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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
10
Washington officials debate meaning of a five percent tariff cut for goods imported on American ships with a potential ten million dollar revenue loss. The piece also notes Supreme Court action on the Oklahoma grandfather clause and other national events.
A fierce October storm devastated Nome Alaska destroying two miles of water front and about five hundred houses. Loss is estimated at 1 500 000 with outside aid needed as winter approaches and supplies become scarce. Steamships escaped damage while electric and telephone service were cut.
The Gondorf wire-tapping crowd claims a new record haul of $64,000 in New York. D. S. Curry, once Winnipeg comptroller and now an invalid traveler, sent $14,000 by wire tap to race results and later deposited $50,000 via check, with $20,000 from another man. The victims faced pressure to prove funds were real as the scheme unfolded.
William Q O Lucas former cashier of the Kansas City Cudahy Packing branch was charged with embezzlement in a state warrant. He was arrested and held for investigation. Bonding company estimates a $26000 shortage to appear in auditing with the embezzlement amount listed as 88.11. Lucas served twenty years with the firm and was known in sporting circles as a member of the American Bowling Congress.
Two men died in a head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Summerfield Illinois. The mail car and express car of the passenger train caught fire.
An essay extols shoes as a key part of clothing and self image. It explains mass production, the United Shoe Machinery Companys role, and how leasing machinery supports many factories, workers, and higher quality shoes for consumers.
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