Bankers' Bill Aims to Avert Financial Panics in Congress
Washington reports a currency bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Hopkins and in the House by James McKinney of Illinois. Endorsed by the American Bankers Association currency commission and the Illinois Bankers Association, the measure would create a guaranty fund in the U S treasurer and give note issuers priority claims on bank assets, with claims it could have supplied 300 million dollars during the recent crisis. The Aldrich bill text will be refined after treasury data arrives. Senator Bailey's plan for emergency deposits may be a leading feature.
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Washington
Senate
Hopkins
House of Representatives
James McKinney
Illlinois
Currency Commission
American Bankers’ Association
Llinois Bankers’ Association
Chicago
United States
Aldrich Financial
Treasury Department
Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Bailey
Heyburn
Taft
Islands
Hale
Senator Heyburn
Philippine Islands
Lodge
Philippines
Bolo
Moro
Bates
McKinley
Philippine Commission
District of Columbia
Fowler
Slavery Debate Sparks Senate Charge Over Philippine Isles
Washington reports reveal Sen Heyburn charging in the Senate that white slavery and coolie labor persist in the Philippine Islands. Debates touch on debt slavery in Bol o and Moro areas while Lodge and McKinley figures are cited in conflicting accounts.
Burk e Goslin testify in land fraud trial in Portland
In Portland on January 23 W E Burke and William Goslin ex agents for 4 B Hammond Cumber land speculator testified in the trial of J H Hail former US attorney and Edwin Mays charged with defrauding the government of public lands Senator C W Fulton acted as attorney for Burke and Goslin to defend indicted conspirators They said in September 1859 they induced transient residents to file timberland claims for pay and held claims awaiting relinquishment while securing land scrip to cover relinquished lands
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Portland
Ore
W. E. Burke
William Goslin
B. Hammond
Cumberland
J. H. Hail
United States
Edwin Mays
C. W. Fulton
Burke
Gostin
Ress
Burke and Goslin
Hammond
Heu
Shirley Doyle Convicted in Second Degree Attempted Murder
In Anderton Indiana on January 28 the jury found Shirley Doyle guilty of attempting to commit murder in the second degree. The crime dated March 19, 1905 involved Doyle, then paroled, slashing the throat of Liga Scott nineteen, the daughter of a neighbor, during a buggy ride.
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Shirley Doyle
Anderton
Ind
Dot
Liga Scott
Epilogue to Tragic Funeral Noted in Florence
A fragmentary Florence item recalls a funeral described as a pitiful epilogue to a tragedy. The brief text mentions a silent crowd and a mournful procession, suggesting a sorrowful close to a personal calamity.
Tragedy of the Sea Eclipse Founders Off Philippine Dunes
The American schooner Eclipse coal laden under Captain C B Larsen foundered January 11 in the Pacific at 36N 155W. All crew escaped in boats. three died before landfall. Larsen, the mate, and eleven men reached Hana Maui. Eclipse, 1595 tons, built 1878 Bath Maine. 221.7 by 40.3 by 24.3 feet.
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Honolulu
Eclipse
C. B. Larsen
Newcastle
Australia
San Francisco
Larsen
Hana Maui
Goss & Sawyer
Bath
Fire Devastates Milliken Block in Portland Wholesale District
A dozen wholesale firms suspended operations after a large fire destroyed the brick Milliken, Cousen & Co. dry goods block and the A. F. Cox & Son shoe jobbers. Police kept fire lines to guard against falling walls as total losses reach 820,000 with 70,8000 insured.
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Portland
Milliken, Cousen & Co
A. F. Cox & Son
Fire destroys Dun company print shop and hotel Florence
A large blaze at the W. P. Dun company printing plant in Chicago results in one firefighter killed and more than twenty injured. The fire gutted the printing building and also destroyed the adjacent Hotel Florence with total losses around 550000 dollars.
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Chicago
W. P. Dun Company
Florence
Markets Report for Indianapolis Cincinnati and Chicago Grain and Livestock
Market figures for wheat corn oats and hay across Indianapolis Cincinnati and Chicago show prices for No 2 red wheat around 1.01 to 1.00 percent values with corn around 6 to 6 percent and oats near 5 to 8 percent. Livestock ranges include cattle from 4.00 to 6.75 and hogs 3.50 to 4.60 with sheep 2.25 to 5.00 and lambs around 4.00 to 6.75 amid receipts of hogs cattle and sheep .
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chienge
Finland Partition Rumor Spreads in Helsinki St. Petersburg
Reports from St Petersburg and Helsingfors claim the emperor may partition Finland and annex Viborg with a Russian army to quell protests. The plan, linked to a replacement for Governor General Gerhard, is debated. officials say no decision exists though opposition pushes Russification. Governor General Gerhard’s resignation is seen as likely.
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St. Petersburg
Helsingfors
Finland
Russia
Viborg
Grand Duchy of Finland
Nichoas N. Gerhard
Vonboeckman
Count Bobriken
Novoe Vremya
Gerhard
Railroads seek delay for hours-of-service law
Washington reports indicate presidents of major railroads met with President Roosevelt and the Interstate Commerce Commission to urge Congress to amend the hours-of-service act set to take effect March 4. Executives argued the rule constrains telegraph operators and signaling staff handling train orders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Cece Pallon
Omar
Lineman Emmet Ambler Killed by Electric Shock
Fort Wayne Indiana January 28 Emmet Ambler a Home Telephone Company lineman was killed instantly when he gripped a live wire while working with wires on a pole. He was forty six years old and survived by a wife and three children.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Emmet Ambler
Home Telephone Company
Traction Company
Ambler
Thought It Was Candy. Bloomington Tragedy Feared Arsenic Poisoning
In Bloomington on January 28 a three year old son of Ray Hanna died after swallowing arsenic tablets left by the mother on a folding bed. His five year old brother Fred is in critical condition after taking one tablet. Antidotes were given to the older child with a chance of recovery.
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Bloomington
Ray Hanna
Fred
Grand jury to probe Mrs Cooper case in Indiana
Columbus Indiana January twenty eight Judge Hacker convenes grand jury for February eleven to investigate charges against Mrs Frances Cooper accused of killing her ten month old daughter Hazel and also examine several men linked to the infant’s death.
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WIN
Young fiancé’s photo found with suicide note in Indiana
In Warsaw Indiana on January 28 Guy Bush twenty years old was found dead in his room holding a photo of his fiancée. Coroner Kiplinger led an inquest finding death by his own action. The girl’s parents opposed the match since she was only fourteen.
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Warsaw
Ind
Guy Bush
Kiplinger
Indictment in Portland man case for assault with intent to kill
Grand jury returns indictment against Michael Werling for assault and battery with intent to kill his brother in law Adam Ritenour in Portland Indiana. Werling is jailed in default of a $1000 bond.
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Portland
Ind
Grand
Michael Werling
Adam Ritenour
Two Boys and a Gun in Jeffersonville Tragedy
Jeffersonville Indiana January 28 Carl Hale twenty years old son of Isaac Hale near the city was shot in the abdomen and probably fatally wounded by Arthur Ryan son of a neighbor the weapon discharged accidentally.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Carl Hale
Isaac Hale
Arthur Ryan
Blaze at Morocco destroys five buildings in restaurant fire
A fire at the McDonald and Russell restaurant in Morocco destroyed five buildings. No injuries reported as firefighters battled the blaze through the night. Local officials are investigating the cause.
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Morocco
McDonald & Russell
Accused Deny Involvement In Milton Murder Case
Wayne County officials plan to summon a grand jury after a sworn statement from Mrs. Ralph Duboise ties Earl Duboise, Will Phillips, and Peter Sturgess to the Lucey crime near Milton. None of the accused admit guilt, and investigations target mid February grand jury action.
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Richmond
Ind
Wilfred Jessup
Linus Meredith
Henry C. Fox
Wayne Circuit Court
Joseph Lucey
Milton
Connersville
Ralph Duboise
Earl Duboise
Lucey
Manic Depressive Defense in Thaw Case Near Verdict
The Thaw defense closes with manic depressive insanity as the motive for Stanford White’s death. The prosecution begins rebuttal, with Justice Dowling seeking precise definitions of the disorder and its recurrence. District Attorney Jerome requests a commission to hear Abram Hummel’s testimony. Thaw’s mood disorder prompts questions on future risks and possible commitment.
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New York
Stanford White
Pittsburg
Jerome
Abram Hummel
Blackwell’s Island
Littleton
Justice Dowling
Hummel
Thaw
New York City
Wagner
Curt
Sydney Russell Wells
London
Prisoner Menaces Judge in Muncie Foreseeable Return to Braddock
In Muncie Indiana City Judge Frank Gass remanded Robert Carr alias W C Fell to await a Brad dock Pennsylvania officer with requisition papers to take him to Braddock for trial on several charges. Carr threatened revenge saying the judge would forget him after years in state prison. Carr, arrested for fake purchases at saloons, had a forged bank credit claiming $1600 at a Braddock bank, but was wanted there for forgery and bank fraud. He forged small checks in Muncie before arrest and nearly escaped while intoxicated.
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Muncie
Ind
Frank Gass
Robert Carr
W. C. Fell
Braddock
Gass
Judge Gass
Carr
Bank President Killed by Train in Fylde Minnesota
John L. Dickson, president of the First National Bank of Fylde, Minnesota, was struck by a train and killed instantly. The accident occurred near the railway crossing, shocking local residents and drawing officials to the scene.
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John L. Dickson
First National Bank of
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