Standard Gil Records Missing In Oil Trust Inquiry
New York dispatch reports a missing ledger and stock book said to show Standard Oil of New Jersey’s takeover of former Standard Oil Ohio allies. Officials searched transfer records but key documents and executives could not be found, hindering questions about reorganizations and stock ownership.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Ohio
Kellogg
Standard Oi Company
Wiles
AML
John G. Milburn
Standard 611 Company
Mr. Kellogg
Wesley H. Tilford
Charles M. Pratt
William Rockefeller
Sells Muchbeaud
Frank B. Kellogg
Comnesh
Standard Oil
Delisaesen Art of Justice
Roosevelt and Bryan Favored at State Conventions
Lincoln Nebraska delegates at the Republican and Democrat state conventions voted almost unanimously for Roosevelt and Bryan as presidential candidates. The dispatch notes the fog and a Lusitania report delaying speed due to thick weather conditions after Sept. 23.
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Lincoln
Neb
State House
Roosevelt
Bryan
Lusitania
Cape Race
Trains Crash on Brooklyn Bridge Causes Severe Jams
On September 24 a draw bar failure caused a collision between two freight trains on the Brooklyn Bridge. Several people were hospitalized with injuries as traffic halted at the Manhattan end and police reserves were summoned to prevent further trouble.
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Brooklyn
Manhattan
Great Northern Rebating Appeal Wins in Eighth Circuit
Denver reports the United States circuit court of appeals ruled in favor of the government on the Great Northern rebating case, using grounds similar to Standard Oil. The decision affects the legality of prosecuting rebates under Hepburn law immunity and could save 11 indictments in the Minneapolis district. The Great Northern faced $15,000 fine and others like Omaha Road at $20,000 and Wisconsin Central at $17,000.
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St. Paul
Denver
Great Northern Railroad
Standard Ol Company
Landis
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth Judicial Circuit
United States District Court of
Minneapolis
United States
Haupt
Great Northern
McCaull & Densmore
W. P. Devereaux Company
Seatide
Philippines
Court of Meals
Standard Oil Company
Eighth
Great Norther Company
Omaha
Wie
Wisconsin Central
Two Dozen Lost In Recent Gale
Reports by mail and coast steamers indicate 16 to possibly 24 lives lost along the Newfoundland coast in the equinoctial gale of Thursday. Seventy five fishing vessels wrecked, wharves and gear damaged, with a quarter million dollars in losses. Also, Saranac Lake reports the Ampersand hotel burned, costing about 270000 dollars after closing for the season.
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St. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Ampersand
Hearst Declines Presidential Candidacy Amidst Sincerity Concerns
William Hearst declares he is not a candidate for the presidency on any ticket and would not accept a role that questions the sincerity of his motives. He says he prefers private life and working through the league to promote his principles, likening possible service to a jury duty rather than an office.
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W. R. Hearst
New York
William Hearst
Independent League
League
Make a dash for the North Pole exploration voyage returns
A yacht carrying Dr. Cook of New York John Beardley Captain Thomas Bartlett and crew sails from Jay for Greenland to reach the pole. They left Etah with provisions and Eskimo and dogs. After a month from Etah to Birchy Cove Bartlett hunted in the woods and faced heavy gales.
Are Using More Cotton by American Manufacturers
The census bureau reports for the year ending August 31 that 5,296,783 bales of cotton were taken by all American manufacturers, up from 4,820,990 last year, with 4,909,000 bales used versus 4, - last year. Year end stocks totaled 996,278 bales against 753,312. Active spindles numbered 26,242,407, up from 25,250,096.
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D. C
C Census Bureau
Survivors Tell Story of Shipwreck at Terra Del Fuego
The Prussia bark wreck off Staten Island Terra Del Fuego leaves six crew landings from Montevideo, four dead, three in hospital. Japanese cook Sabath and sailor Hammond missing. Captain Johnson dies. survivors ration on shellfish. Two men attempt overland trek for help. others reach New Year’s Island. Lieutenant Delgado rescues and ferries to Punta Arenas.
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New York
Staten Island
Terra del Fuego
Montevideo
Puntas Arenas
Promisit
San Francisco
Norfolk
Ste
Bitte Biy
Captan Johnson
New Year's Island
Sabath
Cook
Harry Hammond
Captain Johnson
Delgado
Fish seeks proxies to fight Harriman at Illinois Central meeting
New York Sept 24 Stuyvesant Fish plans to contest E H Harriman at the Illinois Central annual meeting in Chicago Oct 16 by soliciting proxies. He urges stockholders to vote with him and his colleagues Beach and Cutting, aiming to block Harriman and associates from the four director seats. He cites recent management acts and notes stockholders urged him to comment on the company’s direction.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
E. H. Harriman
Gunning
Mr. Harriman
Mr. Fish
John Jacob Astor
John C
Charles M. Beach
James Dew. Cutting
Harahan
Fish
Ilinois Central
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Ten Hours in Coffin in School Frat Initiation
Roy Lorraine, a Dubuque high school student, endured a frat initiation nightmare. Gagged and blindfolded, he was taken to a city area farm and placed in a coffin-like box beneath a cellar, with candles burning nearby. He remained there overnight until dawn, when friends finally released him.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Roy Lorraine
Loraine
Bonaparte Plans Trust Prosecutions and Reform
Attorney General Bonaparte outlines plans to prosecute lumber and International Harvester trusts and to pursue a new paper trust case. He aims to strengthen the Sherman Act, reorganize the justice department personnel, and consult with Purdy on prosecutions once he returns from Europe.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Congress
Legal Department
Purdy
Europe
Lumber Trust
International Harvester Company
Paper Trust
Department of Justice
Lumber
International Harvester
Peace Declared With Morocco After Tribal Oath
Paris reports Morocco peace accepted by delegates of three tribes after talks at General Draude’s HQ. France set terms including disarmament near Casablanca, indemnities for Chatouai and others, hostages pledged, and authorities to enforce demobilization and punitive measures.
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Paris
Morocco
Hos
Philbert
Moroccan
Draude
France
Drude
Casa Blanca
Ism Ted
Jamaica Alarmed Over Immigration Pressure
Jamaica faces rising concern over Chinese arrivals with calls from Kingston city council for amending the pauper alien immigration law to bar undesirable foreigners. The measure targets Chinese and Assyrians perceived as overrunning the island, sparking policy debate among traders and officials.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Launch accident on yacht Blanche leaves four dead
In Gallipolis Ohio last night a gasoline tank exploded on the yacht Blanche killing four of the 22 aboard. Victims identified as John Edwards J R Simmons E H Brooke and J Willis Riddier. The lantern that fell from the roof ignited the gasoline and caused the blast. none of the bodies were recovered.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Blanche
Ohio River
John Edwards
J. R. Simmons
E. H. Brooke
J. Willis Riddler
Harrisville
Murder at Seattle: Husband Named Primary Suspect
Seattle police positively identified the body found stuffed in a trunk on the beach at South Alkali as the slain woman. The victim’s husband emerges as the principal figure in the unfolding murder inquiry with investigators pursuing leads across city.
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Seattle
Wash
South Alkali
UNKNOWN YOUNG MEN TURN ON GAS
In Hamilton Ohio two unknown young men aged about 23 and 25 died by suicide in a room at the St Charles hotel. Found in each other’s arms they inhaled gas and registered under assumed names John Leavell Ben Marsee and Tom McLaughlin with no listed addresses. Coroner identified the likely victims as Leonell and McLaughlin.
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Hamilton
Ohio
St. Charles Hotel
John Leavell
Ben Marsee
Tom McLaughlin
Leonell
McLaughlin
Nerve Saves Cash In Outskirts Robbery Near Waterloo
Fred B. Batleu treasurer of Hanghan Manufacturing Co was shot at 4 pm while driving to the factory to pay workers Two masked men demanded silence Ballou struck his horse and returned to the factory with $500 in his pocket despite a gunshot to the chest The holdup occurred at the Cedar River and Black Hawk creek junction The robbers fled by boat to an island as police and a posse scoured the area but nightfall halted the search
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Waterloo
Iowa
Fred B. Batleu
Hanghan Manufacturing Co
Weetfield
Ballou
Cedar River
Black Hawk Creek
Dooley Attacked While Returning Home in Tammany District
New York politician John J. Dooley, a Tammany figure and candidate for the Twenty third assembly district Democratic leadership, was assaulted early this morning. He suffered a fractured skull and possible internal injuries after two unknown attackers struck him with a brick near his home as he left his club where primaries preparations were underway. Passersby interrupted the beating, and the assailants fled.
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New York
John J. Dooley
Tammany Had
Twenty-third Assembly
Banker Automobile Victim Killed In Ditch Crash
Minnesotan Fred Ware president of a Clarksdale bank died instantly when his car left the road and struck a ditch in St. Cloud Minnesota on Sept 24. The accident caused a fatal neck injury. In Canada a Montreal buggy collision killed a young woman Racicot and seriously injured Conway after being struck by a car driven by Longueuil councilor Lanier.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Fred Ware
Clarksdale Bank
Auto
Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Racicot
Conway
Longueuil
Lanier ofLongueuil
Four tied to sewer blast in Charleston
A gas explosion in a big sewer under construction in Charleston W Va today trapped four workmen Fire department fights blaze and rescue seems unlikely The event damaged the work site and prompted emergency response from local authorities
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Charleston
W. Va
Ciay
Alton Goes Free in Oil Rebates Probe
Chicago September 24 Attorney General Bonaparte asks U S district court to discharge the special grand jury convened to investigate the Alton railway rebates to the Standard Oil of Indiana.
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Chicago
Bonaparte
United States District Court
Alton Railway
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
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Standard Gil
New, Jersey
Tidewater Oil Company
Tidewater Pipe Line Company, Ltd
Tidewater
Robert D. Benson
Ferriss
United States Circuit Court
St. Louis
Standard Supplies Crade
Benson
Tidewater Companies
Standard Trust
Charles B. Morrison
Frank Kellogg
Tidewater Pipe Line Company
Standard
Tidewater Company
Titusville
Standard Trust of Ohio
Rockefeller
Brooklyn Bridge
North Pole
Prussia
S. Porthin
Joseph Hoeteth
Porthin
Hosteth
John Hunter
Carl Stark
Seaman Heine
New Years Island
Central
Mr. Bonaparte
Ignez Trumann Muscombs Covington
Frank Covingto
Dilheimer Liquor Company
First Avenue
Covington
Elliott Bi
J. B. Covington Fuel, Feed & Hauling Company
St. Paul, Minn
Edith
Waterloo Manufacturing Company
Schmitz
State Supreme Court
Ruef
Sterling
Benjamin Bell
Catherine Smith
Detroit
Alton
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