Rockefeller Must Come Says Landis in Chicago Subpoena Row
Chicago, June 29. Judge Landis ordered John D Rockefeller to appear personally in Chicago before the federal court, rejecting defense motions to substitute others. Subpoenas were issued for F Q Barstow, H R Payne, W M Hutchinson, and more Standard Oil officers. several are abroad or unavailable. In Ohio Findlay jury reports no verdict in the Standard Oil anti trust case, discharged after failing to agree.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Landis
John S. Miller
Oil Trust
Miller
United States District
Simms
Wilkerson
Mr. Rockefeller
Union Tank Line
New York
William Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
John R. Archbold
Federal Court of Chicago
United States
Henkel
Marshal Henkel
Mr. Rogers
W. H. Tilford
Europe
Charles M. Pratt
John D. Archbold
William T. Howe
Charles T. White
James A. Moffett
Indiana
H. E. Felton
Findlay
State of
Ohio
Duncan
Named to Test Mrs Eddy in Competency Suit
Concord New Hampshire June 29 Judge Edgar Aldrich of Littleton was named master to determine the competency of Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy. The appointment follows a suit by her son George W Glover and others as next friends for an accounting of her property. The master must report whether Eddy could manage her financial affairs since March 1 1907 and prior period deemed reasonable. The report is due with the court clerk by September 30 1907.
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Concord
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Littleton
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Robert N. Chamberlain
Supreme Court
Becomes Fire Captain in St Louis After Baseball Fame
William Grea son, once a nationally known baseball shortstop for the St. Louis Browns who helped win four straight championships, is named fire captain by Chief Swingley. He has served as a firefighter for many years.
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St. Louis
William Greason
St. Louis Browns
Swingley
Hoke Smith Inaugurated Governor of Georgia
Hoke Smith was inaugurated governor of Georgia at noon Saturday in Atlanta marking the start of his term. The ceremony took place on July 1 in the state capital.
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Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Georgia
Exiled Polish nobleman flees czarist police to Kansas City
Vasi Kotoff a member of a Polish noble family fled tsarist Russia after participating in Warsaw student riots. He claims Russian agents pursed him, escaped with two companions by living off field grain then crossing to Germany and Mexico enfin to the United States. He worked in a San Antonio mill before reaching Kansas City by rail hopping.
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Kansas City
Poland
Russia
Vasi Kotoff
Far West
Warsaw
Kotoff
Germany
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Siberian
Farmer Kills His Wife in Minnesota Farmhouse
John J. Mooney a prosperous farmer near Waverly Minnesota killed his wife after noon Friday then surrendered himself in town He said he returned home to find no dinner prepared and when he complained she told him to cook his own meal She attacked him with a broken knife wounding his wrist He struck her with a wood block and killed her instantly The motive remains unclear and Mooney surrendered to authorities.
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Waverly
Minn
John J. Mooney
Mooney
Fire disaster kills hundreds in Hongkong theater
Reports from Hongkong recount a devastating blaze at a Chinese theater where about 500 audience members and ten actors perished as the building burned and collapsed after an explosion believed to have ignited explosives hidden under the floor.
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Victoria
B. C
Hongkong
Saloonkeeper challenges Sunday closing law claim
Seymour Wisconsin June 28 L A Stammer a local saloonkeeper was arrested for keeping his saloon open after 11 p m Sunday night He says the ordinance reads shall be closed each and all week days at 11 o clock p m and argues that Sunday is not a week day and thus not covered by the rule He will fight the case citing the Sunday exception.
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Seymour
Wis
L. A. Stammer
Arkansas Briber Is Pardoned
Governor Pindall pardoned F. O. Butt former Carroll county senator convicted of bribery of R. R. Adams of Grant county and sentenced to two years in prison. Butt began serving January 1, 1907, with the pardon granted on a petition signed by supporters statewide.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Pindall
F. O. Butt
Carroll County
R. R. Adams
Grant County
Butt
Body Found in Lime Car in Armston Maryland
Workmen unloading a lime car at Arms ton Maryland discovered the remains of a human body in a small box. The bones were bare and flesh eaten by lime. The car traveled from Henrietta to Ada and was rebilled from Ada to Armston. Federal authorities are investigating.
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Durant
I. T
Armston
Henrietta
Ada
St Paul Men Accused of Mail Fraud
St Paul Minn June 29 Lewin A Wood George W Wood Bruce D Tuttle and Martin P Quigley were arrested by United States deputy marshals on warrants charging them with using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lewin A. Wood
George W. Wood
Bruce D., Tuttle
Martin P. Quigley
United States
Bechtel Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
W F Bechtel former president of Northwestern National Life Insurance Company was sentenced Friday to five years in state prison for grand larceny from the company while in office in Minneapolis Minnesota on June 29.
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Bechtel
Minneapolis
Minn
W. F Bechtel
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Yale Crew Wins Magnificent Thames Race
Yale defeated Harvard in a dramatic Thames river regatta before a huge crowd, finishing by a scant boat length. The event featured the arrest of E. H. Harriman by Lieutenant Bulmer for violating race rules, with Harriman detained aboard the Gresham until after the finish. Harvard later claimed the freshman eight, while Yale won the varsity four.
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New London
Conn
Thames River
Yale
Harvard
Cambridge
H. Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Bulmer
Roosevelt
Lieut
Revenue Cutters
Hig
Varsity
Harriman
Lieut. Bulmer
Schweppe
Regatta Committee
Arrow
Gresham
Mr. Harriman
Navy Yard
War tax on Madill estate ruled illegal in court
Judge Pollack of the United States circuit court ruled the Spanish-American war tax of 3173.39 on the estate of Judge George A. Madill was illegal. The Union Trust Company had filed the suit as executor, and the case has moved through federal courts to the Supreme Court twice. If upheld, about seven million dollars collected as a war tax would be returned.
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St. Louis
Pollack
United States Circuit Court
George A. Madill
Union Trust Company
Madill
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Wrecking Train Wreck injures Fifteen in Arkansas
A southbound Frisco passenger train derailed at Johnson Station five miles south of Springdale Arkansas after track spread. The dining car two sleepers and two coaches left the rails and fell on their sides. Fifteen passengers were badly bruised.
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Springdale
Ark
Frisco Road
Johnson Station
Here
Cromwell Dixon Soars Sky Cycle Milestone at 14
Columbus Ohio July 1 Cromwell Dixon a 14 year old aviator rose in a sky cycle by foot powered propeller and rode a mile up on a strong air current drifting several miles before landing safely after about half an hour The youngster stayed calm though thousands watched in alarm
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Columbus, O
Cromwell Dixon
Dixon
Auto Plunges Off Bluff in Minnesota Lake Crash
Three people and a three year old child were aboard a car that swerved and plunged 40 feet into Big Stone lake near Ortonville. Charles Bucholz sustained internal injuries, Walter Bucholz and another passenger were seriously hurt, all escaped drowning with aid from a nearby gasoline launch.
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Ortonville
Minn
Big Stone Lake
Charles
Walter Bucholz
Appleton
Walter
Lake Shore
Five Assayers Arrested in Nevada Mine Theft Case
Five assay ers were arrested in Goldfield Nevada for the alleged theft of 1500 pounds of high grade ore from the Little Florence mine valued at $50000. Suspects M J Smith S H Prince C J Trask Henry Lutzenheiser and Fred Lutzenheiser posted $1000 bail each. Hearing set for July 12.
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Goldfield
Nev
Little Florence
M. J. Smith
S. H. Prince
C. J. Trask
Henry Lutzenheiser
Fred Lutzenheiser
Saloon Section at Morenci AZ Destroyed in Fire
Fire swept Morenci Arizona destroying the town’s saloon district. Twenty seven buildings burned, estimated loss put at 100000 dollars with only 3000 dollars of insurance in force. Local authorities report no figures for injuries.
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Arizona
el Paso
Tex
Morenci
Ariz
Cincinnati Professor Dies After Health Leave
Cincinnati news reports the death of Prof. Thomas B. Evans of the University of Cincinnati who recently received a one year leave for health reasons and died at his home on Friday.
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Cincinnati
Thomas B. Evans
University of Cincinnati
Direct Election of Senators Passed by Assembly
Madison Wis June 29 The assembly voted 69 to three to approve a senate regulation providing for direct election of United States senators by popular vote.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Senate
United States
Francis Murphy Dies in Los Angeles at 10:30 A.M.
Francis Murphy temperance lecturer died in Los Angeles at 10 30 A M Sunday after a brief illness. He was widely known for his reform work and public speaking. His death leaves a void in the temperance movement and religious reform circles.
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Francis Murphy
Los Angeles
Cal
Defense Attacks Orchard Testimony in Steunenberg Trial
Boise Idaho July 1 defense in the Steunenberg murder trial attacks Harry Orchard testimony. Cigar-store owner Dominick Flynn and bartender Pat McHale place Orchard in Mullen Idaho in 1899 playing poker. Witnesses describe Pinkerton methods and alleged threats tied to the Hercules mine dispute.
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Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Jack Simpkins
Bull Pen
Cripple Creek
Wood
Dominick Flynn
Mullen
Orchard
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Pat McHale
Barkeeper
McHale
Flynn
Friedman
Pinkerton Agency
Colorado
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Hercules
Thomas Wood
McCormick
Beck
William Easterly
D. C. Copley
Easterly
Caldwell
Thomas Hogan
Federation
Copley
San Francisco
Bradley
Judge Loving Acquitted In Virginia Shooting Case
In Houston Virginia on July 1 the jurors acquitted a man who killed Theodore Estes after eight years of chronic drunkenness and a claimed attack on his daughter. The verdict came on a single ballot, clearing the defendant of the unwritten law claim.
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Judge Loving
Houston
Loving
Theodore Estes
Illinoisan’s tale of success farming in Western Canada
A letter from E. Emberley of Evarts Alberta dated April 8 1907 recounts six years since moving from Illinois to Red Deer and a rise from a $75 pocket to owning multiple lots a two story building and a thriving farm. He describes crops fences a log stable and proof of prosperity amid harsh winters and a growing local school. He recalls hunger in Illinois and thanks Canada for opportunity expressing pride in his Canadian Northwest settlement.
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Canada
Chicago
Dominion of Canada
Evarts
Alberta
Red Deer
Dakota
Harvey
Mt. Vernon
Ills
Canadian Northwest
P. O
Rookey Drills in Guard Duty Mix-Up at Camp Chickamauga
A traveling reader recalls a fresh St. Louis recruit sent to guard duty during the Spanish-American War who faltered on a drill. At midnight the general returns in full dress, and the rookie blurts out Who goes there in a stunned, open-mouthed moment.
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Taunton Woman's Health
Mrs James French of 65 West Street Taunton Massachusetts describes severe kidney pain and nervous debility before using Dean's Kidney Pills. She reports relief after six boxes and no recurrence. Sold by all dealers at 56 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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James French
West Street
Taunton
Mass
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Silent fortune fades at ball game after race loss
Mrs Torkins asks Charley if money talks and notes his silence after losing money at the races. He quips that after the races he goes to the ball game and loses his voice, highlighting a dry joke about luck and lucklessness.
Unprogressive London and New Fork City Telephones
New York City has more telephones than London, while London holds 2,000,000 more residents than New Fork City. The comparison highlights urban infrastructure disparities between two major cities.
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London
New York City
New Fork City
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