Carnegie era securities worth millions prove worthless
Cleveland reports that a parcel claimed to bear Andrew Carnegie’s signature and valued at 16.5 million dollars is worthless. The Chadwick case shows forged notes and a bogus inheritance trust, with officials of an Oberlin bank implicated in large loans. Mrs Cassie L Chadwick faces arrest and federal charges as the case unfolds.
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Chadwick
Frederick R. Mason
Emily
Daniel Pine
Carnegie
Iri Reynolds
Wade Park Bank
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Sullivan
Federal Grand Jury
Citizens’ National Bank of Oberlin
Citizens’ Bank
Beckwith
Spear
Oberlin Bank
New York
Cassie L. Chadwick
Breslin
Shields
Cassie
Citizens’ National Bank
Oberlin
Tombs
Senate and House Proceedings in December 1904
Washington reports show the Senate hearing the president's message and confirming Knox and Crane, with executive referrals and pending committee work. The House advanced the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill and set December 21 to January 4 for holiday adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Merchant Marine Commission
Knox
Crane
Congress
House
Crum
Charleston
S. C
House Committee
Missouri in the Cabinet Rumor Points to Thompson as Secretary
In St. Louis on December 10 leaders claim Missouri will gain a cabinet post with William H. Thompson of the St. Louis National Bank of Commerce favored for secretary of the treasury following the return of National Committeeman Thomas J. Aikens from Washington.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Thomas J. Aikens
Washington
Roosevelt
William H. Thompson
St. Louis National Bank of Commerce
Treasury
Vermont House Defeats Measure on Roger Commutation
The Vermont house refused to advance a bill to commute the death sentence of Mrs. Mary M. Roger to life imprisonment. The vote was 91 in favor and 139 against.
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Montpelier, Vt
Vermont House of Representatives
Mary M. Roger
Beef Trust Case Delayed by Supreme Court
Washington date nine hearing by the supreme court of the United States in the Swift versus the United States beef trust case was postponed to an unfixed future date at the government's request.
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Beef Trust
Washington
Dee
Supreme Court of the United States
Swift
United States
Roosevelt presses ICC power expansion in new session
President Roosevelt backs expanding interstate commerce commission powers as a top priority for Congress this winter. He has urged both Senate and House members to consider the measure, aligning with Western lawmakers who deem it crucial for the nation. The President intends to use his influence to push the topic forward.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt Wins Record Presidential Vote In 1904 Election
A New York Times canvass of the last presidential election shows Theodore Roosevelt defeating Alton Parker by 2 546 169 votes, the largest presidential total to date with 7 640 560 votes. Debs gains over 300 000 since 1900 while the electoral tally stands 836 to 140.
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New York
New York Times
Tennessee
Michigan
Roosevelt
Parker
United States
McKinley
Debs
Swallow
Watson
Corregan
Labor
Bank Robbers Capture Escape in Exciting Peoria Heist
Two men robbed the Peoria national bank of about $1,800 to $1,880, beating teller Fred Bracken and fleeing by buggy through city streets. They were later arrested in Toulon, Illinois, with $1,880 on their persons after a dawn capture at a livery stable.
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Peoria
Ill
Peoria National Bank
Fred Bracken
Aevolver
Bracken
Toulon
Iil
Malone
Davis
Trenton tragedy leaves Hughes family corpses in blaze
The charred remains of B. B. Hughes his wife and two daughters were found in their burned home in Trenton South Carolina. Investigators say Hughes was shot in the head and the three women had skulls crushed by an ax or blunt instrument. Robbery is suspected though the killers are unknown.
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Trenton
S. C
B. B. Hughes
Hughes
Japan Accepts Invitation to Hague Peace Conference
Washington Dec 9 Japan has accepted the American government invitation to attend a second peace conference at The Hague provided the conference's rulings do not affect the ongoing conflict.
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Japan
Washington
The
Hague
Fire destroys Rains home. three children die in Madison
In Madison, Washington, the house of Arthur Rains burned down. Three young children ages five, four, and two perished in the blaze. Local authorities reported no survivors among the children.
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Tacoma
Wash
Madison
Arthur Rains
Krupp Company Declares Six Percent Dividend
Berlin December 9 The income of Perth Krupp who owns nearly all the forty million dollar capital of the Krupp company is two million four hundred thousand dollars the company having just declared a six per cent dividend.
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Berlin
Pertha Krupp
Krupp
Poisoned cabbage tragedy hits Sidell family
James Rankin aged 60 Mary Rankin aged 56 and four children died after eating cabbage at home near Sidell Illinois. The cabbage showed worms in the garden and in the cut portions fed to animals, all dying. Authorities report several cabbage poisonings recently.
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Sidell
James Rankin
Mary Rankin
Four Die After Fish Hawk Crew Desert Ship At Cape Cod
Four of the 20 crew members aboard the Boston fishing schooner Fish Hawk died after abandoning ship when it struck Peaked Hill bars near Highland Light Massachusetts. The vessel was pounding heavily in rough seas at night.
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Highland Light
Mass
Boston
Fish Hawk
Cape Cod
Four Children Burned to Death in Kansas House Fire
In Kirwin Kansas on December 12 four children under 12 perished when the home of Charlie Smith burned. The parents were away and the children tried to start a fire with coal oil.
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Kirwin
Kan
Charlies Smith
Explosion kills three in Catlettsburg riverfront blast
A nitroglycerin explosion at Catlettsburg Kentucky on December 12 totally demolished three boats and a raft of logs. It shattered windows along the river front and caused extensive damage to nearby structures. Three men were killed in the blast.
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Catlettsburg
Port Arthur Action Reported by Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph notes Russian battleships and cruisers sunk or destroyed at Port Arthur with only torpedo boat destroyers remaining. Japanese plan to target torpedo boats then forts as battleships are neutralized.
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Port Arthur
London
Daily Telegraph
Gillak
Fusadneck
Tokio
Shanghai
Pobieda
Peresviet
Retvizan
Pallada
Bayan
Sevastopol
Navy Department
Saigon
Tajima
Tientsin
Peking
Han River
Rojestvensky
Far East
St. Petersburg
Currency System Declared Safe by Secretary Shaw
Secretary Leslie M. Shaw in his annual report says the currency system is safe and reliable, though nonelastic. He notes gold exchange on demand, a rise in small denomination money, and recommends allowing larger five dollar notes and ten dollar gold certificates. Customs receipts for 1904 totaled 684 million with declines from tea tax losses and Cuba trade, while per capita circulation rose to 31.16 by Oct 1904 amid 44 percent gold. The report calls for reforms in trust law, revenue cutter expansion, Hall of Records funding, customs service reorganization, and brokers registration.
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Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Internal Revenue
Cuba
United States
Revenue Cutter Service
Hall of Records
Customs Service
Killed His Father in Kentucky Farm Dispute
Adam Jouett, about 60, a prosperous farmer near Breckinridge Kentucky, was shot and killed by his son Joseph who had just returned from the Philippines. The elder Jouett had previously served two years in the Frankfort penitentiary for killing a young man named Colvin in 1898. The family had long quarrels involving the mother and two other sons.
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Cynthiana
Adam Jouett
Joseph
Breckinridge
Philippines
Jouett
Frankfort
Colvin
Roosevelt rules out extra session for tariff revision
Washington on December 12 reports President Roosevelt told callers no extraordinary session of Congress will be held next spring to revise the tariff. The decision was stated as definite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Former Typewriter Maker Dead in New York
Abner Clark Seamans, aged 83 and one of the original typewriter makers in the United States, died at his Brooklyn home. He retired from active business fifteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abner Clark Seamans
Brooklyn
Bank Robbery in Lambert Three Men Loot $3000
Enid Oklahoma dispatch reports the Farmers state bank of Lambert robbed by three men who dynamited the safe and escaped with 3000 dollars. Police seek suspects and details of the heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid, Okla
Farmers’ State Bank
Lambert
Here
Disaster in Burnett coal mine claims many lives
Burnett Washington December 9 a coal mine disaster caused by fire damp killed at least fourteen miners with a death toll believed to reach sixteen. Rescuers recovered fourteen mangled corpses after eight hours of searching two miners remain missing in the shaft.
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Burnett
Wash
State of Washington
Porterfield Convicted of Murder in Posey County Case
Horace Porterfield was found guilty by a Posey county circuit court jury for the murder of Richard Swanson in Evansville on September 28 and sentenced to life in Michigan City prison.
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Mount Vernon
Ind
Horace Porterfield
Richard Swanson
Evansville
Posey County
Michigan City
Yale Beats Princeton In Intercollegiate Debate
Yale won by unanimous decision over Princeton in the annual intercollegiate debate held in New Haven on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Princeton
Findlay Post Office Safe Blown for Cash and Stamps
In Shelbyville Indiana the Findlay post office safe was blown open early Sunday morning by burglars. They obtained about 200 dollars in cash and around 400 dollars in stamps. Local authorities investigation ongoing.
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Shelbyville
Findlay
Here
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Everett Woman's Back Pain
Mrs P Brunzel of Grand Ave Everett Washington says after fifteen years of back pain she found relief with Doan's Kidney Pills. She took five boxes and felt markedly better with quicker restful nights. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo No 3 sells for 50 cents per box.
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P. Brunzel
Stock Chealer
Grand Ave
Everett
Wash
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Rich Denver magnate rebuffs bishop with portrait joke
The Denver millionaire quietly funds many charities but resists Bishop Olmsted's requests. After the bishop admired the entrait portrait, the man quipped that there was no use asking for a subscription since the likeness made the joke.
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Dighop Olmsted
Denver
New York Tribune
Millionaire
Bishop Olmsted
Russian Commander Drills Marching Backward
War correspondent quotes a Russian commander who explains backward marching is to prevent observers from thinking troops are retreating. The exchange highlights strategic messaging during combat. The remark underscores concerns about perceived weakness while maintaining force readiness.
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Chicago
Temperance Man Defined by Water Drinking Boasts
A playful exchange defines a temperance man as one who boasts of drinking water. The line aired in the Philadelphia Press features Willie-Pa and Pa-A discussing the label.
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Willie
Philadelphia Press
Guaranteed Mining Investments Prospectus Offer
Largest mine operators in the West invite writers to submit for prospectus and full particulars about nine associated companies forming Investor's Guarantee Association with 1 300 000 capital to guarantee investors against loss. Write for free information from rbuckle Goode Commission Company, 325 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo.
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Rbuckle- Goode Commission Company
Olive Street
St. Louis
Elevated Attitude Refers To Goose Suspension
A brief snippit from the Pittsburg Post quotes a Chicago damsel and a Boston maiden. The exchange, framed as light banter, notes a goose suspended at an elevated attitude. The片 conveys quirky social chatter of the period.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Almanac Promotion and Political Quip Report
The Peruea Lucky Day Almanac is in eight million homes and free from all druggists. The 1405 Almanac is published and nearly exhausted. A Senate exchange quotes Borghum saying he owes no one a penny as Washington Star remarks on election finances.
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Peruea
Borghum
Washington Star
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Pace Ointment Ad
A druggist will refund money if Pace Ointment fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. Itching bleeding or protruding piles are described as the condition treated by this advertised preparation. Wyoming.
Campaign Work Cited By Office Seeker as Entitlement
An office seeker tells the political boss that his campaign work justifies him obtaining the office. The boss questions what he did while the seeker states he spoke at a dozen or more different occasions. Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T ‘Alea
Philadelphia Press
Piso's Cure for Consumption Heals Colds Warned in Ocean Grove
An 1890s brief notes a medicine called Piso's Cure for Consumption as an infallible remedy for cancer and colds and cites Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey with a February date.
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Samuel
Ocean Grove
A Man Accepts Aging Might Quiet the Rush to Leave
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection notes that aging reduces the urge to hurry when exiting a car, revealing a shift in priorities as time becomes less pressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
FLOCKING INTO CANADA MAJOR EDWARDS SAYS LAND LACK DRIVE
Major Allison Edwards United States Consul General in Montreal says North Dakotans are moving to Western Canada in droves due to land scarcity. He notes there is no boundary mindset among migrants and praises the “best people in the west” coming with funds. US government agents are ready to provide homestead land information.
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Major Edwards
United States
Montreal
Allison Edwards
Fargo
North Dakota
Canada
West
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Reynolds
Paren Wupee
Record Herald
Sidel, Ill
Shaw
Dakota
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