Kennedy notes urge audit amid graft probe into state treasurer
William Kennedy state treasurer faced scrutiny as a graft probe surfaced. He reportedly said he feared exposure but defended his office as properly run and urged a speedy audit and official report. A bonding company tied to him was a point of controversy.
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Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Saltimore Fin Gon
William
Buath Cna
Kennedy
Whitman
Atate
Entente
John J. Kennedy
William K. Kennedy
Kennedy Tries to Explain Bond Deals and Suicide Pressure
In the Albany probe, state Treasurer Kennedy faced questioning amid reports of bonds and bonding schemes. Friends say pressure over cross-examination and past life fueled his troubled state. officials deny irregularities while investigators probe connections to Bonding contracts and Tammany figures.
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Albany
Canal Board
Paneaoe Bee
Sint
Cne
John J. Kennedy
Treaswena
Glynn
Kennedy
Whitman Aries
New
York
Kennet
Grand Jury
John H’'Cannon
New Fork
James W. Osborne
Giytin
Arthur T. Warner
Chas
Tammany Halil
George H. McGuire
Kyracuge
Ramphey
George ‘Batton
Buffalo and Bee
Chewing Gum Linked to Local Suicide Pattern
Special to The American Milwaukee reports Gez& Sabadi fatally shot a board member and then died by own action. Authorities note seven recent personal crisis reports in Milwaukee all found with unchewed gum fragments. They question a possible coincidence or a plant in gum causing the crises. Two of the seven victims were women.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Gez& Sabadi
Wag
Chewgarh
Uncle Joe Cannon Joins Y M C A Membership
Special to The American reports Congressmen Uncle Joe Cannon became a full member of the Y M C A in Michigan on February 15. It is unclear if the move aims to rebut rumors of profanity, but Fordney helped obtain the local organization’s membership for him.
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Mich
Joe Cannon
Joseph W. Fordney
Food Lagging in New York After Storm
Old Man Winter crippled New York causing widespread transport and supply disruptions. Trains, dairies, and bakeries faced delays as 6 900 000 people sheltered at home on Sunday. Rail lines and delivery services warned of continued slow service with colder weather and extended snow removal ahead.
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Speriatto
New York
Wliggard
Jersey
Up State
Rescue of Women and Children From Sea Near Orient Point
A storm swept four barges from the tug Pliny Fiske off Orient Point Long Island. The barges Feeney Frederick Willengrock Elizabeth Katie Wood Marie Rowe carried captains and wives with children as they drifted toward Plum Gut. All aboard were eventually rescued after nightfall.
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Greenport
D. B. Latham
Orient Point
Long Island
Long Island Sound
Pliny Fiske
Plum Gut
Welock
Orient ‘Point
New York
Frederick
Willengrock
George, Towne
Elizabeth
Frederick Shelbiorn
Katie Wood
Epril
Johngenaren
Hamilton Boys Seek Panama Canal Trip
Two Hamilton youths George Beraneha and Elmer Kaeser plan enrollment with the Panama Canal Club under YMCA support and local business backing to join about 600 travelers for the June 1913 canal journey ending in San Francisco.
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Hamilton, Ohie
Hamilton
Panama
Ada Kincaid in Serious Condition After Suspected Carbonic Acid Attempt
Ada Kincaid age 26 is in City Hospital in a serious condition after a suspected suicide attempt involving carbonic acid following a love quarrel. Police say she took the substance yesterday after an argument with a man and while her guardian Mrs Well reported she did not leave her room for dinner.
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Ada Kincaid
City Hospital
A.love Quarrel
Mina ‘Kincaid
Hvaneville
Ind
Central Avenue
Freeman Street
Armory
Brain study finding abnormal weight in autopsy report
Paris reports reveal the brain of M Bertilson inventor of the police fingerprint system weighed 0.53 ounces versus the usual 0.47. The doctors note the criminologist died after prolonged anaemia and suggest abnormal brain traits in those with normal brains are common among antroponometric studies.
Furnace blaze at 2112 Linton avenue injures home resident
An overheated furnace sparked a fire in the home of William Hines at 2112 Linton avenue early this morning. Fire crews reported minor injuries and controlled the blaze without spread.
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Emia
William Hines
Linton Avenue
Joss
Freedman's Aid Society Addresses in Cincinnati Continue
The Freedman's Aid Society holds its second day in Cincinnati with four Wiley Chapel addresses by Dunton of Claflin University and others, detailing the society's 22 southern colleges 406 teachers and 7000 students. Critics claim demagogues threaten the schools with a South Carolina bill banning white teachers, while supporters cite progress over 46 years and legal guardrails.
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Freedman’s Aid Society
Cincinnati
Wiley @hapel
Southland
L. M. Dunton
Lafiinniversity
Orangeburg
A. N. Melden
University of New Orleans
R. L. Lovinggood
Austin
Texas
Freedman’s Medical College
Columbia
S. C
South
B. J. Maveety
Madisonville
Columbia, D. 'C
Mareety
Freedman
South Carolina
Cox Invites Foraker To Seek Governorship
Special to The Columbus reports Governor Cox accusing former Senator Foraker of bankrupting Ohio and controlling election boards to thwart reform. Cox defends his record, attacks Foraker’s charges, and urges the Republican nomination for governor, listing boards and commissions and contrasting terms.
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Cox
Foraker
Columbus
United States
Ohio
Sarees Wien
Finley Democrats
State House
Commonwealth
Campbell
Bie
Wilson Plans 10 Get Jobs for Unemployed
President Wilson's industrial commission announced an immediate nationwide study of unemployment conditions, with a focus on New York City where an estimated 350000 people are out of work. The panel aims to advise federal legislation and proposes a federal bureau to coordinate public and private employment agencies and guide migratory workers. Some Democratic leaders express concern over the plan’s move.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Industrial Commission
New York City
Congress
Plumbers Prepare for Twenty Third Ontario State Meeting
Members of the Onto State Master Plumbers Association gather for the twenty third annual convention at the Gihean House. The executive committee meets, a reception is planned, and speakers include Andrew J. Murphy and Mayor Spleeel. Delegates tour Government Square and attend social events through Thursday.
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Cliheinnatt Or Plumbers’ Association
Onto State Mester Plumbers’ Association
Gihean House
Herowans
KK. W. Sponcetier
Canton
Ohio
Ter Miiab EK
Riseniohr
Andrew J. Murphy
Cincimati Organization
Mayor Spleeel
George Dieteria
Chamber of Commerce
Woodland
Nat A. C. Kynon
Government Square
Weiam Milla
T. Hehiemmer
Br. Laumehn
Voard
Thomas J. Dyer
Johan G. Fern
James FP. Doyle
Pergeant-At-Erme
Harry G. Dresser
State Association
F. W. Sponselier
J. A. Weed
BE. B. Ellen
Harry 8. Smith
Mwerman
Apple
Charles Hoffman
John J. Vogripoh
Burns Fears Arrest At Hands Of Blease
Savannah reports a feud between detective William J. Burns and South Carolina Governor Coleman Blease complicating Burns lecture tour plans. Burns asks Lyceum to protect him financially and cover legal costs if he is arrested. He previously gathered dictagraphy evidence used against Blease near bribery and pardoning power concerns. Burns is slated to lecture in Georgia and South Carolina this week.
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Savannah
Wiliam J. Burns
Bilease
South Carolina
Bes
Burns
Russell Bridges
Lyceum Tour
Sys
Columbia
8.C
Lyceume
Blease
Palmetto
Georgia
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John J. Vogelpohl
H. J. Laumann
Edward Sehenhett
Thomas Dyer
James P. Doyte
Ray J. Willenbrand
B. J. Laumann
Vardaman
Golves
Florida
F. Dr. Leete
Atlanta
Union Church
Covington
J. 8. Hill
Morristown Institute
Morristown
Wyoming
C. M. Meiden
New Orleans University
York Street
M. Meiden
Pleasant Ridge
G. B. Stone
Cookman Institute
Jacksonville
Delta
Harmon
Dayton
Cleveland
Copo Toledo
Springfield
James Boyle
Boyle
Fepunleeh
Vanmna
BEN Franklin Co
Aronia
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Wade St
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