Grand jury ends Chicago session with sweeping antitrust indictments
A federal grand jury report from Chicago names seventeen men from Armour & Co Swift & Co Nelson Morris Co and related firms indicted for illegal restraint of trade under the Sherman act. Officials of Schwarzschild & Sulzberger and five corporations face charges of rebating and conspiracy. Indictments detail cattle market bidding restraint and a pool system to share excess sales against competition.
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Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Nelson, Morris & Co
The
Cudahy Company
Fairbanks Cannings “Company
Ogden Armour
Charles Armour
Jene Meeker
All. & Co
J Nérs
Armour
Envoys Named for Washington Peace Conference
President Roosevelt announced in Oyster Bay the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries for the Washington peace conference. Russian envoys are Muruvieff and Baron Rosen. Japanese envoys are Baron Komura and Kogoro Hir a. They will have full power to negotiate a treaty, with possible additional representatives. The first session is planned for late January in Washington.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
Far East
Muruvieff
Italy
Baron Rosen
United States
Coyel Cassini
Baron Komura
Takahira
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt Praises Morton in Public Letter on Navy Exit
President Theodore Roosevelt writes a laudatory message to Paul Morton as he nears retirement as Secretary of the Navy. The letter commends Morton’s service as a railroad official and cabinet member, and lauds his earlier testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission that helped curb railroad rebates. Roosevelt also endorses Morton’s role in public matters and notes confidence in his character and actions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Navy
Morton
Moody
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr.Morton
Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Mutual Life to Undergo State Investigation
State Superintendent Hendricks will probe the Mutual Life Assurance Society of New York at the request of president Richard A. McCurdy. An authorized Mutual official said the inquiry will be as thorough as possible to reassure the public amid Equitable Life troubles and reveal any issues found.
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Wang
Mutual LI: Insurance Company of
New York
Hendricks
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Richard A. McCurdy
Mutual Company
Mc‘Curdy
McCurdy
Mutual Life Company
Equitable
Fig
Mutual
Death of Secretary John Hay at Newbury home
Secretary of State John Hay died at 12 25 am at his summer home in Newbury New Hampshire. Medical bulletin cited pulmonary embolism as the cause. Attending physicians Dr Scudder and Dr Murphy were bedside, with Mrs Hay and doctors present as he passed after a day of improved condition.
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John Hay
Newbury
N. H
Ceudder
Ilx
Fireman Hero Rescues Baby Then Loses Leg
George Poehl, a locomotive fireman from St. Joseph and Grand Island, saved a 21 year old baby wandering on the rails near Powell Nebraska. He reached the pilot as a freight train could not stop and hurled the child to safety before his foot was crushed under the pilot. He was taken to a hospital in St. Joseph where his death was momentarily expected.
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Powell
Neb
George Poehl
St. Joseph and
Grand Island
Poehl
St. Joe
Flooding Triggers Massive Losses in Guanajuato
Reports from Mexico describe a great flood in Guanajuato, a mining city now an active site for American and British firms. Wires were down and roads blocked, with estimates ranging from 100 to 1,900 dead and 1,000 killed in the catastrophe.
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Mexico
Guanajuato
Taft Secretarial Party Sets Philippine Tour
Secretary of War William H. Taft leads a distinguished party including congress members and Miss Alice Roosevelt on a Philippines trip. They will stay four days in San Francisco, then a yearned voyage starting Friday, with visits to Manila and Tokyo to discuss land titles and imperial courtesy. The journey spans three months with ten days touring the islands.
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Taft
Philippines
William H. Taft
Congress
Alice Roosevelt
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Teft
Japan
Tokio
Manila
Senator Millard Fights Great Northern Over Omaha Rights
Nebraska Senator Millard backed by Omaha public opinion opposes a Great Northern Railway project. The dispute centers on right of way across the Winnebago Indian reservation in eastern Nebraska. Millard's company holds a reservation right of way and has secured a postponement of the Great Northern application.
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Senator Millard
Nebraska
Omaha
Great Northern Railway Company
Winnebago
Department of the Interior
Great Northern
Nebraska Republican Convention Date Set in Lincoln
The Nebraska republican state convention will nominate one supreme court judge and two state university regents. It will be held in Lincoln on September 14 starting at 2 p.m. Representation basis is Roosevelt's vote or the highest electoral total.
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Nebraska
Supreme Court
State University
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Stevens Appointed Chief of Panama Canal by Taft
Chicago man John F. Stevens named chief engineer of the Panama canal commission with residence on the isthmus and to serve as general manager of the Panama railroad. Salary set at 30000 a year. Stevens leaves the Philippines commission where he supervised government railroad projects.
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Chicago
Taft
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal Commission
Stevens
John F. Wallace
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Philippines Commission
Philippines
Panama Canal
Deliberate Auto Assault Fears End in Tragedy
Witnesses say a Philadelphia chauffeur aimed to scare pedestrians during a Broad Street concert by steering toward 5 year old Eldon Garber. The car crashed into the child as it neared the crowd. driver fled, pursued by two bicycle policemen who could not catch up after miles of pursuit.
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Philadelphia
Eldon Garber
Broad Street
Susquehanna Avenue
Garber
Rehearing Sought in Lena Lillie Murder Case
Mrs Lena Margaret Lillie appeals to the supreme court for a rehearing in the Butler county murder case. She is serving a life sentence for the alleged October 1902 killing of her husband Harry Lillie at David City. The latest motion cites new testimony and trial rights arguments, described as the last state effort before a US Supreme Court appeal.
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Lena Margaret Lillie
Supreme Court
United States
Chamberlain Convicted of Bank Embezzlement
In Tecumseh the jury found Charles Chamberlain guilty of embezzling about 3000 dollars from the Chamberlain banking-house. The cashier faced the judge as the jury confirmed the full amount of the charge.
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Tecumseh
Charles Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Custer‘county
Ball Players Arrested in Scribner Sunday Game
Seven Scribner ball team members were bound over to district court for trial after being arrested for playing on Sunday. Judge Briggs sat only as examining magistrate as the defense argued over whether a game was actually played. The lengthy hearing drew a crowded Fremont district court with many Scribner supporters. The defense claims Lancaster county sporting ruling was overruled by a later decision.
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Scribner
District Court
Briggs
Fremont
Lancaster County
Governor Mickey Receives Colonel Commission Badge
Colonel John H. Mickey is now also governor and commander in chief of Nebraska's armies. General Blackmar, head of the Grand Army of the Republic, awarded him a colonel commission on the general's staff along with a neat badge symbolizing the rank.
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John H. Mickey
Mickey
Armies of
Nebraska
Blackmar
Grand Army of the Republic
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A testimonial ad praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female illnesses. It recalls Mrs. Seydel of Philadelphia cured after seeking advice, noting the doctor treats women confidentially and has 100,000 annual cases over twenty years. Women are urged to write for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fred Seydel
Lydia
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