Sugar Trust Bribery at Jersey Docks Revealed
Corrupt practice unraveled by sampler Corsa who exposed bribes paid by the sugar trust to dock workers at Jersey terminals. The scheme involved stuffing and stabbing methods to manipulate sugar quality tests, with payments routed through appraisers and officials including Wakeman, Gage, and Whitehead.
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Henry
Corea
Jersey
Wakeman
Lyman
al Pointee
Roosevelt
Ilere
Coran
Custom House
Uuvistants
Mr .Corsa
Corsa
Willamaburs
Corax
Sugar Trust
Mr. Corsa
T.feer
Nea
Wakening
Gage
Wakerton
Dowager Duchess in Manchester Confidence News
Miss Congyelo Vanaxw of New Manchester rises in social circles as Dowager Duchess Dudhera Connneto of Manchester is reported to be seriously involved in a distant matter. Details are sparse. sources indicate the event follows recent social shifts and titles in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tll
Tondon
Dudhera
Connneto
Manchester
Congyelo Vanaxw
Now
Seriou
Supreme Court ruling upholds color line in private home case
A Supreme Court decision addresses a private home discrimination dispute from Des Moines dated November 18. The court holds that a private party may refuse service based on race, affecting Susie Brown and J. H. Belt Coffee Company in a damages suit.
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Court
Pes Moines
Dow Fou
Susie Brown
J. H. Belt Coffea Company
Su Duroages
Dea Molues
Prelate McAndrew Dies After Celebration at Home
Monsignor McAndrew pastor of St Marys Catholic Church in Baire Pa fell dead at home after nervous strain from last month being raised to domestic prelate by the pope. He was 57, with 32 years in priesthood.
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McAndrew
Baire
Mer
AD McAndrew
Dedd
Electric Doctor Claims Power To Resuscitate After Electrocution
New York reports Dr Louise Rabinovitch, famed for surgery research, asserts she can revive humans killed by electrocution or narcotics using a controlled light current and electrode timing. She says success in animals extends to humans unless there is organic injury, though she seeks proof via invitation.
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New York
Louise
Rabinovitch
European
Rabbovitch
Bridge Contract and Steel Advancements Spark Industry Move
Pittsburg November 18 A contract valued at about 1 750 000 secured by the American Bridge company for the making and erection of the fabric of the new municipal bridge across the Mississippi at St Louis. Carnegie Steel now ready to manufacture nickel steel for structural work opposing Schwab on a large scale. Also reports from Wilkes Barre and Millville on public viewing of corpses and two deaths due to broken heart, with local reactions and condolences.
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Truat
Pittsburg
American Bridge Company
Mississippi River
Charles M. Schwab
Petition to President Taft for Shipp pardon from Rising Fawn
A petition to President Taft requests clemency for former Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp and his codefendants. The document, signed by nearly all local residents, argues the men should be pardoned and expresses fear of what the case could mean.
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Taft
Shipp
Sherif Joseph F
Morgan Art Deal Reveals Americas Taste For Europe
Paris dealer recounts how J P Morgan sought to buy three Borghese tapestries from the Louvre option. The purchase stalled when price and ministerial approval clashed, illustrating Morgan's rarefied taste and Americas bid for European art.
Three way duel ends in fatal shooting at Pioneer
In New Orleans on November 18 an alleged insult sparked a three cornered duel. Clarence Compton fired with his wife and child killed, Sylvester Owen wounded while his brother Clarence remained unharmed. The Owens sought apology as Compton opened fire at twenty paces.
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New Orleans
Pioneer
Clarence Compton
Mtta
Sylvester
Owen
Clarence
Sustady
Compton
Agelpat
Owens
Owen Brothers
Jusilia Compton
Anienild
Trading Girls for Opium Trade Rumor Reports Mindanao
A Mindanao south coast report from horticulturist W. S. Lyon describes natives near Manila Bay offering young girls in barter for an ounce of opium. He notes ongoing traffic carried on by palm landers and says government efforts to suppress the trade are lacking.
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Wémnan
Manila
Kanitta
Sarangant
Intanda
Mindanao
Ictand
Lyon
Minedana
Tyon
Palmeland
Philadelphia Trust Company Fails Amid Securities Controversy
Philadelphia, Nov. 18 The Philadelphia Trust Company on Broad Street and Ridge Avenue closed by order of state banking officials. A. L. Taber was appointed temporary receiver as reports cite undisciplined securities and an insolvent condition. Authorities seek a permanent receiver, and disclosures will occur in court. Depositors claim loans and misused funds linked to brick manufacturing in Passaic and coal lands in West Virginia. Capital 200000, surplus 47000, deposits 395000, cash only 18600 found.
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Philadelphia
American Trust “‘Company
Broad Street
Ridge Avenue
Iia
Banking
Taber
Banking’ Commissioners
Passaic
West Virginia
Man falls to death from steamboat Providence
In fog on the Fall River line steamboat Providence a man on the afterdeck mounted the rail and fired a pistol then jumped overboard clutching the revolver. He vanished in the waters of the sound. Identity unknown. papers suggest the name Buckley from Nova Scotia.
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Mads
New York
Fall River
Providence
Buckley
Nova Scotia
Missouri Pacific Announces Bond Issue and Conversion Plan
Missouri Pacific Railway announces a $29,806,000 gold bond issue issued as fifty year 6 percent bonds convertible into stock at par. Offering underwritten by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Bonds convertible from Sept 1, 1912 to Sept 1, 1922. Bondholders eligible for 96 and interest. New York date is November 18.
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Missouri, Pacific
New York
Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific Company
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Murder After Lynch Law at Cairo and Cambridge Robbery Convictions
Disjointed reports describe Henry Small, a colored man, shooting William Pope a former U S Army soldier after a lynching in Browneville Texas. In Cambridge, Ma a jury convicts Eliott Riot senior of stealing terrapin from Daniel H LeCompte Sons. his son is acquitted. The elder is sentenced to three years in Maryland penitentiary.
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Cairo
Henry Small
William Pope
United States
Browneville
Tex
William James
Annie Peller
Cambridge
George
Janior
The Important Thing In Your Life
A conflicted doctor, Trevor, mentors Mary Trenton and Eleanor Dell in a hospital world, shaping her views of love and duty. Mortality, ambition, and social ties drive a tense romance as Trevor weighs marriage, career, and patient care amid a dramatic town setting.
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Trenton
Lila
Morton
Kkitts
Mary Trenton
Trevor
Joanna
Mary
Ina
Helene
Athides
Treaoon
Fanahiuie
Ares
Joe Trevor
M. Dy
Crane
Hilton
Stilwell
Geo
Patton
Peres Hilton
Ellzaten
Khig
Pinrry
John ‘Trevor
Mary Frentonfiret
Mare Trenton
sDo
Yan
Wlore
Marcy
Lappy
Wan
Jet
Uncertain love and duty pull a doctor toward Mary
A doctor torn between work and a central romance faces pressure from Hilton and Mary Trenton. He plans to attend a late-night party while grappling with a case and a desire to win Mary’s favor, ultimately choosing duty over distraction in a tense garden scene.
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Jacques Selina
Mr. Morgan
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Pirnpont Morgam
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Metropolitan Museum
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Arts
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Tance
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Alora
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Morkin
Fabrica
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Philadelphia Trust Company
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