Government moves to dissolve Eastern lumber trade groups
The United States files a Sherman Act suit in the circuit court against the Eastern States Retail Lumber Trade Association and nine allied bodies alleging an unlawful restraint of trade. The complaint cites coterminous divisions in manufacturing and retail lumber markets and names presidents and officers of each group as defendants.
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United States Circuit Court
Eastern States Retail Lumber Trade Association
United States
Henry A. Wise
George W. Wickersham
James A. Fowler
Clark Mckercher
United States District
Felix Frankfurter
Chicago
Washington
New York
United States Supreme Court
Eastern States
J. Perrine
John F Steeres
Frederick W. Starr
New Jersey Lumbermen’s Protective Association
George A. Emock
A. K. Bennett
Building Material Men's Association of
Westchester County
E. M. Yerkes
John F. Dinkle
Retail Lumbermen's Association of Philadelphia
William C. McBride
Fischer Dalrymple
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Connecticut
A.schumaker
A. A. Lines
Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
H. W. Sears
Williston
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Rhode Ielanc
Arthur
Vaughn
Willard D. Lansing
Lumber Exchange of
District of Columbia
William T. Galliher
W. A. H. Church
Retail Lumbermen's Association of Baltimore
Henry P. Duker
Harry J. Matthews
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Morgan in London Seeks Titanic Launch Details
A New York Times correspondent met J. Pierpont Morgan at the White Star Line in London. Morgan discussed the Titanic launch at Belfast on May 38, noted his good health, and requested future delivery of The Times. He declined to discuss the US Supreme Court decision.
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NEW York Times
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
West End
White Star Line
Belfast
Princes Gate
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Morgan
Kaiser Dances With Queen at Buckingham Palace Ball
London reports the first state ball of King George V honoring the Kaiser featured a grand royal procession. Emperor William and King George wore uniforms as Queen Mary and Empress Victoria wore lavish jewels. Whitelaw Reid attended with Mrs. Reid. Miss Mabel Choate accompanied the Reids.
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NEW York Times
London
King George
Buckingham Palace
Diplomatic Corps
George
William
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
Queen Mary
Augusta Victoria
Duchess of Connaught
Victoria Louise
Mary
Westminster
Manchester
Roxburghe
Ambassador Reid
Mabel Choate
Joseph H. Choate
Mrs. Reid
Robbery at Park Place Near Broadway in Brooklyn
Real estate operator William E. Lacey was robbed of 40 dollars near Park Place by three men who fled toward City Hall Park. Police arrested Frank Robertson 36 a baker William Duckett 47 a laborer and Frank McGuire 50 a laborer 72 Bowery after Lacey identified Robertson as the pocketman.
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Park Place
Broadway
William E. Lacey
St. Felix Stree
Brooklyn
City Hall Park
Park Ro
Frankfort Street
Lacey
Brooklyn Bridge
Conner
Ree
Park
Park On
Greenwich Street
Frank Robertson
Iliam Duckett
Park Row
Frank McGuire
Bowery
Robertson
Police raid boxers at the Garden show
Police halted the International Amateur Boxing Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Timothy C. Hurst and several boxers and officials were arrested as officers cited violations of club boxing laws. The event had drawn about 800 spectators before police enforcement and a Night Court bail was set for Hurst and two boxers.
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Madison Square Garden
Timothy C. Hurst
Garden
Daly
Hayes
West Thirtieth Street
Banoyle
Martin
Griffen
Brown
Dana
Lire
Hurst
D. Lee
William Kandler
Sam Loring
George Russell
Joe Gordon
W. Jones
Schandler
Loring
Boys’ Club
Newark
Inspector Daly
Capt. Hayes
Lee
Mary
Amateur Athletic Union
Pastime Athletic Club
Tim Hurst
England
Canada
United States
Steinert
Break in Erie Canal at Bushnell's Basin Near Rochester
A canal breach at Bushnell's Basin eight miles east of Rochester, New York, may require a month to repair. A 40 foot high embankment collapsed, sweeping away a barn and part of a house, and the Rochester & Eastern Rapid Railroad tracks were washed from their bed for about 500 feet. About 700 workers labored that night to fix the damage.
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Rochester
N. Y
Bushnell's Basin
Rochester & Eastern Rapid Railroad
Distress After Meals Use Horsford Acid Phosphate
Advertises Horsford's acid phosphate for relief of nausea sick headache and acid stomach after meals. Promises quick aid and improved comfort from digestion issues.
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Horsford
Poverty Clipping the Wings of Love Art Feature
A full page reproduction by A. C. Cooke will appear in Tomorrow's Sunday Times. The painting humorously interprets the adage that poverty drives love away, portraying the moment Love flies out the window as Poverty enters the home.
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A. C. Cooke
Heat wave kills eight in Philadelphia as city endures 95 degree day
Special to The New York Times reports eight heat related deaths in Philadelphia on May 19 as temperatures reached 101 degrees with humidity rising. The city faced widespread prostration especially in tenement districts and population rushed to the seashore for relief.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Heat Forcing School Dismissals Across Cincinnati
In Cincinnati about 45 000 pupils were dismissed by order of the School Superintendent due to extreme heat. Temperatures reached 95 degrees in hill districts and 94 downtown with fourteen heat prostrations reported. Chicago also faced record heat with 91 degrees and forecasts end of the spell. Prostrations mounted and a heat related dog bite was reported, but no deaths.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Heatwave Strains Cleveland With 83 Official, 98 Real Degrees
Cleveland endured another hot day as official highs reached 83 degrees while unofficial readings hit 98. A afternoon thunderstorm in East Cleveland tore up trees and damaged telephone and streetcar wires, halting traffic for an hour. Five people were prostrated by the heat.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Weather shifts as snow, heat bake regions across the nation
Snow reported in Yellowstone Park and frost in Wyoming and Nevada contrast with sweltering heat in the Middle West and Eastern States. Weather experts expect a general hot wave break within 36 to 48 hours, with relief for major cities where prostrations have occurred. Warmth remains tonight and Saturday in the East while cooler air moves in from the western front of the Rocky Mountains and plateau region.
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Washington
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Nevada
Middle West
Ocky Mountains
North Pacific Coast
Storms Hit Winsted Amid Downpour With No Losses Reported
Severe electrical storms moved through Winsted Connecticut causing a heavy downpour this afternoon. Haile accompanied the deluge and Serene ae struck several areas but no lives were lost.
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New York Times
Winsted
Conn
Serene Ae
Severe Worcester Thunder Storm Strikes City
A severe thunder storm in Worcester caused damage estimated at about 10000 dollars. Lightning struck several buildings and 1.2 inches of rain fell during two hours, flooding street car tracks and forcing suspension of traffic on some trolley lines.
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Worcester
Mass
Storm Hits Adams Area Causing ExtensiveDamage
A thunder storm swept Adams Massachusetts for about forty five minutes today flooding streets washing out sidewalks and track beds. The Hoosac River rose five feet causing thousands of dollars in damage including washed out side streets and sand covering street car tracks.
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Adams
Mass
Hoosac
Snow Removal Penalties Move Forward in District Bill
Washington May 19 The Senate Committee on the District of Columbia reported favorably a bill imposing penalties on citizens who remove snow or sleet from sidewalks. Senator Dillingham called leaving ice and snow on sidewalks indefensible and deserving punishment. Chairman Gallinger agreed the practice should be stopped. Senators Works Paynter and Smith of Maryland nodded their assent.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the
District of Columbia
Dillingham
Gallinger
Senators Works
Paynter
Smith
Maryland
Lightning Strikes Glen Ridge School. Roof Damaged
In Glen Ridge New Jersey a thunderbolt hit the trolley wire near Edgewood and Bloomfield Avenues. A purple flame leaped 200 yards then jumped 150 feet to the school chimney, shattering it and tearing a 3 by 5 foot hole in the roof. Classes resumed after noon recess.
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New York Times
Glen Ridge
N. J
Glen Ridge Public
Atdgewood
Bloomfield Avenues
Eldest Gaynor daughter wed in Delaware secrecy
William Seward Webb Jr. son of Dr. William Seward Webb and Gertrude Emily Gaynor eldest daughter of Mayor Gaynor married yesterday in Wilmington Delaware. They returned to New York last night and were greeted by the Pulitzer family at 7 East Seventy third Street. The marriage met with parental approval though Mayor Gaynor had urged patience until 25 for his daughter. The couple had traveled to Wilmington by train for the ceremony. The Webbs and Gaynors kept details quiet with witnesses and officials declining comment.
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William Seward Webb, Jr
William Seward Webb
J. P. Morgan & Co
Gertrude Emily Gaynor
Gaynor
Wilmington
Del
Ralph Pulitzer
East Seventy-third Street
Frederica Vanderbilt Webb
Webb
Mayor Gaynor
Rufus William Gaynor
Miss May Queen
Edith A. Gaynor
Harry Kermit Wingut
Miss Gaynor
St. James
L. I
Brooklyn
TIMES
Mr. Webb
Alexander Stewart Wetherer
Lemon
Long Island
Wall Street
Yale
Nova Scotia
New York
Morgan
Shelburne
Wagner Palace Car Ee
Pullman Palace Car Company
Lila Osgood Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
New York Times
Gertrude Gaynor
First Presbyterian Church
J. R. Stonecifer
Harry K. Vingut
Edit Gaynor Vingut
George L. Wolfe
Raeburn Portrait Breaks Auction Record in London
A Raeburn full length portrait of Mrs Robertson Williamson sold for £23,415 equal to $117,075 in London on May 19, marking a record price for a single picture. The Duveens and Colnaghis bid, with the Duveens purchasing. Other top prices included Gainsborough’s Mrs Provis at 4,700 guineas and Romney’s Lady Glasgow at 4,000 guineas.
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NEW York Times
London
Raeburn
Robertson Williamson
Duveens
Colnaghis
Gainsborough
Romney
Lady Glasgow
Sultan collapses in fear as Kurds rush carriage
In Constantinople on May 19 during the Selamlik procession a group of Kurds surged toward the Sultan's carriage to present a petition. The Sultan fainted from fright. The Kurds were arrested but released after explaining their intention.
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Constantinople
Selamlik
Mrs McCormick Buys Rare Books At New York Auction
Chicago. May 19. The Chicagoan who bought the Helyas Knight of the Swanne at the Hoe book auction paid 21000 dollars. The purchaser was Mrs. Harold F. McCormick daughter of John D. Rockefeller. She also bought the Amsterdam Cookbook and another rare book, both driven to high bids.
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Chicago
Chicagoan
Helyas
New York
Harold F. McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Wilson Critiques Legislator Pay On Oregon Swing
Gov. Woodrow Wilson toured Oregon speaking at a luncheon and University Club event. He argued that paying Oregon legislators only three dollars a day and New Jersey lawmakers five hundred dollars a session invites temptation and undermines independence.
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Portland
Ore
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Oregon Advocates of Better Government
University Club
Oregon
Doctor Called to Rome Sets Coast to Europe Speed Aim
Dr J B Choate of Los Angeles left for Rome by cablegram to reach a patient in Rome, aiming to cut Pacific Coast to Europe travel time to about nine and a half days via Mauretania and London. Mrs L Browning, LA widow, funded the trip to ensure bedside arrival, challenging the prior ten day record with a fifty hour London to Rome leg as part of the plan.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Rome
J. B. Choate
Pacific Coast
Choate
New York
London
Boy Runs Aground On Bet In New Rochelle
Carlo Knight, 16, son of W H Knight, left home after a kiss wager with a high school girl. A search by about 100 students reached Hog Island near Providence where he was found fishing after a two day bicycle trip. He spent his $3.50 on food and lodging.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
Carlo Knight
W. H. Knight
Pelham Road
Supreme Court
Martin J. Keogh
Hog Island
Providence
R. I
Carlo
New Yorker Dead on Track Near Lake Forest
A man about 25 believed to be C. J. Meher of New York died last night on the Northwestern Railroad at Lake Forest, likely falling from a night train. He was about 5 feet 6 inches, light complexion, slight build, with pompadour hair. documents bearing the names C. J. Meher and Hays were found on clothing.
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New York Times
Chicago
C. J. Meher
New York
Northwestern
Lake Forest
Clemens
Sixth Avenue
Hays
Berger Wants Clark's Auto for Washington Slumming
Wisconsin Socialist Victor Berger urges repurposing the $6,000 automobile used by the former Speaker for House District Committee business. He says the committee acts as Washington’s City Council and notes his own spending on carriage and motor hires to explore Washington streets.
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New York Times
Washington
Clark
Congress
Champ Clark
Capitol
Victor Berger
House District Committee
Berger
City Council of
Seenenee
Washington Streets
Eys
Diaz Ministry Still Holds Out
From Mexico City May 19 1911 the New York Times reports Diaz government seeks to omit treaty terms into a gentlemen’s agreement with Madero and de la Barra while Limantour prepares to depart and negotiate a peaceful transition amid revolts and proclamations. The piece notes Limantour’s view that only constitutional actions guide the country and praises his role in averting anarchy during the last six weeks.
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The
New York Times Co
Mexico City
Juarez
Sefior Limantour
Madero
de la Barra
Diaz
Mexico
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Iowa
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Deluge
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Delaware
Seward Webb, Jr
Walt—News
the Mayor
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Sultan
Wilson
Doctor
Rhode Island
NEW Yorker
Northwestern Railroad
New York City
Figueroa
Stephen Bonsal
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Francisco I. Madero
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Sefior de la
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Limanteaur
Jose Yves Limantor
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