Standard Oil Evades Reward of Chicago Rebates Revealed
Washington reports Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith rebukes Standard Oil for using a secret 6 cent Alton rate to East St Louis, hidden from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The 18 cent published rate and false billing schemes show deliberate discrimination and coordination with railroads to conceal illegal preferences.
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Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
Standard Ol
Chicago
Chicago and Alton
Oil Trust
Stand- Saturay Company of
Indiana
Elkins
James A. Moffett
Congress
East St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alten Road
Whiting
St. Louis
Ind
Alton Road
Standard Oil Company
Standard O1 Company
Standard
Standard Oil Company of
Alton Railroad
Commission
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Illinois
Alton
Eastern Tallinois
Eastern Illinois
Chicago and Eastern
Dalton
Dolton
Chicago and
Moffett
Grand Jury
Landis
Mr. Moffett
Moritz Rosenthal
Chicago and Western
Ilinois Road
Bureau of Corporations
Chicago and Western Illinois
Chicago and Alton Railway Company
Commissioner of Corporations
Grand Junction
Strops Razor for Customer Then Cuts His Own Throat
Des Moines report: Riley Stahl a Maquoketa barber, strops a razor for a customer during a Saturday night rush then slips to an outside room and slashes his throat. Patrons finding the body after he fails to return.
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Des Moines
Riley Stahl
Maquoketa
Staby
National Commercial Teachers Convention Speeches
In Pittsburg on January 1 the convention of the National Commercial Teachers federation heard remarks from Earl L. Virden of Chicago and Carl C. Marshall of Cedar Rapids. A. N. Palmer of Cedar Rapids spoke for the National Penmanship Teachers association.
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Pittsburg
National Commercial Teachers’ Federation
National Business Teachers’ Association
Earl L. Virden
Chicago
Carl Cc. Marshall
Cedar Rapids
A. N. Palmer
National Penmanship Teachers’ Association
Standard Oil Discrimination Rates Behind 1906 Convictions
The report details secret rail rates from Whiting to Evansville and from the Standard’s Olean refinery to Vermont. Railroads canceled illegal rates within three months after public exposure. Judge Landis notes the Alton rate as a severe rebate masking competition, part of a wider discriminatory system charging oil refiners and pumping excessive profits.
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United States
South
Grand Junction
Tenn
Whiting
Evansville
Ind
Louisiana
Standard
Olean
N. Y
Vermont
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Chicago
Great Southwest
St. Louis Gateway
Lawmakers and their boings in Washington note immigration warning
Secretary Root issued a second warning to Japan on immigration measures. Ambassador O'Brien in Tokyo informed the Japanese foreign affairs minister that U S passage of an exclusion bill hinges on Japan's enforcement of its immigration regulations.
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Washington
Root
Japan
O'Brien
Tokio
Official Government Paper Proposed By Hobson
A bill by Congressman Richmond P. Hobson would create a weekly official government journal publishing department work and Congressional proceedings. Funding includes 75,000 for equipment and 275,000 for issuance with no editorial content and free distribution. Simultaneous publication possible in the midwest and on the Pacific coast.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Senator Allison backs pensions for ex presidents
Washington D C Jan 1 Senator William B Allison of Iowa chairman of the appropriations committee favors congressional action to provide care and support for ex presidents He cites Jefferson and Garfield and says pensions would cost little as at most two ex presidents are alive at once Cleveland also argues ex presidents deserve support though not in his own case
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Washington, D. C
William B. Allison
Iowa
Committee On Appropriations
Congress
United States
Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson
Allison
Garfield
Smaller Families Are The Style
S N D North the census director estimates the U S population will reach about 91 million two years after next June versus 76 million in 1900. He doubts the 100 million figure and says city studies show the 10 year rise will likely not exceed 20 percent as the country trends toward smaller families.
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Washington
Squadron Steams for Rio de Janeiro
The American battleship fleet led by the Connecticut steams toward Rio de Janeiro at 10 to 11 knots, aiming for the end of the second lap in about 12 days. Admiral Evans expected to reach Rio de Janeiro on Friday evening, January 10, before his departure.
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Port of Spain
Rio de Janeiro
Connecticut
Evans
Year 1907 a Year of Extremes Says Bradstreet
Bradstreet's review for 1907 notes three price declines with rallies, a panic and loss of public confidence, railroads borrowing limits, and government actions. It forecasts relief in 1908 with quieter trade, but warns of political and wage readjustments and uneven crops and weather impacts.
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New York
Bradstreet
Swiss Italian Authority Considers Second Simpion Tunnel
Authorities in Switzerland and Italy discuss building a second tunnel on the Simpion route through the Alps. The existing single tunnel serves well with electric traction, no gas or smoke issues, and 20 to 30 minute through-journeys aided by good ventilation.
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The
Alps
Mexico brewery faces annual receipts noted in brief
A Mexico brewery records annual receipts of six dollars, with unclear details in the OCR fragment. The note mentions three instances and unspecified financial figures, limiting full comprehension of the business activity.
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Mexico
Cuesyat
Navy Adm Goodrich Endorses Magazine Criticisms of Weakness
Rear Admiral Goodrich of the New York Navy Yard backed charges that the U S Navy suffers discipline and equipment weaknesses as outlined by Henry Reuterdahl in Fighting Ships. He said the article contains truths and that officials have reported similar concerns. Goodrich spoke in Chicago on his way to San Diego.
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Chicago
Janu. J
United States Navy
Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Washington
Henry Reuterdahl
Admiral Goodrich
San Diego
Cal
Rabbi denounces Eliot call for Jewish militia
Boston on January 1 Rabbi Charles Fletcher addressed Isreal temple services condemning President Eliot of Harvard for urging Jews to join the militia. He argued Jews have lost the urge for combat and that Israel's mission remains peace, despite Eliot's claims of physical inferiority and martial revival.
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Boston
Chas. W. Eliot
Harvard University
Charles Fletcher
New Temple Isreal
Eliot
Harvard
Joseph Pulitzer Buys 1600-ton Steam Yacht Abroad
Joseph Pulitzer, a wealthy American, has purchased a 1600-ton steam yacht that was launched Thursday at Leith. The cruiser will likely be seen in American waters next spring bearing the American yacht flag.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Leith
Matrimony and drinking rise with economic conditions
The text links marriage rates to prosperity and unemployment, noting that periods of higher bank rates and employment affect the number of marriages. It also observes that influences driving people to marry more seem to increase alcohol consumption, with liquor use correlating to economic prosperity or hardship.
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United Kingdom
Michigan Spends 42 Million for Schools Over Six Years
Michigan reports 42,244,111.79 dollars spent on K 12 education across six years. The figure shows ongoing funding commitments to public schools and reflects cumulative expenditures by the state department.
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Michigan
Body exhumed clears myth in Bruce Druce case
London report says Thomas Chis. Bruce’s body was exhumed at Highgate Cemetery forty three years after burial. Officials reject tales of a lead coffin and support that the 1864 burial was indeed that of pay Druce. The case concerns the Portland dukedom and perjury charges linked to the Baker Street merchant rumor.
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London
Thos
Thas
Cruce
High Gate
Yound
Robt. C. Caldwell
Phos. Chis. Bruce
Baker Street Bazar
Firth Duke of Portland
Druce
Geo. Hollamby Wmruce
Herbert
Baker Street
Portland
Druce Vofsin
Herbert Druce
Ward Line mate sues over wife affair for 50000
Charles B. Stoddard, a Ward Line steamer crewman, sues Geo J. Bermann for 50000 claiming alienation of his wife Ella Stoddard. Ella sues Hermann family for 10000 alleging slander over remarks about her marriage. The case notes a lonely period after a baby's death and a work arrangement with Mr. Hermann that led to claims of a soul mate.
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New York
Charles B. Stodlard
Ward Line
Vigilancia
Geo. J. Bermann
Ella St. Claire Stoddard
Mr. Hermann
Stoddard
Governors Sparks Accepts President Terms
Washington dispatch reports Governor Sparks of Nevada wired President Roosevelt that he would call an extra session of the Nevada legislature. The president's communication directs troops to stay at Goldfield for three weeks. In Goldfield Captain Cox urged that two full companies of federal troops suffice for the situation.
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Washington
Sparks
Nevada
Roosevelt
Goldfield
Nev
Cox
Denver closes gambling houses and prize fights
Denver authorities shut down openly conducted gambling houses on orders from May or Speer after open letters urged district attorneys to enforce laws. Midnight and Sunday saloon closing laws will be enforced and prize fighting in Colorado will be stopped.
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Denver
Speer
Colorado
Heavy Earthquake Shakes East Coast Observatories
Washington reports a very heavy earthquake recorded by instruments at the Cheltenham Maryland observatory and the Weather Bureau. Shocks began at 12:33 a.m. and lasted over an hour with strong motion around 12:45 a.m. Earth ground displacement reached 64 millimeters at the coast and geodetic stations.
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Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey Observatory
Cheltenham
Weather Bureau
Burns Letters to Brother William Set for Record Price
Sotheby of London plans a notable sale of autograph letters including two from poet Robert Burns to his brother William. The letters are signed in full and capture Burns’s distinctive style, suggesting a new auction record for this category.
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Sotheby
London
Robert Burns
William
Wisconsin game wardens report deer shipped and killed in season
State Game Warden Stone reports that 5,670 deer were shipped on railroads during the recent open season and estimates that about 10,000 were killed in the state during the season.
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Stone
Wisconsin
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