Government Sues Lumber Trade Groups Over Price Conspiracy
New York May 19. Attorney General Wickersham files a federal suit in U S court accusing the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers association and related groups of a large scale conspiracy to keep prices high and blacklist competitors. The action targets ten firms and more than 160 individuals alleging Sherman anti trust violations and undue restraint of trade. The case marks a major government effort to curb wholesale retail practices in lumber and related building materials.
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Br Associated Press
New York
Wickersham
United States
Lumber Trust
Department of Justice
Eourt
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Clark McKercher
Eastern States
Retail Lumber Dealers' Association
Casis
Philadelphia
William H. MacBride
Lumbermen's Exchange
Retail Lumbermen's Association of
Philadelphia Retail Association
Eastern States Association
MacBride
New Haven
Conn
Lumber Dealers’ Association of
Connecticut
Providence
R. I
Walter Parriot
Rhode Island
Parriot
Washington
Mr. Parriot
Baltimore
Retail Lumber Dealers Link Deny Government Antitrust Suit
Philadelphia leaders deny that the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers association or local retailers colluded to fix prices. Officials in New York and Providence report mixed responses as inquiries expand to Connecticut Rhode Island and Baltimore dealers.
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Department of Justice
Life
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' Association
New York
No. 18
Broadway
New York Lumber Trade Association of
New York City
Building Material Men's ’Association
West Chester County
S. Y
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Connecticut
Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Lumber Dealers' Association of
Rhode Island
Retail Lumbermen's Associationn
Baltimore
of Cert
New Jersey Lumbermen’s Protec Uve Association
Retail Lumbermen's Association
Philadelphia
Lom
Diserter
t_Columbia
A Sole For & Perms
MISS CAMPBELL CAPTURES BRITISH WOMEN'S TITLE
Dorothy Campbell of the United States and Canada won the British women's golf championship in Port Rush Ireland defeating Violet Hezlet in the final by six and five. Campbell had earlier beaten Mrs T W Bourne of Tyneside 2 up 10 to play in the semi finals. Hezlet defeated Mathew of Tyneside 2 up 1 to play.
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Associated Press
Port Rush
Ireland
Dorothy Campbell
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Violet Hezilet
Misa Campbell
T. W. Bourne
Tyneside
Violet Hezlet
Port Rush Royal Club
Miss Mathew
Nelson
St. Joseph
Battling Nelson
Harry Pollock
Matehy
Twentieth Century Athletic Club of
New York
Jimmy Britt
A. Nelson
Eddie Dennis
San Francisco
Jack Kite
Robidoux Athletic Association
Illini
Champaign
University of Illinois
Universty of Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa City
Minnesota
Topeka
Kas
John Histgins
Des Moines
Frank Isbell
Minneapolis
Seever
Columbus
American Association Today
Sam Leever
Pittsbore
Cantillon
Leever
Noted financier Colonel Seixas Shoots Self in Central Park
Col Henry O Seixas, a prominent director in several major firms, died by suicide in Central Park near Seventy-ninth Street. The 70-year-old New Orleans native, once hurt in the Columbus and Hocking pool collapse, was described as nervous and morose since that event. His broker, Whitehouse, identified the body.
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Associated Press
New York
Col
Henry 0. Serxas
Central Park
West Drive
Seventy-ninth Street
Seixas
Colonel Seixas
Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Company
Davis Creek Coal and Coke Company
Lanston Monotove Machine Company
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Tron Company
Whitehouse
Whitehouse & Co
New Orleans
Columbus and
Hocking
Coronel
Six Men Sought for Assault at Wisconsin Wire Works
Warrants issued for six men charged with assaulting George Ogrenby and William Deltour, workers at Wisconsin Wire Works in Appleton during a strike. Ogrenby and Deltour were severely beaten as labor tensions rose at the plant amid ongoing unrest.
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Appleton
Wis
George Ogrenby
William Deltour
Wisconsin Wire Works Company
Deltour
Oglesby
Women Named To Represent U S At International Congress
A list of women chosen to represent the United States includes Miss Mary J Ely of Connecticut Mrs Frederick Nathan of New York Mrs Morison Fuller of Missouri Mrs Alice Parker Lesser of Massachusetts Mrs Marcia Townsend of New York Frances Ville of California Mrs Charles Winslow of New York and others from Maryland Illinois District of Columbia and Illinois among the selections.
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United States
Mary J. Ely
Connecticut
Frederick Nathan
New York
Morison-Fuller
Missouri
Alice Parker Lesser
Massachusetts
Marcia —Townsend
New
Frances Ville
California
Charles Winslow
Uia
Rogers
Maryland
Minerva Butlin
Illinois
Janet
Richarda
District of Columbia
I. McAfee
International Alliance
Sweden
A.R Lesser
Shaw
Arthur Townsend
LUCY_ANTHONY
C. Winslow
La Follette Angles as Timber and Statehood Debate Roils Congress
In Washington on May 19 La Follette challenged Leonard Bronson during a lumber policy hearing as Bronson claimed Roosevelt Pinchot policies raised lumber prices. The dispute led to expunged remarks while Congress faces a rush to vote on the Arizona New Mexico statehood resolution. Taft opposes reciprocity amendments and aims to push the existing pact intact.
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Washington, D. C
Senator la Follette
Leonard Bronson
National Lumber Manufacturers
Bronson
Theodore Foosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Lumber Trust
Pilcva
la Follette
Bronnon
Irongon
Senate
House
Arizona
New Mexico
Arena
Taft
Root
Lodge
Congress
C. H. Power
Elgin
Milk Producers’ Association of Timors
Indiana
Wisconsin
United States
Burglars Target Appleton Grocery Near Junction Depot
Four youths, possibly tramps, robbed the Philip Otto grocery near Appleton Junction depot last night. They stole several dollars, tobacco, bread, crackers, and con, left waste receipts on the ash register, and were seen at the junction with Oshkosh origins. Police suspect they rode an early freight toward Neenah or Oshkosh.
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Northwestern
Appleton
Wis
Philip Otto
Appleton Junction
Ffty
Ash Register
Osh Kosh
Oshkoah
Springfield Senate Passes Crime Publication Prohibition
The bill barring publication of detailed statements or descriptions of criminals, murderers, or attempted murders passed the senate after earlier passage by the house. Violations face fines up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to six months, or both.
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Associated Press
Springfeld
Chester Church
Senate
House
Snow Storm a Nuisance In Yellowstone and West
Snow was falling in Yellowstone park with freezing conditions in Wyoming and Nevada while the central and eastern states faced extreme heat. Weather experts predicted relief within 36 to 48 hours as a disturbance moves east from the north Pacific coast and rain will continue tonight and Saturday in eastern regions.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Nevada
Middle West
Rocky Mountains
Blieau
North Pacific Coast
Chicago
Intergala
Juga
Kidnaping convict given twelve year term in Chicago
George Kimes, a fireman, was found guilty of kidnapping the four month old son of Mais Sylvia Hanks and sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary. The infant remains missing. police believe it was cremated in a furnace after being thrown overboard and drowned between Chicago and South Haven Michigan. Kimes is said to have been enamored with the mother and harbored strong antipathy to the child.
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Cby Associated Press
Chicago
Georxie Kimes
Mais
Sylvia Henks
Here
South Haven
Mich
Kimes
Jewelry Store Robbed in Milwaukee Break-In
A Milwaukee jewelry store on West Water Street was robbed early this morning when a plate glass window was cut and a display valued at 1300 dollars taken. This marks the sixth jewelry store robbery on West Water Street between Grand Avenue and Staite Street in two years.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George Logemann & Sons
West Water Street
Berg
Grand Avenue
Staite Street
Freight Rates Challenged as Excessive by Des Moines Group
Fifty three business concerns from Des Moines protested to the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging freight rates between Des Moines and Rock Island Peoria Chicago and Des Moines to Des Moines routes are grossly excessive, unreasonable and illegal against the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railways.
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Washington, DC
Des Moines
Rock Island
Peorla
Chicago
Buslena
Dex Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & BL. Paul
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railways
Madero's Move Toward Capital as Peace Talks Continue
Juarez reports insistence that Francisco J. Madero Jr. will not enter Mexico City until cabinet details are fixed, with Madero Sr. dismissing life‑threat rumors as unreliable. In Mexico City, President Díaz’s condition remains stable and hopeful for a continuation of the armistice, while Madero and de la Barra negotiate terms for a provisional government and peace.
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Juarez
Francisco J. Madero Jr
Mexico City
Minister de la Barra
Sofer Madero
Monterey
Coahuila
Owit Developmenta
Muaroz
Mexico
Francisco I. Madera
Associated Cress
el Pause Qunta
Madero
Vasquez Gomes
City
Ding
Francisco I. Madero Jr
de la Barra
Patucha
del Gado Merirano
Gabriel Hernand
Rebel forces threaten Cuautla amid armistice hopes
Reports from Cuautla describe streets strewn with dead and wounded as 8,000 rebel troops under General Figuaroa movement toward the city. Cuernavaca is noted as Morelos state capital, with Cuautla a nearby town. violence and tension mark the region amid peace talks and dispatches from Naco, Sonora. An incident near Agua Prieta left five rebels and a civilian wounded by a mistaken attack on Federal troops, while plans in Juarez show rumors of a plot against Provisional President Madero Jr.
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Cuautla
Figuaroa
Ippala
Cuernavaca
Morelos
Mexico City
Cuautula
Naco
Sonora
Mexico
Lomell
Agua Prieta
Iinsurrecto
Nace
Juarez
Francisco Madero Jr
el Paso
Madero
Inpurrecto
Presbyterian consolidation debate stirs Atlantic City assembly
In Atlantic City on May 19 the executive committee backed consolidating church boards for home missions church erection and missions, reducing directors from sixty eight to thirty. Opponents argued work is ample and warned of dangerous precedent. Rev J B Moffat of Washington and Jefferson College denounced the plan as restraint of trade. John Davies of Philadelphia supported consolidation.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Presbyterian General Assembly
Pr. J. B. Moffat
Washington and Jefferson College
Suez
Supreme Court
Frey
John Davies
Philadelphia
Cheapest route holds as ICC grants reparation to Montana shipper
In a long running dispute the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that shippers are entitled to the cheapest available route when routing instructions are absent. The decision, issued in Washington May, awarded reparation to Goodkind Brothers of Helena, Montana, against the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway and other carriers.
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Washington, D. C
Interastate Commerce Commission
Goodkind Brothers
Helena, Mont
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
McAdoo Hospitalized After New Jersey Car Crash
New Brungewick May 19. Former New York tunnel builder Mam G McAdoo will remain in the hospital for days after a car accident. He and Mrs J Borden Harriman were thrown from a vehicle returning from the Farmingdale preventorium where both serve as directors. McAdoo suffered two broken ribs and a broken right arm while Harriman escaped with minor injuries.
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Associated Press
New Brungewick
N. J
G. McAdoo
New York
J. Borden Harriman
Farmingdale
Harriman
Boiler Explosion Kills Workers in Chicago Construction
A boiler explosion at the Otia building site on La Salle and Madison streets scalded six laborers digging a foundation. One worker died and the others were severely injured as the hoisting engine boiler ruptured during construction.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Otia
la Salle
Madison Streets
Colorado Protests Abolition of Department Headed in Denver
Governor Shafroth of Colorado travels to Washington to press the president and War Department against abolishing the Colorado department with its headquarters in Denver.
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Associated Press
Washington, DB. C
Shafroth
Colorado
Washington
War Department
Department of Colorado
Denver
Wisconsin Legislature Advances Major Inheritance Tax and Senate Elections Plan
The Wisconsin legislature moves forward on a direct election of U S senators and shifts inheritance tax collection to the tax commissioner. A state insurance trustee concept gains support, and a tax burden equalization study commission is proposed. Coatless sessions noted as a lighthearted moment.
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Hody
Insurance
Fan Senate
Madison
Wis
United States
Assembly
Senate
Whitehead
Weight
Wisconsin
Zephy
Finance Committee
Denver Bond Issue Upheld By Appeals Court
In the Denver waterworks dispute a U.S. Court of Appeals affirms the district court ruling allowing Denver to proceed with bond issuance and water system construction despite objections from the New York Trust Company and the Denver Water Company. The case involves the city and county officials and the public utilities commission.
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Hy -Associated Press
St. Paul, Mian
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
William C., Hook
Circuit Court of the District of Colorado
Denver
New York Trust Company
Trust Cmpany
Public Utilities Commission
Ciient
Denver Water Company
Circuit Court
Gambling raids net eleven arrests in New York crackdown
Eleven men were arrested in a series of raids on alleged gambling houses in New York. Authorities seized card tables dice boxes and paraphernalia from the locations. The raids occurred after Deputy Police Commissioner Dongerty took command of the detective bureau eighteen days ago. Warrant names included John Door keener John Dealer and John Proprietor.
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New York
Dongerty
John Doorkeener
John Dealer
John Proe Prietor
Military Orders Meet In Hartford Convention
Delegates to the triennial convention of the Military Order of Foreign Wars in Hartford hear reports adopt resolutions on the death of Commander General Gen Alexander Stewart of New York and consider making the commander general ineligible for reelection.
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Associated Press
Hartford
Conn
Alexander Stewart
New York
Superior Veteran A Meinhold Dies at 71
A. Meinhold, a G A Tt veteran aged seventy one, died yesterday at his daughter's home in Superior Wisconsin. Cremation completed, ashes to be taken to Black River Falls Wisconsin for interment beside his wife.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Daily News
Superior
A. Meinhold
Mra. L
Neuman
Black River Falls
Win
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