Government sues lumber retailers to curb trust power
The United States files an antitrust case in federal court charging an Eastern Lumber Dealers Association and affiliates with illegal restraint of interstate trade. The suit seeks dissolution, alleging a long running conspiracy to blacklist wholesale dealers and force customers to buy from manufacturers, with tests tied to the Standard Oil decision and Wickersham guiding the case. The defendant list spans ten organizations and over a hundred individuals across New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
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Supreme Court
Standard Oil
United States Carcuit Court
Henry A. Wise
United States
Wickersham
Equity
Lumber Trust
New York
Massachusets
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Rhode Ioland
New Jersey
Maryland
District of Columbia
Lall
Cvernment
Department of Justice
Washington
Ax Sellan
Mr. Wickersham
James A. Fowler
Clark McKervher
Ameristion
Neos Rivers
Forme & Wits
Ark
Steer Gees
Wiltinna
Louis A. Masher
Willan
Ff. Daines, Y Ferkis
Whilam Z. Galliher
H. Fibbets
Apd
Cenitenta
Manachusetts
Boote
Columbia
Ers
John Perrine
Jeane TD Erary
Eee
Rae Oets
Teegn A. Smieth
J. F. Gushy
Janes M Gritty
New’ Jersey
G Waike Parrott
Will HP Vaughn
Rode Inland
HW Sears
Chase
Eon Bagg
Charice Pf Meule
Plemer Dalrymple
Ether
Trace Cowan
Ee le Herre
Dustries
Colyne
Henry Pfinker
Sienrze H. Poetilon
Aswocia
Pen
Tee Biase
Newark
Itmeft
Russell J. Perrina
Sonny Lyen
Fest
Frederick Fincher
Jena Ceprenitens
Charles H
Jesse L. Crary
Reall
David M. Ressey Hogan Sutler
William P Younge
Isaac P Venderbeek
Gur
Locmim Willumietandel
Kammand Taino
Jehard
Rowland
Jonny Eaman
Alpro Simonson
Roner P. Bichossuton
Christopher W. Wilson
Water Famine in New York City Questioned in Tribune
A Tribune article explored the possible consequences of a water famine in New York City. It analyzes supply strain and potential impacts on daily life, industry, and public health, urging readers to consider contingency plans and policy responses.
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New York City
Britain rich in rich men and tax figures
The Chancellor Lloyd George reported that 10 800 people paid the super tax in 1909 10 with incomes over 5000 a year Their total income reached 130 000 700 pounds averaging 12 621 pounds per person This marks the first glimpse of the country s wealth distribution and the number of wealthy individuals.
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United Kingdom
Lioyd George
NO PUBLICITY FOR CRIME Remarkable Measure Slips Through Illinois Legislature
Springfield May 19 The Senate passed a House bill prohibiting publication of detailed statements or descriptions of crimes and executions without discussion. The roll call yielded 20 to 0 in favor. The measure, already approved by the House, imposes a fine up to $1000 or imprisonment up to six months, or both.
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Illinois
Springfield
House
Senate
Madero delays visit as tensions rise in Mexico City
A report from Mexico City dated May 19 notes Madero canceled his plan to travel to the capital to meet government representatives amid alleged plots to kidnap or kill him. Officials deny the plot, while tensions mount over rebel funding demands and the expected return of General Reyes. Police also report anonymous tips and ongoing investigations as Diaz-era negotiations falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Mexico City
Juarez
Madero
Sefer de la Barra
Diaz
Cuautla
Figueroa
Thos
Reyes
Central Hotel
de la Barra
Mexicn
Wberry
Europe
Havana
Vera Cruz
Tnsnight Representa. Tver
Regiat
Theapital
Vera Cri
Reyer
Moxico
Facie Sakamanen
War Department
Qaxaen
Maria Mier
Nueva Leon
Snow removal bill advances in Senate District committee
Washington voters saw action as the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia moved to report favorably a bill imposing penalties on citizens who fail to remove snow or sleet from sidewalks. Senator Dillingham defended the measure while Chairman Gallinger and others agreed on strict enforcement despite heat and humidity.
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Washington
Mercury
Senate Committee On
District of Columbia
Dillingham
Gallinger
Maryland
Senators Works
Paynter
Break in the Hot Wave Promised Across Regions
Washington reports a cooler spell not later than Sunday as the Weather Bureau predicts the hot wave will ease. Breaks already start in the upper Mississippi Valley and New England coast with thunder showers expected to bring a general drop in temperatures across the East South and Great Lakes. Midsummer warmth continues in the West with heavy snowfalls recorded in Yellowstone Park Colorado and likely Wyoming and Nevada. temperatures hover near seasonal levels.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
New England
Great Lakes
Yellowstone Park
Colorado
Wyoming
Nevada
Crowd frees insane man in kidnapping clash on streets
Michael Connelly, attendant at Manhattan State Hospital, reported being assaulted by a crowd after taking Frederick Thompson from the Soldiers and Sailors Home to Ward’s Island. Thompson, 69, previously of Harlem, was found later at 337 East 126th Street and returned to Ward’s Island.
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Michael Conmen
Manhattan State Hospital For the Insane
Ward's
East 1Ifth Street
SkTth Street
Third Avenue
Frederick Thompson
Connelly
Thompson
Soldiers and Sailors
Bath
Ward
Connell
Nine Plays Attacked in St Louis Protest
A May 10 protest against allegedly immoral plays was mailed to theater leaders by A. Mat, national secretary of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. Objectionable works listed include Salome and The Girl from Reetors, among others, with a memorial supported by a morals committee and several church figures. The group declares that depictions of double life and infidelity are unacceptable to decent people.
Kissed Mary Garden at Gamut Club Party
Mary Garden and Charles F. Lummis shared a moment at a Gamut Club dinner in Los Angeles. Lummis asked to hold her hand as she pressed to kiss his, audience cheered, and Garden sang "Comb Through the Rye" while the event drew toward a legislative update later that evening.
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Trine
Los Angeles
Charles
Miss Garden
Insurgents' Cabinet Shifts as Diaz Resigns Rumors Rise
Fragmentary report notes Diaz resignation prompting talk of Madero moving to capital and a potential change in cabinet. Mentions armistice in Mexico and ongoing peace discussions, with unclear dates and details.
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Madero
Mesice
Mexico
Ner Millery
Locusts Rise in Virginia Amid Folklore Claims
Seventeen year locusts swarm Chesterfield County Virginia spreading in thousands as historians note origins unknown yet locals attribute their appearance to emerging from lower regions. The insects bear a letter like marking on wings and are seen as a harbinger of war in rural lore shared by residents.
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Richmond
Chesterfield County
United States Department of
Virginia
Miller Loses Damages Suit Over Hotel Fall
William F. Miller sued for damages after he fell through an opening in a passageway at the Huguenot Hotel Staten Island on July 11, 1908. In Brooklyn Supreme Court he reacted by exhaling and allegedly spooking jurors. the jury returned a verdict for the defendant after a short trial.
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William F. Miller
Staten Island
Supreme Brooklyn
Pri 4
Moeller
da Widder
Miller
Real Estate Operator Robbed Near City Hall Park
William B Lacey of No St Felix Street Brooklyn was robbed of 34 late at night in Park Place near Broadway. Three men seized him as two held him, one searched pockets then fled across City Hall Park. Police later arrested the trio at Park Row and Frankfort Street. one man showed 7 dollars, another 10 dollars, with other money missing.
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Madison Square Garden
Pastime Athletic Club
Great Britain
Canada
Greater
New York
Griffith
Antonio Pellegrini
Tremont Avenue
The
Bronx
Inspector Walsh
Captain Hayes
Bartholdi
Guardians of
Tim” Hurst
Peter Prunty
Samuel D. Leetimer
Samuel Lowing
Willam Shandler
Joseph Gordon
George Russel
John Dotlee
James Moore
Martin J . Doyle
Samuel Lee
John J. Walsh
Pastime Athletic Cl
F. T. Calver
Amateur Boxing Association of Great Britain
Michael Quezzo
Antonio Freie
Pelligrini
Mr. Lee
Chandler
Gerry Society
Tometer
Steinert
Ettizon
Russel
Sordon
Park Place
William B Lacey
No. St Felix Street
Brooklyn
Broadway
City Hall Park
Park Row
Frankfort Street
Tlarev
Lacey
Sultan Faints in Fright During Kurdish Petition Bid
In Constantinople a milk procession was interrupted when a group of Kurds rushed toward the carriage to present a petition to the Sultan. The sight frightened him into fainting. The Kurds were arrested but freed after explaining their intent.
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Constantinople
Riage
Historic graveyard course used for early Utah race
A historic graveyard in Salt Lake City, once the site for a 257 099 race week, has been purchased by Montana and California capitalists. The track runs over the graves of four early settlers including Lot Smith and his father and brother, notable Mormon leaders.
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Salt Lake City
Montana
California
Caphanlis
Lott Smith
Morgan blocks Paris stock listing bid in London talks
In Paris on May 19 the Paris Bourse risks opening to American securities as J Pierpont Morgan backs a new Franco American investment push. London reporters grill Morgan at his Prince's Gate home, but he refuses to discuss the matter, saying nothing to say to journalists.
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Paris
Atchison
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
America
France
London
Pierpont Morgan
Prince's Gate
Morgan
Maderista vows end to gambling and bullfighting in Mexico
In Juarez on May 19 Abraham Gonzalez, provisional Chihuahua leader, pledged abolition of gambling and bullfighting once in power and indicated race track betting would end. He said signs after November 2 when the revolution began would be cancelled, while pre existing concessions would be honored until expiry. He noted investigations into keno and poker rights and linked abolition to Madero’s stance against gambling.
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Juarez
Mexico
Maderista
Abraham
Chihuahua
Madero
National Lottery
Mayors Daughter Elopes In Secret Wedding
Miss Gertrude Gaynor daughter of New York City mayor wed in Wilmington Delaware with Webb son of Dr Wodeward Webb in a quiet ceremony. The couple's arrival followed a prior elopement by another mayoral daughter Edith Gaynor and Henry Kermitting in 1910. Witnesses Wingate and family aided secrecy before the wedding and soda-fountain celebration. The couple planned to live in Los Angeles after the ceremony.
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Tribune
Wilmington
W. Seward Webb, Jr
Gertrude Gayner
New York
Fiist Presbyterian Church
J. R. Stoneifer
Vincent
Gray
Webb
Wodeward Webb
Webbs
Wingate
Wingut
Garner
Gertrude Gaynor
Mr Webb
Market Street
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Edith Gaynor
Henry Kermitting
Wilmington del
Wall
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Fickersham
Britain
Vist
General Reyes
A. C
Senators
Mary Garden
Charles F. Lummis
Flore
Contaued
Sultan
Utah
P. Morgan
Princeton
Harvard
Urinston
Frail
Peng RR
Hudson Terminal
Ey Sinek
Moon
Penn Station
Gaynor
G. Creighton Webb
East 44Th Street
Miss Garner
Major Webb
J. P. Morgan & Co
Pede Ple
Tel
Ralph Pulitzer
Weaton
W. Seward Weop
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Lila Osgood Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Wagner Palace Car Company
Adirondack & S! Lawrence
Wabb
Veronon
Shelbourne Farms
Amaricn
Lake Champlatt
Alexander S. Wetherer
Mr. Wetherel
Wetherel
Miss Gaynor
St. James
Long Island
Deep Wells
St. Mary's Hospital
Hoboken
Gertrude
St James
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