Standard Oil Guilty in Ohio Conspiracy Case
After 32 hours the jury found the Standard Oil Company of Ohio guilty of conspiracy against trade under the Valentine anti trust law. Other indictments target Waters-Pierce Oil and Frisco railroad under Oklahoma laws, and a broad indictment against Standard Oil Indiana in Tennessee. Judge Banker blocked evidence of alleged secret rebates to retailers in the Ohio trial.
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State of
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Valentine
Blaine County
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Frisco Railroad
Oklahoma
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
United States District Court
Jackson, Tenn
Devastating hurricane hits Florida and Caribbean
Reports from Florida Cuba and Central America recount massive loss of life and property. Drownings at Elliott's Island and the St Lucie sinking tally hundreds, with Havana damage and a Salvadorean warship lost. Destruction nationwide includes collapsed buildings and washed away bridges.
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Florida
Cuba
Central America
Elliott's Island
Miami
Fla
Majada
Acajutla
Variety of early 20th century incidents reported from North America
Reported events include a Santa Fe investigation in California, a fatal house fire near Deering Kansas, the death of Miss Nannie B. Jordan in Ottawa, and Olaf Kling killed near Menominee Michigan. Also noted are anti Jewish agitation in Odessa, death row cases in Missouri, treasury staff suspensions in St Louis, naval assignments at Almirante Bay, wage talks in Berlin, a South Carolina fire in Geneva, and insurance details.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Oscar Lawler
California
J. W. Yelkins
Deering
Kan
Yelkins
Nannie B. Jordan
Gingerbread Man Company
Ottawa
Ont
Miss Jordan
Miss Howe
St. Paul
Menominee
Mich
Olaf Kling
Black Hundreds
Odessa
Folk
Aggie Myers
Frank Hottman
Aikene
Marshall Bb. Ferguson
Teller
Sub-Treasury
St. Louis
C. M. Knepper
Navy
Brooklyn
Almirante Bay
Panama Canal
Tributes at Mrs Jefferson Davis funeral in Richmond VA
A wide array of southern representatives attended the funeral at Hollywood Cemetery Richmond where Mrs Jefferson Davis was laid to rest beside her husband. A brief New York funeral service followed with ministers from St Stephen's Episcopal and other Southern societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Jefferson Davis
Holywood
Richmond
Cambridge
Mass
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elbert Hargis
John Smith
John Abner
B. N. Cox
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Taft
Greely
Wyoming
Birmingham
Ala
Paris Bartley
F. C
Missouri Valley
United States
J. D. Walker
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Prowell Hardware Company
First Avenue
Nineteenth Street
New York
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Roosevelt
Angin
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Island Park
Missouri River
Clay County
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Cuba
Jacksonville
Bermuda
Russian steamer Warjagin sinks after mine strike
A Vladivostok dispatch says the Russian wooden coaster Warjagin struck a floating mine and foundered with heavy loss. Lloyds reports 180 drowned with some survivors, while another agency notes 200 passengers perished and one survivor.
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London
Vladivostock
Lloyds Agency
Mail libel cards lead two Mount Washington girls to Salvation Army
Flora Nedemeyer and Francis Kugler, about 18, accused of mailing illustrated cards with libelous statements. A friend reported them to postal authorities who charged them with violating postal laws banning libelous mail. The girls treated the case as a joke and refused to be serious, but were told to join the Salvation Army as a penance, after which the case would not be prosecuted.
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Haldane
Army Council
Methodist Women’s Home Missionary Society
Lincoln
Neb
Boston
Mass
Aspen
Col
Louisiana State Board of Health
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Havana
Southwestern Railroad
Almogordo
N. M
Fred Dobbin
BE. Brandon
C. O. Gallagher
India
Japan
Scheve
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Meinerding
Fort Recovery
Willie Hoppe
New York
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Cuba
Cruces
Cienfuegos
Finlay
Department of Health and Sanitation
Lockport
N. Y
Della B. Sweeting
Western States
Hazel
Center Point
Rock Island Road
Canton
Carmin
B. C
James A. Dale
Dale
Taft
Bacon
Funston
Washington
State Department
BE. C. Chayter
United States Revenue
Morrell
Great Lakes
Elizabeth M. Holmes
William M. Holmes
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
Bloomingdale Asylum
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Legislative Assembly
Perth
Western Australia
Commonwealth
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Mead
Tilford, & C
Pittsburg
Flora Nedemeyer
Francis Kugler
Mount Washington
Lindsay
Salvation Army
Chase of Negroes Rocks Casey Illinois After Insult Case
Casey Illinois a town of 3500 people is without a colored citizen after last Friday and Saturday when white residents chased out the black population following the insult to a white girl by John Johnson a black hotel cook. A mob formed after Johnsons arrest but a ruse saved the man. The mob moved to drive out all black workers and staff from the barber shop hotel and service trades. Police and deputies mingled with the mob with no injuries reported.
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Casey
Ill
John Johnson
Johnson
Minister Accused of Letter Requesting Meeting at Station
Detroit report says Rev. John McHenry of Bent on Harbor Christian church wrote to a married woman asking her to meet him at an interurban station. Her husband Walter Husted threatened to strike the minister but was deterred by friends. The church board conducts an investigation.
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Detroit
Mich
John McHenry
Christian Church
Benton Harbor
Walter Husted
Steamer George Farwell Ashore in Cape Henry Gale
The steamer George Farwell carrying 575000 feet of lumber from Jacksonville to New Haven ran aground off Cape Henry in a gale. Captain J D Chisholm and 15 crew were saved by Virginia Beach life saving crews after a near disaster. The captain called the storm the worst in his 20 years at sea.
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Norfolk
George Farwell
Jacksonville
Fla
New Haven
Cape Henry
J. D. Chisholm
Virginia Beech
Jews urge petition to Oklahoma constitutional convention
Guthrie Oklahoma October 22 Jews in the new state have begun a movement to present a petition to the constitutional convention next month. The petition asks delegates to refrain from inserting in the constitution any clause that recognizes Jesus Christ as a deity or would be repugnant to Jews or other religious sects.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Jesus Christ
Leper George Raschid Cremated in Shocking Fire Incident
In Pickens West Virginia on October 22 the body of George Raschid described as a Syria leper was cremated after a shanty fire. Officials report foul play suspected with rumors that he was poisoned. Local reaction focuses on alleged poisoning of his food.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
George Raschid
Pickens
Wind storm rips Ogden area killing one and destroying property
A fierce wind swept through Ogden Utah on Oct 22 killing William Gibba who was struck by a flying plank. The storm damaged the Catholic church and several large buildings with about $100000 in property destroyed.
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Ogden
Utah
Wm. Gibba
Edison’s New Storage Battery to Cut Carriage Costs
Thomas A. Edison announces a storage battery breakthrough to power private carriages at the cost of current car fare. The invention aims for market release within six months, promising affordable self-propelled travel for individuals.
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Edison
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Black man dies in mobrelated incident near Mobile depot
Robert Clarke alias Dan Dove a Black man from Kansas City died after a telegraph pole incident near the Lucedale depot of the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City railroad at Mobile Alabama on October 22 as 300 masked men were involved.
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Mobile
Ala
Robert Clarke
Dan Dove
Kansas City
Lucedale
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Hawaii Faces Immigration Law And Thumbprint Registry
The Chicago Chronicle notes Hawaii may become overcrowded and reports a new law requiring every resident to register and hold a certificate of registration. A thumbprint is to be impressed on the certificate and counterfoil, kept in the office, to provide an infallible test for identity.
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Hawaii
Chicago Chronicle
Oxygen and Mushrooms Described by Dr. Phipson
A mushroom in a glass bell-jar over water and sunlight absorbs oxygen from the air, causing the water to rise as carbonic acid is absorbed. The mushroom dries but can revive when placed with a green plant, which resumes growth by the oxygen from the plant.
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T. L. Phipson
Chemical News
Costly Fence
A Westerner contemplates moving to an eastern city, noting the abundance of luxurious houses occupied by about a thousand lawyers and judges. He fears the cost of peaceful life and considers returning to a place where people carry guns.
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N. Y
Pontiff Bans Nonresident Priests From Rome
The pope ordered priests not from the Rioman diocese or lacking regular Rome employment to reside in Rome or face suspension. Residents out after curfew may be punished unless justified. Clergy must be indoors by a haled evening bell.
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Rioman
Rome
N. Y
French physician proposes iron enriched eggs discovery
A French doctor suggests giving iron in large doses by feeding hens a highly absorbent iron salt mixed with grain. The hens digest the iron and lay eggs containing iron in a form easily absorbed by humans, supposedly aiding those with weak stomachs.
Diplomatic quip at social gathering prompts portrait remark
The report describes Hostetter McGinnis at Mrs Jort jy Pompous's home where a photo on the wall sparks a playful exchange. McGinnis compliments the subject and the hostess responds with a witty self portrait claim, reflecting a light salon mood.
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Hostetter McUinnis
J’ortjy Pompous
Hostetter
McGinnis
Tammany Times
The Great American Hen Sums Up National Wealth
A humorous claim suggests the American hen earns enough each year to buy all mined precious metals and livestock, and still cover a farm mortgage interest and all taxes with a surplus to give every U S resident a dollar.
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United States
Senator Praises Peruna For Dyspepsia Relief
A United States senator from South Carolina lauds Peruna as a remedy for dyspepsia, arguing that catarrh of the stomach causes indigestion and that Peruna treats this underlying issue. The claim links stomach catarrh to digestive discomfort and promotes Peruna as a solution.
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United States
South Carolina
Peruna
Butler endorses Peruna for stomach troubles in Washington letter
Ex U S Senator M C Butler of South Carolina writes from Washington to Peruna Medicine Co praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He says he has used it briefly and feels relieved and calls the remedy a wonderful medicine and tonic.
Peruna Promises Cure for Stomach Catarrh
The ad asserts stomach catarrh is common dyspepsia and that only an internal remedy can cure it. Peruna is claimed to directly treat the condition by eradicating the catarrh and meeting the indications for relief.
Paris Dust from Vesuvius Eruption Sparks Study
A Paris morning report describes a dry yellow fog over the city on April 11. A scientist tested the dust with glycerin plates and found fine ash matching Vesuvius 1822 deposits and spherical globules of oxidized iron, suggesting volcanic origin.
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Vesuvius
Paris
Mount Vesuvius
Insurance policies outnumber Germany’s population
The Cologne Gazette reports Germany has 80,000,000 policies for a population under 60,000,000, indicating many people hold multiple policies. Indemnities paid by German insurers run about $24,000,000 monthly.
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Cologne
Germany
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German National Mine Owners’ Association
Berlin
Geneca
8. C
West
Prsident Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Brown
Geronimo
Paul Nash
Vienna
Nash
Gen. M. Dodge
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
William B. Allison
Congress
Fez
Morning Star
Honolulu
Seattle
Union
New Orleans
Uny Armance
Warjagin
Christ
Market Reports
Cincinnati
Pork—Prime
Louleville
Indianapolis
M. €. Butler
Dodds
BR. Paxton CO
Masse
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