Gov oTurbo Attacks Railroads In Indirect Had Cruel Summary
Governor oTurbo blasts railroads and a Wall Street led “community of interest” to form a de facto railroad trust. He cites the Northern Securities case, James J Hill and J Pierpont Morgan, arguing indirect schemes evade law while railroads act as government creatures. He warns penalties should apply to indirect actions as they do direct ones. (Continued on page 5)
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J. Pierpont Morgan
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Supreme Court
Spoils and Plunder Attacks on Railroads and Trusts
Governor W R Stubbs of Kansas denounces railroads and trusts at a Chicago banquet, calling advanced freight rates a Sherman Act violation and condemning corporate fines as inadequate. He sternly blasts politicians, lawyers, and finance interests colluding to shape legislation, warning of a moral crisis and urging factual, courageous action against monopolies and the packing-house trust. The talk frames government as failing to curb unlawful combinations and cites the transportation issue as a key national concern.
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Kansas
Inois Manufacturers’ Association
Stubbs
Republic
Packing House Trust
Prayer in schools debated in Little Rock
Two talks last night debated reading the Lord s Prayer in schools. Rev George W Shepherd urged support noting its guidance for children and unity while socialist leader BE W Perrin argued the Bible is a human work and questioned its infallibility citing constitutional and congressional references.
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Little Rock
Scott Street
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Shepherd
Brotherhood of Man
Lyric Theatre
BE. W. Perrin
Perrin
State of
Arkansas
Cooper acquitted after Gooper Gratuple Cup proceedings
Proceedings held in the case labeled Gooper Grat Cup ended with the acquittal of Cooper after an attack incident.
Congressional Apportionment Leaders in Republican Ranks
Republican leaders remain undecided on the apportionment plan as key figures weigh potential votes while party divisions surface. The tense mood foreshadows a pivotal late decision affecting committee positions and floor strategy.
Petition 15 Presented Over Acquittal Fraud Claim
Nashville dispatch reports trial attorneys for the state filed a petition in Davidson County Criminal Court seeking to void Robin J. Cooper’s acquittal in the murder of former Senator Carmack. Judge A B Neill refused filing. a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court will be sought. The piece also notes a separate Washington discussion on congressional apportionment and potential district shifts affecting Maine, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Virginia with Crumpacker advocating a square deal.
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Camp to lecture at free lyceum in city auditorium
Hon Joseph G Camp of Georgia will be the second speaker at the free lyceum attractions lecturing in the City School Auditorium tomorrow night. He is in his ninth season as a platform lecturer and Clark Howell of the Atlanta Constitution calls him the most finished orator the South has ever produced and an eloquent speaker who cannot be surpassed.
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Camp
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South
Tenas Delta Land Case to Be Prosecuted
The Tensas Delta Land Company case involving about $600,000 is likely to come to trial after the new year as the attorney general’s office enlarges. Judge Guion noted Governor Sanders enterprises, though he declined further comment. The case stems from lands bought from the Tensas Levee Board at prices well above or below value, with the suit aiming to recover losses. Also reported, the steamer General Lee with a $30,000 value was destroyed by fire at Fairhope, Mobile Bay, with crew escaping in their clothing and personal effects. the eastern Mobile Bay pier and a double warehouse were lost.
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State to refile land case under new attorney general authority
The Supreme Court sustained the lower court's ruling that the State lacked standing as plaintiff in the land suit. In August an act empowered the attorney general to represent levee boards and other State boards in land title actions when requested by the governor, and the case will be taken up again under this authority.
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Wheat Market Slips as Provisions Decline in Chicago
The Markets Today reports Wheat is easier with prices down 1 4 to 1 2 cents, while provisions weaken by 2 1/2 to 10 cents, in Chicago on December 13.
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Chicago
Nine Million Paid for Gaod Holdings
Pittsburg reports the Standard Oil Company paid nine million dollars to acquire the Trees Oil Company and its Louisiana Caddo Parish holdings. The deal, sealed after a New York sale, is expected to yield about twenty five million in profit over ten to fifteen years. Joseph C Trees, a principal, praised football and pledged a stadium gift while the transfer's closing follows a four million dollar check and five million in notes received in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Trees Company
Lou
Russian political prisoners kill selves in protest
A report details multiple Russian political prisoners who killed themselves as a form of protest amid ongoing political repression. Authorities have not publicly detailed the cases, and international observers call for independent investigations into human rights abuses and prison conditions.
SILDIERS GUARD JAIL Jailer Shot In Columbus Raid
A jail raid in Columbus Georgia left the jailor shot while securing a brutal prisoner known as a Night Rider from Kentucky. In St. Petersburg a Boston Negro appointment faced opposition as details emerged from a related, tense international situation. Prison conditions sparked a protest with convicts injuring themselves and some dying by morphine after arteries were severed and suspension of communications.
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Columbus
Kentucky
Boston
Sasonoff
Troops Guard Muskogee Jail After Mob Disturbance
Columbus Ga Dec 13 The threatened attack on Muskogee county jail failed and troops were withdrawn. Jailer Priests recovery doubtful. Henry Taylor moved to Atlanta for safety. Six mob members jailed on bond await Thursday preliminary hearing.
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Columbus
Muskogee County
Henry Taylor
Atlanta
Moren
Baird
Taylor
Fulton County
Pheltz
Geen
Night Riders acquitted in Eddyville murder case
The jury in Eddyville Kentucky found Bart Creekmar Alonzo Graw Jim Bosart and Bryan Hawkins not guilty as accessories to the murder of Axom Cooper a state witness in night rider related cases from two years ago.
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Eddyville, Ky
Bart Creekmar
Alonzo Graw
Jim Bosart
Bryan Hawkins
Ax’om Cooper
Objection to Boston attorney William H Lewis urged
Washington December 13. Objections to the proposed appointment of William H Lewis a negro attorney of Boston as assistant attorney general are presented to Attorney General Wickersham Booker T Washington called on the attorney general to urge approval of the appointment.
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William H. Lewis
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Wickersham
Booker T. Washington
Venture Ends as Trees Company Faces Liquidation
The article notes the Trees Company has staked everything on a venture and plans to distribute about $9,000,000. They anticipate the company passing out of existence once the funds are distributed and all accounts are closed.
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Isiana
Trees Company
J E Larkin Jeweler Announces Holiday Goods Line
J E Larkin, jeweler, announces his holiday goods line now complete. Call and see them before buying elsewhere.
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J. E. Larkin
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