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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
2
The document outlines Standard Oil's rivalries with railroads and other majors, detailing spills, embargoes, and legal fights in 1902 1905. It highlights executives actions at Lackawanna and Fort Hamilton, plus global mergers in Europe Britain and Asia affecting petroleum distribution.
Standard Oil officials speak up as government moves against the trust. A Wall Street interview with a director vows no earnings loss and advises stockholders to avoid selling. The stock has fallen from 700 to about 525 amid the anti trust actions and market unloading by timid holders. Libby of the foreign department argues holding companies are good while the government seeks disintegration to curb broad commerce.
Inter State Commerce Commissioner E E Clarke focused on the Denver and Rio Grande system and related coal firms. Testimony alleged secret tariffs before 1906 and favorable rates on materials to Sunnyside mines. Witnesses said Utah Fuel and Wasatch Store profits funded bonds, not dividends, and railroads acted as agents. John Holliday recounted attempts to acquire Whitmore Canyon coal land and threats by Utah Fuel Company geologist Obert Forester.
Senator Warren of Wyoming arrived in Washington and rejected Special Agent Meyendorff's Salt Lake City affidavit alleging a conspiracy to halt investigations into coal land entries held by the Union Pacific Railroad. He said Clark never met or spoke with Meyendorff and denied any involvement with coal or railroad land dealings.
London reports the push to appoint a Canadian ambassador to Washington to deepen ties with the Roosevelt administration. The British press urges selecting a man with Choate or Reid level distinction and social adaptability to match U.S. democratic life, amid calls for strengthened empire cohesion.
Police say Felicia Bellome, whose name resembles a murdered woman at 17 Lexington Avenue, shot himself after confessing to killing his wife. The dying man, Gare Bellome, aged 40, told officers he learned of her infidelity and killed her while they were alone. Coroner Dooley recorded an ante mortem confession. Bellome is hospitalized with fatal injuries.
The chandelier makers lockout spreads to about 2,200 workers and potentially more if the strike lasts a week. Employers cite the Caldwell & Co demands as unusual and warn broader action if granted. Strikers pressed for no pay deductions on Saturday lateness and overtime pay for supper hours. reinstatement for an employee discharged after refusing overtime.
Dominick Messolino of 95 Morris Street, Jersey City, was attacked by three men linked to a Black Hand threat. In Washington Market past threats led his 12 year old son Tony to help, and a gang member identified as Bio Blackano of 0324 Monmouth Street was arrested after the assault at Montgomery Street with a bite and a gun fight.
The article argues a presidential rebuke to California will not change existing laws on trade immigration or police and public security. It notes Japan’s heavy war debt and cautions against underestimating Japan over the San Francisco incident, highlighting racial pride and social equality issues.
Rear Admiral Converse announces plans to organize the navy into Atlantic and Pacific fleets with rapid mobilization capabilities. He proposes promoting vice admirals to command and merging Asiatic and Pacific forces into a unified Pacific fleet under a top flag officer.
A squadron led by Rear Admiral Tomeoka and comprising the cruisers Itsukushima Hashidates and Matsushima will depart Yokohama January 5 for a cruise that will pass Honolulu and reach San Francisco February 18. It will then visit Seattle and Tacoma.
The Times urges Roosevelt to find a practical way to compel California’s obedience over the San Francisco plan to exclude Japanese students. It notes constitutional limits and records sympathy for the president while acknowledging the difficulty of enforcing federal authority in a self governing state. The piece warns of potential Japan retaliation if California’s policy presses Japan–US trade.
Chicago attorney Judge Paul W. Linebarger, returning from the Philippines after five years as a trial judge, believes war with Japan is inevitable. He cites Japanese intent to dominate Far East commerce and notes the spread of the Greater Japan idea among Flower Kingdom supporters.
Major B. R. James of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment named Military Attaché to the British Embassy in Washington in succession to Lieut. Col. A. E. V. Gleichen.
Tim Woodruff, chairman of the Republican State Committee, his wife Mrs Woodruff and chauffeur Edward J Quirk were halted by Bicycle Policeman Van Cleff at Gates Ave and Bedford Ave Brooklyn for showing a partial number 2 848 on their car. Quirk took the vehicle to the station after bail was posted.
Balch Price Co in Brooklyn offers a large stock of lynx fur pieces praised for quality workmanship. Early calls are advised as fine lynx skins are highly sought after this winter and first choice is best. Established Seventy Five Years.
The testimony shows Chester Gillette acknowledging he lied about the Big Moose Lake drowning and the boat incident. He described conversations with Under Sheriff Klock and details of his flight from truth during the arrest and subsequent cross examination.
East side retail butchers plan a strike to pressure the Beef Trust after customer strikes. Louis Kirsch leads a move to line small dealers from Third Avenue to the Bowery and below Fourteenth Street, aiming to cut prices and close abattoirs if needed.
In Pittsburg Navy 30 strong street cleaning crew laid off due to lack of appropriation. City officials failed to fund street cleaning after months of tight budgets, leaving workers unpaid and streets likely unclean. The mayor warned ten days earlier that workers would be dismissed if funds were not provided.
In Havana on December 1 proposals from Mario Garcia Kohly ask Moderate Representatives to resign if the republic is not reconstituted in three months or resign unconditionally if Congress resigns. Gov Magoon summons Congress to the Palace, while Diarios and Liberal papers debate legality, intervention, and the fate of the Palma government amid calls for a new national life and renewed honesty.
Gov. Magoon prepared a decree granting a concession to the Commercial Cable Company. It will be signed before the end of next week and the tale will be landed immediately after, though a new law point may delay progress.
Massachusetts Governor urges public conscience education as key to citizenry during Social Education Congress in Tremont Temple. Speakers include Mayor Fitzgerald and Eliot President, with health educators Sargent and Putnam and others addressing child training and moral elements in education.
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