Financier Morse condamns 15 years in federal prison
Charles W Morse and Alfred H Curtis, once key figures in a bank collapse that erased millions, faced prison. Morse received a 15 year term with sentence execution stayed on appeal while Curtis had sentence suspended. Wives showed strain as judges urged clemency and bail motions. Morse to Atlanta. Curtis spared jail pending further action.
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New York
Charles W. Brorse
Dorchester
Saint Georges
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
Morse
United States
Stimgon
Charles W. Morse
Lacombe
Tombs
Curtis
Mor
Federal
Marshal Henkel
Hough
Atlanta
Four Miners Entombed in Coal Mine Disaster
News of a mine accident at a 1400 foot shaft reports four shot-firer miners killed by a defective wind shot. Rescue attempts were made by fellow miners, drawing anxious crowds including wives and children above ground as gas and coal avalanche trapped workers.
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Lie
Oust Western Trust as Trustee in Chicago Milwaukee Rail Road Bond Case
Milwaukee suit filed by bondholder Alexander Beaubien seeks to remove the Western Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago as trustee for the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad bond issue of 10 million dollars. He alleges watering of bonds and proposes that about half the issue was issued against property below 75 percent of par value. A temporary injunction blocks the bank from acting as trustee until a hearing set for November 21 before Judge Turner.
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Milwaukee
Western Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railroad Company
Alexander Beaubien
Beaubien
Hugh Ryan
Turner
Fire Destroys Bliss Electrical School in Takoma Park
About 160 students fled in nightclothes as a three story wooden Bliss Electrical School building burned Friday in North Takoma. A defective kitchen wire started the blaze, causing an estimated $60,000 loss. Students escaped from dormitories, some jumping from second story windows, all uninjured but many losing belongings. The former North Takoma hotel had housed the school for six weeks.
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Washington
Bliss Electrical School
Takoma
North Takoma Hotel
Washington, D. C
Liner Ships to Fly Belgian Flag for Crews
Antwerp reports steamers Kroonland and Finland will sail under the Belgian flag after register changes. The Kroonland was transferred from American to Belgian registry to employ foreign crews with lower wages. The Finland will follow after its arrival from New York.
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Antwerp
Kroonland
Finland
Steel Star Line
Belgium
New York
Taft Seen Winning Some Electoral Votes in States
The latest returns show Taft leading in Maryland and Missouri with one and several electors likely for Taft while Bryan carries Nebraska by about 4500. North Carolina shows a GOP upset with three of ten seats Republicans. Taft denies any Texas hunting trip or land ownership.
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Missouri
Taft
Nebraska
Bryan
Texas
Washington
House of Representatives
North Carolina
Congress
Baltimore
Dorchester
Saint Gorges
Maryland
Baltimore City
St. Louis
Swanger
Lincoln
Neb
Willam J Bryan
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Democratic State Central Committee
M. P. Kinkaid
Judge Westover
Cincinnati
Mission board sets $1,060,000 for overseas work
The Methodist Episcopal church general committee on foreign missions in St. Louis approved a $1,060,000 appropriation to fund Africa and China work next year, matching last year’s U S total. About twenty five bishops two hundred ministers and many laymen attended the session with Bishop Earl N Cranston presiding.
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St. Louis
Africa
China
General Committee of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Mission Board
Earl N. Cranston
Waslington, D. C
Papermakers End Strike in Glens Falls Mills
In Glens Falls New York on November 7 the local Papermakers union voted nearly unanimously to return to work at International Paper Company mills with a five percent wage cut. The strike arose over the wage reduction and ends with resumed employment.
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Papermakers
Glens Falls
Papermakers’ Union
International Paper Company
Double shooting affray leaves Chester A Johnson dead
At 180 Rebecca Street in Hamilton Ontario a shooting at the residence of Ma Camele leaves Chester A Johnson dead and Rosie Ouimet wounded five times. Ouimet is hospitalized with critical injuries and may not recover.
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Hamilton
Ont
Ma. Camele
Rebecca Street
Chester A. Johnson
Rosie Ouimet
Roosevelt May Become Senator In Taft Era
Washington rumors say President Roosevelt may succeed Senator Platt after his Africa hunting trip. Assurances from Roosevelt and Taft friendship are cited, with editors noting his hesitancy earlier to enter the Senate, yet suggesting Taft’s presidency could ease any conflict and enable Roosevelt’s political continuation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Platt
Senate
Africa
Taft
White House
Mr. Taft
Seamen Recount Six Day Battle After Shipwreck
Seven seamen recovered in New York describe six days adrift after their schooner the R. D. Spear was battered by tremendous northeast gales. They were rescued by the Austrian steamer Maria and brought to port on Friday.
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New York
Maria
R. D. Spear
Teacher Albert Albright Murder Charge Shocks Lawson
Lawson Missouri November 1 coroner’s jury ruled Albert Albright a school teacher died from a gunshot wound by unknown persons. John Whitart was arrested and charged with the murder.
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Lawson, Mo
Albert Albright
John Whitart
Find 5000 Worth of Gems in Newark shrubbery
Jewels valued at nearly 5000 dollars dropped by a thief during a hurried flight from the house of James G. Taylor were found Friday in a clump of shrubbery in Newark New Jersey.
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Newark
N. J
James G. Taylor
Fire destroys plant at Nash ville Saddlery Company
Napaville Tennessee November 7 A Friday blaze wiped out the Nashville Saddlery Company plant causing an estimated loss of 125000 to 140000 with about 85000 covered by insurance and no immediate word on casualties and fire origin yet under investigation
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Napaville
Tenn
Nashville Saddlery Company
Big Saddlery
Nashville, Tenn
Navy
Nash Saddlery Company
Crisis Eases Between France and Germany Over Desertors
Paris reports a settlement in the Franco German crisis sparked by the arrest of German deserters from the French foreign legion at Casa Blanca. Germany softens demands and signals willingness to refer the dispute to arbitration. German officials express conciliatory tones as Paris submits the Casa Blanca police report and Austria Hungary and Italy urge prudence.
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Paris
France
Germany
Foreign Legion
Casablanca
Herr van Schoen
Prince von Radolin
Hungary
Italy
Berlin
Gompers Defends His Stand As AFL Meets In Denver
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, heads to Denver for the twenty-eighth AFL convention denying he seeks re election while vowing to stay in the movement. He defends his campaign stance and labor's rights amid questions from critics.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Gompers
Mr. Gompers
Standard Oil Defining a Trust Confuses Government Agent
New York Nov 7 A Standard Oil inquiry into what constitutes a trust sparked sharp exchanges as Louis Bloustein, a government lawyer, pressed a Standard agent about the definition. The witness, unfamiliar with the term trust, defined independence as removal of banks or others aiding it, while acknowledging Standard’s ownership of so called independent companies. He said the tactic aimed to spur competition and did not harm the public.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Louis Bloustein
Atorney
Blausteln Bald
Frican
Escape From Fire Devastates North Takoma School
About 160 students in their night clothes fled Three story wooden dormitory in North Takoma Washington D C after a defective wire started a blaze. The building burned to the ground with most students uninjured but losing their belongings. loss estimated around 64000 dollars. The former North Takoma hotel had housed the school for six weeks.
Germans Reject France Proposal In Hurled Diplomatic Row
Paris reports that Germany refused the French plan to harmonize differences after official telegrams late last night. Germany insists France must express regret for French soldiers actions against the German consulate. The German emperor affiliates sole responsibility to him and demands submission of meditations of German demands.
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France
Paris
Germany
Cambon
Fren
Casa Blanca
George Young Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Newton Ia Nov 7 The jury returned a verdict guilty in the second degree in the murder case of Frank Parker. George Young was accused of shooting Parker near the Robinson farm last June over a dispute connected to Young's attentions to Parker's wife. Judge Clement set a day for judgment.
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George Young
Crimear Kellogg
Newton
Clement
Frank Parker
Robinson Fn
Kelley
Young
Fiker
Robinson Farm
Parker
Cummins Plurality Grows Across Counties
Des Moines reports Cummins holds a growing plurality across eighty six counties with majorities in several districts. In Virginia and North Carolina political moves surface as Parsons and Moreh are discussed. Ruef jury completes after over seventy days of testimony in a San Francisco case. A Nashville fire devastates the Nash Saddlery plant, causing substantial losses.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Penth
Viryl
New York
Parsons
Fifth Congress
District of Virginia
Moreh
North Carolina
San Francisco
Cal
Abraham Hen
John J. Furey
United Railroads
W Lawler
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Magnate
H. Curtis
Oscar Mohr
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Motr
Austin
Tex
Ernest Tick Fon
University of Arkansas
Oklahoma, University
Rend
Lester
Chicago
Wis
Toga
Bit
Trig
Federation of Labor
Plauen
Hunt
Thomas P. Smith
la Salle Street
Will Grefe
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Kansas Bank
Arkansas City
Kan
Citizens’ and Farmers’ State Bank
Cummins Plurality
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