Government to prosecute Standard Oil over rebates
Washington reports Acting under Roosevelt instruction the Department of Justice will begin criminal proceedings against the Standard Oil Company. Special counsel Kellogg of St Paul and Morrison of Chicago named. cases fight interstate commerce violations and rebates with railroads to follow later. President approves. Moody outlines ongoing probe into anti trust laws.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Moody
Department of Justice
Act of Company
Frank M. Kellogg
St. Paul
Charles B. Morrison
Chicago
Kellogg
Paper Trust
Morrison
United States
Chiago
Standard Oil Company
Cmmon
Bureau of Corporations
Informaon
Missioner of Corporations
Interstate Commerce Commisson
Congress
Frank B. Kellogg, Esq
Western Paper Organization
Illinois
Gates and Drake back rival bid for East Side subway plan
Western and foreign capitalists back a new company to contest IRT bids for a Bronx to Coney Island subway. Plans call for surface and underground segments via Third or Lexington avenues, crossing Manhattan Bridge, with a 33rd Street branch to the Pennsylvania Railroad station. Costs are estimated at 58 000 00000 and a 30 to 35 minute Bronx to Coney Island run, with a five cent fare.
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East Side
Bronx
Coney Island
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
John W. Gates
Gates
the Waldorf
John A. Drake
Joseph Caccavajo
The
Alpine
Mr. Drake
Supreme Court
Third
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan Bridge
Flatbush Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Fort Hamilton
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Long Island City
Grand Central Station
New Yorker Indicted in Cincinnati Coal Graft Case
Rudolph Kleybolte a New York and Cincinnati broker and Marmee Coal Co vice president and Henry Burkhold ex officer of Luhing Coal Co were indicted for obtaining money under false pretences. Drake investigation alleged $500 drawn to pay Councilman Mullin for coal contracts Burkhold testified Mullin did not receive the money Kleybolte refused to appear before the emju ry Burkhold testified Mullin did not get the money extradition sought for Kleybolte.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
Rudolph Kleybolte
New York
Marmee Coal Company
Henry Burkhold
Luhing Coal Comve
Drake
Mullin
Burkhold
Rhybolte
Kleybolte
Emi
Committee seeks Morgan horses for Government Bureau
A visiting U S government Breeding Bureau committee led by George M Rommel and Professor C F Curts arrived in Lexington to evaluate Morgan horse strains. They plan to inspect Vermont breeding stock, visit General Castleman Bailey and Gey Brothers farms, and aim to purchase several mares and later a premier Morgan stallion to bolster the herd.
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Tribune
Lexington
George M. Rommel
Washington, D. C
C. F. Curts
Agricultural College of Iowa
Government
Vermont
John B. Castleten
Bailey
John
al- Tady
Meriden Centennial Celebration Wine Bill Prompted Controversy
A Meriden centennial event sparked talk over a wine bill presented by the reception committee. Hartford based Potuwm Phalanx attended, giving a street parade and a minuet at the Colonial, amid bustling celebration activities and general festive mood.
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Tribune Meriden
Conn
Potuwm Phalanx
Hartford
Phalanx
Comestiaas
Two Skeletons Found Buried Beneath Old Building
Pittsburg reports two human skeletons discovered under a floor extension at First avenue and Ferry street while tearing down an old building. The site once hosted a saloon run by Hugh O'Donnell alias Oyster Paddy, linked to a 1884 gang of safe blowers. Police suspect the skeletons are detectives who joined that gang and participated in the Green House Hotel robbery, a $35,000 crime, after which the pair vanished, presumed murdered.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
First Avenue
Ferry Street
Hugh O'Donnell
Oyster Paddy
Wheeling
W. Va
O'Donnells Place
Bobby Adams
Mike Burns
Brocky McDonald
Joe Anderson
Jimmy Snyder
Greenhouse
Huston
Earthshocks in Cuba Cause Damage and Injuries
In Santiago Cuba on June 22 two earthshocks struck thirty minutes apart. The first at 2 a.m. lasted fifteen seconds and damaged many buildings while the second, shorter but heavier, caused more debris. Crockery and drug stocks were smashed. several people were slightly injured. Thousands remained in streets and plazas through the night.
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Santiago
Cuba
Young boy burned by firecracker blast in Ulmer Park
Five year old Howard Brennan of MIN Road and Bay 44th street Ulmer Park suffered severe facial powder burns when a large firecracker exploded while he leaned over it. His sister Rose, present at the scene, attempted to wipe away the powder as medical aid was summoned for possible complications including infection.
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Howard Brennan
Min Road
Bay 44Th Street
Ulmer Park
Rose
Kings County
Mrs Ziegfeld Rescued From Echo Bay Yacht Sinking
Mrs Hugo Ziegfeld daughter of NYPD inspector W W McLaughlin and sister in law of Miss Anna Held was saved from drowning by Captain Harry Kane and ex Judge John A Van Zelm near Harrison Island. She lost a $1500 pocketbook and jewels as divers failed to locate them before night.
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Hugo Ziegfeld
W. W. McLaughlin
New York Police Department
Anna Held
Echo Bay
New Rochelle
Harry Kane
John A. van Zelm
Aged bridge jumper at Williamsburg Bridge
John M. Glazer eighty one with umbrella jumped from the promenade into the East River but landed on the roadway and was saved with three broken ribs. He told hospital workers he was tired of life after his wife’s recent death and leaving the Brooklyn aged home. Nearby Victor Stevenson a Swede leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge and disappeared in the currents. his body was not recovered.
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John M. Glazer
East River
Williamsburg Bridge
Bellevue Hospital
Brooklyn
Victor Stevenson
Brooklyn Bridge
Stevenson
Takes Back Confession in Phelps Death Case
A coroner's jury in St. Louis ruled Frank D. Phelps died from a gunshot by Bettie Reeves Arnold, who recanted her prior confession. Arnold testified she did not fire the shot and that Phelps killed himself while claiming she lied to Chief Desmond to leave the room.
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St. Louis
Frank D. Phelps
Bettie Reeves Arnold
Frank
Desmond
W. C. Arnold
Rate Agreement Seen In Railroad Bill Dispute
Washington June 22 The conference report on the Railroad Rate bill was not filed in the House today though drawn and signed by Hepburn Sherman Richardson and Elkins. Tillman objects to a feature of the settlement and Cullom may sign tomorrow. Tillman travels to Philadelphia then may sign or the report will be filed without him. The key change removes wilfully from the rebates clause leaving know ingly. Printing in the Congressional Record is required before action. If Tillman refuses, Cullom will present the report in the Senate.
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Washington
House
Hepburn
Sherman
Richardson
Elkins
Senate Conferrees
Tillman
Cullom
Philadelphia
McLaurin
Congressional Record
Senate
Bat Masterson Dragged Colonels from Waldorf Saloon
In a Waldorf Astoria café incident Bat Masterson United States marshal confronted Colonel Plunkett of Arizona over a friendship dispute. A punch by E Dinklesheet sparked a brawl as Masterson seized the colonel and was escorted out with Smith the house detective intervening. Plunkett and his companion left by another exit.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Plunkett
Masterson
E. Dinklesheet
Dinklesheet
United States
Smith
Emperor William Wins Kiel Regatta Race on Meteor
Kiel June 22 Emperor William sailed his American built schooner Meteor to victory in a Kiel regatta race over thirty three miles beating the Hamburger schooner by 5 minutes and 14 seconds and the Clara by 15 minutes 1S seconds. The Victoria Luise plus four other yachts joined the fleet as Apache owned by Edmund Randolph arrived.
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Kiel
Emperor William
Hamburg
Herr Ballin
Herr Grumme
Met
Clara
Victoria Luise
Org
Anarchist Book Theft Ties to Russian Spy Network
A theft at the Astor Library reveals a Russian government agent in the library tracking readers of anarchist texts. Police arrested Henry Melnek of Bowery after two books were taken, one anarchistic Perez travel volume and Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days in German. The agent and aides monitor readers and book sellers, with all city libraries under observation.
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Astor
C. H. A. Bierregaard
Henry Melnek
Bowery
Melnek
Secret Service
Funeral halted for Baldwin plant workman death
By Telegraph to The Tribune Philadelphia, June 22. The Coroner stopped the funeral today because the deceased workman’s feet could not be produced. The man was accidentally killed at Baldwin's locomotive manufactory.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Baldwin
Alibi Focus in Stenton Murder Probe
In a lengthy session before Coroner McDonald and an Assistant District Attorney, Burtom W. Gibson faced intense questioning over his movements the night of June 8. He claimed to have been at Nassau Street, a saloon, the Hotel Imperial, and the Kings County Democratic Club, with several witnesses to confirm. The hearing also covered Gibson’s dealings with Mrs. Stenton and Mrs. Kinnan, the search for weapons, and a disputed public hearing.
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Burtom W. Gibson
Stenton
Mrs. Kinnan
Schippo
Father Cunnfon
Church of Our Lady of Mercy
190Th Street
Pelham Avenue
Kinnan
Archie McFarland
Gibson
The
Tribune
Joseph Lee
183D Street
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Phelps
Hettie Reeves
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Nource
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New York Yacht Club
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Alice Roosevelt
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