Turf investment schemer Arnold collapses after vast losses
The St Louis based turf investor A J Arnold led a years long scheme that promised weekly 5 percent returns and drew millions into a cooperative style operation. He began with small bets, built a fortune buying farms and horses, then failed as withdrawals overwhelmed receipts. Other tipsters and commissioners followed similar patterns, with many promising guarantees and daily or weekly dividends.
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A. J. Arnold
St. Louis
Riley Grannan
Pittsburg
Phil
Arnold
Portraits of Miss Alice Roosevelt At White House
Portraits of Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt shown at the Paris exposition were bought by President Loubet and presented to President Roosevelt. They now hang in the White House attracting attention as art critics praised their Paris reception. Alice is shown in a white tulle gown with head thrown back in her characteristic pose.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Loubet
Roosevelt
White House
Paris
Ryan Arrested on Bench Warrant in Fraud Suit
John J. Ryan head of a turf investment company bearing his name was arrested on a bench warrant sued by Judge Douglas. The indictment alleges fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud, same charges as against Arnold and Gill.
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Ryan
John J. Ryan
Douglas
Arnold
Gill
Raids Hit Get Rich Quick Concerns in Major Cities
Police in New York and Chicago raided offices tied to several get rich quick schemes sharing a model with the Arnold company. Accounts show these firms conducted business totaling millions while investigations into their standing and legitimacy continue.
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New York
Chicago
Arnold Company
Ways of Betting Concerns in Turf Schemes
The article outlines four main horse racing investment types: cooperative companies that share tips and place race commissions while investing in horses and breeding, information and commission bureaus, tipping associations, and commissioners who place wagers at tracks or large pool rooms. It notes many newspapers carry pages promoting these schemes.
Grand Rapids shoe merchant summoned for Macedonia war
Gen. Basil Stephanoff, longtime anti Turkish organizer and former shoe merchant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been summoned to Macedonia to join the fight against the Turks. He notes his force will total about 125,000 upon his return and he has prior war experience in 1877.
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Stephanoff
Basil Stephanoff
Macedonia
Grand Rapids
Mich
Canada Tightens Child Labor Law Enforcement
Government bans underage and female workers from exceeding sixty hours weekly and vows strict enforcement across industries to curb exploitation.
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Canada
Pratt's Army Record Long
Lieut Col R H Pratt longtime Carlisle Indian School chief retires as colonel at 62. He began as an enlisted man with the Ninth Indiana Infantry, then joined cavalry and fought with distinction in the Civil War. He entered the regular army in 1867 as lieutenant and was brevetted captain for gallant services in the rebellion. Pratt hails from New York.
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R. H. Pratt
Carlisle Indian School
Ninth
Indiana Infantry
Cavalry
Leutenant
Col. Pratt
New York State
President Roosevelts jovial moment at Senator Cockrells wedding
President Roosevelt had more fun than a schoolboy at Senator Cockrells daughters wedding. He joked with the girls and matrons, shook hands with guests, and told a breakfast crowd he would not live in Missouri, praising Cockrell and saying he would vote for him despite the party alignment.
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Roosevelt
Senator Cockrell
Missouri
Met the Wrong Indians and Sign Language Saga
Harry Wadsworth assistant clerk of the Senate claims committee and expert in Indian sign language is appointed Indian agent for the Shoshone in Wyoming. On a steel car he signs to Nez Perce band. one member, friendlier than others, sits beside him and apologetically says he never learned sign language and can only speak English.
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Harry Wadsworth
Senate Committee On Claims
Wyoming
Nez Perces
Wadsworth
When Kitchener Laughed At the Khartoum Ball
At a durbar state ball Lord Kitchener fumbled through figures, tying himself in a knot with his partner. The Khartoum hero beamed and blundered to the end, and laughed loudly when his partner finally approached after the quadrille ended.
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Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Paris to open Victor Hugo museum in historic Place des Vosges
Paris plans to establish a Victor Hugo museum in a Louis XIII era house on Place des Vosges. The site, a former residence of Hugo in his early literary years, will become a new literary landmark for visitors.
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Paris
Victor Hugo
Louis Treize
Place Des Vosges
Hernani
Dr Hale’s Idea of Philanthropy
Dr Edward Everett Hale outlines a plan if he were a millionaire to acquire a large Boston area tract, split it into four acre parcels, build small houses, lease them to the poor at nominal rents, and convey ownership after ten years.
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Hale
Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Record In Scotch Coal Shipments
Scotland shipped 11,279,422 tons of coal last year, a record for the nation.
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Scotland
Icicles Freeze Wires Causing Major Telegraph Damage
Ice coated telegraph lines on the Pearl Line of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy near Maquon led to hundreds of pounds of water weight snapping wires. About 2,000 icicles three to four inches long formed between poles, breaking many spans and causing substantial repair costs and business interruptions.
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Pearla
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Maquon
Statesmen Selected to Adjust Alaskan Boundary
The American members of the joint tribunal to arbitrate the Alaskan boundary issue are Elihu Root, Secretary of War, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and Senator George Turner. Turner is officially listed as a Populist in the Senate. The term ends March 4. The tribunal will travel to London for several months in spring and summer. Compensation for the jurists and clerks will be set later by joint agreement. Root’s duties with the President are not expected to be affected.
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Joint
Great Britain
Senate
Elihu Root
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
George Turner
Washington
Turner
Territorial Supreme Court
London
Jrists
Root
Earnes Victoria Cross Twice For Blind British Officer Towse
The only blind British officer awarded the Victoria Cross is Capt. Lb. B. Towse of the Gordon Highlanders. He earned the medal twice, first at Magersfontein in 1899 by carrying his mortally wounded colonel to safety, and again a year later when he and a unit charged Boers, sustaining injuries that left him blind. Towse is 58 years old.
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Lb. B. Towse
Gordon Highlanders
Magersfontein
Towse
George B Cortelyou Named Chief of Department of Commerce
George B Cortelyou nominated for secretaryship of the proposed new Department of Commerce in Roosevelt's cabinet. He has earned confidence from McKinley and Roosevelt, beginning as a New York post office stenographer, later private secretary to several presidents, and advancing to secretary to the President.
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George B. Cortelyou
Department of Commerce
Department of Commercce
Roosevelt
McKinley
New York Post Office
Washington
Cleveland
Cortelyou
McKinsley
Cortel
Senator Clark and His Flask in the Senate
The Montana senator nicknamed The walking speak easy is noted for carrying a small flask of Scotch Whisky. He reportedly shares from the bottle with a colleague before the mid flag meal, while the rule against selling alcohol in the senate is rigidly enforced.
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Senator Clark
United States
Senate
Clark
Montana
Garfield Elevated to Head Bureau of Corporations
James R. Garfield of Cleveland Ohio, son of James R. Garfield, named for chief of the bureau of corporations. He is an Ohioan by birth and residence and was on the civil service commission, previously in the law firm Garfield Garfield with his brother Harry Garfield. He has long been involved in Ohio politics, including service in the state senate.
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James R. Garfield
Cleveland, O
Bureau of Cor
Garfield
Civil Service Commission
Garfield & Garfield
Cleveland
Harry Garfield
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Booth Visits Washington with Salvation Army Jokes
Gen Booth, the Salvation Army leader, entertains statesmen in Washington. Sen Frye jokes about joining. Booth warns he would not submit to discipline. Sen Alger recalls Hanna. Booth jokes about exchequer role. Sen Hear is introduced as the worst man in the Senate, and Booth replies he wants to help both good and bad.
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Booth
Washington
Gen. Booth
Salvation Army
Frye
London
Alger
Hanna
Hear
Senate
Paris Opening Sees Fox hall Keene and Baroness Rothschild Star Skaters
Reports from Paris declare Fox hall Keene of New York and Baroness Rothschild were voted among the best skaters at the opening of the skating season at the Cercle du Bois du Boulogne. The ice was mirror smooth and the day ideal. The skating rink is patronized by nobility and fashion leaders as both participants and spectators.
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Paris
Foxhall Keene
New York
Rothschild
Cercle du Bois du Boulogne
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