Cuban Justice Severe Fines Imprison Cuban postal embezzlers
Havana reports that Cuba's Audencia Court sentenced C F W Neely to ten years in prison and a 56701 dollar fine, W H Reeves to ten years and 35518 dollars, and Estes G Rathbone to ten years and 35224 dollars for embezzling Cuban postal funds. Neely, a former Muncie resident, Rathbone, director of posts, and Reeves, a clerk, faced heavy penalties amid nationwide interest and surprises in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neely
Rathbone
Reeves
Havana
Audencia Court
C. F. W. Neely
W. H. Reeves
Estes G. Rathbone
Charles F. W. Neely
Muncie
Ind
Postal Service of
Cuba
Bates G. Rathbone
Cubs
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Postoffice Department
New York
Neely Faces Cuban Verdict Shocks Muncie Allies
A Cuban court's postal fraud verdict shocks Neely's Muncie friends who believed he would escape conviction. Neely, once a reporter and Muncie Morning News editor, faced financial and familial strains as letters from him and Corydon Rich emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Charles F. W. Neely
Neely
Havana
William Hitchcock
Delaware County National Bank
Hitchcock
Corydon M. Rich
Havana Postmaster Discusses Cuba Trial Results
Edward P. Thompson former Havana postmaster now in Indianapolis comments on the Cuba embezzlement trials. He blames Bristow for fueling the scandal calling him a freak and criticizes Cuba’s court system, describing its procedures and lack of witness restrictions before summary notes end.
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Edward P. Thompson
Havana
Indianapolis
Cuba
W. G. Maguire
Senate Avenue
Thompson
Neely
Bristow
United States
Structure of a trial in a secret order court
The fiscal reviews evidence and proposes acquittal or punishment. The trial court or audiencia has three to five judges and sets a hearing date with oral testimony. The defendant cannot face witnesses or sit near counsel. The fiscal conducts government examinations while counsel for the accused cross examines. Verdict follows fiscal recommendations unless argued away. In Rathbone, the original allocation was about twenty four and a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audiencia
Rathbone
Havana Trip Reveals Cuban Hope and Senior Embezzlement Costs
The article notes embezzlement cases closing after about two years costing $175,000 to $200,000. It also profiles Mr. Thompson praising Havana as a fine city with a growing future, a 1,500,000 population, and 10 percent cultivation, describing its prisons, upscale residences, and social life.
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Rathbone
Havana
Thompson
Presidio
Havana Electric Railway Company
Mr. Thompson
Cuba
Mine Strike Looms as UMWA Hears Appeal in Shamokin
In Shamokin Pennsylvania March 24 the United Mine Workers declare a provisional strike if Civic Federation mediators fail to win concessions from anthracite coal operators. About 140000 workers face potential action after a district convention suspended mine work three days weekly after April 1 to force storage limits. President Mitchell says delegates sought conservatism and wage reform with shorter hours and a fair day’s pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Civic Federation
United Mine Workers of America
Rm Tt
Mitchell
Gates
Opera
Delgates
Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Sae
Dorie
Eee
Raine Ae
Industrial Department
National Civic Federation
New York
Ralph M. Easley
M. A. Hanna
Industrial Department of Civic Federation
Bankrupt Petition Aims at Crude Rubber Company
A bankruptcy petition filed in New York on March 24 seeks the involuntary bankruptcy of the Crude Rubber Company. Bank of New Brunswick, National Bank of Ottawa, IL, and National Bank of Helena claim $5,000 each, alleging $3,000,000 in liabilities and various acts of bankruptcy. The company is under receiver, with claims of improper asset distribution totaling $100,000 to certain creditors and a prior preference through a Hempstead Bank judgment.
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New York
Bank of New Brunswick
St. Louis
N. B
National Bank of Ottawa
National Bank of Helena
Hempstead Bank
Charles Ek. Flint
Wallace R. Flint
Flint & Co
Said Rubber Company
United States Circuit Court
William H. Ladd, Jr
Mc Laurin wins $50,000 against Cuba Company
In Westchester Supreme Court Peter F. Mc Laurin of Mount Vernon nigbt secured a $50,000 verdict against the Cuba Company. The suit claimed Mc Laurin was hired via Sir William Van Horne to promote Cuban business for $500 yearly and one share of stock, but he was discharged after completing his work. The case names stockholders including William C. Whitney Oliver Harriman J P Morgan Levi P Morton and Sir William Van Horne of Montreal. The stock’s value and the dispute over ownership were admitted. The article also recounts labor unrest and mine workers’ actions across several states with unions and Civic Federation involvement.
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New York
Peter F. McLaurin
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Supreme Court of
West Chester County
Cuba Company
William C. Whitney
Oliver Harriman
J. P. Morgan
Levi P. Morton
William van Horne
Montreal
Canada
McLaurin
Cuba
Mining troubles across regions spark mixed responses
The dispatch notes unrest and action tied to labor shows in several states. In Fairmont six thousand miners enjoy wages with no union activity and no strike, while Mount Clare reports clashes between union and nonunion workers injuring C K Weekly. a general strike seems possible. Denver issues an injunction against picketing by the Denver Retail Clerks Union to stop shop boycott actions. In Pana, Illinois, 180 striking miners and Springfield Coal Company reach a settlement after two weeks, agreeing to permit mine usage to run to the coal face.
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Ginla
Fairmont
Clarksburg
W. Va
Mount Clare
C. K. Weekly
Pana
Ill
Springfield Coal Company
Preacher Shoots Man After Church Dispute in Cumberland
In Cumberland I T on March 2 4 Rev Ensley Lamar Holiness preacher shot and killed Calvin Van Winkle age twenty four a well to do citizen. Elder Van Winkle and Lamar argued outside the church after Lamar criticized other Christian beliefs. Calvin intervened and was shot. Lamar is under arrest.
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Cumberland
I. T
Ensley Lamar
Calvin van Winkle
Lamar
William van Winkle
Rev
van Winkle
Frisco Meteor Wreck Kills Four on Curve in Ohio
Four men were killed and four passengers seriously hurt when the Frisco Meteor southbound left the track near Francis, I. T. A curve over a clay embankment caused cars to derail. Injured include William Atkins Kansas City Maud Kivett Gun City Missouri M A Magown St Joseph Missouri S F Dutton Kansas City. An official party aboard narrowly escaped.
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Ohio
Denison
Tex
Frisco
Francis
I. T
William Atkins
Kansas City
Maud Kivett
Gun City
M. A. Magown
St. Joseph
S. F. Dutton
St. Louis
Collision of Trains Kills Four in Fog at Youngstown
A head on crash between freight trains on the Pittsburg Youngstown and Ashtabula division in heavy fog killed four men and injured three. Names include Norman Graham James Thomas Charles Blackburn Carl Bishop Frank Brown and Engineer Weather. Traffic halted for hours as wreckage blocked both engines and cars. Authorities seek cause while crews report they had orders to proceed.
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Youngstown
Pittsburg, Youngstown
Ashtabula
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Road
Norman Graham
New Castle
James Thomas
Frank Brown
Train explosion kills three on west-bound freight near Ogden
Salt Lake City reports an early morning blast on freight No. 206 as it ascended Lake Hill seventy miles west of Ogden. Engineer William Wilton of Ogden and brakeman W. A. Uphoff, plus William Thyers of Geneseo UL, died. Fireman Roy Munsey suffered severe burns and perished tonight. Cause of the explosion is undetermined.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Lake Hill
Ogden
William Wilton
W. A. Uphoff
William Thyers
Geneseo
Roy Munsey
Court holds railroad and Pullman contracts void
In Denver on March 4 Judge Mullins ruled such agreements shielding companies from damages for injuries are illegal. The decision arose from Clarence L. Adams a Pullman conductor injured in a collision who sued Rock Island and Denver Rio Grande for damages. The court overruled the corporations plea that Adams contract with Pullman barred the suit.
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Denver
Col
Mullins
District Court
Pullman Company
Clarence L. Adams
Pullman
Rock Island
Denver & Rio Grande
Adams
Possible triple tragedy by gas from a range
James Towns, his wife, and eight year old daughter were found dead in bed in Chicago. Gas from the kitchen range caused asphyxiation after a plug was removed. the man’s arm lay over the child, appearing to shield her. Police call the circumstances evidence of double murder and mystery remains.
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Chicago
James Towns
United States Marked as One Sided Proposition
President consults with House on Insure ments and points to a factor in the caucus measure. The article notes a push in the political arena with attention on the upcoming Oct event and its impact on policy and party strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Clea
Cuba Reciproc ity Talks At White House Amid Harmony Drive
President Roosevelt met with Republican House insurgents and Cuba’s Palma to discuss reciprocity and the planned withdrawal of U S forces. Palma dined at the White House as Wood briefed him on Cuban government personnel and cabinet changes. The aim was to harmonize Republican opposition and administration wishes while considering gradual U S authority withdrawal and a potential sugar tariff adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Cuba
Wood
T. Estrada Palma
United States
Palma
White House
General Wood
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
Tawney
Morris
Minnesota
Ohio
William A. Smith
Michigan
Minor
Wisconsin
Metcalf
California
Dayton
West Virginia
Root
Congress
Alse
Sibley
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Caty
Ormer
Cen Ie Mra
Velt
Ny Root
Mra
Storer
Gen. Wood
Sener Gonzalo de Quesada
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Rochester
Quittal
Buffalo
Lodge of
Ellis
Clarence Russey
Russey
Neelys
E. P. Thompson
President Mitchell
THE
United Mine Workers
Hanna's
Crude Rubber Company
Peter McLaurin
Hanna
John Mitchell
Easley
Federation
Senator Hanna
Bishop Potter
Oscar Straus
Charles A. Moore
Frank F. Sargent
James Duncan
Franklin McVeagh
Ilinois
Springfield, II
Springfield
Chicago and Alton
West
Palmer
Denver Retail Clerks’ Union
Frisco Road
Charles Blackburn
Erie Road
Carl Bishop
Erie
Pia
Coba
Con
Gen. Palma
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