Currency bill debated by Hurlbert and Fisher before Senate panel
Edward D. Hurlbert of Chicago and Professor Irving Fisher of Yale endorsed the administration currency bill with amendments. They urged higher reserve requirements from 381 8 to 1 percent and said state banks and trust companies must join the new system for success. Hearings to continue with two daily sessions. Reed denied a rumored Democratic insurgent label.
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Washington
Edward D. Hurlbert
Chicago
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Senate
Hurlbert
Owen
Bristow
Reed
Congress
Professor Fisher
Massachusetts bankers prepare to testify on currency bill
A five member Massachusetts State Bankers Association committee will appear before the federal Senate committee to give opinions on the proposed currency bill. The lineup includes Charles P. Blinn Jr and four other bank leaders with plans to condemn certain features while praising others. The bankers will address the Senate committee today.
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Federal Senate
Massachusetts State Bankers’ Association
Charles P. Blinn, Jr
National Union Bank of Boston
State Association
F. A. Drury
Merchants’ National Bank of Worcester
H. H. Bowman
Springfield National Bank
I. M. Batchelder
Merchants’ National Bank of Salem
Justin E. Varney
Bay State National Bank of
Lawrence
Senate
Brockton Jeweler Thief Sentenced for 3 1/2 Years
Frederick Walsh 32 listed as Clifton King, a Brockton clerk at 119 Main Street, Brockton jewelry store, was convicted on four counts of larceny and sentenced to three and one half years. He appealed and was held for $2000 at the October term. Probed rings valued at $500 were reputedly stolen from Mrs. Lillian Reinhardt.
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Frederick Walsh
Clifton King
Brockton
House of Correction
Ely
Walsh
King
Hewett
Main Street
Lillian Reinhardt
West Elms Street
White Grubs Cost Farmers 12 Million Dollars
Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin crops suffered about 7 million dollars in damage from common white grubs last year. Additional losses in corn timothy and potatoes across infested areas north of the Ohio River to South Dakota brought total costs to at least 12 million dollars, per John J. Davis of the U S bureau of entomology.
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Washington
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio River
Atlantic Ocean
South Dakota
John J. Davis
United States Bureau of Entomology
I. W. W. to Defend 9 Prisoners at Convention
At the I W W national convention in Washington excitement rose as a telegram from Wheatland California announced the arrest of nine members on murder charges tied to Durst ranch hop-pickers riots that killed a sheriff a deputy and several employees. A defense fund and nation wide campaign were approved with plans for a Chicago mass meeting led by Jack Whyte and Joseph Etter. Delegates hostile to central authority were defeated and many left with their grips.
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Washington
Industrial Workers of the World
Wheatland
Cal
Durst Ranch
Jack Whyte
Chicago
Etter
Giovannitt
Massachusetts
Grover Perry
Whyte
Joseph Etter
St. John
President Lowell Is Favorite With Harvard Freshmen
Harvard's 750 incoming freshmen are impressed by President Lowell as warm and approachable. They note his democracy and humor during the Union reception and as he walks between Quincy Street and the administration building, where hundreds greet him daily. The straw Panama hat remains a notable symbol of his casual style.
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Harvard
Lowell
America
Harvard Yard
Quincy Street
Rumors On Vanderbilt Couple Returning To Society
Rumors spread after Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and her husband were reportedly frozen out of Newport society. They are expected to rejoin fashionable circles as the coming season begins in New York.
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New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Newport Society
Mrs Vanderbilt Returns to Newport Amid Social Secrecy
Mrs Margaret Emerson McKim of Baltimore returns to Newport with the Vanderbilt heir after a summer in England. Reginald Vanderbilt is absent to greet them as Elsie French Vanderbilt leads society. Rumors say New York may ostracize, with the winter season shaping whether Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt will be invited.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Margaret Emerson M’kim
Baltimore
Newport Society
Alfred Vanderbilt
Marceau
New York
Rumer
Vanderbilt
Pierce Pleads Statute On $1 525 000 Debt
Henry Clay Pierce answers National Bank of Commerce suit over a Tennessee Central railway deal. He claims the action is barred by the statute of limitations, alleging the related transaction occurred more than five years ago, and denies all allegations in the complaint.
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St, Louis
Henry Clay Pierce
National Bank of Commerce
Tennessee Central Railway
Pierce
Officers Of Memphis Bank Arrested
D O Wheeler president and J B Sloan Jr cashier of the Exchange Bank and Trust Company Memphis were arrested on charges of misappropriating 4977 of the bank funds. An application for a receiver was made. They surrendered and were released on $1000 bonds claiming the liability is civil and the criminal case unwarranted.
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Memphis
Tenn
D. O. Wheeler
J. B. Sloan, Jr
Exchange Bank and Trust Company
Wheeler and
Monument Dedicated to Juan Cabrillo in San Diego Bay
Spanish Minister Don Juan Rianos y Gayangos stood with Lieutenant-Governor Wallace as California honored Juan Cabrillo the discoverer of San Diego Bay. Congressman R L Henry and Senator J D Works assisted in the ceremony representing President Wilson and the state respectively.
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San Diego
Cal
Juan Rianos Y Gayangos
Alfonso
Wallace
California
Juan Cabrillo
San Diego Bay
R.L. Henry
Texas
Wilson
United States
J. D. Works
Two Carpenters Die and Three Hurt at Capitol Pit Collapse
In Jefferson City Missouri two carpenters died and three were injured when a foundation pit for the new State Capitol caved in as quicksand loosened the soil. The incident occurred this afternoon tearing out casings and trapping workers.
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Jefferson City
State Capitol
Shotter Arrested After Nationwide Chase
Bert F. Shotter of Vermont alias Elms alias Weatherstone, Bradford, Vermont, was arrested in Casselton, North Carolina, after a pursuit across many states and Canadian provinces. He is wanted on a serious Vermont charge and had been sought by a local agency for months.
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Bert F. Shotter
Vermont
North Dakota
Canada
Elms
Weatherstone
Bradford
Casselton
N. C
Shotter
Customs Laborers Seek Pay Increase After Boston Reorganization
Congressman Roberts charges that $90,000 appropriated for customs salary increases in 1911 was misdistributed at Boston. He says high paid workers gained while laborers earning $1.92 to $2.46 a day were left without raises and some lower grades were cut. He urges adjustment to reflect cost of living and restore fairness for the lowest paid workers.
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Customs Service
Boston
Congressman Roberts
Chelsea
Congress
Charles §. Hamlin
the Treasury
Edwin A. Curtis
Washington
New York
Department
Detective chase traces Shotter toward El Paso border
Detectives traced Shotter across the U S and Canada as he boasted of headed for El Paso to join a revolution. He moved from Bradford Vt to Montreal Detroit and Minneapolis while evading authorities. His cowboy photo aided the manhunt and he awaits extradition back to Vermont.
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Shotter
el Paso
Texas
Minneapolis
Wood-Morgan
Vermont
Bradford
Canada
Sherbrooke
Montreal
Port Coleborne
Ont
Windsor
Detroit
Mich
Northfield
Minn
Washington
Gardner
N. D
Arquaville
Catholic Church Notes Update From St Thomas Aquinas Nahant
The Rev William T O Connors new charge at St Thomas Aquinas Nahant noted. Parish youths join Cambridge Catholic Association enrollment near 900 with aim for 1000. Phelan brothers study in Rome, Tim in New York seminary, all Leo XIII graduates. St Joseph Needham remodel advances seating capacity vestry near completion. St Eulalia City Point South Boston Young Men Club dance planned for parish fundraiser led by Rev Jeremiah Driscoll.
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William T. O’connor
St. Joseph’s Church of
Wakefield
St. Thomas Aquinas’ Church
Nahant
John Phelan
St. Rose Street
Jamaica Plain
American College
Rome
Frank
Timothy Phelan
New York
Leo XIII
John
Boston College
St. Joseph's Church
Needham
St. Eulalia’s Parish
City Point
South Boston
Young Men’s Club
Jeremiah Driscoll
Mayor Lectures Movie Managers On Moral Tone
Mayor Witzgerald held a talk with Boston cinema managers about maintaining moral tone and safe advertising near entrances. He repeated points made to theatre managers about compliant advertising devices to meet the building commissioner's rules and ensure orderly exits in case of fire.
Labor officials thank Wilson for Secretary of Labor appointment
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor and seven vice presidents forming the executive council formally thanked President Wilson for appointing William B. Wilson as Secretary of Labor in Washington on September 25.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Wilson
William B. Wilson
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