Angio Russ Parley Kaiser 18 Satisfied 50 Far
Negotiations remain unresolved at present with both sides willing to end old jealousies. In Chicago Standard Oil attorneys plan next steps while government readies new grand jury action against Chicago Alton railroad and possibly officials. Grand jury meets Aug 14 to probe 6 cent rate rebates and conspiracy risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Alfred J. Eddy
Western
Robert W. Stewart
Standard
Standard Oil
Sims
Chicago and Alton Railroad
The
Road
Standard Oil Trust
Alton
John D. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Archbold Replies to Smith on Oil Inquiry
John W. Archbold of Standard Oil denounces Commissioner Smith for not hearing the company before releasing a report. He notes that Judge Landis announced a decision on Aug 3 and Smith’s report was made public on Aug 5. Archbold argues the bureau’s act allows president discretion for public release and that Standard Oil should have been consulted to provide data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John W. Achbold
Standard Oil Company
Herbert Knox Smith
Archbold
Landis
Death of E A Gastman Surfaces in Boston
E A Gastman longtime Decatur educator and president of the Illinois state board of education has died in Boston. He served as superintendent of Decatur city schools for forty seven years and was a prominent figure in Illinois education. The death occurred August 5 in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Gastman
Decatur
Ill
Illinois State Board of Education
Boston
Drowning of Harry Cumpston at Beesaw Lake
In Peoria Illinois on August 6 Harry Cumpston aged 18 drowned in Beesaw lake after wading into water and taking cramps. Bystanders reached him too late to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Harry Cumpston
Beesaw Lake
Extra Bombard Villages Near Casablanca
Reports say bombardment targeted villages around Casablanca resulting in multiple deaths as forces clash. Casualty figures and exact locations remain unclear amid ongoing fighting and shifting front lines.
Fatal Wreck on Penn R R Today
London dispatch reports bombardment near Casablanca with French cruiser Du Chayla Spanish gunboat Don Alvaro De Baz and Galilee. Villages surrounding Casablanca were destroyed as tribesmen attacked. many killed or wounded during the bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Evening Journal
Tangiers
Casablancas
du Chayla
Don Alvaro de Bazan
Casablanca
Six killed and eighteen hurt in Pennsylvania wreck near Ford City
Six persons were killed and eighteen injured when passenger train No. 76 collided with a freight train near Ford City Pennsylvania. The heavy wreckage caused extensive property damage and disrupted service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
The
Evening Journal
Pennsylvania Railway
Ford City
Arkansas Ordered to Halt
Judge Vandeventer of the United States circuit court issued a temporary restraining order barring Arkansas from forfeiting the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad’s right to do business in the state. A recent Arkansas act threatens forfeiture for suits brought in federal court, but an Arkansas citizen’s filing and the railroad’s removal prompted the injunction to pause proceedings until state authority is clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Vandeventer
United States Circuit Court
Secretary of State
Arkansas
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
United States
Rock Island Road
Admiral Baron Yamamoto Visits United States
Admiral Baron Yamamoto, a distinguished Japanese naval figure, toured the United States. He served as marine minister during the war with Russia and contributed to Japan's naval efficiency, earning high honors as a commander in the war with China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Yamamoto
United States
Japan
America
Russia
China
John D. Seeks Safe Passage for Oil Magnates Across Aug Events
Reports state John D. will speak in Lexington on August 22 and Denver on August 29 replacing prior dates. Lincoln dates were moved due to fair scheduling, with August delays affecting stops en route to Denver as originally planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Louisville
Lincoln
Neb
Denver
Guilty of Short Measure in Oil Delivery Case
Indianapolis Aug. 5 Notwithstanding a suit by Standard Oil to stop city inspection rules Rudolph Beaumont local manager and Eli Abbott driver for one wagon pleaded guilty to short measures and agreed to pay fines They had been fined in police court and appealed to the criminal court where they appeared with counsel and withdrew pleas of not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Standard Oil Company
Rudolph Beaumont
Eli Abbott
Circuit Court
Prince Scipione Borghez Reaches Berlin After Long Auto Trip
Prince Scipione Borghez, leading contestant in the Paris bound auto race from Beijing, arrives Berlin after a long journey. A deputation from the Imperial Automobile Club and Italian colony greets him at Muenchenberg and escorts him to a Linden hotel as crowds cheer. He plans to continue to Paris, attends a luncheon and an Italian colony dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Scipione Borghez
Paris
Imperial Automobile Club
Captain S C Young Returns From Isle Royale Raid
Port Arthur report says Captain S C Young returned from Isle Royale in Lake Superior after planting the British flag with no opposition encountered.
Premier Littì Defends Policy Amid Italian Anti Clerical Agitation
In an interview published by Stampa, Premier Gio Littì says the government will not alter its policy despite anti clerical agitation. He states strict orders to protect churches and religious property will stand, and cites the courts as the proper arena for religious charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
Stampa
Giolitti
Rothschild Decorated by Legion of Honor in Paris
Paris August 6 Baron Edouard de Rothschild of De Rothschild Freres bankers in this city has been awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor in recognition of his services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothschild
Paris
Baron Edouard de Rothschild
de Rothschild Freres
Legion of Honor
Automobile crash near Westport claims two lives
Bridgeport, Aug 6. John E. Henderer 85 of Bridgeport was killed instantly in an automobile race between Westport and Southport when a tire burst and collided with a trolley pole. His friend and chauffeur for George S. Bryan, William Mallory 28, was badly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Westport
Southport
John E. Henderer
William Mallory
Mallory
George
Bryan
Henderer
Siam King Ill During European Tour
King Chulalongkorn of Siam, visiting Berlin on his European tour, has required physicians for an illness described as an acute malaria attack. It is reported he has been indisposed for several days.
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King of
Siam
Berlin
Chulalongkorn
Europe
Taft Alters Westward Itinerary Before Manila Trip
Secretary Taft has been compelled to make a few changes in his itinerary in the west on the way to Manila the latter part of the trip. The adjustments adjust stops and timing as he proceeds toward the Philippine assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Manila
Father and Son Die in Well Near Refuge
In Birmingham Alabama on August 6 James Garrity and his son living eleven miles from town in Refuge were overcome by gases and died in a sixty foot well while cleaning it. Local authorities investigated the incident and warned others of the danger of gas in wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
James Garrity
Refuge
Grim outline of mid 1920s world unrest
News items report a brutal murder near Buda Nebraska, drownings in the Delaware River involving Beverly New Jersey residents, grave strikes in Belfast, failed cartel talks, cholera threats in Russian provinces, French and Spanish troop movements to Morocco, a New York Albany earthquake reading, a Perry memorial unveiling at Put in Bay, a Knights of Pythias encampment at Jamestown, an American artist named to the Legion honor, a Nebraska fire destroying Ax Tell main street businesses, a 38 percent rise in South Dakota railroad valuations, and a foreigner lynching near Blair Station Clarion Pennsylvania.
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Augustus Rowe
Buda
Nebraska
Edward Russ, Jr
Beverly
N. J
Delaware
Thomas Swift
Belfast
Ireland
Astrakhan
Saratov
Simbirsk
Ufa
Kazan
Nizhni Novgorod
Russia
France
Spain
Morocco
Casablanca
Chicago markets scramble as hog and cattle receipts shift
Market reports show official receipts yesterday at 34,274 and shipments 6,141. Estimated receipts today around 20,000 with weak market and prices down about five points from yesterday. Hogs mix includes light and heavy grades with pigs and porkers quoted. cattle receipts steady to strong with natives and westerns led by steady beef prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John A Babcock Witt North American Commission Co
Business card style notice showing John A Babcock connected with Witt and the North American Commission Company in Chicago Illinois promising reliable service and a square deal. The fragmentary item reads as a promotional or professional listing.
Fiendish deed in Ohio murder near Dona Gilman case recalled
In Dayton Ohio Anna Markowitz 24 lies dead with throat injuries and signs of brutal rape. Abraham Gordon from Indianapolis is alive but gravely wounded. Brother James Jacob and Bertha Markowitz detained on suspicion as Bertha recounts a highwayman attack and strangulation at the National Soldiers' home area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
Anna Markoswitz
Abraham Gordon
Indianapolis
Dayton
James
Jacob
Bertha Markowitz
Dona Gilman
Bertha
Anna Markowitz
Gilman
4S Cohan
National
Gordon
Anna
Peoria School Board Sues Ex Superintendent for 100000
Peoria Illinois August 6 The Peoria school board filed a suit for 100000 against ex Superintendent Newton C Dougherty now in prison over the January robbery of the school board safe. Eddie Tate Patsy Flaherty and Ed Donovan named as parties with Dougherty alleged to have plotted the scheme in prison and hired the men. Two prominent Peorians named John Doe and Richard Roe are mentioned as suspected associates.
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Peoria, II
School Board of
Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty
Eddie Tate
Patsy Flaherty
Ed Donovan
Dougherty
John Doe
Richard Roe
Railway magnates held on bond over auto crash near St Albans Crossing
Ralph Peters president of the Long Island Railroad and General Manager McCrea were held in $10,000 bail after coroner jury blamed them for the deaths of Dr. Gallagher and Miss Madigan in a car train collision at St Albans Crossing. Peters was served with a warrant at Jamacca and held to await grand jury action. McCrea also faced a warrant and bail.
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Bond
New York
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad
McCrea
Dr. Gallagher
Miss Madigan
Long Island
St. Albans Crossing
Jamacca
Ambler
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Grmany
Kaiser
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Oil Trust
Smith
Penn
R. R
Admiral Baron Yamamoto
John D
Big Fine
St. Petersburg
Wilhelm
Germany
Near
Middle East
Swinemunde
M. Iswolsky
von Buelow
Associated Press
Asia
Persia
Pekin
Clarion
Blair Station
Texas
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Is Witt
North American Commission Company
Markowitz Brothers
Crmie
School Board of Peoria
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