Pittsburg Bribery Scandal Rocking City Officials
Pittsburg is shocked by the arrest of seven finance committee councilmen and the president and cashier of the German Nations Bank on bribery charges. Bonds were set at 15 990 each. The arrests target alleged payments to secure passage of ordinances and resolutions over two years. Hearings scheduled next Wednesday morning.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Qnance Committee of Common and Select Councils
Joseph G. Wascon, Jr
W. H. Melaney
Tensard de Wolfe
Civic League of
Allegheny County
J Brady
Central
Wasson, Klein
Brand
Patterson, Acheson & Sterritt
Willis F. McCook
William B. Rodgers
George B. Guthrie
A. Leo Weil
Civic League
Common Councils
Pere Fourth Avenue
Depose Bank Officers In Pittsburg Bribery Case
At a night board meeting of the German National Bank of Pittsburg W. W. Ramsey president and A A Vilsack cashier, both under arrest in the councilmanic bribery case, were deposed. A A Frauenheim elected president and J F W Eversman cashier to succeed them. Directors said money had been put to improper use.
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Civic League
Itl
San Francisco
League
A. Leo Weil
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
German National Bank of
Bomb on L train explodes outside Second Avenue restaurant
A large glass bomb filled with pebbles exploded at about 7:30 PM in front of a restaurant at 2664 Second Avenue. Mrs. Hart was stunned as glass shattered the door. police suspect targeting the nearby Red Cross Pharmacy formerly owned by Louis Capero, who was recently arrested. Crowd alarm spilled onto the street as tenants reacted.
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Second Avenue
Sarah Hart
Joseph Hart
Red Cross Pharmacy
Louis Capero
Capero
Levis Capero
11Th Street
Gath
Austria Hungary to pay Turkey 204 as Bosnia compensation
Berlin report cites Frankfurter Zeitung claiming Austria Hungary will grant Turkey 204 for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The source says the payment is prepared and awaits formalities.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitune
Austria- Hungary
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Governmentlegislative push for 1910 electoral reform
London December 21 reports a royal commission to study parliamentary election methods. The inquiry will cover foreign and colonial systems, plural voting, women's suffrage, and proportional representation, with findings to shape an electoral reform bill planned for 1910 introduction.
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London
Yonkers Railroad Cars Stopped Over Fare Dispute
Under Justice Morehauser’s order Yonkers Railroad halted operations on Elm and Walnut streets and parts of South Broadway at midnight. The city council says the 15 cent Yonkers to Battery fare violates the franchise and moves to forfeit the road’s bonds and seek franchise annulment. Receiver Leslie Sutherland proposed a 10 cent fare if the 8 cent requirement is dropped, prompting council review. The attorney general will pursue charges to annul the franchise.
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Justice Morehauser
Supreme Court
Yonkers
Leslie Sutherland
Yonkers Railroad Company
Common Council
Morse Houses Put Up For Sale On Fifth Avenue
John N. Golding authorized to sell Morse family holdings on Fifth avenue. Properties include Nos. 720 and 722 with old George Kemp mansion and No. 728 with 27 by 125 foot frontage. Total valuation $1.4 million. Morse plans retrial on federal banking indictments.
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Charles W. Morse
John N. Golding
Fifth Avenue
56Th Street
George Kemp
Morse
57Th Street
William Co. Whitney
Golding
Hoyt
Metz Confesses to Doctor After Church Attendance
Controller Metz met with Dr. Lyman Abbott at City Hall and confessed that since Abbott quit preaching he has attended church only twice. He mentioned hearing Dr. Hillis and Dr. Cadman, where he keeps a pew. The clergyman reacted, surprised that his preaching affected attendance so strongly.
Precautions Set For Factory Occupation In Marlboro
In Marlboro Massachusetts two policemen were stationed as watchmen at a factory to be occupied by the W L Douglas Shoe Company of Brockton. Authorities fear an arson attempt due to threats against the removal of part of the Douglas business.
New Provident Head Rittenhouse Chosen President
Edward E. Rittenhouse Colorado Insurance Commissioner to assume presidency of the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society on January 1. Arthur G. Langham to remain as vice president until April meeting. Directors cite reforms and policyholder representation as aims, with Rittenhouse’s past examination credited for restoring stability.
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Insurance Commissioner
Colorado
The
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Edward E. Rittenhouse
Provident Savings Life Assurance, Society
Arthur G. Langham
Louisville
Rittenhouse
the Provident
Provident
E. R. Thomas
Orlando F. Thomas
Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company
Langham
Nash Rockwood
James L. Scott
Saratoga
George C. Clark
Judge Rockwood
New York
E. E. Rittenhouse
Insurance of
Insurance Departments
Man rings mayor's doorbell in disorderly conduct case
Francis Donohue laborer of 821 Jackson Avenue Long Island City was arraigned in night court on disorderly conduct after he rang the doorbell at 10 Washington Square North to see Mayor MacClellan. Patrolman Becker testified he heard Donohue argue with the butler and insist on meeting the mayor. He admitted drinking and was held on 200 dollar bond for good behavior for one month.
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Francis Donohue
Jackson Avenue
Long Island City
MacClellan
Washington Square
Becker
Mercer Street
Walsh
Donohue
Carnegie Urges Tariff Change in Steel Duties Hearing
Andrew Carnegie testified before the Ways and Means Committee in Washington on December 21 calling for repeal of steel duties under the Dingley tariff. He argued U.S. steel makers can outproduce imports, noted rising exports, and declined precise figures, while recounting his rise in the iron and steel business and the consolidation into Carnegie Brothers & Co. He reserved judgment on the Gary testim ony but urged a study of home and foreign costs.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Carnegie
E. H. Gary
Gary
Mr. Carnegie
Chairman Payne
Representative Dalzell
Dalzell
Cochran
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Mr. Cochran
Edgar Thomson Works
Cockran
Edgar Thomson
Carnegie Iron and Steel Works
Babes Starve in Pasadena Cottage as Father Describes Poverty
A Pasadena family faces tragedy as a dead child and two critically ill siblings amid starvation. Warren Edward Brokaw, former editor of The Single Tax Courier, admits he and his wife focused on writing books while their children went hungry. He says he sank into poverty while pursuing a theory of balanced land tenure.
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the Tribune
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Warren Edward Brokaw
Brokaw
Single Tax Courier
St. Louis
Henry George
Boy Crushed While Looking for Santa in Chicago
Seven year old Elbert Birdseye accompanied by his grandmother searched downtown Chicago for Santa Claus. In a department store elevator he leaned over a floor landing and was fatally crushed after the Saint from the North Pole was believed to be nearby.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Elbert Birdseye
Santa Claus
North Pole
Yachtmen Buy Plot for New Annex at West 44th Street
The New York Yacht Club bought three story stable building No 35 West 44th street from James B Haggin adjoining the club home. It plans an annex to be decided at January meeting. The wing would be ready early next fall with an estimated expenditure near 250000. The current clubhouse Nos 37 to 41 West 44th street built in 1900 on land donated by J Pierpont Morgan has 75 feet frontage and 100.5 feet depth. The stable site measures 24.19 by 100 feet, enlarging the club home about one third.
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New York Yacht Club
James B. Haggin
West 44Th Street
Warren & Wetmore
J. Pierpont Morgan
Making Steel at Gary
Hammond Ind December 21 actual manufacture of steel began with blast furnace No 12 blown in marking the start of Gary Calumet region steel mills now in operation The 25 million mills will rapidly expand employment aiming for about 25000 workers in the giant plants.
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Hammond
Ind
Gary
Calumet Region
Model steel town to rise on Wisconsin shore
Milwaukee dispatch reports United States Steel Corporation plans a 10 million dollar model town near Lake Superior, with mills on the Wisconsin side and a railroad system linking Minnesota Range mines to Chicago and Milwaukee. A prior 5 million mill investment is now expanded to include the town and rail connections, following the Gary Ind. example.
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the Tribune
Milwaukee
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
Lake Superior
Supertoy
Duluth
Wisconsin
Steel Trust
Minnesota Range
Chicago
Melon for Carnegie workmen
Carnegie Steel Company employees who bought stock on January 1 will receive a large special fund on January 1, including the $5 per share bonus and dividends for continuing holders. The fund is estimated to total about 65 dollars per share, with par value at 100 dollars. Dewey’s Wines for Holiday Offer advertised.
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Mr. Carnegie
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Gomez seized Venezuelan cabinet in Castro departure
Port of Spain December dispatch reports Acting President Vicente Gomez forming a new government in Venezuela after Castro left for Europe. The old ministry led by Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Jose de Jesus Paul is ousted, replaced by a diverse group with a history of political involvement. Dr Baldo, formerly in Castro's entourage, is abroad with the president.
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Trinidad
Vicente Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Europe
Venezuela
José de Jesus Paul
Minister de Reus
Holland
Paul
Baldo
Castro
Venezuela posts new cabinet as Castro-era ties break
Venezuela forms a new government after anti Castro demonstrations in Caracas. Gomez, acting president, takes control of the army and appoints a cabinet including Regulo Olivares as war minister. Aquiles Sturbe named governor of Caracas. Castro, recuperating in Berlin, is said to oppose the revolts while ministers loyal to Castro are ousted.
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Diego Ferrer
Gomez
Regulo Olivares
Linares Alcantara
Gonzales Geinaud
Munoz Tebar
Rafael
Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Europe
Gomes
General Arango
United States
France
Dr. Hospital
Berlin
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Colorado Republican State Committee
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