Venezuelan court finds New York and Bermudez liable in Matos revolution
Caracas reports the New York and Bermudez company was condemned to pay 24,178,88.47 bolivars plus further expert-determined damages potentially reaching 10 million more for complicity in the Matos uprising. The ruling lists losses in trade, tax revenue, and state finances, with appeals allowed up to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
New York and Bermudez
Supreme Court
Court of Cassation
Liscano
Civil Court of First Instance
New York and Bermudez Company
National Treasury
Both Sides Stand Pat on Telegraphers Strike
President S J Small of the Commercial Telegraphers Union in New York says arbitration is out of the question and that strikers will stay out for two months with union backing. Western Union Superintendent Brooks says the company will have nothing to do with Small or his union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
S. J.small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Small
Brooks
Western Union
Bryan
Peoria Woman Sent to Workhouse After Funeral Row
In Peoria Illinois on August 27 Minnie Griebe wife of Charles Griebe died and later became disorderly after the funeral procession followed a patrol wagon carrying her to the workhouse. She was fined fifteen dollars and placed in the workhouse when unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Charles Griebe
Springdale
Minnie Griebe
There Is Money in Melons in White County
The watermelons peak in White County this week with many cars shipped daily. Markets are strongest in the east with New York and Pittsburg receiving steady shares. The melon belt is limited to White County for shipper production, and growers report earnings surges around $100 per increment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi
White County
New York
Pittsburg
Illinois
Ypsilanti Savings Bank Faces Rumor Run
The Ypsilanti Savings Bank reports a deposit surge from an untraceable rumor last week. It asks certificate holders to provide 30 to 90 days notice per law while assuring all checks on commercial deposits are honored and funds remain sound. Directors and officers, including A. Beyer and H. P. Glover, maintain confidence amid offers of capital from First National Bank and local investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypellanti
Mich
Ypsilanti Savings Bank
Glover
State Bank
A. Beyer
H. P. Glover
KR. W. Hemphill
P. W. Carpenter
First National Bank
Champion Skyscraper New York Ends Rises Above Washington Shaft
The Singer Building in Manhattan nears completion exceeding the Washington Monument in height. The steel frame reaches thirty six floors with eleven more to go and will stand forty seven stories high at 612 feet, becoming the tallest occupied building in the world behind the Eiffel Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Singer Building
Washington Monument
Broadway
Paris
Secretive German Submarine Expert on La Touraine
On the La Touraine arriving from Havre a passenger named Henry H. Spenffeben caused whispers as a submarine expert on a secret mission to the navy. He kept his apparatus hidden from customs, though shown briefly. He is described as German with ties to France. In Michigan Springport farmers sell entire herds due to cattle cholera with John Caldwell forced to cull hogs to halt spread.
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New York
la Touraine
Havre
Henry H. Spenffeben
Navy Department
Spenffeben
France
Springport
Mich
John Caldwell
Train Derailment Injures Twenty One in Virginia
A Southern railway derailment near Red Hill Virginia injured twenty one people none seriously. Opposition to Standard Oil is forming a fifty million dollar company to develop Mexican oil lands. Blandin the tight wire walker rumored dead in London is reported living in Connecticut working as a carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Red Hill
Charlottesville
Standard Oil Company
Blandin
London
Westcheshire
Conn
Louis Higgins
Bancroft
Neb
Chicago
Mutinous Hussar Colonel Relieved at Tsarskoe-Selo
Colonel Petrov Solovieff, commander of the fourth squadron of the Hussars of the Guard, mutinied at Tsarskoe-Selo about a month ago and has been relieved. He is succeeded by Colonel Voyekoff in a reshuffle of command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Petrov Solovieff
Hussars
Tsarskoe-Selo
Voyekoff
Bryan reviews Taft on reform and trusts in Lincoln
The dispatch reports William J. Bryan’s critique of Taft’s Columbus speech. Bryan labels Taft a straddler on reform, criticizes his railroad stance as insufficient, questions his anti trust positions, and calls for clearer federal action and informed public understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Taft
Columbus
Bryan
Centralization Debate Led by Ex Judge Parker
Allen B. Parker, president of the American Bar Association, spoke to lawyers in Portland Missouri on the subject of centralization as the opening discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Portland
Allen B. Parker
American Bar Association
Taft Wasting No Time in Missouri Tour
Secretary William H. Taft wasted no time on a three-stop tour through Joplin Webb City and Carthage Missouri. He arrived after an all Sunday ride and drew large crowds at each stop including 1500 at Joplin and cheering crowds along the trolley line of zinc mining towns. He spoke on trusts rate legislation at Joplin then Webb City and Carthage before departing for Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
William H. Taft
Claremore
Tulsa
Taft
Webb City
Carthage
Springfield
Tornado Wrecks Homes Near Ladysmith Wis
A tornado struck L V Moore’s home four miles north of Ladysmith injuring Mrs Moore and daughter Ida and killing Harry Moore, 20, from a crushed head. The storm also toppled George Warren’s log house, moving it yards away while the five family members remained seated on the floor with minor cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Wis
L. V. Moore
Harry Moore
Tornado kills two near Strum. Clemenson family harmed
A Whitehall Wisconsin dispatch reports a tornado swept through areas north and east of there killing Mary and Charles Clemenson who lived near Strum. Mrs Clemenson and a boy named Hanghe were severely injured.
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Ing
Whitehall
Wis
There
Mary
Charles Clemenson
Strum
One Effect of the Uplift in Indiana Probes
Terre Haute reports Deputy State Food Inspector Owen, active for weeks in Indiana, has the sting of prosecutions and pledges to comply. In Sullivan county Fire Insurance Inspector Butler found a restaurant denying ham and milk due to bans. He drank coffee plain. butter and canned goods were also restricted. a local butcher was fined $38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Owen
Indiana
Sullivan County
Butler
Farmersburg
Woman Arrested While Attempting to Draw 400 In St Louis
Mrs Maud Garrett 28 was arrested after trying to withdraw 400 from the National Merchants bank in St Louis on a telegraphed warrant from Springfield police chief. She is charged with obtaining 400 from John Richey 58 under false pretenses who allegedly asked for a divorce and deposited the money to start a boarding house. She claims Richey urged the move and notes she would not return the 400 if released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Maud Garrett
National Merchants’ Bank
St. Louis
John Richey
Richey
Garrett
Boy Ralph Terego Killed in Rail Yard Accident
In Thusdale Michigan on August 27 eight year old Ralph Terego was struck by a switch engine. He and his brother Perdyce were traveling from Camden to Chicago visiting their uncle M. I. Perego. Ralph crossed the tracks and stopped in front of the engine and suffered the loss of a leg a foot and a hand. He cannot recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thusdale
Mich
Ralph Terego
Ralph
Perdyce
M. I
Change in the Consular Service
The state department announces changes in the consular service. Church Howe of Nebraska moves from Montreal as consul general to Manchester England. William Tarrison Bradley of Illinois shifts from Manchester to Montreal as consul general.
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Washington
State Department
Church Howe
Nebraska
Montreal
Manchester
England
William Tarrison Bradley
Illinois
Britain Legalizes Marriage to Deceased Spouse's Sister
London August 27 The house of Lords passes a bill allowing marriage to a deceased spouse’s sister by a 98 to 4 vote. The measure ends a long legal prohibition and makes such unions lawful in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
House of Lords
Mrs. Baughman Dies at 105 in Missouri
Mary J. Baughman dies in Springfield at 105 born in Dayton Ohio. The report notes her long life and residence in Missouri with her age and death details.
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Mary J. Baughman
Springfield
Dayton
Japan
Garfield
Washington
Oren Root
Hamilton College
State Root
Utica
N. Y
American Osteopathic Association
Jamestown Exposition
John A Babcock Offers a Square Deal Promise
A brief notice features John A. Babcock pledging a square deal and inviting timely attention for an unspecified service or guarantee. The terse message emphasizes fairness and reliability.
Plant Gives Figures in North Carolina Rate Case
Witness J H Plant of the Southern Railway testified on intra state costs and earnings in North Carolina. He said 1906 intra state operating costs were 2 426 415 with a 455 000 net loss and that earning a dollar locally costs far more than interstate traffic. He noted tax valuation rises from 26 million to 35.9 million and that under current rates intra state returns would total 28 007 with no interest or dividends paid.
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Washington
North Carolina
Montgomery
Southern Railway
J. H. Plant
Plant
Thom
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden to visit Dreamland Coney Island
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden will be entertained at Dreamland, Coney Island, next Saturday evening. After dinner the Crescent Athletic Club and Swedish committee members will escort him by automobile to Dreamland. A guard from the battleship Pygia and prominent Swedish citizens will greet him in the ball room as a flower girl procession passes. The Swedish cruiser Flygia has sailed from Newport bound for New York and may visit Boston before Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Dreamland
Coney Island
Crescent Athletic Club
Pyigia
Newport
R. I
Flygia
Boston
Europe
Irish Evicted Tenants Bill Amendments Debate
London August 27 Birrell announced in the House of Commons the government would accept but not all House of Lords amendments to the Irish evicted tenants bill. John Redmond, chairman of the Irish parliamentary party, declined to take part in further discussion of the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Birrell
Ireland
House of Commons
House of Lords
John Redm
Canal Men to Have an Organ in Panama
The Canal Record, a weekly newspaper, will debut next week as the official organ of canal authorities. Bucklin Bishop, secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission, will oversee the paper and also serve as chief of the trouble bureau handling complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Men
Panama
Canal Reord
Officis
Canal Authorities
Bucklin Bishop
Isthe Mian Canal Commission
Bishop
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Castro
New York and
Bermudez Company
Matos
Venezuela
Uncle Sam
Bolivars
Manuel Antonio Matos
Singer
Katina
Ambassador Wright
United States
Tokio
Charles Palmer
International Bank
Manila
Reading (Pa.) Hardware Company
Woodsfield
Newcastle
Greece
Aix-les-Baines
Copenhagen
Frank B. Noyes
Frank Brett Noyes
Associated Press
Crosby
Noyes
Washington Star
The
Star
Chicago Record-Herald
Ohio Statesman
Straddler
Judge Parker
Fle
Yellow Press
Joplin, Mo
Badger State
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
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