Archbold Explains Oil Trust Idea and Foreign Favor
John D. Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil, testifies on the 1882 trust agreement as the defense in the government suit for dissolution. He details trust certificates, asset values, and the plan to unify scattered properties under a simple ownership record while noting strong foreign support from Japan and China and government aid abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Franklin Ferris
Moritz Rosenthal
Archbolé
Vilas
Keith
Chester
Standard of Ohio
Real Trust
Archbold
Standard Oil Company of
Ohio
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Vilas, Keith and
Rockefeller
Standard
Japan
China
State Department
Ferris
St. Louis
Rosenthal
Chicago
E. Dana Durand
Mr. Kellogg
Washington
Mr. Archbold
The
Standard of New Jersey
Mr. Rosenthal
Strike Talk Sparks West Pennsylvania Lines T:
Washington November 20 The dispute between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Pennsylvania Railroad over lines west of Pittsburgh prompts a strike vote among west of Pittsburgh engineers. The engineers seek official recognition of their general board of adjustment and report poor responses to grievances from division superintendents. Officials met with Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp and Labor Commissioner Neill for about two hours and plan further talks over two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 of Death Precedes Fatal Evening in Seaford Family
Mrs. Margaret Smith a wealthy Seaford resident collapsed and died in her friend Mrs Fay's parlor at 324 West 40th Street nine hours after her grandson Frank Kane aged nineteen died at his parents home 112 West 16th Street yesterday morning. Frank had gastritis and spoke of possibly seeing his grandmother before dying. Mrs Kane believed the grandmother had a vision warning of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Margaret Smith
Seaford
N. J
Bystander Wounded in Broad Street Duel
In Philadelphia a bystander Richard Burk was fatally wounded and Andrew Lonergan was shot in the arm during a pistol duel with George Medway outside the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel on Broad Street. Medway and Lonergan, who had a dispute over army navy game ticket proceeds, exchanged fire. Lonergan was struck and Medway fled or was detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Richard Burk
Andrew Lonergan
George Medway
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Broad Street
Lonergan
Medway
Army and Navy
Burk
George G Heye Buys Fifth Avenue Corner Property
George G Heye of Battles Heyve and Harrison bought the southwest corner of 48th Street and Fifth Avenue for about 500000. The four story and basement dwelling sits on a plot 25.5 by 125 feet. Heye built the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street and Harris bought it last spring.
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George G. Heyye
Wall Street
House
of Battles, Heyve & Harrison
Albert B. Ashforth
48Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Charles T. Cook
Tiffany & Co
Andrew J. Connick
Heye
Hudson Theatre
44Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Henry B. Harris
Harris
A Corner in Butter
Chicago reports manipulation by a group of Chicago Elgin and Eastern produce men is blamed for high butter prices. Supplies are larger than usual for the season, yet values remain well above a year ago with potential further rises before relief. Rumors of a June storage butter corner circulate despite denials by principals, as top storage stock remains tightly held and prices advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Chicago
Elgin
Collision near Che-Foo sinks ships drowning hundreds
Two Japanese steamships collided offshore from Che-Foo China on November 30. Reports say as many as seven hundred passengers and crew could have drowned though exact details are not yet known.
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Che-Foo
China
Havemeyer Son to Spend Winter in Colorado
Arthur Havemeyer son of W F Havemeyer of the American Sugar Refining Company will arrive with his wife to spend the winter in Colorado Springs. The visit aids Mrs Havemeyer's health and business aims. Havemeyer senior is said to have handed his sugar beet interests in the Grand Valley and other areas to his son, in which Werner Z Reed and other local capitalists are involved. The visit is described as a forerunner to substantial investment in developing the properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Colorado Springs
Col
Arthur Havemeyer
W. F. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Werner Z. Reed
Largest Shoes to Be Made Here in Local Industry
Nov 30 report notes a local Brockton manufacturer will start work on the largest shoes in history. A pair measuring 34 inches long and 7 inches wide is being crafted for an Arkansas buyer. The project marks a milestone in regional shoemaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raph
the Tribune
Tet Brockton
Mass
Arkansas
Harriman Delivers Impromptu Speech at Economic Club
E H Harriman addressed 750 members and guests at the Economic Club dinner in Hotel Astor, resisting a full public talk while criticising government actions and declarations about the Interstate Commerce Act. He spoke briefly on economic policy, idle money, idle labor, and the need for stronger corporations to aid weaker ones, concluding as a train ad interrupts the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Club
Hotel Astor
E. H. Harriman
Tve
United States
Harriman
Butler
Fleet Leaves Manila for Colombo and Corregidor
Manila reports the Atlantic fleet sailing at 8 AM headed for Colombo Ceylon with sixteen battleships in double column formation. The flagship Connecticut led the ships down the bay toward Corregidor Island shortly after departure.
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Manila
Colombo
Ceylon
Connecticut
Corregidor Island
Riots flare again in Prague as streets clash
Prague reports renewed racial riots with clashes between Cechs and Germans in multiple quarters. Police cleared streets using swords and bayonets leaving many injured.
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Prague
Vanderbilts declare Edward Ward sane in Brooklyn trial
Edward Ward Vanderbilt husband of Mary Ann Scannell Pepper Vanderbilt was declared sane by a Brooklyn sheriff s jury after a lengthy Supreme Court appointed commission trial. The proceedings will be filed with Justice Blackmar as the case concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ward Vanderbilt
Mary Ann Scannell-Pepper-Vanderbilt
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Justice Blackmar
Vanderbilt
Pepper
Minerva Vanderbilt
Montclare Players Sentenced to Church Service
In Phoenixville, Montclare football players faced twenty five Sundays of church as punishment for grabbing new steps from United States District Attorney Joseph W. Thompson after a victory. Magistrate Wilson offered jail or church for disorderly conduct, and the boys chose church service.
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Tribune
Phoenixville
Penn
Montclare
United States
Joseph W. Thompson
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 hunting expedition. Relatives confirm McKhenny has long been a close friend of Roosevelt and will join the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
New Iberia
John A. McKhenny
United States Civil Service
Leutenant
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Africa
Mcilhenny
Mcllhenny
Auto Crushes Woman Driver Speeding Away After Kill
Mrs. Caroline Sayer, 65, was struck and killed on 88th Street and Columbus Avenue by a dark blue Packard driven by an unidentified man. Fireman F W Deissroth, deputy chief’s driver, was dragged by the car to Amsterdam Avenue as he attempted to halt the motorist. he escaped with bruises. The driver fled north on Amsterdam after the loss of control. Mrs Layer was en route to a church fair benefiting from the event. Police recovered partial vehicle clues, with detectives assigned to locate the hit-and-run driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Sayer
88Th Street
Columbus Avenue
F. W. Deissroth
Binns
Amsterdam Avenue
Layer
West 88Th Street
Deissroth
Weingarten
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Ninth Avenue
West 190Th Street
West 100Th Street
West 45Th Street
Zillessen Crash Injures Wife. Man Escapes
Ernest Zillessen of Passaic, vice president of the New York Glucose Company, narrowly escaped death when his speeding car crashed into a telegraph pole on the Paterson and Passaic River Road. His wife, Mrs. E Zillessen, was hurled from the vehicle and critically injured with a broken right arm, broken shoulder blade, and internal injuries. She was taken unconscious to St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Paterson
N. J
Ernest Zillessen
Harrison Street
Passaic
New York Glucose Company
Broadway
Paterson and
Passaic River
Zillessen
Woman in carriage attack case identified assailant as relative
Miss Lucille Linton, a wealthy Thomasville resident, testified that W. H. Mitchell, son of Thomasville's founder, attacked her while she rode with a supposed negro woman. She said he tried to smother cries with a blanket and bind her, but she fired a revolver in self defense and a rescuer arrived as the assailant was restrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Thomasville
Lucille L. Linton
W. H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Miss Linton
Will Mitchell
Japanese courtship ends in Boston wedding plan
Commander Salvatore Canuso of the Italian navy and Miss June Leland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Leland, will wed at Holy Cross Cathedral on Thursday at noon. Their romance unfolded during a three year stay in Japan with mutual study of Japanese aiding communication.
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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
America
Miss Leland
Canuso
Japan
Haytian Rebels Near Port-au-Prince Amidst Rising Crisis
Port au Prince faces a dire stance as General Antoine Simon’s rebel forces push to within 25 miles of the capital. President Nord Alexis vows to fight, while residents panic and foreign residents prepare for potential intervention. Military patrols, loyal divisions, and evacuations shape a tense stand-off as proclamations call for a possible compromise or rescue.
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Port-au-Prince
Port-au- Prince
Antoine Simon
Anse & Veau
Nord Alexis
Alexis
United States
France
Cameau
Nau
Hyacinthe
Simon
Grand Goave
Department of the South
No Intervention by U S in Haitian Affairs
Washington states the United States has no present intention to intervene in Haitian affairs and cites no request from Hayti. A dispatch via Minister Furniss reports insurgents control Miragoane and a strategic bridge, while cabinet members see the end near as government troops desert to the insurgents. The President is resolved to fight as troops are being embarked.
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Washington
United States
Santo Domingo
Hayti
Furniss
Haytian
Miragoane
State Department
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Bystander
George G. Heye
Colorado
IGULF
Gionaive
Henry W. Furniss
Eserting
Him
Mr. Roosevelt
Seaboard
Jacksonville
Tamba
Birmingham
Memphis
FLEET
E. W. Vanderbilt Sane
Milhenny
DEWEY
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton
New York
E. Zillessen Hart
Georgia
Mikado
Residents
Legite
Arxait
Firmin
Antenor Firmin
Simeon
Lord Alexis
H. Paulens Lannon
Foreign Affairs
Legation
Fouchard
Kingston
Jeremia
Duguay Trouin
Petit Goave
Tancrede Auguste
General Leconte
Auguste
Leeconte
Leconte
Heme
U.S
Mr. Furniss
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