Government petitions rehearing in Standard Oil appeal
Chicago Aug 22 The Government filed a petition for rehearing in the Standard Oil Indiana appeal before the United States circuit court of appeals accusing Judges Grosscup Seaman and Baker of injustice to Judge Landis and misstatement of the record The government says evidence of ignorance by Standard Oil was admitted and that the appellate court altered the record on what evidence was allowed It argues the ruling contradicts the Elkins act and seeks to restore proper consideration of the ignorance defense before the jury.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Grosscup
Seaman
Baker
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Landis
William A. Small
Sim
John S. Miller
Appellszie
Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
Bogardus
Trafic
Hollands
Chicago & Alton
Burgess Fails Sixth English Channel Attempt at Night
English Channel swimmer T W Burgess was pulled from the water after 22 hours 45 minutes, setting a new record for time spent afloat. The attempt extended into Friday night ending at 11:15 p.m. near England.
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Over
England
T. W. Burgess
Pew
Mary Jane Merriam Dies in Leominster Home Visit
Mrs. Mary Jane Merriam aged 77 dies of heart disease at her Winter Street home after an emotional reunion with Gen. Nelson A. Miles. The event follows a joyous meeting with her brother, Gen Miles, in Leominster Mass.
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Joy
Gen
Miles
Leominster
Mass
Nelson A. Miles
Mary Jane Merriam
Winterstge
Valley Traction Lineman Injured Falling From Pole
Fred Sheldon, a lineman for Valley Traction at Ft. Wayne, suffered probable fatal injuries after a fall from a utility pole.
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Fred Sheldon
Valley Traction
Ft. Wayne
Six more indicted for riot in Springfield
In Springfield Illinois on Friday night six more alleged riot leaders were indicted by the grand jury, charging twenty offenses linked to the Loper’s restaurant trouble. Named are Ernst Humphrey Rudolph Bredemeyer John Schient William Sutton Herbert Carey and another man secretly identified. City guards deployed by deputy sheriffs and police with Seventh Infantry in reserve to keep order near danger points.
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Springfield
Ill
Grand Jury
Loper
Kate Howard
Ernst Humphrey
Rudolph Bredemeyer
John Schient
William Sutton
Herbert Carey
Creighton
Seventh Infantry
Col. Moriarity
Chicago
Umpire Arrest Sparks Des Moines Sioux City Game
Des Moines faced chaos as umpire Brennan refused to show credentials triggering arrest by a Des Moines officer. Brennan shouted that the game was forfeited to Sioux City 9 to 0, fans demanded refunds, police intervened, money was refunded, and Brennan was later released on bonds with possible suit for false arrest.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
John F. Higgins
Des Moines Club
Brennan
Higgins
Lioux City
Decayed Money Redeemed From Treasury
Washington reports a $10 000 batch of decayed greenbacks sent for redemption by O D Earl of Morriston Arkansas. All but $25 was identified and a $9 975 check mailed to Earl Friday. Earl buried savings in 1904 fearing banks were unsafe and later found only dried leaf like fragments. Mrs A E Brown identified most of the money after careful work.
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Washington
Treasury Department
O. D. Earl
Morriston
Ark
Earl
A. E. Brown
Admiral Dewey Sails for Portsmouth to Attend Farragut Tablet
Admiral Dewey hoisted his flag on the Dolphin and sailed from Washington for Portsmouth New Hampshire. It marks the first sea trip with his official flag since 1905. He travels to participate in the August 26 ceremony dedicating a bronze tablet on the commandant's residence in memory of Rear Admiral Farragut.
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Washington
Dewey
Portsmouth
N. H
Farragut
Lunatic's Blow Kills at South Bartonville Asylum
Peoria Ill Aug 22 William Finney from Chicago a negro insane tuberculosis patient died after a fellow inmate of the tent colony at the general insane asylum at South Bartonville struck him with a hammer Thursday morning. Fragments of bone driven into the brain reflect serious injury from the blow.
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Peoria
Ill
William Finney
Chicago
General Insane Asylum
South Bartonville
Two Pioneers Die on Same Day in Livingston County
Chillicothe Mo Aug 22 William E Spears 77 and Anthony Rogers 84 longtime Livingston County pioneers and the sole survivors of the old reconstruction county court died within 20 hours of each other on Friday.
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Chillicothe
William E. Spears
Anthony Rogers
Livingston County
Reconstruction
Bean Grows to Thirty Three Inches in Columbus Garden
Mrs Edward Snyder of Columbus reports a bean plant reaching thirty three inches in length from her garden. This lone remarkable growth record stands as a local curiosity noted by neighbors.
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Edward Snyder
Columbus
Leniency Shown in Gardner Case Over Smuggled Art
Chicago reports indicate officials likely will pursue only a civil forfeiture over Mrs. Jack Gardner and Mrs. Chadbourne’s $80,000 art collection passed as household goods. A forfeiture suit could retain the works, with sale at public auction unless the former owner buys back.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Jack” Gardner
Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne
Washington
Chadbourne
Edmund A. Russell
Lake Forest
Gardner
Sims
Michigan
Forest Fire Sweeps Bow Village in Washington
Fire raged Thursday night wiping out Bow, ten miles south of Bellingham. The saw and shingle mill and drying kilns owned by Daniel Cain, with half a million shingles, were destroyed along with five mill company cottages. Whatcom County faces multiple fires but most burn on logged-off lands with limited damage. Fire Warden Lee declares several towns safe.
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Bellingham
Wash
Bow
Here
Daniel Cain
Whatcom County
Lee
Italians Attack Hindus in Tacoma Yard Clash
In Tacoma Washington on August 22 about 50 Italian laborers armed with stones and clubs clashed with 40 Hindu strikebreakers in Northern Pacific railroad yards. The Italians attacked Friday in two pitched battles but were repulsed by the Hindus who fired bullets in defense.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
Citizens Gas & Oil drills record well in Portland
The Citizens' Gas and Oil Company of Portland reports hitting a top producing well in the region, described as one of the best ever struck in the area. The discovery is expected to boost local output and company prospects.
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Citizens’ Gas & Oil Company of
Portland
Holland and Venezuela row tests Castro note
In The Hague M de Reus arrives next Monday to brief the Dutch government on Venezuela, shaping whether action against Castro will proceed. Paris says France will not intervene, doubts a land invasion, favors a naval blockade as a may be effective response.
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Hague
Holland
Venezuela
Castro
M. de Reus
M. van Swinderne
Netherlands
Paris
France
United States
Justice in Taxes and Tariff Debates Fire Campaign
At Des Moines and Hot Springs a campaign rally contrasts Democratic and Republican taxation plans. William J. Bryan argues for justice in taxation and a revenue tariff with an income tax to equalize burdens. Taft counters that the people have ruled through the Republican party and defends gold standard and tariff policies.
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Des Moines
William J. Bryan
Baseball Park
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Bryan
Chicago
Taft
Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Tne
Virginia
McKinley
Roosevelt
Call Ends Indiana Miner Strike By UMW President
Indianapolis Aug 22 President T L Lewis of the United Mine Workers issues a letter ordering all Indiana strikers to return to work immediately after defiance by the state executive board. He notes the Hudson mine case as not meritorious and warns charters may be revoked if miners do not obey.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Hudson
Ohio Family Poisoning Tragedy At Groveport
Walter Starkey his wife and two children were accidentally poisoned Friday in Groveport near Columbus. One child is dead and the parents and the other child are reported dying after Mrs. Starkey allegedly mixed arsenic with dough while making potpie.
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Ohio
Columbus
Walter Starkey
Groveport
Death of Dr A E McBeth A Prominent Republican Leader
Battle Creek Michigan August 22 Dr A E McBeth a noted Republican politician president of the common council and a veterinary surgeon of statewide reputation died suddenly Friday night from an apoplectic stroke suffered two days earlier.
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Battle Creek
Mich
A. E. McBeth
Common Council
Peru’s Leguia Proclaimed President by Congress
Augusto B. Leguia was proclaimed president of Peru by the Peruvian congress on Friday. All members voted affirmative except two.
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Peru
Lima
Augusto B. Leguia
Republic of Peru
Congress
Hardware Men Victim of Worthless Check Scam
Fell and Lovatt, Crawfordsville hardware merchants, reported a stranger passed a worthless check for 17 dollars and 40 cents. The incident highlights a local scam targeting small businesses in the town.
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Fell & Lovatt
Crawfordsville
Cashier Vanishes Amid $20 000 to $24 000 Shortage
Chattanooga Tenn August 22 Cashier N A Alston of the Bank of Stevenson Ala has disappeared from Stevenson after 15 years at the bank. Discrepancies in cash and securities totaling an estimated 20 000 to 24 000 were found, with allegations he gambled beyond his means in the stock market.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
N. A. Alston
Bank of Stevenson
Ala
Alston
Stevenson
al Ston
Izzet Pasha Reported in London by Daily Mail
The Daily Mail claims Izzet Pasha former secretary to the sultan of Turkey and father of Mehmed Ali Bey ex Turkish minister at Washington is in London as of August 22.
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Izzet Pasha
London
The
Daily Mail
Turkey
Mehmed Ali Bey
Washington
Baby Girl Born to Mr and Mrs Dowling of Muncie
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Bur S Dowling of Muncie weighing two pounds. The infant is reported to be doing well.
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Bur S. Dowling
Muncie
NAB MUNCIE FAIR VENDORS
Local and state authorities arrested ten food and drug vendors at the county fair in Muncie Indiana for pure food law violations. Each defendant pled guilty and was fined twenty dollars. Indiana inspectors Bert Cohen and John Owens led the arrests. Offenses included exposed foods and drinks unprotected from flies and dust and acid drinks in galvanized receptacles. After arrests, remaining vendors quickly complied with prior instructions.
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Warnines
Bert W.cohen
John Owens
Indianapolis
WEDS VAUDEVILLE SINGER IN MUNCIE MARRIAGE
Miss Kate McDowell married vaudeville singer Frank Gray at her mother's home in Muncie Indiana. Gray's local theatre debut tenor captivated Miss McDowell leading to a quiet ceremony attended by the bride's mother and a friend of the groom. The couple will reside in Fort Thomas Kentucky when not on tour and Gray has a permanent theatre job. The Rev J E Exit officiated.
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Ciety
Kate McDowell
Ida McDowell
Gray
Miss McDowell
Fort. Thomas
J. E
Fish likely running their scales in night's water
A Nashville American quip notes the river may be alive with fish, as locals remark on the sweet sounds and lively activity in the water tonight. The lighthearted exchange contrasts with a hopeful sense of a good catch ahead.
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Nashville
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