Wheat Speculation Rages as Patten Pauses and Prices React
After a fractious week on the Chicago Board of Trade the market quiets briefly as James A. Patten steps back from active trading. Prices for May and July options rise slightly while Patten attacks Secretary Wilson and calls for tariff removal on wheat and other grains.
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Tribune
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Board of Trade
James A. Patten
Patten
Tom Peers
Jim’ Hill
Weilson
Bears
Struggie
Wilson
Potter
Néttims
Washburn-Croesby Milling Compary
Minneapolis
Army Corps Moves on Constantinople in Turkish Crisis
April 17 dispatch reports the Committee of Union and Progress shows strength as two trainloads of infantry reach Tchatalje near the capital. Salonica forces gather to push toward Constantinople while deputies seek to reassure troops that the constitution remains in force. The unrest spreads to Adana and Tarsus with Armenian Christian communities affected.
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Committee of Union and Progress
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Salonica
Spartakuleh
Hademkoi
Adrianople
Thhatake
Alexandretta
Vilayet
Adana
Tarsus
Mersina
Wilson Denounces Wheat Speculation at Chicago Corner
Washington April 17 Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department defended normal wheat supplies and warned that those pushing high prices intend to profit at consumers’ expense. He cited government estimates, crop data, and past price trends to argue the market would normalize when the new crop comes in and that speculation harms the system.
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Wilson
Agricultural Department
Chicago Wheat Corner
J. A. Patten
Chicago
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Department of Agriculture
Patten
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Railroads and Trust Laws Clash in Public Speech
Wade H. Ellis argues traffic pools should be permitted and the Sherman act misapplied to railroads. He asserts railroads are public services needing ICC oversight and warns against overreach while urging private ownership where compatible with public welfare.
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United States
Ion
Deltice
Westchester County Bar Ass
Ellis
Cap
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Ellis
Wireless phones open to public in Casco Bay link
Four of thirty wireless stations connect Portland with Casco Bay islands. Mayor Clifford congratulates inventor A Frederick Collins from Cape Elizabeth as four wireless sets handle simultaneous messages. The system uses a new tuning device and claims secrecy improvement. Over four hundred messages sent on first day.
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Portland
Casco Bay
Clifford
Frederick Collins
Cape Elizabeth
Collins
Robbery at Thompson Bridge Co. office nets $3200
In San Francisco on April 17 two masked men robbed Thompson Bridge Co vice-president James M. Thompson of $3200 as he entered his office. Thompson was shot in the chest but survived. a bookkeeper was slightly wounded. One robber fled in a buggy, another in a car and was captured. the money was recovered. One suspect identified as an ex-convict.
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San Francisco
James M. Thompson
Thompson Bridge Company
William Roseberg
Thompson
Broker's Wife Hurt in Herald Square Car Crash
Mrs Alexander H De Haven wife of a Wall Street banker was slightly bruised when a streetcar rear collided with her automobile in Herald Square. Conductor William Ryan was also struck by a taxicab but escaped serious injuries. Patrolman offered ambulance but they declined and she rode home with her chauffeur.
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Herald Square
William Ryan
de Haven
Broadway
Michael Martin
George Nox McCain Arrested in Constantinople
George Nox McCain once publisher of The Colorado Springs Gazette and editor at The Philadelphia Press was arrested in Constantinople by the sultan's soldiers on suspicion of spying. He recently traveled abroad for a lecture on Turkey and is a Philadelphia resident. Ad note: Planters' 65c bungalow tea offered.
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George Nox Mc Cain
Philadelphia
Constantinople
George Nox McCain
Philadelphia Press
Turkey
Paris Treasury Agent Bainbridge Ends Life in Paris
William E. Bainbridge a 47 year old United States Treasury confidential customs agent in charge at Paris shot himself after weeks of insomnia and suspected enemies. He had been chief of the Paris bureau for two years and his burial will take place in Council Bluffs Iowa after the steamer Philadelphia sails April 24. His death followed a period of worry over work and hallucinations. his wife will accompany the body.
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William E. Bainbridge
United States Treasury Department
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Washington
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Train Fight Aboard Six Car Williamsburg Line
More than two hundred people on a six car Williamsburg Bridge bound train clash in a sectarian riot between Jews and Christians. The fight spreads through cars as guards fail to stop it and the motorman speeds to Brooklyn. Police arrest three men, Gadansky, Granneck, and Hendrickson, charged with disorderly conduct.
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Mansion Avenue
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College for Girls Will of C. E. Ellis Endows Pedestal for Fatherless
The will of Charles E. Ellis, the Philadelphia traction magnate who died April 8, endows a non sectarian college for fatherless girls modeled on Girard College. The fund exceeds 2.5 million dollars with additional bequests to hospitals, universities, and various charities. Mrs Ellis waives her claim. Ellis daughter Mrs Elliss Staley accepts a small legacy. The college awaits land purchase after 1090008 in interest accrues. executors report full disposition and several additional gifts to public schools and clubs.
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Girls Kiss the Hero as Millinery Fire Roars Through Empire State Building
Flames and smoke swept the Kolovitz Millinery offices on the Empire State Building second floor causing near panic. About 200 workers rushed to exits with Tony Sarino guiding evacuees through dense smoke. Seventy five used fire escapes on Bleecker Street. Alexander Ritter sustained severe cuts from a broken pane while escaping. Fire and water damage estimated at 3440.
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Alexander Ritter
Woman speedster Elizabeth Blackman held in Brooklyn
Elizabeth Blackman wife of Edward B Blackman a Brooklyn lawyer was arrested at Twenty second avenue and 60th street for speeding. She admitted to Magistrate Steers that she was going thirty miles an hour as Bicycle Patrolman Van Cleef chased her nearly a mile. Bail of 200 was posted by Clarence Browning for appearance in Special Sessions. The couple had married about three months ago.
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