Banking reform urged to curb money trust dangers
Secretary McVeagh urges immediate banking reform and specific tariffs based on customs service experience. He calls for prohibition on banks owning stock in other banks, equal privileges for national and state banks, and a robust foreign banking system to support U S commerce.
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Washington
Customs Service
Secretary of the Treasury
McVeagh
Treasury
Panama Canal
Payavie
Ilan O
National Monetary Commission
Aldrich
Ebbee
Bob
Arisan
Veagh
Naional
Tete
Natinnal Baks
United States
Twelve Die in Twin Cities Rail Wreck at Night
Odessa Minnesota dispatch reports twelve killed and many injured when the second section of Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train 18 crashed into the first section at a signal. Officials blamed operator error for failure to set road section as the rear car of the first section was telescoped. Two bodies found later in a sleeper made the death toll twelve. In New York the Young Republican Club plans a dinner with President Taft as guest and principal speaker in Brooklyn tomorrow night.
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Odessa
Minn
Chicago, Milwakee and St. Paul
Cepousiv Ieaiur
Seattle
Artonville
Taft
Brooklyn
New York
Young Republican Club of
New York City
Ad valorem duties and the burden on imports
A fragmented readable fragment notes the palpable drawbacks of ad valorem duties. The text suggests the Aor department faces sharp costs and employs steps to shield honest importers, with continued discussion on Page Eight.
Cotton Denies Padding Claim In Rail Line Inquiry
Joseph B. Cotton former attorney for the Duluth Massabe and Northern Railway told the House committee that C H Martz’s chart alleging padding of railroad costs was false. He presented documents arguing Martz’s estimates were never submitted to the Minnesota railway and warehouse commission. Cotton was joined by Geo Wellworth Murray Rockefeller counsel who clashed with the chairman over witness interpretation.
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Washington
Joseph B. Cotton
Duluth, Massabe and Northern Railway
House
Stee
C. H. Martz
Minnesota Railway and Warehouse Commission
John D. Rockefeller
Stanley
Pugilist Billy Smith Shot. Loomis Surrenders in Self Defense
Portland police report the injured boxer known as Mystery Billy Smith has a fair chance of recovery after four bullet wounds. Captin A B Loomis, husband of Smiths estranged wife, surrendered, claiming self defense following a street confrontation with Smith who had earlier quarreled with Loomis and pursued him after a prior grilling with Mrs Loomis.
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Portland
Ore
Billy” Smith
B. Loomis
Smith
Loomis
Discrepancies Reported in Wayne County Sheriff Records
Charleston report of the state tax commissioner reveals alleged irregularities totaling 3300 dollars in Wayne County sheriff records. Of that amount 2800 dollars is charged to ex-Sheriff Sam J Crum, with most discrepancies tied to bad bookkeeping. The county court was ordered to recover from Billups and Crum.
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Wayne County
Charleston
W. Va
Sam. J. Crum
Billups
Crum
Federal grand jury probes dynamite cases in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on December 18 the federal grand jury examined hotel employees and registers nationwide linked to the McNamara and McManigal dynamite cases. District Attorney Miller said only preliminaries were done and that all evidence should be in within a month.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Federal Grand Jury
McNamaras
McManigal
Miller
British Steamer Puston Wrecked Near Juan de Nova
The British steamer Puston, sailing from Port Tampa with a voyage via Port Natal to Yokohama, was wrecked at Juan de Nova on November 21. The crew landed at Darsessalem after the incident.
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Zanzibar
Puston
Port Tampa
Port Natal
Yokohama
Juan de Nova
Darsessalem
Accused of Killing Wife in Macoupin County Trial
Henr Smith stands trial in Macoupin County Circuit Court charged with causing the death of his wife in Carlinville on December 18. The testimony and evidence focus on the alleged homicide and the defendant’s culpability.
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Carlinville
Henr Smith
Macoupin County
Hatfi Not Candidate for Governor in Debt Case
Attorney for bondholders seeks $35 000 to $45 000 payment to Mr Littlefield over a master in debt matter while Virginia plans to leave the issue to the Supreme Court.
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Virginia
Supreme Court
West Virginia GOP leaders urge Hatfield for governor
Washington dispatch notes prominent West Virginia Republicans pressing Dr. H D Hatfield of McDowell to run for governor. Hatfield declines, saying he is not a candidate as others discuss party leadership and fiscal questions. The Virginia debt case consumes a Supreme Court session with Charles E Littlefield as special master and questions over payment of his fee.
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Washington
West Virginia
H .D. Hatfield
McDowell County
State Senate
Clarksburg
Davis Elkins
Conley
Dr. Hatfield
Isaac T. Mann
Supreme Court
Charles E Littlefield
Virginia
Kolmes Conrad
Williams
Coniey
Centenary of Noted Merchant Horace B Chaflin
New York observes the 100th birthday of Horace B Chaflin born Milford Massachusetts December 18 1811 in dry goods. He built the nation’s largest firm and its world scale sales exceeding 75 million in a single year. His guiding aim weathered panics and supported many major mercantile enterprises.
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New York
Metropolis
Horace B. Claflin
America
Mr. Chaffin
Milford
Mass
Chaflin
Six Day Riders Paid Of In New York Race
Physicians declared the twenty four riders finished the 142 hour grind at Madison Square Garden in good shape. Sleep eased fatigue and some even gained weight. Riders received thirty percent of the first sixty thousand dollars and a third of all receipts over that sum. Many plan to race again in Berlin after pay day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Berlin
Flags in Slot Machines Cause Greenwich Protest
Greenwich residents appeal to stop prize flags in slot machines after foreign-born citizens urged a ban. Small shopkeepers had been awarding silken American flags to winners but plan to replace them with flags from other countries.
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Greenwich
Second Bribery Charge In McNamara Case
Bert N. Franklin former defense investigator faced a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles on a second bribery charge. He allegedly bribed Mrs. Robert F. Bain to influence her husband a juror in the McNamara dynamiting trial.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bert N. Franklin
McNamara
Justice Young
Robert F. Bain
James B. McNamara
Progressive farmers gather for New Hampshire Grange meeting
Progressive farmers from all sections of New Hampshire arrived in Manchester for the thirty eighth annual New Hampshire State Grange meeting. Regular business begins tomorrow morning and will conclude with officer installation next Thursday.
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New Hampshire
Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire State Grange
Ten year federal term for Holy Ghost leader
Rev Frank W Sanford head of the Holy Ghost and Us Society of Shilon was sentenced today to ten years in Atlanta federal prison for causing the deaths of six people aboard the steamer Cornet in Portland Maine.
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Holy Ghoster
Portland
Atlanta
Frank W. Sanford
The
Holy Ghost
Us Society of Shilon
Weather Forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia expected fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Virginia likewise sees fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with light north winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Taft Delivers Russian Treaty Abrogation to Senate
President Taft turned over to the Senate the abrogation of the 1822 Russia treaty. He notified St Petersburg that the treaty would end January 1 1918. Russia acknowledged receipt and said it took notice. Senate debate and committee work focus on form and open or executive session discussions.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Rusia
St. Petersburg
United States
Russia
Curtis Guild, Jr
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Lodge
George Bakmeteff
White House
St. Petersbure
Win Colunty
Receivers Appointed for Wabash Railroad
In St Louis on December 18 Judge Elmer Adams appointed Frederick J. Delano Edward B. Pryor and W T Bixby as receivers of the Wabash Railroad Co following Westinghouse Air Brake Co motion Delano president Pryor recently a director noted as leading a cooperative effort to salvage the line and determine the best path to restore operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Elmer §. Adams
United States
Frederick J. Delano
Edward B. Pryor
W. T. Bixby
Wabash Railroad Co
F. J. Delano
Pryor
American Federation of Coal Operators Formed in Chicago
Coal operators from Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio met in Chicago to organize the American Federation of Coal Operators. The group aims to arrange wage scales and serve as central representatives of mine owners in dealings with employers. Harry M. Taylor elected president, also head of the Illinois Operators Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Vernaylvania
Ohio
American Federation of Coal Operators
Harry M. Taylor
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Mob Gathered to Seize Suspect After Fatal Farmville Shooting
Reports from Chillicothe indicate a mob forms to take Gore don Kyles, a Black man, into possession after he killed Thomas Watts, a white man. Kyles was captured following a lengthy pursuit through streets and blocks.
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Pt. Joseph, Mo
Chillicothe
Goredon Kyles
Thomas Watts
Congress to Adjourn Thursday for Christmas Recess
Washington dispatch reports Congress will adjourn Thursday for a two week Christmas recess. West Virginia members plan to leave for home after the session, with Elkins memorial services anticipated in January and a public buildings bill facing potential opposition from Majority Leader Underwood but supported by the public buildings committee.
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Washington
Congress
West Virginia
Home
Congressman Brown
Kingwood
Capitol
West Virginna
Elkins
Senate
Stephen J. Elkins
House
Hughes
Underwood
Committee On Public Buildings
Elections Committee No. 1
Wiley-Hughes
West
Sixteenth Street
Marine Band
Buckhannon
South Buckhannon
Post Office Department
Watson
Jennie Cauldwell
Charlestown
Jefferson County
Lioyd
Missouri
Committee On the Judiciary
Wheeling Court Term Extended By New Bill
Congressman Davis reported the bill, expected to pass, extending Wheeling’s court term. The wheat growing industry in West Virginia is mentioned as continuing. (Continued on Page Ten.)
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Ressman Davis
Wheeling
West Virginia
Drug Habit Probable Cause Of His Downfall
Tazewell Virginia December 18 Joseph Kendrick a Tazewell tailor jailed for a month on theft charges confessed in court and received sixty days in the county jail Experts concluded Kendrick is sane but not in physical condition to endure a harsher trial or penitentiary The commonwealth attorney urged a year in prison while the court followed the commission report Kendrick faces another housebreaking indictment and may be sent to a western state after the sentence Many believe his long drug addiction led to his downfall.
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Tazewell
Joseph Kendrick
M. J. Hawkins
Kendrick
M. B. Crockett
Pe Jarnett
Petersburg
King
Marion
Commonwealth
May order strike on western railroads
In St Louis on December 18 leaders of four railroad unions discussed striking western railroads in sympathy with the Illinois Central and Harriman road walkouts. President Kline of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers urged action, threatening a mass walkout if plans proceed.
Pulp Mill Sued Over Dam Disaster in Austin
Twenty five damage suits totaling 82,400 dollars were filed against Bayless Pulp and Paper Company of Austin and its president George Bayless to recover losses from the mill dam failure in September. The Potter County grand jury opened hearings in the criminal case against Bayless.
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Coudersport
Bayless Pulp and Paper Company of
Austin
Ay 4 Corporation
George
Bayless
Potter County
Commonwealth
Bill for Protection of American Commerce
Secretary of State Knox has written to Senator Curtis with government information supporting a graduated plan to meet discriminations by foreign countries against American commerce. The senator has drafted a bill to address the situation as it arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
Curtis
Kansas
War on middleman spurs wage earners co op plan
Indianapolis December 18 Mayor Samuel Shanks has led a campaign against middlemen by selling potatoes and turkeys at cut prices. An association forming with 2000 shares at five dollars aims to create a depot where consumers meet producers to remove middlemen profits.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel Shanks
New York City Buys Half Million Christmas Trees
New York Citywill use pearly half million Christmas trees this year. Customers will pay about a quarter million dollars or an average of fifty cents each. Wall Street, where New England steamers dock, smells like a balsam forest as the Christmas tree season peaks.
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Wall Street
New York
New York City
New England
Italian elopement thwarted as girl returns home
Lucy Vaughan, twelve, was to marry Pete Domina of Hiawatha in Bristol. Police and Baldwin-Felts detectives pursued them after abduction charges were filed. Felts located Lucy at the Altamont hotel and arranged her return to Hiawatha. The Italian companion also faces abduction charges. The plan collapsed and the girl heads home guarded by her parents.
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Lucy Vaughan
Bristol
Pete Domina
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Coal and Coke Co
Baldwin-Felts
T. L. Felts
Princeton Avenue
Mr. Felts
Altamont Hotel
Walsh Will Probated in Chicago Heir Is Widow Mary Walsh
John R. Walsh former Chicago banker died after leaving Leavenworth prison was probated today. The will names widow Mary L. Walsh as the sole heir and lists an estate of 808000 dollars.
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Dom R. Walsh
Chicago
John R. Walui
Leavenworth
Philadelphia man dies en route to hospital
The body of Walter D. Jones a forty five year old lodger at 627 Vine Street was identified today. He once was a wealthy broker in New York and died last night in an ambulance on the way to a Philadelphia hospital.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
Walter D. Jones
Vine Street
New York
Seven Die in Kansas City Leavenworth Line Collision
Seven people were killed and several injured in a head on collision of two trolley cars on the Kansas City Leavenworth Electric line near Wolcott, fifteen miles south of Leavenworth, Kansas. The crash occurred today with reports confirming the fatalities.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
Kansas City
Stokes Unaware of Trial Verdict for Showgirls
New York December 14 W E D Stokes remains unaware of the verdict in the Graham and Conrad case the showgirls acquitted of attempting to murder him though his recovery continues.
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Stokes
New York
E. D. Stokes
Graham
Conrad
Lost cash found in widow’s bustle ends in redemption
In Portland Missouri on December 18 authorities report ten thousand dollars in currency so faded it will be sent to Washington for redemption. The money was found in a bustle worn for many years by Mrs Mary Basset who died suddenly at her Hogden Mille home several days ago.
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Portland
Washington
Mary Basset
Hogden Mille
Peace Conference Opens in China Between Delegations
In Changhai on December 18 the peace conference began with Wh Ting Fang, foreign secretary in the revolutionary cabinet, and Tang Shao Yi, representing Premier Yuan Shi Kai, leading five delegates from each side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Changhai
Wh Ting Fang
Tang Shao Yi
Yuan Shi Kai
Poole Guilty of First Degree Murder
Lafayette Ind December 18 John W Poole convicted of murdering Joseph Kemper a farina hand The jury deliberated six hours and the judge sentenced Poole to life imprisonment in the case promising life term for the crime in a murder trial.
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Lafayette
Ind
John W. Poole
Joseph Kemper
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Cotton
Brands
Billy Smith
Hatfi
Wabash Railroad
Wille
Gordon Kyles
Uin
Brown
Isaac T., Mann
Pulp Mill
Wagers Earners’ Co-operative Association
Pete Dominak
Bluefield
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