Alleged Paper Trust Sued for Business Through General Paper
Federal suit in U S district court names General Paper company and a long list of mills and paper firms as defendants. It alleges a price fixing and market division scheme with General Paper acting as exclusive sales agent to control output, prices, and shipments in the western United States. The suit seeks injunctions and court orders to end the alleged restraint of trade and compel defendants to answer interrogatories.
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St. Paul
Ming
Moody
United States
Haupt
Frank B. Kellogg
James M. Beck
Daited States District Court
General Paper Company
Itasca Paper Company
Little Falls
Mion
Wolf River Paper and Store Company
New Richmond
Wis
Atiad. Paper Company
Appleton
Kimberly & Clark, Company
Neenah
Riverside
Fibra Paper Company
Covtratin Pulp and ‘Water Power Company
Centralia
Combined Locks Paper Company
Combined, Locks
Delta Pulp Company
Eau Claire
Grand Rapids Paper and Pulp Company
Grand Rapids
Menasha Paper Company
Menasha
Win
Nekorg. Paper
Potegira Fiber Company
Podita
General Paper Company Is
Pha
Wisconsin
Mississippi
St. Louis
Chicago
General Paper Comepany
Port Arthur Fort Falls After Heavy Bombardment
Japanese forces report capture of Rihlung fort at Port Arthur after breaches opened by seven dynamite blasts. Russians retreat with heavy losses as additional gains include Yangthban Hill and nearby forts. Port Arthur bombardment narrative details troop movements and fortifications as the Japanese close in on Linotie and Kekwon positions.
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Port Arthur
Tokio
Duc
Ribiong Mountain
Third
Rihlung Mountain
Linotie Mountain
Chingkakao
Cheloo
Port Dalny
Keelwan Mountain
Lailole
Eitse
Antse
Yangthban
Rilung Mountain
Port Dalry
Chefoo
Talio
Rihting Fort
Rihbing Fort
Threepassers
Fort Rihjung
Fort Rihlung
Bafora Port
Arthur
Fuean
Kekwon Fort
Golden Hill
Lha
Lizotang
Kokwan
Viadtvogtars
Pacific Squadron
Syty
Supreme Court to Probe FradD Allegations in Denver Election
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered a sweeping investigation into the November gubernatorial election in Denver. The probe will cover ballots registration lists campaign expenditures and all election matters with special watchers likely placed at the courthouse.
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Denver
Colo
Supreme Court
Alva Adams
Samuel W. Bedford
Adams
Henry J. Hersey
Adams Petitions Ballot Box Opening in Denver
Attorneys for Governor-elect Alva Adams filed a petition with the Colorado Supreme Court seeking to open all 204 Denver ballot boxes for an audit. The court planned to hear arguments later, alleging fraud attempts to thwart the people’s will. The demand cites constitutional rights to have ballots counted.
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Denver
Colo
Autdrneys
Charles, Thomas
Samuel Belford
Supreme Court
Alva Adams
Adams
Canal
Fear Is the Plague Plagues K Treatze Regions
Official reports describe a bubonic plague like disease in two Ural garrisons with 190 deaths between November 24 and December 26. The infected locality is declared plague contaminated, prompting bolstered quarantine measures. Meanwhile Chicago reports storm delays many trains by four hours with widespread telegraphic disruption.
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Petersburg
Ural
Chisago
Chicago
Sailrogd
Erie
Fort Long Held By Russians Falls To Japanese Forces
Japanese forces capture Fort Long on Ashlung mountain at 7 30 on December 20 to 23 reports from Port Arthur say General Koncrahenko was killed and General Skerset injured. Sevastopol damaged and sinking bow with stern. garrison hopeful relief before March. Supplies ample for February, navy stores about a month. Prices high with ruble at 1.5 per pound for deer.
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Tokio
Tate
Ashlung Mountain
Tolto
Port Arthur
Koncrahenko
Skerset
Simuloses
Sevastopol
Pigeon Bay
Watch on Russian ships barred from leaving Shanghai harbor
The taotai orders commanders at Woosung and Shanghai harbors and the Shanghai naval master to prevent any escape by Russian vessels the cruiser Askold and destroyer Grezovai. More Chinese cruisers head for Shanghai amid rumors of freed Port Arthur torpedo boats.
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Shanghai
Dee
Taotaj
Woosung
Askold
Grezovai
Cha Fas
Port Arthur
Vlndivastok
Republicans Win in Colorado Legislature After Canvassing Board Action
The state canvassing board certifies election of Casimero Datola and Henry B. Milard. Republicans gain control of the assembly and threaten to oust Democratic wards. Senate stands Republican 19, Democratic 1a, vacancy 1. joint ballot 66 to 23. Board members all Republicans. Whitney Newton opposes the action.
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Colorado
Denver
Cal
Casimero Datola
Henry B. Milard
Assembly
James H. Peabody
Senate
Los Animas County
Dareln
Boulder County
Ward
Mallord
Whitney Newton
Goy
James H. Perbody
N. C. Miller
Andstor J
Depew to Seek Six Year Seat as New York Senator
Chauncey M. Depew will succeed himself as senator from New York for a six year term. Governor Odell and the Republican state committee announced after weeks of talks that Frank S. Binck’s candidacy is withdrawn, leaving Depew as the sole nominee for caucus support alongside Thomas C. Platt. Japanese forces near Port Arthur intensify shelling as a next attack nears.
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Black
New York
Chauncey Mitchell Depew
Thomas C. Platt
Fifth Avenue
Odell
Republican State Committee
Frank S. Binck
Troy
Depew
Republcan
Whch
Tokyo
Port Arthur
Young and short senators shift old guard balance in senate
The Washington Post notes that the senate is not dominated by age. Young figures rise with Hemetway set to represent Indiana and Beveridge at 42 among the youngest. Ohio’s Tick is 46 and Knox is seen as a young former attorney general. Crane of Massachusetts is same age and Cram Nevada and George S. Nixon likely shorten the chamber.
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Senate
Hemetway
Indiana
Sean Il
Beveridge
Tick
Ohio
Manna
Knox
Belight
Crane
Massachusetts
Cram Nevada
George S. Nixon
Congress
Washington Post
Samar disaster report details Pulajanes mass uprising
Gen Corbin forwards a war department summary from Samar on uprisings in Samarang. It cites the Nov 10 attack on a Philippine scouts detachment at Oras with 1 hospital corpsman killed and 12 scouts wounded, plus the Dec 16 ambush at Dolores in which 38 Philippine scouts were killed, prompting requests for military aid and concern over a 3,000 strong Pulajane threat.
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Corbin
Feland
Samarang
Liett
Stephen K. Shurt
War Department
Samar
Oras
Stephen K. Hayt
Philippius
Dolores
George F. Abbott
Archbishop Ireland and the humble disguise joke
A rural driving story has Archbishop Ireland meeting two good natured women. They ask if he is a priest, and he says he is no longer a priest. The women reply with a compassionate quip about the Lord helping them, implying humor over mistaken identity.
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Ireland
Belated Receipt for a Slave Found in 1888 Document
A seedsman in Shenandoah Iowa received a letter from a man in Wabbenske Arkansas containing a receipt dated September 3 1888 for the purchase of a enslaved girl named Charlotte. The document lists the price 578 dollars and warrants the girl’s health and condition as a slave while stating a limited defense of claims.
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Ratelin
Shenandoah
Seedsman
Wabbenske
Ark
Folie Roberts
Buffalo Bill Plans Move to France with Show
Rumor says William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill intends to expatriate and become a French citizen. Age and family troubles push him to turn over his Wild West show to younger partners. He would travel to Europe with the troupe in February and reportedly may not return to America if his wife’s divorce suit is granted and other affairs are settled.
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Buffalo Bill
France
William F. Cray
Bufalo
Cody
Europe
America
Tribute to Oklahoma Wheat and Corn Yields
A local Oklahoma snippet notes M. McHarg faced drought stressed wheat and switched to corn to conserve soil moisture. The corn yielded about 35 bushels an acre, wheat averaged 16.25, and corn 19.90 per acre, totaling 28.76 per acre or 916 for thirty acres.
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Oklahoma
M. McHarg
Grant County Fairmer
Fr and Mrs Nubride Join the Church
A fragmented humor filled collage shows playful quips about church affiliations and social gossip. The snippet references conversations from various newspapers noting beliefs, proposals, and light banter among people in different cities. The overall tone is comic and reflective of public chatter.
Shouting Their Praises of Kidney Pills Cure
Kirkland New Jersey January 2 Special An elderly resident Richard I Greenhau credits Dodd s Kidney Pills with curing years of rheumatic palsy he walked with two canes and suffered sleepless nights after fourteen boxes his condition improved dramatically and he feels better than in twenty five years
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Kirkland
Richard I. Greenhon
Dodd
Mr. Greenhau
Rural adorer confronts party invitation in New York Weekly
A fragment from New York Weekly shows a rural admirer pressing someone about attending Millie Meadow's party. The respondent refuses, citing too many rocks or disruptions as the reason.
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Millie Meadow
New York Weekly
Mrs Bridey Seeks Small Savings This Week
In a light domestic exchange the Briley couple discusses trimming household expenses this week. The wife vows to save money while the husband jests about a feather and an ostrich feather, highlighting a humorous slice of daily life from the Philadelphia Press.
Assistant secretary and stenographic clerk of the new congressman
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune line describes a man waiting in the corridor with a frowning brow and burdened shoulders as the assistant secretary and stenographic clerk of the new congressman from Alabama. The remark labels him a distinguished statesman.
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Blatesiman
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Misa Plyvty Jack Hanzom Romance Reported in Party Chat
The Lilladelphia Press quotes misquoted lines about a romantic episode at a recent party involving Misa Plyvty and Jack Hanzom. The exchange hints at secrecy and a plea to not reveal details.
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Jack Hanzom
Conversation Fragments Reflect Schoolyard Gossip
Two girls Miss Holmley and Miss Goodley discuss Miss Knox in a chaotic chat. They recall insults about looks and a retort they gave, mentioning sensitivity about a Philadelphia Ledger in a teasing exchange.
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Miss Holmley
Coffee craving and willpower linked in early health diary
A wartime era reminiscence from Indiana and Battle Creek notes a woman describing her struggle with coffee dependence from childhood, detailing health issues and eventual recovery after learning to prepare Postum correctly. The excerpt cites a 19th century mindset on temperance and habit formation, and points readers to the book The Road to Wellville.
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