Standard Oil Chief Defends Rockefeller Gift as Honest
S Dodd chief solicitor of the Standard Oil Company issued a statement denying allegations that John D Rockefeller earned his fortune dishonestly and condemning ministers who charge impropriety as vile. He asserts Standard Oil has no railroad stock or control and that since interstate commerce acts it has not benefited from rebates. He notes testimony by Howard Page and argues that accusations linking Rockefeller to gas and copper firms are unproven.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Dodd
Rockefeller
Interstate Commerce On
Howard Page
Standard CW Company
Industrial Commission
Board of Missions
Six Dollars a Night Cab Fare Pressures Univ of Chicago Ball
Chicago April 7 Six dollars a evening or walk the cabmen of the south side issue an ultimatum to University of Chicago revelers for the pan Hellenic ball at Bartlett gymnasium. Students plan a boycott and coeds volunteer to walk to aid the protest against higher fares amid Harper illness.
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Chicago
South Side
University of Chicago
Bartlett Gymnasium
Harper
Cab Combine
Japanese Advance Reported On Russian Front
The Times correspondent at St. Petersburg reports Japanese forces are advancing in crescent formation with Oku on the left Nodzu center and Kuroki Kawamura on the right, totaling 475 000 men. It is feared Lineviteh may be forced to withdraw.
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London
St. Petersburg
the Times
Oku
Nodzu
Kuroki
Kawamura
Mothers to choose Elgin high school commencement gown
In Elgin Illinois on April 7 the graduating class mothers will select the styles for the commencement gown. A class meeting decided mothers would judge the gowns and plan a meeting to decide on the final dress.
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Elgin, Hl
Elgin High School
Massive quake buries 475 Gurkha men at Hill station
A special report from Lahore dated April 7 states four hundred seventy five Gurkha soldiers were buried alive at Hill station of Shamsala after a major earthquake. Rescue appears impossible.
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Lahore
India
Evening Journal
Hill
Station
Sharmsala
Russians Drift After Chinchiatun Defeat Toward Shumienchenk
Dispatch reports that main Russian forces defeated near Chinchiatun moved toward Shumienchenk and part retreated via the Febghau road on April 5. No Russians remain south of Heinlintun.
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Tokio
Evening Journal
Chinchiatun
Shumienchenk
Febghau Road
Heinlintun
Price of Four Kisses in Philly Court Case
Pembroke D Horton must pay 300 for four kisses claimed by Mrs Harriet MacCartney as worth 100 000. The kisses allegedly occurred in 141 while Horton and her husband ran a chicken farm. The jury found the sum due despite Hortons denial and MacCartney calling the verdict outrageous.
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Philadelphia
Pembroke D. Horton
Harriet Bd. MacCartney
A. Tollows
Nethersole
Chase
Romeo
Mystery of a Dead Man In San Francisco
Investigators in San Francisco probe a Vallejo Street murder case after a dismembered trunk is found. Bloodhounds track the blood trail from the sidewalk where the remains were left as officers search for the killer. The victim, likely Italian, shows neck wounds and missing head and limbs, hindering identification. A vacant house nearby reveals recently run water in the kitchen sink with no other signs of occupancy.
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San Francisco
Vallejo
Couple Wed While Justice Shaved in Ohio Saloon
Justice H W Nickerson in Columbus Indiana was shaving when Charles Kamp and Mrs Lillian Monroe rushed in to marry. He began the ceremony with one side of his face lathered, finishing with the other side still white, amid the couple’s amusement.
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Columbus
Ind
H. W. Nickerson
Charles Kamp
Lillian Monroe
Time as Comfort and Exhaustion in Grief
A reflective line notes that time eases sorrow yet the relentless pace of life drains energy, implying grief is felt through fatigue and weariness as time moves on. The quotation frames time as both balm and burden in coping with loss.
Pepper Trade Reveals Global $4 Million Annual Pepper Intake
The world consumes about 4 million dollars worth of pepper each year. Analysts note steady demand across markets and sectors driving this staple spice's enduring value.
Japanese capture Canet siege guns used at Port Arthur
During preliminary fighting around Port Arthur the Japanese seized a dozen or more Canet siege guns of French manufacture. They have pounded Russian positions from Port Arthur to Kaiyuan since. These guns attracted attention earlier when the Boers used them to bombard Ladysmith and Mafeking in the South African war.
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Port Arthur
Kaiyuan
Ladysmith
Mafeking
California Supreme Court rules recall of city officers invalid
The California supreme court held that residents cannot recall an elected officer and replace him. J P Davenport, elected councilman in Los Angeles in 1905, was recalled and a successor elected. the court ordered Davenport reinstated with full term pay. Chief Justice Beatty dissented, arguing citizens can dismiss officials for city interests.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
J. P. Davenport
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Davenport
Beatty
City Answers Doctor Ames in Salary Suit
Minneapolis files formal answer to ex mayor A A Ames. Suit seeks 09 for salary claimed while he resided in Lodiana and before term ended. Answer cites resignation and removal from payroll under constitutional rules and notes President Jones of the city council acted as mayor after.
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Minneapolis
A. A. Ames
Lodiana
Amea
Jones
Judge Jaeger Indicted for Fraudulent Banking in Keokuk
Judge Edmund Jaeger, former proprietor of the failed Commercial National Bank, has been indicted on three counts of fraudulent banking. He has not posted a $5,000 bond and remains in the county jail.
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Keokuk
Edmund Jaeger
Commercial National Bank
District Court
Jaf
Italian suitor shoots sweetheart Rosier Ruppert in Chicago
Samuel Carrara, an Italian, shot his 18 year old sweetheart Rosie Ruppert at her home 79 Austin Street after a quarrel over marriage. Neighbors saw him leave briefly then return intoxicated before a shot rang out. Ruppert was wounded in the right thigh and the wound is not life threatening.
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Chicago
Samuel Carrara
Rosie Ruppert
Carrara
Austin Street
Lady Curzon Narrow Escape in Calcutta Earthquake
A Calcutta dispatch reports Lady Curzon wife of the viceroy of India, had a narrow escape during the Simla earthquake when a massive chimney fell through the roof and ceiling into the room above where she slept.
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London
Calcutta
Curzon
India
Siml
Death of Editor Sparks Spargur Traced to Gambling Shortage
Glendive Montana April 7. Investigation into the accounts of Editor Frank Spargur who died by his own hand Tuesday shows a shortage of over Sam. It is charged he diverted gambling funds placed in his hands as a public administrator.
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Glendive
Mont
Frank Spargur
Sam
Weather forecast for Illinois to Indiana and Michigan
The official forecast up to 8 pm calls for generally fair skies across Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa with slowly rising temperatures and variable winds. Indiana and Lower Michigan are also expected to see generally fair weather with variable winds.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Chicago Markets: Live Stock Receipts and Prices
Hogs estimated receipts 20 000 with sales 4.85 to 5.65 for various types and averages around 5.50 5.60. Cattle receipts 8 000 with extra steers 6.15 to 6.10, good to choice steers 5.05 to 6.10, veal calves 5.00 to 6.75, heavy calves 3.00 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 12 000 with ewes 5.90 to 6.25, native sheep 5.15 to 7.05, western lambs 6.15 to 7.70. East Buffalo quotes similar ranges with strong hogs and mixed labor, and lambs 7.75 to 8.00 for best, others lower.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Swaotel
Deaths on the Rail in the United States
A Washington report from April 7 summarizes interstate commerce data on railroad accidents in October to December 2004. It tallies 242 killed and 3,208 injured in train incidents, noting 53 passenger and 10 employees killed, plus 1,480 passengers and 1,865 employees affected.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Complesio
Apty
Saeco Eee
Reverend Haylett Dies After Long Illness
The Rev. Haylett, a renowned Methodist divine, died after months of illness aged Hess and OS years. He served in Racine Waukeeha and Milwaukee, was once presiding elder of Fond du Lac district and a maneral agent of Lawrence Silver widy.
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Racineis
HL Op Hlaylett
Hess
Haylett
Waukeeha
Racine
Milwaukee
Ile
Fond du Lac
Lawrence Silver Widy
Solon House Advances Pay Raise for Legislators
The Illinois Michigan text notes the house passed a joint resolution to raise salaries from eight dollars per day to five hundred dollars per year. Observers expect ratification of the amendment and anticipate shorter future legislative sessions.
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Lansing
Mich
House
Chicago Market Receipts and Hogs and Beef Prices Report
Chicago markets report mixed receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and lambs across Apr 7 1905 and 1908. Official and estimated figures show light to firm demand with multiple grade leads and ongoing shifts in packer activity and livestock values.
King Edward in Paris Confers with President Loubet
King Edward arrives in Paris and meets President Loubet at Pierrefitte then Lyons station for private talks amid cautious public display. The half hour exchange included a long session with the British ambassador Sir Francis Bertie and plans to join Queen Alexandra aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
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Edward
Eimpera William
Loubet
Pierretitte
Bell
Lyons
Brettish
Paris
Fra Levison Bertie
Bdward Rearia
Queen Alexandr
Press Gees Significance in Anglo French Entente
The semi official report on King Edward and President Loubet’s meeting notes guarded comments but signals a clearer exchange of confidences. Newspapers hail the talk as strengthening Anglo French entente and foreshadow naval cooperation while Germany eyes a possible international congress on Morocco.
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Kir Edward
Maris
Germany
Morocco
Loube
Kin Edward
Loubett
Sear
Edwart
Loubet
Presa
Journal
Desbate
Temps
France
Berlin
Madrid
Isso
Coffey Freed in Self Defense Murder Case
Sioux City report says G Coffey was acquitted of murder for fatally stabbing George St Pierre in a house of fame, verdict based on self defense. Trial concluded recently with jury finding no malice.
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Sioux City
G Coffey
George St. Pierre
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