Missouri Trust Bust Suit Upheld in High Court Decision
The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the ouster of Standard Oil of Indiana and its subsidiaries Republic Oil and Waters Pierce from the state. It sustained $50,000 penalties and upheld the broad anti trust decree, ending a landmark 1905 suit to curb monopoly power.
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Washington
A& Sweeping
Supreme
Missouri
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Republic Oil Company
Waters Pierce Company
Hadley
Supreme Court of Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Missouri Supreme Court
Standard and Republic
Supreme Court of FE States
Missouri Anti-Trust
Playmates Die In Poison From Wild Onion Misidentification
In St Louis on April 2 Amos Minor 10 and Verl Minor 8 of Lakewood are dead after eating what they believed were wild onions. Playmate John Schreiner 8 is in critical condition. The boys found the weeds while playing near the Minor home and, returning from work, Paul Minor heard groans in the brush.
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St. Louis
Amos Minor
Verl
Lakewood
St. Louis County
John Schreiner
Paul Minor
Boys Suffer Fatal Convulsions After April Fool Prank
An investigation revealed three boys writhing in convulsions, two dying while being carried to the Minor home. Authorities report suspicious pockets containing supposed wild onions, suggesting a deadly prank gone wrong.
Hillsville Outlaws Families Sue for Damages in Carroll Case
Civil suits filed by survivors seek attachments on property of Sidna Allen Friel Allen and Wesley Edwards in Carroll County court. The case grows from the Hillsville fusillade of March 14 as detectives pursue final capture of the alleged killers.
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Hillsville
Mar
Sidna Allen
Friel Allen
Wesley Edwards
Carroll County Court House
Carroll County
Arizona Elects Senators Ashurst and Smith
In Phoenix yesterday the Arizona legislature elected Henry F. Ashurst of Prescott to the long term and Mark A. Smith of Tucson to the short term in a joint session after Democratic caucus decisions.
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Smith and Ashurst
Phoenix
Ariz
Henry F. Ashurst
Prescott
Mark A. Smith
Tucson
United States
Ashurst
Smith
FOSS Favors Preferential Run in Massachusetts Primary
Governor Foes told Representative Curley that he would not run for president but asked that his name appear as a preferential candidate to be voted on at the Massachusetts primary on April 30. Champ Clark refused to have his name on the ballot in Massachusetts.
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Washington
Mar
Foes
Curley
Massachusetts
Champ Clark
Claude Allen Surrenders to Posse in Hillsville
Claude Swanson Allen, exhausted by his flight, gave up to a Hillsville posse and is in the Hillsville jail. He emerged from a laurel thicket as pursuers trained rifles upward, his revolver raised to the sky.
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Hillsville
Claude Swanson Allen
Duel Ends in Death in McComb Mississippi
General A B Elizey and F Fortenberry dueled with revolvers until Elizey fell dead and Fortenberry was mortally wounded in McComb Mississippi on March 30.
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McComb
Miss
Geun. A
Elizey
F. Fortenberry
Fortenberry
Chinese Famine Appeals for Funds Amid Death Toll Near Shanghai
The Chinese famine committee issued an urgent appeal for funds reporting thousands of Chinese dying daily in the immediate vicinity of Shanghai. The appeal requests immediate aid to relieve widespread hunger and prevent further fatalities.
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Shanghai
Mar
Chinese Famine Committee
Dies at the throttle on Vandalia fast mail train
Wilmot K. Larr a 56 year old Vandalia Railroad engineer died of heart disease aboard No 11 near Marshall Indiana while the 65 mph mail train hurried toward St Louis after leaving Terre Haute at 9 50 p m Riddle and Kramerick were aboard as witness Larr began as a fireman in 1879 and was later promoted to engineer He leaves a widow six children and a brother A coroner s inquest will be held at Marshall on Friday
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Wilmot
Larr
Terre Haute
Vetera
Vandalia
St. Louis
Wilmot K. Larr
Vandalia Railroad
Marshall
Ind
H. J. Riddle
H. W. Kramerick
Riddle
New York
Train Wreck Kills Engineer and Passenger Near Bostwick
Omaha dispatch reports the Burlington flyer from Denver to St Louis wrecked near Bostwick. Engineer Temple and an unidentified passenger were killed, Fireman Rainey seriously injured, and several passengers and trainmen sustained minor injuries.
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Omaha
Neb
Denver
St. Louis
Bostwick
Web
Temple
Rainey
Taft Victory In Montana Primary Defeated
Helena Mont March 25 The Republican state committee of Montana ended a stormy session by defeating a proposal for a presidential preferential primary 11 to 26 and reporting Taft for renomination by 27 to 1
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Taft
Montana
Helena
Mont
Republican State Committee of
Davis wins renomination in Arkansas Senate race
Late returns show Jeff Davis likely to secure the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate over Stephen Brundidge by about 9000 votes. T L Carraway defeats Bruce Macon for the First district Congress nomination, 8 M Taylor defeats W H Martin in the Sixth, Oldfield and Goodwin renominated in the Second and Seventh, with a close race between Wingo and Carter in the Fourth. Three new Arkansas congressmen expected in the next session.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jeff Davis
United States Senate
Stephen Brundidge
T. L. Carraway
Bruce Macon
Congress
M. Taylor
W. H. Martin
Oldfield
Goodwin
Wingo
Carter
Aransas
Substitute for Wool Bill Sparks House Action
Washington March 23 The Republicans on the house ways and means committee introduced a wool bill for the majority measure based on tariff board figures showing about 40 percent. Raw wool set at 35 percent. Rep Nordney Michigan said he would not support their bill. Missing Man Found in Snowdrift Sycamore The body of Charles Tharmes was found under a snow bank after he lost his way in a blizzard a week earlier. The body was located in a distant cornfield from his home.
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Washington
Mar
House
Ways and Means
Tariff Board
Nordney
Michigan
Sycamore
Charles Tharmes
Tharmes
The Call Less Than Twenty Per Week
A brief note reports the call volume remaining under twenty per week. Details on timetable or source are not provided. The item records a low activity level without naming people or organizations.
Uncle Sam May Intervene In Shipping War
Reports from New York indicate the federal government has asked Morgan Line to keep its entire fleet ready for immediate use in transporting troops, provisions, and war supplies to Texas and Mexican orders. The move aims to secure rapid movement of materials between New York Galveston and New Orleans if needed.
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New York
Mexico
Federal
Morgan
Ateamships
Galveston
New Orleans
Senate rejects $1 day pension bill and Smoot measure
Washington reports the senate voted 21 to 46 against the one dollar per day pension bill that passed the house. The Smoot general and service pension measure failed 56 to 16, which would have increased the pension roll by 20 million dollars annually over the next five years.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt Delivers 10 Minute Talk in Wisconsin
Col Roosevelt spoke for about 10 minutes on the rear platform in Milwaukee en route to Chicago from Minnesota addressing around 300 persons at 9 45 a.m. This marked his sole stop in Senator La Follette's home state during the current campaign tour.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Minnesota
Senator la Follette
Claimant Admits He Is Not Heir to Swope Estate
Kansas City report says Elmer Swope of Martinsburg West Virginia withdrew his claim to the estate of the late Thomas H. Swope and admitted he was not the philanthropist's son.
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Kansas City, Mo
Elmer Swope
Martinsburg
W. Va
Thomas H. Swope
Pope to Take Long Rest After Easter
Rome dispatch says Pope Pius remains in virtually unchanged condition. The suspension of general audiences is expected to extend until after Easter to give him a thorough rest.
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Rome
Mar
Pius
Courts Girl Marries Her Mother in Chicago Romance
After courting Lilian Farrand for nearly three years Walter H. Moody married her mother in Chicago. The bride reportedly stood up with the couple to acknowledge the situation.
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Chicago
Mar
Lilian Farrand
Walter HE. Moody
Election Results Across Towns With Party Wins
The report lists local election outcomes: August Talleur 2193 for supervisor, Henry Hettel 2113 for clerk, Samuel Olive 254 for assessor, William Gottenstrater 185 for collector, Adolph iberg 157 for assessor, Jacob Weber 2211 for commissioner, Fred Hentics 1885 for school trustee, Earl Shepard 218 for justice. Alton Democrats win supervisor D. H. W. Busse and assistants Samuel Pyle Bert Elfgen. Ham mond J. J. Hammond for assessor. John S. Glynn for collector. Pat McGuire for town clerk. Collinsville officers elected: John Becker supervisor, W. J. Grenard clerk, H. H. C. Schoettle assessor, David Killinger collector, Jacob Trautwein commissioner, W. L. McCormick school trustee. Edwardsville notes 1833 total votes. Democrats take four offices and Republicans three. hard roads passed by large majority. Election tallies include Edward H. Stahihut Dem 704 vs Wm. Bohm Rep 1129 for supervisor. Dresch 1092 for town clerk. F. Reilly 904 Dem for assessor vs Mindrup 823 Rep. Stokes 711 Dem vs Ostendorf 1074 Rep for collector. Toma sek 839 Dem vs Rethmeier 885 Rep for commissioner. Crocker 909 Dem vs Shaffer 752 Rep for school trustee. Dees 903 Dem vs Lynch 706 Ir. Rep for justice. hard roads 1062 yes vs 658 no.
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August Talleur
Henry Hettel
Samuel Olive
Wm. Gottenstrater
Adolph Iberg
Jacob Weber
Fred Hentics
Earl Shepard
Alton
Democrats
Busse
Dem
Samuel Pyle
Bert Elfgen
J. J. Hammond
John S. Glynn
Pat McGuire
Collinsville
John Becker
W.J. Grenard
C. Schoettle
David Killinger
Jacob Trautwein
Edwardsville
Edward H. Stahihut
Wm. H. Bohm
Peter Dresch
Assésor
F.'Reilly
FB. Mindrup
T. FH. Stokes
Wm. H
Ostendorf
Wm. Tomasek
C. H. Rethmeier
John T. Crocker
W. H. Shaffer
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad Warns Boys and Girls
A fragment advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as quick relief for pimples boils scratches sprains and bruises and burns or cuts. It urges keeping it handy for boys and girls and claims unequaled relief for piles with a price of 25 cents at S. Kingston’s.
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S. Kingston's
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