May Sue by Wholesale Plan to Stop Rebates
Washington officials foresee rapid wholesale suits against railroads and possibly Standard Oil, after Garfield’s oil trust probe. The Department of Justice plans to seek maximum penalties under the Elkins Anti-Rebate statute, aiming to deter future abuses. Officials note $66,000 in fines in a recent Burlington & Quincy case and project $2,000,000 for one road if similar violations are proven. Additional violations could yield wide corrective impact.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company
Garfield
Oil Trust
Elkins
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Freight Brokers Hit in Court Ruling on Rebates
The United States Circuit Court sustained the government in the rail road rebate case. It enjoined the Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company and others from commissions with private car lines, ruling Elkins law cannot be evaded by private devices. The decision ends freight brokers as a workaround to the law, with Pabst Brewing Company noted in the context of rebate allegations.
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Tribune
Milwaukee
United States Circuit
Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company
Wisconsin Central
Erie
Alton
St. Louis
San Francisco
Rock Island
Pere Marquette
Elkins
Pabst Brewing Company
Refrigerator Compan
Railroad Companie
Edward Kuntz
Butterfield
Charles Quarles
Emmanuel Philipp
Per
Brewing Company
Eviteo
Croft
Brown
Spook House Scare Keeps New York Bidders Away
Middletown New York real estate drew no bids on a seventeen room spook house valued at 20000 dollars amid fears of embedded spirits linked to Luther Marsh and Daniel Webster. Only one bid of 6000 dollars came in before the property was withdrawn as families refused to live there.
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the Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
New York
Real Etatemen
Clarisse J. Huyter
Luther R. Marsh
Daniel Webster
It Twentieth Century Limited Train Ad Reflects NYC to Chicago
A circa era advertisment touts the Twentieth Century Limited railway run from New York to Chicago in about eighteen hours with a 3:00 PM departure and 8:30 PM arrival, highlighting a comfortable overnight journey and smooth schedule.
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Twentieth Century Limited
New York
Chicago
New York Lines
Cancer Kills X Ray Man in Rochester
Dr Louis A Weigel renowned authority on the Rentgen ray dies at his Rochester home from cancer linked to his experimental work. He practiced 31 years, led the American Orthopedic Society and ROC Academy of Medicine, and endured multiple operations after radiation related injuries.
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Rochester
Louis A. Weigel
American Orthopedic Society
Rochester Academy of Medicine
Weigel
Grady bill creates records commissioner in New York Clerk’s office
Albany May 31 The Grady bill creating an office of commissioner of records in the New York County Clerk's office was signed by Governor Higgins. The new post carries $6 000 a year to file care for and preserve all documents maps and records. It was seen as a job for Senator Grady if he does not return to the Senate. Senator Fitzgerald's bill for reinstating detective sergeants dismissed within two years was signed into law. The sinking fund commissioners may lease railroad lands acquired for water protection if it does not interfere with the protection.
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Tribune
Albany
Grady
New York
Higgins
Senate
Fitzgerald
Cohalan
Lightning Stuns 20 At Shipyard in Baltimore
A brief thunderstorm at a Baltimore shipyard during repairs to the copper bottom of the Babcock caused a lightning strike that shocked twenty workers, with two feared dead. The men sought shelter under the ship when the lightning hit a mast and traveled to the copper, necessitating hospital treatment.
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Baltimore
Babcock
Arthur Sewell
Auto Kills Banker in Buffalo Trolley Collision
Pendennis White a banker and lumberman was killed when an auto driven by Edwin A. Bell collided with a trolley car on Hertel avenue after dining at the Country Club. Bell and Richard B. Lyman stockbrokers were badly injured but survived. The chauffeur escaped with minor injuries. White 48 held positions with White Gratwick Mitchell Stevens Eaton and head of Lumber Insurance and Adirondack Insurance. He was a Buffalo Club president for two years.
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Buffalo
Pendennis White
Edwin A. Bell
Richard B. Lyman
Hertel Avenue
Country Club
Bell
White
Messrs
Lyman
White, Gratwick & Mitchell
North Tonawanda
Stevens, Eaton & Co
New York
Lumber Insurance Company
New York State
Adirondack Insurance Company
Buffalo Club
Fire alarm bell warns Orange chief's wife of home blaze
Mrs James P McGuire wife of Orange Fire Department Battalion Chief, was alerted to a fire in her own home at 89 White Street by the electric gong linked to the city system. Painters nearby reported the blaze in the upstairs bedroom. flames were quickly checked by firefighters led by her husband, with minor smoke exposure.
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Orange
N. J
James P. McGuire
McGuire
Orange Fire Department
White Street
Stop Prizefights Order Shuts NYC Boxing Clubs
Sheriff Hayes followed Governor Higgins order to enforce the law against public boxing exhibitions. Police closed Long Acre Athletic Club on West 29th Street. authorities warned of injunctions to halt fights until court decisions. Club officials contest the action, arguing exhibitions lack admission charges and fall under existing penal codes. Public reaction and legal maneuvering continue as the city weighs enforcement and rights of athletic clubs.
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Higgins
New York City
Hayes
Long Acre Athletic Club
West 29Th Street
Schmittberger
Hodgins
West 30Th Street
Bingham
Hayes Earler
Sala
Henry J. Goldsmith
Twentieth Century Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
McGovern
Britt
New York Athletic Club
Governor Demands End to Prizefights in New York County
Albany May 21 The Governor issues a sharp demand to Sheriff Hayes to enforce the law against prize fighting and public sparring exhibitions in New York City. He cites complaints about recent bouts including the Britt McGovern fight and warns of similar action in other counties if boxing activity continues.
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Albany
Hayes
New York County
City of
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Ties to Trolley Stock and O'Hara Gift
Reports claim the Pennsylvania Railroad holds enough trolley stock to act independently if a freight bill passes. Officials allegedly forced a block gift from the O'Hara Street Railway Company to extend its line from Aspinwall to Tarentum. Prolonged opposition delayed work for over a year, then consent was granted and construction resumed.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
O'Hara Street Railway Company
Aspinwall
Tarentum
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Valley
Thirteen Lynchers Held on Murder Charge in North Carolina
Thirteen mob members implicated in the Monday lynching of John V. Johnson at Wadesboro are jailed without bail on murder charges. Warrants issued for five more suspects. Arrests were made at Morven without incident. Governor Glenn pledged to try all identified mob participants.
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Charlotte
N. C
John V. Johnson
Wadesboro
Morven
Glenn
McCurdy Sends Twenty Toward Memorial Dinner
At the A T A Torbert Post dinner in Morristown New Jersey Dr Frederick Wooster Owen disclosed a $20 contribution from a friend in Germany for Hope League to help cover Memorial Day expenses. The donor was identified as Richard A McCurdy ex president of Mutual Life Insurance.
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Morristown
N. J
Germany
Cablegram
Frederick Wooster Owen
A. T
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
McCurdy
Hope League
Society of Women
Grand Army
Europe
Greene Gaylor Stay Court Grants Supreme Sedeas
United States Circuit Court of Appeals granted a super sedeas today in the case of Gaynor and Greene convicted in Savannah of conspiracy to defraud the government in harbor improvement work. This stays the execution of their sentence.
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Macon
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Gaynor and Greene
Savannah
Ex Mayor George E Howes Dies By Own Hand
Detroit dispatch reports ex mayor George E Howes of Battle Creek shot himself in a hotel room after saying he wanted to lie down. The event follows a recent suicide by Frank Boughton, former Battle Creek bank cashier, whose home stands opposite.
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Detroit
Battle Creek
Detroit Journal
George E. Howes
Howes
Frank Boughton
Pigeon Killed in Race With Train at Rahway Crossing
Rahway New Jersey May 31 John Dickie flagman at Grand street crossing saw a pigeon fly along the tracks chased by a fast passenger train. Smoke from the locomotive caused the bird to drop lifeless Dickie picked it up it died a few moments later. A silver leg band bore L 10 23 and a brass band bore 748.
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Rahway
N. J
John Dickie
Grand Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dickle
Royal Limited to Baltimore and Washington via Royal Blue Line
Royal Limited service advertised as a Pullman train of the C. R. R. of N. J. Philadelphia and Reading and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads leaves New York daily at Liberty Street and 3:00 p.m. with a 4:00 p.m. departure, promising a five hour trip from Metropolis to Capitol.
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Baltimore
Washington
Royal Blue Line
N. J
Philadelphia & Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
2D St
Liberty Street
Tropolis
Capitol
Royal wedding bomb scare kills sixteen in Madrid
Madrid May 31 reports recount a bomb threat during the royal procession for King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. A blast near the royal coach killed sixteen, including officers, soldiers, a groom, and civilians, with many more injured. Suspect Manuel Duran, a Catalan, is in custody as authorities investigate. The royal couple escaped unharmed, later offering prayers at the Palace Chapel amid widespread shock.
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Alfonso
Victoria
Queen Victoria
Moret
Romanones
Interior
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