Fraud and graft at Bureau of Engraving and Printing scandal
Indictments allege conspiracy to defraud the government in supplying black dry color for ink. Edwin M. Vandyck, a former bureau chemist, and Victor Bloede, Baltimore manufacturer, allegedly arranged payments of 70 000 to 75 000 dollars over years. Contracts 1901 to 1906 provided about 225 000 pounds yearly at 45 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Federal Grand Jury
Edwin M. Vandyck
Victor Bloede
Victor Bloede Company
Baltimore
Vandyck
Bloede
Bureau
Three Men Face Additional False Pretense Charges
Harrisburg authorities announce new false pretense indictments against Cassel Huston and Sanderson, already charged with conspiracy over state capitol furnishings. Huston the building architect, Sanderson chief contractor, Cassel head of supplier Pennsylvanian Construction. Additional suits add to existing conspiracy counts. reasons undisclosed and fuller details will be released after informations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Cassel
Marietta
Joseph M. Huston
John H. San
Derson
Philadelphia
Weiss
Alderman Caveny
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Capitol
Huston
Sanderson
Lodging House Blaze Kills One Man in Worcester
Dennis Driscoll a one legged pencil neddler died in a Salvation Army lodging house fire at 2 15 am in Worcester Massachusetts. Ninety nine other lodgers escaped mostly in night clothing with some losing shoes and stockings. The fire caused about 5009 dollars in losses.
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Worcester
Mass
Dennis Driscoll
Salvation Army
Washington Square
Catherine Roberts Identified as Louise Vermuele in Society Scandal
Funeral services were held for Catherine Roberts who died from poison in a Riverside Drive apartment. The social circle questions the identification with Louise Vermuele, once linked to forgery cases, as heirs prepare her Philadelphia burial beside her mother despite doubts about the impostor claim.
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New York
Katherine Stuyvesant
Robert Haire
Luise Vermuele
Richard Roelofs
Cripple Creek
Col
Mabel Finley
Philadelphia
Louise Vermuele
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Drake
Beveridge seeks tariff revision commission
Senator Beveridge introduces a bill to create a commission under the secretary of commerce and labor. The panel would study production costs, labor prices, and raw materials to aid House banking and currency and Senate finance committees in revising tariff schedules after the upcoming presidential campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beveridge
Congress
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
House
Supreme Court Rules Employers' Liability Law Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court held that the congressional act known as the employers' liability law exceeds the bounds of interstate commerce regulation and is not in line with the U S Constitution. The cases came from federal courts in Kentucky and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
United States
Supreme Court of the
Kentucky
Tennessee
Brief Dispatches from the Times of Early 1900s
Lower wheat prices in Liverpool weaken Chicago markets while three die in a hospital fire in San Francisco. Caleb Powers defense spending nears 75 thousand dollars after a mistrial. Seven drowned when a skiff capsized near Kickapoo Kansas. Oklahoma Democrats back Bryan. Nelson Gay named Knight in Italy. Bank officials Harper and Smith detained in Vancouver. US stock gains. NY ordinance targets women smoking in public venues. A teacher Lena Creig shot in Seneca Missouri and a rejected suitor arson attempt ends. Captain Winma Thomas cited in Aurora mine operations.
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San Francisco
Caleb Powers
Kickapoo
Kan
Oklahoma Democratic State Central Committee
W. J. Bryan
Victor Emmanuel
Nelson Gay
Boston
Mass
Rome
Italy
J. W. Harper
W. T. Smith
First National Bank
Hattiesburg
Vancouver
New York Exchange
New York
Lena Creig
Seneca
John Hopkins
Sen
Winma Thomas
Aurora
Deported leader sparks escalation in Muncie strike
In Muncie Indiana tensions rise as A L Behner first vice president of the Amalgamated Association is ordered to leave the city over the street railway strike. Military authorities weigh removal amid minister mediation and local officials face disruption from militia patrols as talks stall.
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Muncie
Ind
A. L. Behner
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes
Behner
B. M. Nyce
First Presbyterian Church
McKee
Indiana Union Traction Company
George W. Purcell
State Labor Commission
Colorado
Elyria
Eigil
Anderson
Perdieu
Youthful tragedy ends in self destruction in Covington
Covington Indiana January 17 Clifford Mack Smith eighteen the sole support of a widowed mother took his own life. Earlier Judge Schoonover sentenced his sweetheart to the Indiana girls school for a crime connected with their planned January fourth wedding. It is believed his act followed distress over the girl’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Ind
Clifford Mack Smith
Schoonover
Smith
Indiana Girls’ School
Indictments Return in City Procurement Case
Boston report says after two weeks of inquiry the grand jury returned indictments against two members of last year’s city government, the superintendent of streets, and several businessmen over purchases on Codman street, athletic prize payments, and flag stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Codman Street
Indiana Democrats prepare for state chair race at Grand hotel
Indianapolis January 7 principals in the fight for control of the Democratic state committee arrived. Reorganization will be completed tomorrow with a chairmanship to succeed Wm H. O'Brien. Risk Jackson Hendren lead in votes as candidates set up headquarters at the Grand hotel. The Muncie strike and Gov Hanly Cromer discussions add to political tension ahead of the mid winter meeting of the Democratic Editorial Association at the Denison hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Democratic State Committee
Wm H. O’brien
Lawrencsburg
James K. Risk
Lafayette
Stokes Jackson
Greenfield
Gilbert Hendren
Bloomfield
Grand Hotel
Jackson
Risk
Hendren
T. D. Scales
Scales
John Osborn
Osborn
Steve Fleming
Fort Wayne
Taggart
Edward Hoffman
Twelfth District
Fleming
Hoffman
Henry Barnhart
Rochester
Barnhart
Emshwiller
Foley
Muncie
Hanly
George W. Cromer
Cromer
Hidith
Traction Company
Geo. McCullough
Tubween
McCullough
Democratic Editorial Association of
Denison
Ohio Senate Moves to Clear Old Bills Calendar
Columbus Ohio Jan 7 The Ohio general assembly will open with a clean slate as the senate adopts a joint resolution to wipe all old bills and resolutions from the calendar. The house is set to act on the measure today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
Senate
House
A Candidacy Hop in a Scottish Town
A writer’s friend seeks a public post in a small Scottish town and tries canvassing councilors. He asks a cab to reach Councilor Bisset at a blacksmith shop, then Maitland at a joiner’s, and finally Gray, only to discover the driver is Gray. He pays and departs, choosing to leave decisions to the officials.
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John
Bisset
Maitland
Life and crime from aged laws to modern views
A reprint blending a Boston Traveler note on historic capital offenses and executions with anecdotes on 19th century life. It contrasts harsh penalties with modern reforms and includes a Mississippi freight-loading reminiscence and a Baltimore American remark on Sambian street culture.
Spring Mockery Sparks Goat Tale at Village Inn
A London Express quip notes a rustic exchange in which a man recalls buying a troublesome goat that ate nearly anything, including tins of blacking and flatirons, and was killed by the spring season. A gray whiskered gentleman comments on seasons, while the tale centers on the goat and a startled breakfast alarm clock.
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London Express
I owe him money triggers meeting with Jinks in St. Paul
Quote from St. Paul Pioneer Press notes a character planning to inform Jinks about an urgent matter, reasoning they are bound to meet today because of an outstanding debt. The exchange emphasizes a sense of obligation and timing without broader context.
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Jinks
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Stair accident leads to wage deduction in Bulletin
In a Sydney Bulletin excerpt, a woman reports her fall down stairs resulting in a broken neck. Her mistress declares any injury will be deducted from wages, reflecting harsh employment practice of the era.
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Sarah Jane
Sydney
Will Power Fails In Deserted Resolve Theme
Town Topics playful exchange centers on a humorous line about borrowing a fiver. A witty speaker admits will power has deserted him, highlighting a light moment amid a whimsical dialogue. The snippet showcases banter and characterization rather than a full event.
Motoring Quips and Smashups Highlight Poetic Miles
A London Opinion quip contrasts motoring poetry with the grim reality of crashes noting that even a smashup can become blank verse in the shorthand of road life.
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London
Two Enigmas in Print Prompt Curiosity
A Louisville Courier Journal note questions why readers never see men as novelists describe and why girls are not depicted as illustrators draw. The short quip contrasts literary images with social reality, hinting at broader commentary on representation.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Rockport Lawyer Ad At Sargent's Drug Store Corner
Attorney Will Practice in all courts offers legal services at office over Sargent's drug store located at the corner of Mein and Third streets in Rockport Indiana.
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F. A. Hearing,jr
Main Street
Kramer
Rockport
Indiana
Sargent’s Drug Store
Corner Mein
Third Streets
Ndana
Will
Rockport Indian Will Practice Courts Office Guide
A practice location for Rockport Indian will proceedings is on the ground floor opposite the Court House.
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Rockport
Indiana
Court House
W. H. Brown
J.J .Brown
Brown & Brown Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
All Courts
Oppossite Court House
Residence and Office Listed on Fourth Street
An office and residence are described as located on Fourth Street one square south of Main with home telephone number 94 and Cumberland number 14.
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Krieger
Fourth Street
Main
Cumberland
Practice Limited to Eye Ear Nose and Throat
The report details a medical practice focused on otolaryngology and ophthalmology. It describes patient referrals, departmental duties, and clinical steps for eye ear and throat evaluations. It notes collaboration with specialists and ongoing training for residents.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fur
Nishes
John H. Sanderson
Gotham
Senator Beveridge
Liverpool
Chicago
Amalgamated Associa
Tion
Mili
Peleitie
England
Edmond Burke
House of Commons
Westminster Bridge
South
Mississippi
St. Louis
Dixie
Baltimore American
SWAN
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Swan & Mason
J. W. Burns
R. E. Roberts
Attorney-At-Law
Occidental Hotel
W.M. Smith
W. A. McCullough Smith & McCullough
J. J. Reinhard
Arch Stevenson Reinhard & Stevenson
B. F. Huffman
Allen J. Fayton
J. Philip Burns
Eva Buxton
William H. Field
First St
St. George Hotel
Evansville
D. C. Pattridge
Insurance
Chase. Poole
Home Insurance and Loan Company
East Ath Street
Farmer's Bank
Bruggist
Diamon Srand Pillain
Agi
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