Behrman Suspends Police After Newspaper Attack
Mayor Behrman suspends Inspector Whitaker and detectives Glynn Dale Coyle Holyland and Methe after an affray at the Morning World office on Camp Street New Orleans. The incident followed a hostile editorial, with District Attorney Parker and Governor Blanchard urged to act while martial law was discussed by editor Leveque.
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New Orleans
Joseph M. Leveque
Morning World
Whitaker
Camp Street
Common
World
Inspector Whitaker
Parker
Police
Leveque
Behrman
Glynn, Dale, Coyle
Holyland and
Methe
Sully Returns to Cotton Market After Million Dollar Loss
Daniel J. Sully, famed for steering the era’s largest cotton corner and suffering about $2 million in losses, is reportedly back in the market as rumors spread of renewed activity in cotton trading.
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Daniel J. Sully
Car Strike Question Raised by Pensacola Commons Committee
Pensacola officials discuss calling a strike after a car incident involving a Carmen named Ben. The Commons Committee weighs the action and potential impacts on services and drivers.
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Pensacola
Carmen
Ben
Commons
Deadlock in Kentucky Senate Election Persists
In Frankfort, Kentucky the senatorial deadlock remains unresolved as the ballot shows Republicans backing former Gov. Bradley with sixty four votes and Beckham collecting sixty six votes. No shift appears imminent though claims for and against Beckham continue. A union between Republicans and anti Beckham Democrats on another Democrat seems the only path out.
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Frankfort
Bradley
Beckham
Robbed on Pullman Car in Chicago Jewel Heist
Mrs Rose Baranov of Dallas reports a theft of six thousand dollars in jewels from a Pullman car on a Pennsylvania train entering Chicago. She says a man cut the string of a chinchilla skin bag around her neck and fled as the train slowed near the yard, and she identified a suspect leaping from the yard. Police search pawn shops citywide for the missing gems.
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Baranov
Big Dallas Bank Fails in Texas
The Western Bank & Trust Company of Dallas, the state’s largest savings deposit bank, was placed in the hands of assignee Henry D. Lindsey to administer for creditors. On October 1 it was strong, but a quiet run since then drained quick assets. over $900,000 was paid out to meet withdrawal demands. The bank had a $500,000 capital and more than four thousand savings depositors.
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Big Dallas Bank
Dallas
Tex
Western Bank & Trust Company of
Texas
Henry D. Lindsey
Sovereign Bank of Canada Fails in Liquidation
The Sovereign Bank of Canada collapses and enters liquidation with the Bankers' Association appointed to manage assets. It operates 76 branches across Ontario Quebec the northwest and maritime provinces. Founded in Toronto in 1904 with $1.5 million capital later raised to $4 million after a Dresdner Bank stake of $2 million wiped out the reserve.
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Toronto
Ont
Sovereign Bank of Canada
Bankers’ Association
Ontario
Quebec
Northwest
Maritime Provinces
Sovereign Bank
Dresdner Bank of Germany
State Dispensary Bill Advances in House
Guthrie Oklahoma house of representatives passed a prohibition bill creating a state dispensary provision. Dispensaries would be set up in all cities of two thousand and at all county seats. The senate has not yet acted on the bill.
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Guthrie
Oklax
House of Representatives
Senate
Texas Citizen John W. Gates Announces Change
John W. Gates announced he has become a citizen of the State of Texas in a formal declaration.
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Texas
John W. Gates
State of
Extradition Sought for Walker over Bank Funds
A Mexican City dispatch says U S ambassador Thompson has received the formal extradition application for William F Walker charged with absconding with funds of the New Britain Savings Bank Connecticut The prisoner will be sent to the borders within the next few days
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San Antonio
Tex
Express
Mexico City
David FE. Thompson
Mexico
William F. Walker
New Britain
Cortelyou Resignation Rumor Sparks Cabinet Talk
Rumors of Cortelyou's resignation swirl around the Cortelyou Taft ties and the White House. Friends say no resignation is intended and Cortelyou refuses offers to head major financial firms. Disagreements with the President over appointments are noted, with no lasting breach believed possible.
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Cortelyou
Treasury
Loeb
Taft
Good Whiskey Branding Rules Cause Wide Industry Change
The Attorney General's decision on internal revenue regulations will end the practice of branding large quantities of bottled in bond spirits as whisky despite reduced proof. Distilleries may only label spirits as whisky if they come from grain distilleries with the proper congeners, ending the storage tactic of aging neutral spirits in wood to be bottled later as whisky.
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Considerabe
Bonaparte
Revolt in Hayti Reports from Minister Furness
The state department received two cablegrams from American Minister Furness at Port-au-Prince. One says Galaives and St Marie were in revolutionary hands with a battle and repulse, telegraph service cut. The second notes an interview with President Nord who urged bombarding St Marie. Lieut Commander Marvel protested to allow time for women children and noncombatants to move from the port.
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State Department
Hayti
Furness
Port Au Prince
Galaives
St. Marie
Nord
Marvel
Congressman Fornes Aims United States National Bank
Congressman Fornes of New York introduced a bill to establish the United States National Bank. The move signals a push for a central federal banking institution amid ongoing financial debates.
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U. S. National Bank
Fornes
New York
United States National Bank
Aldrich Financial Bill Status Tuft Senate Finance
After two committee sessions the Senate Committee on Finance holds fair ideas on the Aldrich financial bill and anticipates a report next week. The panel weighs how the measure may look when it reaches the floor.
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Senate Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Wants To Work Resolution Calls For Longer House Sessions
A Georgia representative, Mr. Edwards, offered a resolution amid panic relief calls. It urges starting at 9 a.m., lunch from 1 to 2 p.m., and keeping House in session until 6 p.m. or longer to address national distress before hot weather. The measure was sent to the rules committee.
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House
Edwards
Georgia
House of Representatives
Committee On Rules
Canal To Cost 300 Million Reveals Inter Oceanic Plans
Secretary Laft testified before the senate committee on inter oceanic canals outlining project costs and site conditions. He proposed completion within six years from July and estimated final price around 304 million dollars including the purchase price. Jamestown Exposition discussions between state officials and receivers addressed land titles and a potential naval training station purchase with no conclusion.
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Laft
Senate Committee On
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Jamestown Exposition Company
Senate approves remission of Boxer indemnity total
The senate passed a joint resolution to reduce the Chinese indemnity for Boxer disturbances in 1900 from 24,440,078 dollars to 11,655,492 dollars, cutting more than half of the liability.
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Senate
China
Hobson Seeks Navy Bill to Build New Battleships
Representative Hobson introduced in the house a bill to provide a navy adequate for national defense. It appropriates 50 million dollars annually for constructing new battleships with number and features decided by the president under expert advice.
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Hobson
House debate fills day on criminal laws codification
The House spent nearly the entire session debating the bill to codify the criminal laws, focusing on proposals and potential wording changes.
Will Cortelyou Resign From Cabinet Soon
Washington sources say Secretary Cortelyou is expected to resign from the cabinet. The Department of Justice will accelerate land suits in Louisiana to protect homesteaders and hasten resolution of land disputes.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Department of Justice
Louisiana
Texas Prohibition Federations Plans Statewide Drive
A Dallas conference of representatives from anti liquor groups formed the Texas State Prohibition Federation with the aim to urge the upcoming legislature to submit to Texans a constitutional amendment banning the liquor traffic in all of Texas. The slogan Texas dry in 1909 was adopted, uniting efforts to end alcohol sales statewide.
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Texas
Dallas
Texas State Prohibition’ Federation
Blind Attorney Seeks Missouri Lieutenant Governor Nomination
St Louis blind lawyer Walter A. Kelly announced his Democratic candidacy for Missouri lieutenant governor. He prepared a district circular with petition blanks to send to all counties. Kelly cites Oklahoma Senator Thomas P. Gore as proof blindness does not bar political advancement.
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St. Louis
Walter A. Kelly
Missouri
Kelley
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
United States
Federal court orders Harriman to answer ICC questions
The Federal Court in New York issued an order requiring E. H. Harriman to answer questions propounded by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The ruling compels Harriman to provide information in the ongoing regulatory inquiry.
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Federal
New York
E. H. Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Committee Makes Little Headway on Aldrich Bill
Very little progress was reported in the Senate Finance Committee as members continued to grapple with the Aldrich financial bill. The deliberations showed no immediate consensus or action date, leaving the measure in early stages.
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Aldrich Financial
Senate Committee On Finance
Old Banker Walsh Convicted on 54 Counts in Bank Misuse
Juror Palmer weeps as verdicts convict John R. Walsh, former president of Chicago National Bank, on 54 counts of misappropriation. Walsh faces 5 to 10 years per count. judge delays sentencing for a new trial motion. Comptroller Ridgely hails verdict as a banking crime precedent amid ongoing legislative push to curb malfeasance.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Federal District Court
Walsh
John S. Miller
Elbert Palmer
Harvard
Baliff
Palmer
Anderson
Miller
William B. Ridgely
United States Comptroller
Ridgely Says Trial Was Fair and No New Trial Likely
The speaker asserts the result will benefit the country and banking practice. He expresses sorrow for Mr. Walsh as a victim of conditions but insists Walsh was guilty and the jury found so. The trial is described as uniformly fair with no grounds for a serious new trial.
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Ridgely
Walsh
Railroads Prepare to Fight Tennessee Fare Cut
Nashville reports that Tennessee railroads will oppose the Tennessee railroad commission order cutting passenger fares from three to two and a half cents per mile starting April 1 1908. Officials blame politics for the rate reduction arguing it harms railroad interests and hinders road expansion into undeveloped communities.
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Nashville Tenn
Railroads
Tennessee
Tennessee Railroad Commission
South
Three Entombed Miners In Alpha Shaft Rescue Near Ely
Ground was reached at the 1 000 foot level of the Alpha shaft near Ely Nevada where three miners have been entombed since December 4. Rescue teams found an opening wedged by fallen timbers and descended 76 feet with ladders before a break halted further progress. Mine Foreman McAfee located soft ground within 30 feet of the 1 000 foot level and officials believe the men may be freed within 36 hours. A rumor says one entombed miner lost his mind after learning of his mother’s death.
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Ely
Nev
Alpha
McAfee
Reformers Win in Knoxville Mayoral Election
In Knoxville Tennessee Capt John M Brooks Democrat won the mayoral race while John Flenniken heads the board of public works and William Brakebill and R B Ragsdale join as associate members. The reform party retains control of the police and fire departments, with the contest framed around temperance policy as Knoxville went dry on November 1.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John M. Brooks
John Flenniken
Board of Public Works
William Brakebill
R. B. Ragsdale
Citizens Reforms Party
Reform Party
Southern Cotton Mills Joint Session Adopts Mills Shutdown Plan
At a joint session in Charlotte North Carolina the Soft and Hard Yarn Spinners and the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers adopted resolutions. The spinners pledge to shut down their mills for thirty days beginning February 1 or curtail production by fifty percent during February and March.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
South
France faces Morocco crisis over Hafid backing
Fanaticism grows among Moors for Mulai Hafid as France’s position in Morocco hardens. Apprehensions rise that Paris may have backed the wrong candidate and should accept Hafid if he upholds the Algeciras Act.
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Mulai Hafid
France
Morocco
Algeciras
Heavy Fine Against Harvester in Trust Case
Judge Dana in Shawnee county district court assessed a total fine of 12600 against International Harvester Co. found guilty on forty three counts of violating Kansas antitrust law. Each count carried a maximum 1000 and minimum 100 dollars.
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Topeka
Kan
Dana
Shawnee County
International Harvester Co
Naval Academy gets new Board of Visitors member
The President appointed Captain J. W. Bostick of New Orleans as a member of the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy.
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Naval Academy
J. W. Bostick
New Orleans
City Sued For $20,000 by Natchez Resident
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen of Natchez notice was given of a suit for damages for $20,000. Plaintiff Mrs. Thomas Benedict alleges she fell on a sidewalk on New Street injuring her hip. The suit will be contested. Also described is a note on the A and M college dispute being amicably settled, with hopes the incident will not hinder state support for operations.
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Board of Aldermen of
Natchez
Thomas Benedict
New Street
A. and M. College
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