Former Equitable Agent Seeks Hearing Exemption
New York December 14 Edward W Scott president of Provident Savings Life Assurance appeals to the hearing chairman to exclude statements about his dealings with the Equitable Life Assurance Society where he once served as Australian agent. Counsel Hughes questions whether Equitable holds a £100000 claim against him. Scott initially denies then partial admissions emerge from 1901 letters and a 1901 conference proposal regarding balances of 57933 owed, with no formal written admission of acceptance of accounts.
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New York
Edward W. Scott
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
W. A. Armstrong
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hughes
Scott
Equitable Life Assuuance Society
Alexander
Society
West Point's Oldest Graduate Dies on Railroad
Gen Herman Haupt, Civil War veteran, noted railroad engineer and West Point's oldest graduate, died suddenly today on a rail line between Jersey City and Newark. He collapsed with heart disease while talking with his son on the train.
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West Point
Newark
N. J
Herman Haupt
Jersey City
Nenark
Senate Debates on Panama Canal Emergency Bill
Washington December 14 The Senate spent four hours today debating the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill and adjourned with the measure still under consideration. Speeches were delivered by Messrs Telfer Scott and Morgan, followed by a broad debate on all aspects of the controversy. A separate bill to insure bonds for the canal and place them on par with other government bonds passed without debate.
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Washington
Senate
Messers
Telfer
Scott
Morgan
Anbato
Celestials Rally as Chinese Students Propose Return
Eighty two hundred Chinese students at the imperial university announce plans to return to China after the resignation of Kubots as president is accepted by Prime Minister Katsura. A manifesto condemns the Manchu dynasty and tensions with Japan are cited as resolved by the realignment.
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Tokio
Ca Kubots
Reperial University
Katsura
China
Raity
Pure Food Bill Reported By Hepburn Committee
Washington December pages report the pure food bill approved by the committee on manufactures. Senator Hepburn states only a few changes have been made since the previous version.
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Washington
Itiee
Hepburn
Wyoming Weather Forecast Clues for Central Core
Washington report notes a forecast of warmer conditions in central portions with a hotter Saturday. Local data lists a 24 hour period ending in the afternoon with temperatures around 48 degrees and 27 degrees at night.
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Washington
Doc
Garfield and Durand Subpoenaed in Beef Trust Case
Chicago December 14. Commissioner James R Garfield and his chief aide Dr E A Durand have become witnesses for the defense. Garfield was served a subpoena duces tecum to produce all books and records and be ready to testify. The defense argues his prior statements to the Packers during investigations aid their case.
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Chicago
James R. Garfield
E. A. Durand
Garfield
Garther
Packers
Beet Trust
Pueblo man’s estate valued at over one hundred thousand
An inventory filed in Pueblo declares the estate of Henry Creswell, a pioneer who died in Medicine Hat, Northwest Canada, last January. The assets are listed at more than $100,000 with a single heir, G. E. Cresswell of Seaforth, Ontario, a brother of the deceased.
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Pueblo
Henry Creswell
Medicine Hat
Northwest Canada
G. E. Cresswell
Seaforth
Ont
Hearst Aide Hints Recount Bill After City Election
Hearst counsel says an appeal will seek a January legislature recount of all ballots in the recent election. Court recounts via quo warranto would be slow, as opening 151 ballot boxes to review mayor, comptroller, and aldermen races was adjourned to Friday by mutual consent of Hearst and Mayor Me.
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New York
W. R Hearst
Pics
Board of Aldermen
Hearst
Mrs Taggart Leaves Wooster in Divorce Case
Grace Violet Taggart the defendant in a recent Wooster divorce case has left the city with her two boys. Attorneys say health and fear of separation prompted a temporary move to a place where they could rent and restore health. They expect to return when needed in the circuit court and are believed to be near Chicago.
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Wooster
K Tw
Chicago
Greeley Pastor Parry Thomas Struck By Stroke
The Rev Parry Thomas rector of Trinity Episcopal church in Greeley was stricken with apoplexy yesterday afternoon and is in very serious condition. He once was a well known athlete in England and had no prior illness.
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Greeley
Siredley
Cole
Parry Thomas
Trinity Episcopal Church
England
Henry Irving Relics Fetch Prices at Christie's Sale
The sale of Sir Henry Irving's theatrical relics at Christie's drew lively bidding. The Amalaconsian dagger to Garrick sold for 210, Irving's sword as Richard III brought 165, a plain Garrick ring 215, a flintlock pistol from Peter the Great at 166, and fifty small lots totaling about 96,000.
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Henry Irving
London
Christio's
Amalaconsian
Garrick
Irving
Richard al
Peter the Great
German Embassy Requests Troops for Baltic Provinces
St. Petersburg December 14 government sends columns of troops to Estonia Courland and Riga to protect German subjects. August Von Hennings a Baltic noble and district assistant chief was murdered near Riga by a revolutionary group. French ambassador M Bompard returned to Paris with warning information for France.
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St. Petersburg
Esthenia
Courland
Riga
August von Hennings
M. Bompard
Paris
Gove Speaks on Philippine Tariff at Hearing
Maj. Aaron Gove, former Denver superintendent, led the Ways and Means hearing on Philippine tariff. He argued Philippine sugar and tobacco production greatly benefit U S interests and warned that modern methods cannot accurately estimate the islands output.
Pushing the War on Rebaters
Philadelphia report shows high indictments returned by the federal grand jury against shipper freight agents and common carriers in rebate cases brought to attention by United States attorney J. Whitaker. Thompson.
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Philadelphia
United States
J. Whitaker.Thompson
Gambling Stop Ordered in Ogden on Wednesday Night
Ogden authorities ordered gambling to cease in the city on Wednesday evening. As a result several Cheyenne men who had traveled to Ogden for gambling were discharged from employment.
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Ogden
President nominates New Mexico Supreme Court lineup
Washington December 14 the President sent nominations to the senate for New Mexico highest court chief justice William J Mills of New Mexico and associate justices Frank W Parker and John D McFie all of New Mexico sourcing from the federal nomination.
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WM. J. Mills
New Mexico
Washington
Senate
The
Sapiens Court of New Mexico
William J Mills
New Lexico
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Frank W. Parker
John D. McFie
Officers School At Fort Russell Closed for Holidays
The officers classes at Fort Russell have been discontinued for the holiday season. The evening news school will close December 22, and training will resume after December 28.
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Fort Russell
Teniamn
Two Beef Case Jurors Chosen By Both Sides
Chicago December 14 jurors were accepted by both sides in the beef trust case. Both men are faro players from the interior of the state.
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Chicago
Metal Markets Report From New York and London Briefly
The metal markets show mixed activity with copper and silver firming while lead stays steady and other metals exhibit modest gains. Market chatter notes cautious trading in New York and London as investors reassess supply and demand factors.
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New York
Dee
Riga unrest in Livonia amid Letts versus Germans feared
Dagens Nyheters Riga report says Letts control Livonia with M Jansohn at the helm as German nobles face growing hatred. Peasants burn estates around Riga while Germans fear a St Bartholomew night with refuges and block fortifications. Police inaction and a fragile governor general rule. Baltic republics emerge as revolutionaries arm workers for an January strike and bar Germans and Russians from leaving.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheters
Riga
Livonia
M. Jansohn
Deenaslapas
la Wonie
Ingenious $5,000 muff theft confounds police
New York detective bureau reports twenty four hours of effort into a $5,000 theft aimed at Miss Frances E. Fitz of Alaska. A delivery man in uniform posed as an employee, signed for the muff at the Hotel Martha Washington, and fled after asking for fictitious addressees.
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New York
Frances E. Fitz
Alaska
Martha Washington
Vespers May Row at Henley Regatta Plans
Philadelphia club Vesper Boat from the Vesper Boat club plans to enter a crew at Henley in England next year. A club meeting Monday will seek to organize a new crew for an invasion of England in hope of winning the Grand Challenge Cup. The Vespers credit past English experience for strategic gains despite a recent defeat.
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Henley
Philadelphia
China Japan treaty talks spark uneasy mood in Pekin
In collations at Pekin Chinese and Japanese representatives clash over a treaty proposal. Reports say Baron Kor murs for Japan faces stern questions from Chinese officials. Fears arise that the Japanese proposal may clash with Chinese expectations, unsettling the talks.
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Pekin
China
Japan
Baron Kormurs
Tie
House Debates Life Insurance and Statehood Choices
Washington reports the House debates President Wilson’s life insurance regulation proposal with tax-power arguments and partisan objections. Republicans caucus in favor of admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state and Arizona and New Mexico as one state in a single bill. The Senate Commerce Committee advances the Merchant Marine shipping bill toward a favorable report. London notes a memorial service at St George's for Prince Consort and Princess Alice with royal attendance and tributes at their sarcophagi.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Payne
Congress
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate Committee On Commerce
Merchant Marine Commission
Senate
ST. George's London
Prince Consort
Princess Alice
St. George's
Imarbie
Hazing Ends At Annapolis Naval Academy
Washington reports a government decree to end hazing at the Naval Academy. No midshipmen will be dismissed within ten days unless accused of hazing or failing to report incidents. The secretary of the navy vows to eradicate hazing across the academy regardless of brigade size.
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Washington
Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy
Best year for Kansas farmers
The Kansas state board of agriculture reports the year as the most fruitful in state history with farm products and live stock valued at 498.6 million dollars. Wheat production totals 77,178,177 bushels and corn 190,519,592 bushels, with a per capita value around 26 dollars.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kat
Kansas State Board of Periculture
Divine Sarah to Play in a Tent
New York wiring reports that Sarah Bernhardt will tour Texas in a huge circus tent, presenting Mime at the Lyric theater and throughout the state unless plans change. Managers say the move is necessary after an alleged blockade by a Texas syndicate controlling local theaters.
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New York
Pec. M
Sarah Bernhardt
Lyric Theater
Texas
Sape
National Civil Service Reform League Meets in Milwaukee
Delegates from across the country gather in Milwaukee for the twenty fifth annual meeting of the National Civil Service Reform League. The conference opens at the Hotel Plankinton and will run for two days.
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Reform League
Milwaukee
Wis
Oliver. View Reform League
Panterhin
Loans on Fake Securities Linked to Denver Bank Case
Denver court records reveal security stocks from Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory introduced as evidence in the conspiracy trial of Leonard B. Imboden and James A. Hill to wreck a Denver bank. Chas B. Wilfrey testified that Imboden forced loans totaling 130000 dollars with securities as collateral including Mt. Vernon National Bank stock and forged signatures. He described falsified endorsements and forged certificates tied to Imboden.
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Denver
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Leonard B. Imboden
James A. Hill
Chas. B. Wilfrey
Denver Bank
Imboden
Hill
H. L. Hill
Mt. Vernon National Bank of
Boston
Wilfley
Hull
Bank of Commerce of
Fort Worth
Tex
Lmboden
Rogers Philanthropist Funds Bronx Mes siah Home Project
Henry H. Rogers vice president of the Standard Oil company will fund a new building in The Bronx for the Messiah Home for Little Children. The project costs about 300 dollars. The home, founded in 1855, aids workless mothers and cares for girls under 12 and boys under 8.
Indictments Filed Against Rail Firms and Agents
A federal grand jury in Philadelphia returned true bills of indictment charging R. D. Wood and Co Great Northern Railway Mutual Transit C. E. Campbell L. W. Lake and Paul J. Diver with dying and receiving rebates according to the Dec 14 report.
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Philadelphia
R. D. Wood & Co
Great Northern Railway Company
Mutual Transit Company
C. E. Campbell
Great Northern
L. W. Lake
Paul J. Diver
Four Children Drown Skating in Kellogg's Pond
Amsterdam New York December 14 four school children were drowned last night while skating on Kellogg's pond in the city. The tragedy occurred as the group ventured onto thin ice during freezing conditions.
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New York
Amsterdam
N. Y
Der
Kellogg's
Live Stock Markets Show Mixed Cattle and Sheep Trade
Omaha receipts for cattle 6400 with steady market. native steers 3.50 to 6.00, cows 2.25 to 4.25, western steers 2.70 to 4.40, calves 9.00 to 10.00. sheep 40 lot with yearlings 6.00 to 6.25, weth ers 5.40 to 5.75, lambs 6.75 to 7.00. Chicago cattle receipts 9000 with beeves 4.00 to 6.70, cows 1.50 to 4.75, stockers 2.00 to 4.20, Texans 3.50 to 4.26, sheep 4.00 to 6.00, lambs 7.00 to 8.00.
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Omaha
Neb
Toxtia
Chicago
Dec
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Panama
Wyoming
Bureau of Corporations
M'Clellan
Noble
Baltic
Bartholomew
House Considers Life Insurance
Sarah
Civil Service
Wifley
Denver Savings Bank
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