Indicted Lumber Secretaries Face Sherman Act Scrutiny
A Chicago grand jury indicted fourteen secretaries of retail lumber dealers associations for alleged Sherman act violations. Three officials gained immunity, with two counts per indictment accusing conspiracy to restrain trade and to bar direct wholesaler sales to consumers.
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Chicago
Lumber Secretaries' Bureau of Information
Pennsylvania
Pacific
United States
Arthur L. Holmes
Petroit
Michigan Lumber Dealers’ Association
The
Scout
George P. Sweet
Michigan Association
Willard G. Hollis
Minneapolis
Northwestern Lumbermen's Association
Harry A. Gorsuch
Kansas City
Southwestern Lumber Association
Bert Critchfield
Lincoln
Nebraska Lumber Dealers’ Association
BE. W. Hall
Nebraska Association
Harry 8. Scarce
Mooresville
Indiana Lumber Dealers’ Association
Hemenway
Denver
Colorado and Wyoming Associaton
Louis Heilman
Colorado and Wyoming Association
H. H. Adams
Chillicothe
Union Association of Lumber Dealers
Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers
B. N. Hayward
Columbus
Ohio Association
A. L. Porter
Spokane
Western Retail Lumbermen's Association
R. P. Bradford
Union City
Tenn
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
A. C. Richter
Pittsburg
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Pennsylvania
Paul Lachmund
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association
George W. Hotchkiss
Alinois Lumber and Builders’ Supply Dealers’ Association
Secretaries’ Bureau
George Wilson Jones
Illinois Association
Lumber Secretaries’ Bureau of Information
Illinoie
Grand Jury
Black. Niet
Stewardess Is a Man Revealed in Harbor Fire
Autopsy of Harriet Kelly, one of two women killed in the Governor Andrew disaster, shows she was biologically male. For thirty years Harriet lived as a woman and was listed as a widow aboard the excursion steamer.
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Boston
Harriet Kelly
Andrew
Harriet
Harriet Ban
Plant disease view by Dr Stolth on cancer in plants
Washington June 4. Dr Erwin P Stolth chief pathologist in the bureau of plant industry outlines in his studies that cancer in plants is a germ disease. He discusses the role of germs in plant tumors and the implications for agriculture and disease control.
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Washington
Erwin P. Stolth
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Mrs Freeman Found Guilty in Slaying of Husband
Omaha June 24 A district court jury finds Lizzie Freeman guilty of first degree murder in the April 17 killing of her husband Earl Freeman a street car conductor. The court is urged to show mercy and a new trial is to be sought by her attorneys.
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Omaha
Lizzie Freeman
Bradstreet Sees Favorable Trade Amid Mixed Signals
Bradstreet reports warm weather boosting retail trade while jobbing and wholesale stay between seasons. Fall orders edge toward moderate activity. production remains restrained and building slows from prior year. Wheat exports reach 1,528,478 bushels and corn exports 907,636. Duns notes overall demand below capacity but improving as crops near harvest with iron and steel showing gains.
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New York
Taft Opposes Tariff Tinkering During Narragansett Visit
President Taft toured Fall River and Providence aboard the Mayflower, praising Canadian reciprocity and predicting passage of the reciprocity bill. He reaffirmed opposition to tariff tinkering and cited a tariff board study due in December.
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Providence
R. L
Narragansett Bay
Taft
Fall River
New York
Washington
Mr. Taft
Congress
Tariff Board
German Societies Meet in Kansas City Kreis Turnfest
Members of German societies from Illinois Nebraska Iowa Colorado Kansas and Missouri have arrived in Kansas City to attend the Kreis Turnfest under the Kansas City Socialer Turnverein.
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Kansas City
Illinois
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Chicagoan Elected President of National Live Stock Exchange
E H Eng wersen of Chicago was elected president of the National Live Stock Exchange at a convention in Sioux City Iowa. Portland Oregon will host the next meeting though Chicago also bid.
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Live Stock Exchange
Sioux City
E. H.engwersen
Chicago
National Live Stock Exchange
Portland
Ore
Rain Ends Drought in Leavenworth Kansas
A seven week drought ended when a heavy rain swept Leavenworth. The Chicago board of trade firm W H Lake and Co suspended business due to southwest difficulties. Mrs Dell Neel Spaete an author and playwright went insane in Boston over her husband’s Detroit arrest. Sixty five children who ate ice cream at a picnic near San Bernardino are ill with a polio-like illness. George W Pidererald indicted for embezzling 178 600 from the U S subtreasury at Chicago pleads not guilty before Judge Landis.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Chicago Board of Trade
W.H. Lake & Co
Southwest
Dell Neel Spaete
Boston
Detroit
San Hernardino
George W. Pidererald
Onder
United States
Chicago
Landis
Primary Called For August 15 In Nebraska
Nebraska issues a proclamation for a primary on August 15 to select candidates for three state supreme court judges two university regents and one railway commissioner. The move signals closure of the Mortensen Furse controversy and covers county assessments figures for 1911. The Platte Shirt company offered to pay debt for convict labor prompting state action to withhold shipments until payment is received.
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Supreme Court
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Supreme Court
The
State University
Platte Shirt Company of
Chicago
Walt
Wait
Farm Land Sold At Auction In Broken Bow Neb
One of Custer county’s largest real estate cases saw the Suel C RK Rumery estate of 1 160 acres sold by Referee William Pursell of Mason City. The sale, ordered by the district court, fetched 40 480 dollars with 680 acres bid by the heirs and parcels bought by local farmers including Henry Mark 160 acres for 7000 William Dickerson 40 acres for 1010 W T Shaffer 80 acres for 4120 and Frank Dobehs 200 acres for 4000. seven ninths share in the estate.
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Broken Bow
Neb
Custer County
Suel C. RK. Rumery
William Pursell
Mason City
Rumery
District Court
Henry Mark
William Dickerson
W. T. Shaffer
Frank Dobehs
Hwire
Mormon Church Leader Becomes Utah Idaho Sugar President
Washington dispatch reports Thomas K. R. Cutler testifying before the house sugar trust committee that Henry Havemeyer declined to name officers or directors for the Utah Idaho Sugar Company beyond the six Western directors. He says Havemeyer approved appointing Joseph F. Smith as company president.
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Washington
Henry C. Havemeyer
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Thomas KR. Cutler
House Sugar Trust Committee of
Cutler
Havemeyer
Utah Idaho Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Mr. Havemeyer
Eastern Interests
Cutlery
Smith
Beatrice Man Bound Over in Wymore Robbery Case
Beatrice Nebraska. D J Collins arrested at Wymore and bound over to district court on charges of holding up Gustave Bauer a farmer and robbing him of 426 Bauer identified Collins in court as his assailant. Collins jailed in county jail after failing to post 1000 bail.
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Beatrice
D. J. Colins
Wymore
Gustave Bauer
Hauer
Collins
Oklahoma Fraud Suspect Requisitioned For Return
Acting Governor Morehead approved a requisition from Oklahoma for the return of A. L. Stehlik to face charges in Duncan for defrauding a bank of $200. He allegedly had funds in a Crete Nebraska bank.
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Lincoln
Morehead
Oklahoma
A. L. Stehlik
Duncan
Crete
Jockey Tom Porter Dies in Santa Barbara
Lincoln dispatch says Tom Porter, famed Hastings Nebraska jockey, died in Santa Barbara California from a complication of diseases.
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Lincoln
Santa Barbara
Cal
Tom Porter
Hastings
Neb
Lawrence Man Killed In Wagon Fall Near Farm Southwest
Lawrence Nebraska June 24 George Tappkin a bachelor living on a farm southwest of the plies fell from his wagon on his way home and was killed instantly.
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Lawrence, Neb
George Tappkin
the Plies
Senate forces vote on Root amendment in Canadian reciprocity bill
Washington reports the senate will vote next Monday on the Root amendment to the wood pulp and pauper schedule within the Canadian reciprocity bill.
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Washington
Senate
R.E.B. St. Louis and others face varied results in league play
Scores from multiple games across cities Cincinnati Pittsburg Philadelphia Detroit Boston New York Sioux City Des Moines Omaha St Joseph Superior and York show mixed outcomes with players such as Geyer Brissa Keefe McLean Adame Gibson and others contributing for their teams. Standings include A L E and Nebraska State League games with notable tallies and close margins.
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Cincinnati
R.E.B. St. Louis
Geyer-Brissa
Keefe-McLean
Pittsburg
RAILE
Chicago
Adame-Gibson
Cole-Archer
Philadelphia
RAE
Boston
Desers
Burts-Moran
Purdue-Kiing
Detroit
R Ale
Cleveland
Worke-Stansge
Young Fisher
Pfiral
Ral
Washington
Quinn Sweeney
Johnson Street
Sioux City
Ele
Denver
Harrie McMurray
Wilson Towne
Des Moines
Tea Molings
Pueblo
Benz Witowski
Jernigan Clemona
Omaha
Topeka
Robinson Arbogast
Cook-Hawkins
St Joseph
RHE
Lincoln
Bt. Joseph
Farthing Stratton
Hantfan Gossett
Nebraska State League
Superior
Grand Island
Hartman Jokerat
Archer Simcox
York
RALE
Columbus
Kiesel
Agnew
Wilkine Stuart
Fourth of July Celebration in Plattsmouth Planned by Red Men
The Red Men announce a city Fourth of July program with the Fourth Infantry Regimental Band from Fort Grook providing music. The event centers on Main Street with a full schedule from 10:30 A.M. to fireworks at 8:50 P.M. including a parade, races, wrestling, and a grand fireworks display.
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Plattsmouth
Fourth Infantry
Fort Grook
Plattamouth
Court House
Main Street
Columbia
J. Douglass
Ed Spies Leaves For Deadwood To Work As Machinist
From Friday's Daily Ed Spies departed this afternoon for Deadwood to take a machinist job with Northwestern Railway company. He previously held a similar post at Missouri Valley, Iowa and was transferred to Deadwood this week.
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Ed Spies
Deadwood
Northwestern Railway Company
Missouri Valley
Iown
Rhoden Announces Democratic Sheriff Nomination Bid
Candidate D C Rhoden declares intent to seek the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the upcoming primary. He appeals to voters to place him in nomination on the Democratic ticket.
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D. C. Rhoden
Snow Leaves Burlington After Seven Years
Mr. W. P. Snow, formerly draughtsman for the Burlington, has severed relations with the company and will enter other business. Snow has been with the Burlington for seven years.
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W. P. Snow
The
Burlington
Company
Mr. Snow
Plattsmouth Telephone Company Announces New Directory
The Plattsmouth Telephone Company plans a new directory soon and urges residents and businesses to submit names now before printing. Copy for the book will go to the printer in a few days.
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Plattsmouth Telephone Company
Plattsmouth Telephone
Farris Brothers Tour Notes Bad Crop Conditions
J. H. Farris of near Murray with his brother Mark Farris of Tuttle Oklahoma visited the city. Mark reports crops in his area are very bad due to growth killing other crops. Other regions with more rain show better corn prospects where moisture remains.
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J. H. Farris
Murray
Mark Farris
Tuttle
Oklahoma
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