Lew Wallace Statue Placed in Hall of Fame
Washington January 13 Colonel Lew Wallace statue placed in the Capitol Hall of Fame alongside Oliver P Morton. Ceremony featured readings by James Whitcomb Riley and eulogies from Senator Beveridge and others. Statue by Andrew Connor stands seven feet tall in major general uniform.
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John P .Megrew
Wallace
Taw
Wi HM. Andrews
New Mexico
James Whitcomb-Riley
Andrew Connor
Paris
United
Counterfeiting Gang Roundup Reported by Police
New York January 13 Ignacio Lupo called the wolf and Giuseppe Morello were arraigned in district court with 14 alleged confederates on counterfeiting charges. Assistant DA Smith called the roundup the largest in country history with principals facing $16,000 bonds. Lupo convicted of murder, 18 years. Morello convicted of forgery, six years. the gang allegedly produced $50,000 in counterfeit bills within six months. Bail set at requested amount.
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New York
Ignacio Lupo
Giuseppe Morello
Petrosino
Palermo
Ily
District Court
Dielrni
Smith
ST Dak
Libertel ¢Ach
Lupo
Uigh
MAS MORSE FIGHTING FOR CONVICT SPOUSE
The article notes ongoing legal efforts to secure Morse's release, with discussions of executive clemency and other routes. It mentions Littieton and Esttieton as involved figures and indicates Mrs Morse travels with Morse to pursue the defense.
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Morse
Hoke Smith Visits Morse in His Jail
Ex Governor Hoke Smith visited Morse in a federal prison in Atlanta while Morse serves a 15 year term for violations of national banking laws. Morse's lawyer W Littleton from New York planned to file corpus proceedings to seek Morse's release, a report denied by Smith who reportedly acted at Littleton's request.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Charlies W. Morse
W. Littleton
Morse
New ‘York
Smith
Ttleton
Countess Elsa de Pierrefeu Plans Boston Dance Debut
In Boston society circles Countess Elsa de Pierrefeu wife of Jehan Marie Joseph Alain de Pierrefeu announces her plan to debut professionally as a barefoot dancer in Boston. The social scene recalls her Francese lineage and等待 approval from society before performance.
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Countess
De Janon Heiress and Waiter Elopement Sparks Chicago Arrest
Roberta De Janon, 17, Philadelphia heiress, and Frederick Cohen, a waiter, were arrested in Chicago after an elopement begun December 29. De Janon claims Cohen acted as her protector and intends to defend him if court action starts. Cohen, defiant, says he had only a platonic, fatherly relation with the girl and seeks to clear his name. The pair had traveled from Philadelphia via Montreal and Halifax, pawning jewelry as funds grew low.
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Chicago
Roberta de Janon
Philadelphia
Frederick Cohen
Cohen
Fred
Harrigan Street
Miss de Janon
Wheeler
Bleo
Clayton, N. Y
New York
Utica
Taylor
Burns
de Janon
Montreal
Halifax
England
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Would dissolve Harriman lines to defeat suit
New York January 13 A proposal to separate the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific systems is under review by President Taft Attorney General Wickersham and Harriman officials. After a Washington conference Judge Lovett head of Harriman lines said routine business would occupy the meetings, though associates hinted the capital visit could yield results satisfactory to railroad interests.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Taft
Wickersham
Harriman Railroads
Lovett
Harriman System
Washington
Wall Street
Harriman Lines
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Company
Oregon Short Line, Railroad Company
Oregon Railroad’ & Navigation Company
Judge Lovett
Soldier Conicted of Murder to Be Hanged
Kansas City Jan 13 Charles O Neill a private in the Fourteenth United States infantry was found guilty of the murder of Minnie Scharborn at Fort Leavenworth Kansas July 20 last A jury in the federal court in Kansas City fixed the punishment as death by hanging Judge Pollock set the sentence.
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Kansas City
Chas. O'Neill
Fourteenth
United States Infantry
Minnie Scharborn
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Kiv
Pollock
Man dances with his wife's corpse in Cincinnati street episode
In Cincinnati on Butler street a grief stricken man identified as Thomas Harvey danced with and carried his dead wife’s body before police intervened. He dropped the body, fled, was captured, and held for safe keeping as undertakers prepared the burial.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Butler’ Street
McCorkhill
Reynolds
Butler Street
Thomas Harvey
Harvey
Will A Campbell Handles Publicity at St Paul Meeting
Will A Campbell former Omaha and Sioux City newspaper man is assistant secretary to the Minnesota Conservation congress press work for March 18 and 19. Louis W Hill Great Northern president and program committee member is driving the assignment. Richard A Ballinger and Gifford Pinchot will attend.
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St. Paul, Minn
Will A. Campbell
Omaha
Sioux City
Minnesota Conservation Congress
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Campbell
Congress
Hill
Richard A. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Woman Poisoner Is Taken Into Custody
Effie Belsberry, sought by Terre Haute police over W H Helman’s death, arrives in New Orleans with a small companion Henry Corcoran. A detective behind them reveals murder charges. Helman’s body was found in a Terre Haute hotel and a statement accused the woman of poisoning him.
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New Orleans
Janj
Effie Belsberry
Terre Haute
Ind
W. H.helman
Henry Corcoran
Corcoran
Helman
Admits Murder Swapping Blame for Ferguson Hanging
Joseph Vastello, inmate at Moundsville prison, claims he and two foreigners killed Contractor Samuel Ferguson near Washington Pennsylvania on September 25, 1903. He says Milovar Korovic was hanged and Milovar Patrovc now serves 20 years for the crime, asserting their innocence.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Samuel T. Ferguson
Washington, Pa
Joseph Vastello
Moundsville
Psychic wave proponent Tory Tourville shoots self in St Louis
Jesse H Tourville, who wrote to London officials about dispelling fog with psychic waves, shot himself on a downtown street. His claimed powers allegedly contributed to his separation from his wife as he believed hidden forces caused family strife and could lift smoke over St Louis.
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St. Louis
Jesse H. Tourville
Common Council of London
Tourville
London
New Austrian Cabinet Fails to Win Emperor Favor
Vienna January 13. The Lukacs cabinet has failed to win Emperor Francis Joseph’s approval. He has entrusted Count Khuen von Hedervary with forming a new ministry.
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Vienna
Ladislaus von Lukacs
Western Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers’ Meet Opens
Kansas City delegates attend the 71st annual convention of the Western Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers Association as a three day meeting begins.
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Kansas City
Thousan
Western Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers’ Association
Bandits murder two in Crowberg resort robbery
Robbers at Turner hall in Crowberg near Pittsburg Kansas killed two men Franklin Ansline and George Smith during a raid early today. A third man Bert Turney was wounded but survived. Robbers escaped with 200 dollars. Albert Cravens and Edward Alton were later arrested in Girard.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Turner Hall
Crowberg
Frank Ansline
George Smith
Ansline
Smith
Bert Turney
Woman poisons and robs victim in Terre Haute tale
W H Helman a Terre Haute jewelry merchant is found dead in a hotel room. A coroner says he was poisoned by a woman who had robbed him of 600 dollars in jewelry in Chicago. He followed her to recover the jewelry. after dinner he was poisoned. The woman traveled on to New Orleans as police circulate her description. She is accused of links to white slave traffic.
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. H. Helman
Helman
Chicago
Herman
New Orleans
Supreme Court affirms ICC power to distribute railroad cars
Washington Jan 12 The Supreme Court today ruled on cases challenging the Interstate Commerce Commission’s authority to regulate how railroad cars are distributed among coal companies. The court upheld the ICC’s power but decided each case on its own merits.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reilley Arraigned in Letter Theft Case
Thomas P. Reilley special investigator for the Interstate Commerce Commission pleaded not guilty to stealing and publishing a letter by Attorney General Wickersham relating to the American Sugar Refining prosecutions. He was brought from the Tombs in handcuffs and it was suggested further action would pursue responsibility for the appearance of the purloined papers.
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New York
Thomas P. Reilley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wickersham
American Sugar Refining Company
Reilley
King Edward Dissolves Parliament For New Elections
London January 12 The second parliament of King Edward's reign ends with a brief dissolution ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At 3 30 pm the king signs the proclamation dissolving the current parliament and summoning a new one to meet February 16. Royal writs go to every constituency. First elections set for Saturday.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Crown Office
United Kingdom
City Appalled by Deaths Among Leading Citizens
Pittsburg report lists eight prominent millionaires and industrial leaders who died suddenly in recent weeks. Names include Frank B. Smith of Crucible Steel and James W. Friend of Pressed Steel Car, with others from Westinghouse, Braeburn Steel, Union Stock Yards, and more, all amid a citywide sense of shock.
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Pittsburg
Duquesne Club
William Clark Magee
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
William Metcalf
Braeburn Steel Company
John Caldwell
Great Westinghouse Electrical and Air Brake
East Pittsburg
James W. Brown
Simon O'Donnel
Union Stock Yards Company
Albert B. Baxter
Rockefellers
Pennsylvania
John P. Ober
George L. Fisher
Fisher Foundry and Machine Company
Stewart Lacock
Sugar Trust Men Get a Year Each Sentenced in NYC
Four former dock checkers for the American Sugar Refining company in Williamsburg were sentenced to one year in prison each for under weighing frauds. Judge Martin delivered the verdict after the jury convicted Oliver Spitzer and the quartet. James F. Bendernagel's fate remained undecided. The scheme prompted the company to reimburse the government over 2 million dollars in evaded duties.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Martin
United States
Thomas Kehoe
Edward A. Boyle
Patrick J. Hennessey
John M. Coyle
Sugar Refining Company
Williamsburg
Oliver Spitzer
James F. Bendernagel
Taft backs probe into high cost of living
President Taft told Senator Elkins he approves the plan for a Senate inquiry into the high cost of living. Elkins said the committee may grow from five to seven members due to the broad scope of the investigation.
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Washington
Taft
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Senate
Elkins
Colonel Trimble Dies at Keokuk
Des Moines reports Colonel H. H. Trimble age 85 longtime general counsel for the Burlington railroad at Keokuk a veteran and former leading Democratic worker died Sunday night at his Keokuk home. Continuous public service marked his career across law and politics.
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Des Moines
H. H. Trimble
Burlington Railroad
Keokuk
De Janon Heiress Hiding Suspected in Chicago
Chicago January 12. Police search for Roberta De Janon a 17 year old Philadelphia heiress who vanished with Frederick Cohen a waiter eleven days ago. Captain Wood of Philadelphia Police sent two detectives to pursue the lead after a telegram from the chief of police. The pair is thought to have reached Chicago Friday.
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Chicago
Roberta de Janon
Philadelphia
Frederick Cohen
Wood
Detective Bureau
Oyster Concerns Sued For Enormous Sum
State Revenue Agent Wirt Adams filed suit against Dunbar Lopez and Dukate in Gulf Port alleging a Mississippi oyster packing cartel formed in September 1908 owes the state penalties totaling 2 225 000 dollars for forming a combination.
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Mobile
Ala
Gulf Port
Miss
Wirt Adams
Dunbar, Lopez & Dukate Company
Mississippi
Third Arbiter Named In Illinois Rail Way Dispute
Professor B. H. Meyer of Madison Wisconsin is named the third arbitrator in the Illinois Rail Road Company versus its telegraphers dispute. The arbitration board will convene in the post office building Chicago on January 17.
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Washington
B. H. Meyer
Madison
Wis
Illinois Raiilroad Company
Board of Arbitration
Pore
Chicago
Livestock Convention Opens Tomorrow in Denver
Delegates arrive for the 13th annual session of the American National Live Stock association in Denver. The three day meeting begins tomorrow with industry leaders expected to discuss cattle and meat markets and farm policy.
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Denver
American National Live Stock Association
Morgan Begins Campaign to Merge Banks in Wall Street Shuffle
New York January 11 Morgan and Co have begun a drive to merge major trust companies with Guaranty Trust and National City Bank, amid talk of a broader consolidation. The Mortons Fifth Avenue group and First National and National City Bank ties surface as Morgan interests push toward a large alliance potentially involving Mercantile Trust Equitable and Union Trust stakes.
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New York
Morgan's
Rockefeller
National City Bank
Morton
Fifth Avenue
Mortona Fifth Avenue Trust Companies
T! Guaranty Trust Company
Morgan & Co
T| Enterprise
First National Bank
National City
Standard Oil Concern
Guaranty Company
Bankers’ Trust Compar
Morgan
P. Morgan, Jr
Mercantile Trus Company
Equitable Trust Company
Son
Vanderbilt
Union Trust Company
Stoc
Speyer & Co
Th National Bank of Commerce
Morgan House
theEquitab Life
Mutual Life Insuranc
National Bank Commerce
Wall Street
MorGan Control Over Trusts and Railroads Listed
New York reports a compiled list showing J Pierpont Morgan owning or influencing major trusts and railroads. Entities include Equitable Life and Equitable Trust, Mercantile Trust, Guaranty Trust, National Bank of Commerce, Chase National Bank, Mechanics National Bank, New York Life, Standard Oil links, and numerous railroad and industrial firms such as Southern Railway, Pere Marquette, Chicago Great Western, International Harvester, General Electric, and Public Service Corporation New Jersey.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Equitable Life
Equitable Trust Go
Seoterccceees
Mercantile Trust Snes
Guaranty Trust Co
Ceseeee
National Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Chase National Bank
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Mechanics’ National Bank
National Copper Bank
Liberty National Bank
Bankers’ Trust Co
Astor Trust Co
New York Life
National City
Standard Oil) Control
Fifth Avenue Trust Co
Standard Trust Co
Sete
Southern Railway
Pere Marquette Railway
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day- Cot Mee Cecenemerites Sane
Chicago Great Western
International Harvester Co
International Merchant Marine
Steel Corporation
Erie Railway
Pullman Co
General Electric
American Telephone and Western Union
United Dry Goods Co
Public Service Corporation
New Jersey
Interborough
Hudson-Manhattan Co
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Minister Guilty of Abducting Girl in Illinois Case
Rev. W. M Stuckey ex minister of Williamsburg found guilty on two counts of abducting Lorena Sutherland a 16 year old parishioner and newspaper worker The jury deliberated about 30 minutes The verdict leaves room for appeal and sentencing ranges from one to five years on each count The minister's wife wept as the verdict was announced and their two children were in tears The couple had been living together in Waukegan Illinois and had earlier resided in Chicago
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Ottawa
Kan
W. M Stuckey
Williamsburg
Lorena Sutherland
Stuckey
Freighter Floated After Grounding Near Cherbourg
Havre Jan 11 The Hamburg American line freight steamer Furst Bismarck from Havana December 21 and Hamburg December 28 went ashore in fog near Qeteville a mile southwest of Cherbourg on Thursday and was floated.
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Havre
Jan
Hamburg-American Line
Furst Bismarck
Havana
Hamburg
Qeteville
Cherbourg
Harvard Law Dean James Bair Ames Dies
Cambridge Massachusetts January death reports Professor James Bair Ames longtime dean of Harvard Law School and former athletic committee chair died today at his Cambridge residence.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
James Bair Ames
Harvard Law, School
Chaiman
University
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