Rawn's Stock Held by Kirby in Ostermann Case Details
Testimony at the Illinois case reveals Thomas B. Kirby held Ostermann stock in Ira G. Rawn's name at Rawn's request to avoid public designation while he led the Illinois Central and Monon. Kirby described receiving three certificates from Joseph Baker, with Dolph the Ostermann president confirming a director meeting motion for a 2 percent dividend to stockholders.
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Chicago
Ira G. Rawn
Ilinoia Central
The
Monon
Winnetka
Thomas B. Kirby
Elgin, Ill
Ostermann Manufacturing Company
Rawn
Kirby
Ostermann Company
Walter L. Fisher
Joseph Baker
Umnois Central
Baker
Stratford
H. C. Dolph
John F. Taylor
Taylor
Dolph
Church property is seized in Portugal exodus of priests
Civil Governor Leno says expulsion protects them from violence as native monks and nuns may stay if they renounce orders. Jesuits mostly head to Brazil and some to England. State gains from confiscated congregations property including real estate and silverware. Monasteries hold valuable wine and other treasures.
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Lisbon
Leno
Brazil
England
Man Dies of Broken Heart After Dog Killed
Pittsfield Mass October 11 Allen Decker of Egremont a miller and avid sportsman died after his favorite bird dog was crushed under a car. He believed the dog the best in its class and collapsed upon finding its body beside the road, later dying beside the animal.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Allen Cker
Egremont
Decker
Editor William W. Ross to lead Monarch Life Insurance
William W. Ross, longtime editor of the Evansville Journal News, retires to become secretary of the Monarch Life Insurance Company recently organized in Evansville Indiana.
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William Ross
Life Insurance Company
Evansville
Ind
William W. Ross
Evansville Journal- News
Monarch Life Insurance Company
Glenmount Strands on Pipe Island in Windstorm
In a heavy windstorm the grain laden steamer Glenmount ran ashore on Pipe Island above Detour while departing Pickands Mather coal dock. The tug General and lighter Reliance went out from the Soo to free her. the vessel shows no signs of serious damage.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Glenmount
Pipe Island
Pickands Mather Coal Dock
General
Soo
Bribery Case Briefs In Lorimer Inquiry
Attorneys for and against Senator William Lorimer begin drafting briefs for the senatorial committee in Washington. Prosecution briefs due in twenty days, defense replies in ten, with potential seven day extension for a supplemental brief. Observers expect a minority report to accompany any majority finding.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
Senatorial Committee
Washington
Tiger Escapes On Board Minnewaska At Tilbury
The Minnewaska arriving at Tilbury reports a tiger from Bostock's menagerie escaping its cage on deck. Crew hid in retreats while armed crew hunted the animal, which was found chewing a cow and later recaptured after another escape. A hyena briefly wandered the ship without harming anyone.
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London
Tilbury
Bostock
Sheridan Sets New Discus Record at Irish-American Meet
Martin Sheridan shattered the world discus mark at the Irish-American Athletic Club fall games in New York. He raised the record from 139 feet 104 inches to 142 feet 2 inches before a 149 feet 8 inch attempt was disqualified for stepping outside the ring by two inches.
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New York
Martin Sheridan
Sheridan
Baseball Scores From Chicago and New York Show Tight Contests
On the Chicago field the St. Louis nine defeated Chicago with strong pitching and timely hitting. In New York Philadelphia beat the locals by a narrow margin as Brennan and Moran led the offense while Rudolph and Meyers contributed key runs.
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Chicago
R. H. EB
St. Louis
Hearn
Bliss
Pfeister Weaver
Needham
New York
R. H.E
Escaped Sing Sing Convicts Reported Hiding on Rockefeller Estate
A posse of keepers and deputy sheriffs tracks five Sing Sing escapees led by "Big Bill" Green through dense woods on Butter milk mountain within John D. Rockefeller's Pocantico Hill estate near White Plains. About forty officers comb the area as fugitive search intensifies.
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White Plains
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
Bill” Green
Buttermilk Mountain
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hill
Convicts Hide in Cavern or Shanty After Mountain Trek
The group faced dense terrain and could not advance much. Footprints suggest all convicts remain together, possibly sheltering in a cave or deserted Italian shanty, or perhaps on Buttermilk Mountain.
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Buttermilk Mountain
Minister learns of brother’s death during funeral
In Brazil Indiana on October 11 the Rev William Moore of Saline City was preaching at the funeral of John E Johnson a longtime Clay county resident when he received a telegram informing him of his brother’s death He completed the service after reading the telegram’s content.
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Brazil
Ind
John E. Johnson
Clay County
William Moore
Saline City
Revolt Leaves Six Officers Killed at San Carlos Island
Caracas reports government troops seized the fortress and prison on San Carlos Island at the Lake Maracaibo entrance after an outbreak Friday. A portion of the troops joined criminal prisoners and 200 escaped, with six officers killed in the clash.
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Caracas
Venezuela
San Carlos Island
Lake Maracaibo
The Asphalt Cargo Slows Ships to Prolonged Ports
Asphalt loaded from Trinidad’s lakes becomes semifluid at sea but hardens by the time ships reach northern ports. Unloading requires sailors to enter holds and dig it out with pick and shovel, causing long port stays and delays.
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Trinidad
Two Drownings Reported in Flooded San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosi reports torrential rain causing widespread flooding in parts of the city with substantial damage. Advices from Mexico City say two deaths from asphyxia have been reported amid the floodwaters.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Ely Flies From Chicago Toward New York in Air Race
Aviator Eugene Ely, attempting a Chicago to New York flight in six days for a big cash prize, experiences two mishaps since Sunday. After a ditch landing damages his Curtiss biplane, he repairs for eight hours and resumes toward New York at about fifty miles per hour from Chicago.
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Aviator
Chicago
New York
Eugene Ely
Beverly Hills
Ely
Eighty-Fifth Street
Hermitage Avenue
Bly
Wigg The Best Outing A Man Can Take Is An Ocean Trip
The piece frames ocean travel as the finest outing for a man, noting it benefits the inner self. It contrasts this view with a quote from Theodore Roosevelt about courage in life and a Philadelphia Record reference.
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Philadelphia Record
Loot Found In Their Room In Flint Store Theft Case
Flint Michigan police arrested Ben Hassen ger aged 16 and John Charbonneau 18 from Ishpeming for allegedly stealing jewelry clothing and other items from a north end store. Police say most of the loot was found in rooms they occupied after arriving in Flint about ten days ago and staying at the house linked to the burglary.
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Flint, Mich
Ben Hassenger
John Charboneau
Ishpeming
North End
Flint
Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Chicago 1910
Market notes show hog receipts 13000 with steady prices 8 35 to 9 5 for light to mixed packs and 7 90 to 8 75 for rough. Cattle receipts about 9000 steady with native and western classes and lambs 4 50 to 7 15. Western cattle and sheep areas list varied ranges and forecasts for tomorrow.
Grain Firm Furnishes Postal Telegraph Building Address
Beach Wickham Grain Company furnishes offices at 544 and 646 Postal Telegraph Building in Chicago Illinois.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Ilinois
Washington City Market Prices for Produce and Poultry
The Washington City market quotations list prices for staples such as straw, flour, bran, shorts, corn meal, butter, and various poultry. Turkeys, fowls, roosters, ducks, and geese are priced with unit figures and quantities noted by Reister & Son.
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Washington City
Incieen
Snes
Reister & Son
Hughes Installed on Supreme Court as Associate Justice
Washington reports the opening of the fall term with Charles E. Hughes sworn in as associate justice. The ceremony honors Chief Justice Fuller and notes Brewer's death and Moody's illness, leaving six active justices. The oath took eight minutes before adjournment.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles E. Hughes
Melville W. Puller
Fuller
Brewer
Justice Moody
Hughes
Church Built in One Afternoon in Gary Indiana
Under Rev Martha Stout Trimble the Christian church in Gary Indiana was erected and completed in an afternoon. Donated materials arrived Saturday, workers laid the floor and walls, roof shingles, and interior fixtures by 8 p.m. Services were conducted by the pastor shortly after.
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Gary
Ind
Qet
Martha Stout Trimble
Christian Church
Trimble
Will claims M Murray estate in Bloomington notice
A short Bloomington Ul notice states Marshall Memke died in an Evansville asylum and that Mrs Prank M Miehlam and cousin Mrs Margaret McMurray Daly of Knoxville Tenn claim heirship to a fortune of 65000 dollars.
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Bloomington
Evansville
Ind
Marshall
Prank M. Miehlam
Macon County
Margaret McMurray Daly
Knoxville
Tenn
State Fair Sets Attendance Record in Springfield
Springfield State Fair closed with record attendance on the final day as receipts topped last year by about 17000 dollars. Week gate receipts near 90000 dollars attracted around 90000 visitors, marking a high for the event.
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Springfield
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