Rockefeller Innocence Claim Ties to Standard Oil Court Action
John D Rockefeller arrives in Chicago for a Standard Oil hearing claiming he is merely a figurehead and unaware of 1904 05 dividends. He travels with William Rockefeller and Harold McCormick to meet with lawyers before a court appearance amid high interest and Rogers delayed return from Europe.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil CO
Chicago
Harold McCormick
William
McCormick
Standard Oil
Standard
H. H. Rogers
Bar of Justice
Rogers
Europe
William Rockefeller
Tillman Dolliver duel fabrication sparks hotel clash
Report from Jackson Michigan states a duel challenge between Senators Tillman of South Carolina and Dolliver of Iowa was a fabrication. Tillman lectured on independence day and left. Dolliver encountered a crowd at the Otsego hotel lobby where he declined a duel and spoke briefly before being pressed to respond. The crowd and police showed friction as Dolliver left town. Tillman hinted the matter may continue.
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Jackson
Mich
Tillman
Dolliver
South
Chautauqua Assembly
Otsego
Tolliver
Iowa
Lincoln
Dr Fowler and Family Return from European Tour
Rev J K Fowler and family are back from an Old World journey lasting three months. They landed in New York June 23 and traveled westward by stages, visiting relatives in Moscow and Caledonia New York and Barrington Indiana. They sailed April 6 from New York and returned to La Crosse just before the Fourth of July.
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J. K. Fowler
New York
New York Sun
Moscow
Caledonia
N. Y
Barrington
la Crosse
America
Terra Firma
C. F. Woodward
Glasgow
Burns
Ayr
Edinburgh
Melros
Abbottsford
Dryburox
Walter Scott
London
Rockefeller testimony upsets Justice plan in Chicago
Washington reports Judge Landis orders Rockefeller to Chicago to testify. Immunity from prosecution is said to be secured as he speaks. Bonaparte seeks the trust property extent before the 29 million fine can be imposed. Justice’s trust busters oppose the pursuit but cannot control Landis. The Rockefeller search was hoped to fail.
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Washington, D. C
Rockefeller
Chicago
Landis
Department of Justice
Bonaparte
Rockefeller on Stand in Inquiry With Journalists Watching
Rockefeller faces questions as Judge Landis signals willingness to jail for contempt. He greets reporters outside the Standard Oil offices and poses for photos before entering the federal building at 10 o clock. He invites reporters to Ohio golf after a brief conference, recalling his 1888 Senate and manufacturers committee testimony with no results.
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Rockefeller
Landis
Standard Oil
Ohio
Federal Building
Senate
New York
Manufacturers’ Committee
Massachusetts
Oil Trust
British Fleet a Concourse of Naval Atoms
London July 6 The Spectator prints a sensational piece calling England s fleet a fortuitous concourse of naval atoms It portrays the navy as demoralized and warns that if war began with Germany the country would face grave peril in naval position
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London
the Spectator
England
Germany
Sanity inquiry named for Mrs. Eddy in New Hampshire
Concord July 6 Judge Aldricn appointed two alienists to assess Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church to determine her competence to manage her estate.
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Concord
N. H
George S. Jelly
Boston
G. Allen Bloomer
Providence
R. I
Aldricn
Eddy
Christian Science Church
City Hall Closes Saturdays in July and August
City offices will be closed on Saturday afternoons in July and August from 1 PM. Citizens misunderstood the schedule, while this afternoon a steady stream sought access to the city treasurer to obtain bridge mass books.
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City Hall
Unknown man identified by government workers near Ban gor
The unknown man killed near Ban gor was identified today by three government workers under Captain W A Thompson as Edward Murray, an employee. His fellow workmen described his watch to Coroner Cronon before seeing him and later identified the pipe and handkerchief. He has relatives in the east. He will be buried at West Salem.
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Bangor
W. A. Thompson
Edward Murray
Cronon
West Salem
Tribune
Million suit started against P O men in St Louis
E G Lewis publisher of a ten cent women’s magazine and founder of a mail order savings bank has filed a million dollar suit against Postmaster Wyman and Postoffice Inspector Fulton alleging a conspiracy to ruin his business by blocking mail use. The dispute spans prior court actions.
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ST. Louis
E. G. Lewis
Wyman
Postoffice
Fulton
Warrants For The St. Louis Crowd
Warrants for the eight St. Louisans indicted at Denver in connection with the Colorado land frauds are issued. Indicted are L. M. Ramsey, president of Ramsey Manufacturing. Frank P. Fay, real estate. Chas H. Dodge, hard dealer. Dodge's wife. Attorney Wm. Baer charged with attaching a notary seal. Aug. Haberback and two family members.
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ST. Louis
St. Louisans
Denver
Colorado
L. M. Ramseyr
Ramsey Manufacturing Company
Frank P. Fay
Chas. H. Dodge
Har
Dodge
Wm. Baer
Aug. Haberback
Burglarized a Winona Residence
Charles Mecum, already jailed for burglary in the city, targeted Winona and took clothing shoes and $5 from D P Spafford. Spafford recovered the goods after Mecum was arrested, and he traveled to Winona to recover his property.
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Charles Mecum
Winona
D. P. Spafford
Mecum
Mr. Spafford
Great Fleet Moves From Atlantic To Pacific Under Evans Command
A navy leak reveals plans to shift a large fleet from the Atlantic to the Pacific, not tied to the Japanese question. Admiral Bob Evans will lead the force, sailing around the Horn with fifteen battleships and numerous cruisers and smaller ships, boasting 385 guns. The route faces coaling as the main obstacle amid optimistic assessments.
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Washington
D. C
Navy Department
Atlantic
Pacific
Bob Evans
Horn
Connecticut
Maine
Louisana
Missouri
Virginia
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Alabama
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Minnesota
Vermont
Kansas
Charleston
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Yorktown
Evans
Fire ruins Hagen grocer’s store in suspected arson
C H Christianson heard two men leave the Hagen grocery at 315 South Twenty-third before flames consumed the shop, a $2,000 loss. A year earlier Hagen suffered a similar fire. Authorities suspect incendiary origin aided by benzine, with claims of conspirators aiming to ruin him. Two animals were later poisoned.
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C. H. Christianson
John C. Hagen
Twenty-third Streets
Hagen
Barney Oldfield Suicide Attempt Stopped by Wife
Portland report says Barney Oldfield, famed speed racer, tried to jump from a hotel window after his arrest on a fraud charge over fake racing in an auto meet. His wife restrained him at about 2 AM as he prepared to leap from a hundred feet high window.
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Portland
Barney Oldfield
Icide
Death of Michael Robert Sparks Murder Theory at Fourth of July
Officials in Fountain City investigate the 19 year old Michael Robert death found dying in a skiff after the Fourth celebration. Witnesses recall a Burlington train nearby and possible foul play, though authorities see no definite evidence of murder. A letter argues that liquor licensing creates legal evasion and weighs the license law’s constitutionality and authority of the legislature.
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Fountain City
Michael Robert
Wedding Surprise Ties Winona Ceremony for Wolford and Oeltjendiers
Joe R. Wolford and Bertha Oeltjendiers wed in Winona this afternoon with Rev. Moss officiating at the Methodist church parsonage. Wolford, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Wolford of Cass street, works at Kroner Hardware. Bride, a northern side resident, lives with her parents at Avon street. A home awaits the couple upon their return this evening.
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Winona
la Crosse
Joe. R. Wolford
Bertha Oeltjendiers
Wolford
Moss
Methodist Church
Joseph C. Wolford
Cass
Adam Kroner Hardware Company
North Side
George Oeltjendiers
Avon Street
Porch-Attached Horse Destroys Steps In Morning Fright
Mrs. W. H. Russell of 320 Mississippi Street was startled when a horse tied near Fourth and Mississippi bolted after an auto. The pony charged along fences and through yards, lifting the porch as it fled. Louis Riser’s butter delivery horse escaped, caused damage but was not injured.
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W. T. Russell
Mississippi Street
Louis Riser
Fourth and
Mississippi
Russell
Dam loss at Hatfield delays Wisconsin Power plant work
reports indicate dam damage around Hatfield from a cloudburst. Estimated at about $15,000, delaying construction of the mammoth plant. Trow Lumber Co suffered heavy losses with about 1.5 million feet of logs tied up. The river rose fourteen feet scattering logs across miles. men are helping round them up.
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Hatfield
Wisconsin Water Power Company
Trow Lumber Company
Button contest results to be announced Monday
The Button committee of the Board of Trade will select the Booster button and catch phrase on Monday evening. The contest closes at 6 o'clock this evening and announcements will be made afterward.
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Board of Trade
Plot to kill family overheard by teen in murder trial
Jeresolob lat Vrzal, 16, son of Martin Vrzal, testified in Chicago that Herman Billick and the boy’s mother plotted to poison the Vizal family, saying Billick warned him he would be killed if he spoke. The six deaths were alleged to stem from the poison.
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Chicago
Ill
Jeresoloblat Vrzal
Martin Vrzal
Herman Billick
Billick
Vizal
Orchard's Relative Would Shoot Him in Confession Row
Dallas July 6 Joe Kring Orchard's brother in law says he would like to get a shot at Orchard He claims Orchard confessed crimes at the urging of mine owners Haywood and Moyer would not condone violence and says the jury will acquit them all including Orchard
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Dallas
Tex
Joe Kring
Orchard
Haywood
Moyer
River Stage Holds at 7.6 Feet Stationary
The Mississippi River remains unchanged at a 7.6 foot stage, with officials noting no water rise or fall at this time. Local flood watches continue as conditions stabilize along the riverbanks and tributaries.
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Mississippi
Mrs Katherine Buel Funeral Held at Home
The funeral for Mrs Katherine Buel was conducted at 2 30 PM from the residence 1013 South Sixth Street with Rev Andreas officiating. Interment followed in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Katherine Buel
South Sixth Streets
Andreas
Oak Grove Cemetery
Willis Johnson Found Near Fargo Solves Mystery
The disappearance of Willis Johnson from his Fargo uncle's home is solved by a letter to his Melrose Wisconsin mother. He left to work for a farmer near Fargo and had no plan to run away. The delayed letter reached Melrose and ended the mystery.
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Willis Johnson
Fargo
N. D
Melrose
Wis
Arthur Johnson
Chicago operators present their case
The telegraphers local grievance committee laid its complaint before the national executive committee today. The case involves an operator discharged for copying the names of nonunion operators employed in San Francisco.
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Chicago
Hll
San Francisco
National Executive Committee
Court denies request to appoint receiver for dye works
Circuit court judge Fruit today denied George Olson’s application to appoint a receiver to take charge of the New York Steam Dye Works. The court declined to grant the relief sought, ending the petition.
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George Olson
New York
Judge Fruit
Wenzel Kaboureck Dead
Wenzel Kaboureck an elder settler of the city died at home this morning after a long illness of diabetes He was 69 and a retired tailor His wife died eight years ago He leaves one daughter Mrs Mary B Prucha Funeral is Tuesday at 830 from the residence and 9 oclock from St Wenseslaus Catholic church Interment in the Catholic cemetery
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Wenzel Kaboureck
Mary B. Prucha
St. Wenseslaus Catholic Church
X. Till
Van Valkenberg Goes to Honolulu
Mr. Bert Van Valkenberg former La Crosse resident now in Honolulu on business returns to his home there with his wife and son. He has been away 17 years and notes La Crosse has grown into a great city. He plans to sail from the east to the coast then to Honolulu where he is currently based.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan
Nelson County
Baltimore
Ida M. Barry
Equitable Life Insurance Company
New York City
Virginia
Bert van Valkenberg
la Crosse
J. F. van Valkenberg
E. R. Barron
West
Honolulu
van Valkenberg
Tribune
America
Islands
Mr. van Valkenberg
City
Sterling Seeks Vindication At Open Temperance Saloon
C A Sterling seeks to clear his name after loss of a license as music tips accompany the opening of a temperance saloon in the old buffet quarters. He claims police persecution targets him and invites associates, including financiers, to investigate his hotel and his poker-game past.
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C. A. Sterling
Sterling
Iowans Get License To Wed In Manchester Ta
Harry Munson of Manchester received a marriage permit from County Clerk Rawlinson to wed Mildred Irene Lorig of Manchester.
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Harry Munson
Manchester
Rawlinson
Mildred Irene Lorig
The Young Idea and Theories of Its Own Regard Marksman
Fragmentary line suggests debate on youthful imagination and its inherent theories regarding personal esteem and achievement. No clear events or names available.
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OIL Refining
Oil King Has Impression Company
DR. Fowler
Mrs. Eddy
Start Million
P. O. Men
Thomas F. Ryan
Thes Grocer
Barney Gldfield
J. L. Uttermoehl
Congressman Esch
Legilature
W. H. Russell
Buel
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