Land sales urged to stop financial drain on Philippines
Washington reports advise selling lands in the Philippine Islands to curb government expenses. Navy Secretary Meyer reiterates preparedness for war, opposing navy expansion and maintaining current strength of about forty battleships. The article notes rising federal deficits and other policy proposals from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Washington
Taft
Meyer
Dublin steamer Diamond explodes on Ohio River near Pittsburg
Domestic Captain Edward Swaney and four crewmen were hurled from the Diamond when boilers exploded on the Ohio River near Pittsburg. Five others were rescued, two badly injured and possibly fatally. The explosion's cause remains unknown. Mrs Gertrude Gibson Patterson is declared not guilty of murdering her husband Charles A Patterson in Denver district court after he was shot September 26.
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Edward Swaney
Diamond
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Denver
Charles A. Patterson
Judges Sentences Three for Murder in Chicago Case
Judge Adeler J Petit sentences Schultz Shibla wski and Sommerling to be hanged on December 22 for the murder of Fred W Guelzow Jr in Chicago on October 20. The report also covers McNamara guilty pleas in Los Angeles dynamite cases, a juror bribe confession, and other 1911 era legal and political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeler J. Petit
Thomas Schultz
Frank and
Ewald Shiblawski
Philip Sommerling
Fred W. Guelzow, Jr
Chicago
Rockefeller Resigns at Standard Oil New Jersey
John D Rockefeller steps down as president and director of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. John D Archbold becomes president. A majority of long time officers and directors resign, board reduced from fourteen to nine. New vice presidents elected A C Bedford and W W G Teagle. J A Moffett remains. Folger Jr becomes president of Standard Oil Company of New York.
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New Jersey Corporation
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
John D. Archbold
Hockefeller
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
William Rockefeller
H. M. Pratt
William G. Rockefeller
H. C. Folger, Jr
H. M. Flagler
L. J. Drake
E. T. Bedford
Archbold
A. C. Bedford
W.W. G. Teagle
J. A. Moffett
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company of New York
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Bruce Brown Wins Grand Prize Race on Savannah Course
Sporting David L Bruce Brown of New York City in a Fiat wins his second straight grand prize race on the Savannah Georgia course. He covers 24 laps of 17.14 miles totaling 411.36 miles in 5 hours 31 minutes 10 seconds at an average 74.45 mph. Also noted Wolgast vs Welsh match off with Wolgast hospitalized in Los Angeles after appendix operation. Packey McFarland defeats Harlem Tommy Murphy in a 20 round SF bout before 6000 fans.
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David L. Bruce Brown
New York City
Savannah
Ad Wolgast
Freddie Welsh
Wolgast
Clara Barton Hospital
Los Angeles
Cal
Harvard Escort Sparks Dinner With Emma Goldman
Samuel Atkins T Eliot Jr son of Harvard’s ex president dined with Emma Goldman at the Harvard Union marking a social moment. New York suffragists open a Madison Avenue clubhouse promising premier social headquarters for state suffrage. Official housewarming set for February 14. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge addressed 3,000 in Raleigh opposing initiative referendum and recall.
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Harvard
Samuel Atkins T Eliot, Jr
Charles Eliot
Emma Goldman
Harvard Union
New York State
Madison Avenue
New York
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Raleigh
N. C
Beef Case in High Court in Sherman Act Challenge
Ten millionaires from Chicago seek to stay their criminal trial before Judge Carpenter arguing the Sherman act provisions are unconstitutional. John S. Miller and Levy Mayer urge postponement and urge the Supreme Court to rule on the penal clauses before trial. The meat packers claim the federal court lacks power to try them and say they are detained without law.
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Washington
Miilionaire Meat Packers
Chicago
Carpenter
Supreme Court of the United States
John S. Miller
Levy Mayer
Mesers
Miller
Federal District Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Taft
Lehmann
Cash Register Co Accused in Antitrust Action
Cincinnati United States District Attorney Sherman T. McPherson and O B Harrison accuse the National Cash Register company of Dayton and officers of restraining trade. The government says the firm used illegal acts to eliminate competitors across interstate commerce, driving about 95 percent of the cash register business out of the market.
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Cincinnati
United States
Sherman T. McPherson
O B. Harrison
Department of Justice
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
McNamara Pleads Guilty in Times Explosion Case
James B McNamara admits first degree murder in Los Angeles court for the Times building blast that killed 21. His brother John J McNamara pleads guilty to dynamiting Llewellyn Ironworks on Christmas Day 1910. Sentencing set for December 6 and December 7.
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James B. McNamara
Times
Los Angeles
Cal
John J. McNamara
Llewellyn Iron Works
McNamara
Robert F. Bain
James B MoNamara
Fredericks
J. B. McNamara
Bordwell
John J
Llewellyn Ironworks
America
McNamaras
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Franklin
Bert H. Franklin
Frankdin
Swamp Root Credited With Curing Kidney and Bladder Ailment
Clyde F. Camerer of Rosalia Washington testifies that after severe back and breathing pains he was told by doctors to expect death. He credits Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for improvement after taking ten bottles, noting it helped kidneys liver and bladder.
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Clyde F. Camerer
Rosalia
Wash
Vers Town
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Mail to Dr. Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY for a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mention this paper. Regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles available at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Free Trial Package For Dr. Derby's Kidney Pills
Advertises free trial packages from Dr. Derby's Kidney Pills to cure various ailments including diabetes dropsy Bright's disease and rheumatism. Claims safe scientific remedy with no bad side effects sold in 25c and 50c sizes. Offers free sample at drugstores or by mail from Derby Medicine Co. Eaton Rapids Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Derby
Bricht
Derby Medicine Co
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Icy Prank Sparks Bronx Mystery No Hailstone Found
A Bronx man believed to have found a large hailstone on his back stoop was corrected by a reporter who clarified the object was left by an iceman. The tale ended with the admission that the supposed hailstone was not hail at all.
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Bronx
Stiff neck relieved by Hamlins Wizard claim
A brief notice asserts a stiff neck can be quickly relieved by using Hamlins Wizard, saying one night is enough for cure. The tone mirrors a marketing blurb with a bold claim of rapid relief. The source emphasizes the product's fast action and single-night expected results.
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Hamlins
Unknown man realises fiction talent after court reading letters
A man discovers potential as a fiction writer only after his love letters are read aloud in court, revealing sharp wit and narrative skill buried in personal correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Many & Man
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Mexico
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