Fight on Oil Trust Moves to Dissolve Standard Oil
U S government files equity petition in St Louis district court seeking to declare Standard Oil and its 70 affiliates unlawful and enjoin future restraint of trade John D Rockefeller and William Rockefeller named in seven defendant group Findlay Ohio grand jury indictments also reported Standard Oil attorneys contest recent suits in Allen county as invalid
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Standard Oil
United States District Court
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
New York
Standard Oil Company
Findlay, C
Allen County
Roosevelt’s Isthmian Trip Ends As Panama Canal Progress Shown
President Roosevelt completes first foreign journey by ship and train, visiting Colon Panama and Pedro Miguel. He climbs a steam shovel with Engineer Gray, learns of overtime pay concerns, and in Panama City is welcomed by President Amador. He sails to Ponce Puerto Rico after brief Panama speech.
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Louisiana
Roosevelt
Colon
Panama
Canal
Culebra
Panama Bay
Panama City
Canal Zone
Amador
Panama Republic
Pedro Miguel
Gray
Ponce
Porto Rico
Indian Affairs Chief Reports Congress Passed Vital Indian Legislation
Commissioner Leupp releases annual report praising last congress for enacting more vital Indian laws than any prior session. The item highlights extensive legislative progress affecting tribal affairs and welfare nationwide.
William Hearst declines another run for office
Robbers at Walker Missouri set fires to cover a bank theft of between 2000 and 5000 dollars at the Bank of Walker. The lakes to the gulf deep waterway convention adjourned after officers were elected with W K Cavanaugh of St Louis named president.
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Bank of Walker
W. K. Cavanaugh
St. Louis
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Fayetteville
Ark
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Teller
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Sir Thomas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Lizzie Henderson
Mississippi
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Nev
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Tennessee
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Milledgeville
Honolulu
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Louis W. Kirkland
Pittsburg
42 DROWNED When Steamer Dix Sank in Puget Sound
Forty two lives were lost when the steamer Dix collided with the Alaska line Jeanie near Alkin Point in Puget Sound Sunday night. Of 79 passengers, 37 were rescued. Only one of five female passengers escaped main deck flooding, 15 year old Alice Simpson.
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Seattle
Wash
Alkin Point
Jeanie
Alice Simpson
Dix
Hill Roads Merge Hint Under Hill Control
The Omaha Bee reports a plan in which the Great Northern would merge with Burlington and Northern Pacific to form a single vast system under James J. Hill within a week. A Chicago-based source claims final links from Billings to Great Falls will complete the merger, though the Northern Pacific may be excluded from the formal union due to federal objections.
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the Bee
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Hill Roads
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Billings
Great Falls
Mont
Great
Blackmailer Tuscia Shot Dead in Pennsylvania
Antonio Tuscia a Black Hand member was killed by Joseph Sparatto in McKeesport after threatening to pay $500 to the society. Sparatto had bought a revolver for protection as Tuscia and his brother demanded money and a fight ensued. Four residents nearly suffocated when burglars chloroformed them during a home invasion.
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Pittsburg
Antonio Tuscia
McKeesport
Joseph Sparatto
Tuscia
Sparatto
Fuscia
Halt ordered on discharges of Twenty-fifth Infantry men
Acting under Secretary Taft orders, Maj. Gen. Ainsworth directs suspension of further discharges of the three Negro companies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry over the Brownsville, Texas shooting incident pending additional orders.
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Washington, D. C
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Ainsworth
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Five Die in Windsor Hotel Fire in Regina
A hotel fire at the Windsor in Regina, Manitoba, destroyed the Windsor Hotel on Monday. Five people perished in the blaze among the guests and staff. The fire left 65 guests unaccounted for at the time of reporting.
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Regina
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Wintsor
Devine Defends Relief Funds From San Francisco Quakes
Dr Edward T Devine told New York Red Cross members that no graft occurred in earthquake relief though mistakes in fund distribution were possible He outlined 13 million raised 9 million cash 25 million from government and other bodies and detailed planned allocations for refugees homes and small businesses to aid 40 000 still needing shelter
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Edward T. Devine
Red Cross
San Francisco
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Devine
Schmitz
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California Relief and Red Cross Fund
New York Chamber of Commerce
Sheep Shearing Display Bridges Pride and Pain
In a lively sheep shearing contest the sheep suffers the most as men maneuver the wool and fleece. Young Reggie, nine, climbs into the fray with stubborn grit while farmers Ben and helpers guide and judge a tense, old fashioned competition.
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London
Ben
Elass
Frank
Benjamin
Reggie
Rebate Trial Ends With Sugar Refining Guilty
The American Sugar Refining Co was found guilty by a U S circuit court jury of accepting rebates totaling 26000 from the New York Central Railroad Co The Central earlier was found guilty and fined 108600 Defense counsel led by Joseph H Choate and ex Justice Alton B Parker argued the lack of precedent for such a large penalty and offered no testimony in the case
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American Sugar Refining Co
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New York Central Railroad Co
New York Central
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Great Britain
Choate
Alton B. Parker
United States
H. L. Stimson
Peculiar Peachseed Hatch Sparks Colorful Quote
A New Hampshire vacationer in Colorado spots a peachseed sprout growing in an incubator, exclaiming in disbelief at the idea of peach hatching in the West. The remark underscores regional differences in agriculture and stockraising noted by Eastern visitors.
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Colorado
New Hampshire
Caesar
Harper’s Weekly
Black Hand letters threaten Polish leaders in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania a Black Hand society is suspected after a murder and letters demanding 1000 dollars were sent to physician Leon Sadowski and banker J M Nowak tied to the Polish National Alliance. Police and federal agents coordinate to locate and arrest the letter writers.
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Black Hand Society
Leon Sadowski
J. M. Nowak
Polish National Alliance
Nowak
United States
Poland
Landslide Claims Seven Rail Yard Workers In West Virginia
A hillside collapse on the Dry Fork branch of the Norfolk and Western railroad in Bluefields West Virginia killed seven trackmen of a 19 man crew. The men were swept into the river while removing a slide. Twelve crew members escaped unharmed.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Dry Fork
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Death List Grows for Dix Disaster Victims
Seattle residents learn eight more names were added to the Dix wreck death list, bringing total confirmed dead to fifty from the maritime disaster.
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Seattle
Wash
Quirky Old Judge in Al toona Court Shouts Silence
A Philadelphia bar member recalls a colorful Al toona police court judge famed for a long tenure. In one session the room filled with chatter and laughter, the judge erupted with wrath, shouting that they had decided over a dozen cases that morning and heard not a single one.
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Philadelphia
Altoona
Hs Honor
Harper’s Weekly
Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Farm Prices
From New York to Pittsburg on November 21 1906 a market brief shows flour steady to slow wheat prices around 80 77 and corn figures near 53 51 with oats around 39 to 37. Prices for cattle cattle veals sheep hogs vary by city with Chicago none listed.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Pattern Department SMART LITTLE DRESS No 5670
This pattern shows a gingham princess style dress for girls ages 3 5 7 and 9 with optional body lining elbow sleeve option and a large white pique collar. Requires three and one eighth yards 36 inch fabric for size seven and costs 10 cents plus adddress for orders with size and pattern number.
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Ladies' Costume Patterns 5601 and 5311 Described
Pattern Nos 5601 and 5311 showcase a wine colored chiffon broadcloth gown with a seven gore skirt and side pleats. The waist features three deep shoulder tucks and a front vest of tucked batiste, with elbow length sleeves and deep cuffs. Sizes range bust 32-42 and waist 22-32. materials include mohair taffeta cashmere. Prices: ten cents each.
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One Sure Enough Remedy for Drunkenness
A western physician endorses buttermilk as a cure for drunkenness and also counsels ceasing alcohol use to recover.
The Auto as a Rest Cure
In Atlantic Monthly a note questions why industry has not yet exploited cars as a rest cure. It foresees growing belief in automobile use as a restorative aid in this restless era and hints at untold possibilities for good from mobility itself.
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Atlantic Monthly
Miss Ge Plain Doctor Secret of Beauty
A playful caption notes a family physician advising secrecy and humor as a bite size quip on beauty. The dialogue mocks beauty advice with a doctor telling “Be pretty” as the secret.
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