Contempt Order Filed in Tribune Case
The Federal District Court held Burdick and Curtin in contempt for refusing to disclose news sources tied to The New York Tribune articles on customs fraud. They face fines up to 100 and possible commitment if they refuse to purge, with future grand jury appearances and a potential habeas corpus push.
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Tribune
Learned
George Burdick
Thorbure
William L. Curtin
Ship News
Fedeal District Court
Frank TR. Care Warphen
United States Disset
Grand Jury
Littauer
Heitmeyer
Burdick
Austin
Wilson
New-York ‘Tribune
Carstarphen
Thrand
Alro
Supreme Court
Local news highlights and notices from morning pages
The morning edition lists varied items including a contempt case filing, a guilty verdict in a poison pen case, Yale alumni dinner, and reports on local drivers and employment. It notes a proposal to dissolve an espresso company and other miscellaneous items across pages and sections.
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Siegel Bank
Aidm
Tribune
Yale
Acsinst Park
Esprese Company
Interborough
Mrs Daniels Pushes Name North Carolina for New Battleship
In Washington on March 1 Mrs Jo sephus Daniels, wife of the Navy Secretary, favors naming the new superdreadnought No 39 the North Carolina as keel laying for No 9 nears at New York Navy Yard next Monday. Secretary Daniels silent on the subject while noting Nos 30 10 and 41 will be named together. Suggestions included North Carolina New Jersey and Illinois, but he would not confirm.
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Washington
Josephus Daniels
Navy
New York Navy Yard
North Carolina
Daniels
North Carola
New Jersey
Ilinois
Robbers Take Jewels From New York Seller
Daniel Epner, a New York jewelry salesman, said three men followed him from a West Side store, threw red pepper in his eyes, and forced him off a streetcar to a lonely spot where they robbed him of a suitcase containing jewels valued at $15,000. Epner, who is linked to his brother S. Epner of Canal Street, reported the incident to police tonight.
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Chicago
March Toro Armes
Daniel Epner
New York
West Side
Epner
Canal Street
S38
Third Avenue
Women charge Methodist pastor amid church dispute
Two women members of Washington Heights Methodist Episcopal Church accuse Rev. Dr. Jacob Embury Price of moral misconduct. Bishop Luther B Wilson says investigation scope rests with the conference. Charges were presented at the Book Concern Building with mixed reactions from officials and officers.
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Washington Heights Methodist Episcopal Church
Amsterdam Avenue
Streat
Luther RB. Wilson
Jacob Embury Price
New York
Price
Iank Moss
Dr. Price
Fourth Wife at 72 Seeks License in Stamford
Nelson F. Speer a Civil War veteran aged 72 obtained a license to wed Miss Lillian Knapp 25 of Brooklyn daughter of Benjamin Knapp. Speer has been married three times the first marriage ended in divorce and his other wives died. Miss Knapp had been keeping house for Speer on his farm in Hunting Ridge.
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Stamford
Conn
Nelson F. Speer
Lillian
Knapp
Brooklyn
Benjamin Knapp
Speer
Mise Knapp
Hunting Ridge
Russophobes in Germany Stopped
Berlin reports the German government ordered an end to firing on pan German newspapers that attacked Russia this week. The notes say the campaign aimed to intimidate Russia and France but caused bitterness and noted Russia’s internal changes since the Sino Japanese War.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
France
Marconi Telephony Test Successful At Sea
Augusta Sicily March 13 4s announce a wireless telephony test between Lemania of the Tinden feet and Wiha Siarconi aboard the battleship Tein Mena. The Duke of Abrute presided over the experiments and praised the results achieved.
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Marconi
Augusta
Sicily
Testato
Lemanina
Wiha Siarconi
Tein Mena
Faganio
Ambassador Page Speech Sparks Humorous Washington Exchange
Cable report from London describes Ambassador Page and Willard at a Washington briefing. Page offered explanation of a criticised Panama Canal speech. audience laughed frequently as the remarks were presented in a party tone. Ambassadors Willard and Page defended measures on tariffs and foreign investments, stressing American interests and restraint.
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London
March
Page
State Department
Panama Canal
Willard
Sar
Amibagender
Wives Spark French Duel Between Richepin and Frondaie
Paris reports a duel at Neuilly between Pierre Frondaie and Jacques Richepin sparked by a theater quarrel and witnessed by wives, friends, and photographers. The clash ended with Frondaie scratched on the left wrist and the crowd filing out as cameras rolled.
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Paris
Jacques Richepin
Jean Richepin
French Academy
Pierre Frondaie
Neuilly
Mme. Prondaie
Aphrodite
Data
Mme. Richepin
Cora Laparcerin
Chrysis
Tribune
Richepi
M. Frondaie
Georges Breittmayer
Frondaie
Tiarke
Cora Luparcerio
Richepin
Mme. Fronchia
Pierre Prondaie
Jacques
Diamond Merchant and Family in Customs Interrogation
Hue Van Dam a Liverpool diamond merchant and his family were summoned to the Custom House for questioning after arriving in Mexico City. They, with a companion, were escorted by a deputy surveyor and later released, while their fifteen parcels were inspected.
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RTA
MEN IN Revolt
van Dam
Customs Grill
Hue
Liverpool
Henri van Dar
Custer House
Raphael van Dam
Custom House
Europe
Sur Yor Wasmurth
Wiverness
Henry ©. Stuart
Wat Dum
Tin Femily
River Drive
Rushes Aid to Tampico Amid Mexican Tension
Dispatches report a Mexican government effort sending ammunition and rapid fire rifles to Tampico aboard the Kronprinceas steamship Cecilie to bolster defense as Rear Admiral Mayo relayed wireless from Washington. The report notes Federals sought river support and warns rebels may attack Tampico.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Kronpringeas
Cecilie
Fletcher
Mayo
Tampico
Ftear
Wan
Tameas
Dr J Do Bryant III Medical Details Decline
Notes indicate Dr J Do Bryant III, a surgery professor at Bellevud Hospital and visiting surgeon at St. Vincent's, is afflicted by diabetes and under care of Dr George David Stewart at 61 Went 0th Street. He was reportedly receiving medical advice from President Cleveland.
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Testral Park South
Bellevud Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
de. Beyant
George David Stewart
Firyant
Cleveland
Eleanor Randolph Wilson Engaged to William Gibbs McAdoo
Washington March 13 The President and Mrs. Wilson announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Eleanor Randolph to Hon William Gibbs McAdoo Information on wedding date withheld though rumors place it in June There is denial of McAdoo resigning Cabinet to become Ambassador to France The family privacy issue drew public attention but insiders expect a formal announcement soon McAdoo at fifty is described by friends as youthful Miss Wilson twenty four enjoys tennis and outdoor life in the White House
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Triteine Jurean
Washington
Multy
Wilson
Eleanor Randolph
William Gibbs McAdoo
McAdoos
McAdoo
Mish Wilson
White House
Miss Wileson
Miss Wilson
Poison Penjury Frees Mrs Pollard
Mrs Anna L Pollard was acquitted of sending the famous poison pen letter to Mrs R Jones after a five hour jury verdict in Union County. The judge highlighted typewriter evidence by W J Kinsey, and the courtroom emptied as verdicts were read at 7:35 pm. Mrs Pollard expressed gratitude for the outcome and may pursue further action against others. In separate Washington dispatch, Rep Carter Glass said New York Chicago and San Francisco would be reserve cities under the federal reserve plan with others likely named.
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New York
Chicago
San
Francisco
Pio
Fridane
Winabeth
Anna L. Potla
Ir.” Jones
Mr Kinsley
Tribune Bursa
Washington
Carter Glass
House Banking, and Currency
House
Federal Reserve System
Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
New Orleans
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Glass
Wilson
Shamrocks for Wilson Observed at White House in 1281
Washington notes Saint Patrick's Day observances with a shamrock gift from John Redmond MP. The President’s private office floor is said to have a rich green carpet as patriotic Irish aides and officials gather for the event.
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Washington
Patrick
White House
John Redmond
Patriote Sons of Erin
Joseph Patrick
Thomas W. Hrahany
Joseph Murpis
Milk famine threat in New York dairy sector says Vary
Watertown March 13 William L. Vary master of the State Grange and member of the State Milk Commission warns a milk famine could hit New York City within five years unless producers receive higher prices. He notes dairy herds have fallen by about 19,000 annually over the past decade and that 1912 saw even larger declines as farmers abandon cow raising for other farm work.
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Watertown
N.Y
William IL. Vary
State Grange
State Milk Commission
New York City
York
Mr. Vary
Gravedrops from Mine Collapse Across St John’s Cemetery
A cave in Pennsylvania Coal Company No 3 mine near Wilkes-Barre sent caskets and remains into the mine from St John’s Cemetery in Pittston. Cemetery sexton John A. Collin found caskets protruding, with the exact number of bodies still unknown as rescue and recovery efforts probe the 40 foot diameter cave.
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Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Pennsylvania Coal Company
St. John's Cemetery
Pittston
John A. Collin
Free ton of coal piles all romance on Leington avenue
A boiler of misread romance and a coal heap on Leington Avenue drew staid officials into a small-town mystery. Patrolman Glinaman questioned residents at No 1243 and searchers traced a gleaming pile of coal until dusk, but by midnight no one knew who ordered it or who took it all.
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Ngton Avenue
No. 1343
Anthony Hope
Harold MacGrath
Halle
Grand Central Palace
Glinaman
8Th Street
Glingman
Iinigens
Clinsman
Leaington Avenue
Head of Siegel Bank Aids Prosecution in Alleged Fraud
Whitman plans to prove deposits at Siegel Bank were accepted illegally with the bank’s head providing aid in the prosecution. The effort centers on alleged improper financing methods and deposits that violated regulations.
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Siegel Bank
Whitman
New Offer Reported In Siegel & Co Bank Scandal
Depositors told Louis 5. Levy would pay 40 percent and provide security for the rest. Frank B. Champion, trusted aide to Henry Siegel and Frank Vogel, promises to turn state's evidence for prosecutors. Champion controlled bank dealings, received deposits, and aided in charging funds. He seeks immunity in exchange, aiming to prove mismanagement, diverted funds, and destruction of records. Siegel and Vogel face bankruptcy, as do others connected. six bankruptcy actions would arise simultaneously, clashing with court schedules and creditor hearings.
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Frank B. Champion
Henry Siegel
Frank B. Vogel
Bank of
Henry Siegel & Co
District Attorney
Siegel
Vogel
Champion
United States
Alexander Gilchrist
Bank of Henry Siegel & Co
Bank of of England
Train
Whitma
Tvent
Frank Vogel
Fourteenthy Street
Wen
Siegel Stores Corporation
Mr. Whitman
Robert McMeekin
Simpson-Crawford
Irving L. Ernst
United
Whitman
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Mise Wilson
Huerta & Muerte Tay
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Czar
Ambassador Page
Central America
Mmne
Todin
Venus
Mme
Prondaie
Jojutla
Alatriste
Mexico City
General Alatriste
Cuernavach
Luis Rodrigues
Guerturo
Tomas Rodriguez
Morelos
Huerta
DR. J. DO. Bryant III
Grover Cleveland
Eleanor
Shamrocks
Redmond
Pittson
Vouna Inicene
Frank E. Champion
Louis 5. Levy
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