Steel Trust Business Lags in Plentiful But Decline
New York Oct 7 The United States Steel Corporation reports a third quarter earnings drop of 404 008 and a year over year decrease of 4 829 487. The regular preferred dividend is set at 1 1 2 percent payable November 16 with common dividend due December 30. Nine months earnings total 94 018 886 with net after deductions 32 221 002. The company cites weaker demand as the cause while Morgan helps steer the board meeting which saw 19 of 14 directors present.
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New York
Tulted States Stud Corporation
Weiler
Corporation
Jay
Hoance Committee
J. P
Morgan
Filbert
Comsmon
Illingis Mayor Found Guilty in Misdeed Trial
Mazitwon Oct 7 The jury before which Mayor Menke was tried for larceny and malfeasance returned a guilty verdict on three counts. Menke is out on bond and last night idle at the city meeting. A sensational testimony of his beethee saved the city executive from conviction on gambling house charges. Peikcemas Lee Henty was arrested yesterday on his return from Madison.
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Mazitwon
Mis
Menke
Indicted for Bribe Complicity with Meyer Menke
Tou faces charges for complicity with Meyer Menke in accepting bribes from saloon keepers. The case centers on improper payments linked to licensed establishments and alleged corruption within the period. Authorities pursued the investigation, aiming to secure legal action and potential penalties for involved parties.
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Tou
Meyer Menke
Federal official gets bond and leaves jail
Des Moines report of Deputy U S Marshal W A Richards, longtime Iowa government officer, who was sentenced to 18 years for a Sullivan robbery, securing an appeal bond through relatives and bound for release.
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Des Moines
United States
W. A. Richards
Iowa
Sullivan
Linels
Jand
Prominent Lumberman Dies in Wisconsin
P Gibbs a well known lumberman from the Menomonie area died yesterday at Sacred Heart sanitarium Milwaukee of heart trouble following a stroke of apoplexy he suffered about a year ago.
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Milwaukee
TS. P. Gibbs
Menomonie
Michigan
Sacred Heart Sauitarium
Inheritance Tax Law Levyes Wisconsin Revenue Rise
Wisconsin faces large revenue from a new inheritance tax law effective March 21. Dane County reports nearly a half million dollars in estates under tax jurisdiction by October 1, with an estimated $10,000 tax and state totals near $200,000. Discussion centers on constitutionality and uniformity, with varied rates from one to five percent for different relations and beneficiaries.
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Wisconsin
Suown
Dane
Monty
Anu
Dave County
Ilwakee
Orbey
tha /egislature
Court House
Chamberlain Appeals for British Protection in Empire Unity
Glasgow reports Joseph Chamberlain delivering his first appeal in the Asenl campaign urging a preferential tax on food to preserve imperial unity. He frames Britain as a potential fifth rate nation if colonial trade and links weaken, and warns against disintegration while appealing for loyalty to the party and leadership of Balfour.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Joseph Chamberlain
Liz Asenl
Balfour
Cormear
Chamberlain
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Railroads Settle Mileage Debates and Rock Island Return Hopes
Western railroads resolve mileage and rate questions amid talks of Rock Island rejoining the Western Passenger Association. A 4000 mile credential book will replace the 2000 mile option. The Rock Island agrees to the $5 Chicago to St Paul rate, with other lines to follow. A Northwestern Milwaukee Rock Island committee forms to oversee a new amalgamated bureau and broader concessions are hinted.
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Rock
Island
Western Passenger Association
Harmony
Chicago
Western Railroads
Rock Island
Western Passenger, Association
SE Paul
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Amalgamated Bureau
Western
Imi
Grant
Naval Bureau
Thief Who Wrecked Bank Faces Ten Years In Cell
Sioux City October article reports T Thomas Ward former vice president of Senars National Bank pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling 14000 of the bank funds. The penalty may be five thousand dollar fine and ten years in prison. embezzlement contributed to the bank's failure in 1901.
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Sioux City
Oct
Thomas ¥. Ward
Senars National Ban
Gilty
Dart
Ward
Statewide grading schools get $60,000 apportionment
State Superintendent Cary announced the apportionment of $60,000 for graded schools. First class (120 schools) receive $294.42 each totaling $48,274.60, second class (183 schools) receive $98.15 each totaling $17,961.45. Inspectors Hoyt and Drury are paid $1,000 yearly from the fund and traveling expenses. Reports from schools are due by August with penalties for delays, and future delays will not be tolerated.
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State Board of Examiners
Mrust
Cary
Hoyt
George Drury
Helena detectives fail to find dynamite traces after blast
Chief McPetridge and officers return from eight miles west of Helena where a dynamite outraged wrecked a freight engine. Rain washed away all evidence before investigators could locate any trace of the blackmailers. Bloodhounds failed to reach the agent. Chicago official drops dead in city hall
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Helena
Mont
McPetridge
Chicago
Robert N. Pearson
Great Union and Lawbreaker Linked to Boycott Power
A Boston Ontario report describes a special commission debating employer employee relations at a shearing. Samuel Davenport of Bridgeport suggested the American Federation of Labor’s vast power rests with its president, but stressed each member is liable for officers illegal acts such as a boycott.
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Boston
Harper's School May Dig in Turkey
Chicago, Oct. 7. A royal edict grants the university of Chicago the right to excavate at Uruk?maya in Babylonia. Issued by the sultan of Turkey, the firman results from negotiations with the Porte by President Harper. Work will start at an easy date under Robert Frances Harper, professor of Babylonian and Assyrian languages.
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Chicago
Universiy
Uismaya
Babylonia
Turkey
Porte
Presideut Harper
Robert Irrancis Harper
Ing University
Minister Drops Dead at Richland Union Meeting
Rev. Jack Marks aged 74 collapsed and died of heart failure at the Richland Union church semiannual conference in Excelsior after delivering an address. The sudden death caused the conference to adjourn until December.
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Richland Center
Wis
Jack Marks
Richland Union Church
Excelsior
Detroit Auto Accident Injures Five Including Mrs Lilly Mudge
In Detroit an automobile crash involving State Senator Glazier of Chelsea sent five people into the street. One passenger, Mrs Lilly Mudge, was severely injured and died shortly after the collision. The machine became unmanageable and struck a curb, tossing occupants from the vehicle.
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Detroit
Oct
Glazier
Chelsea
Lilly
Mudge
Grain Dealers Open Convention in Minneapolis
The National Grain Dealers association opened its convention in Minneapolis with welcome remarks and responses dominating the first day's sessions. Yesterday afternoon featured the secretary’s annual report and related proceedings as delegates gathered.
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Grain Dealers Open Convention
Minneapolis
National Grain Dealers’ Association
Former Postmaster General Bissell Dies in Buffalo
Buffalo October 7 Wilson Bissell former postmaster general died last night after a long illness thought to be Bright's disease like. He became gravely ill in June and went to New York for specialists then to Bar Harbor to rest and regain health. He returned to Buffalo in September and faced legal affairs then. Messages from President Cleveland and cabinet members poured in as his condition worsened.
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Buffalo
Wilson &. Bissell
Bright
New York
Simmer
Bar Harbor
No Fraud to Sell Stock Deposited as Pledge in a Bank
Oct 7 report of a U.S. circuit court of appeals ruling that the American Exchange National Bank did not commit fraud in selling pledged American Cereal Co. stock after a debt default. Ferdinand Schumacher faced financial trouble in 1896 and discussions with bank President Robert Stuart led to a pledge agreement. The bank held the stock for eight months after maturity and sold it to Cedar Rapids brothers Douglass. assignees sued, alleging conspiracy and breach of contract. The court found no conspiracy and said Stuart’s friendly promise was not binding on the bank.
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American Exchange National Bink
American Cereal Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Konlsant
Ferdinand Schumacher
Robert Stuart
Stuart
George, Wiliam
Walter Douglass
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Schumacher
Dougleases
J. E. Maas
Bat Stuart
Port Presented and Convention Addresses Delivered
A port was presented and the convention listened to addresses by prominent members of the association. The event highlighted leadership and forthcoming plans as key figures spoke on current aims and organizational paths.
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Association
Police Probing Telegram About President Target Olafsson
Chief Moore of Hinghampton N Y received a Washington telegram identifying Peter Elliott as a former local resident known as P O Olafsson who allegedly tried to force his way to the president. Investigations are under way.
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Hinghampton
N. Y
Washington
Peter Elliott
P. O. Olafsson
Fatal Bolt Strikes Tent in Kansas City Yard
Lightning struck a tent in Rock Island yards killing five men and injuring five others among about 15 occupants. Names of the dead include Joseph Franklin and James Logan. A Minnesota town reports a severe tornado east of Crook Hue with substantial damage to buildings and many windows broken. Burlington, Iowa, endures a heavy storm with rain and wind, causing telecom and power outages and a washout delaying Ottumwa traffic.
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Kansas City
Kas
Rock Island
Joseph Franklin
James Logan
Minnesota
Crook Hue
Minn
Here
Patu
Of Feminine Interest and Dramatic Visitors in 1904-5
An article notes planned American tour plans for Thanor Duse and Mme Reine under shared management, with Signora Duse not limiting repertoire to D Annnanzio's works. It mentions French plays to be produced in New York next season, and profiles Countess of Warwick, famed for courtly society and a Baccarat scandal. Also highlights Armenian immigrant Esther Sulakian's rise from poverty to medical studies and licensing, including Baltimore and Massachusetts boards, with intent to pursue post graduate work in gynecology.
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Thanor Duse
Mme. Reine
America
Signora Duse
D'Annnanzio
Resurrection
Magda
Southern Homeopathic Medical College of
Baltimore
Esther . Sulakian
Marland State Medical Board
Massachusetts
Dragging Green Bay for Dead Bodies Near Marinette
Tugs drag Green Bay near the Hackley wreck site hoping for the hull and possible bodies. Miss Anna Barringer’s body was recovered on Hot Island. A cold rush at Buchtel College in Akron led to faculty suspending both upperclass and freshmen after a severe color rush and subsequent clashes.
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Buchtel College
Akron
Chapel
Church
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