Retractions Reported In Chanler Hitchcock Libel Case
New York dispatch notes today’s publication of retraction statements by the New York American and Evening Journal from October. The statements may end the Chanler versus Hearst criminal libel action as a grand jury considers the matter. The Examiner printed a formal apology noting the October 21 article linking William Astor Chanler to occurrences at Raymond Hitchcock’s Great Neck home, stating the libel had no basis in fact and expressing regret.
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New York American and Evening Journal
William Astor Chandler
Raymond Hitchcock
Chanler
W. R. Hea
Grand Jury
Hearst
Chicago
Examiner
W. R. Hearst
Today
The
William Astor Chanler
Congress
Great Neck
Long Island
Mr. Chanler
Mr. Hearst
William Astor
Chanter
New Orleans Jetty Project Deepens Mississippi Harbor
Government allocates 6 million dollars to extend Channel 35 to 35 feet depth after four years of work. Jetties of willow, stone, and concrete create a 1000 foot wide navigable channel linking to at least a dozen states, with walls four and three miles long. Safeguards above prevent river outflow, while beds across outlets seal minor bayous. William Henry Rice, famed minstrel, dies at 65 in Philadelphia.
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Gulf
Southwest Pass
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Philadelphia
William Henry Rice
United States
Test of Fitness Bonaparte Urges Selection for President
Attorney General Bonaparte addressed the Illinois Athletic Club in Chicago praising a candidate who will faithfully execute the laws. He warned against wolves in sheep’s clothing and urged a negative fitness test by those who have obstructed enforcement in the past, as a guard for four years.
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Chicago
Ilinois Athletic Club
Aesop
Togoland Ex-Governor Fined for Death by Flagstaff Incident
Berlin reports Ex-Governor Horn of Togoland received a $75 fine and costs and transfer to another port after being charged with causing the death of a native by binding him to a flagstaff and leaving him without food or drink for 24 hours.
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Horn of
Togoland
Sparks Prepares Telegram on Goldfield Conditions
Nevada Governor Sparks plans to telegram President Roosevelt with an update on the Goldfield situation. He questions whether the president has the full picture despite a commission report and war department troop withdrawal order. The message may request keeping some troops beyond the date set. Also noted is John Mitchell of United Mine Workers nearing return home after illness. Miss Clara L Hunter Annie St Claire and Alice M Morgan file to form the Women s Bryan Democratic club of Colorado with Ruth Bryan Leavitt named among directors.
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Roosevelt
Goldfield
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Sparks
War Department
Ethe
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Ind
John Mitchell
Sob “United Mine Workers
Spring Valley
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Mitchell
Women’s Bryan Club
Denver
Col
Clara L. Hunter
Annie St. Claire
Alice M. Morgan
Women's Bryan Democratic Club of
Colorado
Ruth Bryan Leagitt
Wiliam J. Bryan
Immigration up 25 percent in November United States
Washington reports a 25 percent rise in overall immigration to the United States for November compared with the same period last year. For the six months ending June 30, total immigration reached 678,354, an 18 percent increase.
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United States
Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Bloodless duel ends with reconciliation between Wekerle and Polanyi
Budapest on December 23 reports Hungarian premier Dr Wekerle and former Justice Minister Polanyi fought a sword duel over accusations of political dishonesty. The meeting was bloodless. Wekerle prevailed with blunt blows, Polanyi apologized, and both shook hands. Wekerle telegraphed the emperor with the details. the emperor sent congratulations. Also Taft reaches Cincinnati for estate business regarding his mother.
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Dee
Dr. Wekerle
Polanyi
Polonyi
Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Whington
Lawson Launches New Party With Roosevelt Johnson Ticket
Thomas W. Lawson plans a new political party with Theodore Roosevelt for president and Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota for vice president. He says Roosevelt need not approve and claims to have organization in every state to force the rescue of the country from Wall Street thieves.
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Roosevelt
Johnson
New York
Thomas W. Lawson
White House
The
World Today
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John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Lawson
Mr. Lawson
Wall Street
Senator Mallory of Florida Dies in Private Funeral
Washington December 24. In line with a dying telegram to the sergeant at arms the late United States Senator Stephen R Mallory of Florida will not have an official funeral but a private service without ostentation. He was stricken with paralysis November 20 and died last night at age 59.
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United States
Stephen R. Mallory
Florida
Mallory
Harden Versus Von Moltke Libel Suit Reopens
Berlin reports the Harden-Von Moltke libel case resumed behind closed doors with strong impression Harden had broken down. Also mentions dull stock trading in New York where most issues showed little change from the prior close.
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Harden-Von Moltke
Harden
Seven Men Control 75 Percent of Railroads in U S
A Tribune analysis by Hollis W Field argues seven magnates Morgan Harriman Vanderbilt Hill Gould Moore Frick dominate about 170000 of 225000 railroad miles and control large shares of earnings. The piece traces system building, raiding, and legal battles shaping modern U S railroads under the black flag metaphor.
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United States
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Harriman
Vanderbilt
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Gould
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Gould System
Hill System
Moores
Rock Island
Sagt
Pennsylvania
L Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. P
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Water Poisoned Route Not Selected
Five hundred residents of Savanna Illinois faced poisoning after river sewage contaminated the city reservoir. Doctors treated hundreds as the mayor warned residents to boil city water. A burst floodgate allowed river water to enter the reservoir via the mains near the railroad’s plant. The navy fleet news notes debate on returning battleships through Suez with plans to reach Port of Spain for Christmas and Rio de Janeiro in January.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Pacific
Suez Canal
Horn
Admiral Evans
Government House
Rio
Port of Spain
Rio Janeiro
Arethusa
Trinidad
Democratic National Committee Chooses Denver for 1924 Convention
French Lick Ind Dec 23 Chairman Thomas Taggart announced the Democratic National Committee action selecting Denver as the site and July 7 as the convention date. He listed the special arrangements committee including Roger C Sullivan James C Dahlman Norman Mack R M Johnston John T McGraw John M Osborne and Clark Howell from Georgia from the western and southern states.
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Ind
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee Today
Denver
Taggart
Roger C. Sullivan
Ilinois
James C. Dahlman
Nebraska
Norman Mack
New York
R. M. Johnston
Texas
John T. McGraw
West Virginia
John M. Osborne
Wyoming
Clark Howell
Georgia
Last Hope Gone for Green and Gaynor
Washington DC December 223 The Supreme Court denied a petition for writs of certiorari bringing to the court the cases of Benjamin D Green and John F Gaynor who are under sentence to pay a fine of more than half a million and endure four years in prison on charges of embezzlement and conspiracy tied to Captain Oberlin M Carter and harbor improvements at Savannah Ga
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United
Period of Legal Holidays Ended in San Francisco
San Francisco December 23 The period of legal holidays declared by Governor Gillett ended at midnight Saturday and all leading banks transacted business today as usual. Normal conditions prevailed and principal bankers declare financial troubles are a thing of the past.
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San Francisco
Gillett
Nitrate strike deaths reported in Chile dispatch
Washington reports two hundred nitrate laborers killed at Iquique Chile in a state department dispatch received through the American representative. The message confirms a severe strike incident with high casualties and ongoing tensions in the nitrate industry.
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Washington
Iqui
Chile
Trial nearing end in Pettibone murder case at Boise
In Boise Idaho on December 23 the Pettibone murder trial neared completion as two Colorado witnesses were the only remaining with the state announcing the presentation was substantially finished. Senator Borah indicated their testimony would take under an hour and prosecutors said the case was stronger than that against Haywood.
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Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Colorado
Borah
George A. Pettibone
Frank Stewnenberg
Toselli's Concert Draws Milan Aristocracy Absence
Enrico Toselli, husband of former Crown Princess Louise of Saxony, gave his first Milan concert since marriage. The hall was crowded but the Milanese aristocracy stayed away, and Signora Toselli entered richly dressed among the audience.
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Louise of Saxony
Signora Toselli
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