Allen Shortage Now 414000 In Bank Scandal
The western district of Wisconsin grand jury in La Crosse will hear the case of Philip Allen Jr former VP of Mineral Point First National bank tomorrow. Forged notes 170000 and other improprieties bring total peculations to 414000, with a $150000 suit by Jones Brothers against Receiver Schofield over funds from the Kennedy mine sale.
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Mineral Point
Wis
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Philip Allen, Jr
First National Bank
Allen
J. W. Scofield
Milwaukee
National Bank
Gearhart
Schofield
Jones Brothers
Mineral Pointainec Company
Kennedy
Fresh Start in Cleminson Trial as Eight Jurors Picked
Chicago November first. In the Cleminson case a fresh start occurred this morning with eight jurors chosen. Both sides aim to speed the jury process, but by noon no further jurors had been selected. Eighty talesmen were available for selection.
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Chicago
Cleminson
Talesmen
Mystery remains in Bundisen farm dynamite scare
Joseph Chrisman, arrested in Rolfe for allegedly placing dynamite in a threshing machine on the Bundisen farm, was discharged after proving an alibi. The case remains a mystery and officers will continue searching to identify the person responsible for the near-death incident that threatened a dozen men.
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Fershalltown
Jozeph Chrisman
Rolfe
Iowa
Bundisen
Five Chattanooga Defendants Denied Petition Stand Trial
Washington reports Sheriff Shippa of Chattanooga Tennessee and five co defendants in a US contempt case must appear November 15 for sentence. They are charged with conspiring to lynch Ed Johnson a Black man in March 1906 after the Supreme Court took cognizance. Johnson had been found guilty of assault and appealed, and was lynched the night after review permission was announced.
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Washington
Shippa
Chattanooga
Teon
United States
Cottempt
Supreme Court
Ed. Johnson
Curt
Lurton Seen as Likely Supreme Court Appointee
Washington insiders favor Judge Horace H. Lurton of Tennessee for the vacancy created by the late Rufus W. Peckham. Rumor notes age as a possible objection though at about sixty two he could serve years. Lurton sits on the sixth circuit bench in Nashville and was Taft’s choice for a prior vacancy.
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Horace H. Lurton
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Washington
Rufus W. Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Justice Peckham
Luke E. Wright
Wright
Laurton
Lurton
United States Court
Sixth Circuit
Nashville
Lur
Ton
Mr. Taft
William H. Moody
Massachusetts
Mr. Lurton
Roosevelt
Deep waterways convention debates channel depths in New Orleans
In New Orleans the second day of the deep waterways convention saw uncertain plans as participants debated nine or fourteen foot channel depths. Secretary Dickinson and Gifford Pinchot addressed the gathering, with Taft administration guidance cited by many attendees.
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New Orleans
Dickinson
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Service
Taft
Pinchot
Warm Indian summer day spurs Atlantic City beachgoers
A near ninety degree November day in Atlantic City drew a large number of bathers to the sea at noon Sunday. Dozens of women and girls joined the crowd as overcoats came off during the promenade hour. Surf temperatures were described as fine and the scene featured boardwalk rollers and rolling chairs as the sun encouraged a relaxed afternoon.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Bombs Hit Chicago Gambling Hubs in Quick Succession
Two blasts 20 minutes apart shattered the Empire Whist Club at 260 State Street and the Worth Jockey Club poolroom at 170 Madison, causing about ten thousand dollars in damage. Investigators say the sites proved gambling was active hours before the explosions and point to a single group of dynamiters in a coordinated gamble war.
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Chicago
Loop
Empire Whist Club
State Street
Smith and Perry Gambling Syndicate
Madison Street
Worth Jockey Club
Smith
Cure a Cold in One Day by Bromide Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure and the box bears E W Grove’s signature. The copy suggests assisting customers to feel they have their own way in love or business.
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E. W. Grove
Army and Navy Frown on Football Game Abandonment
Cadet Eugene A. Byrne of the United States Military Academy died in the cadet hospital at 6 35 Sunday morning prompting Col Scott to cancel this year s Army navy football game. The Naval Academy faces a similar threat as Midshipman Wilson s condition worsens. Byrne s death follows tragedy at West Point that shadows the sport s future. The bereaved Byrne family mourns at the foot of the Hudson as officials debate football s fate.
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Annapolis
Col. Scott
West Point Military Academy
Army and Navy
Byrne
Bowyer
Ioe
Naval Academy
West Point
N. Y
Eugene A. Byrne
Buffalo
United States Military Academy
Army
Wilson
Hudson
John Byrne
Murphy predicts Gaynor to win mayoral race
New York reports that Democratic leader Murphy says Gaynor will be elected with Hearst second and Barnard third. Campaigns wrap up as Tammany Hall distributors receive funds to boost turnout before election. Hearst closes Civic Alliance drive while Barnard and Gaynor hold final speeches across the city.
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New York
Otto T. Barnard
Judge Gaynor
William R. Hearst
Civic Alliance
Tammany Hall
Tammany Districts
Murphy
Woman Jumps From Car, Dies. Baby Survives
In Chicago on November 1, Mrs. Mary Blakeley leapt from a car fearing a collision with a fast taxi. The wheels of the taxi killed her as her husband swerved. She managed to throw a baby boy to safety, and the infant escaped injury.
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Chicago
Mary Blakeley
Taft To Share Plum Tree With Cabinet and Court Posts
Washington November 1. Nov. 10 looms as a moment for Taft to return to the White House and consider a harvest of federal appointments. Rumors name a Supreme Court vacancy, ambassadorships to Britain Austria and China, Treasury and Commerce posts, a Chicago district judgeship, Washington postmaster, New Mexico governorship, and a possible Cabinet portfolio as likely prizes. The list includes several $17,500 and $12,500 annual salaries and a Moody replacement potential.
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Washington
D. C
Taft
White House
Uncle Sam
Supreme Court
Rufus W. Peckham
Great Britain
Osteld
Austria
Charlies S. Francis
China
Charles Kh. Crane
Benjamin F. Barnes
New Mexico
George Curry
Justice Moody
Dickinson
Tennessee
John Stewart Kennedy Dies at 79 of Whooping Cough
New York Nov. 1. John Stewart Kennedy lawyer financier and philanthropist died at his home of whooping cough. He was within two months of his eightieth birthday. Kennedy directed many large corporations and supported Presbyterian hospital with gifts including 1 000 090. He leaves a large estate including 10 000 000 in Northern Pacific stock and 7 000 000 in Great Northern.
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New York
John Stewart Kennedy
Kennedy
The
Presbyterian Hospital
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Tawney Sets Trip to Panama for Canal Appropriations
Chairman James A. Tawney of the house appropriations committee prepares for the canal zone visit to study next year's budget. The group sails from New York November 3 aboard the Cristobal, landing November 10, and includes members of the senate interoceanic canals committee and the house interstate and foreign commerce panel. About thirty five people join the delegation, with clerks and stenographers.
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Washington
James A. Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
Canal
New York
Cristobal
Senate Committee On
Prosperity Arrives Say Government Bulletin
Washington reports prosperity has arrived as September data show the country’s business and railway freight movement above last year. Idle cars persist but indications point to a car shortage forming. Coal and iron trades show strongest improvement while lumber remains solid. grain and flour receipts at leading ports and interior markets lag September 1908.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Goalmine Blast Kills Dozen Miners at Cambria Mine
A massive explosion at Cambria Steel Company’s Goal Mine near Johnstown Pennsylvania killed twelve foreign miners as they attempted to exit the shaft. Fifteen men were in the tunnel. three survivors reached the surface amid poisonous gas and falling rock.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Murrow murder case on coroner jury sparks debate in Des Moines
Des Moines reports that the coroner’s jury including a newspaper man and a detective ignored murder charges against Ben Murrow in the Charles Murrow case. The grand jury later adjourned without finding evidence of Murrow’s guilt, while sheriffs and officials pursue clues amid calls for rewards. The piece also notes teacher examination statistics and Iowa health spending concerns.
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Des Moines
Ben
Murrow
Charles Murrow
Ben Murrow
Ben Ness
Thery
Carroll
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