Dillin Case Tests History Of Debtor Imprisonment
The federal circuit court of appeals hears a challenge to Judge McCall’s ruling freeing Joseph W. Dillin former U S customs collector at Nashville who owed $6 898 and was jailed under a money-withholding statute. Prosecutors seek to reinstate jail and pay for legal costs, but Dillin’s lack of funds leaves his lawyers unable to attend.
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United States
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Joseph W. Dillin
United States Collector of Customs
Nashville
Dillin
Tennessee
McCall
Tillman
Severns, Knappen and Sanford
Circuit Court of Appeals
Durance
John Rust
Frank Bond
Cincinnati
Roosevelt to Visit Missionaries in British East Africa
Special dispatch reports President Roosevelt on a safari through British East Africa will visit the only white residents in Kavirondo district near Kisumu. Edgar T. Hole, returning to his parents in Salem, received the President's invitation for Roosevelt's party to be guests at Kisumu.
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Commercial Tribune
Salem, CO
Roosevelt
Mombasa
Lake Uganda
British East Africa
Kavirondo
Edgar T. Hole
Hole
Mr. Hole
Kisumu
Venezuela poised to settle claims with United States
Washington reports that after months of negotiation W. S. Buchanan has reached a basis for a settlement with Venezuela regarding disputed claims. A protocol is being drafted and The Hague arbitration is expected. The move signals a possible general arbitration treaty and resumption of diplomatic relations, with American minister W. W. Russell likely to return.
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Venezuela
United States
Washington
State Department
W. S. Buchanan
International Court of Arbitration
the Hague
Venézuela
W. W. Russell
Buchanan
Venezuelan
Gomez
Arbitration Treaty Signed With Austria-Hungary
The United States and Austria-Hungary signed an arbitration treaty at the State Department on January 15, joining more than twenty nations with similar pacts. The agreement now goes to the Senate for ratification. Secretary Root also signed an extradi tion treaty with Honduras. Officials did not disclose if the treaty is retroactive.
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Washington
United States
Austria-Hungary
State Department
Senate
Root
Honduras
Preacher's Death at Eagleville May Lead to Arrest
Delaware Ohio Jan 15 Arrests may follow coroner Buck's report on the death of Rev. George Priest who fell ill in the pulpit and died early this week. Witnesses testified Priest on his deathbed said he had been doped.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
A. H. Buck
George Priest
Eagleville Church
Priest
Taft Dinner Highlights Georgia Welcome to Taft in Atlanta
Special dispatch from Atlanta reports the Taft banquet featuring Bre'r Possum and persimmon beer, with 500 guests and a toast that the South has won him. Taft received a warm reception from Atlanta officials, Ohio Society, Yale alumni, and Governor-elect Brown, as crowds cheered at rail yards and the Capitol. He vowed to carry his campaign into the South and noted being the first Republican to win the region south of Mason-Dixon.
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Commercial Tribune
Atlanta
Taft
Frank Worth
Worth County
Mr. Taft
Capitol
Piedmount Hotel
Moscow
Dixon
Georgia
Augusta
Alexander Stephens
Stephens
Crawfordsville
Butler
Madison
Ohio Society
Piedmont Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Yale
Brown
Smith
Athens
State University
Capitol City Club
Mason’s and
Dixon’s
Hitchcock seeks to nullify influence of Bradley in Kentucky postmasters
National Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock seeks Senate confirmation for Kentucky postmasters blocked by Senator-elect Bradley who backed Fairbanks. The feud targets posts in Newport Falmouth Glasgow Paris and other Kentucky cities as Roosevelt and Bradley clash over patronage. Hitchcock, returning from Augusta Ga, pressures post office committee ahead of March 4 Senate action.
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Wishington
Ees
Scsi
Washington
Frank H. Cock
Kentucky
Bradley
Taft
Fairbanks
Senate
Hitchcock
Post Office Committee
New
Port
Falmouth
Glasgow
Paris
Toy
Neeing
Repubec
Roosevelt
Augusta
Extirpation of Sharks Planned Nationwide Action
New York report on loan shark abuse cites the Russell Sage foundation finding rates up to 1756 percent. A Cincinnati lender competes with sharks, while Massachusetts curbs wage assignments by requiring wife consent for under 200 dollars. The scam uses notes for 212.25 on a 10 dollar loan and a 210 wage assignment to siphon cash, leaving the borrower with 10. The question remains which state will lead national anti loan shark legislation.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Russell Sage Foundation
N. B. Wellington
Legal Aid Society of Chicago
Cincinnati
Citizens’ Mortgage Loan Company
Massachusetts
Anderson Convicted For Bank Statement Perjury
Owensboro Kentucky January 15 former Daviess County Bank and Trust president Anderson 66 was found guilty this afternoon of swearing falsely about the bank's condition. He received a three year penitentiary sentence. his wife and daughters fainted in court at sentencing. Anderson ranked among Kentucky's leading church and banking figures.
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Owensboro
Anderson
Daviess County Bank and Trust Company
Kentucky
Couple elope to wed after chase by feuding parents
Joseph Miller of Spencer and Lora Kittenger of Dry Branch wed at the Palace hotel after a morning elopement plan, pursued by the bride’s father and officials. The groom is a Kanawha County teacher. The run of blocked paths led the couple to the final ceremony with assistance from Earl Vandall and Henry Moore.
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Palace Hotel
Joseph Miller
Spencer
W. Va
Lora Kittenger
Dry Branch
W.va
John F. Herget
Ninth Street Baptist
Charleston
J. D. Kittenger
Montgomery
Earl‘ Vandall
Pen
Palace
Earl Vandall
Geneva Vandall
Henry Mooré
Hamlin
Henry
Earl Vandal
Joseph + Miller
Kanawha ‘County
Hains Acquitted by Jury in Murder Trial
Thornton J Hains and his brother Captain Peter C Hains Jr were found not guilty of murdering William E Anmis after a 22 hour review and 15 ballots. The verdict followed a high profile trial at Hotel Astor with family reactions and statements from Queens District Attorney officials.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Anmis
Thornton Hains
Edward W. Hannigan
Hampton Roads
Captain Hains
Long Island
Hains
General Hains
Hotel Astor
Manhattan
Thornton
Crane
Justice Crane
Hecker
Johnson
Richmond
Boenig
Queens County
Darrin
Roosevelt Vetoes Perpetual Water Power Bill
President Roosevelt vetoes House Bill 17,707 authorizing William H. Standish to dam James River in Stone County Missouri to divert water for hydro power. He warns monopolistic grants threaten public interests and warns of oil era lessons in power development and rising corporate control. The message emphasizes federal power to set conditions and time limits on water power licenses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
James River
Stone County
William H. Standish
Rainy River
Rainy River Company
War Department
Secretary of War
Senate Committee On Commerce
Congress
Taft
Setor Newland
Inland Waterways Commission
Solicitor General
Eee
Eighteen Killed and Thirty Injured in Colorado Wreck
A collision near Dotsero between a Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No. 5 and freight train No. 66 left at least eighteen dead and thirty injured. Doctors and nurses rushed to the scene as the passenger train plowed into the freight, tearing a chair car and telescoping a tourist car.
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Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
West
Dotsero
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