Wickersham Urges Federal Control of Corporations
Attorney General Wickersham spoke in Duluth on July 20 advocating a federal interstate corporation commission to regulate great industries and possibly fix prices. He argued the law of supply and demand no longer sets prices, with major producers often agreeing on levels, and that such a commission could curb antitrust violations and harmonize business with the law.
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Duluth
Minn
Geveral Wickersham
Minnesota State
Hai association
interstate commerce commission
interstate corporation commission
Wickersham
United States
Taft
Wickersham Calls for Federal Control of Big Business
GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM argues for federal supervision of interstate commerce and a federal incorporation act to curb trust evils. He suggests banning stock ownership between interstate firms and proposes carve outs to protect innocent security holders.
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Wickersham
congress
noj
Mr. Wickersham
Kills Wife by Mistake in Pennsylvania Household
July 20 Kittanning Pa George Golden a merchant shot and killed his wife thinking she was a burglar. He awoke to her pulling a window blind and fired from under his pillow, realizing the error only after finding her body. He is under care of a physician.
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Kittanning
George Golden
Wreckboro
Golden
fred
Lea
Denver
Colo
Luke Yea
United States
Senatorsa
Tennessee
Deer Park
Nashville
Dubois
Philip Dusch
Brady township
Newport
BR. I
Hugo Osterhaus
Block Island sound
Edward W. Eberle
Narragansett bay
Conanic
Blues
Long Island sound
Gardner's bay
sound
Dixie
Donald ©. Bingham
Block Téland sound
Block Island
Democrats Split Over Woodrow Wilson Support in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Pa on July 20 the Democratic state central committee split into rival factions during two meetings over reorganization. Guthrie chaired the reorganizers and both factions endorsed Woodrow Wilson for president while electing Samuel Kunkel as state chairman. Dewalt resigned as rival chair after a dispute over rightful control and a three-man committee was formed to confer with opponents.
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Harrisburg
Democratic state central committee
Arthur Dewalt
Dewalt
Guthrie
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburg
committee of seven
state committee
James M. Guffey
James Kerr
A. Mitchell Palmer
Stroudsburg
William R. Wilson
Tioga
queston
Walter E. Ritter
Williamsport
Guffey
Flynn
Allegheny county
Haiti Revolution Spreads Toward Capital Outlook
Washington reports rapid Haitian revolt expansion with Simon leading government forces collapsing. The Petrel commander says the north is largely in rebels hands, Cape Haitien and Fort Liberte remain fragile as rebels push toward Gonaives and key ports. The navy orders Peoria to Cape Haitien to bolster northern patrols.
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Washington
Haiti
Simon
United States
Petrel
navy department
department
Cape Haitien
Fort Liberte
Gonaives
San Juan
Porto Rico
Cape Haiden
Full Crew Law In Force Railroads Put More Men on Freight Trains
Railroads in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania report strict compliance with the new full crew law effective yesterday. Delaware and Hudson placed extra men on thirty car trains Tuesday and by midnight Lehigh Valley Jersey Central Pennsylvania and Lackawanna roads had followed suit. Several hundred new hires resulted from the measure.
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Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Delaware & Hudson company
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
Lackawanna roads
Rheumatic Relief Ad From Harner's Drug Store
An old medical advertisement touts a product described as costing nothing unless relief is achieved and claims to neutralize uric acid and purify the blood. The text references Harner's Drug Store and a fragmented line about N LWP A PE HHIV.
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HARNER
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WHITE CROSS
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FELTON & KELLY
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