Embezzlement Indictments At Biltmore Estate Case
The grand jury in Asheville indicts the cashier and timekeeper for embezzling eleven thousand dollars from Georges Vanderbilt at the Biltmore estate. Both men, former mayor and estate employee, fled the state and are now elusive. Investigations followed rumors of misuse after Vanderbilt returned from Europe and accountants reviewed the books.
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Georges W. Vanseruilt
Vanderbilt
Europe
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criminal court
Fred Hull
E. J. Harding
Bank cashi er missing after confessed defalcations
Portsmouth Va Nov 17 John J Downing cashier of the Portsmouth Dime Saving Bank is missing and the bank board holds his confession to defalcations over a recent period There is no bank run Downing was bonded by a Baltimore firm for 500 The shortage was suspected two weeks ago and an investigation was made Downing left the city a week ago ostensibly to go to Suffolk to raise funds to pay part of his debts He has not been seen since and evidence he went to Suffolk is lacking He leaves a wife and two children here
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Portsmouth
John J. Downing
Portsmouth Dime Saving Bank
Downing
Baltimore
Suffolk
Senator Dietrich and Postmaster Fisher Charged in Hastings Bribery Case
Omaha reports a federal grand jury has indicted United States Senator Charles B. Dietrich and Hastings Postmaster Jacob Fisher on conspiracy and bribery charges tied to Fisher’s postmaster appointment. Dietrich allegedly accepted money and property. Fisher allegedly paid $1300 to secure the post. William Dutton testified as intermediary. Additional similar cases are being investigated.
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Jacob Fisher
Hastings
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Postmaster Fisher
William Dutton
Dutton
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New Republic Youth Emerges from Complex Struggle
One of the compleuous figures in the cepyoh helped form the new Republic young Columbian group noted for nerve and daring solutions. They recently suffered a loss of an arm in a clash against Colombia near Pamuiun under General Tlatertas. Huertas is a veteran of several revolutions.
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China Is Helpless Officials Concentrate on Power Struggles
In Pekin the Manchurian crisis exposes government weakness as high officials toil to shift blame rather than address policy. Moscow reports Russian forces near Mongolia threaten China, with 250000 troops to Far East. a tense backdrop to Paris and New York dispatches. A jail escape in Washington County, and a Camden banker’s accidental shooting add to a day’s sensational local and foreign incidents.
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Democratic caucus fails to unite on canal plan
Washington November 17 Democratic members of the senate caucused but could not agree on a canal program. Four resolutions were offered with few compromises, and the meeting adjourned as factions differed on the Isthmian route and presidential authority. Senator Carmack led a pro Spooner act stance while others argued for action on the Nicaragua route.
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Colombia Protest to U S Senate Over Panama Question
A Spanish translated protest from Colombia to the U S Senate urges recognition of Colombia's sovereignty in the Panama isthmus and requests support to suppress what it calls an insurrection. Diplomatic observers see the move as a breach of proprieties, likely to be handled without harsh measures.
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Columbia
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France Recognizes Panama Envoy Morgan Co Named
In Washington Nov 11 the French ambassador Jusserand officially recognized M. Bunau Varilla as minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary of the Republic of the Isthmus. J Pierpont Morgan & Co accepted as financial agents in the United States for Panama and $200,000 was placed in the Panama credit.
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Admiral Walker at Panama as Roosevelt envoy meets junta
Rear Admiral Walker and Consul Gudger paid respects to Panama's junta at the palace. Walker carried a letter from President Roosevelt while the Mayflower steams to Colon to confer with Bolivar department envoys about recognizing the new republic. The Panamanian commission may seek Colombian remuneration for isthmus lines, while Panamanian leaders vow to defend the republic's independence.
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