Price War Feared In Steel Trade Pooling Arrangement
Fresh interest in the steel industry follows confirmation that Schwab and United States Steel failed to consolidate rivals. The old pool remains, with Lukens Steel withdrawing and demands for larger tonnage shares. Analysts fear price wars persist even as some mills report orders and production plans into next year. Charles T. Schoen, linked to Tidewater Steel, notes no new pooling but confirms Schwab’s Bethlehem Steel ownership.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Tidewater Steel Company
Lukens Iron and Steel Company
Worth Brothers
Central Iron and Steel Company
Hegun
Astern
Tidewater, Worth and Central Companies
Jones & Laughkins, Limited
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Birtiaingham Rolling Mill Company
Calunbria Steel Company
Phoenix Iron Company
Otis Steel Company
Lukens
Jones & Laughlin Company, Limited
Pittsburg
Lukens Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Charles T. Schoen
Pressed Steel Car Company
Chester
Philadelphia Times
Schoen
Schwab
Bethlehem &Tecl
Rabbit Got Even: Boy Wounded by Shotgun in Hunt
Claude D. Bennett, a young man, aimed to smoke out a yellow rabbit imported from Kansas. He lowered his gun, knelt to look, and the gun discharged striking his right big toe. Bennett limped home with the gun as a crutch after the rabbit escaped.
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Claude D. Bennett
Baltimore Sun
Kansas
Mr. Bennett
Ether Club in Paris Aims to Curb Ether Mania
The Ether Club in Paris promotes anti etheromania among medical, scientific and artistic celebrities. Honorary president Victorien fries and secretary Phipe Crozier lead a group that seeks to convert members from ether opuses such as ice creams and orations. A proposed rule urges female guests to be courted as converts while prohibiting sects within the club.
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Ether Club
M. Victorien Fries
M. Phipe Crozier
Ees Bers
London Chronicle
Admission Reduced At Sportsman's Show
Beginning tomorrow admission for the Sportsman's Show will be 25 cents for adults and 3 cents for children to popularize the venue. National Guard Day on Monday December 16 promises large attendance and a drill contest among four regiment companies for prizes. A wild boar hunt sparked excitement with a near panic as the animal charged toward the main floor. An expert Canadian canoeist performed tricks on a lakeside setup to the delight of spectators.
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Ree
National Guard
National Guardsmen
Seeing Visions at Medicosych Association Address
London Chronicle notes Sir T Lauder Brunton speaking on fairies apparitions and visions as brain impressions lacking external causes. He describes sensory distortions and heightened senses, premonitions by dreams, wireless links, and a provocative joke on Mahomet and bromide in a proposed alternate history.
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London Chronicle
T. Lauder Brunton
Medicosychological Association
Chandos Street
Lauder Brunton
Percena
Lander
Mahomet
The Collar Button Feud Between Studs and Buttonholes
A London Express excerpt mocks Edison for focusing on dynamos while collar studs face a standard sizing clash. It argues studs are too small and buttonholes too large, causing shirts to be worn less and urges industry consensus to settle a practical, universal button-stud size.
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The
London Express
Mr. Edison
England
Edison
Gubbins
Shakespeare
Fred Austin
Bar Beasts From Britain and Customs Confusion
A London correspondent notes bizarre immigration lore as Britain’s elephants and giraffes are deemed undesirable aliens while customs officers at Dover scrutinize animals including a circus menagerie. An elephant undergoes microscope checks as contraband tobacco suspicion looms.
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London
Milwaukee Sentinel
Dover
Japanese Study American Models at Kyoto University
Kioto University in Japan orders four electric truck models from J. G. Brill & Co of Philadelphia for instructional use. The miniature, one eighth scale reproduces full size city trucks and will be shipped after assembly. Brill gifts the models to the university.
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Kioto University
Japan
J. G. Brill & Co
Sixty-second Street
Woodland Avenue
Kioto
Mexico
Barcelona
Lisbon
Durban
South Africa
England
Brill
Lured by scent rat trap from Baltimore American
The Baltimore American describes a scented rat lure using rhodium aniseed and lavender powders. A barrel trap brims with cheese scraps and water beneath a rock, drawing rats to fight for a dry perch as they fall into the trap.
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Baltimore
Cattlemen Opposed to State Inspection at National Meet
The fifth annual convention of the National Live Stock Association met at Studebaker Theatre Chicago. Officers were re elected led by President John W Springer. Kansas City won the bid for next year’s gathering after a Portland Oregon contest. Resolutions urged aid to agricultural colleges forest reserve transfers to Agriculture Department oppose state livestock inspection on inter state shipments and support Ed Reed Colorado honorary membership. Goat raisers urged protection against Chinese goatskins.
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Chicago
National Live Stock Association
Studebaker
John W. Springer
F. J. Hagerbarth
John W. Holt
C. Fartin
George W. Sosa
Portland
Ore
Kansas City
Interior Department
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ed. Reed
Colorado
T. Renyras
South Africa
Marx Is Absolved by Victim's Father in Virginia
Westmoreland county reports tie the tragedy linked to Herbert Marx of New York. Inquest testimony says Marx admitted kissing Rosa Taylor but denied further wrongdoing, conflicting with prior dispatches. Sheriff Heflin of King George, whose son died from Marx's actions, returns with the youth's body and says he does not blame Marx despite personal grief.
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Philadelphia Times
Richmond
Westmoreland County
Herbert Marx
New York
Warsaw
Marx
Rosa Taylor
Heflin
King George
Washington
Taylor, Wee
Ming Rene Sere
Roosevelt's Tariff Message Sparks Split in Press
Berlin dispatch notes Roosevelt's message to Congress being used by tariff supporters to bolster protection. Critics say the tone undermines McKinley generation of reciprocity and attack the president for failing to curb trusts. The Kreuz Zeitung accuses Roosevelt of not delivering on promises of honest government and free from protectionist walls.
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New London Times
York Times
Philadelphia Times
Berlin
Roosevelt
Congress
McKinley
The
Kreuz Zeitung
German Says America Would Suffer Most in a Commercial Contest
In Berlin on December 6 during a Reichstag tariff debate, Herr Speck and Hey zu Hernshheim urged caution in dealings with the United States. Speck warned Germany would lose leverage without an American market, while referencing the risk to U.S. interests. Hernshheim called U.S.-Germany differences a long history of humiliation.
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America
Berlin
United States
Herr Speck
Germany
Zu Hernshheim
China Faces Tariff Push to Clean Up Finances
Shanghai December 7 In a report the Asia correspondent says China’s finances may only improve if foreign powers agree to a substantial tariff increase and abolition of likin duties under guarantees akin to the 1885 Hong Kong opium convention. Provinces’ revenue schemes are seen as inadequate.
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Shanghai
Hong Kong
China
Great
Woodbury’s
Dreyfus Pardoned After Appealing Withdrawal Compromise
Paris reports that after the Rennes court martial conviction Captain Dreyfus received a conditional pardon. Premier Waldeck Rousseau and General De Galliffet proposed clemency to end the affair, with President Loubet and most ministers opposed except Millerand who consented on condition Dreyfus withdraw his appeal. Dreyfus signed the relinquishment and Loubet approved the pardon the next day.
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Paris
M. Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Dreyfus
Rennes
M. Waldeck- Rousseau
General de Galliffet
Loubet
M. Millerand
Commerce
Matthieu Dreyfus
Coldest Day In Winter Brings Freezing Plunge In Philadelphia
Philadelphia recorded a morning low of 15 degrees with suburbs and outlying areas colder as lakes and ponds froze. Skating was allowed on a large lake near League Island but Park guards kept ice on Centenniel Lake Wissahickon creek remained closed. By afternoon the temperature rose to 32 degrees and eased to 26 by night with colder weather still expected tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
Centennial Lake
Wissahickon Creek
League Island
Schuylkill
Fairmount Dam
Wissahickon
Queen Lane
Minister's Daughter Drowns With Companion in Ottawa
Miss Bessie Blair, daughter of A. G. Blair Minister of Railways and Canals, and H. A. Harper assistant editor of the Labor Gazette, drowned after attempting to help during a seating incident in Ottawa. Rescue efforts followed as others were saved.
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Ottawa
Ont
Bessie Blair
A. G. Blair
H. A. Harper
Labor Gazette
Geri Ares
Eechen
Harper Rons Ey Blair
Timber scarcity drive by Pensacola association
In Pensacola Florida on December 6 the Timber Manufacturers Association representing about three quarters of the leading timber firms organized to force scarcity in lawn timber and related products. The move aims to curb supply and influence prices across the region through coordinated actions by its 75 percent membership.
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Pensacola
Fla
Thewn Timber Manufacturers’ Association
Timber Manufacturers Combine Formed In Alabama
Timber manufacturers of Alabama and Florida have organized a new combine. T. R. Miller of Brewton Alabama was elected president and E. L. Miller of River Falls Alabama vice president. The aim is to curb square sawn timber output to create scarcity and regulate prices.
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Alabama
Florida
T. R. Miller
Brewton
Ala
E. L. Miller
River Falls
Thousands Cheer Winners in Races at Sportsman's Show
Thousands filled the old Exposition Auditorium for the Sportsman's Show where Mayor Ashbridge, Thomas Martindale, Dr. Bushrod James, and Dr. J. T. Rothrock spoke on hunting and conservation. Ojibway Indians dominated canoeing and foot races, with a dramatic rescue during a wild boar hunt adding to the night’s excitement. E Carroll Schaeffer set three swimming records as a water polo match drew the loudest cheers.
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Ashbridge
Exposition
Thomas Martindale
Bushrod James
J. T. Rothrock
E. Carroll Schaeffer
Merchants Seek Revisions to Bankruptcy Act
Merchants Association released a committee report urging essential amendments to the bankruptcy act. Proposals include allowing creditors to file claims and retain payments, tightening discharge eligibility with books kept before bankruptcy, disallowing discharge for false statements, and prohibiting discharge when wilful waste of assets such as gambling or speculation occurred.
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Philadelphia Timms
New York
Merchants’ Association
Editor's Suit Thrown Out in Vermont Case
James H. Livingston editor of the Bennington Reformer sued former Governor Carroll Page of Hyde Park for editorial services in Page's 1900 congressional nomination bid. Trial began but Judge Rowell ordered a verdict for Page, ruling the contract illegal and against public morals.
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Bennington
Vermont
James H. Livingston
Widow Receives Letter on Captain O'Keefe Missing at Sea
Mrs Catherine O Keefe of Savannah receives a letter from Joseph Michaels of the Caroline Islands confirming the probable loss of her husband Captain David D O Keefe at sea. The article notes he was known as King O Keefe of Yap and virtually owned his profitable trading ventures. A check for 1500 is mentioned, and it states his vessel was lost after departing Hong Kong in a storm leaving him about 56 years old.
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Savannah
Catherine O'Keefe
Joseph Michaels
Caroline Islands
David D. O'Keefe
D. O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Ryan
Hong
Million Involved in Railway Suit
Victoria B C December 6 a major lawsuit seeks every dollar the White Pass and Yukon route has earned since competition began. The case involves vast sums and multiple parties claiming damages and recovery from the railway company.
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Victoria
B. C
White Pass
Yukon
Sol
Atchison Plans to Fight Pennsylvania
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports Ewi L. Boas American agent of the Hamburg American Steamship Line is in Germany meeting company officials about operating with an American railroad. The proposed deal would let Atchison enter competition with the Pennsylvania Railroad which controls the International Navigation Company operating the American and Red Star Lines.
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Philadelphia TmEs
New York
Ewi L. Boas
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Germany
Home Office
Atchison
Pennsylvania Railroad
International Navigation Commpany
American
Red Star Steamship Lines
Ohio factional fight revived in Republican camp
The report from Columbus Ohio notes a revived factional struggle within the Republican party following President Roosevelt's accession. Hanna supporters spurn peace overtures and name candidates for all posts while aiming for full field. Longworth is likely to back Hanna for president pro tem of the Senate and Judge Thomas of Huron to oppose Price for Speaker. The move shocks observers who thought factionalism had ended.
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Philadelphia
Columbous
Ohio
Republican Party
Senator Hanna
Foraker
Roosevelt
Hanna
Eee
Legislature
Price
Judge Thomas
Huron
Longworth
Cincinnati
Senate
Miss Stones Release Near Washington
London dispatch via Sofia reports Salonica impending surrender of Ellen M. Stone and Mme Tsilka. Secretary Hay received news from A. Eddy in Constantinople that the agent sent to Salonica has returned with word Stone and Tsilka are alive and well.
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Washington
London
Daily Telegraph
Sofia
Salonica
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Hay
A. Eddy
Constantinople
Pera
Miss Stone
Confessed Five Murders Led to Florida Hangings
Thomas J. Hampton, a Black man, was hanged in Lake City for a Fort White double murder nine years earlier. He smoked a cigar as the cap were fitted and then confessed to five murders, including a 1887 conductor shooting in Lexington county, D.C., a long unsolved case.
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Lake City
Fla
Thomas J. Hampton
Fort White
Lexington County
D. C
Pullman Will Filed in Redwood City Probate
The will of George M. Pullman who died November 28 is filed for probate in Redwood City California. The estate is valued at under 500000 and the petition names surviving relatives Hattie Senger Iman and Sarah Lander as heirs with Sarah Lander seeking letters of administration.
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Redwood City
Cal
George M. Pullman
Hattie Senger Iman
Sarah Lander
Menlo Park
Watterson Praises Lincoln in Ann Arbor Talk
Colonel Henry Watterson of Kentucky delivered a lecture at the University of Michigan on Abraham Lincoln calling him the South’s best friend. He touched briefly on politics and referenced Stephen A. Douglas, noting his former tenets align with current views.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Watterson
Beaumont Court Orders Port Arthur Co Liquidation
In a Dallas filed case Provident Company vs Port Arthur Company the court directs debt payment of 1 508 308 with property valued around 500 000. The decision is issued by the United States Court at Beaumont.
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Port Arthur Cook Co
Dallas
Texas
United States
Beaumont
Provident Pany Vs
Port Arthur Company
Pittsburgh Freight Blockade Lifting
Pittsburgh reports traffic resuming on railroads after the late switchmen strike. Officials say shipments are moving more smoothly amid the easing blockade with some services returning to normal operations.
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Pitteburg
Pittsburg
Fela
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