Wall Street loaning methods revealed before Pujo panel
Testimony from J. H. Griesel and C. W. Turner described daily exchange lending reaching tens of millions, with loans sometimes totaling 20 to 35 million in a day. Brokers used phone lines and collateral like Steel common and New York Central to secure loans, while fixed interest was argued to keep funds in country banks.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Pujo
J. H. Griesel
Griesel & Rogers
Untermyer
Steel Common
Stock Exchange
Mr. Unterimeyer
iMr. Griesel
C W. Turner
National City Bank
Mr. Untermeyer
New York
Turner
Exchange
Charles H. Hyde Sentenced in Bribery Case
Charles H. Hyde former city chamberlain was convicted of bribery linked to city funds. Justice Goff sentenced him to two to three and a half years in state prison with a stay of execution and a $25,000 bail pending appeal.
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New York
Charles H. Hyde
Goff
Woman's National Democratic League Plans January Convention
Washington dispatch reports the first annual convention of the Woman's National Democratic League to be held January 7 8 and 9 in the capital. The league formed June 1 and played an active role in the recent campaign with charter membership including wives of several prominent Democratic figures.
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Washington
Woman's National Democratic League
Democratic Party
Noted Balloonist Dead After Earlier 3000‑Foot Fall
Professor Charles Wescott, a noted American balloonist once hailed for recovering from a 3000 foot fall in South America, has died in Edmonton Alberta. His death ends a career marked by sensational recoveries and public fascination with ballooning adventures.
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Ottawa
Ont
Chas.Wescott
Edmonton
Alberta
South America
U. S. Sues Candy Trust Civil Suit Is Started
Philadelphia December 14 United States Attorney General Wickersham sues the Philadelphia Confectioners Association a candy trust alleging conspiracy to restrain trade under the Sherman Act enjoining further acts. The suit targets officers and directors of the association and cites firms from New York New Jersey Maryland Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
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Philadelphia
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Candy Trust
Wickersham
Philadelphia Robbing Confectioners’ Association
United States
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Whitelaw Reid Dead and Newark Plot Against Wilson
Three Wharton men, Peter Dunn, Jacob Dunn and Seeley Davenport, were arrested in Dover and jailed in Newark on $2,000 bail each for allegedly writing letters threatening President elect Woodrow Wilson with death unless $5,000 in gold was left at a designated Wharton house. Meanwhile Whitelaw Reid, former ambassador to Great Britain, died at Dorchester House in London after a long career in journalism and public service.
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N. J
Wharton
Dover
Woodrow Wilson
Peter Dunn
Jacob
Seeley Davenport
United States
Stockton
New York Gang
Post Office
Wilson
Teddy
McKinley
Trenton
Joseph P. Tumulty
James T. Cortelyou
Philadelphia
North Jersey Hills
Jacob Dunn
Gazette
Agate
House of Representatives
Reid
Cincinnati Gazetter
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Greeley
Republican National Convention
England
Victoria
Has
Spain
Edward VII
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Perjury Charge Shakes Dynamite Case Witnesses
District Attorney Miller seeks recall of William Quigley Detroit carpenter after his arrest on perjury charges tied to the McManigal dynamite conspiracy case. Zeiss, Chicago ironworker, was held on $2,000 bond to appear before the grand jury. Feider of Los Angeles testified for the defense.
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Miller
William Quigley
Detroit
Indianapolis
Ortie McManigal
Frederick W. Zeiss
Union Ironworker
Chicago
Albert Anderson
Zeiss
McManigal
Russell Wheel and Foundry Company
Bloomville
Quizzel
Anderson
Atorney Miller
Grand
Douglas County
Omaha
McNamara Boys
Felder
WiIl
Quigley
Higgins
Cooney
Thomas Taggart
French Lick Hotel
J. B. McNamara
Kern
Miss Helen Gould Engaged to Finley J Shepard of St Louis
Announcement from George J Gould states Miss Helen Miller Gould will marry Finley J Shepard of St Louis a railroad and financial figure. Shepard serves as assistant to the president of the Missouri Pacific railroad with headquarters in St Louis.
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Finley D. Shepherd
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Union News Service
New York
George J. Gould
Helen Miller Gould
Finley D. Shepard
Gould
Finley J. Shepard
St.Louis
Mr. Shepard
West
Jay Gould
Helen Gould
Congress
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Railroad Young Men’s Christian Association
Bavarian Regent Luitpold Dies at Ninety One
Munich reports the death of Luitpold prince regent of Bavaria aged ninety one after months of ill health. He had led as a German military figure before being named regent in 1886 following King Ludwig II and King Otto's illnesses, guiding the state as its regent.
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Munich
Bavaria
Luitpold
Ludwig II
Otto
Oklahoma mob seizes New Jay in county seat clash
A mob of about 100 men reportedly entered New Jay Oklahoma, seized county offices, detained peace officers, and took control as Old Jay and New Jay feud over the county seat. Governor Cruce was asked to send militia to restore order.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Delaware County
Oklahoma
Old Jay
New Jay
Cruce
Irlitia
Oil Fire Destroys Tanks in Bayonne Causing $1 Million Loss
Fire in Bayonne New Jersey destroyed three large oil tanks and a substantial building owned by Standard Oil. The estimated loss stands at $1,000,000. The building housed extensive machinery and equipment.
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Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Four Men Executed in Oregon Prison Gallows
In Salem four men were hanged at the state prison. Frank Garrison Noble Faulder Mike Morgan and Jack Roberts were executed after prior reprieves by Governor West who had pledged not to permit more executions until a statewide vote on abolishing capital punishment. John M. Taylor was to be hanged but commuted to life imprisonment. The measure to end capital punishment failed by about twenty thousand votes.
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Salem
Ore
John M. Taylor
A. H. Perry
Harney County
Frank Garrison
Noble Faulder
Mike Morgan
Jack Roberts
West
Oregon
Rioters Clash With Police in New Jersey Coal Strike
Two hundred Italian coal handlers attacked Erie railroad police at Shadyside near Edgewater New Jersey. Two officers were killed and eight wounded as strikers fired from the Palisades hillsides injuring men shot in the thighs.
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New York
Susquehanna Railroad
Erie Railroad
Shadyside
Edgewater
N. J
Susquehanna
Ingratitude as a Form of Weakness Quote by Goethe
A quotation about ingratitude describing it as a weakness and contrasting it with real ability. The speaker asserts that no capable man remains ungrateful, attributing this trait to lack of strength rather than virtue.
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Goethe
Man's Clothes and Daughters Coded in Proverb
A brief note suggests one should not judge a man by clothing as he may have three or four grown daughters, reflecting a family scenario tied to appearances and expectations.
Good Substitute for Bolt in Door Security
A sash lock provides an effective substitute for a bolt on a door when the door lacks a proper bolt mechanism. It enhances security by engaging a keeper and latch to resist forced entry.
Bill Aims to Break Up Elgin Butter Board
The Justice Department will file a Sherman act case within days to dissolve the Elgin butter board of Chicago. The group, likened to the beef trust, has controlled US butter prices, affecting households nationwide. Federal investigators have gathered ten years of evidence across Chicago and other locales.
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Department of Justice
Elgin Board of Chicago
Washington
Elgin Butter Board of
Chicago
United States
Beef Trust
Cincinnati Markets Prices for Wheat Corn and Livestock
Market table lists Wheat Corn Oats Hay Poultry Eggs Cattle Bulls Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs with price ranges per grade. Multiple grades in each commodity show bid and ask values for No. 2 red No. 4 white No. 2 white mixed yellow and ear varieties, plus livestock figures from shippers to lambs and hogs.
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Timothy
Bologna
Locomotives Collide In Freight Train Crash Near Lexington
Two unidentified white men were killed in a head-on collision of southbound B. and O. No. 99 and the northbound Big Four section near Lexington Indiana. Several crew members were seriously hurt as locomotives were damaged beyond repair and cars were ditched into splinters after trains were ordered to meet at Lexington.
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Lexington
Ind
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