Texas Anti Trust Pact Clears Magnolia Case With Trust Plan
The Texas case against Magnolia Petroleum and majors reaches settlement. Standard Oil of New Jersey pays 500000 and is cleared of later violations while Magnolia and related firms are found not guilty. 21 696 Magnolia shares placed in trust with F A Williams as trustee to restrict voting and oversee compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Tex
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Texas
New York
Magnolia Petroleum Company
William Pierson
Looney
John Sealy & Co
John Sealy
Galveston
Corsicana Petroleum Company
John D. Archbold
Henry C. Fogler, Jr
F. A. Williams
Supreme Court of Texas
Richard G. Maury
Harris County
Thomas W. Thompson
Hunt County
L. L. Bowman
Eighth District
Messrs. Crosby
Hamilton and Harrell
Standard OM Company of
Corsicana
John D. Rockefeller
L. C. Ledyard
Charles
Howard Bayne
R. Waverly Smith
George C. Greer
Beaumont
Courtenay Marshall
O. C. Edwards
Norwalk
Conn
E. R. Brown
Columbian Knickerbocker Trust ‘Company
Central Trust ‘Company
United States Gage and Loan Company
Base National Bank
National Bank
Turks Invade Bulgarian Territory Amid War Tension
London reports Turkey has begun an invasion of Bulgaria without a declared war. Turkish forces occupy and burn villages along the Jamboli road and push toward Philippoplis while Greece and Serbia resist armistice terms. King Ferdinand appeals to the great powers for intervention as Roumanian warnings loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Jamboli
Philippikois
Vienna
Maritsa
Lundja
Ferdinand
Europe
Greece
Servia
Sofia
Roumania
Tironova
Siemenli
Thrace
Attorney General Sues AT and T over Pacific Coast Monopoly
McReynolds files civil anti trust suit charging the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and subsidiaries with absorbing independent telephone companies to destroy competition and create a regional monopoly in Oregon Washington and Idaho in violation of the Sherman Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Trust
McReynolds
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Tragic rattlesnake attack in Tennessee ends three children
In Knoxville area near Town Send, three Cooper children died after fatal rattlesnake bites. Their mother, searching for them, lost her 14 year old infant who drowned while the child was being watched by the riverbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
John Cooper
Townsend
David Lamar Indicted for Fraudulent Schemes in New York
Federal grand jury returns an indictment charging Wall Street operator David Lamar with cunning acts and deception to defraud individuals and corporations of money. Lamar, who is in Washington, is expected to surrender within a few days.
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New York
David Lamar
Wall Street
Federal Grand Jury
Lamar
Washington
Trains Leave Juarez To Aid Chihuahua Siege
Three trains departed Juarez for Chihuahua carrying relief provisions for the besieged state capital. Aboard the first passenger train was Miss Ethel Shearer, an American girl.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Chihuahua
Ethel Shearer
Wage Scales Approved for Building Trades Increases
Atlantic City N J executives of the American Federation of Labor and the building trades department approved joint session wage scales calling for material increases in many building trades sectors. The action followed Thursday discussions by the committees on wage revisions and labor standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Building Trade Industries
The
Building Trades Department
Postmasters Granted Leave for National League Meeting
Washington postmasters of the third and fourth class were granted up to fifteen days of leave to attend the National League of Postmasters annual meeting at Guthrie Oklahoma on October 9 10 and 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National League of Postmasters
Guthrie
Okla
Texas Farmers Short Course Association Formed
The Texas Farmers' Short Course Association is organized by A and M College students to promote interest among Texas farmers in improved agricultural methods during the annual short course at College Station Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
Texas Farmers
Texas
A. and M. College
Troops Ordered Against Miners in Calumet Strike
In Calumet Michigan 15000 copper belt miners on strike ignored Western Federation of Miners orders against violence and caused disturbance prompting the deployment of troops Thursday to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Mich
Western Federation of Miners
To Save Confederate's Life Commutes Nunley Sentence
President Wilson commuted the one year sentence of George W Nunley a Confederate veteran dying in Paducah jail Ky expiring the sentence at once to save his life.
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Washington
George W. Nunley
Paducah
Wilson
Improving the Shining Hours.
Blobbs notes Hardappa’s comparison to a busy bee. others argue he isn’t industrious. Blobbs explains the point: nearly everyone he touches gets stung.
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Blobbs
Hardappa
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Ad and Nebraska Manslaughter Case
An ad touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a mild laxative and tonic sold for 25 cents with free samples. The Nebraska Supreme Court upholds a manslaughter conviction for criminal negligence after a father failed to obtain medical care for a child during a blizzard, leading to the child’s death from frozen feet and blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stehr
State
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Nebraska
Vitalitas advertised as a universal remedy
An advertisement touts Vitalitas as Nature's cure for indigestion rheumatism biliousness eczema and nervous debility. It directs readers to buy at all druggists or write Vital Remedies Co Houston Tex.
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Haveastock RD
Mampstead
London
Eng
Nature
Vital Remedies CO
Houston
Tex
Adv
Dandruff Cure Claim From Cuticura Soap Ad
A Miss Lucy May of Bissell Alabama recounts severe dandruff with itching and hair loss. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment, used as directed, with stopping hair loss and eliminating dandruff within four weeks. The advertisement notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide and offers samples via Boston address.
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Bissell
Ala
Lucy May
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Dull Boy Excerpt From Household Dialogue
Fragment from a 19th century page showing a mother and child dispute about swimming. The child Thomas admits to swimming while the mother denies giving direct instructions. Reference to an old rheumatic grandmother and a 1846 product note for Hanford's Balsam Ady.
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Thomas
Canard Conundrum In Witty Domestic Exchange
Mrs Snaggs asks what a canard is and Mr Snaggs replies with a punning definition. The exchange plays on language as they debate meaning, each misapprehending the other’s intent in a lighthearted domestic moment.
Tyree Antiseptic Powder for Foot Comfort Ad
For acting perspiring feet use Tyree antiseptic powder sprinkled into shoes or as a solution. Never fails to relieve. 25 cents at all druggists or sample sent free by J. 8. Tyree, Washington DC.
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Tyree
Washington, D. C
What Made Him Bick
Public employees face daily rapid questions. an elevator boy endures a fussy inquiry and replies with wit. Odd Luck notes a strange lunch gripe about hasty pudding. An advertisement extols Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Ointment and Hanford's Balsam for women and health remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Socks Holes Prompt Clerk Over Three Month Guarantee
A man disputes a three month sock guarantee at a store. He presents a worn pair with toe holes after only three weeks and seeks a full refund from the clerk, arguing the sign promised durability.
Its Usual Way Weather Report Quotation
A brief weather note states a sudden hot spell and steadily warming temperatures. The source quotes residents exclaiming about the heat and rising degrees as a seasonal change.
Six-Sixty-Six Patent Medicine Ad Claim
An old newspaper ad touts a malaria remedy Six-Sixty-Six promising five or six doses break illness and prevention as a tonic. It includes the line about not laughing at his own jokes and suggests Hanford’s Baggam for poison ivy with brief sales copy about self-made men and tailoring.
Lawyer Bill Sparksette Wakeful Night Charge
A lawyer’s bill includes a line charging five dollars for waking up in the night and thinking over a client’s case, provoking remarks about nerve and billing practice. A Pathfinder note adds a dash of wit.
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Pathfinder
Made a Difference in Tone and Teething Trade
Ad fragment quotes Washington Herald readers with playful lines about cats and a joke about a contralto tabby. It includes an advertisement for Mrs Winslow's soothing Syrup for Children teething priced at 25 cents a bottle and a note that nothing is denied to well-directed labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner
Washington Herald
Samuel Bout
Best for Horses and New Zealand Hen Advert
Best for horses and liverymen recommend Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for sores and external troubles. Rahd men lumbermen and liverymen say it helps. The New Zealand hen is an expert rat killer.
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Hanford
New Zealand
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Masnolia Company
Archbold and Folger
Magnoglia Company
Standard
Balkans
Dean
California
B. Walsh
Tenth Ave
Vyensiocs
Cal
Enye
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Fraser Lake
Canadian Board of Railway Commissioners
Enerry
Rossmann
Alta Vista Terrace
Chicago
Louisville
Remedy Co., i
Vicrit
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Ark
Vitalitas
Hanford’s
Balsam
Ady
Mrs. Snaggs
Snaggs
Porter
Samuel Ptchmr
Fac Simle
Chicago Journal
Bertie
Pearson's Weekly
Simon de Hruges
Hostetter
Bears
Ise
Castoria
Tuli
Frank H. Jones
E. M
Beatty
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somers
DeKalb Avs
Brooklyn
Ghove
Grove
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