May Sue By Wholesale Plan To Stop Rebates
Washington officials foresee wholesale lawsuits against railroads and possibly Standard Oil under the Elkins Anti-Rebate law. Garfield’s investigation could yield proof of many violations, with potential penalties reaching millions. Prosecutions aimed to curb future abuses, officials say.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company
Garfield
Oil Trust
Elkins
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Freight Brokers Hit in Elkins Law Case
The United States Circuit Court sustained the government in a rail road rebate case. The Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Co Wisconsin Central Erie Alton St Louis San Francisco Rock Island and Pere Marquette are enjoined from commissions with private car lines. The court held Elkins law cannot be erased by private devices and railroads cannot take rebates or lower tariffs to private shippers. The ruling ends freight brokers as a workaround to the act. The case involved commissions claimed by the Pabst Brewing Co routed by the refrigerator company and referenced testimony before Referee Edward Karis.
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The
Tribune
Milwaukee
United States Circuit Court
Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company
Wisconsin Central
Erie
Alton
St. Louis
San Francisco
Rock Island
Pere Marquette
Elkins
Fikins
Pabst Brewing Company
Compani
Moet
Per- Boor
Brewing Company
Geesten
Spook House Failure Scares New York Bidders
New York real estate men refused to bid on a so called spook house linked to spirits said to haunt the property after a swindle involving Mrs Clrixes J Huyler. The seventeen room mansion in the city valued at 20000 drew only one bid of 6000 before being withdrawn as families balked at living there due to its ominous reputation.
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Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
New York
Real Feiatesmen
Hell
Clrixes J. Huyler
Luther R Marsh
Daniel Webster
The Twentieth Century Limited Route Details
The Twentieth Century Limited runs an 18 hour rail link between New York and Chicago. It leaves New York at 3 90 P M and arrives next morning. Ad caption notes a nightly service by New York Lines.
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Twentieth Century Limited
New York
Chicago
New York Lines
Cancer Kills X Ray Man Dr Louis A Weigel
Rochester May 31 Dr Louis A Weigel noted authority on the Rentgen ray died this afternoon at his home from cancer linked to his experimental work. He practiced in Rochester thirty one years and held leadership posts in the American Orthopedic Society and the Rochester Academy of Medicine. He helped pioneer early Rentgen ray use and endured multiple operations after cancer exposure.
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Rochester
Louis A. Weigel
American Orthopedic Society
Rochester Academy of Medicine
Weigel
Grady bill creates New York County records commissioner
Albany May 31 Governor Higgins signed the Grady bill creating a records commissioner for the New York County Clerk’s office. The post pays 6000 dollars yearly and oversees filing protecting and preserving documents maps and records. The act appears aimed at Senator Grady’s potential return to public life.
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The
Tribune
Albany
Grady
New York
Higgins
Senate
Fitzgerald
Cohalan
Lightning Stuns 20 at Baltimore Shipyard
A May 31 thunderstorm struck a mast on the Labcock from the Arthur Sewell fleet in a Baltimore shipyard. Twenty workers were shocked by the lightning traveling to the copper bottom and needed hospital care, with two in perilous condition.
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Baltimore
Labcock
Arthur Sewell
Auto Kills Banker in Buffalo Night Collision
Pendennis White a banker and lumberman was killed when an automobile driven by Edwin A Bell collided with a trolley car on Hertel avenue. Edwin A Bell and Richard B Lyman stockbrokers were injured but survived. White headed North Tonawanda firms and presided over several insurance companies and Buffalo Club leadership.
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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 rings in Orange chief's home as fire starts in bedroom
Mrs. James P. McGuire, wife of Battalion Chief McGuire of the Orange Fire Department, learned of a blaze in her No. 89 White Street residence via the electric gong linked to the city system. Painters nearby triggered the alarm. flames swept from the bedroom door, but firefighters arrived quickly and contained the fire.
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Orange
N. J
James P. McGuire
McGuire
Orange Fire Department
White Street
McGuire House
Governor orders halt to prizefights in New York City
Sheriff Hayes, under Governor Higgins, closed the Long Acre Athletic Club on West 29th Street after the governor ordered enforcement of the anti boxing exhibition law. Police and deputies began enforcing the order, with managers planning injunctions to continue fights pending court decisions. Local officials report mixed outcomes and potential legal challenges.
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Sheriff Hayes
Higgins
New York City
Hayes
Long Acre Athletic Club
West 29Th Street
Schmittberger
Hodgins
West 30Th Street
Bingham
Sherff Johnson
Maurice B. Blumenthal
O'Connor
Henry J. Goldsmith
Twentieth Century Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
McGovern
Britt
New York Athletic Club
P. T. Powers
Governor Demands End to Prizefighting in New York County
Albany May 21 Governor directs Sheriff Hayes to enforce laws against prizefighting and public sparring in New York City. The note cites complaints about recent bouts including Britt vs McGovern and warns of action if boxing spreads to other counties.
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Albany
Hayes
New York County
City of
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad ties trolley venture to freight bill
May 31 report from Pittsburg alleges Pennsylvania Railroad holds enough trolley stock to act independently if a freight bill passes. Officials are accused of forcing a present of a block from the O Hara Street Railway Company. The Aspinwall to Tarentum extension faced yearlong delays due to opposition despite a Allegheny Valley charter blocking rivals until recent consent.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
O'Hara Street Railway Company
Aspinwall
Tarentum
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Valley
Lynchers in Jail After North Carolina Mob Murder
Thirteen men involved in the Monday lynching of John V. Johnson at Wadesboro are jailed there without bail on murder charges. Warrant requests extended for five others not yet captured. Governor Glenn called the mob’s crime greater than the slain man’s and vowed trials for all known participants.
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Charlotte
N. C
John V. Johnson
Wadesboro
Morven
Glenn
McCurdy Sends $20 For Memorial Day Dinner
At a Morristown G A R dinner Dr. Frederick Wooster Owen disclosed a $20 contribution from Richard A. McCurdy, ex president of Mutual Life, sent from Europe to Hope League for Memorial Day expenses. The revelation surprised and pleased the Grand Army men.
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Morristown
N. J
Germany
Frederick Wooster Owen
A. T. A. Torbert Post
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
McCurdy
Hope League
Society of Women
Europe
Greene-Gaynor Stay Protest Brings New Delayed Execution
Macon Ga May 31 The United States Circuit Court of Appeals granted today a super sedeas in the case of Gaynor and Greene convicted in Savannah of conspiracy to defraud the government in harbor improvement work This stay postpones the execution of their sentence.
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Macon
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Gaynor and Greene
Savannah
Ex Mayor Howes Commits Suicide in Hotel Room
Detroit dispatch reports George E. Howes former mayor of Battle Creek shot himself in a hotel room saying he needed to lie down. The event follows a recent suicide by Frank Boughton a Battle Creek bank cashier whose home sits opposite Howes.
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Detroit
Battle Creek
Detroit Journal
George E. Howes
Pigeon Killed in Race With Train at Rahway Crossing
Rahway New Jersey May 31 flagman John Dickie at Grand street crossing watched a fast passenger train chase a pigeon along the tracks. Smoke from the locomotive drove the bird to the ground where it died after a brief gasp. A silver leg band bore L 10 23 and a brass band carried 743.
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Rahway
N. J
John Dickie
Grand Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dickle
Royal Limited to Baltimore and Washington by Royal Blue Line
Superball Pullman train of C. R. R. of N. J. Philadelphia and Reading and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads leaves New York daily at 3:00 p m from 2nd Street and Liberty Street at 4:00 p m. Only two hours to Capitol. Advt.
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Royal Limited
Baltimore
Washington
Royal Blue Line
N. J
Philadelphia & Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
2Nd St
Liberty Street
Tvo
Etropelis
Capitol
Tragedy at Royal Wedding Shock Bomb Strikes Madrid
Madrid May 31 A bomb exploded near the royal carriage as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria rode to the palace causing at least sixteen deaths and many injuries. Suspect Manuel Duran, a Catalan, is held. the couple escaped unharmed and returned to the palace amid prayers and mourning. Local authorities and foreign officials pledged investigations into the outrage. Street scenes showed chaos, wounded being rushed to hospital, and a crowd reacting with anger toward the attackers.
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Associated Press
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