Standard Oil Indictments Trimmed in Chicago Ruling
Judge Landis rules that Standard Oil must stand trial on eight of ten indictments with two deemed minor. The government gains a sweeping victory, paving the way for a bitter, extensive trial over rebates and interstate commerce, while a separate bank bombing in Philadelphia claims several lives. Rollo Steele, the bomb suspect from New York, dies in the blast at Fourth Street National Bank.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Landis
United States Circuit Court
Oil Trust
Sims
Standard Oil
Philadelphia
Rollo Steele
Garmerstowes
W. Z. Mc
Fourth Street National Bank
Bayllitt
Steele
Grant House
J. R. Steele
New York
Lynchburg
Wy. Z. McLear
Suit Over School Funds In Grant Superior Court
Marion Elon W Tucker sues Harry Goldthwait Grant county auditor to recover 2994 75 alleged as owed as treasurer of Jonesboro school board Goldthwait refused to release funds citing Clayton Jones as the rightful treasurer Jones as gauger recently appointed at Hammond by Elam Neal revenue collector and Jonesboro town board majority says Jones vacated the office The bitter Jonesboro factional politics feud likely to peak at trial.
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Marion
Elon W. Tucker
Grant Superior
Harry Goldthwait
Grant County
Jonesboro
Goldthwait
Lkd
Clayton Jones
School” Board
Jones
Hammond
Elam.Neal
Tucker
Thezpuit
Poverty Becomes Science in Kokomo
In Kokomo area, John Hunter's claim of family poverty led trustee John B. Joyce to help with food and fuel. Joyce arranged work and delivered wood and provisions, but Hunter learned of the aid and promptly moved to quit.
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Kokomo
John Hunter
John B. Joyce
Center Township
Hunter
Joyce
Kokoro
Bribery Charges Quashed in Lake County Case
James T. Cole and George Harrop of National Construction faced bribery charges in South Bend. Judge H B Tuthill quashed the faulty affidavit and discharged the defendants. The case involved alleged payment of 3000 dollars to East Chicago officials for a sewer pumping station contract.
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Hammond
James T. Cole
George Harrop
W National Construction Company
South Bend
Lake County
H. B. Tuthill
W. F. Hale
East Chicago
Cole
Harrop
National Construction Company
East
Chicago
Wila Bddon
Rea
Extradition Case Involving British Fugitive Reaches Supreme Court
The British government sought extradition through special counsel from London after a U verdict in Indianapolis favored the fugitive. The U S court decision was upheld on appeal by the British government at the Supreme Court.
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James
England
Supreme Court
United State
Skunk Incident Leads to Student Dismissal
A high school student Earl Weitnel was temporarily dismissed after an incident involving a polecat on the way to school. The prior day he reportedly fell from a skating rink damaging a plate glass front of an opera block.
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Skunk
Hagletad
Earl Weitnel
Rum J
Stape
Bagcall
Ata
Weisxef
Boxes alight incident reported near Erie township area
A fragment describes a fire involving boxes near Erie Township east of the city. Two foxes were captured while authorities prohibited all kinds of weapons and stated the item should be handled by hand.
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Erié-township
Double Attempt On Purdue Instructor Mrs Garman
Mrs. Harry C. Garman wife of a Purdue instructor and daughter of Gov. J Frank Hanly was shot at by William Coe as the party traveled near Laporte. The slug pierced only her sealskin coat. Prof Garman was struck but unharmed. Coe 40 a former inmate of Logansport insane hospital threatened after rabbit shooting dispute. Officers pursue him to jail.
No Advance in Coal Prices In Indiana Mines
Terre Haute reports Indiana coal prices at mines hit a new record yet again with December or January likely rises. Demand eased by a mild winter while Indiana output stays large and railroads keep supplies steady. The Vandalia and Southern Indiana dispute over coal delivery to Indianapolis is denied.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Big Four
Indianapolis
Compact to Increase Rates Across Counties
Petersburg reports that Cumberland Telephone claims an agreement with southern Indiana companies to raise rates and cut free cross county service. Independent firms are said to back the deal, planning rate hikes in February and end of free intercounty service.
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Petersburg
Cumberland Telephone Company
Indiana
Een
Cumberland
Compa
Cumberland Company
Lawrence County Dismisses Harris Confession in Shafer Case
Prosecutor Fletcher announces there is nothing in George W. Harris alias Berger confession linking him to the murder of Miss Sarah Shafer, Latin teacher in Bedford. Harris will be sent to the state penitentiary for a separate charge, tied to a two to fourteen year term, with proof he was in Ohio state prison on the murder date.
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Berger
Bedford
Fletcher
Lawrence County
George W. Harris
Sarah Shafer
Harris
State Penitentiary
Ohio State Prison
Cadets Suffer Firework Burns At Celebration
Seymour Emerald Whitmer and William Roseberry were seriously burned with fireworks. Whitmer, a Culver Military Institute cadet, and Roseberry will lose their sight. William McDonald sustained severe eye injuries.
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Seymour
Emerald
Whitmer
William McDonald
William Roseberry
Culver Military Institute
Roseberry
McDonald
City Hears Water Woes Over Rate Talks
The city council adopted a plan to fence the waters and warned residents that if better rates are not provided a municipal water plant will be considered. The notice signals potential public utility changes and added scrutiny of water costs.
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M. O
Crewe
Weity - Council
Open air Evaneville Waltaville E- Tuggsbercantus
A fragmented notice reports a local institution reopening its doors for business in Evaneville and Waltaville with uncertain details about the name and scope of the reopening event.
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Evaneville
Waltaville E- Tuggsbtercantus
Institution
Rebel Chief Takes Flight From Tangier Stronghold
Raisuli and about 700 followers escaped to the mountains after a bloodless fight as Tangier’s Zinat stronghold burned. Government troops, led by an Algerian lieutenant with War Minister Gabbas, captured the fort’s gates and 15 prisoners including four Portuguese. No deaths. some wounded on both sides. plunder reported.
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Tangier
Zinat
Raisuli
Gabbas
Mulai Mohammed
Wreck Horrors in Kansas Two Trains Crash Head On
Two white Americans a negro porter and about 55 Mexican laborers injured as two Chicago Rock Island trains 29 and 30 collided on a sharp curve four miles west of Volland Kansas at 5 10 am Fire from ramps and locomotives spread through splintered wreckage burning five cars of No 29 The loss of life mainly Mexican laborers traveling from Columbus Junction Ohio to Mexico Officials blame telegraph operator John Lynes at Volland for failing to stop No 29
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Topeka
Kan
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Volland
Chicago
el Paso
Columbus
Junction
Mexico
John Lynes
Hig
Missing Details From Fractured Wire Story In Los Angeles
A fragmented Los Angeles newspaper fragment reports a fatality and injuries in an incident linked to a sleeper car and irrigation committee context. The exact names, locations, and circumstances remain unclear due to the damaged text.
High Russians Doom Amid Terrorist Plot in St Petersburg
Reports say Grand Duke Nicholas Premier Stolypin and two cabinet conservatives face death threats. Gen Von der Launitz’s assassination alarms the city as police search lodgings and make arrests, with no major terrorists yet captured.
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St. Petersburg
Duke Nicholas
Stolypin
Gen
von der Launitz
Flood Threat in Indiana as Ohio River Rises
Southern Indiana faces the worst flood in years with evacuations along the Ohio River at Evansville and surrounding lowlands. Predictions put the river at 40 feet, two feet above danger, while Princeton and Taylorsville report overflow and school closures.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Ohio
Evansville
Princeton
Taylors
Terre Haute
Anarchists Nabbed After East Side Meeting Dispersal Call
A violent roundup in New York detained Alexander Berkman Emma Goldman and two others after detectives disrupted an anarchist gathering. Goldman delivered the speech that spurred action while Berkman urged defiance to police orders. Also reported are deaths from a Wisconsin powder mill explosion reaching seven with two more fatalities since Saturday night.
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New York
Alexander Berkman
Henry C. Frick
Homestead
Emma
Goldman
East Side
Emma Goldman
Berkman
John? Coryell
Israel
Schwartz
Wis
Senate
Tattin- Rand
Sagant Prairie
Satunday
Army announces reorganization of colored troops and infantry
Washington notes the Ninth and Tenth cavalry and other regiments will be relieved by several colored regiments, with the Twenty-sixth Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth infantry among those to depart for service. Major General Bell says units are being sent abroad as part of national defense. In a separate report, Dr J W Meredith is shot dead after a dispute with a son-in-law. Sanderson is arrested as the assumed shooter. A separate incident reports a gas-related family death in Winooski, leaving six persons dead.
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Washington
Bell
Harriman Identified as Railway Czar in ICC Inquiry
New York report states E H Harriman appears to head a vast railroad monopoly. Evidence shows his control extends over key lines in the central and western U S, including Southern Pacific, Pacific, Oregon Short Line, and Oregon Railroad and Navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
United ‘States
Southern Pacific
Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Companies
Gock
Strike called off as firemen return to duty arbitration set
The Southern Pacific firemen strike ends after a new agreement creating a three member arbitration board. The company will reinstate about 500 strikers without prejudice. seniority and concessions to be decided by the board. Strong names include Thornwell Fay and W G Van Vieck. Houston hosts the meeting.
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Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific
Thornwell Fay
W. G. van’ Vieck
Harrisman Roads
W. N. “Wills
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Southern Pacific R. A
General Board of Adjustment
Southern
Pacific R. R
Atlantic
Board of Arbitration
New York AG Sues McClellan to Oust Gotham Mayor
Attorney General Jackson filed in supreme court on behalf of the people of New York seeking the removal of Mayor George B. McClellan. The suit claims William Randolph Hearst was legally elected mayor in 1905 and alleges miscounting and ballot irregularities in multiple districts.
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New York
Jackson
State of
Supreme Court
George B. McClellan
City of
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
McClellan
Lawa
Roosevelt s dismissal of negro troops sparks senate clash
In Washington the debate on President Roosevelt s dismissal of the negro troops heats up in the senate. Senator Lodge proposes a new investigation tied to the Brownsville incident while Foraker argues against the president s action. The battle over regulations continues with speeches and planned continuation on Tuesday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Brownsville
Lodge
Foraker
Arrested for Macklin Assault in Fort Reno Oklahoma
A report states a man was arrested for assault linked to an incident at Fort Reno Oklahoma. The fragment mentions a jacket sleeve stained with blood and refers to a Captain Edgar B Macklin involved in the case as a charge of murderously assault.
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Macklin
Fort- Reno
Okla
Edgar
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