Regulation of 1480R Blamed to Trust Monopoly
Points to steel employees as example of result of combines. Regulation essential to preserve competition as well as liberty.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
1
Regulation and the menace of trusts in 1900s industry
Senate committee discussions center on breaking up monopolies and reforming interstate commerce. Louis demands regulation to preserve competition and liberty, arguing trusts like steel and oil use coercive prices, rebates, and plant acquisitions to wield control. Debate highlights the danger of concentrated capital and calls for anti trust measures to restore free enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis
Senate
Oil Trust
Steel Trust
Ken
Ming
Birth Announcement From 1136 King Street
A birth notice reports the child born today to Mr and Mrs Jae of 1136 King Street. The parents’ names are given and the location is specified with a home address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Jae
King Street
Miners Lose in Briceville Death Search
Briceville miners suffer a crushing loss as the death of Miller and his party is confirmed, ending a tense search for missing workers. Authorities report grim findings and ongoing investigations into the incident.
Briceville Mine Tragedy Claims Sam Miller and Four Helpers
Briceville Tenn December 14 authorities report Sam Miller and four companions perished in the Cross Mountain mine as rescue efforts reveal multiple bodies. Fire rages as survivors and rescuers face a grim tally. total known dead rose to sixty one with about forty more believed inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briceville
Tenn
Miller
Sam
Sam Miller
Emmett
Italian farm hand hunted for Morner murders
Detectives and volunteers search for Ned Denig in Albany area suspected of murdering Mrs Mary Ann Morner and her three children Arthur Edith Blanche and a son whose body was found in a Blooming Grove cow stable. A note in Italian and $100 in money were found with the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Ned Denig
Mary Ann Morner
Arthur
Edith
Blanche
Otner
Blooming Grove
Denny
House Votes to Abrogate Treaty and Recognize Russian Jews
The House votes about 300 to 1 to annul the 1832 treaty with Russia amid expectations of early Russian recognition of Jews holding American passports. President Taft hints he will not sign any abrogation until diplomatic negotiations via Ambassador Curtis Guild in St Petersburg are finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Taft
Curtis Guild
St. Petersburg
Raper Funeral Tomorrow Notices Residence Address Given
Funeral for Thomas Raper will be held from his residence at 1029 South Fifteenth Street tomorrow afternoon. Interment is scheduled at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Center of Fight at Indianapolis Investigation Opens Today
Grand Jury action unfolds in Indianapolis as an inquiry opens today to examine a broad dispute. Officials report the probe spans multiple states and centers on a developing conflict within the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center OF Fight
Indianapolis
Grand jury probes McNamara dynamite plot across states
Indianapolis reports the U S government presents evidence to a federal grand jury linking John J McNamara to an inside circle of dynamiters. Expected witnesses include Walter Drew J A C C Baders and union officials as secret sessions prepare indictments spanning multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John J. McNamara
United States
Charles W. Miller
Clarence Nichols
William J. Burns
Walter Drew
J. A. CC. Baders
National Erectors’ Association
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
McManigal
Los Angeles
Cal
Ortie McManigal
McNamarases
United States Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
Ford
Schmidt
Kaplan
J. B. McNamara
Tifles
San Francisco
Times
Portland plans cooperative municipal stores
The Portland city council authorized Mayor Bushright to form a business committee to establish co operative stores where the public will hold all the sick. Shares are 25 dollars each with a one share limit. Profits will be distributed to customers by purchase amount. If successful, plans extend to Oregon towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Bushright
Oregon
Gas Workers Threaten 32000 Strike Over Dismissals
Union leaders warn that if Consolidated Gas dismisses one more worker, 32000 gas makers will walk out. Henry Kahke, president of the Gas Workers' union, says the company led by George Cortelyou is trying to break up the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Consolidated Gas Company
Henry Kahke
Presid
Gas Workers’ Union
Kane
Secretary of the Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
Famous author Mrs Arthur Stannard dies in accident aftermath
London December 14 Mrs Arthur Stannard famed English author known for army life works under the pen name John Strange Winter died from injuries suffered in a June elevator accident. She was 55. She leaves her husband a son and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arthur Stannard
Stokes Dies in Hotel After Operation Report
Stokes is reported to have died in a hotel following an operation. Details of the procedure or location are not provided, but the death is linked to the recent medical event. The report cites the hospital or attending physician but does not specify names.
Stokes Dying in Ansonia Hotel Amid Illness
William Earl Dodge Stokes, millionaire hotel owner, is gravely ill at the Ansonia. He underwent kidney abscess surgery last Tuesday and has not fully recovered, with stimulants reportedly keeping him alive. Court proceedings continued as his illness interfered with cross examination in the case against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Earl Dodge Stokes
Ansonia
Stokes
Buckner
Russell
Robert W. Moore
Moore
Veniremen Give Excuses Delaying Beef Packers Trial
In Chicago on December 14 the second panel of fifty veniremen proved largely unable to serve. Fifteen were excused for age or disability and thirteen more after brief examination, leaving about twenty. Observers expect the jury may not be complete before the holiday recess, with opening statements possible next week and evidence not starting until January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carpent@s
Carpenter
Faculty Debate Over Student Carriage Hire at Dances
At a Monday faculty meeting the issue of students hiring carriages to dances was discussed. Some argued many cannot afford carriages for high school dances while others noted street cars comply with etiquette. The faculty expressed no formal rule but implied disfavor except for the Junior Prom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Missing Juror Returns to Home Following Adversity
A missing juror returns to their home after a period of absence amid a court case. The incident involves a death by suicide connected to the juror and the ongoing trial situation. Authorities clarified the juror’s status and location, with investigators reviewing related proceedings.
Judge rules on Hyde juror after escape from custody
Kansas City dispatch reports juror Harry Waldron, missing 84 hours after climbing through a hotel transom, being brought to court pale and haggard. Physicians declare him insane and Judge Porterfield weighs discharge of the jury amid late word from Mrs. Waldron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Centropolis
Harry Waldron
Hyde
Porterfield
Waldron
Jury Discharged in Waldron Case Over Mental Capacity
Kansas City court action ends trial after judge frees the jury due to Waldron's mental capacity. A new trial is expected to be scheduled promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Waldron
Porterfield
Kansas City man tells judge of suicide attempt and flight
The defendant Waldron admitted planning death by own hand due to business worries and homesickness. He fled to Argentina then Emporia with a shaved moustache to avoid recognition, returning after learning reports of supposed suicide. Judge Porterfield said a potential insanity finding could trigger a retrial of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Waldron
Argentina
Emporia
Kan
Porterfield
Hyde
Arizona to Vote in Recall of Judges
Governor-elect W. P. Hunt pledged to reinsert the recall clause to restore the judges recall provision cut by Congress and the president. The new legislature is expected to elect Democrats Mark Smith and Henry F. Ashurst to the U S Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Congress
W. P. Hunt
Mark Smith
Henry F. Ashurst
United States Senate
Michigan Grange Favors La Follette in Straw Poll
At the Michigan State Grange convention in Kalamazoo on December 14, delegates cast a straw vote for president. La Follette led Republicans with 315 votes, Roosevelt 75, Taft 63. Democrats backed Wilson 30 and Harmon 6. Organizers promote La Follette with reciprocity speech literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
la Follette
Farmers of
Wilson
Harmon
Wisconsin
Plans her own funeral in Madison obituary
Madison stream reports that Mrs. A. A. Stevens known as Grand ma Stevens aged over 85 arranged her own funeral a year before death. She selected the text for the sermon and hymns to be sung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
A. A. Stevens
Grandma Stevens
Oil Trust Ends Phone Dream
Oil trust ends its pursuit of a new telephone system as negotiations conclude. Officials say the plan to install a city wide phone network is abandoned, with expenses and timelines uncertain. The decision shifts priorities to other infrastructure projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OIL Trust
Standard Oil Dissolution Ends Rival Telegraph Network
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey dissolves its vast telegraph system as subsidiaries sever intercompany links. By December 31 its Chicago and Pittsburgh terminals will close, with subsidiaries allowed private lines only within their own regions and no cross-branch connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
San Francisco
Bell Telephone Company
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Bell System
Standard
Bell
Dynamite Plot Involving Pastor's Revenge Revealed
Fort Riley reports ongoing arrests in a dynamiting conspiracy after Private Michael Quirk confessed. He claims Rev. Thomas M. Brewer instigated attacks including the Kaw River bridge and post stables, with Mrs. Anna Jordan implicated. Brewer denies the claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kas
Michael Quirk
Fort Riley
Anna Jordan
Thomas M. Brewer
Brewer
Army Post
Alustee
Okla
Quirk
Jordan
Burns to Probe Patterson Trial
Denver Bar association to hire William J. Burns to investigate the trial of Mrs Gertrude Gibson Patterson on murder charges. Grievance committee has collected data for a full inquiry focusing on defense testimony from an alleged eyewitness and four witnesses who supposedly were along the route Easton took at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
William J. Burns
Denver Bar Association
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Patterson
Easton
Withhold Tale of Bob Money From Public Denies Charges
Mahoney Story mirrors Yolton case as Mahoney denies funds taken and questions charges. He says Yolton innocent and argues for a fair hearing. The report notes public interest and legal scrutiny surrounding the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witrhold
Police probe hearings reveal details of raids and witnesses
Detec tive Yolton resumes cross examination as witnesses describe raids in the red light district and Pine street dumps. He confirms letters to Frank and Carrie Scott and identifies Louise La Brie and Mrs Fellman. Witnesses recount raids ordered by Webber and Sorensen, and Mayor Sorensen’s orders to close assignation houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Yolton
A. H. Schubert
Frank Scott
Frank
Carrie Scott
Louise
Louise la Brie
Sorensen
Cary and Davis
Bob Ewe
McGrath
Ewe’s
Pine Street
May Lowell
South Fifth Street
City Hall
Hattie Bowker
Wolfe
Rose Vermont
Rose
Camille Davenport
Scott
Chicago
Frank Przywojski
Weather Outlook for La Crosse and Midwest Regions
Weather bulletin notes light rain or snow possible tonight and Friday across La Crosse Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Clouds increase with slight temperature changes and warmer conditions in southwest Wisconsin and unsettled trends continue in Minnesota and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West
Iowa
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