Standard Oil of Indiana Plans $29 Million Stock Increase
The Associated Press reports Standard Oil of Indiana will divide $29,000,000 in stock next month. The annual meeting is March 7 at Whiting, Ind. Stockholders will vote to raise the company's capital from $1,000,000 to $30,000,000, with the extra $29,000,000 to be distributed to stockholders.
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Associated Press
New York
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
New Jersey
Indiana Company
Whiting, Ind
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Quick Relief
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets aid digestion by supplying missing gastric elements. Take one after heavy meals to relieve indigestion and dyspepsia. Three sizes priced 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar. Available at The Rexall Store H L Wagner corner Houston and Avenue C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
H. L. Wagner
E. Houston
Avenue C
Indiana Oil Subsidiaries Seek Capital Boost After Standings Split
After the Standard Oil of New Jersey dissolution, Indiana shares fell to 1400 then rose to 4000 bid and 4500 asked. Analysts warn many subsidiaries may seek capital increases as asset values appear inflated. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana faced a 1907 fine of 29,024,000 dollars by Judge Landis in Illinois.
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Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Indiana Company
Standard
8Sdard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
Illinois
Watchful care for colds urges Foley’s Honey and Tar
Wet feet and cold air can inflame the nose throat and lungs and cause grippe bronchitis or pneumonia. Monitor children closely and treat persistent coughs with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It soothes inflamed membranes and speeds healing. Edwards & King Drug Co., Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Edwards & King Drug Co
Sue
Staacke Bros Offer Carriages at Very Low Prices
Staacke Bros advertise a large assortment of carriages buggies phaetons at very low prices. Dr J R Cunningham and address 449 Moore Bids/Osteopath phone 984ng listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staacke Bros
J. R. Cunningham
Moore
Detective Peyton Kills Suspect in Houston Arrest
In Houston on February 6 detective George Peyton shot and killed Orem Matthews an alleged escaped convict from Brazos county who resisted arrest. An inquest led to Justice Crocker exonerating Peyton.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Orem Matthews
Brazos County
George Peyton
Justice Crocker
Peyton
Faulk Elected Socialist Delegate for National Convention
At the Austin socialist local meeting Henry Faulk an Austin attorney was elected delegate to the national convention to be held in Oklahoma City May 12 to 15. Charles Perron was named as alternate. The local also reduced the women members' monthly fee from 25 cents to 5 cents.
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Faulk
Austin
Tex
Henry Faulk
Oklahoma City
Charles Perron
Three men to be tried in Georgetown for Gomez lynching
G F Noack Ezra W Stephens and E Wennske brought to Georgetown from Thordale on change of venue from Milam county. They face trial during the present term for the lynching of Antonio Gomez who killed Charles Zei Chang, triggering the mob violence.
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Thorndale
Georgetown
Tex
G. F. Noack
Ezra W. Stephens
E. Wennske
Antonio Gomez
Milam County
Gomez
Charles Zeichang
Make Your Own Cough Syrup With Pinex and Sugar
A recipe promotes mixing 1 pint granulated sugar with 44 pints warm water to create syrup. Add 2% ounces of Pinex to a pint bottle and fill with the sugar syrup to yield a ready made cough remedy. Claims it stops severe cough within 24 hours, is mildly laxative, and tastes pleasant. Also notes Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract with guaiacol and claims wide domestic use and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
United States
Canada
Southern battle over Confederate shaft funding stalled vote
In Washington debate over appropriating money for a Confederate memorial shaft at Vicksburg stalls as Senator Heyburn objects fearing use of US funds to honor enemies. Senator Williams defends memory and unity, while Heyburn insists finance and constitutional concerns block action.
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Associated Press
Louisville
United States
Senate
Idaho
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Heyburn
Vicksburg
Courier Journal
Washington
Williams
Touth
North
Infantry
South
Oliver Cromwell
General Botha
Five killed by gas from broken main in Philadelphia
Gas escaping from a broken street main killed five people and affected three others in a house at Twenty second and Carlton streets Philadelphia. The dead include Mrs Sophie Drasal and her children Rosie Stephen and Joseph and boarder John Wizniak. Gas spread via a sewer into the house. three nearby occupants were overcome but revived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Carlton Streets
Sophie Drasal
Rosie
Stephen
Joseph
John Wizniak
The Lax Fos Way Ad Claims Liver and Kidney Benefit
An advertisement touts Lax Fos as a medicine that strengthens the liver stomach kidneys and bowels while acting as a systemic tonic. It urges buying the first bottle on a money back plan and requesting the second bottle from the druggist, claiming uniqueness and safety.
Great Cold Wave Paralyzes North Germany
The Associated Press reports a severe cold wave in northwest Germany with Holstein at 24 degrees below zero and Berlin near 13 below. The Baltic Sea is frozen between Mecklenburg and Denmark, delaying steamers between Warnemunde and Gedser. The Elbe is heavily iced hindering large ocean liners reaching Hamburg.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Holstein
Baltic
Mecklenburg
Denmark
Warnemude
Gjedser
Elbe
Hamburg
Bertrand Stewart Espionage Sentence Roils Britain
A London lawyer Bertrand Stewart received three and a half years confinement in a fortress by the German court at Leipsic on espionage charges. Commons debate to follow amid anger at secretive trial and Belgian witness alleged as a paid informer. Press appeals urge justice as Anglo German tensions flare. Meanwhile Foley Kidney Pills promotion appears in the same text.
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Associated Press
London
England
Leipsic
Bertrand Stewart
Great Britain
Stewart
Commons
House of Commons
Pall Mall Gazette
Exposure Causes Death in Taylor Jail
A crippled beggar named John Downing died in Taylor Texas city jail from pneumonia after days on the streets and a three day fast. He said he came from Ireland six years ago and had no relatives in the United States. He lost his feet in a freezing shipwreck.
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Taylor
Tex
John Downing
Downing
America
Ireland
Sage Purchases Marsh Island For Possible Game Reserve
Marsh Island of 73 000 acres on Vermillion Bay Iberia parish has been bought by Mrs. Russell Sage of New York and will be offered to the United States government as a game reserve. Purchase price not disclosed by the realty firm handling the deal.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Marsh Island
Vermillion Bay
Iberia Parish
Russell Sage
New York
United States
Court Room Is Completed and Judge Seeligson Opens Feb Term
After months of vacancy the Fifty seventh district court returns to its marble and mahogany chamber. Judge Arthur W. Seeligson begins the February term with M. B. Hallam versus H. J. Moore et al on trial. New clerk Arthur M. Schultz assists, with Robert G. Harris now practicing as an attorney.
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Arthur W. Seeligson
Fiftyseventh District Court
Seeligson
Hallam
H. J. Moore
Arthur M. Schultz
Robert G. Harris
Claudia Hains Remarries Boston Artist Reginald Bolles
Claudia C Lib bey Hains widow of Capt Peter C Hains who faced an army scandal and murder allegations four years ago married Reginald Fairfax Bolles a Boston artist last night at the home of her agents in Milton Captain Hains had divorced her two years earlier naming William E Annis as co respondent
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Mrs. Hains
Associated Press
Boston
Claudia C. Libbey Hains
William E. Annis
Peter C. Hains
Milton
Reginald Fairax Bolles
Hains
Annis
Clean Up the Bowels and Keep Them Clean
The ad promotes Dr Miles Laxative Tablets as a gentle nonviolent remedy for constipation. It features testimonial from N A Waddell of Washington St Waco Texas praising their pleasant taste and mild action. Sold by druggists 25 cents per box with a money back guarantee.
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Miles
N. A. Waddell
Washington T. Waco, Tex
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Governor Seeks Quick Start On A and M Mess Hall
In Austin on February 6 the governor ordered immediate construction of a new mess hall at A and M college costing $100,000. State Inspector Nitschke began review of plans and contract preparation after visiting College Station to assess the fire-destroyed old hall.
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Austin
A. & M. College
Nitschke
College Station
Train Kills Young Woman at Station in Deafness
Miss Elsie Little of New York, noted tennis player, was struck by a locomotive at a Pinehurst station after suffering temporary deafness. She was examining baggage on the platform when the accident occurred. Her brother Raymond D. Little, a national‑repute tennis player, took the body to New York.
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Associated Press
Pinehurst
N. C
Elsie Little
New York
Raymond D. Little
Miss Little
May Hold Smokers Plan Near Future Meeting
The Retail Merchants' Association plans a May smoker to bring members closer, with Secretary Grasso organizing the event. A Thursday meeting will elect delegates to the state convention in Dallas on May 6 7 and 8 and to the national convention in Oklahoma City in April. A new director will also be chosen.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Grasso
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Association
Fire destroys Barnard and Leas plant in Moline
Fire at the Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Company plant in Moline Illinois erupted early today and caused an estimated loss of 500000 dollars. Four hundred workers were left unemployed by the blaze.
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Associated Press
Moline
Ill
Barnard,and Leas Manufacturing Company
Chinese laborer Gee Fong shipped from Ensenada to Vancouver
Gee Fong, a Chinese laborer twice caught attempting to enter the United States from Mexico, has been shipped from Ensenada under Wells Fargo Express to Vancouver British Columbia. Captain Arthur Stiles, Texas drainage official, has recovered from a ten day grip and will resume surveying for reclamation of flooded lands along the Trinity River near Dallas and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
Gee Fong
Mexico
Ensenada
Lower
California
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Gee
Vancouver
B. C
Stiles
Austin
Tex
Arthur Stiles
Trinity River
Dallas
Fort Worth
Peonage Case Opens in London Lumbermen Trial
A special term of the U S district court opened in London Kentucky to try ten wealthy lumbermen indicted on peonage charges. The proceedings mark a major federal case into labor exploitation in the region.
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Associated Press
London
United States District Court
Prisoners allegedly held in Kentucky mountains amid 56 indictments
The defendants are accused of holding workmen as prisoners in Kentucky mountains. Indictments total 56 counts. Mrs. W. Bailey of McCreary recounts la grippe leading to bronchitis and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with relief and cure, via Edwards & King Drug Co.
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M. F. Spalsbury
Sterling
Edwards & King Drug Co
Suc
Kentucky
Bailey
McCreary
Foley
Steam Laundry Planned for Smithville Texas
Smithville, Tex Feb 5 R J Mathis and Neal Landrum of Georgetown Texas have contracted to build a steam laundry. An up to date plant has been ordered and will be in operation within two months.
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Smithville
Tex
R. J. Mathis
This
Neal Landrum
Georgetown
Texas
Harrison's Granddaughter Weds in Washington
Miss Marathona Harrison granddaughter of President Benjamin Harrison married Harry A. Williams Jr. of Norfolk Virginia in Washington. Miss Harrison daughter of Major and Mrs Russell B Harrison was one of the White House babies during the Harrison administration.
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Harrison
Associated Press
Washington
Marathona Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Harry A. Williams Jr
Norfolk
Russell B. Harrison
White House
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