Packers Guilty of Accepting Rebates in Landmark Case
The U S circuit court of appeals affirmed a $15,000 fine against Armour & Co Swift & Co Morris & Co and the Cudahy Packing Co for rebates on interstate through bills of lading from Kansas City to Christiania and foreign points. The decision outlines Elkins act rebates jurisdiction filing published rates and the essence of the offense. A separate item reports Thomas Toney a colored desperado shot by police in Kenton after attempting to flee a city prison transport.
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St. Paul, Minn
Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court For
Western District of Missouri
Kansas City
Christania
Hook
Adams
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
United States
Supreme Court
Kenton
Thomas Toney
Sheldon
Bond Theft Case Surges to $800000, New York
In New York on April 30 the Trust Company of America bond robbery expands beyond initial estimates. William C. Douglass and O M Dennett are under arrest as investigators reveal securities valued at about 800000 involved, including 300000 hidden in Dennett’s bed at the Manhattan club. The executive committee member notes 165000 was needed to redeem hypothecated securities, with much of the sum possibly lost in speculation. The fate of the remaining funds remains unexplained.
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New York
Trust Company of America
Financial District
William C. Douglass
Trust Company
O. M. Dennett
Dennett
Manhattan Club
Douglass and
Douglass
Waterways experts organize to study rivers harbors and irrigation
Washington April 30 Inland waterways commission named by the president meets in a Bur ton room to plan river and harbor improvements swamp land drainage and irrigation policies. Newlands Nevada elected vice chairman McGee secretary with Burton Warner Bankhead Mackenzie Newell Pinchot Smith among the members. The panel will work in Washington for about a week and outline future plans.
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Ashington
Inland Waterways Commission
Representative Burton
Ohio
Newlands
Nevada
W.J. McGee
Washington
Messrs. Burton
Newslands
McGee
Senator Warner
Missouri
Bankhead
Alabama
Gen. Mackenzie
Army
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Herbert Smith
Peoria Not Anxious For Return Of Tate
Chicago April 30 Scandal over the $1,000,000 looting of Peoria school funds escalates as Tate is rearrested and Chicago holds him on habeas corpus action while Peoria officials say they cannot link him to the January 6 safe blast. Tate claims innocence, names possible money offers, and implicates a banker and other cracksmen as witnesses. Twenty drowned on the Empress of India voyage.
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Chicago
Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty
Eddie" Tate
Tate
Wilson
Shores
School Board
Charles E. Arbstein
Ben M. Smith
Capt. O'Brien
Shippy
Healy
J. Lignt
Indiana Avenue
Ball
New York
Saratoga Hotel
Masonic Temple
Central Station
Oliver J. Batley
Dime Savings and Trust Company
Bailey
Telegraphic Brevities Overview of Recent Events
Dr Roy L Pruitt a dentist from Peoria Ill was killed by a street car in Jersey City N J Fire destroyed Taft Sons paper company plant in North Bridgeport Conn loss about 62000 origin of the fire unknown William J Bryan addressed Bowdoin College students at Brunswick Me guest of the Maine Democratic club at a banquet in Portland Org Austro Hungarian delegates to The Hague peace conference named Baron von Macchio Mercy von Kap Pamere and Prof Heinrich Lammasch James Bryce British ambassador to speak at Jamestown exposition May 13 Ethelbert Watts American consul general at St Petersburg awaiting instructions to depart for Brussels Information arrives Tangier that Ratsulla aims to stir Lakhme tribes with Tetuan support French troops move from Algiers to reinforce Tetuan column
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Roy L. Pruitt
Peoria
Jersey City
N. J
Taft & Sons’ Paper Company
Bridgeport
Mercy von Kappamere
Baron von Macchio
Heinrich Lammasch
James Bryce
Jamestown
Ethelbert Watts
St. Petersburg
State Department
Brussels
George W. Roosevelt
Madrid
Tangier
Ratsulla
Algiers
15000 Miners Refuse Peace In Canadian Coal District
Ferris British Columbia April 30 15000 miners in the Canadian coal district refuse to return to work under a new law. The strike worsens fuel shortages as railways face disruptions. Government action could mean mass arrests with up to 3000 imprisoned if enforced.
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Ferris
B. C
Mitchell Undergoing Operation
John Mitchell national president of the United Mine Workers was operated on Monday at St. Margaret's hospital in Spring Valley Illinois. The operation was successful and he is resting easily with no danger anticipated.
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Mitchell
Spring Valley
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
St. Margaret's Hospital
British Steamer Thornhill Destroyed by Fire
Steamer Thornhill bound for Rio Janeiro burned at sea with the crew reported dead. Word arrived April 30 from Rio Janeiro confirming the loss near the voyage's course.
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Rio Janeiro
Thornhill
Markets Report Grain and Commodities Chicago April 2
Grain and provisions steady with flour firm and spring wheat at 4.75. Minnesota hard patent export bags 3.35 to 3.45. corn strong May 75 to 75.5. oats higher May 4345c. Butter steady. turkey 1c per lb. eggs steady. New York notes flour firm but slow. wheat easy on rains southwest May 90d90.5c. corn July 52Mbc.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Live Stock Prices From Chicago and Omaha Markets
Market reports show cattle and hog values in Chicago on April 2 and Omaha on April 9. Prices cover native steers cows calves bulls and hogs with ranges for each quality tier, including yearlings and stockers, plus sheep figures and a year subscription rate to The Courant.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Texas
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