Indictments in dynamite plot handed to grand jury
Thirty three indictments were returned by the federal grand jury in Indianapolis after 2 PM, many aimed at labor union officials in the dynamite conspiracy. Names withheld pending arrests. warrants expected immediately. Pamphlet details connect McNamara crew with explosions across multiple states. Multiple indictments involve men who aided McManigal and funded the plot.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Federal
Miller
McNamara
MccNamara
J. J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Frank M. Ryan
Herbert S. Hockin
Hockin
Ortie J. McManigal
Detroit
McManigal
Boston
Springfield
Mass
New York
Hoboken
N. J
Jersey City
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio
Peoria
Anron Works
Chicago
Omaha
Nebraska
Erie
Pas Davenport
Perth Amboy
Pelham
N. C
I. J. McNamara
International Brotherhood of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Dismissals Spark Florida Everglades Drainage Probe
A House committee hearing reveals a parallel to the McCabe Wiley case as it moves to probe the department of agriculture. Chief Engineer C G Alliott and assistant A D Morehouse, plus Chief Accountant Singleton, were dismissed on technical grounds tied to transfer of funds. Solicitor McCabe sent papers to the department of justice as investigations begin into influence by private interests in Florida lands and suppression of reports.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
McCabe
Dr. Wiley
Committee On Expenditures
Office of Experiment Stations
Florida Everglades
Clark
Florida
C. G. Alliott
A. D. Morehouse
Everglades
Singleton
SoHcitor WeCabe
Sliott
More House
Department of Justice
Burr Holds Ground as Arsenal Demands Strike Cards
Colonel Burr of the Rock Island arsenal says workers must accept Taylor job cards or be discharged for cause. Discharged men cannot be rehired at the arsenal, and quitting workers’ places will be filled promptly. Business leaders in three states seek settlement to prevent a strike and possible job losses.
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Davenport
Burr
Rock Island Arsenal
Tle
Civil Service
Miles
Eltates
Secret indictment plan outlined for explosive shipment case
A court report describes secret jury findings to Judge Anderson with only the indictment count disclosed. Arrests would be coordinated on a single day after a five day to week delay to forward papers to federal districts. Three charges arise: violation of the interstate explosives shipment rule, conspiracy to violate that law, and concealment of knowledge or guilt in the two crimes. Names of defendants are withheld. Locations cited include Rochester Pennsylvania Muncie Indiana and Jalinutiuotis with references to McNamara brothers.
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A. B. Anderson
McNamara Brothers
Ortie. McManigal
Probi Sable
Anderson
Tiftin
Ohio
Rochester
Muncie, Ind
Jalinutiuotis
Papers Destroyed Prompt Federal Inquiry In Steel Trust
Washington, Feb 6 Judge Gray issued a temporary injunction in the U S Steel case to prevent destruction of books and papers used in the wire pool prosecution. The government says thousands of documents were destroyed and seeks to preserve further records, with March 5 as the return date for a permanent injunction.
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Washington, D. C
Gray
U. S. Court of the ‘Third Circuit
WA. 5. Steel Corporation
Department of Justice
Wise
Chas. MacVeagh
U. S. Stel Trust Corporation
Henry J. Colton
Steel Corporation
R. C. Bolling
The
Colton
U. S
Farrell
Trenton
N. J
U. S. Steel Corporation
Eoward J. Jackson
Jackson
Waltzer Guilty in Larceny Case In Des Moines
The jury found E. J. Waltzer guilty of larceny in district court after his wife admitted stealing nearly a thousand dollars from her father. Her devotion did not prevent the verdict, and the case awaits possible Supreme Court intervention.
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J. Waltzer
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Waltzer
Kimmel Insurance Case Heads To Third Trial
The long running Kimmel life insurance dispute moves to a third U S district court trial in St Louis over whether Andrew J White is George A Kimmel who disappeared in 1908 from Arkansas City Kansas White, a former convict, is suspected of being Kimmel The bank's receivers claim Kimmel was killed in the Weegan forest in 1908 and cite witnesses including J A Johnson and John B Swinney. Stella Kimmel and Ada Bonslet testify for the bank while denying White is Kimmel.
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St. Louis
George A. Kimmel
Ife Insurance
U. S. District Court
Andrew J. White
Niles, Mich
Insurance Company
New York
White
Kimmel
Stella Kimmel
Notser
Ada Bonslet
Nules
Michigan
Wimmel
Arkansas City
Kansans
Weegan Forest
J. A A. Johnson
Johnson
John B. Swinney
General James B. Weaver Dies in Des Moines Home
Gen James B Weaver veteran politician and 1892 Populist presidential candidate died at relatives home in Des Moines aged 58 after brief illness. Born June 12 1833 in Dayton Ohio he served in Civil War rising to brigadier general and held posts from district attorney to congressman as a Greenbacker and later People’s ticket nominee. Distinctive Iowa figure whose death drew wide attention from local associations and military groups.
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Des Moines
James B. Weaver
Dayton
Ohio
Cincinnati Law School
Clara Vinson
Iowa Volunteers
Iowa
Internal Revenue Department
Iowa Tribune
Weaver
United States
Young Men’s Christian Association
Another Uprising Nears in Mexico Sparks Border Readiness
Reports from Washington and El Paso indicate a likely new Mexican uprising led by factions loyal to Madero's rivals. Mexican state of Chihuahua reportedly in revolt, with preparations for independence and potential border mobilizations prompting U.S. troops to ready for quick deployment. Officials warn of possible cross-border clashes as Chavez and Vasquez Gomez factions gain influence.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Orozco
Madero
Juarez
Chihuahua
Madera
Texas
U.S
Department
U. S
United States Army
State Department
War Department
General Stadt
Suny Madero
el Paso
Tex
Herald
Rafael Rembao
Rojas
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Spokane
Wash
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort George Wright
Pensacola
Fla
Coast Artillery
Fort Barrancas
Fort Morgan
Mobile
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
Ford
Savannah
Fort Screven
Tybee Island
Coast, Artillery
Adjutant General
de la Fuente
Mexico City
Mex
Department of the Interior
David de la Fuente
Tacubaya
Emallang Vasquez
Gomez
Brownsville
Russian official arrested in embezzlement probe
Kiev, Russia, Feb 6. Col Kuli abko, head of the city secret police during Premier Stolypin's assassination and tasked with protecting the emperor and empress, was arrested today over alleged embezzlement of funds allotted for city activities during their visit.
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Kiev
Russia
Col. Kuliabko
Stolypin
Day in Congress Senate and House in session
Senate met at 2 p m with no hearing on the steel tariff revision due to factory non appearance. Lorimer committee heard Blumenberg denounce Sheridan notes as fake. Democrats caucused on finance issues. House opened at noon with money trust probe expected, food cost cuts urged, Alaska railroad and fuel resource development debated, and currency reform urged by Vreeland. Prauds in army contracts renewed and an agriculture drainage inquiry ordered over Florida Everglades.
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Congress
Senate
Finance Committee
Lorimer
Blumenberg
Sheridan
Finance
Heyburn
Burton
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Bureau of Markets
Gov .Clark
Alaska
Territories Committee
Vreeland
Monetary Commission
Prauds
Pepper
Department of Agriculture Drainage Bureau
Florida Everglades
Moline Factory Destroyed By Fire With Half Million Loss
A Barnard and Leas plant in Moline Illinois for flour milling machinery was destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 500000. Fire crews from Moline Rock Island Davenport and the arsenal aided but could not save the building. Four hundred workers lose jobs. Fire started from ash accumulating in a boiler room and spread with a north wind. Several injuries reported including two firemen. Parts of the building burned for over three hours with no spread to nearby structures. A mill equipment shipment worth 56000 was also lost. Earlier officials left for Chicago to buy new firefighting apparatus. A separate Iowa City report notes Philip Newberg set a new interscholastic shooting record.
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Moline, Hl
Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Company
Trom
Sas Nch
John Q. Yawk
R. Carlson
JE l L. Wastman
Chicago
Weather Outlook for Illinois and TowA
Fair tonight and Wednesday with colder conditions in the extreme northwest area. Illinois sees fair skies with warmer temperatures tonight in the far northern portion. sunrise at 6 53.
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Towa
Brunson Arrested in Hershey Killing After Prolonged Interrogation
Henry Brunson was arrested in Davenport, Iowa, and brought to Muscatine county jail on murder charges in the Bert Hershey death. Officers say he admitted burglarizing the Hershey store at Fairport, but maintained innocence about the killing, with inconsistent statements during cross examination and a loaded pistol found on his person.
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J. H. Carl
Henry Brunson
Davenport
Muscatine County
O'Leary
Henry Figg
Bransom
Hershey
Fairport
Ted
Sherif O'Leary
Brunson
Joseph Hobart
West Second Street
Iowa
Hobart
Rock Island
Harrington Richardson
Milwaukee
Walnut Street
Homer Burk
Bert Hershey
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Federal Grand Jury
Agriculture Department
Fliott
Wif
Insurance Co
J.B. Weaver
Baie
Geo. C. Clark
Ill
Peoria Board of Trade
Moline
Barnard and Leas Flour
Arsenal
Towa City
Iowa City
Philip Newberg
Southern High School of
Philadelphia
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