Banana Cartel Sued Over Bananas Price Surge
Report alleges Fruit Dispatch Co and United Fruit Co conspired to corner banana supply, raise prices, and push independent growers out. Officials claim growers unfairly boosted payments to two to four times fruit value, with contracts steering sales away from independents. Independent observers warn of higher food costs if competition is crushed.
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United Prefit Co
The
Fruit Dispatch Co
United States
Canada
Pugland
Noted Southern Beauty Is A Home Wrecker
Mrs Julia Agsare, wife of W. Kavanaugh, claims her husband’s affair with Margaret Brown led to marital breakdown. Kavanaugh denied the charges as a divorce ploy. A detective reported seeing Kavanaugh and Brown in a hotel room, prompting alimony litigation of 2500 dollars.
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Julia Agsare
W. Kavanaugh
Navarre
Kavanaugh
Patehagoges
Margaret Brown
Kavanauch
Misa Julia
J. N. Rick
Beery Churchill
National Bankers Convention Opens in Atlantic City
Leading bankers and financiers from across the United States and from Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Porto Rico and Hawaii gather at the Marlborough-Mienheim hotel in Atlantic City as the American Bankers' Association establishes official headquarters. The general convention is set to begin at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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National Bankers’ Convention
Atlantic City
N. J
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Marlborough-Mienheim
American Bankere’ Association
Grand Jury to Probe Beef Trust in Chicago
A federal grand jury will be drawn on October 1 to hear matters presented by U S District Attorney Sims regarding members of the beef trust. The action signals a formal government probe into alleged anti competitive practices in the meat industry.
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Chicago
United States
Sims
Beef Trust
Detective Arrests Man in Virginia Ettty Murder Case
James Hott was arrested by C. W. Henry, who claims to be a detective, and charged with murdering Mrs. Ettty. She was killed last November when her throat was cut in bed. Henry says Hott killed the woman by mistake, thinking she was his mother in law.
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Louisville
Virginia Etty
James Hott
C. W. Henry
Possible Republican mayoralty bid eyed by Longworth
NICK SAYS HE MIGHT CINCINNATI OH Sept 14 Nicholas Longworth hints he may accept the Republican mayoralty nomination. He says friends pressuring him to run for Senate are in the dark and he wants to learn politics before deciding. He denies interviews claiming Roosevelt would accept another nomination.
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Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
United States Senate
Honolulu
Roosevelt
Fragmentary 19th Century Tea Phrase Notes
The readable portions describe tea served steaming from an earthen pot and a lovely woman pouring it. Several garbled words appear, mentioning a grocer and payments but the passage is largely undecipherable. The fragment hints at domestic scenes or a humorous aside from a ledger-like casual note.
Divorce Granted After Detective Story Dispute
Mrs Minnie Campbell was granted a divorce from Ben Hecause and William Campbell in Muncih Indiana. The plaintiff said the husband preferred cheap detective stories to work and complained he read Indian and detective tales day and night. The court ruled the divorce proper.
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Minnie Campbell
Storion
President’s tour from Oyster Bay to Canton and Keokuk
President Roosevelt plans a sequence of stops after leaving Oyster Bay. He will speak in Washington Keokuk and several Mississippi River cities including St. Louis Galeo Memphis Vicksburg and Nashville before returning to Washington. The trip centers on delivering seven or eight addresses and completing a speech to Congress.
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Oserd
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Keokuk
Mississippi
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Galeo
Memphis
Vicksburg
Nashville
Sagamore Hill
Preacher Cleared in East Ohio Conference Trial
In Cleveland on Sept 24 the East Ohio M and conference found Presiding Elder Henthorne not guilty on multiple counts after a three day trial. Verdicts included kissing Rosetta Scott not guilty by 12 to 4 and other charges of plagiarism slander defamation lying and interference all not guilty with unanimous votes. Henthorné wept when the favorable ruling was announced.
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Cleveland
East Ohio M
HK. Henthorne
Rosetta Scott
Ullty
de Witt Talmaxe
Henthorné
Beveridge Faces Fight Over Indiana Nomination
Indianapolis dispatch reports a rift in Indiana between Fairbanks and Beveridge as gubernatorial candidate Con Freneman Watson gains backing from Fairbanks. Charles W. Miller, Goshen attorney general, is named Beveridge’s candidate. Beveridge supporters warn Fairbanks must nominate Miller or risk losing a solid Indiana delegation to the national convention. The clash centers on which side backs Watson and the vice president.
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Confreneman
Watson
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Indiana
Chas. W. Miller
Goshen
Miller
Hank
Pair Banks
Cheerfully Waiting for His Death in Cleveland
Leo Adrian, in Cleveland, declares he awaits an accident foretold in a dream for October. He has informed Central Accident Insurance Co that he does not seek unfair payout and asks them to cancel his $2,009 policy. Friends say he has grown fat since deciding his fate is settled.
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Leo Adrian
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Central Accident Insurance Co
Carcel
Cin Cinnali
Cincinnati
Columbine
Chicago
Singing Ghost Seeks Warrant for Husband at Hyde Park
A woman connected to Theosophists visits Hyde Park police seeking relief from the ghost of her late husband who died four years ago. The restless spirit has been tearing shingles from the roof and throwing bricks at the goat house. Officers sent her to Mrs Besant for help.
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Annie Besant
Bushbend
He Gaya
Hyde Park
Mrs. Besant
Henry A Heyder to wed common-law wife amid divorce grounds
Fisherman Henry A Heyder, reputed to have a 50000 dollar fortune, plans to marry his common-law partner Freda Kreybeler in a case that will hinge on statutory divorce grounds. She has lived with him eight years and helped raise his nets. Navy yard hosts fleet of battleships.
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Sandusky
Henry A. Heyder
Freda Kreybeler
Heyder
Shipwreck Survivors Rescued as Cattalla Plans Shift
Survivors from the schooner John Currier were rescued by the revenue cutter McCullough and transferred to the cutter Thetis en route to Seattle. Captain Emil Prancke, earlier suspended, won an appeal and can seek first mate papers, while Captain Howard Penfield is freed from charges. The steamer Altamont from Portland arrives at Catalla for Guggenheim plans.
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Thetis
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Howard Penfield
Indianapolis
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Reliance
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Altamont
Portland
Guggenhetowm
New Incorporations Reported for Washington State
Secretary of State records filed include Appleton Investment Corporation Limited in Seattle with 500000 dollars, Mt Vernon Investment Company with 16000 dollars, Paper Coast Range Coal Company in Seattle with 250000 dollars, and multiple capital increases for Kitaap County Cooperative Association and Seattle Electric Company. The recap notes the fourth increase and share additions.
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Star
Olympia
Wash
Appleton Investment Corporation, Limited
Seattle
F. J. Appleton
A. Appleton
J. F. Douglas
A. F. Appleton
Fred Bagen
James A. Harvey
Ei- Mt. Vernon Investment Company
Mt. Vernon
Geo. D. McLean
W. M. King
F. G. Pickering
W. OH. Pickering
R. L. Davis
B. Phippe
O. J. Johnson
L. B. Shraegar
F. B Paper Coast Range Coal Company
Heal Foster
H. M. Casey
BE. Parry
Willemh. Cioniff
H. M. Herrin
Steck
Kitaap County
Judge Denies Sloan Dismissal in Sloan Estate Case
Judge Frater denied Samuel Sloan’s motion to dismiss the administrator’s petition seeking enforcement of Sloan’s appearance and demonstration of his claimed interest in the Mary Sloan estate. The ruling centers on determining Sloan’s right to participate in the estate proceedings.
Chauffeurs Ban Wild Death Rides After Meeting
In Moberly Missouri four trainmen died in a head on collision on the Missouri Kansas and Texas line. Officials say the crash resulted from an error in orders. The report notes the tragedy followed a warning against dangerous rides and mocks it with an ad line about Soap Lake soap.
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Pour
Moberly
Estate of George J. Phelan Appraised
The estate of George J. Phelan former partner of Phelan Contello has been appraised at 99878.46 dollars. He died June 15 of this year.
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George J. Phelan
Phelan & Contello
Finkcase Dropped Against Local Grocer Milk License Charge
The case against F. H. Fink the grocer accused of selling milk without a license was dispensed yesterday by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney J. W. Witham.
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J. W. Witham
Methodist Preachers Association Elects Officers
The Methodist Preachers Association yesterday elected officers including President Rev. W Leech Vice President Rev W Byers and Secretary Rev Harry C Wilson in a orderly annual vote for the society.
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Methodist
W. Leech
W. ©. Byers
Harry C. Wilson
Market Permit Granted for Public Market on Market Street
City council at night granted Ballard's petition to use a portion of Market Street for a public market district. The decision authorizes construction and operation of a street market space serving residents and local vendors.
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Ballard
Market St
General Dec Clay Dead Civil War Medal Recipient
Gen Dec Clay son of a famed New York artist and Civil War hero died. He served as a general agent of the department of justice and held a medal of honor for gallantry.
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Washington
Dec Clay
New York
Department of Justice
Violet ray treatment and Turkish baths at Grand Opera House
A brief item notes violet ray treatment and electric vibratory massage along with Turkish and steam baths operating under the Grand Opera House, detailing a wellness or spa offering in the venue.
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Grand Opera House
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