08 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
1
The record shows an immense fine of 29,240,000 against Standard Oil with 6,428 original counts, 6447 counts not sustained, and an estimated defense cost of 100,000. Indictments remain pending as the grand jury convened on August 3, 1907, with trial runs from March 4 to April 14, 1907 and witnesses totaling 143 for the government and four for the defense.
The court condemns the Standard Oil structure for illegal rebates and rail transport manipulation. Judge Landis orders a $29,240,000 fine, calls for a new grand jury, and signals possible indictments against Alton railroad officials and Indy leaders. An appeal is planned to higher courts.
Federal Judge condemns the alleged secret rate scheme involving Standard Oil of Indiana New Jersey and Chicago & Alton officials. The court cites six cent per hundredweight rebates from Whit ing to East St Louis, far below the 18 cent tariff, and warns of possible indictments for others involved.
Grand Master P. H. Morrissey of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen called out all local union members on the road at noon Saturday after failed talks with the Colorado & Southern Railway. About 500 brakemen and several conductors joined the walkout, with strikebreakers arriving to operate trains.
The German steamship Teutonia, en route from Bussarah to Hamburg, wrecked July 20 near Ras Madrak on the southeast Arabia coast. Sixteen crew members are believed lost with the vessel.
A fire damp explosion at the Mittel Bexbach mine six miles northwest of Hamburg, Prussia, killed eighteen miners and wounded eleven others. The disaster struck the coal shaft late today, shutting access to the workings and prompting rescue efforts.
Bangor Maine reports the Aroostook county potato crop, forecast at 15 million bushels, faces threats from persistent rain. Despite 5 thousand more acres planted than last year, harvest may fall about 2.5 million bushels short of the previous season, a key factor for the world’s largest potato region.
New Zealand sculler Webb defeated Charles Towns of Australia on the Parramatta river course to claim the world sculling championship in Sydney New South Wales.
Nebraska railways report a flood of wheat shipments from southern and central regions. Congestion builds despite full staffing and efforts to move the grain efficiently.
In Montgomery the Sunday freight-train bill and the receivers for corporations bill were killed in the senate. The Sunday trains plan would have let the railroad commission enforce the act when deemed advisable. Backers feared excessive severity for railroads, even those seeking abolition opposed it.
Legal papers prepare an injunction to stop Milwaukee from building a proposed million dollar electric light plant to rival a private company. Plaintiffs argue city funds should go to bridges ducts schools and other essential improvements rather than a city run plant. The suit contends the project would push the city beyond its bond limit and delay needed public works.
Concord lawyers for the next friend in the Mary Baker Eddy suit say they know nothing of a Deadwood report that George W. Glover Eddy’s son may have received a message from his mother and started east. It is said Glover and his daughter may testify in the case.
Advices report a June 1 attempted sealing raid by Japanese schooners Kaike Maru and Midori Maru on the Copper Island rookery guarded by Russians. Kaike Maru returned to Mayako with 12 men and three small boats captured by Russians. Midori Maru was fired upon and her mast damaged. details of casualties or further losses are unavailable.
In Washington a young boy set matches alight in a mail box near Eleventh and C streets Northeast. Smoke forced a druggist to act, extinguishing the blaze after about 20 letters were destroyed. No arrests reported.
Berlin reports a Wastingen man Bach was denied relief after appealing his right to attack a ghost. He armed himself on New Year’s Eve seeking a flickering churchyard light, then slashed a figure he believed spectral. The wounded man, revealed as a branch-burning villager, received six months. Bach’s conviction was upheld.
Altoona Pennsylvania report details Martin Crissman a Sinking Valley farmer killing a six foot three inch black snake after hearing a rabbit cry. The snake was found trying to swallow a rabbit and contained three rabbits and two birds. Farmers note snakes are more plentiful this summer due to spring rains and few forest fires, with copperheads also unusually common.
A young Philadelphia woman of good family with reduced means has formed a reading circle. She uses her voice and reading talent to entertain an audience of wealthy friends connected by telephones. They pay her generously by the week for about an hour of readings.
Dr Daniel Hochdoerfer of 3416 California avenue seeks an injunction to stop Mrs Christian E F Bender from hanging clothes to dry on a vacant lot between their houses. He claims control of the lot while clothes flap and annoy his neighbor.
A concise aphorism notes that humor or worry can be triggered by small stimuli, contrasting reactions among men. The exact source context is unclear but highlights differing emotional responses to minor events.
A Niagara county correspondent notes that sandy roads improve with crushed stone and clay dressings. A bad road last summer became excellent after using stone from a torn down building, crushing it, applying thickly, adding clay, replacing sand, and grading for drainage. A steam roller and tile grading followed in spring to maintain the smooth, draining roadbed.
The 15 rod long by five to six foot deep road cut required about $50 from the town and $50 to $60 in road work. Two-wheel scrapers and a leveler handled short hauls with no sand moved beyond 30 feet each way. A right of way was unavailable, so future work must include cleaning the cut, smoothing the sides, and dressing the bed with gravel or crushed stone and clay to create a durable roadway.
A detailed method for a small breeding plot in corn including selecting 20 to 40 ears, planting from a single ear per row, marking and boxing ears, and observing growth. It covers detasseling to avoid self pollination, timing for tasseling, and the effort required for careful cultivation and repeated work over several days.
Charles Vernon in Farmers' Review urges farms to bed livestock on clean straw and cut straw into fine pieces to save liquid manure. A 20 cow 4 horse 50 sheep 10 pig operation could recover about 300 dollars annually, with $15 to $20 for a cutting box and a helper for a month. Spreading manure evenly and using straw to improve fertilizer value are emphasized.
The article explains methods to set gate posts firmly in soft ground. It covers using packed stones or concrete, to keep posts plumb while the cement sets, and recommends seasoned wood for longevity. It also details a method with two large flat stones to brace the post against drawing weight from the gate.
The text urges vigorous inspection of nurseries and orchards to obtain results. It notes that current measures have been inadequate in most states and calls for stronger action.
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