California Delegation Seeks New Japan Treaty Accord
After a two hour White House talk on the Pacific coast Japanese question the California delegation reports a harmonious discussion with President Roosevelt and top officials. They expect a solution satisfactory to all and urge a conference with San Francisco education leaders. The current treaty expires March 12 and Japan signals a mutual, exclusionist approach. Viscount Aoki and Hanihara indicate Japan will not encourage laborers and seeks a mutually acceptable pact.
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Washington
White House
Pacific Coast
California
Congress
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San Francisco
Tokyo
United States
Perkins
Flint
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Japan
Viscount Aoki
Hanihara
Monomaniac Priooner Bell Tells Townsend Murder Details
Staten Island police continued questioning on the Townsend murder as John Bell remains under arrest. Howard Bell, his half brother, confessed that John admitted entering Townsend's home and shooting the physician. Police describe Bell as a monomaniac and foresee a wider sensational inquest to follow.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Staten Island
E. W. Townsend
John Bell
Bell
Dr. Townsend
McLaughlin
Howard Bell
Kenney
John
Socialists execute bank bandit in Warsaw
In Warsaw in January a Socialist action ended a bank robbery attempt at the Commercial Bank. A man demanded 500 dollars, was refused, and after sitting in the waiting room he was restrained by Socialist staff. Two headquarters members arrived, hooded him, and the outcome followed.
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Warsaw
Commercial Bank of
Pittsburg Mob Tries to Lynch Negro in Street
A mob in Pittsburg on January 30 attacks C. A. Jackson a Black man, beating him with canes stones and fists in Fifth avenue. Newsboys provoked the incident and Jackson is later rescued by police and jailed. Several Black bystanders are assaulted while attempting to shield him.
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Pittsburg
Commercial Tribune
C. A. Jackson
Fifth Avenue
Jackson
Two New York Life Ins Board Inspectors Resign
Two members of the Board of Election Inspectors for the New York Life Insurance Company tendered their resignations to State Superintendent Otto Kelsey. E G Kinkead of Cincinnati representing the policy holders committee cites time, detail, and an indeterminate statute that hinders fair accurate canvassing and appellate guidance. W Marks, a New York merchant, also resigns.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Life Insurance Company
Otto Kelsey
S.ate
E. G. Kinkead
Cincinnati
International Policy Holders’ Committee
Government May Yet Build Canal
Washington dispatch reports the administration may still choose to dig the Panama Canal with Chief Engineer Stevens in charge rather than proceed by contract. Final decision rests with the President and Secretary of War based on whether the bid proves justified beyond cost.
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Commecial Tribune
Washington
Stevens
Secretary of War
Oliver
Taft
Cots St Setar
Emersons Wife Stands By Him In His Trouble
The Columbus scene centers on Supreme Court Clerk Lawson E. Emerson and his wife as they unite to seek exoneration. An audit by the Bonding Company and state examiners continues with uncertainty over the shortage amount and possible court action. Emerson arrived for a writ and asked for no statement, while witnesses note poor cash control.
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Gurigos Butiaere
CoLussis
Ouro
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court
Lawson E. Emerson
Emerson
Mrs. Emerson
Crew
Bonding Company
Bureau of Public Accounting
Shauck
Wheeler C. Wykoff
Wykoff
Railroads Divide Fruit Traffic Allegedly in Southern California
Testimony at the Harriman merger hearing before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane revealed that Santa Fe and Southern Pacific managements allegedly follow an unwritten pact to share citrus fruit traffic in Southern California. Each line avoids intruding into the other’s territory after packing.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Harriman
Interstate Commerce
Lane
W. A. Bissell
Santa Fe
Western Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Southern
California
Williams seeks probe of paper trust price control
Representative Williams of Mississippi introduced a House resolution calling on the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to investigate the Paper Trust and the methods used to fix print paper prices in the United States. He also seeks examination of the mills' combination within the trust.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Williams
Mississippi
House
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
United States
Cupid Smiles On Prison Romance As Pair Wed
Della Swaver, who earned funds feeding her convict sweetheart, secured commutation of Thomas Cooney’s seven year sentence to three years. He was released Monday evening and they wed tonight after the prison ceremony led by Chaplain Starr. Cooney now holds an honorable job.
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Ora
Swaver
Thomas Cooney
Cooney
Toledo
Della Swaver
Columbus
Starr
Will of James A Bailey contested in Yonkers hearing
Testimony in Yonkers on January 30 focused on the will of circusman James A Bailey. Physicians said his mind was sound despite locomotor ataxia. Porter Ross Sarrar described Bailey using medicines in five grain capsules and Bailey’s strict clothing routines. Associate Willim W Cole testified Bailey had a strong mentality after thirty five years in the circus business.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Yonkers
James A. Bailey
Bailey
Ross Sarrar
Bridgeport
Mr. Bailey
Sarrar
Willim W. Cole
Rail rail Atchison Topeka Santa Fe approves 98 million bond issue
In Topeka on January 30 stockholders of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad vote almost unanimously for issuing 98 million dollars in bonds to fund improvements and extensions. Of 1,495,919 shares represented, all but 1 percent favored. Only 25 million dollars of the bonds will be offered on the market now.
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Commercial Tribune
Topeka
Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Russian Prison Governor Shot by Youth in St Petersburg
M Guidema, governor of the Basil Island political prison near St Petersburg, was shot twice in the stomach by an 18 year old youth dressed as a workman. A prison warden accompanying him was mortally wounded as the assailant fled. The shooting follows a hunger strike protest against a guard’s flogging of a prisoner to force him to eat.
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Guidema
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Taft Urges Completion of Hawaiian Fortifications
Secretary Taft presses immediate fortifications for Pearl Harbor Hawaii in a letter to Senator Allison. He seeks an additional 350000 dollars, aiming to total about 600000 for fortifications, noting Senate action left 100000 approved and about 260000 available.
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Hawaiian
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Hawaii
Allison
Committee On Appropriations
Pearl Harbor
Senate
Hawaiian Islands
Swettenham May Leave Jamaica Post Soon
London January 30. Reports say Sir Alexander Benham has resigned as Governor of Jamaica and that his resignation may have been accepted. Officials in the Foreign Office refuse comment while arranging Swettenham’s succession for the post before his retirement is announced.
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London
Alexander Benham
Jamaica
Foreign Office
Swettenham
Judge Dismisses Johnson Case In Ohio Court
Judge Evans of the Common Pleas Court in Columbus dismisses the indictment against John W. Johnson State Supervisor of Printing on technical grounds. Johnson faced charges he attempted to influence the Circuit Court in the Slater ouster suit by writing a letter attacking Slater.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Evans
Common Pleas Court
John W. Johnson
Johnson
Circuit Court
Mark Slater
Slater
Battle ship Rhode Island Stormbound Off Newport
The battleship Rhode Island, departing Charleston, is stormbound off Brenton's Reef lightship waiting to enter Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, after leaving the Charleston Navy Yard yesterday.
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Rhode Island
Newport
Commercial Tribune
R. L
Charleston Navy Yard
Brenton’s Reef
Trust O Attorneys Move to Quash Indictments
Motions to quash indictments against Standard Oil of Ohio John D Rockefeller Buckeye Pipe Line Ohio Oil Company and Solar Refining Company were filed in Findlay Ohio. Hearings set in Common Pleas Court February 15. Defendants argue indictments are indefinite single counts and fail to allow proper preparation.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay, CO
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Ohio Oil Company
Solar Refining Company
Common Pleas Court
Two Killed in Explosion Near Fort Wayne
A freight locomotive No. 7967 exploded twelve miles west of Fort Wayne Indiana today killing two men and injuring one. Engineer W C Bender of Fort Wayne died instantly after his head and shoulders were blown off. Fireman Ervin Lowe died within an hour from bruises and scalds. Head brakeman B J Hosan of Fort Wayne was blown from the locomotive.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania
Plocomotive
Here
Thaw Jury Opening Nears as Jerome Seeks Brief Evidence
New York January 30 jurors dwindling to a full panel as District Attorney Jerome plans an opening focusing on the tragedy surrounding Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit. Thaw’s counsel expected to frame insanity issues, with jurors examined for bias and potential temporary insanity defense.
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New York
Jerome
Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
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