Ghost of Old Crime Haunts Hotel Death
Coroner's jury rules Q E B Curry died by his own action after embezzling $10000 from Vincent Barstow company. Curry, once trusted and promoted in Cleveland, fled under an assumed name after Barstow's death three months earlier. A letter from former Mayor Tom Johnson praising his work was found among Curry's effects.
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Chicago
Ill
Q. EB. Curry
Curry
8. K. Barstow
Vincent Barstow
Cleveland
Colorado
Barstow
Tom Johnson
Wilhelm in Fine Fettle on Birthday Honors Distributed
Emperor celebrates with vigorous health and promotions across army and navy. Berlin reports grand revielle and royal levee as William's birthday observed by universities, arts academies, civic groups, and officials. United States Ambassador Gerard appears among foreign representatives. Prince Henckel Von Donnersmarck receives the Black Eagle.
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Berlin
Germany
William
Academies of Arts and Sciences
Empire
Branderbure
Unter den Linden
Royal Chapel
Linden
United States
Gerard
Jielion
Guide Henckel von Donnersmarck
Field's Teacher Taken by Death
Mrs. Sarah Howland Jones wife of Captain George N Jones of Downers Grove WV died at home after a long illness aged 77. A Civil War era figure once taught in Huntsville and Amherst and mentored Eugene Field. Survived by her husband and four sons.
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Chicago
Sarah Howland Jones
George N. Jones
Downers Grove
Sarah
John
Hunts- Ala
Amherst
Mass
Eugene Field
Rosweil
Captain Jones
United
Howard P
Associated Press
Harry
New York City
Burlington, Vt
Speer Held Over Railroad Wreck Charges in Georgia
Svannab Ga January 27 Charges Judge Emery Speer of the Central of Georgia and a banking firm face accusations in a parliamentary inquiry. The Central of Georgia railroad and vice president are alleged to be implicated in the wreck aftermath and related financial matters.
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Svannab
Emery Speer
Central of Georgia
Mace
Law
Central of Georgia Railroad
Congressional Committee
Speer
Weather outlook for Rock Island Davenport Moline and vic
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with colder temperatures. Low near 25 degrees tonight, winds shift to moderate. Thursday morning temperature around 38 with no precipitation and humidity high. Evening stars Mars Saturn, morning stars Venus Jupiter. Beehive star cluster visible in eastern sky.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Ta. m
J. M. Sherier
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Engineer Balks Hold Up of Train
An attempt to wreck a southbound fast mail train on the St. Louis & Iron Mountain railroad was foiled when a headlight revealed ties blocking the track. The engineer halted the locomotive and it took 17 minutes to clear the obstruction.
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St. Louis
St. Louis & Iron Mountain
Goethals Named Canal Governor
President Wilson signed an executive order to establish April 1 as the start of a permanent civil government for the Panama Canal Zone and designated Colonel George W. Goethals as the first civil governor. Garrison will inform Goethals when his name reaches the Senate. The president reportedly opposes full exemption of American coast shipping from canal tolls, fearing discrimination under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Panam Canal Zone
George W. Goethals
Garrison
Goethals
Senate
Panama Canal
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Man Dies After 25 Years With His Neck Broken
Mount Holly New Jersey reports William M. Sheley aged 42 funeral held yesterday after living 25 years with a broken neck from a childhood tree fall. He wore a custom harness since boyhood. Other brief items: a bill in Kentucky seeks a 33 inch minimum skirt width under a $1 to $10 fine with fines aiding an orphanage. a Kenosha Wisconsin baby dies after clothing catches fire from a gas stove. a Phoenix deputy sheriff restrains a jail riot by pepper spray. Mobile gardener sends radical greetings to Secretary Bryan with large radishes after claims of a 1 pound radish.
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Mount Holly
N. J
William M. Sheley
Frankfort
J. J. Huff
Poor Fork
Harlan County
Louisville
Millions to trusts from trunk roads
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules per diem charges and "allowances" by trusts with industrial railroads are unlawful rebates. These charges drain millions yearly from railroads and distort competition. The commission urges railroads to conserve resources and ensure services reasonably contribute to earnings.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Plot to seize Huerta sparks anti government fears
Mexico City reports further arrests in connection with an anti government conspiracy. Official word on the plot is scarce but authorities warn of possible action to seize Huerta and seize control by force. In Havana Diaz is believed not to have seized Puerto Mexico. Haiti sees wider unrest with cities like Fort de Paix and Gonaives rising. President Oreste seeks safety aboard a German cruiser as fighting erupts in Port Au Prince with U S Marines involved.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Huerta
Havana
Cuba
Felix Diaz
Puerto
Diaz
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Fort de Paix
Gonaives
Port Au Prince
Oreste
Vineta
U. S. Montana
Pindell Confirmed as Ambassador to Russia
Washington January 27 Henry M Pindell of Peoria Illinois was confirmed by the Senate to serve as ambassador to Russia after a lengthy nomination process.
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Washington, D.C
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria, Ill
Russia
Senate
Woman Runs for Congress in Sixth Kansas District
Eva H. Murphy of Goodland announced her candidacy for Congress as a progressive from the Sixth Kansas district. A wife and mother, she cites national prohibition support and aims to champion irrigation, transportation, school privileges, and safer, happier lives for the plains toilers. Democrat John R. Connelly currently holds the seat.
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Goodland
Kay
Eva H. Murphy
Kansas
Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Congress
John R. Connelly
Colby
Mine Cage Plunges 200 Feet Wounding Nine in Indiana
In Terre Haute Indiana nine miners were injured when a mine cage failed in a 200 foot shaft at a coal mine. Engineer Sanford lost control causing the cage to drop to the shaft bottom. Charles Sherwood is thought to have a broken back.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Sanford
Here
Charles Sherwood
Receivers Appointed for Central Union Telephone Case
Chicago Jan 27 David R Forgan of National City Bank Frank S Fowle of New York and Edgar S Bloom of Bell System named receivers for both sides in the dispute with minority stockholders over Central Union Telephone Company Counsel John J Herrick chosen and Judge Dever to confirm selections this week Receivership lasts through hearings seeking accounting of properties and relations with American Telephone
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Chicago, Ill
David R. Forgan
National City Bank
Chicago
Frank S. Fowle
New York
Edgar S. Bloom
Bell System
St. Louis
East
Central Union Telephone Company
John J. Herrick
Dever
Central Union Company
American Telephone
Court notes receivership aims to preserve property during suit
The court states the receivership should keep the company’s property in its present condition for the duration of the suit. Receivers and counsel show no stake in the litigation. Stephen A. Foster, counsel for the complainants, says similar proceedings will start in Indiana and Ohio to place the same men as receivers for Central Union interests there.
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Stephen A. Foster
Indiana
Ohio
Eight Deaths In Western Storm
A Pacific coast storm causes eight deaths and heavy damage from Canada to the Mexican border. Southern California bears the worst effects with major railroad disruption in California and Nevada. Los Angeles reports seven drownings and overland traffic halted as the storm rages since Saturday. Santa Barbara endures record rainfall, while relief appears near with sun.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Coast
Canada
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Portuguese Cabinet Resigns in Lisbon
Lisbon authorities report the Portur cabinet has resigned today, January 27, following a government shift.
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Lisbon
Portur
Lion in Africa Kills Movie Man
Nairobi in British East Africa January 27. Frita Schindler, part of an American moving picture exhibition, was attacked by a lion while attempting to photograph the animal in a jungle and was killed.
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Africa
Nairobi
Frita Schindler
Honors Gompers On His Birthday Dinner In D C
Organized labor in Washington D C will honor Samuel Gompers at an elaborate dinner on the 64th anniversary of his birth with cabinet members, senators, representatives and others attending. Tony Costello of Galveston Texas arrived bearing greetings from Texas labor and from states passed through on his walk. Samuel Gompers will also speak to the United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis about AFL executive council actions regarding President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners.
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Washington
D. C
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
Labor
Tony Costello
Galveston
Texas
Gompers
Organized Labor of Texas
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Meyer
New York Ring Bars Fitzsimmons From Competing
The state supreme court denied Robert Fitzsimmons's bid to block the New York Athletic Commission from barring his participation in boxing exhibitions in New York. The commission ruled him too old to fight in the ring. The case comes amid other international church and prisioner news on the same date.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Robert Fitzsimmons
New York Athletic Commission
Fitzsimmons
Mrs Margaret Osborn Dead in South Bend at 80
Mrs Margaret Osborn mother of Chast Osborn former Michigan governor died of old age at 80 in South Bend Indiana. Governor Osborn and his wife are reported to be in Africa on a hunting trip. The second item notes Yale Daily News urging expulsion for students failing scholarship requirements in college.
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Margaret Osborn
South Bend
Mich
Chast Osborn
Michigan
Osborn
Africa
New Haven, Conn
Yale Daily News _advocates
Colleas
New York Youth in Many Crimes Confesses to Bomb Outrages
Alfred Lehman, a small framed youth, testified in New York on January 27 that he took part in 16 bomb outrages, knew about 80 more crimes, helped clear two murders, and provided details on arson and burglary. He noted bomb work paid $50 and involved Blackhanders who preyed on well to do Italians, with a Chinese murder yielding $2 to the robbers.
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New York
Alfred Lehman
Lehman
Angela Sylvester
Lewinsohn loan to U S official in Jewels case
Chicago January 27 Ben Davis a former assistant United States district attorney received a loan from Sol Lewinsohn a bondsman two years ago in the form of a check pledging jewels provided by his sisters later the jewels became a sale to Lewinsohn Elwood Godman a former assistant federal attorney testified at a grand jury probe Also New York director vote National City Bank to join the federal reserve system
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Chicago
Ill
Ben Davis
United States
Sol Lewinsohn
Lewinsohn
Elwood Godman
Godman
Wilkerson
New York
National City Bank
Federal Reserve System
Liner Explosion Kills Four Off Mauretania
Liverpool England January 27 The Mauretania sustained minor damage from a gas explosion aboard yesterday causing the death of four men and injuring several others. Coast guard and ship officials investigated the blast as crew rendered aid and security tightened aboard.
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Liverpool
England
Mauretania
Paget
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