Americans Called On To Aid Cuban Relief Effort
A Washington special reports severe distress in Cuba with reconcentrado conditions. Secretary Sherman notes the crisis and requests subscriptions of money clothing and supplies. Consul General Lee coordinates relief with Cuban authorities and American railroads and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
Sherman
Day
Genal Lee
Department of State
State Department
Ndt
Lee
New York
Wavana
Havana
Burt Named President of Reorganized Union Pacific
Horace G Burt long associated with the Chicago and Northwestern is appointed president of the Union Pacific system amid prior denials of ties to Vanderbilt interests. Reported concerns about centralized control under a new directory appear to be addressed by early New York reaction and apparent broad representation in the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Burt
Chicago and Northwestern Raiload
Union Pacific System
Mr. Burt
Northwestern Road
Burt
Ton Pacific
Vanderbilt
Union
Flanagan Case to Be Heard by Georgia Supreme Court
The Flanagan case will be argued before the Georgia Supreme Court on January 18. The defense attorney has said readiness for motion to proceed on that day. If a new trial is denied, Flanagan faces execution in February unless DeKalb Superior Court judges veto and grants another insanity hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Flanagan
Supreme Court of ‘Orgia
Hegan
Flanagan
DeKalb Superior Court
Gompers Replies to Gage on Gold Standard Debate
Samuel Gompers responds to Secretary Gage in an open letter opposing the gold standard and backing the federation's resolutions against currency reform. He asserts the resolutions are noncondemning, personal in tone, and reflect labor's view that greenbacks should be retained and bank notes restrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gage
Federation
Gage Financial
Gompers
America
Express Agent Mabry Disappears With Cash Shortage
P H Mabry a Southern Express agent in Brunswick Georgia vanished with about 19 500 in cash from shipments and office funds. He fled after confessing a $500 missing balance and warned his colleague Lovett would uncover the shortage. Authorities consider possible self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Mabry
Southern Express Company
Brunswick
Brunswick Savings and Trust Company
National Bank of Brunswick
Savannah Banking and Trust Company
Mabry
Johnston Steamship Line
Lovett
Harries Denounces Hilton Trophy Rumors in Washington
General Harries commands the District of Columbia militia and rejects Georgia claims that the Hilton trophy is being kept. He says no truth to the idea of retaining the trophy and blames the Atlanta express office for misrouting during the Christmas rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harries
District of Columbia
Georgia
General Harries
Heyl
Adjutant General's Office
Atlanta
Express
Plan for Liquidation of Chestnut Street Banks
The liquidation plan for Chestnut Street National Bank and Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company is acceptable to depositors. It provides for turning over The Record Publishing Company property, owned by William M. Singerly, to the banks to cover depositor claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street National Bank
Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company
Bank and Trust Company
Record Publishing Company
William M. Singerly
Battling Hanna Rivalry Shapes Ohio Senate Fight
In Columbus a looming senatorial clash pits Kurtz against Hanna with Foraker backing Kurtz. Leaders from Toledo Cleveland and other cities mobilize as anti Hanna Republicans threaten to withhold support. Ill Rep Griffith weakens Hanna's tally while Democrats await legislative organization to decide joint action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hanna
Charles L. Kurtz
United States Senate
Kurtz
J. B. Foraker
John Sherman
United States
Harrison
Sherman
Foraker
McKinley
W. I. Squire
Charles P. Griffin
Toledo
Hugh Bulkeley
Cleveland
Galbraith
McKissen
Mark Hanna
Southern Hotel
Cincinnati
Burke
Shepard
Mason
Bramley
Jones
Smith
Griffith
Bossard
Manuel
Reddy
Rutan
Wilmington
Wall Street figure sought in grand larceny case
A New York warrant seeks arrest of Henry Oliver Goldsmith, a prominent Wall Street figure. He is accused of grand larceny in the first degree for cashing a $3,000 check belonging to Oscar E. A. Wiessner of Brooklyn. Authorities say Goldsmith conducted operations resembling those that implicated the E. A. Dean company, allegedly 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
Horrible lynching in Glendora Mississippi ends with hanging
A mob captured Joe Hopkins, noted Mississippi killer, hanged him by the heels and burned him alive near Glendora. The execution drew hundreds to the scene and shocked observers as Hopkins had been relentlessly pursued since the two murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendora
Miss
Joe Hopkins
Hopkins
Mississippi
Twenty Japanese Warships Surround Nagasaki Area
A Shanghai dispatch says a Japanese fleet of over twenty warships waits near Goto island outside Nagasaki fully equipped for war. Vessels include Yasima Fuji and Chen Yuen, tied to a British squadron under Vice Admiral Buller. The report notes opposition to Russian Port Arthur occupation and possible reinforcements at Manchuria. Port Hamilton is also reported as British anchored with chatter of Japanese arrival 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 Resignation Rumor Assures Unity With President
Washington special reports Secretary Gage was questioned about a rumor he tendered his resignation. He denied it and said he has no reason to doubt accord with the president on major issues. He noted a cabinet officer should resign only at the chief’s call and stressed no such action is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gage
New York
Treasury Department
Pension Order Aimed at Expediting Claims
A new order from Commissioner Evans at the Washington pension office delays consideration of increase of pension claims for twelve months from the last action. An official cites congressional calls re status updates as the main reason, saying other pending claims must be taken in their proper order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Pension Office
Washington
Pension Bureau
Congress
Stenographers Strike Adjourns Luetgert Case Hearings
Stenographers employed by the defense in the Luetgert murder case walked off the job, skipping court in Chicago. The defense may seek daily testimony copies from the state to protect the defendant’s rights, arguing Leutgart cannot afford stenographers and his life could be imperiled without aid.
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 from the attorneys of Durrant, condemned for Blanche Lamont's murder. Court ruled that Bahr erred in fixing the execution date within sixty days of recommitment, denying the petition unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of California
Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Bahr S
San Quentin
Supreme Court
Good Roads Drive to Print Nation-wide Highway Pamphlet
The League of American Wheelmen partners with the National Committee of Highway Improvement to publish a million pamphlets on highway policy and state aid. Otto Dorner leads with Gen. Roy Stone backing from the U S Bureau of Road Inquiry as they collect farmer and official addresses for distribution. The project, framed after the Good Roads Parliament in Nashville, draws on BULLETINS, photographs, and working drawings to illustrate macadam and other road methods, with focus on New Jersey and Massachusetts plans. The L A W counts 102000 members including John Wanamaker, Governor Hastings, Rear Admiral Gherardi, Mayor Carter Harrison, and A Pillsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Dorner
A. B. Choate
Minneapolis
National Committee
General Stone
Good Roads Bureau
Congress
Europe
America
New Jersey
Massachusetts
A.W
Road Inquiry Bureau
League of American Wheelmen
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Gherardi
United States Navy
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
A. Pillsbury
Tennessee to continue fight over railroad assessment case
Attorney General G. W. Pirkle declares Tennessee will contest the railroad assessment in federal and state courts. He notes the Chattanooga injunction granted to the case is temporary and the matter will be heard on its merits before proceeding higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Pirkle
Tennessee
Clark
Chattanooga
Conductor Shot Dead in Swedeland Trolley Hold Up
Four highwaymen stopped a Schuylkill Valley Traction line trolley at Norris town near Swedeland Pa near city Sunday night. Conductor Charles Gatoway refused to surrender money and was killed. Motorman Matthias was shot at but not hit. Robbers took the conductor’s money and a gold watch and chain and fled. Four women were passengers but were not robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill Valley Traction Company
Norristown
Swedeland
Charles Gatoway
Matthias
Filibuster Expedition From Mobile Reaches Sea
A Mobile special reports a large filibuster expedition has left Florida aiming for Cuba. The cruiser Montgomery and cutter Seward chased from Pensacola bay. the Smith and tug Isaac Dewey loaded dynamite and rifles, heading to sea. Rumors claim Punta Gorda and Mobile groups carry heavy arms and thousands of rifles for a landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
United States
Friends of Cuba
Montgomery
Seward
Pensacola Bay
Smith
Isaac Dewey
Uncle Sam
Fla
Florida
Punta Gorda
James Dunn
Banking Laws of Georgia Revised by New Commission
Governor Atkinson announced the Georgia bank commission members created by the recent session. T. D. Stewart of Henry County sits in the senate, T. M. Swift of Elbert and M. V. Calvin of Richmond in the house, with W. S. Witham of Fulton and Horace A. Crane of Chatham as citizens. The panel will start work immediately and 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.8. Witham
Fulton
Horace A. Crane
Chatham
Georgia
Demijohn Labeled Whisky Proves Poisonous Outcome
In New York a week ago a gang of furniture movers found a demi john marked pure rye whisky. They drank from it and five men fell ill. James Flannigan died and Patrick McNulty is dying. Three others recover after severe illness. The container held corrosive sublimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Flannigan
Patrick McNulty
Middleweight McCoy seeks title shot against Fitzsimmons
Kid McCoy announces backers for 10000 dollars and a forfeit posting to challenge world champion Fitzsimmons for a purse and at least 5000 dollars. He asks Dan Stuart to arrange a finish fight and offers to replace Corbett if signed, asserting Corbett is beaten and he is undefeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid” McCoy
Creedon
Fitzsimmons
MccGoy
Dan Stuart
Carson
Corbett
Pyven
McCoy
Stuart
Will Complete Road New Purchasers of Tennessee Central
Colonel Jere Baxter and associates have made the first payment of 125 000 on the Tennessee Central railroad purchase. They have raised 1 500 000 to complete the line from Knoxville to Nashville and have placed a large order with the Carnegies for nails. The project aims to build from Knoxville to Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Central
Knoxville
Nashville
Jere Baxter and Associates
N. C. Chapman
St. Louis
T. ©. Doremus
New York
R. L. Morris
Tennessee Central Railroad
Carnegies
Baxter
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Frericans
Leo
Union Pacific Railway
Georgia Supreme
Washingtonians
Chestnut Street National
Ohio
Dean Company
Czar
Crusade For Good Roads
Fitz
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