Beef trust to face federal indictment in Chicago
The Department of Justice plans criminal proceedings against Armour & Co. Swift & Co. Morris & Co. and the National Packing Co. all of Chicago. The case stems from a six month probe into alleged price manipulation and rebating in the beef industry with the grand jury to hear witnesses in Chicago.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Beef Trust
Department
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
National Packing Company
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Equity
Wade EB. Flis
House of Representatives
James Rudolph Garfield
Victor H. Metcalf
Department of Commerce
L Abor
Morris
New Jersey
Illinois
Parole Planned for Stensland and Hering Amid Safety Fears
In Chicago on January 22, warnings from Attorney J F Smietanka prompt friends of parolees Paul O Stensland and Henry W Hering to form a guard. Parole papers recorded in Springfield and certified by Governor Deneen, will be mailed to Joliet prison warden Murphy for approval, with release expected today.
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Chicago
J. F. Smietanka
Polish National Alliance
Paul O. Stensland
Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Pardon Board
Stensland
Hering
Joliet Penitentiary
Springfield
Deneen
Murphy
Dun's Review Reports Big Bank Payments Rise
Dun's Review notes the week's bank and exchange payments total 3,686,429,648 dollars across leading U S cities, up 24.4 percent from last year and 10 percent from the same week in 1906. The report cites steady business progress and a promising spring trade outlook.
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New York
Dun
United States
Confederate veteran seeks pension in distant firsts
Thomas G. Lyttle of Old Port North Carolina writes to Congressman John G Grant describing his service as a member of the first North Carolina Confederate regiment, claiming to fired the second gun and tie the first prisoner. Grant says pension effort would be unlikely.
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Washington
Thomas G. Lyttle
Old Port
N.C
John G Grant
North Carolina Dia Triot
Boiler Explosion Wrecks Paterson Gas Plant
Paterson New Jersey January 22 an explosion at Tolson Electric Light Works crippled power for Paterson and suburbs. One man Van Hounden fatally injured eight others seriously hurt. The blast ripped six boilers destroyed the boilerhouse and knocked out lights causing panic in Lyceum theater and among silk mill workers. A 290 pound wheel flew two blocks onto Broadway as darkness spread despite power being restored citywide.
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Paterson
N. J
Passaic
Tolson Electric Light Works
van Hounden
Tie
Lyceum Theater
Broadway
Walsh Collapse Denied From Fort Leavenworth Prison
Chicago reports quote Dr Blake Baldwin denying claims of John R. Walsh collapse while in Fort Leavenworth. Baldwin states Walsh is in generally good health after the incident and that medical exams were routine for new prisoners.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Blake Baldwin
Walsh
Baldwin
Wes
Giants to Train in Texas in February trip
New York reports Manager McGraw plans early hardening drills at Marlin Springs Texas. He will depart about February 15 by rail avoiding the water route. Veterans will move south in two sections February 25 and from St. Louis three days later.
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New York
Mc.Graw
Giants
Marlin Springs
Tex
St. Louis
French Rail Accident Fatal in Le Mans
A passenger train derailed near Le Mans on January 22, killing two people and injuring seven others. The wreck occurred when rails shifted after floods washed the road bed, causing the train to jump the track into a ravine.
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Lemans
France
Restaurant joins meat price boycott in Kansas City
Kansas City Kansas restaurant owner C. W. Bishop announced a meat boycott at breakfast time. Menu cards urged patrons to help reduce meat prices and offered a long list of vegetable dishes in place of meat.
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Kansas City
C. W. Bishop
Kan
Egg prices fall as market gluts hit Chicago
In Chicago on January 22 the egg trade saw large lot dumps on South Water Street and by today or Monday wholesale prices were expected near 30 to 32 cents per dozen. The drop cuts about 14 cents from a recent high, squeezing cold storage holders.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Commission
Big Blaze Hits Jersey City Freight Terminal
A blast at a gas generating plant sparked a major fire that swept the Erie railroad freight terminal in Jersey City. Loss pegged at 250 dollars as fire boats and land crews battled the blaze, threatening piers and rolling stock amid hydrant shortages.
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New York
Erie Railroad
Jersey City
New York Central
Lackawanna Roads
Erie
Ambassador O'Brien Handed Japan Note Declining U.S. Plan
Ambassador O'Brien delivered a Japanese reply refusing the United States plan. The note summarizes Tokyo's stance and signals a pause in negotiations as Washington presses for a resolution.
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Japan
Neutral Manchurian Railways Proposal Rejected by Russia and Japan
Washington reports that Russia and Japan declined Secretary Knox's neutralization plan for the Manchurian railways. Replies were delivered to Ambassador O'Brien in Tokyo and Ambassador Rockhill in St. Petersburg. Russia reserves right to judge all such projects affecting its interests. The tone remains friendly but the American proposal is criticized on its merits.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
United States
Knox
O’brien
Tokyo
Rockhill
St. Petersburg
Yale University year statistics show 486 officers
Yale University reports 486 officers for the year, down from 495 last year. The professor count is 125, assistant professors 73, and instructors 134. Regular university registration totals 3297, with 52 states and territories and 16 foreign countries represented among students.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Thirteenth Century Christ Painting Found in Pisa Church
A thirteenth century painting depicting Christ surrounded by saints was accidentally discovered in the San Pabbio church in Pisa. The artwork is described as admirably preserved.
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Rome
Christ
San Pabbio
Pisa
Bridge Collapse Swallows Two Children in Kansas Stream
At Topeka Kansas on January 22 the bodies of two children of MF Rodge were recovered from the drift ice after a bridge gave way as they returned home from school. They were thrown into the stream and drowned.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
MF Rodge
Zelaya Plans Sail From Vera Cruz to Belgium
Santos Zelaya former president of Nicaragua who had stayed in Mexico since December ninth said he would sail from the port of Vera Cruz on Monday for Belgium. He will leave today or Sunday and his family now in Managua will join him in Brussels.
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City
Mexico
Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Vera Crug
Bellgum
Sle
Zelaya
Managua
Brussels
Boldenweck Relief Bill Passes House
Washlington Jan 22 The House passed a relief measure for William Boldenweck assistant treasurer at Chicago. It credits him with about 170000 dollars that disappeared from the Chicago sub treasury cage and relieves him of further responsibility. Rep Lloyd of Missouri announced resignation to pursue Bahlinger Pinechot matter as Speaker Cannon ruled no further committee service. The house adjourned until Monday.
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Washlington
Jan
House of Representatives
William Boldenweck
Chicago
Boldenweck
Lloyd
Missouri
House
Speater Cannon
The Weather Illinois Forecast
The forecast notes fair conditions today in Illinois with warm temperatures. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer as high pressure moves in.
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Illinois
Markets Report Chicago January 22 1910 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Estimated hog receipts 17000 with weak market figures across categories Light hogs 8 20 to 8 55 Mixed packers 8 35 to 8 65 Heavy shipping 8 35 to 8 70 Rough 8 35 to 8 45 Cattle 2000 weak Sheep 3500 steady Closing hog market 5 to 10 lower Bulk 8 40 to 8 60 Light 8 20 to 8 55 Mixed packers 8 25 to 8 60 Heavy 8 30 to 8 70 Rough 8 30 to 8 40 Cattle and Sheep receipts and prices listed. source Beach Wichkam Grain Co. Chicago.
John A. Babcock Case in North American Livestock Case
John A. Babcock involved in a legal matter with the North American Livestock Commission Company centered at U S Stock Yards Chicago TDL.
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NORTH
American Livestock
U.S
Chicago
Market Prices List at Washington City Auction
The Washington City market features varying prices for staples including flour per sack at 1.70 and buckwheat at 0.88 per 10% sk. Corn meal and bran are listed with modest per hundred rates.
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Washington City
Trade shows US absence at Buenos Aires port in 1909
In September Buenos Aires saw sixteen ships totaling 408,792 tons with fourteen nations represented. The United States was absent except for one small private vessel in the first nine months of 1909, excluding government ships.
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Buenos Aires
United States
President of Wholesale Poultry Dealers Explains Conditions
New York, Jan. 22. Dowie of the Wholesale Poultry Dealers association denounces high consumer prices as the result of unfair shipper practices and freezer loans. He says big plants fund shippers to secure stock, forcing tighter competition and shifting losses to farmers and retailers.
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New York
Hage Dowls
Wholesale Poultry Dealers’ Association
Dowie
Big Tex
Bers
Indiana in Meat Crusade Hits Indianapolis
Rest keepers and boarders in Indianapolis report rising meat prices prompting talks of abandoning a meat diet. A canvass of restaurant keepers shows no strong objection to eliminating meat entirely, though the survey is not yet complete.
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Indianapols
Still 248 Seats Vacant in London House of Commons
London reports 248 seats remain to be filled after recent elections. Of the vacancies, 171 were Liberal, 1 Unionist, and 26 Nationalist seats. If Unionists keep recent gains, they would win 66 more seats and outnumber Liberal by about a dozen, leaving Irish Nationalists able to sway majority power.
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London
House of Commons
Unionis
Census Agents Pay Set At Six Dollars Daily
A favorable report ordered by the Aguase census committee on a joint resolution fixing maximum pay for census agents at six dollars per day plus two dollars daily for traveling expenses in lieu of subsistence. The resolution has already passed the senate.
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Washington
Aguase Census Committee
Senate
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Alids
Benn Conger
Conger
Assembly
Allds
White
People’s Mutual Life Association
League of Syracuse
N. Y
William H. Hotchkiss
BIG Blaze
Erie Rairoad
Ambassador O'Brien
Harrisgering
Europe
Boldenwick
Treasury
Aard
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Jose
John A. Babcock
Reister & Son
Dowle
Indiana IN Meat Crusade
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