Tilford Says Kellogg Controls Standard Oil Line
New York reports attorney Kellogg and officers of Standard Oil allegedly control vast personal profits from J D Rockefeller. The Corsicana Refining Company's Texas operation is cited as forbidden for oil combine activity, with Tilford testifying in the government suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
J. D. Rockefeller
New York
Standard. Oil Company
Natio
Corsicana Refining
Texas
Ofl
Tha
Wesley H. Tilford
Standard Ofl Company
Governo
Fay C. Folger
Ford
Standard Oil Company
Folger
Payne
Corsicana Company
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard of
Hoosier Happenings A M E Indiana Conference Closes
The sixty ninth annual A M E Indiana conference session at Bethel A M E church concluded in Indianapolis. Treasurer's report showed a conference balance of 200 after obligations. Appointments announced by Bishop Shaffer include presiding elders and stations across Indianapolis Richmond Evansville Terre Haute and numerous circuits with evangelists Maria McCullough and Leona Mason listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
A. M. E. Indiana Conference
Bethel A. M. E
CC. T. Shaffer
M. Lewis
Bethel Church
G. H. Shaffer
D. D
St. Paul Temple
A. Cottman
Lafayette
M. W. Spark
M. D
Crawfordsville
C. H. Jackson
Noblesville
G. F. Crossland
Lyansport
E. E. Gregory
Frankfort
William, Kelley
Rockville
W. S. Roberts
Plainfield
A. H. Davis
Greencastle
H. C. Moorman
Brazil
A. H. Knight
Clinton
W. R. Hutchenson
Danville
C. H. Terrell
Peru
J. I. Jill
Thorntown
Lebanon
J. Burden
Richmond
Charles Hunter
Allen Chapel
G. C. Sampson
Richmond Station
N. W. Williams
Bethel
Marion
J. F. Pettiford
Allen Temple
J. R. Horney
Muncie
J. L. Crown
Kokomo
W. H. Taylor
Franklin
L. W
L. W. Ratcliffes Portland, Rev. M. W. Sanders; Anderson, Rev. B. J. Coleman
Hill
W. A. Carter
Greensburg
Durlin
Anderson Teller
Carthage
C. A. D. Evans
Newcastle
Henry Patton
Waryman Chanel
Station Street
Earl C. Hardiman
Connersville
Jeferson Smith
Maria B. McCullough
Leona Mason
Evansville
Presiding Elder
New Albany
R. J. M. Long
Princeton
J. T. White
Jeffersonville
W. C. Irvin
Charlestown
P. H. Lewis
Lyles
R. H. Williamson
Corydon
Cedarwead
A. J. Dodds
Madison and Hanover
W. A. Mitchem
Spencer and
Bloomfield
T. A. Hardiman
Mitchell and
French Lick
C. W. Sims
Seymour and Bedford
J. G. Gaskins
Petersburg
Portland
Wheatland
Fire destroys coal dealer’s office amid fire limit dispute
Property holders angered by George B. Stout, a coal dealer, for planning frame coal sheds within fire limits. They say the sheds violate ordinance and set his office on fire. The building nearly burned before the fire department stopped the flames. The city issued a restraining order against Stout, who claims the fire limits ordinance is illegal.
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Hammond
George B. Stout
Stout
McBride Indicted for Murder in Terre Haute Shooting
Terre Haute A Ward McBride was indicted for murder over the shooting of Edward Gaylty as Garrity passed the McBride home. The shot came from the McBride porch on the night of the ninth. McBride pleaded not guilty. Joan Resso, present then, disappeared afterward and is now missing.
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McBride
Terre Haute
Ward
Son Acquitted and Father Released in Fort Wayne Trial
Beehler of Garrett acquits Arthur Baker after fire damages his father’s store. Prosecuting attorney dismisses a similar charge against the father. Insurance firms refuse payout, setting stage for forthcoming litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Beehler
Garrett
Bottle Plant Ordered Sold in Elwood Court Action
In Greenlee’s superior court the receiver A A Small was ordered to sell the National Bottle company plant of Elwood within two weeks. The receiver was also ordered to shut down the factory after two months under receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Greenlee
A. A. Small
National Bottle Company
Elwood
Daughters of the American Revolution on Winona Assembly Program
A notice notes the Warsaw program of the Daughters of the American Revolution with a place on the Winona assembly program for next summer.
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Winona
Warsaw
Daughters of
Winona Assembly
Gram
Death of Indiana G. A. R. figure Tackett at 66
Marine D Tackett former Decatur county native and Greensburg resident died after a long illness. A veteran of the Civil War he served in Cokefair’s Battery Third Indiana Artillery and fought under Fremont Banks and Sherman. He lost his right arm in 1864 during a cannon explosion and later held posts as postmaster and county clerk.
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Greensburg
Tackett
Indiana
Decatur County
Cokefair
Third
Indiana Artillery
Missouri
Fremont
Vicksburg
Department of the Gulf
Sherman
Red River
Gen. Banks
Memphis
Tenn
Gov. Morton
Andrew Johnson
James Gavin
John B. Miller
Republican State Committee
Chicago
Civic Righteousness Campaign Visits In South Bend
The Young People's City Union schedules appearances by Senator La Follette Governor Taylor Congressman Hobson Judge Brown and Dr George R Stuart along with various musical acts and speakers from October to March including Indian band Dunbar quartet Elma B Smith John B Ratto and a southern preacher humorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Young People's City Union
Robert M. la Follette
Bob" Taylor
Richmond P. Hobson
Willis Brown
George R. Stuart
United States Indian Band
la Follette
Taylor
Tennessee
Hobson
Boston Sextet Club
Dunbar Male Quartette
Bell Ringers
Elma B. Smith and Company
John B. Ratto
Judge Brown
Salt Lake
Dr. Stuart
Methodists Meeting Opens in Columbus First M E Church
Plans are complete for a large Methodist gathering in Columbus at the First M E Church. Bishop Henry W Warren from Denver will preside, with the conference starting Wednesday morning. Gov Hanly is slated to speak Friday afternoon, the same time Vice President Fairbanks is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Henry W. Warren
Denver
Hanly
Fairbanks
Adjusting Storm Losses Across County
Insurance adjusters inspect damage from the recent wind and rainstorm that caused about 200000 dollars in losses. They will settle wind damage claims only. Farmers face extensive losses with fruit corn and late vegetables ruined as thousands of acres lie rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indiana Presbytery Adjourns at Petersburg Meeting
The Indiana presbytery plans its next session in Terre Haute in April. Thirty four commissioners elected to attend the synodical gathering were instructed to meet in Evansville on October 14. The adjournment ended with a praise service led by Rev. T. G. Brashens of Evansville, assisted by Rev. Charles Estes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Petersburg
Ora Cole Released on Bond After Elwood Stabbing
Ora Cole, who killed his brother in law Samuel Leever with a knife at a neighbor’s home near Elwood, Indiana, has been released on a $15,000 bond furnished by his father and friends. He will be arraigned for trial next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Ora Cole
Samuel Leever
Elwood
Fall Festival Nets Over Seven Hundred Dollars
The local uniform rank of KeofP raised more than 700 dollars from its fall festival. The funds will support expenses and enable travel to the national encampment in Boston. There they will compete in drilling contests in August.
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O “Ke of
Boston
French Burn Moor Camp After Fast March At Sidi Brahim
Gen Drude resumed hostilities near Casablanca and burned the Moorish camps at Sidi Brahim south of Casablanca. A 2000 infantry force with cavalry artillery and native auxiliaries traveled 40 kilometers in 12 hours, repelling Moorish charges with one dead and ten wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casablanca
Drude Sunday
Sidi Brahim
Train derailment injures thirty two passengers in Georgia
A Chattanooga and Washington Limited train on the Southern railway north of Ryan's Siding derailed early Sunday after a broken rail. Thirty two people were injured but none seriously as the baggage car day coach and three sleepers left the track and caught fire. A special train transported all passengers to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chattanooga & Washington Limited
Southern Railway
Ryan‘s Siding
Limited
Low Fare Law Hit Again by Pennsylvania Court
Harrisburg two cent fare law declared invalid and unconstitutional in its application to the Susquehanna Rivers Western Railway by Perry county Judge Shull in Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Rivers& Western Railway Company
Bloomfield
Shull
Perry County
Roosevelt plans October camp in Louisiana for 17 days
President Roosevelt will spend about two weeks in October at a northern Louisiana camp near the cane brakes. Officials say the trip combines camping with hunting and personal recreation, avoiding official duties as much as possible while he rests from Oyster Bay duties.
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Louisiana
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Miners killed as cage crashes in Jones and Laughlin mine
In Negaunee Michigan a cage on its first trip of the day fell 75 feet into the Jones and Laughlin steel plant mine. Eleven men died and seven were fatally injured while seven survived trapped underground for hours as the cable paid out and the cage plunged to the bottom. Emergency crews and religious leaders offered comfort above ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negaunee
Mich
Jones & Laughlin
Cteel Company
Gheer
Gulf Compress Company Declared Illegal Trust by Court
In Vicksburg Mississippi Chancellor R S Hicks ruled the Gulf Compress company an illegal trust and ordered it to wind up operations in one year and withdraw The firm organized two years ago controls 31 compresses with 16 in Mississippi and faced accusations of restraining trade by raising compression and storage rates and devaluing seed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Miss
Gulf Compress Company
R. S. Hicks
Mississippi District Court
Mississippi
Gulf Company
Three men entombed in blaze at Malta mine Sparta Minn
Fire at the Malta mine in Sparta Minnesota traps three men underground after a blaze started by a discarded cigarette in the hay stables. Firefighters battled the flames through Tuesday night and Wednesday but made little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Minn
Malta
Mayas Attack Mexican Troops Near San Isidro
Report from Merida Yucatan describes a clash between federal troops and Maya rebels near San Isidro. The Indians ambushed a patrol, resulting in seven soldiers killed and unspecified rebel losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merida
Yucatan
Mexico
San Isidro
Prisoner Arthur Cummings Foils Escape Attempt
In a tense incident at the prison, Arthur Cummings crawled toward the main door and blocked a breach by eleven other inmates about to rush out. The act prevented a mass breakout and drew attention from guards to contain the escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Arthur Cummings
Lake Steamer Alexander Nimick Disaster Claims Seven Dead
Detroit reports the Lake Steamer Alexander Nimick foundered on Lake Superior Saturday night in a northwest gale. Captain Randall and First Mate James Hayes along with five sailors died. Eleven crew members survived to reach shore.
Samuel Sloan Passes Away at Advanced Age
Samuel Sloan dies after a long life spanning many years. The obituary notes his age at death and reflects on his contributions and personal history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Sloan
Wreck on Mexican Central railroad leaves thirty dead
A collision between a freight train and the El Paso express near Encarnacion on the Mexican Central railroad at Aguas Calientes results in about 30 deaths and many injuries. Officials acknowledge the wreck but withhold details as they seek information.
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Mexico City
Mexican Central Railroad
Encarnacion
Aguas Calientes
el Paso
United States
Central
Arrest 800 Men in One Raid at Polish Cotton Mill
In Lodz Russian Poland troops and police raided the Marcus Silberstein cotton mill after the owner was murdered on September 13 for withholding pay during a strike. Eight hundred workers were detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Russian
Poland
Marcus Silberstein
War on Greek Restaurants Blows Up in Joliet
A clash in Joliet Illinois follows an attack on Frank McFadden laundry collector. The Royal restaurant owner a waiter and a cook are jailed as the Greek restaurant feud intensifies across North Chicago Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Frank ‘McFadden
Royal
Chicago Street
Woman slain by robber in Hyde Park
Mrs. Lilian White Grant 40 a widow and kindergarten principal was found murdered in her Madison avenue room. Jewelry missing and a strangled neck indicate robbery. Police seek a colored man who had assisted her moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lilian White Grant
Hyde Park
University Congregational Church
Madison Avenue
Novelty in La Crosse electric rates ruling
The state railway commission ruled La Crosse Gas and Electric must raise electric rates, calling current charges too low. It is the first such decision in the state under the new law allowing appeals by public service corporations and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
State Railway Commission
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Commission For Relief
Wu Ting Fang to Rejoin Washington Post
Peking reports Liang Ton-Yen chosen for assistant secretary of the wai-wu-pu after Sir Chentung Liang Cheng’s successor plan. Wu Ting Fang expected to return as minister to Washington, a post he held before his four year recall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tung Fang
Peking
Liang Ton-Yen
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng
Washington
Wai-Wu-Pu
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
Wu Ting Fang
J N C Shumway Dead Former State Senator
J N C Shumway former state senator, president of the National Building and Loan Association, died at his home Sunday from a paralytic stroke. He was years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N.C
City ordinance passage reported with commotion noted
A fragment notes that the city has passed an ordinance amid commotion. The wording is incomplete but indicates local regulation approval and ensuing disturbance or debate within the community. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paca
Proprietary Remedies vs. Physicians Prescriptions
A Propriety Association of America report shows only three percent of deaths in two years ending June 30 1907 were due to patent medicines. The Chicago committee gathered data from clipping bureaus on accidental deaths from medicines, drugs, or poisons and found most deaths attributed to other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proprietary Association of America
Chicago
Ervin F.kemp
la Salle Street
United States
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Standard
Tilford
Ellogg
Hoosier
A. M. E. Indiana
Marine
D. Tackett
Drude
Standard Oil Company of
Landis
Indiana Company
Fanato
Minera
Par Aer
Constar
Novelty IN
LA Crosse, Wis
Electric Light Company
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