Standard Oil Dissolution Ordered by Eastern Missouri Court
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in St. Louis and St. Paul declares Standard Oil Company of New Jersey an illegal combination under the anti trust act. The decree dissolves the company effective in 30 days with rights of appeal to the Supreme Court. Judge Walter H. Sanborn writes the opinion with multiple concurring judges.
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St. Paul Minn
Walter H. Sanborn
St. Paul
van Devanter
Hook and Adams
Hook
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
St. Louis
Government of
United States
Standard Oil Company
Merger moves toward Bell Company control of all U S networks
Boston reports American Telegraph and Telephone's acquisition of Western Union Telegraph Company advances toward a single national system. The Bell Company would absorb Western Union with bonds and stock totaling about 698 million dollars and gain control around 61 percent, promising savings in new construction and shared wire use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
United States
American Telegraph and Telephone Ny
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone Company
Bell Company
Western Union
New York Telephone Company
New England Telegraph and Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
New York and New Jersey Telephone Company
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Cumberland Telegraph and Telephone Company
Chicago Telephone Company
Western Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Company of Canada
Western Upton
T.al
Artesian Well Strikes Deep in Zavala County Texas
Light showers reach Zavala county improving prickly pear forage for stock this winter. Cross S ranch managers report a new artesian well four miles southwest of the northeast corner of their property. The well reaches about 950 feet and widens east and north across the belt territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville
Tex
Zavala County
Cross S Ranch
Edwards Gets Life Term For Texas Murder
In Baird Texas the jury found Bill Edwards guilty of first degree murder in the Sept 10 killing of G. A. Rogers. He was sentenced to life in the penitentiary after a few hours of deliberation on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird, Tex
Bill Edwards
G. A. Rogers
String Beans Shipment Expands as Valley Exports Speed Up
In Brownsville Texas string beans are moving fast with the express company adding extra cars to handle the load. In Uvalde Texas track work nears Crystal City with labor expected to finish by the 27th instant opening the line for business. In Starr and Hidalgo counties San Antonio Texas Charles M Armstrong sells the Timon ranch of 40,000 acres for about $250,000.
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Brownsville
Tex
Crystal City
Uvalde
San Antonio
Charles M. Armstrong
Starr
Hidalgo
Zelaya Refusal to Recognize Habera Over Nicaragua Explanation
Taft refuses to recognize Nicaraguan minister Isadora Habera until Zelaya’s government explains the execution of two Americans Lloyd Cannon and Leonard Grace. The state department warned Bluefields Steamship Co. amid insurgent threats and ordered a naval observation at Greytown to monitor a blockade.
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Manuagua
Cannon
Grace
Greytown
Diamante
Washington
Bluefields Steamship Company
State Department
Zelaya
Senor Felipe Rodriguez
Nicarauguan Legation
Leonard Groce
Leroy Cannon
Taft
Isadora Habera
OD Steere
Central America
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Zelayan
New Orleans
Knox
San Juan del Norte
Slaughtering Hogs Across Texas Markets Rise in Norther
In Luling hog slaughter numbers have surged as a norther sets in due to high corn prices. Turkeys are also arriving in large numbers and being shipped dressed. In San Antonio the Kansas City Mexico and Orient line offers Del Rio bonds worth 250000 with Del Rio pledging terminals and 50000 cash. Granger reports a light frost likely killing cotton but expects a good top crop as weather improves. The item closes with a pair of light humor captions from period publications.
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Luling
Tex
San Antonio
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
del Rio
Granger
Washington discusses customs fraud prosecutions at treasury conference
A Treasury Department conference outlined criminal prosecutions for sleeper trunk customs frauds with nationwide implications. Secretary MacVeagh and Attorney General Wickersham led discussions, noting the Sugar Refining Company paid 2 million to settle evasion claims, while promising further recovery from other frauds. Many violators are dressmakers. potential prosecutions are described as sensational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
MacVeagh
Wickersham
Loeb
Port of
New York
United States
Henry A. Wise
American Sugar Refining Company
Tragic Runaway Crash Ends Bettie Avererston Life
Miss Bettie Mente Avererston daughter of Cl Men show leaps from a runaway buggy on Main Street Houston Texas. She suffers a skull fracture and internal injuries, dies within minutes as wheels strike her after tumbling from the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Main Street
Bettie Mente Avererston
Henger
First Peanut Car Shipped From Clarksville County
A carload of about 1200 bushels of peanuts sold for 1 per bushel. Dr. J. O. Hearne of Ackworth funded the project with thirty acres of nuts and a $1100 net estimate. He plans to expand peanut farming next year, marking the county’s first peanuts shipment.
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Clarksville
Tex
J. O. Hearne
Ackworth
Chinaman Arrested in Conspiracy to Smuggle Chinese
Brownsville Texas King Kee a well known Chinese restaurant keeper was arrested Monday on a charge of conspiracy to smuggle Chinese into this country He was released on 1000 bond His arrest is in connection with arrests made in Galveston several days ago on a similar charge.
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Brownsville
Tex
King Kee
Galveston
Bond Registration List From Texas Counties
The attorney general's department approved for registration bonds in Texas on Monday. Archer County jail bonds amount to $20,000 five forties at 4 percent. Houston County common school district No. 17 bonds total $3,000 fifteens at 5 percent. Guadalupe County road bonds are $25,000 ten forties at 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Archer County
Houston County Common
Guadalupe County
Placed Match to Gunpowder Injures Tex Boy
Archie Brown aged 10 in Orange Texas applied a match to a quarter pound of gunpowder spilled from a window by his mother. He is in a precarious condition at home with burns to his face eyes and hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Tex
Archie Brown
W. A. Brown
Citrus Study Sparks Encouraging Texas Findings
Dr H H Hume of Florida sent Texas Citrus Fruit Austin a typewritten copy of his investigation notes. The Florida researcher’s extensive study on the citrus industry in Texas is described as very promising and thorough.
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Austin
Tex
Department of Agriculture
H. H. Hume
Florida
Texas
Carload of Dressed Turkeys Leaves Yoakum for Chicago
Yoakum Texas reports a solid car load of dressed turkeys departing Monday bound for Chicago, aiming to reach before Thanksgiving as local produce houses snap up birds at ten cents per pound. A separate item from West Point Texas notes John Blaha, a German farmer near West Point, died by self-inflicted gunshot at his home.
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Yoakum
Tex
West Point
John Blaha
Drowned Man Found in Bath Tub at Insane Asylum
EB W Congdon aged 62 was found drowned with his body submerged in an overflow bath tub in a bathroom of the Southwest Insane Asylum in San Antonio Texas. Sheriff and coroner notified. An investigation will determine cause of death.
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San Antonio
Tex
EB. W. Congdon
Southwest Insane Asylum
Marshall urges bigger engineer corps amid Texas waterways plans
General Marshall submits his annual report on Texas river and harbor improvements for the year ending June 30 1911. He outlines projected expenditures by project including Galveston harbor and channels totaling several hundred thousand dollars and notes the need to expand the engineer corps from 188 to at least 248 officers to manage growing workload and contracts.
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Washington
Gen
Marshall
Engineers
Ant
Texas
Galveston
Galveston Channel
Galveston Harbor
Texas City
Port Bolivar
Galveston Ship Channel
Buffalo Bayou
West Galveston
Bay
Trinity River
Anahunec Channel
Cedar Bayou
Chocolate Bayou
Bastrop Bayou
West Galveston Bay
Brazos River
Aransas Pass
Cavallo
Guadalupe River Bay
Turtle Cove
Aramsas Pass
Congress
Sabine Pass
Velasco
Old Washington
Cypress Bayou
Red River
Fulton
Ark
secretary of the _treasury
Panama Canal
Corps of Engineers
Chief of Engineers
Bryan to Hunt in Texas for License Remittance
W. J. Bryan sent 15 dollars to the deputy game, fish and oyster commissioner for a Texas hunting license for nonresidents. He directed the license be sent to Galveston in care of W. L. Moody and asked to be wired in Tucson, Arizona, when the license is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas
Austin
Tex
W. J. Bryan
Hookworm Tests Planned at Texas Colleges
State Health Officer Brumby will arrange tests at the State University, Agricultural and Mechanical College and other institutions to determine hookworm prevalence among students in Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Brumby
State University, Agricultural and Mechanical College
Long Staple Cotton Sells At 25 Cents In Clarksville
In Clarksville Texas best grades of long staple cotton brought 25 cents a pound on Saturday, near the record of 26 cents set three years ago. A 535 pound bale sold for 25 cents netting $133.75, with $30 to $40 more for seed left behind. Seed from this grade fetches unusually high prices.
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Clarksville
Tex
Victoria Vet Investigates Port Lavaca Stock Disease
Dr. C F B Goode, veterinary surgeon of Victoria, was called to Port Lavaca Monday to study a disease among stock described as similar to blind staggers and causing insensibility to pain. The illness has alarmed local ranchers and prompted investigation.
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Victoria, Tex
C. FB. Goodenough
Victoria
Port Lavaca
Pecans Turn Out Better Than Expected In Lampasas
The Lampasas area reports a pecan crop ahead of predictions with two thirds of a crop gathered and three carloads shipped. Prices on the street run around ten cents, higher than usual, signaling strong quality and demand for the season.
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Lampasas
Tex
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Standard Oil
Company OF New Jersey
Knape & Meiners
Moulton, Texas
C. Arnim
Berney Lackmann
Ernst Pelzel
Rehmet
Lone Star
Friendship Saloon
Adolph Darilek
Prop
Jacob Nachlinger
F. W. Lueke
Moulton Bottling Works
Moulton Meat Market
Ernst. Pelzel
Barney Lackmann
Wm. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Jersey
Joe E. Richter
Canton
Gould
Telephone Company
Texas “Folk-Lofe Society
Dallas
State Teachers’ Association
Texas Folk-Lore Society
American Folk-Lore Society
John A. Lomax
College Station
L. W. Payne, Jr
University of Texas
WILI
Chicago
Rio Grande Valley
Iowa
Law Librarian of
Senor Habera
Orient
New York Press
Macveagh, Wickersham, Loeb and Wise
Chinaman
Texas Citrus Fruit
Texas Waterways
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