Steel Trust Report Alleges Price Restraint and Market Control
Washington report from the steel trust inquiry accuses J. P. Morgan Co. of cash profits and promotes a view that the United States Steel Corporation restrains competition. It cites 80 percent control of U.S. steel holdings and describes Gary dinners as anti competitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Farquhar J. McRae
Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
Steel Corporation
Unu
Gary
H. C. Frick
Roosevelt
Gary Dinmers
Steel Trust
Bethlehem, Cambria
Colorado
Lackawanna
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Jones & Laughlin
United States
McRae
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Tennessee Company
Kenosha Hit With Health Ultimatum Over Disease Control
The Wisconsin state board of health issues an ultimatum to Kenosha mayor demanding stricter enforcement of health laws. If ignored, a special officer will be sent to Kenosha to handle the situation as scarlet fever and diphtheria spread in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Board of Health
Kenosha
Peasants Demolish Hall in Patrica over Property Sale
Five hundred peasants in Patrica smashed the municipal hall after authorities sold off form at property that belonged to the commune. The Milan report notes exasperated crowds targeted the building in protest of the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Patrica
Government to act after labor strike conference
The federal labor bureau will investigate the Lawrence mill strike with potential legal action. A representative is at the scene as officials in Washington begin inquiries into wages and conditions and prepare for a second inquiry on child labor. Congress will hear from striking workers including 36 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Bureau of Labor
Lawrence
William C. Dannenberg
Department of Justice
United States
Asa P. French
Congress
Corbin marriage alters income for Charles Corbin
Mansfield Massachusetts February 29 Charles Corbin son of the late Philip Corbin becomes a married man to Mona Babbitt a widow by a love match. He will receive the income from 150000 instead of 75000 upon presenting the certificate to Judge Bernard F Gaffney at New Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Mass
Charles Corbin
The
Hardware Trust
Philip Corbin
Mona Babbitt
Bernard F. Gaffney
New Britain
Corbin
Prince Drew
Charlie” Corbin
Martha’s Vineyard
Sugar Tariff Revision Plan Reported To House Caucus
The Ways and Means Committee approved a sugar tariff bill for submission to the Democratic caucus. The plan lowers the tariff to one cent per pound and offsets revenue loss with higher duties on silks and other luxuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Ways and Means
Washington
House
Panama Welcomes Secretary Knox in Panama Visit
Newspapers across Panama give prominent coverage to Secretary of State Knox as his visit unfolds. Interviews with prominent figures reflect the impact of his trip and the warmth of reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Knox
Darrow to Oppose Confession Evidence in Bribery Trial
Clarence Darrow, the Chicago attorney, will strongly oppose admitting Bert Franklin’s confession that he tried to bribe a juror in the McNamara case. Darrow’s trial date for complicity in the bribery attempt will be set later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence
Darrow
Chicago
Bert Franklin
McNamara
Army Needs Better Brains and Less Money
Washington February 29 chairman Helm of the house committee investigating the war department urged more brains and less money for efficient service in the army. He criticized General Wood's plan to abolish army posts and the current method of distributing small detachments of troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Helm
House Committee
Wood
Italians Defeat Turks at Mount Hergheb in Palestine
Italian troops clash with Turkish and Arab forces at Mount Hergheb near Homs and drive the enemy from elevated positions after a daylong battle. Italian casualties are reported at eleven killed and eighty two wounded as forces in Crete receive added naval protection from France Britain and Russia. Germany backs Italians in Palestine defending expulsion measures impacting Bagdad railroad workers.
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Rome
Homs
Lebda
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Mount Hergheb
Crete
Paris
Revolutionary Union Committee
France
Great Britain
Russia
Raymond Poincare
Italy
Turkey
Greece
Balkans
Germany
Constantinople
Palestine
Porte
Bagdad
Aviator Survives 200 Foot Fall in Cal., Unhurt
Harvey Crawford of Los Angeles fell 200 feet after his plane became unmanageable in San Bernardino California. He survived the crash without injuries.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Harvey Crawford
Los Angeles
Packers Get a Jolt in Trial Evidence Rules
Federal Judge George A. Carpenter ruled that records of National Packing directors meetings are competent evidence against the meat packers. Ferdinand Sulzberger testified he attended packers meetings from 1898 to 1902 where margins and shipments were discussed. He said a stock sale contract to Armour Swift and Morris was made but not carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George A. Carpenter
National Packing Company
Ferdinand Sulzberger
Sulzberger & Sons Company
James M. Sheean
Arthur Meeker
Jerome H. Pratt
Armour & Co
G. F. Swift
Francis A. Fowler
Charles Swift
George Hartwell
Swift & Co
L. H. Heyman
Morris & Co
Armour, Swift and Morris
Mr. Sheean
Alpine Professor Victor Von Frederic Ends Life on Alpine Peak
In a hut high in the Alps a party of climbers found Prof Victor Von Frederic dead from a self inflicted gunshot to the heart. A note reading How beautiful but sad it is to depart here accompanied the body. The prominent alpinist was identified by guides and authorities in Geneva.
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Geneva
Victor von Frederic
Brandt Freed on Bail After Burglary Sentence
Folke E. Brandt former valet of Mortimer L Schiff was freed on a 7500 dollar bail bond arranged by the Illinois Surety company. He left the Tombs with a large crowd gathering outside the criminal courts building after his release following a 30 year sentence for burglary in the first degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Folke E. Brandt
Mortimer L. Schiff
Ilinois Surety Company
Criminal Courts
Directors quit as American Tobacco dissolves
New York February 29 Directors of the American Tobacco company accepted the resignations of Thomas F. Ryan and Paul Brown of St. Louis from the board. This marks the final day to carry out the court ordered dissolution with all decree terms met including distribution of securities and assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Tobacco Company
Thomas F. Ryan
Paul Brown
St. Louis
United States Circuit Court
Chelm Bill Defeated in Duma Over Polish Parliament
In St. Petersburg on February 29 the Chelm bill proposing the fourth Polish parliament was defeated in the duma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Poland
Duma
Chicago fights for more Lake Michigan water at Stimson hearing
Chicago delegates led by Lawrence E. McGann and Thomas A. Smyth press for higher lake withdrawals to 10 000 cubic feet per second as opponents including Canada Britain and 100 representatives oppose sanitation plans. Oshkosh representative James H. Davidson accuses the district of stealing nearly 4167 cubic feet per second. The session surprises Secretary Stimson.
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Washington
Chicago
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Stimson
Lawrence E. McGann
Thomas A. Smyth
Canada
Great Lakes
Indiana
James H. Davidson
Oshkosh
Wis
Sercery Stimson
Handel Manuscripts At Sotheby’s Auction In London
Sotheby’s in London will auction a large collection from Bernard Granville of Colwich, featuring 37 volumes with scores of 27 Handel operas and cantatas, plus church and instrumental works, dating from 1709 to 1775.
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London
Sotheby’s
Handel
Bernard Granville
Colwich
Attell Warned to Train Cautiously for Murphy Fight
Abe Attell, former featherweight champion, moved to San Francisco training camp to face Harlem Tommy Murphy on March 9. A physician warned him to proceed cautiously due to a wounded shoulder muscle.
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San Francisco
Abe Attell
Harlem
Tommy” Murphy
Attell
Croker Divorce Denied by Jury Verdict
In New York on February 29 the jury in Ethel Croker Breen vs John J Breen returned a sealed verdict in the supreme court unable to agree. Eight favored granting the divorce and four held out for the defendant. The plaintiff is a daughter of Richard Croker once Tammany leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ethel Croker Breen
John J. Breen
Supreme Court
Richard Croker
Tammany Boys
Lodge backs aggressive Mexican action to solve crisis
Senator Lodge told the president that colleagues believe the Mexico crisis can be solved quickly if the Mexican government is pressed to act decisively. The foreign relations committee favors diplomatic means unless Mexico remains inactive, then a more aggressive policy will be pursued.
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Lodge
Hig
Mexico
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Madero
Republic
American State Department
Stone
State Department
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Ames Bigamist Case Presented in Divorce Court
London reports Hugo E. Amea once secretary to Sir Julian Pauncefote at the British legation in Washington appears as defendant in a divorce suit filed by his wife Kate Palmer Amea. She seeks divorce on grounds of misconduct desertion and alleged second marriage to Northesk Wilson in America claimed bigamy.
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London
Hugo E. Amea
Julian Pauncefote
Washington
Kate
A. Villiers Palmer
Indian Civil Service
Staline
Northesk Wilson
Hayter
America
Richeson Wasting Away Before Execution
Clarance T. Richeson, former pastor and confessed Avis Linnell slayer, is a near-physical shadow and melancholic, with little sleep or appetite as his electric chair date nears. Also Roswell R. Ilves, navy chaplain, retires on age grounds after a long career beginning in 1882 with eight years at sea and seventeen ashore.
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Boston
Clarance
T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Charles Street
Navy
Washington
Roswell R. Llves
New York
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J. P Morgan
Corporation
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Viscount Chinda
Japan
de Pauw University
United States Labor Bureau
Nagel
Neill
Eina
Mea
Mina
Millionaire
Mukden
Harbin
Peking
Shantung
Yaopingtin
Manchuria
Yuan Shi Kai
Cael
Sie
Franklin
Tripoli Coast
Packers
United States District Court Bench
Alpine Peak
von Frederic
Brandt
Schiff
Split
Popol Lol Eeee
Cardinal Gibbons
National Civic Federation
Baltimore
Drainage Canal
Sotheby's
Abe
Murphy
Croker
Tammany
U. S
Ames
Idaho
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