Sulzer Graft Inquiry Deepens With Telephonic Evidence
New York January 23 reports say John H Delaney from Albany seeks permission to testify on statements by William Sulzer which Delaney calls false Sulzer may be recalled to testify as grand jury expands graft narrative The Catskill aqueduct contract allegedly paid $800000 with $40000 to a Tammany politician per charges Charles Murphy defends his actions while promising to testify and waives immunity in a tense exchange with Sulzer
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New York
John Doe
John H. Delaney
Albany
William Sulser
Delaney
Sulzer
Sulser
Catskill
Murphy
Gaffney
Whitman
O'Gorman
Victor Napoleon heir in Brussels home
Brussels Jan 23 Prince Victor Napoleon official preacher to the imperial throne of France has an heir born in Brussels. The 52 year old prince, married in 1910 to Princess Clemettine of Belgium, is the father.
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Brussels
Belgium
Victor Napoleon
France
Clem-ettine
Prize radish sent to Bryan by secretary of state
A three foot tall white radish weighing 12 pounds was sent to the Secretary of State in Washington as a gift for Bryan. The radish, grown by Japanese gardeners, is one year old and was forwarded due to Bryan's fondness for white radishes.
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Tom Angeles
Cal
Washington
Prodate Con
Bryan
Weather Forecast For Tanen And Vicinity
Unsettled weather tonight and Saturday with cooler conditions. Tonight low near 15 to 20 degrees, brisk south winds shifting to northwest. 7 a m temperature 41, yesterday high 29, last night low 28. Wind 5 mph, no precipitation. humidity 78 at 7 p m, 64 at 1 a m. Water stage 1.8, up 2 in 24 hours. Astronomical events note Mars Saturn evening, Jupiter Venus morning, and Afgol near southwest at 9 p m fading briefly.
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Tanen
J. M. Sherier
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
Curtail Powers of Miners Chief by Convention
Indianapolis Jan 23 The United Mine Workers of America convention curtailed the international president's power to appoint the scale committee. Delegates in each district will caucus to select their member, aiming to place miners on the panel over district officers. The body also urged forming a political labor party amid economic strain and operator machinations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Goethals as New York Police Commissioner Candidate
New York mayor Mitchel hints Colonel Goethals of Panama Canal fame may become the next police commissioner. He plans to speak with George W. Perkins after tomorrow’s interview. Washington reports no confirmed plans from Goethals. A separate fire in Fort Worth destroys Trinity press and 4,500 bales of coffee, 25 freight cars, worth about 359000 dollars. Paris faces record cold pushing food prices up sharply.
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New York
Mitchel
Colonel Goethals
Panama Canal
New York City
George W. Perkins
Goethals
Washington
D. C
Garrison
Fort Worth
Texas
Jan. Ze
Trinity Compress Company
Porters Aid Lone Bandit In A Hold-Up
Chicago dispatches report a lone bandit robbed four sleeping passengers on a Michigan Central train from Detroit to Chicago. With two reluctant porters, he collected about $300 before escaping near Jackson. Passengers woke to the raid as the pistol brandished between curtains.
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Job
Jackson
Chicago
Michigan Central
Detroit
Mich
Louis Thombs
Territt
Merritts
A. M. Todd
Herman Marks
F. B. Palmer
New York
Marshall
Michigan J Central
Petition to Force Balking Witnesses in Washington
Chicago officials seek court power to compel testimony from unwilling witnesses at a rate hearing. An Armour Refrigerating Lines executive is expected to be compelled to answer questions by Judge Landis. A separate Budapest order targets women wearing slit skirts, barring them from military functions.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Landis
Mills
Armour
Budapest
Kekete
Lewinsohn Case To Probe Charges Involving Officials
Chicago Jan 23 Veiled charges that attaches of the court and district attorney offices profited by Sol Lewinsohn a minor banker bondsman for Johnson will be investigated by the federal grand jury. Assistant district attorneys Childs and Stansbury will learn who circulated the charges and subpoenas were served on Mrs Tiny Johnson and her relatives. Lewinsohn formerly resided in Rock Island and managed the Family Theatre on Second Avenue involved in vaudeville.
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Chicago
Theeveral Court
Sol Lewinsohn
J. “Johnson
Federal Grand Jury
Robert W. Childs
David D. Stansbury
Tiny Johnson
Charles Johnson
Sol Lewisohn
Rock Island
Family
Second Avenue
Raise Standard for Immigrants
Washington says after talks with Commissioner General Caminetti Secretary Wilson urged Speaker Clark that Asiatic immigration be limited by raising admission standards. He argues most immigrants must earn a living by manual labor and supports excluding those failing physical tests for U S army readiness. He also notes Indian and other movements seeking entry and urges legislative exceptions for passport agreements with Japan.
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Washington, D. C
Caminetti
Wilson
Clark
Congress
United States Army
Burnett
House Immigration Committee
India
United States
Attempt to Attack Crown Prince F W Ends in Arrest
Berlin on January 23 reports an unsuccessful assault as Crown Prince Frederick William alighted from a car at his palace. A man ran into the carriageway and opened the car door before a palace sentry overpowered him. The suspect, named Leopold Salomon, appeared demented and was taken to a police station.
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Berlin
Germany
Frederick William of
Leopold Salomon
Seeal
Opposing Armies Plan For Battle In Torreon Area
Rebels and federals mass for a decisive clash near Torreon as Villa shifts forces south to block federal retreat to Mexico City. In Mexico City, Jorge Vera Estanol, jailed deputy, is quietly smuggled to Veracruz with help from the American chargé d'affaires. Champaign area leaders appeal to Senator Sherman for aid to William Hanson, a Mexican federal spy holder.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Torreon
Villa
Mexico City
Jorge Vera Estanol
Huerta
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Vera Cruz
Senor Estanol
Madero
O'Shaughnessy
Murder of Pair Bankers Puzzles Police Efforts
In Cheago Illinois on January 23 Italians Anthony Puccio and Rosario Dispenza were shot to death with a shotgun in front of a saloon they had just bought. Police face reluctance from locals to aid inquiry. A third man was wounded and fled. Dispenza’s sister cited a strange man summoning them before the shooting.
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Cheago
Anthony Puccio
Rosario Dispenza
Dispenza
Murderer Barnes Sentenced to Eighteen Years
In Chicago George Walter Barnes was found guilty of killing his mother in law Mrs Mary B Servoss four years ago and received an eighteen year sentence. Barnes had previously served time at Leavenworth for forging post office money orders. In Jackson Mississippi the state house defeated a constitutional amendment to grant women the right to vote.
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Chicago
George Walter Barnes
Mary B. Servoss
Barnes
Leavenworth
Kan
Missing German girl located after hardship search
Seventeen year old Judith Klausner of Dusseldorf Germany was found in Chicago after a three day manhunt by Lieut. Joel Smith and detectives. She explained she came to the United States to learn American dressmaking to help her family and recounted unreliable work pay and a difficult stint as a servant before telling her tale at the Town Hall station.
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Chicago
Judith Klausner
Dusseldorf
Germany
Joel Smith
Town Hall Station
Lieut. Smith
Max Klausner
Bonn
United States
M. A. Klaus
Greenview Avenue
Kushbach
Korshbach
Ziegfeld
Rogers Park
Hoeft Named Gene seo Postmaster in Illinois Row
Washington DC January 23 A batch of nominations was sent to the Senate listing William Hoeft of Geneseo as postmaster along with Franklin McGowan Manhattan Charles Barker Oswego John Lewis Walter Stoupe William Stolte James Dace Adam Funk Glean Wyatt William J Hoeft Geneseo and Leon Byrne Rossville among others for various offices.
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Washington, D.C
Franklin
F. A. McGowan
Manhattan
Charles S. Barker
Oswego
John A. Lewis
Blue Island
Walter C. Stoupe
Carlyle
William H. Stolte
Chicago Heights
James M. Dace
Odin
Adam A. Funk
St. Joseph
Glean P. Wyatt
Wyand
William H. J. Hoeft
Geneseo
Léon J. Byrne
Rossville
Congress probes strikes in Michigan and Colorado
Washington plans for a congressional investigation into the Michigan and Colorado strikes advance with the rules committee to issue a special rule. The Mines and Mining Committee, chaired by Foster, will conduct hearings within two weeks, with broad powers to compel witnesses and documents. Other figures include Democrats Taylor, Hamlin, Byrnes, and Republican members Howll, Switzer, Austin, Roberts, Sutherland, and Alaska delegate Wickersham without a vote. Cullom shows strength after illness. Rockefeller's estate funds seven new fire cars for Tarrytown, valued at 50,000 dollars.
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Washington
Colorado
Michigan
House
Rules Committee
House Mines Committee
Henry
Foster
Committee On Mines and Mining
Illinois
Taylor
Hamlin
Missouri
Byrnes
South Carolina
Arkansas
Decker
Evans
Montana
Casey
Pennsylvania
Dooling
New York
Howell
Utah
Switzer
Ohio
Austin
Tennessee
Roberts
Nevada
Sutherland
West Virginia
Wickersham
Alaska
President Wilson bars tipping for Panama Canal workers
President Wilson issued an executive order prohibiting Canal Zone employees from receiving tips, effectively creating an anti tipping rule for Panama Canal Organization workers. The measure targets gratuities and aims to curb improper practices within the canal system.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Panama Canal Zone
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