Stock Exchange Hearing Probes Speculation and Copper Manipulation
Washington hearings view heavy stock turnover in active shares as largely speculative. Tables by Lawrence Scudder show cross year transfer rates for Reading, United States Steel, Amalgamated Copper and others. Untermyer grounds copper corner claims against United Metals Selling. exchange members press to return to New York.
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Stock Exchange
Washington
Dec
Committee of the House
New York Stock Exchange
Lawrence W. Scudder
New York City
Scudder
Reading
United States Steel Corporation
Union Pacific
California Petroleum
Amalgamated Copper
Siamuel Untermyer
United Metals
L Ug Company
H. H. Rogers
William Rockefeller
Tobias Wolfson
United Metals Siling Company
Untermyer
Amalgamated Company
Wolfson
United Metals Selling Company
Bik
Horses Orvice
Afr
New York
John G. Milburn
The
Balkan peace talks to begin in London on Saturday
London dispatch notes that negotiations for Balkan peace start this Saturday with diplomats from major powers split on the outlook. Some say broad European peace is assured while Vienna sources warn Austria and Serbia remain far apart making agreement unlikely. A separate report from Valparaiso records Martin Goudy, forty, a Lake Shore railroad employee, killed after falling from a switch engine pilot at Porter yards.
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London
Vienna
Austria
Servia
Valparaiso
Martin Goudy
Lake Shore Railroad
Porter
Samuel Untermyer Probing the Money Trust in New York
Samuel Untermyer, prominent New York lawyer, conducts investigations into the so-called money trust. He seeks reform and enforcement actions against financial interests influencing public policy. The era's public finance concerns frame his legal crusade.
Russian throne heir change linked to czar’s wound
London reports Paris Matin and Daily Express say Grand Duke Dmitri, 21, heir designate, is favored to marry czar’s daughter Olga, but a mor ganatic barrier blocks nearer relatives. Wound to czar evitch on the Standard is cited as why he may be unable to continue the line.
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London
Paris
Daily Express
Dmitri
Pant
Olga
Express
Mafin
Czarevitch
Standard
Allen brothers in Hillsville case get new respite ruling
Floyd Allen and his son Claude Swan Allen, condemned for the Hillsville courtroom tragedy, win a second stay until Friday as lawyers submit a petition alleging new evidence. Sidna Allen, tried in Wytheville, is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the Foster killing during the melee.
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Richmond
Floyd Allen
Carrell County
Claude Swanson Allen
Hillsville
Mann
Sidna Allen
Wytheville
W. M. Foster
Taft to sail to Panama from Key West on Arkansas
President Taft plans to depart Washington on December 19 and sail for Panama from Key West aboard the battleship Arkansas. This marks his fifth visit to the Panama canal zone.
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Shington
Flec
Taft
Washington
Key West
Fla
Panama
Arkansas
Mr. Taft
Panama Canal Zone
Dickinson College law program suspends six sophomores
The faculty of Dickinson College Law School suspends six sophomores after an acid- marked facial injury to a victim. The incident is tied to a larger discourse recounted in terse telegrams about academic and public figures.
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Dickinson College Law
Taft
Kent
Yale
White House
Black Hand letters target Wilson and other politicians
Philadelphia reports reveal a plot by a mountaineer gang to extort money from public men via black hand letters. President elect Wilson and governor Wilson each received threats demanding 500 to 1000 dollars, with three Dunn brothers and Davenport charged in connection.
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Post Office Inspectory
Wilson
Philadelphia
J. J. Cortelyon
Jacob
Peter Dunn
Seeley Davenport
Cortelyou
Willson
Cortelvon
Wharton
N. J
Secret Service
Newark
Dunn Brothers
Davenport
Puthmnative Outrages Probe Hearing Key Names
London reports the commission hearing Sir Roger Casement, British consul general at Rio de Janeiro, about Peru rubber field abuses. J A Arena pledges to dismiss the Iquitos manager. Casement shows photos and notes Indian workers lack civil rights. He urges new British firms in the rubber region file labor-condition schedules at Somers House.
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London
Roger Casement
Rio Janeiro
Amazon Company
J. A. Arena
Iquitos
Roger
Gres
Somers
Sullivan official charged with embezzling lodge funds
Sammel W Woodsmall a Sullivan county bar member and Progresville ticket candidate for prosecuting attorney was arrested on a charge of embezzlement. He is held in the county jail in default of bond. Affidavit says he embezzled 39.75 dollars from the Shelburn Royal Order of Lions of which he was secretary.
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Sullivan
Ind
Sammel W Woodsmall
Sullivan County
Ecandidate
Progresville
Royal Oder of Lions of
Indiana State Trustees association elects officers
At the close of the twenty second annual meeting the Indiana State Trustees association elected Bruce Moore of Frankfort as president W P Noffsinger Union City as vice president U S Gard Clay City as secretary and Charles H Orner Columbia City as treasurer for the ensuing year.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Trustees’ Association
Bruce Moore
Frankfort
W. P. Noffsinger
Union City
U. S. Gard
Clay City
Charles H. Orner
Columbia City
Train No 16 Derails After Open Switch Accident
Terre Haute Ind Dec 12 Train No 16 on the Ble Four ran into an open switch half a mile west of Sanford and the engine and three coaches left the track and overturned. Engineer J H Kessler of Indianapolis was the only injured one slightly hurt. Passengers were badly shaken but all escaped injury.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Sanford
J. H. Kessler
Indianapolis
Jury
John G Ailburi Counsel For Stock Exchange Inquiry
John G Ailburi serves as counsel for the stock exchange in the ongoing money trust inquiry. He outlines legal questions facing regulators and potential impact on market operations.
Protest at St Pauls Cathedral on race suicide
About 1,000 babies and mothers gathered at St Pauls Cathedral where priests led ceremonies urging parents to uphold traditional motherhood. Rev Father Brown warned race suicide threatens nations and called for radical measures, stressing bearing and rearing children as a sacred duty.
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Pittsburg
Tyee
St. Paul's Cathedral
Father Brown
Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
Suffragette Mars Leteh Claims Hatchet Act Symbolic
Mars Leteh, the suffragette who attacked Premier Asquith and John Redmond, says her hatchet throw was symbolic. She faced a five year term for arson attempts at a Dublin theater, was released after near death, and has since attacked the government.
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P Doblin
Mars Leteh
Asquith
John Redmond
Dublin
Acquittal in Indianapolis Murder Case
Claud Davis, 22, of Indianapolis, was acquitted of murder in a case involving the shooting of merchant policeman Thomas during a nighttime incident on December 11. The judge ruled Davis acted in self defense after learning someone tried to enter his home. he had right to investigate and to arm himself before the confrontation.
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Indianapolis
Claud Davis
Thomas
Dectin Il
Bso
Davis
Marker
Tas
Weather Report: Fair But Colder Across Regions
Observations from the United States weather bureaus show conditions at 8 p.m. yesterday with a fair sky and cooler temperatures noted across multiple areas.
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United States
Impeachment Trial Progress Prompts Early Senate Adjournment
Washington reports strong progress in the house managers impeachment case in the senate. They expect to finish their testimony this week, while the defense may wrap up next week to allow an early holiday adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Holidava
Tetanus Follows Hunting Accident
Emmanuel Baker dies from tetanus after a shotgun rabbit hunting accident. Union City lid. reports the incident and victim’s fate.
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Union Cits
Emanuad Baker
Carpenters' Union Official Held on Perjury Charge
In Detroit W H Quigley business agent of the Carpenters Union is jailed on $2,000 bond after denying writing a letter to Hiram Kline in court. U S Attorney Miller moved for custody, asserting proof exists of the signed denial. Judge Anderson criticized Quigley's conduct during testimony.
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W. H. Quigley
The
Carpenters’ Union
Detroit
Wudenapulis
Dee Ro
Charl
Coes von Philadelphia
de Soda
McNamara
Philadelphia
American Bridge Company
Erectors’ Association
Cunnane
J. 7
Ryan
Son
Wheel
Frank Painter
Omaha Lest
J. J. McNamara
Omaha
Whe Quigley
Hiram Kline
Mnudge Anderson
Quigtes
United States
Miller
Arteler Rel
Quigley
Judee Anderson
Highwaymen Rob Mishawaka in Bright Electric Light
Two armed highwaymen robbed Mishawaka pedestrians in the downtown area, forcing Joseph Holderman to surrender $75 and a gold watch amid crowded streets lit by an electric glare. Police expect further action as inquiries continue.
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South Bend
Ind
Joseph Holderman
Mishawaka
Ex-city chamberlain Hyde sentenced for bribery in Carnegie Trust case
New York reports Charles Hyde former city chamberlain and ex FAA partner of Mayor Gaynor was sentenced to not less than two nor more than three and a half years in prison for bribery in connection with the Carnegie Trust company. He was released on bail of $25 pending appeal.
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New York
Charles Hyde
Faa
Gaynor
Goff
Hyde
Carnegie Trust Company
Armed strikers clash with railroad detectives at Edgewater yard
About 200 striking coal handlers armed with shotguns revolvers and crowbars charged a guard of railroad detectives at the New York Susquehanna Western yard in Edgewater New Jersey. Two detectives were killed several wounded and the attackers withdrew to a dock. Police chief Wissell sought militia help and the sheriff faced calling up forces from Acting Governor Prince if violence did not end.
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New York
Tech Edgewater
N. J
New York, Susquehana & Western
Nome
Palisades
Wissell
Edgewater
Prince
New Jersey
Market quotations reveal varied grain and livestock prices
Indianapolis grain and livestock quotations show wheat at 81.90 for Wheat-Wagon, No 2 red at 1.91, corn and oats values across multiple grades, hay prices for timothy and mixed hay, and cattle and hogs prices. At Cincinnati and Toledo values for wheat, corn, oats, cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs are listed with regional variations.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Court Upholds Barnhart Law Affects Newspapers
Washington reports that the Barnhart law compelling full ownership and circulation details for newspapers faces Supreme Court review, with repeal efforts likely in the next session. Debates over one cent postage and zone-based postal rates also dominate as lawmakers discuss reforms and party strategy.
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Supreme Court
Dutothera
Suffragette Elvie Howey Sentenced in False Alarm Plot
London report says Elvie Howey received two months in prison for taking part in a widespread false fire alarm scheme. She was seen turning in an alarm from a corner box. Police and firemen call the act the most provoking militant outrage. Officials warn of a Christmas surprise by suffragettes described as "awful."
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London
Elvie Howey
Stragettes
Oldest 4n in the World Chief Firemanes 124 Veort Qlu
Fragmentary text hints at legends about an aged chief and a visit to the capital and White House. Also includes a plug for Electric Bitters and a brief domestic scene about smoking and a joke exchange from the New York Sun.
Dr King’s New Discovery for Pneumonia Ad
In winter and spring pneumonia is fought by cold and flu agents, but Dr King’s New Discovery is praised as the best medicine to avert it. Mrs George of Rainsonville Wisconsin reports its aid against bronchial affections and coughs, with a guarantee and trial bottle offered by Knoefel Drug Co.
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Knoefel Drug Co
Dr. King
Mrs. Cheorge
Place
Rainsonville
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