Indicted Chicago Packers Named by Grand Jury in 1900s
The Chicago packers including J Oyvden Armour Louis F Swift Edward Morris Edward Tilden Arthur Meeker Edward F Swift Charles H Swift Louis H Heyman Thomas J Connors Francis A Fowler face indictments for forming a restraint of trade and Sherman act violations. Indictments cover new offenses supplementing prior true bills. two more indictments issued in the oleo margarine probe. brick trust case producers postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grand
Beef Trust
Carpenter
Landis
J Oyvden Armour
Armour & Co
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Gustavus F. Swift
Edward Morris
Morris & Co
Union Rendering Company
Consumers’ Oil Company
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Board of Educations
Arthur Meeker
Omaha Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
Edward F. Swift
Swift Fertilizer Works
Charles H. Swift
Swifts
Louis H. Heyman
Morris Group
Thomas J. Connors
Francis A. Fowler
Fowler Packing Company of
Kansas City
Lloyd Refutes Allegations Amid Capital Investment Raids
Western Union traffic manager William J. Lloyd denied evading arrest after raids on Capital Investment company offices in Chicago. Two more arrests were made T. J. Meaney and J. E. B. King tied to bucket shop operations. Reports from Lafayette Ind indicate two related commission firms suspended business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Capital Investment Company
T. J. Meaney
J. EB. King
Capital Company
William J. Lloyd
Western Union Telegraph Company
D. B. Woody
Lloyd
Lafayette
Ind
Explorer Cook Coming Back
Dr. Frederick A. Cook the Brooklyn traveler will return from Europe next week after a year in self imposed exile. He planned to arrive Wednesday and admits uncertainty about reaching the north pole while describing his mental and physical state in a magazine interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick A. Cook
Europe
North Pole
Exonerated Militia Captain in Jail Siege Case
Springfield Ill Dec 17 Capt W P Greaney commander of company K fourth infantry Illinois national guard Cairo was exonerated of charges that he was dilatory in assembling his company Feb 18 1910 and taking it to the jail to aid Sheriff Fred Neilis during a mob assault aiming to lynch a black suspect. The jail was attacked. Sheriff Neilis repelled the mob and Alexander Hallidey son of a Cairo former mayor was killed and several wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
W. P. Greaney
Fourth Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Cairo
Fred Neilis
Neilis
Alexander Hallidey
Roosevelt Leaves Hartford for New York by Rail
Former President Roosevelt departed Hartford by rail to New York aboard the New York, New Haven and Hartford line after an overnight stay at Farmington with Rear Admiral Cowles’s wife, en route from Boston to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Roosevelt
New York
New York, New Haven
W.S. Cowles
Farmington
Boston
Taft Receives Christmas Jellies from Aunt Delia
Washington dispatch reports President Taft has received a large box of New England homemade jellies and preserves from his aged aunt Miss Delia Torrey. Aunt Delia has long made this gift a yearly custom and Taft is very fond of the delicacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Taft
New England
Delia ‘Torrey
Delia
Thorsen Whirled to Death at Local Foundry
Theodore Thorsen a 43 year old oiler of 1121 North Mozart Street was instantly killed at Featherstone's foundry on North Halsted Street when his clothing was caught in moving machinery as he oiled shafting. Other employees failed to halt the line in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Thorsen
North Mozart Street
Featherstone's
North Halsted Street
Chicago and Omaha live stock market recap
Hog receipts 14 000 at Chicago with choice heavy 7 60 to 7 70 and good to choice pigs 7 50 to 7 75. Cattle receipts 1500 with prime steers 6 75 to 7 50 and veal calves to 9 50. Sheep receipts 6000 with lambs 5 00 to 6 35 and yearlings 5 00 to 5 25. Omaha cattle 2200 with native steers 4 25 to 6 75 and hogs 4900 with heavy 7 40 to 7 60 and pigs 6 50 to 7 50. East Buffalo 40 car hogs steady at 7 90 to 8 25 for heavy and Yorkers. lambs 6 40 to 6 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Durning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Ice Bridge Forms at Niagara Gorge
An ice bridge has formed in the gorge below Niagara Falls in New York. It is unlikely to last, though a prior ice bridge from December 16, 1903, lingered until March 22, 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Eighteen Hunters Die in Maine Season
Maine hunts end with eighteen fatalities from the season across the woods. Over 3,291 deer, 100 moose and 22 bears were shipped from Bangor, with fewer deaths than the previous two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Boston
Mass
New England
Maine Woods
Bangor
Riots Stop Demand as Chicago Garment Strike Grows
Indignation meetings mark the fallout from the Dec 17 shooting deaths in the Hart, Schaffner & Marx strike. Police enlist every available officer to curb unrest while strikers vow to resist if private sluggers are used. A bloodied inquest and wounded striker heighten fear of fresh violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hart, Shaffner & Marx
Robert Noren
Garment Workers
Peter Negrekis
Bloomingdale Road
Rawson Street
Micheal Langeviz
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Norgrekis
Langeviz
Busse
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Nee E Hart
Schaffner
Soa Marx
Lawyer Declares No Closed Shop Agreement Expected
Attorney Levy Mayer for Hart Shaffner Marx says his clients will not concede a closed shop. Strikers demand peace terms only on a closed shop basis, making another conference likely to fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy Mayer
Hart, Shaffner & Marx
Cuban Army Chief Resigns After Rejection of Mission
Gen. Pino Guerra accepted Gomez's resignation as commander in chief of the Cuban army. He tendered his resignation rather than accept an official mission abroad designed to remove him. Upon notice, he removed his insignia and prepared to leave Camp Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Pino Guerra
Gomez
Camp Columbia
Engine Worker Crushed in Locomotive Air Brake Incident
John Wolf 36, of New York, was killed instantly in Washington Indiana when air was turned into a locomotive air brake chamber. He was a machinist under the engine front end and the brake rigging grasped him, crushing his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
John Wolf
East Ninety- Third Street
New York
Wolf
Weather Outlook for Winds Indiana and Wisconsin
Rain or snow is expected tonight with slow improvement. Tomorrow will be warmer with falling temperatures and variable winds across Wisconsin and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Wisconsin
RAIL MEN MAY STRIKE
Labor Commissioner Neill and Martin Knapp arrive in Chicago to mediate a potential 38000 locomotive engineers strike on 61 western roads. They seek to halt a walkout after engineers demanded 15 percent higher wages. railroads offered 4 percent with hours and conditions under dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Neill
Martin Knapp
Chicago
Charles P. Neill
Washington
General Association of the Railroads
Mr. Neill
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wague
Woman uses boiling water weapon in tax dispute confrontation
In Fort Wayne Indiana on December 17 Mrs Nagy Moses Saigal and her husband drove Assessor John Miller and Township Trustee Henry Branning from their home with boiling water. Miller was struck with a stove poker by Saigal’s husband as Branning and Miller attempted to collect a poll tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Nagy Moses Saigal
Rolling Mill
John Miller
Henry Branning
Miller
Branning
Democrats Seek Fraud Clues in Owosso Precinct
Democrats announce Ed Shields of Lowell will visit to inspect irregularities claimed in an Owosso precinct where the last election board consisted entirely of Republicans. A scandal is stirring but no specific charges yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso
Owosso Mieh
Ed Shields
Lowell
Fierce northwesterly gale rocks United Kingdom
A strong northwesterly gale battered the United Kingdom after two weeks of wet weather. Enormous damage occurred along western and southern coasts, numerous wrecks were reported, and several lives were lost. Cross-channel steamers could not leave ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Judge rules man not required to support his mother
A judge's ruling has sparked debate over whether an adult son must financially support his aging mother. The incident highlights tensions between filial duty and personal financial strain in a case drawing public attention.
Market Report Chicago December 17 1910
Estimated receipts total 10 000 with 9 976 carried over from yesterday. Prospects steady for the market with hogs at 7 35 to 7 75 for various grades and roughs 7 20 to 7 50. Cattle numbers around 200 with strong prospects and sheep about 1 500 with steady outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Market Report of Dec 17 1910
Chicago market summary shows hogs and sheep with mixed prices and slow activity. Hogs steady to weak with varied receipts and shipments. cattle steady and sheep weak to lower in places.
Grain Company Listing From Chicago Telegraph Building
Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company located at 544 and 645 Postal Telegraph Building Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Ilinois
Market Prices in Washington City Grain and Feed Rates
Prevailing prices show hay at 12.00 per load and 95.08 for straw. Flour per sack quoted at 1.60 to 1.70. Bran and shorts priced per hundred at 1.35 and 1.50 respectively. Corn meal listed at 0.20 per unit and butter appears as a miscellaneous entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
CNRS
Probable Speaker Champ Clark Backs Committee on Committees Plan
Washington December 17 Champ Clark of Missouri prospective speaker of the Sixty Second Congress announces his support for selecting House committees by a committee on committees. He aims to shift naming power from the speaker. The House debates economy halting salaries and naval funding while considering a popular vote for U S senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
House
Clark
Ion
Navy
Meyer Peared
House Committee
Naval Affairs
Congress
The
Treasury
Navy Supply Fund
Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Bristow
Kansas
Taft extends workday for federal clerks
President Taft allows cabinet discretion to add a half hour to the workday for more than 30 000 government clerks. The change follows years of protests in Washington over longer hours while preserving paid vacation and sick leave, holidays, and half Saturdays in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Prison State Agent Resigns in Michigan City
Michigan City Ind December 17 F J Harvey state agent of the state prison who handles paroled men tendered his resignation to Acting Wante Cans Was of age when he Larry Herbert took a similar position at Cambridge Indiana The article notes not at all necessary the comment about the quarrel with your husband and a question about peace judge stating we don’t have to have a cure all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
F J. Harvey
Acteo
Cambridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Packers
Western Union
Cook
Explorer
Aunt Delia
President
Thorsen
Supreme Court
Justice YS Nzamar
Justice van Devantep
Reey
White
Pino Guérra
Weather Forecast
Houee
Champ Glark
Freda
Hilda
Lippincott’s
Grain Market
Kelster & Son
John A. Babcock Commission Merchants Yards
Ghigago
Illinos
Exelge
62Nd Congress
F. P. Harvey
Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!