Senate debates Nicaragua canal bill amid Cuba resolution
The Senate opened with Mr Harris presiding in Stevenson’s absence. Mr Call offered a Cuba independence resolution, then the Nicaragua canal bill dominated. Mr Morgan argued the project would cost about 65 to 70 million and prove profitable, with government ownership urged. Separately, Dale Seely confessed his identity to inspectors, declining to discuss the bank theft and awaiting New York extradition.
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Defaulter Seely Arrested After Bank Theft
In Chicago the New York bank theft suspect Samuel C. Seely, book keeper of the National Shoe and Leather Bank, admitted his identity after hours of denial. He agreed to return to New York with detectives and promised no trouble. Detectives planned to await New York officers before further action.
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Sensational Mary Woumack Career Across Cities
San Francisco reports Mary Woumack, known for scattering coins in New York, as a brash social figure who lived lavishly in California. She posed as a widow, hosted guests, moved to Pleasanton House, and drew clubman chatter before moving to Los Angeles then Coronado Beach. She later vanished after attending the World's Fair.
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National Municipal League closes session with charter paper
The National Municipal League wrapped up its Minneapolis convention with an adjournment and a St Paul inspection tour. Professor Edmund James of the University of Pennsylvania presented The Elements of a Model Charter for American Cities, arguing European ideas won t fit the U S. William G Low of Brooklyn led the discussion along with several other delegates from Philadelphia Minneapolis Sioux City Galesburg and Chicago. A banquet at the West hotel capped the day and no decision was made on hosting the next convention in Cleveland.
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Knoxville preacher names city gamblers and gangs
Rev J S Jones of Luttrell Methodist Church in Knoxville delivers a sermon denouncing gambling. He accuses the Schubert hotel Sam Lane's and other places of vice, cites a corrupt former mayor and a circuit judge tied to a gambling den, and recalls a raid thwarted by a police tip. He mentions "Big Dick" Wilkinson who reportedly won $30,000 in Nashville.
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Carlisle plan for banking reform before Ways and Means
Washington December 10. Secretary Carlisle and Comptroller Eckels testified before the House Banking and Currency Committee on the administration banking plan. Carlisle outlined flexible currency rules, a 30 percent reserve fund, and state bank participation, while noting bond deposits would be repealed and notes issued up to 75 percent of capital with safeguards. He argued the system would expand or contract with public need and reduce rigidities in the existing law.
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Not Hilimon Togeka Case Aligns With Hillmon Sighting
W W Wols of Jefferson county recalls meeting a man in Tombstone who resembled Hillmon and bore similar facial features and beard. He notes the man was young, perhaps not more than two years younger than Hillmon would be at age 47, and that the man’s teeth differ in one detail. He says the man claimed to be Hilimon.
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Voorhees Backs Free Coinage in Senate Interview
Senator Voorhees, chairing the committee, indicated support for reestablishing free coinage of both gold and silver before Congress adjourns. He argued silver should have equal monetary terms to gold and defended the coinage act as wise and safe, criticizing gold’s influence on policy. He also voiced support for tariff legislation and senate cloture rules.
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