Standard Oil's Grand Plan to Rule US Oil Supply
A Chicago World dispatch asserts Standard Oil is pursuing a vast scheme to acquire the eastern United States oil territory east of the Mississippi, becoming supreme owner of a vital lighting and fuel resource. It claims the plan would lift crude and refined prices, boosting the company’s profits by tens of millions while constraining competition and directing subsequent sales. The piece notes Pennsylvania and West Virginia fields as strong, Ohio and Indiana fields weaker, with reserves shrinking and demand outpacing production, prompting action by Standard Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Company
New York
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
United States
Missouri River
Standard
Missisippi River
Pennsylvasia
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
McDonald
Sisterville
Mannington
Robbery at Plainfield Bank Affects $22,765
The First National Bank of Plainfield N J was robbed on Monday with $22,765 stolen while two clerks attended. A man chatted with them as a confederate reached the vault via the director's room. A suspect bank robbery is under investigation.
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Plainfield
N. J
Firs National Bank
Telegraphic Brevities Summary of early 1900s global brief items
The roundup notes a $90,768,899 gold reserve, China seeking a £1,000,000 London loan, and Tennessee Governor Turner pardoning forty convicts. Fires blaze in Wisconsin as a Leon Mexico chicken-fight amphitheater collapses killing six. Outlaw Bill Cook is moved to Albany for imprisonment while Colonel Franklin Fairbanks dies in St Johns burg. News covers evictions starting May 4, a new Pottsville school cornerstone by Mgr Satolli, and General Ballington Booth seeking U.S. citizenship. Also: Indiana liquor-license tightening, Carson mint case hearings, Huntington jailed over passes, Wyandotte County shortfalls, world Anglican bishops meeting, Breckenridge Pollard heading to Europe, Hearst School funding and build, Newfoundland federation terms dispute, San Francisco gold theft arrest, and St Marks church tragic anniversary. The Schweinfurth grand jury probe, naval cadet nominations voided, Schuylkill mills idle, Sullivan aids a burning woman, and merchant ships asylum limits. Gresham opines on foreign asylum, New York police magistrate bill moving, Washington photo-materials fire, A L Flint burned, lottery law claims success, Cuba body debate over Maceo, Modjeska ban ukase, Willimantic Dime Savings Bank failure and debtor deposits.
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China
London
Turner
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Leon
Mexico
Bill Cook
Albany
Franklin Fairbanks
St. Johnsburg
Delia Parnell
Pullman
Mgr
Satolli Sunday
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
General Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
Indiana
Carson
Cr. P. Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad
M. W. Stewart
Wyandotte County
Missouri
Methodist Episcopal
Carlisle
Madeline Pollard
Breckenridge- Pollard
Europe
Hearst School For
Washington City
Phoebe Hearst
New Foundland
Canada
Henry Piper
San Francisco
Carson Mint
St. Mark’s Church
New York City
George Jacob Schweinfurth
Rockford
Falls of Schuylkill
James Dobson
John L. Sullivan
Gresham
Senate
Assembly
Washington
Patent Office
A. L. Flint
Thomas
Postoffice Partment
Cuba
Maceo
Mme. Modjeska
Johnson's drunken oath at Lincoln's inauguration observed
Noah Brooks recounts Andrew Johnson’s intoxicated entrance to the inauguration on the dais with Hannibal Hamlin. Johnson’s speech misnaming officials, seeking names, and the cabinet’s shocked reactions unfold as he repeats the oath and declares I kiss this book in the face of my nation.
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Lincoln
Noah Brooks
Andrew Johnson
Hannibal Hamlin
Hamlin
Senate
Mr. Stanton
Mr. Seward
Mr. Welles
Col. Forney
Johnson
Seward
Stanton
Welles
Speed
Dennison
Henry Wilson
Sumner
Supreme Bench
Judge Wilson
Chase
Nelson
United States
Sea Pastures and Curious Ocean Plants at Imperial Institute
A London lecture by George Murray of the British Museum outlined seaweed groups by color red green and olive brown and their coastal depth limits. He noted light moderation by seawater, the red pigment shielding against blue rays, and emphasized the role of floating microscopic plants in balancing ocean life. The Sargasso Sea weed mystery and the need for further study of the area were highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Institute
London
George Murray
British Museum
Kensington Gardens
Sargassa Sea
Antilles
Paralyzed man cured by Pink Pills in eight months
O E Dallimore of Madison New York recounts a dramatic recovery from Landry's Paralysis after starting Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People in April 1904. He describes gradual improvement from loss of movement to walking stairs by July and resuming work by October, with affidavit on record.
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Landry
Mr. Dallimore
London
York City
Mr Gondy
Nicara
Ontario
New York
Dallimore
Amos C. Rathbun
Williams
Dr Willams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
No clear headline found about travel encounter at customs
A fragmentary reminiscence depicts a travel scene at a customs counter in Temple Bar. A traveler recalls being searched for contraband while luggage is checked. A beguiling exchange about a green tongue and a small ticket follows before boarding a small omnibus into a city area.
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Temple Bar
The ag mpl ah read Sen oy but aprevt woman had the last words
A fragmentary note hints at a printed essay about a woman having final say. The garbled text mentions digestion and reactions, with unclear names and context. The piece reads like a stray OCR snippet from a larger feature.
Relief in sight as corms decline in local trade
A fragmented notice highlights easing market pressures and shifting supply chains. Sandy Hook pilot interactions illustrate small, coastal commerce, while Denver Stamping Co reports stock depletion and a tentative deal with L A Watkins Mer ise Co. Local buyers anticipate steadier access to foods, wool, roofing, and other seasoned goods as businesses adjust.
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Denver Stamping Company
L. A. Watkins Merise Company
Mipplien
Hey
Enry
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Academy of Natural Sciences
Alaska
Benjamin Sharp
John M. Justice
United States Revenue Cutter
Arctic
George Nathaniel Curzon
Sixth
Prospect Christian Church
Kansas City
J. M. Ridge
Ridge
Dime Savings Bank
Willimantic
Connecticut
Savings Bank
Pri
Times
Philadelphia
O. E. Dallimore
Madison, NI
Sandy Hook
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