First Standard Oil Probe Reveals Courtesy and Evasion
In fall 1878 I sought an impartial report on Standard Oil for the New York Sun. The Cleveland office offered courtesy but provided no information, directing me to pursue facts elsewhere and sparking a landmark inquiry into the company’s rise and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
Pennsylvania
Dang
Standard Ol Company
Cleveland, .C
Ofl
Mr. Dana
Pensylvania
Standard Oil Company
Titusville
City
Cleveland
Standard Oi
New York
John D. Rockefeller
M. J. Edwards
Million That Might Have Been Commodore Van Santvoord Regret
Commodore Alfred Van Santvoord, a Hudson river steamboat magnate and railroad director, died in 1901 a very wealthy man. During the 1901 Northern Pacific corner he regretted not selling Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul stock to profit from the panic. He told friends he felt as though he had missed a million dollars, though he had not actually lost anything.
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Alfred van Santvoord
Paul Stock
Panio
Commodore Alfred van Slantvoord
Hudson River
America
Hig Lopg
Commodore van Langoord
Northern Pacific
Hill
Harriman
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Licely
Something *Y
Commodore
Jim
Milwaukee & St. Paul
The Coat That Made Sothern’s Dundreary Fame Tale
Wallack recounted how Ned Sothern found a chance to play Lord Dundreary after needing a long tailed coat. John Brougham supplied an emergency frock that fit enough to debut on stage, and the costume helped the English satire delight British aristocracy.
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Ned Sothern
Lord Dundreary
John Brougham
France
Sothern
Ned
Brougham
Jobh
John Brousham
Lord Bundreary
Palmer
Wallack
Great Salmon Traps for Puget Sound Fisheries
Describes a salmon trapping system used in Puget Sound with a large pot netset anchored off shore, a long lead of piles connected to shore, and two rows of heart nets guiding fish into the main pot. A second pot links to the first, and salmon are hoisted in wagon loads by large nets operated by steam.
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Puget Sound
Improvements Proposed in Chicago For Public Health
Collier's Weekly notes experts discuss infant mortality and milk supply as key public health issues. They urge energy and intelligence to drive improvements, including ventilation and sanitation, while acknowledging varying paces of progress.
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Chitsgo
Chicago
Collier's Weekly
Soimething in That Chorus Lady Scene
A fragmentary dialogue features a chorus girl and a man named Jim debating marriage over money. The exchange teases social stakes and publicity value, hinting at theatre life and romantic tension.
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Jim
Iowa Coal Output Rises to Eight Million Tons in 1911
In calendar year 1911 Iowa mined about 8,000,000 tons of coal, up from 7,200,000 in 1910. The Rock Island line extends to Allerton, enabling a Dallas Indiana Consolidated Coal mine to open in February with 2,600 ton daily capacity, becoming the state’s largest mine. Seventeen thousand miners were employed statewide. Monsignor Roger Ryan of Dubuque archdiocese dies at 70 after a hip fracture. Pioneers William E. Bradley and Norman H. Hutchinson die in Lake City, ages 90 and 82, respectively, noted for county development.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Allerton
Marion County
Rock Island
Indiana Consolidated Coal Company
Dallas
Lake City
Calhoun County
William E. Bradley
Norman H. Hutchinson
Bradley
Mr. Hutchinson
Fraternal Bank Official Sought for Embezzlement
Cedar Rapids police seek George L. Wilson treasurer of the local Foresters of America lodge and keeper of funds for the Fraternal Bankers Reserve and Homesteaders on a warrant charging embezzlement of 600 dollars from Foresters funds.
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Cedar Rapids
George L. Wilson
Lodge of the Foresters of America
Bankers’ Reserve and Homesteaders
Foresters
Two Lodge Men Stricken In Keokuk Banquet Accident
At a Keokuk Elks banquet Joseph W. Steiger was stricken with paralysis and is in serious condition. Frank M. Ballinger supreme president of the Independent Order of Owls slipped on ice on his way to the lodge and broke his wrist.
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Keokuk
The
Elks’ Lodge
Joseph W. Steiger
Frank M. Ballinger
Independent Order of Owls
Stored eggs moved from Sioux City warehouses
Storage warehouses in Sioux City are ordered to ship stored eggs to nearby towns as retailers report a hen strike and a cold wave. Farmers who sold eggs for storage must buy them back to meet local demand.
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Sioux City
Albrook Donates $10,000 to Cornell College Mount Vernon
Dr. J. B. Albrook of Mount Vernon provides property valued at $10,000 to Cornell College including his residence. The condition requires that both he and Mrs. Albrook receive an annuity during their lifetimes.
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Cornell College
Mount Vernon
J. B. Albrook
Albrook
Hart-Parr Power House Burns In Charles City Fire
The Hart-Parr gasoline line tractor power house in Charles City burned with a loss estimated between 7000 and 10000 dollars. Nine tractors suffered serious damage and about three thousand gallons of oil burned along with a large amount of belting.
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Hart-Parr
Charles City
Mount Pleasant Leader Heads North On Inspection Tour
Mount Pleasant state commander of the Iowa G. A. R. begins a tour of inspection at posts in northern Iowa. He leaves his Mt. Pleasant home for a planned first stop at Marion, with his party continuing to visit veterans’ gatherings.
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Mount Pleasant
Lot Abraham
Iowa
Sioux City Five Cent Meals Aid Jobless Men
The Helping Hand organization will serve five cent meals daily on lower Fourth street to aid several hundred unemployed men and improve the city’s financial condition.
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Sioux City
Asselon
Lower Fourth Street
Mason City Weather Halts Streetcars In Deep Freeze
In Mason City a severe winter spell froze the area with temperatures down to 21 degrees below zero. Interurban cars to Clear Lake were stalled and city service suspended as the heavy snow disrupted travel and daily routines for the region.
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Mason City
Here
Clear Lake
Six Saloons Closed Under Moon Law Enforcement
The Moon law enforcement led to six saloons being closed in Manning. A man named Johny Rabm was found playing longse for 4200 dollars, a detail noted amid the action.
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Johny
Rabm
Kennedy Winter Course Teaches Dairy Gains For Iowa
Prof W J Kennedy heads an Iowa winter short course on dairy efficiency. Advice covers boosting butter output from cows through October calving and winter silage feeding. Iowa dairymen can profit from land values and feeding strategies to raise annual butter per cow by 50 to 100 pounds. Newton timberman A P Hanson, 95, longtime lumberman and oldest Odd Fellow, dies. funeral at home.
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of Kennedy
Strart
Iowa
W. J. Kennedy
Newton
Nel
A. P. Hanson
United States
President Bowman Enthusiastic Bes Moines
President Bowman states the university pursues moral social and intellectual life, with dedicated staff including a professor and a dean of women ensuring student welfare. The report highlights intensive personal work among students at the state university.
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Bowman
Bes Moines
Change of Venue Granted in Calhoun County Case
Sac City judge powers granted a change of venue to Calhoun county in the Clifford Wilson murder case. Wilson is charged in the killings of James and Mathew White in Sac City on May 20, 1911. He was tried in district court here two months ago but the jury disagreed after a long deliberation.
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Sac City
Calhoun County
Clifford Wilson
James and
Mathew White
Henaa
Simpson College Endowment Campaign Surpasses Target
Announcement to Simpson College students states the endowment drive has raised $115,000 beyond requirements and the executive board will extend the campaign to reach the $500,000 goal.
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Indianola
Simpson
Striking Moulders Enjoined at Waterloo Iron Works
Waterloo iron workers' union members were enjoined by Judge J C Platt in district court from picketing or interfering with the Waterloo Malleable Iron Works plant operation.
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Waterloo
Iron Moulders’ Union Wer
Waterloo Malleable Iron Works
J C. Platt
Keokuk Woman Obtains Divorce Over Religious Conduct
In Keokuk district court, Margaret Crumly sues for divorce from Nel son D Crumly alleging constant religious talk at home and lack of support. The case cites his pervasive religious preoccupation as the basis for dissolution.
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Keokuk
Nelson D. Crumly
Margaret Crumly
District Court
Church Fire at Alneworth Destroys Methodist Building
One hundred people fled the Alneworth Methodist church as an overheated furnace sparked a blaze that consumed the building after water pipes froze. Loss estimated at 13000 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Davenport
Alneworth
Clear Lake School Burns in Basement Fire
Fire destroyed a $65,000 public school building in Clear Lake. The blaze started in the basement as the janitor attempted to thaw frozen water pipes. Insurance coverage was $18,000.
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Clear Lake
Mason City
Family Home Destroyed in Fire on Glenn Avenue
The residence of J. H. Mayne in Council Bluffs was destroyed by fire. The family barely escaped with the clothing they could reach. Loss estimated at $5,000.
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Council Bluffs
J. H. Mayne
Glenn Avenue
Traveling Men Meet in Des Moines
The traveling Men’s association will meet in Des Moines on Friday January 19. Permanent officers will be elected and a committee will report the constitution and by laws of the association.
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Des Moines
Anew
Traveling Men's Association
Creamery Switch to Lincoln Pure Butter Company
Storm Lake reports Buena Vista creamery sold to Lincoln Pure Butter company of Lincoln Nebraska. Plant capacity will be doubled under the new arrangement.
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Honda
Storm Lake
Buena Vista
Lincol Pure Butter Company
Lincoln
Neb
Death at Davenport Shocks Town
The body of Arthur Wingram aged 3) was found in a barn last Friday frozen to death. He was last seen two days before when going to work and was reportedly called into a saloon by a friend. Authorities believe he was taken to the barn intoxicated by companions.
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Davenport
Arthur Wingram
Wundram
Fire Destroys Hoffman's Family Home in Lamont
A blaze razed the residence of Dr. G. W Hoffman in Lamont leaving a loss of about 4000 dollars with no insurance. Firefighters reported no injuries as the house burned completely and effects were destroyed.
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Lamont
G. W Hoffman
The Safe Laxative For Elderly People
An old style health notice touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild gentle laxative suitable for elderly and children. It claims relief from constipation and digestive discomfort without harsh purgatives and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello.
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Caldwell
Drugelats
Dr. Caldwell
de. W. B. Caldwell
Washington Bt
Monticelto
Modern Domestic Banter In Unexpected Dinner Chaos
A playful exchange unfolds as Mrs Justwed offers to sauce a dish, while Mr Justwed answers affirmatively and suggests calling a doctor. The brief vignette captures a tense moment amid a casual kitchen scene and hints at a medical concern.
Pitiful sight of eczema ends after Cuticura use
A Mill Hall Pennsylvania mother details eight weeks of severe infant eczema covering the body before trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She reports rapid improvement, hair loss reversed, and complete recovery within four weeks. The item promotes free samples from Cuticura, Dept. 8 K, Boston.
Accident Insurance and Matrimonial Training Quip
A senator quips that government could use a reliable accident insurance and that matrimonial training could help men predict brave storms. The remarks reflect wartime social satire on risk, duty, and preparedness.
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