Prosecutions Over Rebates Target Standard Oil and Rail Lines
The government seeks maximum fines and penalties, alleging secret rebates and illegal rates by Standard Oil and rail lines including New York Central, Pennsylvania, Rutland and Central Vermont. Judge Landis set a $29,000,000 fine, while total ransoms could approach $200,000,000 if no prior government-Standard deal is reached. Prosecutions under Hepburn law remain limited despite earlier actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tat& Bey
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Ral
Rutland
Vermont
United States
Landis
Standard Oil
Interstate Commerce Commission
Science Brings Hard Times In Socialist Lecture
Arthur Morrow Lewis spoke in Pyample on socialism arguing modern science drives financial strain by boosting production beyond demand. He claimed capitalists control work stoppages, urged workers to seize power, and warned the growing gap between labor and capital will widen as discoveries continue. He framed socialism as balance against science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Morrow Lewis
Pyample
Mader
Pat
Rev J B Perry Dead Former St Andrew's Pastor
News from Natchez Miss reports the death of Rev J B Perry once pastor of St Andrew's Church in this city. He served five years here before moving to Natchez to lead Trinity Episcopal Church. His son Frank Perry assistant district attorney is hospitalized with typhoid fever. wife Mrs Perry and daughter Emily travel to Natchez after being summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez
J. B. Perry
St. Andrew's Church
Frank &. Perry
Garfield Hospital
North Carolina
Delta Society Formed by First Congregational Church
The Bible class based Delta Society forms with officers led by Dr. Paul Johnson as senior governor and H A Cave president. Charter members include Max Ball Laine Burnham and others. Meetings occur Sundays and semiannual elections held in June and December. Half the revenue funds charities, rest supports the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Society
First Congregational Church
Paul Johnson
H. A. Cave
Waterman
R. B. Burkit
W. H. McClennon
R. R. Chatfield
E. N. Chatfield
Max Ball
Laine
Burnham
E. Chapman
Kam Fiercey
K. R. Pierce
G. H. Williams
T. Woodrow
Methodist Conference Ends with Prohibition Debate and Appointments
The 124th Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hamline M. E. Church concluded with a push to restore pastorate time limits and a keynote attack on liquor interests by Representative BF of Tennessee who doubted DC prohibition would pass this session. Reading of ministerial appointments followed, detailing presiding elders and congregations across Washington and Baltimore districts, with numerous postings to be supplied and assignments for the ensuing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hamline M. EB
Cranston
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Anti-Saloon League
Arkansas
Lst
Longilist Names and Places Catalog for Maryland Churches
A dense OCR list enumerates many towns, churches, districts, and ministers in Maryland and surrounding areas. It names Hagerstown, Baltimore, Martinsburg, Keyser, Westminster, and others with numerous ministers and supply notes. The fragment reads like a circuit roster or appointment list from a Methodist or church federation, detailing where clergy are to be supplied and locations within districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonis
Siroma
M.L
Anddletown
Rele Berry
Minnewick
Jean Bzer Guntherland
Sentter Hizeat
Alex
Biolanki
N. Edwards
Elkanton
J. A. Haughtek
A J. Gilt
Frostburg
Supps
Hagerstown
St. Pavel
Washington” Square
J. H
Jetfries
Hagersby Circuit
Sock
J. BP
Peith
Harpers’ Ferry
D. A
Foard
Hedgesville
Hillsboro
Hyndman
A. E. Spielman
Keyser
B. Havene
D. M- Browning
Martinsburg
J. P. Wright
Mildland
Watson Cane
Mount Savage
A. E. Single
Oldtown
Ube Bard
Fiedmont
Rawlings
Romney
Shepherdstown
W. A. Lytie
Union Grove
C. ¥. Bonn
Urbana
R. E. Benson
Waterford
H. ¥. Gill
Williamsport
G. A. Uuttréll
Winchester
Fis
Representative Brick Dies in Indiana After State Convention
Representative Abraham Lincoln Brick of the Thirteenth Indians district died suddenly in a sanitarium from acute histr disease. He was born May 27, 1860, in St. Joseph County and practiced law in South Bend after graduating from the University of Michigan. Funeral is planned for Friday afternoon at South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Abraham Lincoln Brick
South Bend
Brick
Thireenth
St. Joseph County
Iater
Cornell
Yale
Michigan
University of Michigan
Indiana
Substation Site Dispute In Southwest Washington
Balter Post replies to Paul Withers of Fairfax County urging removal of a substation from Fourteenth and Water Streets SW to Eighth Street and Maryland Avenue. The piece argues the Eighth and Maryland site sits on railroad rights of way and on U.S. land, urging that a public park should not host a railroad station. It notes public recreation space value, resident opposition in a residential area, and suggests alternative streetcar alignments along Eleventh and Water streets to serve a new substation. It calls for equal publicity of the communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balter- Post
Paul Withers
Fairfax County
Fourteenth and
Water Streets
Eighth Street
Maryland Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company
Long Bridge
Commissioners
District of Columbia
Congress
Hth Street
Withers
National Capital
Railroad
Ninth Street
Highth Street
Fourteenth
B Streets
Mount Vernon
Fourteenth Street
Water Street
Eleventh Street
Virginia
Alexandria
He Bailey
Higath Street
Washington District faces breathing spell on unfunded debt
Huse Committee on Appropriations urges prudent District spending while noting the large past seven years of extraordinary improvements. Representative Washington Gardner cites over one million dollars for new schools in two years and warns of dangers of overextension, aiming for better funded, safer urban facilities.
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Huse Committee
Washington Gardner
Appropriations Committee
Washington Board of Trade
New Willard
Gardner
Ridder Predicts Free Wood Pulp Law By Congress
Herman Ridder of the New York Staats-Zeitung, representing the Newspaper Publishers Association, says after a Roosevelt meeting that Congress will pass free wood pulp. He cites written pledges from sixty eight Republican House members plus Democratic votes, indicating a large majority. He adds the Senate should approve without trouble to secure free pulp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ridder
Congress
New York Staate- Zeituing
Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Roosevelt
Ridder
House
Senate
Ody
Northwest HOUSES Sold on Tenth Street and New Hampshire
Moore and Hill sold the two properties for Harry Wardman to John Shelly at 3549 Tenth Street Northwest. Shelly paid 4850 dollars for the six room colonial front house to be his residence. This sale marks the sixth in a row of ten Wardman properties traded through Moore and Hill. Also sold through Stone and Fairfax is 1149 New Hampshire Avenue, a brick three story residence with a bay window and ten rooms, erected over five years ago at a cost of 5000 dollars, to be the purchaser’s future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth Street
New Hampshire Avenue
Moore & Hill
Harry Wardman
John Shelly
Shelly
Wardman
F. B. Early
Stone & Fairfax
Fisher charged with housebreaking after preliminary hearing
Edgar Fisk faced a Police Court preliminary hearing before Judge Kimball and was held to $1,000 bond for grand jury action. He is accused of breaking into Mrs. Alice M. Perkinson’s home at 621 Hi Street on April 4, but was frightened away, with arrest by former detectives Cornwell and A.T. following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Fisk
Kimball
Fisk
Alice M. Perkinson
Hi Street
Cornwell
King's Palace Expands with New Music Department
The Washington store opens a well planned music department on the second floor offering vocal and instrumental sheet music, popular songs, and performances. Chester R. Spencer will provide daily piano accompaniment while W C Powell will present his compositions and favorites this week. Special low prices and frequent attractions are promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Palace
Washington
Chester R. Spencer
W. C. Powell
Mr. Powell
Ulaioye
Aineteepean Spencer
Death of Leech, longtime Government Printing Office official
J 84 Leech longtime Government Printing Office official dies at Long Beach after serving as compositor and foreman. A native of the city he joined the office on April 7 1890 rising to chief clerk in Manila 1901, later going to San Francisco for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Leech
Vitti
Mm. Health
Insular
Long Beach
C. i
E Printing
Thin City
Hig Ting Ang
Hiai
Kant Bag
Manila
San Francisco
Funeral of Rev William H Chapman
Funeral services for Rev. William H. Chapman, veteran Methodist minister who died after an accident, were held at Foundry M E Church. Presiding Elder Rev. John Sumwalt led the charge with Bishop Cranston and several pastors assisting. Pallbearers included Rev. J A Price and Rev. Joel Brown. the party then proceeded to Baltimore for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Chapman
By & Cabe
M. E. Church
Church Streets
Baltimore
John Sumwalt
Bishop Cranston
H. R. Naylor
Elas H. Huntley
Frank M. Bristol
Mr. Edwards
Robert M. Moore
J. A. Price
Joel Brown
John Amos
Alexander Bielaski
F. Heisse
C. H. Richardson
Mail Service Criticised in Columbia Heights Meeting
Columbia Heights Citizens Association urged the first Assistant Postmaster General to reopen Station F and pressed for street improvement appropriations. A committee will go before the Senate committee. a police complaint over dirt hauling was referred to the law and order group. dues were raised from 0 to 1 dollar per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Heights
Florida Avenue
Irving Street
Sherman Avenue
Fifteenth Street
C. M. Campbel
Mness
Charles §. Bundy
William H. Saunders
A. L. Sturdevant
Samuel V. Hayden
George A. Simmons
House
Senate
Simmons
War Department
Columbia Road Grove
Law and Order Committee
Police Department
Royal Arcanum Banquet Honors Grand Council Officers
The Royal Arcanum held its fourteenth annual banquet at the Riggs House after the grand council session and officers installation. Arthur H. Cook served as toastmaster as H C C Miller and H S Burkhardt of Chicago and James T. Shaftoe of Massachusetts spoke. The event drew nearly 200 members and featured music by the Royal Arcanum Quartette and solo numbers with Armand Gumprecht at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum
Riggs House
Grand Council
Order
Arthur H. Cook
H. C. C. Miller
H. 8. Burkhardt
Supreme Regents
Chicago
Ill
James T. Shaftoe
Massachusetts
Melville D. Hensdy
Quartette
Joseph Duffey
J. Frank Suggan
Melville DD. Hensey
Armand Gumprecht
Claude R. Zappone
Supreme Representative
How to Shoot Straight Address at Baptist Institute
Rev Harvey Beauchamp of Nashville spoke on shooting straight as a method to make Sunday-school work efficient at the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches Institute held at Bethany Baptist Church. Mrs William W Bishop discussed primary work and devotionals were led by Dr S H Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Beauchamp
Nashville
S. H. Greene
Calvary Baptist Church
J. H. Webb
West Washington
W. W- Ball
Richmond
A. ‘Watson
Windigler
H. T. Mussellman
Philadelphia
Mitchell Carroll
Y M C A Orchestra Plans Annual Concert
The Y M C A Orchestra will present its annual concert in the association building main auditorium on Thursday at 8 p m Soloists include Mrs William Keye Millet singing Charmant Olsediu from Heart of Brazil and Prof Harry Wheaton Howard performing two piano solos The program features Suppe Light Cavalry Hungarian Fantasie Tobani Al Fresco by Herbert Aubade Printiniere by Tacombe and other numbers Donald B MacLeod conducts with H P Hoover as accompanist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association Orchestra
Association
Willam"Keye Millet
Charmant Olsediu
Hughes Accepts President's Invitation to Governors Conference
Gov. Hughes announced he accepted President Roosevelt's invitation to the conference of governors of the United States to be held in May. The aim is to discuss the coordination of national resources and related issues. Albany reports this Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Albany
Roosevelt
City council records strong year despite small jurisdiction
Reports at council sessions show nine councils with 269 new members added to rolls over the past year, reflecting active growth in the jurisdiction and strong guest comfort efforts.
Water Department Chief Praises City Water Quality
W A McFarland district water department superintendent told the Washington Society of Engineers last night at the District pumping station Bryant and Second streets northwest that water consumption in the district is pure and carefully handled. He described distribution and filtration advances, compared current and past methods for distant suburbs, and noted rapid improvements in the system while engineers inspected the new pumping station machinery. A buffet supper followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ney
W. A. McFarland
District Water Department
Washington Society of Magineers
Bryant
Second Streets
McFarland
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A. M. Lewis
Natchez, Miss
Bible Class Forms Society
Robert Berberich
Methodists
Sims
J. W. R. Sumwalt
W. W. van Arsdale
Arlington
Lincolnia
Benning
Faith
Brightwood Park
Brookland
E. c. Towers
Congress Heights
MB. G. Spencer
Falls Church
J. E. Amos
Forestville
W. C. Harden
Garrisonville
Galithernburg
BE. UL. Hubbard
Fort Avenue
W. B. Bir Grace-Hampden
Bo W. Meeks
Guilford Avenue
J. FP. Handy
Madison Avenue
J. St. O. Neal
B. ¥. Devries
Mount Vernon Place
W. F. Sheridan
Park Flacs
Strawtridge
B. L. Watbon Fattergon
W. GraMlin
Roland Avenue
D. F. Winstead
Roland Park
W. V. Malla- Meu
K. G. Murray
Twentyfourth Street
John Edwards
Woodberry
Avenue
W. A. Lenier
Gireult
W. BE. Cure
W. F. Carey
J. R. Whesler
Calvert
H. E. R. Heck
Chemnut Ridge
Curtis Bay
A. R
Snodegar
Glyndon
F. G. Watsons Hunts
W. Burgan
Leonardstown
Bradley Jones
Magothy
Mount Carmel
Henry Nice
Mount Washington
Salomon German
Reisterstown
W. McK Hantmack
Smithville
W. F. Millar
Salomon’s
J.I. Winger
South River
Crowder
United Etates Navy
Firet Church
Annapolis
J. T. Widerman
Maryland Bible Sac
City Station
Hugh Johnston
Woman's College
Iyn W. W. Davis
Mountain Lake Park
Park Place Strawbridge
A. W. Rudisill
The
Indo-American Bible Booklet Society
Butaw Street
East Baltimore
W. I. McDowell
North Charles Street
Aberdeen
Bayley
Appold
G. W. Iebb
Mieslon
F. D. Chada
Greenmount
Wiliam Barris
Harford Avenue
J. L. McLain
Hightend Avenue
A. B. Wood
Homestead
C. Hardecker
F. Guglielmi
Jefferson Street
L. W. Gosnell
Madison Square
J. T. Enser
Milton Avenue
J. H. Hyatt
Montford Avenue
U. S. A. Heavener
North Avenue
L. A
Thirlkeld
North Baltimore
Biggs
Orangeville
W. H. Dell
West
J. F. Helsss
Baltimore-Arligton
R. Murray
Bethany
L. M. Champers
Chateworth
L. M. Bennett
Columbia Averna
Harlem Park
H. D. Mitchell
Memorial
W. A. Koonts
Monroe Street
J. T. Marsh
S Park Heights
W. G. McKenney
Rogers Memorial
G. L. White
Sexton
D. L. Ennis
St. Mark’s
J. M. Gillum
Summerfyrd
H. Smith
Upton Square
F. C. Gallagher
Walbrook
W. M
Union Bridge
J. B. Snyder
Walkersville
A.H. McKinley
West Falls
D. Taylor
Westminster
H. Richardson
Morrow
St. Louis
Ita
Buffalo
Capt. Oyster
Board of Education
Committee On Commerce and Manufactures
Gallinger
Northwest
A.M. Perkinson
MR. Chapman
SILK
Copenhagen
Sanders & Stayman Co
Percy
Foster
Arcanum
Massachusetts Grand Council
Henry Beauchamp
Peter Grogan
Washington Post
Washington, D. C
the Post
Post
Apollo
Insylvania. Ave
Fast
McCray
Nelson Refrigerator Co
F St N.W
Henry Evans
F St
Barber & Ross
Mith and
G Streets
Pedro Domecq
Alido
Christian Xander
Gunn, Richards & CO
Public Accountants
Wall Street
New York
Washington Post Building
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