Panama Canal funds paid by the US routed to France
Cromwell's denial protests President Roosevelt's charge that the United States paid $40 million for the Panama Canal but claims no American received such funds. He details distributions via the Bank of France to liquidators of the old and new Panama Canal Companies. He cites Senate records, clarifies that no American benefited, and locates distribution offices in Paris.
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Indianapolis News
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Panama Canal
United States
News
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Cromwell
Morgan
Busimens
New York World
Ammerica
Panama Canal Company
New
Washington
New York
Treasury
Bank of France
Paris
Senate of the United States
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co
Senate Committee
Pan- Government
Republic of Pan
United Es
Panama
News and the World
Rivers and Harbors Committee of the House
McKinley
New Jersey
Bank of
France
Compan
Seine
Senate
Comer
Canal
Meron
S and Am
Etienne Marcél
Tourse
Crédit Lyonnais Société Générale
Comptoir National d'Escompte Des Paris
Crédit Industriel Et Commerciel
Rue Louis le Grand
Honmers
America
Congress
C. P. Taft
Douglas Robinson
the World
Mr. Taft
Pename Canal
Caesar
Napoleon
United States Senate
Philippines
Etienne Marcel
Credit Lyonnais
Boulevard Des Italiens
Woman overcomes coffee fear with Postum remedy
A Michigan woman suffered nervous distress from long coffee use imagining dangers and avoiding tasks. After switching to Postum on doctor's and husband’s advice she gradually recovered, regained energy, and can move about freely with her children.
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Postum Co
Battle Mich
Wellville
Unable to fix blame for Brooklyn cave-in at coroner inquest
After three days of testimony the Brooklyn coroner inquest jury into the Gold Street sewer trench collapse that killed ten men and two boys failed to reach a conclusion on the cause or blame. Counsel for the contractors argued officials showed precautions and that the verdict was the only reasonable one.
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Gold Street
Brooklyn
Kennedy
Samuel
Whitehouse
Bosgerty
Rogers
Ludwig Baumann and Company Employees Club Event
Fourteenth annual entertainment gathering of Ludwig Baumann & Co. Employees Mutual Aid Association held recently with attendees from the firm. The event featured music and presentations reflecting the workers’ community group activities and company camaraderie.
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Ludwig Baumann
Ludwig Baumann & Co
Machnerehes
Kishan
Powder Trust Hearing Reveals World Powder Cartel Plan
International agreement to control the world powder supply and set prices was shown at the Powder Trust hearing. President Almon Lent of Austin Powder Company testified and produced minutes of the gunpowder trade association formed in 1872. The pact fixed prices and divided territories among firms, with governments and markets excluded from aggressive competition.
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New York Times
Powder Trust
Mahaffy
Almon Lent
Austin Powder Company
Cleveland
Trust
Lent
Aerepeth
New Jersey
Europe
South America
America
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Comes
Doctor Birdsong Kills Rival in Mississippi Office
In Hazelhurst Mississippi Dr T J Birdsong shot and killed rival physician Dr A B Pitts in Pitts’s office after a quarrel about disturbance and visitors. Witness Will Sumrall says Birdsong fired multiple shots. Birdsong was arrested for murder and a grand jury will investigate.
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New York Times
Hazelhurst
Miss
A. B. Pitts
T. J. Birdsong
Idsong
Dr. Pitts
Dr. Birdsong
J. &. Birdsong
Angie Birdsong
United States
McLaurin
Tom Butler
Monticello
Bankruptcy Hearings After Wireless Message Shocks Firm
Benjamin Landau of B Landau & Co fur manufacturer at 20 East Seventeenth Street faced bankruptcy after a wireless Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse message warned he was aboard bound for Europe. Creditors filed, alleging insolvency and $30,000 to $40,000 in liabilities. Holt appointed Thomas Dewitt receiver with $1500 bond as assets appear under $3,000.
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Benjamin Landau
B. Landau & Co
East Seventeenth Street
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Landau
Europe
Landau Place
Lesser
Landau & Roberts
Landau & Hofstadt
Newark
Policeman Run Down in Harlem Traffic by Auto
Policeman Bernard McMahon of Harlem squad B was struck at 125th Street and Lenox Avenue by Raoul H. Fleischmann of 4 West Seventy seventh Street. McMahon suffered a fractured skull and a broken left arm. Fleischmann was arrested and paroled by Magistrate Kernochan until next Tuesday. McMahon sent to Harlem Hospital.
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Bernard McMahon
125Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Raoul H. Fleischmann
West
Women’s suffrage debated at Harlem schools
About 2 000 people gathered at Wadleigh High School where the Harlem Evening School for Men and the Harlem Evening School for Women debated whether women should have equal suffrage. Three speakers argued each side and the audience heard the verdict in favor of women.
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United States
Wadleigh High School
Harlem Evening Ee School
Harlemening High School
Parsifal for New Year Matinee at the Metropolitan
The Met announces a New Year matinee of Parsifal. The opera will be staged at the Metropolitan House with performances to kick off the new year.
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Metropolitan Aon
Slump in Rawhide Coalition Hits Nevada Stock
Nat C Goodwin and the Rawhide Coalition in Nevada see shares tumble from highs near 1.88 to 70 cents on the curb amid promoter claims of future gains. George G Rice and Nat Goodwin face scrutiny as Warren Miller sues in Reno for restoration of 5,000 shares and profits, plus damages.
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Nat'c. Goodwin
Rawhide Coalition of
Rawhide
Nev
Nevada
Nat C., Goodwin & Co
Reno
Rawhide Coalition
George Graham Rice
New York
Nat Goodwin
Patterson
Rice
Goodwin
Nat. Goodwin
N. Scheeline
R. N. van Dorn
Scheeline Banking and Trust Company
Warren A. Miller
Nat. C. Goodwin Company
Rice and Goodwin
Miller
Goodwin and
Good win defends market amid New York broker chatter
Cincinnati report says Mr Goodwin noted a New York brokers clique selling short to push stock to 70. The team supported the market, bought to halt decline, and did not sell a share. He claims a West sender spreads fraud via telegrams to depress property value.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Goodwin
New York
West
Barnard to Finish Statues for Pennsylvania Capitol
Pennsylvania reaches a plan with sculptor George Gray Barnard to complete two large statuary groups for the Capitol entrance within a year. New York donors provide funds to cover Barnard’s bond and debts, enabling plaster casts release and marble purchase. The deal includes supervision rights and a separate gift of ten mural paintings by Edwin A Abbey valued at about 30000 dollars for the House hall decoration.
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New York Times
Harrisburg
Penn
George Gray Barnard
New York
Young
Capitol Building Commission
Barnard
France
Italy
Morey
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke
Metropolitan Museum
Robert C. Ogden
Albert Shaw
Walter H. Page
EB. R. A. Seligman
F. E. Bourne
Anna M. Carpenter
State Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Edwin A. Abbey
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Capitol
Abbey
Fritzi Scheff Intervenes With Sprinkling Cart Driver
Actress Fritzi Scheff confronted Peter Barron a private sprinkling cart driver after he whipped a bay horse attached to a delivery wagon on a wet Thirty eighth Street near Broadway. She claimed to be a special agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and urged Barron to help the distressed horse. Barron complied and left.
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Peter Barron
Fritzi Scheff
Thirty-eighth Street
Broadway
Miss Scheff
Knickerbocker Theatre
Miss
Barron
Verdict for Root's Partner in Damages Suit
A New York Supreme Court jury awarded Theron G. Strong, law partner of Elihu Root, $1,200 against the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad. Strong, injured while walking at Pelham station, alleged a deep unmarked ditch caused his fall and permanent injury, seeking damages for thumb injury and other bruises.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Justice Tompkins
Theron G. Strong
Elihu Root
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Strong
Pelham
Pelham Station
New Haven Road
Stro
Rooms and board ads praised in The New York Times
A brief ad note asserts the rooms and board advertisements in The New York Times are the best in the city, inviting readers to see the directory on Page 17 and providing telephone contact 1000.
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New York Times
Bey
Ruef Convicted in Rail Franchise Bribery Case
Abraham Ruef, former San Francisco political boss, is found guilty of bribing Supervisor Furey to aid United Railroads in securing the overhead trolley franchise. Jury deliberated 24 hours. judgment set for Dec 12 with a maximum penalty of fourteen years.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Furey
United Railroads
William P. Lawlor
Carpenter's Hall
Ruef
Lawlor
Foreman McNamara
Welch
Francis J. Heney
Thomas B. Dozier
Medals for the Wrights by Aero Club of America
More than twenty medal designs are on view at the Aero Club of America for Wilbur and Orville Wright. Each medal will be gold and cost about 1000 dollars. Subscriptions already cover one medal. Notables supporting the effort include Astor, Seligman, Bell, Alger, Munsey, Hewitt, Flint, and Cooper Hewitt.
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Aero Club of America
Wilbur
Orville Wright
East Forty-second Street
Col
John Jacob Astor
Jefferson N. Seligman
Herbert Parsons
Russell A. Alger
Frank Munsey
Alexander Graham Bell
J. C. McCoy
Alan R. Hawley
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Charles R. Flint
James Means
Boston
George McKesson Brown
More Demands on Charity Rise in November
A Charity Organization Society analysis shows November demand for aid rising over the previous year. Ten district offices report over 50 percent more families aided than November 1907 as Joint Application Bureau filings also climb. Wood-yard tickets issued to job seekers total 1,002, up from 891 in November 1907, an increase of 156 percent, while Penny Provident Fund deposits rise 55 percent.
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Charity Organization Society
Joint Application Bureau
Commson
Penny Provident Fund
Riverton Woman Marries Doctor After Parental Bar
Miss Bertha Eisele, a Riverton society figure, wed Dr. Max Meitzner of Philadelphia in New York. The couple then sailed for the Republic of Ecuador, South America, after eluding her parents who opposed the match. The romance unfolded via a lovers post with a friend as Postmaster General and carrier.
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New York Times
Riverton
N. J
Bertha Eisele
Max Meitzner
Philadelphia
New York
Republic of Ecuador
South America
Eisele
Eisele, Who Had Been Corresponding With Dr. Meitzner
Broad Street
Dr. Meitzner
Prosecutors Clash Over Gov Mead Requisition Case
Newark prosecutor Mott received a letter from Kings County prosecutor McIntosh about Gov Mead failing to recognize Gov Fort’s requisition for Elliott Archer’s capture. The dispute follows a January 1 deadline, with possible further action to be taken.
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Mott
Newark
N. J
Kenneth McIntosh
Kings County
Wash
Gov. Mead
Gov. Fort
Elliott x Archer
Thorough Revision of Tariff Says Taft
Taft supports tariff reform with caveats noting Canada concessions if duties drop. Cape Breton coal price impacts New England market. advocates seek higher gold leaf duties to sustain wages. Andrew Carnegie misses hearing but will testify next week.
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Philadelphia
Canada
Cape Breton
Boston
McCullough
New England
Nova Scotia
Robert E. Hastings
Andrew Carnegie
Taft Misses Roosevelt and Root in Washington Visit
Judge Taft spent hours at the Boardman residence seeking meetings with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root but found them unavailable. A Trans-Mississippi Congress committee invited him to next fall’s Denver gathering and a Western states tour, while Florida pressed for a Georgia visit. A Philippine Dinner Table event followed a large reception for expedition members.
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Washington
Taft
Boardman
Roosevelt
Root
Thomas F. Walsh
Congress
Denver
Florida
Georgia
D T Klein Dies at Orange Station in Sudden Collapse
David T. Klein an East Orange New Jersey importer and button maker died of apoplexy yesterday morning while waiting at the Orange railway station to take a train to this city. He was 48 and leaves a widow a daughter and two sons. The funeral will be held Sunday.
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David T. Klein
East Orange
N. J
Orange
Mr. Klein
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