene and other fuels. Critics and alcohol interests clash over the bill as lawmakers weigh economic benefits against safety and revenue concerns.
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Senna
United States
Standard Oil Tests Expose Deceit in Oil Trade
A detailed account of alleged Standard Oil corruption and fake tests before a commission, with independent dealers and wholesalers testifying about methods to lock in monopoly power. The testimony describes lamp wick manipulations, flame color tricks, and unfair comparisons to harm competitors, plus plans for further testimony in Cleveland May 24.
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Standard Oil
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Inerste Cominierca Commission
Standard Ol
Standard Company
Erie
Hhwig
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Standard
National Oil Company
Illinois
Wag
Map and testimony on Standard Oil rate tricks
Washington hearings reveal alleged secret six cent rate enjoyed by the Standard Oil Company for years. Witnesses describe tactics to throttle rivals, bribery of railway workers, and manipulation of lamp tests to disadvantage competitors, amid political fallout over Roosevelt rate legislation.
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Garfield
Charles J. Smith
Tinois Raiload and Warehouse Commission
H.R. Browney
Burlington
Interstate Commission
Release notice for Sevis Sherrick study findings
Fragmented report notes Sevis Sherrick release tied to a study prize and parental concerns. Mentions a finding about 19 and references various names and places in unclear, garbled phrasing.
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Sevis Sherrick
Tw South
Florida Water Kills Tudians
Fragmentary text reports a deadly incident linked to Florida Water killing people named as Tudians Natives in Sask. It mentions six dying and a directive or amendment evolving in a plan or policy, with a late development tied to an event or condition affecting Hod ton and a possible action by Uuek.
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Florida
Fragmented report on cholera deaths in Seberbaere Wake area
A garbled passage states several divisions in Chalten and Silos NS facing cholera. It mentions Wie istinus and Vary th SP, with references to wins and a death toll of one person. The legible elements indicate a public health incident and fatalities not clearly dated or sourced.
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Chalten
Four Big Powder Magazines Explode in Bridgeport
Four magazines at the Ulu Metallic Cartridge testing grounds in Bridgeport exploded in the early hours, shaking the city. Windows shattered and crockery fell in many homes, but no serious damage or injuries were reported as residents fled believing an earthquake had struck.
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Tinton Lath
Essen- Mol
Ternia
Lana
Bridgeport
Conn
Ulu Metallic Cartridge Company
Garl Schurz Dies in New York City
New York May 15 Carl Schurz famed publicist and former cabinet member died at his home at 4 35 yesterday morning after a lingering illness following a Thursday attack. Despite brief improvements he faded and sank into coma Sunday afternoon with his son Carl L and daughters Marianne and Agatha at the bedside Edward I Preprius, his business partner, along with augers Jacobi and Strauss.
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New York
Carl Schurz
Sehurg
Carl L
Marianne
Agatha
Edward I. Preprius
Mr. Sehurz
Augers, Jacobi and Strauss
Lucile's Diary Conflicts Over Alice Maltby Visit
Lucile details social missteps as she overextends kindness to Alice Maltby staying with Mrs Greene. She recounts pressuring Canby Fuller to flirt and finance attention, engineers a theater date, and regrets Alice’s chilly mood and the late return scene. The entry notes a clash with her father’s curfew and shows Lucile anxious about blame shifting to others.
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Alice Maltby
Mrs. Greene
Canby Fuller
Canby
Alice
Whelti
New York
Candy
Greenes
Aliie
Miss Maltby
Mr. Greene
Eltlus
Ope Mather
Su Cross
Chisago Daily News
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