Smith Report Attacks Standard Oil Monopoly Tactics
Washington May 20 Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith submits a detailed study of 1904 operations alleging Standard Oil monopolized the petroleum industry through rail and pipeline discrimination. The report asserts dominance from transport control rather than oil ownership, noting vast shares of refined oil and crude transport, and calls for ending unlawful practices to restore competition.
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Washington
Standard Oil
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Standard Oil Company
Standard and Affiliated
Mid-Continent
Rairoad
Chicago trust fined heavily in furniture case
In U S district court Judge K M Lands fined Frederick A Holbrook and 13 furniture firms a total of 42750 as a antitrust action. Holbrook received 5000 the maximum penalty. American Seating and A H Andrews were 5000 each. others faced 500 to 2000.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
United States District Court
Frederick A. Holbrook
Holbrook
Furniture Trust
American Seating Company
A. H. Andrews Company
Four coal passers die as Naomi steamer burns on Lake Michigan
In Grand Rapids on May 22 a fire destroyed the Crosby line steamer Naomi, formerly the Wisconsin, killing four coal passers and fatally burning passenger J. M. Rhoades of Detroit. Fifty passengers and all crew except the four coal passers were rescued by the freighter Kerr, the Stratford and the Naomi’s sister ship Kansas. The Naomi, commanded by Capt. Thomas Traill, valued at about $225,000, was destroyed in mid Lake Michigan. rescue efforts saved most aboard.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
J. M. Rhoades
Detroit
Crosby Line
Naomi
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Rhoades
Kerr
Stratford
Kansas
Milwaukee
Grand Haven
Thomas Traill
Fifth triennial Maccabees convention officers named
Bloomington May 22 The fifth triennial state convention of the Maccabees of the World closed with new officers elected Great commander J F Donner of Chicago Great record keeper Thomas M Doig Chicago Great finance keeper Weldon Clark Chicago Great medical examiner Dr A H Gordon Chicago
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Bloomington
Maccabees of the World
J. F. Donner
Chicago
Thomas M. Doig
Weldon Clark
A. H. Gordon
Four children die in Coalgate house fire
In Coalgate Oklahoma on May 22 four black children perished when a house caught fire while their parents were away for a few minutes. Firefighters could not save them as flames raged through the dwelling.
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Coalgate
I. T
Wages Rise For 85000 Cotton Mill Workers In South
Report says cotton mill operators in southern New England states will gain a ten percent wage increase affecting about 85 000 workers. Frost in eastern Kentucky May 20 damages gardens and harms fruit. Yale alumnus George G Sill dies at 77 from locomotor ataxia in Hartford. Pantooset yacht sold to Cuban government for about 270 000. Brumley of St Louis survives a car fight and attempts suicide after a mistaken assault. Wheeler offered UC presidency to MIT to replace Pritchett. Isthmian canal commission chief reports dredge strike minimized via cable. German Atlantic Cable wins third line concession from Spain via Canary Islands. Britain and Japan set to sign accords within weeks. Canadian survey plans 105 million dollar Georgian Bay Montreal canal to link Great Lakes to world. North Ohio frost nonuniform. some areas suffer heavy damage. Stockholm police chief Engnell to study London police for three months starting June 6. Chinese authorities seize 8 000 rifles 300 000 rounds 5 000 bayonets bound for revolutionists in Tientsin. Kaufmann murder case moves toward trial with venue change sought. Senator Cullom denies resignation rumors in Washington.
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New England
Kentucky
George G. Sill
Yale
Connecticut
Hartford
New York Yacht Club
George W. Brumley
St. Louis
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Henry S. Pritchett
Bishop
Great Georgian Bay
Montreal
Great Lakes
Ohio
Jhgnell
Stockholm
Sweden
London
England
Tientsin
Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Washington
Two Hundred Dead in Australian Island Hurricane
Sydney reports a hurricane with a tidal wave striking the Caro line Islands on April 30. About two hundred people are believed dead and vast property damage occurred.
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Sydney
Caroline Islands
Postal Service Posts First Quarter Profit
The United States Postal Service reports a quarterly profit for the first time in its history. Receipts totaled 22,359,120 dollars while expenditures were 20,558,305 dollars, yielding a net profit of 1,800,815 dollars for the last three months.
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Postal Service
Washington
The
Early Yale Graduate Dead
George G. Sill former lieutenant governor of Connecticut has died at his Hartford home from locomotor ataxia at age 77 He graduated from Yale in 1852.
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Yale
Hartford
Conn
George G. Sill
Connecticut
Garfield Tea Promises Health Benefits
General health advice touts Garfield Tea as purifying the blood curing rheumatism and chronic ailments with daily use. The herbal remedy is marketed as compliant with the Pure Food and Law and sold by Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn New York.
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Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Christian Endeavor Mission Tour Details
Dr. Francis B. Clark of the Christian Endeavor society travels through the West Indies, Panama and South American republics to promote the organization and its work.
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Christian Endeavor
Francis B. Clark
The
Christian Endeavor Society
West Indies
Panama
South American Republics
Free medical self cure book offer from Dr Coffee Des Moines
Readers can obtain at no cost a Dr Coffee book describing a home cure method for deafness head aches sore eyes and failing light from any cause. Send a letter at once to Dr W O Coffee 360 Century Bldg Des Moines IA.
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Peeter
Dr. Coffee
W. O. Coffee
Des Moines
Hernia Healer CO
Erie
A Compliment from Mr Kidder and Miss Wise Exchange
Miss Clumsay notes Mr Kidder’s rough yet complimentary manner. Miss Wise asks for confirmation and he says she is a bird. The retort compares her to an ostrich.
Deafness Treatable only by constitutional remedies
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by catarrh, claiming nine out of ten cases stem from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Promises one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured by the cure, urging readers to send for free circulars and noting sales through Druggists and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggista
Kk. Paxton CO
Boston
Masa
Siamese Prefer Riding Over Walking, Windsor Magazine Notes
A Windsor Magazine piece states that Siamese people hate walking and will ride whenever possible. It contrasts with a Venetian gondolier who may walk and a Hollander who rides, noting that Bangkok residents rely on family boats for travel. The tone reflects light cultural generalization about transport habits.
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Bangkok
Windsor Magazine
Itching Rash 18 Years Ends After Cutiura Remedies
A Bay City mother recalls her daughter's long battle with an itching rash starting behind the ears, spreading to knees, elbows, neck, and face. After poor results from a specialist, she reports notable improvement and says the rash disappeared after using Cutiura Remedies.
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M. Curley
Sixteenth St
Bay City
Mich
Gumming Season Ends as Gum Diggers Return Home
The Boston Globe notes gummers both amateur and professional emerge from Maine woods with spruce gum, fetching about 2.40 dollars per pound in Ban gor, Maine, a town likened to Dawson City for gum regions.
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Klondike
Maine Woods
Boston Globe
Bangor
Dawson City
Howling With Pain at Dinner Question
A London physician faced a guest seeking free medical advice. The man describes another who suffers severe indigestion and can do nothing but howl with pain. The doctor quips that he would howl with pain too.
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London
Seoul and Its Inmates Population Report
The Seoul population is estimated at 199,305 with most wards showing more males than females. Only the northern ward reports 17,000 males and 90,000 females, a ratio hard to explain by ordinary population theories. The city has no female exclusive quarter.
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Seoul
Korea Daily News
Grocer endorses Postum to aid nerves and stomachs
A Cleveland grocer reports many customers improved by replacing coffee with Postum Food Coffee. He recalls his own breakdown from coffee causing irritability and loss of appetite, then relief after switching. He urges others with nervous or stomach issues to try Postum with a referenced slogan.
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Cleveland
Wellville
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