Judge Anderson Dismisses $29 Million Standard Oil Rebating Case
In Chicago on March 11 Judge Anderson instructed a federal jury to find Standard Oil Company of Indiana not guilty of rebates in freight rates. The case, once potentially a $29,240,000 fine, ended after appeals court decisions and questions about an 18 cent rate could be proven beyond reasonable doubt. The government offered no further evidence and suggested dismissal. the oil firm’s counsel moved for an instructed not guilty verdict.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
K. M. Landis
Chicago & Alton
A. B. Anderson
United States Court of Appeals
Anderson
Edwin W. Sims
James H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
John S. Miller
Grosscup
Baker
Seaman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Landis
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Appellate Court
Court of Appeasis
Fese
Peruna as a Non Alcoholic Remedy Debunked
The article asserts Peruna is a medical compound, not a beverage or substitute for whiskey. It stresses the bottle lists ingredients like hydrastis canadensis and cubebs, warns against excess doses causing drug effects, and calls out false claims of whiskey content as slander while urging honesty from readers.
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Perona
Peruna
Perana
Dickinson to Take War Office Tomorrow in Washington
Secretary of War Wright will be succeeded by Jacob M. Dickinson who is due to arrive from Chicago tomorrow morning and likely assume the office immediately. The transfer signals a swift handover in the War Department.
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Jacob M. Dickinson
Chicago
Bright Charged With Attempted Murder After Saloon Fight
Portland Ind March 11 The trial of Ollie Bright for assault and battery with intent to murder proceeds stemming from a January 28 brawl at Ed Jones saloon in which Bright was shot in the right hip by bartender Clarence Glassford.
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Portland
Ind
Ollie Bright
Ed Jones
Bright
Clarence Glassford
No Formal Complaint Raises Meat Import Inquiry
Washington reports an inquiry into an allegation by Dr. Williams of London that American meat consignments arrived diseased. Dr. A D Melvin, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, oversees the probe and officials doubt the claim. No British representations have been received yet.
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Washington
Williams
Port of London
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Destruction of Mack Home Prompts Fire Report
The home of Norman B. Mack, Buffalo Democratic national committee chair, was destroyed by fire. Also noted are wage-cut announcements in iron, Britain welcoming a Washington decision to send a Liberia commission, sharp grain demand boosting Chicago wheat, Brinkley tornado toll at thirty-five dead and over two hundred injured, Joyce estate valued over 5 million left to widow and two sons, and indictments in the Ghie German Insurance probe against Judge Michael Donnelly.
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Norman BB. Mack
Democratic National Committee At
Buffalo
Great Britain
Washington
Liberia
Republic
Chicago
Brinkley
Ark
William T Joyce
Ghie German Insurance Company of
Toledo
Michael Donnelly
Priest shot dead in Newark church study
Three men entered the study of Rev. Erasmus Anion pastor of St. Stanislaus parish and shot him dead. They then killed house keeper Mrs. Antonio Sewrzytska as they tried to flee. Three church members are held on suspicion.
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Newark
N. J
Erasmus Ansion
St. Stanislaus
Antonio Sewrzytska
Father Anston
Beveridge Seeks Minor Surgery at Johns Hopkins
United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana has taken a room at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore and is expected to undergo a slight surgical operation today.
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Beveridge
Baltimore
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Johns Hopkins Hospital
California Senate Passes Maximum Freight Rate Bill
Sacramento reports the California senate approved a maximum freight rate bill aimed at reducing shipping costs across the state. The measure seeks to cap freight charges and harmonize rates among carriers.
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Sacramento
Cal
California Senate
Democrats Fearful Of Speaker Cannon Appointing Committees
Washington March 11 Insurgents and Democrats debate Cannon’s likely committee selections for the Sixty first Congress. Leaders Clark Williams and insurgent Nelson Gardner press for minority representation while Democrats vow to curb the speaker’s power and oppose conceding rules to insurgents.
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Washington
Capitol
Cannon
House
John Sharp Williams
Champ Clark
Denver
Vancouver Hotels Bar Johnson From Rooms
Vancouver hotel proprietors refused Johnson and his party rooms at several downtown hotels on March 11. Clerks blamed overflow and cited color, with Johnson facing repeated refusals before securing lodging at the Dominion hotel.
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Vancouver
B. C
Jack Johnson
St. Francis Hotel
Johnson
The
Dominion
Parker Arrested After Grand Jury Inquiry in St Louis
Josiah A Parker a realty firm head and church figure was arrested in St. Louis after a grand jury investigation. L H Rousseau of St Louis says Parker took 3000 for stock in a mortgage company that never organized.
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St. Louis
Josiah A. Parker
L. H. Rousseau
Parker
Taft appoints aides on merit not politics
President Taft directs Attorney General Wickersham to select assistants based on merit rather than political influence or services, outlining a nonpartisan approach to staffing.
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Taft
Wickersham
Secretary of State presses new Indiana acts into publication
Indiana report outlines rapid passage and publication of 179 enrolled acts after a busy session. Governor Marshall vetoed seven bills, while lawmakers tallied 638 House bills and 449 Senate bills. A wave of office seekers swarmed the state house, prompting gubernatorial refusals and looming appointments.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
Frank I. Grubbs
Marshall
House
Senate
Senator Hopkins Upheld By Roosevelt
Springfield March 11 During another ineffectual ballot for United States senator Representative Ton shifted his vote back to Senator Hopkins. He said he believed Hopkins not in harmony with the Roosevelt administration and had written to the president for information. Ton read a letter from Roosevelt confirming Hopkins supported the administration in one of its policies.
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Springfield
United States
Ton
Senator Hopkins
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Now Up to the Senate Bank Guaranty Bill Passes House
Denver March 11 a bank guaranty bill passed the House by a 49 to 8 vote. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration with the outcome and future steps awaiting.
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Senate
Denver
House
Danville Lawyer Brown Defeat in Counterfeiting Case Ruling
In Danville on March 11 a federal court ruling strengthened the government’s counterfeiting case against Charles F. E. Brown. Judge Weight held Brown cannot make dies or hubs similar to federal coins even if for advertising medals, undermining the defense claim that he planned only medal production. The decision affects testimony about Brown’s dealings with American Can Company and an embossing machine.
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Danville, Ill
Charles FE. Brown
Danville
Francis Weight
J. B. Hill
Ty American Can Company
Hill
Brown
thM.company
Glasco trial set to open in Muncie with Ada Glasco as key witness
In Muncie Indiana on March 11 prosecutors say the Glasco murder trial will be brief with Ada Glasco, the defendant’s daughter, as a pivotal witness. The state plans few witnesses but has strong evidence and will present Clara Gordon, Ada Glasco’s alleged kidnapper, who faces related charges. The Gordon abduction trial is expected to follow.
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Muncie
Ind
John Glasco
Ada Glasco
Glasce
Glasco
Clara Gordon
Ada Giasco
Anderson
Ada
Gordon
Death League Forces Clifford Merchant to Flee
Columbus Indiana March 11 Clarence Maley a Clifford general merchant received a letter signed by The Death League of Clifford ordering him to leave within ten days or face death. Several similar notices have been sent to other prominent citizens. Maley found the letter under his store front door.
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Death League
Columbus
Ind
Clarence Maley
Clifford
Death League of
Maley
Héa Store
Continuance Granted in Hardy Perjury Trial
Anderson Ind March 11 The trial of Francis N Hardy former trustee of Anderson township charged with perjury has been continued for the fourth time because Senator W A Kittinger counsel for Hardy is out of the city Hardy was indicted eight months ago on a perjury charge arising from contracts for a 10000 dollar school building in North Anderson when Hardy was township trustee.
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Anderson
Ind
Francis N. Hardy
Anderson Township
W. A. Kittinger
Harty
Hardy
North
Grand Jury Probing in Maud Wise Case In Indiana
Connersville Indiana March 11. John Wilson remains jailed as a key witness in the Maud Wise case. The grand jury is in session and investigating. Wilson maintains his innocence despite the intense detective effort and ongoing rumors surrounding the case.
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Grand Jury
Connersville
Ind
John Wilson
Maud Wises
Wison
Sweat
Elevator Fatality at Indianapolis Rubber Plant
J W Brooks a steamfitter residing at 151 West Vermont Street was crushed to death in an elevator accident at the Indianapolis Rubber company plant on March 11.
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Indianapolis
J. W. Brooks
West
Vermont Street
Indianapolis Rubber Company
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Holyman
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Billheimer
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