Logansport Judge Baldwin Dies Amid Banking Scandal Tangles
Daniel P. Baldwin former Indiana attorney general and Wabash College trustee died at his Logansport home after years of banking troubles tied to private banks in Goodland Fowler and Ambia Indiana. Indictments for embezzlement and state investigations were blamed for his decline. He was died of apoplexy and left a career marked by Republican politics and banking ventures.
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Logansport
Ind
Daniel P. Baldwin
Indiana
Wabash College
Goodland, Fowler and
Ambia
Newton County
Supreme Court
Porter
Harrison
Baldwin
Milwaukee
Lnter
Judge Baldwin
Daniel Pratt Baldwin
Madison County
New York
Hiram and
Harriet (Pratt) Baldwin
New England
Daniel D. Pratt
United States
Court of Common Pleas
Madison College
Judge nullifies Joseph Willis will over drunk sale case
In Chicago a court case tied to an alcohol fueled deal led to setting aside the late Joseph Willis will at the request of his widow Mrs Bertha Willis. Willis bought West Side real estate for 4300 while drunk and later improved it. The property is appraised at 85000.
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Chicago
Mack
Joseph Willis
Bertha Willis
Willis
West Side
Twenty Seventh Child Arrives for Byrn Mawr Father Deacon
In Byrn Mawr Pennsylvania Clem Tuck 65 year old deacon of the local colored Baptist church on Haverford road welcomes his twenty seventh child with his third wife. He was born in Virginia.
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Byrn Mawr
Clem Tuck
Haverford Road
Mr. Tuck
Colored Baptist Church
Burn Mawr
Virginia
Duel Across Tug River Ends in Fatal Wounding
In a border duel on the Tug River, Doc Mounts stood in West Virginia and Samuel Carter in Kentucky. Rifle fire wounded Carter fatally. Mounts crossed to Kentucky and escaped unharmed.
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Lexington
Tug River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Doc Mounts
Samuel Carter
Carter
Mounts
Santa Claus Mail Dilemma Brings Postal Debate
Washington special postmaster general Meyer has not decided on reissuing an order from December 13 that would allow letters addressed to Santa Claus to be delivered to any regularly organized charitable society. He has received many complaints for and against the reissue and is weighing options before acting.
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Santa Claus
Washington, D. C
Meyer
Indiana Leads World In Corn Exposition Honors
Indiana dominates the national corn exposition with top prizes in several events. Highlights include world championships for largest and best ear corn won by Geo Stambrook of Franklin with other Ind iana entrants placing highly in Kaffir corn and white popcorn categories.
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Omaha
Neb
Indiana
Monroe Riggs
Altamount
Kansas
Fred Waltje
Anthony
Hugh A. Randell
Guthrie
Oklahoma
H. T. Lake
Razeville
S. C
L. B. Clore
Franklin
Ind
Arnold Martin
Dubois
Geo. Stambrook
Harry Tilson
Harry Seitz
Desoto
Record-breaking blast victims in Panama canal dig
In Bas Obispo near Panama City hundreds of workers faced a catastrophic explosion as forty tons of dynamite detonated during Culebra cut construction. More than 160 men were killed or wounded amid ongoing blasting, heavy equipment, and extensive tunnel work. Medical teams struggled to treat the injured.
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Panama
Bas Obispo
Culebra Cut
Iiere
Culebra
Work of Chicago Dynamiters
Chicago police investigate after a Sunday bomb in an alley on Wabash avenue wrecked two buildings near the Coliseum and shattered windows for blocks. Several people may have been killed. The blast disrupted the first ward ball planned for Monday night, with police speculating the attacker aimed to disrupt the Coliseum event.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenue
First Ward
Law and Order
New York Tenderloin Free of Gambling Crusade Ends
New York’s tenderloin district is free from gambling after a weeks long drive by police and the district attorney’s office. Authorities say the campaign disrupted illegal gambling dens and cleaned up the neighborhood.
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New York
District Attorney
Quadruplets Born to Puxico School Leader
Four daughters were born to Prof. Reuben F. Jones head of the schools and a Stoddard county school commissioner in Puxico Mo One baby died but the other three appear strong and healthy in the special report from the town.
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Puxico, Mo
Reuben F. Jones
Stoddard County
Famous Sioux Leader Hump Dies at Cherry Creek Camp
Pierre South Dakota dispatch reports Special Chief Hump, leader of the band tied to the Wounded Knee confrontation, has died at his camp near Cherry Creek. The death marks the end of a pivotal figure in the northwest Sioux crisis.
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Pierre
S. D
Hump
Wounded Knee
Cherry Creek
Gas and Oil Surge in Petersburg Seepage Incident
A report from Petersburg Indiana notes a gas and oil occurrence with a pressure reading and a large volume near 2,000,000 units. A late week event involved a shallow well and a resulting flow near a burg location.
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Petersburg
Ind Ae
Burg
Ruef Found Guilty of Bribery in Courtroom Scene
Abe Ruef, former San Francisco political boss, is convicted Thursday of offering a bribe. The verdict followed a dramatic courtroom day surrounding special prosecutor Heney’s visit and Ruef’s tense reaction as the jury read the finding.
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San Francisco
Abe Reuf
Francis J. Heney
James Foley
William J. Burns
Jack McCarthy
Heney
Ruef
Morris Haas
Honey
Rakam Ruef
Tause
New York Pastor Bans Christmas Trees in Church
Rev Robert S MacArthur of Calvary Baptist Church announces he has forbidden the purchase of evergreen trees for the coming holidays. He cites roots in heathen customs and urges saving trees to prevent floods and provide shade, urging early shopping to ease tired department store workers.
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New York
Robert S. MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Ww J Bryan Arrested in Moody’s Lake Surprize Duck Killing
In Galveston Texas special boats at Moody’s game preserve on Lake Surprise arrest Col Moody owner and guest William J Bryan along with two others for killing 150 ducks in a day. A constable intercepted them. three pleaded guilty and testified Bryan did not kill more than fifteen mohar ds. A $25 fine for each offense is the penalty. Prior to arrest Bryan was credited with the most kills.
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Galveston
Texas
Moody
Lake Surprise
Col. Moody
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Reward Offered for Train Bandits in Spokane Mystery
A $6,000 reward from the Great Northern Company and the U S Government offers equal shares for the arrest of three bandits who held up a Great Northern passenger train near Billyard. Traced to Spokane by sheriff's officers, the robbers took only registered mail sacks from Seattle. Reports say $16,000 was taken, though officials do not verify this figure.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern Company
United States
Great Northern
Billyard
Seattle
Post Office
Wreck of North Coast Limited Counts as Lucky Save
The west-bound North Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific, twenty miles east of SRUNNING AT MILE A MINUTE, struck a broken rail at fifty mph. The engine survived while the tender baggage mail cars derailed. Three day coaches two sleepers and the observation car plunged into a snowdrift but all remained intact. Eight babies suffered no injuries.
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Bismarck
N. C
North Coast Limited
Editor’s statement on Panama Canal buy claims disputed
William Nelson Cromwell authorizes a public reply to President Roosevelt’s charge that Indianapolis News reports misstated the Panama Canal purchase. The editor and figures from the News deny any improper profit or personal gain and outline the funding flow to the canal company liquidators.
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New York
William Nelson Cromwell
Indianapolis News
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
United States
Criticiams
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Cromwell
Morieee
New York World
America
Panama Canal Company
Lamage
Fair
Washington
Treasury
Bank of France
Paris
Alberta aids new Canada Road to connect to US line
The Government of Alberta plans substantial aid for a railroad from Peace River country in the north to Coutts at the international boundary. The project aims to connect with a United States line and serve a region with few existing rail facilities.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alberta
Peace River
United States
Coutts
Acquittal in Whitecap Case Returns Verdict
Rushville special: jury acquits Mrs Leona Tribbey and five men in the whitecapping attack on John B Tribbey. Verdict came after a two hour five minute deliberation. The six defendants faced charges stemming from the assault on the morning of the fifth when Tribbey was whipped with a spike and tarred and feathered by masked assailants.
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Rushville
Ind
John B. Tribbey
Leona ~ Tribbey
Charles
Harry McFatridge
Perry Collins
Bur! Kenedy
Lafayette Goldman
Ibbey Orly
Tribbey
Crown Princess Sells Gems To Aid Mining Disaster
The crown princess sells a diamond tiara below cost worth about 25000 dollars and adds the proceeds to a widows fund for Hamm mining disaster victims, a move that scandalizes some yet gains public approval for her generosity.
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Berlin
Hamm
Roosevelt Trip is Centerpiece at Gridiron Club Dinner Skit
At the Gridiron Club fall dinner in Washington the main skit mocked President Taft and Roosevelt with a mock African hunting scene. An auditor billed at a dollar a word tallied the narration as guests laughed at the economical dictation and staged jungle tent satire.
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Washington
Gridiron Club
New Willard
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Jim Watson
Charley Landis
Watson
Charles G. Dawes
Frank Lowden
Norman E. Mack
W. J. Bryan
Loeb
Taft
Hitcheock
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
James S. Henry
Africa
Senegambia
New York
Victoria
Nyanza
Friday Alimony Day Declared by Judge Barnes in Chicago
Judge Albert C. Barnes of the Superior Court of Cook County announces that starting New Year every Friday will be designated Alimony Day to handle the growing mass of divorce and alimony cases. He says the volume of legal business from divorces interferes with more important matters and requires a dedicated day.
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Chicago
Albert C. Barnes
Superior Court of
Cook County
Barnes
Duke's Last Cable to Miss Elkins Sent by Duke Abruzzi
A cable from the Duke of Abruzzi to Miss Katherine Elkins reportedly ends with I will remember you forever and is believed to be his final message to her.
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Rome
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Mazarin Bible Sells for 10250 in Private London Sale
The Mazarin Bible was sold at a private sale in London to a London dealer for 10250 dollars. The Apocalypsis Joannis black book of the Low Countries brought 10000 dollars, a figure the Crawford sale of 1887 had realized at 2500 dollars.
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London
Father of Triplets at 82 in Columbus Ga
In Columbus Georgia Mr and Mrs Ambrose E Calhoun welcomed triplets born Wednesday. The couple already has 25 children and the father is 82 years old.
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Columbus, Ga
Ambrose E. Calhoun
Dutch Cruiser Seizes Venezuelan Guardship Off Puerto Cabello
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland captured the Venezuelan coast guardship Alix near Puerto Cabello. The Alix was seized with one Dutch officer and marines aboard, then towed to Willemstad. Forts did not fire. Curacao residents welcome Holland's action against Venezuela.
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Willemstad
Curacoa
Cable
Gelderland
Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cab
Holland
Venezuela
Castro
Congress Up In Arms Over Secret Service Controversy
Washington report notes the House unanimously approved a resolution to study the President's appropriations related message and secret service. Congress resents remarks seen as reflecting on integrity while battles over transfers and potential investigations spark contention.
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Washington, Special
House
Secret Service
Congress
Secret Service Bureau
Oregon
Knights of the White i-4 threats sent to citizens in Chicago
In Chicago a special case involves threats mailed to prominent citizens and men of note. Police report a driver aged years old was arrested as letters containing threats and demands circulated, with investigations targeting the source of the missives and the large sums of money allegedly involved.
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Chicago
Knights of the White
Willem
Hiav
Aero
Raving Man Kills Daughters in Wakefield Mass Tragedy
In Wakefield Massachusetts Hiram L Badger murdered his two daughters Florence aged 15 and Catherine aged unknown then ran amuck firing at passersby and into windows, history notes describe a sudden violent breakdown.
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Wakefield
Mass
Hiram L. Badger
Florence
Catherine
Fairbanks to be Lectured by Lyceum Bureaus
Washington special reports Lyceum bureaus compete to book Vice President Fairbanks for next season engagements. They seek him as a strong attraction as he plans to enter the lecture field.
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Washington, Special
Lyceum
Fairbanks
Tobacco Interests Organize to Back Growers
The Union Tobacco Society, a new body representing tobacco growers in Kentucky Indiana Ohio Tennessee and Wisconsin with about 30 million dollars in assets, was formed in Louisville. It aims to shield growers from minimum price controls and shield consumers from maximum price scales, pooling interests across states under a board of directors.
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Louisville
Union Tobacco Society
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Wisconsin
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