Attacks Plan of Moosers and Steel Trusts Debate
Roosevelt scheme on regulating trusts via a federal commission is framed as aiding United States Steel by Gary and Perkins. Wilson’s remarks during a train passage warn that such a plan would shield Steel from competition, reduce labor competition, and harm union workers, implying a labor market control benefiting a few tycoons.
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Minneapolis
United States Steel Corporation
Woodrow Wilson
Sioux City
St. Paul
House of Representatives
Gary
Geo. W. Perkins
Perkins
United States
Anti trust suit details International Harvester contractions
Chicago reports introduced contracts and documents in the government anti trust case showing the International Harvester company allegedly formed a trust and concealed its ties to the D M Osborne and Minnie Harvester companies. Evidence cites profits and pricing practices while denying independence of Os borene and Minnie Harvester operations. Clarence S Funk admitted continued advertising independence after absorption.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
D. M. Osborne Company
Auburn
Geo. W
Perkins
Harvester Company
Osborne Company
Clarence S. Funk
Oshorhe Company
Minnie Harvester Company
St. Paul
Mr Funk
The
International Harvester Company of America
Trust
R. C. Haskins
Salling Company
Edwin P. Grosvenor
Haskins
International, Harvester Company of
New Jersey
Marshall speaks to St. Louis club on campaign tour
Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, spoke today to St. Louis city club members at a luncheon in his honor. He arrived with Mrs. Marshall from Hannibal after addressing a Democratic meeting there, then returned to his hotel before leaving for Springfield, Illinois, for another speech that evening.
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St. Louis
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Missouri
Marshall
Hannibal
Iowa Narrowly Escaped Frost Across State
Des Moines reports show very light frosts in the northwest with no damage. Carroll recorded 38, Clarinda and Creston 39, Iowa Falls and Sioux City 42, Des Moines 44. Northern Iowa saw rain and higher temperatures. forecasters predict frost tonight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Carroll
Clarinda
Creston
Iowa Falls
Sioux City
Chapin on Tour Through Delaware
Eugene Chafin prohibition candidate for president travels through Delaware with a state committee. They visit Wilmington Harrington Seaford Dover Middletown and New Castle returning to attend a mass meeting tonight.
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Wilmington
Dela
Eugene Chafin
Prohibition
Delaware
Harrington
Seaford
Dover
Middletown
New Castle
Chafin
Funeral of Nogis and Countess in Imperial Tokyo
In Tokio on September 18 large crowds witnessed the double funeral of General Count Maresuki Nogi, supreme military commander, and his wife Countess Nogi. The body of the general rode a gun carriage while the countess lay in a hearse as troops and naval officers formed a guard of honor, with infantry detailing a pall bearers from Japan's highest ranks.
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Tokio
Japan
Maresuki Nogi
Nogi
Mut'suhito
Monoyama
Aoyama
Akasaki
Preparing for World's Series at Fenway Park
Beaton Sept 18 Arrangements for the world championship games at Fenway Park are under way with nearly 100 workers shaping seating for 30 000 to 36 000 per game Temporary stands are rising on available space adding 10 000 seats to the 22 000 normal capacity Clerks handle daily correspondence from across the country about 15 000 reserved seats
Aviator Legagneux Sets Altitude Record at 18766 Feet
Georges Legagneux, a French aviator, reached 18,766 feet at Villacoublay France, setting a new world altitude record. He used supplemental oxygen after passing 15,748 feet, with rapid climbs to 3,200 feet in 2 1 2 minutes and total flight time of 45 minutes. Previous record holder Roland Garros had reached 16,240 feet at Houlgate.
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Sitman
Prelates Present Primary Results At St Mary's Cathedral
Attendees celebrate the opening of Marys Cathedral goal of a finest edifice in the Southwest while primary results are announced but not all returns are in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Dedication of St Mary's cathedral in Wichita
Dignitaries led by Cardinal Gibbons attended the two day dedication of St Marys cathedral in Wichita calling it the finest church edifice in the southwest. Ceremonies included a vespers service and a parade review by Knights of Columbus with plans for speeches by Archbishops Ireland and Glennon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
St. Mary’s Cathedral
John J. Hennessy
John J. Glennon
St. Louis
Gibbons
Knights of Colum
J. H. Tiden
Lincoln
Neb
John Ireland
St. Paul
New York
Harry Horo
Switz
Gyp the Blood
Louis Rosenzweig
Lefty Louie
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Goff
Man Killed Escaping Police on Allegheny River
Pittsburgh report says Bruno Figurski was shot to death while fleeing police under Lieut. Thomas Carroll near a boathouse after copper theft suspicion. He jumped from a rowboat and drowned as officers fired. companion Adam Schultz surrendered.
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Pittsburgh
Bruno Figurski
Allegheny
Thomas Carroll
Figurski
Figurcki
Adam Schultz
Duluth Carmen See a Victory in Public Ownership Fight
In Duluth Minnesota Mayor McCuen and Chief Trover testified before Judge Dibell in the ongoing public ownership suit against the street railway. Adjournment occurred near midnight with the strike continuing and union carmen signaling a possible victory. Car service improved yesterday and appeared normal this morning, though minor disturbances occurred. In Superior dynamite was placed on a track but found by crews.
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Duluth, Minn
McCuen
Trover
Dibell
Duluth
Duluth Street Railway Company
Union Carmen
Superior
Protest by Des Moines restaurant workers seeks better service
Des Moines workers from seventy five restaurants meet at the Trades and Labor Assembly hall to organize a craft union opposing tramp labor. They say transient help reduces their chances and hope for higher wages after the protest. Waitresses earn seven dollars weekly and waiters nine, with eleven to twelve hour days.
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Des Moines
Trades and Labor Assembly
Mayor of Perry Must Take His Own Medicine
Perry Louisiana September report details Mayor Jones facing a temporary injunction over an ordinance passed in his administration. The case centers on Austin Howard moving a building with a traction engine over paved streets, the engine being forbidden by the cited ordinance. A local resident, who had just paid for paving, halted the move with court action. The mayor stands as defendant though he was a proponent of the ordinance.
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Perry
Jones
Hungarian Parliament Riot Douses Minister Beeothy in Strikes
In Budapest on September 1 the opening of the Hungarian parliament echoed with riotous scenes as opposition MPs attacked Minister of Commerce Beeothy. He was struck in the face several times and knocked to the floor, then rescued as the uproar resumed after the president of the lower house took the chair.
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Budapest
Hungary
Chamber of Deputies
Herr Heeothy
Boon
Beeothy
Steven Tisza
Roosevelt Tour Reaches Arizona En Route to Colorado
Col Roosevelt, en route to New Mexico to appeal for the progressive party, passes through eastern Arizona with his physician aboard. The throat strain and voice issues prompt caution as the campaign schedule shifts west then east, with stops planned in Hastings and Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday and cities in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas before returning to New York by October 2.
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Col. Roosevelt
Denver
New York
Nebraska
Hastings
Linecolat
Omaha
Kansas
Atchison
Topeka
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Bloodiest fight of war yesterday near Derne
Rome reports the fiercest engagement of the war in Tripoli occurred near Derne on the Mediterranean coast. Italian forces incurred 1 killed and 113 wounded, while Turkish and Arab troops left over 800 dead. Forty one prisoners, including an Arab chief, were captured.
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Rome
Tripoli
Derne
Mediterranean
Bengazi
Suit in Court 36 Years Ends With Dismissal Request
Washington reports that after 36 years the Edison Harrington telegraph patent suit may be dismissed without a hearing. Attorneys for Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, Jay Gould, and others asked the Supreme Court to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. All individual plaintiffs except Edison are dead, and the latest judgment favors dismissal at the outset.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Geo. Harrington
District of Columbia
Thomas A. Edison
New Jersey
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Jay Gould
New York
Goulds
Edison
Harrington
Temperature Report from Winnipeg Sees Holiday Parade
Winnipeg observers record a warm September day with a maximum of 69 degrees and a 46 degree minimum from a year prior. Odd Fellows and varied American delegates parade through city streets while the mayor proclaims a half holiday in honor of the event. The Los Angeles delegation pursues securing a convention for 1918.
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Winnipeg
America
Los Angeles
Guards at Mines Nabbed in Martial Law Zone
Fayette county in West Virginia joins the extended martial law zone amid miner unrest. Fifteen mine guards were captured by infantry units under Captains Chambers and Jackson for armed presence, then taken to military headquarters for trial. Leaders from United Mine Workers and officials from International President White were set to attend a meeting called by Gov. Glasscock with miners operators and business groups.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fayette County
Chambers
Jackson
Thomas Cairns
United Mine Workers, Fro International
John P. White
Glasscock
G O P Committee Members Quit and One Expelled
The Republican National Committee accepted resignations from Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Ohio members and vacated seats of New Jersey West Virginia and North Carolina Roosevelt supporters. They expelled Russ Avery of California for disloyalty and named a subcommittee to name his successor.
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New York
Republican National Committee
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Ohio
New Jersey
West Virginia
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Russ Avery
California
Hiiles
Avery
President Taft Deliberates Amid Political Luncheon Guests
Beverly Massachusetts September 18 politics occupied much of President Taft s attention He invited luncheon guests Fred Greimer Buffalo post master and upstate New York Republican leader Samuel J Hitler Boston attorney active in republican councils and Massachusetts Congressman Robert O Harris
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Beverly
Mass
Toflay
Taft
Fred Greimer
Buffalo
New York
Samuel J. Hitler
Boston
Robert O. Harris
Massachusetts
Iowans Speak at City Convention Opens in Buffalo
The sixteenth annual League of American Municipalities convention opens in Buffalo with Mayor Fuhrmann welcoming delegates. John Marc Vicear, league president and former Des Moines mayor, responds. Talks include Civil Awakening by Alfred C. Mueller Davenport mayor and John P. Ryder Omaha police and sanitation commissioner.
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Buffalo
League of American Municipalities
Fuhrmann
John Marc Vicear
League
Des Moines
Alfred C. Mueller
Davenport
John P. Ryder
Omaha
Russian treaty with Taft discussed in Beverly
Ambassador to Russia Curtin Guild met President Taft at the summer White House in Beverly to discuss steps by St Petersburg to promote a new treaty replacing the abrogated one. White House says rumors of resignation are not credited. Beginning milk trust probe in Chicago under Sherman act. three firms allegedly control all milk distribution.
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Beverly
Mass
Curtin Guild
Russia
White House
Taft
St. Petersburg
United States
White ‘House
Begin Milk Trust
Chicago
Ofterala Today
Roosevelt to Testify Tuesday in Washington
Washington dispatch reports Col. Roosevelt will arrive in Washington at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon October 1. A telegram to Frank J. Hogan states hearing will be arranged by Clapp of the senate campaign expenditures committee regarding the alleged 100000 donation from Standard Oil to his 1904 campaign fund.
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Washington
D. C
Col. Roosevelt
Frank J. Hogan
District of Columbia
Clapp
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committees
Standard Oil Company
Suspect Women In Gibson Case
New York detectives, acting for the Austrian consul general, pursued two women tied to the case of Burton W. Gibson. They allegedly impersonated Petronella Menschik, mother of Rosa Menechik Szabo, who died while boating with Gibson at Greenwood Lake on July 16. One woman recently arrived from Chicago, denies knowledge of Gibson. The other suspected impersonator wore a gray wig to sign a waiver in Szabo's will.
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New York
Petronella Menschik
Rosa Menechik Szabo
Burton W. Gibson
Greenwood Lake
Chicago
Gibson
Mrs. Menschik
Arrests LynchER Excitement High In Huntington
Huntington W Va Sept 18 Charles Smith was arrested today charged with taking part in the lynching of Walter Johnston at Princeton Sept 5 He was hurried from the city amid fears of rescue by friends and reports said other arrests would follow as excitement ran high.
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Huntington
W. Va
Charles Smith
Walter Johnston
Princeton
Smith
Seeing Man Killed Sparks Deaf Man to Speech in Kamloops
Kamloops British Columbia September 16 A man named John Edmunds fell under a moving train and was killed instantly. Andrew Forsythe a hotel employee who has been deaf and dumb for fourteen years saw the body and screamed then heard and spoke again. He says something snapped in his head and the scream restored his hearing and speech.
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Kamloops
B.C
John Edmunds
Andrew Forsythe
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Wilson
Gary, Perkins Et al
Union
Osborne Concern
St.louis
Chapin
Nogis
Horowitz
Louie” Rosenberg
Witz
Andj
Louis Rosenberg
Leftie
Louie
Ing
Herman Rosen- Ithey
Triat
Cardinal Gibbons and Others
Knute Nelsow
Ebert
Fice
Eel An Esay
Daniel Wa. Lawer
C. J. Buell
F. M. Ringdal
Crookston
Nelson
Knute Nelson
James Peterson
Lynden A. Smith
Montevideo
J. H. Fraser
Rochester
Adolph Eberhardt
Clint Robinson
St. Charles
Carmen
Teddy
Doctor
ODD Fellows
Havana
G.O.P. Committee
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