Jerome Boils Over Angrily At Banker Curtis
District Attorney Jerome denounces Alfred H. Curtis former president of the National Bank of North America for avoiding a special grand jury inquiry into city banking affairs. Kiesel the assistant DA pressed Curtis to appear. Curtis promised then failed. A subpoena was issued after his absence, but Curtis avoided service, reportedly traveling to Plainfield and then Lake Geneva. The grand jury proceeded, questioning broker Robert Marty as authorities seek other witnesses including Charles W. Morse.
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Jerome
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
Grand Jury
Kiesel
Curtis
Mr. Kresel
Mr. Curtis
John F. Davenport
Broadway
Neares Teleythene Booth
Criminal Courts
BMr_ Curtis
Plainfield
N. J
Man Canara
Alfred Mr. Curtis
National Rack of
North America
Kresel
John P. Davenport
Ince
Andier
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Robert Marty
Big Estate Domicile Case Opens in District Court
The Westien domicile dispute over Ellen M. Colten who died in February 1905 unfolds before Judge Barnard in the District Supreme Court. Great granddaughter Helen Mar flerne Sacher is decried as disinherited while most wealth goes to Mrs. John B. Dahlgren. Miss Sacher seeks half the estate amid expected two week trial with 100 witnesses, some from France.
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John B. Dahlgren
California
Miss Sacher
Man Is Brain and Nervous System Controllers of All Organs
A concise statement asserting the brain and nervous system as the master controllers of all bodily organs, emphasizing the central role of neural activity in coordinating physiological functions and bodily responses.
Parker Answers Bryan
Albany, Jan 22. Alton B. Parker, former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and 1904 Democratic presidential candidate, comments on Bryan's Kentucky speech and his 1908 stance. Parker says Bryan should have been frank earlier, noting Bryan’s shifting support and the party’s difficult nomination climate. He argues a Parker nomination would have gained Bryan’s backing.
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Albany
Alton B. Parker
Court of Appeals
United States
William J. Bryan
Kentucky
Bryan
Parker
Cleveland
Hill
Gorman
Gray
Bryan and Harmon Address Nashville Evening Rally
William J. Bryan and Judson Harmon spoke at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Bryan attacked imperialism and tariff policy while praising Democratic unity and criticizing Republican leadership. Harmon urged tariff reform and relief for the people, calling for revised rates led by the friends of the people. The pair also met state officials, spoke to school officers, and attended Elks Club events after their Capitol visit.
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Nashville
Tenn
William J. Bryan
Judson Harmon
Ryman
Bryan
Brian
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Harmon
Patterson
Capitol
Public School Officers’ Association
Elks’ Club
Elkdom
Vendome Theatre
Kentucky deadlock unchanged in joint Legislature vote
Frankfort Ky January 22 there was no election for United States Senator in joint session today The ballot totals Beckham 63 Bradley 61 scattering 6 McCreary 4 Blackburn 1 D W Baird 1 Speaker Gooch said he would rule that a majority of a quorum could elect a Senator if present and voting
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Frankfort
United States
Beckham
Bradley
Scattering
McCreary
Blackburn
D. W. Baird
Gooch
Charlton
Uncle Joe Cannon Called Safe Choice for Nation’s Leader
Judge Grosscup praised Joseph Cannon as a capable captain to steer the country through looming panic and business lows, urging a president guided by ideals yet practical in approach. He described Cannon as a loyal, courageous leader who knows the chart and will follow it.
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Chicago
Jos” Cannon
Ship of State
Peter 8. Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Illinois Lawyers’ Association
Property of America
People of America
United States
Joe
Cannon
Lawyers' Club invites Governor Hughes to speak in Buffalo
Albany January 22 A committee representing the Lawyers Club of Buffalo extended an invitation to Governor Hughes to address the club at a date to be agreed on. The Governor informed his callers that he would be pleased to.
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Albany
Lawyers’ Club of
Buffalo
Hughes
Review of 74th Regiment of Buffalo Club Date Delayed
A message to the club on the 74th Regiment of Buffalo review notes a date cannot be fixed yet. The delegation includes Judge Haight of the Court of Appeals, Edward Strobel president, Edward L. Jung secretary, and Erie County legislators.
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74Th Regiment
Buffalo
Judge Haight
Court of Appeals
Edward Strobel
Edward L. Jung
Erie County Legislative
Debs Backs Haywood as Socialist Presidential Candidate
Eugene V. Debs traveled to New York to back William D. Haywood for president as the Socialist and Socialist Labor parties move toward amalgamation. A meeting with leaders is expected to formalize a slate, with Debs claiming the merger is near and predicting socialism will rise amid the financial crisis and an international upheaval.
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Eugene V. Debs
New York
Socialist Party
Socialist Labor Party
de Leon
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Debs
Haywood
Roosevelt
Central's option extended to indefinite period
The New York Central extended its option to purchase the New York Ontario and Western from the New York New Haven and Hartford, a move tied to the New Haven’s bid to control the Boston and Maine. The pact, dating back nearly a year and set to last past December 31, hinges on the New Haven's success in acquiring the B and M, with Meilen signaling possible surrender if a cross river integration is arranged. The Ontario & Western holds trackage rights on the West Shore from Cornwall to Weehawken, aiming to ease friction with the West Shore as part of this strategic maneuver.
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New York Central
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Wall Street
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Ontario
West Shore Railroad
Cornwall
Weehawken
West Shore
Ontario & Western
Costa Rican Planter Sails Honeymoon on Private Yacht
Senor José Pages, a wealthy Costa Rican planter, arrives with his bride after a quiet voyage from the Antilles aboard the Sarnia, an Atlas Service steamer. The couple were the sole passengers, Pages paying regular fare for a chartered ride. The stewards note Pages is worth about five million dollars, and no one else booked that yacht for his honeymoon.
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Senor José Pages
Costa Rica
Antilles
Sarnia
Hamburg- American Line
Atlas
Sefior Pages
Trials Three Times To Die In Boston Suicide Attempt
Civil War veteran Marcello Kidder seventy five tries to end his life after leaping from Harvard Bridge into the Charles River. He was rescued, survived a hanging attempt with a sheet, and later swallowed carbolic acid but was saved again. He vows he will die yet.
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the Tribune
Boston
Marcello Kidder
Harvard Bridge
Charles River
Governor Glenn asks ban on railroad acquisitions in fourth message
Raleigh NC January 22 Governor Glenn sent his fourth message to the General Assembly urging a bill to bar railroads from acquiring competing lines. It is believed the move aims to block a sale of the Seaboard Air Line to rivals in the state. The Senate weighed acting on matters not in the extra session call. In the House a state prohibition bill was introduced and sent to a committee.
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Raleigh
N. C
Glenn
General Assembly
Senate
House
Labor party conference declares socialism its definite aim
Hull England January 22 delegates to the Labor party conference voted down a binding socialist resolution yesterday and approved a motion today declaring socialism the definite objective of the party. Delegates representing over half a million members supported the resolution amid enthusiastic scenes.
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Hull
England
Labor Party
Fears of Rioting in Portugal Before Electoral College Meet
Lisbon reports that all anti Franco parties from advanced Republicans to Miguelites seek to provoke riots at the electoral college meeting. Premier Franco holds firm control and plans strict actions to preserve order. Unconfirmed rumor says Bendor Miguel met followers at Gibraltar. Two Republican journalists were detained by police.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Franco
Bendor Miguel
Gibraltar
Oil Wells Found in Carelmapu Chili
Santiago de Chili reports large petroleum wells discovered at Carelmapu in the Calbuco department, Southern Chili. The finding signals a new oil exploration region with potential economic impact for the area and national energy plans.
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Chili
Santiago de Chili
Carelmapu
Department of
Calbuco
France Lowers Private Discount Rate in Surprise Move
Paris reports the private rate of discount cut from 3% to 3 3/4 percent while the Bank of France rate remains unchanged. Market activity improves on easier money with bets both central banks may cut rates tomorrow. Japanese securities rise on progress in Japanese American negotiations.
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Paris
Bank of France
Bank of England
Na Tung Named Controller of Customs in Peking
Na Tung, former governor and shrewd Foreign Board figure, is appointed Controller of Customs. Lu Hai Huan moves to a director post on the new Tien-Tsin-Nanking Railway.
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Peking
Na Tung
Foreign Board
Lu Hai Huan
Tien-Tsin-Nanking
Harvard Professor William Schoffield Guests of German Emperors
Professor William Henry Schofield of Harvard University and Mrs. Schofield were guests of Emperor William and the Empress at a luncheon in Berlin on Jan 22.
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Berlin
William Henry Schofield
Harvard University
Uproar in Reichstag as ministers quit chamber
Berlin scene in the Reichstag as Chancellor von Bülow refuses to answer a Socialist interpellation on Prussian manhood suffrage. Minsters depart amid a deafening uproar while police patrol major streets and confrontations flare between Socialists and conservatives. The debate adjourns to the next day.
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Berlin
von Bislow
Reichstag
Prince von Billow
Socillist
Herr Fischer
Kassube
Herr Kreth
Herr Bebel
Tribune
Herr Stadthagen
Prince Zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Germany
America
Riots in Brunswick Over Universal Suffrage Demonstrations
Socialists gathered at the labor union in Brunswick on January 22, marching to the ducal palace with Marseillaise in protest for universal suffrage. Police dispersed the crowd, then clashes at 10 pm injured officers as bottles and stones were thrown. Duke Johann Albrecht attended a theatre then retreated to the palace amid fears.
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Brunswick
Labor Union
Ducal
Johann Albrecht
Fez Feast Unites Tribes Against Abd-el-Aziz in Morocco
Fez reports the Abd-el-Kebir celebration on January 15 drew thousands in bright robes. Omrani crowned Mulai Hafiq as allied to oppose Abd-el-Aziz, who seeks aid from Christians. Abd-el-Aziz allegedly allies with Beni Nassen to sack Fez while wealthy Arabs fund a holy war. Settat trench forces capture prisoners including officials tied to the Casablanca massacre.
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Tangier
Fez
Abd-el-Kebir
Mulai Hafiq
Omrani
Allah
Abd-el-Aziz
Morocco
Settat
Casablanca
Peters wins libel suit against Berlin journalist in Cologne
Dr. Carl Peters, former governor of German East Africa, won his libel suit today against R. von Bennigsen, Berlin correspondent of The Cologne Gazette, who must pay 25 marks damages and all costs or face twenty days in jail.
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Cologne
Carl Peters
German East Africa
R. von Bennigsen
Berlin
Unemployment Appears Higher Than Four Years Ago in Berlin
Berlin on January 22 reports Professor Silberghit, director of the municipal bureau of statistics, believes unemployment is far larger than four years earlier. Those receiving relief from the city and private sources on December 31, 1979 totaled 102,510, up 12,400 from December 31, 1806.
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Berlin
Silberghit
Municipal Bureau of Statistics
Moors Reoccupy Settat Amid French Advances
Mulai Rachid, a leader of Mulai Hatig's forces, retook Settat on January 17 after a French column under General d Amade drove them out two days earlier. d Amade reports a junction with Maghren troops at Kasbah Shihra, while General Lyautey says the Algerian frontier zone appears pacified.
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Casablanca
Mulai Rachid
Mulai Hatig
Settat
d'Amade
d’Amade
Kasbah Shihra
Lyautey
Algeria
G@’Amade
A Trip to California Travel Prospect
A promotional note urging travel to California highlights outdoor sports and open air life. It promotes the Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western Line as the best service with direct routes and invites inquiries to RM Johnson, General Agent, C. and N. W. Ry., 461 Broadway, New York.
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California
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western
RM. Johnson
Broadway
New York
Tschaikovsky Case Holds Possible Administrative Punishment
St Petersburg reports indicate Nicholas Tschaikovsky the Russian revolutionary may face administrative exile rather than a standard trial. Authorities cite revolu tionary activity and arms purchases in Springfield Mass as charges while noting suspects abroad. Red Sunday marked three years with subdued activity and a worker strike fund plan replacing demonstrations.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
Sts. Peter and Paul
Russia
Siberia
M. Tschaikovsky
Finland
Ministry of the Interior
Springfield
Mass
Empire
Kieff
Geneva
Food Prices in Port Arthur
Testimony at a court martial in St Petersburg details civilian hardships during the siege of Port Arthur. Colonel Vershinin testified that basic goods were scarce and expensive, citing cow prices at $80 and eggs at $1, with Mme Stoessel accused of profiteering during the crisis. The prosecution rests with a few witnesses remaining for Stoessel’s defense. Captain Bulgakoff, pardoned after imprisonment for revolutionary speech, was among those examined.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Vershinin
Mme. Stoessel
General Stoessel
Bulgakoff
Japan
Controversy Over Diatchkoff Involving Russian Officer
In St Petersburg on January 22 a naval ministry communication disavowed any official attaché role for Commander Alexis Diatchkoff. It states he never represented Russia in the United States or acted for the naval ministry, and that no Russian naval officer accompanies Rear Admiral Evana's fleet.
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St. Petersburg
Alexis Diatchkoff
South America
Naval Ministry
Diatehkoff
Russia
United States
Evana
Threat from Vancouver over proposed Japan exclusion act
In Victoria Vancouver legislators clashed over restricting Japanese immigration. Mr MacCowan warned tension could force arms self preservation as Vancouver residents claimed Japanese were armed. Dr MacGuire urged using 2100 to build armored cruisers to defend the Pacific coast and pressed urgent action to exclude Japanese regardless of Japan’s stance.
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Victoria
B. C
Vancouver
British Columbia
MacCowan
MacGuire
Pacific Seaboard
Canada
Japan
Hohenau and Lynar on Trial in Berlin Court Martial
Berlin January 22 The court martial of Counts von Hohenau and Lynar opened before five judges led by General von Loewenfeld. The trial concerns Die Zukunft articles by Maximilien Harden and the Harten von Moltke libel suit. One hundred thirty witnesses, mostly cavalry from Potsdam, attended. Harden reportedly suffers appendicitis and did not appear.
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Berlin
von Hohenau
Lynar
Maximilien Harden
Harten-von Moltke
General von Loewenfeld
Emperor William
von Loewenfeld
Potsdam
One Boatload Missing After Rotterdam Collision
The Amsterdam of Great Eastern Railway and the Axminster from New York collided near Nieuwe Waterweg in thick fog. The Amsterdam, with 56 passengers from Harwich, was beached at Maassluis after a severe bow breach. A missing boat carries nearly a score of people, including several women, and search efforts are hindered by continuing fog.
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Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Great Eastern Railway Company
Axminster
New York
Nieuwe Waterweg
Maassiuis
Harwich
Great Eastern Company
Hook of Holland
Effort to End Rate War Among Transatlantic Lines
A postponed conference of White Star American Cunard Hamburg-American North German Lloyd and other Atlantic passenger lines is set for February 5 in London. Topics include pricing differentials with Lusitania and Mauretania and resolving long standing disputes between Cunard and Hamburg-American over Mediterranean and Norwegian steerage business.
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Liverpool
White Star
American
Cunard
Hamburg-American
North German
Lloyd
London
Lusitania
Mauretania
Police Raid in Roscommon nets twenty in violent eviction case
In Geevagh district Boyle Ireland January 2 a force of two hundred constabulary arrested twenty men while they slept for unlawful assembly riot and interference with the mail. The landlords of the Keogh and Knox estates faced a tenants no rent movement as rents were being demanded and mail documents interrupted.
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Boyle
Ireland
Geevagh
Keogh
Knox
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Socialism Aim OF Labor Party
France
Hafiq
DR. Peters
Borden
Borden’s Condensed Milk CO
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Diatchkoff
Hohenau
Greater
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Conference of Steamship Lines
Roscommon
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