New Castle Council Confronts Night Police Scandal
A heated council session ends with an 11 to 8 vote endorsing a committee report on the night police force. Tidball Deskin and McCarthy face possible dismissal amid claims of insubordination, entrapment schemes, and lack of proper orders to enforce local laws.
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Tidball
Deskin
McCarthy
H. J. Whalen
L. G. Genkinger
City of
New Castle
James Deskin
Tidll
Night Force
Charles Elty
Hich
Charles Kelly
Charles Tidball
Thomas McCarthy
New’ Castle
A. D. Newell
Gilmore
Fike
T. W. Dickson
James A. Gardner
Genkinger
Wilson
Newell
Investigation of Harriman Railroads Proceedings Postponed
United Press reports New York December 1 government inquiry into the Harriman railroads continued with depostions read into record. Chief inquisitor Kellogg remains tied up with Standard Oil hearings, delaying examination of principal witnesses until January 4 with possible further postponement if Kellogg is still engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriman
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil
Severance
Kellogg
Death Toll Rises to 135 At Marianna Mine
Marianna Pa December 1 The disaster at the Marianna mine claims 135 dead with eleven more bodies recovered today. Rescue efforts progress slowly due to extensive bratticing needed to reach victims and identify them.
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Marianna
United Press
Gailey and Martin to Own Cadillacs Starting February
After February first Messrs J L Gailey and John S Martin of Park avenue will own new Cadillac No 30 cars, having closed orders with A M Brown.
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Messrs
J. L. Gailey
John S. Martin
Park Avenue
A. M. Brown
Payne Would Compel Tariff Testimony
Chairman Payne weighs asking Congress for authority to compel witnesses to testify before the Ways and Means Committee. Critics say tariff hearings are lax and incomplete, as many men refuse invitations to appear. The committee has relied on voluntary testimony and collects more information from government agencies.
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United Press
Washington
Payne
Congress
Ways and Means
House
President to Reappoint W. D. Crum Charleston Collector
The president decided to reappoint W. D. Crum, colored, as collector of the port at Charleston. This followed a prior controversy in the Senate three years ago when Senator Tillman bitterly attacked the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
W. D. Crum
Charleston
Crum
Senate
Tillman
Heat Exhaustion Strikes Young Man in Pittsburgh Area
Isaac Care, 25, remains in critical condition at a McKeesport hospital after suffering heat exhaustion on the night of November 30. He was prostrated by warm evening conditions and lost consciousness around midnight.
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Pittsburg
Isaac Care
McKeesport
Prisoner Denies In Court In Steinheil Case
Mme. Steinheil faced Magistrate Andre to recount the murder of her artist husband and her mother Mme Jappy as defense clues emerge. Witness Mariett refutes hair loss claims tied to President Faure death, saying she was pale and orderly on return from the salon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Paris
Mme
Steinheil
Andre
Jappy
Mme. Steinheil
M. Felix Faure
M. Mariett
Mariett
Taft Seeks Silent Backing for Cannon as Speaker
President elect Taft has won assurances that Joseph G Cannon of Illinois will seek tariff revision and back progressive legislation. Friends in Hot Springs expect a meeting in Washington to finalize terms before Taft departs to Georgia for the winter.
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United Press
Hot Springs
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
House of Representatives
Taft
Cannon
Washington
Mr. Taft
Georgia
Lynching Threat Flares Over Marion Ohio Detective
Three hundred men armed with weapons followed Detective H. R. Curry to the Delaware jail to lynch him for the killing of farmer J. W. C. Jackson during an arrest for coal theft from the Erie railroad. Authorities guard the jail as threats of attack rise with night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Marion, O
H. R. Curry
Delaware
J. W. C. Jackson
Erie
Curry
Jackson
Government pays for 1000 cattle to curb outbreak
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson announced control over foot and mouth outbreak in New York Pennsylvania Michigan and Maryland. A total of 1000 infected cattle have been killed and buried by order of the department.
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Washington
Wilson
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Maryland
Department of the States
Heney Likely to Run San Francisco Police from Sickbed
From his sick bed Francis J Heney appears set to control the San Francisco police department appointing A D Cutler acting chief. The move follows graft revelations and promises a drastic shake up to purge misconduct after Chief Biggys death and questions over his demise. Mayor Taylor says Heneys conduct since taking leadership will be continued on Page Ten.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Biggy
Bay
Police Commission
Cutler
Edward R. Taylor
Slow-moving investigation into rail helpers after Valencia wreck
The Pennsylvania state railroad commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission are expected to investigate the use of helpers to push trains after a Valencia wreck that killed one man and injured several. Commissioners say attached helpers risk buckling and derailment, urging removal of grades requiring helpers and smaller trains.
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Pennsylvania State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commercce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Valencia
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Great Coal Waste Gets Attention
Washington report by Dr. John A. Holmes of the Geological Survey states that 35 to 40 percent of the nation’s coal output is wasted annually, with 24 million tons discarded last year. He notes railroads consume about 109 million tons yearly, the Pennsylvania Railroad alone using nearly 40,000 tons daily.
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Washington
National Conservative Commission
John A. Holmes
Geological Survey
Holmes
Local optionists quarrel while opponents laugh
In Philadelphia officials of the National Anti Saloon League debated grave charges of selling out to liquor interests and profiting from league funds raised by C R Mabe of Detroit. Both sides likely to present their case to the federal council of Protestant churches meeting later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Anti-Saloon League
C. R. Mabee
Detroit
Mich
Federal Council of Protestant Churches
Archbold Hides Behind Attorney in Oil Trust Hearing
John D. Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey, evaded questions on a 3 million dollar London loan during the federal dissolution suit. He claimed no memory of the loan or its recording, prompting calls to produce English books and clarify the stock acquisition of Manhattan Oil, with a noon adjournment ending the tense session.
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United Press
New York
John D. Archbold
Star
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
United States
Ferris
Kellogg
Arcobold
California
London
Standard Oil
James McDonald
McDonald
Anglo-American Oil Company
New Jersey
General Industrial Development Syndicate, Limited
Manhattan Oil Company
Archbold
Anglo- American
Federal
Dorando and Hayes Set for Another Marathon Match
Dorando Pett or Dorando Pie tri and Johnny Hayes, Olympic Marathon champion, agreed to stage a fresh match race after Dorando’s vaudeville debut at the Victoria. Hayes, who witnessed Dorando’s recent Madison Square Garden win, offered another challenge and the match will be arranged at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presa
New York
Dorando Pietri
Johnny Hayes
Dorando
Victoria
Hayes
Madison Square Garden
Manila Merchants Grieve As Sailors Lose Shore Leave
Governor General Smith plans to file a Washington protest over Admiral Sperry’s shore leave limits during the fleet’s Manilla harbor stay. Merchants say losses from restricted sailors ashore. residents blame cholera fears for the restrictions as the Georgia weighs anchor and heads toward Colombo then Suez.
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Sperry
Fleet
H. Lee Clotworthy
United Press
Georgia
Manilla
Smith
Washington
Admiral Sperry
Manilla Harbor
Gen. Smith
Silk Making 15 Without Profit
Washington December 1. F W Cheney of Manchester Conn president of the Silk Association of America said importers and manufacturers agreed on specific silk duties after conferences. They aim to set a full tariff rate plan and seek fair adjustments to Dingley rates acknowledging slim profits across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
F. W. Cheney
Manchester
Conn
Silk Association of America
Committee
Cheney
Taft to Speak at University of Pennsylvania on Washington's Birthday
Philadelphia Dec 1 President elect W H Taft has accepted an invitation from the University of Pennsylvania to deliver the oration at the Washington's birthday celebration.
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United Press
Philadelphia
W. H. Taft
University of Pennsylvania
Ohio Politicians Seek Cabinet Seat for Ambitious Burton
Washington December 1. Ohio Representative Theodore Burton of Cleveland is quietly eyed for a Taft cabinet post as he aims to succeed Senator Foraker. Burton’s supporters float him for various posts including Secretary of State, while concerns over diplomacy and the inland waterways role may shape his fit in the administration.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Theodore BE. Burton
Cleveland
Taft
Folk
House Committee On
Charles P. Taft
Burton
Ohio
Ohioan
Navy
Interior Department
Far West
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J. Fisher
P. K. Fike
J. H. Mellvenny
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Carnegie Et al
Teddy
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Faure
Paris Journal
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