Senate’s plan to remedy money trouble presented
Washington reports the senate finances panel printed a bill authorizing up to 250 million in bank circulation backed by bonds with currency issued under controller discretion and central bank rules. Senator Aldrich introduced the bill while Senator Knox proposed fixes to constitutional issues in the Employers’ Liability Act.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Finances
Aldrich
Knox
Pennsylvania
Brownsen
Gill
Maryland
Admiral Browneon
Waldo
New York
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Russia
United States
Graft Uncovered in St. Joseph Electric Dept
St. Joseph Mo Jan 7 the county grand jury reported gross frauds and graft in the city electric lighting department and returned indictments against department heads and other city employees. It found dead men had been on the payroll for years. Names not released.
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St. Joseph, Mo
County Grand Jury Today
Mail Order Prohibition Directs Mail Service Contractors
Postmaster General Meyer issues an order affecting prohibition by requiring that any contract for carrying the mails on star, creek wagon, messenger, or special service routes forbid the transport of intoxicating liquor during mail operations. The directive directly impacts the enforcement of liquor prohibitions as contracts bind carriers to abstain from transporting alcohol while performing mail service duties.
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Washington, D. C
Meyer
Haskell Sees Conspiracy Claim Against Loder and Steel Firm
Oklahoma Governor Charles N. Haskell accuses Cornelius B. Loder of New York of acting as a cheap clerk and front for the Illinois Steel Company after Loder filed a $42,000 suit in U S circuit court. Haskell denies involvement. Guthrie January 7.
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Oklahoma
H. C. Frick
Illinois Steel Company
Guthrie
Okla
Cornelius 8. Loder
New York
Charles N. Haskell
United States Circuit Court
Haskell
Two Tobacco Warehouses Burned by Night Riders
Carlisle Kentucky January 7 Two tobacco warehouses owned by the Independent Tobacco Buyers at Bethel were destroyed by night riders last night. Disturbing destruction raises concerns over tobacco trade security and possible retaliation by vigilante groups.
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Carlisle
Bethel
Van Dyck Smear Case Starts With Ink Scandal
Washington reports that Edwin M. Van Dyck former bureau chemist and ink maker and Victor Bloede Baltimore ink firm head were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding the government. The scheme allegedly paid Van Dycke a share of Bloede’s payments for black dry color used by the bureau.
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Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Federal Grand Jury
Edwin M. van Dyck
Victor Bloede
Victor Bloede Company
Baltimore
van Dyck
Bloede
Bureau
Peters seeks libel damages over East Africa scandal
Cologne, Jan 7. Dr Carl Peters, former governor of German East Africa and noted explorer, filed libel action against the Cologne Gazette chief editor and Berlin correspondent over a published letter in which he allegedly confessed to executing a African negress for sexual misdeeds. The case is set to revive the East Africa governance scandal.
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Cologne
Carl Peters
German East Africa
Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Peters
Africa
East Africa
Sunday closing suit targets Great Northern Hotel
Chicago State's Attorney Healy filed quo warranto proceedings against the Northern Hotel company to oust it from its corporate rights for selling liquor last Sunday. The action tests whether Chicago and state liquor bans on Sunday conflict with municipal ordinances and how the statute applies to Chicago.
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Chicago
Great
Prominent Connecticut Man Samuel Fessenden Dies
Samuel Fessenden, a leading Connecticut figure, died in Stanford today from heart trouble. Also reported dead were George L. Chase, Hartford Fire Insurance president. James B. Clow, founder of James B. Clow & Sons plumbing firm. Commodore William Hale Driggs, U S N retired. and former Governor J Proctor Knott, paralyzed after a stroke, in Louisville.
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Stanford, Conn
Samuel Fessenden
Hartford, Conn
George L. Chase
The
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Chicago
James B. Clow
James B. Clow & Sons
Pheumonia
Driggs
Washington
William Hale Driggs
Louisville
J. Proctor Knott
Lebanon
Knott
Congress
Appeal Refused Ends Hartje Divorce Bid in Pa Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled “appeal refused,” ending Augustus Hartje’s bid for a divorce from Mary Scott Hartje. Mary Hartje plans to fight, seeking alimony and a divorce in Allegheny County court, promising to reveal sensational details and alleged past offers from Hartje.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Augustus Hartje
Mary Scott Hartje
Pittsburg
Mitchell
Diamond Trade Falls Flat Four Firms Put in Trustees' Hands
New York January 7 Four of the largest Fifth Avenue diamond dealers were placed in the hands of trustees for liquidation in a temporary measure. Joseph Frankel's Sons Company and Joseph Frankel's Sons, Gattie Ettinger & Hammel of 576 Fifth Avenue, and E. M. Gattle & Co. of 420 Fifth Avenue faced the action, with trustees James Cannon John Van Cleaf and Louis Kahn tied to the arrangements. The firms, closely linked, cited current financial conditions and customer obligations as the cause, while Stroock & Stroock represent the Frankels.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Joseph Frankel’s Sons Company
Joseph Frankel’s Sons
Gattie |Ettinger & Hammel
E. M. Gattle & Co
James G. Cannon
Fourth National Bank
John C. van Cleaf
National Park Bank
Louis Kahn
Simon J
Stroock & Stroock
Messrs. Frankel
General Fund
Kendall and Herzog
Gattle Companies
Public resignation letter from Admiral Brownson at Navy Bureau
Washington reports the president released Admiral Brownson’s resignation from the navigation bureau after a dispute over command theory and hospital ship policy. He cites loss of confidence and a break in naval spirit, ending 46 years of service. the president accepts immediately and appoints Captain Winslow to act.
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Washington
Brownson
Navy Department
United States Asiatic Fleet
Bureau of Navigation
Army
Winslow
Taft Urges Higher Army Pay And New General Service Corps
Secretary of War Taft calls for increased pay for enlisted men and lighter duties to boost enlistment, plus more officers on recruiting and education. He favors Navy-style pay discretion, a general service corps, and reforms to raise discipline and efficiency as the regular army loses personnel.
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Washington
Taft
General Service Corps
General Service
Regular Army
Thaw Jury Picks Slow as New Panel Draws Near
New York Jan 7 with nine jurors in the box and a fresh panel of 100 talesmen the Thaw trial resumes. Mrs Evelyn Thaw arrives as juror selection continues. Juror list includes Charles Goss and others. one man reports losing a $150 watch and chain.
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New York
Evelyn Thaw
Josiah Thaw
Thaw
Jerome
William H. Roberts
Exeuxe
Charles C. Goss
Charlies C. Goss
Goss
George L. Carnegie
Notable Divorce Case Involving Hartje Family Emerges
In Ireland, amid indicates prosperity, marked local papers were sent to parties involved in the divorce case. Both Mrs. Hartje and Hartjee received copies along with condolence letters, signaling ongoing personal and public interest in the matter.
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Tate
Ireland
Robbery Attempt Aboard Train At Union Station
Four men attempted to rob passengers on a Missouri Kansas and Texas train at Union Station in Kansas City Missouri. The passengers and crew frightened the attackers away before any loot was taken. The suspects escaped and left no clue for investigators.
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Kansas City
Union
Indictments for Boston Officials Reported by Grand Jury
Boston Mass January 7 after two weeks of investigation into land purchases athletic prizes and flagstone payments the grand jury returned indictments against two members of the first year's city government the report notes officials named are from the city government and charges relate to municipal expenditures and contract actions.
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Boston
Mass
Seven Drowned After Skiff Capsizes Near Leavenworth
Nine men were crossing the Kansas River at Kickapoo when a skiff overturned in swift current and wind. Seven Kansas Natural Gas Company workers drowned as they attempted to return to shore. The accident occurred about a third of the way across.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Kickapoo
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Euahd
Mount Royal at last located after boiler trouble
Queenstown January 7 The Canadian Pacific steamer Mount Royal with 400 passengers aboard was signaled passing Old Head Kin sal e and headed for port. The vessel had been delayed by boiler trouble after departing Antwerp, but later reached port safely.
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Queenstown
Mount Royal
Old Head
Kinsale
Congressmen Named Among Early Capitol Scandal Accusers
Harrisburg January 7 charges of false pretense in furnishing the new state capitol alleged against Congressman H Burd Cassell Joseph M Huston and John H Sanderson Also in Buffalo January 7 pay as you enter cars launched by the Buffalo Street Railway company draw public approval In Aurora January 7 twenty Hungarians duped by a man promising Coxey army commissions each paid ten dollars for bogus positions
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Harrisburg
State Capitol
H. Burd Cassell
Joseph M. Huston
John H. Sanderson
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Street Railway Company
Coxey
Aurora
Ill
Heinze Arrested on False Certification Charges
New York January 7 F Augustus Heinze was arrested today charged with false certification of checks. He was held in fifty thousand dollars bail.
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New York
F. Augustus) Heinze
Yesterday in Congress A brief of Senate and House actions
Washington January 7 The Senate held four minutes in session and adjourned to honor the memory of Senator Mallory of Florida. In the House one hundred sixty bills were introduced. A Roosevelt message urged civil service rules for the census and H B B Slemp of Virginia took the oath of office before adjournment at 12 30 p m.
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Houses
Congress
Senate
Mallory
Florida
Roosevelt
Gavin
H. B. B Slemp
Virginia
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Standard Oil Company of
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Landis
Tom Madine
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Marks Berin
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Michael Mitchell
Thomas F. Maher
Harry
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Oliver Gregg
Marks Berwin
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Doyle
Hibbard
Justice Dowling
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Garvan
Charles E. Gremmell
John R. Hatchett
George B. Morewood
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