Judge Fines Thomas And Clerk In Federal Rebate Case
George L. Thomas a New York freight broker and his clerk L B Taggart pleaded guilty in U S district court to conspiring to pay rebates to shippers Judge Smith McPherson fined Thomas seven thousand dollars and Taggart four thousand dollars both jail terms omitted The judge criticized firms that accepted rebates and urged action against railroads implicated in the long running rebating scandal.
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Kansas City
Georgel. Thomas
New York City
L. B. Taggart
United States District Court
Smith McPherson
Thomas
Taggart
McPherson
Iowa Town Blast Wrecks Stores. Five Injured
A dynamite blast at Hocking mines in Iowa wrecked the coal company store and nearby properties with losses around 100000 dollars. Five men were injured in a separate box car explosion at Hocking near Albia, while alarms and damage spread to Albia. In Madison Illinois a coal stove blast destroyed blocks citywide, and in Pontiac Illinois a hotel fire forced guests to flee in night clothes with injuries reported.
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Oskaloosa
Hocking
Coal Company
Associated Press
Des Moines
Albia
Madison
Ill
Pontiac
Central Hotel
Attack on Power of Speaker Sparks House Clash
Missouri congressman Shackelford denounces Speaker Cannon as the era's boldest champion of autocracy and claims despotism far surpasses European monarchies. Cannon enters to applause and takes a seat as the heated exchange continues during the urgent deficiency bill debate.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Shackelford
Missouri
Cannon
Europe
Shackel
Dolan Refused Admittance at UMWA Convention
Delegates to the United Mine Workers of America convention in Indianapolis today unanimously refused to seat Patrick Dolan, former president of the Pittsburg district miners. The credentials report made no recommendation and the issue was laid on the table.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
United Mine Workers of America
Patrick Dolan
Pittsburg
Senate
Culberson
Committee On Finance
Peace ends long railroad feud between Harrisman and Gould
The Examiner reports that E. H. Harriman and George J. Gould have sealed a peace over Southern Pacific and Western Pacific interests. The agreement ends their public feud and calls for settlement of pending lawsuits.
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San Francisco
the Examiner
E. H. Harriman
George J. Gould
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Centerville Man Commits Suicide at Hospital
In Centerville Iowa Ivan Beach of Lineville killed himself with a revolver in the hospital room as his wife sat by his bedside. The shooting occurred before anyone could intervene. misery from illness had driven the act.
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Centerville
Centerville Public Hospital
Ivan Beach
Lineville
Iowa
Centerville Hospital
Jury Adds Two To McDonald Murder Trial Panel
In Chicago on January 25 two more veniremen were summoned, bringing the juror count to eleven in the Dora McDonald murder case. Judge Theodore Brentano ordered explanations for outside case discussions as Mrs. McDonald fainted in court and was attended by nurse Miss Amanda Beck and physician Dr. James Whitney Hall during a recess.
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Chicago
Ill
Dora McDonald
Theodore Brentano
Amanda Beck
Mrs. McDonald
Immigration curbs by Japan and 1907 U S ship tonnage
Tokyo says Japan enacts stricter immigration rules to limit labor emigration to America and Canada with conditions to satisfy both nations. Mexico remains restricted. New York reports U S shipbuilding in 1907 at 488,059 tons, second to England, with German yards far behind.
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Tokio
America
Canada
Mexico
New York
N. Y
Shipping World
United States
England
Germany
Iowa Republicans Aim for Governor Nomination
Iowa GOP gubernatorial race narrows to two contenders. Warren Garst leads the progressive wing and enjoys backing from the current state administration. B F Carroll Bloomfield auditor is the standpatters’ likely choice if no new candidate appears.
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Iowa
Warren Garst
Part
B. F. Carroll
Bloomfield
Garst
Pension Roll Up Seven Million Under McCumber Bill
Washington reports Rep Keifer says the pension roll for the year ending June 30 1909 will reach 159 million dollars an increase of about seven million over the current year. The rise is attributed to the McCumber bill expanding pensions by age and removing the physical examination prerequisite.
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Washington, D. C
Keifer
Ohio
House Committee On Appropriations
Bailey
McLaurin
Owen
Last Die Is Fight Ends With Defeat for Clerk
Judge McEwen denied John A. Cooke habeas corpus. The former Cook County Circuit clerk, convicted of misusing county funds, was ordered turned over to the sheriff after appeals to higher courts and the U S Supreme Court failed to intervene.
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Chicago
Ill
McEwen
John A. Cooke
Cook County
Cooke
United States Supreme Court
Night Riders Take Over Arcadia Hotel in Dawson Springs
Fifty masked night riders seized the Arcadia hotel in Dawson Springs Kentucky after terrorizing guests with gunfire and threats. They abducted tobacco buyer John Heath forcing him to vow not to sell tobacco again.
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Dawson Springs
Arcadia
John Heath
Muscatine Man Informed of Son's Arm Fracture in Chicago
William P. Cassidy of 519 East Fifth street learned his son Morris Cassidy had a fractured arm in Chicago Illinois. Mr Cassidy planned to leave tonight for Chicago to be with him.
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William P. Cassidy
East Fifth Street
Morris Cassidy
Chicago, Ill
Cassidy
Chicago
Tragedy in Keosauqua Miss Cochrane Found Dead
Miss Gladys Cochrane daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cochrane of Mount Sterling was found in her room with her throat cut. She taught near Bonaparte and had dismissed pupils at 3 PM before phoning her brother to come. She is not expected to live, believed to have attempted suicide.
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Keosauqua, Ia
Gladys Cochrane
John Cochrane
Mount Sterling
Woman Found Dead in River. Malone Believed Victim of foul play
The body of Josephine Malone a dress maker who vanished Wednesday night was recovered from the river today under mysterious circumstances. Police and officials believe foul play may have been involved.
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Janesville
Wis
Josephine Malone
Feud Among Sioux City Ice Dealers Explodes River Ice
A rival ice dealer in Sioux City detonated dynamite on the Missouri River ice fields, blowing holes as large as four city blocks and rattling windows. The blast ends a violent feud involving multiple ice merchants, including H. M. Mickum and Charles Lungren.
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Sioux City
Missouri River
H. M. Mickum
Charles Lungren
Emperor William Opens British Art Loan Exhibition
Berlin reports Emperor William inaugurates celebrations for his fiftieth year by opening a $3,500,000 loan exhibition of forty British masterpieces at the Prussian Royal Academy of Arts. The works were shipped from England with owner consent.
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Berlin
William
Royal Academy of Arts
England
Mob adjourns without indictments in Rockwell case
Keosauqua Iowa January 25 The grand jury that investigated the assault on Farmington editor E H Rockwell who was tarred and feathered by unknown men adjourned today without reporting any indictments.
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Keosauqua
E. H. Rockwell
Farmington
Jessup Buried in Simple Funeral Service
Morris K. Jessup, banker and philanthropist, was laid to rest today in New York in a simple service attended by leaders from business finance education and church circles. The funeral reflected Jessup’s public spirit and charitable work.
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New York
Morris K. Jessup
Union Pacific Cuts Shop Hours Amid Reform Mania
The Union Pacific reduces shopwork days from six to five per week starting this week. Omaha headquarters say several thousand workers across the line will face reductions. Vice President Mahler ties the cut to Roosevelt's reform fervor and vows to continue while the administration is active.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
The
World Herald Today
Mahler
Roosevelt
Stillman Resigns From National City Bank Director Post
James Stillman president of the National City Bank resigns from the bank’s directorship and from executive committees of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railways. Frank A. Vanderlip elected to fill the vacancy. Stillman plans to travel extensively.
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New York
N. Y
James Stillman
National City Bank
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Frank A. Vanderlip
Stillman
Swindler on his yacht halted by arrest
Turie J. Nordstrom, accused Chicago swindler, aboard a yacht bought recently for a Caribbean pleasure trip, is arrested by a Pinkerton detective near Jacksonville Florida. Nordstrom is wanted for swindling the First National Bank of Chicago out of 17000. The chase spanned multiple states and aliases before ending on the St John’s River.
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Chicago
Ill
Caribbean
Turie J. Nordstrom
First National Bank
Nordstrom
Pinkerton
St. John's River
Jacksonville
Fla
Detsch Acquitted in Philadelphia Murder Trial
Andrew Jackson Detsch was acquitted by a Philadelphia jury after a trial in which he defended his wife and risked his life to keep her from testifying. The case drew comparisons to high profile trials and ended with a not guilty verdict.
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Andrew Detsch
Philadelphia
Andrew Jackson Detsch
Harry Thaw
Farmer's Tragic End in Iowa Smithfield Area
Louis Hall aged twenty a well known Jefferson county farmer shot himself at his Fairfield Iowa home seven miles northeast of the city yesterday His wife and small child were nearby but could not prevent the suicide.
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Fairfield
Louis Hall
Jefferson County
Halls
Saloon Keepers Fined in Dubuque for Injunction Violation
Charles Dibbles of Dubuque and Michael Clemmens of Holy Cross, both saloon keepers, were fined 200 dollars each by Judge Benson for violating a saloon injunction. They pleaded guilty with extenuating circumstances, paid the fines, and were warned the full penalty would apply on a second offense.
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Dubuque, la
Charles Dibbles
Dubuque
Michael Clemmens
Holy Cross
Benson
Rate of Discount Falls in Berlin Bank Move
The Imperial Bank of Germany cut its discount rate from 6 percent to 6 percent today in Berlin.
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Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Weather summary for Iowa Illinois with warm spell
Partly cloudy for tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures in Iowa and Illinois. Illinois forecast calls for fair skies turning cloudy with moderate warmth by night and Sunday. sunrise at 7 10, sunset at 4 56.
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Iowa
Ilinois
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