Packers Testimony Aims to Prove Pack Margin Control
Arthur F. Rogers of Swift & Co testifies in Chicago trial that weekly margin sheets were sent to Edward Swift Louis Swift Charles Swift and Francis Fowler showing margins and shipments. Government says packers met Tuesdays to fix prices and profits. Rogers notes separate Chicago margin card and multiple copies to buyers and western plants. Chaplin and Hopkins corroborate off allowances for hides. Veeder denied issuing direct cost instructions.
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Chicago
Arthur F. Rogers
Department of Swift & Co
National Packing Company
Regen
Edward F. Swift
Louis F. Swift
Charles H. Swift
Francis A. Fowler
Swift
Rogers
Wmenuoheg
Ann al
Swift Company
Missouri River
St. Louis
John M. Chaplin
Swift & Co
W. G. Hopkins
Veeder
Chaplin
Henry Veeder
Pool of Packers
Counselman
May Legislation Would Legalize Lobbying in Kentucky
A proposed bill in Frankfort would categorize lobbying as a recognized profession with a legal code. It would require lobbyists to register with the secretary of state, list their client concerns, and obtain certificates to appear before committees, while forbidding them from discussing affairs with individual legislators.
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Frankfort
General Assembly
Kentucky
Manchus cling to hereditary titles as crisis rages
Manchus insist on hereditary imperial titles, opposed by Republicans who refuse. Republicans seize Hsu chon-fu after a sharp battle, while imperial forces retreat north.
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Shanghai
Hsuchon-fu
British Income Tax Upheld on American Thread Profits
London report says the court of appeals confirmed Justice Hamilton's 1911 judgment that the American Thread Company of New Jersey owes British income tax on profits of 900000 dollars. The ruling centers on profits earned by the firm while operating under British tax law.
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London
Court of Appeals
Hamilton
American Thread Company
New Jersey
Great Britain
Gompers Defies High Court Remarks on Free Speech
Samuel Gompers told the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia he spoke in 1908 to support a labor movement friendly candidate and party. He said he would face jail rather than recant, admitting speeches in Indianapolis and Baltimore and taking responsibility for a Federationist publication targeting Van Cleave.
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Washington
Labor Movement
Samuel Gompers
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Gompers
Alion J. Parker
American Federationist
van Cleaves
J. W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufactur
Kenosha Women Split Over Ballot for Women
The Woman's Club of Kenosha debated the suffrage issue and refused to sanction a campaign for women’s ballot. Of 117 members, 46 favored, 50 opposed, and 21 abstained or undecided, reflecting a split stance in Wisconsin’s campaign context.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wis
Woman's Club of
Four to Die in One Week in Cook County Jail
Four men Ewald Frank Shiblawski Philip Sommerling and Thomas Schultz plan to be executed within a week at the Cook County Jail after authorities set a scaffold deadline. They allegedly murdered Fred W. Guelzow for his horses and wagon, beating him, choking him and stabbing him as he begged for mercy.
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Chicago
Cook County
Deneen
State Board of Pardons
Ewald
Frank Shiblawski
Philip Sommerling
Thomas Schultz
Fred W. Guelzow
Ex Senator Donates Most of Fortune in Greedell Area
Nathan Dresser, former Bend county state senator now in Greenville, has given away nearly his entire fortune in recent days. He distributed $24,000 each to L W Dresser, Mrs Fred Baumbarrer, Mrs J H McCord, Miss Belle McCord and Thau Northcot, all near relatives.
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Pontiac, OL
Nathan Dresser
Bend County
Greenville
L. W. Dresser
Fred Baumbarrer
J. H. McCord
Belle McCord
Thau Northcot
Rumors Reported About Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Funds
Chicago, February 9. Company officials deny circulating rumors that funds were diverted from the trans continental branch and that stockholder suits are threatened. They call the rumors absolute lies and challenge sources amid claims of stock jobbing tied to minor New York market fluctuations.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
New York
Famine in Yangtse Valley and boxing draw in Brooklyn
Reports from Shanghai describe two million Yangtse valley residents starving and forced to eat leaves bark and even corpses as children are sold and deaths rise. In Brooklyn Knock-Out Brown overpowered Frankie Madden in ten rounds at the American Boxing Club.
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Shanghai
China
Yangtse River
Brown
Madden
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Frankie Madden
Churchill Plans Home Rule Speech in Belfast
Winston Churchill outlined liberal home rule provisions in Belfast declaring fair Irish representation, religious freedom, imperial control of armed forces, and continued land and pension schemes. Mixed reception followed as crowds jeered unite with liberals and nationalists despite police protection.
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Belfast
Ireland
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Churchill
Central Station
Mrs. Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Churchills
John G. Redmond
Carson
Londonderry
Schwab warns he would drop steel business if tariff bill passes
Washington February Charles M Schwab steel magnate testifies before Senate Finance on the Underwood bill. He argues higher duties on large steel products would hurt eastern mills and says without protection he would abandon the steel industry and even recoup his $35 million investment. He adds he has no salary and no heirs to leave anything to.
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Magnate
Washington
Charles M., Schwab
Bethlehem
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Stone
Ninety-One Avenue exchange in London ends quick install
London reports a new telephone exchange named Nine to One with capacity for 10 000 subscribers. The full equipment was installed in six months and features a novel system by which a subscriber lights lamps of nine operators.
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London
Luck Turns Pauper to Heir in London Workhouse
A Scarborough workhouse inmate named John Thomas Fall learned he is entitled to a $9,100 legacy after a chance meeting with a stranger during a walk. The unexpected inquiry set him on a new path, transforming his status from pauper to legatee.
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London
Scarborough
John Thomas Fall
Young Girl Is Murdered in Leland Nebtown
The body of ten year old Goldie Williams was found in a vacant northeast house covered with quick line and hidden by a door. Authorities fear a lynching if the assailant is captured.
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Grand Leland
Neb
Little Goldie Williams
Morse in New York Walks With Steady Step From His Car
Charles W. Morse arrives at the Pennsylvania Station from Atlanta appearing frail yet walks with a measured, steady step aided by Dr. Fowler. His clothing includes a black suit and heavy fur collar as cameras await. Morse’s eyes show a spark of his former vigor despite his claimed illness.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Littl
Pennsylvania
Atlana
Dr. Fowler
Boi
Atlanta
Morse
Ughily
Dr. Powler
Taft Asked to Aid In Illinois Coal Strike Prevention
Decatur chamber of commerce seeks Taft and Congress help to stop a possible strike by Illinois bituminous coal miners. A statewide letter urges cooperation with a plan where arbitration would settle the miners’ and operators’ differences.
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Decatur
Taft
Congress
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Divorce suit filed by Janet Kroeck in Los Angeles
Janet Kroeck author and lecturer on The Family Beautiful sues for divorce claiming her husband insulted her for lecturing, saying she should be at home with her husband instead of teaching others how to rear children. Her work focused on ideal motherhood and fatherhood.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Janet
Kroeck
Mru
Lake Superior Freezes Over Forty Miles in Eagle River Region
Lake Superior turns solid near Eagle River with ice extending from Eagle River to Koyale for about 40 miles. Residents believe the frozen expanse may cross the lake, tying into Calumet and broader shoreline observations.
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Lake Superior
Calumet
Mich
Eagle River
Koyale
Big Lake
Witness Testimony Sparks Bribery Inquiry In Washington
Miss Helen Seevers testified before the material investigation committee that illicit messages and money were offered to influence her testimony. The hearing revealed bribery attempts linked to Hines and McGowan as detectives and associates discussed payoffs. McGowan denied conspiring to bribe, while colleagues recounted efforts to secure testimony and cover losses.
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Washington
Ignnet Edward Ilines
Chic
Orte
Helen Seevers
Aterial Investigation Committee
Charles McGowan
Jarimer
Kerr
Detroit
McGowan
Ieee
Times
Hines
Miss Bee
Kimbermat
Migs Seevers
Oeed
Badger Teachers Open Annual Meeting in Oshkosh
The Wisconsin Teachers Association opens its annual session in Oshkosh with Pearse, president of the National Education Association, and Qu Ayres of the Sage Foundation as speakers. E. M. Beeman of Neenah chairs, and Superintendent O Melver presides as teachers attend.
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Association
City of Oshkosh
Oshkosh
Wis
Pearse
Nation Cation Association
Qu Ayres
Sell Sage Foundation
No Wisconesu
Wrecked Ship Crew Row 300 Miles for Rescue
Report says the crew of the Norwegian ship Askay wrecked December 27 on Blige reef rowed 300 miles seeking aid. Australian steamer later brought them to safety. In Sierra Leone news, Wilmot Bryden a noted Black author and lecturer died age years old.
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Sierra Leone
Wilmot Bryden
Autha Leetorer
Jie Wan Ge
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