Probe at Work Again Digs Up Facts on Standard Oil Methods
New York Oct 4 The Galena oil company a Standard Oil subsidiary controls 9 of the lubricating oil business with US railroads and prices vary by road A Galena accountant described contracts guaranteeing a maximum cost based on mileage and refunds when the actual cost fell short Documents show refunds near half the invoice price In some cases oil was sold at a loss to railroads including the Penna railway and New York Central Union Pacific Delaware and Hudson and Southern railroads paid full price while others received refunds or lower rates The testimony stressed the hard bargaining in setting minimum lubrication costs
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New York
Galens Signal Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
United States
Oil Trust
C. C. Steinbrenner
Galena Company
Steinbrenner
Penna Railway
New York Central
Union Pacific
Delaware and Hudson and Southern Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Toledo, Peoria and Western
Ing
Federal Grand Jury Probes Little Black Book in Minneapolis
The federal grand jury in Minneapolis resumed its inquiry into the Little Black Book. It alleges a lumber and manufacturing goods listing used by the lumber trust to harm mail order business. Indictment may follow after meetings of lumbermen in Minneapolis and Chicago earlier.
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Minneapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Lumber Trust
James C. Walker
Mineapolis
Chicago
Passenger Rate Enjoined In South Dakota
Railroads operating in South Dakota have filed for a permanent injunction in U S court at Sioux Falls to block the state railroad commission from enforcing a rate cut from 3 to 21? cents per mile. Judge Carland ordered a temporary restraining order pending a hearing on October 29 for a permanent injunction.
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Sioux Falls
South
United States Court
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Carland
Young Woman Found Dead in Toledo River
A neatly dressed young woman about 25 was found near the river in Toledo on October 4. She appeared to come from a higher social strata, with no signs of violence and no identification available.
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Toledo
Sailor Rescued After Four Days At Lake Michigan Crib
Austin Aigbee, 36, of Co 4 Michigan, drifted 26 foot craft in Lake Michigan for four days. He endured exposure and starvation before rescue near the no mile crib by Charles Jacobson, crib keeper, and assistant Nelson.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Austin Aigbee
Co 4
Mich
Charles Jacobson
Nelson
Six Million Pounds of Food Ordered for Evans Fleet
The navy department prepares to feed Admiral Evans fleet with six million pounds of food plus fruit extracts eggs and delicacies. Bids were opened after advertisements and schedules were sent to large dealers nationwide for delivery at the Brooklyn navy yard.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Evans
Pacific Coast
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Woman the Mutilator gets six months for Louvre vandalism
Valentine Cotrel from Rouen was sentenced to six months in prison for mutilating Ingres Pius V in the Sistine Chapel at the Louvre Paris. It marks the third Louvre vandalism in two months as Cotrel sought attention for homelessness and hunger while opposing displayed fortunes. A second item notes Detroit empresario Thomas G Craig losing toes and possible injuries after his car was struck by a trolley.
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Paris
Valentine Cotrel
Rouen
Jean Auguste Ingres
Pius Vie
Sistine Chapel
Louvre
Mile. Cotrel
Detroit
Thomas G. Craig
The
Detroit Braad of Trade
Chicago Markets and Livestock Prices Fall in Mixed Trading
Chicago open quotes show wheat corn oats pork lard and rib values with varied highs lows and closes. Live stock in East Buffalo reports steady cattle and sheep markets while hogs slip and lambs command higher bids as buyers adjust to demand.
Roosevelt Speaks in Cairo on Navy and River Improvements
President Roosevelt addresses a Cairo crowd in his fourth trip speech, praising middle west virtues and urging a strong navy and government control of interstate corporations. He backs Mississippi river improvements, urges protection from waste, and favors federal aid for interstate projects.
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Cairo
Roosevelt
National
Denneen
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Middle West
Mississippi
Gulf
Great Lakes
Pittsburg
Middling Good Western Man Describes Ancestry
The subject states he is half southern and half northern through his mother and adds he considers himself a middling good western man. He expresses approval of his background and identity in the interview.
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Tie
President outlines hope and duty in a divided era
The president calls for fighting evil yet keeping hopeful for the future. He praises a courageous citizenry and stresses a national character that rejects insult while resisting aggression. He mentions pacific fleet rotations and shifts to industrial regulation, noting the need for government growth to curb industrial power.
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Pacific
Atlantic
President’s Mississippi River run to New Madrid
The President spent an afternoon aboard the Mississippi, from Cairo to New Madrid, on the presidential boat Mississippi. Historic links to Nicholas Roosevelt and the 1811 steamboat lore drew interest, though crowds along the low riverbanks were distant, waving handkerchiefs. The voyage continued aboard Colonel MacKenzie with the inland Waterways commission, with no major interruptions to the program.
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New Madrid
Mississippi
Cairo
Nicholas Roosevelt
Ohio
Roosevelt
Colonel MacKenzie
Inland Waterwivs Commission
Nine Months on a Cruise for Thompson Guests on Mineola
Robert M. Thompson plans a nine month round the world voyage aboard the 8000 ton Mineola with fifteen friends. Invitations include Lord Braszy and Admiral Sir Charles Beresford, who may join pending temporary relief from command of the British Mediterranean squadron. The Mineola will be converted into a yacht with a 100 foot ballroom and fifteen state apartments in Louis XV and George III styles.
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New York
Robert M. Thompson
Mineola
Colonel Thompson
Lord Braszy
Sir Chas, Beresford
Beresford
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Market Report 1907 Highlights
Chicago market update shows hog receipts 11 000 with leftovers 4047 light hogs 605 to 6 75 mixed packers 5 70 to 6 70 heavy shipping grades 5 60 to 6 60 rough 5 60 to 5 95 cattle 6500 steady sheep 7000 steady estimated receipts today 10 000 official leftovers 47 forecast tomorrow market up 10 top 685 bulk 605 to 645 cattle 3500 slow steady hogs closing steady at advance light 86 10 to 680 mixed packers 85 85 to 675 heavy ship grades 565 to 665 rough 85 60 to 86 70 cattle steady sheep steady
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Timothy Hay
Thinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
You will get a square deal, THAT'S ALL
The remark promises a fair treatment and nothing extra. It frames a pledge of even handling and straightforward terms without fanfare or hidden conditions.
European press weighs US Japan fleet dispute in cautious tone
Paris reports emphasize party politics behind the Pacific fleet debate as Taft and Roosevelt speeches draw fresh attention to US Japan relations. The Temps warns of fire smoldering under the ashes while German officials urge restraint and doubt war is foreseen.
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London
United States
Pacific
Roosevelt
Taft
Japan
Paris
Far East
Temps
Sem
Berlin
Ete Cles
Pacific Ocean
Ed ward Searles Plans Return To Methuen Castle In Massachusetts
News from Great Barrington Massachusetts reports Edward F E Searles of Methuen will visit his estate this week for the first time in five years. The castle cost a fortune and has been largely abandoned as he focused on his Methuen home. He left the organ worth about 75000 dollars and hopes to establish a music conservatory deemed among the world’s best.
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William H. Taft
Charlie
Oregon
Great Barrington
Mass
Edward FE. Searles
Methuen
Searles
Mark Hopkins
Immortal Underwater Rescue at Lake Hallie
Edward Smith swam thirteen minutes under water to recover 50 cents lost by a child. His head became trapped in debris, delaying ascent until a rescue team pulled him to the surface at Lake Hallie in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin.
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Chippewa Falls
Wits
Edward Smith
Lake Hallie
Smith
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa
Official forecast through 8 o clock tonight calls for showers and possible thunderstorms in the south and cooler air across Illinois Indiana and lower Michigan Wisconsin like fair conditions in the north and east portions. Iowa shows showers and cooler conditions with increasing south to north variation.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nut Handed Down Through Generations Sparked Local Tale
In Greenfield Indiana on October 4 a 45 year old reminiscence recalls Andrew Trees then a boy traveling with his brother to enlist in the army. They passed a hickory tree and the brother picked up a double nut and gave it to the man who carried it in his pocket since.
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Greenfield
Ind
Andrew Trees
Simee
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Evans
Chicago Grain
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Master Charlie Taft
Grain Market
J. W. Culver & Co
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Germany
Methuen's Castle
Conservatory of Music
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