Waters-Pierce case court action widens Standard Oil probe
Subpoenas issued for John D. Archbold and all directors of the old Standard Oil New Jersey amid Waters-Pierce hearings in New York. Untermyer reports possible government use of testimony for a money trust probe. Taft meets Untermyer. no discussion of Waters-Pierce. Archbold travels aboard the Olympic. hearing to resume next week in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Waaters-Pierce
Standard Oil Company
Taft
White House
Untermyer
Waters-Pierce
Withersham
Money Trust
John D. Archbold
Ean Oil Company
New Jersey
Standard Oil
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Company
N Kirby
Standard of! Company
St. Louis
PF. N. Judson
St. Lauis
W. Fordyce
Archbold
Standard Oil Company of
Trust
Olympic
Europe
Kenneth Adams
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Suandard Oil of
Mob fires on mine in Louisville Colorado
Armed mob of more than 100 striking miners at the Brooks mine demanded a non union worker be handed over. They shot at deputies, threatened to destroy the plant, and dispersed only after rumors of approaching reinforcements. Also noted, Carl C. Machemer of Buffalo died suddenly in Rochester at age unknown, heart disease cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Colo
Brooks
Brooks-Harrington Company
Capp
Boulder County
Rochester
N. Y
Carl C. Machemer
Buffalo
Quiet in Nicaragua Amid Rebel Activity Along Lake Nicaragua
Navy dispatch from Corinto reports all quiet near Granada Nicaragua but rebels show great activity along Lake Nicaragua shores and near Matagalpa, as of Sept 24 in Washington. The note emphasizes ongoing unrest in the region with dispersed rebel movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Washington
Navy Department
Corinto
Granada
Lake Nicaragua
Matagalpa
Supreme court to hear Chariton murder case in October term
Porter Chariton awaits the Supreme Court's October 14 term to decide if the United States must surrender him to Italy for the murder of his wife on Lake Como. He does not dispute guilt but challenges the government's authority to surrender him, a case that attracted wide diplomatic attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Porter Chariton
New Jersey
Italy
Lake Como
Supreme Court
Chariton
Europe
America
United States
Paul P. Chariton
Porto Rico
Burglaries Hit Maynard Post Office and Nearby Property
Robbers blew open the Maynard Ohio post office safe and took 700 dollars in currency and stamps. They stole a horse, harness, and a buggy from adjacent barns, wrecking the buggy after a downhill fall near an embankment. Authorities believe the men fled on a freight train. A separate item notes John Grannas, a Polish tailor, losing fifteen hundred dollars saved over ten years when a baby carriage mishap kicked the money into the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Maynard
Binghampton
N. Y
John Grannas
Brother Shot At Table in Danville Land Dispute
William Hager age 26 was shot to death at the breakfast table by his brother Percy 30 during a quarrel over jointly owned land in Danville Kentucky on September 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
William Hager
Percy
Taft accuser held amid neutrality case in El Paso
Juan Pedro Didapp, who claimed Mexican revolutionist links, was arrested in El Paso by U S secret service agents from Washington on charges of neutrality violation tied to the Vasquez Gomez movement. He accused Taft and Pierce of funding rebels in a recent interview before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Juan Pedro Didapp
Secret Service
Wresh
Washington
Senor Didapp
Didapp
San Antonio
Vasquez Gomez
Charles P. Taft
H. Clay Pierce
Madero
Diaz
Mexico City
Tellez
Mexico
Huerta
Tucson
Ariz
May raze China Town in Foochow unrest
The American consul at Foochow reports the situation as extremely critical with the central government sending forces to remove the police chief who threatens to destroy the city. unrest also spreads to the surrounding country districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foochow
China
Peking
Bryan greeted by women voters in Los Angeles lobby
William J. Bryan arrived in Los Angeles on the Roosevelt trail and was met by a committee of Women voters. He was then almost mobbed by enthusiastic Democrats in the hotel lobby and delivered an impromptu address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Los Angeles
Cal
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Yeggmen Blow Safe In Kaufman Hat Store Heist
In New York on Sept 24 a police officer on fixed post within 50 feet watched as yeggmen dynamited the Kaufman hat store safe and fled with 1700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biow
New York
Yeggmen
Kaufman
Autodiver Alive Says Death Report Overstated
Los Angeles reports that Niles C. Folsom claims he is the man linked to a sensational double suicide with a San Diego woman. He says his death by own action was falsely reported and seeks redress from newspapers and news agencies for invasion of privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
San Diego
Niles C. Folsom
Folsaem
Ethel Jones
Thelma Bartee
Folsom
Bartee
Dispatch
115 Drowned After Fog Collision on Dwina River
Report from St. Petersburg states the Obnoska sank after colliding with a second steamer in fog. Of 150 aboard, 35 were rescued as panicked peasants flooded the decks and lifeboats failed to deploy, many boats wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Dwina River
Dwina
Indictment Shock as Dougherty Faces Forgery Case
Miss Lillian Adams, secretary to the State's Attorney, noted faults in 15 indictments against Newton C. Dougherty, former head of Peoria schools. The grand jury returned true bills for forgery and embezzlement, with bonds set at $800 each totaling $12,000 after corrections to omit key legal phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty
Dougherty
Worthington
Lillian Adams
Scholes
Sard Barnard Wedding in Hot Springs Va
Miss Abbie Higalls Barnard granddaughter of Melville E Ingalls railway executive and Russell Ellis Sard of Albany N Y wed at St Luke s Episcopal church in Hot Springs Va Rev William G Thayer officiated Many guests from Washington Cincinnati and other cities attended the ceremony The couple will reside in Albany N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Abbie Higalls Barnard
Melville E. Ingalls
Russell Ellis Sard
Albany
N. Y
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
William G. Thayer
Southboro
Mass
Washington
Cincinnati
Sard
Attack on State Troops Near Muckion Coal Fields
In Charleston West Virginia on September 24 a group of miners attempted to flee along a hillside when ordered to halt and opened fire. State troops returned fire and it is believed several miners were fatally wounded while no soldiers were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Muckion
Wickersham to resign from Taft cabinet in March
Washington reports Attorney General George W. Wickersham will retire from President Taft's cabinet on March 4 next. He will leave the post regardless of Taft's reelection. He plans to resign to tend outside interests and feels he cannot justify remaining further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W. Wickersham
Taft
Wickersham
Edward Bell Named Secretary of Panamanian Legation
Edward Bell of New York was appointed secretary of the legation at Panama after Harry E. B. Nolan of Chicago resigned amid an arrest for abduction in New York. Bell previously served as secretary at Havana and Tehran. He will be succeeded in Havana by Francis Travis Cox of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward Bell
New York
Havana
Panama
Harry EB. Nolan
Chicago
New York City
Bell
Teheran
Francis Travis Cox
Philadelphia
Gotham Police Stop Riot By 1600 Public School Pupils
Police reserves were called to quell a riot of 1600 public school boys protesting principal transfers. Two schools were involved as pupils smashed windows, attacked janitors with vegetables, paraded streets, and blocked nonparticipants from entering school buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Two Plead Not Guilty in Hillsville Massacre Case
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, tied to the Hillsville gunfight that killed five, pleaded not guilty at Hillsville after arraignment in Roanoke. They were arrested in Des Moines and a trial is set for October 28 with venue moved to Wytheville. Major General Leonard Wood begins a month tour of national defense posts across the west and southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Sidna Allen
Allen
Massie
Hillsville
Wesley Edwards
Des Moines
Staples
Commonwealth
Wytheville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Standard OF Trust
Fred W. Carpenter
Morocco
Siam
Hamilton King
High Tribunal
Rob
King Brother
Mr. Broops
Modest Dancer
London
Lydia Kyashi
Empire Theater
England
U. S. Secret Service
Juan Didapp
Casa Grande
Santa Rosita Pass
Chihuahua
Villareal
China Town
Kate Lowerby
Obnoska
Russia
Gollide
N. C. Dougherty
Peoria, Ill
Sard-Barnard
New Yorker
Melville Ingalls
West Virginia
Wii
Jalsed With Woman
Gotham
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!