Meat Barons Profit Now Face Monopoly Charge
A Chicago dispatch shows six large meat packers including Armour Morris Swift and Cudahy control $945 million in annual meat trade. Net profits of about $25 million a year are cited, with detailed figures for each company. The piece notes bonds, surplus capital, and stock strategies shaping the industry amid anti trust scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
J Armour
Hwitt & Co
Merrily & Co
National Packing Company
Puleberger & Sone
Cudany & Co
Armour & Co
Snitt & Co
Morris & Co
Bilzberger & Son
Cudahy & Co
Fotal Ceesereeeee
Armour, Swift
Morris
Sulzberg
Cudahys
Bwitt & Co
Armour and Morris Companies
Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Armour
Armour Sa
Armour Organization
Swift & Co
Financelal
Swifts
Swift& Co
Swift, Armour, and Morris
Cudahy Packing Company
Cudahy
Michael Cudahy
Sulzberger & Song
Schwarzachild & Sulzberger
Sulzberger
Sulzberger & Sons
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific
Sulzberger Family
Died Caulfield and other obituaries from December 1910
Notices list multiple deaths and funeral details including Ada M Caulfield at 208 University Place, Mary L Gamble at 317 East Street North East, William Pitkin Huxford in Washington DC, Nathan W Klopfer, Alice McCarthy, Christopher Meade, Elizabeth L Moore, Caroline Newkirk, Martha Whelan, with dates December 26 to 29, 1910. Interments private or at specific cemeteries, funeral times and addresses provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
City of Washington
William Pitkin Huxford
US Army
St Margaret's PE Church
Connecticut Avenue
Bancroft Place
Sacred Heart Church
Bonnie Brae
Baltimore
Meade
Third Stree Northwest
Christopher
Estella B. Meade
Re Creek
Boston
Moore
Third Street
Elizabeth L
J. W. Moore
Newkirk
Caroline Newkirk
Arbelia Newkirk
J. Wiliam Lee
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Whelan
326Th Street
Martha Whelan
Holy Trinity Church
Thirty-sixth
O Street
Frank Geier
Pennsylvania Ave
John BE. Wright
R. F. Harvey's Sons
T. N
Telephone North
WM. BH. Sardo & CO
Lincoln
Thos. S. Sergeon
R. S. Cain
Thos A. Costello
H Street
East
W. R. Pumphrey & Son
14Th St
Rockville
Packers Attack Dismissal In National Packing Case
Chicago news reports that attorneys for indicted meat packers in the National Packing Company trust suit challenged the government's dismissal of the dissolution suit in equity. They argued the equity action was a supplemental bill to earlier injunctions, while the government contends the bill may be dismissed. Judge Kohlsaat set Friday for further arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Packing Company
United States Circuit Court
Equity
National
George T. Buckingham
Groscup
United States District
James H. Wilkerson
Kohlsaat
U. S. Vice Consul Stoned in Dalny Incident
Unofficial reports claim Adolph A. Williamson a 24 year old vice consul and interpreter at Dalny Manchuria was stoned by a mob of Chinese and Japanese. The State Department had no confirmation. Williamson had District of Columbia appointment footing but is not in the city directory. He was reportedly tied to the Church of the Covenant under Rev. Dr. Charles Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adolph A. Williamson
Dalny
Manchuria
State Department
Williamson
District of Columbia
Church of the Covenant
Charles Wood
No Goodwin Divorce Agreement Details Property
The article notes that the divorce settlement causes no property division agreement and the Thespian expresses hope for no divorce. It blames an actor friend for spreading tales causing trouble about his different wives, claiming strain on relationships before settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thespian
Married Edna Goodrich and Nat Goodwin in 1908
A quote heavy notice recounts Nat Goodwin’s marriage to Edna Goodrich and his relationships, describing his sense of settling down after marriages to two prior partners and noting Edna’s response about happiness, reflecting early 20th century celebrity marital headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Nat Goodwin
Edna Goodrich
Misa Goodrich
Divorce Troubles Reported Between Nat Goodwin and Edna Goodrich
New York on December 28 details of a property agreement valued at 15000 dollars were reached between Nat C Goodwin and his wife Edna Goodrich. The lawyer for both sides denied divorce proceedings or legal separation were part of the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nat C. Goodwin
Edna Goodrich
Goodwin
New York Fire College Demands City Firefighters Degrees
New York City will require all fire fighters to hold college degrees from the City Fire College, opening next Monday. Fire Commissioner Waldo announced the institution, claiming it is the first of its kind worldwide, with Chief Croker as president. The curriculum covers fifteen subjects from general fire fighting to gasoline motor engineering and first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City Fire College
Waldo
Croker
DIES AT BURIAL OF HUSBAND
Mrs James Feelsy of Flushing Long Island died of heart disease at the open grave of her husband as his coffin was lowered. The couple were both photographers and had worked together for 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Feelsy
Flushing
Long Island
Health Office Births Report Across Numerous Families
Births listed for William H and Tillie Lavin. Charles and Mamie Mascott. Arthur B and Mabel J Heston. George G and Nancy G Rodger. Albert and Julia Sugar. Charles C and Katherine L Combe. Nathan and Sophie Smith. Jeremiah and Ida B Conner. Alexander and Nellie McMuttrie. Samuel R and Mary G Dove. Robert and Marie Allen. William W and Leta Globe. Andrew A and Augusta H Parker. Joseph and Helen F Golistein. Henry M and Mary M Gray. John N and Adel E Kinney. Catherine I Achstetter. Albert A and Eisie M Small. Leon M and Lottie C Thommoaoh. John and Zelda White. Frank and Roberta Johns. George and Edns Whiting. John and Rebecca Clay. Arnold F and Esmma Lofty. Daniel W and Mary L Chase. Daniel H and Pauline L Jones. Includes emergency hospital and miscellaneous ages and addresses for residents and staff at multiple institutions and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H
Tillie
Lavin
Charles
Mamie Mascott
Arthur B
Mabel J. Heston
George G
Nancy G. Rodger
Albert
Julia Sugar
Charles C
Katherine L. Combe
Nathan
Sophie Smith
Jeremiah
Ida B. Conner
Alexander
Nellie McMuttrie
Samuel R
Mary G. Dove
Robert
Marie Allen
William W
Leta Globe
Andrew A
Augusta H.parker
Joseph
Helen F. Golistein
Henry M
Mary M. Gray
John N
Adel
E. Kinney
Charles Gami
Catherine I. Achstetter
Albert A
Eisie M. Small
Leon M
Lottie C. Thommoaoh
John and
Zelda
Frank
Roberta Johns
George
Edns Whiting
John
Rebecca Clay
Arnold F
Esmma Lofty
Daniel W
Mary L. Chase
Daniel H
Pauline L. Jones
Doctors Want Larger Fees in Warren R I
Ten physicians in Warren Rhode Island met to discuss forming the Warren Medical Association and a plan to raise medical fees due to the cost of living. A vote to increase rates takes effect January 1 with higher house and office visit charges, though exact amounts are not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
R. I
Washington Post
Providence
R. L
Warren Medical Association
Bootblack With $10,000 Sails for Italy Tomorrow
Paterson New Jersey December 28 1900s Michael Lall plans to sail for Italy the next day with ten thousand dollars in American gold to invest in land in his homeland. He crossed Ellis Island thirteen years ago with little money and started a boot black stand in the county courthouse which he has run ever since.
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Italy
Paterson
N. J
Michael Lall
Ellis Island
Land of the Free
Accused Men Shield Her In Eleven Chicago Burglaries
A 22 year old man his 19 year old wife and her 36 year old brother were arrested in Chicago charged with eleven burglaries netting about 1600 dollars in two weeks since arriving from Springfield Massachusetts The husband and the youth did the robberies while the wife acted as lookout A burglar alarm led to their capture when they tried to force open a silk storeroom window Springfield police identify the trio as Samuel A Bertrand his wife Mrs Gladys Bertrand and Harold L Gay Bertrand formerly worked in an auto mobile shop in this city Gay has prior arrests for breaking and entering and larceny of automobiles.
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Chicago
Springfield
Mass
Jimmy
Samuel A. Bertrand
Gladys Bertrand
Harold L. Gay
Bertrand
Young Gay
Lehr Takes Rest Cure at St Agnes Hospital
Harry Lehr, a well known Baltimore and New York society figure, is a patient at St Agnes Hospital taking the rest cure. He arrived in Baltimore a few days ago and plans to remain about a fortnight. Lehr sought relief for nervous indigestion after coming to Baltimore with his mother and wife for a stay before a Hot Springs trip.
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Washington
Baltimore
Harry
Lehr
New York
St Agnes’ Hospital
Hot Springs
Accused Girl Has 12000 in Pittsburg Bank
Lilly McDowell, jailed on a charge of stealing 6000 dollars worth of jewelry from attorney H. Chateau Dyer, has 12000 dollars on deposit in Pittsburg Bank for Savings. Dyer attached the account. Ira Mix of Chicago, who furnished the information for the arrest, has filed an attachment. Detectives pursue possible additional accounts as the police estimate stolen jewelry across several homes totals at least 76000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Lilly McDowell
H. Chateau Dyer
Pittsburg Bank For Savings
Pittsburg
Enamels Bought for Morgan in Seligmann Purchase
Special Cable reports Jacques Seligmann bought the Svenigorodskoi collection of ninth century gzentine enamels on gold for about 20,000 francs. The pieces were acquired for J. P. Morgan, via Mr. Rey, a New York partner of the Seligmann firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Jacques Seligmann
Svenigorodskoi
Rey
New York
Seligmann
J. 4. Morgan
Believe Your Husband and the Belated Clock
A late traveler misreads the Post Office dial and finds Emma awaiting him at home. The clock stopped at 11 50, not 2, wrecking reputations and excuses as citizens blamed the unwound timepiece. The warden faces scrutiny for the miscue while the public adjusts to the wrong 11 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymaker
Emma
Pennsylvania Avenue
Preacher Turns Laborer in Bakersfield Case
Rev. A G Mills pastor of the Christian Church here left with a salary of 100 dollars a month, took a job as a road laborer to make ends meet, and was dismissed by the church board whose trustees say they paid him for all his time. Mills, who came from New York with three children, borrowed money for the journey and seeks to earn enough to pay the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfieldr Cal
A. G. Mills
Christian Church
Mills
New York
On Trail of More Coiners Raid Reveals Counterfeiting Plant
New York police and federal agents probe further arrests after a Brooklyn raid unearthed a dangerous counterfeiting operation. A ramshackle building hid a large mold room with a man casting hot metal. About 300 pounds of metal and a stack of partly finished counterfeit quarters were seized, valued by officials at about $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Secret Service
Police raid on palmists and fortune tellers in New York
Police conducted simultaneous raids in Manhattan and Brooklyn targeting palmists, mediums, phrenologists, and fortune tellers. More than 40 people were taken into custody, most of them older women who could bail out with cash and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
WRECK IS MOLLIE RHODES IDENTIFIED AT ROUND SHOAL
Chatham Mass Dec 28 the sunken three masted schooner found in three fathoms of water on Little Round Shoal since the December 15 storm was identified as the Mollie Rhodes of Vinal Haven Me bound to that port from New York with coal Capt Dobbin of Jonesport and his eight man crew are presumed lost
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Mass
Mollie ‘Rhodes
Vinal Haven
New York
Dobbin
Jonesport
Licensed to Marry in Virginia Court Records Appear
A long list of proposed marriages including Walter A. Colaw and Besole F. Heatwole in Highland and Rockingham counties, with numerous other couples from cities like Leesburg Richmond and Alexandria. The notices name ministers and officiants and reveal a wide spread of local nuptial intentions across Virginia and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Colaw
Highland County
Besole F. Heatwole
Rockingham County
Charles B. Fults
Maurice §. Jackson
Daisy L. Steadman
Leesburg
James
Beth B. King
Katherine W. Standbach
Bundy
George O. Dragoo
Albertine Turney
Loveland Ghier
E. Marshall
Walter H. Weitzel
Carrie ‘Ahrwalder
Philadelphia
R. W.erie
Timothy E. Kelly
Portsmouth
Annie O. Brocknall
Richmond
Ray
G. J
Humnieutt
Robert B. Stratton
Mattie E Bailey
H. Greene
Sidney R. Boyce
Nelson County
Mery Pearl Graves
Orange County
Sarah Javvns
Dumfries
W. Westray
John Flad
Pearl Johnson
Chapel P. Irky
Richard Spree
Sustn Hart
Predericksburg
Clary Brooke
Blanche Addison
N. Rossi Leo
Michle A. Simms
Tha
P. J. O'Connell
Robert Roy
Sadie Stewart
Cray
Leedeville
John C. Diamond
Arene
Jobny
Alexandria
Her
Traeth
French cheer Americans as U S Atlantic Fleet departs
Cherbourg hosts farewell receptions aboard the Connecticut and the Minnesota for Rear Admirals Seaton Schroeder and Joseph Murdock as civil and military authorities and over a thousand guests celebrate the round of festivities for the first division. Gravesend also honors Rear Admiral Thomas B Howard and other officers of the Fourth Division at the mayor’s residence in farewell festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
United States
Atlantic
Brest
Seaton Schroeder
Joseph B. Murdock
Connecticut
Minnesota
Gravesend
England
Thomas B. Howard
United States’ Atlantic
Maj H C Davis Faces Trial Before Court Martial
Maj Henry C Davis of the United States Marine Corps heads to Philadelphia for a general court martial to convene January 4. He was detached from the Guam marine barracks after writing to the Navy Secretary accusing Maj Gen George F Elliott of injustice and discourtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Henry ©. Davis
United States Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Davis
Marine Barracks
Guam
Secretary of the Navy
George F. Elliott
Five Slayers Caught in Raid on Sicilian Grocery Store
In New York a raid on an East Side Italian grocery linked to the Petrosino case led to eighteen prisoners being questioned. A kidnapped boy, Giuseppe de Stefano, identified Giacomo Crimi as the man who took him, while Crimi’s brother Giuseppe and others were allowed to go.
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New York
Italy
Rizzo
Longo
East Side
Vachris
Joseph Petrosino
Palermo
Sicily
Flynn
Michael Rizzo
Giuseppe Longo
Giacomo Crimi
Elizabeth Street
Giuseppe de Stefano
Jand Ifeut
Giuseppe
Lieut. Vaghris
Giacomo
Giu Seppe
Hacomo
Son of Senator Weds in Secret Nashville Marriage
Robert Love Taylor Jr son of United States Senator Taylor married Miss Lila Mai Tolley in Nashville with no family informed. They left for Washington to visit the senator and Mrs. Taylor after the ceremony performed at a fraternity brother’s home. The couple had met years earlier at Columbia Military Academy and reconnected during holidays while he studied at Georgia Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Love Taylor, Jr
Nashville
Tenn
Robert Love Taylor
United States
Taylor
Lila Mai Tolley
Maury County
Washington
Columbia
Military Academy
Georgia Institute of Technology
Tennessee
Paris Port de Mer Proposal Reignites Flooded City Debate
The New York Times reports renewed talks on converting Paris into a seaport by deepening the Seine to Rouen and creating minor canals at Sartrouville and Oissel. Proponents argue ships of 3,000 tons could reach Paris, boosting security from floods and provisioning, while noting potential summer water shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Paris
Paris Port de Mer
Vauban
Bouquet de la Grue
Polsay
Rouen
Admiral Thomasset
Seine
Havre
Sartrouville
Oissel
Bouquet de la Grye
Riquet
Canal du Midi
Paria Port de Mer
Matin
Europe
Paris Port Plan Between Clichy and Saint Quen Docks
Guet de la Grye fixed a proposed Paris port site between Pont de Clichy and Saint Quen Docks with a total expense of £6,000,000, far less than the sum needed for beautifying the French capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guet de la Grye
Paris
Pont de Clichy
Saint Quen
Posse Attack Near Fitshugh Ends In Deaths
In Clarksdale Mississippi two negroes were killed and three wounded during a gun battle between eleven negroes and a sheriff's posse hunting three farmhands who killed two men yesterday. Additional posses joined the chase. a convict-farm posse led the hounds. Two suspected attackers were later arrested as the fight rout unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale
Miss
W. W. Kirk
L. D. Besse
Fitshugh
Messina Commemorates Second Anniversary of Quake
Messina Sicily marks the quake anniversary with mourning and requiem masses. A broad meeting praised foreign aid, especially the United States, noting an American quarter is among the best new structures. Reggio’s event included a cemetery procession and monument corner stone. Catania reports Mount Etna emitting flames and smoke with expected subsidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Sicily
United States
Reggio
Deco
Laia
Catania
Dee
Mount Etna
Hatpin Ordinance Faces Fines in Kansasity
Kansasity residents face a fine from 1 to 600 dollars if hatpins are worn, after city council approved the hatpin ordinance. Mayor Brown plans to sign it, though the text does not specify how to ensure hatpins are harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansasity
Brown
Bristol Banks Break Record in Christmas Deposits
Bristol Tenn December 28 local banks report weekly deposits during Christmas trade reached 758,488 with two weeks exceeding 1,000,000, a record for the city. The figures reflect robust banking activity as shoppers spent heavily this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Tenn
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Armours
Mortis & Co
Gow 4 Black
the Council
Cincinnati Inquirer
Providence Journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Syracuse Post-Standard
Micago Record-Herald
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Rulajo Courier
Rochester Herald
St. Louis Republic
Boston Globe
Pittsburg Dispatch
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Arythhi
J. Falvey
Packers
U. S
Adolph Williamson
Kalon
Rew Stara
Phere
Miss Goodrich
Mat Goodwin
Toronto
The
Lambs' Club
Lambs’ Club
College For Fire Fighters
New York Force
Health Office Record
John R. Gould
John W. Venable
Cumdapland
Bert W. Acfeld
Tom We Owens
Willan P. Huxford
Albemarte
George Nally
St Oe
John M. Blgworth
Walter Reed
Bootblack
Bay State
W. S. Lehr
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Servant
Morgan
R. Harris & CO
Church
York
Mollie Rhodes
Little Round Shoal
Maj. H. C. Davis
Calvert Co
Posse
Kansas City
New Bradbury, Webster, and Berkeley Instruments
F.G. Smith Piano Company
Bradbury Guilding
Penna. Ave
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