Subterfuge charge eyed in Standard Oil Trust move
Justice Department rejects the idea that foreign holding companies shield wrongdoers and vows to pursue cases against the Standard Oil subsidiaries. It cites Northern Securities and fertilizer trust actions as precedents and asserts U S law applies regardless of where stock is owned, with prosecutions focusing on individuals and business methods within the United States.
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Standard Oo Company
Corupantes
Btandard
Engileh Corporation
Emmerala
Department of Justica
Ilegal Busines
Northern Securities Company
Department of Justicaacy
Not & Foreign Corporation
4& Holding Company
Padifla
Great Northern
Ats
London
Department of Justice
Secron
Fertilizer” Trust
Casea
United States
Toronto
Department
Supreme Court
Apral
United States District Court For
Tennessee
Tose R
Fertilizer Trust
Dhe Uncly & Foreign Corporation
Department of Justics
Pardy
Asth
Wegas
Active
Moody
Commissioner of Corporations
Garfield
Standwo Company
Selinus Aethods
Moody and government to decide on Standard Oil case
In Cleveland, October reports say Attorney General and officials await Moody's advice on pursuing anti trust actions against the Standard Oil Company. If Moody advises a case, prosecutions may be fought through. otherwise trusts might remain undisturbed. Sullivan travels to Findlay for trial to gather information aiding Chicago federal actions.
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Ayn
Moody
le Intentan
Tessen
Hero
Mondy
Suir
Congress
Cleveland
Ohio
Department of Justice
Sullivan
Findlay
Standard Oil Company
Sulivan
Standard Company
Chicago
Madden seeks alimony ruling reversal in Ohio court
Mrs. Amma Louise Madden Beil, former wife of horseman Madden, asks local court to dismiss the alimony judgment. Madden contends the divorce decree remains valid despite her remarriage to Louis V. Beil and seeks to set aside the alimony verdict of $3,000 a year secured by a real estate mortgage. Madden also sues for divorce at Lexington claiming the separation decree is invalid since she is not a resident of Ohio.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Amma Louise Madden Beil
Joan H. Madden
Kentucky
James Ewing
Louis V. Bell
New York
Wealthy
Madden
Europe
Gtrarce
Lexington
Oble
All
Beil
Hoffheimer Cleared in Swindle Trial and Plans Wedding
A Chicago jury found Samuel Hoffheimer not guilty of swindling 3 W. Straue & Co. for 7356,000. Hoffheimer, nephew of Mrs. Nelson Morris, announced plans to marry Miss Ethel Jacobs on November 29, claiming the verdict clears his name. He left for the South amid cheers, saying more indictments may be quashed by the state’s attorney.
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Chicago
Kerston
Capta
Samuel Hoffheimer
W. Straue & Co
Hoffhelmer
Nelson Morris
Misa Jacobs
Mté
Holf-heimer
Stragg
Pullman Surplus Tax Case Hints City Mandamus Action
Maxwell Edgar reports to James Hamilton Lewis that Pullman surplus taxes total 56 million dollars due to alleged evasions. He urges mandamus proceedings to force tax assessment on 23 million dollar present surplus and back taxes on prior years. Net surplus 1885 cited as 425,648,876 with Cook County taxes claimed.
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Stertal
Washington Pont
Chicago
Pullman Company
Publc
Maxwell Edgar
James Hamilton Lewis
Qin Edgar
Cook County
Hard to Be Respectable Says Elizabeth Magle in Chicago
Elizabeth Magle of Chicago defends a $10 to $20 weekly wage for working girls, arguing wages shape respectability and that high living costs force women into poverty. She contends the system rewards fraud while women seek dignified work and modest comforts, urging reforms to adjust pay to living costs and end exploitation.
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Elizabeth Magle
Chicago
Magle Haa
Ehen
New York
Abo
Rockefeller
Miss Magis
Einor President's Mother at Westown Exposition
Fragmented OCR notes describe a ceremony related to a president’s mother and a Georgia commissioner's involvement at the western exposition site. Details are unclear due to damage, but mention of October 1 and a building segment suggest opening or dedication events.
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W. N. Mitchell
Georgia Conmrsestati
Krupp Heiress Bertha Krupp Marries Near Essen
The article notes the marriage of Fraulein Bertha Krupp to a groom from Bohlen and Helbach at a registry in Bredeney near Essen. Only the couple and immediate family were present as witnesses, with no other officials or guests reported.
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Sony
Fraulein
Bertha Krupp
Tev von Bohlen
I Helbach
Bredeney
Here
Ebraroteras
Hawthorne Held on Bigamy Charge in New Jersey
Robert W. Hawthorne, claimed Harvard graduate, was arrested near Morristown and held in Hoboken pending extradition to New York after allegedly marrying Miss Georgia F. Park on September 19. Park, about twenty, and the groom’s alleged connections are noted, with family and witnesses reporting conflicting dates and identities.
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Robert W. Hawthorne
Harvard
New Jersey
Waehluetan Post
New York
Georgia F. Park
Wrest ‘Nnety-thira” Street
Hubert W. Hawthorne
Ana Aald
New York State Board of Arbitration
Ekenvil
Morristown
Hoboken
Miss Park
Hawthorne
Connecticut
Fragmented historical column items mix in crowded page
A highly garbled OCR of a multi section newspaper page shows scattered mentions of political figures, strikes, travel, charity funds, ship safety, and theatre notes. It lists names like Elkins and Fairbanks, mentions machinists strikes, passenger steamer collisions, and various society and sporting references across sections and columns.
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New Fort
Elkins
Earby
Fairbanks
Tstineks Cotton
Masonic Home
Harvard
Cambridge
East Ride
London
Bowery Theater
Board of Charities
Seciety
White Sox
Lew
Slackwater disaster kills three on river boat explosion
The United States government boat Slackwater exploded at Lock No 4 in the Ohio River. Three men were killed, six injured, and two workers missing as debris rained into the water. Superintendent Avert Bishop remains missing while Brady and Sutal were recovered at the scene. rescue efforts continued with medical teams aiding the injured.
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Washington
Pitsburg
United States
Slarkwater
Onio
Nmot
Stuart Fowler
Clare
W N. Johnson
Pittsburg
G.¥. Bon
Bailen
Witiga
Curry
Heonomy
Beaver County General Hospital
Rochester
Brady
Sutal
Bishop
Espentran Tertineer
Vbant
Montreal Bank Stockholders Face Loss in Ontario Bank Collapse
Stockholders in the Ontario Bank face losses as the Bank of Montreal moves to act as liquidator. Toronto reports indicate total assets near 17 million with 16 million in liabilities. Depositors were paid in full while stock values may fall to 25 or 80 cents on the dollar. The Ontario Bank's president blamed mismanagement and disclosed stock operations were attempted to cushion the crash.
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Montreal
Ontario
Bank of Montreal
Toronto
Banks
Ina
Governor's order closes Tenderloin gambling dens with state deputies
Upstate deputy sheriffs armed with complaints raided the Tenderloin last night, forcing the closure of gambling houses in a surprise move approved by Governor. No police raids occurred. Albany officials carried out the action, keeping the doors shut on venues from Forty-third to Fifty-seventh streets as officials announced Inspector Titus will take over in the district within a fortnight.
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Tenterloin
Bingham
Weahington Post
New Fork
Gov. Aegine
Higgins
Albany
Hall of Chance
Teo
E‘place
Lyceum Sheater
Porty-fifth Street
Bert
Harrig
Forty-seventh Street
Upea Tne Suvernors
Titus
Drufian
Tenderloin
New York
Tammany
McClellan
Hearst
Murphy
Tammany Mew
Mle' Za Duke
Gietan
Vigilantes Form Public Safety Committee Amid City Fracas
In Union Square on October 1 a crowd of over 2000 met to form a committee of public safety with twenty industrial and commercial bodies. The gathering split into two factions over appointment methods, hisses and chants rising as Acting Mayor James Gallagher urged following official channels. Abraham Baef denounced local newspapers before the crowd dispersed. the committee was to be organized by next Sunday with forty representatives from the twenty organizations.
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James ©. Gallagher
Abraham Baef
W. H. Dadin
Flans
Ghaitmap Dodle
Fragmentary Weather Note Signals Winds and Tomorrow
A damaged line hints at tomorrow’s weather with gusty winds from the south and a mention of cool air. The fragment suggests a changeable forecast and possible windy conditions for the day ahead.
Woman fined for gaming in Beaver Falls court
Beaver Falls Pr court fines Mrs Harsha 36 and costs for conducting a game of chance under a March 1860 end. Mrs Bronson filed the action after her 16 year old daughter spent too much time at card parties. Harsha pleaded guilty and paid the fine.
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Speete
Aashington
Beaver Falls
Oc Harsha
Justices of the Peace Shuster
James Bronson
Earthquake Shakes Maryland Near Baltimore County
An October quake cracked through northern Baltimore County at 10 am lasting about forty seconds though no serious damage occurred. Residents fled outdoors as houses swayed, officers like Secretary Bonaparte’s residence shook, and observers from Long Green to Conowingo reported furniture rattling and cattle reacting.
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Weehington
Baltimore
Baltimore County
Bonaparte
Beltimors City
Long Green
Foli
Conowange
M. Beal
John H. Ervin
Fork
F.gorsuch
Maryland Academy of Sciences
Hongkong Steamer Hankow Burned at Wharf
Hongkong October 14 British steamer Hankow from Canton caught fire at 3 10 am while moored at the wharf. Hundreds of Chinese passengers and crew perished in the blaze and cargo was destroyed European messengers and crew were saved despite the disaster. The report describes the tragic incident and partial rescue efforts with conflicting details in the damaged text.
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Hongkong
Hankow
Canton
Party Rifts in New York Gubernatorial Campaign Sweep States
New York coverage notes Hearst and Hughes rallying across districts as old party lines fray. Disaffection rips Tammany, reform factions, and farmer support bolster Hearst while McClellan’s moves provoke intra-party conflict. Polls show widespread voter interest amid fluid loyalties and uncertain outcomes.
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Tammany
New York
Tammany Hall
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