Government Files Sweeping Anti-Trust Suit Over Lumber Monopolies
New York. Attorney General Wickersham sues in federal court alleging a vast conspiracy among more than 150 defendants and several trade groups to fix prices and blacklist competitors in the lumber trade. The suit targets multiple associations and individual officers, claiming unreasonable restraints on consumer choice and signaling a broader antitrust campaign.
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New York
Wickersham
United States Circuit Court
Lumber Trust
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association of
Broadway
New York Lumber Trade Association
Clark McKercher
Washington
Department of Justice
Battle rages near Cuautla as Cuernavaca streets run red
Reports from Cuernavaca describe a fierce engagement at Cuautla about twenty miles southeast, between Colonel Munguia's federal garrison and Colonel Zapata's rebel forces. Fugitives say the streets are strewn with dead and wounded as a news commission travels from Cuautla hoping for a armistice. General Figueroa leads about 3,000 rebels from Iguala toward the area.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico
Cuautla
Here
Munguia
Zapata
Figueroa
Tguala
Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping Case in Las Vegas
Will Rogers pleaded guilty to kidnapping Waldo Rogers grandson of Henry L Waldorf general solicitor of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad. Joe Wiggins an ex convict and alleged accomplice also pleaded guilty to the act.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Will Rogers
Waldo Rogers
Henry L. Waldorf
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe’ Railroad
Joe ‘Wiggins
Rogers
Act
Pullty
Imperial Conference Opens With Dominion Leaders In London
Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and the king’s cabinet meet in London to discuss empire wide topics from defense to trade policy. Debates focus on trade preference, imperial naval funding, and calls to reorganize the colonial office and establish an imperial council.
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London
England
Commonwealth of Australia
Dominion of Canada
Union of South Africa
Dominion of New Zealand
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Washington
Ottawa
Canada
South Africa
Lord Gladstone
Australia
New Zealand
Colonial Office
Peace agreement signed to end Mexican hostilities
Officials from the Mexican government and the revolutionists signed a peace pact at the customs house to halt six months of fighting. The document notes that President Diaz and Vice-President Corral will resign soon and that hostilities will cease immediately. News from Torreau reports a rebel victory and a town capture with at least 206 federal soldiers killed.
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Laredo
Tex
Torreau
Osborn Boosts Canada Pact in Washington Speech
Governor Chase S. Osborne backs the presidents reciprocity program and praises Michigan Representatives Young and Loud for backing it. He cites a 95 percent Michigan public support and a 3 to 1 student vote at Michigan State Agricultural College in favor, noting clear state stance.
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Washington, D. C
Chase S. Osborne
Young and Loud
Michigan
Michigan State Agricultural College
Police Force Topheavy in Warwick Facing 1A Situation
Officials describe Warwick police force as topheavy amid a 1A situation. Community concerns rise over staffing and resource allocation as local authorities review deployment and budget implications.
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Warwick
Indiana Limestone Output Powers State Share of U S Quarrying
A United States Geological Survey report shows Indiana produces about 64 percent of U S building limestone quarried, with Bedford stone chiefly mined in Lawrence and Monroe counties. The 1909 output rose to 9 411 871 cubic feet valued at 2 479 631 for the two counties, as parts of a broader Indiana stone industry report.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
United States Geological Survey
Washington
United States
Lawrence
Monroe
Bedford
Lawrence County
Bloomington
Monroe County
Indiana Billposters Association Reelects Officers
Last year’s officers were reelected at the Indiana Billposters and Distributors association annual convention in Indianapolis where banquet speeches were given by Edward F. Trefz John H. Longe man John F. Warner and Charles Downing. Delegates to the National Billposters convention were elected O G Murray and E M Watson. The franchise of J W Miller was canceled for rule violations while boards removed from private property sparked protests among members.
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Grand “Army
Waugh
Tipton
South Bend
Grand “Army ‘of the Republic
Department of Indiana
Robert Lee
Washington, Indorse
Missionary Ridge
Frank
Swigart
Logansport
George Musson
Morocco
John F. Davenport
Richmond
Ion
Grand Army
Dan Waughn
J. F. Davenport
C. C. Schroeder
Evansville
David Handley
Frankfort
E. D. Rose
Valparaiso
F. R. Fesler
Indianapolis
Sons of Veterans
T. W. Aller
W. H. Hansthe
G. Passees
Geneva
Legrand Meyers
Hammond
Frank Watson
Goldsmith
W. F. Geller
Fort Wayne
L. Frank Tilley
Terre Haute
Rev. C. M. Filer
Hebron
Thomas W. Records of
Liberty
Rochester
L. Tilley
Frank Shellhouse
W. F. Goller
Indiana Billposters’ and Distributors’ Association
Indianapols
Marvin S. Hufford Frankfort
E. L. Kinneman
Marlon
Edwin Harter
Huntington
Charles E. Schleiger
Edward F. Trefz
Chicago
John H. Longeman
John F. Warner
Cincinnati
Charles Downing
National Billposters’ Association
Asbury Park
N. J
O. G. Murray
E. M. Watson
Lafayette
J. W. Miller
Martinsville
Miller
Officials Press Newcastle Over Epileptics Pesthouse
Dr J N Hurty secretary of the state board of health and Burt New the governor’s clerk visited Newcastle to stop its plan to use land beside the State Village for a pesthouse on governor orders. Superintendent Van Nuys warned the village’s inmates might attempt escapes as word spread of a planned penthouse. Articles of incorporation appear in confusion.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
J. N. Hurty
Burt New
Marshall
Newcastle
van Nuys
Rebekah Officers Are Installed in Indiana Assembly
The Indiana Rebekah assembly session installed elective officers led by Mrs Ora E Norris with Mrs Tina K Mann as conductor and John B Cockrum delivering remarks. Appointive officers include Mary Dersch Evansville and Irma Davis Crawfordsville among others.
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Rebekah
Indiana Rebekah Assembly
General Rebekah Assembly
Rebekahs
Sovereign Grand Lodge
John ‘B. Cockrum
Grand Sire
Ora E. Norris
Maude Anderson
Ireland
Inside Guardian
Eva M. Ruthven
Kendaliille
Inside Guardians
Elizabeth Swigert
Indianapolis
Lorimer Bribery Probe Moves in Senate Debate
Wisconsin Senator Lorimer bribery accusations dominate a Senate discussion led by Dillingham and La Follette. Dillingham offers a substitute resolution for a full privileges and elections committee investigation, while La Follette outlines alleged confessions and the harm to representative government and Senate courtesy.
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Wisconsin
Hnois
Washington
Dillingham
Vermont
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate
Lorimer
la Follette
State Senate
Illinois
Federal
Ilinois
Charles A. White
Senator Lorimer
Nelson Attacks Taft Over Canadian Reciprocity Bill
Senator Nelson of Minnesota assailed President Taft before the Senate Finance Committee for blocking Senate amendments to the Canadian reciprocity bill. He proposed amendments to cut about half of tariff rates on farm products and to place farm goods on the free list, arguing the constitution makes the Senate part of treaty power. Nelson urged careful consideration, noting past treaty amendments and defending Senate prerogatives.
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Washington
Nelson
Minnesota
Taft
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
United States
Rebels Slay 225 Chinese In Torreon Fight
Report from Eagle Pass Texas says Mexican insurrectos killed 225 Chinese in a desperate clash at Torreon. Sam Wah owner of a Ciudad Porfirio Diaz hotel across the river confirms the slaughter but details are few. Wah has telegraphed the Chinese minister in Washington seeking protection.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Torreon
Sam ‘Wah
Ciudad
Porfirio
Diaz
Wah
Washington
Mayor Knotts Held on Embezzlement Charges in Lake County
City mayor Thomas E Knotts already indicted by the Lake county grand jury was arrested on a warrant for embezzlement perjury and malfeasance in office. City Clerk Harry L Moose swears Knotts embezzled about 2000 collected while serving as city court judge and not turned over to the treasurer. He posted 35000 bail.
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Gary
Thomas .E. Knotts
Lake County
Grand Jury
George Blocke
Albert ‘Morris
Hammond
E. L. Shortridge
Knotts
Harry L. Moose
F E. C. Simpson
Carpenter Dies in Sunnyside Coal Mine Fall
Henry Stough twenty three a carpenter for the railroad fell three hundred feet down an air shaft at Sunnyside coal mine Evansville while aiding in a fire fight. He was instantly killed his body crushed near Kratzville where he lived.
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Evansville
Sunnyside
Henry Stough
Stough
Kratzville
Gary’s Valuation Surges to 20 Million in 1911
In 12 months Gary’s assessed valuation rose about 50 percent from 13 million to 20,359,200. The gain excludes state board additions for railway, telephone and telegraph lines, which may lift the total toward 23 million.
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Gary
Steel City
Five Prisoners Escape Boonville Jail Digging Wall
Six men escaped from the county jail in Boonville by digging a 20 inch tunnel through a wall. Four inmates faced assault and battery charges and two faced petit larceny charges. Sheriff Scales later captured Freeb at Green river and pursued others.
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Boonville
Sherman Lance
Herman Wise
Herman Ambrose
William Otto
Newburg
Jesse Baker
Olile Freeb
Yankeetown
Scales
Freeb
Green River
Lightning Kills Man as Logansport Farm House Burns
A bolt struck Lon Hites farm home ten miles northeast of Logansport during dinner. Dock Hites was killed, his brother. Charles Hites, Lon’s son, was knocked unconscious but recovered. The house burned to the ground and the family escaped with miraculous openings.
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Burns
Logansport
Lon Hites
Dock Hites
Charles Hites
Pastor Joseph Lewellyn Dies After Apoplexy
Reverend Joseph Ashbury Lewellyn aged sixty three died at his Muncie home after an apoplexy. A longtime Northern Indiana Methodist conference member for thirty years he served six years as presiding elder of the Warsaw district in the ministry.
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Muncie
Joseph Ashbury Lewellyn
Northern
Indiana Methodist Conference
Warsaw
Men in Seven Mines to Quit Strike Set for Indiana Fields
A coal industry strike affecting more than 1,500 miners is planned to begin next week in Indiana bituminous mines. Mines in Wise Greene and Pike counties are named, with three in Wise, two in Greene, and two in Pike counties.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Phil R. Penna
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Wise County
Greene County
Pike County
Victim Dying as Laborer Flees After Attack
Chris Jemas a Greek man lies in a dying condition with a fractured skull at St. John’s hospital after a blow from a laborer. Police chase Thomas Whitefeather across cities as the assailant fled from the American steel and wire mill following the attack.
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Anderson
Chris
Jemas
St. John’s Hospital
Thomas Whitefeather
Two Brothers Die After Mistaking Strychnine for Candy
Five year old Clifford Howenstine and his brother found tablets in a barn and swallowed them thinking they were candy. Clifford died within minutes and his brother is expected to recover.
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Fort Wayne
Clifford Howenstine
Lake body found after drought era search
A body was recovered from Lake after an extensive search that followed earlier clues. Investigators are examining the scene and awaiting autopsy results to determine cause and identity.
Twilight Terms Spark Wink Between Mrs and Mr Wiggins
In a playful exchange Mrs Wiggins notes their daughter Mary is in love. Mr Wiggins asks how she knows and she quips that Mary uses the word gloaming to describe twilight.
The Brain of a Centipede Impresses Professor
A professor asks what is most wonderful in the world and is told the brain of a centipede. The creature's tiny control over countless legs showcases remarkable, exacting nervous system mastery.
The Softest Powder Puff Sparks Controversy
A humorous social column debates delicate beauty standards and aging norms noting how a two days’ beard contrasted with a powder puff challenges traditional femininity within a lighthearted society column.
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Colonies
Insurrectos
Osborn
U. S. Survey
State
Oge
Aerie Vis
Fenter
Life
Senate Election Committee
Emony
T. E. Knotts
Qualik
Libby
Adan
TEE Rhemmatis Matz
Martisville Sanitarium
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