Court of Appeals Reverses $29 Million Standard Oil Fine
Federal judges in Chicago on July 23 ordered a new trial for the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, reversing Judge Landis’s $29.24 million verdict on 1 462 counts for railroad rebates. The ruling criticizes Landis’s counting method and allows rehearing, with Grosscup delivering the opinion and Baker Seaman concurring.
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Chicago
Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Landis
Grosscup
Seaman
Baker
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Chicago & Alton
John D. Rockefeller
New Jersey
Indiana Company
Indiana Oil Company
New York
Standard of! Company
Edwin W. Sims
James H. Wilkerson
John S. Miller
Moritz Rosenthal
John Virgil P. Kline
Cleveland
Chauncey W. Martyn
Alfred D. Eddy
Western
Standard Oil Company
Taft Comments on Oil Decision and Landis Ruling
W. H. Taft offers no comment on the overruling of Judge Landis in the debate case, stating there is nothing he can say about the decision. The remark reflects the restrained stance of the former president amid the controversy.
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W. H. Taft
Landis
Rockefeller Declines Visitors Addressing No Pending Matters
John D. Rockefeller states he is not at home to visitors and has nothing on hand that could affect a decision. He offers no further details or actionable information.
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John D. Rockefeller
Bryan reacts to grounds of case with restraint
W J Bryan voices astonishment and eagerness to learn the basis of the case but says he will not engage in discussion. He remains restrained while awaiting fuller facts.
Ellott States Deliberate Review Planned After Decision
Standard Oil lawyer M. F. Elliott says he is pleased with the result but cannot comment until he has had time to study the decision in full. The remark signals a thorough review before any public statement.
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M. F. Elliott
Standard Oil Lawyer
Solicitor General Hoyt Explains DOJ Stance On Appeal Action
Acting Attorney General Hoyt says it is not yet determined whether the Department of Justice will seek Supreme Court review by certiorari or pursue a new trial after the circuit court of appeals ruling. The decision will await the appeals court opinion and be made as promptly as possible.
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Hoyt
Department of Justice
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Appeals
Aero Club
France
Aero Club of France
Seine
Seine-et-Oise
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Clermont-Ferrand
Puy-de- Dame
Farman
Wright Brothers
Wilbur and
Orville
Dayton
Manteo
N. C
Attorney General Calls for Gov In Criminal Appeals
Charles J. Bonaparte argues that criminal appeals to the Supreme Court are necessary but blocked by current statutes. He notes the court of appeals decision prevents final review and urges Congress to enact broader governing law. He says the present rule unfairly advantages wealthy defendants and hopes for a remedy next session.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Appeals
United States
Congress
Rail line to charge three cents a mile defying two cent fare law
The Minneapolis Red Lake and Manitoba Railroad Company told the state railroad and warehouse commission that starting August 1 it will levy a passenger fare of three cents per mile, ignoring the two cent fare law. This move is seen as a precursor to similar action by other smaller state lines.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba Railroad Company
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
May Visit Japan
San Francisco reports the local chamber of commerce received a joint invitation from the chambers of Tokyo Kyoto Osaka Yokohama and Kobe asking that U S representatives visit these five Japanese cities in a coordinated program scheduled for a future May visit.
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Japan
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Tokyo
Kyoto
Osaka
Yokohama
Kobe
Fire Fatal to Two in South Second Street Boarding House
A Wednesday blaze in a South Second street boarding house injured four men and a boy, with two likely fatally. Some victims escaped by leaping from second story windows while trapped in their rooms.
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St. Louis
South Second Street
Freiberg Mayor’s Daughter Severely Harmed in Engagement Probe
Greten Belfer the 18 year old daughter of the Freiberg mayor was severely harmed between night and morning in a case linked to the engagement to be married. The incident occurred as authorities investigate the serious matter surrounding her fiancé.
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Freiberg
Saxony
Telegraphic briefities recounts injuries and deaths abroad
Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson hurt when a car driven by Lloyd Osbourne wrecks near her California ranch. Sir William Randall Cremer dies in London at age 70, founder of interparliamentary conferences and longtime IAL secretary. Cincinnati restraining order blocks new internal revenue marking rules at Clifton Springs Distilling plant. Hi bernians ban lifted by Bishop Chatard at Indianapolis convention. Pendleton NY receives 187746 legacy from Betsey Head for recreation grounds. Mrs Head disinherited daughter after elopement with a coachman.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Lloyd Osbourne
Order of Hibernians
Indianapolis
Chatard
Pendleton
New York
Betsey Head
Democratic State Committee Re-Elects Dimeling in Pa
Harrisburg July 23 The Democratic state committee re elected State Chairman George M. Dimeling of Clearfield without opposition and adopted resolutions endorsing Bryan Kern and denouncing the Denver convention for unseating Philadelphia delegates. The meeting featured speeches criticizing the national convention and a rejected amendment urging consultation with National Committeeman James Kerr.
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Harrisburg
Democratic State Committee
George M. Dimeling
Clearfield
Bryan
Kern
Denver
Philadelphia
James Kerr
National Convention
Pennsylvania
Western Federation of Miners repudiates I W W
The Western Federation of Miners adopted an amendment to its constitution on July 23 in Denver that strikes out the mining department of the Industrial Workers of the World and inserts Western Federation of Miners in its place.
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Denver
Col
Western Federation of Miners
Industrial Workers of the World
Mining Department of the Industrial Workers of the World
Castro Expels Dutch Minister From Venezuela
President Castro expels J. H. de Reus the Dutch minister resident from Venezuela. Passports were returned to him via Senor Paul the Venezuelan foreign affairs minister, signaling a diplomatic rift in Caracas and Port of Spain communications.
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Castro
Markets Report Shows Mixed Grain and Dairy Prices
Chicago and New York markets list firm spring wheat at 6.25 while various pat ent and export bags mix 4.65 to 4.75 for export, WW grains show September wheat around 90 91 percent, corn weak 76 percent, oats strong 44 45 cents. Butter and eggs move with creameries high, New York notes cash wheat fell on weaker demand with September at 84 86 cents and December at 1.00 1.05 dollars. rye dull No.2 western at 83 cents.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Liverpool
Dakotas
Western
Live Stock Prices from Chicago Market Report
Cattle markets show good to prime steers at 7 25 dollars per cwt and cows from 1 75 to 4 50. Hogs range from 2 75 to 6 80 per cwt with heavy packers near 6 10 to 6 35. Calves and bulls also feature in the day’s quoted values across categories.
Omaha cattle hogs and sheep market report
Omaha Nebraska July 22 cattle market prices rise 5 to 10 cents with ranges for native steers cows and heifers western and Texas steers range cows and canners stockers and calves bulls and stags. Hogs market strong to higher with heavy and mixed prices and best bulk in the mid 40s. Sheep market slow and weak with yearlings wethers ewes and lambs priced in the 3 to 6 dollar range.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Airship Pioneers Rivalry Drives U S Flight Race
Europe led in ballooning but America pushes ahead in heavier‑than‑air flight. Delagrange may visit. Fort Myer tests gasless machines. Wright and Herring builds head to head. Prize money totals rise with Henry Farman’s records as pilots chase longer, faster journeys across a five‑mile course under war department oversight.
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Europe
America
Delagrange
Wright Brothers
United States War Department
Fort Myer
Prof
Langley
A M, Herring
O. Chanute
Farman
France
Dayton
A. M. Herring
Philadelphia
War Department
Wrights
Herring
Michelin Brothers
Aero Club of France
Michelins
Aero Club
Mrs. Humphry Ward Opposes Votes for Women in Anti-Suffrage League
Mrs. Humphry Ward joins an anti-suffrage league in London and argues that a woman’s sphere is the home and that women could not safely enforce laws by vote. A suffragette in Pittsburgh mocks her stance calling it queer. The piece quotes a parable about home as the true feminine sphere.
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Humphry Ward
London
Pittsburg
Senate Chamber
Holy Land
Mount Sinai
Peruna Booster Chains Gratitude From St Louis Man
Sylvester E Smith of 218 Granite Block St Louis writes that exposure left him in a wretched state with catarrhal bronchial trouble. After using Peruna his health rapidly improved and was fully restored in three months. Also Dr A W Perrin of Brooklyn testifies he uses Peruna personally and with patients.
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Sylvester E. Smith
St. Louis
Peruna
Bick
A. W. Perrin
M. D
Halsey St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Doctor’s tale of Evans and the gates of heaven
Dr. Arthur T. Holbrook shares a patient parable about Evans who dies and seeks heaven. Saint Peter initially rejects John Evans, then finds his name in the back of the book revealing he belongs there but was not expected for 20 years.
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Arthur T. Holbrook
Evans
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
John Evans
Guardian of the Gate
Milwaukee Free Press
Itching Humor On Boy
Mrs Frank Donahue of Kokomo Indiana recalls her son suffering severe itching sores that spread over his body before using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She reports washing with warm water and applying the ointment nightly, noting a full recovery after four days.
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Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Where the Urchin Scored
A busy man stops before an office, leaps from his carriage, and denies an urchin the chance to hold the horse. The urchin presses for a small fee and jokes that the horse might run away or fall down.
Minneapolis Tent and Awning Co Advertising Prices
The American Tent & Awning Co. of Minneapolis offers stacks covers awnings tents flags and related outdoor coverings with information and prices available upon request.
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American Tent & Awning Co
Minneapolis
After Years Women Discover New Mirror Truth
Miller Holmes of St Paul Minnesota advertises top prices paid for cream and notes a shift in how mirrors reflect after years of change.
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Miller & Holmes
St. Paul
Minnesota
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United States Appeal Body
Durist
New Jersey .Corporation
New Jersey Corporation
Peter & Grosscup
W. J. Bryan
Pennsy” Democratic
Anerica
International Federation of Aero Clubs
Henri Farman
TE Wright
North Carolina
Cquaast
Edouard Stichelin
the Doctor
Dodds
Guare
Carters
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