Treasury Bureau Scandal Hits Stamp Destruction Counts
A congressional probe alleges lax auditing and possible theft in the treasury stamp division. It cites failures to count and destroy revenue stamps properly, with millions in value at stake and potential ties to officials including H A Castle and Secretary Shaw.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Post Office
Interior Departments
Treasury
Post Office Department
the Treasury
Postoffice Department
H. A. Castle
Special Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Shaw
Immigration Scandal Ties Large Immigrant Influx to Contracts
Congress may be called to address a surge of southern European immigrants. During the nine months ending in March, 334 765 of 494 425 arrivals came from Italy Sardinia Sicily Austro Hungary and southern Russia. Officials warn of a contract system bringing Italians to the United States and a special agent searches for evidence to curb the importation of Italian workers. Commissioner Sargent predicts 800 000 foreigners added this fiscal year and similar next year unless laws tighten.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
United States
Italy
Sardinia
Sicily
Austro-Hungary
Treasury
Sargent
Royal Weddings Engagements Reported in Berlin Papers
The Berlinger Mor ian Post says Imperial Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm will wed Princess Margaret of Connaught and Prince Friedrich Heinrich to Princess Alice of Albany, with the Imperial engagement regarded as improbable.
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Berlin
Berlinger Morian
Friedrich Wilhelm
Margaret of Connaught
Friedrich Heinrich
Albrecht
Prussia
Alice of
Albany
Archie Roosevelt Sees Algonquin Pony Ride in White House Elevator
Archie Roosevelt recovering from measles received a surprise visit from his pony Algonquin. Groom Charles secretly brought the horse through the White House and into the elevator, guiding it to Archies room for a delighted reunion. It was the first time a horse rode in the White House elevator.
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Archie Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Archie
Appeal to Emperor by Mormon Missionaries in Germany
Berlin April 29 Hugh J Cannon a Mormon missionary plans to appeal to Emperor William for permission for Mormons to stay in Germany He argues Mormon morality contradicts no laws and that polygamy is not taught He expects US intervention if expulsions occur and missionaries are maltreated
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Germany
Berlin
Hugh J. Cannon
William
Cannon
United States
Clergymen Censured Over Vanderbilt Rutherford Wedding
Father Black, famed for opposing divorced marriages, denounces Rev P H Hadden in a Times letter. He questions the American secretary's actions after the bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury opposed using the service for divorced persons. The issue concerns a London ceremony involving Mr Vanderbilt and Mrs Rutherford at St Mark's.
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Vanderbilt - Rutherford
Church of England
London
Father Black
the Times
Vanderbilt
Rutherford
P. H. Hadden
St. Mark’s
Legation
Canterbury
Railroads Barred From Rate Discrimination Against Small Shippers
In Kansas City on April 29 Judge Phillips granted a temporary injunction restraining railroads including the Alton St Paul Santa Fe Burlington Missouri Pacific Rock Island Wabash and Great Western from discriminating in rates against small shippers. The cases raised the same issue as a Chicago ruling by Judge Grosscup last Friday.
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Kansas City
Phillips
Alton
St. Paul
Santa Fe
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Wabash
Great Western
Grosscup
Chicago
Market Hogs and Cattle Across Sioux City and Midwest
Sioux City stock yards report hogs at 6.75 to 7.06 and cattle with fat cows to yearlings up to 4.65. Chicago prices show hogs mostly steady to lower with good heavy at 7.10 to 7.30, cattle steady to higher, sheep mixed. Omaha and Kansas City listings reveal mixed gains and declines across cattle, hogs, and lambs.
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Sioux City
Chicago
South Omaha
Omaha
Kansas City
Ieee
Grain Markets: Mixed Quotations From Chicago to Duluth
Cash grain prices show varied readings with flour steady in Chicago and wheat bids for No 2 spring around 78 cents. Minneapolis reports No 1 hard at 76 to 74 cents. on track No 1 northern 16 cents, No 2 northern 7 to 8 cents, while Duluth lists No 1 northern bids near 13 to 14 cents for spring wheat arrivals.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Utter
Mar
Minneapeolie
Minneapolis
Aril
Bard
Duluth
Northern
Eleven Die As Missouri Pacific Train Collides In Kansas
Budalo Kansas April 28 A northbound Missouri Pacific stock train crashed into the rear of a work train north of town Eleven men were killed and twenty five injured Ten of the injured are seriously and four fatally hurt Most victims are Greeks and Italians with one American Peter Fry The wreck force left little of the caboose while the work train cars escaped by jumping Doctors from Buffalo Neodesha Coffeyville and Independence treated the wounded and Coffeyville served as the burial and transport center for the dead.
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Budalo
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Here
Peter Fry
Buffalo
Neodesha
Coffeyville
Independence
Irish Land Measure Moves Toward Passage with Amendments
Irish-American leaders report strong backing for the land bill now before the British parliament. Jos Devlin says amendments will be incorporated and the measure should pass after Irish members present their changes, with a vote expected in about five weeks. The bill is praised as a historic concession toward home rule.
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Chicago
Jos. Devil
Finnerty
West
Mr. Devlin
Ireland
Cole Younger Offends In Minnesota Pardoned Convict
Cole Younger and Frank James plan a wild west show in Chicago after signing a Minnesota agreement not to exhibit himself. State authorities say his current position violates the pardon spirit and enforceability hinges on his entering Minnesota. Younger claims he will be a proprietor and not perform.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Cole Younger
Frank James
Grant birthday celebration draws crowds in Galena
Galena Illinois marks eleventh Grant birthday with national colors and clear skies. William F Gurley of Omaha delivers the main address on General Grant while a military band and Illinois National Guard escort the speaker to the hall. Reverend John Van De Erve of Coe College serves as chaplain.
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Galena
Ill
Grant
William F. Gurley
Omaha
Illinois National Guard
John van de Erve
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Wabash President Ramsey Returns From Egypt Tragedy
Joseph Ramsey Jr., president of the Wabash railroad, returns with his daughter after the death of his elder daughter Helen in Cairo. The body will be brought home for burial in St Louis.
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President Ramsey of
Wabash
Egypt
New York
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
The
Wabash Railroad
St. Paul
Cairo
Helen
Stuis
Presbyterians Move to Revise Confession of Faith
Philadelphia April 28 Rev Dr Roberts clerk of the Presbyterian general assembly says two thirds of the presbyteries favored revising the confession of faith and the declaratory statement on chapters three and ten. The general assembly will finalize the matter in Los Angeles next month.
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Philadelphia
Dr. Roberts
Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly
Los Angel
Mob lynches alleged attacker near Santa Fe Illinois
An unknown 17 year old black man accused of attempting to assault the 10 year old daughter of farmer Branson Davis near Santa Fe was captured by officers and hanged by a mob at a new bridge over the Mississippi. The mob then attacked a nearby tented colony of black laborers, burning tents and shooting at inhabitants as police placed the village under guard.
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Illinois
Thebes
Ill
Santa Fe
Branson Davis
Mississippi
Chicago and Eastern
Hoosiers Turn Whitecaps In Bloomington Attack
In Bloomington on April 28 a mob of 38 unmasked men attacked a house on East Ninth street and assaulted Rebecca Stephens 18 and Ida Stephens 16 with barbed wire and switches while also whipping Joe Shively 50. Warrants will be sworn for the attackers. In St Louis a police arrest of Frank Schnorbus escalated to shootings and two officers injured before he was captured. In Longview Texas a mob hanged Hensley Johnson for alleged child assault on a 4 year old.
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Bloomington
Ind
East Ninth Street
Rebecca
Ida Stephens
Joe Shively
Stephens
Shively
St. Louis
Frank Schnorbus
Schnorbus
Longview
Ttx
Carthage
Hensley Johnson
Baron Offers Huge Fee to Find Heiress for Prince Schaumberg
San Francisco April 28. Bar on Wahlbrum mails letter from Hyde Park hotel London offering a large fee to aid in locating an heiress for Prince Schaumberg a Prussian royal family member. Qualifications include age under 36 attractive health refined manners and minimum wealth of 3 000 000 dollars.
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Baron Wahlbrum
Prince Schaumberg
San Francisco
G. W. Cowe
Hyde Park Hotel
London
HIS WIFE CAUGHT HIM A North Dakota spouse tracks runaway husband in La Crosse
Mrs. Peter Peterson, long deserted by her wealthy North Dakota husband, traced him to La Crosse after two weeks at the Burlington hotel. He left wife and two children in Minnesota last November and later transferred wealth, hindering her claim. Peterson, a prominent North Dakota figure, was seized by his wife upon arrival.
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North Dakota
la Crosse
Wis
Burlington
Peter Peterson
Peterson
Lanesboro
Minn
Minneapolis
Trolley Accident Injures Nine in New York Rail Crash
A trolley car on the New York and Queens County Electric line ran off the rails at North Beach L I last night while packed with passengers. Nine people were injured in the mishap and are being treated at nearby facilities.
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New York
New York and Queens County Electric Railroad
North Beach
Carpenters Refuse Convict Help on Penitentiary Chapel
Marquette Michigan April 28 carpenters employed by the contractors on the penitentiary chapel repairs quit work refusing to work with convict labor The legislature had set a restricted amount for repairs forcing use of convict help on the job
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Marquette
Mich
Penitentiary
Perkins Named Temporary Chairman for Iowa Convention
Des Moines April 30 The Republican state central committee set July 1 for the state convention at Des Moines Ex congressman George D Perkins editor of the Sioux City Journal chosen temporary chairman He had been an anti Cummins figure but supports tariff revision Allison to draft tariff plank Cummins influence remains strong with committee split on permanent chairmanship Hepburn named by anti Cummins group for permanent chairmanship in informal notes.
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Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
George D. Perkins
Sioux City Journal
Perkins
Allison
Cummins
Chicago
E. W. Weeks
Guthrie Dener
R. C. Gower
Lau-rens
John Cook
Hampton
A. W. Proudfoot
Indianola
J. C. Lopez
J. H. Wilson
Menlo
Mr. Hepburn
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Salt Plant in South Chicago
Fire at the International Salt company plant in South Chicago destroyed three salt boats and warehouses covering sixteen acres along the Calumet river. Loss estimated at 1.25 million with the salt company accounting for 800 thousand. Fire crews saved nearby gypsum works despite near total damage to salt cars and boats.
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Chicago
International Salt Company
Calumet River
Salt Company
Calumet
Peavey
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company
United States Gypsum Company
Oklahoma Stockman Killed in Bitter Range Feud
W A Roman a wealthy stockman from Gallinas Oklahoma died in a Trinidad hospital from wounds suffered ten days earlier while riding his range. His brother who rode with him says the ambush by three men occurred during a long running feud and the assailants, armed and fortified, fired from rocks on a hillside.
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Oklahoma
Trinidad
Colo
W. A. Roman
Gallinas
Okla
Dramatic Venezuelan Decree Tightens Foreign Presence
Caracas April 2 report reveals a government decree that defines foreign duties and rights in Venezuela with drastic terms. It is believed to effectively halt immigration and the entry of foreign capital, provoking exasperation among foreign residents.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Morgan blamed for attacks on Roosevelt says Sun owner
The New York Sun is labeled as owned by J. Pierpont Morgan by administration allies who blame his wealth for urging attacks on President Roosevelt. Former Treasury official Alles cites bankers’ mixed reactions. some defend the president while others believe such editorials may strengthen public resolve.
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New York Sun- Washington
New York Sun
Roosevelt
Sun
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Treasury
Alles
the Sun
Charles A. Dana
Congress
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Roosevelt
Germany
William
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Tuileries
The
White House
Rockefeller
Striking Rumors Mount Over Great Northern Dispute
St Paul report declares a strike on the Great Northern likely as trainmen demand double header pay or abolition. A poll of members follows a rejected final conference and wage parity offers, with officials warning of shutdown unless demands are met.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Railroad Brotherhood
A. B. Garretson
W. T. Newman
R. T
Ward
Railway Brotherhood
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