Des Moines grain dealers price fixing testimony shocks commission
Inter state Commerce Commission session in Des Moines probes alleged price fixing by the Des Moines cereal club and the Iowa grain dealers association. Secretaries and witnesses including George A Wells and Ward G Case deny wrongdoing while testimony describes weekly votes on price cards and pooling of elevator business across Iowa.
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State Grain Dealers’ Association
Grant Club
George A. Wells
Grain Dealers’ Association
Commerce Commission
Cereal Club
Harper
Wella
Lane
Wells
Commission
Mr. Wella
Commissioner Lane
Marble
Ward GQ. Case
State Association
Grain Dealers
Ecards
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Iowa
Ward G. Case
Des Moines Cereal Club
Ambassadors Complaint Ties Two Men to Hunt Case
The New York firm Warner Johnson Galeton Wilson, acting for the International Bank and Trust liquidating committee, visited the state department over charges against Ambassador Thompson. No official information was available until solid evidence is produced to show improper influence for J B Starr Hunt arrest in Mexico City on fraud charges. Eugene Seger returned to Washington to renew a criticism of Thompson made when in Brazil.
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Washington
BD. &, Thompson
New York
Warner, Johnson, Galeton & Wilson
State Department
Ambassador Thompson
J. B. Starr Hunt
City of
Mexico
International Bank and Trust Company
Hunt
Effort to Settle Strike by Southern Railway Officials
Knoxville board of trade received a telegram from H B Spencer general manager of the Southern stating the company and officers seek a prompt and equitable settlement of the machinists strike. It notes a meeting proposed between the Southern president and the machinists association president with a local committee to work out an adjustment. Local shops remain idle except for a few workers.
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Ita
Southern Railway
Knoxville Board of Trade
H. B. Spencer
The
Southern
Sta
Knoxville
Seth Low
National Civic Federation
Machinista’ Association
Machinista
Trial of Cashier Hering in Chicago Court
Henry W. Hering former cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank faces trial in Chicago criminal court with Paul O. Stenaland president of the bank named as principal witness. Stenaland will be brought from Joliet penitentiary to testify and ten indictments including forgery perjury and embezzlement have been voted against Hering in the bank’s collapse.
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Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Paul O. Stenaland
Chicago
Stenaland
Joliet
Asalatant
Olson
Hering
Exposure Death of Miss Laura Beott
Miss Laura Beott aged nineteen, a school teacher, was found dead near Parker by a searching party. A coroner's jury ruled death by exposure after she became lost while returning from a call and froze to death.
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Laura. Beott
Parker
Cole
Lodging House Fire At Rapid City Claims Two Lives
A car used as a lodging house for laborers burned in Rapid City and two men died. An inquest found evidence of foul play and arrests were expected.
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Milwaukee Tracka
Rapid City
Tragic Electric Train Wreck At West Jersey Bridge
Nineteen bodies brought to a makeshift Atlantic City morgue after an electric train plunged from a trestle. Officials say about eighty passengers were aboard. at least thirty more bodies may remain in the submerged cars. Rescue efforts continue as authorities investigate the incident.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Cara
Saga
Meadow
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Maxwell
Black
Fire Department
Murdered for His Money on Milford Farm
Jacob Vateva, a 40 year old bachelor living on a 40 acre farm three miles east of Milford Nebraska, was found shot behind the right ear by a railroad gang member. An inquest found he died from a gunshot and it is suspected a night visitor from a week ago killed him after selling hogs for about 150 dollars. A shotgun used in the deed was found in the house.
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Milford
Jacob Vateva
Neb
Primitive Man Skull Unearthed Near Omaha
Journalist Bob Glider and Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn of Columbia visited Omaha to examine a skull found nearby. Osborn said the Nebraska skull is the most primitive yet known except for Neanderthal remains in Germany. He claimed the Nebraska skull shows thinking traits, unlike the Neanderthal which he described as more animalistic.
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Bob” Glider
Omaha
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Columbia University
New York
Germany
Osborn
Nebraska
Rulings on Meat Inspection Under Federal Law
The Department of Agriculture announced rulings under the meat inspection law. Key points: shipments to interstate commerce require a carrier to have a certificate from the shipper. diversion of shipments requires a new designation certificate. farm slaughter carcasses may be shipped interstate by the farmer or his agent. wholesale dealers not acting for farmers may not reship farm-slaughter carcasses interstate. reshipments of sound products may occur without reinspection if properly labeled and not further processed. intra state movement crossing a state line remains under the meat inspection law. labels must show accurate net or gross weight. the terms meat or meat products refer to cattle sheep and goats, excluding other animals. non-edible grease and tallow from these animals are not considered meat products.
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U. S
Secretary of Agriculture
Comptroller cites theft of deposits at Aetna Banking Trust
Ridgley reports from the receiver of Aetna Banking and Trust Co detailing a near collapse with deposits and certificates over 350000 and total liabilities near 400000. Only 9000 cash found. New York assets worth 197000 worthless. Washington branch shows 42400 worthless. stocks and securities valued 116700 nearly worthless. possible real estate loans 46439. depositor funds appear stolen.
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Ridgley
Aetna Banking & Truat Company
Washington
D. C
Butte, Ment
Aetna Banking & Trust Company
Butte, Mont
New York
Wall Street
Washington, D. C
Funeral of Sixteen From Submarine Lu Tin Disaster
The funeral for sixteen crew members of the submarine Lu Tin, sunk off Riszerto Tunis on October 16, was held October 30 with full military honors.
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Lutin
Riszerto
Tunis
Built Up Her Health and Cure of Miss Goode
Miss Cora Goode of Chicago writes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her strength after months of illness. She praises the remedy's record for female troubles and invites other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Cora Goode
Ch Avenue
Chicago
Miss Goode
Kryn Mawr
Ennia Club
Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkin
Lydia BK. Pinkham
Lydia Fr. Pinkham
Waiter Refuses Change, Claims Tip At Washington Cafe
A Washington cafe waiter named John helps a customer with his coat after a bill of 80 cents. The customer expects change from a dollar, but John replies that the dollar was the tip and that he would not trouble the customer for change. The man leaves puzzled by the polite but sly handling.
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Washington
John
Gethes
Nervous Collapse Case At Quincy Woman Seeks Relief
Mia Williams of 41 Cedar Street Quincy Hl describes a thirteen year history of exhaustion and nervous spells. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring appetite, reducing distress after meals, steady nerves, and renewed strength after long periods of weakness.
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Mia
Lizzie Williams
Cedar Street
Quincy
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Combine
Sioner Lane
George
A. Wells
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
R. W. Harper
Dea Moines
Interstate
Tennessee
George Hates
John Bowers
Hale'a Point
Tenn
Pennington
Ripley
Sear
Hia
Stensland
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
Butte
Ment
Lydia B. Pinkham
Miss Cora Goode
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