Younger Element Directs Standard Oil Leaders Now
In New York on September 20, testimony by Tilford shows John D Rockefeller Jr William Rockefeller Urban H Broughton and H H Rogers as the younger generation taking a lead in Standard Oil of New Jersey while older leaders step back The shakeup follows Amalgamated Copper's output cut signaling a shift in control as Kellogg presents evidence on reorganizations and trust structure across Ohio New Jersey and Texas with Rockefeller holdings cited at 256 854 shares valued near 1250000000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Tilford
Standard Oil
Rockefellers
William Rockefeller
H. Rogers
Wall Street
Standard Oil Company
Great Corporation
John D. Rockefeller Jr
William G. Rockefeller
Urban H Broughton
H. T. Rogers
H. H. Rogers, Jr
John du Rockefeller
John Dr. Archbold
H. H. Rogers
Amalgamated Copper Company
Urban H. Broughton
Mr. Broughton
H. I. Roge
United Metals Selling
Amalgamated
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Louis
Standard Oil Trust
Wesley H. Tiifora
Kellogg
Tilfory
Ohio
Oil Trust
John B. Rockefeller
Standard of Companies
Pennsylvania
O. H K. Payne
A. Bostwick
H. M. Flagler
W. Warden
Charles Pratt
Benjamin Brewster
Joan Archbold
Roosevelt plans 17 day camp trip this year
Secretary Loeb says President Roosevelt will enjoy a 17 day camping trip starting Oct 5 in the northeastern Louisiana, near camp life with brief beaks for speedmak ing stops in Memphis and Vicksburg. He will travel from Oyster Bay to Washington, then to the western and southern states before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Loeb
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Miss
Railroad Clerks May Go On Strike
Toledo Sept 20 Indications are that railway clerks on seven railroads entering the city will strike Saturday morning A union committee sent an ultimatum demanding wage increases from 10 to 20 percent an eight hour day and overtime pay by 9 oclock Saturday The companies refuse to recognize the union This is said to be the first move by railroad clerks nationwide for higher pay and other cities are expected to follow with similar strikes next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Unio
Woman shoots self after seeking wealthy married man
New York report says Mrs. Margaret Carter, about 43, after pleading through the night to see John J. White at his house, shot and killed herself in a room near White who lay ill in bed. White is a son of the late John J. White who left a large fortune. the Whites are now at Bar Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. White
Margaret Carter
White
Bar Harbor
Wreck on Mexican Central Kills Thirty Two
In Mexico City on the Mexican Central railroad a collision between a passenger El Paso Express and a freight train at En Carnaceon killed thirty two and injured many. Engines and coaches were demolished and relief crews rush to the hospital at Aguas Calientes. Authorities acknowledge the wreck but offer few details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Mexican Central Railroad
En Carnaceon
el Paso
United States
Central
Wrec
Aguas Calientes
Troops Surround Vatican at Rome on Anniversary
Rome on September 20 marks the seventh anniversary of Rome’s occupation by Italian troops and the fall of the papacy. Troops guard the Vatican to curb anti Catholic demonstrations amid recent tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Rome
Oxen in Gotham Seek National Highway on Cross-Continental Trek
Ezra Meeker, Oregon pioneer, drives a prairie schooner drawn by oxen named Dave and Dandy, across Broadway in New York City. He began in Puyallup, Washington, and reached the Battery after 626 days, aiming to persuade the government to build a national east to west highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Ezra Meeker
Oregon Trail
Riverside
Grants Tomb
Seventy-second Street
Meeker
Broadway
Dave
Dandy
Meekers
The
Battery
Puyallup
Wash
New York
Court shields two railways in federal suit
Raleigh S C September 20 Judge Peter C Pritchard in the United States circuit court continued an injunction restraining officials from prosecuting penalty suits in state superior courts against the Southern and North Carolina Railway Company The North Carolina railroad is 200 miles long and state owned The road is led to the Southern under a 99 year contract Harrisburg Pa September 20 The two cent fare law was declared invalid to the Susquehanna River and Western Railway company serving Duncannon and Bloomfield in an opinion by Judge Shull of Perry county court The judge denounced the reform drive as capricious and cited Mme Leland's remark Liberty how many crimes are committed in thy name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
S. C
Peter C. Pritchard
United States
Southern Railway
Southern and North Carolina Railway Company
North Carolina Railroad
Southern
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River and Western Railway Company
Duncannon
Bloomfield
Shull
Perry County
Mme. Leland of
Rockefeller Debt Claim Spawns Roosevelt Letter Plot
Orlando Toland of Oxford Alabama claims John D Rockefeller owes him 310000 for a supposed 20 year old murder solution contract. Toland visits Oyster Bay seeking Theodore Roosevelt’s aid, aided by detective Adams who drafts a decoy note. Police are alerted to intercept Toland at the Rockefeller home and in transit to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Orlando Toland
Oxford
Ala
Oyster Bay
Rockefeller
Theodore Roosevelt
Toland
St. Paul
Adams
Cartelyou
Rockefeller House
Thirty-fourth Street
Two Army Captains Arrested for Fist Fight Aboard Transport
Manila dispatch reports Captain R. Lindsay Hames and Captain Henry S. Wygant of the 13th Infantry were placed under arrest by Colonel Loughborough, their commanding officer, on charges of engaging in a fist fight aboard the transport Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Logan
Hames, R. Lindsay
Henry S. Wygant
13Th Infantry
Loughborough
Judge Landis Addresses Veterans in Hamilton
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis of Chicago born in Hamilton spoke at the annual reunion of the 35th Ohio regiment. His father was its surgeon and his brothers Congressman Charles B. Landis of Indiana and Dr. John Landis of Cincinnati attended. He urged officials to act on what is right and to dedicate loyalty to duty, echoing Lincoln’s ideal of government by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
Kenesaw M. Landis
Chicago
35Th
Onib
Abram Landis
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
John Landis
Cincinnati
Chicago Teacher Found Murdered
Chicago reports Miss Lillian Grant a kindergarten teacher found dead in bed at her home. Indications point to murder and police seek a colored man who did chores in the neighborhood as a suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lillian, Grant
Contracts for torpedo boats awarded by secretary Metcalf
Washington Sept 20 Secretary Metcalf announced contracts for five torpedo boat destroyers. William Cramp & Sons to build two ships at 585000 dollars each Bath Iron Works two ships at 624000 dollars each New York Shipbuilding Co one ship at 645000 dollars. Grand Duke Very III Karlsruhe Germany Sept 20 Grand
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Metcalf
William Cramp & Sons
Bath Iron Works
New York Shipbuilding Comming
Very III
Karlsruhe
Germany
Duke Frederick of Baden Renowned Duke Suffering Abdomen Inflammation
Report notes Duke Frederick of Baden is ill with abdominal inflammation while anxiety rises over his age after his recent birthday anniversary. In unrelated lines the text mentions a phrase holding sickness a sin and torture of a mother to death, but no clear connected event is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Baden
Psec
Roosevelt Involved in Telegraphers Strike Settlement
Conflicting reports say direct negotiations with President Roosevelt may seek arbitration to end the telegraphers strike. Percy Thomas and Daniel L. Russell met Roosevelt at Oyster Bay about the matter, while other sources dispute any immediate settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
Percy Thomas
Rational Union
Daniel L. Russell
Oyster Bay
Man on trial claims wife killed herself after quarrel
Chicago Sept 20 Frank Constarlini on trial for Mrs Louise Gentry murder testified he refused to take her away. He said she cut her own throat with a razor after urging him to leave him and that he found her bleeding and fled the city. He claimed he would have surrendered earlier but family prevented him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Constarline
Louise Gentry
Joke Hit Parson Not Bridal Pair in Reading
In Reading on September 26 Rev L H Rhoads of Philadelphia officiated at the wedding of Edward Dickinson and Bertha Kepner. A prankster duo moved the couple to the Benedicts room, knotting garments and placing tacks as the room was decorated. The second suitcase revealed a marriage certificate and Bible, exposing the ruse to the minister and his wife, who took it in good humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
L. H. Rhoads
Philadelphia
Rhoads
Edward R. Dickinson
Bertha Baird Kepner
Ma hool Heads City League in Baltimore Convention
Manuel of Baltimore elected president of the League of American Municipalities at the national convention in Norfolk Virginia. Dunne of Chicago honored with cap. Municipal ownership dominates discussions with H J Condou of Chicago presenting a paper opposing ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Manuel
Baltimore
Enan Mously
League of American Municipalities
Dunne
Chicago
H. J. Condou
Mine Cage Fall Kills Fourteen in Marquette Shaft
A mine cage lowering seventeen men at the Negaunee mine in Marquette Michigan plunged to the shaft bottom killing fourteen workers and injuring others. Simultaneously in Custody Lodz authorities raided Marcus Silberstein cotton mills, detaining eight hundred workers amid a strike related incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Negaunee
Lodz
Marcus Silberstein
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tilfe
Kellogs
Yexas
Corsteana Refining Company
Texas
Mr. Tilford
H. C. Folger
C. M. Payne
Corsicana Company
Jare
Corsicana
Mexican Central Road
China
Pekin
Grand Council
Collinsville
George White
Will Blake
Gotham
Court Shields
North Carolina
Pennsylvania Railway
Crank
K. ¥. Landis
Harold Mitchell
Smith
Walter
Jennie Greenbaugh
Parhamites
Zion City
Letitia Greenbaugh
Jennie Green
Thaugh
Charles F. Parham
Dowle
Walter Greenbaugh
Mitchell
Greenbaugh
Lake County
Frank Constantine
Constantine
Mahool
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!