Carnegie Ends Testimony Before Stanley Investigating Panel
Andrew Carnegie wrapped up three days of testimony before the Stanley Investigating Committee in Washington. He defended his views on antitrust policy and stock speculation, denied aiding McKinley’s defeat, and reiterated opposition to stock market gambling while urging an industrial commission to curb big corporations. He noted plans to extend his business and the Steel Corporation’s missed chance to pursue tube production at Conneaut Harbor.
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Washington
Mount Sina
Andrew Carnegie
Stanley
Carnegie
Chairman Stulen
Steel Trust
Steel Committee
McGilleoddy
Maine
Morgan and Moore Groupe
Wanders
Carnoute
Mc=Kinley
Steel Corporation
McGilliewddy
McKinley
Philippines
Scotland
Sion
Kentucky
Carnexte
Taft
Hoosevelt
McGillicuddy
Conneaut Harbor
Facsimiles of Lee's Letters to Grant Are Yet Unprinted
Facsimiles of Lee's letters, arranged for the surrender at Appomattox, remain unpublished. The newspapers announce these epistles will be printed in the handwriting of General Robert E. Lee in tomorrow's Sunday Tribune.
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Lee
Grant
Appomattox
Rosebery warns Britain of looming foreign policy danger
Lord Rosebery spoke at Glasgow University urging weekly revision of foreign policy. He warned England’s continental ties risk drawing the country into vast wars, calling the current situation one of extreme danger and not to be underestimated.
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London
Lord Rosebery
Glasgow University
England
Nupo
Rosebery
Millionaire McDevitt Takes Special Train to Spend Big in New York
John Jay McDevitt, a Wilkes-Barre man, arrives in New York with $1,200 intent on spending all his money in three days. He rides a luxury special train, rooms at the Waldorf, and mingles with high society while joking that wealth would not change his views. He also floats future runs for mayor and president before refocusing on a simple life.
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Wilkes-Barre
John Jay McDevitt
Vernon
Waterf-Asteria
McDewitt
Bana
Hitenen
Jolie
Holton
Coon
McDewttt
Jie
John Day McDevitt
Patate
O'Laughlin
Dr 1. A. Sweeney
McDevitt
Wilkes- Ktorre
Allentown
Congress
Kuston
New York
Hite
Bowery
the Waldorf
Lesa
Gilded Falls
Doc
Phileas Gilbert
John
Walter
Drunkards Law Wins in Libel Case at Supreme Court
In Trenton on January 12 the Supreme Court ruled that libel actions against a town board of protectors under the drunkards law of 100 cannot proceed. Chief Justice Guinmere stated Johnson versus Marsh and others, members of Franklin Township Gloucester County, failed to show personal liability as the board acted in good faith under a public statute despite Johnson being listed to saloonkeepers.
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Tribune
Trenton
Supreme Court
Board of Protectors
Aps
Guinmere
James A. Johnson
Weham F Marsh
Franklin
Gloucester County
Johnson
Libe
Boston Man Swindled Out of 3700 By Races Swindle
George J. Wirt a Boston auto agent came to town for the Autom Show and stayed at the Hotel Astor paying 3700. He was duped by an affable stranger claiming to be a mining stock operator who lured him to a horse betting scheme on 62nd street. Roberts fled on a Broadway car but was arrested after a chase. Accomplice Hose Broderick was later arrested by detectives.
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George J. Wirt
Astin
Asrourh
Anneying
Frank Roberta
Wing
Roberts
Baronetess and Son Convicted in Parricide Case
In Caen a jury convicts Robert de Couvrigny of parricide and sentences him to twenty years. The Baroness de Couvrigny is found guilty of complicity and of attempting to poison the husband. The family lived at a château in Wresne-la-Mère Calvados. The baroness allegedly hosted a family council and used poisoning attempts against the baron. The baroness was drunk and intoxicated the son with absinthe to aid the shooting from ambush.
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Jan
Robert de Couvrigny
Baroness de Couvrigny
Caen
Baronena
Baronean
Corveigny
Wresne-la-Mére
Department
Calvados
Robert
Col Ammon Arrested on Grand Larceny Charge in Staten Island
Colonel Hob Ammon, a former Sing Sing inmate linked to the Miller swindle, was arrested yesterday and arraigned before Magistrate Marsh in Stapleton on a grand larceny complaint filed by his wife Winifred. He is held on $1,000 bail. the case stems from alleged real estate theft and a missing strong box containing jewelry and papers. The Ammons, once among Staten Island’s prominent residents on Grimes’s Hill, faced this legal trouble amid a long history in the inland district.
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Hob Ammon
Sing Sing
Staten Island
Marsh
Stapleton
Winifred
Ammon
Richmond County Grand Jury
Ammons
Staten
Grimes's Hill
Three Storms Jon for Attack on City
Severe winter storms blanketed New York with heavy snow and frigid temperatures. Officials reported several deaths from cold and wind related hazards as crews worked to clear streets and rails amid ongoing forecasts of continued cold and rising temperatures later in the weekend.
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York
Amon
Oelock
Rotdaheht
New York
Wiveet
Peter Hernton
Hernton
Conetral
New Jersey
Communione
Jersey City
Michael Kursh
Canal Street
Alexander
Pine Street
Switch Point
William Wert
Astor Place
Stane City Hospital
That City
Yeat
Fairmount Vento
Newark
Morris Canal
Thomas Stanton
Mayllin's
Wireless record set as Norfolk to Mare Island spans continent
Norfolk operator sends direct wireless message to Mare Island naval station. The 3400 mile transmission completes an Atlantic to Pacific cross continental link, surpassing prior relay methods via Key West and Galveston. Operators celebrate breakthrough after months of effort.
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Mare Island
G Medelle
Cotttsrmandan
Mareteland Naval Stattons
Atlantie
Mie Witylens Otlheinis
Gach
Key West
Galvestyn
Found Guilty of Bribery in Manhattan Graft Case
Simon Katzenstetn was convicted late last night of bribing a policeman to gain immunity from arrest on a charge of stealing twelve hundred pounds of meat for Manhattan State Throne Hospital on Wants Island. The jury recommended extended sentence and Judge Swann noted the guilty verdict and urged accountability for graft cases. Katzenstein was remanded until Tuesday for sentencing.
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The
Rank
Manhattan State Throne Hospital
Wants Island
Mery
Ut Katzuno Telessee
Swann
New York
Kateenstein
May Play War Game Here Guardsmen Likely to Take Part
Washington notes indicate New York nation guardsmen will be ordered to participate next summer in the most elaborate joint manoeuvres with the army yet planned. The militia of New England states and a portion of regulars will form a foreign force, with the New York and New Jersey guards and allied army troops defending New York. Marches will range from five to seven miles initially and ten to twelve miles later, as War Department finalizes details.
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New York
Massachusetts
New England
National Guard
New Jersey
War Department
Bachelors Offer to Marry Santa Monica Widows Ends in Burnings
A tale from Santa Monica California reports 250 letters from widows offering themselves to marry, prompted by a local club and marred by political tension. The mayorordered burning of the letters end a matrimonial ripple that drew national attention to city widows and local power dynamics.
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Calo Gan
Oatman Bachelore’ Club
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Arte
Paraplegic inmate killed by scalding bath in NY farm colony
Inmate Harry Williams, a crippled resident at Castleton Corners City Farm Colony, died after a bath heated to 125 degrees. Charged, Carlton faces manslaughter allegations with St. Clair. investigators report a grudge and hidden overheard plans to dispose of Williams. Witness accounts and district attorney statements outline the alleged crime and chase for the suspects.
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Harry Willams
New York City
Fark
Castleton Corners
Stites Island
Tribune
Ifuery Ro Cartton
Tedmond County
Bith Carlton
Albert C Fue
Distriet
Mitchmond County
Harry &J. Clair
Fsdtuinn
Willams
Carlton
George H Meyers
Bt. Clair
Puch
Willy Jane
Joseph D. Hijok
Western Day
Meyers
Waters
Toomorrow
Marsh
Stapleton
Moyers
Fach
St. Clair Sall
Willamea
Borough Hall
St. George
Yeterday
Tam
Harry Qhuhingcan
Nety-elght
Harry St. Chase
William Kelly
Aino
Trains Ablaze On Ninth Avenue Station Fire
During the evening rush hour a north and south bound Ninth Avenue elevated line fire spread from a motor car to the island platform and second car. The blaze blocked tracks for about forty minutes causing a chaotic crowding as passengers fled along the structure to safety. Firefighters and police evacuated over five hundred people. damage to two cars and platform estimated at about $5,000 with windows in nearby houses cracked by heat.
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of & J
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Urab
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Brennicke
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Wort Wa
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Hremon
West 125Th Street
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Ninth Avenue Division
Convicted Banker Morse Transferred to Hot Springs Hospital
Charles Morse, serving a bank law sentence at Atlanta and held at Fort McPherson Georgia, is ordered transferred by Taft to the Army and Navy General Hospital Hot Springs Arkansas for special medical treatment. The move, approved by Taft and Attorney General Wickersham, follows medical advice and Morse remains in penitentiary custody.
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Morse
Fort McPherson
Georgia
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Wickersham
Atlanta
Dir Dent
Kort Mi
Army
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Oto Carlsbad
Morgan Gets Brazil Post Minister to Portugal
Edwin V Morgany appointed ambassador to Portugal succeeding the late Dudley. A veteran diplomat, Morgany previously served as minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, Cuba and Peru, and held posts in St Petersburg and Dalny Manchuria as second secretary and consul respectively. Now in his forty seventh year, he assumes the Lisbon mission.
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Washington
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Urveuay
Paraguay
Cuba
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St. Petersberhind
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