Waters Pierce Oil Co Big Money Maker
The report by Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith exposes Waters Pierce Oil Co as a major profit engine for Standard Oil. It notes dividends of about 117.6 million on 1882 to 1905 with profits exceeding dividends by large margins, and details price discrimination and subsidiary practices used to extend control while maintaining independent firms.
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Washington, D.C. Aus
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Whlers-Pierre O
Standard Oil Concern
Herbert Knox Smith
Standard OL
Standard
Standard Oil Company
Ware
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Mexico
Tharketing
United States
Pierce Oil Company
Riganve Wronopaly
Guith
Bureau
Real Estate Transfers Include Numerous City Lots and Acres
A chaotic list of transfers shows Wolfson to Davenport on lot 2 block 8 near San Saba and Muay streets for 1600, and multiple deeds involving Lavaca County residents, various creek and survey tracts, and numerous streets in West Commerce, Roosevelt, and Hackberry. Several parcels, adoptions, and estates appear with sums ranging from 50 to 9914.61, reflecting a busy parcel market and intercounty ties in early 1900s land deals.
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Wolfson
T. F. Davenport
San Saba
Muay Streets
Wm. Green Et al
Lavaces County
R. L. Eschenburg
and County
Rooille Creek
Juan M. Torrega
W. W. White
Gonzales
Iota T
West Commerce Street
M. A. Gissi
W. B. Russ
Roosevelt Avenue
Missionfield
Reynaldo Carrion
L M
Maria Garza
Jose Angel G. Carrion
Louise
Otto Brown
Monterey Street
al. Hazlett
Mary A. Gress
Hackberry Street
Prank Ronebrough
Los Angeles County
Cal
B. 1
Hennett
Bexar County
Charles H. Heimsath
Chin Wurs
Guran
Alexander Bownton
Elty
South Heights
M. Yaruty
Alexander Twynton
Lion
Gid
Arthur E. Thompson
Alexander Noynton
Jae
Bown Heights
Frank A
Barber
Alexander Baynton
Catherine Spelser Schroder
Yleh Helmlio
Roenbdivision
Tausfield Street
Mesquite
North Cherry Street
Ben M. Naniwood
Newls Dirteh Ito Oto
Katie Vilentun
Graysun Struet
Burial Permits for several local deaths in Augu st
Burial permits list multiple recent deaths with ages, dates of death in August, and interment details. Marcello Garcia aged 18 died August 4 from a pistol shot wound on Matmmavos Street San Fernando cemetery. Martin Hingjosa aged five months died August 8 at 623 South San Saba Street. Interment in San Fernando cemetery. Wile MH Priel aged ? years died August 2 from typhoid fever at 614 North San Saba Street. Interment in Gutheron cemetery. Luly Zepeda aged 1 died August 4 from typhoid fever at 1002 Jones Avenue. Interment in San Wernandy.
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Marcello Garcia
Matmmavos
Tatarent
San Fernando
Martin Hingjosa
San Saba
Wile MH
Priel
Gutheron
Luly Zepeda
Jones Avenue
San Wernandy
Stricken Man in Lockhart and Other Texas News
Stricken with paralysis in Lockhart, W B Holleman of Austin is in critical condition during a visit with prominent Texas relatives. Kerrville locals plan to enlarge the Sapl railroad depot with separate waiting rooms for whites and negroes. A man stabbed at a dance near Levy died, with funeral at Elen. Tomjoes ripen for shipment to San Antonio, cotton gins expect a busy period, and a fire destroyed a gin at Semple with $4000 loss. Temple discusses purchasing a water plant. Palestine reports a man electrocuted by lightning near Cronkett before a funeral. vagrancy arrests increase work requirements. Carpenter and Joiners of America convene in Temple with about 100 delegates. Pasa and surroundings report open saloons and new business, while Sesnia notes services in saloons with limited hours.
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Lockhart
Tex
W. B. Holleman
Austin
Holleman
Texas
Kerrville
Sap
Oil Standard Abuse and Banknote Bacteriology Claims
The article argues that oil firms use railroad discrimination and short measures to keep prices low, enabling profits at consumer expense while the Standard asserts efficiency allows low pricing. It cites bacteriologist Daylington and Park on banknotes as microbial habitats, noting bacteria on coins and notes, including 26 on nickel, 40 on silver, and 73,000 on soiled notes, with diphtheria implications.
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West
United States
Calio
Paria
New York Herald
Daylington
Park Dave
Park
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