Enjoin Lumber Trust Limits Power of Middlemen
The federal district court granted a permanent injunction against the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' association and related groups for restraint of trade. Officials in Washington call the New York victory a major Sherman act achievement, signaling direct purchase possibilities from wholesalers or manufacturers to consumers, reducing retailer interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Federal District Court
New York Lumber Trade Association
Building Material Men's Association
New Jersey Lumbermen’s Protective Association
Retail Lumbermen’s Association of
Baltimore
The
Lumber Exchange of the
District of Columbia
Washington
Lumber Trust
Department of Justice
Panther and Sonoma Reach Guantanamo in Damaged State
The Panther and its tug Sonoma were reported safe in port at Guantanamo harbor after storms ripped away the Panther’s wireless and tore the Sonoma’s super structure and lifeboats. Sonoma arrived at 1:00 am, Panther at 2:00 pm, after leaving Brooklyn two hours apart.
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Washington
Panther
Sonoma
Navy Department
Guantanamo Harbor
Brooklyn
Guantanamo
Steamboat James T. Staples Destroyed in Boiler Explosion
The Tombigbee river steamboat James T. Staples wrecked near Bladen after a boiler explosion. The captain and 17 crew members were killed and 10 injured severely. Four missing may be in the ruins of the burning hulk.
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Mobile
Ala
Tombigbee River
James T. Staples
Bladen
Indian Chief Passa Fiss Dies at 115 in Wisconsin
Superior Wis Jan 9 Chief Passa Fiss a Chippewa Indian aged about 115 died at his Solon Springs home Tuesday after twenty years as a notable local figure. He lived with his people and was known for his longevity and community presence.
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Superior
Wis
Passafiss
Solon Springs
Clayton Quits Committee Resigns From National Board
Powell Clayton, Republican national committee man from Arkansas since 1872, submitted his resignation to Chairman Hilles. He will give up his residence in Arkansas and leave the post effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Washington
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Hilles
Storm wrecks cannery on Prince of Wales Island
Cable dispatches from Ketchikan report the Prince of Wales Island fish egg cannery was wrecked and James Connors a well known Alaskan was killed in the storm near Seattle on January 11.
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Seattle
Wash
Ketchikan
Alaska
Prince of Wales Island
James Connors
Pittsburg Flood Reaches Record Crest In 47 Years
A 31.3 foot crest on the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers flooded Pittsburg causing 50 000 workers to idle as manufactories shut down and about one million dollars in property damage ensued. Relief moved in as hundreds of homes were inundated along the North Side West End and South Side. The flood was the fourth greatest in the city since 1865 with only ten more serious events in 107 years of records.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allegheny
Penn Avenue
Federal Street
North Side
West End
South Side
Thirty-One Drowned as Rosecrans Wrecks Off Oregon
Astoria Oregon January 9 Thirty-one of the Rosecrans crew perished when the oil tank steamer foundered on Peacock Spit during a gale. One survivor reached Tioga Washington. Life savers pulled three more from the rigging as waves broke over them before the wind subsided. The Rosecrans had sailed from southern California for Portland with crude oil.
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Astoria
Ore
Rosecrans
United States Army
Pacific
Peacock Spit
Tioga
Wash
California
Portland
Militants Sentences and Global Meetings Hit Headlines
Long sentences were handed to May Billinghurst and Louisa Gay two of the first suffragette arrestees amid mail destruction campaigns. Russian Black Sea fleet mobilizes for a European coercion scenario in Turkey. Locomotive Firemen seek mediation under Erdman act in New York. Woman’s National Democratic League holds its first annual convention in Washington Mrs Steven B Ayres elected president. Rioting resumes at Paint Creek Kanawha coal field with Standard mine set ablaze. Mrs Grover Cleveland visits the Congressional club in Washington.
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London
May Billinghurst
Louisa Gay
the Old Bailey
England
Turkey
Rechad Pasha
New York
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Martin A. Knapp
United States Commerce Court
Charles P. Neill
Washington
Woman’s
National Democratic League
New Willard
Steven B. Ayres
Representative Ayres
John Sherwin Crosby
Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Kanawha
Standard
Standard Gas Coal Company
White House
Congressional Club
Grover Cleveland
Fire Raze Lodging Houses Leaves Three Dead In San Francisco
A blazing fire on the north side of Howard street between East and Stewart streets destroyed the Maritime and San Pedro lodging houses. Three known dead and thirteen injured, some fatally, were reported as rescuers combed the wreckage for bodies amid three narrow exits and collapsing frames.
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San Francisco
Howard Street
East
Stewart Streets
San Pedro
Bond Filed For Release Of Convicted Dynamite Conspirators
Ball bonds totaling 240000 dollars were filed in San Francisco on Thursday before the United States commissioner for Olaf Tveitmoe and Eugene Clancy, the dynamite conspiracy defendants sentenced to six years in federal prison at Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Olaf Tveitmoe
Eugene Clancy
Leavenworth
United States
Laws Against Reckless Chauffeurs Pass Senate
Albany Jan 11 Senate passes the Fitzgerald bill to punish drunken and reckless chauffeurs with a year of imprisonment and a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Anna Held Wins Final Decree in Ziegfeld Divorce
New York Supreme Court Justice Newburger signed the final decree of divorce on Thursday in the case of Anna Held Ziegfeld versus Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. The suit was brought by Anna Held and the theatrical manager was named as defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Held
New York
Supreme Court
Newburger
Anna Held Ziegfeld
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr
Mrs Westinghouse Struck By Second Paralytic Stroke
Mrs George Westinghouse suffered a second paralytic stroke at Erskine Park on Thursday. Local physicians were called and her physician William H Vander burg of New York arrived to attend.
Fire Destroys Houghton-Jacobson Plant in Detroit
A large fire at the Houghton Jacobson Printing company plant at Jefferson avenue and Wayne street in Detroit caused about 200000 dollars in losses. The blaze occurred Thursday and left the facility nearly destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Houghton-Jacobson Printing Company
Jefferson Avenue
Wayne Street
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Quiver
Oliver Typewriter
Oliver Typewriter Company
000 Typewriter
Chicago, Ill
Solace Co
Battle Creek
Gale U.S
Lee Morris
Firstational Bank of
Chico
Texas
Space Company
Memphis
Tenn
R.L. Morris
Solage Remedy Co
Fattle Creek
Ews-Eagle Supply Company
van Buren, Indiana
Gatun
Panama Canal
Enjoin Lumber Trust
Eastern Association
Panther and
U. S
Storma
Columbia River
Ball
Tveitmoe
Clancy
Thomas & Thomas
Marion
N. E. Cor. Square
Loong
W. 3Rd St
Glass Block
Ind
Marion, Bluffton & Eastern Traction Co
M. B. & E. Traction Company
Bluffton
Indiana
Favorite Press
News-Eagle Supply Co
van Buren
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