Inquiry Opens On Wall Street Leak Rumors
Washington July 5 A House Rules Committee hearing probes rumors of a Wall Street leak ahead of President Wilson s peace note Representative Wood of Indiana asserts no hearsay and asks for a full inquiry Names linked to the leak include Joseph P Tumulty R W Bolling Bernard Baruch and A Curtis of New York A Curtis remains untraced in New York Deputy Sergeant at Arms Kenneth Romney searches for him Tumulty and Bolling deny the rumors Tumulty demands an apology The committee may call Thomas W Lawson Bernard Baruch and others and will seek NYSE and broker records dating from December 10 to present as potential evidence
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Kenneth Romney
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Gardner
House
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Langings
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New York Stock Exchange
Court in U S names guardian for son of Lord Northcote
Savannah GA January 5 Deputy Sheriff P S Gearon of Chatham County was named guardian of Hugh Hamilton Stafford Northcote son of Lord Northcote of Fritham Hampshire England by a Superior Court petition. The court ruled the youth incapable of managing wharf property in Savannah which is to be sold.
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Gearon
Ham County
Hugh Hamilton
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England
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Wharf
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Cassidy Returns to Cleveland After Two Year Absence
James H. Cassidy former congressman and longtime secretary to Senator Burton came back to Cleveland today after two years missing amid a $19 000 shortage in his accounts as receiver for the Pittsburgh Coal Company He was under bond when he disappeared and it was forfeited Cassidy’s attorney said he was in the city to clear up the matter and wipe out the claims against him
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James H. Cassidy
United States
Theodore FE. Burton
de ‘and Pittsburg Coal Company
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Weather overview and storm movements across states
The report covers Ohio Kentucky and Indiana forecasts with fair to unsettled conditions and likely snow or rain in northern areas. It notes a mid Mississippi Valley storm moving east toward the St Lawrence and a second Montana center bringing rain in the west and snow in western Canada. colder spell in Gulf Central valleys and lake region with fair weather east of the Mississippi in 48 hours. Temperature highlights and station readings follow.
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Villa routed near Jimenez in Mexican fight
General Francisco Murguia defeated Villa’s forces at Jiminez 150 miles south of Chihuahua City. About 1,500 rebels were killed wounded or captured, including Martin Lopez and another Villa general. Villa fled toward El Valle as Murguia’s troops recovered arms, ammunition and loot from Torreon.
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Mexican generals killed in congress clash at Queretaró
Reports from the Mexican interior say General E P Nefarrate killed General Samuel De Los Santos during a Constitutional Congress session at Querétaro on January 2. No official confirmation yet. Mexican papers report 25 killed and 90 injured in a January 1 train wreck near San Juan del Río.
Gradual U S Troop Withdrawal Discussed in Mexico
The administration intends a careful staged withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. Army officers say the move follows strategic needs. The formal windup of the American Mexican joint commission is expected daily.
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Tax Commission Cuts Hamilton County Tax Duplicate
The State Tax Commission reduced the Hamilton County tax duplicate by about 400000 after sustaining Hickman Williams Company’s appeal. Local assessors added 39510 to intangible property for 1914 1915 and 1916, the company arguing it is Kentucky based and not taxable in Ohio. The commission cites an opinion to the county board by the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.
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Illness Disorganizes Embassy Staff in Vienna
An illness strikes the American Embassy in Vienna leaving the staff disrupted. Counselor A Grant-Smith of Pennsylvania departs for recuperation from a nervous breakdown, Second Secretary Frederick J Dalbeare of New York leaves after an appendicitis operation, and private secretary Cardoza will soon depart, leaving Rutherford Bingham in Washington as the only remaining support for Ambassador Penfield.
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New York
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Rutherford Bingham
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Penfield
River and Harbor Bill Advances in Committee
Washington January 5 The annual river and harbor bill totals 39 million dollars with 29 million for continuing projects and 10 million for initial new work, completed in committee and ready for House reporting.
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House
Braila Fall Gives Central Powers Major Dobrudja Gain
Braila in Roumania, a key trading city, is reported captured by German and Bulgarian forces. The advance breaches the Russian bridgehead before Braila. four Roumanian towns fall, 1,400 prisoners taken, six machine guns seized. Central powers control Dobrudja, cutting Russian routes toward Constantinople.
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Greek steamer Tsiropinas torpedoed and sunk in war zone
London dispatch reports the Greek steamship Tsiropinas sunk after torpedo attack. Twenty five crewmen were landed. Vessel size 8 015 tons gross. Belief held that the Norwegian ship Helgoy was sunk. Havas from Brest says the Norwegian Odda of 1101 tons gross was sunk and crew saved.
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Lloyds* Shipping Agency Today
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Extension of Newlands Joint Railroad Committee Life
Washington Jan 5 The life of the Newlands Joint Railroad Committee is extended to December with no extra funds. The substitute resolution, favorably reported by Senate and House Commerce Committees, provides hearings next summer and aims for a report by December 3. Senator Newlands tried to bring it to the Senate floor but a peace debate blocked action.
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Brotherhoods to Meet in Chicago January 11
The American Railway Employees Journal says the four railroad brotherhoods have called a conference in Chicago on January 11 to consult chairmen and decide action in response to railroad managers’ refusal to implement the eight hour day under the Adamson law.
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Wealthy Pittsburgher in model murder case dies by own hand
Bernard W. Lewis, a rich Pittsburger and former Yale student linked to Grace Roberts's death, died in an Atlantic City hotel on the eve of his arrest. Detectives consider a ghastly blunder may have placed him as the second man in the model's rooms, with autopsy noting prolonged starvation and a bloodstained handkerchief and shirt suggesting he handled the body.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Bernard W. Lewis
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Roberts
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Queen & Crescent to electrify Cincinnati Chattanooga line
Officials plan to operate trains between Cincinnati and Chattanooga by electricity, with two large power plants potentially built along the route. A proposed Dix River dam project aims to supply power for a major plant, and Cumberland Falls harnessing is discussed. The Queen & Crescent contemplates a King’s Mountain tunnel to enable double tracking through the hills.
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T. C. Powell
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Penitentiary Term Proposed by Mack to Aid Prohibition
Rudy A. Mack of Cincinnati head of the Ohio Law Enforcement League outlined the proposed Ohio dry amendment. He urged penitentiary imprisonment for violators and warned against a measure that would fool the public. The statement was made in Columbus on January 5.
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Mother and Widow Silent After Death of Lewis
A Pittsburg family mourns Bernard W. Lewis who killed himself in Atlantic City to avoid arrest in the Grace Roberts murder case. His parents Wenman A. Lewis and Mrs Lewis, and his wife Laura Fo well with their child Elizabeth, await body shipment to Pittsburg. Lewis, once a coal and brokerage man, faced stockholder disputes and spent much time eastward.
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Teiper Denied New Trial in Mother's Murder Case
Special Dispatch reports in Buffalo New York that John Edward Teiper, convicted of second degree murder for killing his mother, had his motion for a new trial denied. He remains sentenced to a term ranging from twenty years to life.
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Second Note of Peace Terms Reported by Central Powers
Paris dispatch quotes The Temps noting the central powers prepare a second note to the Entente detailing exact peace terms. Geneva dispatch confirms the move amid reporting in The Law Gazette.
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Weather Prophet Foresees Major Floods Across Ohio Valley
Heavy rains and rising Ohio waters trigger warning from Weather Prophet Marsh. He urges preparation for at least sixty feet stage in Cincinnati and floods along the Ohio from source to mouth within ten to fifteen days. Forecaster Devereaux doubts floods, citing general rainfall and warming trend.
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Senate votes for Hitchcock peace substitute with Democrats
In Washington on January 56, the Senate passed the Jones substitute for the Hitchcock resolution by 338 to 16. Progressive Republican senators joined Democrats, with one Democrat voting no. Senator Lewis warned that continued war risks widening US involvement and pledged firm action against any further aggression.
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Earthquake in Formosa Kills 300. Hundreds Injured
Dispatches from Taihoku report 300 dead and many injured after a disastrous earthquake in Central Formosa. About 1,000 houses destroyed and Nanto heavily damaged by fire. Formosa lies between the Philippines and Japan and is under Japanese control. Nanto sits about 100 miles south of Taihoku in central Formosa.
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Youth Acquired Orchard Tragic Case Opens Trial
Olney Illinois January 5 The jury to try Roy Hinterliter a wealthy young farmer for the murder of his sweetheart Elizabeth Radcliffe last July is sworn in. Defense admits Hinterliter was in an orchard with the girl the night of her death where surgical instruments were found. Prosecution claims he killed her by injecting an air embolism to perform an illegal operation. defense says the embolism was self inflicted by the girl.
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Compensation law plans to be divided
President Wilson nominated three members to the Workmen's Compensation Commission to administer the federal employees liability law. Dr Riley McMillan Little of Swarthmore Pa Republican for nine years Mrs Frances C Axtell of Bellingham Wash Progressive for four years and John J Keegan of Indianapolis Democrat for two years.
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Wilson
Workmen’s Compensation Commission
Riley McMillan Little
Swarthmore
Frances C. Axtell
Bellingham
Wash
John J. Keegan
Indianapolis
Wilson not planning a second peace note says State
The State Department issued a statement after the Cabinet meeting that President Wilson is not contemplating sending another peace note. Secretary Lansing said Wilson authorized the remark and that no additional note is in contemplation. The administration fears reports of a second note could affect the entente reply.
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State Department
Wilson
Scretary Lansing
Lansing
Six Million Unaccounted Gifts Tied to Oklahoma Senator
Senator Owen of Oklahoma charged before the National Popular Government League convention that six million dollars passed through one man's hands in the last campaign with no accounting. He said total 1916 expenditures for influencing the election may reach twenty five million dollars and cited a $300,000 anonymous gift to a public official. He urged passage of limits on individual contributions.
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National Popular Government League
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