Rockefellers Defence Tackles Huge Oil Dividends In Court
New York witnesses reveal Standard Oil earned vast sums with dividends totaling hundreds of millions and a large surplus. Rockefeller testifies under cross examination about rebates, including a Pennsylvania Railroad deal, and asserts that profit levels do not determine hazard in the oil business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ol! King
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
John J. Rockefeller
Standard Ofl
Frank B. Kellogg
Ofl
Rockefeller
Chanael
KeHogg
Amooth
Weg
Atte
Rockefeler
Licely
Standard Oil Company
Pennsy
Jte
Mr. Kellogg
Pennsylvania
Mn Hackefetter
Mrs. Kellogg
Miners Entombed by Fire in Red Lodge Mine Tragedy
A Northwestern Improvement mine fire at Red Lodge Montana leaves three dead and six missing with over 100 rescued, many injured or exhausted. Rescuers fear six more miners remain trapped in the deepest, most dangerous section as flames and smoke engulf coal cars and chambers. The blaze also causes heavy property damage while all rescued are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lodge
Mont
Butte
Northwestern Improvement Company
Historic White Plains celebrates 223rd village birthday
Witte Plains New York November 21 marks the 223rd birthday with parades speeches and revelry. The town prides itself on Revolutionary War ties and Washington’s headquarters at Miller House now a museum. Delegations from Westchester New York and Connecticut governors Hughes and Woodruff were invited. evening lights will illuminate the village as Chatterton and Disenberry streets recall the October 28 1776 battle site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witte Plains
N. Y
Witte Plating
Washington
Miller
Chatterton and
Diusenberry Hile
White Plains
Woman Foils Burglar in Her Home
Blood spots on the front porch reveal that Mrs. W. C. Weamster fired at an intruder who entered her room in Salisbury on November 21. The burglar leaped away in the dark, leaving blood evidence of at least one shot finding its mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
W. C. Weamster
Delaware Suffragists Urge Roosevelt For Equal Vote
Delaware Equal Suffrage Association asks President Roosevelt to back a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage in his upcoming message to Congress. A telegram from the association's president reads Remember Delaware women want the ballot. Also reported Shamokin PA. A carriage accident kills Mr George Geist. his wife is badly injured as horses bolted and carriage passed over them near Heplers.
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Delaware
Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
Delaware Equal Suffrage Association
Congress
Shamokin
George Geist
Heplers
Geist
Richmond Publisher Dead
Joseph Bryan owner of the Richmond Times Dispatch dies by his home Laburnumt near Richmond Virginia. Notable southern figure, long prominent in journalism and civic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Joseph Bryan
The
Richmond Times Dispatch
South
Dynamite Blast Kills One, Injures Five at Simpson Coal Mine
A dynamite explosion in the Simpson coal mine shaft near Brownsville Pennsylvania on November 21 hurled one man fifty feet upward and left five others fatally injured. The blast sent victims racing to the shaft bottom in a deadly fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Simpson Coal
Children Contract Cattle Disease In Danville Area
A flood of cattle with foot and mouth disease alarmed officials as 35 cases were found in Montgomery County near Nouintown traced to 22 cattle from Buffalo. Up to 1000 cows and many sows reportedly killed to halt spread while investigations continue in Danville and Berks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Montgomery County
Nouintown
Buffalo
Ftin
Schooh
Vox
State Health Department
Uerrisburg
Hipaa
Fever outbreak hits Lehigh dairy and cattle farms
Lehigh Valley reports apthous fever spreading from the lower county to the upper area. Over twenty cattle and fifteen hogs have been slaughtered, with estimates that around 800 head may eventually need to be killed to stamp out the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh
Allentown
Lohign
Infected Cattle Killed in Juniata County
State veterinarians killed forty one head of Geeged cattle in Juniata county between Richfield and Swandale. Farmers here are alarmed after a butcher sold buffalo cattle locally a week earlier. The quarantine against Pennsylvania cattle aims to curb sickness and will impact Philadelphia shipping interests with an estimated loss of at least ninety thousand dollars. Six transit stations move cattle to foreign ports using eighteen vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miffintown
Juniata County
Richfield
Swandale
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
C. P. Young
International Merchant Marine
Promised Cure For Stomach Ailment Promoted
An inprinted ad-style note touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for a chronic stomach condition described as a sick headache. It claims a free sample is available at Pearty's Mylar Pharmacy for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearty
Mylar
NO BANKRUPTCY FOR JOHNSON Would Not Be Fair to Creditors
Cleveland reports Mayor Tom Yo Johnson will not file bankruptcy despite loss of fortune from his campaign for lower street car fares. He plans to settle debts if possible, aiming to do right by creditors. Estimated wealth pegged at 9 million dollars years ago. Euclid Avenue home valued around 260 thousand dollars belongs to Mrs Johnson, with no guarantee of incumbrance. No legal action against Johnson by creditors has begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creditora
Cleveland
Tom Yo Johnson
Major Johnson
Euclid Avenue
Johnson
Drought Closes Mines Strands 2000 Workers in Pa
Drought shuts water for boilers forcing Lehigh Valley operations to suspend three wagheries and four collieries in Shenandoah district. Over two thousand men and boys lose work as Girardville struggles for limited water supply. Water plant leaks threaten mine supply. trains ferry water to Philadelphia Reading coal mines twenty miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahanoy City
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Shenandoah Dist
Girardville
al Ofc Tal
Gin Water Company
Lears
Philadelphia & Reading Col & Tyon Company
Hunter Killed by Deer in Coburn Pennsylvania
In Lock Haven on November 21, Everett and three companions hunted on Paddy Mountain when a wounded deer charged. The buck was felled, and as Everett approached the animal it rose, trampled him, and its hoofs pierced his abdomen. He died from the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lock Haven
Coburn
John Eyerttt
Everett
Paddy
Wart Everett
Tiv
Abandoned Black Rock Tunnel Ends Passenger Era
Old Tunnel 70 in Reading to Abaadon Famous Slack Rock near Phoeniaville Pa will be abandoned for passenger traffic as a new line enables time savings and removes the need for the Black Rock tunnel. The historic tunnel begun in 1835 and finished in 1842 served the Schuylkill River route, once a marvel of engineering, with the first train in 1842 marking its completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Phoeniaville
Black Rock
Immel
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Black Rael
SehustMll
The Pope Suspends Audiences Over Cold at Vatican
Rome November 21 The pope’s daily audiences are temporarily suspended due to a cold and hoarseness though doctors say he is not in danger. The pontiff remains otherwise well and the condition is not alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Rome
Holy Father
Eight passengers struck by railroad train and car crash deaths reported
Seven truck workers on a hand car were hit by a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train between Highland and La Grange. Henry L. Schriftogel found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Mrs. Mary Hamilton by a jury in Washington criminal court. Joseph Movés a chauffeur and Margaret Atkins drowned when an automobile carrying them and three other chauffeurs with young women passengers swerved into the Calumet River in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Highlond
Lagrange
Henry L. Schrifogel
Mary Hamilton
Criminal Court
Washington
Joseph Mov És
Margret Atkins
Calumet River
Chicago
Social World Wedding Anniversary Celebrated At Walling Residence
A reception honored the eighth wedding anniversary at the residence of Mr and Mrs Jiwery Walling. Mrs Robert Reiteleing entertained guests with music before a dining room repast. A large crowd attended and well wishes were extended for many more happy years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Robert Reeteleing
Mia
Junior
Mike Kigtame
Noice
Chihh Street
Uiankegiviny
Ofelock
Funeral for Mrs. Bary Aon Lambert at Mt Zion Feaguville
The funeral for Mrs. Bary Aon Lambert was held at 10 o clock in Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Feaguville, conducted by Rev. Arthur Null and Rev. W B Oney. Pallbearers were Simon Hargett Abraham Castle Millard McBride Albert B Castle Wm N Zimmerman and John I Yammerman. Interment followed in the church cemetery. MM R Etchison was the funeral director.
Men Meeting at Y M C A Speakers Montignant and Vou
tomorrow at 6 60 p m the men of the Cumberland branch of the Y M C A will hear Mr Vou and Mr Montignant a Scotchman by bill and bag will deliver a pleasing tale the meeting will begin promptly at six thirty p m all men are invited to attend
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Mon
Y. M. Cc
Vou
Mantymaai
Cumberland
Montign Coli
Mon' Acand
Iet
Caclines
du Rocluter
N. Y
Montignant
Bill
Bag
Nebraskan crew summer record chase at sea
Fragmented report notes a Nebraskan crew and two named men from Breder luk aiming for a world farm ship record. Details are unclear but suggest a forthcoming speed and activity push as the ship nears potential historic achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Hethio Nelonwka
Manda
World Farm
Nebel
Calvin Pryge
Aly
Meo
Meo Daley Page
Brederluk
Fragments Describe Evening at Local Meeting and Repleter
The readable fragments mention a meeting with an official of a county and telegraph authority. Attendees gather in the afternoon, with hands raised and faces seen, in a scene tied to community duties and potential actions.
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John D. Rockefeller
Montgomery
Barks
Tenidae
Wilson
Denville
Wathoattey
Berks
Twin
Frank Medagae
Limenoi
Berks County
Me. Staatfor
Michigan
West Hammond
O'Brien
Wat
Gauls
Helwel
East Churchet
Chaiken
Charlorte
Daisy
Martha Kemp
Eugene Field
Louise McDaniel
Goto
Maury Muleaworth
Chane J. Font
Whaddeus
M. Biser
Mary Jane Brown
North Benth Street
Charles T. K. Young
Charles C. Waters
Conrad Ruland
Petty
East Pith
Hastatreate
D.C. Kemp
Harvey R. Lease
Thowaa && Motter
William A. Maho
Last Fourth Street
Eline Summers
Annie Kuckles
Fast Third Street
Bradlyn T. Marman
East Fifth Street
John Hershberger
North Market Street
Wm. W. Mackett
East Thint Street
Mire Hulda Brunt
South Market Street
Elsie
Robert L. Rippeon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Matrie Copenhayer
21St St
Paysons
Kaus
Lydia E Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn Mags
Amente
Jas. E. Dole
Optidhis
Lan Bae Ree
Higeriot
Yuli
Besant & Knott
Insurance
West Patrick Street
Preofmon, WD
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