Tarbell Defends Sherman Act Probe Against Standard Oil
Ida Tarbell argues the transportation problem must be solved to foster competition with Standard Oil and urges the U.S. attorney general to prosecute the company for criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade. She cites railroad rebates, lobbying, and discriminatory practices as evidence and backs Garfield’s report against monopolistic actions.
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Philadelphia
Ida Tarbell
Standard Oil Company
Garfield
Roosevelt
The
Standard
Standard Oil ‘Company
United States
Ido
Pure Oil Company
Emery
New York
New Haven
Hartford
New England
Whiting
Ind
Interstate Commerce Commission
Restrict Marriages Proposed At National Charities Conference
At the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Philadelphia on May 17, Edward R. Johnstone, superintendent of the Vineland New Jersey training school, urged revisions of marriage laws to curb elopements and underage or consanguineous unions. He pressed mandatory custody of feebleminded women and expanded institutional capacity aligned with compulsory education.
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Johnstone
Philadelphia
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Edward R. Johnstone
New Jersey Training School
Vineland
N. J
Dowie Files Answer in Receivership Case
Chicago May 15 Attorney Dowie filed an answer in federal court in the receivership proceedings. He denied he would be insolvent if all his property were restored. Judge Landis had earlier ordered attorneys to stay out of the matter and said he would settle it himself.
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Dowie
Chicago
I Dowie
SS Wetlia Ee Federal
Landis
Mater
Divorced Twice She Weds Again In Washington Romance
In Benton Harbor Michigan on May 17 Bertrand Hopper proprietor of Hopper Stationery married Mrs Alta Conger Schaefer daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank D Conger of the city. The case follows a divorce granted to Hopper and a life alimony of 125 dollars monthly with a $10000 life policy for the benefit of the wife and children and a home within 100 miles of New York. The bride had been twice married prior and is a niece of Edwin H Conger former minister to China.
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Benton Harbor, Mich
Washington, D. C
Bertrand Hopper
The
Hopper Stationery Company
Alta Conger Schaefer
Frank D. Conger
Hopper
City of
New York
Schaefer
Edwin H. Conger
China
Ferris Wheel Destroyed at World’s Fair Grounds
The 4200 ton Ferris wheel built for the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition was wrecked at St Louis on May 17 by dynamite. Mrs. W G Bennett pressed the button as 40 sticks exploded, but the wheel finally collapsed when a larger charge was placed. The wheel had stood for 13 years, cost $360000, and ferris financed it in Pittsburg.
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St. Louis
W. G. Bennett
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Midway
Chicago
North Clark Street
Wrightwood Avenue
Continents
Paris
George Washington Gale Ferris
Pittsburg
Ferris
Senate amendments reshape railroad bill says Union Pacific official
John N. Baldwin, Union Pacific general solicitor, returns from Washington praising the bill with amendments. He notes the Interstate Commerce Commission gains jurisdiction over pipelines and sleeping and private cars, a strong anti Pass measure, limits carriers from other businesses, and adds an imprisonment clause to the Cullom bill.
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Omaha
Neb
John N. Baldwin
Union Pacific
Washington
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Williams in Wall Street Case to Return to England
Mrs Ellen B Williams the English woman arrested in Wall Street on a charge of annoying J P Morgan Co has been in Belle Vue hospital. A report to Justice Greenbaum says she suffers from paranoia but need not be confined. Her son is en route from England and may take custody for her return to England after testimony concludes.
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New York
Ellen B. Williams
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Co
Bellevue Hospital
Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
John H. Girdner
Methodist Episcopal Church South votes to form faith revision committee
In Birmingham Alabama on May 15 the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South approved by 151 to 107 the creation of a committee to prepare a new statement of faith. The plan invites other Methodist branches to join in framing a twentieth century doctrinal system.
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Methodist Church, South
Birmingham
Ala
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodists
Southern Church
Crapsey Heresy Trial Verdict Delayed Suspension Possible
The Rochester jury recommends suspending Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey from church duties until he proves his beliefs align with the apostles and Nicene creeds. The case centers on Crapsey sermons and the book Religion and Politics alleging denial of Christ’s divinity virgin birth resurrection and the Trinity. A minority report argues his error lies in interpretation rather than denial of core doctrine.
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Rochester
Algernon S. Crapsey
Crapsey
St. Andrews
Cranse
United States
Francis S. Dunham
Indians Win Land in Kansas Supreme Court Decision
Kansas City reports the Kansas Supreme Court awarded land just over the Missouri border to the heirs and assignees of Silas Armstrong Wyandotte arising from a fifty year dispute. Factories and waterworks on the property lose their rights while Wyandotte families benefit. Fowler Packing, National Waterworks, and Hunter Meriwether are among the biggest losers.
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Kansas City
Kansas Supreme Court
Kaw Point
Kaw River
Silas Armstrong
Armstrong
Fowler Packing Company
National Waterworks
Hunter Meriwether
Indian Territory
Mudenters
Yabitailles
Buzzards
SIFTING COAL AGAIN
Interstate Commerce Commission resumes probe into railroad coal links in Philadelphia. Commission plans to stay through Friday and file evidence with Congress under the Tillman Gillespie resolution, also probing oil monopoly. All testimony to be turned over to the justice department.
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Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Tillman-Gillespie
Department of Justice
Seven Die and Twelve Hurt in Shenandoah Mine Explosion
Seven foreigners were killed and twelve badly burned in a dynamite explosion at Shenandoah City colliery operated by Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron. A worker dropped a dynamite box, igniting mine gas as about fifty men worked in the shaft.
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Shenandoah, Pa
Shenandoah City
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Father Gapon Found Dead in Finnish Villa Murder Theory Emerges
An inquest in St. Petersburg identified the body of Father Gapon found May 13 in a villa near Ozerki Finland. Autopsy shows a head wound. Police theory links revolutionaries and terrorist leader Putenberg to Gapon’s murder after he betrayed government ties.
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St. Petersburg
Father Gapon
Ozerki
Finland
M. Margolin
Siapon
Gapon
Putenberg
Catholic Innights and Ladies of America Meet in Detroit
Delegates from fifteen states attend the eighth biennial convention in Detroit. The group plans three days of sessions and reports no radical legislation is anticipated though significant business will be transacted.
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Detroit
The
Catholic Innights and Ladies of America
Drunk man falls to death from Cedar Rapids bridge
Irving Sufin, 40, of Cedar Rapids, died after falling from a bridge while intoxicated on May 15. Police said he was found at the scene and pronounced dead.
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Cedar Rapids
Irving Tile Sfuin
Russian Douma Demands Amnesty and Martial Law End
A May 17 report from St. Petersburg says the lower house received a draft reply to the throne outlining chief demands. Proposals include general amnesty, abolition of the death penalty, suspension of martial law, civil liberty, abolition of the council of empire, constitutional reforms, ministerial responsibility, and unions rights. The message stresses amnesty as the starting point for future concord between emperor and people.
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St. Petersburg
Council of Empire
Cra zy and Drunk Man Kills, Wounds Near Atlanta
James H. Clark a night telegraph operator at Chamblee twelve miles northeast of Atlanta killed merchant William J. Cheek of Dunwoody and wounded S Purcell his son W S Purcell and W B Mark all at Chamblee Clark who is believed mentally unbalanced is at large in the woods pursued by posses after drinking intensified his condition yesterday in Atlanta area.
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Atlanta
James H. Clark
Chamblee
William J. Cheek
Dunwoody
S. Purcell
W. S. Purcell
Mark
Clark
Played Cards for Life in Warsaw Duel
Count Komorowski shot himself after an on the spot duel with Baron Ridegrki during the Aristocracy Ball. The two nobles argued over the countess, sat to a poker game for their lives, and the baron held the winning hand before the count fired a pistol.
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Warsaw
Count Komorowski
Baron Ridegrki
Waitz
Iroquois Theatre Fire Manager arraigned for manslaughter
Will J. Davis former manager of the Iroquois theater faces manslaughter charges linked to the deadly fire. A continuance was granted to the next day as Davis seeks a venue change discussed previously with the state's attorney. The venue shift request had not been argued or resolved.
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Chicago
Will J. Davis
Iroquois
Davis
Monnett Suspected in Ouster Suit Probe
Bucyrus Ohio May 15 Judge Tobias orders grand jury to investigate the records of Frank S Monnett and Charles Gallinger former prosecutors over the Hocking Valley and Ohio Central railroads oust attempt. The case settled with 2000 payment and rumors claim 5000 extra not accounted. Monnett formerly Ohio attorney general and now special counsel for the Interstate Commerce Commission in Standard Oil inquiry.
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Standard Oil
Bucyrus
Tobias
Grand Jury
Frank S. Monnett
Charles Gallinger
Hocking Valley
Ohio Central
Grand
Gallinger
Supreme Court rules against Mugg and Dryden in rail rate suit
The Supreme Court holds that a shipper promised a lower rate but charged the full published tariff cannot recover the difference. The decision says a railroad action of giving a rate below the tariff violates the interstate commerce act.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Mugg and Dryden
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Paris Expert Describes Hair Graying Cause and Cure
Paris May 16 No one need be gray haired who does not wish to be according to Metchnikoff the Russian biologist. He says gray hair results from a pigment feeding cell in each hair that dies at 60 degrees Celsius heat and is overstimulated by strong emotion. He notes fear or sorrow can darken or dull hair as this pigment-devouring cell reacts to misery.
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Paris
de Clares
Metchnikoff
Academy of Medicine
Mrs Gorky Says Dont Butt In
Yalta March 16 Editor New York Herald I have today received a letter from Alexis Maximovitch Peshkoff Maxim Gorky which confirms the news about the reception given to him by America I am indignant at intrusion into the personal life of a man and astonished that American citizens with such liberties are not free from prejudices even with us in Russia Ekaterina Peshkoff wife of Maxim Gorky
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Yalta
Mar
New York Herald
Alexis Maximovitch Peshkoff
Maxim Gorky
America
Russia
Ekaterina Peshkoff
Searchlight display unsettles Zulus at punitive force HQ
In Durban on May 16 natives gathered as the native commissioners showcased a searchlight as a weapon to quell sedition. The light frightened the Zulus, who called it the eye of the Almighty and marveled at its reach across hills and trails, shrinking in fear as it swept their faces.
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Durban
Natal
Novel squad labor used to curb looting in San Francisco
Chief Dinan orders caught looters placed under Detective Sergeant Charles Taylor. A growing squad of laborers clears debris around Portsmouth square and the Hall of Justice, restoring cleanliness. Dinan expects looting to decline as the program becomes known.
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San Francisco
Police Dinan
Charles Taylor
Taylor
Portsmouth Square
Hall of Justice
Dinan
Hoppe Wins Pro Billiards Title at Orchestra Hall
Willie Hoppe, the cay billiard expert, captured first prize in a professional tournament at Orchestra hall finishing unbeaten across four games. George Sutton took second with three wins and one loss while George Slosson Louis Cure and Jake Schaefer tied with one win and three losses each.
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Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Cay
Orchestra Hall
Hoppe
George Sutton
George Slasson
New York
Louis Cure
Jake Schaefer
Paris Population Growth Reduces City Deputies
Paris reports 2 731 728 residents, up 71 169 in five years, with the fourth sixth and seventh arrondissements losing deputies as people move to the suburbs. Despite a 70 000 rise, Paris will have 37 deputies, not 40, due to population distribution.
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Paris
Kansas City couple seeks marriage in Independence dispute over license costs
A Kansas City couple visited Independence for a marriage. The groom balked at a £2 license price and asked for $1.50, then learned the marriage fee was $2. He refused the higher total stating he could hire a preacher for $1.50 and finally paid Justice J. F. Buchanan the required amount.
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Kansas City
Independence
J. F. Buchanan
Wellseley College Girls Take Spring Cross Country Strolls
Welllesley girls embrace cross country strolls through private estates and public ways sparking resident complaints. Townsman and college newspaper warn against the practice amid spring’s arrival.
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Boston
Mass
Welllesley College
Wellesley Townsman
Wellesley College News
Fairbanks Urges Unity of North and South Churches
President Fairbanks argues churches must merge to ease capital and labor burdens and promote a socialist friendly system, condemning socialism as harmful to American genius and spirit. He stresses church consolidation as a path to national strength.
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Goo Nius
Spirit
Church Must Help To Foster Industrial Peace
Excerpt from Vice President Swatr banks' address to the Methodist Episcopal Church South general conference argues no political or human law can ensure lasting labor harmony without the church. He urges religious leadership to instill brotherhood, justice, and the spirit of divine law to achieve enduring concord between capital and labor.
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Swatrbanks
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Vice President Fairbanks Urges Methodist Unity and Warns on Socialism
Birmingham May 16 Vice President Fairbanks addressed the general assembly of the Methodist Episcopal Church South urging eventual merger of the two branches. He warned socialism as a threat to labor capital and civic order and urged the church to guide society toward mutual respect and justice through shared faith.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fairbanks
General Assembly
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Republic
United States
de Tocqueville
United
Sttes
Solomon
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