Fraud case targets Burr-Widen agency for $2 million theft
In Chicago on July 17 a federal jury convicted nine Burr-Widen officers of using the mails to defraud, with 26 counts carrying 175 years in prison. The scheme billed as a “get rich” operation ran nationwide, targeting bankrupt firms to extract large fees for supposedly recovering concealed assets and credit.
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Chicago
J Rufus Wallingford
Burr Widen Mercantile Agency
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Burr-Widen
United States
Barr-Widen
Abram H. Preeman
Heinen
Frederick J. Wendler
St. Louis
Charles
Day
Jamey T. Minehart
Robert B. Pender
Pittsburgh
Joseph C. Stevens
Kansas City
Barney Stevens
William W. Fellera
J. H. Worman
Joseph B. Pinkleman
Manangay City
John Dos
Barr & Widen
James Barr
Joseph B. Widen
Dusiness
Wendler
Preaman
Post Office
Widen
Lightning Strikes Hit Chicago Killing Four
A powerful storm in Chicago caused four deaths and multiple injuries as two men and a woman suffered serious harm. Buildings statewide were struck, with 1.64 inches of rain in one hour and damage reported across districts. The deceased include Robert Buford and Nelson Peterson. further victims were identified as George Boileau and a farmer named Dixon.
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Chicago
Robert Buford
Nelson Peterson
Dixon
George Boileau
John Hoffman
Prisoner Clancy Is Shifted to San Quentin
Leavenworth Kansas July 17 Eugene A. Clancy labor leader of San Francisco convicted in the dynamite conspiracy left the federal prison for San Quentin prison where he will complete a six years sentence Mount Lassen in eruption again Redding California July 17 The sight of the eighteenth eruption of Mount Lassen the American volcano still continues Dense smoke ascended to 6000 feet Ashes and pumice are raining all over this territory.
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Clancy
Leavenworth
Kan
Eugene A. Clancy
San Francisco
San Quentin Prison
Lassen
Redding
Cal
Storm Losses Hit Several Cities as Floods Rise
Storms across Philadelphia Raleigh and Charleston cause extensive damage. Philadelphia reports widespread outages and fire alarms from suburbs. Raleigh endures 3.4 inch hourly rainfall flooding parts of the city and damaging printers and state facilities. Charleston notes 36,000 dollar Masonic temple damage with nearby train incident. Port Allen sees 9.33 inches in three hours. Coal barges sink at Lobdell with 160,000 dollar value.
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Philadelphia
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Masonic Temple
Campbell Anderson
Chesapeake and Ohio
Marmet
Brukes
Raleigh
N. C
Caroling Power and Light Company
State
News and Observer
Elkins
New Orleans
Lobdell
Port Allen
Carpentier Wins by Disqualification Over Smith
Georges Carpentier, heavyweight champion of France, defeated American Gunboat Smith in London. The bout ended in the sixth round when Smith struck Carpentier while he was down. referee Corri disqualified Smith and declared Carpentier the winner in front of a large crowd.
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France
Smith
London
Georges Carpentier
Carpentier
Corri
Western rail unions threaten arbitration boycott in wage dispute
Grand Chief Engineer Warren Stone and Firemen head W5 Carter announce that 98 western railroads must guarantee obedience to any arbitration board ruling or unions will refuse to submit their demand. The wage dispute centers on about 33.6 million dollars annually, with railroads claiming adverse conditions prevent payment. The agreement’s renewal faces possible strike if no satisfactory settlement is reached, and officials plan to submit the vote results in writing for negotiation.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Warren 8. Stone
W. 5S. Carter
Grand Chief Stone
West
Plead for T D Jones as Federal Reserve Board Nominee
Washington July 18 The White House presses for confirmation of Thomas D Jones of Chicago to the Federal Reserve Board amid a vocal protest by business leaders and a pending Senate minority report. Senate executives delay ruling awaiting minority input. Jones testimony on International Harvester cited.
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Washington
White House
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Jones
Senate
Committee On Banking and Currency
Administration
International Harvester Company
Plague Rats Found in New Orleans Amid Health Alert
New Orleans reports three bubonic plague infected rats found locally per Dr. W C Rucker, assistant U S surgeon general. The alert follows rapid official assessments across cities as authorities verify casualty and disease exposure risks.
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New Orleans
W. C. Rucker
United States
Washington
W. ©. Mulkey
Alabama
Henry DB. Clayton
Paris
France
Gabriel D'Annunzio
Bride Killed by Rejected Suitor in Hopkinton
Hopkinton Iowa July 18 Mrs John Allen seventeen year old bride of a week was shot and killed while riding home with her husband by George DeLain who is said to have been jealous DeLain escaped with authorities seeking him for the crime
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St Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive City Committee
St. Louis
Dubuque
Iowa
John Allen
Ottawa
Ont
Storstad
St. Lawrence
Sultor
Hopkinton
George DeLain
DeLain
Poincaire to Visit Russia From Dunkirk Voyage
President Poincare and Premier Vigrant depart Paris for Dunkirk to board the battleship France for a visit to Russia. The July travel outlines an official Franco Russian engagement with the voyage beginning from Dunkirk.
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Poincaire
Russia
Paria
France
Vigrant
Paris
Dunkirk
Seven Miners Killed as QuickSand Engulfs Balkan Mine
In Iron River Michigan seven miners die at the Balkan mine when a drill strikes quicksand while the crew tunnels to a roof. As others flee, the sand pursues them and the bodies are not recoverable for weeks or months. In a separate note from London memorial windows for Pocahontas are installed at St George's church.
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Iron River
Mich
Balkan
Alpha
London
St. George's Church
Rescues Girls From Drowning at Port Ages
Houghton Michigan July 18 Howard Hollapa named hero of Chassell for rescuing Miss Hazan Grossman and Misa Ma bel Hutching from drowning near Port Ages Jake while bathing.
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Houghton, Mich
Howard Hollapa
Chassell
Hazan Grossman
Misa Mabel Hutching
Jake
Fifteen Firemen Overcome in Yacht Yard Blaze
Fifteen firemen were overcome by smoke as a fire destroyed three yachts and caused 200000 dollars in damage at the New York Yacht Launch and Engine company yard on the Harlem river. Former sculptor Baron Alfred De Wolffer dies in Los Angeles at 73, once in the court of Napoleon II and favored by Empress Eugenie.
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New York
New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company
Harlem River
Los Angeles
Cal
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Napoleon II
Mmpreas Eugenie
Cottage Place
Battle at Mines in Arkansas Leaves 4 Injured
Several hundred union miners and sympathizers attacked Mam moth Vein Coal mines at Prairie Creek 25 miles east of Fort Smith Arkansas. Across mines No 1 3 and 4 they burned tipples destroyed buildings and dynamited shafts in a six hour to noon battle ending when ammunition ran out. Loss tops $260000 with no fatalities and four injured.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Mammoth Vein Coal Company
Prairie Creek
Here
Ming 4
Frogtown
Tornado Ravages Henderson Kentucky Causing Death and Destruction
A dawn survey after a nighttime tornado in Henderson Kentucky shows demolished and ruined buildings, downed telegraph poles, and a desolate scene. The Crane Furniture building collapsed onto the Snell home, killing Mrs. Snell and her fourteen year old nephew.
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Henderson
Crane Furniture Company
William Snell
Mrs Carman Indicted for Manslaughter in Freeport
Mrs Florence Carman was arraigned in Nassau county supreme court Mineola and pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging first degree manslaughter in the murder of Mrs Louise Batley in Dr Edwin Carman's office Freeport on June 30. Bail set at $20000 and to be furnished at once by attorney M Levy.
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New York
Florence Carman
Nassau County Supreme Court
Mineola
Louise Batley
Edwin Carman
Freeport
Justice van Sielen
M. Levy
Carman
U S Mediators to Work on Railroad Dispute
Washington July 20 The United States board of mediation and conciliation will begin work to settle the differences between the railroads and their enginemen and firemen announced by the board. Chicago St Louis Telephone Washington July 20 The senate committees on post offices and post roads reported favorably while authorizing the post office department to establish an experimental telephone ring between Chicago and St Louis.
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Washington
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Chicago-St. Louis
Senate
Bile
Post Office Department
Chicago
St. Louis
Life Term for Isaac Bond in Chicago Murder Case
Isaac Bond, a Negro, was found guilty of murdering Misa Ida G. Leegson, an art student and sculptor, on the outskirts of the city on October 4, 191% and sentenced to life imprisonment by a jury in Chicago.
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Isaac Bond
Chicago
Misa Ida G. Leegson
Greek store sign misread as a name
A visitor offered fruit from a Greek grocery below the office. Curious, staff found a storefront awning with the word Holpos resembling a store abbreviation meaning Highest quality, lowest prices, our standard. The exchange created confusion over whether Holpos was a person or shop name.
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Holpos
Quincy Ledger
Rose Garden at the White House and Mrs Woodrow Wilson
The Rose Garden planted by Mrs Woodrow Wilson at the White House is praised as equal to her Princeton plantings. She and her daughters have helped supervise and even work in the garden for Real Enjoyment, with a note about attending the theater in a new frock.
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White House
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
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