Wheeler Defends Indiscreet House Remarks in Debate
In Washington on February 18 Kentucky’s Birk Wheeler stood by his sharp critique of Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote and his reception plans for Prince Henry. Democrats Robinson and Thayer disavowed Wheeler's speech while Talbert endorsed it. Gillett condemned the language as harmful to U.S. foreign relations and Wheeler replied with letters of praise. The exchange dominated the day as other speakers addressed silver, trusts, and ongoing political battles.
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Birk Wheeler
Kentucky
Hay
Lord Pauncefote
Prince Henry
Gillett
Massachusetts
Wheeler
Robinson
Indiana
Thayer
Talbert
South Carolina
Gillete
London
Hill
Connecticut
Shafroth
Colorado
Burleson
Texas
Reid
Dem
Ark
Sutherland
Rep
Utah
Padgett
Ind
Minneapolis
Montana
Northwest
Mr. Tawney
Minnesota
Mr. Burleson
MR. Gillett
State Department
X Seebee
House of Representatives
United States
Germany
England
Boern
MR. Wheeler
Grosvenor
Prince of Wales
Buchanan
Thet
Abesie Comik
Herald
Buch
Roe
Messrs. Reid
Pagett
Poll
Senate
House
Disgrace to the Nation in Boston Negro Vote Dispute
In Boston a mass meeting condemned the disfranchisement of Black citizens under Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi North and South Carolina. They called for universal education or property qualifications and denounced state efforts to bar intelligent Black voters while preserving white privilege, labeling the grandfather clause as the worst disgrace.
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Boston
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Gage Likely to Succeed Stewart as U S Trust President
New York trustees of the United States Trust Company accepted John A. Stewart’s resignation and indicated Lyman J. Gage, former secretary of the treasury, will become president. Stewart praised Gage’s suitability and urged board concurrence. Also in New York, George W. Perkins of U S Steel suggested converting part or all preferred stock into 5 percent bonds as bond market reports show the company carrying $306.45 million in bonds and $510 million in preferred stock.
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New York
Trustees of
The
United States Trust Company
John A. Stewart
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Mr. Stewart
the Treasury
George W. Perkins
United States Steel Corporation
Perkins
Steel Corporation
New York City Bonds Bid Flood Sets Record
Bids opened by Controller Grout for a $3,000,000 city loan bearing 3 percent interest drew 117 bids, the largest ever for a New York loan. Most bids ranged from $10 to $1,000, with Union Trust Company leading at 107.71 for $1,500,000 of bonds.
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New York
Controller Grout
City of
New York City
Union Trust Company
Dividend Paid by J P Morgan to US Steel Syndicate
New York Feb 18 J P Morgan Co distributed a dividend of 10 000 000 to members of the syndicate underwriting United States Steel Corporation. The payment equals five percent of the 200 000 000 amount for which the syndicate is liable.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Lable
Schenck Appointed Receiver for Newark Bank Building Loan
In Trenton on February 18 Chancellor Magic named Lewis J. Schenck of Somerville as receiver for the Washington Co operative Bank a Newark building and loan association. The appointment followed an application by the department of banks and insurance.
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Trenton
N. J
Chancellor
Magic Today
Lewis J. Schenck
Somerville
Washington Co-operative Bank
Building and Loan Association
Newark
Department of Banks and Insurance
Bell Telephone Company Increases Capital Stock
Philadelphia February meeting of Bell Telephone Company board of directors voted to raise capital stock from 10 million to 12.4 million dollars. The purpose of the increase was not announced.
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Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Company
Hampton Found Guilty of Murder in Second Degree at Danville
Danville Indiana February 18 1911 jury returns verdict finding Jack Hampton guilty of murder in the second degree in the November 22 killing of Wilson Haynes. The court will reconvene for any posttrial actions and the sentence carries life imprisonment at Michigan City Prison.
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Danville
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Jack"’ Hampton
Wilson Haynes
Michigan City
Swindler Minister Son Trial Ends in Disagreement
Edwin Wilgus, son of a United Brethren minister, faced a jury in Decatur Indiana after a 24 hour deliberation failed to reach a verdict. The case alleged he swindled by soliciting subscriptions for an Eastern publication and keeping the money. Wilgus was arrested in Marion and operated across Indiana. His father is a prominent minister.
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Indianapolis Journal
Decatur
Ind
Edwin Wilgus
Wilgus
Indiana
Marion
United Brethren Church
Bluffton man sought for assault with intent to ravish
Police scour Bluffton and nearby counties for George Caley wanted on charges of assault with intent to ravish. Lillian Pinyard, fifteen, accuses him of attempting to ravish her Sunday night as they returned from church. He threw her from a buggy, fled after taking her home, and threatened to shoot if she spoke. Caley is from a Wabash County farming family and was employed by John Pinyard.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
George Caley
Lillian Pinyard
John Pinyard
Casey
Tie
Lewis Caley
Wabash County
Pinyard
Woman's Thirty-Hour Cataleptic Trance Ends in Awakening
Mrs. David Keener of Winchester was in a deep trance over thirty hours during revival meetings led by the Pentecost band. Found standing by the stove with a water basin, tears on her cheek, she later awakened in bed with normal pulse and respiration.
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Muncie
Ind
David Keener
Winchester
Ice Gorges Form in the Ohio River Above Louisville
An eight mile ice gorge blocks the Ohio River just above Louisville as piling began at midnight Monday against the Big Four Railroad bridge piers. The Monongahela Coal Company's towboat Coal City kept a channel clear to Punkin Patch to maintain access for coal barges.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Big Four
Punkin Patch
Monongahela Coal Company
Coal City
Banks to Be Merged in Chicago Consolidation
The Corn Exchange Bank and Merchants' National Bank will merge, creating a consolidated institution with about 61,0000 deposits and capital of 3 million. The merged bank will issue new stock to Merchants' holders, with an extra dividend to adjust book values to 175 a share, and the Merchants' building and safety vaults will be disposed of. Chauncey J. Blair confirms retirement plans amid the merger talks.
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Chicago
Corn Exchange Bank
Merchants’ National Bank
Merchants’ National
National
Corn Exchange
Consolidated Institution
Chauncey J. Blair
Blair
Merchants' National
Davis on the Stand in Gambling Recovery Case
In Vincennes Indiana on February 18 ex Bank Cashier Richard C Davis of Washington testifies in a case against several local gamblers to recover money lost at gambling. Davis, who pleaded guilty to embezzling over $70 from Citizens National Bank, is awaiting sentence as jury selection continues and counsel for both sides present strong legal teams.
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Indianapolis Journal
Noblesville
Ind
John FE. Seay
Model Mill
William Fodren
Neal
Fodren
Ralph K. Kane
J. F. Beals
Fodrea
Vincennes
Richard C. Davis
Washington
Davis
Citizens’ National Bank of Washington
West
Board of Commerce Annual Meeting Report Read
Papers of wide interest presented by Dr. George Edwin Hunt and Prof. Amos W. Butler during the annual meeting at the Commercial Clubrooms.
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George Edwin Hunt
Amos W. Butler
Free Baths Urged In Statewide Civic Reform Movement
A report on state charity institutions discusses a push for free baths in Indiana cities. The State Board of Commerce held its annual meeting at the Commercial Club with about twenty members. A smoker followed, papers on varied topics were read, and three resolutions were adopted, including one urging more power for the Interstate Commerce Commission and another advocating free public baths.
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Commercial Club
William Fortune
E. B. Martindale
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edgar H. Evans
Indiana
Congress
House
Senate
Commission
Manufacturers’ Associations
Boards of Trade
George Edwin Hunt
Evans
Chicago
New York
Indiana Miller and
Henry G. Cox
Manual Training High School
H. C. Martin
Rough Notes
Indiana Life Insurance Companies
Arthur A. McCain
J. N. Hurry
Amos W. Butler
State Board of Charities and Correction
Augustus L. Mason
Committee On Municipal Affairs
Evansville Board of Commerce hears speeches at smoker
A meeting chaired by T. E. Griffith featured talks by C. M. Kimbrough J. W. Holtzman and other Evansville leaders on municipal reform primary election law manufacturing plant sourcing and good roads. William Fortune praised officials Murphy and Mason for state board efforts and noted savings from the county township reform law. A luncheon followed.
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T. E. Griffith
Indiana
Arthur W. Brady
Muncie
J. E. McCullough
W. H Duncan
Terre Haute
C. C. Brown
G. W. Sherritt
C. M. Kimtrough
John L. Forkner
Cc. C. Toner
Anderson
Hunt
Commercial Club
Augustus L. Mason
Fortune
Theople
The Economic Influence of a Physically Clean Citizen
George Edwin Hunt Secretary of the Commercial Club delivers a paper to the State Board of Commerce on the economic influence of personal cleanliness. He argues cleanliness correlates with morality and notes many arrested would benefit from baths, linking hygiene to civic behavior. The piece promises continuation on page 4 column 4.
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George Edwin Hunt
Commercial Club
State Board of Commerce
Hunt
Rates to be advanced by insurance firms east of Rockies
New York reports that fire insurance companies meeting in New York agreed to a 25 percent rate increase east of the Rocky Mountains with New York city excluded. The move reflects heavy losses and multiple liquidations in 191a year. The plan covers mercantile stocks in most buildings, frame stores, and manufacturing risks not yet rated recently, with exceptions for dwellings above ground floor.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
United States
Rocky Mountains
Paterson
Waterbury
Bolan Leaves Ecuador After Arrest
Michael Bolan of Springfield Ohio, a contractor, was arrested in Guayaquil Ecuador and jailed on a debt charge. He claims he was only a camp foreman for Shea's railroad contract and will appeal through Congressman Kyle to the United States. Bolan left Guayaquil yesterday. government involvement unclear.
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Springfield
Michael Bolan
Ecuador
Bolan
Guayaquil
Kyle
United States
Shea
Quito
Eucusador
Hobson's Reasons for Retirement Mentioned in Roosevelt Letter
In Xenia on February 19 Captain Hobson discussed President Roosevelt's retirement recommendation. He says he requested retirement due to eye injuries from Navy work, noting he cannot remain in his department. He distinguishes retirement from resignation and explains the policy on retired officers in peace and war.
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Xenia
Hobson
Roosevelt
Department of the Navy
Miss Stone Released Amid Tsilka Confinement News
Reports indicate Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka have been freed and are in good health after captivity dating from September 3. The Rev Tsilka, husband of Miss Stone’s companion, a Turkish prisoner, is arrested on charges of complicity in the abduction while laboring as a missionary.
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Miss Stone
Legation
Tsilka
Ellen Stone Released By Brigands in Constantinople
Paris dispatch reports from Constantinople that Miss Ellen M Stone is released by her captors. She has been handed over unharmed after months in captivity since September. The news notes Tsilkas Bulgarians educated and married in the United States and mentions a Boer concentration camp at Mafeking as not deplorable.
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Mafeking
Ing
Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Missionary Abduction Case Brings Tsilka Arrest in London
The Rev. Mr. Tsilka, husband of Mme. Tsilka and linked to the Miss Stone kidnapping plot, is reported arrested in connection with the abduction of the American missionary companion. Miss Stone, with Mme. Tsilka and others, was seized by brigands near Salonica. a ransom was paid, and U.S. efforts continue.
Bank of Liverpool fraud case opens with witness
London hearing resumed as Thomas F. P. Goudie testifies for the crown. He describes James Mances posing as an American expert connected to jockeys to place bets. Bets by Marks & Co. netted £9,008 in the first week while fears of exposure made Goudie an easy mark. Inspector Proest confirms ties to Marks and Mances and notes Mances as an Englishman long based in the United States. The two men allegedly arranged a scheme after telegrams and a voyage to meet aboard a vessel.
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London
Bank of Liverpool
Thomas FP. Goudie
James Mances
Marks &Co
Goudie
Manoces
Inspector Proest
Criminal Investigation Department
Marks
Mances
United Freest
France
Marks Ae
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