Assessed $141 Penalty $1000 for Oleomargarine Coloring
Washington Aug 31 Internal Revenue officials report rising cases against oleomargarine makers who color uncolored product to imitate butter. Kingan Co in Indiana assessed $141 plus $1,000 penalty for coloring oleo margarine. many evasions blamed on ignorance of coloring oils and tax differences. Officials expect compliance as awareness grows.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Kingan & Co
Indiana
Internal Revenue
Brooklyn Man Committed Suicide in His Home
The man drank carbolic acid and died yesterday at his Brooklyn residence. Authorities investigate his treatment of his son and quarrels with his wife, which are believed to have led to the fatal act. Federal authorities are examining the family situation as part of the probe.
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Brooklyn
Thompson
Reliance Outpoints Shamrock II In Line of Battle Sale Regatta
Wind fickle as Reliance gains steadily from an early deficit to pull ahead of Shamrock II by the finish. At the outer mark Reliance led Shamrock II by 2 minutes 2 seconds, with the British challenger two miles astern. The wind died away as Reliance finished the course off Long Beach.
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New York
Reliance
Lipton
Shamrock
Sir Thomas
Wringe
Shamrock III
Sandy Hook
Barr
Tac
Rellance
Ree Hance
Shamrock II
Long Beach
Earle
Not Required To Take Oath At Navy Department
Washington Aug 11 Acting Secretary Darling reports no action needed on requiring all Navy Department and yard employees to take an oath of allegiance. He found U S citizens and only noncitizens honorably discharged from service eligible for naval employment. He says loyalty requirements are sufficient for civil naval staff. Darling also received Constructor Capps' report defending New York Navy Yard veterans against discrimination charges.
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Washington
Darling
Navy Department
Navy Yards
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Naval Establishment
United
Navy Constructor
Ow York Navy Yard
Eere
Ing
Rosetta postmaster named in Spencer county Indiana
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports David Edwards Was appointed postmaster at Rosetta in Spencer county Indiana replacing Elizabeth Cox who resigned. The controller of the currency also lists changes at Valparaiso National Bank with A Louderbeck becoming cashier in place of E Ball and L Starkt Dickover as assistant cashier in place of A J Louderbeck.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
David Edwards
Rosetta
Spencer County
Indiana
Elizabeth Cox
The
Valparaiso (Ind.) National Bank
A. Louderbeck
E. Ball
Stark T L. Dickover
A. J. Louderbeck
Miss Blair Opens Zara at Lafayette Theater in Washington
Postmaster General Payne and officials attend as Miss Eugenia Blair stars in Zara with strong staging. Lucia F Huxford makes plot debut alongside Blair. Liang Cheng calls on Secretary Hay to discuss Manchurian affairs while a federal grand jury weighs postal case evidence. Andrew Geddes is relieved as chief clerk of Agriculture. S R Burch named successor in animal industry bureau.
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Washington
Payne
Lafayette Theater
Eugenia Blair
Zara
Lucia F. Huxford
N. P. Huxford
Blair
Liang Cheng
Hay
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Andrew Geddes
Department of Agriculture
S. R. Burch
Bureau of Animal Industry
Superintendent Change at Republic Iron and Steel Plant
Van Hickman arrived in Springfield Illinois to succeed J H Ross who resigned last week as superintendent of the Republic Iron and Steel Company mills Hickman comes from Indiana where he has headed a company plant and was previously connected with the Milwaukee mills
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Indianapolis Journal
Springfield
van" Hickman
City
J. H. Ross
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Hickman
Indiana
Milwaukee
Father of Boy Rescued After Cardiac Carbolic Incident
New York August 31 Christopher Thompson fifty two year old father of Hugh Thompson the boy who was rescued last Thursday from the French bark Marechal De Gontueut four miles east of Sandy Hook after being endangered by ingestion of carbolic acid.
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New York
Christopher Thompson
Hugh Thompson
Sandy Hyok
Danish West Indian commission report urges reforms under Danish rule
Berlin reports the Danish West Indian commission to Finance Minister Hage says islanders favor Danish governance while whites seek economic improvement and civilizing influences. Negroes are largely indifferent. Administration deemed impractical and costly with unsatisfactory hygiene. Proposals include reducing military force, modernizing gendarmerie, improving public instruction and hospitals, expanding tobacco and corn, and better inter-island and Denmark links. Exports may grow with the new steamship line and land company.
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Berlin
National Zeitung
West Indian Commission
Hage
Denmark
New West Indian Steamship and Land Company
Judge backs whipping post for wife beaters in open court
South Bend Ind August 31 City Judge George Feldman stunned the Police Court by endorsing the whipping post and a cat o nine tails for wife beaters after Ignatz Bedwarwacz pleaded guilty to whipping his wife. He said he would lash the man if he had the power, not sending him to jail to spare his wife and children.
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Indianapolis
South Bend
Ind
George G. Feldman
Ignatz Bedwarwacz
Feldman
Mystery Of Unkefer Death Grips Logansport Police
Logansport Indiana coroner and police pursue leads in the Joseph Unkefer Jr murder mystery. No charges filed as of noon though evidence suggests violent death. Elder Unkefer and Harry Grace remain central to the investigation amid conflicting alibis and witness statements.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Joseph Unkefer, Jr
J. P. Hetherington
Young Unkefer
Joseph Unkefer
Unkefer
Unkecer
Shultztown
Harry Grace
Grace
Unrest in Colombia as canal treaty rejection shocks Isthmus
A Times dispatch from Panama reports growing revolutionary sentiment after the Colombian Congress rejected the canal treaty in Bogota. Government action is seen as essential to prevent outbreak, with General Huretas as the only hopeful stabilizing figure. The naval force is described as largely controlled by Americans or pro American Englishmen, handling gunnery and engineering duties.
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New York
Bogota
Times
Panama
Huretas
Fort Chuiriqui
Minto's Views Stir Ottawa Debate On Imperial Trade
In Ottawa August 31 Bourassa pressed if Lord Minto spoke in Montreal at a chambers of commerce banquet about imperial trade and common defense. Laurier replied that the viceroy attended the banquet as a representative of the empire and that his personal views were not stated.
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Ottawa
Ont
Bourassa
Lord Minto
Chambers of Commerce
Montreal
Wilfrid Laurier
Venezuelan Outrages Prompt Harassment of Foreigners
In Venezuela locals hunt foreigners who file claims under a recent protocol. At Coro five Italian depositions were blocked. three were jailed, two fled and were shot, one killed. A gibbet and an effigy of a foreigner were displayed in Cumuna with crowds beating the dummy while shouting death to the foreigners. Frenchman Palazzi and German Sprick were jailed in Ciudad Bolivar for tax refusals. protests secured their release. General Rolando and 200 rebel officers were captured at Ciudad Bolivar and sent to Maracaibo fortress.
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Willemstad
Curacea
Venezuela
Coro
Caracas
Cumuna
M. Palazzi
Herr Sprick
Ciudad Bolivar
Castro
Rolando
Bolivar
Maracaibo
San Carlos
Trainmen Threaten General Strike Behind Closed Doors
Behind closed doors, officials discuss looming strike as workers press demands. It is estimated that unless concessions are granted, a general strike of all classes of trainmen will be ordered.
Italian Banker Shot in Philadelphia Bank Robbery
Vincenzo Til, owner of a South Eighth Street bank, was shot and killed. Giovanni Viela fled but was pursued, turning and firing as he escaped. Policeman Thomas Conly was wounded in the chest during the pursuit. Viela was captured after a struggle. motive remains unknown.
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Philadelphia
Vincenzo Til
South Eighth Street
Giovanni Viela
Viela
Thomas Conly
Viola
Union Mills Idle Pressure Pushes SixHour Shifts
The Amalgamated Association delegates meeting in Pittsburgh signals a vote on six hour shifts for sheet mill workers with identical per shift output. Most union mills idle while nonunion plants run steadily, increasing production costs and giving nonunion mills an edge. Discussion on reopening nonunion mills not addressed at this session.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Theodore J. Shaffer
John Williams
May Recall of the Admiral Cotton Squadron Be Beirut
The May recall notes that if peace holds at Beirut on arrival the ships may be ordered elsewhere. Chekib Bey meets Secretary Hay in Washington and asserts Turkey has done nothing wrong while protecting American citizens. No promises on ship movements are given, and preparations for coal supply are discussed.
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Washington
Chekib Bey
Hay
Turkey
United States
Beirut
Leishman
London
Magerssen
Genoa
State Department
Hay Considskib Bey
Navy Department
Brutus
Alexander
Mediterranean
Senator Hanna Optimistic After Resting Day
Senator Hanna sits up for several hours and plans to visit his office but is kept from work by doctors. Col Myron Herrick and Gen Charles Dick confer with him about the state GOP campaign and announce the opening date will be set after an executive committee meeting in Columbus next week. In Lincoln W J Bryan heads to Ohio to campaign for the Democratic ticket, noting he did not cancel dates and will reschedule later in October.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
Charles F. Dick
Republican State Committee
Columbus
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Ohio
Red Hats for Americans Two to Be Conferred Soon
Chicago August 31 William J Onahan of Chicago fresh from Rome asserts that two additional cardinals will be created in the United States soon. He declines to name the men or discuss specifics, saying the names will come from Rome and the appointments will occur before long.
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W. J. Onahan
Chicago
William J. Onahan
Rome
United States
Onahan
Leo XIII
Suspected Fake Will From Charles L. Fair Reaches Judge
A document claimed as the late Charles L. Fair’s last will arrived by mail and was opened by San Francisco Superior Judge F J Murasky. It names Charles J. Fair as heir, bequeaths 800000 to him, 750000 to The Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, 500 to Joseph Harvey, and 4000 to fund a city hospital. The will’s authenticity is uncertain, and a putative heir Charles L. Fair Jr is mentioned. Numerous parties call it a hoax or fake.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charles L. Fair
United States
F. J. Murasky
Fair
Charles J
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
Joseph Harvey
Charlie Fair
Murasky
Charles L. Fair, Jr
William Cannon
Cannon
Charles J. Fair
Preacher Sues for 50 000 in Libel Case in San Francisco
Rev. R. E. Harper, pastor of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, sues for 50000 in libel. Defendants are Methodist clergymen Rev. J. E. Moore, Rev. J. A. Wailes, Rev. W. E. Vaughn, Rev. W. O. Wagener, and Rev. J. J. N. Kennedy. Circular accuses the plaintiff of immorality.
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San Francisco
R. E. Harper
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
J. E. Moore
J. A. Wailes
W. E. Vaughn
W. O. Wagener
J. J. N. Kennedy
Letter Carriers Meet in Syracuse Convention Opens
The four teenth annual National Association of Letter Carriers convention began in Syracuse with about 1000 delegates and a public reception for 6000. President J N Keller spoke as officers reported a prosperous organization. Candidates for president include Edward J Gainor and Richard F Quinn.
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Syracuse
N. Y
National Association of Letter Carriers
J. N. Keller
W. G. Edens
Post Office Department
Alhambra
Committee On
New York
Richard F. Quinn
Philadelphia
M. A. Fitzgerald
Edward J. Gainor
Muncie
Ind
Keller
Will Ask Higher Wages for B and O Employees
At a Baltimore meeting on August 31 representatives of B and O engineers firemen and trainmen from various divisions decided to seek higher wages. Committees were named to draft the demands for presentation to General Manager Potter. No details on the specific demands were released as the talks continue.
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Baltimore, Md
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Potter
Miller cables Magelssen after escape claim
Franklin Pa August 31 Miller an intimate friend of Vice Consul Magelssen cabled the vice consul about his condition following an assassination escape. The Beirut reply said Fit as a fiddle Magelssen Britain May Build a New Fort Victoria B C August 31 Esquimault rumors say a new fort will be added to the Esqui
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Franklin
Miller
Magelssen
Beirut
Tragic double suicides and a fatal shooting reported
In St Louis Harry F Keevil shot his bride Annie Schnarr then killed himself leaving no note. The couple had wed secretly a month earlier. In Richmond Herbert B Bates, a First National Bank clerk, killed Miss Lena Gentry then himself, with no witnesses and likely motive related to unrequited affection.
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ST. Louis
Harry F. Keevil
Richmond
Herbert B. Bates
First National Bank
Lena Gentry
Deer season opens as hunters head to Adirondacks
Deer shooting season begins tomorrow drawing many hunters by train to the Adirondacks. Campers from the mountains report strong turnout in Hamilton County as northern trains carry sportsmen to the region amid the opening rites.
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Groversville
N. Y
Adirondacks
Yanks
Hamilton County
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