Archbold Explains His Oil Trust Idea and Foreign Aid
Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil, testifies on the 1882 trust plan as the real basis of the alleged restraint of trade. He details trust certificates, asset valuation at 70 million, and the role of the State Department in aiding foreign expansion, noting better government treatment abroad than at home.
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John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Franklin Ferris
Moritz Rosenthal
Archbold
Vilas
Keith
Chester
Standard of Ohio
Ohio
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Vilas, Keith and
Frank B. Kellogg
Rockefeller
Standard
Japan
China
State Department
Ferris
St. Louis
Rosenthal
Possible P R R strike looms on western lines
Washington reports a serious labor dispute between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Pittsburgh. A strike vote is under way among west of Pittsburgh engineers who seek official recognition of their general board of adjustment. The talks before Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp and Labor Commissioner Neill lasted about two hours as G L Peck outlined the railroad side. Conferences may continue two to three days.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles P. Neill
General Board of Adjustment
Neill
G. L. Peck
Pennsylvania Lines
Vision prompts death in Seaford woman in New York
Mrs. Margaret Smith a wealthy Seaford resident died in the parlor of friend Mrs. Fay at West 40th Street nine hours after her grandson Frank Kane aged nineteen died at his parents home West 16th Street. Kane had gastritis and spoke of seeing his grandmother before dying. Mrs Kane is his mother and believed the grandmother’s vision foretold her death.
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Frank
Margaret Smith
Seaford
N. J
Fay
West 40Th Street
West 16Th Street
Bystandard Hit In Duel On Broad Street
In Philadelphia two men clashed outside the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel over proceeds from army and navy game ticket sales. George Medway fired at Andrew Lonergan, Lonergan shot back, a bystander Richard Burk was fatally wounded by a stray bullet. Medway and Lonergan were jailed.
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Philadelphia
Richard Burk
Andrew Lonergan
George Medway
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Broad Street
Lonergan
Medway
Army and Navy
Burk
Wall Street Broker Buys Prime Fifth Avenue Corner
George G. Heye of Battles Heye Harrison bought the southwest corner property at 48th Street and Fifth Avenue from Andrew J. Connick and others for about 500000. The four story basement dwelling fronts 25.5 feet on Fifth Avenue and 100 feet on the street. Heye built the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street and opened in 1903 under Henry B. Harris, who bought the theatre last spring.
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George G. Heye
Wall Street
House
Battles, Heye & Harrison
Albert B. Ashforth
48Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Charlies T. Cook
Tiffany & Co
Andrew J. Connick
Heye
Hudson Theatre
44Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Henry B. Harris
Harris
A Corner in Butter
Chicago report says manipulation by Chicago Elgin and Eastern produce men drives high butter prices. Although supplies are ample for the season, prices are higher than last year with potential further advances. Rumors of a June storage butter corner persist, though denied by principals as stock remains tightly held and prices stay elevated.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Elgin
Two Japanese Ships Collision Off Che Foo Port
In Che Foo China two Japanese steamers collided near the port today. It is reported that seven hundred persons were drowned. Details are scarce.
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Che-Foo
China
Havemeyer to Spend Winter in Colorado Springs
Arthur Havemeyer son of W F Havemeyer of the American Sugar Refining Company will arrive this week with his wife to spend the winter. The visit aids Mrs Havemeyer's health and business, as Havemeyer senior reportedly transferred extensive sugar beet interests in the Grand Valley and other Colorado areas to his son, with Werner Z Reed and local capitalists involved.
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Tribune
Colorado Springs
Col
Arthur Havemeyer
W. F. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Werner Z. Reed
This Man's Feet Are Yards
A Brockton manufacturer plans to begin work tomorrow on the largest shoes ever made in the local industry. The giant footwear will measure 34 inches long and 7 inches wide, crafted for an Arkansas buyer. The news item highlights extraordinary shoe sizes and regional production prowess.
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The
Tribune
Brockton
Mass
Arkansas
Harriman Speaks Out at Economic Club Dinner
EB HH Harriman made an impromptu address before 750 guests at the Economic Club dinner in the Hotel Astor. He warned against overreach in policy, lamented restrictions on his speech, and urged government action to balance idle money and idle labor while noting past discussions with the President and his physicians. He hinted at desired reforms to the interstate commerce act and Sherman act and recalled his steamboat past as a cautionary tale.
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Economic Club
Hotel Astor
EB HH. Harriman
United States
Harriman
Butler
Fleet Leaves Manila for Colombo and Corregidor
The Atlantic fleet sailed from Manila at 8 this morning heading toward Colombo Ceylon. The flagship Connecticut led the sixteen battleships in double-column formation down the roadstead toward Corregidor Island.
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Manila
Colombo
Ceylon
Connecticut
Corregidor Island
Riots Resume in Prague Across City
Racial riots in Prague flare anew as Cechs and Germans clash in multiple quarters. Police clear streets with swords and bayonets, injuring many as violence continues after yesterday’s widespread unrest.
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Prague
Vanderbilt Sanity Ruling for Edward Ward Vanderbilt
Edward Ward Vanderbilt was declared sane by a Brooklyn Sheriff's jury after a trial by three Supreme Court commissioners. The verdict follows two tests amid a sensational 1907 marriage to Mrs. Pepper causing a family sanity dispute and prior larceny indictment later set aside for juror payment issues.
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Edward Ward Vanderbilt
Mary Ann Scannell-Pepper-Vanderbilt
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Justice Blackmar
Vanderbilt
Pepper
Minerva Vanderbilt
Montclare Players Sentenced to 25 Church Sundays
After joy over a football win, Montclare youths carried away new steps from U S district attorney Joseph W. Thompson’s home. Magistrate Wilson offered jail or church service, and the team chose twenty five Sundays at church.
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Tribune
Phoenixville
Penn
Wilson
Thompson
MIlhenny to hunt with Roosevelt in Africa
John A. McKhenny United States Civil Service Commissioner and former Rough Rider will accompany President Roosevelt on his African hunt. Relatives here say the longtime friend will join the president, with McKhenny noted for his Philippine War service. Also an advertisement for Dewey’s Special Sec Champagne from H. T. Dewey & Sons Co.
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the Tribune
New Iberia
John A. McKhenny
United States Civil Service
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Africa
McKihenny
Dewey's
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Auto crush kills woman on 88th Street and Columbus Avenue
Mrs. Caroline Layer, 65, was struck while crossing 88th Street near Columbus Avenue by a dark blue Packard driven by an unidentified man. Fireman F W Deissroth, deputy chief’s chauffeur, was dragged by the car as he tried to stop it, suffering minor injuries. Layer died at J Hood Wright Hospital. detectives seek license numbers and the driver.
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Caroline Sayer
88Th Street
Columbus Avenue
F. W. Deissroth
Binns
Amsterdam Avenue
Weingarten
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Layer
Ninth Avenue
Deissroth
West 190Th Street
West 100Th Street
West 45Th Street
Zillessen Couple In Road Crash In Paterson Area
Erncst Zillessen, VP of the New York Glucose Company, and his wife Mrs. Zillessen, of Passaic, narrowly escaped death when their speeding car struck a telegraph pole on the Paterson and Passaic River Road. Mrs. Zillessen was critically injured, with a broken arm and shoulder blade and internal injuries, after being rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital Paterson where she remained unconscious.
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Tribune
Paterson
N. J
Errnest Zillessen
Harrison Street
Passaic
New York Glucose Company
Broadway
Paterson and Passaic River
Zillessen
Man in Woman's Garb Testifies in Thomasville Trial
Miss Lucille Linton, a wealthy Thomasville resident, testified that she rode in a carriage with a supposed negro woman, later identified as Will Mitchell, relative by marriage of W H Mitchell. She fought off an attempted assault, fired a revolver, and a rescuer arrived as cries were heard. Mitchell appeared with a crutch and sling while witnesses were called by both sides.
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the Tribune
Thomasville
Lucille L. Linton
W. H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Miss Linton
Will Mitchell
Italian Navy Chief to Wed Boston Woman in Japanese Courtship
Commander Salvatore Canuso of the Italian navy and Miss June Leland plan to marry at Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston, the event capping a courtship rooted in Japan. Canuso, once Duke of Abruzzo staff, spoke little English. Leland knew little Italian but both had studied Japanese during winters in Japan.
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Tribune
Boston
Salvatore Canuso
George P. Leland
No. 4
Commonwealth Avenue
Miss June Leland
Holy Cross Cathedral
Canaso
Duke of the
Haytian Rebels Nearing Port au Prince
Port au Prince faces a growing crisis as General Antoine Simon advances to within thirty miles of the capital. President Nord Alexis vows to fight on, while fears of disorder rise among locals and foreigners alike as troops guard streets and foreign ships monitor the harbor.
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Revolu
St-au-Prince
Grand Goave
Port-au-Prince
Port-au- Prince
Antoine Simon
Anse & Veau
Nord Alexis
Alexis
United States
France
Cameau
Nau
Hyacinthe
Simon
Department of the South
No Intervention by U S Over Haiti Affair
The United States will not intervene in Haiti for now. Unlike Santo Domingo, no request has been made by Haitian authorities. A dispatch from Minister Furniss notes insurgents hold Miragoane and the bridge nearby, with cabinet members predicting the end is near as government troops desert to the insurgents. The President remains determined to fight and troops are being embarked.
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Washington
United States
Santo Domingo
Hayti
Furniss
Haytian
Miragoane
State Department
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