Powder Trust Suit to Begin Sept 29
Government moves against E I du Pont de Nemours and about thirty powder firms in a Sherman act case seeking to restrain alleged price fixing and market division. Hearings set in Wilmington Delaware with special referee William G. Mahaffey as evidence officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powder Trust
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company of Delaware
Delaware Corporation
Wilmington
Del
Gray
United States Circuit Court For
District of Delaware
William G. Mahaffey
James Scarlett
Yoeneyixat
J. Harwood Graves
James M Aay
William H. Button
John C. Spooner
George S. Graham
Corporation
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Delaware
E. L. du Pont de Nemours & Co
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company
du Pont International Powder Company
Delaware Securities Company
California Investment Company
Delaware Investment Company
the Hazard Powder Company
Laflin & Rand Powder Company
Eastern Dynamite Company
E. I
Arthur
J. Moxham
Hamilton M. Barksdale
Henry BF. Baldwin
Edmond G. Buckner
Frank L. Connable
Powder trust case seeks injunction to end inter state sales
The government accuses several powder companies and individuals of conspiring to monopolize gunpowder trade across states and with foreign nations. Courts may enjoin them or appoint receivers to control assets. Responses deny restraint of trade. Case moves from Wilmington to New ech for further evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.L du Port de Nemours Powder Company
New Jersey
E. I. du Pont de Némours Powder Comony
Delawares
Taffin & Randowder Company
Eastern Dynamite Company
Wilmington
Newech
Daring engineer saves woman on Kansas City line
George Greenwald of St. Charles Missouri leaped before his Missouri Kansas & Texas engine to shield a crossing woman, rolling her to safety as the train sped downhill toward Mokane station. He suffered injuries likely fatal, after the dramatic rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mckane
George Greenwald
St. Charles
Greenwald
Mokane
Mokane Station
Old trick foiled by ruse at Lenox Avenue jewelry shop
Two men entered Abraham Berrent's shop at Lenox Ave and 116th St to view signet rings. After leaving, one man dropped a ring as a phony theft attempt prompted a chase. A bystander tripped a suspect and others captured him. both men, Sydney White and Harry Jones, were jailed on petty larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Berrent
Lenox Avenue
116Th Street
Lerrent
Berrent
Seventh Avenue
John Mooney
Bresnan
Harlem Detective Bureau
Sydney White
Cherry Street
Harry Jones
Chrystie Street
Girl fires on disturbance crowd at Gillette in Cripple Creek
Annie Coplen, 12 miles from Cripple Creek, shot at a group of men harassing her mother at their Gillette home. Robert Young, cyanide plant operator, wounded above the eye. Wilbur Rand hit in the left leg. Coplen is arrested after the clash. mother says she fought bravely and won. Young is married with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Gol
Annie Coplen
Gillette
Robert PR. Young
Wilbur Rand
Miss Coplen
Young
Bellevue autopsy fuels vow of revenge from bereaved Bay Shore barber
Jacob Langman a Bay Shore barber swore he would kill on sight a wealthy youth he blames for his 18 year old daughter Bertha Langman’s death. Bertha, a Bay Shore telephone operator, died at her brother in law’s home on West 181st Street after a sudden illness. Coroner’s physician O Hanlon conducted the autopsy and ruled death due to an operation error amid Langman’s claim of long time attention from the youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Morgue
Jacob Langman
Bay Shore
L. I
Bertha Langman
Pos West
O' Han
Warrant Issued for Mrs Munroe Over Boyertown Fire
A warrant is issued in Reading for Mrs Harriet E Munroe owner of the copyright for The Scottish Reformation shown at Rhodes Opera House Boyertown where 171 of 400 patrons perished. Prosecutor Frank Moyer lost two daughters. Munroe’s attorney will accept service and the case goes to the Grand Jury next week. Dr Thomas J B Rhoads, owner of the Opera House, is already under arrest for criminal negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Penn
Harriet E. Munroe
Washington
Rhodes Opera House
Boyertown
Court Rebukes City in Car Trage Suit Over Subway Tracks
Supreme Court justice reserved decision on Leopold Hellinger request to condemn New York Central tracks along Manhattan streets. He seeks immediate action by Public Service Commission and Corporation Counsel to remove tracks and replace with a subway or alternate route. Key dispute centers on whether law requires condemnation after no agreement within 12 months and who bears duty if the commission delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Gerard
Leopold Hellinger
Eleventh Avenue
Sixteenth Street
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Corporation
Pendleton
Manhattan
Spuyten Duyvil
Hudson Street
Hellinger
Justice Gerard
Corporationounsel
Burr
Mrs Cory Weds Again In Highland Falls Marriage
G Maxwell Clark, manager of the Macey Company, married Mrs Louise Elizabeth Cory, daughter of Col Daniel F Treacy. The couple, who had not met before, wed in Jersey City after staying at Hill Crest Hall. Col Treacy objects on church grounds. Miss Treacy had previous marriage to David Monroe Gary, divorced years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Maxwell Clark
Macey Company
Broadway
Louise Elizabeth Cory
David Monroe Cory
Daniel F. Treacy
Davenport & Treacy Piano Company
Clark
Cory
Hill Crest Hall
Highland Falls
N. Y
Jersey City
Mr. Clark
John Clark
Quincy Street
Brooklyn
Col. Treacy
Yonkers Annexation Discussion With Acting Mayor
Acting Mayor McGowan met with D A Doran and two landlords from Yonkers to discuss annexation to New York. Yonkers seeks subways, faster transit, and funds, while Yonkers' higher tax rate and recent salary hikes strain finances. McGowan endorses home rule and opposes annexation, saying Yonkers should receive benefits directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGowan
D. A. Doran
Welshes
Yonkers
New York
Mr. McGowan
Mr. Doran
Monkey Attacks Bronx Zoo Keeper During Cage Cleaning
Head Keeper James Riley was attacked by Jocko the monkey in the Bronx Zoo monkey house as women and children watched. The 20 pound animal leaped, scratched and bit Riley, tearing ligaments and nearly severing his thumb. Assistants and janitor rescued Riley, a tourniquet applied, he was taken to Fordham Hospital with non fatal injuries unless infection develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx Zo
James Riley
Jocko
Riley
Engelholm
Jderkowitz
Baidy
Augustus
Haggerty
Harvard
Zoo
Jerkowitz
Knockout Drop Victim Falls Unconscious in Sea Cliff
James McKellum a Boston born woodturner employed by John Raeder is hospitalized on Nassau Hospital Long Island after a suspected knockout drugging and beating he left his boarding home to buy fish hooks and was found unconscious the next morning Sheriff Joseph Foster investigates tracing Raeder to Nichola Seridan Hotel between Sea Cliff and Glen Cove local hospital doctors report temporary consciousness then relapse details remain under inquiry
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New York Times
Sea Cliff
L. I
James McKellum
John Raeder
Nassau Hospital
McKellum
Boston
John Hess
H. Wahlig
Glen Cove
Nassau ‘Hospital
Joseph Foster
Raeder
Nichola Seridan
Boy Wins Big Poker Game Aboard Arabic Liner
On the White Star ship Arabic voyage from Queenstown to New York, Robert De Groff and family joined passengers in the smoking room where poker games flourished. The 11 or 12 year old lad borrowed 30 cents, played two hands, then four more for 50 cents each, winning 17 and claiming his first major win. The ship carried 279 first class, 207 second, and 247 steerage passengers with many notable names aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert de Groff
New York
Robert
Queenstown
William L. Austin
Danni Bacon
Thomas B. Bisset
Hamilton Childs
Ugene T. Bogert
Charles Doo
George C. van Dusen
Benjamin Wilson
Court Angers the Army Over Vagrancy Sentence
Magistrate Corrigan offered a vagrant a choice between workhouse or enlistment in the United States Army at Night Court. Col Heistand of the Department of the East denounced the idea as unpatriotic and harmful to the army. Corrigan defended the remark by noting Monahan appeared a better type and that enlistment was suggested to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the East
United States Army
Governors Island
Corrigan
Col H. 0. S. Heistand
Monahan
Gilmore to Return as Edison Phonograph Head
Ex president William E. Gilmore, who resigned last July to seek health abroad, arrives in St. Louis today amid rumors he would resume the presidency of the National Phonograph Co. Frank L. Dyer denies the report, stating Gilmore resigned for health and fatigue and will not return to the company. Gilmore led the firm since 1897 and helped finance Edison interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Gilmore
Mr. Edison
National Phonograph Company
St. Louis
Edison
Pacific Coast
Gilmore
National Phonograph Concern
Frank L. Dyer
Dyer
Fires Threaten Lake Superior North Shore Towns
In Duluth Minnesota on September 11, forest fires near Lake Superior threaten Grand Marais and surrounding areas. Winds drive flames toward settlements as residents prepare to evacuate by lake. Fire destroys camps along Pigeon River and Arrow River. Port Arthur and Fort William face widespread blazes. Chaos and smoke envelop Thunder Cape as communities fear total wipeout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Grand Marais
Pigeon River Indian Reservation
Big Bay
Chicago Bay
Cascade
Cofton
Nutston
Stesziner Gopher
Port Arthur
Ontario
Fort William
Thunder Cape
George Moorris
Pigeon River
Pigeon River Company
Arrow River
Thunder Cap
Huge loss of timber wealth across northern states
Washington dispatch reports forest fires sweeping Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin causing towns to burn and thousands displaced. Officials warn the year may rank as one of the worst for nationwide timber losses, with total costs and exact figures likely to remain uncertain.
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Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
United States
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
Zengland
Canada
Forest Service
Flames in Maine Woods Near Jackman Threaten Town
A fierce forest fire at Kineo Maine on September 11 burned a woodland strip eight miles long between Jackman and Attean Pond. About 200 firefighters fought the blaze as two barns outside Jackman burned. The Mcixenney Hotel and camps valued at 24000 faced great danger as winds drove flames toward the Canada road. If the wind shifts south, hundreds of buildings in Jackman and Mouse River could be endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kineo
Jackman
Canadian Pacific
Attean Pond
Mcixenney
Canada Road
Mouse River
Flames Near Pasadena Threaten La Crescenta
One hundred fifty men battled a blaze that darkened thirteen square miles west of Pasadena including parts of the San Gabriel Forest reserves. Three homes near La Crescenta burned and the Gould Castle was saved after desperate efforts. Timber loss and water supply damage reported as the fire pressed toward Monte Vista. No damage total yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
la Cresenta
Pasadena
San Gabriel Forest
Gould Castle
Monte Vista
Pastor McMaster Elected College Head
The Rev. William H. McMaster, pastor of the Embury Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, has been elected President of Mount Union College near Alliance Ohio to succeed Rev. Dr. A B Riker who resigned. McMaster says he will probably accept and he is a Mount Union graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMaster
William H. McMaster
Embury Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Mount Union College
Alliance
Ohio
A. B. Riker
Annex Ferry Losses Prompt Hearing On Abandonment
Ralph Peters of the Long Island Railroad testified before the Public Service Commission on the proposed abandonment of the Annex Ferry between Long Island City and Pier 6 East River. Losses were $40,000 in 1906 and $45,000 in 1907 with a larger deficit expected this year. Louis Windmiller, a complainant, said elevated-rail commute is crowded and passengers would pay a 1 cent fare, but the commission noted it cannot force service not legally required to be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Addison
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad
Public Service Commission
Long Island City
Pier S
East River
Bassett
Louis Windmiller
Woman Killed by Truck Near Delancey Street
Mrs. Abraham Goldberg of 35 Stanton Street, aged about, cared for her blind husband and begged for money at the Agudith Achim M Kraka Synagogue. While crossing Delancey Street a truck driven by Samuel Kroingstein of 140 Columbia Street struck her as traffic noise hid her, she died at Gouverneur Hospital. Goldberg, 80, was overwhelmed with grief and later taken to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Goldberg
Stanton Street
Agudith Achim M'Kraka
Pitt Street
Delancey
Goldberg
Delancey Street
Williamsburg
Samuel Kroingstein
Columblia Street
Kroingstein
Policeman Sent To Prison For Extortion
William F. Waltman of Mercer Street Station was convicted of extorting money from women on Third Avenue near Fourteenth Street and sent to state prison for a term of three to five years by Judge Malone. Benjamin Cordes, charged jointly, pleaded guilty and awaits sentence. The judge criticized Waltman for abusing his oath and harming public protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Waltman
Mercer Street
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
State Prison
Malone
Benjamin Cordes
Waltman
Standard Oil undercut rival prices in southern field probe
Government testimony in New Jersey reveals Standard Oil employees unknowingly worked for the company while aiding trade for Dixie and Holmes entities. Witnesses described competition from Red Crown National Oil Crescent Oil and Pure Oil, with rivals giving merchants free metal storage tanks to spur orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Standard
Standards Company
Bruce Robinson
Baltimore
Robinson
Dixie of Company
Norfolk
Standard Ofl Company
Dixie
Holmes Companies
W. D. Parran
Maryland
Red C
National Oil Company
Crescent Oil Company
Pure Oil Company
I J. Drake
Consolidated Tank Times
Kansas City
Standard OH
Mr. Drake
Florida Trains Timeliness Report For June and July
Officials of the Atlantic Coast Line RailRoad report June and July running times for long distance trains. The Florida and West Indian Limited reached its terminals on time in 57 of 61 trips. The Washington express from Jacksonville to Washington was on time to the minute in 79 of 101 trips. The New York to Jacksonville express was on time in 3 of 11 trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast Tine Railyooadh
Florida and West Indian Limited
Jacksonville
Washington
New York
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Mington
California Powder Works
Sycamore Manufacturing Company
Lake Superior Powder Company
Gunpowder Trade Association of
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Sycamore Manufesucing Company
Gunpowder Trade Association
Great Northern Manufacturing and Supply Company
United States Circuit Court of
Girl
A. Hildebrandt
Prussian Balloon Corps
W. H. Story
Montgolfieres
Charlieres
Rozieres
France
Germany
England
Russia
D. van Nostrand Company
Murray
Warren Streets
Corporation Counsel
Utilities Board
Wood Turner
Boy
de Groff
W. E. Gilmore
Edison Phonograph Co
Grand
Marais
Gopher
Forest
Maine Woods
Cal
San Gabriel
Annex Ferry
L. I. Railroad
Addison
Rockefeller Concern
Florida
Brill Clothes
Brill
America
Rochester
N. Chambers St
Union Square
14Th St
N. Bway
C. M. Burt
Bestes
Masa
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