Debilitated Walsh Faces Doubtful Chicago Chronicle Fate
Bedford Indiana reports a run on Ledford National Bank led by John R Walsh of Chicago, with little panic as deposits withdrew and other banks offering assurances declined. In Chicago, banking circles remained calm though runs on Chicago National and Home Savings Banks continued with expectations most deposits will leave by tomorrow night. Walsh’s career as a financier is sketched as a rise from newsboy to banker, builder of a banking trinity, and promoter of journalism and sports ventures, amid political intrigue and financial influence.
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Ind
Ledford National Bank
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Chicago National
Tie
Ireland
America
Ras Remantic
J. McNally
Rani, McNally & Co
Western News Company
Western News
Chicaga National Bank
Home Savings Bank
Equitable Trust Company
Herald
Times
Chicago Chronicle
Washington Park Club
Beiling
Chicago Baseball Club
Teague
Waters
Walsh
Thieves caught after Davenport horse stealing incident
Davenport police hold two men, Traines and Walter Walker, on horse theft charges. A companion was shot in the thigh during a confrontation near East Davenport. Green of Cassville, Wiscon arrived, claiming the pair were sought for stealing a team last Thursday in Wisconsin. They traveled via Dubuque and Maquoketa, trading horses and stopping at Le Claire before returning to Davenport. The shooting remains unexplained.
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Davenport
Dee
Wee Goodald
High Stochin
Walter Walker
East Davenport
Evil— Green
Cassville
Wiscon
Wisconsin
Dubuque
Maduoketa
le Claire
Walsh and Council Bluffs? Noted financier and Chicago Chronicle
Long profile traces Michael Walsh son of Chicago financier, building mogul who controlled railways quarries and streetcar lines. battles with Standard Oil. bank failure raises questions for Walsh properties including the Chicago Chronicle. publisher H W Seymour downplays impact while rumors swirl of changes involving Frank Lowden and a potential merger with Inter Ocean.
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Nies Guy Company
Northwestern Gas Company
Ogden Gas Company
Chicago
Bedford Store
Indiana
Comstock
Southern Indiana Railway
Walsh
Hoth
Elon
Indianapolis
Standard Oil
Akron
Ohio
Fas
John
Morgana
Miss Wilson
Katherine
Mary
Ellen
Richard
John Wilson
Orville Babcock
Madison
Kennedy
Chicago Chronicle
H.W. Seymour
The
Chronicle
Seymour
Frank Lowden
Econtrol
Inter Ocean
No Troops In Sight As Baltic Tension Echoes Across Russia
Reported central Moscow meetings call for a general strike to seize St. Petersburg amid fears of a southern rebellion. Despite denials, two regiments moved from St. Petersburg to assist suppressions. fighting erupts in Tukumi with 600 troops involved. Casualties rise as chaos spreads. telegraph links to St. Petersburg cut again.
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Geo
Central Committee Works Men's Organizations
Moscow
Gee
Baltic
St. Peters
Gapital
Linebivch
Manelettria
Ile Pouse Eram
Forest
Yukum
Courtail
Russia
Sumdsy
Associated Preas
Moma
Tukum
Tiga
New York
N. Y
Dynamite Blast Kills Three Workers in New York City Site
Three men died and several were injured when dynamite exploded in an excavation opposite the Waldorf Astoria. Workmen had redrilled a partially drilled hole where sticks were missing, blowing victims to atoms and entombing others in a Long Island City tunnel while rescuers fought to reach them.
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New York
Waldorf Astoria
Long Island City
Veel
East River Tunnel
Sunday Saved Bank Embarassment Through Local Offering
In Burlington Iowa on December 19 donors gave a free will offering to Evangelist William Sunday to avert embarrassment at the burned National Bank of Dallas City Illinois. Local merchants contributed cash to start business Monday and a temporary bank opened near the burned building under guard.
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Burlington
William Sunday
Burlington People
Bakly
First National Bank
Dallas City
Ill
Telr
Sunday
Two Men Fatally Injured In Well Nitroglycerin Blast
Joshua Bailey and Warren Hendall were fatally injured while preparing nitroglycerin to shoot an oil well at the Stoltz farm three miles north of Stoltz today. They were hurled high into the air and terribly mangled in the explosion.
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Joshua Bailey
Warren Hendall
Stoltz Farm
Lee's Grandson Acquitted in King Murder Trial
Omaha on December 19 reports Robert Lee, grandson of General Robert E Lee, was acquitted today of the murder of Thomas King in Cheyenne. The verdict clears the descendant of the Confederate leader of involvement in the deadly case.
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Omaha
Neb
Robert Lee
Robert Hi Lee
Thomas King
Cheyenne
Big Horn County Ads Seek Marriageable Women
Big Horn County Wyoming through its commercial clubs plans extensive advertising to recruit marriageable girls from immigrants. The county reports 48 men for every woman, prompting the campaign to attract suitable brides from Omaha and beyond.
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Big Horn County
Wyoming
Wilk
Omaha
Neb
The
Montezuma Poultry Show Opens With Strong Interest
Montezuma Illinois hosts its first poultry show this week ending Friday. Spectators report many fine birds entered and scores already. Muscatine is represented by Howard L. Rice, Davenport by L. H. Nutting, with A L Pedsrick of Ottumwa judging. More breeders are arriving tonight.
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Montezuma
Ill
Howard L. Rice
Davenport
L. H. Nutting
A. L. Pedsrick
Otluniwa
BANKER ON TRIAL IN IOWA COUNTY COURT
The state of Iowa files ten indictments against BE Snyder an Olin banker who failed a year ago leaving unsecured creditors about 100000. Snyder demurred and moved to set aside indictments but both were overruled. The day focused on jury selection. the trial is expected to last several weeks.
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Anamosa
Dea
State of Iowa
BE. Snyder
Olin
Train wreck kills one at Badge Creek bridge
One man died when Santa Fe train No. 17 derailed and overturned at Badge Creek bridge five miles west of Reading, Kansas. Fire followed the wreck. the engineer and two other messengers were seriously injured but no passengers were hurt.
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Santa FE
Reading
Kansas
Kaes
Badge Creek Bridge
Loot at Udell Bank Robbery Narrows to $600 Heist
Robbers forced open the Udell state bank last night and secured about $600 from the vault. Local authorities investigate the break in as residents report no injuries.
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Udell
Inmates Burned as Armenians Attack Mussulmen Quarters
Constantinople reports from Tiflis that 300 Mussulmen houses were set ablaze by armed Armenians who blocked exits and fired on firefighters. At least 57 Turkish subjects confirmed dead with fears of a mass massacre amid ongoing clashes and refugee convulsions in Batown Caucasia.
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Constantinople
Batown
Caucasia
Mussulmen
Bricklayer Kills Wife Then Shoots Self in Chicago
In Chicago on December 11 August Bucknewies, a bricklayer, shot and killed his wife this morning and then fatally shot himself. Domestic trouble was the stated motive in this tragic incident.
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Chicago
Bucknewies
Merning
Daladly
Wisconsin Man Nominated for Court of Claims Judge
Washington dispatch reports President nominates Samuel S. Barney of Wisconsin as judge at the Court of Claims. Barney, a Wisconsin attorney, would join the federal bench pending confirmation from the Senate.
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Wisconsin
Court of Claims
Washington
Tegay
Samuel S. Barney
Iowa Hunter Buried by Landslide Tragedy
Special from Boone December 11 reports James Fitzgerald a hunter and trapper from Lehigh killed when a landslide toppled a dirt pile. He was struck while guiding a stack of earth and 15 tons of soil fell onto him. His body was found near Fraser after an all morning search.
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Iowa
Boone
Lowe
James Fitzgerald
Lehigh
Fraser
Shot While Hunting Rabbits Claims Life of Palmer
August A. Palmer of Kewanee, aged 31, was fatally struck by an accidental shotgun discharge while rabbit hunting near Kewanee, Alabama, on December 19. The incident is reported as an accidental death with no foul play suspected.
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A. Palmer
Kewanee
Palmer
Money for Canal Feasibility to St Louis
Washington reports the 1902 engineering commissions find a Chicago to Gulf of Mexico waterway via St Louis feasible and practicable at an estimated 30,097,462 dollars for completion. A House bill seeks 31,990,000 dollars to fund the project, with surveys covering 327.28 miles to Lake Michigan and 38 miles to Merchants' Bridge at St Louis.
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Washington, D
Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
St Louis
St. Louis
Congress
Lorimer
House
O. H. Ernst
W. H. Bixby
T. L. Casey
Engineer Corps of the Army
Mississippi River Commission
Lake Michiigan
Iinois River
Ernst
Illinois
LOG HAULING BEGUN ON ST CROIX REGION
Reports from the logging region on the upper St. Croix indicate that boring has begun as freezing snow allows head loads to be hauled. Tram revieve POA progress shows hauling active. ski work and camps keep crews busy with good wages and skilled workers. Camps will operate on a business basis per Still water Gazette.
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St. Croix
Still Water Gazette
La Follette Resigns as Governor Today
Governor La Follette resigns at noon in Madison Wisconsin to take effect the first Monday in January, submitting his resignation to the legislature.
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LA Follette
Madison
Wis
Eeser Esc
A Speech by Landis in Indiana Congressmen Flays
A speech by Congressman Landis from Indiana attacks insurance methods. He criticizes practices, urges reforms, and calls for oversight. The remarks emphasize accountability in insurance operations and practical steps for improving regulation.
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Indiana
Indiana congressman defends insurance reform bill in maiden speech
Washington December 19 Indiana representative Frederick Lambis argued for a national division of insurance within the commerce department. He warned against 200 forms of policy and touted reports and safeguards to curb fraud while highlighting vast numbers of policyholders and existing insurance outlays. He cited that only a fraction of policies end normally and urged decisive action to curb misrepresentation and speculation.
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Washington, D. C
Frederick Lambis
Indiana
Gald
Landis Alli. Ir
Landis
Department of Commerce and Labor
J. P. Morgan & Fo
Suu
Reform School Fire Destroys Main Building
A reform school near Washington, D C, housing 300 boys, burned early today. The main building was totally destroyed with a loss of 60,000 dollars. No lives were lost. Three unnamed boys barely escaped.
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Washington, D.C
Boys’ Reform School
Washington
Guards Maintain Order as Disturbances Threaten Shanghai
Armed guards and patrols are deployed in Shanghai to prevent renewed disturbances. Streets are crowded with rowdies, shops open but looting feared. The US cruiser Baltimore to land forces, the British cruiser Adem to send 500 men ashore, other warships expected, and reports say German troops may arrive from Kiaochau. Chinese papers claim factions aim to exploit a fixed court dispute to raid the foreign settlement.
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Shanghai
United States
Baltimore
Adem
Kiaochau
New York Lawyer Lets Case Go to Jury on Conspiracy Charge
New York December court minutes show Abraham H. Hummel, attorney for the defendant, requesting the case proceed to the jury without presenting testimony. The Dodge Morse divorce dispute is the central matter amid ongoing trial sessions.
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New York
Abraham H. Hummel
WacTor
Fils
Fae Eylanneen
Debate Tonight as Iowa University Chooses Debaters
Iowa City Dec 19 Special Iowa university will select its forensic stars tonight to represent the Hawk Eye institution in next year’s contest with the University of Minnesota debaters. The Zetagathian and Irving institutes debaters of Iowa meet tonight. The winning society will pick two of the three Iowans, the loser the remaining debater.
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Iowa University
Lowa City
Ita
Hawkeye Institution
University of Minnesota Devaters
Zetagathian
Irving Institute
Iowa
E.R. Barnard
Walter Myers
W. F. Riley le
W.T. Brinton
R. C. Cleve
N. Gregory
College of Law
Sam Sloan
Gilbert Houser
Prominent Aledo couple on trial for cruelty charge
Archibald Rick Kinney and Mary L. McKinney, well known in Aledo Texas, were arraigned on cruelty to Stella Grady, ward of the state. They pleaded not guilty as motions filled most of the day. Three jurors were seated from a panel of 24 as delays continued. Stella Grady, removed last May from the McKinney home, was sent to the Friendless Home amid neighbors’ complaints and allegations of mistreatment.
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Aledo
Archibald Rick Kinney
Mary L. McKinney
Stella Grady
Ward
Guiler
Grady
McKinney
Almona
Former millionaire files bankruptcy petition in Louisville
George Buchanan of Louisville, once a multimillionaire and one of ten known distillers in Alue Price, files for bankruptcy listing liabilities around 70 000 dollars and assets near 100 000 dollars. The filing marks a dramatic fall from former wealth.
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George
Buchanan
Diatille
Louisvift
Louisville
Tim
Jille
Weather for Iowa and Chicago Det 18 Special
Partly cloudy with night and Wednesday warmer in the west. Nocturnal temperatures rise and sun rises noted. Weather bulletin gives mixed regional details and time hints for Iowa and Chicago segments.
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Chicago
Iowa
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