Charges of fraud and forgery loom in New York
The Times reports that a district attorney subpoena to a well known insurance man signals possible John Doe proceedings into fraud and forgery tied to the regent election of directors in the New York and Mutual Life Insurance cos. Importers seek lower duties on feather boas but face 50 percent tariffs. the board of general appraisers upheld the rate, with Kameriohr and Duffy pressing a 20 percent rate under a different classification. Judge Martin will render a decision soon.
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W York
the Times
Distriet
Jerome
John Doe
Regent
New York and
Mutual Life
New York
United States Ciircuit Court
Board of General Appraisers
George Legg
Circuit Court
Kameriohr & Duffy
Martin
Acid attack on child shocks Phoenix court scene
G H Wheelock faces preliminary examination in Phoenix after allegedly throwing muriatic acid into seven year old Charley Seamans’s face near a repair shop opposite the Hardwick theater. Neighbors heard screams as Wheelock, claiming innocence, rode away on a motorcycle. The page also notes a Locust Point steamship pier collapse with three bodies recovered so far.
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Phoenix
Ariz
G. H. Wheelock
Charley
Wheelock
Trccuse Pont
Baltimore
Locust Point
Jay Wie
Boy's Awful Plunge to Horrible Death at Water Tower
An 18 year old, Phillip cammer of Sioux City, plunged from a sixty foot Artesia water tower and was crushed on impact. He screamed as he fell, dying instantly. Relatives prepared for burial as authorities investigated the harrowing accident.
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Iowa
Artesia
Phillip Cammer
Sioux City
Town
Cloudburst floods Oklahoma City as rains continue
Canadian River swelled to bank full levels with heavy rain and rising waters. City streets faced inundation while authorities monitored flood risk. Forecasts warned of additional downpours, complicating relief efforts and transportation. Local residents prepared sandbags and emergency kits ahead of potential crest.
Seven Missing After Flood Covers Capital Hill Area
Oklahoma City reports seven campers missing after a cloudburst flooded Capital Hill near the Canadian river. The river rose rapidly due to heavy rain, stranding residents in lowlands while railway traffic stalled as a mile of Santa Fe track washed out. Authorities fear multiple deaths though initial reports are unverified.
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Oklahoma City
Capital Hill
Oklahoma
John Mitchell Operated On For Strangulated Hernia
John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, underwent surgery today at St. Margaret's Hospital for a strangulated hernia. The operation was successful, and he is resting easily with no current danger.
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Spring Valley
Til
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
St. Margaret's Hospital
President Roosevelt Meets New York Central Official
In Washington on April 20 President Roosevelt held an extended talk with W A Brown senior vice president of the New York Central railroad Brown would not disclose details but said he discussed the railroad situation briefly with the president Also in Washington the Hand conspiracy case before Judge Stafford was postponed to the fall term beginning October 24 The New York lighter strike spread to Jersey City and thousands gathered in daylight to protest the stoppage disrupting street lighting in the area
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Philadelphia
Louis Snaidman
Jacob Snaidman
Snaidman
Ifhey
Washington
Roosevelt
W. A. Brown
New York Central Railroad
Brown
Hydé-Helson-Dimond-Snyder
Hermann
Stafford
Telat
York
New York
Jersey City
New
Treasury notes on silver ounces for Portos and Philadelphia
Scattered figures show 100000 ounces of silver for Portos treasury and 600 ounces for delivery to Philadelphia at 485 cents per ounce. Mentions aprons and deparines with garbled terms like PUrehumeit and gny peas uty. Unclear fragments surround the financial details and locations Washington and Philadelphia.
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Washington
Philadelphie Mit
Texas life insurants men uneasy over Robertson law impact
In El Paso and Magdalena reports indicate insurers face withdrawal as the Robertson act challenges foreign companies. Missouri State Life and Union Central consider headquarters moves and staff redeployments amid regulatory pressure, while local agents brace for upheaval in Texas markets. Additionally a Magdalen area death notes Samuel Davis’s suicide at Clement's Ranch after financial troubles.
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Paso
Texas
el Paso
Pany
Missouri
Life Insurance Company
Pandolfo
Arizona
Mussouri
Misouri Company
Robertson
Union Central |Ife
Datlant
W. le Neal
Stanford Wins Intercollegiate Boat Race
Stanford University captured the intercollegiate boat race from the University of California on a two mile Sausalito course, winning by seven lengths. The Stanford crew clocked fifteen minutes and five hundredths, in clear dominance as California finished behind.
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San Francisco
Stanford University
University of California
Sausalito
Stan
Ford
Money Market Note Shows April Rates and Bank Terms
A condensed report notes April money on call at 2 percent with prime mercantile panel GiGi silver at 66 percent. The brief item lists on call money rates and a quoted percentage from the mercantile market.
Packers Found Guilty Of Accepting Concessions
April 23 The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed the district court judgment against Armour Packing Morrie & Company and the Cudahy Packing Company for accepting twelve cent per hundred transportation rebates to foreign engines. These cases are the first in the broad rebate probes against packers and signal future actions by the court.
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St Pawh
United States Elreurt Court of Appeals
United States District Court For
Western District
Mistouri Agui
Pichy
Armour Packing Company
Morrie & Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Packers
Taviras
Women Prisoners Foiled Jail Break Plot at County Jail
Two inmates alerted guards to a scheme to dig through the wall using shears. Prisoners Joseph Fisher, Joseph Burns, Herman, Caine, and Rogers planned a three‑foot by two‑foot hole. Fisher, Herman and others digged while others distracted guards with songs and noise. Fisher, Burns and Herman were taken to the territorial penitentiary. authorities say the plot was halted before escape could occur.
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Q. Coulter
Perfecto Armijo, Jr
Joseph Leacua
Joseph Fisher
Joseph Burns
Herman
Henry Caine
William F. Rogers
Fisher
Terriorial
Pisher
Burns
Jed
Aullen
Coutter
Armijo, Jr
Johnson
Red Baptist Church
Coulter
John Fisher
Territorial Penitentiary
Perfecto Armijo
Romero
Therm
Santa Fe
Thornhill Steamer Destroyed by Fire Bound for Rio Janeiro
Reports from Rio Janeiro on April 29 state that the British steamer Thornhill, en route to Rio Janeiro, was destroyed by fire during its voyage. The crew reportedly escaped without major injuries.
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E- Tio Janeiro
Xewn Hue
Thornhill
Rio Janeiro
Secreted $300000 Found in Broker's Bed
New York April 29 The Trust Company of America bond robbery grows from initial $50000 loss to securities totaling $800900 stolen. Suspect William Douglas under arrest and O M Dennett charged with redeeming $165000 of stolen securities. Police report $300000 in stolen notes found in Dennett’s bed, replacing earlier $20000 figure. Authorities seek missing proceeds and possible further hidden money.
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New York
Trust Company of America
William €. Douglas
O. M. Dennett
Dennett
Hagerman Resignation Officially Accepted
The resignation of Herbert J Hagerman as governor of New Mexico was officially accepted today and a letter confirming immediate resignation was mailed to Hagerman in Santa Fe The Territorial Secretary J W Reynolds will assume the governorship until Governor Curry arrives and the White House intends Curry to become the governor once the GOP advances its plan The move is described as a closed incident until the president signs the letter reaching Santa Fe.
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Santa Fe
CSTSS
Evening Citizen
Washington, D. C
Herbert J. Ha Bgerman
New Mexico
Citizen
Hagerman
J. W. Raynolds
Curry
Republican Party
White House
Associated Press
Obert J. Hagerman
Iman
Loomis to Fight Har Riman's Battles in Kansas
Topeka April 29 E H Harriman selects Kansas lawyer N H Loomis to defend vast railroad interests before the Interstate Commerce Commission Loomis has served as general counsel for Union Pacific in Kansas since 1908 He moved to Kansas from a prairie region earlier in his career.
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Topeka
Kan
E. H. Harriman
Kansas
N. H. Loomis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Loomis
Union Pacffc
Prairie
Loomis and Harriman Railroading Era Tale
A 16 year old boy grows to lead a vast rail system challenge. He started sod breaking in Saline County Kansas for a homestead then worked steadily to manage 25 000 miles of railroads. The era centers on legal and management issues facing the railroads and the powerful figures Harriman and Loomis.
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Kansas
Saline County
Hmself
Harriman
Loomis
Moana
En Morce Commission
City waits as brass band leads strike march
Salt Lake City April 29 all negotiations between Ural Light and Railway and striking motormen and conductors are broken off. A carload of strike breakers from Oregon is expected tonight after disorderly scenes yesterday. The march through downtown streets featured a brass band and banners reading bread and butter. Electrical workers will submit an ultimatum this afternoon and threaten city light and power shutdown if a settlement with street car workers is not reached.
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Salt Lake City
Ural Light and Railway Company
Main Street
Oregon
Wlers
Utah Light Company
Uften
Twenty Miners Still Entombed by Water at Forewell Mine
Johnstown Pa April 29 Scores of rescuers risk their lives day and night as twenty miners trapped in the mit 48 Berwind White Company at Foastwell remain entombed with little hope of release. Water is being pumped out slowly and no signs from the men have been received. Relatives wait anxiously as relief parties push desperate attempts to reach the compartment.
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Magdalena
Samuel Davis
Texas
Goth
Clements Ranch
Davis
Mr Clements
Clements
Hen McClure
McClure
Magdales
Lve
Tme
Davie
The
Rayne
Johnstown
Mit
Berwind White Company
Foastwell
la No
Beaumont Strike Is Broken In Oil Field Conflict
In Beaumont Texas on an April day a strike against the Guffey company collapsed as workers returned. A special envoy from Samuel Gompers and the AFL arrived to supervise the end of the dispute while pumps plants and pipe lines resumed operation.
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Beaumon ‘Exas
New Orleans
Guffey Company
Daias
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Vrmantave
Ice trade expands as glacier melt fuels markets in Berne
The text notes ice from great glaciers reaching large proportions this season. Glacier toe is of superior quality and eagerly sought, with demand rising across stations. References include April in Berne and mentions of Ueottey and RELLANG, though text remains garbled.
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HELE
Berne
Ueottey
Untitled fragment on voyage and births in port city
Fragmentary report notes journeys of the steamer Heliopolis near Malaga and mentions births and travel details, with numerous garbled names and numbers. The readable portions reference Honolulu and a voyage, but lack coherent events or dates.
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Honolulu
Heliopolis
Malaga
Elveteen Destha
Optle Ideen
Torieiss
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Life. Insurance Elections
New, York and Mutual Companies
Brute
Child
Pan
Xuahoma City
Santa Fe Railway
Unti Workers Survive Tiod
NEW York Central
Portos
Starfuse
Sata Raat
Johns
F Pelns
Emuel Davis
Clement
Lone Star
W. E. Neal
Anford
George W. Cook
Earl A. Gillis
Willie & Mills
Douglas
Art Frank Hibbard
Bernalillo County
Heetish
Loomes
Beaumont
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