Bank teller short $100000 ties Birmingham banker to embezzlement
Officials of the first National Bank of Birmingham Alabama announce Alexander K. R. Chisholm paid the bank but is $1000 short in his account. The discovery led to arrests of brokers Sims and Hays for aiding and abetting the embezzlement.
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First National Bank of Birmingham
Ala
Alexander KR. Chishelm
Chishol
Dankee Mec
Chisholm
da. Sims
M. Hays
W. G. Harding
National Bank
Kansas City approves cheap gas plan with 25c price
Kansas City council approved the Flem ing-Wilson natural gas ordinance granting a 30 year franchise to Chicago capitalists. Gas for domestic use to be 25 cents per 1 000 cubic feet and 10 cents for manufacturing. artificial gas at 75 cents per 7 000 cubic feet if supply fails. Mayor Beardsley to sign.
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Kansas City Gas Company
Mbty
Guards to Seize Ballot Boxes in Denver Fraud Probe
Judge Lindsey initiates an election fraud investigation after writs of prohibition halted district court probes. Supreme Court intervention may proceed the case. Sheriff Noshet ordered to remove ballot boxes from a warehouse, but guards refused access.
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Lindsey
Bailey G
Noshet
Tetanus Cured by Serum in Cincinnati Hospital
A ten year old boy Heery Lowers survived a severe tetanus case at City hospital Cincinnati after aggressive therapy. More than a large amount of tetanus antitoxin was used with ten daily injections and a slow taper through August. The boy suffered lockjaw and convulsions before doctors pursued heroic measures to save his life.
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Cincinnati
Heery
Towers
Thia
New York Heroes Save Dozens in Williamsburg Fire
A six story double tenement in Williamsburg, New York, trapped many occupants as a cabriaging picture frame factory behind the building burned. Policemen Martin Short and William Pohler rescued twelve people overcome by smoke, while the structure and factory were destroyed. First federal Elkins act victory charges rebates by the Standard Oil Trust against Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway cited. Coney Island unrest saw riders stranded after Brooklyn Rapid Transit refused two rides, provoking clashes and injuries.
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New York
Williamsburg
N.Y
Frank Singer
Martin Short
Wiliam Pohler
Standard Oi Company
Elkins
Hieeno
Oil Trust
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company
Maude Gonne Divorce Refused Amid Custody Dispute
The French court refused to grant the divorce sought by Mintele Gionne Melgride known as the frish can of Arc against her husband Mager dlohm MeDride. The decree granted separation and allowed custody of their child to Mrs. MMePaide.
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Maude Gonne
Inoo
Mintele Gionne Melgride
Trains Crash on Virndatin Line. Workers Hurt and Death Reported
Two work trains collided while traveling same direction near Indianapealix, causing brakeman Thomas Wren to die and foreman HL bo Gree to be seriously injured along with five other workers. Seventy bodies found aboard the wrecked steamer Sirio, salvaging efforts ongoing as authorities report grim losses. Photographers Association of America elects Clarence J. Vandeventer as president and W. EB. Medlar as secretary with next convention in Dayton Ohio.
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Virndatin
Indianapealix
Thomas Wren
HL Bo Gree
Illinois
The
Photographers’ Association of America
Clarence J. Vandeventer
Decatur
W. EB. Medlar
Spencer, Iowa
Dayton
Ohio
Kite caused deaths by wire contact with trolley in Ohio
Emerson Montjar aged 13 and his mother were killed in Williamsville Ohio when a copper kite string touched a G E traction trolley wire. A bystander dragged them to safety after the wire fell and car passengers watched the tragedy unfold.
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Emerson Montjar
Emerson
Jamin Franklin
Wilhiamsville
Ohio
Teenem
Dozen Lost in Texas Flood Shuts Langtry Town
A cloud burst near Langtry Texas floods the town and nearby areas causing at least a dozen deaths with many missing. Bridges and railroad tracks are destroyed and cattle losses run into the millions. Property in the Langtry area and along the Colorado River bottoms suffers extensive damage.
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Langtry
Texas
Colorado
Austing
Death as Cure for Anarchy Promotes Extreme Penalty
Secretary Bonaparte urges death penalty for anarchists who seek to kill. He calls for unequivocal law and brutal imprisonment for those guilty of such acts. An Eastern Ohio Traction wreck injures multiple as rails spread and cars plunge. one dead, several injured and rescued from drowning. A Kansas City death linked to a National Board of Trade official hints at distress and self harm.
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Bonaparte
Lfe
Navy
Bankers Die After Trolley Collision in Tantsford
Milton Whetstone aged unknown cashier of Citizens' National Bank of Tantsford Pa. and Charl ie Me feelinin 27 a bank assistant were killed or fatally injured when their carriage was struck by a trolley. Victim Miller died from skull injuries in Pittsburgh after the blast. The incident occurred when a firecracker was tossed from the crowd. one then leapt to avoid it, striking the vehicle and causing fatal injuries.
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Chicago & Milwaukee
Noyes Street
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
Evanston
Milton Whetstone
Othe Citizers
National Bank of
Tantsford
Weges
Shiver
Sui Institution
Vieter Miler
Milfero
Mil Jer
Shea Reelected Leader as Teamsters Back in Fold
Cornelius P. Stew was re elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters by a 109 to 22 vote in Chicago. The result shows delegates who had joined the secession movement returning to the fold.
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Cornelius P. Stew
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chicago
Cigar Makers Strike Over Foreman Dispute at Hirsch Plant
Seventy five cigarmakers at the Sam Hirsch Company in Cincinnati walk out after the proprietor refuses to discharge a foreman accused by workers of grievances. The Hirsch plant stands as the city’s largest union factory.
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Sam Hirsch Company
Ciaeinnaai
Hirsch
Missing Cashier Arrested Over Bank Fraud in Chicago
The cashier Hering of the wreckat Milwaukee Avenue State Bank in Chicago has been arrested and, with authorities, uncovered startling evidence of fraud in the bank's management. The Longworths Return After Foreign Wedding Tour New York arrival of Congressman Nicholas Longworth and bride Alice Roosevelt.
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Hering
Wreckat Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Iis
Longworths
Nicholas Longworth
Misa Alice Roosevelt
New York
Navy to scatter ships as Admiral Brownson leads Asiatic voyage
Admiral Brownson will take some armored cruisers to the Asiatic station after Atlantic fleet maneuvers. The rest proceed along the coast with Hamptons as a base. He will visit friendly powers and engage in customary naval courtesies.
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Brownson
Asiatic
Atlantic
Bronoon
Battenburg
Catron
Miral Cotton
Resigned county treasurer amid $282,000 shortage
Pred J. Smith resigned as county treasurer of Akron amid discovery of a $281,800 shortfall by Probate Court examiners. He retains city treasurer and school board roles. alleged public loaning of funds tied to a written school board contract. County commissioners appoint T. G. Teh as his successor. Smith vows to make up the deficit.
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Pred
J. Smith
Akron
T. G. Teh
Barberton Smith
Smith
Revenue Cutter Attacks Poachers on St Paul Island
Five Japanese were killed on St Paul Island in the Dribilott group after a raid by four Japanese schooners on seal rookeries. The Revenue Cutter McCullough engaged the raiders, returning to Dutch Harbor with twelve seriously wounded prisoners, turned over to Deputy Marshal Tlarmen. The incident followed native lookouts of the North American Commercial Company spotting the raid, which holds seal privileges from the government.
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Island of
St. Paul
Department of Commerce and Labor
McCullough
Marshal Tlarmen
North American Commercial Company
Six Injured on Destroyer Warden at Norfolk Navy Yard
An explosion in the paint locker of the destroyer Warden caused burns to six men, with riveters Robert White and William H R Wilson knocked to the deck before the fire was contained.
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Tergiede Barat
Norfolk, van Navy Yard
Robert White
Willian
HR. Wilson
Grand juries return indictments on railroads and sugar test
Federal grand juries in New York City and Isaacstown, NCY returned nine findings. The New York cases involve several railroads linked to a sugar test. The Isaacstown case accuses the Delaware and Lackawanna and the Standard Vacuum Co of breaking the law.
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New York City
Isaacstown
Ncy
Dproaisylyqua Railroad
Standard and Vacumna Oct Companies
Ohio farmer shot in wage dispute near Lima
Michael Troxel wealthy farmer near Lima, Ohio, was shot by Charles Wheaton during a wage dispute. Wheaton, aged 2h, surrendered and claimed self defense. Troxel cannot speak. Secretary Shaw announces government silver purchases for coinage resuming after 103 years.
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Ohio
Charles Wheaton
Michael ‘Troxel
Lima
Troxel
Wheaton
Duluth Man Heads Mining Institute
Thomas B. Cole of Death has been elected president of the Like Superior Mining Institute. J. W. Amberg of Chi cago was elected one of the managing board. Child Scalded to Death. Two New York children, left in the bathtub to play during the temporary ab sence of their mother, turned on the hot water and one was so badly scalded that it died in the hospital. Mob Leader Is Sentenced. Leader of Salisbury, N. C., mob, which lynched three negroes, has been convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
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Lithing& Land
Pontanet
Prank Hamilton
Xenia
Ohio
Photmas O'Pmanels
Seymour Park
Omaha
Mars. Qikittiels
Duluth
Man Heads Mining Institute
Thomas B. Cole
Superior Mining Institute
J. W. Amberg
Chicago
New York
Salisbury
N. C
Chicago weekly review highlights stable demand and strong distribution
Hope-Dun & Co reports continued activity across manufacturing and raw materials markets. Distributive trade shows expanding demand, with retail and wholesale sectors improving while Western retailers anticipate continued growth in agriculture and construction related shipments. Livestock, lumber, and grain receipts trend mixed, while bank clearings exceed prior year.
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Weekly Review of
Chicago
Hope - Dun & Co
Bedi
Livestork
Grain and livestock price report from multiple markets
The report lists prices for wheat corn oats and rye across markets including Cincinnati Milwaukee and Detroit. It notes No 2 and No 1 yellow wheat and corn values and hog sheep and cattle ranges with prices for standard and mixed grains and farm produce across several cities.
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Chicago
Cardle
Regis Peat
Detroit
Milwaukee
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