Interboro Slush Fund Probe Details Morgan Ties and Legal Fees
Testimony before the Thompson Legislative Committee revealed a close link between J. P. Morgan & Co and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company with a $50 million account and substantial banking services. Lawyers from Hays Hershfeld Wolf Guggenheimer Untermyer Marshall earned about $65,000 in fees while opposing Interborough in suit, and other payments included $17,500 to Edward M. Grout for subway matters. The panel examined contracts, bonuses, and bond dealings tied to dual subway tracks and extensions, noting large commissions and stock moves by Morgan, and queries about a potential bar association action. Continued on Page 4.
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Thompson Legislative Committee
Horace M. Fisher
Interborough
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Eums
Edward M. Grout
Union Bank of Brooklyn
Innterborough
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Interborough Company
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Colby
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Iinterborough
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Rockefeller Board Attack Aimed at Albany
Special to The New York Times Albany February 7 Tam many moves to probe the Rockefeller Foundation via a legislative investigation resolution. Senator Boylan leads a two senate three assembly panel with $10,000 to inquire into the Rockefeller Foundation General Education Board and related bodies, backed by the State Federation of Labor.
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Thomas W. Churchill
New York Board of Education
Tammany Tonight
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State Federation of Labor
Seize Hipolito Villa On Federal Charge
Special Cable from Havana reports Hipolito Villa brother of Pancho Villa arrested by government police at American request. He is accused of destroying part of a railroad near El Paso Texas and is confined awaiting extradition. Villa denounces the arrest as driven by Americans intent on stopping his brother from harming Americans.
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Havana
Outlaw
NEW York Times
Cuba
Pancho Villa
el Paso
Texas
Villa
Kaiser’s Son Oscar Wounded Again in War Theatre
Amsterdam reports Prince Oscar of Prussia fifth son of Emperor William was lightly wounded in the head and upper thigh by shell splinters during fighting in the astern war theatre. He had previously been wounded at Virton Belgium in 1914 and narrowly escaped capture in Poland next year.
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Oscar of
Prussia
Emperor William
Astern
Berlin
Prince Oscar
Virton
Belgium
Poland
Guynemer Bags Fifth German Aeroplane in Duel
Paris reports Sergeant Pilot Guyne mer of the French Flying Corps has downed his fifth German adversary. A veteran of six weeks training, Guynemer previously earned the Legion of Honor War Cross and Military Medal. He flies a biplane named The Old Charles and achieved a dramatic late December duel above French lines.
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Paris
Guynemer
Garros
Pegoud
Fokker
Charles
Defenders Rally as Clark Backs Preparedness Bills
In Washington on Feb 7 the House passed two administration preparedness bills without a dissenting vote. One authorizes three midshipmen per member for Annapolis, the other spends 100000 for New York Navy Yard builds and 900000 for Mare Island. Clark and Mann backed the measures amid debate over naval expansion and quicker battleship production.
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Annapolis
New York Navy Yard
Mare Island Yard
Mann
Champ Clark
Clark
Kitchin
West Point
Padgett
Naval Committee
United States
Oklahoma
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Congress
Willcox Wins Board of Education Presidency in City Contention
William G. Willcox of Staten Island defeated Thomas W. Churchill 29 to 14 for President of the Board of Education amid party tension. Mayor Mitchell’s appointees drew protests as the meeting heard accusations of pledges linked to Willcox, with Gillespie and Winthrop opposing, and Churchill withdrawing in protest before nominating himself.
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Staten Island
Board of Education
Thomas W. Churchill
George J. Gillespie
Churchill
Mitchell
Willcox
Thomas F. Kelly
Brooklyn
Mitchel
Walter H. Bennett
Leo Arnstein
Manhattan
Palmer
George W. Winate
Peter J. Brady
Conference of Organized Labor
Wingate
Mr. Brady
Rockefeller
Robert L. Harrison
Egerton L. Winthrop, Jr
Wilcox
Papen Papers Reveal New Berlin Foreign Office Links
Parliamentary paper unveils translated Papen documents, detailing bank entries and checks. Letters show Admiral von Hintze favored intervention in 1914 Mexico, while Langhorne acted as bearer of messages to officials. Fox and Boy-Ed clash over Huerta and U.S. policy, with Harden and Dernburg figures cited in sharp exchanges.
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Franz von Papen
Washington
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Mexico
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Berlin
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America
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James W. Gerard
Prince Hatzfeld
Count. von Sternburg
Count von Bernstorff
Dr. Dernburg
Herr Harden
Harden
H. Herwarth
General Staff
WHS
Langhorne
Lyell Fox
England
United States
Langhorne and
Fox
Boy-Ed
Wilson
America and Britain face war direction changes in war notes
London dispatch notes likely shift in war leadership with Kitchener possibly leaving the War Office and Sir William Robertson taking active command. Berlin commentary cites submarine policy tensions with Washington, suggesting Germany may resume submarine warfare if negotiations with America falter, while maintaining firm support for the campaign.
Lusitania Note Sparks Optimism in Washington
German note to the United States over the Lusitania sinking is discussed by officials. Officials expect concessions may satisfy the United States while President Wilson weighs acceptance. Lansing denies new demands and Berlin hints of further talks as Count von Bernstorff waits in Washington.
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Teutonic
Germany
United States
Times
Berlin
Washington
Lusitania
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Lansing
Count von Hernstorff
Economic Staff for Germany Demanded by Industrialists
Berlin dispatch reports Hansabund, representing leading German industries, urged the Imperial Chancellor to submit to the Reichstag a law creating an economic general staff to manage postwar trade, real estate, labor, raw materials, and currency stability, with control over imports and a smooth war to peace transition. The Prussian Chambers of Commerce also backed a body to oversee Army contracts and distribution of work, including small home-based labor, as part of a broader shift to centralized economic planning. A draft law was to be prepared, and a luxury import ban was reportedly being considered.
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Great Britain
Lord Kitchener
Asquith
Sir Henry Jackson
Charles Edward Caliwell
Imperial Defense Committee
Henry Jackson
Callwell
War Office
Daily Mall
Ministry of Munitions
Secretary For War
William Robertson
Stafe
Perilin
Hansabund
Germany
Bundesrat
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Berlin
Pyeenem
Tageblatt
Demands on Germany Not Increased Says Lansing
Secretary Lansing denied any new U S demands on Germany and cast doubt on Dr Eugene Zimmermann statements about new demands The notes of May 15 June 9 and July 21 outline three core demands disavowal or admission of illegality indemnity and guarantees against further attacks Germany has conceded the second and third points and disputes the first logical emphasis on Lusitania case and reparation claims.
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Lusitania
Zimmermann
Germany
New York Times
Washington
Eugene Zimmermann
Berlin
Soldiers Prisoners in Germany Reach Over One Million
The Overseas News Agency reports 1,420,171 enemy soldiers are prisoners of war in Germany. It notes additional arms and equipment captured or redirected by German forces, including 9,700 cannons, 7,700 military carriages, 3,000 machine guns, and 1,300,000 rifles still usable.
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Sayville
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Germany
Theverseas
Austria-Hungary
Imperial decree fixes Feb 9 Duma and Empire Council siting
An imperial decree from Petrograd via London sets February 9 as the date to resume sessions of the Duma and the Council of the Empire. Also appears an advertisement for Delicious Deerfoot Farm Sausage made at the farm in Southborough, Alabama, urging readers to try them.
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Council of the Empire
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