Notable Changes debated over Mississippi River Commission
Judge Robert S. Taylor of Fort Wayne has served on the Mississippi River Commission since 1881. Indianapolis banker Joseph A. B. Realing seeks the post, triggering a large protest from southern valley residents and numerous commercial bodies across Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana urging Taylor to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesumental
Robert S. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Mississippi River Commission
Ien. Harrison
Joseph AB. Realing
Indianapolis
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Taylor
Merchants Exchange
St. Louis
Business Men's League
Board of Trade
Cairo
Cotton Exchange
Memphis
Chamber of Commerce
Helena
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Sugar Exchange
Stock Exchange
Maritime Exchange
Massachusetts Bank Scandal Emerges on Arrest of Foster
George M. Foster, cashier of the old South Danvers National Bank of Peabody, faces an embezzlement charge. Federal inquiry reveals over 200000 of bank funds diverted to the United Canners Glue Co, with 3690 allegedly missing on Sept 16. Directors face scrutiny as receivership and public hardship follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusett
Massachusetts
George M. Foster
Fester
Old South Danvers National Bank of
Peabody
United ‘Canners' Glue Company
Foster
Inter
Silk mills merge to form British controlled syndicate
Deal nearly completed to sell all U S silk mills to an English syndicate. Negotiations have long been under way with representatives from major Belding mills in Rockville Connecticut and Belding Michigan likely to transfer. Other western capitalists include Edward Wy Young W A Stanton and George W Withardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TD. W. Belding
Cincinnati
New Haven
Conn
United States
Belding Brothers
Rockville
Belding Mill
Belding
Mieh
Hampton
Mass
Belding Mills
San Francisco
Montreal
Edward Wy. Young
W. A. Stanton
Chicago
George W. Withardson
Mteh
Boys Claim to Have Seen Men Bury Gold near Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana Chirenee Gordon and Roy Riley aged won and 1 were arrested in Kauss City with gold found in a shothag around Gordon's waist. The boys said they saw two men bury the money on Feb 3 near the Wabash river at the Vandalia Hine crossing. They dug up the gold after the men left. Gordon claims Indiana home. Riley says New York residence. They are held pending investigation.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chirenee Gordon
Roy Riley
Kauss City
Gordon
Wabash
Indiana
Riley
New York
Hey
Weekly trade developments and major incidents
Bradstreet reports dull irregular cereals due to large Argentine shipments and northwest movements. A Pittsburg cork factory fire destroys the five story building and Totten & Hogg shop, with almost 750000 in losses. A 6 year old in Tennessee dies after a wild west show rope incident. Marconi proves wireless messages span 200 miles. Boston fire claims three dead and four injured with possible arson. Decatur fire damages Mueller warehouse area. Kansas Senate defeats capital punishment bill by one vote. Kingsland explosion kills man. a nearby hotel wrecked. George Brown shoots wife and then kills himself near Butte Montana.
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Bradstreet’s
Four Men Rescued From Open Boat Off Virginia Coast
Captain Andrew Anderson and three crewmen of the schooner Ida L. Ray were rescued after 36 hours at sea in an open boat. They were picked up by the Atlas One steamship Allegheny and landed in New York. The wreck occurred off Virginia after abandoning a waterlogged vessel near Cape Henlopen and Cape May during a northwest gale.
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Andrew Anderson
Allen Barker
William Gross
Belcher Howard
Ida L. Ray
Allegheny
New York
Virginia
Norfolk
Cape Henlopen
Cape May
Adventurer Confesses Triple Murder During Revival
James Todd admitted to a Chicago murder conviction and claimed to have killed three men, stolen horses, produced counterfeit money, and aided robberies in Texas during a revival at the Christian Church in Brazil Indiana. He left the services soon after revealing his confessions.
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James Todd
Christian Church
Brazil
Ind
Updyke
Jan
Todd
Chicago
Texas
Culbertson
Laether Tatlin Mls
Htitmn
FINALLY FINDS HIS FATHER AFTER TWENTY ONE YEARS
W. T. Behl of Chicago reunites with Herman Bohl of North Adams Massachusetts after a separation of over twenty one years. The boy was sent to Chicago for adoption after a string of guardians and later raised on a North Dakota farm before returning to the city. Bull’s sister, two years younger, lives in Minnesota and plans to visit.
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V. H. Behl
Chicago
W. TH. Behl
Herman Bohl
North Adams
Mass
New York City
Children’s Society
North Dakota
Hye
W. E. Bull
Minnesota
Bold thieves identified in Cudahy kidnapping case
Suspects at Joplin identified as dangerous robbers known as Johnson Neal and associates. They had been held in Tonto for days amid speculation of involvement in a Cudahy kidnaping. Reports claim they killed a parson during a Bronaigh bank robbery months earlier and seized $16,000 with $20,000 in losses from an exploding safe. Arrests followed carrying thousands in coin. suspects were moved to Nevada.
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Cudahy
Joplin
Johnson A ‘Neal
Tonto
Parshal
Bronaigh
Nevada
Deaths By Lockjaw From Vaccination In New England
Francis McCormack, eight, died in Springford Masy from lockjaw after a vaccination scab was torn from his arm in a sled accident. Mrs T C Platt, wife of United States Senator Platt, died in her New York hotel apartment after a son.
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Francis McCormack
Springford
Masy
T. C.' Patt
Thomas
Platt
United States
Senator Platt
Figure Hotel
New York
Milwaukee Tragedy of Wife Murder and Suicide
Charles Fol killed his wife with a butcher knife in Milwaukee and then took his own life. The couple, both laborers at Illinois Steel Company, had thirteen children. neighbors found Fol dead with a razor wound after a failed attempt to kill more. The wife, Mrs Kol, was washing an infant in the kitchen when attacked. motive remains unknown.
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Charles Fol
Charles Wol
Barclay Street
Milwaukee
I’ol
Ilinois Steel Company
Kol
Fei
Thieves Torture Family in McKay Ohio Robbery
Six masked robbers bound and gagged John Duncan and his family at their McKay Ohio home. They tortured Duncan with matches to force disclosure of where money was kept, then secured 450 dollars, four watches and other valuables before fleeing with a team of horses and a bob sled. Other items include a Detroit candy factory fire and various legal cases.
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John Duncan
McKay
Ohio
Mr. Duncan
Duncan
Markets Report Across Major Cities Decline and Rise
Commodity prices vary by city with cattle from $2.70 to $5.75 and hogs $3.00 to $5.70. Wheat ranges No 2 red 75 to 78 cents, corn No 2 31 to 88 cents, butter at 21 cents, eggs around 10 to 18 cents, and oats 20 to 28 cents.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Hope
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Senate and House debate fall short on key appropriation bills
Congress this week saw the Senate not finalize the shipping bill while the naval appropriation bill moved slowly. The House passed 184 private pension measures as debate on diplomatic and consular funds sparked remarks on Philippine independence. The Senate advanced the federal budgets but adjourned with several measures imperfectly resolved.
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Senate
Ue House
Wunier
Butler
Into
Alfred C. Hamer
Pennsylvania
Brown
Ohio
Congress
United States
Miers
Ind
Dinemore
Ark
Philippines
Daly
New Jersey
Wise
Virginia
Ilinois
House
Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Miscellaneous World Notes From 1900s Newspapers
A stream of brief items covers diverse topics from colonies to culture. Topics include British population figures for British Guiana, Montana mine labor laws, Chinese regard for Chaffee, Australian kangaroos, German corn imports, California winter travel, the first American mulberry tree, royal stables purchases, grave desecration laws in the Orient, Prado gallery funding fears, New Zealand fruit pest control, and other scattered notes.
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Thia
Kansan
Pekin
Gen. Chaffea
Australia
United States
South
California
Los Angeles
America
France
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
Glenville
British Museum
Orient
Spain
Prado
Madrid
New Zealand
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de Eribune
N, M
Chi- Sako
Palmer House
Great Northern
Grace
Victoria
2. C
Union
Welling Colliery Company
Nou
Cumberland
Dayton Ky
Ohio River
Strees
Sampson
Mckinley
Admiral Sampson
Admiral Schley
Subley
Santiaco
Hobson
Western Union
Wall Street
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Rich Hall
Pulask! County
Maurice Thompson
Crawfordsville
Peter Rich
Fayette County
Tenn
Marconi
Edward VII
St. Catherines
Isle of Wight
Boston
Harrison Avenue
Decatur
Mueller
Inte & Wheeland
Kansas Senate
Kansas
Alexander
Leavenworth
Kingsland
N. J
John Gorman
Wan Stehwoldt
George Brown
Butte, Mont
Ida L. Ray 15
Atantic Ffi
Bradley Martin, Jr
Maria Theresa
Josephine Courtelin
Mr. Martin
Glenn
Thompson
Smitely
Plymouth
Kansas City
C. J. McLear
Catching Hotel
London
Nome Negro
McLear
Marguerite Sylvy
Princess Chic Opera Company
W. 70
Mann
McDonald
Valentine Schroeder
Woodward Avenue
Keith
Princeton
Joseph Keith
Nora Kifer
Warrick County
Michigan City
Supreme Court
Grand Army
Albert D. Shaw
Watertown
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
House of Representatives
Riggs House
Washington
Albert Lintner
Lintner
Coates
Frederick William of
Prussia
Princess Kim of Battenberg
Beatrice
William Craswell
Valley City
N. D
Delaware House
Milan
Milan of
Servia
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