Grain agent sets inside rate tips and profits
Evidence before the interstate commerce commission reveals favoritism toward the Kansas City elevator manager of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line, a price fixing combine, and threats of boycotts by grain dealers as hearings unfold in Omaha. Witnesses describe special export and wheat rate maneuvers benefiting insiders, with testimonies from elevator agents and grain traders across Kansas City, St Joseph, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Kansas City Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane and
Clarke
Omaha
E. W. Shields
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Simonds-Shields Grain Company
St. Louis
Shields
Chicago
C. M. Boynton
Santa Fe
Lane
Boynton
United States
de Forest Piazzek
Kemper Grain Company
Robbers Caught After 36 Hour Chase In North Dakota
Five bank robbers captured near Minot after a 36 hour pursuit following the Sawyer heist. A gun battle left one bandit wounded, another fled into a slough with $900 lost in water, money scattered on the prairie, and $3 000 recovered by Chief of Police Hagen. The gang included four young men under 25 and a more hardened leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
N. D
Sawyer
Here
Hagen
Cotton Loaded Steamer Sinks Off Red River
Alexandria La Oct 24 The steamer H M Carter carrying 1000 bales of cotton on board sank in Red River Monday night No lives were lost rescue teams expect to raise the vessel and recover the cargo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
H. M. Carter
Redriver
Fierce West Storm Wipes Out New Cattlemen Packing Plant
A severe wind and blizzard sweep through New Mexico and Utah. The Utah Packing Company plant north of Salt Lake City, built at a cost of 100000, is destroyed by fire during the windstorm. Cattlemen-backed project opposed eastern packing houses. Trafffic disrupted, telegraph and telephone service down, widespread property damage and heavy sheep losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Grand Valley
Las Vegas
Socorro
Salt Lake City
Utah Packing Company
Utah
Shocking cremation of leper in Pickens
In Clarksburg West Virginia on October 22 the body of George Raschid a Syrian leper was cremated in a shanty fire at Pickens. The death is alleged to be foul play with claims he was poisoned in his food. Local residents opposed his presence and fear no autopsy would occur if he was murdered.
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Pickens
Clarksburg
W. Va
George Raschid
Blood Flows In Race War Near Hammond
In a bloody race war near Hammond Indiana three miles west of the city Sunday night about 50 Greek and Italian railroad yard workers fought using knives and beer bottles. James Cankleman aged 40 was fatally stabbed by Gus Stathacopulos and died at St Margarets hospital. The killer fled but a sheriff s posse pursues him in the woods south of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Gibson
Indiana Harbor
James Cankleman
Gus Stathacopulos
St. Margaret's Hospital
Gov Magoon probes Cuban insane asylum conditions
Governor Magoon visited the national insane asylum and found 1660 inmates crowded into dilapidated buildings meant for 400. Congress had appropriated funds to expand the facility, but the money was unspent. He plans new construction and steps to remedy abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Magoon
National Insane Asylum
Congress
Bank cash .rundown near Pineville ends with botched robbery
A. V. Manning, cashier of the McDonald County bank at Pineville, shot at two robbers who attacked the bank early Monday. Nobody was harmed, the robbers fled empty handed, and the building was wrecked by dynamite.
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Joplin
A. V. Manning
McDonald County
Pineville
Nations Convene to Suppress White Slave Trade in Paris
Paris opens a congress to curb the white slave trade with nine nations in attendance not including the United States. Earl of Aberdeen presides and announces new committees in Egypt and Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Congress
Earl of Aberdeen
Egypt
Argentina
Survivors recount shipwrecks in Florida Keys cyclone
Report from Key West dated October 22 describes the storm that struck Long Key and the Florida East Coast railway extension. Houseboat No. 4 carried 150 men and broke apart in the gulf. 49 were rescued by the Russian steamer Jennie while others perished. Additional boats and survivors were later gathered and given aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
The
Keys
W. P. Dusenberry
Long Key
Jennie
Gulf
Sanks
Dusenberry
Galveston
New York
Gotsard
Port Eads
Eldorado
Seabright
Havana
Plan to Hold Farm Output Scheme Gains Focus
East St. Louis Illinois October 24 The first national convention of the American Society of Equity opens with more than 500 delegates from eight states. President C O Drayton says the plan is to regulate grain values by holding supply until demand rises not to form a trust. Warehouses storage and price bulletins are proposed to aid farmers.
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East St. Louis
Ill
American Society of Equity
Illinois
Kentucky
New York
North Carolina
Utah
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
C. O. Drayton
Greenville
Judge rules Erdman act outside commerce power
In Louisville on October 24 Judge Walter Evans ruled that section 10 of the Erdman act is not a regulation of commerce and thus beyond Congress power. The U S district court sustained the demurrer in United States vs J M Scott, a train dispatcher for Louisville and Nashville, and discharged him from custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
United States District Court
Walter Evans
United States
J. M. Scott
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Congress
Scott
Three Killed by Train Near Lowden Iowa
Cedar Rapids Iowa October 23 A fast Northwestern east bound train struck a carriage near Lowden killing Mrs Charles Luett and two children and Mrs Luett's brother in law William Luett. A baby girl survived.
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Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
Lowden
Charles Luett
Luett
William Luett
Ex Mayor of St. Paul Dies at 84 in Minnesota
William Lee aged 84 former mayor and postmaster of St. Paul died at St. Joseph hospital after a period of ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
William Lee
St. Joseph Hospital
Cabinet changes published
Washington reports a White House statement on Roosevelt cabinet changes after the retirement of Shaw and Moody. Cortelyou becomes secretary of the treasury with Meyer at postmaster general, Bonaparte as attorney general, Metcalf as secretary of the navy, and Straus to lead commerce and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Shaw
Moody
Secretary of the Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
George von L. Meyer
Charles J. Bonaparte
Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
Commerce and Labor
Oscar S. Straus
Supreme Court declines jurisdiction in Mayor Rose case
The U S Supreme Court refused to assume jurisdiction in the contempt case of Mayor Rose of Kansas City Kansas. A $1000 fine imposed by the Kansas Supreme Court for assuming office after removal on liquor law enforcement charges remains in effect, leaving the state verdict intact.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Rose
Kansas City
Kan
Supreme Court of Kansas
Safe blowers wreck two Racine stores in robbery
Brief item notes two stores in Racine Ohio being wrecked by safe blowers who escaped with about 3000 dollars. The report lists other diverse world and national notes including a duchess return voyage and labor strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Aosta
Prussia
Wisconsin taxes remitted by state board of assessors
Madison officials announced that all state taxes except the school tax, reduced to half a mill, were remitted by the state board of assessors. With a treasury surplus and more than 2.5 million dollars expected, State Treasurer Kempf warned there was no spending plan. Governor Davidson, Secretary Houser, and Kempf agreed to remit the taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Board of Assessors
Kempf
Houser
Mr. Kempf
Earthquake Panic Shocks Anna and Surrounding Region
Residents in Anna and nearby areas report a severe earthquake shock felt for about a minute in the night. The tremor rattled houses and knocked dishes and clocks from shelves, triggering widespread alarm and anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna, Mie
Anna
Woman’s Kidney Health Reported By Woonsocket Resident
Mrs Charles E Smith of 22 Boyden St Woonsocket Rhode Island credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her kidney function and relieving backache and other symptoms after years of weakness. She reports weight gain from 120 to 165 pounds and says the pills have been her only kidney medicine for four years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Smith
Boyden St
Woonsocket
R. I
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
German Life Insurance Boom in Germany
Cologne Gazette notes 80,000,000 policies for under 60,000,000 inhabitants indicating many hold policies with multiple companies. Indemnities paid by German insurers total about 24 million dollars each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Germany
Beware of Ointments Containing Mercury for Catarrh
Mercury ointments harm sense of smell and the whole system when absorbed through mucous surfaces. Use only prescription guidance from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo shows no mercury and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous membranes. Testimonials free. Bold by Drugglars. Price 75c per bottle. Take Hall Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toleco, C
Toledo
Bio
F. J Cheney & Co
Hall Family
Muddled Ad Copy Mixes Cigars Bugs and Self‑Deprecation
A fragmented passage blends product mentions with odd cultural musings. References include Lewis' Single Binder cigars and Peoria Illinois factory ties, alongside stray lines about kissing bugs and self image, creating a disjointed, curiosity‑driven snippet with no clear news event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, IL
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cure Anemia Says Akron Woman
A Akron Ohio woman testifies that Dr Williams Pink Pills restored her strength and weight after severe anemia and nervous indigestion. The ad claims the pills create new blood and endorses them for stomach weakness and debility with availability by mail or at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
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Lydia W. Clark
Victoria
N. J
Tangier
Arzilla
Morocco
Farmers’ Cooperative Congress
Topeka
William Zeigler
Patra
Arctic Explorers
Bird
John G. Couther
Illinois State Normal University
Bloomington
Howard S. Barker
Frankfort
Joliet
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Presbyterian Home Mission Board
Panama Canal Zone
Governor Cobb
Eastern Steamship Company
Boston
Varyagin
Vladivostok Harbor
Anna, Il
Tate
Seevess
TOWER
Fish Towers
Sense AJ Tower CO
USA
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Toronto
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
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