Senate Adopts Aldrich Currency Bill Amid Party Split
The senate substituted the Aldrich currency bill for the Vreeland measure and passed it despite 15 insurgent Republicans joining Democrats. The house backed military academy funding and omnibus public buildings while the great sundry civil appropriation bill neared 120 million. Brownsville affair deferment, motto restoration on coins, naval and post office appropriation bills advance.
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Senate
Vreeland
House
Brownsville
United States
Conference
Taft Trip, Burrows Chosen, and Various Political Updates
Secretary of War Taft returned from the canal zone trip. Senator Julius G. Burrows of Michigan chosen as temporary chairman of the Republican national convention. Mrs Christina Metsker of South Bend found not guilty of murder in Cassopolis. Walter S Farmer indicted for arson in Colchester. Thomas W Harvey sentenced to seven years in Pittsburgh. Taft endorsed by several state conventions. Debs nominated by Socialists in Chicago. Gov Allen Gard of the Philippines not dead. Judge Grosscup may resign to practice law. Dr Arthur L Kilbourne elected head of the National Medico-Psychological association. Gov Hughes declines vice presidential nomination. Michigan and Idaho Republicans instruct Taft delegates.
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Taft
Canal Zone
Julius G.burrows
Michigan
Christina Metsker
South Bend
Ind
Carleton Morgan
Mae Green
Cassopolis
Mich
Walter S. Farmer
Colchester
Thomas W. Harvey
Enterprise National Bank
Pittsburg
California
Oregon
Washington
Montana
North—Dakota
Alaska
Chicago
Debs Fox
Allen Gard
Lanao Province
Philippine Islands
Grosscup
Arthur L. Kilbourne
Rochester
Bank Suspended After Montgomery Theft Allegations
The Allegheny National Bank of Pittsburg Pennsylvania suspended amid accusations tied to large thefts by former cashier William Montgomery. Midshipman Arthur Linford Lucas of Cleveland drowned while Cadet Carl Hibard of Northfield attempted to save him. Fire destroyed Mayfield Kentucky’s electric light and water plant causing about $40000 loss. Rioting in Cleveland over a streetcar strike pressed toward arbitration. An inmate at Dayton Soldiers Home killed a man by throwing him from a second story window. Congressman Frank Clark of Florida was caned in Jacksonville lobby by ex Governor Jennings after calling him a grafter. Peter Rathgaber of Chicago lost 400 by a wire tapping swindle.
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Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Arthur—Linford—Lucas
Cleveland
Annapolis Academy
Carl D. Hibbard
Northfield
Mann
Mayfield
Dayton
Frank Clark
Florida
W.&. Jennings
J. Bryan
Jacksonville
Fla
Jennings
Peter Rathgaber
Chicago
Gunness victims listed as murders amid many town fatalities
Officials in Laporte Ind unearthed evidence linking Mrs Gunness to missing victims. A. K Gleigle in the list of her dead was buried at La Porte. Dentists identified skull fragments as hers. Ten thousand excursioners visited the Gunness farm. Authorities pursued other crimes including Wells Fargo robbery and a fatal train accident near Flora Ind.
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Laporte
Gunness
Ind
John Moe
W. H. Farmer
Dawson
N. M
Wells-Fargo Express Company
French, N. M
Wasc
Flora
Pennsylvania Railroad
Francisco
Puget Sound
Pontiac
Henry Williams
Chicago
Walter E. Ferguson
New York
L. E. Cartwright
Santa Fe Secret Service
Wells-Fargo Company
French
N. H. Sendelbach Wheel Company
East St. Louis
Hohenstein-Hartmetz
Evansville
James Clear
Peru
Stead
Deneen
Illinois
Kansas & Texas
Muskogee
Oklo
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Hough
United States District Court
Oskaloosa
Swar Department
Washington
Lieut. Delong
Jeannette Arcuc
Snarski
Persia
Democrats
Minnesota
Gov. Johnson
Bryan
Maryland
Magdalena Bay
Kill Devil Hill
North Carolina
Coney Island
Passaic
N. J
Reserve Trust Company
American Savings Bank of
Cleveland
Gilliam
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Rockford
James J. Hill
Conference of Governors
White House
Street Car Strike Continues with Citywide Violence
Striking car men clash with crowds as violence erupts at Kinsman Road Nickel Plate crossing and Windermere yards. Cars stoned or damaged, wires cut, and a detroit avenue car dynamited. Police struggle to disperse mobs. several arrests and ongoing service disruptions reported.
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Cleveland
Kinsman Road
Windermere Barns
Stamberger
Ingrain
East Fourteenth Street
Woodlamil Avenue
David Benjamin
Scovill
John Naughton
Bank Closure Follows Cashier Theft Case in Pittsburgh
Allegheny National Bank will not reopen as the comptroller of the currency takes charge after former cashier William Montgomery is jailed on charges of misappropriating 594000. Officials probe larger discrepancies while city deposits totaling about 2 million remain insured by surety bonds and payments to state funds are safeguarded.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
William Montgomery
Bank
Treasury Department
Moutissomery
Mystery Deepens in Laporte Farm Murders Case
World wide quest begins as Laporte grand jury probes killings tied to Mrs. Guinness burial site. Autopsies reveal a female among seven bodies. theory grows she and Jennie Olsen were murdered and buried with others in the same pit. Prosecutor eyes search funded to 4000 for Mrs. Guinness containment. A watch linked to Ray Lamphere case is identified as John Moe’s timepiece.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Guinness
F. T.wilcox
George—R
Guinness
Smith
Ray Lamphere
J. G. Ramden
Manfred
S. D
John Moe
Elbow Lake
Minn
Moe
Lamphere
Platt Wood Divorce Trial Details Secret Marriage Claim
Mae Catherine Wood testified in New York Supreme Court that she secretly married United States Senator Thomas C. Platt at the Fifth Avenue hotel on November 9 1901. She produced a marriage certificate and letters from Platt, described a public denial of the union, and claimed duress over settlement payments.
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New York City
Mae Catherine Wood
United States
Thomas—G Platt
O’gorman
Supreme Court
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Platt
Qodell
Peking
Miss Wood
Lillian Janeway
Man with Camera Eyes William Sheridan of Mulberry Street
A New York detective known as the Man with the Camera Eyes claims to have memorized the names and faces of up to 100000 soldiers and criminals. He says his brain stores each mug shot with the corresponding name and time, aiding in identification and tracking across changes of alias.
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Napoleon
Russia
William P. Sheridan
Mulberry Street
New—York
Sheridam
Broadway Magazine
Signatures in an era of haste and stamp marks
A business man recalls a letter bearing a rubber stamp note claiming dictated but not signed by a familiar name. He notes the rush of modern times, with telegrams and crises demanding attention, leaving signatures to be foregone in favor of speed and proof.
One on Doctor Lee
A child questions the source of a turkey sent by Rev. James W. Lee and asks who authored the family Bible. The exchange centers on Dr. Lee and the Self-Interpreting Bible, with a youngster insisting God wrote the Bible but the home copy credits Dr. Lee.
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Doctor Lee
James W. Lee
Diai
Dr. Lee
Turkey
Be Happy And Normal Life View Of Happiness
The passage insists happiness defines normality and success. It argues unhappy people are abnormal and that happiness arises from a good habit and a spiritual state, urging resilience in the face of adversity.
Markets drift in mixed gains across grains and livestock
Market notes from New York and Cleveland report varied prices for flour, wheat, corn, oats, butter, cheese, and potatoes. Livestock values show steers around 6.25 to 6.80, hogs 5.50 to 6.00, and lambs 5.76 to 7.30, with regional spreads and currency effects.
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Neworks
Eiring Exchange
Minnesota
Cleveland Way
Chicago
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General News
Cleveland Traction
Allegheny Burg
Mrs. Guinness
Platt-Wood
Supreme Court At
Sheridan
Toledo
East Buffalo
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