Cassie Chadwick Convicted Of Extortion Fees In Loans
Mrs. Cassie L Chadwick was sentenced to ten years in the Ohio state penitentiary by Judge Robert Taylor in Cleveland. Trial evidence showed she paid extortionate fees to obtain loans and claimed total indebtedness of 750000 with 517000 personally received. She owned Cleveland banks and testified Herbert Newton held her paper for 1908110 but she got only 78000, leaving 112800 as commission.
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Cassie‘l. Chadwick
Ohio State Penitentiary
Robert Taylor
United States District
Cleveland
Chadwick
Herbert D. Newton
Brookline
Mass
Financial House of Cards
Newton
Chicago Rover Returns The Frank Ely Rogers mystery explainer
James Rogers, father of Frank Ely Rogers, offers the first apparently adequate explanation of the boy and his aunt Florence Ely disappearance from Evanston four years ago. They left home due to plans to run away and Miss Ely’s illness. they traveled to Buffalo where they separated and Frank eventually returned home after adventures.
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Frank Ely Rogers
Florence Ely
Evanston
James ¢ Rogers
Rogers
Frank
Buffalo
Ely
Miss Ely
Two Presidents Likely to Meet on Rio Grande Bridge
Efforts by Jaredo Texas figures and Washington insiders aim to bring President Roosevelt and President Diaz together when Roosevelt visits the southwest in early April. A handshake on the Rio Grande bridge would occur with each president on his own side, avoiding formal leave or cross border contact.
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Jaredo
Texas
Washington
Mexico
Roosevelt
Diaz
Congress
International
Rio Grande River
Suit Seeks Fifty Acres of World’s Fair Grounds
A suit filed in St Louis by property owners seeks possession of fifty acres of the world’s fair grounds claiming the lease term to the exposition company has expired.
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St. Louis
Exposition Company
Beef trust inquiry deepens as Baxter aids grand jury
United States District Attorney Baxter of Nebraska returns from Chicago to assist the beef trust investigation before the grand jury. He says progress is slow but on proper lines with 200 witnesses subpoenaed. Morrison leads an able team. Shields is guarded after arriving from New York.
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United States
Baxter
Nebraska
Chicago
Beef Trust
Hersaasio
Morrison
Merly
Armour & Co
Federal
Grand Jury
Shields
Secret Service
New-York
President Over-Ruled Treaty Delay Authority Dispute
The board of the United States general arp praisers rules President Roosevelt had no legal power to postpone the Cuban reciprocity treaty taking effect by ten days, a move tied to a December 17 1968 ratification and conflicting proclamation. The Dalton company challenged the duty on cigars entering Philadelphia on December 18 and earlier. Commentator Somerville notes possible constitutional limits on executive postponement of treaties.
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United States General Arp Praisers
Roosevelt
Dalton Company
Philadelphia
United States
Senate
Congress
Fide
Somerville
Oldest Wooten Plant Falls in Civil Court Action
The Eclipse Woolen Mills, an aging southern plant, faces court-ordered appraisers after filing a deed with Louisville Trust Co. Liabilities are about 200000 while assets may total 275000. Attorneys say the mill will likely close indefinitely due to cotton market slump and rising wool prices.
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Wooten
Louisville ‘Trust Company
Eclipse
Woolen Mills
Trust Company
John P. Chenoweth
Eclipse Company
Eclipse Woolen Mills
South
Cleveland Council Urges Johnson to Make Good on Bribery Charges
The Cleveland city council adopted a resolution directing Mayor Johnson to either present his bribery charges to probate court or the grand jury and prove them or offer an apology to council members he had accused. The mayor said he would consider the matter.
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Johnson
City Council
Cleveland
Grand Jury
Nebraska Legislature Ends Short Session With Twine Plant Bill Passed
The Nebraska Senate advanced the Ernstbinder twine plant measure authorizing about 200000 to estab lish and run a plant at the state penitentiary. Senator Cady lauded state farming benefits and bonds to fund the project while noting profits from Minnesota Kansas and North Dakota precedents. The House approved multiple bills including a railway commission measure and various local and financial reforms. The Bell system lobby clashed with independents over toll connections, narrowly won by the latter.
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Nebraska
House
Senate
State Penitentiary
Catly
Minnesota
Kansas
North Dakota
Missouri
Illinois
Cady
Permanent
Gibson
Dodge
Douglas County
Board
Transportation Law
Vantent
Bell Telephone Lobby
Omaha
Nebraska Telephone Company
Obstruction on Public Life Description Sparks Editor Request
A magazine editor asks Senator Sorghum for a career description while the senator grants leeway on omissions. The text then shifts to ads and notices about legal oaths, patent remedies, and a plantation stock sale, with brief social commentary on suspicion in marriage and a financier’s downfall.
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Senator Sorghum
Cured. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Mentioned in Odd Text
Fragmented ad style text mentions cures and nerve restoratives credited to Mr Kline and a Great Nerve Restor. It references a “Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup” for children teething and wind, with a price note. The garbled lines imply a cautionary proverb about wise women and letters.
Cincinnati Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A prominent Cincinnati woman shares a letter stating Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her womb trouble and restored regular pain free periods after nine months of suffering. The missive urges other women with female weakness or ovarian trouble to try the remedy as a proven uterine tonic.
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Cincinnati
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sara Wilson
East 3d Street
Ohio
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