Morgan Takes the Stand at Money Trust Hearing
J Pierpont Morgan testified before the house money trust committee in Washington with his son J P Morgan Jr and daughter Mrs Satterlee present. He listed firm members and described private banking deposits and decisions on whether corporations may bank with private lenders.
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Washington, D. C
J. Pierpont Morgan
House Money Trust
Mrs. Satterlee
J. P. Morgan Jr
Mr. Morgan
Philip Scudder
Scudder
Morgan
Mr. Untermeyer
Pujo
New York City
New York
Philadelphia
Paris
London
J. P. Morgan
H. P. Davison
W. P. Hamilton
T. W. Lamont
H. F.lloyd
A. A Newbold
William H. Porter
E. T. Stotesbury
Charles Steele
Temple Bowdoin
Rockefeller
Biddell
House
William Rockefeller
Equitable, Mutual and
Metropolitan
Lawrence Scudder
New York Life
Mutual Life
Equitable Life
J. P. Morgan and Company
Guaranty Trust Company
Bankers’ Trust Company
First National Bank
J. P. Morgan & Co
Illinois Supreme Court mandates remarriage for legal unions
The Illinois Supreme Court rules that remarriage within one year after a divorce is illegal, invalidating such ceremonies even if performed out of state. As a result many Chicago couples must remarry to preserve legality, while children from unlawful unions lack moral standing.
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois
Pearson syndicate buys vast West Texas land for farming irrigation
Judge L C Penry reports the Pearson syndicate will invest about 3 million dollars in West Texas development. They have purchased 100 sections in Hale Floyd and nearby counties for 1 million, planning quarter sections with 400 homes and artesian wells per tract. Remaining 1.5 million funds irrigation enhancements before sale. water at shallow depths.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Pearson Syndicate
L. C. Penry
Plainview
Hale County
Court of Civil Appeals
Penry
Floyd
House Passes Burnett Literacy Test Immigration Bill
The House approved the Burnett literacy test immigration bill by 178 to 52. The substitute for the Dillingham bill would bar immigrants over 16 who cannot read unless they can prove emigration due to religious persecution at home.
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Washington, D. C
House
United States
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area Tonight and Thursday
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for a fair night with cooler temperatures and frost. Thursday should be fair and warmer with improving conditions.
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San Antonio
Weather tourists notice from multiple cities
Observed temperatures across St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with wind directions and varying skies. Forecasts call for continued cold and rain or snow in most locations tonight or Thursday.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Politics Kept Out Of Management At Juvenile School
In a biennial report the state training school for juveniles urges the governor that the institution be divorced from politics. The board argues a capable superintendent should be retained independent of state administrations, with trustees having sole power to hire or dismiss, ensuring continuity and skilled leadership. It also requests funding to hire competent personnel for proper vocational training.
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Board of Managers of Training School For
Colquitt
Austin
Tex
State Training School
Board of Trustees
Three Masked Men Rob Sugarland Post Office
Three masked men robbed the Sugarland Texas post office Monday night escaping with 180 dollars in currency and stamps. The Fort Bend sheriff’s office reported to Police Chief Lancaster at 10:30 am. The robbers were believed headed toward San Antonio and a description was sent. Local police lacked further details.
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Sugarland
Tex
Lancaster
Fort Bend County
Richmond
Fort Bend
San Antonio
Senate and House Conclude Readings on Liquor Shipments and Immigratio
The Senate convened at noon with Senator Kenyon closing his interstate liquor shipment bill speech. A fund contributions inquiry heard former Senator Foraker. The impeachment trial of Judge Archbald resumed with defense testimony expected to end before adjournment. In the House, debate continued on the literacy test immigration bill as money trust inquiries also resumed.
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Senate
Kenyon
Committee
Foraker
Archbald
House
Money Trust
Foraker Opens On Archbold Letters Case Before Senate Panel
Former Senator Joseph B. Foraker produced a prepared statement alleging Winkfield and Stump sold Archbold letters to a Hearst representative, with Eldridge paying $5 000 to arrange letter deliveries. The committee adjourned without deciding whether to call the two witnesses.
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J. B. Foraker
Senate Campaign Fund Committee
W. R. Hearst
Penrose-Archbold-Foraker
Washington, D. C
Joseph B. Foraker
Senate Campaign Expenditures Investigating Committee
Gilchrist Stewart
W. W. Winkfield
Winkfield
Charles Stump
Archbold
Standard Oil
William R. Hearst
Mr. Foraker
Stewart
Chicago
Stump
New York American
Mr. Hearst
Mem
Eldridge
Penrose
Hanna
Foraker
Mr. Archbold
Burnett
Ohio
Burkett
Smith Bennett
Bennett
Price Corporation
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Liti
Suffragettes March Through Rain Toward Albany
Six survivors of a New York to Albany suffrage march resume the journey toward Albany amid rain and mud. Miss Rosalie G. Jones leads the group along the Albany post road with Peekskill as the day’s target.
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Albany
Ossining
N. Y
New York
Sulzer
Rosalie G. Jones
Peekskill
Miner Held for Murder in Fort Smith Fire
Marion Capp, a Bonanza area miner, is under arrest in Fort Smith charged with arson and the murder of his four children. Fire at his home reportedly killed two, left one missing, and burned two others who may die. Authorities warn against mob violence while noting possible mental instability.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Marion Capp
Bonanza
Capp
Roy Hawk Wins Declamation Title for Texas School
Roy Hawk of Main Avenue High School won the school elimination contest for the Texas declamation championship. He spoke on The Triumph of Idealism. Roy Fields finished second with Our Schools and Colleges.
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Roy Hawk
Main Avenue
Texas
Hawk
Roy Fields
Elgin Boy Henry Christian Found Dead
Elgin Texas December 18 Henry Christian 17 son of Mr and Mrs A S Christian was found dead yesterday on the Missouri Kansas Texas cotton platform. Authorities investigate the cause of death as details remain unclear.
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Elgin
Tex
Henry Christian
Christian
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
McNamara dynamite case argued as organized crime threat
In Indianapolis on December 18 the government urged jurors to view the McNamara dynamite plots as organized crime aided by politicians. James W. Noel said local officials failed to act, allowing the conspiracy to spread, with attacks such as the Los Angeles Times bombing and scores of explosions tied to open shop firms. PMID
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James W. Noel
Noel
Los Angeles Times
United States
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
John T. Butler
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank M. Ryan
Butler
Ryan
Anderson
James Cooney
Chicago
Frank J. Murphy
Detroit
Chinese Women Found Locked in Dungeon in San Francisco Raid
Immigra tion officials raided a dark Chinatown building early today and rescued five Chinese women recently smuggled from the Orient. Two men alleged as leaders of the trafficking were arrested as the officers, led by Immigration Inspector Ainsworth and Federal Attorney Mc Nab, forced entry. The building had no stairs, accessed by trap doors and ladders, with cells deep underground. The raid follows a string of violent Chinatown incidents, including the killing of a Chinese informer who had aided previous investigations.
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San Francisco
Cal
Orient
United States
Ainsworth
McNab
Chinatown
China
Korea
Honolulu
Corpus Christi Gas Plant Breaks Ground at $250000 Start
Construction on the Corpus Christi gas plant costing 250000 has begun. Herbert L. St. John Wallace company general superintendent is on site to supervise the laying of mains and construction of the facility.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Herbert L. St. John
Wallace Company
Concession by Servia Leaves Adriatic Outlet to Powers
Constantinople dispatch reports Turkish forces near Janina with 400 killed and 126 wounded. Balkan peace talks in London indicate Allies will not negotiate without participation and debate whether Turkey will accept terms. Servia agrees to seek Adriatic outlet settlement by great powers, signaling moderate stance amid tensions.
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Constantinople
Janina
London
Turkey
Greece
Cvence
St. James Palace
S. Daneff
Tchataldja
Europe
Adrianople
Morrow
Servia
Adriatic Sea
Austria-Hungary
M. Jovanovitch
oYce
U. S. Stance on Balkan Peace Mediation
Washington officials say the United States will not seek to mediate the Balkans. They favor allowing neutral European powers to handle the disputes, noting no official request for U S mediation and that the plenipotentiaries gathering are already mediators.
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Washington,d. C
Balkans
State Department
America
Turks More Confident in Military Rise in Constantinople
London dispatch reports the military party gaining ascendancy in Constantinople. Nazim Pasha, commander in chief, could become military dictator, signaling possible disruption of peace negotiations as the Turkish people rally behind a revived army.
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London
Chronicle
Turkey
Constantinople
Kiamil
Nazim Pasha
Divorce Granted to Mrs Julia Ely Griffen in Reno
Testifying to cruelty allegations, Mrs. Julia Ely Griffen won a divorce from Benjamin Griffen a wealthy New York glass manufacturer. The filing occurred in the morning and the defendant’s answer was given during the trial. The couple had married earlier and the proceedings concluded with the decree.
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Reno
Nev
Julia Ely Griffen
Benjamin Griffen
New York
Griffen
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