Ten Packers Indicted in Chicago Conspiracy Probe
Chicago, Sept. 12. The Federal Grand Jury indicted ten high officials from Swift & Co Armour & Co and Morris & Co along with five others on three counts conspiracy restraint of interstate trade and monopoly in fresh meats. Indicted are L F Swift Edward Swift Charles H Swift Francis A Fowler Edward Tilden J Ogden Armour Arthur Meeker Thomas J Conners Edward Morris and Louis H Heyman. The grand jury says the actions targeted cattle sheep and meat pricing across branch houses and used the National Packing Company to coordinate weekly orders. Armour condemned the indictments as unfounded and pledged to prove the facts in court.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Swift, Armour, and Morris
L. F. Swift
Swift & Co
Edward Swift
Charles H. Swift
Francis A. Fowler
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Arthur Meeker
Thomas J. Conners
Edward Morris
Morris & Co
Louis H. Heyman
Packing Company
Swift
Armour
Morris
United States
National Company
Ewift
New York
Chicago Packing Companies
Ogden Armour
Mergin
Kenesiw M. Landis
Landis
John Jones
John Smith
Fetals
Denver
Moses H. Joseph
Butchers’ ‘Dressed Peel Association
Chicago Packers
National Surety Company Dominates Bond Market
The National Surety Company bonds more people than any other surety firm in the world. 115 Broadway.
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National Surety Company
Broadway
Turkey Uses Ex Sultan Funds to Buy Old German Battleships
A Salonika telegram reveals Turkey paid $40,000,000 of Abdul Hamid’s fortune to Germany for two obsolete battleships valued at $45,000,000. Germany gains prompt payment while Turkey recovers part of the sultan’s money, remaining balance still due.
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New York
Timwes
London
Salonika
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Germany
Artist Dupe in Swindle In Frankfurt Jeweler Case
A Mexican posing as Don José Pirtoli de Blarday and a German American claiming to be Emil Becker defrauded a Frankfurt jeweler of 36000 worth of stones. They met in Munich, the Mexican posed as a wealthy farmer and sat for a Von Kaulbach portrait to gain credibility. A funded check at the Deutsche Bank Wiesbaden branch proved worthless.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Don José Pirtoli de Blarday
Chicago
Emil Becker
Frankfort
Munich
von Kaulbach
Deutsche Bank
Wiesbader
Ceiling Collapse Injures Guests At Ansonia Hotel
In Ansonia last night the ceiling in the Dill iard room fell during a billiards game. Oscarper man Sanford Erlanger and A P Upperman were playing while Erlanger’s child watched. The collapse buried three tables and damaged walls and floor as occupants rushed to safety.
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Ansonia
Dilliard
Oscarperman
Sanford Erlanger
First Aid To Herself Ends Near Tragedy At Home
Grace Cruiz a young school teacher living with her parents at 441 East Eighty eighth Street saved her life by taking two drops too many of medicine after a nervous breakdown. She drank warm milk after mistaking a dose and explained she knew warm milk was the antidote. Doctor Fowler treated only briefly and praised her cool head.
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Grace Cruiz
Eighty-eighth Street
Cruiz
Gan
Lieut. Cooney
Fowler
Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Fowler
Miss Cruiz
Pr. Fowler
Harmon Rebukes Mayor Over Call for Special Session
Mayor George S. Marshall urged Gov. Harmon to convene a special Legislature session for compulsory arbitration and curbing overcapitalization. Harmon replied that the state cannot bear further expense and accused Marshall of seeking new laws to compensate for enforcement failures.
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New York
Columbus
Ohio
Col. Roosevelt
George S. Marshall
Harmon
Gov. Harmon
Marshall
John J. Lentz
Frank S. Monnett
Shipping News Chronicle Arrivals Reported
The latest shipping news lists arrival details for vessels Kronprinzessin Cecille from Bremen on Sept. 6 and Marowijne from Amaribo on Sept. 3 with vessel names and origins.
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SS. Kronprinzessin
Moonlight Trips on Str Albany Hudson River Day Line
Visitors recall the Albany Hudson River Day Line's last voyage as moonlight trips around the riverfront offered a final glimpse of an era. The advertisement notes evening cruises aboard the boat, highlighting nostalgia and local travel lore.
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STR
Albany
Hudson River
World records fall at Harvard Boston aviation meet
At the Harvard Boston aviation meet Ralph Johnstone set new records in accuracy duration and distance in a Wright biplane. Claude Grahame White flew 38 miles to Boston Light and back in 34 minutes 11 5 seconds using a Blériot monoplane. Grahame White endured malaria and still impressed 35 000 spectators.
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Boston
Harvard-Boston
Ralph Johnstone
Claude Grahame-White
England
Boston Globe
Grahame-White
Glenn H. Curtiss
J. E. Fickel
Charles F. Willard
Wilbur Wright
Glenn H. Curtins
Wright
Brookins
Clifford B. Harmon
New York
Grahame- White
Farman
W. Starling Burgess
Marblehead
George F. Waller
Worcester
A. W. Lambert
St. Louis
F. A. Hinchcliffe
Johnstone
Clifford Harmon
Harmon
Claude Grahame White
Walter Brookine
Bomn
Walter Brookins
Glenna H. Curtiss
S. N.s
Curtiss
Willard
Biplane Hurtle Injures Two at Nassau Field
George Phillips head mechanic for Samuel Barton narrowly escaped death when a homemade two cylinder biplane propeller kicked off its shaft. The propeller struck Phillips and Gaskell, causing head and back injuries. Phillips was taken to Nassau Hospital and later returned to the field. Miss Todd plans to install a new motor and hopes to fly by Saturday.
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New York Times
Hempstead
N. Y
George Phillips
Samuel Barton
Barton
Gaskell
Phillips
R. B. Watson
Philips
Nassau Hospital
Miss Todd
James Menier
Cabal in the English War Office T
A remarkable state of affairs blocks Lord Kitchener from command and disrupts the military system, to be detailed by the Veteran Diplomat in NEXT SUNDAY'S TIMES.
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Cabal
WAR Office
Lord Kitchener
Narragansett Club Raid Highlights Court Hearing
Narragansett Club at the Pier witnesses a crowded hearing in Wakefield as William E. Arnold faces a gamb, nuisance charge. Prof Brander Matthews defines a joint as a place steering patrons to lose money, while Philadelphia’s R M Bohlen is ordered summoned for further testimony in a case linked to the raid.
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New York Times
Narragansett Pier
R. IL
William E. Arnold
Narragansett Club
Little District Court House
Second Judicial Court
Wakefield
R. I
John G. Cross
John R. Wilcox
Summer Colony
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Charles Hitchcock
New York
Walter A. Nye
the Pier
James 8. Y. Ivins
Dybo
John
Aid
Higgins
Rhode
Frederick C. Olney
Provi
An B. Littlefield
Providence
William M. Ivins
George L. Cutting
George Tennant
Samuel Brown
Fitzgerald
Cross
Powers
Ivins
En Place
New England
Arnold
James 8
Y. Ivins
Mr. Fitzgerald
Pier
Robert M. Bohlen
Bohlen
Constable Cross
Littlefield
Y Ww. A. Nye
Nye
James D. Caswell
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Sets Cherbourg to New York Record
The North German Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie passed Ambrose Channel Lightship at 1 40 this morning Tuesday 29 minutes faster than her old Cherbourg to New York record. New time 5 days 10 hours 40 minutes, leaving Cherbourg Sept 7 at 8 P M. Passenger James Gordon Bennett aboard.
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Kronprinzessin
Ambrose Channel
Cherbourg
New York
James Gordon Bennett
Seaboard Air Line Offers Atlanta Return Route
Advertises an 828.70 round trip to Atlanta with travel Sept 15 to 18, featuring through sleepers observation car electric lights and fans via Seaboard Air Line Ry at 1188 Broadway. Also promotes Boynton Heaters showrooms near Broadway for home heating and comfort.
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Atlanta
Return
Seaboard Air Line Ry
Broadway
Roosevelt Favored for Republican State Convention Post
At Sagamore Hill Col Roosevelt and progressive leaders discussed New York State politics and potential nominees for Temporary Chairman. Lloyd Griscom said Roosevelt’s name would be presented with broad delegate support while Governor candidates discussed but no final choice made.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Republican State Convention
Lloyd C. Griscom
New York
Mr. Griscom
Sagamore Hill
Herbert Parsons
William M. Calder
Brooklyn
William A. Prendergast
New York City
Lee Kracke
E. W. Voorhis
Griscom
W. H. Hotchkiss
Clarke Williams
Roosevelt to Speak at State Fair in Syracuse
Col Roosevelt accepts invitation to address farmers at the New York State Fair in Syracuse next Saturday. Lloyd C. Griscom says the speech will carry a party viewpoint and discusses possible candidates including Henry L. Stimson and others as conversations continue. Roosevelt appears to be staying in the race for temporary convention chairman and aims for a majority of delegates.
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Col. Roosevelt
Syracuse
Lloyd C. Griscom
Republican County Committee
Delmonico
Times
Sagamore Hill
Griscom
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Prendergast
William 8. Bennet
Mr. Griscom
Kracke
Calder
Public Works
California and Return Fare Listed in Rail Ad
An advertisement for Lehigh Valley R R shows a 38.00 fare to California and return. It lists Hudson Term, Manhattan, 30 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, 211 Market Street Newark and 1,460 Away as points or references.
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California
Lehigh Valley R. R
Hudson Term
Manhattan
Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn
Market Street
Newark
Great Bear Spring Water Ad Highlights Purity
An old advertisement proclaims Great Bear Spring Water with the line Its Purity has made it famous, emphasizing the product's flawless quality and reputation. The brief ad focuses on purity as the key selling point.
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Great Bear
Victim of Hobble Skirt Trampled at Chantilly Racecourse
Paris reports a woman wearing a tight hobble skirt collapsed in the paddock when a horse bolted. The animal’s shoe caught in her hair and dragged her, fracturing her skull as spectators watched.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Gambling Place in Ely Robbery Ends in Fatal Shooting
In Ely Nevada this morning a clash between resort employees and five robbers left one man dead and two others seriously wounded. The bandits escaped with about $1000.
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Reno
Nev
Ely
Summer Homes Robbed in Mattapoisett
Ten thousand dollars in jewelry stolen from two summer houses on Light House Road in Mattapoisett Mass last night. Victims include Mrs A L De Koven of Chicago and Mrs Arthur V W Blake of Boston. De Koven loss about six thousand dollars. Blake loss about three thousand.
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Mattapoisett
Mass
Lighthouse Road
A. L. de Koven
Chicago
Arthur V W. Blake
Boston
Train Turns Turtle near Toledo Killing Three
A northbound Hocking Valley Railroad passenger train derailed near Leoras eleven miles south of Toledo due to a broken rail. Engineer George Milburn, road foreman L C Engler, and Motive Power Superintendent J G De Vilbiss were killed. Nearly a dozen injured were taken to Toledo. recovery expected for all.
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Toledo
Ohio
George Milburn
L. C. Engler
J. G. de Vilbiss
Hocking Valley Railroad
Leeras
Toedo
Plan Big Dinner to Lorimer in Chicago
United States Senator William Lorimer is to be guest of honor at a large Chicago dinner arranged by his friends to rebuke Col. Roosevelt for declining to sit with Lorimer. They seek President Taft as head of the table with Speaker Cannon as toastmaster. Special guests invited include Vice President Sherman and Senators Crane Aldrich and Cullom.
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Chicago
United States
William Lorimer
Col
Roosevelt
Lorimer
Taft
Gay
Cannon
Sherman
Crane
Aldrich
Cullorn
Texas autos value tied to bank capital
Western bankers warned of excess spending moves to Texas where officials estimate the value of all automobiles in the state at 45 million dollars, more than half the combined capital of Texas banks, with annual depreciation pegged at 15 million.
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Washington
Texas
Pastor Denounces Autos In Scranton Sermon
The Rev. I. J. Lansing of Green Ridge Presbyterian Church damns the automobile craze as a financial and religious threat. He says greater money is spent on cars than church work and that Sundays are spent on pleasure rather than worship, warning of financial excess among those unable to afford autos.
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New York Times
Scranton
Penn
I. J. Lansing
D. D
Green Ridge Presbyterian Church of
Direct Legislation Wins in Arizona Constitutional Vote
Unofficial counts show Democrats likely to hold a majority of 52 delegates for the Constitutional Convention and to name all nine from Maricopa County five from Gila and ten from Cochise. They pushed initiative and referendum, while Republicans favored delaying until after adoption. Bryan campaigned nationwide for the amendment as Donaghey wins the governorship over Rowland and Hogan.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Maricopa County
Gila County
Cochise
William J. Bryan
George W. Donaghey
Andrew I. Rowland
Daniel Hogan
Rail Fare to Atlanta and Return Promoted
Pennsylvania Railroad advertises $23.70 to Atlanta and return with travel dates September 15 17 and 18. Tickets valid only if return reaches original starting point before midnight September 29. Consult ticket agents for stopover privileges extension and full details.
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Atlanta
Pennsylvania Railroad
Adv
Maine Elects Plaisted Governor as Democrats Sweep
Special to The New York Times Augusta Me Sept 12 Democrats win Maine in a full statewide shift. Col Frederick M Plaisted elected Governor with about 9 000 vote lead. Democrats take 21 of 31 Senate seats and a house majority, likely future US Senator and four Congress seats.
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Augusta
Maine
Col
Frederick M
Col. Plaisted
Ricker
Poland Springs
Hale
Nuine
Selden Conners
Alonzo Garcelon
Joseph L. Smith
National Greenbacker
Garcelon
Harris M. Plaisted
Bangor
Greenbackers
Plaisted
Daniel Davis
United States
Charles F. Johneyn
Waterville
William Putnam
United States Circuit Court For
George F. Haley
Saco
William H. Newell
Lewiston
Frederick M. Plaisted
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
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W. E. Arnold
R. M. Bohlen
Prof. Matthews
Boynton
Sagamore E Hill
Didates and Prendergast
Parsons
Col Roosevelt
Hocking Valley
Texas Autos
Arkansas
Bryan
Legisla
Ture
Mayor Plaisted
Eugene Hale
Congress
Frank A. Guernsey
Dover
Feat, However
Fernald
Cobb
Davis
Wiliamm
Pennell
Asher C. Hinds
Daniel J. MacGillicuddy
John P. Swasey
Samuel W. Gould
Edwin C. Burleigh
Frank
Guernsey
George M. Hanson
McKinlay
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