Wire pool fixed bids tied to horseshoe prices split among members
Testimony in New York described an illegal combination among major firms including the American Steel and Wire Company and The Horseshoe Manufacturers Association. The pool allegedly set fixed government bid prices, allocated production, and required members to bid certain levels, with funds deposited to cover shortages. The scheme leaked when the American Steel and Wire Company withdrew, breaking the pool and prompting questions about minutes and records later claimed destroyed.
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Horseshoe
Pool
American Co
New York
American Steel 204
United States Corporation
United States
Samuel i Mallay
Jackwen Vaupers
Eyo
Cites
Bailey
Tathintan Vorkcommlastin
Bryden Company
Bean Steer
Stata Waa
Aly
Ltn
Wip
Arond
Bailey's
Uipaivatty
Lakaon
Harley
Seoond Wire Company
Avandard Morsenhoe Company
David
Withecamat
John A. Bentley Dead Under Hayes Pension Commissioner
John A. Bentley, who served as Commissioner of Pensions under President Hayes, died at his home near here today at age 18. Probate will of Daniel Kane, who died yesterday, divides real estate among listed heirs in this city. Surnames Kalfe, Kane, Montag, and Splawn appear among named heirs and speculates.
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Hayes
Side
Wash
Joh AL Hent
Wea
Daniel Kane
Georgetown
Vale Real Vatate
Tla
Mabello Kalfe
Laura
Margaret
Helen
Wtahette Frank
Dennis
William
Estelle
Marton
Joeon Hea
Eulalia Thorn
Harry A. Iegarty
Thomas Splawn
Auto Tires Worth $550,000 Burned
A blaze at a tire storage facility in Providence, FCO on May 7 destroyed nearly 599 900 tires, causing total losses around 550000 dollars. The four story structure suffered extensive fire damage and property losses estimated at about 5000 dollars.
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Providence
Fco
Revere
Militant suffragists react to Titanic disaster and urge equal rights
The English militant suffragists warn that gallantry over shipwreck deaths could harm the suffrage cause. They applaud US calls for women to refuse male-led rescue in disasters, arguing women will be ready to act and ballot rights won’t hinge on male protection. The piece notes traditional views of motherhood and male headship persist amid wartime sentiment. It also covers fashion notes, hair care tips, a Bunty bonnet, packing a trunk, and simple recipes for strawberry desserts.
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Suffragiat Party
England
London
United States
Emmeline Pankhurat
The Walls of the Home Have Moved Outward
Barbara llega ofrece argument in favor of expanding the traditional home. Women should participate in factory oversight, municipal housekeeping, school governance, juvenile courts, and public playgrounds, redefining home as a larger, inclusive sphere. Women must engage to safeguard family welfare and social progress.
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Fami Dy
Maida
J Ahn
Diet And Health Hints From Dr T J Allen
The article argues nutrition underpins most diseases and highlights prevention through proper diet. It cites Dr H M Church on rheumatoid arthritis and urges readers to choose foods wisely, use purents, water, exercise, sunshine, and sound mental states to maintain nutrition.
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H. M. Church
Washington Monument Hoax Damps Capitol City Crowd
A damp spot on the Washington Monument, mistaken for a climber, caused a two hour spectacle as Senators, representatives, and officials rushed to witness the feat. Law’s prior Raleigh Hotel stunt sparked the hoax, drawing crowds from White House to Treasury and Congress before the truth emerged.
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Washington Monument
Barnum &Bailey Circus
United States
F. Rodman
Law
Raleigh
Congress
Raleigh Hole
Washington
War
Navy
White House
Treasury Department
Fourteenth
Anim Tha
Iman
Éamp
City Primary Open If Names Filed May Determine Ballot
Washington Post Bureau reports Alexandria Democratic Committee weighs a May 16 primary to select twelve delegates for the state convention and ultimately the national convention in Baltimore. If enough parties do not file by May 1 noon at $5 each to cover costs, the primary may be canceled. The committee meets again Monday to decide. Also noted is a fountain unveiling tomorrow at Mount Vernon Chapter, D A R, to commemorate Alexandria’s historic events.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Norfolk
Virginia
Baltimore
Mount Vernon
Cameron and
Royal Streets
America
Fort Myer Mounted Cavalry Rand
C. ©. Carlin
Mra
Freder
Caps Replacing Helmets For Alexandria Police
At a special police board meeting Mayor Paff led talks on switching Alexandria privates from helmet headgear to caps like Washington’s. City council action on elevating ranks to three sergeants remains pending until June 16, with no current authorization. A separate court decree favors depositors in the Mercantile Railway Building and Loan Association, directing sale of its real estate, while delays over related bank claims are upheld. A coroner’s jury rules Delia Toad died of natural causes after preliminary poison tests showed none.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Paff
Alexandria
Washington
Bryan
Leutenant
Tegialature
Circuit Court
F. F. Marbury
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan ‘ Association
H. Noel Garner
Douglas Stuart
Virginia Safe Deposit and Truat Corporation
Second National Bank
Culpeper
Delia Toad
J.B. W. Thunberman
Caroline County
May Irwin Fixes Weight With Fat-Reduction Plan
May Irwin, a famed entertainer, is depicted planning to shed surplus flesh through aviation weight loss and fat-reduction ads. She seeks help from Marjorie Hamilton, the “Fat Vanishes a Pound Day” specialist in Denver, offering a bonus if Hamilton can reduce Mina Irwin by substantial pounds. Hamilton accepts and writes to Irwin, promising to show how rapid reduction can be achieved.
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May Irwin
Mies Irelo Tas Alpayt
Abe
Miss Irwin
Hamilton
Mina Irwin
Miss Hamilton
Mise Hamilton
Central Bank
Denver
Golo
Redwes
Mice Hamilton
Wettien
Misa Iewin
Roads Get Maximum Fines for Antirebate Violations
Three railroads plead guilty to conspire in antirebate law violations, with the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway fined 9000, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern 10000, and Michigan Central 20000. Two railroad officials were nulled by agreement. other defendants and pending cases follow. The report includes a poem and timetable notes for Augusta Savannah and Jacksonville service with altered departure times.
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Chicago
United States District
Carpenter
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago and
St. Louis
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Michigan Central
William Henderwood
Trafic
Harry J. Rhein
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and
No High Court for Church Rejected by Quadrennial Conference
Minneapolis May 7 The Methodist Episcopal Church will not have a final court of appeals after a five hour debate. The conference rejected the commission's paragraph advocating such a court, preserving only general appellate power in the church. Judge Thomas H An Jamon supported establishing the court. The session also covered the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society work with remarks by Bishop Luther B Wilson and Miss Jennie V Hughes. A reception welcomed delegates from the Church South and Church Protestant with remarks by Dr Frank Thomas and Dr Julus Soper.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church
Confer
Ente
Commission of Judicial Procedure
Baltimore
General Conference
Thomas H. An| Jamon
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Luther B. Wilson
Jennie V. Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Protestant Church
Frank Thomas
Julus Soper
Japan
Drowned while attempting rapid shoot at Hudson River
Proy Ninde, president of the Rensselaer Freshman class, of Brooklyn, drowned when a canoe overturned in the Hudson River near the city during a May afternoon attempt to shoot the rapids. Lloyd Miller of Detroit, also a student, was rescued in an exhausted condition. neither could swim.
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Rensselaer
Hudson River
W. E. A. Nindeman
Brooklyn
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lloyd Miller
Detroit
Miller
Gaynor Defends Constitutional Recall Of Court Decisions
New Haven May 7 Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York argued at a Yais Forum that courts have stretched the constitutional guarantee of life liberty and property to undermine social and economic welfare laws. He urged constitutional amendments to recall or overrule judicial decisions, criticizing recent rulings and calling for a general amendment to stop such interpretations.
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New Haven
Conn
William J. Gaynor
New York
Yais ‘Forum
Gaynor
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