Americans Called Upon to Aid Cuban Relief Effort
A Washington dispatch reports severe Cuban famine with thousands in distress. Secretary Sherman urges immediate American aid through subscriptions of money and supplies. Consul General Lee lists needed items including clothing, medicines, food staples, and funds to distribute via U S channels and Cuban authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Washington
Cuba
Department
Sherman
Tourther
Department of State
State Department
New York
Havana
Ward
Burt Named President of Reorganized Union Pacific
Horace G. Burt, long time executive with the Chicago and Northwestern, is appointed president of the Union Pacific system after a major reorganization. Early reports say New York directors aimed to quell opposition by including key figures tied to major rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Burt
Chicago and Northwestern Raiload
Union Pacific System
Mr. Burt
Northwestern Roads
Burt
Ton Pacific
Anderbilt
Union
Flanagan Case to Be Heard by Georgia Supreme Court
The Flanagan case moves to the Georgia Supreme Court on January 18 with the defense ready to proceed. The outcome on whether a new trial is granted could set a significant legal precedent and the defendant faces execution if a new trial is refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Supreme Court
Flanagan
Supreme Court of
O Regia
Gompers Responds To Gage On Gold Standard Debate
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor replies to Secretary Gage defending AFL resolutions opposing the gold standard and greenback retirement. He argues their language is misinterpreted and emphasizes wage earners oppose moving toward bank notes and stronger banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gage
Federation
Gompers
America
Express agent Mabry vanishes with large cash shortages
P H Mabry, Southern Express agent in Brunswick Georgia, disappeared Wednesday with five thousand dollars consigned to Brunswick Savings and Trust and five thousand to National Bank of Brunswick. He also took four thousand five hundred dollars from Johnston Steamship Office. Route Agent Lovett found Mabry had shorted himself by five hundred, then Mabry fled with ten thousand more, writing a letter to his wife and warning Lovett would jail him. He threatened suicide if captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Mabry
Southern Express Company
Brunswick
Brunswick Savings and Trust Company
National Bank of Brunswick
Savanna Banking and Trust Company
Mabry
Johnston Steamship Line
Lovett
Washingtonians condemn Hilton trophy stories
A Washington dispatch quotes General Harries commanding the District of Columbia militia denying any desire to hold the Hilton trophy. He says Georgia reports are asinine and blames the express office for shipment delays, saying the trophy was sent to Atlanta and that Christmas rush is the fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harries
District of Columbia
Georgia
General Harries
Heyl
Adjutant General's
Atlanta
Express
Bank Liquidation Plan Gains Depositors’ Support
The liquidation plan for Chestnut Street National Bank and Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company is approved by most depositors. It involves turning over The Record Publishing Company property, owned by William M. Singerly, to the institutions to satisfy all depositor claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street National Bank
Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company
Bank and Trust Company
Recor Publishing Company
William M. Singerly
Politicians Battle in Ohio Senate Fight Over Hanna Kurtz
In Columbus the Ohio senatorial struggle pits Hanna against Kurtz as Republican factions test loyalty. Foraker leaders and anti Hanna forces converge as McKinley backed Hanna faces possible defections. Key figures Squire Griffin Bulkeley Galbraith and McKissen mobilize while Tribune reports possible eleven anti-Hanna votes. Continuous maneuvering signals a joint fight may unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hanna
Charles L. Kurtz
United States Senate
Kurtz
J. B. Foraker
John Sherman
United States
Harrison
Sherman
Foraker
McKinley
Cleveland
Southern Hotel
Cincinnati
Burke
Shepard
Mason
Bramley
Jones
Smith
Griffith
Bossard
Manuel
Reddy
Rutan
Wilmington
Broker Goes Wrong in Wall Street Era
New York dispatch reports arrest warrant for Henry Oliver Goldsmith, a prominent Wall Street figure. He faces grand larceny in the first degree for allegedly cashing a $3,000 check belonging to Oscar E. A. Wiessner of Brooklyn. Officials say Goldsmith has emulated schemes linked to the E. A. Dean company, potentially netting about half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Oliver Goldsmith
Wall Street
Oscar E. A. Wiessner
Brooklyn
District Attorney's Office
Goldsmith
E. A. Dean Company
Glendora Mob Hangs Noted Killer Joe Hopkins
The Glendora Mississippi lynch mob hanged Joe Hopkins by the heels and burned him to death after capturing him Monday morning. Hopkins had murdered two men and been widely pursued by posses, amid a sensational, notorious crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendora
Miss
Joe Hopkins
Hopkins
Mississippi
Twenty Japanese Warships Ready to Fire on Russians
A Shanghai dispatch reports a Japanese fleet of more than twenty warships near Goto island outside Nagasaki awaiting orders. The fleet includes the Yas hima Fuji and Chen Yuen in contact with the British China squadron under Vice Admiral Buller. It notes Japan will oppose a Russian Port Arthur occupation and cites a report of reinforcements being stopped from Odessa for the Trans Siberian line. Another Shanghai dispatch says the British fleet has anchored at Port Hamilton and the Japanese fleet may have arrived there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Goto Island
Nagasaki
Yashima
Fuji
Chen Yuen
China
Alexander Buller
Japan
Port Arthur
Odessa
Manchuria
Port Hamilton
Chee- Foo
Corea
Gage Denies Rumor Of Resigning From Treasury
A Washington special reports Secretary Gage was seen returning from New York and questioned about rumors he tendered his resignation to the president. He says he has not resigned and has no reason to believe the president desires his departure, though a cabinet officer should be ready to step down if called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gage
New York
Treasury Department
New Pension Order Aims to Expedite Claims
Commissioner Evans issued a new rule in Washington requiring that increases in pension may not be considered until twelve months have passed since the last action. Bureau officials say the policy will speed disposition by clearing backlogs and respond to congressional inquiries while preserving pending claims in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Pension Office
Washington
Pension Bureau
Congress
Stenographers Strike in Luetgert Case Forces Defense to Seek Daily Testimony
Stenographers for the defense in the Luetgert murder case walked off the job, skipping court. The defense may rely on state stenographers' notes if the case goes to the supreme court, with Harmon expected to ask the court to require daily copies of testimony due to Leutgart lack of funds for stenographers and risk to the prisoner's rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luetgert
Chicago
Supreme Court
Harmon
Leutgart
California Supreme Court Denies Durrant Appeal
The California Supreme Court denied the application for a writ of probable cause by the attorneys for Durrant, condemned for the Blanche Lamont murder, challenging the execution date set within sixty days of recommitment to San Quentin. The petition was unanimously rejected after a full hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of California
Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Bahr S
San Quentin
Supreme Court
League to Print Million Pamphlets for Good Roads Drive
Arrangements by the League of American Wheelmen and National Committee of Highway Improvement will print and distribute one million pamphlets on good roads with emphasis on state aid. General Roy Stone backs the plan, with Dorner and Choate organizing outreach to farmers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of American Wheelmen
Crusade For Good Roads
National Committee of Highway Improvement
Executive Committee
Otto Dorner
Roy Stone
United States Bureau of Road Inquiry
Washington
National Committee For Highway Improvement
League
Highway Improvement Committee
Good Roads
Nashville
Corner
A. B. Choate
Minneapolis
National Committee
General Stone
Good Roads Bureau
Congress
Europe
America
New Jersey
Massachusetts
L.A. W
Road Inquiry Bureau
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Gherardi
United States Navy
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
A. Pillsbury
Tennessee to Fight Railroad Tax Assessment in Courts
Attorney General G. W. Pirkle asserts Tennessee will contest the railroad assessment in federal and state courts. Judge Clark in Chattanooga granted only a temporary injunction, and the case will be heard on its merits before progressing to higher court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Pirkle
Tennessee
Clark
Chattanooga
Robbers kill trolley conductor in Swedeland hold up
Four highwaymen halted a Schuylkill Valley Traction Co. trolley at Norris town near Swedeland Pa. Conductor Charles Gatoway was shot dead when he refused to surrender money. A motorman was wounded by three non-fatal shots as robbers took the conductor’s gold watch and chain. Four women passengers were forced at gunpoint but not robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill Valley Traction Company
Norristown
Swedeland
Charles Gatoway
Matthias
Filibuster Expedition Sail From Florida to Cuba
A Mobile report claims a major filibuster voyage for Cuba has sailed from Punta Gorda and another Mobile group aboard the Summers N. Smith and tug Isaac Dewey loaded with rifles and dynamite. The Montgomery and Seward pursued, with plans for armed cargoes and a possible landing led by Captain James Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Mobile
Ala
United States
Friends of Cuba
Montgomery
Seward
Pensacola Bay
N. Smith
Isaac Dewey
Uncle Sam
Smith
Punta Gorda
Fla
Bar
Florida
James Dunn
Georgia Banking Law Commission Appointed by Gov Atkinson
Governor Atkinson announced the Georgia bank commission members after the recent session. T D Stewart from Henry County will sit in the senate seat with T M Swift of Elbert and M V Calvin of Richmond from the house. W S Witham of Fulton and Horace A Crane of Chatham are the citizens named. The panel will report at the next general assembly session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Bank Commission
Atkinson
General Assembly
T. D. Stewart
Henry County
Senate
T. M. Swift
Elbert
M. V. Calvin
Richmond
House
W.S. Witham
Fulton
Horace A. Crane
Chatham
Georgia
Appearances Deceived Them A Poisoned Demijohn
In New York a week ago a gang of furniture movers found a demi john labeled pure rye whisky in a house and drank from it. James Flan nigan died and Patrick McNulty is dying while three others recover after severe illness. The demijohn contained corrosive sublimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demiohn
New York
James Flannigan
Patrick McNulty
Fitzsimmons Fight Hopes Power Middleweight Challenger
Kid McCoy declares for a world middleweight title fight against Fitzsimmons with $10,000 backing and a $5,000 side stake. He seeks a purse match, offers to substitute for Corbett if needed, and claims an undefeated record while vowing to take the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid McCoy
Creedon
Fitzsimmons
McCoy
Dan Stuart
Corbett
Stuart
Tennessee Central Railroad to Baund Completion
Colonel Jere Baxter and associates have paid 125000 on Tennessee Central railroad and raised 1500000 to finish the line from Knoxville to Nashville. An immense order for nails has been placed with the Carnegies. Baxter Chap man Doremus Morris lead the project as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Central
Baund
Knoxville
Nashville
Jere Baxter
N. C. Chapman
St. Louis
T. C. Doremus
New York
R. L. Morris
Tennessee Central Railroad
Carnegies
Relio
Baxter
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Union Pacific Railway
Washingtonians
Tnut Street National
Ohio
Dean Company
Czar
Bureau
Fitz
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