Bodies recovered from Chamber ruins as wreckers work
Two corpses identified as Brent Marshall and Charles Sibbald were dug out from beneath a safe in Early and Daniels office at 4:15 this morning. Wreckers continue to unearth additional victims as the ruins emit a strong odor.
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Chamber
Brent Marshall
Early & Daniel’s
Marshall
J. W. Hysan
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Hysan
Charlton
Brent Marshal
Brent
Morgan visits Washington amid monetary commission talks
J Pierpont Morgan arrives at the Arlington hotel in Washington as the national monetary commission prepares a final draft for Congress. Senator Aldrich has a draft to guide the bill while Taft hosts bankers to discuss fiscal legislation. Also in Washington are former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Satterlee and his daughter.
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Mercial Tribune Bureau
Sm Munsey
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Arlington Hotel
Mr. Morgan
National Monetary Commission
Congress
Aldrich
Taft
White House
Monetary Commission
Earthquakes Hit Tashkent Region Reported by Telegraph
Dis patches from Tashkent say that further shocks were felt at Vyerny, capital of Semisyetchensk, with slight tremors and continuing intense cold. The report notes great distress in the district and ongoing seismic activity across the area.
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ST. Petersburg
Tashkent
Russian Turkestan
Vyerny
Semisyetchensk
Wage earner prey of Shylocks in modern loan schemes
Frank E. Burnett of the Legal Aid Society outlines how wage earners such as factory workers clerks and conductors face near destitution with no savings or credit. He warns of “modern Shylocks” who lure desperate borrowers with promises of easy loans and vague terms, then trap them in usurious deals that threaten their families and futures.
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Frank E. Burnett
Legal Aid Society
Mr. Burnett
Philantropic’ Loan Association
Ed‘ward ‘Thompson
Prlaon
Jafler Hornback
Edward Thompson
Hornback
Teh
Malet
West
Marshall
Patterson
Butter Prices Plunge as Chicago Merchants Face Failure
Chicago commission merchants warn of a pending market crash as butter, eggs, cheese and poultry stored in 32 warehouses totaling about 44 000 pounds may be dumped before May. Rising open waters and a bumper 1910 crop undermine efforts to keep artificial prices, prompting store and consumer price declines.
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Chicago
Jan
Chicago Commission
Court scene in Schenk trial in Wheeling West Virginia
In Wheeling on January 15 the Schenk murder trial paused after a rest day. Laura Farnsworth Schenk sat in jail as prosecutors pursue evidence including a nurse’s claim of a $1000 bribe to administer poison. Defense plans and letters from supporters fill the day as court sessions resume.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Schenk
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
Handlan
John O. Schenk
Ohio
Torneys
Meat Prices Seen Steady With Possible Rise Ahead
A Kansas City packer reports no drop in meat prices and predicts increases soon while noting no surplus supply among packing firms. In St Paul, food prices are about 10 percent lower than a year ago with downward trends likely to continue as storm disruptions ease and deliveries normalize.
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Jsansas City
Herestonight
Vt Hye
Minn
St. Paul
Foodstuffs Overstock Triggers Price Cut Talk in St Louis and New York
Western and New York commission merchants say butter and eggs are heavily overstocked with inventories up about 75 percent versus last year. Butter stores exceed 309000 pounds while eggs arrive daily, prompting plans for immediate retail price reductions to pass savings to consumers.
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St.louis
New York
Omaha Food Prices See Slight Drop With Spring Approaching
Prices for food in Omaha have changed only slightly in the past year. Six months ago meat prices rose and remain high while the manager of a major wholesale house notes that generally food costs are slightly lower as spring approaches.
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Omaha
Neb
Dr Gladden accuses Franklin county of vote buying in Columbus
Commercial Tribune reports Dr Washington Gladden, famed preacher, charging that votes are bought and sold in Franklin county. He denounces ballot scandals in Southern Ohio counties, calling for moral action as he warns corruption damages the state capital.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
Arrison
Columbus
Washington’ ‘Gladden
Franklin County
Phére
Adams County
Gladden
Commonwealth
Poliies
Tto
Municipal c Enterprise
Nis
Peace Efforts Rise From Ohio Delegation Caucus
The Ohio delegation may hold a caucus on January 18 to nominate a compromise candidate for the Ways and Means committee amid Cox and Denver faction tensions. Democratic leaders hope outsider support shifts balance, with Anderson and Sharp among names proposed. A separate party caucus next Thursday aims to set committee chairs and speaker prospects for the new House.
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Tribune
Burday
Munsey
Ashington
Thera
Jis
Ohio
Cox
Denver
Wey
Anderson
Sharp
Ahv
Champ"Clark
Missouri
House
Itzgerald
New York
Appropriations
Caton
Harmony
Baltimore
Tobacco War Imminent in Kentucky Tobacco Growers Protest Elimination Plans
Special Dispatch reports fear of repeats of past night rider outbreaks as growers in Maysville Kentucky protest the proposed 1911 crop elimination. Farmers accuse pool leaders of manipulating rules for personal gain and vow to plant for the 1921 market, signaling escalating tension and potential conflict across counties.
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Commercial Tribune
Maysville
Lexington
War begun on conservation debate expands to forest reserves
Washington January 15 The battle over Roosevelt era conservation policy intensifies as activists prepare to ask the Supreme Court to rule federal forest reservations unconstitutional The dispute centers on state sovereignty versus federal ownership and a dispute over trespass actions on Holy Cross forest reserve in Colorado involving cattleman Fred Light.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United’ States
Big
West
United States
Fred Light
Colorado
Holy Cross Forest
Light
Circuit
Court of the States
District of Coloed
Supreme
Kentucky Postmasters Delinquent Reported to Congress
The Treasury Secretary has informed Congress that several Kentucky postmasters are delinquent. Names include Ella Tartern, Samuel N. Sorrell, Felix Simmons, Marion Smart, D B Morris, James Davis, Thomas Ross, John Morgan, Angeline Hensley, J I Westertype, Z A Shackelford, Agnes Howard, John Ray and others across multiple towns.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Kentucky
Ella, Sr
Tarten
Samuel N. Sorrell
Felix
Felix B Simmons
Fords Ferry
Marion C. Smart
Isaacs
D.B. Morris
Marrowbone
James D.davis
Minerva
Thomas H. Ross
Newfoundland
John W Morgan
Angéline Hensley
Parksville
J. I
Geologists Find Major Phosphate Beds Near Butte Montana
A United States Geological Survey bulletin reports large phosphate beds on public lands near Butte Montana. The deposits are on withdrawn lands awaiting legislative control and disposition. No detailed survey was released to avoid public attention before withdrawal.
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Washington
Montana
United States Geological Survey
Butte
Mont
Geological Survey
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