Flaws Found in Postal Dept. Commission Proposes Overhaul
Washington February 10 The Joint Commission probing the postal department and service recommends placing leadership in an appointed officer with cabinet status for long terms to ensure continuity. Decentralization is urged to reduce congestion at the capital and cut costs. The review covers bureaus, auditing, money orders, and labor-saving changes, stressing methods over individuals. A separate probate court settlement ends a $1 730 000 suit over unlisted securities from the Marshall Field estate.
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Washington
Joint Commission
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Feng
Poet Office
Arnt
Senate
Inisiness Department
National
New York
Namy Wunages
New Mark for Hog Receipts Is Made
Chicago February 1 hog receipts at the Union Stock Yards broke all records with more than 75,000 unloaded before noon and more arriving. The prior high was 74,551 on February 31, 1895. High corn prices spur heavy marketing, causing a 10 to 15 cent drop in Chicago hog prices.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Taft in Kansas City Whirl of Official Functions
Secretary of War Taft arrived in Kansas City from Washington and immediately began a busy schedule of conferences receptions and entertainments that will fill his time before he leaves for Grand Rapids Michigan late tonight.
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Missouri Metropolis
Kansas City
Taft
Washington
Grand Rapids
Miclx
George Goodwin Ends Life After Job Loss
George Goodwin, aged 60, a long time employee on the town lines for the Chicago and Northwestern, shot himself in Clinton yesterday after being dismissed from service last week. He had worked forty years with the company.
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George Goodwin
Clinton
Towa
Chicago & Northwestern
Marshall Field Estate Trustees Settle Tax Suit for $1 Million
In Chicago on February 10, trustees of the Marshall Field estate and the county attorney reached a settlement of 1 million dollars in full satisfaction of Cook County truck tax claims on the listed unshipped goods. The agreement ends a long dispute over county tax assessments and related charges.
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Marshall Field Estate
Cook County
Chicago
Tmck
Hanging of Henry Thaxton in Birmingham
Henry Thaxton, a Black man, executed in Birmingham Alabama after three gubernatorial stays. He faced the scaffold smiling and began his brief remarks with Friends, I am here once again before ending with thanking the crowd for their attention.
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Birmingham
Ala
Henry Thaxton
W. E. Humstucker
Big Tube Plant Reopened In Cleveland Brings Back Thousands
Between 5,000 and 6,000 workers reported to return to the Loraine plant of the National Tube company in Cleveland this morning after months closed. The plant normally employs about 500 men per shift and management plans to rehire the full quota soon. Separately, in South Chicago the Illinois Steel company mills resumed operation, opening today and reemploying about 2,000 workers after a period of shutdown.
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Cleveland
Loraine
National Tube Company
Chicago
Ilinois Steel Company
United Societies Protest Sunday Closing Crusade Meeting
A large mass meeting by the United Societies filled the 1st Regiment Armory in Chicago to oppose the Sunday closing crusade. Resolutions denouncing the Chicago Law and Order league’s push to enforce Sunday closing were adopted, while many churches held sermons supporting the league’s campaign.
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Chicago
1St Regiment
United Societies
Chicago Law and Order League
Law and Order League
Kentucky tobacco grower victim of rioters attack
A band of 150 mounted night riders raided Fredonia and View in Hopkins County on Saturday night. They captured James Searberry operator of the telephone, cut all lines, and held several prisoners. They blew up Alfred H Cardin's tobacco factory containing 35 000 pounds of tobacco and destroyed his barn with 10 000 pounds of tobacco. Total loss estimated at 10 000 dollars.
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Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Fredonia
James Searberry
View
Alfred H. Cardin
Bank President Kills Self in Connersville Indiana
Francis T Roots, president of the First National Bank, died by self inflicted gunshot today amid ill health. He had served several terms in the legislature and was tied to multiple business interests. Brooklyn National Reopens After Suspension. First National Bank of Brooklyn, closed Oct 21, reopened today with stockholders covering a $165,000 deficiency. Former Illinois Banker Dies Alone in Belleville Illinois. Robert C Hilgard found dead in a bare room from cold and hunger. Francos Leave Bordeaux for Marseilles. Senor Franco ex premier of Portugal and family depart by train at 7 43 am. Bryan in Montreal. William J Bryan addressed two meetings, constrained only by church sizes.
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Connersville
Ind
Francis T. Roots
First National Bank
Roots
Brooklyn National
New York
First National Bank of Brooklyn
Illinois
Denver
Cal
Robert C. Hilgard
Belleville
Bordeaux
Senor Franco
Portugal
Marseilles
Delegation contests loom in Ohio and Cleveland taft drive
Ohio primaries set to choose Taft delegates for the Republican state convention with most counties effectively certifying delegates. In Cleveland and some districts contesting delegates may surface, while Roosevelt denies using patronage to influence Taft’s nomination and defends broad appointment practices as president.
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Columbus
Ohio
William H. Taft
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
Cuyahoga
Cleveland
Foraker
Twenty-First
Committee of the Nation
Washington
Roosevelt
William Dudley Foulke
Richmond
Ind
Foulke
Copenhagen Faces Small Financial Panic On Bourse
Copenhagen reports a tight money market and speculative activity on the bourse triggering a banking scare. Two minor banks are hurt and one suspends payments, prompting a government bank guarantee plan with five principal banks to cover risks and supply funds to satisfy Danish and foreign creditors.
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Copenhagen
Cahokia Receives First Ever Illinois Village Receiver
Cahokia the oldest Illinois settlement is placed under receiver F B Mor rills of Belleville appointed by Judge R R Burroughs upon petition of Federal Union Security of Indianapolis. An injunction bars George Lepeich from acting as supervisor and from collecting rentals on 600 acres. The action aims to readjust village affairs linked to alleged failure of former supervisor Anthony Bordeaux to hand over 20000 dollars in rentals to Camille Droit.
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Belleville
Cahokia
Illinois
R. R. Burroughs
F. B. Morrills
Federal Union Security Company
Indianapolis
George Lepeich
Anthony Bordeaux
Camille Droit
New York to Paris Auto Race to Start Next Wednesday
Six teams from four nations will race from Times Square New York to Paris with crews from France Germany Italy and the United States. The route begins on Broadway and Riverside Drive and spans the United States to Alaska then sea crossings toward Nome with plans to cross the Bering Strait.
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New York-Paris
New York
Jer Plains
United
Mistake Corrected In Capitol Fraud Trial Testimony
Stanford B. Lewis testified at the J H Sanderson fraud trial correcting a prior misstatement about officials. He said he meant auditor general not attorney general and stated General Larson took no part in the conference alleged to whitewash state officials. The trial concerns conspiracy to defraud the state over the new state capitol project.
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Larson
Harrisburg
Stanford B. Lewis
Joseph M. Huston
State Capitol
J. H. Sanderson
Hampton Larson
Lewis
Mob Seizes Suspect From Mississippi Militia
In Brookhaven on February 10 a mob of about 2000 overpowered the Jackson military company guarding Eli Got, the accused assailant of Miss Wells. Several shots were fired and two mob members were wounded during the incident.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Eli Got
Aldrich Senate Speech Calls Panic Most Disastrous in History
Senator Aldrich told the senate the recent financial panic was the most destructive in U.S. history and that only bold actions by lawmakers and banking leaders, with Treasury help, averted a total private credit collapse. He urged simple, prompt relief measures and warned that last year’s methods might not be available again.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Labor ticket candidates urged by Gompers meeting
New York February meeting of the Central Federated union sought to energize a national labor party by nominating presidential and vice presidential candidates and adopting a platform. Samuel Gompers defended patronage practices, insisted on standards of character, and warned against bolting southern delegates while addressing claims of using patronage for political aims.
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Central Federation of New York
Samuel Gompers
New York
Central Federated Union
American Federation of Labor
United States
Peking Loot Auctioned by Widow of Ex-Minister
Mrs. E. H. Conger of Pasadena widow of the late United States minister to China has sent her collection of oriental loot to New York galleries for auction. Looted after Peking fell to allied troops, the items were bought cheaply from troops and admitted duty free as part of the minister's baggage. The standout piece is a large bell from the Temple of Agriculture near the Peking wall.
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China
Los Angeles
Cal
E. H. Conger
Pasadena
United States
New York
Peking
Imperial Palace
Temple of Agriculture
Peking Wall
Kidnappers On Trial In Chicago Case
William Birmingham and Irene Jones faced trial in Chicago for kidnapping Lillian Wulff an eight year old child from her parents home last fall The woman allegedly pressed by coercion may testify Ellen Gates Town City named as a prior kidnapping witness is expected to be called by prosecutors
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Iowa City
Birmingham
Chicago
William Birmingham
Irene Jones
Lillian Wulff
Cnts
Jones
Ellen Gates
Town
Agree on Ocean Rates Pact Ends Rate Cutting
Liverpool February 10 official announcement states a three year agreement among Atlantic steamship lines establishing uniform year round saloon rates with no rebates on first or second class return tickets. Canadian lines may cut 30 shillings in winter. Third class rates revert to old basis with first and second class minimums typically £1 higher than before the cuts.
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Transatlantic
Liverpool
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Constitution Nearing Completion At Michigan Convention
The Michigan constitutional convention in Lansing has recessed for a week to allow the phraseology committee to finish the new instrument. When work resumes, few changes are expected. Much of the old constitution remains, including the taxation section.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Constitutional Convention
Millionaire Frederick Holmes Kills Wife and Daughters
London reports Frederick Holmes, a millionaire, killed his wife, daughter, and two servants before turning the gun on himself. Scotland Yard confirms the killings and suicide, noting possible insanity after a grip attack. Also within the same dispatch, Federal judges appoint receivers for Heath & Milligan Paint Co. in Chicago and Queen Wilhelmina approves a new cabinet under Premier Heemskerk in The Hague.
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London
Frederick Holmes
Holmes
Henley
Scotland Yard
the Hague
Wilhelmina
Heemskerk
Bodies Taken to the Tomb of Portugal’s King and Prince
In Lisbon on February 10 the bodies of King Carlos and the crown prince remained in state at San Vincente Cathedral. A large crowd viewed the murdered monarch and his son, after which their coffins were closed and moved to the Pantheon for interment.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Carlos
Cathedral of
San Vincente
Big Terminal in Frisco Proposes 20 Million Depot
Rail road engineers plan a 20 million union transportation terminal at the intersection of Van Ness avenue and Market street San Francisco to unite all railroads interurban lines and subways A financing company will be launched soon to fund the project King Edward travels to Brighton for air change and throat relief in London notices sore throat and sleep disruption.
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Cal
Union Transportation
van Ness Avenue
Market Street
London
King Edward
Brighton
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