Indict Morse and 23 Others in U S Steamship Case
Federal grand jury indicts Charles W Morse his three sons and twenty others for a mail fraud conspiracy linked to the United States Steamship Company. The charges allege false stock promotions and misrepresented assets in shipbuilding contracts and related transactions.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Federal Grand Jury
Julian W. Mack
United States Steamship Company
Morse
Washington
Maine
Stuart G. Gibboney
William A. Barber
Barber & Gibboney
Broadway
Erwin A. Morse
Tarry F. Morse
Benjamin W. Morse
George M. Burditt
Rupert Mu Much
Nehemiah Campbell
Richard QO. White
Martin J. Gillen
United States Shipping Board
Times Gill
Morse Concern
Mark L. Gilbert
Glenhard S. Foster
Henry FE. Boughton
Wiliam
United States Shipning Board
Eimergency Fleet Corporation
John Barton Payne
Walsh
Arthur V. Kohler
Lawrence N. Bremer
Kohler, Bremer & Co
James M. Emerson
Cosolidated Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Beards Town Violence Claims Sheriff and Deputies
Sheriff Ed Lash brook of Rushville and two deputies were killed in a clash with Greek section bands near Beards Town HL. Twenty eight maintenance of way workers were arrested as they entered Beards Town on a train. Officials moved to bind them over to the grand jury on murder charges.
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Beardstown
Ed Lashbrook
Rushville
Maintenance of Way
Grand Jury
Tax ruling limits deductions for Wilson Foundation gifts
The Internal Revenue Bureau informs subscribers to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation that gifts to the organization are not deductible on income tax returns. Democrats decry the decision as political and note that subscriptions to the McKinley Memorial Association and the Roosevelt Memorial Association are deductible.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
McKinley Memorial Association
Roosevelt A Memorial Association
Fort Worth Flood Leaves Seventeen Dead And Massive Damage
Fort Worth faces a historic flood with about 17 deaths and around 1 million dollars in property losses. Levees reportedly dynamited sparked scrutiny. Red Cross leads relief as rescuers work from treetops and rooftops with police aiding hundreds in peril.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Port Worth
John J. McCain
L. G. White
Red Cross
Trinity River
World News Condensed From Many Cities
Summary of brief items spanning Madrid Rome Berlin Dublin Cork New York Philadelphia Chicago and Sacramento. Reports include a Spanish army order against blasphemy in Morocco, an emergency shaving ban in Sacramento, French troop movements in Western Germany, a Mullingar clash in Ireland, a Cork shooting, New York secret service expansion, Bethlehem Steel output gains, Amsterdam Internationale resolutions, a Chicago unwritten law ruling, and papermakers opposing wage cuts.
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Madrid
Ardanaz
Moroco
Sacramento
Cal
Berlin
Germany
Dublin
Mullingar
County Cork
New York
Enright
Secret Service
Philadelphia
Bethlehem Steel
Rome
Congress of the
Amsterdam Internationale
Chicago
Milton C. Bickart
William Kiede
Thiede
Rickart
Congress Hears of Bond Frauds and Dismissals
Representative Royal C. Johnson charged the government with hundreds of millions in duplicate and uncanceled bonds over several years. He cited J. W. McCarter’s 1910 findings and said McCarter was dismissed for presenting facts to Congress. Johnson claimed Cuba printing was not the source and questioned responsibility for the fraud.
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Washington
Royal C. Johnson
South Dakota
Johnson
J. W. McCarter
Register of the Treasury
McCarter
Congress
Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Mr. Johnson
Harding
Mellon
Wingo
Arkansas
Tacoas
Cuba
Wuashington
Bolda
Secret Service On
Daugherty
Watts
Prohibition Support Greet Viscount Astor in Washington
Senators and House members testified to the success of the Eighteenth Amendment in a Washington briefing to Viscount Astor. Lawmakers presented dry testimony as proof that the war on alcohol is being won and urged continued enforcement.
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Washington
House
Viscount Astor
Lendon
Flood Crevasse Displaces Thousands Along Mississippi Delta
A 400 foot levee crevasse near Poydrus floods 60 000 to 70 000 acres and leaves about 10 000 people homeless. The flood line stretches five miles toward Lake Borgne as refugees rush to Shell Beach where boats await transport to safety.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Poydrus
Lake Borgne
Shell Beach
Daugherty Ousts Loyalist Agent Watts from Justice
Washington reports Attorney General Daugherty dismissed special Justice Department agent W. O. Watts for disloyalty and breach of trust. A Holland letter cites willful rule violations. Watts allegedly supplied Representative Johnson with war case information used against the department.
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Washington
W. O. Watts
Department of Justice
Government Service
Daugherty
Capitol
Watts
Holland
Whic
Department
Johnson
House
Washington hosts vast civic event with women leaders
One thousand League of Women Voters and Pan American women leaders visit Washington while Lady Astor addresses the National Press Club. A Wilson tribute protest at his home calls for renewed strength to speak. Other items include tax questions on Wilson Foundation contributions and calls for inquiry into Wyoming oil lease practices. The American Building contract for Rio de Janeiro Exposition goes to Dwight P. Robinson Co. of New York.
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League of Women Voters
Washington
Lady Astor
National Press Club
President Wilson
Wilson
Wilson Foundation
la Follette
Wyoming Oil Reserve
National Civil Service Reform League
Capper
Dwight P. Robinson Company
New York City
Hardin Back On His Feet After Tanlac Recovery
William T. Hardin of Los Angeles credits Tanlac with curing rheumatism in the shoulders and neck three years ago and restoring his strength after a stomach upset last summer. He praises Tanlac for making him feel strong and energetic again and says the medicine is for him. Tanlac is sold by druggists nationwide.
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Taniac
William T. Hardin
Garden St
Los Angeles
Calif
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Tablets of Aspirin in 1900
An advertisement touts Bayer as the true source of aspirin since 1900. It urges physicians and customers to request Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, with Bayer stamped on each tablet and package to guard against imitations.
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Bayer
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