Carlton accused in insurance plot after dramatic Jersey City confrontation
Frederick E. Carlton once of Cincinnati, linked to multiple grand larceny indictments and alleged mistreatment of wives for insurance money, faces new swindle charges over burial of dummy bodies as a grand jury focus. Millie Peterson identifies him in jail, recounting a years long relationship and a life insurance scheme tied to her policy.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Frederick E. Carlton
Cincinnati
Europe
Montgomery
Ala
Martinez Maney
Carlton
Gordon
Maine
Maney
Alabama
Raymond Street
Bluebeard
Cross
Grand Jury
Millie Peterson
Palisade Avenue
Jersey City
J. Edward Cartier
Murray
Lyons
Superintendent Lyons
Attorney General Outlines Beef Trust Case Progress
Attorney General Moody told the Lincoln Club at Nahant that the government’s beef packers probe has been reviewed with presidential approval. He traced the 1902-05 actions including a 1903 demurrer ruling, the 1905 Supreme Court victory for the government, and ongoing questions about injunction compliance and public disclosure.
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Commercial Tribune
Nahant
Mass
W. H. Moody
Lincoln Club
Boston
Department of Justice
Chicago
Knox
Circuit Court of the United States
Copartnership
Grosscup
Supreme Court of the United States
Day
Circuit Court
Department
Supreme Court
Bethea
Washington
Congress
Europe Fears American Trade Expansion Throttle
George P. Altenberg of J A Fay & Egan says continental producers fear U S market gains and push tariffs as a weapon. He cites Germany’s May 1 tariff shift and unity with France Russia Switzerland Austria Hungary Spain Portugal Italy. He notes Chicago hosts a national reciprocity conference August 16 17 to discuss remedies.
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George P. Altenberg
J. A. Fay & Egan Company
Europe
Mr. Altenberg
Russia
France
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Switzerland
Austria
Hungary
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Chicago
H. Lee Early
Chamber of Commerce
Woman Found Dead After House Boat Shooting in Bellaire
In Bellaire Ohio on July 22 a woman identified as Annie Rhoads was found dead upright in a chair aboard a houseboat. A note left by Daniel Murphy claimed he shot Annie and jumped into the river before disappearing. A revolver with three empty chambers was found nearby along with the victim's clothing and a banked watch and money from Murphy. The incident follows reports that the pair, both middle aged, were seen together.
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Annie
D. H. Murphy
Annie Rhoads
Daniel Murphy
Murphy
Lucien Young
Bennington
Insurance firm arrests employee J. B. Francis
J. B. Francis, payroll auditor for Travelers Insurance of Hartford, charged with embezzlement in Cincinnati. Warrant issued after Columbus examiner and Ohio head office ordered action. Allegedly cashed a $190 check from L. E. Sturm of Waverly in June and confessed guilt, claiming intent to reimburse company.
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Travelers’ Insurance Company
J. B. Francis
Travelers’ Insurance Company of
Hartford
Francis
L. E. Sturm
Waverly
Gibson House
Bennington disaster toll climbs in San Diego bay
Reports from San Diego detail the Bennington gunboat tragedy with 81 dead and 110 casualties listed by 2 pm, including Frederick Geiss of Cincinnati among the dead. Missing men number about 15, while naval officials from Mare Island and Rear Adm. Goodrich move toward investigation and relief efforts.
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San Diego
Cal
San Diego Bay
Frederick J. Geiss
Cincinnati
Washington
Goodrich
Bennington
Naval
Tourists Return to America After Scottish Voyage
The Commercial Tribune tourist party sailed from Greenock Scotland to America after a pleasant trip through Scotland England and Wales and a visit to Paris. All members are well and happy aboard the big steamship.
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Scotland
England and Wales
Paris
America
Yellow fever confirmed in New Orleans death case
New Orleans reports an autopsy confirming yellow fever in an Italian patient who died today. State health officials, including President Souchon, coordinate with governors and plan a detention hospital, while tracing origin to Belize or Puerto Cortez and noting quarantine actions and incubation risk.
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Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Souchon
State Board of Health
Blanchard
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Havana
Louisiana State Board of Health
Belize
Puerto Cortez
United States Marine Hospital
Cortez
Decatur Street
St. Phillip
Operatic Star Bertha Krueger Dies in Poorhouse
Bertha Krueger, once a leading woman of the German Theater Stock Company, died yesterday at the City Infirmary after years of obscurity. Friends recall a cultured, multilingual artist who later faced hardship, with a Catholic burial planned and interment likely in a Catholic cemetery.
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Bertha Krueger
German Theater Stock Company
Huber
Vine
Liberty Street
Cincinnati
Mercer Streets
Addit
Loewenstine
Walnut Street
S. B. Loewenstine
City Infirmary
Railroad Wreck Claims Two Crews Near Sanderson
Two railroad workers, Engineer Thompson and Fireman Taylor, were killed when westbound passenger train No 10 of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway derailed fifteen miles west of Sanderson Texas. Desain intact, four en g had been removed.
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Commercial Tribune
EBL
Paso
Tex
Thompson
Taylor
San Antonio
Sanderson
Texcanes
Desaan
Steamer Caledonia Sails on July Fourth Atlantic Passage
Special Correspondence describes the Caledonia’s July 4 voyage from New York down the North River, through a foggy bay, and into the Atlantic. The ship hosts religious services, lectures on Scotland, and patriotic celebrations with a fogbound voyage, a decorated dining room, and a noted incident of a passenger denied access to deck due to policy.
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Commercial Tribune
Caledonia
North River
Bay
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Portal
Scotland
H. W. Ennis
W. R. Collins
H. C. Wood
Estelle Krippner
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Boggon Club
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Bellaire, O
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M. H. Foster
United States Marine Hospital Service
Young
Drake
Smith
Mare Island Navy Yard
Atta
Tribune
Donia
Glasgow
Special
Cable Commercial Tribune
Greenock, Scotland
the Commercial Tribune
Louisiana City
Philadelphia
Tucker
E. B. Allen
Rein
Music Room
J. B. Hopwood
First Presbyterian Church
Newark
Geronimo
Clark
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