Senator Elkins Dies at a Capital in Washington
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia died after a six month illness. His death shifts Senate balance toward Democrats and opens leadership roles, with Elkins long noted for railroad policy and Interstate Commerce oversight. His funeral and family were at his bedside as Washington mourned.
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New York Times
Washington, D. C
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Senate
Aldrich
Hale
Elkins
Washington
Elk
New
Bngnd
Congress
Kington
Senator Elkins
Committee On Interstate Commerce
United States
Kean
New Jersey
Clapp
Minnesota
Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Scott
Senator Elkins Career Reveals Early Life and War Service
Born in Perry County Ohio on September 26 1841 Stephen B Elkins rose from farmer stock to law and politics. He served as Captain in Missouri militia during the Civil War and escaped Quantrills guerillas with help from Cole Younger later aiding Youngers release. He built a large law practice in New Mexico and enforced the emancipation act amid peon labor by Mexican residents while securing the Maxwell land grant for his clients.
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Stephen B. Elkins
Harrison
Duke of the
Perry County
Ohio
Missouri
University
Mr. Elkins
Cole Younger
Younger
Quantrell
Jesse James
Senator Elkins
Filkins
Plains
New Mexico
Johnson
United States
Ph. Grant
Maxwll
Bandits Rob Mail Car On Northern Pacific Train
Two masked highwaymen held up a north coast limited train near King Street Station Seattle injuring mail clerk Harry O Clark and robbing mail pouches. They fled at Kent after the car was looted while both Clark and C E Reid were trapped in a closet until the train reached Auburn.
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Auburn
Wash
Northern Pacific
King Street
Seattle
Harry O. Clark
Clark
C. ER. Reid
Reid
St. Paul
Kent
Train Hold Up Robbery Near Ogden Tied to Stolen Checks
A telegram to Attorney Breckinridge Long from Harold G. Chatfield reports stopping payment on several checks stolen in a train hold up near Ogden Utah. The Chatfields were robbed of money and jewelry and the robber left no change to telegraph relatives.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Breckinridge Long
Harold G. Chatfield
New York
Chatfield
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Utah
Chatfields
Government war on Sugar Trust moves toward new report
Washington scene as New Orleans grand jury prepares a report on sugar fraud probes. New York duties refunds total about 3 million dollars with a 700 thousand dollar immunity settlement under consideration. Special Attorney Bird leads New Orleans inquiry. Taft aims for full enforcement with no further bargains.
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New York Times
Washington
Sugar Trust
New Orleans
Senate
Bird
Stimson
New York
Taft
Department of Justice
Thct
Wise
Railway Official Shot After Discharge in Elmira
Nicholas Honness, a former New York Central Telegraph operator, shot Pennsylvan ia Division Superintendent Daniel W. Dinan in his Elmira office after being denied reinstatement. Dinan wounded but likely to recover. Honness died by suicide after the struggle. Dinan and staff intervened as Honness fired five shots. one bullet hit Dinan’s neck and another struck Honness in the brain. Dinan received care at Corning Hospital.
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New York Times
Elmira
Nicholas Honnesp
New York Central Railroad
Daniel W. Dinan
Pennsylvania Division of the Road
Dinan
Hanness
Corning
Henness
Honness
S. J. Lebo
Oswald Patchill
Clara Kelly
Voters Press for Shepard Bid to Block Sheehan in Senate
In Albany on January 4, Republican lawmakers including Senators Newcomb Travis and Assembly members Ward and Higgins received letters from Democrats urging support for Edward M. Shepard for the U S Senate. The appeal argues Republicans with no chance to elect intra party senators could unite with reform minded Democrats to defeat William F. Sheehan.
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New York Times
Albany
Edward M. Shepard
United States Senate
Newcomb
New York
Travis
Kings
Assemblyman
Artemas Ward
Twenty-fifth
Frederick A. Higgins
Twenty-third
Senate
William F. Sheehan
Shipping News: SS St. Paul Arrives at Southampton
The latest shipping bulletin notes the SS St. Paul arrived at Southampton on December 28. The entry confirms vessel docking details and port activity for the period.
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St. Paul
Southampton
Golfers Train to Pinehurst for Tournament Run
Golfers prepare for Pinehurst events with a special train run from New York departing January 6 at 1 38 PM. The Seaboard Office at 283 Broad Street advertises stateroom and site options for the January 9 to 14 tournament week.
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Pinehurst
St New York
Seaboard
Broad
Bronx Lot Buyers Attack Robin Scheme Exposed
Fresh disclosures show Joseph G. Robin diverted about 118000 from Washington Savings Bank using unrecorded mortgages on Bronx land. Thousands of dollars in installment lots tied to Bankers Realty and Security Company were misused, with 400 parcels affected and many buyers left unable to receive unencumbered titles.
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Joseph G. Robin
Northern Bank
Washington Savings Bank
Robin
State Banking Department
Bronx
Bankers’ Realty and Security Company
Robin Corcerns
Savings Bank
SunDay Times
Bankers’ Realty & Security Company
Belle Harbor
Rollins & Rollins
Nassau Street
the Times
Bankers’ Realty and Security CO
Washington
Tremont Terrace
Rollins& Rollins
Nessee
P. c
Hutchins
Department of Banking
Ignatz Klein
Bankers’ Realty Company
Middletown Road
Klein
Theodore Werner
Werner
Orner
Trading Ship Sails for Africa for Treasures
A trading ship laden with trinkets sets sail for Africa to exchange goods for treasures. The notice invites readers to read more in next Sunday's Times.
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Africa
TIMES
Judson of Judson & Judson Dies by Own Hand at Hospital
Alfred Mills Judson, head of the Judson & Judson brokerage, shot himself in a room at J Hood Wright Hospital after the firm failed and bankruptcy. His son, Charles Y Judson, said the breakup and possible Detroit move affected him. he had been a Stock Exchange veteran and hospital director for 21 years.
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Alfred Mills Judson
Judson & Judson
Broad Street
The
Stock Exchange
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Judson
Supt
Floyd Martinis
le Hane
Hellenstein
Hendrick Hudson Annex
West 110Th Street
Charles Y. Judson
Circuit Road
New Rochelle
Detroit
William Judson
Percy W. Sherman
New York Central
A. Leo Everett
Reetor Street
Democratic Club
Violent Turkestan Quake Kills Hundreds Across Cities
A series of strong earthquakes struck Russian Turkestan on January 4, causing extensive destruction in Vyerny and Kopal. Hundreds dead or injured, thousands displaced, with damaged schools and residences. Officials report disrupted heating and communications as refugees endure severe cold. Simultaneous reports note recovered bodies in Vyerny and a London seismograph recording a gigantic eastward quake with instrument failure.
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Tashkent
Russia
Russian Turkestan
Vyerny
Semiryetchensk
Kopal
Pokouloff
Earthquakes Rattle Europe and United States Readings
Observatories in France Belgium and Spain logged violent tremors starting 11 34 last night lasting hours with estimates of 8 100 to 3 700 miles distance origin in southwest Asia. U S Weather Bureau records show two intense shocks in Asiatic Russia from 6 39 to 9 10 PM lasting two and a half hours with north south and east west movement. Albany measures report the strongest seismic event since San Francisco and Valparaiso earthquakes, beginning 6 43 PM and lasting two hours with peak 7 15 to 7 20 PM.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Spain
Asia
Wali
Albany
State Museum
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Russian Turkestan and its Vast Territory
Russian Turkestan covers most of the region including Samarkand Ferghana Svr-Darya and Transcaspi Territory with Bokhara and Khiva as vassals. It spans about 650000 square miles with 5 to 6 million people. Tashkent is a major capital center. Vyerny is a fortified town near the Trans Ili Ala Tau damaged by an earthquake.
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Russian Turkestan
Samarkand
Ferghana
Svr-Darya
Semiryetchenck
Transcaspi
Bokhara
Khiva
Tashkent
Vyerny
Trans-Illi
Ala-Tau
Illi
Issyk-Kul
Graft Scandal In Pittsburg Steel Mills Publicized
Alexander Sandersky a Carnegie Steel foreman pleaded guilty to conspiracy and admitted a widespread graft scheme in Pittsburg area mills. Workers earning $14 to $15 weekly paid 2 to 9 percent to secure and keep laborer jobs, with overseers taking a cut. N A Bendell led the investigation, indicting Sandersky and James Rice of Duquesne Steel.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Alex. Sandersky
Carnegie Steel Company
N. A. Bendell
Steel Company
Sandersky
James Rice
Duquesne Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Andersky
Schenville
Forei
Rice
Quake Records From Brooklyn and Fordham Observatories
A seismograph at Brooklyn College Crown Heights recorded a violent shock from Russian Turkestan lasting about thirty three minutes with north south activity. Fordham University logged a quake Tuesday night starting 6 40 lasting about two hours with principal shock at 7 17 and activity mainly north south though east west shocks were also strong.
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Brooklyn College
Crown Heights
Brooklyn
Fordham University
Banker Robin in the Tombs Arraigned on Grand Larceny
Joseph G. Robin, linked to the closing of the Northern Bank and the Washington Savings Bank, remained in the Tombs after failing to post $40,000 bail set by Judge Swann at General Session arraignment. The report notes no continuation on this page.
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Joseph G. Robin
Northern Bank
Washington Savings Bank
Substitute Sausage Market Alleges Wrapper Protection
A concise public notice notes that substitution of other sausages remains common and urges consumers to rely on wrappers for protection against misleading labels. The advisory stresses vigilance at the point of sale and calls for clearer consumer safeguards.
Fessenden Wife Defies Seizure of Inventions
Boston January 4 Mrs Reginald A Fessenden refused to surrender her husband's secret wireless inventions and records. She appealed for aid to a Boston lawyer who alerted Sheriff Collingwood. Officials agreed the property would be held pending Plymouth County court ownership ruling set for the first Monday in February. Fessenden plans to defend against a possible eviction at Brant Rock and has armed the station.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Brant Rock
Reginald A. Fessenden
Collingwood
Fessenden
Plymouth County
Plymouth
Weds Friend's Widow In Rockaway Park Ceremony
Mrs Jelen M Steer widow of Dr Justin Steer of St Louis who died with prussic acid beside him married Dr Henry Arthur Geitz at the home of her sister Mrs William Cummins Myron in Rockaway Park L I. The couple plan to live briefly at the Myron home then move to 61 Montauk Ave Belle Harbor L I. Geitz about 34, Steer widow about 50, who invested in a mineral water venture Geitz left his St Louis practice and joined Mrs Steer in New York two weeks ago.
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Jelen M. Steer
Justin Steer
St. Louis
Henry Arthur Geltz
Steer
William Cummins Myron
Rockaway Park
Dr. Geitz
New York
Declines An Earldom In Scottish Estate Matter
Boston report: Col Lorenzo A Dodge of Worcester relinquishes his right to the title of Earl of Caithness while Mrs. Robert W Sutherland pursues a share of the Berridale estate in Scotland. Dodge will take only 871000 from Hart's personal funds and estate leases, citing his wife in an insane asylum.
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New York Times
Boston
Robert W. Sutherland
Berridale
Scotland
Earl of Caithness
Lorenzo A. Dodge
Worcester
Col. Dodge
Hart
Gold Certificates Moved to Pay Atlantic Fleet Crew
$1,500,000 in gold certificates moved from Boston Sub Treasury to Charleston Navy Yard and loaded aboard the Celtic for shipment to Guantanamo Bay to pay off crews of the Atlantic Fleet returning from Europe. The Celtic will also carry supplies valued at $1,500,000.
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Boston
Charleston Navy Yard
Celtic
Guantanamo
Cuba
Europe
Columbia to Establish Agricultural Experiment Farm
Columbia University plans an agricultural experiment farm five miles northeast of Fishkill Landing New York in Southern Dutchess County. The 1,000 acre complex combines Blodgett Brinckerhoff and Wanwick properties donated and acquired for university use. Engineering and mining stations will be built to support instruction and research.
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New York Times
Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Columbia University
Tutchess County
Blodgett
Brinckerhoff
Olurbia
Wanwick
Howell White
Fisi
Mr. Blodgett
Harry Whitney
Squadron C Horses Die in Brooklyn Armory Losses
Officers of Squadron C Brooklyn report seven horses dead and at least twenty five ill over two months at the Bedford Avenue Carroll Street armory. A poisoning theory circulates but officials say disease is the cause. The stallion Liederkranz, sire to younger horses, died last Sunday, dampening plans for a public exhibition.
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Brooklyn
Crack Cavalry Regiment
Armory
Bedford Avenue
Carroll Street
Charles I. Debevoise
Serst
James Maclin
Liederkranz
Five French academies vote against women’s admission
In Paris the Institute of France met to decide on Mme Curie’s eligibility for the Academy of Sciences. After a long debate a resolution passed 86 to 52 declaring that the election of women contradicted immutable tradition, though the assembly said it could not compel the individual academies to follow the ruling.
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Paris
Institute Irance
Mme. Curie
Academy of Sciences
Baklanoff Fined Ten Thousand. Return Planned At Boston Opera
Boston January 4 George Baklanoff the Boston Opera baritone who quit after refusing to sing at a dress rehearsal will return next week under terms set by manager Russell. Baklanoff must rejoin the company under a $10,000 fine cancellation of his old contract and full company fee deduction likely from his salary.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
George Baklanoff
Boston Opera
Baklanoff
Valentine Amonasro
Rigoletto
Scarpia
Tonio
Mr. Russell
The
Bostonia
Pennsylvania Railroad Announces January Timetables
Limited train service to Florida to be inaugurated effective January 8. No departure or arrival times at Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets will be listed on new timetables. Frequent ferry service between those stations and Jersey City will continue. Changes planned in local trains and trains to Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Florida
Cortlandt
Desbrosses Streets
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Sues to Break Steamship Pool Rivalry Across Atlantic
United States sues almost all transatlantic steamship lines including Allan, Cunard, Hamburg‑America, North German Lloyd, White Star, Red Star, and Holland‑America, plus officials, under the Sherman Act. Court seeks to declare a 1908 steerage pooling contract illegal, bar port entries, impose rate controls, and restrain lines from conspiring to destroy competitors. The action aims to end a system of “fighting steamers” cutting rates at rivals’ expense.
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United States
Europe
Atlantic Steamship Conference
Bryce J. Amaff
Allan Line
A. & Franklin and
John Lee
International Mercantile Marine
William Coverly
Anchor Line
Charles B. Sumner
Cunard Line
Emil L. Boas
Hamburg-American Line
Adrian Gips
Gustav H. Schwab
Herman C. von Post
Gustav H. Schwab, Jr
North German
Lloyd
Max Straus
Russian East Asiatic Line
Alexander E. Johnson
Red Star Line
New York
Thne
Pool
Wise
Walcott H. Pitkin
John W. H
Felix Frankfurter
Oper
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Banker’s Transactions
Broker A. M. Judson
J. Hood Wright
Strument
London
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West Bromwich
Foreman
Carnegie Co
Fordham
Mrs. Steer
Caithness
Columbia
Fishkill
William Blodgett
Institute of France
Sues
Big Atlantic
Allan Steamship Company, Limited
International Mercantile Marins Company
International Navigation Company
Henderson Brothers
Limited
Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Cunard Steamship Company
British and North Atlantic Steam Navigation Company, Limited
Holland-America
LINE
North German Lloyd Line
White Star Line
Russian East Atlantic Steamship Company, Limited
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