Perkins Admits Peril in Trust Publicity Sparks Probe
Washington January 15 In a hypothetical question to George W Perkins Samuel Untermyer outlined a concentration of money and credit and asked if it posed peril to the nation Perkins declined to label it peril stating concentration should be regulated by government after a point He urged publicity for financial evils and proposed federal charter for the New York Stock Exchange The committee voted to arrange Rockefeller testimony and examine bank leaders while listing sums tied to major institutions and their vast resources
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Washington
George W. Perkins
Samuel Untermyer
Perkins
Untermyer
Avery
Pujo
William Rockefeller
C. Richardson
Rockefeller
Rocketelier
Thomas W. Lamont
H. P. Daviecon
I. P. Morgan & Coy
le Hine
First National Bank of New York
George ¥. Baker, Jr
Doy
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loesch & Co
Mork
Mr. Unteringer
New York Stock Exchange
J. P. Morgan & Co
Drexel & Co
Guaranty Trust Company
Bankers Trust Company
Titanic Clasine Rushes to Ald Fox
Local news brief mentions Titanic Clasine rushing to Ald Fox as other items note Recker Aid accusations against Curran and Yonkers strike developments.
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Ald Fox
Recker Aid
Curran
Vollee
Yonkers
Ordera Castro
Natal
Knights of Columbus
Binzer
Murphy
Sulzer
Scott
Colorado
Rockefeller Son Says Father Cannot Talk Amid Health Crisis
Palm Beach report shows Dr Richardson judged William Rockefeller’s condition worse than earlier stated. His son William G Rockefeller said one vocal cord is damaged and the father cannot carry on ordinary conversation. He opposes compelling deposition testimony and will seek counsel in New York.
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the Tribune
Palm Beach
Fla
William Rockefeller
Richardson
Miami
Brat
Pujo
Mr. Rockefeller
New York
Sullivan fears poison in food and whispers case
Albany January reports reveal Governor Sulzer directed the state hearing commission to permit a Tribune reporter to view the insanity certificate for Representative Timothy Sullivan of New York City. Doctors said Sullivan spoke in whispers, feared poisoning, and suffered delusions of persecution. He weighed about 150 pounds with good color but organ issues. he is housed at Dr. Bond's in Yonkers. The insanity order was granted by Justice Amend on a petition by family members.
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Tribune
Albany
Sulzer
State
Timothy Sullivan
New York City
Sullievan
Mr. Sullivan
John B. Herrity
William B. Pritchard
New York
Tim
Sullivan
Rece
Governor blocks release of confidential hospital certificate
Governor Sulzer declines to release a confidential hospital certificate after the State Hospital Commission cites Section 15 of the insanity law. He directs the commission to obtain consent or a court order, asserting the document would not be published without proper authorization.
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Killedge
McGarr
Sulzer
State Hospital Commission
Smuggled Raphael Painting Attracts London Attention
The alleged Raphael work La Madonna delle Queria has been smuggled into London and will be shown in a well lit hall at the Hotel Cecil. Invitations will go to art lovers and inquiries pour in from Italy and elsewhere. Owners reportedly seek 770000 dollars, ownership kept secret, with a syndicate in possession. Dmitri Tehneraine is overseeing arrangements for a suitable venue.
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London
Italy
Raphael
Hotel Cecil
Yondier
Iallan
Dmitriy Tehneraine
Governor Blease Defends Speech and Graft Allegations
Governor Blease sent two special messages to the Legislature in Columbia asserting he did not incite racial violence and defending his governors conference remarks. He cites widespread criticism and says he is proud of the views he expressed while urging voters to read his words and judge for themselves.
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Columbia
Blease
Thomas B. Felder
Atlanta
William J. Burns
South
Tyne
Tchat
South Carolina
Conventions Enrich Chicago in 1912 Visitor Spend
Chicago reports that about 1,921,000 convention visitors spent roughly 994 million dollars in 1912, averaging about 32 dollars per visitor. The note mentions Angostura bitters with sweetened water for salives and children, reflecting period advertising.
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Chicago
Adve
Sailors and Broadway Depths Titanic Losses Hit 600000
Claims totaling nearly 6000 in 279 cases before U S Commissioner Alexander Gilchrist seek compensation from White Star for Titanic losses. Heavy claims include Irene Wallach Harris at 1 million for husband Henry Maris life and Mrs Cardosa’s 177 thousand tailored wardrobe items. Others list jewelry gowns and personal effects with values up to 40 thousand on trunks and apparel. Some heirs of Astor Widener Hays Straus did not file while Thayer and Butt claim significant property losses.
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Alexander Gilchrist
United States
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
White Star
Mme
Irene Wallach Harris
Henry B. Maris
Charles D. M. Cardosa
Germantown
Penn
New York
Philadelphia
Ist
Mra
Candena
Ter Hngerie
May Futrelle
Jacques Futrefle
Archibald Willingham
Butt
Major Butt
Mary G. Marvin
Daniel W. Marvin
Lucan 7
Lone Bandit Captured After Boston Robbery Attempt
Boston January 15 A lone bandit held up Boston and New York rail offices during the last month. William J. Clayton a tall young man was arrested after a daylight robbery attempt. A diary found in his pocket lists other robberies and amounts totaling about 1568. Police recovered 29 in cash and over 1000 in Wells Fargo orders. The chase ended when he sheltered in a Summer Street barbershop where police captured him after he offered no resistance. He appears to be in his twenties.
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Boston
New York
Pennsylvania
William J. Clayton
Clayton
Wells Fargo
Buffalo
Grand Trunk
Erie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Delphia
Southern
Pollea
Wella Fargo
Boston & Maine Railroad
Washington Street
Pittsfield
George Hackar
Hackar
George Titcomb
Titcomb
Loss of Garibaldi painting sparks multi‑claim suit
The case centers on the theft of a Garibaldi painting valued at 3000 plus related damages. Portaluppi seeks 4200 in recovery while Mrs. Lilly Millet of New York and several widows nationwide claim large sums for the painter Frank D. Millet and other listed individuals, including Silvey of Duluth, Bradley Cummings, of a New York address, and Edward Gifford Crosby of Milwaukee.
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Garibaldi
Portaluppi
Lilly Millet
New York
Frank D. Millet
Elaine
William B. Silvey
Duluth
Minn
John Bradley Cummings
East 4Th Street
Edward Gifford Crosby
Milwaukee
Vote Strike in Hotels Unanimous Led by Flynn
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn announced that two thousand International Hotel Workers Union members at Bryant Hall voted unanimously to strike. Night workers total two thousand more may vote later, dependent on Henry Hale members. Hotels prepared for possible hostilities with stockpiled clubs and guards ready tomorrow morning.
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Mixes Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
International Hotel Workers’ Union
Bryant Hall
Minn Flynn
Hryant Hall
Setter
Rockefeller Beats Pastors on Pocantico Links
John D. Rockefeller defeated three local figures at Pocantico Hills, beating Rev. Dr. Cornelius Woelfkin and Rev. Arthur T. Brooks by 75 to 59 while Robert Pattison shot 75. Woelfkin’s first round at Pocantico Mills ended with Rockefeller in strong form, as Pattison finished second and the pastors trailed.
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Woelfkin
Brooks
Pocantico
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Cornelius Woelfkin
Fifth Avenue Barat
Arthur T. Brooks
The
Baptist Church
Robert %. Pattison
Yarrytown National Bank
Young Men's Christan
Kefeller
Pattison
Pocantico Mills
Rockefeller
Widower and Widow Seek Love at Seventy in Brooklyn
The Marriage Bureau in Brooklyn reports two septuagenarians seeking marriage in one day. Henry Kuhn, seventy, of Hancock Street, paired with Julia Schmidt, seventy two, of Schaefer Street, requested a license as his bride. John Munford, seventy, of Knickerbocker Avenue, and Mary Dee, forty six, followed with a license request, a record for the bureau. Sweet corn and sugar corn ads follow.
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Mariage Wiense Bureau
Brooklyn
Henry Kuhn
Hancock Street
Julia Schmidt
Schaefer Street
John Munford
Knickerbocker Avenue
Mary Dee
Bureau
Women Eligible as Fellows of Royal Geographical Society
In London yesterday the Royal Geographical Society announced a milestone toward gender equality. Fellows voted that, in the future, women would be eligible to join the society as fellows, marking a historic shift for the organization and its members.
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London
Royal Geographical Society
Society
Saw Lost Son Joy Fatal Father Falls Dead at Sight
Enid Oklahoma January 15 Joy killed J U Raiders sixty years old of Greenville Kentucky here today He fell dead when he saw a son who left home years ago and for whom he had been searching The boy's mother dreamed he was in Oklahoma and sent her husband to make a search Young Raiders left to Kentucky with his father's body.
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Enid
Okla
Jan
Joy
J. U. Raiders
Greenville
Oklahoma
Raiders
Kentucky
Goethals to Confer With Wilson on Canal Zone Post
President elect Wilson invited Colonel George W. Goethals Panama Canal builder to confer Friday at his New Jersey office. The move signals readiness to name Goethals Governor General of the Canal Zone after inauguration. Taft had sent Goethals' nomination to the Senate but withdrew it amid Democratic resistance.
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Trenton
N. J
Elect Wilson
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Goethals
Canal Zone
Taft
Senate
Brandegee
Wilson
Teeth Stolen From Woman in Dark Hallway Robbery
Mrs. Horace Kamp was held up and chloroformed by two masked highwaymen who extracted a set of false teeth valued at $35 from her mouth and left them in a dark hallway. She hopes the thieves return the teeth so she can eat, saying she will forgive them.
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Horace Kamp
MRS BELMONT SHAKEN IN NEAR MISS CRASH
Mrs Augusta Beimont formerly Eleanor Robson actress had a narrow escape when her car was struck by a Fourth Avenue streetcar between 10th and 11th streets. The impact wedged the Belmont vehicle between two streetcars and she was shaken but unharmed, waiting in a department store until help arrived.
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August A Beimont
Eleanor Robson
Fourth Avenue
10Th
11Th
Belmont
System Raised Money to Silence Fox in Harlem Vice Ring
District Attorney Whitman prepares to disclose corroborated graft evidence in Harlem police corruption case. Eugene A. Fox, a patrolman, faces arraignment amid revelations of a system collecting protection payments from dozens of hotels, flats, and furnished rooms. Witnesses ready to corroborate Sipp’s accusations against police officials and Tammany leaders, with potential disbarment risks for a lawyer involved.
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Whitman
Harlem
Eugene A. Fox
George A. Sipp
Fox
Walsh
Sipp
Back
Waldo
Staten Island
Ditrict
Tam
Sipps
Tammany
Stop
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White Star Line
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E. Bjerratrom Steffenson
Blondel
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Emilio Portaluppi
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