Blair Indicted for Forgery by Former World Fair Counsel
The St Louis grand jury indicted James L. Blair, former general counsel of the world's fair, on two counts of forgery in first degree tied to forged deeds securing loans from the Jeter Blow estate. Blair, ill and confined, posted a $10,000 bond for future appearance and was moved to Mullanphy Hospital.
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ST. Louis
James L. Blair
The
Blair
Jeter Blow
Michael O’laughlin
Johanna
Laula A. Meyer
Fourteenth and
Spruce Streets
Elizabeth
John Dwyer
Louis Trust Company
Otto L. Mersmer
Seventh and
Pine Streets
James T. Roberts
Roberts
Missouri
Marge
Story
Philadelphia
New York
Hans R. Dick
George
Merind
Mullanphy
Vatican Money Squandered Amid Aristocratic Restorations
Rome reports show millions spent to restore patrimonies of loyal noble houses including the Boncompagni Borghese line. The Borghese palace, once built by Paul V, now hosts offices for the Grand Orient of Freemasons, seen as desecration by critics. No evidence supports Pope Pius pursuing funds via new measures, though rumors persist.
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Rome
Vatican
Teo
Holy See
Boncompagni
Borghise
Pe Faul V
Grand Orient of
Rwpeemasons
Leo Conto
Pope Pius
Movement for US Britain arbitration treaty grows at Washington meet
A Washington gathering at Gen John W Foster's residence aims to spark a nationwide push for a US Britain arbitration treaty. Key figures including Admiral Dewey and Gen Nelson Miles form a local committee to urge a Jan 12 national arbitration meeting. The plan cites Hay Pauncefote 1897 as precedent and notes prior objections over the Clayton Bulwer treaty and Alaskan boundary have lessened. A nationwide network of local committees is planned.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
John W. Foster
Admiral Dewey
Nelson A. Miles
Wayne MacVeagh
Thomas Nelson Page
Gifford Pinchot
John R. Proctor
Hay
Julian Pauncefote
Friends of International Arbitration
France
New York
National Arbitration Committee
Stone testifies on Bellairs retention at Havana request
Senate military affairs committee resumes Wood confirmation hearing with Melville E. Stone of the Associated Press detailing a request to keep Bellairs in Havana. Ray Baker testifies, corroborating parts of Major Runcie’s account while denying others, and disclosing lack of knowledge about Wood’s age.
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Bellairs
Marana
Gen. Wood
Baker
Ranci
Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Leonard Wood
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Stone
General Wood
BE. G. Bellairs
Havana
Runcie
Charles 8. Diehl
Diehl
Ray Stanard Baker
Major Runcie
General Brooke
Brooke
Eeener Wood
Scott
Hanna and
Teller
Mitchell Urges Peaceful Yet Persistent Strike
In Trinidad Colorado President Mitchell addressed 4500 people in freezing weather urging peaceful law abiding action while telling miners to strike until they win for better pay hours and conditions. Separately Victor Fuel Company sues Mitchell and UMWA officials for 85000 dollars claiming losses and damages from strikes and evictions. Houses owned by miners on company land are reportedly being torn down, prompting potential criminal and civil action.
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Trinidad
Col
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Citizens’ Alliance
Denver
Montgome
Peabody
Capitol
Victor Fuel Company
United Mine Workers of America
Hastings
Madden cites sharp rise in rural delivery costs and stamp sales
Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin C. Madden reports Rural Free Delivery expenses have surged over 100 percent yearly, with large stamp book and stamped paper volumes issued to postmasters. He urges Congress to consolidate mail classes, standardize a one cent per two ounces rate, and allow bulk mailings of identical items without individual stamps.
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Washington
Edwin C. Madden
Madden
Congress
Department
Postmaster General
Old Couple Murdered as Suspect Held on Forgery Charge
In Buffalo, Franz Frehr and wife were found murdered with skulls crushed beneath a woodshed. Charles Bonier, a householder who moved in after their disappearance, was arrested in Erie, Pennsylvania. Bonier admits forging deeds to the Frehrs’ property. Louise Lindholm, the housekeeper, is in custody with $70 in gold found on her. A trunk and belongings tied to the Frehrs were located at Kate Kahm’s home. The case centers on theft, forgery, and alleged concealed wealth.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Franz Frehr
Charles Bonier
Fredrs
Bonier
Bull
Erie
Louise Lindholm
Frebrs
Kate Kahm
Lindholm
Frehrs
Heroime
Jefferson Street
Frehr
House of Refuge
Miners' Leaders Deny Wage Cut Amid Soft Coal Trade
State official William D. Ryan of the United Mine Workers says he knows nothing about a proposed wage cut by bituminous coal operators. He warns a strike in the Interstate district would dwarf the anthracite stoppage if such a move occurs. Local operators report no talks on cutbacks and Massillon area operators hint at a possible 10 percent wage reduction at a Cleveland meeting.
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Springfield
Ill
William D. Ryan
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Cleveland
Massillon
Denver Private Wakeman Arrested as Spy at Camp Guild
Fred Wakeman of Company F, Camp Guild field Cripple Creek, was arrested as a spy and placed in military prison awaiting court martial. Adjutant General Bell says Wakeman worked as a detective for the Miners Union. Under the forty sixth article of war a spy may be punished by death if found guilty.
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Denver
Col
Fred Wakeman
Camp Guildfield
Cripple Creek
Adjutant General's Office
Bell
Wakeman
Miners’ Union
Reichstag Opens As Emperor's Message Read In Courtly Ceremony
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor von Buelow opening the Reichstag in the White Hall with members in formal attire. He read the Emperor's message praising sympathies for the Emperor, noted fiscal strains, pledged to maintain army strength until 1905, and urged higher civil salaries while expanding social legislation and favorable Britain relations.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Cvesse
Great Britain
Victor Rintelen
Nsw
Global News Roundup Blends Battleships to Dreyfus and Deaths
Acting Finance Minister Pleske may be replaced in Russia as M. Kobeko is touted. Britain confirms purchase of two Chilean battleships Libertad and Constitution for 9.375 million dollars. Duke of Manchester ill in Ireland from diabetes. French Nationalists condemn Dreyfus revision as political. German victory in Sandfontein tied to Dutch South West Africa fights. Royal commission urges arsenic limits in beer and foods. Paris witness Topin testifies in Fair case. his account supports posthumous questions about Mrs Fair’s death.
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Pleske
Russia
M. Kobeko
Council of the Empire
Great Britain
Libertad
Constitution
Clyde
Chile
Duke of Manchester
Miss Zimmerman
Cincinnati
New York World
London
Tanargee Castle
French Chamber of Deputies
Dreyfus
Bondelzwarts
Africa
Orange River
Sandfontein
Royal Commission On
Topin
Paris
Commissioner Elslen
New York
Charles L. Fair
Mrs. Fair
Bath Tub Theft Lands Plumber T. J. Carleton in Jail
Detectives Haley and Splan arrested T. J. Carleton a plumber on Alabama and St. Joseph streets after finding a stolen bath tub from a house under construction at Twenty first Street and Capitol Avenue. Carleton planned to use the tub at 13 North Illinois Street and was seized while installing it. The tub owners Clark & Son notified authorities and the suspect was taken to the police station. A prior arrest involved lumber theft from McKelwain & Richards Wholesale Plumbers.
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Haley and
Splan
T. J. Carleton
Alabama
St. Joseph
Twenty-first Street
Capitol Avenue
Carleton
North Ilinois Street
Clark & Son
St Ohio Street
North Illinois Street
McKelwaine & Richards
Deaths of a Day in Various Cities
Salt Lake City reported Bishop Abiel Leonard head of Utah Nevada Episcopal Church died at St Mark's Hospital at 4 am from typhoid fever. He was born Lafayette Missouri June 26 1848 and graduated Dartmouth 1870 and General Theological Seminary 1878. Also noted Es Emporia Kansas Luther Severy seventy seven, Santa Fe Railroad director and railroad builder, died at home after moving from Sturgis Michigan. Ecelsior Springs Missouri Geo H White Boston oil lands holder died there. London reported the Earl of Stair died at Lochin, Scotland born in ?
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Salt Lake
Utah
Abiel Leonard
Episcopal Church
Nevada
St. Mark's Hospital
Leonard
Lafayette
Dartmouth College
General Theological Seminary
New York City
Emporia
Kan
Luther Severy
Bank cashier indicted in Newark Ohio case
Harry J. Hoover former cashier of the People's National Bank of Newark is indicted by a U S grand jury on twelve counts for false entries involving 21000. Assistant cashier Harry P Scott is charged with conspiracy. Money allegedly returned to the bank came from Licking County Bank where Hoover later served as cashier. Licking County Bank sues to recover. Hoover ill at home in Newark and to be arraigned after recovery. Scott pleads not guilty and is held on 10000 bond.
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Columbus
Harry J. Hoover
People’s National Bank of
Newark
United States Grand Jury
Harry P. Scott
People’s Bank
Hoover
Scott
Licking County Bank
United States
Flurry in Cotton Brings Record Trading Day
The cotton market surged with long and short traders scrambling as prices jumped across multiple months. By 11 o'clock heavy trading produced a record day, with March options rising sharply before a brief pullback. Separate government data estimate 1908 4 cotton growth at 9,962,039 bales from 28,104,800 acres, lint production about 4,459,.
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Bears
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
United States
Oil City sets 25-year high oil price bid
In Oil City Pennsylvania on December 3 a bid of 8.0 dollars per barrel for 10 000 barrels represented by National Transit certificates was placed on the exchange floor. A sale of 5 000 barrels occurred at 9 50 dollars per barrel marking the highest quotation in twenty five years since Ford field development. The advance is tied to new wells and reserve pressures.
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Oil City
National Transit
Ford
Seyers Meecrten Te
Capecal
Estate Revenue To Aid Poor In Two Brooklyn Parishes
Cleveland reports that by Mary E Brainard’s bill the estate valued at 150000 will fund relief for the infirm sick and destitute children in two Brooklyn parishes. The revenue supports the worthy poor as requested by Brooklyn authorities and residents.
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Cleveland
Mary E. Brainard
Oma Ee el
Brooklyn Ra
Valuable Paintings After Move Reported Stolen
Paintings valued at $200 000 reportedly lost after a move from Omaha Nebraska to Saint Louis for exhibition. Painted by Charlies R Hall and his brother both of Omaha. Hall suspects theft and asks for search and recovery efforts.
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Omaha
Neb
Charlies R. Hall
Hall
Seattle
San Domingo Arbitration Opens in Washington Hearing Room
The San Domingo arbitration committee met for its first session today in the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing room. Attendees included Jud Gray former Secretary Carlisle’s appointee, Senor Galvan, John Bassett Moore representing the United States, and Stearn.
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Washington
San Domingo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jud Gray
Carlisle
United States
Senor Galvan
John Bassett Moore
Stearn
Com
Trade, Industry and Labor News Briefs From Brookville and Beyond
Brookville glass factory shutdowns 200 workers affected. Shawmut Bank raises gold imports to 1,000,000 bringing demand tight. NY Stock Exchange membership transfers rise to 57,500. Grain and flax shipments from Duluth up, with 1.3 million bushels of flax and similar wheat volumes expected. Creditors seek receiver for United Sheet and Tin plate in Marietta as suits mount. New Jersey firm Balanced Cable Crane Co. incorporated in Trenton with Lazarus Gillette Mastick. Chicago strike actions hit six Bridge Iron workers on Mc Neill building. Quebec boot and shoe workers settle wage agreement after weeklong stoppage. National Steel Co. expands capital for Safety Insulating Wire by 1.5 million. Hoisting engineers gain 10 a month via arbitration. D P Cruickshank & Co. files bankruptcy plan with substantial New York creditors. Somerset area coal mines warn 10 percent wage cuts from December 16. Colorado Fuel and Iron proxy group leads votes for new financial plan. American Hide and Leather Co strike at Chicago breaks after weeks idle. American Cotton Oil sees Urquhart resign. Line elected. Fuller Construction strike claimed ineffective by Iron Workers. New York Manhattan Railway case favored for city revenue if upheld. Advertising and poster rates tightening as some boards shift to newspaper columns. Western Union beats AT&T on patent royalties in Boston appeals court. Columbus Builders and Traders Exchange moves to curb organized labor. Pittsburgh streetcar wage dispute escalates toward potential strike. Gompers urged to settle Pittsburgh labor conflict. British trade warns American surge into UK markets as US manufacturers push out, with potential British market openings.
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Brookville
National Shawmut Bank of
Boston
New York Stock Exchange
Duluth
Minn
United Sheet and Tin-plate Company
Marietta
Balanced Cable Crane Company
Casital
Trenton
N. J
Joshua Y. Lazarus
Herbert P. Gillette
Seabury C. Mastick
Jersey City
Chicago
George A. Fuller Construction Company
McNeill
Quebec
National Steel Company
Bellaire
Pittsburg
Browne & Sharp Company
Providence
National Steel and Wire Company
Bayonne
Illinois
D. P. Cruickshank & Co
New York
Alexander T
Somerset, Continental and Merchants
Meyersdale
E. Parmalee Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
George J. Gould
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
American Hide and Leather Company
Steam Power One
Woman Blackmailer Fined In Columbus Court
Columbus, Dec 3. Mrs Mary B Boswell pleaded guilty to misusing the mails in a failed blackmail attempt against Z White a leading Columbus merchant. She was fined $00 costs and the case was set for further action tomorrow. Authorities say she also faced a related blackmail charge involving Senator nya.
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Columbus, CO
Mary B. Boswell
Z. White
Columbus
Thompson
Mexico to Have a Vice President
Mexico City report states the Chamber of Deputies passed a Constitution bill creating a vice presidency and setting a six year presidential term. The measure heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Mexico City
Eet of Deputies
Senate
Springer II Ill With Pneumonia in Washington
The item notes M Springer II and Ninota seriously ill in Washington with pneumonia. It also mentions Mrs Austin's Buckwheat as having a worldwide reputation for its genuine buckwheat flavor.
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Vv. M. Springer
Washington
Eneman Springer
Ninota
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M. E. Stone
Hake
Leitch
R. M. Berth
Wm. C. Lee
Penn
Sylvania and Market Stree
MR. Madden
Ryan
Cut
Reichstag
Chancellor von Buelow
General Foreign News
New House
Earl of Stair
Federal Grand
Ity
Egypt
Trade
American Cotton Oil Company
Edmund Urquhart
Urquhart
Francis L. Line
First National Bank
Scaritt
Iron Workers’ International Association
Supreme Court of New Yo
City of
Eighty-third Street
Western Union Telegraph
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States Court of Appeals
Western Union Company
Builders’ and Traders’ Exchange of Columbus
Division 8
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Employes of America
Pitteburg
International Brotherhood of Makers and Shipbuilders
British Board of Trade Journal
Seymour Bell
Jen
Uni
Mexico
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