Indictments In Chicago Fraud Case Hit Nine City Officials
A Chicago grand jury indicted deputy public works official Paul Redleski and contractor Michael McGovern along with nine McGovern staff and city inspectors for conspiring to defraud the city of about 251000. The charges refer to underbidding concrete work on Lawrence Avenue tunnel section N and seeking nine city warrants for 254000. Redleski posted 20000 bond. McGovern remains in custody.
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Paul Redicaki
Michel H. McGovern
McGovern
Chicago
Phuriday
Redieski
Tte Niehom
Max Landcuth
George Moore
Ralph Bonnell
John C. Parks
Robert Green
Richard Burk
John McNicholas
Josepl Maher
Lawrence Avenue
Redleske
Swindle Probe Targets Insurance Graveyard Scheme
Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Bell says the case of Walter B Rider from Louisville may expose a large graveyard swindle tied to life insurers in Indiana Tennessee and Kentucky. Riders body was exhumed after insurers complained of losses from a policy paid 19000 and an autopsy suggests tuberculosis like lung damage amid alleged fraud by an agency in Albany Indiana.
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Ander Way
New York
Bell
Kentucky
Walter B. Tider
Loulmvile
Rider
Indiana
Tennessee
Pene Son
Allany
Ind
Louisville
Express Robberies Unearthed in Cheyenne Case
Union Pacific detectives report a long series of baggage and express robberies at Cheyenne Wyoming. Baggageman Olson and expressman L H Sampl are under arrest and other employees are held pending postoffice inspectors probe.
Watertown proposal to switch to commission government rejected
The Watertown municipality proposal to adopt a commission form was rejected on Thursday by 656 votes. A turnout of half the registered voters approved the result.
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Watertown, & BC
Commission Plain
Editor Haven Dies at 59 in Rochester Newspaper
Albert R. Haven editor of the Rochester Union and Advertiser died Thursday at age 59. He led the paper as a dramatist and wrote several successful plays.
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Albert R. Haven
Rochester, N. Y
Union and Advertiser
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices
Sioux City live stock market quotations for Thursday show top beeves at 5.30 and top hogs at 8.10.
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Sioux City
Broux City
Suspect Robertson Arrested in Louisville Murder Case
A Black man named Robertson was arrested in Louisville Kentucky on Thursday as a suspect in the murder of Mrs. Jennie Cleghorn whose headless body was found at a Chicago resort last week.
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Robertson
Loulaville
Jennie Cleghorn
Chicago
Norwegian Cabinet Resigns After Storthing Rejection
Premier Knudson submitted the cabinet's resignation to the king Friday as election results in the storthing run against the ministry.
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Storthing
Knudson
Federal grand jury probes sheet trust methods
The Chicara grand jury opened an investigation into alleged methods of the sheet trust with C. C. Snow of the National Packing Co as the first witness. About thirty subpoenas have been served on National Packing Armour Swift and Moore & Co, all in secret to prevent a mass exodus.
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Federal Grand Jury
Chicara
Heet Trust
C. C. Snow
National Packing Company
United States
Edwin W. Sims
Stow
National Picking Company
Armour & Co. Swift & Co
Moérrle & Co
Copper Properties to Be Merged Announcement
Anaconda Copper announces merger plans involving the Butte copper properties. The announcement states Anaconda stock will be increased to facilitate the merger.
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Butte Copper
Anaconda Copper Company
Anacondia Company
Morrer
Rudd Sent to Penitentiary for Manslaughter
Marshal Rudd of Curmi Alabama shot and killed Mia Ann Bolerjack an aged woman was found guilty of manslaughter and received an Indeterminate sentence to the penitentiary Rudd claimed the shooting was accidental
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Marshal Rudd
Curmi
Alanegro
Mia
Ann Bolerjack
Inquiry into Prof Vaughn Death Ends in Missouri
The Adair county grand jury investigation into the death of Prof. J. T. Vaughn has ceased. Judge Shelton ruled that only Monroe county coroner can order exhumation of Vaughn's body, buried in Monroe county.
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Adair County
J. T. Vaighn
Shelton
Prof
Vaughn
Monroe County
Hargis Must Serve Sentence for Father Murder
Beach Hargis of Lexington Kentucky must serve a life imprisonment for killing his father James Hargis the feudist. The Kentucky court of appeals at Frankfort handed down the finding on Thursday.
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Beach Hargis
Lexington
James Hargis
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Frankfort
Prohibition Defeated in Joplin Local Option Vote
A local option election in Joplin Missouri produced an 814 to veto margin after a bitter campaign. Women and children joined marches and street singing as supporters and opponents argued over the outcome.
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Prohibition
Joplin
Planter Seeks Protection After Plantation Shooting
Planter Julian Lamakin of Columbia County Georgia appealed to authorities for protection of his property after a negro was shot to death on his plantation by a band of masked men Monday night.
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Julian Lamakin
Columbia County
Hue
Supply of Cotton For Four Months To December 91
Census reports the total cotton supply for the four months ending December 91 at 16,41,464 running bales, indicating a large stock level.
Germany Rejects US Request to Delay Tariff Application
Germany’s foreign office reportedly declines the United States appeal to defer applying Germany’s general tariff on American imports until March 31. The response is understood as a non acceptance of the delay suggestion.
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Germany
Foreign Office
United States
Town Wiped Out by Fire in Duke Oklahoma
The business center of Duke Oklahoma was wiped out by a fire on a Wednesday. The town, with a population around 100, suffered extensive losses including the main business district valued at about 56,009 dollars.
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Duke
Okla
Seattle Man Bets 5 000 Acres Coal Land Sale Royalties
John B. Ballaine of Seattle files a proposal with the Senate territories committee offering 60 cent per ton royalty on 6 000 acres of coal lands in Alaska for the Katolla and Matunaka districts. The plan, backed by insiders, would abandon current disposal practices and includes a $1 000 000 bond. It reportedly rivals a separate lease bill and may involve railroad guarantees and land donations.
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Alaska
John 8. Ballanine
Seattle
Alaske
Senate Committee On Territories
Heveridge
Alnaka
Katolla
Matunaka
Til Wine
Altaska
Ttie
Congress
Wickersham
Ballaine
Beveridge
Washington
United States
Tucker Leaves 850000 Estate to Young Daughter Celeste LeMolin
Celeste Muarle LeMolin, daughter of Charles Tucker, stands to be sole heir to an estate exceeding 50 000, as authorities pursue the case after Tucker and Mise Bunkelman were found dead in a Seattle hotel. His relatives in North Phoaralla New York challenge the inheritance, claiming their kinship and urging the estate be settled for the St Louis convent school graduate Gornine LeMoln’s fortune of 20 000. Tucker left no will.
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Celeste Muarle LeMolin
Charles
Tucker
Mise Bunkelman
Seattle
Wash
Wind
Ilvett
North Phoaralla
N. Y
Celeste
Gornine LeMoln
St. Louis
New York Reports Alaska Yukon Pacific Expenditure
A legislative report shows New York state spent 107 806.85 dollars for its participation in the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. It states the cost reflected New York’s strong interest to be represented and that the state’s high regard in the northwest was heightened by its official social and exhibit involvement.
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York State
Seattle
New York State
New York
Northwest
Cleveland streetcar lines to continue after franchise expiry
Seven productive streetcar lines in Cleveland expired Tuesday but will stay in service. Fares drop from 6 cents to 9 cents.
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Cleveland
Colorado Labor Federation Adopts Boycott Resolution
The Colorado State Federation of Labor on Tuesday adopted resolutions to boycott mea. It is estimated that 66,000 men in the state will join the boycott.
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Colorado
Central Labor Council Rejects Moat and Exes Boycott Resolution
The Central Labor Council of Oakland California on Monday night refused to pass a resolution calling for a boycott on moat and exes, arguing such action would hurt farmers and retailers rather than target the issue.
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Central Labor Council
Oakland
Cal
Moat
Exes
Negro Attack on 10 Year Old Girl Sparks Lynching Fear in Ark
A 10 year old schoolgirl Lena Adams of Not Springs Arkansas was attacked by an unidentified black man Tuesday who fled. A posse formed quickly and authorities fear the assailant may be lynched if captured.
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Lena Adams
Not Springs
Ark
Fairbanks Arrives in Naples for Rome Talk
Former vice president Charles W. Fairbanks reaches Naples from Constantinople on a visit and is invited to speak in Rome on Lincoln's birthday.
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Charles W. Fairbanks
Naples Wedneys Ny
Constantinople
Air
Fairbanks
Rome
Lincoln
Chicago woman leaves $102000 to charity in will
The will of Francia Curties of Chicago was filed for probate Tuesday naming charitable and educational causes as the primary beneficiary. Gifts totaling $162000 were also noted in the document.
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Francia Curties
Chicago
Tuesaday
Daniel reelected to U.S. Senate by Virginia General Assembly
John W. Daniel of Lynchburg Virginia was formally reelected by the Virginia General Assembly to the United States Senate for a fifth term. The action confirms his continued service as a U.S. senator.
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John W. Daniel
Lynchburg
General Essembly
Virginia
United States Senate
Couple Wed by County Official Before Church Ceremony
A Nebraska couple, George Woinhacher and Milan Mary Mofstetter from Taw ne, learned they needed a county court license to wed. The county official mistakenly married them with a ceremony and license, then the church ceremony followed later, revealing the error.
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Tics Root
Tonine
Nelaon
Guorwge
Woinhacher
Milan Mary Mofstetter
Taw
Renes
Neb
Horace
Nelaofi
Hecemmry
Agriculture in Schools Committee Seeks Input from Nebraska Educators
A committee of county superintendents Harris Wildle Matzen Piller and Bradenberg circulated a letter asking Nebraska county superintendents for ideas on voting agricultural education in public schools. The group will compile replies for a report to the State Teachers association convention. The brief survey notes examples from several states where agriculture is taught or required in schools and highlights the spread of agricultural education in large districts and rural districts.
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Harris
Wildle
Matzen
Piller
Bradenberg
Hav
Mil
Nebraska
State Teachers’ Association
United States
Congres Slonks Agriophtoral Paledh
Minnesota
Alatyama
Virginia
New York
Miinois
Oklahome
Arkonene
Cwllhounia Unity
Wisconsin
Maryland
Missisnippi
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Trampled by Horses Injures Farmer Near Pierce
Herman Draeger a farmer on the Ernest Fisher farm ten miles northeast of Pierce was seriously injured Sunday noon when he stumbled and fell under a team of heavy horses. He suffered four broken ribs and internal injuries and was found unconscious beneath the horses.
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Herman Dragger
Ernest Fisher
Pierce
Mr. Draeger
Old Postmaster Resigns After 32 Years at Wakefield
Thomas Hunter, 76, resigns as Wakefield postmaster after 32 years February 6. A Nebraskan pioneer, he helped form the state constitution and published Wayne County Review. Inspectors praise his long service and integrity.
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Thomas Hunter
Wakefield
Hunter Jo
Nebraska
Tis
Wayne County
Wayne County Review
Thomas
Funeral of ex Senator Michener Held in Ogegola
Funeral services were held Tuesday forenoon at the Methodist church in Ogegola for ex Senator N S Michener. The body was interred in Mae Ridge cemetery ten miles southeast of Osceola among the county’s best known residents. He leaves a large circle of friends and relatives with no spouse or immediate heirs noted.
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N.S. Michener
Ogegola
Mae Ridge
Osceola
Requisition for Albert Miles Charged in Bank Theft
Albert Miles, associated with Susie James and 6) Oreho, faces trial for alleged theft after a Kansas City transfer. He is accused of stealing 42 dollars from a small bank, with charges pending formal proceedings.
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Albert Miles
Susie James
Oreho
Kansas City
Miles
Littl
National Guard muster in Blair by Adjt Gen Hartigan
News.N. G. Company led by Adjutant General Hartigan traveled to Blair on Wednesday morning to muster in a recently organized National Guard company.
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Hartigan
Blair
National Guard
Farmer Dies in Timber Collapse Leaves Widow and Two Daughters
Yates Adams of Pickrell sustained a fractured skull when a tree fell on him while working in timber on his farm. He died, leaving a widow and two daughters.
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Yates Adams
Pear Pickrell
Spencer groom to be badly injured in tavern incident
The groom to be George J Couch was hurt on the eve of his wedding in Omaha. He lies in a Spencer hospital with grave injuries after a fall in a Turkish hitchhouse cooling room. His fiancée Della Cowhye claims the couple planned to marry and move to Spencer with Couch. He is not expected to recover.
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Grotes
Omaha
Della We Nawaon
Wood
Couch
Spencer
Wevero
Sioux City
Couweh
George J. Couch
Lincoln voters weigh saloon vote as petitions circulate
Lincoln residents push petitions to call an early wet town election in April. Circulation has gathered signatures with 4500 names pledged by organizers and supporters believe spring movers will swing the outcome. The contest is expected to be one of the city’s fiercest political battles.
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Ely
Spechi
Lincoln Shill
Coum? Tlce
Nelda
Eloping Couple Foiled in Nebraska City Arrest and Return
A Berlin pair, Hugo, 27, and Roxas Toide, 10, attempted to elope to marry in Nebraska City. The girl's father ordered arrest and detention, they escaped by train to Auburn, were arrested there, and the father reclaimed his daughter refusing to prosecute the male neighbor. Both families are prominent in the county.
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Vred Hugo
Mies Roxas Toide
Berlin
Nebraska City
Emiet
Auburn
Sulients
Governors Meet in Washington to Discuss State and National Issues
Governors from thirty states opened a three day conference in Washington D C chaired by Kentucky's Gov Wilson. They plan to meet next year in Springfield Illinois to assert state rights and protest social slights by federal officials.
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Union
National Capital
Washington
D. C
Gov. Wilson
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Wilson
Governora
National Civic Fedestation
Boardman
John Hays Hammond
Idaho
Brady
Gov
Ansel
South Carolina
Sloan
Arizona
Gov. Carroll
Springfield
Lewis Heads Miners After UMWA Convention Vote
At the United Mine Workers of America convention in Indianapolis the final tellers tally affirmed Thomas L. Lewis’s reelection as president by a 23 587 vote margin over William Green. New officers take charge April 1 with Lewis as president and Edwin Perry as secretary treasurer. A plan for merging metal and coal miners across the United States and Canada will be presented by a joint committee.
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United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Thomas L. Lewis
William Green
Ohio
Thomas L
Lewis
Bridgeport
Frank J. Hagen
Springfield
Edwin Perry
Oskaloosa
Iowa
American Federation of Labor
T.L. Lewis
John Mitchell
Spring Valley
Eewin Perry
Frank J. Hayes
McCullough
Bay City
Mich
W. B. Wilson
Blossburg
John H. Waller
Organized Metal and Coal Miners
United States
Canada
Weatero Federation of Miners
Relics Burned in Broken Bow Courthouse Fire
Fire destroyed a premier private stamp and curio collection held by District Court Clerk George Mair in Broken Bow. The loss, valued at about 1500, ended forty years of gathering stamps and relics from around the world. Also lost were Indian relics autograph letters political mementos and a sheet iron tea chest dumped in Boston harbor.
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Broken Bow
George Mair
Wan Worth
Mabr
Lincoln
Boston Harbor
Cheyenne County Hears Plan for New Court House
A county court house meeting at Sidney gathered over 200 residents from all precincts to discuss a proposed new structure costing not more than 75000 dollars. The Commoner’s club organized the event and a motion to appoint a subcommittee to circulate a petition to the county commissioners was carried unanimously, urging submission to voters at the earliest opportunity.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Robbers Stop Missouri Pacific Train Near Eureka
Four masked men halted Missouri Pacific train No. 8 near Eureka thirty miles from St. Louis. They forced the engineer to move toward St. Louis with the baggage mall and express cars detached. The express safe is believed to contain several thousand dollars. Passengers were not molested and the robbers fled after blowing the safe in a sparsely settled district.
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Eureka
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Freman
County Board Approves New Court House Bond Plan
The Custer County board approves a funding plan for a new court house. A special election is set for March 1 to show public approval of the construction funds and counts on county residents to back the project.
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Custer Couny
Hastings pioneer John D Mines dies after long illness
John D Mines, a longtime Hastings figure and early entrepreneur, died Sunday after a prolonged illness. Born in Hastings, Mines helped shape local business for decades and remained active in the community through the years.
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John D
Dobra
Hastings
Valley resident John I. Oberg dies by own action
John I. Oberg died by his own action at Nin home by drinking carbelio aed. Oberg lived three miles northeast of Valley and was quite well known. He was eovengie at ppute.
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John I. Oberg
Nin
Oberg
Valley
Eovengie
Ppute
German reply to U.S. tariff memo on shipments and meat
Germany cabled Washington with a reply to the U.S. tariff memo. The German answer does not concede on meat imports but aims to be satisfactory and represents the maximum Germany can offer.
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Teri
Washington
United States
Lands designated under enlarged homestead act in Wyoming
Secretary Ballinger designates 3,320 acres in Wyoming as coming within the enlarged homestead act. The action expands settlement eligibility, defining approved lands and the statutory framework for homestead claims.
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Ballinger
Wyoming
Wreckers of Bank to Be Granted Parole
Paul O. Stensland and Henry W. Hering, convicted wreckers of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank in Chicago, were parolees approved by the Illinois State Board of Pardons at Joliet. The board cited reduced opposition, noted health issues for Stensland, and indicated release would follow after final formalities.
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Paul O. Stensland
Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
State Board of Pardons
Joliet
B. J. Murphy
EB. A. Snively
Act
Charles G. Eckhart
Stensland
Hering
Furious Flood Hits Ohio River After Freeport Ice Gorge Breaks
Water from the Allegheny River surged into the Ohio as the Freeport ice gorge failed overnight. The river rose two feet per hour, mills shut down, and a five year old, Pearl Hodgson of Turtle Creek, drowned in a flooded cellar. Edward Jennings and his sons rescued three men, two women, and a baby from a sinking houseboat at the Coraopolis bridge.
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Ohio
Allegheny River
Pittsburg
Freeport
Pearl Hodgson
Turtle Creek
Edward Jennings
Coraopolis
Rail workers denied wage rise as managers delay reply
Rail managers on systems east of the Illinois Central and north of the Chesapeake and Ohio refuse wage increase demands from trainmen and conductors. The response deadline expired with no offers, though unions say talks will start soon. About 150,000 workers are involved, roughly half union members.
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Illinois Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Cleveland
Great Loss on Orange Crops from Last Frosts
This year's orange crop suffered about 1,000,000 in damage due to recent frosts. Growers' estimates vary on whether the loss will extend to next year's crop, with some forecasting continued severe reductions and others predicting larger total damages.
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Pticuals
Paul Rediceki
Resenech
Missioner of Public Works
Aud
Michael J. McQgovern
France
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Berey
Seine
Rhone
Rone
Paris
St. Laurent
Chalona Sur
Marne
Sevres
Government Porcelaine
Flaod
Haven Dead
Hell
Rudd
Prof. Vaughn
Hargis
Planter Aska Protection
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Lone Alnekur Coal Landa
Miss LeMoli
Naples
Daniel
Nebraska State News
Nelson
Curmer
Senator Michener
N. G. Company
Kath House
Tim
Western Federation
New Cheyenne Court House
Rob
New Court House
Custer
John Fp, Ober
Kille
Parole Board
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