Dissenting Opinion Finds Government Petition Well Founded
In St Louis the United States circuit court of the eighth district ruled that the Union Pacific purchase of Southern Pacific did not directly restrain interstate or international commerce. Judge Adams cited the Standard Oil decision and found the government failed to prove antitrust violations, dismissing the bill and entering a decree to that effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States Circuit Court of the
Eighth District
Southern Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Elmer B Adams
Supreme Court
Willis van de Vanter
William C. Hook
Adams
Southern Pacific
Huntington
Harriman
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific Company
Kohlsaat Names Possible Lorimer Fund Contributors
Chicago editor Kohlsaat named Roger C. Sullivan E F. Conway and an unnamed man as possible contributors to the 1909 Lorimer corruption fund before a senate committee. He said Roosevelt’s attendance hesitated due to an earlier disclosure of the fund’s alleged request for reimbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roger C. Sullivan
Illinois
Conway
W. W. Kimball Piano Company
Weyerhaeussers
Herman H. Kohlsaat
Chicago Record-Herald
Senate
Dillingham
Kohlsaar
Roosevelt
Lorimer
Kobisaat
Taft urges amendment to strengthen pure food and drug law
President Taft condemns dangerous drug frauds in a message to Congress. He urges amending the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 to close gaps exposed by Supreme Court rulings, warning that worthless nostrums and false labeling threaten public health and urge swift legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Senate
House
Sherley
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Secretaries of Lumber Dealers Face Sherman Law Indictments
A Chicago grand jury returned indictments against 14 secretaries and former secretaries of regional lumber dealers associations for conspiring to restrain interstate trade in violation of the Sherman anti trust act. Three others escaped indictment by testifying, gaining immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States District Court
Landis
Arthur S. Holmes
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Scout
George P. Sweet
Michigan Association
Willard C. Hollis
Minneapolis
Northwestern Lumbermen’s Association
Henry A
Gorsuch
Kansas City
Southwestern Lumbermen’s Association
Bird Critchfield
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Lumber Dealers’ Association
E. E. Hall
Nebraska Association
Harry C. Scearce
Mooresville
Ind
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association of
Indiana
Spokane
Wash
Western, Retail Lumber Men's Association
R.P. Bransford
Uuion City
Tenn
West Tennessee
A. C. Righter
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Paul’ Lachmund
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Retail Lumber
George
W- Hotchkiss
Illinois Lumbers and Builders
Wilson Jones
Minois Association
Secretaries Bureau
Reciprocity Has A Chance In Canada Trade Pact
Washington reports reciprocity likely to win as Democrats revert to support for a free Canadian trade pact. Senate finance chair Penrose reported firmers' free list and wool bills unfavorably, removing need to attach amendments to reciprocity for a record vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Canada
Penrose
Finance Committee
House
Illinois Power Bill Defeated in Springfield House
The Deneen Johnston waterway power measure failed 75 to 51 in the Illinois House with two votes short of a constitutional majority. The vote sparked tense scenes as opponents used house control to block lawmakers, and Speaker Adkins adjourned the session amid riotlike uproar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
House
Adkins
Taft Urges Central Bank Plan At Bankers Banquet
President Taft urged adoption of a central bank and endorsed the Aldrich plan at a New York banquet honoring him. He argued current currency is inadequate for a growing nation and said a central bank would stabilize cash reserves and note issue, benefiting wage earners and farmers by reducing crop movement costs and seasonal credit strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taft
New York State Bankers’ Association
Manhattan Beach
National Reserve, Association
Aldrich
Monetary Commission
United States
Labor Day opening of Indiana State Fair planned
Labor Day on September 4 at Indianapolis may join with the Indiana State Fair to draw thousands of union laborers. Secretary Charles Downing favors a merged celebration with fair opening, with labor representatives receiving tickets for distribution. Also noted are candidacies to replace the late David Wallace on the state board of agriculture and a hydrophobia fund issue prompting county auditor actions and a statewide committee to draft new counties and towns legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Board of Agriculture
Labor
Eagle Creek
Charles Downing
Fair Grounds
Downing
Indiana
David Wallace
Charles F. Kennedy
Theodore Hewes
W. T. Beauchamp
Terre Haute
Dogitax
General Assembly
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
State ‘Board of Health
Brown
Monon
White -County
Hurry
George J. McCoy
Columbus
State Board
B ‘Pasteur Institute
Hoosier
League
DL. H. Campbell
Elwood
Timothy Howard
South Bend
James W. Fortune
Jeffersonville
Roy L. Shattuck
Brazil
Finly P. Mount
Crawfordsville
William Moore
Annis Burk
Lew Shank
Burk
Believ Serious Deluge of Notes Sparks Curiosity
A fragmentary OCR note mentions disbelief and confusion around a cryptic message. The text hints at scattered letters and inaudible phrases, with no clear names or events to anchor the summary.
State Handles Corporate Compliance Rule In Eminent Domain Case
The Indiana Supreme Court rules that only the state may raise the objection that a corporation failed to complete incorporation within three years, preventing eminent domain action against Cluthe for Evansville Mount Carmel and Northern Railway. The decision, in Cluthe v. Evansville Mount Carmel & Northern Railway Co., confirms the state’s protective condition cannot be litigated in disputes between a corporation and an individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
William B. Cluthe
Evansville, Mount Carmel & Northern Railway Company
Vanderburg
Cluthe
Supreme “Court
Fire destroys Hammond four story storage building
A fire at the Hammond storage facility caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The four story building, once home to A. A. Hammond Packing and used for milling and storing distillery feed and cotton seed meal, was destroyed. Half the loss is covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
A. A. Hammond -Packing Company
Insurance
Sorority Opens Convention in Rushville
rushville hosts the Tri-Kappa sorority convention with 200 delegates and visiting members from forty chapters. cities represented include Sullivan Decatur Auburn Newcastle Connersville Princeton Logansport Warsaw Jeffersonville Columbus City Bloomfield Goshen Knightstown Wabash Spencer Covington Lebanon Greensburg Union City Huntington Greenfield Rushville Columbus Ladoga Lawrenceburg Fowler Anderson New Albany Lagrange Elwood Aurora Alexandria Valparaiso Orleans Franklin Montmorenci Paoli Bedford New Harmony Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Sullivan
Decatur
Auburn
Newcastle
Connersville
Westminster Presbyterian Church Cornerstone Laid
The Masonic fraternity laid the cornerstone of the Westminster Presbyterian church in a large gathering. Services were led by acting grand master Arian Hamersly and other senior officers including acting deputy grand master Charles Aikman, acting senior grand warden A. Fulkerson, acting junior grand warden Frank Evans, acting grand treasurer E. L. Hatfield, acting grand secretary Henry Aikman, acting grand chaplain Rev. W. P. Hosken, acting grand marshal W. F. Axtell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Westminster Presbyterian Church
Masonic
Arian Hamersly
Charl¢s Aikman
A. QO. Fulkerson
Frank Evans
E. L. Hatfield
Henry Aikman
W .P. Ho
Discredits Whitecap Charge at Monroe County Grand Jury
The Monroe county grand jury adjourned after two weeks without returning indictments against seven men charged in a whitecap incident involving Harvey McFarley, a New Harmony farmer. Jurors said evidence was insufficient to indict anyone and McFarley did not strengthen his accusations on the stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Harvey McFarley
New Harmony
Monroe County
Erand
McFarley
Plucky 12-Year-Old Rescues Self From River Fire
Carl Liming, twelve, saved his life by jumping into the Hell River after a peer soaked his clothes with gasoline and lit them. He escaped a worse fate but suffered serious burns to his chest and legs while others watched nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Carl Liming
Liming
Plan Sane Fourth Program in Bloomington
Dr. C P Hutchins head of physical training at Indiana University will lead a safe Fourth of July plan in Bloomington with all day sports on Jordan field. Forenoon events feature Boys Athletic Club youths coached by Hutchins and Assistant Director Kase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
C.p.hutchins
Indiana’ University
Jordan Field
Boys’. Athletic. Club
Hutchins
Kase
Woman Hangs Herself in Vincennes Home
Delusion prompted Mrs. John Thorne aged fifty five to attempt self harm using a chain in her Vincennes home. Authorities report she believed her family would be burned or murdered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
John Thorne
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Southern Pacific Railroads
Hook
Kohlsaat
Chicagoan
Sorimer
FOR Public Health
Federal Grand Jury
Eddy
Baker ‘Eddy, Actian
Science
Aldrich Plan
Taft ‘Indorses
National Reserve Association
Charles
Ing
Favori
Winona
State Bar Association of Indiana
Timothy A. Howard
Linn D. Hay
E. G. Hogate
A. Law
Peter W. Meldrim
Savannah
American Bar Association
Association
Winona Hotel
Newton W. Gilbert
The
Phillipines
Panama Canal
Rene Ot
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