Baking firms form General Baking Company trust
A New York merger creates a General Baking Company with $5 million in bonds and $10 million in common stock to unify 21 eastern and midwestern bakers including Boston Baking Company, with Washington cited among the member cities. Officials deny a bread monopoly while independent bakers fear price control and market elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East
Middle West
General Baking Company
Washington
Boston Baking Company
H. B. Leary
R. J. Earnshaw
Standard Oil Company
Tobacco Trust
Department of Justice
Baking Trust
James A. Fowler
Department
Supreme Court
Fleischmann
Viena Model Bakery, Inc
McKinney Bread Company
St. Louis
J. G
B.S. Ferguson Company
Boston, Mass
Hoston Baking Company
Washington, D. C
Ontario Biscuit Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Haller Bread Company
Pittsburg
Deminser Bios Company
Hochester
N. Vw
United Baking Company
Toledo
Ghia Morton Baking and Manufacturing Company
Letrot
Mien
Arnold-Abthaus Company
Providence
R. T
Voriestaki Company
New Orleans
Freihofer Vienna Company
Philadelphia
Teorke G Fox Company
Boston
Jurgens Baking Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Collins Baking Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Weber Baking Company
Newark
N. J
Brunner Baking Company
Canton Baking Company
Canton
Ohio
Rochester Baking Company
Rochester
No OY
Cleveland Bread Company
Cleveland
Enty
Coughing Fit Proves Fatal In New Jersey Shopkeeper
Special to The Washington Post from New York June 4 Michael Maffin aged year old proprietor of a Bloomfield New Jersey shoe store died after a violent three hour coughing fit. Dr Jacob S Wolfe failed to help. deputy county physician Dr M Herbert Simmons ruled heart failure from extreme coughing weakness as the cause. Prior health had been good.
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Washington Post
New York
Michael Maffin
Bloomheld
N. J
Jacob S. Wolfe
M Herbert Simmons
Maffia
Labor clash over gag order and government workers rights
Speaker Clark and Rep Wilson attacked Roosevelt Taft gag orders restricting federal employees from petitioning Congress at a New Ebbit banquet honoring labor members. Gompers endorsed Clark for president, criticized Justice Wright in the Bucks store case, and urged workers to organize without fear of retaliation as 500 plus labor leaders and lawmakers attended.
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American Federation
Wright
Congress
Roosevelt
Tait
Clark
House
W. B. Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Buck's
Gompers
New Ebbitt
Washington Central Labor Union
Executive Committee
Representative Wilson
House Labor Committee
Wilson
Taft
Jim
Organized Labor
White House
Mr. Gompers
Bucks Store
Supreme Court
Labor
Gomperg
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Central Labor Union
House of Representatives
Victor Berger
John A. Martin
W. J. Cary
Wiliam Hughes
James T. McDermott
Isaac Sherwood
Frank Buchanan
David J. Lewis
John R. Farr
P. Maher
E. D. Roberts
Robert B. Lee
Charles B. Smith
Carl C. Anderson
Adam Little
Ivilson
James Wilson
Agricultural Department
Wights
LT Lke
Butcher Devours 54 Eggs In 186 Seconds For $100
San Francisco June 14 Special to The Washington Post Nick Volz a butcher devoured 54 eggs in 186 seconds contradicting a scientist who said it could not be done He gulped the eggs with three second intervals then two drinks of whisky followed by renewed eating and the wager with Abe Shapiro and Leo Sanders.
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Washington Post
San Francisco
Nick Volz
Volz
Abe Shapiro
Leo Sanders
Sanders
Tarboro cashier shoots self amid bank embezzlement probe
Luther V. Hart cashier of the State Bank of Tarboro shot himself after state examiner J E Doughton uncovered a shortage exceeding fifty thousand dollars. Assistant cashier E B Hussey was arrested on embezzlement charges and released on fifteen thousand bail. Hart, 35, and Hussey belong to prominent eastern North Carolina families as the bank faces uncertainty, with deposits over two hundred thousand and the bank closed while investigators proceed.
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Luther V. Hart
State Examiner
Dead Man
E. B. Hussey
Washington Post
Rocky Monat
N. C
State Bank of Tarbora
Hussey
State Bank
J.E. Doughton
Hurt
Ninssey
State Bank of Tarboro
Doughton
Hart
Edgecombe County
North Carolina
Hammond Taking Rest Cure As Special Ambassador Suffers Reaction
A London cablegram to the New York World reports John Hays Hammond has been ordered to take a rest cure after a period of intense work in the United States. The note describes Hammond seeking relief from mounting duties at Tal Brow or Antiae in the Ball Favored area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Labor Leaders Attend AFL Banquet Noted
The executive committee of the American Federation of Labor attended a banquet with leaders including Samuel Gompers and James Duncan. A separate organizing committee of the Central Labor Union, including Milton Snellings and Emmett L. Adams, arranged the event.
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American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
James Duncan
John Mitchell
James Connell
D A. Hayes
Willamd. Huber
Joseph F Valentine
John R. Alpine
H B. Perham
John B. Lennon
George F. Hedrick
Frank M. Ryan
A. Treitmoe
M. O'Sullivan
BP. J. McNally
James A. Short
Central Labor Union
Milton Snellings
Emmett L. Adams
Cabell Adams
N. C. Sprague
Charles T. Smith
F. C. Roberts
James L. Considine
John B. Colpoys
Nations in line for peace pact in Edinburgh congress
At the national peace congress in Edinburgh a large demonstration supported Anglo American arbitration. Messages from Sir Edward Grey the Archbishop of Canterbury Lewis Harcourt and Andrew Carnegie wished success. Resolutions praised Taft’s peace efforts. Carnegie’s letter says Germany France and Holland willing to enter a treaty, though The Chronicle doubts Germany’s full commitment.
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Germany
Carnegie
Edinburgh
Edward Grey
Archbishop
Canterbury
Lewis Harcourt
Andrew Carnegie
Taft
London
Daily Chronicle
France
Holland
the Chronicle
Address by Mrs Cleveland at Wells College Library
Mrs Cleveland widow of the former president spoke at the Wells College library dedication in Aurora. She said Mr Carnegie provided the library in regard to her and her name. Prof John Hibbin of Princeton gave the dedicatory address and Miss Affee Sanborn, the librarian, also spoke. Among graduates was Miss Yu Hung Chang, niece of Li Hung Chang.
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Sprutat
Washington Post
Ithaca
Cleveland
Wells College
Aurora
Carnegie
Wells
John Hibbin
Princeton
Affee Sanborn
Miss Yu
Hung Chang
Li Hung Chang
Three Killed in Storm on Eastern Shore
Tornado and electrical storm sweep Maryland and lower Delaware causing three deaths and many serious injuries. Property damage exceeds $100000. Harry Tull and his wife were trapped in a house blown over thrice near Federalsburg. A Smithville mill pond water was blown dry by the force.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
Peentley
Harry Tull
Federalaburg
Tull
Smithville
Boy Dies Saving Brother In Jersey Creek Tragedy
Special to The Washington Post reports eight year old Lewis Lee Ford of North Bergen drowned after saving his one year old brother Frank from Krom Kill Creek. Frank reached the bank, but Lewis slipped back while pulling himself out. Rescuers searched the water but could not recover Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Jersey City
N. J
Lewis Lee Ford
North Bergen
Krom Kill Creek
Hackensack River
Frank
Lewis
Hackensack Meadows
Shot Herself She Says A Joke Was Aimed At Him Denies Kiss
Mrs C F Hill wife of a wealthy oil operator says she accidentally shot herself while trying to play a joke at her Pittsburg home. She denies that Danfen kissed her or that Schaum tried to shoot Dansen. Schaum was detained but held only until Hill left hospital. Police had arrested Schaum Daufen and Miss Emma Horner. Daufen and Horner were later released. Hill explains she wrote her husband in Oklahoma to explain the affair.
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Pittsburg
C. F. Hit
C. R. Schaum
Hill
Oklahoma
Schaum
William Daufen
Emma Horner
Daufen
Miss Horner
Danfen
Dansen
Dynamite Dump Sparks Greenville Narrow Escape
A wagon dump of forty cases of dynamite in Greenville New Jersey left by a workman without noticing the danger rolled 20 feet and bumped rocks but did not explode. A nearby carload of explosives could have blown up with the dynamite. The dumping worker was dismissed and the crew quit for the day due to fear.
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Washington Post
Newton
N J
Greenville
Editors to Fight Duel in Frontier Morocco Clash
Madrid reports Don Alfonso Ruiz de Grijalba editor of the Ditarlo de la Marina has left for the frontier to duel Ardre Tardieu foreign editor of the Paris Temps. Grijalba challenged after Temps article on Spain France relations in Morocco. The Temps author is said to be ready and already at Biarritz. Swords expected as weapons.
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Madrid
Alfonso Ruiz de Grijalba
Ditarlo de la Marina
Ardre Tardieu
Paris Temps
Senor de Grijalba
Temps
Spain
France
Morocco
Doubt Day Voucher Chairman Angers Knox
State Department mystery deepened by a second receipt found in the probe into a $1,600 discrepancy. New evidence shows the artist received $780 and a note indicates $60 was paid to a district dealer for frame Hamlin, suggesting it was fixed up after the inquiry began.
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State Department
Hamlin
Knox
Congress
Frederick Hale
Eugene Hale
Maine
Canada
Pashamaquoddy Bay
Hale
Root
Passamaquoddy Bay
Great Britain
Bryce
United States
Senate
Albert Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Carr
Consular Bureau
Morrison
Chairman Hamlin
Washington
Day portrait voucher Controversy Prompts Knox Hamlin Testimony
State Department probe details tampered Day portrait voucher query. Morrison’s discovery near his desk triggers questions about how the document was moved after archives were searched. Knox defends past payments and questions a 1904 receipt tied to framing costs amid broader parliamentary grilling.
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Knox
Hamlin
House Investigating Committee
Morrison
State Department
Root J
Michael
Calcutta
Mr. Morrison
America
Magon
American exhibitor Moore wins at Olympia horse show
Judge William H. Moore of New York swept prize money at the Olympia show. He won first prize in novice tandems with bays Marquise and Lady Auckland. He took fifth in novice pairs under 15 hands with Charm and Memento Pride, and sixth with Bruno and Kara. Also reported: Victor du Point Jr., 58, distant cousin of Senator du Pont, died at his Wilmington home from a heart ailment.
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London
William H. Moore
New York
Olympia
Bays
Marquise
Lady Auckland
Charm
Bruno
Kara
Washington Post
Wilmington
Del
Victor du Point, Jr
Senator du Pont
Bread Companies Merge Ends In Cashier Self Harm
A page item notes a cashier shoots himself following a merger of bread firms. The brief records the incident and mentions the corporate deal, with no further sensational detail. The piece reflects early 20th century newsroom tone and local impact.
Dies Weds Secretary Now Living at Mount Rainier
Representative Martin Dies of Texas vows to retire after his current term. He secretly married his secretary Genevieve Miller six weeks ago and moved to a Mount Rainier Maryland bungalow, while his first wife of Beaumont, Texas with four children, remains there. The narrative details a troubled marriage, a divorce, and remarriage as colleagues note his departure from public life.
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Martin Dies
Texas
Mount Rainier
Dies
Representative Garner
Garner
Dieg
Lfe
Genevieve Miller
Beaumont
Tex
Mr. Dies
Washington
Congress
Representative Dies
Baltimore
Presbyterian
Iease
Three men commit suicide in Washington area in separate cases
Alva B. Putnam, former House messenger, may be the Lansdowne tombstone suicide victim while another man identified as Gottlieb Heilman, a Washington restaurant owner, killed himself at his home after years of stomach trouble. A third man, John H. Howell of Takoma, D C, euthanized himself after fearing incurable illness. Police cite uncertain identity for the Lansdowne case amid a Dayton theft of clues.
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Philadelphia
Capitol
Washington
Alva B. Putnaca
House of Representatives
Lansdowne
Gottloib Heilman
D Street
John H. Howell
Maple Avenue
Takoma
D. C
Landsdown
Edward L. Donnelly
Alva B. Putnam
Tnam
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New Corporation
Wash
Ington
Combine
Washington, Baker
J Corby
Leary
Earnshaw
Harpers Perrys
Maertinsburs
Berkeley Springs
Witherland
Baltimore & Ohio
St. H
Union Sta
Assail Gagorde
Clark and
Wilson Chan
Labor Indorses
C.l U. Barquet
Butcher
Tarboro, N.C. Is
Hammond
Wa Pington Post
Senatoral
Tedas
Pearce Innel
Bae An
Wones
Rawlings
N.Y. Av
Mrs. Cleveland
Jornada
Boy
Brother
Mexico
Mexico City
Sesamograph
Jersey Seashore Reserve
Challenger
Paris
Angers Knox
Jose Vara
Tlalnepantla
Miranda
Cuernavaca
Madero
Vera
Los Angeles
Cal
Ricardo Flores Magon
Mexican Socialist Revolutionary Junta
Anselmo Figuéroa
Librado Rivera
el Paso
Magonista Socialistic Movement
California
Bén Viljoen
Juarez
Chihuahua
Gongales
Jefe Politico
Mr. Knox
Mystery
Pacific Coast
R. R
Moore
Victor du Pont, Jr
Stokes
Steel Corporation
Helke
Hitchcock’s Aim
Society
MT. Rainier
Gottlieb Heilman
John Howell
A. B. Putnam
Heilman
Palm Garden
Hellman
Tombstone
Southern Railway
Bluemont
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