Curtis and Morse face public reaction after verdict
Mrs Curtis and her husband receive support from Colonel Thompson as crowds jeer Morse on his way to the Tombs. The article notes Stimson and Judge Hough praising Curtis’s honesty and mentions a plan to install Curtis as vice president of the National Bank of North America if the bank reopens. Jurors were paid, Morse showed iron nerves, and the case shifts toward bank asset distribution to stockholders.
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Mrs. Curtis
United States
Stimson
Judge Hough
Mr. Curtis
Morse
Federal
Marshal Henkel
Wittie
Curtis
National Bank of North America
Morse Institution
Charles A. Hanna
Marshal Herke
Aster
Hastings Examines Books Of Frank Tousey Publishing
George Gordon Hastings executor of Rosalie Tousey Hastings estate has won leave to inspect the books of the Frank Tousey Publishing firm. He seeks half the stock and had previously been granted access to stock books and company records from the death of his wife. Hastings married Rosalie in 1907 and her estate later totaled about $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gordon Hastings
Rosalie Tousey Hastings
Supreme Court
Frank Tousey
Hastings
Justice Brady
Rosalie Tousey
Margaretta Todd
Philadelphia
Illinois waterway plan to reach Gulf by 1915
Chicago reports belated election returns show Illinois will bond 2200000 to build a lake to Gulf waterway from Lockport to Utica on the Illinois River. Officials expect little opposition and say a 14 foot channel from Chicago to the Mississippi by 1915 is assured with federal support for remaining work.
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Chicago
Illinois
Lockport
Utica
Ilinois
Mississippi
Washington
R. I. Randolph
Internal Improvement Commission
Illnois
Taft Trip Spurs Cabinet Speculation and Plans
Cincinnati reports President-elect Taft and family travel to Hot Springs for rest. Carpenter likely to become secretary to the President, with Loeb possibly taking Navy portfolio. Mischler to return after leave. Taft condemns Palma’s Cuba death. dismisses Texas ranch talk. aims for golf and limited business during recuperation.
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Carpenter
Tafts
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Taft
Fred W. Carpenter
William Loeb, Jr
Magoon
Havana
Palma
Cuba
Texas
C. P
Reception to Miss Helen Taft at Bryn Mawr College
A complimentary reception honored Miss Helen Taft freshman at Bryn Mawr College in Taylor Hall. About three hundred attendees included students, faculty, and Baldwin School representatives, celebrating her father’s election with cheers for taste and prosperity and a college yell.
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the Tribune
Bryn Mawr
Penn
Helen Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Taylor Hall
Miss Baldwin
Labor and commerce alliance eyed by Roosevelt aides
Secretary Straus said a labor representative may join the administration as a successor to Commissioner General Sargent. He noted progress on the national Council of Commerce, with fifty large cities represented and more groups joining. A Washington meeting will establish a permanent organization to coordinate state, interior, agriculture, and treasury departments toward balanced labor and commerce interests.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Straus
Frank P. Sargent
Immigration
Roosevelt
National Council of Commerce
Departments of State
Agriculture
The
Interior
Treasury
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Nevada police bill clears emergency measure approval
Reno voters approved the state police bill on Tuesday after a special session crafted the measure amid labor unrest in Goldfield and a clash between President Roosevelt and Governor Sparks.
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Nevada
Reno
United States
Goldfield
Roosey
Sparks
Status of the House gains for Republicans in early returns
Chicago November 6 reports show a Republican gain of two seats from last night. Albert Douglas elected in Ohio 11th district and Moses P. Kinkaid reelected in Nebraska 6th. Nebraska 5th remains extremely close awaiting official tally. House composition 173 Democrats and 218 Republicans.
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Chicago
Albert Douglas
Ohio
Moses P. Kinkaid
Nebraska
Hitchcock in Chicago for campaign work and reports
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee left for Chicago to oversee headquarters closure and will later report to Judge Taft in Hot Springs on campaign results. He plans a return to New York and Washington, aiming to file the campaign receipts with the Secretary of State soon.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Hot Springs
Taft
New York
Washington
New York County
Herbert Parsons
George P. Sheldon
St. Louis
Cannon
Representative Sherman
Holland House
West
Mack
Democratic National Committee
Buffalo
Congressmen See President After Victory Talk
Senators and Representatives return to Washington to inform the President of state victory celebrations. Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island visits and discusses potential tariff revision, calling it desirable but uncertain for the current session.
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Washington
White House
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
Indiana election aftermath shows strict finance stance
Governor elect Thomas R. Marshall refused all campaign funds and began returning about $3,000 in received contributions. In Illinois Adlai Stevenson vows to contest Governor Deneen's win, seeking a legislative recount as Deneen's plurality stands at 23,000 to 26,000.
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Columbia
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Chicago
Charles S. Deneen
Adlai E. Stevenson
Charles Boeschenstein
Democratic State Central Committee
Deneen
Direct Primary Amendment Carried by Large Majority
Returns from Tuesday's election in San Francisco show the state constitution amendment for a direct primary was carried by a large majority.
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San Francisco
Taft and Bryan Split Maryland Electors in 1912
Maryland official results show Taft winning a 613 plurality yet only six of eight Bryan electors chosen. Total state vote Taft 116 523 Bryan 115 910. Baltimore City canvass adds Taft 51 528 Bryan 49 140 with Taft electors Rob inson and Towers securing the votes. Electoral College split stands 6 Bryan 2 Taft.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Maryland
Taft
Bryan
Baltimore City
Mr. Taft
John A. Robinson
Harford County
Albert G. Towers
Caroline County
Taft Holds Missouri In Late Returns
Telegraph dispatch from St Louis reports Taft with 332638 votes in Missouri to Bryan 828585 a Taft plurality of 4048. Republican state ticket carried by safe margins while constitutional amendments are lost. Legislature balance unclear with Democrats favored in the Senate and a possible Democratic edge in the joint ballot.
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Tribune
St. Louis
Taft
Missouri
Bryan
House
Senate
Fassett Re elected With Large Plurality in 334th District
Representative J. Sloat Fassett won re election in New York's 334th Congress District by a plurality of 6,084. He carried Chemung by 1,001, Schuyler by 40, Steuben by 3,300, and Seneca by 833.
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Tribune
Elmira
J. Sloat Fassett
Congress
Chemung
Schuyler
Steuben
Seneca
Wade H. Ellis In Federal Office Takes Oath
Wade H. Ellis arrived in Washington after resigning as Ohio Attorney General to become Assistant to the Attorney General. He took the oath and will oversee prosecutions for interstate commerce and anti trust violations, filling Milton D. Purdy’s vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Department of Justice
Milton D. Purdy
Senator Voelker Resigns from Albany Seat
Albany, Nov. 6. Senator Otto G. Voelker of Brooklyn filed his resignation with the Secretary of State, effective immediately. Voelker, who voted for the anti racetrack gambling bills last winter, had been elected to the coming term in Congress and to fill the unexpired term in the 60th Congress in the Dunwell vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Otto G. Voelker
Brooklyn
Secretary of State
Foelker
Congress
Charles T. Dunwell
Fowler Seeks Support for Speaker in 1910 bid
Representative Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey requests colleagues in the 61st Congress to back his bid for Speaker. He calls for reform to shift legislative direction from the Speaker to a seven member board to reflect national opinion and aid Taft’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Gist Congress
House of Representatives
Taft
Congress
House
Chicago seeks report of consumption under penalty
Chicago physicians were warned by Health Commissioner Evans that failure to report consumption cases would lead to prosecution and fines. City stats show deaths from consumption exceed reports, as education placards and streetcar space are used for awareness by the health depart ment and transit firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evans
Health Department
Ruef Trial Opens On Bribery Charge For Trolley Franchise
In San Francisco on November 6, the trial of Abraham Stuef began before Superior Judge William P. Lawlor after over seventy days to assemble a jury. The case accuses Stuef of offering a bribe to ex-Supervisor John J. Furey to vote for the United Railways overhead trolley franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Abraham Stuef
John J. Furey
United Railways
William P. Lawlor
Contention Over Blackwell's Island Bridge Safety Report
The article contrasts Professor Burr's findings with Commissioner Stevenson and Crimmins about the bridge's stresses and weight. Burr admits higher stresses than earlier claimed, while Burr and Boll er & Hodge defend the project and call for careful analysis.
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Burr
Stevenson
Crimmins
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Sullivan Men Face Layoffs Over Bond Issue
Controller Metz vows to lay off about four hundred temporary clerks in the Department of Finance to pressure action on a $39,000 bond issue for salaries of accountants. He says three hundred other workers may be Sullivan supporters, with 1 cler k tomorrow and 14 next Saturday losing their jobs if funds are not approved.
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Department of Bridges
Messrs. Boller & Hodge
Professor Burr
Burr
Alfred P. Boller
Boller & Hodge
Tribune
BoMer
Metz
Sullivan
Bureau of Municipal Research
Department of Finance
Militia Officers Transferred to Coast Artillery Staff
Albany reports Adjutant General Nelson H. Henry issued orders relieving Major Washington Irving Taylor and Captain Thomas R. Fleming from the 11th Artillery District. They become assistants to Brigadier General David E. Austen, chief of coast artillery, aligning state militia staffing with the regular service.
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Albany
Nelson H. Henry
Coast Artillery
State Militia
Washington Irving Taylor
Thomas R. Fleming
1Th Artillery District
David E. Austen
Murphy Denies Charge Over Taft Ballot Claim
Charles F. Murphy rebutted Raymond Robins claims printed in a Chicago Herald interview alleging Tammany sent sample ballots to support Taft and Chanier. Murphy denied treachery, affirmed loyalty to Bryan’s national ticket, and blamed Bryan’s weakness rather than Tammany’s betrayal as the Taft landslide affected results.
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Charles F. Murphy
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Tammany Hall
Bryan
Robins
Murphy
Conners
Taft
Chanier
Robins Staed
New York
Care
Democratic National
Auditorium Hotel
New York Herald
Tammany
J. Bryan
Charles F. Jrphy
Francis J. Lantry
Hearst
Mack
National Committee
Connors
Mr. Murphy
Solid South
Ohio
Minnesota
Montana
Michigan
Indiana
Roosevelt May Succeed Platt in New York Senate
Washington reports that President Roosevelt might become Senator Platt's successor if the Senate remains in play after March. Some say the President himself hinted he would consider the office under certain conditions, though he has not expressed a firm desire to serve in the Senate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Platt
Senate
Taft
White House
Mr. Taft
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Paper Makers Return to Work at Palmer Falls Mill
The International Paper Company Palmer Falls mill ended a strike as employees accepted company terms and applied for their old jobs. The mill will start up tomorrow. In Orono Maine the Webster mill resumed full operations and workers began applying for work.
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Palmer Falls
Orono, Me
Saratoga
International Paper Company
Bangor
Webster
Orono
Brooklyn Man Falls From Window In Fire Tragedy
Arthur Keating of Greene Avenue Brooklyn awakened by smoke as a fire began on the first floor. He attempted to escape along the coping on the second floor but slipped fell to the ground fracturing his skull. He was taken to Cumberland Street Hospital where doctors fear for his life.
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Greene Avenue
Brooklyn
Arthur Keating
Cumberland Street Hospital
Keating
Batony Trial Postponed to November 15
Mrs Aurel Batony and horseman Aurel Batony faced the Supreme Court on the preferred cause calendar before Justice Platzek for trial yesterday but by counsel consent the hearing was fixed for November 15.
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Aurel
Batony
Aurel Batony
Supreme Court
Justice Platzek
Son Attacks Carter Will in Probate Court
In Chicago on November 6 Leslie Dudley Carter, son of the late Leslie Carter, filed a legal protest against admitting his father's will to probate. He offered no reasons beyond exercising his statutory rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leslie Dudley Carter
Leslie Carter
Augusta cotton factor pardoned by Governor Smith
Thomas W. Alexander a former Augusta cotton factor and social leader who was convicted two years ago of obtaining money on false collateral was granted a six year state prison sentence pardon today by Governor Smith. He had been prominent in Augusta’s social and commercial circles before his conviction.
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Atlanta
Thomas W. Alexander
Augusta
Smith
Alexander
Schwab Closes New York House Deferring Riverside Estate
Charles M. Schwab has vacated his Riverside Drive residence and placed a caretaker in charge. He plans to make South Bethlehem Pennsylvania his permanent home due to duties with Bethlehem Steel. He recently left for San Francisco to oversee Union Iron Works matters.
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Schwab
New York House
Charles M. Schwab
Riverside Drive
Mr. Schwab
Bethlehem
Fenn
Bethlehem Steel Company
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Union Iron Works
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Tousey Firm
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MR. Hitchcock
National
Congressmen
Call
California
England
Orchestrelle
Maud AL Tidliuicld
UIC Lulutc
Aeolian Company
Lian Hall
Fifth
34Th Street
Electoral College
Mre. Fassett
Fowler
Louisiana
Gould Road
New Orleans
Saunders
Texas & Pacific Railway
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
Edward Gannon
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Bressler
Arthur L. Bressler
James K. Campbell
St. Lorenz
Kest 72d Street
United States Army
Stevenson Silent
Blackwell's Island
Quebec
Bridge Department
MR. Crimmins
Queensboro Bridge
John D. Crimmins
Borough of
Queens
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