Judge Anthony Finds Conspiracy Ties Standard Oil Firms
Jefferson City Mo Judge Robert A Anthony reports that Standard Oil Waters Pierce and Republic Oil conspired to control oil prices in Missouri The findings support Attorney General Hadleys charges and call for charter revocation and ouster if adopted by the Missouri Supreme Court The ruling could strip Waters Pierce of its Missouri franchise rights
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Jefferson City
Robert A. Anthony
Supreme Court of Missouri
Hadley
Standard Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Republic Oil Company
Standard Waters-Pierce
Republic Oil
Supreme Court
Streme Court
Waters-Pierce Company
Missouri
Anthony
Fredericktown
Toto
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Missouri Corporation
Captain blamed for wreck of Victoria Luise near Kingston
The Hamburg Admiralty Court finds Captain Brunswig at fault for the Prinzen Victoria Luise wreck off Kingston Jamaica on December 16, mistaking a light and keeping full steam. It holds he neglected duties, locked himself in his cabin, and died by his own hand after the ship ran ashore, while passengers were saved.
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Hamburg
Kingston
Jamaica
Good rains boost crops across four states
Good rains fell Friday night in southwestern Missouri and southern Kansas, around Enid and Oklahoma, and in western Arkansas. Arkansas City Kansas recorded three quarters of an inch while Oklahoma City saw 1.34 inches, with more rain continuing. The moisture should do substantial good to crops.
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Ansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Enid
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Arkansas City
Kas
Oklahoma City
Erie Machinists Strike Ties Up Erie Route
Three thousand Erie railroad machinists and helpers in New York to Chicago were called out for higher pay and work-system changes. Night reports questioned how many complied as Erie officials lacked official figures and relied on news dispatches for details.
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New York
Erie
Chicago
The
Presbyterians Close 119th General Assembly in Columbus
The Presbyterian church completed its 119th general assembly in Columbus, Ohio. The temperance controversy did not renew, as the temperance committee report passed without debate or dissent. The next assembly is set for Kansas City.
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Columbus, O
119Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Committee On Temperance
General Assembly
Kansas City
Nineteen Men Sentenced in Guatemala Coup Conspiracy
News from Mexico reports nineteen men were imprisoned and sentenced to death for involvement in a failed plot to assassinate President Cabrera of Guatemala.
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City
Mexico
General Constant Williams To Be Placed On Retired List
Washington reports Brigadier General Constant Williams, once stationed in Denver and commanding the District of Colorado, will be placed on the army retired list due to age.
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Washington
Constant Williams
Denver
District of Colorado
Lst
Army
Land Opening Delayed for Sioux Reservation in South Dakota
The general land office chief says allotments for the Sioux in Tripp county will take time. An allotting agent started work about a week ago and nine months to a year may pass before opening to settlement. About 835000 acres will be available after Indian allotments, with prices ranging from 6 to 2.50 per acre depending on entry time and cash payment terms. Also, the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Army families cannot receive reduced rail rates, affecting transport for the Thirtieth Infantry bound for the Philippines.
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Washington
Tripp County
South Dakota
General Land Office
Indian Bureau
Wigsin
Army
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Army
Fort Crook
Neb
Philippines
Rev Thomas B Owen Dead In China Mission Field
A cable dispatch from Foo Chow, China via the Board of Foreign Missions reports the death of Rev. Thomas B. Owen. He died May 22 from measles while serving as presiding elder of the Duacheng district in the Hinghua conference south China. Owen, formerly of Iowa, had been a missionary in China since 1895.
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New York
Foo Caow
China
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas B. Owen
Duacheng
Hinghua Conference
South China
Owen
Iowa
Gamble Victory Ends Mitchell South Dakota Post Office Fight
In Washington a commission was sent to J. F. Wells ending the long dispute over the Mitchell post office. South Dakota Republicans split, Gamble Crawford held the state convention and nomination. Kittredge opposed and blocked Wells. Colonel Parker, former Black Hills congressman, secured Wells a commission after a days long search.
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Gamble
Washington
Mitchell, S. D
J. F. Wells
South Dakota
Republican Party
Crawford
Kittredge
J. E. Wells
Congress
Parker
Mr. Martin
Black Hills
Wells
Curious Case of De Raylan in Chicago Mystery
The death of Nicholas De Raylan secretary of the Russian consulate in Chicago is under investigation. De Raylan lived as a man, was married twice and divorced once, but in Phoenix officials said the deceased appears to be a woman.
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Chicago
Nicholas de Raylan
de Raylan
Phoenix
Ariz
Plague Deaths Reported in Honolulu and Havana Case
Washington cablegram states two plague deaths and one new case in Honolulu. Havana reports a yellow fever patient from Matanzas admitted to the hospital, the city’s first in months.
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Honolulu
Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Havana
Matanzas
Judge Gaynor Calls Railroads Public Highways
Judge W J Gaynor of the New York appellate division addressed the Knife and Fork club at its monthly dinner in Kansas City. He said railroads are public highways and warned that a few men using them to wreck business values commit the basest crime.
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Gaynor
Kansas City
W. J. Gaynor
Appellate Division
Supreme Court of New York
Knife and Fork Club
Barker Cheerful After Condemned Murder Sentence
Lincoln Neb Frank Barker condemned to die for the murder of his brother and sister in law is cheerful. The execution date is set for June 15. Barker will have his attorney appeal to the governor for a reprieve.
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Lincoln
Neb
Frank Barker
Barker
Royal Arcanum Expands Death Benefit for New Members
The supreme council of the Royal Arcanum accepts a committee on laws recommendation to allow new members to begin with a 61,509 dollar death benefit.
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Royal Arcanum
Boston
Committee On Laws of the Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
National Association backs tariff revision and reciprocity push
The National Association of Manufacturers of the United States voted in favor of tariff revision at the earliest opportunity and urged more reciprocity treaties. A poll of 3,000 members showed 40 percent for immediate revision, 20 percent hands off, 8 percent not yet, and 17 percent indifferent. The convention also endorsed open shop and education efforts, and planned to raise 1.5 million dollars to educate on dictatorial combinations. James W. Van Cleve was reelected president and F. H. Stillman treasurer, with a closing banquet.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers of the
United States
Committee On
Association
National River and Harbor Congress
van Cleve
James W. van Cleve
St. Louis
F. H. Stillman
Anthony Wins Unopposed in Kansas First District
D R Anthony Republican was elected representative in Congress from Kansas First District to succeed Charles Curtis as U S senator. He was unopposed. Daniel R Anthony editor of Leavenworth Times long in Kansas politics and son of the late D R Anthony, brother of Susan B Anthony.
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Leavenworth, Kas
D. R. Anthony
Congress
Kansas
Charles Curtis
Alfred Benson
United States
Anthony
Daniel R. Anthony
Leavenworth
Million Dollar Rain Deluges Omaha and Nebraska
A genuine soaking rain swept across Nebraska on Wednesday bringing elation to residents. Telecommunication reports indicate the downpour extended to nearly all parts of the state, delivering widespread precipitation and relief.
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State of
Nebraska
Omaha
Young Copper Investor Moves From Lincoln to Las Vegas
Clarence H. Lamb, once a Lincoln high school student, now residing in Los Angeles, has copper holdings in Nevada. Offered 400000 dollars for seven mining interests and fourteen copper claims. He visited Lincoln over a week ago due to his mother's illness and was a guest at the Pacton hotel in Omaha before heading to the Pacific coast.
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Omaha
Lincoln
Clarence H. Lamb
Nevada
Los Angeles
Cal
Robbery at Winnebago Bank in Nebraska
The State Bank of Winnebago was robbed early Tuesday with a dynamited safe, missing 863 in currency 550 in silver 30 in gold and 360 in checks and drafts. The thieves fled via a team seen near Homer. wounds to windows and a $100 reward offered by Martin Bros Omaha.
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Pender
State Bank of
Winnebago
Great Northern
O. A. Ogburn
Ogburnadn
T. N. Thompson, Jr
Homer
Ogburn
Winnebago State Bank
Martin Bros
Omaha
British government to shelve Irish bill for this session
London reports that Dublin nationalist convention rejected Birrell's Irish bill and the government plans to drop it for this session. Liberals urge other reforms, cabinet tensions prevent wider self government, bill seen as the limit of anti home rule liberals.
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London
Dublin
Birrill
Ireland
Washington Leads U S in Boot and Shoe Manufacturing
A 1905 report from the consqua bureau highlights U S leadership in boot and shoe manufacture and notes rising values in boots shoes leather gloves and mittens.
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Washington
United States
Consqua Bureau
Lake Vessel Burns Kills Five on Lake Michigan Voyage
Five lives lost as the steamer Maom of the Cros by Transportation Co burned on Lake Michigan during a night run from Grand Haven to Milwaukee. Four coal passers perished in the forecastle entangled by flames while rescued passengers on Kerr and Kansas watched from portholes pleading for aid.
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Grand Haven
Maom
Crosby Transportation Company
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Kerr
Kansas
Rioting in Odessa After Police Assassinations
After the killings of three Odessa police officials, Black Hundreds roamed the streets injuring Jews and avoiding arrests. An infernal machine exploded at the central police bureau killing the police chief and two detectives, wounding seven others. a girl accomplice escaped. In St Petersburg a warrant is issued for Lenin on high treason charges.
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Odessa
Central Police Bureau
Tcherthoff
St. Petersburg
Nikolai Lenin
Social-Democratic Congress
London
Russia
Vladimir Ulignoff
Lenin
Ulianoff
Alexander II
Navy orders completion of armored cruiser California
The Union Iron Works of San Francisco informed the Navy that labor troubles prevent full execution of the contract to build the armored cruiser California. The government must complete the ship under contract terms. the California is reported 99.6 percent finished.
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Washington
Navy Department
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
California
Fifty-Two Cadets Expelled From Blees Military Academy
In Macon Missouri fifty two cadets were expelled from Blees Military Academy at Fort Blees after insubordination linked to efforts to dissolve secret societies. The action followed the dismissal of a senior cadet for disrespectful conduct.
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Blees Military Academy
Macon
Blees’ Military Academy
Fort Blees
Here
Taft Advances Western Trip Details
Secretary Taft has refined his plans for a western journey to study the Fort Meads reservation in South Dakota. He is scheduled to stop at Sioux Falls on June 15 to acquaint himself with conditions and potential developments.
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Washington
Taft
South Dakota
Fort Meads
Sioux Falls
Mrs Kaufman Seeks Change of Venue in Murder Case
Mrs Emman Kaufmann wife of Moses Kaufmann a wealthy brewer faced murder charges for Miss Agnes Pelries at state circuit court. Judge Frank R Aikens moved for a change of venue to a circuit court in a nearby or adjoining county seeking a trial location shift.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Emman Kaufmann
Moses Kaufmann
Agnes Pelries
Frank R. Aikens
Aikens & Judge
Kuroki Pays Laurels at Grant Tomb Visit
General Kuroki, now a senior commander, visited Riverside Drive and laid a laurel wreath on General Ulysses S. Grant’s tomb recalling Grant’s 1879 world tour as a guest of the Japanese emperor.
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Kuroki
Grant
New York
A. 8
Japan
Riverside Drive
Wool growers seek twenty cents for Wyoming clip
Lander Wyoming Fremont county wool growers demand 20 cents a pound for this year's clip. Prices are expected to hold as the wool is clean and of good quality across the district.
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Lander
Wyo
Fremont County
Book Publisher Head C M Barnes Dies in Seattle
The Rev. C. M. Barnes former head of Barnes company publishers of school books died in Seattle Washington of heart failure at age 74 The deceased led a prominent publishing firm and was known for educational works.
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Seattle
Wash
C. M. Barnes
Barnes Company
Old Men Obliged to Leave
The secretary of the interior approved Commissioner Pallinger's recommendation to dismiss old and inefficient clerks and hire new ones to meet office demands. Four employees in the mails and files division will be dismissed immediately, with replacements appointed to succeed them.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Pallinger
The
General Land ,Office
Week’s Local Doings Highlight New Bank Plans and Fires
A Brady bank opening is announced amid regional notes. Beatrice city treasure reports 14400 dollars. Filley suffered three building fires causing about 6000 dollars in losses. Neligh audits for auditorium work. York county farmers hold wheat at 1 dollar per bushel. Senate and court actions, deaths, and local civic plans pepper the summary.
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Beatrice
Schuyler
Filley
Neligh
Scannell
North Platte
York County
Allison
Table Rock
Tillman
South Carolina
Cambridge
John Devine
Colfax County
Cass County
Winside
Fairbury
Columbus Racing Association
Geo. P. Hoy
Cuming County
Nebraska City
Nebraska University
Bruce Bundy
H. E. Austin
Tekamah
Gertrude Keith
John Thoman
Aaron Clausen
Hyaning
Keith
Franklyn Comedy Company
Crofton Hall
Fairbury High School
Otce Courty
Joe Brown
M. R Pendell
Seward County
South Omaha
Model High School
State University
Norfolk
Oklahoma
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Government
Fort Mead
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