Charges Outline Government Proof Against Meat Packers
The article details government charges against meat packers under antitrust law. It describes a long standing pool of Armour, Swift, Morris and others, with regional quotas and secret meetings. It notes arrangements dating from 1892 and controls exerted through intercompany coordination and uniform policy practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rial
Armoura
Hammond
Morris
Cudahy Schwarechild & Sulzberger
Byts
National
Pack
Armour, Swift
Morris Conta
Loeb & Co
Christmas Weddings In Tacoma Tie 31 Couples
In Tacoma on December 26 31 couples requested marriage licenses and were joined in ceremonies. The tale blends holiday cheer with small town bustle as weddings unfold amid festive scenes and a lighthearted mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Cupid
Mceuses
German-born composer Berlin tallies fame and riches
The article profiles Irving Berlin as a leading American songwriter earning about $75,000. It notes he cannot read music but composes by ear, then has others write it down. Born near the Bowery, he began with "Nigger Mike" and rose after Johnny Hayes beat Dorando in the Marathon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Snyder Company
New York
America
Alexander
Mendelssohn
Berlin
The
Bowery
Mike
Johnny Hayes
Dorando
International Copyright Secured and Berlin's Song Success
Dawe wrote a song titled Doran do and debuted it in a restaurant where it became a hit. He sold the song to a publisher for 26 dollars, which later earned the publisher 20 thousand dollars. Soon after, he performed Sadie Salomie Go Home when Henry Watterson, a publisher, arrived and offered him a job. Berlin accepted and achieved unparalleled success in songwriting thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alexander
Irving Berlin
Chinatown Sa
Race
Dawe
Dorando
Sadie Salomie
Henry Watterson
Watterson
Berlin
Girl Released in Goodman Murder Case
Hazel Smith, linked to John Rogers, the Goodman murder suspect, was released from police custody in San Francisco. She led to Rogers’s arrest and wore a ring taken from Banjo Goodman’s body after the Barbary Coast murder and jewelry robbery. She likely plans to leave the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hazel Smith
John Rogers
Goodman
Rogers
Banj Goodman
Federal probe on dynamite conspiracy to end soon
With most witnesses finished, federal investigators expect the dynamite conspiracy case to conclude within hours. Eight California defendants are likely to be indicted under federal interstate explosives statutes on or about December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Daughter Elopement Delayed by Boarding Search
A family awaits a place to board before confirming a daughter’s elopement. Officials or guardians coordinate housing options as circumstances delay the wedding plan.
Regulated Dynamite Shipments Highlight McNamara Case
Washington observers seize on 1912 ICC rules limiting interstate dynamite shipments after Judge Bordwell questioned the McNamaras about the nitroglycerin content in the Times building blast. The defendants said the dynamite was 80 percent, above the 60 percent limit, influencing later records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
McNamara Brothers
Walter Bordwell
Los Angeles
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bordwell
Times
McNamaras
First Person Fined for Buying a Drink in Connecticut
A 20-year-old, H. Potter, becomes the first recorded minor fined under Connecticut’s new liquor law after being penalized six dollars in Putnam for purchasing a glass of beer. The hearing in Washington reveals a federal push in a so-called flea hunt, spending about a million dollars in California to exterminate ground squirrels carrying bubonic plague. Ghost legends alarm Plainfield residents as a bewitching tale spurs neighbors to guard against dogs. police uncover bees and 25 pounds of honey under a floor. Wallet betting on Roosevelt premiums in the presidential race appears as small stakes and a purse found under a horse’s hoof in Winstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Potter
Putnam, Conn
Putnam
Tacoma Timber Sale Sparks Market for Logs
Tacoma reports 10,000,000 feet of logs from Weyerhaeuser timber holdings for a transmission line project. The city paid $20,000 for the timber and now markets the surplus logs for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Public Markets Price List Fragment
Fragmentary public market note lists assorted produce and canned goods with prices such as apples prunes corn raisins and peaches. The text is garbled but indicates item names and cents per unit, including cans and weight measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heron Toonan
Playmates Die In Same Minute From Matches Burns
Gertrude Zimmerman and Mabel Simon two five year old playmates from Sabeth New Jersey died in the same minute in the same hospital from burns suffered while playing with matches in their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Zimmerman
Mabel Simon
Sabeth
N. J
Fragmentary Grocery Price List From An Old Market Page
A garbled OCR list shows various grocery prices including flour, sausage, butter, lamb, mutton, ham, sardines, tomatoes, pineapples, oranges, apples, raisins, and sausages. Numerous items have distorted names and inconsistent cents per pound or per unit, reflecting a historic market ledger snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewrning
Inpesota Creamery
Norway
Yakima
Progressive invasion of Taft in Ohio speech tour
Senator La Follette campaigns in major Ohio cities while Gifford Pinchot Senator Clapp and Senator Poindexter plan a swing through smaller towns. Clapp begins tomorrow with talks in Salem Ashtabula Alliance Ashland and Frederickstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Senator la Follette
Gifford Pinchot
Clapp
Minnesota
Poindexter
Washington
Taft
Salem
Ashtabula
Alliance
Ashland
Frederickstown
Classified Ad Rates and Offers for Clothing Shop
Transient classified rates are 10 cents per line with six insertions for five under all classifications. Free insertion for employer with listed position and straight salary. Mike Cohn buys sells and exchanges new and second hand clothes at 1017 Pike St Ind L 2689 Main 6333. Bring ad for 10 percent discount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Cohn
Pike
Ind
Main
Har Ness and funeral notices mix in Seattle listings
Largest variety of harness and bongs advertised for Leesh 1620 AV. Funeral directors Rosenburg Undertaking Co. and Sienney-Watson Co. listed with addresses and phones. Job ads seek clerks and telephone operators, with housing and rooming options mixed with classified notices. Various services and real estate listings fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesh
Rosenburg Undertaking CO
Corner Ninth and
Union
Mainack
Fremont Ay
Tserworth Butt
LA Bendermere
Ist
Sienney-Watnon Co
University
For Sale Farmland and Land Deals on Puget Sound
An auction style classified listing offers farms and 20 acre ranches for sale on Puget Sound area with terms such as cash payments and monthly installments. It highlights soil quality near Whidby Island Chehalis and Yakima Valley options, nearby roads schools creeks and markets, plus contact details for West Coast Land Co and other sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whidby Island
Puget Bound
Washington St
Chehalis
West Coast Land CO
American Bank
North City
Quari Mile
Sriland Ranch
Terry
Kirkland Hotel
Bautimen
Kelly Co
Northern Bank
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Reese
New York Globe
National Packing Co
Armour
Swift
Massachusetts
Harper's Weekly
Irving Bertin
Mike's
Marvey
Quilty
Portland
Nathan B. Harvey
Hill
Harvey
Justice Sampson
Oregon City
Uncle Sam
California
L. Blenham
Ravine Road
Plainfield
Menhams
Kiely
Atu
Jeremiah Hall
Winsted
Conn
Mia
Carrie Webber
de Monts
Cleveland Plain Dealer
J. D. Farrell's
Maplewood Mols
Aia
Seventh Ave
Reyes
NEW Today
General Reyes
Leevens
Dreamland Seventh
Prof
Raber
T Dance Tonight
Labor Temple
A. Mianion Free
Harvard
Alaska
Peetarius Vane Tety
LDR
Elman Dock
A. Sandelc
Court House
J. Woodhouse
Dr. McCulwork
Cobb Bldg
Sanitar
Ag Reas
Kirkland
RPD
W. Rufener
Oleaks Wit i Express
P. Daigie
Wwe
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Gavin
Seattle
Weet
Waihong
Ang Up
Ningle
Rome
Weatereay
We Cramer, Inc
MH. K. Apts
Denny Way
Thorman St
Virginia Hotel
Cor
Virfin
Sth
Westlake Av
Ren Roy
Ballard
Boston Elk
Ge Ae
Glenwood
Ted Weet
Sound
Bremerton
Clifford Land Co
Lake Washington
Lawrence
Cheat
Auburn
Ern Washington
Clenson & CO
Third Fleet
Dixon & Co
Ae St
City Water
Avillas
Inoue
Union ST
Collins & Son
West & Wheeler
Colman Block
Yakima Valley
Marine N. PF
Anteer
Mitchell
Lane
Kina - Equity
Star
John Wold
Wainwright & McLeod
City Real Estate
Mehta
Bute
Vinney
Orth Woodland Park
Phinney
ASK Cottage Realty CO
North
Cadam
Burke & Farrar
Kodak
At & Thee Pacote
Cs Cony
Fin Green Lake
Wothers
American Building Co
Mattlin Home Builders
BAL
Cit
Samuel Collyer
Seattle Real Esrate
West Seattle
J. B. Kiefer
Neal Ea
Sturtevant eCo
Columbia
Columbia Et
Seattle Trust Comeet
Secon
Faldex Furn. Co
Firat
Kalem Poultry Market Cor
Pike Place
J. A. Bundwall
Meyer-Tower
Toronto
G. V. Holt
Shelia
Mt Main
N.Y
J. Beedie
Boston
J. P. Ball
Lda
Shenal
Mali
Townsend
Bailey
PTT ‘de Munda
Erad
Tite
Moetrist
Leary
Pati
Nom. Cook
Mullinnix
Globe and Maison
Sun
Wm. F Lovering
Cumber Exchange
Dalton
Soho Arcade
Paas Tent Torney
Henry Bide
Mair
Barnes & Co
Hoge Bide
Adams & Brooks
Central Building
Eller Prin Ouse
Shaw Show Case CO
Tnd Av
Virginia
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