Trust and secret plan loom over steel case
Special dispatches report J Pierpont Morgan and Andrew Carnegie served with summons in the government dissolution suit against the United States Steel Corporation filed in Trenton. Roosevelt and Taft refused comment while details show a tightly kept probe spanning three years with involvement of Wickersham and Dickinson and references to 1900 agreements among steel interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Carnegie
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Trenton
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Tron Company
Andrew Carnegie
Washington, D. C
Washington
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Frank Cole
J. M. Dickinson
Secretary of War
Taft
Stanley Committee
House of Representatives
Steel Corporation
Jacob M. Dickinson
House Committee
Carnegie Steel Company
Jones & Laughlin
Loans and real estate ads from Richmond Virginia period
Vintage classified notices advertise mortgage loans for homes priced from 1000 to 5000 dollars at five percent simple interest with ten and a half years to repay. Other ads seek Virginia sales representatives and long term farm/home purchases. Fraysers Great Nerve and Bone Liniment marketed for musculoskeletal pain with 25 cent bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alloy
Virginia
Richardson
Bank Bldg
Penge
Richmond
Davidson
Main Street
Sensational Crime Book Promoted For Sale in Virginia
An advertisement offers a 3 page illustrated volume titled The Woman in the Case by Beulah Binford and a sensational life of Henry Beattie Jr. It claims complete history of a great crime and asks readers to send 25 cents or stamps to F. B. Mallery in Waverly Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Henry
Beattie, Jr
Beulah Binford
F. B. Mallery
Waverly
Married Man in Prison to Wed in Essex County Jail
Florence Gromicy, described as a Philadelphia monographer, plans to marry Allan Mackarland, imprisoned in Essex County jail on first degree murder charges. State Senator Frank McDermott confirms the impending ceremony, despite prosecutors’ plan to use the witness as evidence against the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brew York
Florence Gromicy
Philadelphia
Sove
Allison Mack’arland
Newark
Essex Weonty
Frank McDermott
Mott
Mackariniad
Akron airship trial crosses Atlantic with Vaniman test
In Atlantic City New Jersey a scheduled flight of the Birigible Akron was canceled by dangerous wind and storm threats. Melvin Vaniman, part of the Wellman group, planned to attempt a crossing if weather allowed. Over 1000 spectators gathered to watch the event.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Akron
Melwin Vaniman
Bulton
Vaniman
Wellman Party
Atlantic
Resent Thrust at Va Highways by Virginia Auto Club
Preston Belvin president of the Virginia State Automobile Association writes to the New York Times defending Virginia roads and proposing a preferred Glidden tour route through Virginia from the North to Richmond. He notes state funds and private subscriptions totaling over five million dollars are improving roads and invites Times reporters to test the suggested route during the upcoming National Good Roads Congress in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Preston Kelvin
Virginia State Automobile Association
New York Times
Virginia
Times
New York
Winston-Salem
N. C
Roanoke
Glidden
Jacksonville
Fila
Otis Alfriend
America
Staunton
Waynesboro
Cloe Ridge Mountain
Charlottesville
Keswick
Louisa Courthouse
Petersburg
Emporia
Henderson
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
United States
New York State
Elles
National Good Roads Congress
American Association For Highway Improvement
Preston Belvin
Inspector Declares Church Steeples Must Go in Richmond
Richmond Virginia special reports building Inspector Leek ordered the Broad Street Methodist Church spire removed as dilapidated and unsafe. Similar condemnations likely for Seventh Street Christian and First Presbyterian church steeples within days, with trustees warned.
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Richmond
Leek
Broad Street
Beck
le T. Christian
Mr. Christian
Brooklyn Boy Deserts Home Follows Orange King Tale
Fourteen year old Joe Becker from Brooklyn ran away to emulate Ollin the Orange King, seeking wealth in the South. He was found in Richmond by an officer near Elba Station and placed with Dr. James Duchanan of Associated Charities awaiting funds for his return. In court he faced a vacanc y charge and claimed schoolwork mattered less than dime novels.
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Tilia
Golden Grove
Marjorie Chartton
Joe
Henderson
Joe Becker
Buchanan
Richmond
Ollin
Brooklyn
South
Elba
James Duchanan
Associated Charities
T de Guy
New York
Olin
Ships Prepare for Maneuvers in New York Harbor
A fleet of 102 vessels anchors off New York with 14 battleships open for public inspection from 1 20 P M to 7 30 P M Thousands of residents will tour the ships as Secretary Meyer extends inspection privileges to the fleet pending a review on November 1st Police detail surrounds landing stages to manage crowds by Admiral Osterhaus request
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New York
United States Navy
Atlantic Coast
Hudson River
Meyer
Osterhaus
Tribesmen Offer to Help Turkey in Holy War
Fourteen thousand Senussi tribesmen have offered their service to the Turkish government in the holy war against Italy. Mobilizing at Kazrdam under Sallih Bey and Enry Bey, they will join 9,000 Tuarez tribesmen led by Shellkekber, moving toward the coast near Benghazi where heavy Italian reinforcements are en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Benghazi
Italy
Constantinople
Kazrdam
Sallih Bey
Enry Bey
Shellkekber
Rebels declare independent republican government in China
In Shanghal, rebels set up a new government and proclaim independence near Ching Sha, capital of Hnina province, promising protection for foreigners. Yo Lo College sits in the city, which has about 300 000 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cintag
Ibelir
Ching Sha
Hunina
Yo-Lo College
Italy rushes troops to Tripoli in renewed campaign
Special reinforcements pour into Tripoli as Italy readies a broad interior campaign against Turks and Arabs. A fresh detachments landed yesterday with more artillery at Fort Mesri. Courts-martial target hostile natives and those convicted are shot by Fort Mesri walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Italy
Fort Mesri
Wolf at the Door Prompts Cautionary Note on Trust
A proverb-like line warns that danger can arrive unannounced and deceiving appearances. The saying cautions readers to beware disguises and inspect motives before trusting strangers.
May Command at Chicago Seeks Central Division Chief Post
Special Major-General William H. Carter asks to be appointed commander in chief of the central division with headquarters at Chicago. The post is currently held temporarily by Brigadier-General Ramsay D. Potts. The request has been referred to President Taft and Carter is expected to be confirmed.
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Washington, D. C
William H. Carter
Chicago
Ramsay D. Potts
Taft
Carter
William W. Wotherspoon
War College
Roanoke Artist Dies by Self-Inflicted Poisoning
In Roanoke Virginia John Paul a painter died this morning by consuming two vials of Kiodanum. Letters found on his person and conversations with friends suggest he took his own life after a young woman refused marriage because he would not quit drinking.
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Roanoke
John Paul
Eye Salve in Tubes for All Eye Diseases
Eye salve in aseptic tubes marketed for all eye diseases. Norphine and Seepee listed as active or brand names. Product illustrates early pharmaceutical packaging practices.
Government seeks dissolution of United States Steel trust
The United States Government filed in Trenton N J a petition to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation and its 36 corollary companies. It cites investments of 400 to 450 million dollars in extensions and lists J Pierpont Morgan John D Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie and others as defendants. Stock markets show steel shares falling in New York and London with the common stock down sharply today.
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New York
Steel Trust
Trenton
N. J
United States
Department of Justice
OOO
J. Pierpont Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
George W. Perkins
E. H. Gary
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Henry Clay Frick
Charles Steele
James Gayley
William H. Moore
BE. C, Converse
J. H. Moore
Percival Roberts, Jr
Haniel G. Reid
Norman B. Ream
P. A. B. Widener
William Palmer
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company of
New Jersey
Federal Steel Company
National Steel Company
American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey
Naonal Tube Company
Shelby Tube Company
American Tin Plate Company
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
American Steel Company
American Steel Hoop Company
American Bridge Company
Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines
H. C. Fr
London
Wall Street
Taft Prepares to Fight Trust in Drastic Antitrust Move
Washington report states that the Taft administration plans a major anti trust action against the steel trust. Circles close to the White House say the Government suit signals a new aggressive policy to curb big concentrations of power.
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Taft
Washington, D. C
Steel Trust
Congress
Police After Love and Poison in Richeson Case
Boston police pursue a trove of love letters and photographs tied to Rev Clarence V T Richeson as grand jury readiness and church actions unfold. Detectives explore poison theory after cyanide linked to Miss Avis Linnell case as trial looming.
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Boston
Mass
M. G. Edmands
Violet Edmands
Clarence V.T. Richeson
Wraed
O Mies
Avis Linnell
Cambridge
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Richeson
Back Bay
Pemberton Square
Avis Linnehard
Finance Committee
Ganbridge Baptist Immanuel Church
Dunbars
Nichoson
Carter
Magazine Street
Ober
Hyannis
Bank President Sentenced for Bank Misappropriation
Special dispatch reports C. W. Stewart former president of the First National Bank of Burnelde Kentucky was sentenced today to seven years in the federal prison at Atlanta Georgia for misappropriation of bank funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
C. W. Stewart
First National Bank of
Burnelde
Atlanta
Bante
William Meyers Fatally Shot in Bristol Pawn Shop
William Meyers of Bristol was fatally shot at noon in a State Street pawn shop. The shooter, claimed to be North Carolinian Luttrell, says the incident was accidental and Meyers was rushed to a hospital in a dying condition.
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Bristol, Tenn
William Meyers
State Street
Luttrell
Frog Town Hookworm Letter Prompts City Health Meeting
Richmond mayor considers a letter from C. Borden claiming to lead the Republican Polo Tax Club No 1 of Frog Town urging officials to cleanse and ban hookworms. The missive, unsigned aside from a rubber-stamped title, asks for action to keep taxpayers clean and town free of the pest. The mayor plans a joint session of Street Cleaning and Board of Health to review the matter.
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Richmond
Frog Town
Richardson
C. Borden
Republican Polo Tax Club
Savannah
Mayon
Maine
Borden
Board of Health
Editorial Clippings From Various Papers
A collage of social and political commentaries notes Premier Borden vacationing in the United States as a gesture of reciprocity, wartime strains affecting holiday firecrackers, and opinions on Taft, Prohibition, and election prospects. The piece mentions Mrs Stonewall Jackson, Miss Mary Johnston, and figures Slemp Catron Conrad Paul Perryman, Roosevelt and Hitchcock, plus a planned highway congress in Richmond.
Maintenance and highway congress attracts road builders
The article notes upcoming congress discussions on maintenance and highway construction with top road builders as speakers. It promises valuable information for those interested in the project and calls attendance to gain insights from leaders in the field.
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Newport News Press
Farm death after stump blast at Parson Green farm
James N. Calmatory, 36, a farmer of Centerville Maryland, died from a skull crushing injury when a large stump fragment he blasted fell on him the day earlier. The accident occurred on the Parson Green farm. He is survived by a widow, two sisters, and three brothers.
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Centerville
James N. Calmatory
Church Hill
Parson Green
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