Daring Hold-Up in Lincoln Hotel Baffles Police
C G Burke robs Mose Goldsmith of 2750 at the Lincoln hotel after claiming a prior theft at the Strand theater. He says the robberies were to protect his employer and family and provides a letter he handed to Goldsmith. Burke alleges a dance hall girl stole part of the money and notes he deposited 3000 at a bank after the Strand incident.
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Is Hold Up Man the Notorious Silverberg
A flamboyant criminal known as Clarry Silverberg or J Carlys on, linked to a Lincoln hotel holdup and a string of aliases, is described as a master of disguise. He previously edited a Montana paper, posed as J Carlyle Drayton, and faced fraud charges in Minneapolis before vanishing. Authorities warn the Lincoln heist may fit his pattern of conspiring and bold thefts.
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Yestern
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Montana
Kansas City
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Minneapolis
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Goldsmith Recalls Bold Hold-Up Details
Theatrical agent Goldsmith of the Strand and Music Hall tells of a black clad man who forced him to pay 750 in cash in a Lincoln hotel room on a Friday afternoon. He describes the suspect Burke as a medium height man about 25 to 30 with heavy black hair and a slight build.
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Pennsylvania Ship Collides With Schooner Prescott Palmer
The Pennsylvania steamship of the ern Steamship line bound from New York to ran into the schooner Prescott Palmer on the Delaware River this morning. The steamship’s prow was embedded in the stern for 25 feet. No report has reached the company’s local office.
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Ern Steamship Company
New York
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Land swindlers sentenced in Akron and South Dakota cases
In Akron Colorado a district court clerk was found fraudulently securing land entries and sentenced to two years in state prison with a fine. In South Dakota two men were similarly found guilty of securing fraudulent entries and received prison terms plus fines.
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Orth Prison
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Earthquake Hits Grenade and Trinidad Islands
Kingston dispatch reports an earthquake affecting Grenada and Trinidad with no loss of life confirmed. No details yet on injuries or damages.
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Grenade
Trinidad
Counterfeiter Caught Amid Far Northwest Coin Making
Herman Wendt, a cook by trade, was arrested by Captain B W Bell of the U S Secret Service after authorities found coin moulds, a cook stove drying setup, and metal frames in his cabin near Tasylew boiling works. He confessed to experimenting with a new method for making currency and had several $5 and $1 coins in various metals, including tin and lead. A Seattle library metallurgy book and other handling tools were found, and Wendt claimed no one taught him the process.
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B. W. Bell
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Revolution tales frame a Russia in turmoil
A long dispatch reports Tsarist inquiry into Admiral Rozestvensky’s fleet losses with a possible appeal hearing. News from St Petersburg Moscow Warsaw and Riga notes resumed rail traffic riots martial law and brutal crackdowns as revolutionaries clash with authorities and industries suffer amid a failed general strike.
Coal Oi Johnny Dies or Ill in Pittsburgh? Noted Miner
Corry Pennsylvania December 30 John W Breele known worldwide as Coal Oil Johnny is dangerously ill with pneumonia.
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Smoot Case Hearing Set by Senate Committee
Andrews, chairman of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, will call a meeting next Saturday to consider the Smoot case. Action will depend on a quorum of the committee.
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Andrews
Senate Committee
Smoot
Terminal plan for Seattle urged by city groups
City representatives and the mayor held talks with City Engineer Thomson on a proposed terminal company for Seattle. A formal petition will be presented to the city council detailing plans and anticipated benefits. Attending officials included J. B. Powers, Parsons, F. W. Baker, and C. F. White from local business groups.
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J. B. Powers
Seattle Produce Company
Mr. Parsons
Bemis Bay Company
Manufacturers’ Association
F. W. Baker
Chamber of Commerce
C. F. White
Commercial Club
Insurance committee closes four month session in New York
In New York on December 30 the insurance committee plans to end its four month session this afternoon. The body has heard more than two million words of testimony and will attend the legislature after holidays. Actuary Joe G. Vancise testified that Henry R. Hyde sought larger dividends on deferred policies, and Alexander warned him the move was dangerous. George H. Sickles of Buffalo described talks with Tarbell about Buffalo business and noted agents would receive 85 percent first year commissions.
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Insurance Committee
Joe G. Vancise
Equitable Life
Henry R. Hyde
Vancise
Alexander
Hyde
George H. Sickles
Buffalo
Tarbell
Equitable
Chicago
Sickles
Naval hazing at Annapolis leads to ongoing inquiry
Admiral Sands says the board of inquiry will continue its investigation at the Naval Academy through March. Midshipmen acknowledge the gravity of the hazing scandal affecting upperclassmen, including Stephen Decatur Jr and Carroll Grae, with several fraternities implicated.
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Admiral Sands
Board of Inquiry
Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Stephen Decatur, Jr
New Stock Exchange Plans In Seattle
M. Coleman, an organizer, says a new stock exchange is planned in Seattle with articles of incorporation filed. He refuses to reveal outlines and details but promises a near perfected plan.
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Seattle
M. Coleman
Advance Schooner Goes Ashore Not Lost Off Jetty
The Merchants' Exchange received a dispatch from Coquille stating the schooner Advance went ashore on the jetty after losing her rudder and that her crew remain safe with no lives in danger.
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San Francisco
Merchants’ Exchange
Coquille
Alaska Prospectors Hughes and Rowley Die on Frozen Trail
The Star reported on December 14 a front page exclusive about Hughes and Rowley perishing on the trail between Yakataga and Kyak. The Times followed with a front page scoop titled Meet Miserable Death on the Trail giving similar details from two weeks earlier.
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Rowley
Yakataga
Kyak
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