Boston Men in State Papers Bribery Scandal
A sensational story claims Henry Cabot Lodge and Henry Adams conspired with State Department clerks to access private papers and historic records. The allegation centers on monopolizing access to Monroe era documents with alleged bribes, though no charges against the men themselves are specified.
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State Department
Sesrobers
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Adams
Century Magazine
Richard Watson Gilder
Adamees
Gilders
Gouverneur
New York
Congress
Lodge
Adams
Messrs
Washington
Lafayette Square
John Her
Richardson
Boston
Massachusetts Senate Race and Anti-Option Debate
The piece discusses Senator Lodge and Speaker Barrett in a Massachusetts Senate race with mentions of a state scandal and possible strategies. It also covers Senator Sherman’s comments on the anti-option bill, noting expected passage and supportive press from several journals, with reactions from Washburn’s allies.
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Lodge
Boston
Grandfather Dawes
United States Senate
Barrett
Massachusetts Howe of Representatives
Adams
Massachusetts
Sherman
Shermaney
Senate
Washburn
Lodge Calls Story False About Access to Archives
Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge denounced a Washington article as false claiming a conspiracy to limit access to historical government documents. He said copying Hamilton papers was done with proper permission from the Secretary of State, paid by Putnam publishers, and supervised by Theodore Dwight.
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Fruow
Wassisctos
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Adams
Massachusetts
Boston
Adams
Washington
Lodge
Congress
Senate
Secretary of
Wharton Denies Unequal Access to Papers
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton says the State Department permits any proper person to consult or copy papers it holds, provided it does not interfere with Department work. He rejects claims that outsiders receive special privileges.
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Wharton
State Department
Reading Relieves Conduct of Commercial Affairs to New Finance Firm
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company will shift its entire commercial management, including coal and related dealings, to the Finance Company of Pennsylvania starting January 1. George H. Earle Jr. becomes president, separating coal and iron operations from railroad functions to streamline oversight and boost profitability.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Finance Company of Pennsylvania
George H. Earle, Jr
Coaland Iron Company
Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
McLeod
Earle
Reading
Labor Unions to Confer for World's Fair Year
Executive officers of various labor groups meet here to discuss relations between organizations. Grand Chief Clark of the Order of Railway Conductors says the gathering aims to clarify mutual relations among unions, railway officials, and members, not to amalgamate to prevent a railroad strike.
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Cepae Erarros
Clark
Order of Railway Conductors
Not Elopement but Abduction Shuffle in Springfield Outrage
Springfield dispatch reports John Jackson, a colored man, abducted with Lessiea Hinkle, a white waitress. He was tarred and feathered at West Liberty after escaping from jail. the girl says she was held against her will.
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Springfield
John Jackson
Lessiea Hinkle
West Liberty
New York
Umbria
London
Lloyd's
Liverpool
Queenstown
Noordland in peril as engines fail amid Atlantic storm
The Noordland battles a hurricane gale after a broken shaft cripples propulsion near 400 miles west of Queenstown. Passengers endure hours of fear as pumps combat flooding while the Ohio tows the ship into harbor supported by a reluctant tow line.
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Atlantic
Cunard Line
Umbria
Noordland
Queenstown
Ohio
Sandy Hook
Nickels
Noordlands
Philadelphia
New York
Fred Kets
Ohio Dewan
Harbor
Antwerp
Ghastly Christmas Gift Lands in Rochester Woman
Miss Estelle Robinson received a mailed gift on Christmas Day, a perfectly preserved human hand mounted as a paper weight with a gold ring inscription. The improvised lettered card offered season greetings, and the shocked recipient has fallen into hysteria awaiting burial of the grisly token.
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Rochester
N. Y
Estelle Robinson
Miss Robinson
New York
Bring
Indy
Clouston Sentenced to Two Years in Penitentiary
Parkersburg West Virginia December 27 Judge Boreman denied a new trial motion for embezzler Clouston. He overruled suspending execution, sentencing the convicted man to hard labor in the penitentiary for two years. Counsel prepared a bill of exceptions for Supreme Court appeal.
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ParkerssurGe
W. Va
Boreman
Clouston
Renee
Supreme Court
The Lumber Trust's Defeat
Judge Cornish refuses to dissolve a temporary injunction in the case Bohn Manufacturing Company v W G Hollis et al, Northwestern Lumberman's Association. The suit alleges a conspiracy to restrain trade by barring nonmembers from wholesale lumber sales to force retailers to join. The court notes the association's substantial membership and the risk of a broad, oppressive trust.
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Sr. Pauu
Cornish
Bohn Manufacturing Company
W. G. Hollis
Inspectenions Ven
Mexicans in Ecstasies Over Ball Fights at Querétaro
In Querétaro during holiday celebrations crowds from Mexico City Zacatecas and surrounding areas attend bull fights and cooking mains. Matadors including Ponciano Diaz demonstrate skill while yesterday’s events saw three banderillos gored and several horses killed. Large sums are wagered and many Americans observe the spectacle.
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Queretaro
Mex
Mexico
Zacatecas
Aguas-Valientas
Ponciano Diaz
Spain
Zacatecasa
Miners Threaten Fresh Push Against Convict Lease
General Kellar Anderson returns from Coal Creek saying miners show turbulent sentiment and may act against the convict lease system in Tennessee. About 14 men are held under strict military discipline, with guards on duty during severe weather as officials monitor possible outbreaks before Governor Buchanan's term ends.
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Tennessee
Maempsus
Generel Kellar Anderson
Coal Creek
Buchanan
Murder at Monongahela Southside Engine Room
Richard Reese 21, brother of a previous murder victim, was found dead with a head wound in the Watson Coal Company engine room after a pistol lay near his body. The case, with three men jailed in Washington for a related crime, remains unsolved and headed for a coroner’s inquest.
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Monongahela City
Richard Reese
William Reese
Monongahela River
Washington
Watson Coal Company
George Mountain
Reeve
Heese
Reese
Reading Mayor halts checks as treasurer is investigated
The mayor notified local banks to refuse payment of any checks issued by City Treasurer Obaid while an inquiry into the treasurer’s office proceeds. Obaid denies mismanagement reports as the investigation continues.
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Reading
Merritt
Obaid
Obald
Edwin H Miller Returns After 24 Years Away
In Allentown Edwin H Miller who left his wife and two children 24 years ago returned home today. His wife remained unmarried and greeted him with open arms. A Minnesota mad dog scare reports two rabid dogs killed by police in Mississippian croup area.
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Allentown
Edwin H. Miller
Sr. Croup
Miss
Baby’s Eczema Treated with Coticura Remedies
A brief testimonial from Mrs J Ruthen Seeg of 106 Firat Ave New York praising Coticura Remedies for a two month old baby’s eczema. She reports clear skin after treatment and urges other mothers to use the product.
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J. Ruthen Seeg
Cure Skin Diseases with Cuticura Resolvent and Curicuma Bear
Sanitary claims tout internal blood and skin purifiers Culicura Resolvent and Curicuma Bear to treat pimples scrofula and assorted skin humors from infancy to age. Advertises externally Udder relief with Mapntip. lists price in old terms and notes Boston chemical company as maker with 64 page illustrated guide.
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Cotiouna
Boston
Mass
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