Senate Inquiry Into Coal Deals Faces Likely Failure
Washington dispatch describes the Senate inquiry into coal trusts, doubts about obtaining full facts from the coal roads, and opposition to radical trust legislation. It notes proposed tariff drawbacks, White House talks, and expected Senate and House actions on antitrust measures. Also reports Roosevelt to appoint Lewis, a Boston colored lawyer, as Assistant District Attorney in Massachusetts.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Stewart
United States Senate
District Committee
Senate
Anthracite Coal Board
Coal Combine Es Evient
Saeboe Agen
West
Aldrich
Payne
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol
White House
Henderson
Congress
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Trusts
Hoar
Fairbanks
Nelson
Pettus
Turner
House Committee On Judiciary
Knox
Pr . Roosevelt
Lewis
Boston
Massachusetts
Harvard
Lfe
Virginia
Carnegie Heaviest Tax Payer In New York
New York January 12 The tax assessment books show Andrew Carnegie as the top personal property levy at five million dollars. Other high values include J D Rockefeller two and a half million and J P Morgan six hundred thousand. Real estate values rise sharply under a new 100 percent market value plan, with Croker and W A Vanderbilt among non residents not taxed.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Russell Sage
John Jacob Astor
J. D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Howard Gould
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Reginald Vanderbilt
Richard Croker
William Waldorf Aser
George J. Gould
Lakewood
Former Mayor Hewitt's Condition Unchanged
New York January 12 at 9 o'clock physicians attending former Mayor Abrams Hewitt posted a bulletin. It states Mr Hewitt's condition remains unchanged and his intellect is undimmed.
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New York
Abrams. Hewitt
Estate Fight Over General Samuel Thomas Will
A Columbus despatch reports a legal battle over General Samuel Thomas’s $20 million to $30 million estate after his death in New York. Augusta Hicanor Thomas, his granddaughter, seeks her share amid Chicago divorce actions involving her parents. The article recalls Thomas’s career as a banker, railroad promoter, and Columbus iron merchant with ties to Brice and Monypenny.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Samuel Thomas
New York
Augusta Hicanor Thomas
Harold E. Thomas
Chicago
Ada Thomas
Herbert E. Bradley
Colonel Barry
Capital
General Thomas
Third Street
Capitol
Iron Commission
Columbus Rolling Mill Company
Scioto Valley
Scioto
Thomas
William Monypenny
Monypenny
Financial World
New York Stock Exchange
Hocking Valley
Judge Rules Bible Readings and Sunday Theater Allowed
In Topeka judge Hazen ruled Bible readings could be read in public Kansas schools and Sunday theaters could operate without molestation. The decisions came in two vigorously contested district court cases this morning.
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Topeka
Hazen
Kansas
Goebel Murder Case Witness Holds Quiet Grand Jury Watch
Youtsey, Goebel murder convict, spent eleven hours before a grand jury as authorities guard the proceedings in Frankfort Kentucky. Officials fear possible eavesdropping while Commonwealth Attorney Franklin stays silent on timeline. Howard’s lawyer Col Andrew Scott hopes Youtsey’s testimony clears his client, while Scott doubts a tale that Youtsey handed the gun to Jim Howard or that Howard fired the shot.
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Frankfort
Elears Youtsey
Grand Jury
Nea King
Commonwealth
Franklin
Youtsey
William Meets
The
Colone Yanibe
Andrew Kd
Jim’ Howard
Howard
Jim Howd
Scott
Stratton mine salted claim filed for 6 million dollars
The Stratton Independence Company sues the Stratton estate executors and I Harry Stratton claiming ore samples were salted to inflate value. The suit alleges samples misrepresented seven million dollar value though real ore worth about two million or less. Venture Corporation and others may file related actions seeking recovery of purchased stock at inflated prices.
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Denver
Col
Stratton Independence Company (Limited
United States
Stratton
Harry Stratton
Venture Corporation
London
C. A. Richard
Rescue of Half-Famished Sailors From Schooner Pronger
The schooner Pioneer, en route from Exploit Harbor to St Johns, Newfoundland, was drifted off course in a December snowstorm. Rotterdam rescued Captain Kenneday and crew after two weeks at sea, then set the leaking schooner on fire and landed the survivors at Rotterdam on Christmas Eve.
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New York
Holland American Line
Rotterdam
G. J. Stender
Pronger
Midocean
Pioneer
W. S. Kenneday
Exploit Harbor
N. F
St. Johns
Kenneday
Ccrewr
Machinists organize co operative company in Columbus
A group of practical machinists in Columbus formed a cooperative manufacturing company with $15,000 stock in $1 shares. One worker may acquire a majority stake, and the Columbus and Machine Company will operate by March 1. Officers listed include T. J. Fer as president and C. V. Kuhn as vice president.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Columbus and Machine Company
C. V. Kuhn
Wretary Treg
Princess Stephanie Marriage Strains Aid Royal Split
Vienna reports serious differences between Count De Longay and Princess Stephanie once Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary. He left her at Mentone with unclear whereabouts amid financial worries and pressure toward separation or divorce. The case involves Catholic constraints and opposition by King Leopold. Geneva notes Crown Princess will not desert her tutor amid divorce talks.
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Vienna
Die Zeit
Countess de Longay
Stephanie
France
Associated Press
Mentone
Austria-Hungary
Princess von Windischgrattz
Prague
Elizabeth Marie
Prince von Wiundischgraetz
Prince von Windischgraetz
Count de Longay
Cape St. Martin
Villa Kahn
Budapest
London
Austro-Hungary
Rudolph
Leopold
Belgium
Geneva
Zehme
Saxony
M. Giron
Rp Oe - Giron
Ae Giron
Manchester 10 Start Wednesday for U S Visit
London report says the Duke and Duchess of Manchester arrived today en route to the United States aboard the Celtic. They plan to visit Cincinnati in late January with their child and staff, and Consuelo Dowager Duchess will see them off tomorrow for Liverpool.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Duke
Consuelo
Liverpool
New York
Duchess
Mrs Mitchell Predicts Exact Time Of Death
Mrs Angeline F Mitchell of Columbus Ohio predicted her death would occur at ten o clock on Monday, January 20, stating she could not recover from the fatal cancer. She passed within seven minutes of the predicted time, two weeks after making the remark.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Angeline F. Mitchell
Mitchell
Yast
Moody Hurt In Runaway At Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody was severely injured when runaway horses attached to a carriage pulled by Superintendent Brownson’s team bolted near the Naval Academy grounds in Annapolis Maryland. He was knocked to the pavement and rendered unconscious after the vehicle veered into a vacant lot.
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Annapolis
William H. Moody
Naval Academy
Hale
Brownson
Academy
Poyer
Santee Wharf
Upshur
College Creek
Midshipmen
Coal famine grows more serious with fuel raids
Detroit Mayor Maybury plans a Get Coal convention for January 27 in Washington to address fuel shortages. In Tuscola Illinois crowds suffer as coal offices run out and rail delivery falters, with authorities or property seized to aid sufferers.
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Detroit
Mich
Maybury
Washington
Tuscola
Board of Health
Roberts
Illinois Central
Ajlcoal
Tllinois
Chicago
Women Demand Coal at Milwaukee City Hall
About 800 women gathered at Milwaukee City Hall to urge Mayor Rose to secure coal from Canada. The mayor claimed he could obtain 10 000 tons, but reports from Canada and local dealers suggested limited supply. A businessmen's conference formed a committee to oversee distribution and a $55 000 guarantee fund was raised with banks ready to advance funds.
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Commercial Tribune
Milwaukee
Wis
Rose
Canada
Pittsburg Faces Severe Coal Famine Amid Cold Wave
Pittsburg endures one of the coldest periods in Western Pennsylvania as a coal famine looms. Freight congestion and Monongahela River navigation threats push dealers to brace for extended shortages impacting households and mills.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Ceal
Pennsylvania
Saeer
Kankakee Faces Coal Shortage and Power Risks
Kankakee may run out of coal within twenty four hours as dealers struggle to obtain bituminous and anthracite fuel. Water works and electric line companies face fuel shortages, with cars bound for Kankakee en route.
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Commercial Tribune
Kankakeser
Kankakee
Kanare
Water Works
Kakee Electric Line
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Shelby Iron Company
Staten Island Electric Railroad
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company of America
Columbus Gas, Light and Heating Company
Metropolitan’ Dredging Company
New York & Eienia
Meah Company
Rilone ~ £ Company
Sault Sté. Marie Bridge Company
Standard’ Milling Company
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
Goebel
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Independence Company
Sites Estate
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Francis Joseph Kline
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