Tobacco Trusts Hold Dominance, Suppress Competition
A historic report by Harvey M. Smith on corporate trusts in the tobacco industry details how Tobacco and Annuft trusts control the market across the continent. It notes executives and directors maintaining price and supply power, limiting independent producers, and consolidating major subsidiaries under a central control.
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Moving Pictures Drive Ter Ensa ne
In a confusing clipping a woman identified as Mrs. Austin Leeter and others are described in relation to a report about the Collinwood school fire. The fragment notes a concerned mother and mentions moving pictures of the incident, with unclear follow up on a specific individual.
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Manshedd
Austin ‘Leeter
Collinwood
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Cigars Made in Nad and Factory Ties to Monopolies
The article discusses cigar production in Nad and the Gmail factory, noting high output and profits while examining competition. It quotes Mr. Stith on how free market forces and mechanization shape the industry, with concerns about consolidation and pressure from larger firms. The piece lists firms like R. T. H. olds, Hd. Resnolds Vobacco Company, and O. FH. Spencer & Sons among monopolistic players, with continued discussion on Page Theee.
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American Tebaceys company
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Minerican
Minerican Cigar company
Braiteh-American company
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Suiceport
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Tesh af de mammoth concern
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ALN. Boenas
Mem Felice Company
Jandy Basson
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Gomel
Cia
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Stith
eaherris
OS. Allarsyvies
Monopol
R. T. Herolds
Resnolds Vobacco company
Ten TV months in jail for demonstration in London
Sentences imposed on suffragists including Lady Conshimes Lytton and Daisy Solon for last night's demonstration linked to anti imperial sentiment. Prison terms range from one to two months with no bond. Court, packed with notables, heard tokens of leniency from the judge yet condemned the protest as a pest to order and decorum.
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London
Saiffranettes
iber
Asquith
Lael Conshimes Lytton
Lord Lytton
vicrroy
Dadi Atta
Pethich Tawrenner
Daisy Solon
ding lati
South Africa
Thirkh
Todat
Brook’s
Navy reorganization eyed by president in special Congress message
President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress announcing the appointment of a joint commission to study naval department reorganization. The plan emphasizes centralization under the secretary of the navy, with advisory boards to assist strategic and technical decisions and a chief officer to command during war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
army
navy
AP. Mahan
Charles
Sperry
navy department
war department
naval comunisolga
secretary of the navy
Hornish
Judge Anderson rules on thirty six offense limit in bond case
Federal Judge Anderson indicated the court cannot convict the Standard of Coupons of more than thirty six offenses of rebating under the indictment. He suggested the total number of offenses might be fewer than thirty six but not more. The judge stated his opinion could change if new evidence arises during the trial.
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Anderson
conch
Uade
Execution of Frank Palmer for Mrs. Gertrude Clinton murder
Frank Palmer was hanged today in Reding tending Pa jail yard for killing Mrs. Gertrude Clinton on September 2, 1807. He shot and stabbed her after a quarrel, claiming self defense. Palmer was convicted December 17, 1907, and attempted suicide the next day by hanging.
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Gertrude Clinton
Redingtending
Frank Meme
GertrudeClinton
TPalmer
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Palmer
Franklin MacVengsh Named Likely Treasury Secretary Pick
Chicago businessman Franklin MacVengsh, long active in the city’s club scene, is believed to be slated for secretary of the treasury in the Tarteabinet. A former Democrat and ardent Mir supporter, he hails from Pennsylvania and is said to be a brother of Wayne Meeveragh.
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Franklin MacVengsh
Chicago
maneler
Hidden Civil War Treasure and Political Clash in Kentucky
A fragmentary report notes a cache beneath a hearthstone at a Gerrard County mansion valued at May 25 Twenty five thousand five hundred dollars in gold silver and diamonds along with a revolver. The find ties to Nathan Ross era slave ownership and Civil War tensions. Separate items mention Governor Harton and legislative disputes over state appropriations and a Deser tives arrest in Seattle.
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Danville
Ths
Hensing
Albert Pawley
enstey
Nathan
Somerry
House limits powers of president by cutting off appropriations
Washington feb 26 Rep Powney introduced a rule to block funds for any commission or board created by the president. The measure would withhold all current and future appropriations and bar personal services from executive departments for such bodies. The proposal passed a special order 140 to 0, with debate on authority and potential impact on the presidency.
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Washington
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Republican
New York
Parker
Newersey
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Cardinal Gibbons Praises Taft in Warm Remarks
Baltimore February 20 Cardinal Gibbons lavished praise on President Taft calling him a man of fine calibers and expressing admiration for his diplomatic and executive qualities. The cardinal noted Taft’s steady leadership and strong judgment while also conveying warm regard from those who know him. Treasury statement shows receipts and disbursements for the period.
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Menanles
Taft
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Street Car Train Collision in Cleveland Kills Three
A Cleveland Ohio Web dispatch reports a collision between a Pennsylvania passenger train and a crowded streetcar at a grade crossing. Five people were killed and about twenty injured when steam from a nearby factory blocked view of the train. Passengers were thrown from the car. a nurse and child narrowly escaped.
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Peenty
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Henry C. Sehwarts
Parker Lowe
Willamafeld
Alliene Borky
nurad
Howard Clark
caine
babs
Staff Officers Named for Colonel Bonner Taft Parade
Staff officers for Colonel J. C. Bonner's first brigade of the Taft Inaugural parade are listed, including Toledo ad jutant general Dae W. Troward and Major C. J. Wilcox of Sandusky. Names span Ohio towns such as Toledo, Defiance, Mansfield, Youngstown, Zanesville, and Columbus with many others from Cleveland, Akron, Akron, and beyond.
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Toledo
Defrance
W. S. Kennedy
Renick W. Dunlap
ColWitbus
G. Slough
Mansfield
K. V. Willingns
Hdpley
Th Ry Nevin
Lexingtom
OG. McCullough
Gantton
David Own
Youngstown
O. Wipes
Springfield
Pela Blakr
Zane wiles
A. D. Alderman
Marietlay S
Eagles
Gallipolis
Wy. G. Harding
Marlon
Guy Deming
Adel Hi. C. Mannington
Columbus
Schmidt
Nenia
D. Q. Morrow
Willshcra
Ai. Meclslin
I. Bryson
Athens
McCoy
Cashbelows
AL Shoup
Wooster
P.M. Chandley
Cleveland
Paul
Werner
Akron
Vo Sharp
Salem
Jota ON
Taylor
Bagh Liverpool
Grand jury hearings outline indictments and election plans
Chicago and Meb scene shows State's Attorney Wayne presenting grand jury matters. Witnesses included Chalmers Jr Hamill Reynolds from banking creditors committee. Special meetings set for February 25. election to fill congressional seat to succeed Theodore de Tartan scheduled for April 29 with Harmon announcing March 16–21 call and April 20 date.
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GA, Booth & Company
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Rteceivar Wood
Chalmers and Jr
A Hamill
George M. Reynolds
banking creditors committee
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Columbous
Theodore de Tartan
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Burton
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Harmon
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