San Francisco Ruling Reverses Schmitz Ruef Extortion Convictions
The California Court of Appeals overturns judgments against former Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz and Abe Ruef in the French restaurant extortion case. It rules no crime was proved, but bail may be possible while prosecutions may appeal, with further court steps required before release.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
District Court of Appeals
Eugene E. Schmitz
Abe Ruef
Ruef
Schmitz
Schmitz and
J. A. Cooper
Frank H. Kerrigan
Samuel P. Hall
Heid
Schmitg
Carter defrauded government in famed 1891 97 case ends
United States Circuit Court in Chicago holds Captain Oberlin M. Carter liable for fraud tied to $700,000 in profits from Georgia coast contracts. Court orders return of $400,000 in unregistered bonds and securities traced to safety vaults. Government claims funds came from Carter and contractors Greene and Gaynor. trial consolidated with related suits across multiple states.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Kohlsaar
United States Circuit Court
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Army
Greene and Gaynor
Carter
Greene
Gaynor
New York
New Jersey
West Virginia
Georgia
Illinois
Kohlsaat
Robert F. Wescott
United States
Marion Erwin
Wescott
Greene and
Nor
Taft Calls for Limiting Injunctions in Labor Strikes
Taft outlines a plan to define when temporary restraining orders may issue and to require notice and a hearing before injunctions. He advocates federal and state coordination, clearer rights for laborers, and procedures to curb ex parte actions that disrupt strikes.
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Commercial Tribune
Martins Ferry
William H. Taft
Llewellyn Lewis
Ohio Federation of Labor
Taft
Day's Work Adds But One Juror To The Thaw Panel
A new sworn juror joined the Thaw trial panel, bringing total jurors to seven from 400 talesmen. The process saw persistent peremptory challenges reduce provisional jurors, with William F. Doolittle of the New York Central Railway becoming juror No 7. Prosecution and defense each pressed challenges, while Patrick McCue noted he had never heard of the case.
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Day
Commercial Tribune
New York
Justice Uy
William F. Doolittle
New York Central Railway
Fitzgerald
Patrick McCue
Lottery in House Causes Confusion
Washington January 9 amid scenes of confusion the House held a lottery for rooms in the new House office building opposite the Capitol. Only two bridge bills aside from the drawing were acted on as Speaker Cafronin suspended the proceedings to restore order. The process took a little over two hours before adjournment at 2 40 p.m.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
New House
Capitol
Cafinon
Rioters Destroy Mission Station in Kia Hsing Fu
Rioters in Kia Hsing Fu Che Kiang province burned the Protestant chapel and school and destroyed the local magistrate's residence. Foreign missionaries and workers at the Presbyterian Church South station are listed as safe amid unrest targeting the dynasty. The town sits on the Grand Canal and serves as a commercial center.
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Shanghai
Kia ‘Hsing Fu
Che Kiang
Kia Hsing Fu
Presbyterian Church South
Grand Canal
Abyssinians Attack Italian Somaliland Towns
News from Rome reports serious trouble along the east coast of Africa with pitched battles between Italian forces and Abyssinians. Lugh, the interior outpost garrisoned by 125 Italian troops, is said to have been besieged and destroyed after heavy fighting, with many merchants killed or imprisoned. The Italian government orders Red Sea squadrons to Somaliland to protect coast towns and protests to King Menelik are planned.
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Rome
Africa
Lugh
Tobbing
Bongiovanni
Red Sea
Somaliland
Addis Abebia
Abyssinia
Menelik
Glue to Murderer of Gire 15 Found
Police say substantial clues link the hammer found on an ash pile to the hammer killer of Elizabeth Brown. Herman F Penz identifies the hammer as his after learning Albert Lukens, a laborer, was arrested. Lukens, a housemate of Penz, admits prior Cincinnati murder trial and says he pleaded guilty to manslaughter after juries disagreed.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
Elizabeth
Brown
Herman
Penz
Albert Lukens
Lukens
Cincinnati
State Reformatory
Postmaster Killed in Duel in Shopville Kentucky
In Shopville Kentucky a quarrel between Postmaster Harvey McHargue and Claude Price McHargue led to Harvey being shot and Price likely fatally stabbed The dispute arose after Harvey ordered Price to stop visiting a young woman at the postmaster home.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Shopville
Harvey McHargue
Claude Price McHargue
Price
McHargue
Hamilton Y. M. C. A. Grows With Rapid Membership Rise
The Hamilton Y M C A reports rapid progress as membership leaps from 88 to 1005 in two years. Attendance at educational programs also increases, with substantial gains across activities.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Hamilton Y. M. C. A
Maloney seeks court ruling that Helen Maloney never married Arthur Osborn
Martin Maloney of Philadelphia announces legal action to declare there was no marriage between his daughter Helen and Arthur H. Osborn. The 1905 Mamaroneck ceremony was reportedly a mockery with fictitious names and the couple disappeared, later linked to Samuel Clarkson in London.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
Helen
Eugenie
Arthur Herbert Osborn
Mamaronéck
Clarkson
Maloney
Osborn
Mr. Maloney
Helen Maloney
Arthur H. Osborn
Mr. Osborn
H’m
Hale Bill Sparks Navy Reform Debate in Senate
Senator Hale introduces a sweeping navy reform bill in the Senate to limit command to line officers, restructure staff ranks, and probe the Brownson Rixey dispute and General Board. Tillman and Foraker call for inquiries, while Republicans broadly back the plan amid a tense department reception. hearings to cover construction, personnel, and pay.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Hale
Senate
Maine
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Stokes
Tillman
Naval Committee
Brownson
Foraker
Tillmant
Brownson-Rixey
Navy
Congress
General Board
Staff Corps
Army
Nonews Received of Jack London
Friends of author Jack London fear his failure to reach the Marquesas Islands where he aimed to arrive in December. London sailed from Hilo on October 7 in the Snark, a gasoline engine boat, with Mrs London, two friends, and a small crew aboard. The Snark is believed to be adrift due to engine damage. The steamer Mariposa is due January 26 from La Tahiti and may bring news.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Jack London
Marquesas Islands
London
Hilo
Hawaii
Marquesas
la Tahiti
Fire destroys courthouse in Calhoun Kentucky
Calhoun Kentucky courthouse burned early today with an estimated loss of around 50000 dollars. All McLean County court records were burned in the blaze.
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McLean County
Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
Calhoun
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