Memphis Mercantile Bank Head Arrested for Embezzlement
Attorney General Estes plans to indict Mercantile Bank of Memphis officers after the bank closed and Raine, its president, admitted fault in cotton speculation. Raine was jailed on embezzlement charges of $788,804.76 with a bond set at $250,000. Receivership and bank audit underway.
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Z. N. Esten
Tennessee
Mercantile Bank of Memphis
Estes
C. H. Raine
South
Raine
Criminal Court
Palmer
Tate
M. W. Palmer
Board of Directors
Hunter Raine
Cold Wave Hits Chicago and Midwest Deadly
The bitter cold blanketed Chicago and nearby cities with the lowest temperature at 6 below zero. One person died in Chicago and another in Bloomington Illinois, with hundreds frostbitten and injured on exposed walks. Fires and prolonged freezing steam strained firefighters as crews battled ice on their gear.
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Chicago
Bloomington
United States
Midwestern
Railroads Raise Pullman Fares Across United States
New York Feb 7 railroads from New York and most trunk lines will raise Pullman compartment and drawing room tariffs March 2. The higher rates apply to single travelers and were adopted on recommendations from passenger associations and filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Four Men Hurt In Wreck Near Salem
Salem Massachusetts February 11 four men injured one seriously when the Heston and Malthe train from Marblehead to Salem wrecked near here an engine and two cars demolished.
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Salem Mass
Heston & Malthe
Marblehead
Salem
Senate votes large fortification appropriation bill
The Senate approved a fortification measure totaling 6 845 200 dollars to boost artillery and ammunition funding to support an army projected at 606 000 men. Debate included questions about the necessity of a large force and emphasized avoiding racial discrimination in state schools. Secretary Bryan warned against Asiatic exclusion efforts, citing strained diplomacy with Japan and Mexico.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bryan
Sheppard
Hitchcock and
Pomerone
Brady, Cummins, Fall
Kenyon
Sherman
State Department
Tango to Replace Oratory at Indiana Society Banquet
The Indiana Society of New York and the Daughters of Indiana announce a February 19 banquet at the Hotel Astor featuring dancing auction bridge and vaudeville. Horace Ford, secretary, states they will sit to a speechless spread and replace oratory with the tango.
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Indiana Society
New York
Indiana Society of New York
The
Daughters of Indiana
Hotel Astor
Horace Ford
West Point appoints Captain Morton F. Smith commandant
Secretary of War Garrison assigns Captain Morton F. Smith to be commandant of cadets at West Point New York. Smith moves north from El Paso where he led the Twentieth Infantry. He replaces Maj. Fred W. Sladen reassigned to Tien Tien China. Smith holds rank and pay of a lieutenant colonel.
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Smith
Military Academy
Washington
Morton F. Smith
West Point
Twentieth Infantry
el Paso
Fred W. Sladen
Fifteenth Infantry
Tien Tein
China
Nne
Army Aviator Killed Falls 500 Feet Into Bay
San Piero Cal Feb 14 Lieutenant H B Post of the Wright camp aero corps US A fell 500 feet into the bay and was instantly killed. He was recovered from the water a half hour after the fall.
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U. SS. Army
San Piero
Cal
H B. Post
Wright Camp
The
Aero Corps
US. A
Post
Senate Favors Lobinger Nomination to China Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably the nomination of Charles S. Lobinger of Nebraska by President Wilson to be judge of the United States consular court in China.
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Senate
Lobinger
Washington
Charles $. Lobinger
Nebraska
Wilson
United States
China
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tragic Cumbe tunnel disaster blamed on Castilo bandits
Rescue teams found only charred bones and buttons after entering the fire shattered Cumbe tunnel on the Mexico Northwest railway. Nin e American railway workers perished along with several Mexican laborers and the crew. General Villa pledged help in identifying responsibility and ordered Castilla captured. The Vera Cruz fuel shortage endangers National railway traffic.
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Washington
Francisco Villa
Cumbre Tunnel
Mexico Northwestern
Castillo
Villa
State Department
Bryan
Edwards
Jaurez
Cumbre
Chihuahua
Cagstillo
Lee Carruth
Madera
M. J. Gilmartin
Ed. Schofield
Juarez
Lee Williams
H. F. Marders
E. J. McCutcheon
J. E. Webster
Edward Morris
Victory for Doctor Wiley as Food Board Abolished
Washington reports the board of food and drug inspection in the department of agriculture has been abolished by Secretary Houston. Dr Carl Alsberg, new pure food chief, will decide appeals formerly heard by the board and will be helped by Dr R L Emerson of Hoxton. The enforcement of the pure food law will be centralized under one man.
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Board of Food and Drugs Inspection
Houston
Washington
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Department of Agriculture
Harvey W. Wiley
Carl Alsberg
Doctor Wiley
R. L. Emerson
Hoxton
Burleson Reproves Postmasters at Conventions
Washington reports Postmaster General Hurleson criticized postmasters conventions as poorly timed and wasteful of staff hours. Italian ships to attend Panama Canal opening ceremonies. tremors of international participation accompany the event. A fire in Urichsville claimed a mother and son, Rachel Blue and John Blue, due to an overheated stove.
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Washington
Hurleson
Panama
Stome
America
Panama Canal
Urichsville
Rachel Blue
John
Goethals Ousts Panama Canal Commissary Man
John Burke manager of the commissary department on the Panama Canal Commission was suspended by Col. Goethals after hearings on charges of gratuities and irregular transactions. W F Shipley chief clerk of subsistence was suspended for incompetence. Burke denied any wrongdoing, stating he is innocent and will face any court for vindication.
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Panama
John Burke
Panama Canal Commission
Goethals
Burke
W. F. Shipley
Subsistence Department
Mr. Nye
Colonel Goethals
Indianapolis
Colon
Canada
Lfe
Zamor Elected Haiti President as Congress Confirms Victory
Port au Prince Feb 10 Orestes Zamor was elected president by Congress, 93 to 12, after revolutionary troops seized all military stations. No disorders followed the arrival of Zamor forces from Gonaives, and foreign warships began to depart as order returned.
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Congress
Port Au Prince
Orestes Zamor
Haiti
Zamor
Gonaives
Zumior
Chicken trust men jailed after high court ruling
Thirteen members of the New York Live Poultry Dealers association known as the chicken trust were convicted of restraining trade in New York City. The appellate court denied their appeal and upheld three months in prison and fines of 500 dollars each.
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New York
Chicken Trust
New York Live Poultry Dealers’ Association
New York City
Tug With Thirty to Missing
Norfolk dispatch reports wireless stations seeking news of the naval tug Potomac missing after going to rescue crews from two schooners. The vessel carried 60 men. Vanderbilt Yacht Is Total Loss. Galveston wire says efforts to float the wrecked Warrior failed and the yacht is abandoned.
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U. 8
Norfolk
Atlantic
Potomac
Galveston
Tex
Panama
History Teachers Plan Gathering in Indianapolis February
Indiana State Teachers’ Association will meet February 13–14 in Indianapolis with sessions on civics teaching history course revision and state constitution topics. Notable speakers include Harry Wood Oscar Williams and James Woodburn with a joint session with the Indiana Historical Society.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Harry W. Wood
Manual Training High School
B. Haworth
Kokomo
Oscar H. Williams
Bloomington
Indiana
Thomas F. Moran
Purdue University
Indiana Historical Society
Harlow Lindley
Earlham College
United States
Jacob P. Dunne
Demarchus
Brown
James A. Woodburn
Indiana University
John A. Lapp
Indiana Bureau of Legislative Information
Frank S. Bogardus
Indiana State Normal School
Bank Examiner Appointed and Editorial Meeting Planned
Auditor of State O'Brien announces Alvah E. Gibson of Marion named state bank examiner with a 2500 dollar yearly salary. Gibson to begin duties soon from Marion HQ, traveling statewide. former Democratic city chair. Northern Indiana Editorial association to meet in Fort Wayne in 1914 with Fort Wayne Commercial Club inviting the event. Mrs Hester Alverson Moffet of Elwood seeks Womans Press club of Indiana to be recognized on the program.
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O'Brien
Alvah E. Gibson
Marion
Gibson
Arthur €. Craven
State Banking Department
Democratic
Democratic City Committee
J. O. Batchelor
Northern Indiana Editorial Association
Fort Wayne
Harry B. Darling
Commercial Club of
Woman's Press Club of
Indiana
Hester Alverson Moffet
Elwood
Woman’s Press Club
Seasiona Ends in Bloomington Religious Conference Report
Dr Shaller Matthews dean of the divinity school University of Chicago delivered the best attended address on Preparation of Religious Leaders in Universities and Colleges. President Charles M Stuart Garrett Biblical Institute Evans ton spoke on The Supreme Ideals of Religious Education. Secretary Frank D Padelford Baptist Board of Education Boston spoke on How to Secure and Mold the Interest of the Denomination in State University Work. President Charles T Paul College of Missions Indianapolis was unable to attend.
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Shaller Matthews
Divinity School
University of Chicago
National Religious Conference of Workers At State Universities
Bloomington
Matthews
Charles M. Stuart
Garret Biblical Institute
Evanston
Propose Auto Race for Indiana State Fair
The Indiana state board of agriculture in the state house discussed adding an automobile race as a special attraction at next September’s state fair. No action was taken, deferring to the executive committee chaired by Clem Graves with FE A Moross proposing an extra fair day and a dirt mile race. Concerns included potential conflict with the Indianapolis speedway promoters and race danger. premiums in the agricultural department were raised by 300 dollars while speed event prizes total 20,000 dollars, unchanged from last year.
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State Board of Agriculture
State House
Clem Graves
FE. A. Moross
Indianapolis Speedway
State Board
Indiana
Agricultural Department
Anderson drug visit raises questions about cocaine trafficking
Secretary Burton Cassidy and Jerome Keene toured Anderson drug stores to probe reports that cocaine and morphine shipments entered the city. Officials would not disclose findings, but suggested Chicago wholesale houses may ship large quantities to Indiana and a possible local clearinghouse for illicit drugs was suspected.
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Burton Cassidy
Indiana Board of Pharmacy
Jerome J. Keene
Anderson
Indiana
Chicago
State Board
Anderson Drug Pists
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Iige Low
Lee S. Overman
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North Carolina
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Burning Tunnel
Mexico
Burleson
Organi
Duncan M'Donall
Thie
Western Federation of Miners
President Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Federation
Indiana State Association
the Historical Society
Charities Board
Board of State Charities
Purdue
Agriculture
Posalbl
Seasiona
Indianan
Walter M. Lowney
Massacchusetts
Indina
W. M. Lowney
EK. F. Adams
William Poilerp
Federal Oilworks
Indianapoliis
J. W. Zartman
Indianasolly
W. D. Headrick
Zartman
Albany Coal & Investment Company
Albany
W. Bryan
Ind
George A. Benadum
J. F. Baker
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