Immunity Claim at Alton Postponed in Oil Rebates Case
Chicago report outlines Grand Jury delay in the Alton immunity dispute tied to alleged rebates to Standard Oil. Attorney General Bonaparte expected a decisive letter, none appeared, and DA Line sought more time to submit new facts to Washington before resuming the inquiry. A separate New York equity suit to dissolve Standard Oil and bar rebates was postponed to next Thursday.
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Stanford OF Orepany
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Alton
Morris
Standard Oil Company
Department of Justice
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Equity
New York
Goverment
St Janis
Sumdard Oj
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Standard O| Company
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
Wiliam Rockefeller
John DP. Avebotd
H. H. Rogers
C. M. Pratt
Newsey Corporation
Nebraska G. O. P. in a Bitter Contempt
Lincoln voters await a high turnout as fair weather favors the Republican primary. Two factions battle for party control and the nomination of a supreme judge, intensifying the contest across the state.
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Lincoln
Neb
Dead number seventeen in interurban wreck toll
Three more people died from injuries after the Mattoon Charleston interurban collision on the Mattoon Charleston road. James C Stevens died yesterday afternoon as the seventeenth fatality. Mr. and Mrs. S F Enos also passed away. Mrs. William Miller shows improvement. The Mattoon grand jury continues a thorough investigation of the wreck.
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Mattoon
James C
Richard Mansfield Buried in Simple Funeral Near New London
Funeral simple burial held for Richard Mansfield in a country cemetery near New London Connecticut. The obituary notes he was laid to rest in Gardner cemetery within a short distance of his home as mourners attended the ceremony.
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Country Home
New London
Conn
Richard
Little Gardner
Iron on Rail Incident in Beaver County
Three Austrians are jailed in Beaver, Pennsylvania, for allegedly placing a large iron across the tracks to wreck the Cleveland Flyer on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad. Section foreman Daniel Connors discovered them at work and alerted police.
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Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Daniel Connors
Woman and Seven Children Drown in Sierra Falls Flood
Reports from Albuquerque state Mrs. Louisa Hill Carabajal and seven children drowned during a flood on Altimo Creek at Sierra Falls last Friday night. The victims were the wife of a farmer and her children. Local authorities investigate the cause of the flood and search for more details.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
Louisa Hill Carabajal
Altimo Creek
Sierra Falls
Tie for the Two Higher Prizes at Watch Tower Shoot
About 10 members of the Rock d ami Gan club joined the afternoon shoot at Watch Tower. Fred Anthony and Tom O’Keefe tied for first with 19 each. in the shootoff Anthony scored 20 to O’Keefe’s 7. Henry and Alle Bear tied for second at 15. in the next trial Henry made 19 and Bear 1. Ben Koch won third prize.
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Watch Tower
Fred Anthony
Tom O'Keef
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O'Keefe
Henry
Alle Bear
Bear
Ben Koch
August Among Wettest Months on Record Here
August ranks among the wettest months with rainfall totals matching or exceeding recent months. Observations note 12.65 inches in August 1885 and 0.725 inches in 1892, with season excess 3.71 inches. Temperature averaged 72 degrees, one degree below long term, warmest day Saturday the 3rd, coldest on the 2nd with 54. Winds easterly. 11 clear and 11 partly cloudy days.
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Lotal Weather Station
Mercury
Fountain Light to Enhance City Fountain Beauty
The National Humane Alliance provides a fountain light recently installed at Flatiron Square on Seventeenth Street. City authorities funded the purchase, and the illumination is expected to greatly enhance the fountain’s aesthetic appeal.
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National Humane Alliance
Flatiron Square
Seventeenth Street
Tolay
Tahlequah votes against Carnegie library tax
In Tahlequah Oklahoma the September election failed to approve a library tax. Citizens opposed the extra burden for a library building costing about 20 000 dollars completed over a year ago while the town of about 2 000 residents voiced concern over ongoing costs.
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Tahlequah
I.T
Carnegie Library
Open Bids For Destroyers Five Torpedo Shoal Vessels
Washington September 3 bids were opened at the navy department for the construction of five torpedo shoal destroyers at a maximum cost of 800000 dollars each. The design shows no startling departures from current naval construction. Buried 1500C Te Haute Indiana Sept 3 Isaac Ball age 60 a Terre Haute undertaker who has buried 15000 persons is dead. Boy killed by accidental shot Galesburg UL Sept 3 Earl McDonald 16 was killed instantly by an accidental discharge while hunting.
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Navy Department
Te Haute
Ind
Isaac Ball
Terre Haute
Galesburg
Earl McDonald
Ketchell KOs Thomas in 32nd round Colma bout
George Ketchell of Montana knocked out Joe Thomas in the 32nd round of a planned 45 round bout at Colma arena. Ketchell took control from the seventh, delivering a relentless barrage that left Thomas unable to continue.
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Colma
San Francisco
Montana
Joe Thomas
Oith
Thomas
Thero
Ketchell
DROWNED IN QUICK SAND THREE MEN VICTIMS NEAR PEORIA
Three young men from Lacon, Illinois were found dead in the Illinois River after going to a chicken fry. They stood knee deep in water, a boat overturned, and searchers later recovered all three bodies Charles Mc Entee, Keeling Wilson and Wil Stinger were among the victims.
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Peoria
Lineis
Lacon
Charles McEntee
Keeling Wilson
Wil
Stinger
Pleasant Porter Cree k Head Dead
Vinita Oklahoma Sept 3 General Pleasant Porter the noted Creek nation chief died today of paralysis at age 66 Second Chief Mety Tiger will succeed Porter as chief of the nation.
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Mety Tiger
Vinita
I. T
Death from plague widens fear in Berkeley area
San Francisco reports a new bubonic plague fatality in Berkeley and two additional suspected cases since Saturday. A rat war is in force across 12 city districts, each led by a physician and inspectors as preventive measures intensify.
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San Francisco
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Island Labor Day Tribute Draws Large Crowds in Coal Valley
Suburban Island hosted a Labor Day celebration directed by the Rock Island Industrial Home association drawing an estimated 12 000 to 18 100 attendees. Speeches by Mayor Andrew Olson and Mayor H C Schaffer emphasized union progress, education, and the eight hour workday shaping American labor prosperity.
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Moline
H. C. Schaffer
Schaffer
Tri-City
Tricity
Newcastle
Trades Union Movement
United States
Rock Island
Navy plans to promote young officers for long Pacific voyage
The Roosevelt era move shifts 14 of 18 battle squadron captains to younger officers for a world cruise through the Strait of Magellan. Veterans like Wainwright and McCrea may stay aboard, while ashore posts include Schroeder Kimball Murdoch and others across Illinois Ohio Maine and Tennessee.
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United States Navy
Secretary of the Navy
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Strait of Magellan
Potter
Vermont
Vreeland
Kansas
Osterhans
Connecticut
Wainwright
Louisiana
McCrea
Georgia
Seaton Schroeder
Virginia
William W. Kimball
New
Veteran Judge John J. Jackson Dies in Atlantic City
Atlantic City on September 3 reports the death of former United States Judge John J. Jackson who had been appointed by President Lincoln. Known as the iron justice, he celebrated his 30th birthday anniversary at his Parkersburg West Virginia home. He was born in West Virginia and supported the Union, later serving on Lincoln’s early bench appointments.
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Yelock
John J. Jackson
Lincoln
Atlantic City
United States
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jackson
West Virginia
Train wreck at Horseshoe Falls kills six. 250 injured
A Canadian Pacific special carrying over 300 passengers to the Toronto exposition wrecked near Horseshoe Falls nine miles south of Orangeville. Six people were killed and more than 250 injured in the disaster.
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Ontario
Horseshoe Falls
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