Brokers Claim Chicago Board of Trade Kills Grain Center
Richard Gambrill a Chicago broker told the Interstate Commerce Commission that an illegal daily price call at the Board of Trade restrains trade and drives Chicago toward a one horse grain center. He said he quit bidding above the local limit for fear of expulsion. James Pettit of Peavey Elevator described a storage charge pool among elevator firms and noted the new rate law ending their connection. The commission probes railroad and elevator dominance in grain trading.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Richard Gambrill
Interstate Commerce Commission
James Pettit
Peavey Elevator Company
Gambrill
John C. Shaffer
Board of Trade
Lane
Typhoon disaster swamps Hong Kong port area
News from Victoria reports a devastating typhoon at Hong Kong on Sept 18. About ten thousand lives lost, numerous vessels wrecked, 80 percent of small craft destroyed, with damages exceeding 20 million dollars. European victims named include Bishop J C Hofer, W F Donaldson and family, and ship officers from Albatross Kwong Chow and Hong Kong.
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Victoria
B. C
Praya
Hong Kong
Kowloon Company
Changsha
Kowloon
J. C. Hofer
W. F. Donaldson
Patrick
Wallace
Mead
Morgan
Maxfield
J. Williamson
Sam Jones Dies in Sleeper Near Little Rock
Samuel Jones, famed evangelist, died in his sleeping berth on a train near Little Rock. He lived in Cartersville, Georgia, and was traveling from the west toward Memphis. The body was removed at Little Rock, with death believed to have occurred around 4 a.m.
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Memphis
Tenn
Samuel Jones
Little Rock
Corn Famine in Mexico Sparks Trade Plea
El Paso Oct 17 Gov Abumada of Jalisco appeals to the Mexican government to remove duties on American corn to avert a famine crisis and ensure imports.
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Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Abumada
Jalisco
Former Senator Cockrell Ill in Washington Home
Former Senator Cockrell of Missouri is ill at his Washington home with overwork and heart trouble. He is reported to be resting as he recovers from illness.
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Cockrell
Washington
Missouri
Americans Are Champions
Chicago reports the White Sox defeated the New York Giants 8 to 3 to win the World Series in Chicago on October 15. President Charles Comiskey celebrated the victory, with Osie White and Doc White delivering strong pitching and the famous hitting of the Sox overpowering Miner Brown and the Giants.
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Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey
White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Comiskey
Anson
White Stockings
Frank Chance
Miner Brown
Orval
Ossie
Doc White
Fortune in will to fund vast charity bequests
London details of the will of Mrs. Sam Lewis Hill widow of the noted money lender. About 15 million dollars will be distributed to charities including the King's hospital fund, Jewish relief and hospitals, and housing for the poor. The estate also includes a large residue amount for various institutions and causes.
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London
King’s Hospital
Senator Burton Loses Case Denial Rests on Rehearing
The U S Supreme Court denied former Senator Burton of Kansas a rehearing in the case where he is under sentence for taking an attorney fee in a government matter while serving as senator. The decision commits Burton to immediate imprisonment unless his lawyers find another postponement method.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Burton
Kansas
Farmers' National Congress Backs Farm Crop and Trade Reforms
In Rock Island Illinois on Friday October 13 the Farmers National Congress adopted a resolution calling for a law banning futures trading and the use of mail and telegraph wires for stock quotes. The group also supported creating a dairy bureau, reciprocal trade with major agricultural importers, and government highway aid.
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Rock Island, Ill
Farmers’ National Congress
Department of Agriculture
Twenty five miners killed in Wingate colliery blast
An overnight explosion at Wingate colliery near Durham killed 25 miners and left about 200 entombed. The blast, caused by firedamp, was of immense force shattering windows across Wingate town. Only a fraction of the mine’s 1000 workers were underground at the time.
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Durham
Eng
Wingate
Mushroom misadventure ends in death in Memphis
Memphis on October 17 J B Baker a well known businessman gathered what he believed were mushrooms. He became violently ill and died on Tuesday. Eight members of his brother s family ate the same mushrooms and were taken ill but prompt medical care saved them.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. B Baker
Revengeful Youth Kills Whole Family in Missouri
Barny Parsons farmer his wife and three children were killed near Lickin Missouri on Friday. John Hamilton a 20 year old farmer is jailed in Houston charged with murder and is said to have confessed. He allegedly shot Parsons clubbed the family and dumped the bodies in Big Piney creek before riding away on Parsons mule.
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Houston
Barney Parsons
Lickin
Hamilton
Parsons
Missouri
John Hamilton
Big Piney Creek
Texas County
Soldiers Fight Prairie Fire Near Tilford
A squadron from the Sixth Cavalry at Fort Mead has been sent to aid prairie fire fighting about a mile from Tilford. The blaze has destroyed several farmhouses and grain stacks and threatens more property as it spreads toward Sturgis.
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Sturgis
S. D
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Mead
Tilford
Fairbanks Opens Iowa Campaign in Waterloo Speech
Vice President Fairbanks formally opens the Republican campaign in Iowa with a large audience in Waterloo. He addressed general party lines and urged support for the Republican ticket.
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Fairbanks
Iowa
Waterloo
Mexican consul named for Panama post
Jose Maria Aremandia has been appointed Mexican consul at Panama City. He will depart Mexico City for his new post on Saturday.
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Panama
Mexico City
Jose Maria Aremandia
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Dies in New York After Illness
Mrs. Jefferson Davis widow of the Confederacy president died in New York at 10 25 p m Tuesday from pneumonia sparked by a severe cold. She had been ill a week and contracted the illness after summering in the Adirondacks. Despite early fears her vitality raised hopes of recovery until Monday night when a downturn followed by coma persisted through Tuesday. Rev Nathan A Seagle administered religious comfort as she lapsed into unconsciousness.
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New York
Jefferson Davis
The
Confederacy
Davis
Nathan A Seagle
St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church
Harvester Company Sued Over Monopolistic Pact
In Shawnee county district court 50 counts accuse International Harvester Company of America and International Harvester Company of New Jersey of unlawful combination to restrain trade and form a monopoly in harvesting implements. Penalties include $100 to $1,000 per count. case filed by Fred S. Jackson, assistant attorney general of Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
District Court of
Shawnee County
International Harvester Company of America
Fred S. Jackson
Kansas
International Harvester Company of
New Jersey
International Harvester Company
New Orleans Union Protests Canal Rate Plan
New Orleans directors of the Progressive union adopted a protest against the Panama canal commission decision granting half rates for canal supplies from New York and San Francisco. They condemn the plan as discriminatory and harmful to the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi valley.
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New Orleans
Panama Canal Commission
New York
San Francisco
Supreme Court Rules Teachers Must Be Paid
Columbus, Oct 17. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the school code provision that pays teachers full wages while attending teachers institutes is valid. Teachers will receive pay whether the institutes occur within the term or not.
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Columbus
The
Supreme Court
Christian Worker Dead in Lincoln Mission Founder
Isabella A. Spurlock founder of the Mothers' Jewells home at York Neb and an officer in the Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church died in Lincoln on Sunday October 16 following illness.
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Lincoln, Neb
Isabella A. Spurlock
Mothers’ Jewells Home
York
Neb
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Children Burn in Barn at Flandreau Fire
Three children of Anthony Hughes died in a barn fire at Flandreau near Sioux Falls on Tuesday while the siblings slept in the barn. The blaze also destroyed the structure.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Anthony Hughes
Flandreau
Standard Oil Case Arguments Begin in Ohio Trial
Prosecutor asserts the Standard Oil trust of 1882 never ceased despite form changes under New Jersey law. Defense contends no evidence shows ownership by Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiaries, as the trial opens with testimony and documents about past Supreme Court dissolution orders and ongoing law violations.
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New Jersey
Findlay
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
David
Supreme Court of
Standard Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company of
Mr. Phelps
United States
Phelps
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Briefing of Global and Local Rail, War and Crime News
The audience with the sultan of the American ambassador John G A Leishman lasted 45 minutes. Jacob Field a top NYSE figure will retire November 1. Peary expedition promoters expect no further news this year. A Washington convention gathered railroad signaling experts. Three Great Northern trains collided near Whitefish Montana killing three. Miners entombed at Wingate colliery near Durham England are all rescued. The rivers and harbors congress set for December 6 and 7 in Washington. George Gould exposes an Atlanta impostor posing as his son. James S Henry of Philadelphia Press elected to Gridiron executive committee. Iowa Epworth League elects Hoffman Pace Ainley officers. Only railroad employees and families get passes per ICC. The Mongolia liner badly damaged on Midway reef. hull leaking. G W Campbell killed wife and himself in Tupelo Mississippi. Heidelberg University trustees delay moving the seminary from Ohio to Indianapolis. Drake committee in Cincinnati politics found powerless by Ohio Supreme Court. Arthur Weld ill with typhoid. Herman Perlet to conduct. Benjamin Emmons Jr. returns to Missouri jail after Panama arrest for $1300 shortage. Quartermaster dept rejects Wood on khaki quality. US versus Philippines cost. Burlington Northern to build Missouri River bridge at Kansas City over $1,000,900 to replace Hannibal bridge.
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John G. A. Leishman
Jacob Field
New York Stock Exchange
Peary
Washington
Whitefish
Mont
Wingate
Durham
England
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Arlington Hotel
George Gould
Kingdon
Atlanta
Jamess. Henry
Philadelphia Press
Gridiron Club
Iowa Epworth League
G.I. Hoffman
Des Moines
J. N. Pace
Sigourney
I. G. Ainley
Heidelberg University
Goshen
Ind
Theological Seminary of
University
Ohio
Indianapolis
Drake
Cincinnati
Ohio Supreme Court
Arthur Weld
Student King Company
Boston
Herman Perlet
Weld
Ohio case finds Canton Bridge firms in anti trust violation
In Ottawa Ohio on October 16 Judge Ogan presided over Ohio versus Canton Bridge Co et al. The court held the constituent agents guilty for violating the Valentine anti trust law and fined each agent 500 dollars plus costs while the corporations were fined 50 dollars plus costs. Named fined include Harry Hammong J H Swigart Simon N Frazier and Willis Cleveland with the Canton Mount Vernon Massillon Bellefontaine and Champion Bridge companies. Fines paid at once.
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Ottawa, O
State of Ohio
Canton Bridge Company
Valentine
Ogan
Harry Hammong
J. H. Swigart
Simon N. Frazier
Willis Cleveland
Mount Vernon Bridge Company
Massillon Bridge Company
Bellefontaine Bridge Company
Champion Bridge Company
Women win damages against planter Musgrave in Arkansas suit
A Helena Ark special to the News-Scimiter says jurors awarded Miss Vitt 625 dollars and Miss Emmons 1000 dollars in the dam ages suit against Musgrave a wealthy farmer of Mississippi county Ark The defendant plans to pay the awards.
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Planter
Memphis
Krupp Heiress Marries in Prussia Ceremony
Miss Bertha Krupp wed Lieut. Gustav von Bohleng and Halbach in a civil registry at Bredeney near Essen, with a follow up religious ceremony held the next day. The couple’s union links the Krupp family to German military circles and local Prussia society.
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Miss Krupp
Essen
Prussia
Fraulein
Bertha Krupp
Gustav von Bohleng
Halbach
Bredeney
Here
Repair shops burn in Lake Shore electric railway yard
Fremont Ohio October 17 Fire Tuesday destroyed the Lake Shore electric railway repair shops with valuable machinery motors and rolling stock. Loss about 100000 covered entirely by insurance.
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Fremont
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Fatal Street Car Crash in Los Angeles
Eugene Peronar was killed outright and eight others seriously injured when a street car sped down a steep hill and slammed into a telegraph pole. A platform crowded with riders tore off as the car overturned in the wreck.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Eugene Peronar
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St. Charles
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Leonard Wood
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