Indicted Under Anti-Trust Law In Rail Rivalry
New York Feb 24 government probe into a Grand Trunk New Haven Hartford alliance halted part of the Grand Trunk expansion amid protests by New England cities. Charles Mellon Edson J Chamberlain and Alfred W Smithers are indicted under the Sherman act for conspiracy to restrain trade. Ball could be set at 10000 per defendant. Mellon and Chamberlain to appear in court as noted. The special grand jury filed the indictment and adjourned to Jan 1, signaling further investigations into railroad deals and related navigation and trolley line controls by the New Haven system.
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New York
Pec
Grand Trunk Wallroad
New York, New Ha ‘Ven & Hartford Railroad
Grand Trunk
New England
Charles
Mellon
New Haven
Edson J. Chamberlain
Grand Trunk System
Alfred W. Smithers
Grand Trunk Systern
Tesahteston
Mollen
Chamberlain
United States
District Attorney's
Bmithera
London
Wise
Ball
Judge Hough
Apecial Grand
Grand Jury
New Haven Road
New
Charles 8 Mellen Indicted in New Haven Rail Conspiracy
President of the New Haven Road is under indictment in England. Prosecution says letters and agreements show two conspiracies and a railroad combination. Mellen sought grand jury permission to be heard. government withheld consent. Chamberlain not called. Smithers was abroad.
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New Haven Road
England
Wickersham
Mellen
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Smithers
New Wheat Variety Teiskais Brought to Northwest
Washington reports a new durum wheat variety named Teiskais imported by the Department of Agriculture from Besenvhook Russia. It is a Winck-bearded durum with long open corn, noted as extremely hardy and valuable for cereal growers in the Northwest.
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Great Northwest
Washington
Department of Sariculture
Besenvhook
Inaugural Ball Possible in Capitol Rotunda
Washington December 24 A suggestion regarding the Inaugural ball planned for the night of March 4 has drawn interest. The idea to hold the social event in the Capitol rotunda faces objections over the Pension Building closure and dance hall costs, as the Pension Bureau is busy due to new law volumes. The rotunda is 07 feet 6 inches in diameter with no gallery.
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Washington
Capitol
Pension
Ion
Pension Bureau
Chicago Plans Record Christmas Spending This Year
Chicago officials estimate Christmas expenditures will total about 20 million dollars, with 15 million for gifts and toys, 1.5 million for dinners wines and tobacco, and the rest for employer gifts to employees. The figure marks a record in the city's holiday spending.
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Chicago
Yale Professors Test Dog's Mental Qualities in New Haven
Three Yale professors Petarnkevitch Cameron and Woodruff tested Sneper a two year old brindle terrier owned by Dixie Taylor. The dog performed a stair climb halt and balanced on the railing during two hours of tests demonstrating remarkable intelligence. Separate pricing news notes oil price cuts by Ohio Oil Co affecting North Lima South Lima Itinote and Princeton oils.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Petarnkevitch
Cameron and
Woodruff
Sneper
Ichmond
Dixie Taylor
Peycholbay
Peterunkevitch
Jasper
Ald
Jay
Ohio
North Lima
South Lita
Itinote
Princeton
Illinois
Railroad Blamed as Dresden Wreck Killing 11 Is Reported
Coroner A Walters held officials of the Pennsylvania railroad responsible for the Dresden wreck of December 3 in which a Cleveland Akron and Columbus Division train collided with a Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley division train, killing 11. He said trains were run too closely together. California woman reports serious alarm from a severe cold and inflamed lungs. Chamberlains Cough Remedy credited with relief after one bottle and a week.
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Zanesville
Walters
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dresden
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Division
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Division
California
Chamberlain
Mins Marie Gerber
Sachelle
Cal
Suffragets Nearing Goal in Red Hook March
Red Hook New York December 24 The suffragist march reaches Red Hook with Mrs Margaret Aldrich escorting the group into town The army has traveled about 100 miles from New York A testimonial from Iva Smith of Point Blank Texas praises Chamberlains Tablets for liver complaint and urges others to try them Sold by all dealers.
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Red Hook
N. Y
Ithine Hook
Mre
Margaret Aldrich
Hob Chanler
New York
Iva Smith
Point Blank
Texas
Certificates Held Up In Steubenville Election
Steubenville Ohio December 24 Acting Attorney General Hogan certifies election to all county candidates elected last November except three indicted by the grand jury for alleged Kimble act violations. Prosecution targets Brown Belknap and R Sam Stark county treasurer-elect. Also notes brass from the Maine tablet project and a doctor commentary on bankruptcy.
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Steubenville
Fies
Hogan
Board of Elections
Grand Jury
W. C. Brown
J. G. Belknap
Sam RN
Stark County
Martinsburg farmer dies after brief pneumonia illness
Retired farmer and prominent Martinsburg citizen Sherben J. Hersh died at his home Tuesday at 2 am following about a week of pneumonia. Aged 65, he leaves a wife and daughter Mabel Van Voorhis, plus brothers Oliver of New York City and Cary of Owl Creek, and sister Mary Ewart of Columbus. Funeral arrangements, Hersh Funeral, were set for Pleasant Street with services at Mrs. Kingston's home and handled by The Bike.
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Ira C
Ewart
Ire
Martinaburg
Mabel van Voorhis
Oliver Ewart
New York City
Cary Ewart
Owl Creek
Mins Mary Ewart
Columbus
Vernon
Oliver
New York
Martinsburg
Hersh
Sherben J. Hersh
Washington, D. C
Martha Kingston
Pleasant Street
Make a Rich Hall Hold Up Alton at Midnight
A report notes Rich Hall attempting a bold hold up on Alton at midnight and escaping, with details on where and how the incident unfolded and any immediate police response or witness accounts.
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Alton
Robbery on Alton Express Near Springfield Illinois
A midnight holdup on the Chicago and Alton line near Talee Junction south of Springfield detaches the locomotive and baggage car, forcing the engineer and fireman to lead the train away. Bandits reportedly escape with about 95000 in valuables and a large Holiday express consignment as lawmen pursue, passengers unharmed.
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Springfield
Alton
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Talee Junction
Here
Allroad
Tes
Old Time Delicacies Return in Regal Menu Tastes
A London Chronicle notes a revived taste for ancient dishes as elites seek relics of forefathers. It cites thirteenth century fare such as heron crittie crow and cormorant, plus vanished dishes like bare and pnetridce. The king’s annual divhe dish demanded by Addington’s lord appears in reports, with maiplguryiin as a linked delicacy.
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Wis
Addington
London
Largest world libraries and their grand collections
The British Museum houses about 4,000,000 volumes, making it the world’s largest library. Vatican, Bibliotheque Nationale, and Royal Library at Copenhagen trail in size. Paris Library holds about 3,500,000 volumes, then the Larpeta library in St. Petersburg with 1,881,123, and the U.S. Congressional Library with 1,709,158.
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British Museum
Vatean
Paria Uit
Royal Library
Monteh
Paris
Larperta
St. Petersburg
United States
Congressional
Washington
Mapping Aims and the Struggles of a Giant
The piece cites a map intended for war use, noting 38,000 people bought for the German army and Belgium's neutrality vouched by powers as a route to Paris. It includes a historical aside on George Cumberland’s 1784 sighting of Obrinn Boro in London, with a curious description of his massive hand and expected height, ending with a grim note on the giant’s fate and youth.
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Wrift
Helgium
Paris
George Cumberland
Obrinn Boro
Strand
London
Comber and Letters
Clemention Biack
Hin
Numbered Houses Through History in Paris and London
A fragment notes the origin of house numbering in Paris four centuries ago, with numbering becoming widespread by 1780. It mentions a London street where houses were numbered on a free street, but the system did not spread broadly until around 1704.
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Paris
London
Free Cott Street
Slater Denied Pardon in Ohio Health Appeal
Columbus December 24. Mark Slater the former state printer now in the penitentiary for irregularities in office has been denied a pardon. A Dayton citizen delegation led by Colonel Joseph Dowling urged liberation citing poor health. Governor Harmon required proof of critical condition before any reconsideration. Slater was sentenced to four years with a short term up to Anvil.
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Columbus
Mark Slater
Idea
Dayton
Slater
Joseph Dowling
Harmon
Ohio Atttorney General holds water rent suit preferred
Columbus Der 24 The state of Ohio asserts the right to shut Akron water due to unpaid rental under water losses. Attorney General Hogan advised pursuing a suit for the amount, 96 500, instead of immediate shutoff, in a state public works opinion.
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Columbus
Ohio
Akron
Hogan
Thilder
Buckeye Building and Loan Company Profile
The Buckeye Building and Loan Company based in the Rankin Building Columbus Ohio has followed a conservative policy since beginning. Managers make small loans build a large reserve fund and own no real estate. Assets total 6 360 000 and deposits pay five percent on time deposits. Write or call for booklets.
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Buckeye Building and Loan Company
Rankin Building
West
Gay Street
Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
Verbal Report on Wisconsin Trip by Finley and Hughes
General C W Hughes and Chairman W L Finley visited Wisconsin as a commission to study progressive legislation for Governor elect Cox and reported verbally to Mr Cox in Dayton. Pinley noted the legislative reference diary as central to the Wisconsin inquiry. Madame Bloch Acquitted. Paris authorities reported the jury acquitted the auto, with 20 minutes deliberation on the May 31 shooting of Mrs Bridgeman. Mr Kent Shaffer of Pittsburg is visiting relatives for the holidays.
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Finley
Hughes
Cox
Wisconsin
Columbus
C. W. Hughes
W. L. Finley
Dayton
Pinley
Madame Bloch
Paria
Gaston Bloch
Auto
James E. Bridgeman
Milwaukee
Mme. Bloch
Kent Shaffer
Pittsburg, Pa
West Virginia residents enter and depart for treatment and holidays
Miss Gladys Golden of West Virginia entered the hospital for treatment. Mrs Anna Debolt of Ketey Ac ton South Vernon left for Mannington to spend the holidays.
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Gladys Golden
West Virginia
Mien Anna Debolt
Ketey Acton
South Vernon
Mannington
W. Va
Fragmented OCR headline with unreadable names
The readable parts indicate a damaged OCR fragment mentioning a race or pistol term, with many garbled letters and unfamiliar names. No clear event, people, organizations, dates, or locations can be reliably identified for a coherent summary.
Farmers Offered Premiums by Pure Mille Co
Farmers are informed that Pure Mille Co of Columbus Ohio will pay two cents over Elgin for separator cream and five cents over Elgin for fed Sweet Cream. For details write to F. C. B. Columbus.
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the Pure Mille Co. of Co
Elgin
Ted
F. C. B. Columbus
Father reads ad for Chamberlain's Tablets cures him
Miss Margaret Campbell of Fort Smith Arkansas reports her father saw an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets in the paper. He bought a box and has not been sick since. Her sister also had stomach trouble and was benefited. Sold by all dealers.
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Father
Chamberlain
Margaret Campbell
Ft. Smith
Anne
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