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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
2
Intersecting charges and raids stain big business in 1906
The Interstate Commerce Commission probes Standard Oil in Cleveland with claims of bribery to drive independent oils from northern Ohio markets. Reports detail indictments, trials, and related shipping rebates, car allocations, and political tensions across multiple states and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Standard Oil Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cleveland
George J. Lane
Mansfield
Commission
Ohio
Interstate Commission In
Pennsylvania
Cassatt
W. A. Patton
Kansas City
George H. Crosby
Burlington
George L. Thomas
New York
L. B. Taggart
Thomas
Atlantic Seaboard
F. Albert von Boyneburg
Reakert Brothers Company
Philadelphia
United States District Court
Burlington Railway
Congressional Moves Hit Multiple Bills Across Agencies
Senator Clapp seeks to end restrictions on alienation of lands held by the five civilized tribes. House committee approves Niagara Falls preservation bill after long debate. Senate approves peso weight and fineness adjustment to reflect silver prices. Senate passes $7 800 000 agricultural appropriation and an meat inspection bill without opposition. Immigration regulatory tightening passed. PanamA canal funding linked to sea level plan being debated. Denatured alcohol relief from internal tax approved. Dam construction proposed across the Mississippi in Morris County Minnesota. Porto Rican harbors pier and wharf projects authorized under War Secretary supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clapp
Five Civilized Tribes
House Committee On
Niagara Falls
Senate
Philippine Islands
Panama
Mississippi River
Morris County
Minnesota
Secretary of War
Expatriate officials return from Pacific coast trip
Senor Nabuco and Viscount de Alte have returned to Washington after a month long Pacific coast tour. An explosion on a tidewater railroad project near Roanoke, Virginia killed John Saunders and injured seven others. Two Cuban rural guards who killed three colleagues at Las Mangas surrendered in Candelaria. Judge Warren W Hale ruled the penal section of Ohio banking acts constitutional. Japan restricts hosting foreign guests for Korean imperial household after a dispute over Jacob Schiff reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Nabuco
Viscount de Alte
Washington
Pacific Coast
John Saunders
Roanoke
Las Mangas
Cuba
Candelaria
Warren W. Hale
Common Pleas Court
Jacob Schiff
Rosedale
Kan
Munroe Talvers
Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Frank Gotch
Tom Jenkins
Championship of America
Kansas City
Gotch
Wanawha & West Virginia
Elmer James
B. L. Bickle
Lewis Walhouse
Charles Dickers
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Vienna
Arthur Davis
Hazel Reed
Springfield
Clarksburg
Ross County
George Younger
John Rector
Columbus
Miss
Alonzo Parks
Buena Vista
Tenn
Albert de Luze
Bordeaux
Jay Gould
Lakewood
N. J
May Sutton
Pasadena
Cal
New York
Galesburg
Ill
Department of Illinois
National Convention
The
United Brethren Women’s Missionary Board
MsKinley
United States
Senate
Havana
National Association of Railway Claim Agents
Norfolk
Charles L. Spier
St. George
Staten Island
H. F. B. Lynch
House of Commons
Macedonia
Douma
Komura
London
England
Henrik Ibsen
Christiania
Decatur
Inl
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Smith McPherson
Iowa
John F. Phillips
Burlington Railway
Messmer
Wisconsin Antisaloon League
Zion
Landis
Presbyterian General, Assembly
Des Moines
Illinois Congress of Mothers
Gov. Deneen
Structural Building Trades Alliance of America
National Life Underwriters’ Association
St. Louis
Trunk Line Association
Central Traffic Association
Barney
Henry Lehman
St. Cloud
Minn
Mahow Lake
Francisco Elizado
Laredo
Tex
American Red Cross
Japanese Red Cross
San Francisco
Red Cross
Hampton Roads
Jamestown
Multiple incidents and losses across the nation and world
A nationwide scan reports mob violence in Kansas and Missouri, a railway wreck in West Virginia killing a fireman, various tyings of lynchings, assassinations, and shootings. It notes tennis, charity events, diplomacy moves, legal trials, and Red Cross relief donations amid broader political and social tensions.
Bold Action of Russia’s Parliament Shocks St. Petersburg
The lower house censures the ministry and demands its retirement in a move likened to a national convention. Premier Goremykin meets the emperor after Saturday’s session as constitutional democrats urge calm and insist the government must take the initiative to avoid revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Goremykin
Peterhof
Constitutional Democratic Conferences
M. Kokoshine
Eight Killed In Louisville Train Wreck At Union Station
Eight people died and 22 were injured when a Louisville and Nashville passenger train derailed near Union Station in Louisville Kentucky. A wheel flange failed on the smoking car, opening a switch and sending two coaches into a siding with box cars. Names of the dead include Howard B. Coleman T W Thorpe George W Ponder William Pruett John C Black Francis Weaver Martin Hilton and an unidentified white laborer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louisville & Nashville
Union Station
Howard B. Coleman
Stanford
T. W. Thorpe
Broadhead
George W. Ponder
William Pruett
Lebanon
John C. Black
Francis Weaver
Martin Hilton
H. B. Coleman
Bomb outrages leave casualties in Sebastopol and beyond
Sunday attacks during a troop review after Te Deum commemorating the emperor’s coronation killed three in Sebastopol and wounded several, including Gen Neplueff and the police chief. St Petersburg reports say 11 killed and over 100 wounded, with four arrests. In Tiflis bombs struck governors Timoseieff and Martinoff. one escort Cossack was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastopol
Neplueff
Choukain
Black Sea
St. Petersburg
Tiflis
Timoseieff
Martinoff
Five Men Killed in Lightning at Mobile Field
A thunderstorm struck during a ball game three miles from Mobile on Sunday afternoon killing five spectators and injuring about 25. Among the dead were Donald Touart aged 21 and Arthur Moody aged 19 plus two unidentified Black men. seriously injured include John Yokers and Fred Johnson. Dozens were shocked, with many knocked down as shoes and clothing lay strewn across the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Donald Touart
Steven Touart
Steven J. Touart
Arthur Moody
John Yokers
Fred Johnson
Congress in Brief: House Debates but Passes No Bills
In Washington the house met on the 26th hearing multiple speeches on varied topics but failed to pass any bills. The senate was not in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Seismic Tremors Hit Michigan at Atlantic Mine
A series of more than 50 shocks rattled Houghton Michigan as the Atlantic mine experienced the most severe earthquake disturbances in the region. Buildings rocked violently and the ground cracked up to six inches wide in several spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Houghton
Mich
Atlantic Mine
Grain Elevator Slides Into River at Fort William
The Ogilvie Company grain elevator in Fort William Ontario began sliding into the river Saturday night and cannot be saved. Local officials warn of ongoing danger and salvage teams assess the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Ont
The
Ogilvie Co
Meat Packers Meet at White House Over Inspection Amendment
A White House conference discussed Senator Beveridge’s meat inspection amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill. Prof Neill and James B Reynolds prepared affidavits and notes alleging sanitary abuses, undeclared lard sourcing, carcass oil use, lack of trichinosis inspection, and improper handling of meat bound for Europe. President Truman signaled willingness to act if the amendment passes, and threatened to forward the Neill reports to Congress if defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
White House
Beveridge
Carter
Montana
Charles P. Neill
Labor
Neill
James B Reynolds
New York
Congress
Congress Sends Railroad Rate Bill to Conference
The Senate named Elkins Cullom and Tillman as conference representatives on the railroad rate bill. The post office appropriation bill was debated extensively. The House approved a compulsory education bill for the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Senate
Messrs. Elkins, Cullom
Tillman
House
District of Columbia
Franchise Tax Upheld by Supreme Court in New York Case
The case New York Central Railroad Co. versus N L Miller comptroller of New York was decided in favor of New York state. The suit challenged the state law imposing a franchise tax on railroad property within New York. The Supreme Court ruled the tax valid and enforceable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
New York Central Railroad Co
Judge Maynard Dies in Springfield Superior Court
Springfield Mass judge Elisha B. Maynard of the superior court died Monday night from a cerebral hemorrhage after being stricken on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Springfield
Mass
Elisha B. Maynard
Superior Court
West Virginian reports cure from kidney troubles
W L Jackson of Parkersburg recounts twenty years of kidney pain and nocturnal urination. After Dean's Kidney Pills, urine flow returned and pain faded. he claims eight years of cure and remains active. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Signals for Bridal Paris
A playful dialogue depicts wedding etiquette and lovers quarrels from a Puck style skit. Groom and bride exchange teasing commands as they navigate attention, appearances, and control. The exchange ends with the groom asserting dominance in the household.
Cuticura Brought Relief From Severe Eczema
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes extreme itching and widespread eczema last year. After four months of scratching and pain she used Cuticura Remedies per instructions and quickly found relief, now recommending them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Almost a Catastrophe in a Gleaming Parlour
A young woman, buoyant with joy, shares news with her elderly aunt. The aunt reacts with shocked humor, warning she might flip if kissed. The moment ends with a comic, tense exchange highlighting family antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Nine in ten women propose in engagement tests
A lecturer challenges the audience with a provocative claim about marriage proposals. He asks married men whose wives proposed, to stand, prompting a hushed reaction as women in the hall murmur in concert and defy the dare.
A Matter of Courtesy Merely
A brief exchange between Mr. Nervey and Mr. Goldrox unfolds as a suitor informs the father of his intention to marry his daughter. The dialogue emphasizes mutual candor and family consent in a restrained, formal tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nervey
Low Summer Rates to California Announced by Union Pacific
Union Pacific authorizes a one fare plus 2.00 round trip to San Francisco or Los Angeles for summer tourists. Tickets on sale June 25 to July 7 with final return by September 15, 1906. Other low California summer rates available. Inquire W G Neimyer G A 120 Jackson Boulevard Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Los Angeles
W. G. Neimyer
G. A
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Immaculate soda fountain praised in Courier Journal note
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment highlights a soda fountain kept exceptionally clean with fresh ice shaved hourly. The reminiscence contrasts a 30 year old man with a 16 year old discussing past activities, evoking nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
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