Wall Street Financier Morse Arrested on Steamer at New York
W O Morse a famed Wall Street figure with links to large stock schemes was arrested aboard a steamship arriving from Europe as it docked. Ded bail set at 26000 on two indictments. he faced grand larceny charges and possible imprisonment. He appeared under guard and was unable to meet family privately.
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Chariss
Bane
Wall Street
Europe
Supreme Court
Dowling
Morse
Jerome
Nia
Autsmobile
Wal
Grestey
Federal Grand Jury
Mors
Beery
Wealthy man burglarized stores for years in Alton
Henry Schuelle a wealthy building contractor sits in Alton city jail charged with burglary. He confessed to stealing from neighbors’ stores at night for years, admitting he hid the loot briefly then burned or disposed of it. Jeremiah Kennedy, a local dairy owner and neighbor, testified Schuelle was seen in the shop at night and described his pattern of theft.
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Atlante
Alton My
Aesi
Alton
Henry Schuelle
Schuelle
Jeremiah Kennedy
Voorhees Indicted for Perjury in Bankers Life Case
Ex governor Foster M Voorhes and Frank G Combes were indicted by a special Grand Jury for submitting a false report to New Jersey’s State Superintendent of Insurance. The Bankers Life Insurance Company tied to the case faces prior troubles two years prior, with Voorhess as president and Combes as secretary. The indictment follows a Department of Insurance review led by Superintendent Kelsey.
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Bankers Tife
New York City
Foster M. Voorhes
New Jersey
Frank G. Combes
Voorhess
Te Bankers’ Life Insurance Company
Combes Wan
Department of Insurance
Kelsey
Misused Funds At New York and New Jersey Telephone Co
Henry Sanger Snow, treasurer of the New York and New Jersey Telephone Company, is accused of irregularities involving about 150 908 dollars. He allegedly used company stocks and contracts as collateral for loans to run operations, failing to repay as the market moved against him. A Chilean census entry notes a population of 1 250 100, up from 3 209 992 in 1903.
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Tarrease
Republic
Chita
Coffee Weakens the Heart Say German Physician
A German physician warns that coffee harms the heart and caffeine weakens heart muscles. He promotes Postum as a healthier beverage, citing personal and observed benefits among his family and others who switched from coffee. The ad invites readers to read The Road to Wellville by Postum Co.
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Lane
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellrijie
Southern Railway wage cuts loom in Washington
The article reports planned wage reductions at Southern Railway affecting about 92,000 workers across machinists boilermakers blacksmiths and other crafts starting in Washington with further talks next week. Executives took a 10 percent salary cut effective February 1 and unions push to restore prior scales while management seeks savings amid widespread idle labor and softened trade conditions.
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Washington, D. C
CM. Ackert
Southern Railway
Mr. Ackert
Finley
Washington
James O'Canwell
International Association of Machinists
Ackert
Power Stewart
Sho
North
Carolna
Reform Administration
South
Slivost
Railroads in Atlanta Announce Ten Percent Pay Cut
Officials of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis and Western and Atlantic Railroads report a temporary ten per cent wage reduction for all personnel earning more than fifty dollars monthly in Atlanta. Major J McCullum notes December 1906 scales and a 1907 rise, hoping the cut will ease during the dull season as business recovers. A separate note says 200,000 workers on 49 western railroads face wage cuts amid discussions in St Paul with major labor groups.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Western and Atlantic
J. '. McCullum
Western and Atlantic Fesilroad
N. Cuan St L
Chicago
St. Paul
Chicago Great Western Railway
Campany
Public Service Law Upheld in Saratoga Gas Case
Court of Appeals upholds constitutionality of Public Service Commission law in Saratoga gas dispute while condemning only the three year re adjustment provision that limits consumer complaints. The ruling reinforces PSC authority though scrutiny remains on the formula for adjusting rates.
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Court of Appeals
Saratoga
Public Service Commission
Labor disputes trigger district council formation in Midwest
The Babor World, Machinemakers' Union of St. Paul and Minneapolis Mion formed 4 district council. Over 2000 idle workmen resumed around Wheeling West Virginia. About 500 Wlan plumbers in St. Louis struck over a seventy cent wage cut. Champ Clark told Congress that Speaker Cannon could gain Democratic support to pass a new Employers Liability bill in thirty minutes by town clock.
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Machinemakers’ Union
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mion
Lave
Wheeling
W. Va
St. Louis
Champ Clark
Congress
Cannon
First Fresh Air School Proves Successful
The first fresh air school in the city shows signs of improving pupils over two weeks. Nearly all students with consumption or exposure to tuberculosis benefit from cool air, coats and hats kept on, cotton bags for legs, and soapstone warmers under feet to prevent chills.
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Providence, R
Revolvety
Meeting Street
Small
Fresh Air School
Affirm Gillette conviction by Court of Appeals
Albany reports the Court of Appeals upholds Chester Gillette's first degree murder conviction for the July 11 1906 Grace Brown killing at Big Moose Lake Adirondacks.Judge Hiscock writes the opinion with full court concurrence, execution sentence set for January 1907 but stayed on appeal. The case is labeled among the era’s most brutal.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Adirondacks
Hiscock
Gillette
Supreme Court
Herleimer
Booth Captor Dead Col Andrew Wendell Fled Chicago
One of Booth's captors Colonel Andrew Wendell, a member of the soldier band that captured J Wilkes Booth after President Lidtots assassination, has died while another unit reports a retreat from Chicago.
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Booth
Andrew Wendell
J. Wilkes Booth
Lidtots
Chicago
Professor Moore Retires from Columbia Amid Vision Loss
Professor John Bassett Moore, former Assistant Secretary of State, retires from his post as Columbia University professor of international law due to failing eyesight.
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Moore
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
World of Sport Briefs and Historical Odds
The World of Sport item notes Olt Rip Van Haltrep planning to play bail ten years. Count Czernin, Austrian, wins Grand Prix shoot at Monte Carlo. Harbor crews Navy Yale rave draws wide interest. John Hancon, famed parsman, wed in Cornwall NY at age seventy two. Connie Mack asserts players of good ability and habits should last past forty.
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Olt
Rip van Haltrep
Count Czernin
Monte Carlo
Harvard
Navy
John Hancon
Cornwall
Sayeth
Connie Mack
Country merchants flock to New York for optimistic spring trade
Ten thousand buyers from the West and Southwest converge on New York City for the spring buying period. They report ample money to spend, crowded hotels, and booming orders from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and other states. Merchants predict a strong year despite national concerns, with large orders for dry goods and increased employment at major firms.
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New York City
Texas
Chicago
St. Louis
Merchants’ Association
8. C. Mead
New York
Sayers
Oklahoma
Southwest
Indianapolis
Detroit
Moet
Arkansas
H. B. Claffin Company
Tefft, Weller & Co
C. B. Rouss
Chelsea Trading Company
Alexander Bombard
Calveston
Semmes
Chester L. Walbridge
Baton Rouge
Louisville
H.C. Fisher
Buffalo
Mr. Fisher
Acre
Abraham Newman
Middle West
Mr. Newman
Columbus
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Irwin Hochstein
Atlanta
Gai
Albert Fresch
Memphis
Panic Didn't Hurt The South
New York financier Wilbur P. Wakeman reports from the cotton belt that only one Southern bank failed during recent panics. He notes many banks held large cash deposits, currency sales occurred, and vast fertilizer and soil resources exist. He sees potential for regional growth through water transportation, rail freight, and agricultural wealth, while credit strains ease.
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New York City
Wilbur P. Wakeman
American Protective Tariff League
Cotton Belt
South
Wakeman
Savannah
Farmers Buy Michigan Prison Twine Output At Auction
Jackson Michigan The State Prison Board sold the output of the binder twine plant at the state prison estimated at 1 000 000 pounds for the next year to the Order of the Gleaners an farmers group. International Harvester Co and other dealers bid. The Gleaners will pay eight and one half cents per pound with only handling costs added.
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Michigan
Jackson
Mich
State
Gleaners
International Harvester Company
Irish Parliament Pieced Back Together After Schism
Early report notes the Irish Parliament union after seventeen years of split. A letter posted in New York was misrouted to New Orleans in 1354. Joseph Duveen proposes soap and water cleaning to improve Louvre paintings and other French museums. The College Heraldry of Georgia uncovers widespread forgeries of princely titles.
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Newark
New Orleans
Joseph Duveen
Louvre
France
College
Heraldry of
Georgia
Transcauen Bia
Nene of Cuba’s Sugar Mills Grinding Near Capacity
The Agricultural League formed two committees to memorialize Governor Mogoon and urge use of 1 900 000 dollars from Cuban Congress to promote immigration. League cites cane cutter scarcity caused by pond building and public works. None of the mills is grinding at full capacity.
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Nene
Cuba
Les Capacity
Hhvand
Agrariil League
Fins
Mogoon
League
Siger Wills
Prominent Figures Comment on Political and Cultural Matters
Prominent figures including Dr Felis Adler and William J Rolfe comment on political race policy and literary criticism. The text notes Cambridge based scholar Rolfe marking his eightieth birthday while referencing Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s health and Reeves Whitlock of Toledo warning against salary payments amid economic strain.
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Felis Adler
Jinghes
William J. Rolfe
Cambridge
Mass
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
England
Black Hand Secret Revealed Court Translates 1900s By Laws
Court transcript of a translated Black Hand constitution bound in pamphlet form lists the organization’s four Pittsburgh circles, sworn oaths, graded penalties from branding to death, and the seal of secrecy required for members. The by laws and penalties cover thieves, bullies, and murder for hire, with officers and sections and reports to the head circle.
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Pittsburg
Llnckmail
R. R. Quay
Camuffo Dy Luates
Apy
Sewickley
Riot in Japanese House Over Budget Passed
Tokio reports a heated session in the House of Representatives ending in a 102 vote budget approval after a riotlike debate. Opponents demanded an apology as speakers accused favoritism while the chair suspended proceedings for a half hour.
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Tokio
Japan
Aogt
House of Representatives
Poo
Laundry trust guilty plea hit in Cincinnati court
In Cincinnati Ohio the laundry trust pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix prices before Judge John A Caldwell. Eleven laundries named in the trust were fined 50 each plus costs. Indictments against the proprietors were quashed.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Laundry Trust
John A. Caldwell
Women News Items and Oddities From Local Page
A collection of quirky notes reports a late figure known as Oulda earning 290000 by dubious means. A claim cites a Chinese law linking talkativeness to divorce. Other items mention wartime coup attempts, a writer named Go sinlist Deeress, and suffragette activity amid a convention setback. Twenty mothers oppose a secret Greek letter society among New York schoolgirls, derided for cruel affiliation.
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Federation of Wotten's Clube
New York
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for life saved
A woman reports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured long standing female ailments. She describes years of costly treatments before following the guidance and using the product, claiming it restored her health and saved her from grave illness. She urges other sick women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
T. C
Pinkham
Lydia Brinkham
Idresé
Lynn
Mass
A Drink to Match: a drill in theater manners
Professor Brander Matthews recounts a humorous Harper's Weekly anecdote about a girl who uses a sofa pillow as a horse and requests pretend water, then pours out two jardinières before offering a glass to the pillow. The tale highlights theatrical conventions and childlike role play.
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Brander Matthews
Harper's Weekly
Belgian airship announced by Commander Marcq inventor
A new airship designed by Belgian military engineer Commander Clement du Caint Marcq is reported to be tested soon. He is described as a leading authority on airship design, with plans for the craft withheld, and the project is said to mark a revolutionary departure from existing steerable balloons.
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Je Clement du Caint Marcq
Deafness Cure and Rubber Supply Mentioned in Brief
An article fragment discusses deafness remedies and their efficacy, citing Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, with medical explanations of the Eustachian Tube and catarrh. It also notes a claim of seventy five dollars for cured deafness and mentions India rubber production in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J.chrexer & Co
Toledo
Onions and seeds ads mix with medical quackery notes
The page lists Salzer seed catalog items and crop yields for onions cucumbers and barley, along with various medicinal elixirs and tonics. It mentions Brown's Bronchial Troches and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup, with generic claims of cures and relief. The garbled OCR blends agricultural ads with health quackery and assorted product lines.
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Voorhees
Southern AY
GTS Wages
Emmoy
Ie Gould
Shaw
Kansas Oy
Hom
Lesiie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Providence
Sear
Caroling
Brand Whitlock
Geris
Black Hand
Docutment
Oulda
Warwiel
Bath
Kennebec Journal
Kantlg
Foenigsbers
Brown
Lon
Salzer
Peréa Salzer
Calgar
Yoelda Salzer
Salzer Seed
la Stose
Wis
la Crusa
Burbnor
Cnet
Dan Cronae
Prisasla
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