Evidence of Rebates Linked to Standard Oil Trial
New York September 23 government counsel Frank B Kellogg holds important evidence on railroad rebates tied to Standard Oil of New Jersey profits in the last eight years. Testimony shows Manhattan Oil sold 751 tank cars to Standard Oil by Union Tank Line between 1899 and 1901 and that the firms operated under a broader restraint of trade claim. Witnesses including W G Rockefeller and Wade Hampton are to be called as subpoenas demand agreements with railroads using Pennsylvania and New York Central lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oi! Company of New Jer Sey
Kellogg
Standard Tank
Y York
W. H. Tilford
Standard Oil Company
Manhattan Ol Company
Ohio
Standard Ol
Tas New Eqvitence
Frank B. Kellogge
Standard Ol Company of New Jersey
Kellogs
Standard of} Company of New Jersey
Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Kelloge
William G. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Wade Hampton
Jefferson Justice
Pennsylvania Railroad
R. W. Downing
Pennsylvania Lines
W. T. McCulloch
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Wall
Rescues 243 From Wrecked Steamer John Currier
Washington DC Sept 23 The revenue cutter McCulloch rescued 245 people from the wrecked ship John Currier off Nelsons lagoon in Behring sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
McCulloch
John Currier
Nelsons Lagoon
Behring Sea
Captain and five drowned in Nimick steamer disaster
In Grand Rapids Michigan on September 23 Captain Randall and five sailors of the Nimick perished after the steamer encountered a rough sea. The crew's bodies were recovered and authorities investigated the incident to determine the cause and extent of the wreck.
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Alexander Nimick
Lake Superior
Nimick
Whitefish Point
Randall
Grand Rapids, Mich
Strike costs Western Union millions as patience wears thin
Small of the telegraphers union urged arbitration at a Chicago mass meeting amid protests then gained support. He predicted a settlement within 10 days and cited a potential Roosevelt mediated action. He warned Western Union had lost 10 million in dividends since the strike began while fund reserves could cover strikers for weeks. A New York secret meeting discussed ordering all telegraphers in brokers and newspaper offices to strike, with a vote to be taken Wednesday to maximize the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Small
Roosevelt
York
W. C. Fins
Western Union Company
Wesley Russell
Gould
Mackay
Western Union
Postal
New York
Daniel L. Russell
Girls Beat Two Who Refused to Strike Riot at Haski Soap Plant
Sioux City Iowa September 23 A riot call reported at the Haski Soap company plant after 16 striking girls attacked and beat two workers Edith Frank and Hattie Smith who refused to strike. Leader Mabel Matthews was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Haski Soap Company
Edith Frank
Hattie Smith
Mabel Matthews
Illinois Methodists Vote to Restore Pastor Time Limits
The Illinois conference of the Methodist Episcopal church chose Carrollton as next year’s meeting place and voted to restore the time limit governing reappointment of pastors.
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Bloomington
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Carrollton
Monument Association Participates at Robert Fulton Day
Martin W. Littlebrook of Brooklyn delivered the day’s oration at the Jamestown exposition in Norfolk observing Robert Fulton day. The Robert Fulton Monument Association joined the ceremonies, with many members arriving from Brooklyn to attend the event. Governor Folk of Missouri and his party departed for Nashville after visiting ships in Hampton Roads.
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Norfolk
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton Monument Association
Martin W. Littlebrook
Brooklyn
Folk
Missouri
Nashville
Tenn
Hampton Roads
Texas
Schleys
Trans-Atlantic wireless service planned from Canada to Britain
Sydney Nova Scotia reports Mr. Marion arrived at Glace Bay to prepare for trans Atlantic wireless communication. Within weeks a constant New York British service is hoped to be in operation.
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Sydney
N. S
Marion
Glace Bay
Cape Breton
Canada
Great Britain
Fire control system to be added to Subig Bay defenses
Washington reports a fire control system will be installed at Subig Bay Naval Base in the Philippines at once to hasten defenses due to conditions in the Far East. In Burton City Ohio a locomotive explosion killed two and fatally injured two others.
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Naval Base
Philippines
Washington
Subig Bay
Far East
Burton City
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Life Term Is Imposed In Gentry Murder Case
Chicago jurors found Frank J Constantine guilty of the January 6 1946 murder of Mrs Arthur Gentry at the Gentry home on the north Side. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after a two and a half hour deliberation. Constantine claimed Mrs Gentry killed herself. Probing motive centered on spurned affection and repayment of borrowed money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank J. Constantine
Arthur Gentry
Kavanauch
Constantine
Gentry
Italy
New York
South America
Peace Conference in The Hague Fails to Deliver Europe Interest Drops
The second international peace conference at The Hague after three months closes with few lasting results and no permanent arbitration court. Germany blocks several projects while small states require their support. Costs reach about 1 310 000 dollars and interest in meetings wanes across Europe. A frost hit Henry county with garden and corn damage.
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The
Hague
Germany
London
the Hague
Europe
Wilhelmina
Permanent Court of Arbitration
England
Nobility Refuses to Rise as Hungarian Song Sparks Riot
New York September 23 Baron Otto Von Hoennings Austria Hung ary consul general declined to rise for a Hungarian song at a concert, provoking a disturbance and the event ended. The "Kossuth" tune banned by Austria-Hungary sparked unrest among the Hungarian colony in attendance at Ter race Garden. Cannon Sees Traction Lines in Bloomington Guests of Rep McKinley toured Illinois traction lines and plan to travel to St Louis by steamer from Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Otto von Hoennings
Austria-Hungary
M. L. le’ Rethy
Cannon
Bloomington
Ill
Alexander McDowell
Pennsylvania
Henry Casson
Wisconsin
W. B. McKinley
Mlinoi
Peoria
St. Louis
The
Fish Commission
Escape From Jail Moorbeaten Again
Chicago reports reveal two prisoners escaped by breaking windows and bars with hidden saws after a guard and a loyal inmate were captured. Stanley Wesley was recaptured near Cottage Grove Avenue. William Rogers remains at large. The escape involved a ruse with a playing cards request and threats to silence alarms. The incident followed a cemetery procession where Bishop McQuaid spoke against Sabbath profanation.
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Chicago
Stanley Wesley
Cottage Grove Avenue
Mitchell Bloomburg
John Scott
Bloomburg
William Rogers
Moorish Camp Burned as French Advance at Sidi Brahim
At Sidi Brahim south of Casa Blanca French forces under General Drude burned Moorish camps and dispersed tribesmen after a dawn march in two hollow squares. Oulesayan Zainanti and Zuida castles sought peace terms demanding unconditional Moor surrender of arms.
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Casa Blanca
Sidi Brahim
Oulesayan
Zainanti
Zuida
Drude
Borah conspiracy case names Steunenberg as co indictee
Boise Idaho September 23 jury selection begins in the timber lands fraud case involving United States Senator William E Borah. District Attorney Norman B Buick announces that former Governor Frank Steunenberg is named in the indictment as John Doe in the conspiracy charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
United States
William E. Borah
Norman B. Buick
Frank Steunenberg
Torah
Steunenberg
John Doe
Ada farmer Amos Clarke dies after defying God
Ada Ohio September 23 Amos Clarke a 40 year old farmer living near Lewiston reservoir openly defied God in front of his family and neighbors. He was stricken dead within minutes, his atheist stance previously noted. His Christian children were reportedly trained by their mother.
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Ada
Ohio
Amos Clarke
Lewiston Reservoir
Here
Clarke
Worry Kills Receiver in Ohio Institution Case
Newark Ohio Sept 23 George Webb attorney and receiver of the Homestead Building and Savings company died last evening from worry over the institution troubles. Fred Caffel former receiver killed himself. James Lingerfelter serves a penitentiary term and his son Robert faces an indeterminate sentence for wrecking the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Newark
George Webb
Homestead Building and Savings Company
Fred Caffel
James Lingerfelter
Robert
Bishop McQuaid Threatened by Black Hand
Rt Rev Bernard J McQuaid bishop of Rochester said an Italian Black Hand group attempted extortion and he was informed of the threat. The warning came as authorities investigated the intimidation and potential plot against church leadership in Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Bernard J. McQuaid
Diocese of
Black Hand Society
Fight for Rights in War on Paper Trust
Herman Ridder, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, says the fight over white paper prices is a national issue. The Waldorf Astoria meeting prompted a committee to seek relief from what publishers call an unlawful paper-manufacturer cartel. Ridder argues printing and newspapers are a major U.S. industry needing protection from tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Roosevelt
Herman Ridder
Staats Zeitung
United States
Postal Reforms Proposed by Postal Progress League
New York Sep 23 The Postal Progress league empowers its president C M Beach to appoint a committee to present to the next congress and the public the advisability of reforms including a general 2 cent four ounce letter post a local 1 cent four ounce post within city limits a local rural post all mail matter up to one pound a 2 cent foreign letter rate a fractional postal currency and postal insurance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Postal Progress League
C. M. Beach
Train Crew Fatalities in Head-On Missouri Collision
A head-on collision between Missouri Kansas Texas and another freight train near Danville Missouri killed four crew members. The dead include engineers Bledsoe and Whitaker fireman and brakeman. four others from Franklin Missouri were injured or killed.
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Kansas City
Danville
Moberly
Bledsoe and Whitaker
Franklin
Rebels Repulsed In Chinese City Wall Attack
Hongkong dispatch reports imperial troops repelled an assault on Yo Chow on the Yangtze river. Rebels stormed the walls but were driven off after sharp fighting. Kai Chow district disaffection grows amid unsettled conditions along the river frontier. Attacks and clashes reflect broader unrest in the region.
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Yo Chow
Hongkong
Yang- Tse-Kiang
A Nan
Kai Chow
Fund for the Family of Hero Clerksman Who Drowned
In New York on September 23 a post office clerk William Eaton, an invalid, saved two boys from drowning but died of exposure. He hauled John Schuck and George Maloney to the East Seventh Street pier, then disappeared. A pier watchman rescued the second boy but Eaton died at the scene leaving a widow and seven children.
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New York
William _Eaton
East Seventh Street
John Schuck
George Maloney
Eaton
Judge A Thief Catcher In Fort Wayne House Arrests Burglar
Walter Olds former Indiana supreme court judge cornered a burglar in his Fort Wayne home early yesterday, marched him downstairs and turned him over to the police.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Ind
Walter Olds
Supreme Court of Indiana
Execute Seven Without A Trial In Lodz
Seven workmen and two girls were executed by shooting in Lodz for taking part in the murder of Marcus Silberstein owner of large local cotton mills. He was killed by his employer on Sept 13 after refusing to pay workers for strike time. Police and troops seized 800 employees during a Sept 20 raid.
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Lodz
Marcus Silberstein
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Tilford
Defending
Union Tank Line
Standard
Manhattan Oil Commpany
Chicago Union
Fulton
Jamestown
Monument Association
Trans-Atlantic Wireless Service
Kewanee
Henry County
Suth
County Bastile
Cellicago
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
McQuaid
General Crude
Isteunenberg
Borah
Progress League
Headon
China
Mobile
Ala
Mike Dossett
Whistler
Mary Beecher
Davis
Wheeling
W. Va
Henry Gassaway Davis
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