Moe Bribe Trial Details Bank Records Tie to Moe Evidence
Albany February 10. Bank books from Groton show New York drafts totaling 4 000 issued on Frank Conger's account to H G Moe. Moe, under cross exam, testified he was authorized to draw on Frank Conger's account. Jay Conger, Groton banker, identified accounts and checks showing the $6 000 bribe allegedly split among three legislators. The defense shadowed Moe, but he described a tour of the assembly chamber and the Conger home in 1901 connected to the bribe distribution.
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New York
Moe
Albany
N. Y
State Senate
Bridge Building Company
Tte
Groton
Tompkins County
Jotham P. Allds
Benn Conger
Conger
Hiram G. Moe
Jay
Jay Conger
First National Bank of Groton
Frank Conger
American Bridge Company
H. G. Moe
Groton Bank
Dramatic Scenes in Peonage Case at Montgomery Court
Special from Montgomery February 10. The government pressed its case to convict the Searceys Lloyd Kelioaugh and Henry Shanks for brutal peonage of Wash Gardner. DA Parsons outlined the travel and alleged cruelties from Crenshaw County to Atlanta and Cuba. Gardner and his wife showed fear as the testimony depicted threats and possible calamity.
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Montgomery
Ala
Searceys
Lloyd Keliouagh
Henry Shanks
Wash Gardner
Parsons
Crenshaw County
Atlanta
Alabama
Tampa
Cuba
Gardner
Rebels Capture Matagalpa City in Nicaragua Action
Menagua February 10. The revolutionista force numbering 1 200 led by Generals Chamorro and Masia captured Matagalpe this morning. Matagua has a 9 000 population. Matagulpa lies about 40 miles from Managua in a direct line.
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Menagua
Nicaragua
Revolutionista
Chamorro
Masia
Matagalpe
Matagre
Matugelpa
Managua
Hoppe beats Morningstar in billiards bouts in Cleveland
Wille Hoppe defeated Ora Morningstar in two straight games at 18.2 balline billiards in Cleveland on February 10. The scores were 300 to 9 in the first and 400 to 306 in the second, with Hoppe delivering strong runs including a 120 point stretch.
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Hoppe
Morningstar
Cleveland
Wille Hoppe
Ora Morningstar
Hoth
Trusts in Supreme Court cases shape modern commerce policy
The article discusses government aim to test wide legal reach of the antitrust statute through major trust cases like the Standard, highlighting the vast impact on business, industry, and finance. It notes Wall Street’s anxious reaction, and how outcomes could prompt industrial readjustments or relief measures, with leaders predicting broader political consequences.
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Trust
Tapefar Ag
Congress
Wall Street
Supreme Court
Wickersham
Redmond declares home rule coming at Dublin banquet
John E Redmond, reelected president of the National Directory of the United Irish League, announces a united Irish party backing home rule in Ireland and Britain. He notes a 72 member party and cites a 120 vote majority for home rule against the change of lords. He praises Prime Minister Asquith and says Ireland will not support a budget that delays the veto question if Asquith keeps his pledges.
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Dublin
John E.redmond
United Irish League
Ireland
Great Britain
Lorde
Mr. Redmond
Asquith
Girl Burned to Death in New Orleans Fire
Miss Alice Cure, 64, died after her clothes caught fire from an open fireplace in New Orleans on February 10. Her father Alphonse Meynier, 70, was left in precarious condition while trying to extinguish the flames.
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New Orleans
Miss Alice Cure
Alphonse Meynier
Miss Cure
Meynier
Typhoid fears swirl as Swope case spurs exhumations
In Kansas City the Swope family case features disinterments of Col onel Swope and Chrisman Swope after autopsies reveal stomach contents analyzed in Chicago. Dr Hyde, once police surgeon linked to alleged inhuman treatment and grave-robbing, defends his diagnosis of apoplexy amid a family typhoid outbreak.
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Chicago
Mr. Hunton
Colonel Swope
Dr. Hyde
Bennett Clarke Hyde
G. W. Hyde
Lexington
Hyde
Binceton
Wentworth Military Academy
University Medical College
Kansas City
Annie Clementa
Sam McClain
Charles Ferry
Gowns and Petticoats Sell Cheap Prices
A fragment advertises gowns and petticoats sold at low prices. It promotes lace and ribbon trimming with dollar gowns available for 69 to 89 cents, claiming surprising value to shoppers.
Cardus Cardui Ad Claims Strength for Women
An old advertisement touts Cardui as a tonic for women claiming relief from "loss of strength" and female troubles by acting on the cause. It emphasizes gentle, prompt action without harmful minerals and promotes Cardui as a pure vegetable preparation with no bad after-effects.
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Cardus
Cardui
Mattie Christopher
RP. D
Atlanta
Hyde and Swope family saga linked to grave robbing case
The report traces Henry Hyde’s arrest and the grave robbery involving the body of Midge Kelly in Independence Missouri, noting cases of grave robbing around Kansas City, Hyde’s marriage to Frances Swope, a niece of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, and subsequent legal actions. It also covers Swope’s estate, Swope Park, and the surviving heirs, plus a separate note on labor organizer A T Deck in Huntington West Virginia who is gravely injured after clashes with miners near Loup Creek.
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Perry
Midge Kelly
St. Mary's
Independence
Dr. Hyde
Kansas’ City
Hyde
Francea Swope
Thomas H. Swope
Fayetteville
Ark
Logan
Miss Swope
Sarah H. Frank
Kansas City
Kualesa
Colonel Swope
Swope
Ala Alster-Inlaw
Chrisman Swope
James Moss Hunton
Huntington
W. Va
A. T. Deck
Wellaton
Ohio
United Mine Whiskers of America
Ackandrea Hospital
Loup Creeks
Senators Clash Over Court Contempt and Jurisdiction
Congresssparred over a court summons as to whether Justice Wright faced contempt. The Senate voted 45 to 14 to adopt the committee's original resolution. an amendment to permit appearance only to test jurisdiction failed. In the House, divisions grew over whether the court could compel members to testify, with two conflicting judiciary committee reports and Clayton pressing that the court invaded constitutional privileges.
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Justice Wright
Senate
Nelson
Judiciary Committee
King Bee Shoes From J. K. Orr in Atlanta
A public statement clarifies that Atlanta factory shoes are top quality. The note highlights the King Bee gentleman’s shoe and other premium models Yours Truly Easy Street and Red Seal packaging. It urges customers to ask dealers to verify Georgia-made shoes from J. K. Orr Shoe Company.
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New England
King Bee
Easy Street
J. K. Orr Shoe Company
Atlanta
House Adopts Judiciary Report On Printing Mandamus
The house approved the judiciary committee’s majority report urging joint printing committee members to obey a district supreme court mandamus and appear tomorrow. The chamber adjourned at 11 46 p m. Aldermen hideout. In Little Rock police fail to secure seven insurgent city council members as their absence disrupts plans for a new acting mayor. In Chicago a fresh bomb blast injures no one in a North Halsted Street building owned by the Frank brothers.
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Porte
House
Judiciary Committee
Joint Committee On Printing
District Supreme Court
Mandamus
Little Rock
Ark
Chicago
Gerleg
Halsted Street
Louia
Julius Frank
Four Convicts Escape From Mobile County Stockade
Four long-term prisoners escaped from the county stockade near McDavid Mobile Alabama during last night. The men burrowed under the stockade and had worked on the road project for several days. Names include H Williams Charles Smith and George Edwards three white men jailed for robberies of revolvers and diamonds sentenced to two years each. No trace of the escapees has been found.
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Mobile
Ala
McDavid
H. Williams
Charles Smith
George Edwards
Millers Lose in Breached Flour Case ruling overturns exceptions
New Orleans February 10 Judge Foster ruled against exceptions taken by millers in the breached flour portion of the national pure food and drugs act challenge. The decision, delivered tonight, upholds the district court's ruling and ends arguments pursued throughout the day.
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New Orleans
United States District Court
Foster
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Aldrich
Redmond
Swopa
Chrieman
Misa Kellar
James Hunton
Chriaman Swope
Margaret Swope
Chriaman
Cora Dickson
Steward
Fleming
Maury County
Tennessee
Sarah Swope
Stella Swope
Misa Lucy Lee
Logan Swope
Europe
Uyde
Thia i
Judiciary
Messrs. Cooper
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Sturgiss
West Virginia
Finley
South Carolina
Parker
Clayton
Alatame
Henry
Texas
Joint Committee
Claytom
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