Money Trust Denial Highlights Morgan Firm at Hearings
Final public hearing of the Money Trust Committee features Morgan & Co declaring no group controls $25 billion in assets. Davison and Hill emphasize banking concentration reflects broader economic forces and urge reforms, with testimony from Schiff, Hine, and others outlining risks of minority directorates.
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New York Times
Washington
Morgan & Co
Pijo ‘Money Trust Committee
P. Davison
Untermyer
New York
Irance
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Morgan
Davison
Mr. Schiff
Jacob H. Schiff
James Jr. Hill
Francis L. Hine
First National Bank
Sixty-third Congress
Lindabury
Kujo
F . Er
Reckless Motorist James Horsfall Sentenced in Lowell Jail
Boston January 24 James H Horsfall a Lowell man of wealth was sentenced to six months in Lowell Jail by Judge Chase in Middlesex Superior Criminal Court East Cambridge for reckless automobile operation that fatally injured Miss Ruth Kittredge in Wilmington November 11 1911. He was convicted of reckless driving and of fleeing the scene while acquitted of driving while intoxicated.
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New York Times
Boston
James H. Horsfall
Lowell
Chase
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Ruth Kittredge
Wilmington
Horsfall
Cannon lists great men as Lincoln memorial bill moves
Former Speaker Cannon pleads for approval of the Senate bill for a 2 million Lincoln memorial in Washington. He argues Washington Lincoln Lee and Jefferson Davis will be remembered while other Congress members fade from public memory. He predicts the memorial bill will be debated in the House next Wednesday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lincoln Memorial
Cannon
Lincoln
Lee
Jefferson Davis
Republic
Grant
Congress
Illinois
Utah
Cornell's Profit Tallies At 300000 In Belt Line Deal
At a hearing before Public Service Commissioner Maltbie the Third Avenue Railway Company sought permission to buy Belt Line Corporation stock and bonds. Edward Cornell profited about 300000 from purchasing the Central Park North and East River properties for 2143000 and selling Belt Line securities to the Third Avenue Company for 2450000. Commissioner Maltbie may not conclude the Belt Line assets justify the requested capitalization.
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Public Service
Maltbie
Third Avenue Railway Company
Belt Line Corporation
Edward Cornell
Old Central Park, North and East River Company
New York Railways Company
Third Avenue
City Hall Watchman John Larkin Found Dead at Home
John Larkin a longtime city employee and night watchman at City Hall was found dead at his 363 West Eighteenth Street home. The 79 or 80 year old had served 44 years including 20 on the police force and guard duties at City Hall. He planned to retire Feb 1 but never received a pension due to technical issues per his nephew James Donahue.
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John Larkin
Hugh Grant
West Eighteenth Street
Larkin
City Hall
New York
James Donahue
Ate
Governors at Luncheon in Albany
Gov. Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri visited the Executive Chamber with ex-Gov. John A. Dix and attended a luncheon at Dix’s residence with Gov. Sulzer. Sulzer praised Hadley as a progressive Republican and discussed Roosevelt’s Chicago convention. Hadley planned to address the State Bar Association in Utica this afternoon.
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New York Times
Albany
Herbert
Hadley
Missouri
John A. Dix
Capitol
Sulzer
Dix
Chicago
Gov. Hadley
Col. Roosevelt
Gov
Utica
State Bar Association
Curran Committee Moves to End Investigation by March
The Curran Committee voted to end the investigation by March 15, with four or five meetings weekly until completion. Witnesses discussed past and new policing methods, state constabulary ideas, and whether to call ex President Roosevelt or other figures. The panel expects months to compile testimony and decide recommended legislation.
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Curran Committee
Alderman Dowling
Emory R. Buckner
Roosevelt
William 8. Devery
Alexander S. Williams
Waldo
Faurot
Police
Rogues
Gaynor
Duffy
Robert J. Turnbull
District Attorney's Office
Turnbull
Ton
Adamson’s Botanic Baleam Cough Relief Claim
Fragmentary ad text promotes Adamson’s Botanic Baleam as the safest remedy for coughs or colds. The copy references a “beat one” claim and suggests product safety and efficacy without verifiable details.
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Adamson
Police graft hunt ends for a time in city
Whitman's office indicates no further indictments will be pursued until after trials of Patrolman Fox and Edward Newell. Investigators faced barriers from police, resort keepers, and spies, delaying progress. If Fox, Newell, Skelly, Maas, or Wolf do not turn state evidence, the graft inquiry may end.
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Whitman
Fox
Edward J. Newell
Newell
Skelly
Maas
Wolf
George A. Bipp
Curran
Mary Goode
Mailer
Dubelier
Boston
Sipp
Lipp
Howard
Henry Kaufmann
Avenel
Jacob Spielberg
Grand Jury
Dorian
Charles EB. Foye
Foye
Skyscrapers Are Beautiful Says Hermann Struck
Famous German artist Hermann Struck is in town and declares skyscrapers beautiful, aiming to persuade the world. The note appears in Tomorrow's Sunday Times.
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Hermann Struck
In Tomorrow
Sunday Times
Fire Halted Brooklyn Bridge Traffic During Rush Hour
A small fire in a tool house on the Manhattan Terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge triggered a near hour long shutdown of surface and elevated service. Firefighters contained the blaze, but insulation damage caused a short circuit, halting tens of thousands of riders and delaying 62 elevated trains and 342 surface cars.
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Manhattan Terminal
Brooklyn Bridge
Old Bridge
James Donohue
Bridge
Roughan
Binns
O'Toole
Oak Street
Brooklyn
All Park Row
City Hall
Manhattan Bridge
Hutchinson
Public Service Commission
Waiters Riot At Ritz Carlton As Strikes Spread
Two bands of strikers estimated 150 to 200 men attacked the Ritz Carlton last night. Police reserve units were called in as rioting expanded to Bryant Hall and various hotels. Four hundred strikers quit a Bryant Hall meeting and marched toward the Hotel Astor, while several restaurants closed and police made arrests.
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Ritz-Carlton
Rhinelander Waldo
East Fifty-first Street
Ritz- Carlton
Madison Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Forty-sixth Street
Haase
George Guanquinto
Greenwich Avenue
Waldo
Fifty-first Street
Waillick’s
Elks’ Club
Rector’s
Archambault’s
Maxim’s
St. Denis
Fifth Avenue
Folies Bergere
Murray's
Forty-second Street
Churchill's
Wellington
Moretti’s
Marseilles
Louis Martin’s
Netherlands
Imperial
Gotham
Hoffman House
Seville
York
Shanley
Engineers’ Club
Maresi’s
Martinique
Sherry’s
Michaud’s
Somerset
Colaizzi's
Plaza
Brevoort
Lafayette
McAlpin
Knickerbocker
Carlo Tresco
Industrial Workers of the World
Deimonico’s
Waldorf
Times Square
Gaynor
Williams and Devery
Harburger
Bryant Hall
Hotel Astor
Tragic Collapse Kills Eight in McKinley Store
E N Presley died after being pinned under heavy timbers as a department store collapsed in McKinley Texas. Rescuers could not free him before flames endangered him and he begged to be shot or relieved from suffering. His wife, in Dallas, arrived shortly after the rescue scene.
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New York Times
Mckinley
Texas
E. N. Presley
Presley
Dallas
Latest Shipping News Arrived Ships Sprint to Havana and Trinidad
The arrival report notes the Morro Castle at Havana and the Granada at Trinidad with January 1% date markers. No further details on cargo or conditions are provided.
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Morro Castle
Havana
Granada
Trinidad
Woman Delivers Vote for Utah Electors
Mrs. Margaret Zane Witcher of Salt Lake City arrives in Washington to deliver Utah’s electoral vote to the President of the Senate. She is the first woman messenger from the states, traveling 2380 miles and earning 585 dollars in mileage.
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Utah
Mrs. Witcher
Washington
Margaret Zane Witcher
Salt Lake City
Senate
Antediluvian Whiskey Ad Promises Pure Strength
An advertisement from Luyties Bros extols Antediluvian Whiskey as pure and strong. The copy touts it as the best expression of ace in Antediluvian and highlights the brand’s lineage and quality.
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Luyties Bros. N
Alfonso to Visit United States in Coming Summer
The Admiralty reports King Alfonso of Spain may visit the United States next summer if the political situation allows. The king has shown interest since a visit by his War Minister's son and is being seriously considered by the Spanish government. Alfonso told Senior Azcarato he might travel to the American continent.
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London
Admiralty
Alfonso
Spain
United States
Azcarato
Spanish
Chamber of Deputies
Choate Celebrates 81st Birthday With Dinner At Home
Former Ambassador to the Court of St James s Joseph H Choate celebrated his eighty first birthday at his 8 East Sixty third Street home with eighteen guests including Senator Elihu Root and John L Cadwalader. He enjoyed good health and said he felt well.
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Joseph H. Choate
Court of St. James's
East Sixty-third Street
Mr. Choate
Senator Elihu Root
Frederick W. Whitridge
John L. Cadwalader
Francis Kinnicut
F. K. Sturgis
Wall Street
Jewelry Worth 3000 Missing Between Cities
Mrs. H. F. Biggar mailed $3,000 in jewels from Cleveland to New York for Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Toote. The Footes reported the loss upon return, and police suspect theft occurred in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
H. F. Biggar
Express
New York
E. A. Toote
Footes
Court Kills Transfer Law Citywide Elevated Rail Rule
In Chicago on January 24 Judge Baldwin of the Circuit Court of Cook County ruled the city ordinance mandating universal transfers between elevated railways invalid. The injunction securing the order was made permanent after a suit by three elevated lines. The judge found the city lacked authority to regulate rail fare rates and the city planned an appeal.
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Chicago
Baldwin
Circuit Court
Cook County
Patchogue Man Leaves Estate to Sick and Needy
Andrew Jackson Smith died at 93 and left about 9000 dollars in bonds and bank cash to the sick and needy of Patchogue. The 1911 will left all property to Sidney N. Gerard with a request to use it for Patchogue’s needy adults and children, consulting William T. Danes.
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Patchogue
Andrew Jackson Smith
Sidney N. Gerard
Sidne N. Gerard
William T. Danes
Smith
William B. McDaniel
S52
Ocean Avenue
Gerard
Citizens’ National Bank
Yerkes Funds Tied Up Facing Estate Stalemate
W C Underwood attorney for Louis E Owsley ancillary executor of the Yerkes estate says New York funds over 400000 are needed to pay legacies including a 100000 bequest to the University of Chicago for the observatory. Surrogate Fowler to rule on transferring funds to Mr Owsley while tax due is covered by 40000 on deposit.
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W. C. Underwood
Louis 8. Owsley
Charles T. Yerkes
Yerkes Observatory
Mr. Yerkes
University of Chicago
Yerkes
Underwood
Fowler
New York
Owsley
Suffrage Group Declines Inaugural Parade Participation
The National American Woman's Suffrage Association will not join the March 4 inaugural parade for President-elect Woodrow Wilson. Rosalie Jones and her marchers will be present for a suffrage pageant the day before. The group cites no invitation from the Inaugural Committee and a refusal to permit stands at the parade, noting their non partisan stance and seeking space on the Treasury Building south side for a large stand.
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Washington
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Woodrow Wilson
Rosalie Jones
Helen J. Gardener
Association
Senate Committee On Public Buildings
Treasury Building
Women Win a Point In NeVada
Carson Nev Jan 24 women suffrage passed the General Assembly with three dissenting votes. The measure goes to the Senate Monday and, if approved, will be submitted to popular vote at the next general election.
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NeVada
Carson, Nev
General Assembly
Senate
All Steel Electric Lighted Pullmans on Atlantic Coast Line
Travel from New York leaving at 12 28 noon on the All Steel Electric Lighted Pullmans with seven other daily trains on the Atlantic Coast Line. Service advertised by Superior Roadway at 1218 Broadway.
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Palm Beach
Miami
Cuba
Panama
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Superior Roadway
Sultan Deposed Rumor Strikes London Headlines
A rumor that the sultan was deposed unsettles London as the nation weighs war power and potential shifts. Officials and allies await a new cabinet's guidance while power centers react cautiously to the unfolding question of leadership.
Turmoil in Constantinople Rumbles Through European Markets
Reports from London say Nazim Pasha was shot amid a coup in Constantinople. Officials caution against overreacting as European bourses slide and Balkan delegates debate the armistice in the wake of the upheaval. No confirmation of a Turkish republic or dethronement is yet available.
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Turkey
Marconi
New York Times
London
Constantinople
Tau New Yor Times
Adrianople
Nazim Pasha
Wiser Cournsels
Turkiye Faces Delicate Reply Over Adrianople Crisis
London dispatches report the post-revolution Turkish government seeking a compromise with Balkan powers, retaining Adrianople but awaiting a Thursday demonstration as the indicator of national will. Ambassadors warn of possible ultimatum if the reply fails, risking renewed hostilities. Enver Bey named Chief of the General Staff as cabinet reshuffles unfold.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Adrianople
Turkey
Europe
Russia
Balkan
Awilat
Aegean Islands
Young Turk
Kiamil Pasha
Young
Enver’ Bey
Nazim Pasha
Osman Nizami Pasha
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