Government patronage linked to Standard Oil lubricants in Panama case
Testimony at Special Examiner Ferriss hearing shows the Isthmian Commission and U S government relied on Galena-Signal lubricants from Standard Oil since 1902. Contracts reveal price advantages and widespread use across canal machinery and street railways, including Interborough and Helena Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Ferriss
New
Custom House
Frank B. Kellogg
Moritz Rosenthal
Galena-Signal Company
Parama
Isthmian Commission
Corps of
United ‘States Army Engineers
Canal Zone
C.C. Steinbrenner
Galena Signal Company
Canal Commission
Isthmian Canal Commission
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
Galena
Helena
Mon
Galena Company
Interborough
Government readies Standard Oil rebate indictments
Frank B. Kellogg and Moritz Rosenthal outlined four sets of indictments pending against Standard Oil for accepting rebates. Cases involve Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, and Southern Railway divisions with unwritten rates. Evidence gathered in the Sherman act case will be shared with District Attorney Sims for further prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Standard Ol Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Moritz Rosenthal
Standard
Kellogg
Washington Dispatch
Times
Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Washington
Evansville
Sims
Northern District of
Ilinois
Chicago & Alton
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
United States
Conn doctor weds Long Branch woman in Freehold Sheriff’s office
The private office of Sheriff C. Asa Francis in Freehold New Jersey hosted a wedding of Dr. Henry W. Beckwith of East Lyme Connecticut and Miss Nettie Genevieve Jolley of West Beach Long Branch. Justice of the Peace C hik Barkalow conducted the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehold
N. J
C. Asa Francis
Henry W. Beckwith
East Lyme
Conn
Nettie Genevieve Jolley
West Bext
Long Branch
Justice of the Peace
Barkalow
Sheriff's Office
Girl Hero Saves Siblings in Tenement Fire
Thirteen-year-old Margaret Euler awoke to smoke in the SO2 East 108th Street tenement. She guided her younger siblings to safety, helped a mother with a baby through the fire escape, and assisted others as flames from Dr. Abraham Wolfson’s second-floor flat spread through hallways. Firemen contained the blaze. damages were about 1090 to Wolfson’s flat and 100 to the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Euler
Valentine Euler
Margaret
William
Abraham Wolfson
Thomas Sherwood
Wolfson
Bingham Opposes Soft Snaps in Police System
Commissioner argues to Mayor McClellan and city officials that abolishing soft snaps and shifting patrols from police to city departments would save money. He cites a $540 050 annual cost of policing outside departments and says funds could add 500 patrolmen if redirected.
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McClellan
Barlow
Board of City Magistrates
Eee
Bingham
Tombs
Cacceaseesnees
Jefferson Market
Essex Market Court
Yorkville Court
Ees Wakseveass
Harlem Court
Penta Brooklyn
Richmondtorough
Corporation Counsel
Sheriff's Oftec
Piiance
City Chamberlain
Prison
Torrs
Lodging House
District Attorney's Office
Manhattan
Queens
Brooklyn
Richmond
Board of Elections
Cseee
Miteets
Piano Makers Meet Here In National Trade Gatherings
The city becomes a hub for piano manufacturers and dealers from across the United States for a week. The National Piano Manufacturers Association of America holds its twelfth annual meeting at a hotel, with sessions daily and special banquets for members. The National Dealers Association meets Monday for three days, while the local group plans visitor entertainment. Officers listed include President K Edward S. Payson and other executives.
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United States
National Piano Manufacturers’ Association of America
National Dealers’ Association
Hotel Astor
Manufacturers’ Association
Manufacturers' Association
K Edward S. Payson
Boston
Miass
W. L. Bush
Chicago
Cheorge Miller
Philadelphia
Mevs Gibson
York
Penn
A Faqnd
Fort Wayne
Ind
Associa Gena
Steel price cuts spark talks of wider finished-steel drops
The Steel trade faces renewed debate as a cut in steel bar prices prompts speculation that prices for finished steel products may fall. Industry leaders including E. H. Gary and Charles M Schwab deny broader changes while The Iron Age notes differing impacts across steel sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
The
Iron Age
Ciy
Steal Corporation
New York
Willis. L. King
Jones& Laughlin Company
Clark
Gary
Charles M Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Four Year Term For Chauffeur In Diamond Theft Case
Judge Muldveen in General Sessions sentenced Gustaf Ramussen to not less than four nor more than five years. Ramussen, a chauffeur from 18 West Forty-second Street, stole a $1,009 diamond studded ribbon gird guard owned by Mrs Tra Barows of 6 East Fifty-fourth Street. Barows dropped the guard when leaving a carriage at Park Avenue and Sixty-first Street. Ramussen allegedly waited, obtained the jewel, and later sold it via a pawn broker. Connor, the driver, aided police as a witness at trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muldveen
Gustaf Ramussen
West Forty-second Street
Tra Barows
James Connor
Ramussen
Et Ramussen
Connor
Slump in Heinze Earnings Hits United Copper Stockholders
United Copper stockholders learned of a weak year end report showing income down to 861 023 from 6 565 092 the year before. Dividends on common stock amounted to 787 500 leaving a tiny 12 982 surplus versus 3 025 007. President F A Heinze cited panic as the reason for not disbursing preferred stock dividends though funds were set aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Copper Company
Heinze Brothers
Heinze Company
New Jersey
F. A. Heinze
Heinze
Anti-Fraud Ink Company Faces Court Inquiry in Newark
The insolvent Anti-Fraud Ink Company from New Jersey is accused of fraud from inception. The accusation delays receivership as Vice Chancellor Emery in Newark orders further court investigation prompted by ten Washington stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Court of Chancery
Newark
Emery
Washington, D. C
Queens Board Approves Jamaica Bay Highway Across LIRR Line
The Queens local board and Borough President Gresser approved a plan to build a highway across Jamaica Bay along the Long Island Rail Road right of way. The city would take title to the railroad land except for the 70 feet occupied by tracks and construct a highway on both sides with lift bridges at all channels and highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica Bay
Long Island
Borough of
Queens
Gresser
Comny
Airship Men Ready to Begin Government Tests at Fort Myer
Capt Baldwin says the dirigible is nearly complete and will soon be tested for the United States government at Fort Myer. He plans engine and propeller tests at Hammondsport with Glen Curtiss, then shipment of all equipment to the site.
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Patrick Y. Alexander
The
Aero Club
Cunard
Mauretania
America
James Means
A. Lawrence Rotch
Blue Hill Observatory
Boston
Alexander
Albertoy Triaca
Alan R. Hawley
Aero
Triaca
M. Delagrange
Europe
New England Aéro Club
Means
Delagrange
Thomas P. Baldwin
United States
Signal Corps
Fort Myer
Baldwin
Hammondsport
Glen H. Curtiss
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101St
Adgent
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Fifth Avenue
Caltlaban
Ted
Italy
Callahan & CO
Nk St
Peer Beekman
State House
Jecpinez
Haynes Gillmore
W. Huebsch
ARPET
Thos. J. Stewart CO
Bway
46Th St
N.Y
Bryant
Erie & St. Sts
Jersey City
Hil B. Kirk & CO
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Tion
Panama
Standard's
Trade Authority
Rea
Iron Trade Review
Perth
Ase
Elijah
Taste Singers
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Attle Creek
Mich
United Copper Co
Anti-Fraud Co
Capt. Baldwin
the Adirondacks
Advertising Department
Grand Central Station
Adirondack Mountains
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Columbus Avenue
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Madison
Thousand Islands
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NEW York Telephone Co
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