Steel report outlines elimination of water in U S Steel
President Taft released Herbert Knox Smith’s Bureau of Corporations study on United States Steel. The narrative report notes restricted competition as a motive, details ownership of lake ore and transportation dominance, and traces mergers from 1898 to 1907 plus the Gary dinner influence on price cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
United States Steel Corporation
Bureau of Corporations
Herbert Knox Smith
Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel Industries
Carnegie Company
Federal Steel
National Steel
American Steel and Wire
American Tin Plate
American Steel Hoop
American Sheet Steel
Natonal Tuba
American Bridge
Balks Plan To Fix Vote On Reciprocity Bill
Washington Senate defeat blocks Penrose bid to set July 24 for a vote on the Canadian reciprocity bill. La Follette objected as insurgent Republicans and some Democrats push to pass wool revision and free list bills first, before reciprocity. A severe wind and storm disrupted the Capitol, causing adjournment and making Borah hard to hear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
la Follette
Janate
Capitol
Borah
Kenosha Millionaire Nathan Allen Resigns Leadership
Nathan Allen the Kenosha leather manufacturer and financier figure in the Cassie Chadwick style alleged smuggling case has retired from active leadership of N. R. Allen & Sons and the family leather company. Charles Chester Allen succeeds to the vacated posts at both firms.
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Allen
First National Bank of Kenosha
Charlies Chester Allen
Bank
Leather Company
Charles Chester Allen
New York
William Loeb, Jr
Richard Par
Loeb
Gibbons Priests Fifty Years In Ministry
Cardinal Gibbons marked 50 years as a priest and 25 years as a cardinal with a Mass of thanksgiving in a small chapel near Baltimore. He was ordained June 30 1861 at the Baltimore cathedral by Archbishop Kenrick and received the red hat on June 30 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
Father Gibbons
St. Mary’s Seminary
Kenrick
Tremors Rock California and Nevada Cities Amid Panic
A double quake struck central California and western Nevada, the strongest since 1906. San Francisco and Oakland residents fled crowds while Me chanics Bank and post office suffered minor damage. Carson City saw a severe shock as federal court officials rushed outside.
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San Francisco
California
Nevada
Oakland
Sierras
Sacramento
Sacramento Valley
Fresno
Carson and
Reno
Nev
Mechanics’ Bank
Herbert Hadley
Santa Rosa
San Jose
Stockton
Carson City
Indictments Named in Wire Trust Restraint of Trade Case
Federal grand jury charges nine associations and several prominent individuals in the wire industry with unlawful restraint of trade under the Sherman Act. Named are Frank J. Gould and Herbert L. Satterlee among officers, with others including William P. Palmer and Charles F. Brooker. Indicted groups include the Bare Copper Wire and Wire Rope Manufacturers associations. Only two groups are connected to United States Steel. The case ties to figures linked to J Pierpont Morgan.
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New York
Wire Trust
Frank J. Gould
Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works
Virginia
Herbert IL. Satterlee
Habershaw Wire Company
William P. Palmer
American Steel and Wire Company
Charles F. Brooker
Ansonia Brass and Copper Company
Republican National Committee
Connecticut
Henry G. Stoddard
Trenton Iron Company
Erskine Hewitt
Frank N. Phillips
American Electrical Works
Ferdinand W. Roebling
John A. Roebling, Sons & Co
The
Bare Copper Wire Association
Wire Rope Manufacturers’ Association
Lead Encased Rubber Cable Association
Fine
Frank Gould
Hines Denies Story Before Lorimer Investigating Committee
Chicago lumberman Edward Hines denied claims by Clarence Funk that he sought $10,000 to aid Senator Lorimer's election. He disputed Cook's testimony about a telephone talk with Governor Deneen and described a club meeting at the Union League in Chicago with Funk, Carney, Hall, and Baker. He testified Lorimer, not Deneen, was at the Springfield end of the wire and that he offered no money.
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Isaac Baker
Chicago
Funk
Lorrimer
Senate
Lorimer
Hines
Lorimer Funk
Harvard Wins The Varsity Boat Race In New London
Harvard defeated Yale in the annual varsity race by a large margin with Harvard leading from the start. The official times were Harvard 23 44 and Yale 23 40. A notable aeroplane circled above the course during the event.
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New London
Conn
Harvard
Yale
Bluecraft
Cambridge
Ee “Ye
Aviator Lincoln Beachy Flies Over Niagara Falls
Lincoln Beachy, the California aviator, cycles above Niagara Falls in a biplane. He swoops under the upper steel bridge arches and descends toward the whirlpool, racing through spray and mist in a historic early flight.
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Niagara Falls
Lincoln Beachy
California
Fire on Battleship Ohio Cited by Captain Buchanan
A report notes a fire aboard the battleship Ohio with Captain Buchanan detailing an order and confirming a large quantity involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Buchanan
Express Probes Ordered in Sweeping ICC Investigation
The Interstate Commerce Commission formally ordered a broad inquiry into all express companies operating in the United States. The move follows new tariff schedules filed nationwide and signals a deep, nationwide probe into the affairs of express firms, to be conducted without time or unit constraints.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Ne’ Yates
Indiana towns report varied in brief state items
Muncie residents seek public swimming facility with a competent instructor. Princeton reports two locked mail pouches destined for Louisville stolen from the Southern depot baggage room. South Bend prepares a Civil War memorial unveiling on July 8. Bluffton pays Mrs. Burgan 17500 for death of her husband in the Kingsland wreck. Mishawaka notes former mayor Charles Frank near death. Jeffersonville Judge Montgomery denies Habeas petition. Wilson's appeal to the Supreme Court filed. Shelbyville man Charles Moore hangs himself after marital separation. Danville robbers fail to loot post office safe after blasting entry. Elwood freight crash injures Julius Guiot. daughter saved by rescuer. Marion child dies after peanut and cherry pie illness. surgery unsuccessful. Anderson moves to seek governor’s action on parole for John Samuels.
Thackeray’s Kindness of Heart in Satire Legend
The passage argues Thackeray as the gentlest satirist and editor of the Cornhill He supposedly paid for unprinted submissions to avoid rejection underlining the contrast with the stern portrayal often attached to him The piece questions the accuracy of the tale about concealing rejections and notes the inconsistency with his reputed character
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Thackeray
the Cornhill
Why He Quit Over a Simple Lawn Request
A woman asks why a man quit after suggesting the gardener plant dandelions. He replies he was angered by the suggestion and stormed off, leaving his tools in the wheelbarrow. The exchange ends with a tearful insistence on asking for considerate treatment.
First Royal Aerial Flights Mark Historic Record
The Bulgarian leader Ferdinand becomes the first crowned head to fly in an aeroplane, knighted in midair by his pilot. Prince Henry of Prussia is cited as the first royal rank aviator, with Roosevelt and Balfour noted as early leaders in flight among statesmen.
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Czar Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Prince Henry
Prussia
Roosevelt
Arthur J. Balfour
Heart Right When He Quit Coffee Life Insurance Trouble
Fragmentary note states life insurance companies will not insure a man with heart trouble. The reason is given as obvious. the matter is presented as serious.
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STEEL
MITH
TRUST
United States Corporation
Union Steel Company
Clairton Steel Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Gary
Congressional Steel Investigating Committee
Combine
Balks
Kenosha
Nathan Allen
BIG
Cardinal
Pacific Coast
Indigt Wire Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Express Probes
Commerce Board
Muncie
Princeton
Louisville
Southern Depot
South Bend
Bluffton
W. D. Burgan
Fort Wayne and Northern Traction Company
Kingsland
Mishawaka
Charles Frank
Jeffersonville
Harry C. Montgomery
Shelbyville
Charles Moore
Jesse McKee
McKee
Danville
Elwood
Union Traction
Julius Guiot
Guiot
Marion
Fred Furman
Landersville
Grant County Hospital
Dion Amie
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