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Williston Graphic

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1907

Page

2

Big Trusts Talk Draw Largest Chicago Meeting Under Way

New York October 16 delegates will gather in Chicago October 24 25 for a National Civic Federation conference on trusts and combinations. Attending groups include bankers lawyers bar officials and state representatives with figures such as Herbert Knox Smith E B Clarke F B Kellogg and Henry W Perkins among others.

New York Chicago National Civic Federation National Association of States Railway Commissioners Hadley Missouri Herbert Knox Smith EB. B. Clarke Interstate Commerce Commission F. B. Kellogg United States Standard of! Company Seth Low Richmond Pearson Hobson Alabama American Bankers’ Association Charles G. Dawes William Woodward Hanover National Bank American Bar Association John G. Millburn Moorefield Storey Boston Thetional Wholesale Druggists’ Association William Gay Schieffflin National Grange Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce United Brotherhood of Carpenters Ad Joiners of America Joseph F. Johnson Ige W. Perkins Marvin Hugh- Ab Illinois Gustave C. Pabst Wisconsin Bartless Tripp South Dakota Elvic Forderation

Rockefeller to Explain $32 Million Transfers in Antitrust Case

William G. Rockefeller, assistant treasurer of Standard Oil of New Jersey, prepared to testify before Examiner Ferriss in the Sherman act case. He will be asked to explain why more than $32 million was sent by Standard Oil of New York last year beyond loans and transfers to Standard Oil interests. Rockefeller, active in New Jersey company affairs, has long followed the case and attended hearings, though he has recently been absent.

New York William G. Rockefeller Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Frank B. Kellogg Examiner Ferriss New Jersey Corporation Rockefeller Standard Oil Company of New York Standard Oil Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Ferriss

Threatens Expose in Newport Divorce Case

Aurel Batonyi vows to reveal conditions in Newport's exclusive circles when his wife's divorce suit is heard. Millionaire Frank Work, her father, may disinherit, while Batonyi's lawyer Edward Alexander says a jury trial will bring startling, Thaw trial like revelations to the social world.

New York Aurel Batonyi Newport Frank Work Batony Europe

Striking Telegraphers Clash With Police on Broadway

A parade of 150 to 200 telegraph operators marched to the Western Union building on Broadway in New York. Two strikers, James Harrietts and Anthonie Carole, were arrested in front of the building as officers shielded Superintendent Belvidere Brooks. President Small was suspended by the executive board amid a wave of protests across cities.

New York J. Small Broadway James Harrietts Anthonie Carole Western Union Brooks Western Union Building Dey Street Belvidere Brooks Church Street Small Astor House Chicago John Cleveland Total Branch Telegraphers’ Union Collins Postal Company Union Commercial Telegrapers’ Union General Executive Board Far West

Traction Lootera Probe Sparks Wall Street Panic

New York October 15 information that Governor Hughes may appoint a special prosecuting attorney to pursue the traction scandal unsettles financiers. Stocks fall sharply as traders fear indictments of Met Securities operators and traction magnates led by Thomas F. Ryan. Names Widener Dolan Elkins Brady tied to the unfolding case as appeals to the governor continue.

New York Guv. Hughes Albany Wall Street Lfe-Insurance Brooklyn Rapid Transit American Steel Foundries United States Steel Thomas F. Ryan Metropolitan Securities Company Philadelphia Widener Dolan and Elkins Anthony N. Brady Messrs Dolan Hughes Guy Jerome William M. Ivins James W. Osborne Cortlandt & Wall Street Ferries Company Metropolitan Company

Spent Nights at Magill Home Decatur HL

Testimony in Decatur on October 15 described Faye Graham staying at Fred Magill's house for years before Mrs. Magill's death. No improprieties found. Undertaker G C Oakman said Pet Magill's right hand and forearm were swollen from rheumatism. Fred Magill found his wife's body about five, called a doctor at 6:20.

Decatur Pet Magill Faye Graham Fred Magill G. C. Oakman

Vanderbilt Family Reunited After Eight Years

Newport R I Oct 15 Vanderbilt kinfolk mend rift at Cornelius Vanderbilt home luncheon marks first meeting since their father’s death. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt attends with brother Cor nel iu s Vanderbilt Mrs Vanderbilt the elder and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt reconcile.

Vanderbilt Newport Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Cornelius

Trestle Collapse Kills One at Middletown Site

A 400 foot trestle under railroad construction near Stoneyford collapsed Monday, killing one man and fatally injuring three others. Sixteen work cars fell from the trestle, with sixteen more workers seriously hurt.

Middletown Stoneyford

Notice of Teachers Examination in Willis ton

The next regular teachers examination will be held October 25 and 26 at the public school building in Williston. Those teaching on permits and conditional certificates must be present and take this examination. No permits will be issued to county residents during the examination, except to legalize contracts until returns are received. The program lists subjects and times for both days. Mrs. W. C. Tatum, Co Supt. of Schools.

Williston

Interior Department Contest Notice Provided in Fragment

Fragmentary OCR shows a contest notice from the Department of the Interior involving Williston and Bent, referring to a residence filing and a claim about maintaining or abandoning it since the filing date. The legibility is poor, with unclear names and dates.

United States Williston Tongon Department of the Interior United States Land Office Williston, N. D Department of the Interior, United States Landsffice N. C

Contest affidavit filed against Homestead land dispute

A contest affidavit filed August by A Soderstrom challenges Homestead claim for a land parcel in township 18 range 4. The case cites residence and cultivation requirements and lists attorney Minot, North Dakota, with a court date of October 24, 1907.

A. Soderstrom Manna Y Atty Minot N. D

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