Trial Revelations Tie Packers to Giant Pool Names
Chicago Dec 28 Testimony in the Sherman act case details a pool of Chicago packers led by E H Gary and P A Valentine. The National Packing company emerges from mergers of Armour Swift Morris and others with loans and assets tied to a 1902 1903 financing plan.
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Giant Pool
Packers
Chicago
Combine
P. O. Box
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
P A. Valentine
Armour & Co
New York
Pierce Butler
Albert Hi. Veeder
National Packing Company
Gary
Valentine
J. Ogden Armour
Veeder
United Dressed Reef Company of
Morris Interests
Fowler Packing Company
The
Swifts
Hammond Packing Company
Armour Interests
Omaha Packing Company
Armours
St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Company
Morris
Chicago Packers
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
James Stillman
Abn. Leech & Co
Ab Harriman
Wilneis Trust and Savings Bank
Edward Morris
Gustavus Swift
First National Bank
Armour, Swift & Morris
Morris, Swift, Armour and Cudahy
Ilinois Trust
Savineghank
Michael Cudahy
Mrs Heinze Presents Her Husband With a Son
Mrs Heinze wife of copper magnate George W. Heinze presents him with a son at their home in Butte. The birth is celebrated by family and local business peers amid the copper city’s social circles.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Rifle fire at home of train dealer in Covington
Three shots from a heavy rifle were fired through a window at the home of Thomas Brodine during a fair. He and many guests were present but not hurt. The assailants fled and remain at large.
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Covington
Ind
Thomas Brodine
Weather snapshot from eight o clock report
United States weather bureau observations show temperatures and conditions across major cities at eight p.m. yesterday. New York 38 cloudy Boston 44 cloudy Denver clear San Francisco 40 partly cloudy St Paul 2 clear Chicago 14 clear Indianapolis 22 partly cloudy St Louis 22 clear New Orleans 48 cloudy Washington 36 clear fair continued cold.
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New York
Boston
Denver
San Francisco
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
Hospital Attendant Held to Answer in Murder Case
Indianapolis report states Ralph Stevenson, 21, of Powell Indiana, an attendant at the Central hospital for the insane, is held on a murder charge in the death of inmate Richard Cooper 66. Coroner Durham links the death to pneumonia worsened by a prior assault at the asylum. Superintendent Dr George F Edenharter ordered Stevenson arrested amid internal probes. Preparations near for federal grand jury testimony in dynamiting cases with Ortle E McManigal expected to testify in January.
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Indianapolis
George F. Edenharter
Central Hospital For
Ralph Stevenson
Powell
Ind
Stevenson
Richard Cooper
Shelbyville
Cooper
Durham
Edenharter
Federal Grand Jury
Ortle E. McManigal
Grand Jury
Prisoners found dead drunk in jail lobby
Madison Indiana reports seven Jefferson county prisoners slumped dead in the jail lobby after heating a poker, breaching a confiscated whisky barrel, and catching the liquor in a dishpan. In Renton Arkansas James Grant killed his wife and five children and stepson then hanged himself, saying he was in despair.
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Madison
Ind
Prioners
Jefferson County
Renton
Ark
James Grant
Electric Bitters touted as cure in 1906 illness tale
The piece claims lightning deaths were few in 1906 and praises Electric Bitters as a cure for virulent liver and yellow jaundice, recounting Robert Madeen of West Burlington Ia who allegedly recovered after eight months of illness. Knoefel Deng Company advertises a 500 unit supply.
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Bertrie
Robert Madeen
West Burlington
Knoefel Deng Company
Accounting Demanded in Zimmerman Shortage Suit in Indiana
Princeton Indiana December 28 Prosecutor Trippet filed in circuit court a suit against W D Zimmerman former county recorder and his bondsmen for 3373 58 plus interest and 10 percent penalty from January 1 1907 for shortages during his second term 1903 1907 and about 2400 for shortages during 1899 1903 The State Board of Accounts findings and Attorney General Honan certify papers and trials expected in February Zimmerman a Republican farmer now in real estate faces what may be among Indiana’s largest accounting suits since the board system began
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Princeton
Ind
Trippet
W. D. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Prominent Gary Merchant Arrested in Steel Payroll Frauds
Arthur G Savage, a leading Gary businessman, was arrested on four charges tied to United States Steel payroll frauds. Authorities say he cashed a forged check under an alias, with $8600 bond set. He joins Charles Ele John Caldwell and Thomas Brooks, now at Jeffersonville reformatory, in this $100,000 fraud case.
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Gary
Ind
Arthur G. Savage
United States Steel Corporation
Savage
Charles Ele
John Caldwell
Thomas Brookes
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Rabbit hunt accident claims teen in Petersburg
Petersburg Indiana December 28 Oliver Harris sixteen son of Noah Harris was accidentally shot by Bryan Reel while hunting rabbits Reel was climbing a fence when his shotgun discharged The charge struck Harris tearing off two fingers from one hand and the thumb from the other
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Petersburg
Ind
Oliver Harris
Noah Harris
Bryan Reel
Reel
Young Harris
Adoptee’s wedding proceeds after beating attempt
In South Bend Indiana on December 28 Edward Maillette attacked the prospective groom during the ceremony over his adopted daughter’s plans to marry his nephew. The marriage still went forward and Maillette was arrested.
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South Bend
Ind
Edward Maillette
Boy Harmed by Falling Tree Top in Hodson Woods
In Anderson Indiana on December 28 a twelve year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Esta Hodson, was crushed about the chest when a tree top fell as he ran the wrong way. His recovery is doubtful.
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Anderson
Ind
Esta Hodson
Baby killed by accidental shotgun discharge in Burns City
Dexter Garrett aged two, son of Frank Garrett, died in Burns City Shoals Indiana when his older brother, handling a shotgun under a bed, discharged it. The blast tore away the baby's leg. The incident occurred on December 28.
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Shoals
Ind
Dexter Garrett
Frank Garrett
Burns City
Stray Shot Wounds Woman in Lafayette Yard
Mrs. Levis Kaiser, chief of a Monon railroad conductor, is hospitalized with a bullet wound in her thigh after a stray bullet strikes her in a Lafayette yard. Police seek the shooter as the incident remains under investigation.
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Lafayette
Ind
Levis Kaiser
Monon
Woman Killed By Traction Car At Lagro Crossing
Mrs. Elma Higgins aged sixty five was struck and killed by a Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction line car while walking across the tracks at Lagro Indiana on December 28. She did not see the approaching vehicle.
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Lagro
Ind
Elma Higgins
Fort Wayne
Rejoline Long Lost Sister
Wabash Indiana December 28 After receiving a letter claiming his sister long thought dead is alive in North Carolina Pieces Jester of this city began a trip south to visit her funded by the mail note and hometown rumor.
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Wabash
Ind
North Carolina
Piles Quicky Cured at Home with Peremid Pils Cure
Many piles cases reportedly cured at home using a 3 trial package of Peremid Pils Cure. If it helps, order more from your druggist at 50c per box. Fill out the free coupon and mail today. Avoid surgery and costly doctor bills.
Pyramid Drug Company Pitches Free Sample Pile Gate
A reader requests eight sample Pyramid Pile Gate pills by mail. The note lists Pyramid Drug Company at 402 Pyramid Building Marshall Michigan and asks for plain wrapped delivery to name street city state.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Convicted Georgia murderer seeks 30 day reprieve for religion
Benjamin Merck of Gainesville faces execution for wife murder but hopes to "get religion" within thirty days. A Gainesville delegation led by Congressman Tom Bell urged Governor Slaton to grant a 30 day respite to allow Merck to convert before the gallows. The governor indicated willingness if the delay could yield genuine repentance.
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Atlanta
Benjamin Merck
Gainesville
Slaton
Merck
Tom Bell
Bogus Money Floods Central America Allegedly
A vast counterfeit operation allegedly pushed 10 million dollars into Nicaragua with funds said to have entered via Panama and Corinto. Seizures of similar sums are reported, with higher officials reportedly implicated. The report cites a Managua cable noting Minister Sandino and others connected to the scheme. Senator Robert M. Lafollette launched his Republican presidential bid at Youngstown Ohio.
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New Orleans
Nicaragua
Panama
Corinto
Managua
Minancg
Sandino
Robert M. Lafollette
Wisconsin
Youngstown, O
Dr King’s New Discovery credited by grateful husband
A Muscadine Alabama man recalls his wife’s recovery from severe bronchial illness after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He praises the remedy as infallible for coughs and colds and cites relief from tuberculosis, asthma, hay fever, croup and whooping cough with a trial bottle offered by Knopfiel Drug Company.
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HM Brown
Muscadine
Als
Dr. King
Sha
Knopfel Drag Company
American Consul A P Wilder Eyes Peace Conference
A P Wilder, American Consul in Shanghai, expresses interest in attending a peace conference. He notes potential role for the United States in mediation and urges broader international dialogue to reduce tensions. He calls for coordinated actions with allied powers toward an early formal gathering.
Sun Yat Sen Attracts Wide Roster In Chinese Power Gambit
Sun Yat Sen receives deferential visits from governors generals and provincial delegates as eighteen revolted provinces send their representatives to Nanking. Reports say they will elect Sun president of a provisional government, with a cabinet to be named and a throne proclaimed if terms of surrender are offered. Wu Ting Fang and Tang Shao Yi discuss a national convention amid tensions over Yuan Shih Kai’s influence.
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Shanhai
Sun Yat Sen
Nanking
Dr. Sun
United Provinces of China
Peking
Wu Ting Fang
Tang Shao Yi
Yuan Shih Kai
No Excuse For Pimples Trial Package Sent Free
An advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers claiming they clear pimples and skin eruptions by purifying the blood. It promises a free trial package by sending name and address to the listed company, boasting rapid, thorough action and harmless ingredients.
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Stuart
Thieves steal jewelry store window and gems in Chicago
A Chicago jewelers shop window was smashed and thieves stole gems valued at $5,000. The incident is reported amid a series of crime mentions from the era.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania dynamite plot alleged by George Bridges
George Bridges, arrested with seventy seven sticks of dynamite, declares he will clear himself by implicating others. Police believe he exposed a plot to bomb Pittsburg Steel plants and other firms employing thousands of non union workers as detectives pursue links to McNamara era crimes.
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Pennsylvania
George Bridges
Monessen
Bridges
Pittsburg Steel Company
McDonald and Hartman
Rochester
McNamaras
Ortie McManigal
John Bridges
George
John
Homestead
Mrs Helen H Britton A Pioneer Woman Baseball Magnate
Mrs Helen Hathaway Britton principal owner of the St Louis National League team is the only woman baseball magnate in the country. She recalls playing at fourteen and comes from the Robison baseball family. She says baseball is her hobby and women can enjoy outdoor sports as much as men. She promotes health and vitality through outdoor activity and views baseball as a beneficial pastime.
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Roosevelt
New York
Taft
Frank Gotch
Alexander Monroe
Kansas City
Santa Claus
Harry Lowe
St. Louis
Della Fox
Helen Hathaway Britton
Britton
Frank de Hass B. Robison
Stanley Robison
Cardinals
Robison
Mrs. Britton
Lillian Russell Foretells Fourth Matrimony Venture
Lillian Russell comments on her forthcoming marriage plans as she looks toward a sea of matrimony. The actress hints at her personal life and ongoing public interest in her unions with new and old suitors.
Bloody Assize Rumors Fly Over Tabriz Atrocities
St Petersburg reports indignation over alleged Russian cruelties at Tabriz with claims Persians tortured wounded soldiers and mutilated the dead. Persian accounts in London deny these and say defenders ceased only after Tehran ordered retreat, while alleging Russians rode over schoolchildren.
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St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Russia
London
Teheran
Lillian Russell Engaged to marry Pittsburg Publisher
Miss Lillian Russell confirms engagement to Alexander P. Moore publisher of the Pittsburg Leader and a key western Pennsylvania political figure. The couple plans a May wedding after ten years of acquaintance. Also noted Hamburg American Line ordered a third 50 000 ton trans Atlantic steamship.
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New York
Lillian Russell
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Mr. Moore
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
State Mine Examinations Set for Byvanneville Dates
Evaneville Indiana reports examinations of mine employees for state house positions will be held in Byvanneville on January 10 and 11 this year.
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Evaneville
Ind
Byvanneville
Pr King Exposes New Health Test Claims
A brief item reports Pr King promoting a health test named PRIDER VERDAQUE, alleging relief from constipation. The note cites patient responses and cautions readers to verify efficacy with medical professionals.
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King
Not Guilty in Triangle Waist Fire Manslaughter Case
New York December 28 Max Blanck and Isaac Harris were acquitted of manslaughter in the Triangle waist factory fire case. One hundred forty six people died. The jury deliberated one hour forty minutes after three ballots. Indictments charged them with manslaughter while violating labor law requiring unlocked factory doors during working hours.
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New York
Max Blanck
Isaac Harris
Triangle Waist
Blanck
Harrie
Market Quotations From Indianapolis to St Louis Grain and Livestock
Market report lists prices for wheat oats corn and hay at Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and east markets. Receipts show hogs cattle sheep and lambs with price ranges and shift notes across cities.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
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State Board of Accounts
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Ney
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Lad
Nicaraugua
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Shanghai
Amos Parker Wilder
China
Hongkong
Weite
F A.dlaart Co
Meraball
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Persia
Mongolia
Turkestan
Helen H. Britton
American Press Association
Helen BH. Britton
Airy, Fairy Lillian
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