Tarbell credited with toppling Standard Oil trust
The piece lauds Judge Landis for imposing a 29 million dollar fine on Standard Oil as a landmark act in trust regulation. It singles out Ida M. Tarbell for uncovering the trust’s misdeeds, arguing her reporting spurred the conviction and may lead to the company’s end as it stands. The article notes prior state and federal probes and reflects on Rockefeller’s influence and the era’s reform mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News and Observer
Kenneary Mountain Landis
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Trust
Ida M. Tarbell
The
Trust
Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company
United States
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
The Gospel Against The Gospel Of Success
A broad critique argues the pursuit of fame harms society and individuals. It condemns the belief that everyone must rise, noting its link to municipal power, class envy, and social reform figures, while praising steady life and public virtue.
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Evryone
A. ©. Benson
Alias summons notice in King case in Watauga NC
In the Superior Court Fall Term 1997 Smith Briscoe Shoe Co. vs J W Blair and S W King. An alias summons issued June 3 1907 for S W King not a NC resident. Service by publication four weeks in Watauga Democrat Boone NC. King to appear at the next term in Boone on the first Monday after the first Monday in September to answer the complaint. August 6 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Watauga County
Smith Briscoe Shoe Co
J. W. Blair
S. W. King
S.W. King
Watauga Democrat
Boone
N.C
Watauga Superior Cour
Bingham
Blackburn
Old Fashioned Bias and New Fashioned Clothes Quote
A Chicago News excerpt presents a light hearted dialogue where a husband longs for traditional bias cuts his wife for modern fashion. The wife wishes for updated clothing, contrasting generations in a domestic moment.
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Chicago News
Cause of Sudden Deaths From Kidney Disease Promoted Remedy
An advertised tonic claims kidney liver and bladder disorders cause heart failure and other organ breakdown. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure and offers samples and a free book by mail from Binghamton New York, urging readers to act quickly.
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Otsego County
Wm, M. Dietz
Otsego
Gilbertaville
N.Y
Dr. King
Kilmer
Kile Triton Manton
Winghamton
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Watauga
Mitchell
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Todd & Ballou
Jefferson, N.C
J. E. Hodges
SANDS
N. C
Auk. G. Ly
F. A. Linney
18Th Judicial District
J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
RE. F. Lovill
A. A. Holsclaw
Mountain City
Tennessee
Court House
E. S
Goffey
A. Law
R. Ross Donnelly
Shoun's
NEW Jeweler’s Shop
Brae Byrne
Woo
Gong
Critcher Row
Silas M. Greene
Miss Tromboli
Feller
County
Anti-Saloon Leaguers
Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
M. B. Blackburn and
Blowing Rock Drug Co
Wall Street
C. G. Hays
Bluff
Buck
Roxy
Blowing J Rock Drug Co
Asheville
M. B. Blackburn
Dixon
Kendall
Miliard Bradley
Wilkesboro
Philadelphia Ledger
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Masson
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