Judge Landis Criticised in Standard Oil Case Retrial Ordered
United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh District orders a retrial of the Government versus Standard Oil Company of Indiana. It finds Judge Landis erred by excluding evidence, treating car lots as separate offenses, and misusing discretion in imposing a $24.24 million fine for rebates on oil shipments from Whiting Indiana to East St Louis Illinois. The Indiana subsidiary is part of Standard Oil of New Jersey, with parent earnings and dividends cited.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh District
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Court of Appeals
Indiana
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals
Bat
United States District Court
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Indiana Corporation
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Elinor Glyn plans London premiere of Three Weeks thriller
Elinor Glyn prepares a London premiere of her dramatic adaptation of the novel Three Weeks with a company of capable performers. Charles Hawtrey will stage the production to test in London before New York. Glyn acts the heroine. hero is Charles Bryant with plans to tour in America.
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London
Elinor Glyn
New York
Charles Hawtrey
Mrs. Glyn
Paul
Harvest Ready and 30,000 Men Sought for Minnesota Harvest
With about 30,000 men needed and harvest only weeks away, Minnesota and North Dakota farmers face a bountiful crop but lack sufficient help as railroads offer no cheap transport incentives.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
Lightning strikes at Gettysburg encampment kill troopers
A terrific electrical storm at the Pennsylvania National Guard encampment in Gettysburg reports at least six troopers killed and about forty injured, some seriously, by lightning.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania National Guard
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 28 in White Slave Traffic Crackdown
Chicago report notes 28 indictments returned as part of Roosevelt era crackdown on white slave traffic. Authorities pursue crimes across jurisdictions with federal grand jury action highlighted.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
National Society Aims to Create United Fashion Set
A New York society column reports a proposed national organization to unify fashion elites across cities. The plan excludes Western cities and assigns about 1 000 members from New York Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and several Southern locales to form the National Assembly. The West and many major midwestern cities would be left out.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Washington
Richmond
West
National Assembly
Baltimore
Louisville
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Denver
Beheaded Mayor’s Daughter Grete Beier in Saxony Execution
Grete Beier an eighteen year old Freiberg mayor’s daughter was beheaded at night in Saxony after admitting to poisoning and shooting her fiancé civil engineer Preffler. The anonymous executioner arrived from Dresden with an ax and somber evening garb, conveying swift private justice. The case drew heavy international attention due to Beier’s social standing and forged documents used to mislead police.
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Freiberg
Saxony
Grete Reier
Dresden
Grete Beier
Preffler
Herr Preffler
Italy
Grete
New York Man Captured After Killing Aunt in New Jersey
August Eberhard, who confessed to shooting and killing his aunt Mrs Ottillie Eberhard in New Jersey, was captured near Paterson and jailed in Hackensack. He said he sought money to marry a New York girl and planned to kill a cousin to clear the way. Police will question the girl named by Eberhard.
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New York
August Eberhard
Ottillie Eberhard
New Jersey
Paterson
N. J
Hackensack
Eberhard
Too Hot to Sin in St Louis Church Summer Farewell
Rev Pedro Ilgen of Holy Ghost Evangelical locks church doors in midsummer heat and dismisses the congregation with a call to rest. The St. Louis, Missouri special notes residents joke about quitting sin as temperatures soar.
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St. Louis
Pedro Ilgen
Holy Ghost Evangelical
Boston Police Slay Bandits End 36 Hour Terror
In a gun battle with 500 police one Jamaica Plain gang member was killed in a Forest Hill cemetery ravine. Two suspects were captured while three others remain missing. The 36 hour terror left two men dead and 15 wounded, with three possibly fatally injured.
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Boston
Mass
Jamaica Plain
Forest Hill Cemetery
Cold Se hea to the hun ry man more than a we vt arm hand
A fragmentary note describes a cold scene with a hungry man seeking warmth and a rough hand offering aid, reflecting hardship and care in sparse wording.
Inventor Patten Reveals Rapid No-Powder Gun
New York report details William Patten’s brass gun driven by a flywheel that fires lead bullets at incredible speed without powder. He claims a ten inch model can yield 50 000 shots per minute, with a fifty horsepower motor for a full size unit.
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New York
William Patten
Mr. Patten
England
Booster Trains Aim to Save Farm Lands
Omaha special reports farmers and agricultural boards plan booster trains to lure owners and their sons from Iowa Illinois Indiana and eastern Nebraska back to the old farms. Six trains are scheduled after harvest to tour developed districts and show what can be done on the ancestral lands to halt migration to Canada and western territories.
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Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Nebraska
Canada
Agricultural Boards
Indianapolis
Women denied mail carrier job over pants rule in 1920s
In Washington DC Special Acting Postmaster General Goldfield ruled a woman could not become a mail carrier without facing embarrassment and losing modesty and skirts. At Idaho Falls an exam led to certifying a young woman for city free delivery but a bold faced statute required carriers to wear pants, detailing attire set by a former postmaster general.
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Washington, D. C
Goldfield
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Civil Service Commission
American wins marathon after protest upheld in London
The United States protest against Durango of Italy being named winner was upheld. Hayes, the American who finished second, is declared winner at 26 miles 13 furlongs. Time 2 hours 54 minutes 36 seconds. The protest claimed Durango collapsed near the finish and was carried by spectators, and that he would not have finished without help.
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London
United States
Durango
Hayes
Indignant Curacao Residents Demand Dutch Apology
Tension between Venezuela and Curacao worsens after incidents in Willemstad. A crowd attacked a Venezuelan publisher, forced apologies from him, and surrounded the Venezuelan consul’s residence. Venezuelan measures against Dutch vessels and officials triggered protests and troop patrols.
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Willemstad
Cable
Venezuela
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Castro
Wilhelmina
Aruba
J. H. DeReus
Caracas
Netherlands
Why Hebrews Won't Vote in Chicago Primary
It is estimated that 20 000 orthodox Jewish voters will not participate in the primary held on their Sabbath. The impact on Republican or Democratic candidates remains conjectural, though Democrats appear more concerned.
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Chicago
Remorse Drives Slayer to Death by Own Action
In Louisville Kentucky Philip Hans Jr the killer of Arthur Kraft and killer of his wife Pearl Kraft ended his life with a self inflicted bullet. He left two notes one to his mother saying had he listened he would be alive and happy and another to the world stating one should never love a married woman.
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Louisville
Philip Hans, Jr
Arthur Kraft
Pearl Kraft
Hans
Two Japanese Officers Observe Wisconsin National Guard Maneuver
Two Japanese army officers stationed on a bluff near Camp Douglas Wisconsin watched secretly through field glasses as the Wisconsin National Guard conducted its annual outing. They were discovered only as the camp began to break.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Y. M. C. A. Cornerstone Laid in Indianapolis
The cornerstone of the new Y M C A building at Illinois and New York streets was laid Sunday afternoon in ceremonies. The structure is planned to cost nearly 300000 dollars with over half the funds raised by public subscription.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Illinois and
New York Streets
Biggest oil well blaze in Tampico area
The San Geronimo River oil field flare near Tampico Mexico swelled to 1000 to 1500 feet as officials report a vast daily loss of 90000 barrels. Authorities call it the largest oil well brought in on the American continent.
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Tampioco
Mexico
San Geronimo River
Here
Frightful Alpine Tunnel Disaster Drowns Twenty Five Workers
In the Loetschberg tunnel of the Bernese Alps in Berne Switzerland a sudden wall between the tunnel and an unseen subterranean river gave way. A torrent of water and mud flooded the tunnel and all twenty five drilling workmen were drowned.
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Alps
Berne
Switzerland
Loetschberg
Bernese Alps
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Standard Oil
Drew Eberhard
Ventor
Weapon of
Uncle Sam
Ment
Willem
Stad
Jans
Colden Rule Rheumatic Remedy CO
Columbus
Ohio
Emblem Bicycles
MFC. Company
Angola
Erie Co
N Y
Concord
Naboth Vineyards
Diner's Digester Company
Des Moines
U. S
F. McArdle
Transportation and Mechanical
Clover Leaf
National Correspondence School of
Michigan Ave
30Th St
Harkins & Willis, Manufacturers
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Heinzelman
Heinzelman Bros. Carriage CO
Dept. H
Belleville
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