Anarchist Signs Tied to Wall Street Blast Mess
Receipts by Justice Dept agents trace five circulars signed American anarchist fighters found in a Cedar Street box to the Wall Street blast that killed 35 and injured about 200. Officials note July 2, 1910 nationwide plot links, with further radical searches and high officials aiding Chief Flynn in New York and with Dr Charles Munroe in the mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department of Justice
Cedar Street
Broadway
Wall Street
William J. Flynn
Bureau of Investigation
Mlyne
Palmer
Gurven
Flyon
Charles I. Munroe
Bureau of Mines
Munroe
Capitol
Mystery at Morgue Clarified in Westday Case
In New York a woman identified a body at the morgue as Robert Westday of 284 West Twenty Fourth Street. The undertaker moved the body to the Westday home where it was found not to be Robert. The youth then died at the volunteer hospital, and the undertaker retrieved the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Westday
West Twenty-fourth Street
Westday
Robert
Knight Arrested in Bond Theft Case Near Cornelia
Rufus Knight, a World War I veteran, was arrested in Homerville, Ga, in connection with the theft of Liberty bonds from a Southern railway train near Cornelia, Ga. Bonds valued at 205,708 dollars were found in Knight's suit case, according to the Homerville sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Rufus Knight
Homerville
Southern Railway
Nea Cornelia
Liberty Bonds
New York Exchange
Knight
Woman Gets Ten Years for Manslaughter at Rotan
Myrtle Lilles was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her divorced husband Roy Winters, killed near Jayton in September 1915. She received a ten year penitentiary sentence by the jury. Police report six men and four women, suspects in a large jewelry theft ring, have been arrested in Detroit New York and Chicago. Over $20,000 in jewelry reportedly recovered.
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Wort Worth
Texas
Myrtle Lilles
Rotan
Roy Winters
Winters
Jayton
Detroit
Polic
New York
Kills Chickens to Get Diamond in Davenport
H L Walbourne a Davenport grocer and butcher searched ten chickens in a coop fearing one had swallowed a lost diamond valued at $000 He killed fowls until the fid jewel was found among discard from the fiftieth bird slashed in the process
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
H. L. Walbourne
CRITICIZE FARM LOANS NINETEENTH ANNUAL COLORADO BANKERS' ASSOCIATION HELD IN DENVER
Four hundred bankers attend the nineteenth annual Colorado bankers convention in Denver. Miss Maude Sheridan outlines boys and girls club work, noting U S totals of farm product values and local county successes while bankers discuss loan support and stock clubs. A paper argues against Federal Reserve cash collection on non member banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Denver
George T. Wells
Denver National Bank
Vestock
Ouit
United States
Boulder County
el Paso
Table Rock
Ordway
Robert Je. Aur Vey
Atlanta, Ga
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve System
Union Push Urges miners back to work in Hazleton
The United Mine Workers policy committee in the anthracite coal region denounces the present situation as the result of a few unthinking men and urges all loyal miners to return to work, vindicating fidelity to contracts and the justice of their cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
United Mine Workers of
Seaplanes Boost Chesapeake Bay Fishermen Hauls
Naval seaplanes patrols help Chesapeake Bay fishermen reach record hauls. Immense fish schools are spotted nearly daily by seaplanes and locations relayed through radio or flag signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Texas Legislature Called to Act on Voter Safeguards
Austin reports Governor Hobby has summoned a special session for September 21 to address voter qualifications and prevent discrimination in the franchise. The aim is to safeguard the general election by establishing standards for voter eligibility and ensuring fair access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Vex
Texas
Hobby
Plague Quarantine Set at Batum Port
Batum an important port at the eastern Black Sea end has been placed under quarantine due to a plague outbreak. Rear Admiral Mark J. Bristol, American high commissioner, orders Americans to be vaccinated before traveling on American destroyers to Black Sea ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Batum
Black Sea
Haas
Mark J. Bristol
Alleged Red Lawyer Disbarred in Pittsburgh Court
In Common Pleas Court Judge J. D. Shia fer handed down an opinion and order disbar ring Jacob Margelis, accused of being an anarchist, and prohibiting him from practicing law in Allegheny county courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
J. D. Shiafer
Common Pleas Court
Jacob Margelis
Allegheny County
Soldier Kills Bond Dealer In New York Robbery
Corporal Harry Van Heed of the United States army opened fire in a failed holdup at 288 West Thirty-fourth Street opposite Pennsylvania Station. He killed Max Rabinowitz, a 60 year old furrier and bond dealer, and shot Mrs Anna Rabinowicz, the wife, believed to be fatally wounded. Authorities say the motive was to seize 8000 dollars and 27000 in Liberty bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry van Heed
United States Army
Max Rabinowitz
Weat Thirty-fourth Street
Pennsylvania Station
Anna Rabinowicz
Mysterious Infernal Machine Blows Up Wall Street
New York on September 17 experienced a devastating blast in the financial district near Broad Street. Thirty-one were killed and over 200 injured as the J P Morgan building and nearby offices suffered extensive damage. Police and DoJ investigators suspect a huge TNT bomb loader of T N T weight bars caused the explosion.
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New York
Wall Street
Broad
Department of Justice
J. 2. Morgan and Company
Sub(reasury
Assay Office
Morgan
Lower Manhattan
Brooklyn
Governor's Island
Lahey
T. MN. T
Head of Coal Company Shot Dead in Alabama
L. M. Adler, general manager of the Corona Coal Company, was shot and killed in Jasper Alabama. Deputy Sheriff Edger and Brown, who were riding with him, were fatally wounded. The killings are linked to a ten day Alabama coal mine strike, prompting Walker County Sheriff Guthrie to seek troops from Governor Kilby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ala
L. M. Adler
Corona Coal Company
Edger
Brown
Alabama
Clark Guthrie
Walker County
Kilby
Moderates Defeat Radicals at Milan Convention
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports a Milan convention where moderates defeated radicals as workmen seize control of 26 mills in Milan and Lazio provinces. Dispatches say 26 were taken over to Turin, with rail stoppages in Bologna and Parma. Parliament action and labor optimism followed, while London linked the events to a broader European upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Union News Service
Rome
Alessandria
Turin
Bologna
Parma
Railway Workers’ Syndicate
Italy
Dragona
General Federation of
Tabor
Confederation of Labor
Confederation
Socialist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Giolitti
London
Europe
Warsaw
Bolshevists
Great Britain
Germany
Bandits Rob About Twenty In Omaha Gambling Raid
Two masked armed bandits robbed about twenty men at a private Omaha apartment, escaping with around $7,000. The police received the report from sources other than the victims, not from those robbed.
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Omaha, Neb
Gold Production Dwindles in 1910 Report
A joint mint and Geological Survey report states total U S gold production for 1910 was 2,018,028 fine ounces valued at $60,880,400 with silver output at 6,082,445 fine ounces worth $83,088,082 at the New York price of 1.12087 per ounce. California led with mine output valued at $17,806,200, reflecting declines from 1918 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mint
Geological Survey
New York
California
Poles reap vast war gains in Kovel and Don front
Russian Soviet staff reports heavy fighting east of Brest Litovsk and in Volhynia with Poles. Kovel occupation yields 8000 prisoners, 36 guns, four locomotives, planes and cars. Lithuanians resume clash with Poles near Suwalki as peace talks plan proceeds from Warsaw to Danaig Riga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Nons Service
London
Brest-Litovsk
Kovel
Volhynia
Moscow
Warsaw
Suwalki
Bolshevists
Pinsk
Russia
Danaig
Riga
M. Dombski
Minsk
Prisoners Escape From Leavenworth Auto Theft Case
Two U S disciplinary barracks prisoners escaped from Leavenworth Kansas stealing a car from a local farmer and fleeing toward Atchison. The fugitives are Herbert A Bilis already serving three years for robbery and Leslie A Tibbetts of Wymore Nebraska serving one year for desertion. Their guard was abducted during the escape.
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Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Herbert A. Bilis
Leslie A.tibbetts
Wymore
Neb
Atchison
Japan to Relieve Silk Industry
Tokio reports the government will aid the silk sector with 40 million yen to the silk syndicate and 15 million yen via the Bank of Japan. The plan aims to stabilize silk prices and regulate exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokio
Bank of Japan
Robbers Dynamite Pierce Bank in Linn Grove Heist
Robbers dynamited the Pierce bank at Linn Grove in Tama or Towa with 11,000 dollars in bonds and cash stolen. They escaped in a motor car, taking 10,000 in bonds and 1,000 in cash. Local authorities pursue leads as the crime shocks Sioux City area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Towa
Pierce
Linn Grove
Here
United States
Bandits Rob Dick Devaney in Council Bluffs Theft
Two masked bandits abducted Dick Devaney of Wa bash, chained him to his car, and robbed him of 86 dollars. The stolen funds belonged to fellow railroad workers whose checks Devaney had cashed at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Dick Devaney
Wabash
Railroad
Devaney
British flag sparks pause at Pittsburgh union meeting
Delegates of the International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers gathered in a Pittsburgh hotel paused business when a great British flag hung above the platform. It was replaced with American colors, and the convention passed a resolution urging British unions to press for the withdrawal of troops from Ireland and endorse Irish freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
International Union of Steam
Ireland
Wyoming News Notes Keep Busy Over Wide Range
Brief items from across Wyoming describe a new 70000 dollar Casper bridge opening over the Platte river on the road to Salt Creek oil fields, injuries to Roy King in a Casper stampede bronco ride, arson and loss claims by Dan Leyhan near Boggs, and a Union Pacific switchman in Laramie earning Carnegie recognition for saving two children from a moving engine. Reports also note the death of Cactus Lone Bear in Casper, two mail plane wrecks at Rock Springs, a murder mystery in Niobrara County, and the Cheyenne shooting that killed John S Federden while injuring Thomas Holland. Other notes cover prisoners embroidering in Rawlins, a Rock Springs market death, and livestock awards for Wyo rancher W N W Blayney at Lincoln and a fatal electric shock at Boysen dam.
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Platte River
Casper
Salt Creek
Roy King
Los Angeles
King
Dan Leyhan
Savery River
Boggs
Rawlina
Joe Kruppa
Union Pacific Railroad
Laramie
Carnegie Foundation
Grand Avenue
Cactus Lone Bear
Sam Lone Bear
Lone Bear
Dragon
Utah
Rock Springs
Jireh
Niobrata
Johns. Federden
Cheyenne
Yee Geow
Holland
W. R. Mansfield
Geow
Canada
William L. Carlisle
Rawlins
Carlisle
William O'Donnell
Crystal
Nels Hougard
Portland
Ore
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U.S
Flynn
Western Newspaper
Miss Sheridan
Colorado Bankers’ Association
Minera
Red
Petaluma
Cal
Bomb Wrecks
Morgan & CO
Bond Bank
Bandits
Paris
Wrangel
Don
Nazarof
Voronezh
Tvaritzyn
Malikov
Seyny
Augustowo
Kalwuarya
Auto
Wyoming
Areen
Union News Berrios
W.N. W. Blayney
Hidgewater
Cole
Lincoln
Wyoming Highth
Wyoming Nine
Blayney Domine
KR. P. Belvins
Riverton
Wyo
Boysen
Belvins
Catherine Morgan
Henry Morgan
Union Pacific
Luranne City
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