Government poised for long powder trust antitrust battle
Federal suit targets De Nemours, Dupont, Laflin Rand and related powder firms in a broad anti trust case. Hearings planned in Wilmington and New York with extensive testimony expected. lawyers foresee a multi city, year long process surpassing Standard Oil in scope.
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Powder Trust
Wilmington
Del
James Scarlet
Danville
Penn
J. Harwood Graves
Department of Justice
C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Graham
Pittsburg
Townsend, Avery & Button
de Nemours Powder Company
de Nemours Company
New Jersey
Delaware
E. I. Dupont Powder Company
Laflin-Rand Company
Hazzard Powder Comp A
New York
Banker Bartnett Sentenced for Bonds Heist in San Francisco
Walter J. Bartnett former VP and general counsel of Western Pacific Railway and California Safe Deposit and Trust Company was sentenced to ten years in San Quentin by Superior Judge Conley for hypnoticating and misappropriating 205000 in bonds and securities from Ellen M Colton estate where he acted as special administrator. His appeal was filed immediately. Bartnett was a prominent figure in New York railroad and financial circles.
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San Francisco
Walter J. Bartnett
Western Pacific Railway
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
San Quentin
Conley
Bartnett
Ellen NM. Colton
Feas
New York
Appellate Term Holds Drugstore Liable for Damages
The court ruled that a druggist is liable for injuries from a drug sold for a specified purpose. Solomon Goldberg sued Hegeman & Co. after body injuries from a lotion, the court treating the sale as an impliedRepresentation that the drug was fit for the purpose.
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Seabury
Municipal Court
Solomon Goldberg
Hegeman & Co
Big Cut In Immigration Declines Marked in Six Months
Report prepared for steamship companies shows a sharp drop in immigration in the first half of 1908 with 377,664 laborers leaving for Europe and 186,586 arriving from Europe. Steerage passengers sailing to European ports rise by 221,872 versus 155,792 in 1907. Total immigration for six months 1908 falls from 739,748 to 186,586, a drop of 653,162, before adding returning aliens in 1908 over 1907 totaling a 775,084 decline.
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Gustav H. Schwab
Europe
European
Law presents bid for city works to mayor on subway jobs
Alexander Law claiming to represent the Brotherhood Welfare Association delivered a petition to City Hall calling for public works, especially subways, to employ the unemployed. Mayor McClellan was absent. Counsel Pendleton asked to forward the petition.
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Alexander Law
Brotherhood Welfare Association
J. Eads How
McClellan
Law
Pendleton
Viaduct Dynamited in Buffalo Causes Damages
Two heavy charges of dynamite exploded under the Lehigh viaduct at Selkirk and Perry Streets, lifting two iron girders and damaging rails and ties. The recently completed structure by McClintock & Marshall, an open shop firm, has faced similar bombings. One man was arrested as temporary repairs were to be completed by tomorrow.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lehigh
Selkirk
Perry Streets
McClintock & Marshall
Sharp revival noted in business gains across industries
A Times survey shows renewed activity after six months of stagnation. Industrial leaders report rising freight shipments and higher June earnings for railroads and steel, with plans for plant expansions despite hard times. Dividends and interest totaled 176.97 million dollars yesterday as investors foresee a post election revival.
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United States
Times
United States Steel Corporation
National
Conduit and Cable
Middle West
Isaac N. Beligman
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Taft
Lackawana Steel Company
Nichols
Allis-Chalmers Company
Europe
British Olympic hospitality fund falls short
Lord Desborough for the British Olympic Council says a $50,000 subscription drive to entertain 2,500 visiting athletes and judges has failed. official receptions and events are abandoned as the British Government offers no funding, while Athens spent $12,500 in 1906. The Daily Mail urges public aid, leading with a $500 donation.
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London
Lord Desborough
British Olympic Council
Athens
Daily Mail
Bair Team Wins Car Trotting Series at Belmont
Oliver H. Bair's Tuna and Czarina Dawson won the deciding heats at Belmont, setting a trotting record of 2:18 for a mile with a professional driver. Summers Cheeseman steered William MacDonald's Gladys Vincent and Belle V. as Serrill replaced Bair in the final heats amid erratic Tuna driving. The silver cup, $500, plus gate receipts and entrance fees totaling $700, went to the winner.
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Philadelphia
Oliver H. Bair
Tuna
Czarina Dawson
William MacDonald
Gladys Vincent
Belle V
Belmont Track
Luke Burk
Elmore
West Wilkes
New York
Belmont
Bair
MacDonald
Mr. Bair
Summers Cheeseman
Serrill
Motorcyclists Race Meet With Endurance Tests and Races
The sixth annual Federation of American Motorcyclists meet planned two days of endurance events plus city tours. Notable riders include Stanley Kellogg, W C Chadeayne, H Lake, and J P Bruyere amid delays from late control reports. Bruyere escaped serious injury after a Curtiss machine tire burst on Clifton track.
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Federation of American Motorcyclists
New York
Riverhead
Roslyn
Hempstead Harbor
Empire Hotel
Terrace Garden
Lexington Avenue
tTifty-eighth Street
New Stadium
Clifton
Stanley T. Kellogg
Springfield
Mass
Buffalo
W. C. Chadeayne
H. Lake
Pottstown
Penn
B._Pritchard
Chapple
J. P. Bruyere
Alexander Klein
Philadelphia
George W. Squires
Walter Goerke
Brooklyn
Fred Huyck
Chicago
Charles Gustafson, Jr
Curtiss
Mr. Bruyere
Big Entry Lines Up For Elkwood and Wildwood Races
Entries for the Fourth of July meets at Elkwood Park and Wildwood closed last night with mail arrivals this morning. Elkwood shows twenty one cars including the Hotchkiss Vanderbilt Cup and Christie Grand Prix machines along with Briarcliff, Stearns, Packard, Mercedes and more. Wildwood features fifty starters across nine events with Buick Maxwell Mitchell Ford and other major names in the field.
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Elkwood Park
Wildwood
Elkwood
America
Briarcliff
Jamaica
Stearns
Packard
Peerless
Mercedes
Isotta
Lozier
Welch
Acme
Allen Kingston
Oldsmobile
Maxwell
Mitchell
Ford
Overland
Change in Glidden Route Extends Tour Dates
Chairman Frank Hower announced a revised Glidden tour plan keeping two days in Boston while extending the trip to fifteen days. Starting July 9 from Buffalo, cars follow the Boston leg to July 17, then proceed to Poland Springs Rangeley Lakes Bethlehem and Saratoga Springs ending July 23. Entries close tomorrow.
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Frank Hower
Boston
Buffalo
Poland Springs
Rangeley Lakes
Bethlehem
Saratoga Springs
Toronto Club and Philadelphia draw in cricket match
The Toronto (Canada) Cricket Club and Philadelphia Cricket Club match ended in a draw after Toronto posted 811 in their first innings. Philadelphia finished day with 3 for 7, later reaching 254 before being dismissed, while Toronto ended at 130 for the loss of all wickets at stumps.
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Philadelphia
Toronto (Canada) Cricket Club
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Toronto
Supplementary Cruise Set for New York Yacht Club Thirty-Footers
A supplementary cruise for New York Yacht Club thirty-footers is scheduled for August 4 and 6, organized by Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. Trophies for each day’s run were donated by Harry L. Maxwell, with the fleet meeting at New London on August 6 after trips from Manhasset Bay to New Haven and then to New London. Eight boats have raced this season, with expectation of more to join the outing.
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New York Yacht Club
New London
Manhasset Bay
Fishing and Fishermen Thrill New York Bays Across Holiday Weekend
Seabass bite freely at Prince's Lay with anglers reporting good catches including 13 blackfish and 13 seabass by Aleck Folson of New Dorp. Ex Chief William Deavery enjoys fishing at Far Rockaway with a party that haul 150 fish. Scenes unfold from Seabright to Scotland Lightship as boats land a variety of species and anglers chase weakfish and striped bass near menhaden blooms.
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New Lon
S. Hook. Gov
Isl
Will P. A.M. P
Prince's Lay
Aleck Folson
New Dorp
William 8. Deavery
Far Rockaway
Peter Schmuck
Hollands
Seabright
N. J
Sheepshead Bay
Scotland
Morson
Dreamland
Steeplechase
Coney Island
Charles Alperman
David Wood
Dick Steel
Capt. Foster
Oil Trust Faces Fraud Claims in Anti-Trust Case
Standard Oil prosecutors present exhibits including two battered oil cans stamped by the U S Sealer of Weights and Measures to show rival Hisgen Brothers sold short measure. Witness Roy Aiken testified two barrels of Hisgen oil measured by Standard wagons fell short by about three gallons each, with Driscoll of Pittsfield once buying from Standard then Hisgen Brothers.
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Standard Oil Company
Standard
Roy F. Aiken
Pittsfield
Mass
Standard Oil Company of
New York
United States Sealer
Mr. Aiken
Hisgen Brothers
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachussetts
Hearst
C. B. Morrison
Aiken
Driscoll
Tuttle
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Hisgen
The
New York State
Lauren J. Drake
Henley Regatta Day Two Highlights and Victories
The second day at Henley regatta drew a larger crowd than yesterday but still below usual due to few foreign entries. Races featured Diamond Sculls heats and four oared contests alongside the continuing eight oared events. In the afternoon Eton won the Grand Challenge Cup second round against Caius College Cambridge by three-quarters of a length.
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Henley
Eton
Caius College
Cambridge
Tennis stars dazzle at Knickerbocker Club matches in Flatbush
Abra ham Bassford Jr and Dr William Rosenbaum led singles battles for Cornell on the Knickerbocker Field Club courts in Flatbush. Brooklyn champ pair H S Sanborn and Walter Pate sparked an upset in doubles as Larned and peers advanced in the Middle States event at Mountain Station New Jersey with notable wins by Larned, Peil, Bull and others among men and women competitors.
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Cornell
Abraham Bassford, Jr
William Rosenbaum
Knickerbocker Field Club
Flatbush
H. Sanborn
Walter L. Pate
Brooklyn
A._ Bassford
F. B. Edgell
BE. J. Brainerd
A. Bassford, Jr
J. W. Anderson
Groespeck
R. H. Boggs
J. G. Alien
H. J. Mollenhauer
Joseph T.mcmahon
L. T. Moore
F. Franklin
W. L. O'Brien
L. G Reimer
A. S. Westfall
Dr. H. H. Waugh
H. D. Best
B. S. Cameron
Pat. Sanborn
W. L. Pate
Edwin P. Larned
Raymond PD. Little
Middle States
Orange Club
Mountain Station
N. J
Raymond D. Little
T. R. Peil
G. F. Touchard
A. Roche
R. P. Bennett
Wallace F. Johnson
H. J. Rendall
Lawrence Woodbury
Frederick Gwynnia
Fairs Wins Second Series for World Title
Brighton July 1 Cecil Fairs, former world court tennis champion, won the second series of his $1,000 a side match against F Johnson for the world sessional championship. Today he won 3-1 in the best out of thirteen sets. The match will resume later with the remaining sets.
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Brighton
Cecil Fairs
F. Johnson
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