Where will it end Rockefeller influence in Everett land deal
A Seattle dispatch to the Sun analyzes John D Rockefeller strategy in foreclosing an $1 million mortgage on the Everett Land Co. Rockefeller would gain property and rents, effectively owning a town with 3 000 to 4 000 residents. The Arkansas Gazette reprints urging industrial freedom and antitrust restraint as a safeguard against corporate monopolies.
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Seattle
Wash
New York Sun
John D. Rockefeller
Northwest
Brownell
Everett Land Company
Rockefeller
Central Trust Company of New York Cith
Monte Cristo
Everett
Standard Oil Trust
United States
Great Britain
America
Arkansas Gazette
Prolific Potato Growers Call For Organization
Captain R G Caldwell, a leading potato grower, reports earning 9.85 after a car load shipped to a Northern market, with about a 50 dollar net loss once gathering and shipping are counted. He urges all local growers to unite to protect against buyer and commission man robbies, regardless of production size.
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R. G. Caldwell
Caldwell
Fourth of July Orations Attack Trusts in Talks
Prominent speakers denounce unholy trusts seen as eroding liberty. In recent months about 500 trusts formed largely at Trenton New Jersey. Orators value public understanding, urging common people to reject stock in grinding combines.
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United States
Trenton
N. J
The Unlucky Thirteen at Carthage Hanging
A Press report from Carthage Missouri describes a crowd of thirteen men on the gallows platform for James McAfee's execution. McAfee alone slipped, breaking his neck before the crowd dispersed, a detail the article notes amid superstition surrounding the tally.
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James McAfee
Carthage
McAfee
County records move risk to fireproof storage
The county clerk reports moving offices and records from a brick building with a vault to a frame structure lacking fire protection. The delay in court-house completion increases risk of fire destroying records and causing litigation and transfer problems. Clerk Davis uses a private box in Carder vault for key papers, but most records lack such protection.
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Davis
Carder
Kountze Bros Victory in Sabine City Rail Plan
The Kansas City Star notes that if Kountze Bros succeed in ending the Pittsburg & Gulf railway at Sabine City rather than Port Arthur, the gain favors those who did not sew spin or risk capital. They held land while the US dredged a deep water channel and Dutch capital built a rail line to the sea.
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Kountze Bros
Pittsburg & Gulf Railway
Sabine City
Port Arthur
United States
Kansas City Star
Commissioners Created for State Capitol at Little Rock
The creation of commissioners to oversee the erection of the new state capitol in Little Rock provokes taxpayers to think the legislature aims to create many positions to burden the government with patronage for politicians.
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Little Rock
Confederate reunion planned by Van Buren group
The Confederate Veterans and the G. A. R. post of Van Buren announce a grand reunion in the city starting August 16 for a three day event featuring veterans groups and related activities.
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Confederate Veterans
G. A. R. Post
van Buren
Ingalls Seeks Return to Politics and Trust Reform
The article reports John J. Ingalls announcing another political run to restore Republican ascendancy in Kansas and push for trust restraint. It argues trusts threaten the economy, favors state legislative action, taxation on combinations, and a graduated income tax as a remedy. It notes debates over whether courts or Congress should tax corporations and compares to oleomargarine and state banks cases.
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John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Ingalls
Philippines
Congress
Millar speech urges prompt action on lot purchases
The paper highlights Prof. Millar's communication and presses those who agreed to buy lots to close contracts promptly. It states everything is ready for rapid building once buyers finalize and warns they will bear responsibility if they delay.
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Millar
Planer boiler feed pipe explosion at Hatfield Tamaher
Hatfield Herald reports a feed pipe to the planer boiler blew Wednesday. Jim Ale sustained severe scalds to head face and hands though no other major damage occurred. Repairs were completed quickly and the planer resumed full operation.
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Hatfield Tamaher Company
Jimale
Hatfield Herald
Electrical display clouds over southern sky for July 4
An electrical display shown last Wednesday night in the southern sky was likely meant for a Fourth of July event but missed the date by twenty four hours.
Anniversary Celebration Preview for Mena and Polk Counties
After the Fourth, residents of Mena and Polk counties are urged to prepare for an August 19 anniversary celebration. The event aims to honor community history and local achievements with coordinated activities across the two counties.
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Mena
Polks County
Star Hosts First District Conference At Mena
The Star welcomes all del tes to the M E church south conference in Mena and trusts impressions will meet expectations as the first district meeting is held there.
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the Star
M. E Church
South
Mena
Gents' Furnishings stock lines up hats and shirts
A store advertises a complete line of hats shirts collars cuffs ties and other gents accessories to stock its furnishing shop. The note emphasizes the broad range of items available for gentlemen’s attire.
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Sneed & Jones
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Viewing St
Janssen Park
A. Frady
HOTEL
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Hotel National
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Kanes Mena Street
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