Edwin W. Sime a DA who rose from cub reporter to leader
Edwin W. Sime of Chicago, the U S district attorney whose victory over Standard Oil was set aside by Judge Groscup, plans to renew the government fight on the trust. Canadian by birth, raised in Michigan, he started as a Bay City Post cub reporter, studied at Michigan, then moved to Chicago. He built a career from $5 weekly work to signing a $500 opinion, hung out his own office, hustled in politics, and held posts as county attorney, district attorney, solicitor for commerce and labor, and finally the U S district attorney.
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Edwin W. Sime
United States
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Grosacup
Sima
Michigan
Bay City
Post
University of Michigan
Sims
Department of Commerce and Labor
Potomac Flats Transformed Into A Public Park
Washington undertakes rapid landscaping along the Potomac riverfront, converting waste land into a lush public park with verdant lawns trees shrubbery and flowers. The city promises calmer summer days with shaded walks drives and seating for river views, countering skepticism about Washington as a summer destination.
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Ashington
Potomac
Washington
Memorial to Bishop Satterlee Planned at Twilight Park
A movement grows to enlarge and stone a small chapel at Twilight Park, Haines Falls, to honor the late Rt. Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee. The All Angels church, tied to Washington diocese, began in 1895 with Satterlee guiding summer services on the Catskills site.
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Nother
Washington
Henry Yates Satterlee
Twilight Park
Haines Falls
Catskill Mountains
All Angels
Diocese of
Satterlee
Catskills
Mission of All Angels
Bishop Satterlee
Guarding the Precious Declaration
A report details a failed attempt to issue a permit to view the original Declaration of Independence. It notes the document’s long concealment since 1903, the damage from handling, and a 1903 Hay commission recommendation to keep it dark and dry, a policy still observed.
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John Hay
New Plan Helps Aliens to Get Work In Farms Nationwide
The information division of the bureau of immigration and naturalization reports a systematic program to place admitted aliens and job seekers in farm labor and other positions nationwide. From February to June about 1,000 aliens responded to applications, with 26 nationalities represented and Texas leading with 461 placements. States listed include Alabama 3, Connecticut 7, Delaware 1, Georgia 23, Illinois 23, Indiana 1, Iowa 31, Kansas 5, Kentucky 18, Maryland 10, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 18, Minnesota 29, Mississippi 10, Missouri 9, Montana 2, Nebraska 9, New Jersey 18, New York 181, North Carolina 23, North Dakota 8, Ohio 13, Oklahoma 36, Pennsylvania 55, South Carolina 22, South Dakota 1, Texas 461, Vermont 7, Virginia 2, Wisconsin 2.
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Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Massacusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
Enon York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Olid
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
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Virginia
Wisconsia
Independence Party Leader Thomas L Hisgen Biography
Massachusetts based Independence party candidate Thomas L Hisgen rose from German immigrant roots in Petersburg Indiana to mass political influence. Born November 26 1858 in Petersburg he later moved to Albany and worked as a clerk before innovating patent axle grease. He ran for state auditor in 1906 gathering 150000 votes and for governor in 1907 winning 75000 votes securing second place for his party in Massachusetts.
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Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Massachusetts
Indiana
Albany
N. Y
William Hisgen
Petersburg
Ind
Thomas
Hisgen
Barbara Fox
Independence League
Miller leads oil litigations as immunity bath credited
John 3. Miller chief attorney for Standard Oil. credited with pioneering the "Immunity bath" tactic that won reversal of a $29,240,000 fine in the beef trust and oil cases. A Chicago lawyer, former city corporation counsel, known for hard fought defenses and a jolly personality.
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John 3. Miller
Standard Oil Company
Lodiania
United States Court of Appeals
Rockefeller
Landis
Chicago
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
John R. Walsh
Miller
Hempstead Washburne
George B. Swift
National Department of Justice
Prince of Wales in Canada and possible US visit
The Prince of Wales, in Canada for the Quebec Tercentennial, may visit the United States before returning to England. As heir apparent he moves with dignity, supported by a grand staff led by Lord Roberts, while enjoying quieter pastimes when in private.
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Georize
Prince of Wales
Canada
Quebec
United States
England
Europe
Prince Edward
Royal Navy
Thrush
Iits
Gibraltar
America
Lord “Roberts
Kipling
Narrowly Prevented: Burglary Convict Nearly Made New York Cop
In New York, a man named Croughan nearly became a New York City patrolman after high marks in the civil service exam. A detective revealed his three prior burglaries and army discharge, leading to an arrest for perjury and averting a citywide embarrassment.
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Cants
Croughan
Gen
Bingham
Iman
Standard Oil eyes large surplus as melon cutting looms
Standard Oil reports net profits near 40 million for the first half of the year and a 23.6 million dividend, leaving a surplus around 210 million. It plans for future contingencies amid government probes and a potential dissolution if lawsuits succeed, with a nearly 29.2 million fine viewed as unlikely to be paid.
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Standard Oil Company
Landis
Industrial Christian Alliance Aims to Reclaim Hobos with Ten-Story Plan
The alliance claims 16 years of helping the down and outs and plans a $200000 ten story building at Lafayette and Bond to aid able bodied men to work rather than beg. Trustees urge sobriety and a six hour work day as conditions for aid, noting most applicants are skilled workers drawn by drink to downfall.
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Industrial Christian Alliance
Hobo
Central Park
Alliance
First Aid
Down and Outers
Lafayette and
Bond Streets
Harvey Graema Furbay
The
Drink
Stokes Campaign Aide Rose Pastor Stokes to Campaign for Husband
Rose Pastor Stokes plans a canvass for J G Phelps Stokes, Socialist Labor candidate for the New York Eighth District assembly seat. She will address crowds as a cart-tail orator while her husband seeks political support. sister-in-law Robert Hunter runs for Congress in the Tenth if the East Side Socialist program holds.
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New York Assembly
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Socialist Labor Party
Robert Hunter
Congress
Socialista of
East Side
Hunter
Mr. Stokes
Stokes
Jacob Banken
Banken
James
Phelps Stokes
Rose
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Department of State
John Hancock
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Immigration Service
New York City
Standard’s
Crook
York
Father Knickerbocker
Standard Oil
Rose Pastor Stokes
Hubby
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