Oil King Must Obey Subpoenas in Rockefeller Case
Judge Landis in Chicago orders John D. Rockefeller to appear personally before the federal court. Attorneys argue for substitutes. subpoenas issued for Rockefeller and other Standard Oil officers to testify on July 6. Some officers remain overseas or unavailable. In Findlay, Ohio the jury in the Ohio anti trust action against Standard Oil disagreed and was discharged after mixing verdicts.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Landis
John S. Miller
Oil Trust
Miller
United States
Simms
Wilkerson
Rockefeller
John R. Archbold
Federal Court of Chicago
Henkel
Marshal Henkel
Mr. Nogers
W. H. Tilford
Europe
John Dee Rockefeller
Charles M. Pratt
John D. Archbold
Wm. T. Howe
Charles T. White
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
H. FE. Felton
Union Tank One
Findlay
State of
Ohio
Farmer Kills His Wife in Minnesota Tragedy
John J. Mooney a wealthy farmer living near Waverly Minnesota surrendered to authorities after killing his wife Friday noon. He said he found no dinner preparations and when he complained she ordered him to cook. She attacked him with a bread knife. he struck back with a wooden block and killed her instantly.
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Waverly
Minn
John J. Mooney
Mooney
Suspected of Wife Murder In London Arrest Suspicion
Walter Swinburne Han cock, once an Episcopalian clergyman in Chicago, under police surveillance in London on suspicion he poisoned his wife, widow of Paul Townsend Jones of New York. Allegations raised at Kensington coroner's court inquiry into his 1897 Chicago troubles.
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London
Walter Swinburne Hancock
Chicago
Paul Townsend Jones
New York
Kensington
Hancock
Lightning strikes near the President in Oyster Bay
Lightning hit the area near the executive office in Oyster Bay piercing a banner pole less than 100 feet away from the president. No injuries reported.
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Oyster Bay
Officials in North Carolina Fatal Knife Encounter
In Bakersville Mitchell County a county official stabbed another during a dispute over tax returns. Treasurer J G Randolph killed County Commissioner Anderson Burleson with a pocket knife near there. The fatal encounter occurred after a dispute over tax returns.
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Charlotte
Bakersville
Mitchell
J.°.G. Randolph
Anderson Burleson
Mine blast an accident
Boise Idaho report on testimony in the Haywood case showing an explosion at the Vindicator mine might have been accidental. Witness Thomas Wood testified he planted 25 pounds of giant powder the night before and that powder vanished before the explosion near the eighth level.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Vindicator Mine
Thomas Wood
McCormick
Foreman Beck
Wood
Beck
Orchard
William Easterly
D. C. Copley
Hercules
Steunenberg
Bill perils drops in Kansas
Topeka Kansas T 3B Gerow director of the free employment bureau of Kansas has sent a letter to E B Clark an Interstate Commerce Commission member protesting how the Hepburn bill altered harvest hand deployment. He says parties of five became parties of fifteen and pay agents move workers to undesired locations hindering wheat crop labor. Farmers report difficulty securing men. He urges protest to prevent crop damage.
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Topeka
Kan
Gerow
Free Employment Bureau of Kansas
E. EB. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Master named to determine Mrs Eddy's competency
Concord New Hampshire Judge Edgar Aldrich of Littleton was appointed master by Judge Robert N. Chamberlain to determine if Mary Baker G Eddy could intelligently manage her financial affairs. The report is due by September 30, 1907 after the March 1 1907 appointment.
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Concord
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Littleton
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Robert N. Chamberlain
Supreme Court
Sunday not a weekday intrigue in Seymour Wisconsin
Seymour Wisconsin saloonkeeper L A Stammer was arrested for keeping his saloon open after 11 pm on Sunday. He questions the town ordinance saying it closes at 11 pm on all week days, and argues Sunday is not a weekday.
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Seymour
Wis
L. A
Stammer
Tenement Collapse Kills Seven in New York Italian Quarter
A ramshackle tenement collapsed in Manhattan's Italian quarter early Tuesday, killing seven people including six from one Italian family. Three other family members, among them the father and mother, were seriously injured and hospitalized.
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New York
Longshoremen Strike Over Sunday Work At Cunard Line
Longshoremen on the Cunard Line docks walked off Sunday when the Umbria from Liverpool docked. They demanded 60 cents an hour for Sunday work, which was refused. Stewards with aid removed the baggage aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New -York
Cunard Line
Umbria
Liverpool
Yale Crew Wins Thames Race as Harriman Is Arrested
Yale defeated Harvard by a boat length on the Thames in New London with a 21 10 to 21 13 four mile time. E H Harriman was arrested by Lieut Bulmer for violating race course rules and kept aboard the Gresham until after the event, facing a possible $500 fine.
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New London
Conn
Thames
Yale
Harvard
Cambridge
E. H. Harriman
Lieut
Bulmer
Roosevelt
Lieut. Bulmer
Revenue Cutters
Harriman
Schweppe
Regatta Committee
Gresham
Mr. Harriman
Navy Yard
Fire in Hong Kong Theater Kills Hundreds in Burning Ruin
Report from Hong Kong describes a catastrophic theater fire killing about 500 Chinese audience members and 10 actors. Explosives beneath the floor are blamed as flames trapped people inside as the building collapsed and debris blocked exits.
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Victoria
B. C
Hongkong
Five Assayers Arrested in Nevada Mine Theft Case
Five assayers were arrested Saturday in Goldfield Nevada after 1500 pounds of high grade ore valued at about 50000 dollars were reported stolen from the Little Florence mine. Suspects named M. J. Smith S. H. Prince C. J. Trask Henry Lutzenheiser and Fred Lutzenheiser posted 1000 bail each. Hearing set for July 12.
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Goldfield
Nev
Little Florence
M. J. Smith
S. H. Prince
Henry Lutzenheiser
Fred. Lutzenheiser
Judge Loving Acquitted in Houston case amid unwritten law claim
A Houston man was acquitted as the court heard claims of unwritten law invoked by a drunken mind. The defense argued the defendant acted under a misdirected sense of justice in the altercation.
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Judge Loving
Houston
Max
Auto plunges off bluff into Big Stone lake
In Ortonville Minnesota a car speeding along the lake shore veered 40 feet over a bluff and landed in water. Passengers Charles and Walter Bucholz of Appleton and Walter’s three year old son escaped with injuries. Charles suffered internal injuries and may die. A gasoline launch aided in rescue efforts.
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Ortonville
Minn
Big Stone Lake
Charles
Walter Bucholz
Appleton
Walter
Lake Shore
Boy 14 Soars in Sky Cycle Over Columbus
Cromwell Dixon, a 14 year old, lifted by a foot powered sky cycle Sunday, rode a mile high and drifted several miles before landing safely. The ordeal lasted about half an hour as a strong air current hurled the craft, while Dixon remained calm and unafraid despite onlookers’ alarm.
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Columbus
Cromwell Dixon
Dixon
New York Strike Ends to Clear Garbage Lanes
City garbage workers return to duty after a week long strike as Mayor McClellan pledges to address grievances. Workers will log overtime to clear mountain heaps while health officials fight a stubborn sanitation crisis. Sergeant Duggan injured by a blast as crews clear One Hundred Sixteenth Street.
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New York
McClellan
Health Department
William Duggan
Sixteenth Street
Indian Uprising Feared at McDowell Agency in Arizona
A telegram from McDowell agency Superintendent Goodman reports trouble sparked by Farm er Gill while removing troublesome Indians. He says lives of whites friendly Indians and Indian police are in danger as sheriff and seven others head to the scene with militia possible. Gill is a preacher.
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Washington
Goodman
McDowell Agency
Arizona
Indian Bureau
Gill
Naricopa County
New York Storm Deals Death
A severe electrical storm after a hot day swept the New York area causing multiple fatalities and fires. Three people died Walter Dixon of Fishkill, John Lawless a Brooklyn laborer, and Miss McKenna of Newark who sought shelter in Union Hill New Jersey. Two city churches lost their steeples amid the damage.
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New York
Walter Dixon
Fishkill
John Lawless
Brooklyn
Miss McKenna
J. A. McKenna
Newark
N. J
Union Hill
Cloudburst Floods Cleveland Streetcar Traffic
Cleveland experiences a cloudburst Monday afternoon, with 45 to 100 percent of an inch of rain in five minutes. Cellars flood in business districts and streetcar service is heavily disrupted for two hours. A similar downpour hits Pittsburgh causing street flooding and property damage.
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Cleveland
East End
Pittsburg
Tragic Park Fight Ends in Fatal Neck Break
James Wilson 22, a former walking delegate for the local teamsters union, died at Fairmount park after a quarrel over an alleged union difference. Albert Poindexter 22 struck Wilson, Luther Poindexter 15 aided, both arrested. Wilson died 20 minutes later.
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Kansas City
James Wilson
Teamsters’ Union
Fairmount Park
Albert Poindexter
Luther Poindexter
Luther
Wilson
Albert
Court Decision Issued by Judge Pollack in United States Case
A court, presided by Judge Pollack, handed down a decision in a United States case regarding a war tax matter. Details remain sparse in the fragmentary text.
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Imegal
Ste .Louis
Jday
Operators Strike May Spread Across Western Cities
Secretary Wesley Russell of the Commercial Telegraphers Union says active preparations are under way to extend the strike against Western Union and Postal. The move suggests union leaders seek a broader campaign beyond a single San Francisco protest. Kansas City and St. Louis are named as potential new strike fields and operators may be called from those offices within two weeks.
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Chicago
Wesley Russell
Commercial Telegraphers” Union
Western Union
San Francisco
Kansas City
St. Louis
Rail accident notices inform public in Pulcity New York
A garbled Rail accident notice informs the public of details on railroad incidents in Pul City New York. It references police and public safety but lacks clear names or dates due to OCR errors.
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Harriman
New York
Equitable Life reports Texas investments amid withdrawal
The Equitable Life Assurance Society discloses assets distribution as it withdraws from Texas to avoid a 75 percent Texas reserve investment rule and new taxes. It lists investments by state totals and notes over 37 percent of reserves in southern and western states, with Texas holdings at about 10.96 million dollars.
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Texas
Lfe
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Ariz
Ark
Cal
Fia
Idaho
Ill
Ind. Ter
Ind
Iowa
Kansas
Mich
Minn
Miss
Mont
Neb
Nevy
N. C
Ohio
Okla
Ore
S. C
S. D
Tenn
Utah
Wash
W. Va
Wis
Wyo
Black performer memories evoke Twain and show nostalgia
The writer recalls Billy Rice Billy Birch David Wambold Backus and a legendary Black performer show from forty years ago praising its purity and impact. He contrasts it with opera noting Wagner and grand opera as less moving and says the Black performer show remains unmatched in his experience. Mark Twain is quoted from North American Review.
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Billy Rice
Migger
Billy Birch
David Wambold
Backus
Birch
Wambold
Mark Twain
North American Review
Coffee Complexion and Postum Cure Report
A testimony claims coffee caused dark blotches on the face and body. The writer switched to Postum Food Coffee and reports improved complexion and reduced nervousness, attributing past skin issues to coffee and stomach disturbance.
Fourth of July in Indian Country Amusing Tale
Gen. Charles A. Woodruff recalls a dreary Fourth of July that turned humorous while delivering annuities at Milk River Montana. He waited for Assiniboine Indians as they arrived from a hunting trip and, with a headache, sniffed ammonia then performed feints and gestures to mystify the crowd.
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Charles A. Woodruff
Milk River
Montana
War Medicine Pantomime Tells of Indian Susceptibility
An account describes a trader’s feigned war medicine used to persuade an Indian chief to take a supposed dose. The scene involves secret demonstrations, a tent, two bottles, and a clap to trigger the inhalation of the powdered “medicine” amid tribal tensions and persuasion.
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Wudge Landis
Standard Company
Farmer
Bill Perils
Hepburn
Mrs. Eddy
Aldrich
Seymour, Wis
HACE
Victor
Magnate
Ohio Lad
H. A. Hanbury
Hanbury
Mr. Hanbury
Battery Park
NEW York Storm
Insurance Investments
William R. Shafter
Santiago
Shafter
Toral
Gen. Shafter
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