Curtis Testifies He Objected to Morse Led Banking Practices
New York Oct 29 Alfred H Curtis defended himself in the U S district court arguing he opposed Charles W Morse’s practices at the Bank of North America. He recalled refusing Heinze a loan and converting Morse securities to cover an overdraft while denying any speculative profit from bank loans.
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New York
Alfred H. Curtis
Charles W. Morse
United States District Court
Morse
Curtis
F. Augustus Heinze
Shtes
Curis
Heinze
London
Bank of North America
Esaia
Montgomery found guilty again in bank embezzlement case
William Montgomery, former cashier of the Allegheny National Bank, is convicted for a second time this week of embezzling funds totaling 613000 across two scandals. The latest verdict covers 144000 in bank bonds with no defense offered.
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M. Schulz Co
Austin
Vicinity
Schulz
America
William Montgomery
Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
Montgomery
Addison 8
Dixon Denies Kalispell Speech Allegations About Fleet Visit
Senator Joseph M. Dixon flatly denied a Montreal dispatch claiming he urged sending the American fleet to Japan as a reason to provoke war. He said in Kalispell that while he mentioned the fleet as an object lesson to the world, he never suggested the emperor asked Roosevelt to dispatch the ships.
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Great Falls
Mont
Joseph M. Dixon
Kalispell
Japan
Senator Dixon
Roosevelt
Mysterious Tragedy in Greenfield Double Shooting Deaths
In Greenfield Massachusetts on October 29 Benjamin F Gaines, 39, and Harriet M Wing, 29, were found dying from bullet wounds at Miss Wing's boarding house. Police think Gaines shot Wing then killed himself. motive remains unknown.
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Greenfield
Mass
Benjamin Fr. Gaines
Harriet Mabel Wing
Tri State Grain Growers form regional committee
In Fargo on October 29 the Ameri can Society of Equity organized the Tri state Grain Growers department for Minnesota and both Dakotas. Officers named include President James Hales of Fargo and Vice President R F P Parks of Lilly North Dakota with Secretary E Biesbarth of Brinsmade. A state balanced board of directors was chosen and later officials were selected.
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N. D
Americam Society of Equity
Tri-state Grain Growers’ Department
Minnesota
Dakotas
James Hales
R. F P. Parks
Lilly
E. Biesbarth
Brinsmade
Suffragette Disturbances Shut Galleries in Commons
London reports suffragette protests during a licensing debate as women demand votes. A male protester and two suffragettes chained to the grille were removed after clashes. more demonstrators outside led to fifteen arrests.
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London
House of Commons
Parliament
Taxicab strike violence injures banker on Madison Avenue
In New York on Madison Avenue a taxicab crash ended when two men hurled a bottle of carbolic acid at the chauffeur. A shard from the bottle or window cut banker Louis Wormer’s face as he rode in the cab, police believe the assailants acted in sympathy with striking drivers.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Louis Wormer
Civil War veteran fatally shoots himself at home
In Springfield Illinois on October 29 Ransom P. Stowe aged 65 a Civil War veteran sat with his family and drew a revolver from his pocket then told his wife goodbye and shot himself in the head ending his life.
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Springfield
Ransom P. Stowe
Taft and Hughes Rally Big Crowd at Madison Square Garden
A massive Madison Square Garden Republican rally features boisterous cheers for Hughes and a lengthy Taft reception. Taft, hoarse, delivers a brief review of Republican achievements amid a rain-soaked parade and daylong campaign events.
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Governor Hughes
Mr. Taft
Madison Square Garden
Judge Taft
Hughes
Taft
Madison Square
Yale
Sherman
General Porter
New York
Garden
Goverugg Hughes
Big Bill Taft
W C T U Holds Jubilees Gains and Votes on Cannon
The thirty fifth annual convention of the national W C T U ended with a general jubilee as states reported membership gains totaling about 29000. Resolutions urged opposition to re election of Speaker Joseph G Cannon and promoted public education on the dangers of fermented wines targeting the California Wine Growers association.
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Denver
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Conners predicts Bryan Chanler win in New York
William J. Connors, Democratic state committee chairman, says a full state canvass and reports from party leaders show labor votes for both tickets, rural areas favoring Democrats, and a Bryan plurality over 40,000 with Chanler not less than 190,000. He forecasts Republicans under 89,900 outside NYC and 67,090 state wide.
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New York
William J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
Bryan and
Chanler
Bryan
Mr. Conners
Seized by Russians raid on Japanese sealing schooners
The steamer Monteagle reports new Japanese sealing schooners seized in the North Pacific by Russian patrols. The Bosa Maru was intercepted near the Russian seal islands with six armed men aboard, who were on the rookery when the patrol arrived. The ship escaped in fog, and the six men were later found. Another schooner near Great Santal island was burned after the crew deserted and sought refuge in the woods.
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Victoria
B. C
North Pacific
Monteagle
Great Santal Island
Robbery Mystery Solved in Banco Minera Heist
Mexico City dispatch reports Moses Navarro and Martin Matues both clerks at Banco Minera and Manuel Molinar, under 21, arrested for the March 1 robbery of $155,000. Police say $170,000 recovered, $16,000 still missing.
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Mexico City
Chihuahua
Moses Navarro
Martin Matues
Banco Minera
Manuel Molinar
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