Fifteen Years In Prison For Morse And Curtis
Charles W Morse once dubbed ice and steamship king was sentenced to fifteen years in prison after convictions for misapplication of bank funds and false entries at the National Bank of North America. Alfred H Curtis, former bank president, had his sentence suspended with Morse facing federal confinement in Atlanta if moved to prison.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Ice King
Steamship King
Aittle
National Bank of North America
Alfred Curtis
Morse
Atlanta
Hough
Marshal Henkel
Curtis
Tombs
Alfred H. Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Fifth Avenue
West Eighty-fourth Street
Mr. Morse
Massac Fort Dedication Honors Clark Memorial
A monument to George Rogers Clark memory was dedicated at Fort Massac near Metropolis. The Illinois Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the event marking Clark's June 21, 1778 arrival and the probable first flag hoisting over the region. The fort’s restoration benefited from a $106 appropriation by the Illinois legislature.
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Metropolis
George Rogers’ Clark
Fort Massac
Daughters of the American Revolution
Clark
Limoissoi
Clari
Ohio
Ellis Resigns as Ohio Attorney General for U.S. Role
Wade H. Ellis has resigned as Ohio attorney general to become assistant attorney general in Washington. He will later return for the Standard Oil cases set for November 12 to block control of stock in Ohio subsidiaries. Governor Harris will appoint A. G. Denman to fill the term.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wade H. Ellis
Harris
Washington
United States
Ellis
Standard
A. G. Denman
Bryan and Kern Seen as Nebraska and Indiana Senate Prospects
Lincoln Nebraska November 6 A movement to elect William Jennings Bryan senator to replace Elmer Burkett in 1914 is growing as Bryan favors a Senate seat. In Indiana John W Kern, VP nominee, is considered for the Senate to succeed Hemenway after fresh election results. Missions committee of the Methodist Episcopal church met in St Louis to discuss 1909 missionary appropriations.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Elmer J. Burkett
Thesday
John W. Kern
United States
Hemenway
St. Louis
General Committee of Foreign Missions of the Meth ‘Odist Episcopal Church
Taft Addresses Cincinnati Club on Prosperity and Law
Taft told Cincinnati Commercial Club members that lawful business may proceed with energy while dishonest methods will face strict federal enforcement. He recalled his campaign and urged confidence in prosperity through proper enterprise and lawfulness. (Continued on Page Six.)
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Commercial Club
Taft
Mr. Taft
Hix
Bryan
Lincoln
Illinois bonds for lake to gulf canal win large support
Belated returns show strong backing for a 20 million dollar bond issue to finance a channel from Lockport to Utica on the Sinnissippi river with Cook County voting about five to one in favor and river counties following, while Deneen leads in statewide returns for governor and Missouri leans Democratic in its legislature.
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Springfield
Deneen
Chicago
Minois
Gulf Deep Waterway
Lockpdart
Utica
Sinois
Overa Cook
Cookie
Bryan
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Taft
St. Louis
Nev
Washington Electrical School Fire Forces 200 Students to Flee
Fire swept the Washington Electrical School at Tacoma Park early today, forcing about two hundred students to flee in night clothes. All escaped, but belongings were lost. The damage is estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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Washington
Ss Electrical
Tacoma Park
Surprises Mark Illinois Election Returns in Senate and House
Chicago reports late returns show prohibition party without Senate representation and Democrats gain seats in the House. Thomas B. Needles loses in Nashville district while Etherton wins Carbon Dale. Lyon takes Springfield seat for Republicans. East St. Louis favors Flannigen for speaker and Smith is reelected. Shuttleff loses popularity in his district.
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Chicago
Prohibition Party
General Assembly
Clay F. Gaumer
Cannon
Vermilion
Edgar
George W. Myers
Paris
D. E B. Rose
Shortie
Shuttleff
A. K. Stearns
Boone County
Shurtleff
Lake County
McHenry
Stearns
Lower Tariff Hopes Fade as Taft Inaugurates
Washington reports a slim chance for tariff cuts amid expected extra sessions. A congressional commission has prepared schedules while standpatters led by Cannon Payne and Dalzell shape the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance panels. The Senate remains entrenched, offering little tariff revision. Consuls’ inquiries yielded few usable replies. most European responses criticize U.S. tariff aims. Notable exits include Hepburn and Grosvenor, with Mann believed to take the interstate chair. Sherman’s rise to vice presidency shifts leadership and Indian affairs chair.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Committee On Finance
Cannon
Payne
New York
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Senate
Europe
Republican Party
Pete” Hepburn
Iowa
Grosvenor
Ohio
Hepburn
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Mann
Illinois
Sherman
Cousins
Indecant
Cousing
Foreign Crisis Use and Political Realignments Stirring US Politics
The text notes Indiana Republicans suffer upheaval with Watson and Overstreet defeated and Crumpscher and Lanois removed from key posts. Maine and Ohio leaders face retirement or shift while Minnesota loses McCleary. Williams leaves the House to Mississippi Senate, signaling new Republican leadership. The Casablanca dispute prompts European anger at Germany and hints at arbitration negotiations to resolve deserter issues and embassy actions.
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Indiana
Watson
Congress
Overstreet
Post Offices
Judge Crumpscher
Charles B. Lanois
Littlefield
Maine
House
Burton
Ohio
Yeraker
James T. McCleary
Minnesota
Genes
Williams
Mississippi
Earthquake Shakes Plauen Sending Residents to Streets
A strong quake struck Plauen Germany at 5 40 am causing widespread panic as houses rocked and residents fled. The tremor lasted several minutes and was accompanied by thunderous underground rumbles and sharp explosions. Reports say sixty to seventy shocks have been felt daily for a week.
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Plauen
Germany
Xgr
Plan for Five Dollar Gold Coin Faces New Design
The Philadelphia San Francisco and Denver mints begin coining the new five dollar gold piece using a countersunk relief to keep a flat field. The design, proposed to President Roosevelt by Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow, aims to stack coins evenly while bearing In God We Trust. The same method will be used on the two and a half dollar piece.
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Washington
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Denver
Roosevelt
William Sturgis Bigelow
Boston
MISS ROOSEVELT IN PERIL AT FOX HUNT
Genesee New York November 6 Miss Roosevelt rode behind the hounds in the Genesee Valley club fox hunt when her saddle horn slipped at a fence. The thoroughbred stumbled and it looked serious until Harry Wilson of Genesee arrived to regain control of the horse.
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Fox Hunt
Genesee
N. Y
Ethel Roosevelt
Genesee Valley Club
Harry Wilson
Miss Roosevelt
Building boom noted with record October permits
Chicago reports a surge in construction with 36 cities issuing permits for 9,792 buildings in October. The total value reached 43,074,775 dollars, about 12 million more than October last year.
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Chicago
Missouri Rate Enjoined By Federal Court
Chicago Nov 6 The United States circuit court granted a temporary injunction restraining the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing its order known as the Missouri rate. The court did not rule on the merits of the law in the case.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court
Interstate Commmerce Commission
New York
Missouri River
Four Shotfirers Likely Dead After Rend Mine Blast
Report from Rend mine near Rend Illinois confirms a windy shot caused a collapse burying four shotfirers under tons of coal. Rescue efforts by hundreds were ongoing with little hope of survivors as the mine was wrecked and sealed to extinguish fire.
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Rend, Il
Chicago
Rend
W. P. Rend Company
Benton, AL
W. P. Rend
Joseph Leiter
Victor
Aire
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Ice Trust
Millionaire
Lacombe
Old Fort Massac
George Rogers Clark
Bonaparte
Bryan and Kern U
Cincinnati Club
Mr. Taf
Maryland
State Department
Maxwell Blake
Dunfermline
Scotland
iTrick
France
Foreign Legion
Casablanca
London
Bismarck
Hoth
French Foreign Legion
Speror
William
Missouri
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