Secret meat trust plans emerge at trial in Chicago
Evidence traces a prior giant meat trust scheme tied to Standard Oil financiers and major packers. Judges hear of P. O. Box 247 as the association name and loans totaling 8 to 15 million dollars that funded the shift to the National Packing company after the collapse of the big merger plan.
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Chicago
America
George A. Carpenter
Jacob Schiff
Kuhn, Toeb & Co
James Stillman
Edward H. Harriman
First National Bank of New York
Steel Corporation
P. O. Box
Packers
Michael Cudahy
Gustavus FP
Swift
J. Ogden Armour
Ira Morris
Albert H. Veeder
Ilinois Trust and Savings Bank
Veeder
National Packing Company
Armour, Swift, Morris and Cudahy
Kuhn
Dynamite Case Prep Resumes for Grand Jury in Indianapolis
Preparations restart at the federal building for the upcoming January 3 grand jury session on dynamiting cases. Ortie McManigal’s anticipated Indianapolis appearance prompts renewed activity as officials and investigators resume work after Christmas. Sergeant Biddinger and J. B. McNamara are connected to the Burns agency detentions during the Detroit case.
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Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
J. A. G. Badorf
Walter Drew
Erectors’ Association
Drew
Wesley Bennett
Department of Justice
Ortie McManigal
Sergeant Biddinger
Chicano Detective Department
United States
C. W. Miller
Biddinger
Raymond
Confession by Bridges Nips Plot to Blow Up Plant
Police and Burns detectives believe they have uncovered a dynamite plot to destroy the Pittsburg Steel plant and other facilities employing thousands of workers. George Bridges, arrested with 77 sticks of dynamite, partial confession implies more conspirators and planned attacks.
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Monnessen
George Bridges
Burns
Bridges
Pittsburg Steel Company
Train wreck near Laramie injures dining car chef
Union Pacific westbound train No. 7, traveling about forty miles per hour, derailed four teen miles west of Laramie Wyoming after a broken rail caused the engine to leave the track. The dining car chef was seriously injured and several passengers sustained minor injuries.
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Laramie
Wyo
Union Pacific
Here
Walter Drew Counsel for National Erectors
Walter Drew acts as counsel for National Erectors in a high profile dynamite hunt case. He coordinates legal strategy, briefs judges, and represents the firm in hearings as details of the dispute unfold.
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National Erectors
Farmland Gains Value in Indiana Since 1860
Census bulletin shows Indiana farm property worth 1.809 billion dollars, up 84.9 percent in the last decade though total farm land area fell. Land and buildings total 88.1 percent of wealth, with livestock and equipment making up the rest. farms number 215,485 as acreage declines 1.5 percent.
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Washington
Indiana
Census Bureau
Beattie murder case witness threatened in Richmond
A letter warning Paul Beattie, chief state witness in the Beattie murder case, and Detective Luther J. Scherer, also threatened, was received December 15 and handed to Scherer. The note, signed The Original Two, threatens Beattie with death by the first of the year.
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Richmond
Paul Beattie
Beattie
L. L. Scherer
Luther J
Scherer
Get Religion Sought To Delay Georgia Murder Hang
Atlanta December 28 government officials consider a thirty day respite to Benjamin Merck of Gainesville who is condemned to hang for murder on December 29 to allow him to seek religion and time for possible clemency.
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Atlanta, Ga
John M. Slaton
Benjamin Merck
Gainesville
Funeral over leg in Minneapolis man’s bizarre rite
Minneapolis December 28 John Moes who was run over by a street car and had his right leg amputated is to be chief mourner at the funeral of part of himself. The limb lies in a silk lined coffin with silver handles in a local cemetery vault awaiting interment with full burial rites after his recovery.
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Minneapolis
Minn
John Moes
Moes
Diet and Health Hints on Diet Variety and Cancer Risk
The article argues against excessive dietary variety claiming mono or restricted diets can be healthier. It cites Walsh per Darwin about insect feeding differences and notes that variety in plant food can cause variation and disorganization of secretions. It links water creatures, especially trout, to higher cancer risk and suggests correct feeding prevents disease.
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Walsh
Darwin
Bashford
Royal Cancer Research Institution
Indiana Republicans Fix Feb 3 Reorganization Date
The Indiana state central committee met in Indianapolis with over 500 Republicans in attendance. Supporters of Taft pressed for January, while state Chairman Lee favored March or April. The committee set February 3 for reorganization and declared Chairman Lee's remarks were his own.
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Indianapolis
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
Lee
Harry New
Indiana
United States Steel Announces Employee Bonus Distribution
United States Steel distributes 1,450,000 in bonuses to employees under its nine year plan. The firm offers employees the option to subscribe to 25,000 shares of stock at a price likely just below market value.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Kansas Judge William Cather Hook for Supreme Court
Washington reports say William Cather Hook of Kansas a United States judge for the Eighth Circuit will be appointed to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court caused by the death of Associate Justice Harlan.
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Washington
William Cather Hook
Kansas
United States
Eighth Judicial Circuit
United States Supreme Court
Harlon
Taft Men Lead in Indiana Assertive Campaign Movement
In Indiana the Taft faction shows strength as leaders rally members amid a declared stance of certainty. Key figures are identified behind the effort to organize supporters and project momentum within the state.
Russia to Take Harsh Measures Against Persian Rebellion
A semi official Russian statement declares Moscow will chastise hostile acts in Tabriz Rosht and related towns. It orders immediate punitive action by military commanders with consular cooperation including arrests trials by court martial disarmament of Fidais and destruction of likely resistance sites.
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St. Petersburg
Nec
Rugesin
Persia
Tabriz
Rosht
Mob destroys Constitutional club in Tabriz and persuades minister
A mob in Tabriz demonstrated against the constitution then wrecked the Constitutional club building. They moved to the home of Shaned-Powleh, a former cabinet minister, and urged him to take over the administration of Azerbaijan province. Shav ed-Dowleh reportedly agreed.
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Tabriz
Persia
Constitutional Club
Shaned-Powleh
Azerbaijan
Shaved-Dowleh
Della Fox Near Death After Appendicitis Operation
The comedienne and singer Della Fox remains in extremely critical condition after an operation for appendicitis. Doctor Benjamin Wolff reports the patient’s condition worsened following the surgery and subsequent perite ultia complications.
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Comedienne
Singer
New York
Della Fox
Benjamin Wolff
Roosevelt Likely Nominated Despite Opposition in Party
New York dispatch reports Alexander P. Moore and others predicting Roosevelt will win the Republican nomination. Discussions note a shift from the old machine to progressives, with Dixie LaFollette mentioned as lacking a path to nomination and calls for a more progressive delegation to the national convention.
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New York
Roosevelt
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburg
Moore
Mac
Social
Republican Party
Rose
Thirty Five Oil Firms Form Independent Units
New York Dec 28 The thirty five separate companies that composed the Standard Oil trust took up work as individual titles. The dissolution of the entire department was completed Dec 1 and last Saturday the separate units began reorganizing their operating forces for independent business.
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New York
Onl
Organtein
Oll Trust
Ent
Yuan Shih Kai Expected to Abdicate After Seeking Terms
Pekin dispatch says Yuan Shih kai plans to abdicate after negotiating the best terms for the throne. He believes loyalist factions favor a referendum on the form of government and would resist republican leadership. He regrets Tang Shao yi's desertion and contemplates Tang as a possible president of the republic.
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Yuan Shih Kai
Pekin
China
Citive
Imy
Yuan Kai
Yuan Shih-kai
Tang-Shao-¥i
Tang
Sun Yat Sen a Coming Man in Shanghai
Shanghai reports indicate Sun Yat Sen is rising in prominence with visits from generals provincial leaders and other high officials drawn to the sight of recent events. Delegates to the Nanking conference have called to see the leader as his influence grows.
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Sun Yat Sen
Shanghai
Sun
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T. J. Allen
State Central Committee
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Shan-ed-Dowleh
Alexander Moore
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