Oxnard Brothers profited from Brooklyn sugar plant sale
Henry T. Oxnard testifies before the house sugar trust committee that the Oxnard Brothers earned about half a million dollars from selling Brooklyn refinery certificates they had placed in the 1887 trust. He says the trust held only a portion of beet sugar refining and disputes claims of market domination.
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Washington, D. C
Oxnard Brothers
Brooklyn
Henry T. Oxnard
American Beet Sugar Company
House “‘Sugar Trust
Oxnards
Oxnard
Hardwick
Thomas
Mr. Oxnard
Trust
Europe
America
American Sugar Refining Company
Maine's Iron Work Is But Mere Shells
Havana June 16 A raised water level in the Maine cofferdam exposed more of the battleship's wreck this morning showing extensive corrosion. The visible portions include the after superstructure and spar deck aft of the port turret. The structure is heavily damaged, suggesting repair and flotation efforts may be abandoned due to complete demoralization. No bobbies were found on decks or superstructures.
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Havana
Maine
La Joie Expected Back With Cleveland Soon
Napoleon La Joie second baseman for the Cleveland team will return within two weeks after a month out with strained abdominal muscles. Dr H M Castle the club physician announced the belief today and La Joie has begun light exercising to prepare for his comeback.
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Cleveland, O
Napoleon la Joie
H. M. Castle
la Joie
Diaz at Spanish Port Guarded Amid Harbor Stay
General Porfirio Diaz former Mexican president arrived at Vigo aboard the Ypiranga from Vera Cruz. The steamer anchored at 6 30 am and proceeded to Corunna after a two hour stop. No landing occurred and a naval guard was posted as a precaution amid reports of protests. Diaz cited jawbone abscess and poor health from the voyage.
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Vigo
Spain
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Ypiranga
Vera Cruz
Mex
Corunna
General Diaz
Progressive Party
Herman Cortes
Balbino Cavallos
Lisbon
Senor Dauden
Diaz
Waterway bill reported to House after Senate approval
Springfield July 16. The administration waterway bill passed by the senate at 1 30 this morning was reported to the house at 10 o clock today. The amended bill sets a minimum depth of nine feet while the house version calls for 14 feet. No further sessions until next Wednesday will occur as the house will hear arguments on ownership of power sites along the route. House leaders expect no action this week.
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Springfield
Ill
Senate
House
Adkins
Auto Spill Fatal Claims Life Of Dr King
Dr W F King a Linn county physician and coroner died at his Cedar Rapids home from injuries in a Tuesday night car accident. He was 40. He had left his vehicle at the Milwaukee depot and upon return found the levers tampered and the car bounded away, crushing him against a depot brick wall.
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Cedar Rapids
W. F. King
Linn County
Bankers Change Ships Mid L ake
Two hundred Michigan Bankers Association members on a Detroit to Buffalo pleasure trip were transferred from the disabled steamer Western States to the City of Cleveland after wireless distress signals. No one injured. the Western States to arrive under her own steam this afternoon. Northwest refloated after two weeks sunk at dock. hull and boilers reportedly undamaged and insurance review pending. Invernia refloated and towed for temporary repairs after May fog strike near Daunt Rock.
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Cleveland, O
Michigan Bankers’ Association
Detroit
Buffalo
City of Cleveland
Western States
Midlake
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Mich
Buffalo and
Northwest
N. Y
Northern Steamship Line
Marine Insurance Companies
Queenstown
Cunard
Invernia
Daunt Rock Durin
Liverpool
Boston
Iowa to Begin Motor Vehicle Registration
Des Moines June 16 Secretary of State Hayward started registering every automobile and motor vehicle in Iowa. The new law takes effect July four, but numbers are being compiled now with about 30,000 vehicles in use in the state.
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Des Moines
Secrtary
Hayward
Iowa
Guilty Verdict in Montreal Quick Man Case
Charles D. Sheldon found guilty of appropriating client funds in a "blind pool" scheme. Judge Langelier sentenced him to five years in penitentiary. Sheldon advertised investments since 1908, claimed 29 to 30 percent monthly returns, and fled October 11 provoking investor alarm. He was arrested March 27 in Pittsburg and brought to trial in Montreal.
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Montreal
Charles D. Sheldon
Langelier
Sheldon
Pittsburg
Parcels Post Bold Claim in British-U.S. Comparison
Nathan B. Williams of Fayetteville Arkansas argued before the house committee on post offices and postroads that if Britain can contract with an American express company to deliver an eleven pound parcel from Britain to any U S location for 24 cents then the U S post office should run a similar parcels post. He noted half of express business involves packages under 11 pounds.
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Britain
U. S
Washington
Nathan B. Williams
Fayetteville, Ark
House Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
American Express Company
Great Britain
United States
Post Office Department
Castro on Board Grosstuck Myth Debunked at Berlin
Berlin reports officially deny that Cipriano Castro, exiled Venezuelan president, was aboard the vessel Consul Grostuck now arriving at Port au Prince. Grosstuck, flying the German flag, is to be delivered to Haiti, with Castro previously negotiating for ships in 1909 but not aboard.
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Berlin
George Grostuck
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Grostuck
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Castro
Jules Deve
France
Max Hermann
General Leconte
Quebec
Saint Thomas
Seamen Strike Narrows to Wage Dispute
London reports a shipping strike centered on wages with deck hands as main strikers. After Canada Pacific's $2.50 monthly raise, Impress Ireland crews demanded more, settling at an extra $1.25. Amsterdam notes a 300 strong seamen strike with limited disruption as the Rotterdam tanker lacks a crew.
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London
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Ireland
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
American Petroleum Company
Hukwang Rail Loan Over Subscribed Worldwide
London and Berlin reports say the Hukwang railroad loan to China totaling 30 million dollars was opened and immediately over-subscribed with a premium of one percent. The loan, raised by U S French British and German financiers, supports Central China rail construction after prior provincial opposition delayed final terms.
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London
China
Berlin
United States
France
Great Britain
Germany
Curtis Is Named Head of Bankers
Mason City Iowa June 16 The second day of the Iowa State Bankers association session drew a larger crowd E J Curtain Decorah was elected president Cedar Rapids chosen for next year s meeting Final adjournment came at 2 o clock after officer elections and an address by Prof J Lawrence Laughlin of Chicago University Other officers elected were Vice president Henry Maurer Davenport secretary P W Hall Des Moines treasurer W G C Bagley Mason City
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Mason City
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
E. J. Curtain
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
J. Lawrence Laughlin
Chicago University
Henry Maurer
Davenport
P. W. Hall
Des Moines
W. G. C. Bagley
Mason City High School Destroyed by Fire
Fire at Mason City High School in Mason City Ja cause unknown but suspected lightning. Loss estimated at one hundred thousand dollars. No injuries reported as authorities investigate the blaze.
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Mason City
Huttig Plant Burns in Destructive St Louis Fire
A massive June 16 fire in St Louis destroyed the Huttig Sash and Door plant and damaged several other local mills and works. Twenty five engine companies fought the blaze while 10,000 spectators watched and rebuilding plans were outlined by board president Charles Huttig.
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St. Louis
Huttig Sash & Door Company
Fathman & Miller Planing Mill Company
Missouri Stair Company
Mound City
Koken Iron Works
Huttig
Charles H. Huttig
Cooke Testifies in Own Defense in Big Four Embezzlement Case
Edgar S. Cooke took the stand in Cincinnati to deny embezzling 24000 from the Big Four Railway. Key witnesses included Mrs. Mattie McDermott who linked alleged motives to Frank Couden, and Mrs. Jeanette Ford, star prosecution witness, who has been excused from further testimony. Prosecution rested. defense to begin its case with character witnesses from Cooke’s Cincinnati suburb.
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Cincinnati
Edgar
Cooke
Charles L. Warriner
Jeanette Stewart- Ford
Mattie McDermott
Morrow, O
Frank M. Couden
Warren County
Couden
Jeanette Ford
Edward P. Higgins
Auditing Department
The
Big Four
World iron and steel men to meet in Brussels
International congress to discuss a world wide agreement to stabilize steel market. Represented interests will include American British German French and Belgian. The meeting is urged by E H Gary of United States Steel and aims to regulate output to match demand and balance prices.
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New York
lIt
Iron and Steel
Brussels
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Price Lists Drive Lumber Market Shifts in Kansas City
Kansas City witnesses testify that pine lumber prices rose from $10 to $20 per thousand over 15 years as price lists from the Yellow Pine Lumber Manufacturers' Association were issued multiple times yearly. The state asserts the lists dictated market prices while the associate secretary says blue books resemble mercantile reports and do not show discrimination. In Chicago, a U S grand jury investigates documentary evidence tied to northern lumber firms as part of a broader lumber trust probe.
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Kansas City
Yellow Pine Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Albert Bushnell
Harry A. Gorsuch
Southwestern Lumbermen’s Association
Chicago
United States
Grand Jury
Lumber Trust
Foreign Corporations Must Pay Iowa Stock Filing Fee
Des Moines reports secretary of state Hayward rules any foreign corporation increasing capital stock must pay a filing fee in Iowa on the portion used in the state. The ruling interprets a recently enacted law and the secretary says the department will enforce it.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hayward
Missouri bank in turmoil seizes Citizens' Bank
Jefferson City June 16 The state banking department took control of Citizens' Bank of Macon Missouri a small bank with 40000 capital and 8000 surplus as financial trouble prompts action by state regulators.
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Citizens’ Bank
Macon
State Banking Dept
Jefferson City
State Banking Department
Citizens’ Bank of
Taft Plans Altered by Uncertain Congress Adjournment
President Taft cannot finalize summer plans due to Congress adjournment uncertainty. He and Mrs. Taft will move to the Beverly Massachusetts summer White House on July 1, remaining through summer. The president will soon travel to Marion Indiana to address the State Bankers association on July 3. He accepted life membership in the American Flag Association of New York and weighs attending the September Confederate cemetery ceremony in Springfield Missouri urged by Confederate Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
White House
Beverly
Mass
Marion
Ind
Indiana State Bankers’ Association
American Flag Association of
New York
United States
Springfield
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Cox Indictment Again Quashed In Ohio Case
Cincinnati June 16 Judge Dickson quashed again the revived indictment against Geo B Cox for perjury after affidavits accusing bias and prejudice were filed. The ruling held bias claims cannot affect the judge's decision. Prosecutor Hunt said he will proceed to trial on the first of two indictments as allowed by circuit court ruling.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Wm. B. Dickson
Geo. B. Cox
Dickson
Second Circuit Court
Henry T. Hunt
Charles J. Hunt
Cox
Hunt
Circuit Court
Death of Edson Bergin Shocks Muscatine Family
Mr and Mrs R B George staying at Octagon Place receive notice from their Seattle cousin Ed E Bergin of the death of his youngest daughter Edson in San Francisco on May 16. Edson Bergin was daughter of Ed E Bergin and granddaughter of G A Garrettson, former Muscatine residents. Her remains were cremated and the urn to be placed beside her mother Ella Garrettson in Kansas City cemetery.
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R. B. George
Octagon Place
Sinnett
Ed. E. Bergin
Seattle
Wash
Edson
San Francisco
Edson Bergin
G. A. Garrettson
Muscatine
Ella Garrettson
Kansas City Cemetery
Evidence Against Cult Leader Heard in See Case
Chicago June 16 The first evidence against Evelyn Arthur See founder of the Absolute Life cult was heard today The jury to try Lee on a charge of abduction was completed and Judge Honore announced no further delays Stephen Bridges a jeweler whose wife and 17 year old daughter were disciples testified as the first witness
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Chicago
Evelyn Arthur’ See
Absolute
Lee
Honore
Stephen Bridges
See Cult
Goethals Behind Panama Poker Ban Decree
New Orleans June 16 reports say Col. Goethals chief engineer of the Panama canal pressed Panama President Arosemena to suppress gambling on the isthmus. Gambling rooms in Panama and Colon reportedly caused canal employees to lose savings and sparked discontent.
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New Orleans
Arosemena
Panama
Col. Goethals
Panama Canal
Colon
Canal
Hanley Found Alive After 56 Days Lost in Swamp
William D. Hanley of Marlborough Massachusetts reappears exhausted and emaciated after fifty six days in a swamp with no food. Police and Knights of Columbus circulated notices when he vanished on April twenty and his disappearance followed his recent marriage.
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Marlborough
Mass
William D. Hanley
Hanley
Knights of Columbus
Weather forecast for Iowa and Illinois brief update
The Weather section from Weathers Chicago Illinois on June 16 notes Iowa showers this afternoon and likely tonight with cooler conditions, followed by generally fair Saturday. Illinois unsettled with showers and thunderstorms tonight or Saturday and cooler Saturday. Sunrise 4 14 sunset 7 27 moonrise 11 16 p m.
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Chicago
Ill
Iowa
Illinois
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H. W. Huttig
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