Vanderbilt Answers In John Doe Gambling Inquiry
Special Despatch to Commercial Tribune reports District Attorney Jerome questioning John Doe in the Canfield gambling inquiry. Vanderbilt answered frankly and promptly all questions, kept secret until grand jury presentation. Jerome pleased with the examination. Lewisohn habeas corpus ruling forces him to testify or face jail.
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Commercial Tribune
New -York
Régifiala
C. Vanderbilt
Jerome
John
Ganfield
Vanderbilt
Jesse. Lewisohn
Mr. Vanderbilt
Canfield
Sherry’s
Yale
Gadfield
East Forty-Fourth‘ Street
Scott
Supreme Court
Lewisohn
Four Masked Men Set Fire at Victim House in Chester
Four masked men entered Charles Stevens and wife home in Middle Run Chester West Virginia around 3 am. They pressed revolvers demanding money and started a fire after Stevens said he had none. One assailant claimed he lied and threatened to burn them if money was not found. Stevens resisted and was injured attempting to flee.
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Commercial Tribune
Liverpool
Charles Stevens
Rival Ohio Gubernatorial Fight Stalemates in Cleveland
The still unsettled dispute between Colonel Herrick and General Dick over the gubernatorial nomination dominates Cleveland reports. Despite meetings with Senator Hanna and hours of talk, no definitive agreement emerged and Dick shows mixed signals about withdrawing, keeping the race dynamic and uncertain.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Colonel Herrick
General Dick
Herrick
Hanna
Akroft
Society For Savings Building
Her
Akron
Perry ‘Payne
Dicken
Resignations and Promotions Shake Government Posts
Washington dispatch reports two major executive changes. Binger Hermann resigns as Commissioner of the General Land Office after a decade in Congress from Oregon. Robert Armstrong, 29, previously Secretary Shaw's private secretary, is named Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to modernize customs.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Binger Hermann
Congress
Oregon
General Land Office
Robert B. Armstrong
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
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Treasury
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Roosevelt
Land Office
Armstrong
O. L. Spalding
the Treasury
Department
Customs Service
General Spalding
Milton B Ailes
Ohio
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Chicago
New York
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Customs Department
Bobbie
Hermann
Secretary of the Interior
William A. Richards
Senate
Hitchcock
Delhi Durbar Opens With Grand Viceroy Entry
Delhi reports Lord Curzon leads state entry at the imperial durbar mark opening of events to crown Edward VII as Emperor of India. Elephants with gold trappings parade past Lahore gate as crowds cheer, with guests including Mrs Lester and Daisy Leiter among thousands in attendance.
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India
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Duke of Connaught
Edward
England
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Travancore
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Imperial Cadet’ Corps
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Moree
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Lester
Daisy Leiter
Chicago
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Wolverton
Hide
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Helen Vincent
G. Goldie
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Chas. Harbord
Frank Curzon
Creigie
John Oliver Hobbes
M.bhownaggre
Baring
Duprez
Prince Henry to Visit United States in 1904
Berlin reports Prince Henry of Prussia will visit the United States in 1904 to attend the St Louis Exposition and unveil a monument to Philadelphia.
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Prince Henry
United States
St. Louis
Berlin
Prince Henry“of
Prussia
Secret Brussels meeting on economic war resolutions
In Brussels a secret session of the International Socialist Bureau discussed potential outcomes of the economic war said to be threatened by the United States against Europe. Deliberations occurred this afternoon and resolutions were drafted for later publication.
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Brussels
International, Socialist’ Bureau
Europe
Cleveland Council to Investigate Coal Trust
Cleveland, Dec 29 The City Council has formed an aggressive committee of aldermen to investigate the local coal trust. They will report promptly on methods and high rates charged for coal, which are described as uncalled for and unreasonable.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Jessie Benton Fremont Cremation Plan Noted
In Los Angeles on December 2 according to her wishes Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont will be cremated. The funeral follows tomorrow from the Episcopal Church and her ashes will be buried beside General Fremont on the Hudson.
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Los
Angeles
Cal
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Episcopal Church
Géneral Fremont
Hudson
Attorney General Report on Daytona Insane Asylum Land Sale
The Ohio Attorney General plans to advise Governor Nash that Dr. E J Lowes must return 3500 dollars paid for an option on Daytona Insane Asylum land. The sale to the State is legal, but the option payment may be illegal due to Lowes former state office. If he does not repay, suit may be filed in the State name.
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Commercial
Tribune
Columbus
Sheets
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Nash
Daytona Insane Asylum
E. J. Lowes
Man Drives Wife Four Miles Through Snow in Indiana
Addison Harness a wealthy farmer and half brother to Superior Judge B F Harness of Kokomo Indiana became insane and dragged his barefoot wife outdoors at night. He pursued her four miles into deep snow and struck her with a wagon whip. Rescued near death from exposure, she may die. Harness was captured and confined in an asylum. Doctors say an earlier accidental injury a year ago triggers his fits of insanity.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Addison Harness
B. F
Harness
Duke Manchester's Duke Coming to Cincinnati Visits
London dispatch reports the Duke of Manchester named Deputy Sovereign Grand Master of the Orangemen of Ireland. He becomes heir to the Sovereign Grand Master of Ireland and may reach the top honor within a year. The Duke and Duchess with Viscount Mandeville plan to visit Eugene Zimmerman in Cincinnati briefly in January to show the Viscount to his American grandfather and friends.
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London
Manchester
Orangeman of
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Giana
Paris
The
Riviera
Will
Mentone
Monte Carlo
Pau
Treland
Secret orders bar press from chemically fed boarders
Secretary Wilson restricts reporting on Dr Wile’s thoracic acid tests at the Agricultural Department facility. Journalists are barred from admission and told to avoid discussing progress. Officials warn any violation will lead to dismissal from public service to keep the experiment serious.
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Washington
Wile
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Cattle Tuberculosis Warning Amidst American Scientific Meetings
Washington reports the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science holding initial sessions. An Agriculture Department expert warns about tuberculosis risks from cattle, noting concerns over disease spread and the need for monitoring cattle herds.
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Washington
American Chemical Society
American Society
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