Grand Jury Clears Blanderd Oil Case On Jurisdiction
Cleveland July 18 The federal grand jury reports no indictments against Blanderd Oil Co and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway for interstate commerce violations due to lack of jurisdiction. Evidence will be used in Chicago proceedings. Assistant Attorney General and U S Attorney will handle the case.
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Cleveland
Grand Jury
Blanderd Oil Company
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Pathway 4
Interstate Commerce Lawr
Chicago
Henry
Suleliven
Bolish
Moody
General Moody
Myret
United States Attorney's Office
New York City
Grand
Standard Oil Company
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company
Ohie
Gener
United States
Ice dealers face anti trust suits in Missouri
Circuit Attorney Sager filed suits against Polar Wave Ice and Merchants Coal and Ice and the Coal company alleging a joint effort to fix and maintain ice prices in St Louis. They seek 71400 to be paid to each firm and nullification of their charters for an August 1904 agreement. investigation traced back to spring after ice price hikes.
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Missouri
St .Louis
Attoray Lager
Gard
Polar Wave Ice
Buel Company
Merchants' 108, and Coal Company
Gines
St. Louis
Sager
Toledo
George N. Fickelgeon
Folar Wave
St Lonte
Davidson
Madigan
Wis
Oklahoma Nation Nickname Sparks Debate Before Statehood
Ons Tiwe Link Awake reports in Guthrie July 18 1907 on Oklahoma’s nickname for the forthcoming state as citizens debate options tied to its Indian origins. Suggestions include Pap- Poose Indian Bugle Mistletoe Lobo and Oklahoma meaning red people Choctaw leaders explain the word okla for people and boma for red, linked to Allen Wright and Choctaw treaty history.
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Tiwe
Mighta
Wong
Guthrie
Okio
Oklwhom
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Green McCurtin
Allen Wright
The
United States
TAGGART ON THE DECISION BOOTS AT STATE INTERFERENCE
Thomas Taggart denounces state officials for a raid and lawsuit he calls sensational and ill advised in a bid to curb gambling at a casino. He claims the actions were political posturing to seize credit for his efforts. Attorney General Miller left for Indianapolis to appeal the case to the supreme court. transcript to be filed within a week.
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Pao
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Buskirk
Miller
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Secret marriage ends in tragedy at Moran's morgue
Decatur Illinois July 18 A bride of three weeks sobbed as her husband Shelly Stallard a Wabash brakeman was found dead after a fatal accident near Mound. The couple wed in Albany eight months after meeting and planned secrecy. The bride described their brief union and the shock of the death.
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Muncie
Ind
Ellen Veller
John Veller
Sue
Decatur
Shelby, Stallard
Wabash Railway
Tilthin J. Harty
Shelby
Darly Saaney
Stollard
Armistice talks loom as Central America seeks halt to Guatemala conflict
Reports from Mexico City and Washington indicate a proposed armistice among Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua against Guatemala may begin soon. Disputed timing due to scattered troops and communications is noted, with officials saying all parties favor a ceasefire.
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Washington
America
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
State Department
Mexico
Guatemala City
San Salvador
New Orleans
Central Republic
Barillag
Honduran
Nicaragua
John Tenking
Omaha
Neb
United States
Roosevelt
Fortin
Tortin
Cabrera
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleane
Filthy Slaughter House Probe Brings State Action
Kansan investigator says conditions near Wellington are unsanitary beyond belief. Dr Crumbine orders county officials to inspect all slaughter houses and give five days to clean up, noting Kansas City packing plants may be implicated. Two killed in Houston rail collision. church death in Palagra town.
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Topeka
Kan
Wellington
State Board of Health
de. J. 3
Crombine
Dr. Crumbine
Kansas City
Kansas
Pure Food Experts Converge in Hartford Meeting
Delegates from across the nation attend the 61st session of the tenth annual meeting of the National Association of State Dairy and Pure Food Departments at the Connecticut state capitol. The convention runs through Friday with several addresses on pure foods and food adulteration. Miss Aliee Lakey of Cranford New Jersey, chair of the Consumers league food investigating committee, will read a paper Thursday reporting on the league's work for pure foods.
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Hartford
Conn
National Association of State Dairy and Pure Food Departments
State Capitol
Aliee Lakey
Cranford
N. J
National Consumers’league
Consumers’ League
L For
Pure Foods
Exalted Ruler Elected At Elks Convention in Denver
Judge Henry Melvin of Oakland has been unanimously elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the Denver convention on July 18.
McCurdy Served in Suit Over 2.9 Million Policy Funds
Richard A McCurdy, ex-president of Mutual Life, was served with papers in a case seeking about 2.9 million of policyholders’ funds allegedly disbursed through secret channels during his regime. The suit accuses him of receiving money from private loans and using it for various hidden purposes.
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Fajers
Ohve
New York
Ichard A
3Fo- Curdy
Mutual Life Topuralice Company
Delancey Nicoll
Michard A. M'Curdy
Ion A Autt
Aggerit
Yellow Dog
Mc Oaroy
Lranader W. Lawrence
Assault and car overturning attack near Muskegon
A liveryman William Spring and family are attacked after their carriage is struck by a wheeled vehicle. Three men leap out and hurl stones. Spring is injured and Mrs Spring seeks shelter as a rock breaks the carriage top. Frank Hoverbich and Charles ac Kete are arrested in Polk County.
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Bim
Muskegue
Mich
William Spring
Spring
Mutual Life trustees report two resignations from Standard Oil ties
July 18 New York The Mutual Life Insurance trustees panel reports Henry H Stogers and William Rockefeller withdrew from the body amid Standard Oil associations. Peabody released Rogers letter denying influence on the presidency, stressing no profits or direct dealings with Mutual Life. Rockefeller has no policy or trustee role now and seeks release.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Henry H. Stogers
William Rockefeller
Peabody
Rogers
Ostreets
Mutual Company
Standard Oil Company
Belcher
Standard of
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Mutual
Banished Frown 31inois July 18 189?
Banished from Tinois before August 6 as alternative to a $200 fine. Benjamin Cocker 26, son of a banker in Adrian Michigan, arraigned by Justice Borer in Evanston on July 1 for a serious charge. Police officer Arthur Johnson made the complaint. Reform in Persia: Teheran orders a new ministry of justice to be formed. bazaar reopened, troops withdrawn, priests left the great mosque for a private area. Indorse Treaty Negotiations: Bogota reports unanimous support by Colombia's commercial congress for new treaties with the United States and Panama, per President Reyes and Minister Barrett.
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Persia
Teheran
Bogota
Colombia
Republic
Reyes
Barrett
United States
Panama
Notable 1903 events from various regions and figures
The secretary of the navy and Sir Bonaparte visit Lenox and stay until August 6. The Ancient Order of Hibernians holds its national convention in Saratoga, North Carolina. Roosevelt to speak at Harrisburg dedication on October 4. Berlin to host World’s Fair. A Jackson County feud jury in Bestryville acquits Judge Hargis and ex-Sheriff Callahan of 1903 murder. Lipton rumored to start a Winnipeg packing plant. Major Bartlett of the treasury department was short about $22,000.
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Secretary of the Navy
Sirs Bonaparte
Lenox
Maas
National Convention of the
Ancient Order of Hiberniary
Saratoga
N. C
Harrisburg
Roosevelt
Berlin
Jackson County
Bestryville
Hargis
Callahan
James B. Marcum
Thomas Lipton
Winnipeg
Man
George A. Bartlett
Treasury Department
Joliet Flood Fear Denied by Drainage Experts
Chicago July 18 engineering officials of the drainage board refuted Joliet flood fears from the drainage channel. They noted prior protests and denials of danger, citing past assurances of safety despite repeated objections about water levels and cement quality. Nearby Wheeling, W Va experienced torrential rain flooding streets and crops, while Greensburg Pa reported a mine fire at Jamison Coal and Coke loss estimated at $75,000 and 200 workers laid off.
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Chicago
Joliet
Drainage Board
Stown
West Virginia
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
Belmont Counties
Wheeling Creek
Greensburg
Crabtree
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Mrs John Hay Improving at Lake Sunapee Home
Mrs John Hay widow of the late secretary of state is reported to be improving at the Hay summer home near Lake Sunapee New Hampshire after arriving several days ago and resting since.
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John Hay
Lake Sunapee
N. H
Hay Ammer
Coal Tar Jubilee to Honor Perkin’s Dye Discovery
The New York Post reports an international coal tar industry jubilee in New York late September under the Chemists' Club. Attendees include John Bigelow Joseph H Chaste Alfred Coxe and other federal judges university presidents and patent lawyers. A Peru medal prize will reward major advances in applied chemistry with a new national library and periodicals for chemists nationwide.
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Chemie Clab
Prefewer Perkin
New York Post
Germany
France
Belgian
Italy
America
Englund
Pérkli
Chemists’ Club of
New York
New York City
Alao
John Bigelow
Joseph H. Chaste
England
Alfred C. Coxe
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Peter S. Grosscup
Seventh
Herman A.metz
Horace Porter
Elihu Root
William K. Townsend
William J. Wallace
Perkin
Amerie
Peru
United States
Toledo Meat Inspector Brands Pork Sausage Loaded
Toledo meat inspector William Schurtz reports an official investigation into Toledo meat packing houses after sampling pork sausage shipments. He details consistent adulteration with cornstarch bicarbonate and stomach odor, noting misbranding and unsafe labeling from a Berkfield pig sausage box supposedly from city suburbs, despite high prices.
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Toledo
Wiliam Schurtz
Chicago
Inghin
Whitock
Anya
Special Dispatch
New York Tribune
Elty
Illinois Central Last Board Train Schedules Read
Timetable fragment lists Illinois Central routes from Waterloo and Fort Dodge via Dubuque and Sioux City, with Train Nos 93 94 402 and specific departure and arrival times to Chicago and St Paul. Notes indicate daily runs with some Sunday exceptions and a St Paul line sleeper service joining Waterloo.
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Sioux City
Omaha
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Wateriog
Waterloo
Dubugas
St. Paul Lim
Albert Las
Chicago
Train timetable fragment for Cedar Rapids and routes
Fragmentary OCR lists railway divisions and hints at schedules between Omaha Saint Louis Memphis Colorado Springs Fort Worth St Joseph Minneapolis and others. Mentions times like 2:05am and stations such as Mall and Bi.
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Cedar Rapida Division
Omaha
Bt Oul
Deer Fem
Memphis
Colorie Springs
Fort Worth
St Joseph
Raul Haneis City
Minnespolia
Bats For Borses and Summer Millinery Fashions
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald notes whimsical summer horsehair bonnets and colorful styles, with owners using quirky trims like burnt shade bonnets and bright quills. Readers joke about carrots, greens, and meals as families cope with scarce foods while Father reads the news and sighs at rising prices.
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Boston Herald
Cambridge
Ware
Waterloo Cedar Falls and North ern Railway Snippet
Lines describe connections at Waverly and Denver Junction with the C G W system. No. 42 links Waterloo to points west toward Omaha while No. 46 connects at Denver Junction with No. 8 from the west. No. 44 also runs via Waverly to Omaha on the C G W routes.
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Waverly
Omaha
Denver
C.G.W
North Bound Pass
Sun. A.m. Am. P.m
Waterloo
Glasgow
Pido
Denver Jos
Ly Bremer
Tripoli
Ar Samper
Dally Dally
M. Am
Dally
A.m. Ly Sumner
Tripo Sree
Bremer
Gag “ Waverly
Denver Ei
Abanto
Enver
Iss
Tna Prp
Ladies sweet peas for sale at Mia Starrs
Beautiful sweet peas offered at Mia Starrs located at 208 Wowler Street. Sale note promotes fresh bouquets and garden blooms to passersby and local shoppers.
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Mia
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State Dairy and Pure Food Department Association
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H.H. Rogers
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CAL
East Side
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East Aide
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Fiat Abe
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Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
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