Deny Gil Rehearing With Sharp Rebuttal
United States government petition for rehearing of the Standard Oil Indiana fine appeal is overruled by Judges Grosscup Baker and Seaman in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The court adheres to the original reversal of Judge Landis and hints a certiorari request may occur to seek Supreme Court review.
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United States
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
Grosscup
Baker
Seaman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Lanfis
Bonaparte
United States Supreme Court
Bonapane
Edwin W. Sims
Trial opens in Gunness murder case in Laporte Indiana
Crowds of farmers gather as Ray Lamphere faces murder charges for the fire that destroyed Brookside Farm and killed Belle Gunness and her three children. Public speculation centers on Belle Gunness fate with many assuming she died in the blaze. Local officials argue jurors must believe her death to convict Lamphere. The farmhouse ruins reveal multiple bodies and claims abound about the case.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Gunness
Brookside Farm
Laporte County
Court weighs corporate crime penalties and Gunness case details
Government lawyers clash with appellate judges over fines linked to settlements with a railway and how to punish corporate crime. The Gunness death case features a coroner dispute over body identification and theories about who set the house fire.
October Business Failures Signal Modest Recovery
Dun's Review reports October commercial failures at 1,187 with $15,898,668 in debt, a slight rise from a year earlier, yet the statistics hint at progress toward recovery from last year's panic. United States Steel Corp's quarter to Sept 20 shows net earnings near $27 million, above $20.27 million prior quarter, though unfilled orders volume fell, tempering optimism amid ongoing labor tensions in the Philippines.
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Dun
Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Mass meeting of cotton growers to be held in Memphis
Facts for Farmers notes a planned mass meeting of cotton growers on allied interests of the South in Memphis. Winter wheat prospects improve with recent rains west of the Missouri. New corn markets freely in the Southwest with heavy Gulf shipments to Europe. Plowing delayed in southern Minnesota by drought. wells dry in some areas after drought relief. Minnesota law allows cooperative creameries to unite. six creameries form a corporation with 12 500 capital stock.
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Memphis
Missouri
Southwest
Europe
Gulf Ports
Minnesota
Co-Operative
Chicago Weekly Review notes rising trade activity and improving outlook
The Chicago Weekly Review reports a drop in commercial defaults and higher bank payment volumes than 1907 and 1906 weeks. It cites stronger manufacturing prospects, increased railway equipment buying, and firm quarry and lumber quotes, with building activity steady and bank clearings up 10.1 percent. Failures drop from 48 to 24. large liabilities fall from 13 to 7.
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Weekly Review of
Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Trade improves as election results aid orders and factories resume
New York reports better trade conditions across wholesale and manufacturing sectors aided by election results and milder weather in most sections. Cotton issues persist in the South, but overall orders rise and many firms increase capacity and running time. U S failures fall to 205 for the week ending November 5, with Canada at 33.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Commodity price list from major US markets
The report compiles bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep at Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with grains and staples including wheat corn oats rye and hay across multiple cities. Prices show wide spreads with winter high and low grades noted for each market.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Pawnbrokers Fight Grand Forks Police Reporting Ordinance
Pawnbrokers in Grand Forks oppose a city council bill requiring a daily report of pawn transactions to the chief of police. The measure mirrors Minneapolis and Fargo laws. They argue disclosure would reveal customer details that many patrons would prefer kept confidential.
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Grand Forks
Minneapolis
Fargo
The Old House Thanksgiving Remembrance Poem
A nostalgic poem from Youth's Companion recalls a graveyard of kin and a sheltered farmhouse at Thanksgiving. It honors grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents, siblings, and scattered relatives now gone, pledging to keep memories alive in shared warmth.
John Warren's Thanksgiving Return Home
John Warren, a junior partner in Brace & Brown, travels west on a long business trip and, moved by memories of home, decides to return for Thanksgiving. He packs a shabby suit and heads to the station, planning to reunite with family.
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John Warren
Brace & Brown
Egypt
John
Thanksgiving Day Hero Returns Home to Save Farm
A down on his luck Johnny Warren returns on Thanksgiving to nobly free his father from mortgage debt. He reveals his West firm job to family, pays $500 to Squire Cobb, and with Anna Scott helps restore the Warren home. Mortgage canceled, a new life begins for the family.
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Leven
Richard Warren
John Warren
Squire Cobb
John
Anna Scott
Squire
Mr. Scott
Anna
Harry Scott
Mr. Warren
Jennie Nellis
Carrie
June
Chicago
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