Hamburg American Packet Company Faces Interstate Inquiry
The Cosmopolitan Shipping Company of Philadelphia accuses the Hamburg American Packet Company of monopoly and traffic control between the United States and Hamburg, calling for an ICC inquiry. The complaint alleges a Baltic pool and coercive practices to direct freight routes, rates, and port shares, impacting U.S. shippers and national commerce.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Hamburg- American Packet Company
Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
Philadelphia
Rotterdam
Leith
Copenhagen
Hamburg
New York City
Baltic
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Norfolk
Newport News
Cosmopolitan
Frank L. Neall
Peter Wright & Sons
Hamburg-American Packet Company
North Atlantic
Lloyd
United States North Atlantic
Germany
Mamburg-American Combine
American
Continental
Atlantic
Standard Oil faces $29 million penalty if Landis demands answers
Chicago June 19 The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey may face the maximum fine of 29 240 000 for accepting rebates from the Chicago and Alton Railway. The judge requests detailed questions and answers drawn from public record on ownership, stock, earnings, and use of Union Tank Line cars. Five thousand cars are estimated transported from Whiting to St Louis and East St Louis.
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New York Times
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
K. M. Landis
Federal Court
Chicago & Alton Railway
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Standard Oil Trust
F. Q. Barstow
W. H. Tilford
A. M. McGregor
W. P. Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Union Tank Line
Chicago& Alton
Whiting
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Uncle Sam Oil Case Ends With Tucker Loss
The Leavenworth jury ruled against H. H. Tucker Jr in seeking removal of the receiver for Uncle Sam Oil Company. Receivership remains with assets near a million dollars and stockholders over 10,000 nationwide. Tucker is serving 8 ninety day sentences for contempt tied to his bankruptcy petition alleging federal judges' integrity.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Uncle Sam Oil Company
H. H. Tucker,Jr
State Supreme Court
Tucker
Standard Oil Company
Uncle Sam Company
Pollock, Philips
MtPherson
Hearst Move Now for a Full Recount
Hearst seeks a full recount of the 1905 New York mayoral election. Clarence J. Shearn will apply to the Supreme Court for an order to open ballot boxes in all districts, challenging McClellan and McGowan. The action races through ex parte filings and possible higher court appeals.
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McGowan
Clarence J. Shearn
William R. Hearst
Supreme Court
Shearn
McClellan
Corrporation
Ellison
City Hall
Hearst
United States Supreme Court
New York City
Brooklyn
Justice Truax
Manhattan
Justice Maddox
New York
Demand on Dickinson Rocks Trenton State Capitol
Gov. Stokes sent a written demand for Col. Dickinson's resignation to the secretary of state. Dickinson denied receipt, while the governor planned to publicize the letter tomorrow. The note centers on Dickinson's libel suit abandonment and possible impeachment if the legislature adjourns.
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New York Times
Trenton
State Capitol
Ananias Club
Stokes
Dickinson
Col. Dickinson
Edward W. Gray
Vernor
Manhole Cover Causes Car Derailment on Second Avenue
A loose steel manhole cover derailed a northbound trolley at Seventy fourth Street. The motorman Peter McArdle was thrown onto the dashboard and crushed against an elevated pillar, with ribs broken and other injuries. Several passengers were hurt. others treated and released. Traffic halted about thirty minutes.
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Seventy-fourth Street
Peter McArdle
O Pas
Juan Meredie
Te Presbyterian Hospital
Mills Fail for 750000 in Philadelphia Mills
Judge Holland appointed receivers for Millbourne Mills Company in Philadelphia. The liabilities are about 750000, with Richard S. Dewees as former president. Executors of the Sellers estate allege mismanagement by Dewees and the company’s affairs are placed in receivership.
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Philadelphia
Holland
United States District Court
Millbourne Mills Company
Richard
Dewees
Comce
Shipping News Arrivals At Southampton And Kingston
Latest shipping notices report Teutonic arriving at Southampton on June 13 and Magdalena at Kingston on June 15. A separate item mentions a guarantee of Burnett's Veallia free from impure ingredients under the pure food law.
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Teutonic
Southampton
Magdalena
Kingston
Chauffeur seeks quick assault trial for police hire
Richard Oliver, a chauffeur of 160 West Ninety-eighth Street, asks to be tried promptly to join civil service as a policeman. Judge Foster orders a jury. trial set for this morning as Oliver predicts acquittal and imminent appointment despite an active indictment.
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Richard Oliver
West Ninety-eighth Street
Oliver
Foster
Cadet George R. Ramel Drowns At Sea
A dispatch from Captain Reynolds of the revenue cutter Chage reports the drowning of Cadet George R. Ramel on June 17 after he fell from the quarter deck rail. The lifeboat reached him within feet but he sank. Ramel, appointed Sept 17, 1908 from New York, was 25 years old, the first cadet drowning in thirty years of the cadet service.
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Washington
Reynolds
Revenue
Chage
George R. Ramel
Ramel
New York
Cadet Service
The Shore Limited A railcar advert
Ady announces a vestibuled train service named The Shore Limited or A AL Train. Sinetts Fehae Bes ment is referenced in the visible vestibuled train description.
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the Shore Limited
Pasa Sinetts Fehae
Ady. P
Fears for Peace Envoys at The Hague
A telegram from Russia asks Dutch authorities to safeguard Russian delegates at the Peace Conference in The Hague. Security includes Russian and Dutch detectives, frequent searches of the Knights Hall, sealed exits, and police barracks in the cellar. A red sealed door beneath the President’s chair allows rapid police entry on danger signals.
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The
Hague
White Knights
Secretariat General
Railroad Strike Averted On Long Island Railroad
General McCrea and Val entine Fitzpatrick with a trainmen committee signed a year long agreement to start January 1 1908. Overtime will be paid more equitably and minor rule changes enacted. Mileage over 115 miles in a twelve hour run earns overtime at a half cent per mile. extra hours may be charged by mile or by the hour at 93.15.
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Long Island
James A. McCrea
Valentine Fitzpatrick
Brotherhood of Railroad
Ira B. Smith Arrested Over $39,000 False Loans
Milwaukee June 19 Ira B Smith former president of Smith Thorndike and Brown Company tied to a $39,000 alleged loan scheme. Prosecutors plan more charges as the overall shortage nears $100,000. Oliver C Mason, a note broker, arranged the arrest in the state’s name. Smith held posts with Milwaukee Downer College Trustees Northwestern Mutual Life and Merchants and Manufacturers Association.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Smith, Thorndike & Brown Company
Wisconsin
Ira B. Smith
Oliver C. Mason
Smith
Milwaukee-Downer College Trustees
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Merchants and Manufacturers' Association
Confession Ties Clerks to Pittsburg Rail Bribery Scheme
Pittsburg official William A. Martin testifies in Brady court hearings on bribery tied to Engineer James Milholland and promoter Mr Flaherty of the Pittsburg & Tube City Railroad. He recalls Cameron offering 50 000 dollars for passage of the ordinance and later 70 000, with checks bouncing and no payment received. He condemns the city railroad group as crooks who framed the scheme.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
William A. Martin
Cameron
Pittsburg & Tube City Railroad
Brady
James Milholland
Flaherty
Seaks Martin
City Railroad
Judge Ladd's Wife Fails to Appear in Disturbing Peace Case
Des Moines reports Mrs. Scott M. Ladd, wife of Iowa Supreme Court Justice Ladd, did not show in police court to answer a charge of disturbing the peace at religious meetings. She is at Fairmont, Minn, while Justice Ladd releases a statement denouncing law infringement amid calls for freedom of belief.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Scott M. Ladd
Ladd
Iowa Supreme Court
Fairmont
Minn
Abe
Fragmentary OCR Leads to Cryptic Local Item
A damaged OCR snippet mentions time noon and a manor area with peasants and ushers. The readable parts suggest a local event note or social detail but lack clear names, dates, or places to identify a complete story.
Rioting in Midi Prompts Troop Deployment Amid Prison Clash
Paris reports say Midi unrest intensifies as rioters in Montpellier attack a prison door to free inmates while troops clash, and in Narbonne a mob sets fire to a sub prefecture door. Wires cut hinder communications. Albert not arrested.
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Montpellier
Narbonne
Paris Riots and Clemenceau Orders Calm Amid Uprising
Paris reports show crowd unrest in the southwest wine region as Clemenceau enforces ministerial measures. Police moved in to secure districts while rioters alternate between threats and camaraderie, with Dr Ferroul and Narbonne mayor arrested as authorities push for control.
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Tea
New York Times Co
Paris
Clemenceau
Marcélin Albert
Ferroul
Woman’s Jewelry Worth Fifty Thousand Robbed in Paris
Mrs Otto Steffens, an American living in a grand Paris mansion once owned by Dr Evans on Avenue Malakoff, was robbed of jewelry worth $50 000. Burglars entered during dinner, entered via a garden ladder to her bedroom, broke open the jewel case, and fled with pearls and other gems while eight servants heard nothing.
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Avenue Malakoff
Probing of Sulzbacher Firm Markets $200000 Gap
District Attorney probes J H Sulzbacher & Co brokers of 111 Broadway amid estate suit over Ignatz Boskowitz’s assets. Discrepancies include $100000 plus unaccounted investments and alleged fraud. Sulzbacher, reportedly abroad, faces hearings with attorneys Kiesel Dos Passos Ullmann and others.
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Supreme Court
Ignatz. Boskowitz
Stock Exchange
J. H. Sulzbacher & Co
Broadway
Sulzbacher
New York
Europe
Sulzebacher
Kresel
Ignatz Boskowitz
Boskowits
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Sulgbacher
Boskowitz
Kiesel
Jesse Boskowitz
Mr. Boskowitz
Mr. Sulzbacher
Sulzbacher & Co
Alfred Ulmann
Amtone Sulzbacher
John R. Dos Passos
Boscowitz
Dos Passos
Int
State Safe Deposit Company
Vycuits
Albert Ullmann
Tines
Adolph Roskowitz
Louis & Levy
Sulsbacher
France Loses Submarine Gymnote in Docking Accident
In Toulon on June 19 the French submarine Gymnote sank at its dock due to worker carelessness opening effluents without notice. An inspection found it flooded and totaled. Earlier on March 5 the craft struck a rock while submerged, caused plate damage, surfaced, and was towed to dry dock for repairs.
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Toulon
Gymnote
Cleveland Seen Recovering From Indigestion Attack
Ex President Grover Cleveland was reported seriously ill at his Princeton home with doctors Bryant Carnochan in consultation. Dr. Bryant assured a Times reporter that the illness is a serious indigestion attack and Cleveland is on the road to recovery.
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Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Joseph D. Bryant
J. Mr. Carnochan
Bryant
Mr. Cleveland
Times
Cleveland
Alfred Judson Hurt In Car Dragging at Central Park West
Wall Street broker Alfred Judson, 58, fell and was dragged by a car at Central Park West and Sixty fourth Street. He fractured his right leg above the ankle and was taken to J Hood Wright Hospital where doctors reported no other injuries and he would remain indoors for several weeks.
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Eighth Avenue
Central Park West
Sixtyfourth Street
Alfred Judson
Wall Street
J. Hood Wright Hospital
C. Morton Nichols
Great Neck
L. I
Judson
West Eighty-eighth Street
Lightning injures six during Ohio golf tournament play
Six players and spectators were injured by lightning at the first day of the Ohio golf tournament in Youngstown. Rain delayed play as bolts struck umbrella supports, rendering the caddy and bystanders unconscious or shocked.
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New York Times
Youngstown
Ohio
B. Bradshaw
East Liverpool
W. H. Hudmut
Bradshaw
Mr Bryce Learning America In Southwest Observations
The Hon James Bryce British Ambassador to the United States travels with A J Davidson of the St Louis and San Francisco Rail road through Kansas Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. He studies Southwest agriculture population growth and development and praises the region calling its soils rural beauty and skies akin to France England and Italy.
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James Bryce
United States
A. J. Davidson
St. Louis
England
Italy
Taft Not Retiring Yet Amid Campaign Doubts
Leavenworth Kansas June 19 Secretary Taft arrived this morning and dismissed a Kansas City and Washington story that he may retire from the Presidential race. He laughed off the question mark and said he never felt better, appearing in perfect health for a long campaign.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Taft
Kansas City
Washington
Flood Drowns Over a Hundred in Thessaly
Athens June 12 More than a hundred people are reported drowned after the Lithos River overflowed and inundated the town of Trikala in Thessaly yesterday.
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Athens
Lithos
Trikkala
Thessaly
Mount Vernon Pure Square Whiskey Highlighted
A highball feature praises Mount Vernon Pure Square Whiskey in a distinctive square bottle with a rocky road journey to its greatness. The text centers on the product’s brand identity and tasting notes.
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Mt. Vernon
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