Bucket shop raids target Capital Investment company
Chicago reports detail raids by secret service on Murphy & Co. offices at 92 La Salle street and other branches of Capital Investment company. Arrests expected in 25 to 50 towns as Western Union connected with telegraph services. The firm allegedly operated with advance market information and large wire networks, handling over $10 million yearly in a get rich quick scheme. Galesburg office closed with no arrests.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Murphy & Co
la Salle Street
Capital Investment Company
Middle West
William J. Liord
Western Union
de Woody
Subsey
Joliet
Aurora
Milwaukee
Racine
Green Bay
Wis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Mich
Davenport
Muscatine
Towa
Rockford
Ex Weather Bureau Chief Charged With Mismanagement
James Berry, former head of a Weather Bureau division, charges Willis L. Moore with gross mismanagement and irregularities. He accuses Moore of writing a descriptive meteorology book using government employees during work hours and of illegal use of the mailing frank to promote the book, among other allegations.
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Washington
James Berry
United States Weather Bureau
Taft
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Berry
Moore
Frank
Rock Island Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday
For Rock Island and Vicinity unsettled tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions tonight. Low near freezing, 7 am temperature 23, wind 2 mph, humidity 57. Light snow from New York to extreme north Atlantic coast, western Pennsylvania to New York, unsettled in eastern Rockies, high pressure over Michigan brings fair weather elsewhere.
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Rock Island
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
North Atlantic
Alberta
Canadian Northwest
Rocky Mountain
West Gulf
North Pacific
Michigan
Lake Region
Idaho
Astronomical Events Noted In Daily Almanac
From noon today to noon tomorrow the sun sets at 4 30 and rises at 7 15. The moon rises at 6 26 p m and is farthest north or highest.
Congress Proceedings Highlight Debates and Honors
In Washington on December 16 the Senate heard Senator Young of Iowa give his maiden speech opposing a rules change. Cummins urged no hurried tariff revision fearing harm to agricultural interests. Judges Dan Davenport and Lamar were confirmed to the Supreme Court, lawmakers studied the omnibus Psalms bill, and the Senate adjourned in memory of late Representative Joel Cook. The House met briefly and also adjourned to honor Cook.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Senator Young of
Itowa
Colleseue
Mero Cummins Anl
Dan Devanter
Lamar
Supreme Court
Joel Cook
Pennsylvania
HOUSE
Cook
Lafayette Young
Iowa
Cummins
Young
Takes Over Mine to Give Lessons Too
Pittsburg Coal Company surrenders Bruceton Pa mine to the United States Bureau of Mines for experimental work next week. Bureau experts will demonstrate mine explosions rescue procedures air ventilation dust control and machinery testing while providing lessons under actual conditions for workers and supervisors.
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Pittsburg
Pas
United States Bureau of Mines
Pittsburg Coal Company
Bureau
Bruceton
On Bender at Hot Springs Man Killed by Police
Moweaqua Illinois resident Sam Keighley was shot and killed by Hot Springs patrolman Oxford during an alleged resistance to arrest for disorderly conduct. Keighley had recently inherited wealth and arrived seeking health. Eli Perkins author Melville Landon dies at 71 in Yonkers. Cuban Army chief General Guerra resigns. Gomey accepts.
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Moweaqua
Ill
Hot Springs
Ark
Sam Keighley
Oxford
Havana
Dec
Gomey
Guerra
Floods devastate vast areas of England as rains persist
London December 16 reports say England endures its worst floods in 30 years with incessant rain since December first. Farmers suffer heavy losses as immense stretches of the countryside are flooded and homes are evacuated.
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London
England
No Room There for Politics
Assistant Attorney General W. T. Denison spoke before the National Civil Service Reform association in Baltimore on December 16. He blamed political lawyers in the government service for distrust in jail outcomes and predicted civil service principles would extend to most legal government positions, except possibly the attorney general and solicitor general, citing a breakdown of the criminal law due to political appointments.
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Baltimore
W. T. Denison
National Civil Service Reform Association
Denison
Taft
Wickersham
United States
Henry L. Stimson
New York
The
Civil Service Association
Japan Budget Figures Spark Debate on War Aims
Tokio December 16 government announces next year budget with estimated receipts of 549,934,000 yen and expenditures 540,955,000 yen. Premier Katsura states the budget shows no intent to widen the conflict, only to keep pace with wartime requirements.
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Tokio
Katsura
Direct Vote For Senators Moves To Committee Report
A senate judiciary subcommittee approved a favorable report on a constitutional amendment for direct election of senators. Borah and Rayner voted yes, Dillingham no. full committee to consider Monday. Also heated debate on Navy construction and tariff reform antics featured in Washington today.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Borah
Rayner
Dillingham
Thames Rises Rapidly Floods Thames Valley Villages
Frozen up territory is inundated with water 12 feet deep in parts of the country. In the Thames valley the river has risen rapidly, 10 feet in the Henley district over 36 hours, flooding vast areas and ruining many homes as residents seek higher floors.
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Thames
Thames Valley
Henley
Famine Threat Hits Over a Million in Anhui China
Washington reports famine threatens more than a million people in northern Anhui province, worsened by destructive floods. The American consul at Nanking, after reviewing conditions, cables the state department that the situation is very bad.
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Washington
Anhui
Nanking
State Department
Spanish Premier Delivers Ultimatum on Padlock Bill
Madrid Dec 16 Premier Canalejas warned deputies that Vatican negotiations would not resume until the padlock bill becomes law. The measure prohibits new religious establishments in Spain until the concordat review with the Vatican is completed. He urged Carlists to drop further obstructions to speed passage of the bill.
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Madrid
Spain
Vatican
Canalejas
Lewis Reelected UMWA President in Nationwide Return
Bridgeport Ohio reports unofficial returns show T L Lewis reelected president of the United Mine Workers of America by a substantial majority. Returns indicate about 30 000 votes in favor. In Berne Switzerland the federal assembly elected Marc Emile Ruchet as president of the Swiss confederation for 1911 with Louis Ferrer named vice president of the federal council. The retiring president is Robert Comtesse.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Berne
Switzerland
Federal Assembly
Marc-Emile Ruchet
Swiss Confederation
Louis Ferrer
Federal Council
Robert i Comtesse
Democrats to caucus January nineteenth for Ways and Means plan
Washington dispatch notes a caucus of Democratic members of the next House set for January 19. The group will consider immediately selecting the Ways and Means Committee members and framing a new tariff bill.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Tariff Hill
National League Sets 154 Game Schedule for 1911 Season
The National League announced a 154 game schedule for 1911 with April 12 opening and October 12 closing, following last year’s total. The plan was adopted after talks with the American League.
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New York
Mauretania Turns Mersey to Mersey Record Run
The Cunarder Mauretania docked before sunrise completing a Mersey to Mersey voyage to set a world record. It unloaded and loaded freight and mail totaling about six thousand tons, including 4,619 sacks of Christmas mail, aiming to sail again at 6 tomorrow afternoon. The ship plans to reach Liverpool next Thursday evening, seeking a 12 day round trip record.
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New York
Mersey
Volyage
England
Liverpool
Electric chair for two in Virginia murder cases
In Virginia a bartender John J. Smyth was executed for killing his wife and daughter in Norfolk last August. Jim Sielingen, a Black man, was executed for robbing and killing a 70 year old white woman in Rockingham the previous August. A separate Tulsa robbery report notes robbers held up Cashier Corner of the State Bank for Prue and escaped with available money.
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Virginia
Richmond
John J. Smyth
Norfolk
Jim Sielingen
Rockingham
Tulsa
Okla
Dee. Wi
Prue
Taft names friend of Sen La Follette
Washington December 16 The president nominated William A Devine as postmaster at Madison Wisconsin He was recommended by Senator La Follette Gabriel B Holds of South Dakota named consul general at Constantinople.
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Washington
William A. Devine
Madison
Wis
Devine
Senator la Follette
Gabriel B. Holds
South Dakota
Conntantinople
A Thousand Men Camp in Chihuahua
A dispatch from Chihuahua reports 100 Federal troops being assembled for transport to an undisclosed location while detachments of revolutionists arrive near Cerro Pristo and Ranch de Santiago. Navarre expects a serious next engagement. censorship tightens as a Pedernales AP dispatch is suppressed.
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Pedernales
Cerro Pristo
Ranch de Santiago
Navarre
Hernandese
Navarro
Associated Press
Chihuahua
Federaline
Jose
Ofcial
Funeral rites for Charles A. Partridge in Chicago
Charles A. Partridge former Wan degan mayor and state adjutant general of the Illinois G A R died after a weeklong illness. His funeral was held at Union Park Congregational Church and he was buried in Rockford Illinois. Born in 1844 in Westford Virginia, he was brought to Lake County as a child and served throughout the Civil War.
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Peneral
Chicago
Charles A. Partridge
Wandegan
G. A. R. Man
Upion Park Congregational Church
Rockefeller, I
Mr. Partridge
Westford
Lake County
Mlinoia G. A. Kh
Gun Bursts Aboard Pennsylvania During Target Practice
One of six inch guns on the armored cruiser Pennsylvania burst during target practice off the Pacific coast. No casualties reported. Rear Admiral Barry, commanding the Pacific Fleet, is investigating. The gun was old and unhooped at the muzzle. There are 152 such guns afloat and Rear Admiral Mason seeks funds to hoop guns to the muzzle.
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Barry
Pennsylvania
Washington
Dee
Pacific
Mason
Ordnance
New Bills Seek Closure for Beef Trust Indictments
Chicago reports new indictments against the National Packing Company and officers for violating antitrust laws. The actions aim to obviate difficulties in Judge Carpenter's hearing earlier proceedings as Assistant U.S. District Attorney participated in the beef packing probe.
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Chicago
National Packing Company
United States District Court
Packer
United States
Carpenter
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