Dietrich Acquitted In Hastings Bribery Case
United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich was acquitted on bribery charges connected to a Hastings postmaster appointment. Judge Van Devanter ruled Dietrich was not yet a senator at the time of the alleged acts, contrasting with a prior conviction ruling elsewhere. District Attorney Summers dismissed related cases against Dietrich and Hastings postmaster Jacob Fischer.
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Omaha
Neb
United States
Charles H. Dietrich
Hastings
van Devanter
Driggs
New York
Congress
Nolles
Summers
Notles
Dietrich
Jacob Fischer
Nebraska
Fisher
Cowin
General Cowin
Bribery Charges Filed Against Three Green Bay Aldermen
Three aldermen including Albert L. Gray president of the Green Bay city council George Schwartz and Edward B. Morgan were arrested in Green Bay Wisconsin and arraigned before Judge S D Hastings on indictments returned by the grand jury. All were released on $1000 bail. Bribery in connection with city ordinances is charged in each case.
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Green, Bay
Green Bay
Wis
Albert L. Gray
George’ S Schwartz
Edwart
B. Morgan
S.D. Hastingson
Owith City
Transformation of Wall Street Through Ages
A discussion recalls Wall Street’s drastic change from 1825 to today. An old print shows vacant lots and a church between Nassau and Broadway, with the Custom House nearby and a brick building once home to Pool the law stationer.
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Jacquélinsey
Wall Street
Nassau
Broadway
Custom House
Sub-Treasury
Pool
Jacquelin
New York Times
The Real Chinese Minister Daughter in Washington
The daughter of the new Chinese minister in Washington, Miss Liang, wields influence with her father’s backing. She attracts attention in San Francisco by declining photo requests, insisting on her own terms. Some say she will steer China’s affairs in America despite her small stature.
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Miss Liang
Washington
San Francisco
China
America
The Great Lion Hunter and the Dandelions
A tale of a famed hunter who boasted of facing lions in Africa. A challenger claims to have slept among lions in the wild, prompting a humorous twist as the tale reveals the "lions" were actually dandelions in a clever misdirection.
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Africa
Man of Nerve at Theatrical Entertainment
A man admires a tall player’s superb nerve as he recalls a private theatre night last week. His fiancé was in the cast and he watched another man embrace her without a single outward sign of disturbance, an uncanny exhibition of nerve.
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New York Times
Bobby the Cowboy Learns from His Clumsy Day
A fragmentary tale follows Bobby, a sturdy boy with old clothes living near a tree. His mother cautions about school as he wanders grassy ground and faces rough days with humor and grit.
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Bobby
Neutrality Emphasized as U S Weighs Far East Moves
President Roosevelt and cabinet discussed the Far East situation, ordering Admiral Evans to move from Guam to Subic Bay to preserve neutrality. The House may seek U S mediation between Russia and Japan, while Korea could be considered under The Hague framework if requested.
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Roosevelt
United States
Evans
Japan
Russia
Guam
Subic Bay
P. 1
Representative Sladen
Dem
Texas
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Paris
Admiral Shufeldt
State Department
Korea
Hague Tribunal
Army Promotions Nominate Officers to Senate for Army Rank Changes
The President sent nominations to the Senate promoting officers in the army. Major General Adna R. Chaffee moves to retirement from active service. Brigadier Generals Kobbe Sanger Bates Randolph Gillespie promoted. several colonels and lieutenant colonels named to fill retired posts. Staff officer Francis S. Dodge noted as promoted from lieutenant colonel.
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Washington
Senate
Adna R. Chaffee
Young
William A. Kobbe
Chaffee
Joseph P. Sanger
Kobbe
Alfred E. Bates
Sanger
Wallace F. Randolph
Bates
Frank M. Coxe
Allen
Jacob Kline
Twenty-first Infantry
True
William F. Dougherty
Fiehth Infantry
Coxe
William 8. McCaskey
Twentieth Infantry
Kline
Albert L. Mills
Military, Academy
Dougherty
May Cut Tax on Spirits Proposed in House
Washington January 9 Representative Boutell introduced two bills in the house. One cuts the tax on distilled spirits from $1.10 to 70 cents a proof gallon. The other would remove all taxes on alcohol used in the arts. The aim is to raise purity of drugs and flavoring extracts without big revenue loss. The duty cut would apply to whiskey and all distilled spirits but is not expected to materially lower consumer prices.
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Washington
Boutell
Pension Denied for Life-Convicted Mail Robber
Commissioner Ware rules William B. Marsh, serving a life sentence in Detroit for robbing U S mails in Idaho, is civilly dead and ineligible for pension as a gratuity to a soldier in decline. The decision notes the government already supports him during incarceration.
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Washington, Jan
Commissioner of Pensions
Ware
William B. Marsh
Detroit
United States
Idaho
Libel suit filed by former postal official in Washington
Michael W. Louis former superintendent of supplies in the post office department sues for 50 000 dollars for libel against Postmaster General Payne Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow the Washington Post the Evening Star and the Washington Times alleging injury to character and business from his summary dismissal and the Bristow report linking him to the post office scandal.
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Washington
Michael W. Louis
Post Office Department
Payne
Bristow
Washington Post
The
Evening Star
Washington Times
Louis
Post Office
Watch Case Factory Burns in Elgin Fire
A three story Star Watch Case Company building in Elgin owned by the local YMCA burned Friday. The blaze started in the engraving room on the second floor, destroying stock and machinery valued at 95 000 dollars and the building at 10 000 dollars. About 200 watch makers lost their jobs.
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Elgin, Ill
Star Watch Case Company
Young Men’s Christian Association
Hebrew Scholar Dr Rodkinson Dead in New York
New York January 9 Dr Michael L Rodkinson editor and publisher of the Babylonian Talmud and a leading authority on Hebrew oral laws and traditions has died.
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New York
Michael L. Rodkinson
Warren man dies by own act in city home
Carl Rush of Warren county died at Albert Beedlein's home in this city reportedly by shooting through the heart. The fatal act is described as the cause of his suicide.
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Ind
Carl Rush
Warren ‘County
Albert Beedlein
Unclear recruitment notes amuse Buffalo Enquirer readers
A series of letters to a recruiting office reveals random career wishes from an applicant who claims to be an undertaker and another who wants work as a candy maker. The Enquirer notes such applications are preserved and would provide humorous reading for those who enjoy unconscious humor.
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Jinks
Buffalo Enquirer
Ambitious Young Physician's Charity Scheme Backfires
A growing physician with a small practice attempted to inflate his business by persuading charity patients to visit his office, claiming it would be free. His crowded office did not convert into paying customers, and he earned only one new paying patient by month’s end while his landlady raised the rent under the impression of a busy, prosperous practice.
Remembering springtime in George N Lowe's verse
A quoted poem by George N Lowe from the Bookman reflects aging love and fading youth. It urges enduring kindness and memory of shared tunes, lilacs, and a former springtime romance as life grows old.
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George N. Lowe
the Bookman
Notable Old London Signs The Dogs Head in the Iron Pot
The Dog's Head in the Iron Pot marks an early reign landmark on Blackfriars Road near Charlotte Street. Other signs include The Black Dog The Dog and Duck and The White Greyhound, the latter linked to John Harrison the bookseller who published early Shakespeare.
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London
Hal
St. Nicholas
Blackfriars Road
Charlotte Street
John Harrison
St. Paul's Churchyard
Shakespeare
Nerves and the Piano Theory from Berlin Specialist
A Berlin nerve expert studies pianists and finds among 1000 young girls under 14 starting piano, many show nervous issues, versus 4000 non-studiers with only 100 affected. He advocates banning piano study before age 16.
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Berlin
Compliments to Dr Keen for prompt surgical aid in icy fall
A Philadelphia surgeon Dr W W Keen earned praise after aiding a man who slipped on an icy New York pavement. Keen used an umbrella as a splint and improvised care with his own and borrowed supplies to treat the injured leg.
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W. W. Keen
Philadelphia
New York
Keen
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Teller
Army Promotions
Gen. Chaffee
Watch Case
Elgin
Lowever
de Kauble
Nevada
Kodol
Houseworth Bros
Western
Canada
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Ottawa
C.ourban
Indianapolis
Crosby Frisian Fur Company
Mill Street
Rochester
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