Sugar Trust Suit Open for Accounting by Receiver
A New Jersey bill in Equity filed in Trenton on August 3 seeks an accounting from the American Sugar Refining Co. for profits since December 13, 1900, arguing it holds a trustee duty after controlling the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. The action may widen investigations into trusts and separate from a $30 million damages suit in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Equity
American Sugar Refining company
Chancellor Magic
George H. Farle
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Warle
New York
Earle
New Jersey
Pennsylvania company
Fisherman Captures Beaver Using Fly Casting
Maine man W. El Kill of Eustis on the Dead River near Ledge Falls lured a young beaver within two feet of his fly. After a twenty minute struggle the beaver was captured, displayed at Shaw house, then returned to its habitat. The incident, described as sport, drew astonishment from local onlookers.
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Maine
W. EL Kill
Eustis
nea Ledge Falls
Shaw house
Unusual Will Provisions Tie Legacy to US Citizenship
The Cleveland National Bank president Phineas MM Spencer allegedly forged a will clause granting $250000 to his grandnephew only if he remains a loyal US citizen after age twenty one. The article notes other legacies, including gifts to stenographers, housekeepers, and cooks, and mentions a loves story with a Hungarian wife and a world tour.
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Phineas MM. Spencer
Cleveland National bank
Cleveland (D
New York Wold
Frederick Albert BR. Spen
United States
Spencer
Frank Spencer
New York
Margaret Turnovsky
Albert S. Spencer
Julia Francis
Mary Costello
Fannie Roberts
Theatrical Trust Merger Sparks Debate On Art and Profit
W J Rampton in New York World argues the $100,000,000 Theater Trust and various showmen push mergers to profit from art. He questions if a trust can elevate dramatic art or merely dominate the stage for money, noting earlier authors and publishers did work solo.
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Hooran Borlaw
Erlanger
Hayman
Frohman
Thespis
Shakespeare
Vrohman
Willie
W. J. Rampton
New York World
Hague Peace Conference Admired. China and Japan Rise in Influence
The Hague peace conference draws praise for its venue and architecture while delegates, including Americans and Japanese, shape influence. China shows rising presence, with delegates mastering Occidental languages and studying Dutch institutions. Roosevelt's initiative underscores U S sway as two presidencies of honor are conferred on the American delegation. A Pittsburg bread-for-pigs trend and an Indiana will hinge on avoiding pianos and organs.
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parliament of nations
Holland
universal
W. L. Kiehl
Chicago
Pfague
Scheveningen
The Hague
United States
Japan
Belgium
Argentine
China
Roosevelt
Marine Balls Latest FAI Summer Party At Asbury Park
A Philadelphia Inquirer feature portrays Asbury Park summer balls as a playful scheme where a flirtatious debutante allocates bathing hours to favored male admirers. The card like system assigns partners by tide level with entries from life guards to wealthy, athletic suitors amid lively gossip and French inspired flair.
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Asbury Park
the
Philadelphia Inquirer
Miss Petticoats
Mame
Charley Spooner
Seventh avenue
Self hanging device tested by Pittsburg sheriff
Former Chicago pitcher and Pittsburg sheriff A C Gumbert unveiled a self hanging device used on Dowling Green the negro murderer. The deputy triggered the trap wire and Green dropped through the gallows floor, his neck reportedly broken instantly. The device was designed to share responsibility for the execution.
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Sherif A. C. Gumbert
Pittsburg
Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
Dowling Green
Green
Panther sighting during Oklahoma railroad survey astonishes crew
A St. Louis Bartlesville and Pacific Railroad surveyor near Pawhuska, Osage Reservation, glimpsed a large panther 300 yards beyond the flagman while operating a transit on Sand Creek. The animal watched intently before slipping into the timber, an event recounted by a Blackburn Oklahoma correspondent of the Kansas City Star.
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Oklahoma
St. Louis, Bartlesville and Pacific Railroad company
Joplin
Pond Creek
Okla
Sand creek
Pawhuska
Osage
Blackburn
Kansas City Star
Labor Supply Move in Immigration Bureau Drive for Workers Exceeds Demand
Powderly heads the new information bureau amid a nationwide labor shortage. Reports from states show strong demand for farm labor and domestic workers, with New York and the South seeking both skilled and unskilled labor as wages range from 75 cents to 4 dollars daily. Georgia favors single men, while Utah also calls for workers to fill farms, mills, and plantations.
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new information bureau
the
immigration service
Washington
New York Globe
erence V. Powderly
Knights of Labor
ued
Sargent
Powderly
New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New England
Oregon
department of labor
Albany
south
Louisiana
Georgia
Utah
Labor and immigration debates echo in national labor strains
The report notes proposals to recruit foreign labor for railroads and mines in New Mexico and Minnesota, while U S labor groups argue there are many unemployed workers and urge the government to place idle citizens into jobs rather than boost immigration. It also covers religious reorganization calls and a Hungary murder case verdict, plus odd lightning incidents and a stray advertising quip.
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New Mexico
Minnesota
labor organization
people
United States
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Bill in Equity
Centre Moriches
Haywood
Salt Lake City
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Boise
Caruthers
Haywaood
James Killen
Clarence W. Byrne
court of General sessions
Byrne
Jackson, Mich
Detroit, Jackson & Chicago electric railroad
Jackson
Sutton'’s Crossing
Levi Palmer
Emily Pulver
Bernice Oliver
R. Adelbert Oliver
R.A. Oliver
Atlantic City
A. J. Kahn
R A Mayer
Baltimore
Fort Dodge
Aug
Grace Endon
Miss Endon
UNCLE SAM
Punch
Mark Twain
Owen Seaman
Pilgrims’ club
London
Mississippi
Clayton Bostick
York
Bostic
HAGUE
New York tribune
Eli Thornburg
New Burlington
Ind
Muncie
Indianapolis News
Elia Taylor
John Taylor
bis
Taylor
Uncle Sam Star
Terence V. Powderly
VAum
NATIONAL BISCUIT .COMPANY
Northfield
Mass
F. B. Meyer
general conference for Christian workers
D. L. Moody
Neusandic
Hungary
Wolcott
George Caster
BALTIMORE & OHIO
Frederick
GEO. H. WIENER
Bankary
Slan
D. C
GEO
JUST
HOWE
SOUTH MARKET STREET
JAMES E. DOLL
FIRBY NAT
BANE BOLLDIMS
FREDERICK, MD
Pazick
Frederick Go
BRANT & ENROEE
City Hotel
GEO.L. GRAMER & SOK
Varma and Uity
Liberty
Pearl
Fearaville
Pooleavilla
Kinnanore
Martinsboro
West South Street
Woodsboroa
Ladiesburg
Fourth St
Price
Union Bridge
cheap
Walkersville
kia
Shadow
Cardus
R. H. Lawson
Sprott
Als
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