Rockefeller details early oil trade troubles and deals
New York November 19 John D Rockefeller testified at the Standard Oil hearing. He described hazards from fears of dwindling crude supplies and profits from the 1872 Producers Union and Refiners Association price pact of five dollars per barrel. He recounted Standard Oil acquisitions including refining firms with H H Rogers as a member and the Empire Transportation purchase, noting rate cutting, rail discrimination, and efforts to control transport to expand export trade.
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John D. Rockefeller
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Eee Rogers
Standard
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Empire Transportation Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Empire Company
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
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Big Oil Combine
Shipbuilding outputs reach peak as outlook darkens
New York reports the fiscal year ending June 30 saw the highest shipbuilding output in U S history, per Rear Admiral Bowles at the Society of Naval Architects annual meeting. The current year opens with gloom amid industry-wide concerns and potential railroad disruptions.
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Francis T. Bowles
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Balloon Yankee lands near Tiger Georgia after flight from St Louis
A balloon named Yankee, reported to have landed near Tiger, Ga, was confirmed to have landed earlier in Rome, Ga, according to Post Dispatch messages. Reports from Rome deny sighting near the city while St Louis confirms the Tennessee crossing.
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Spree No Bar to Candidacy for Mayor in Atlanta
Atlanta voters rally 3,000 to back James G. Woodward who reenters the mayoral race after a mass meeting. He had won the primary, faced a push to oppose him following a drunken incident, and vows to fight to finish the effort to derail him while praised for prior terms as mayor.
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Robert F. Maddox
Lamphere trial makes slow progress in Gunness case
In Laporte Indiana on November 19 the Ray Lamphere murder trial showed little new development as Sheriff Smutzer faced cross examination. Prosecutor Smith outlined evidence linking Lamphere to arson at Mrs Belle Gunness home and the alleged murders. Witness Joseph Maxson testified while the defense denied a drugging claim about oranges. A separate Rockford census reported about 48 000 residents in total.
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Andrew Helegelein
Convicted Forger Peter Van Vliengen Transferred to Joliet
Chicago, Nov 1. Peter Van Vliengen the self confessed forger to the amount of more than 700000 was moved to Joliet today. Fearing he might attempt suicide the disgraced financier was removed from jail earlier than expected and kept his face hidden with a newspaper in public. A crowd of 20 to 30 gathered at the station as he boarded the train without incident. At Joliet he is identified as convict No. GOS.
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Peter van Vlengen
Joliet
Union Depot
Gompers Acts in Bucks Case Endorsed by AFL
Denver reports at the American Federation of Labor convention show approval of President Gompers' annual report and his Bucks Stove & Range Company injunction stance. The committee’s handling of Litigation Harassing Labor urged disobeying court injunctions in labor disputes and withholding funds to defend such suits, a proposal Gompers opposed by seeking committee referral, which was defeated.
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American Federation of Labor
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Deneen In Saddle Change in Illinois Senate Rules
The Tribune reports Governor Deneen and eight senators signed a pledge increasing insurgent support to 29, enough to control the Republican caucus in the Illinois Senate. Four more votes are possible, signaling a shift to reform and a rules revision to allow majority control of legislation in the upper chamber.
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Chinese Flag Raised in Macao as Sovereignty Claim Asserted
Hong Kong dispatches report Chinese authorities in Macao continue to press sovereignty over the colony claiming Portugal has renounced sovereignty. They have raised the Chinese flag and begun levying taxes while preparing to resist by force if needed. A conference between Chinese and Portuguese authorities is considered likely.
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Congressmen Payne Prods starch trust at Ways and Means hearing
Washington reports reveal Representative Sereno Payne pressed the starch trust and Corn Products Refining Company during tariff revision hearings. J B Walton admitted Britain sells corn starch 40 cents cheaper per hundredweight and incurs losses abroad. citrus, tapioca flour and tariffs on fruits were debated with citrus growers urging higher duties.
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Bull Movement Catches a Firm Boardman & Co
Philadelphia stock brokers John A. Boardman & Co, with 19 offices in eastern cities, assigned today due to bullish market forces. The voluntary move lacks published figures but is not expected to be a major failure. In Pierre, S D the supreme court granted a new trial to Emma Kauffman, wife of a Sioux Falls brewer, for manslaughter in the death of a servant beaten.
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Hartlove Navy desertion case ends in sentence
Secretary Metcalf approves court martial verdict find Charles J Hartlove musician first class alias C J Magnes guilty of desertion to marry the daughter of the late Senator Gorman of Maryland He faces one year in Naval Prison Portsmouth NH then dishonorable discharge
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Finance King Dies in Prison
News of the death in Sing Sing prison of David Rothschild, former head of the Federal bank of the fly, renews interest in one of the most remarkable high finance cases. The bank was closed in 1904 after Rothschild was charged with misappropriating 200000 of its funds.
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Action Against Mrs Read Began In Denver Court
Denver reports that information charging Mrs. Allen F Read with assault with intent to rob and to inflict great bodily harm in an alleged blackmail plot against Mrs Genevieve Chandler Phipps was filed by District Attorney Stidger. Stidger questions the hypnosis tale and contends Read is not as ill as claimed. Also from The Hague Queen Wilhelmina’s physicians order no private audiences next spring.
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Genevieve Chandler Phipps
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Wilhelmina
Peking Rumors Denied As Banks Reopen Under Control
Pekin officials deny rumors of Beijing in flames or royal deaths. Prince Ching sends letters to Roosevelt and other powers detailing the crisis. In Pekin, palace jealousy fakes fear amid regent Prince Chun neglect. Banks reopen with government funds under police oversight after panic.
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Tom L. Johnson Declares Fortune Gone and Lost
Cleveland records Mayor Tom L. Johnson admitting his fortune is gone after years of wealth speculation. He says much of the funds were spent trying to save properties left by his late brother Albert, marking a dramatic personal financial reversal.
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Tom L. Johnson
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Mercury telescope may reveal mysteries of Mars
Baltimore November 19. Dr R W Wood of Johns Hopkins outlined a mercury mirror telescope aimed at spotting life on Mars. A 20 inch mercury dish on a rotating shaft produced pinhole like star images at 15 foot focal length. He suggested larger versions could provide finer Mars details, with focal length adjustable by rotation speed.
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National Academy of Science
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