Physicians Say Friedmann Cure Is a Certainty
Washington reports rapid government response to Dr. Friedmann of Berlin claiming a new tuberculosis cure using living non virulent bacilli from cold blooded animals. Consul Thacker’s Berlin report notes November address and testimonials, while Berlin doctors acknowledge remarkable cures but demand independent testing before acceptance.
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International News Service
Washington
F. F. Friedman
Berlin
International News Service Today
Thacker
State Department
Berlin Medical Society
Friedmann
Koch
Belmont's Witt Wants Big Money
Mrs. Ethel Linder Belmont files separation and alimony suit after rejecting Belmont family offers to quiet separation. Offers cited range from 10000 to 50000 dollars. She seeks a larger sum while Raymond Belmont writes affectionate letters, and both anticipate future negotiations.
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Belmont
Witt
International News Service
New York
Ethel Linder Belmont
Raymond Belmont
Bond Issue Authorized For Pensacola Road Project
Mobile officials met Saturday at the Office of the Turner Hartwell Company and ratified the board of directors action to issue 300000 five percent gold bonds. The meeting also ratified the purchase of the Perdido Railroad. HB Tammeaeee coed.
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Mobile
Turner-Hartwell Company
Perdido Railroad
Pensa
Tammeaeee Coed
Last Message From Cartagena Crew On Wreck Off Honduran Coast
A note found in the deck house of the wrecked British schooner Cartagena on Bonaco island off the Honduran coast reveals the ship was lost after a collision with a steamer during a Jamaican hurricane last November. Herbert Wood's farewell to his wife in the Cayman Islands confirms ten lives lost including Captain E B Scott, with wreckage later sent to Little Cayman and Ruatan as relatives are notified.
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Cartagena
Bonaco
Herbert Wood
Cayman Islands
Guantanamo
Cuba
Mobile
E. B. Scott
Herbert
Wood
Honduran
Isle of Ruatan
John D. Hunter
Hog Island
Cayman
Georgiana
Little Cayman
Gulf
Atlantic
New York
West Indies
Ruatan
Scott Brothers of
Block signal plan urged for all interstate railroads
Washington February 8 The block signal and train control board urges compulsory adoption of block signal systems by all interstate railroads. It favors automatic train stops and calls for enclosed tracks stronger trespass laws and closer state federal cooperation to unify legislation and practice across the industry.
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International News Service
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
M. E. Cooley
Engineering Department of
Michigan University
Azel Ames
F. G. Ewald
B. B. Adams
W. P. Borland
Railroad Department
British Board of Trade
Speaker Clark Triggers Debate Over Battleship Funding
Washington February report says House Democrats refuse to bind to a caucus on naval appropriations. An economy caucus failed to reach a quorum as 73 members attended. Speaker Clark declared the issue non political and urged an open vote on navy income. Hobson pressed a three ship program amid opposition after a lost year.
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International News Service
Washington
House Democrats
Clark
Underwood
Fitzgerald
Hobson
Hidden romance in life of dead millionaire uncovered
A hidden marriage of James Bartlett Hammond, inventor of the typewriter, to Jeannette Hammond is revealed as heirs and the widow prepare to contest his 2 million estate left to a Metropolitan Museum. Lawsuits will follow probate, with relatives claiming shares.
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International News Service
New York
James Bartlett Hammond
Jeannette Hammond
Germany
Hammond
Metropolitan Museum
Boston
Neal D. Becker
Charles N. Hammond
Mr. Hammond
James
Massachusetts
Jeannette
Charles Hammond
Whitman Seeks Upper Level of City Graft Network
District Attorney Whitman hours into the graft probe said several trails point to a single higher organizer behind police protection money. Captain Walsh’s confession triggered new revelations as Inspector Sweeny was denied immunity. four captains Gray Corcoran Maude and Martens denied taking Purcell money and urged further investigation.
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Walsh
Dennis F. Sweeny
Purcell
James Purcell
Aldermanic
Waldo
Patrick Gray
Patrick Corcoran
Thomas F. Maude
Frederick W. Martens
Dissolution of Railroads Not In Sight
Washington February 8 Attorney General Wickersham held conferences with lawyers for Southern Pacific Harriman merger interests to plan how the Supreme Court order dissolving the merger should be carried out. A remaining dispute on method persisted among government officials and railroad representatives as long-distance links to New York reflected the case’s financial stakes.
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Standard Oil
Paul D. Cravath
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
John Spooner
First National Bank
N. H. Loomis
Central Pacific
Maxwell Evarts
Union Pacific
Robert Lovett
Southern Pacific
New York
Notable Gathering at University Club Washington
President Taft headlined the University Club dinner at the New Willard Hotel in Washington. About five hundred guests from official and social circles attended with Colonel John Temple Graves as toastmaster and speakers including Colonel George Harvey Myron M Parker J Walter Lord Henry Boutell and Champ Clark.
Railroads face strike vote by firemen and enginemen
New York February 8. Firemen and enginemen on 54 eastern roads vote overwhelmingly to strike if arbitration under Erdman act fails. A conference with railroad representatives and President Carter is set for Monday to decide next steps as the railroads seek a larger seven member committee.
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Carter
Brotherhood
Elisha Lee
Mr. Lee
Wholesale expulsions threatened in Ann Arbor dance riot
In Ann Arbor on February 8, about 500 students clashed with town youths at a dance. Indian clubs and fire extinguishers were used. injuries occurred as bricks and stones were thrown at the gym and doors rammed. Faculty warns wholesale expulsions for the rioters.
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Erit
Mobile and Pensacola Canal May Be Built
President C E Dobson of the Commercial Association seeks a $75 000 canal bill to connect Pensacola bay with Mobile bay in Washington He has sent a draft bill introduced by Senator Fletcher stating the measure may pass this session The canal would be seven feet deep and seventy five feet wide
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Pensacola
Fla
C. E. Dobson
The
Commercial Association
Washington
Pensacola Bay
Mobile Bay
Senate
Fletcher
Congress
New Traffic Rules Take Effect at Lyric Theater
The new traffic law related to theaters went into effect last night at the Lyric Theater and worked smoothly for pedestrians and drivers. Autos parked on Conti street north side and Joachim east side, aiding flow with officers guiding the scene.
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Lyric Theater
Conti Street
Joachim
Mar
Mississippi Governor Sued for Libel by Levee Official
W J S Shackelford chief engineer of the lower Mississippi levee district sues Governor Earl Brewer in Memphis circuit court for 100000 damages alleging libel and slander over criticism of Beulah levee work and management. suit filed by Brown and Anderson. service issues delayed as Brewer was believed absent.
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Mississip
Shackleford
Beulah Levee
Mississippi
Brewer
Memphis
Bast
Finlay’s Offer Accepted for Tuberculosis Cure Test
Charles E. Finlay, a New York banker, arrives in Kansas City to test Dr R R Friedmann’s tuberculosis cure on his son in law. He agrees to pay $1,000,000 if the cure works for his relative and 100 other patients, with plans to sail aboard the Kron Princess Cecelie Frederick.
Greek business owner robbed by masked bandits at midnight
D A Argiro Greek proprietor on Hallett street and Spring Hill avenue faced two masked men with revolvers who demanded cash. After a narrow attempted lookout by local deputies, the robbers fled as Argiro fired his gun and patrol units responded to the scene.
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Hallett Street
Spring Hill Avenue
Argiro
Plateau
Aroas
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Walker
Filastro
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Joseph Merino
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Justice Hand
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Earl Brewer
Lower Levee District
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Friedman
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