Davison Pinned to Confession in Trust Inquiry
Washington date 1912 hearing over the money trust faces, with Henry P. Davison of J P Morgan & Co set to testify. The committee narrows witnesses to two, aiming to conclude oral hearings as executives face deposit figures and holdings questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Money Trust Committee
Torrow
Untermyer
Thomas W. Joyce
A P. Morgan
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
Boston
Testi
Hymen Barred From Beauvoir Soldiers Home
Special to The Item. Beauxvoir Soldiers Home trustees order Hymen barred from the institution. A veteran eyewitness says his marriage plans were thwarted by lack of room for additional married couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Hymen
Beauvoir
William i m
Johnson
Diamonds smuggled from Canada fetch price above valuation
Cut diamonds weighing 4078 carats smuggled across the border were sold at auction by the U S marshal. Government appraisers valued them at 2004 dollars but the sale brought 2513 dollars, 25 percent above the government's estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Tennessee selects Judge Shields as senator in 1910
Nashville Tenn January 23 1910 the legislature elected Chief Justice John K Shields of the state supreme court United States senator for the term beginning March 4 Shields 55 native of Grainger County Tenn admitted to bar 1879 he served as chancellor 1892 94 and justice of the state supreme court 1902 1910 He fed the independent judiciary ticket and later became chief justice His election followed a Knox ville deadlock with 69 votes cast to 66 needed Gov Hooper will appoint to fill the supreme court vacancy and the court will elect a new chief justice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
John K. Shields
State Supreme Court
United States
John Knight Shields
Grainger County
R. E. L. Mountcastle
Judge Shields
Independent Judiciary
New York
Jeanette Cowan
Knoxville
Charles T. Cates, Jr
Luke Lea
Shelby Countian
Cates
Hooper
M. T. Bryan
W. R. Webb
J. H. Underwood
Three Hundred Federal Soldiers Guard Felix Arrival in Mobile
Three hundred troops from Fort Morgan and the post band will escort Felix III to Mobile at high noon Monday February 3. The War Department has authorized movement to participate in the parade to be one of the carnival’s highlights with a larger military pageant and extensive civic participation.
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Fort 1
Felix II
Joy
War Department
Fort Morgan
Mobile
Mobile Carnival Association
Felix III
Carnival Association
Taylor
Carnival
Government Street
Duncan Place
Corps of Electricians
Bienville Square
Osage Indians elect new tribal council in moral victory
Acting Indian Affairs Commissioner Abbott calls the Osage election a great moral victory as Fred Lookout is elected chief to lead a council that replaces the deposed body amid charges of undue influence by an oil lease push. The Osage Supreme Court previously refused to reinstate the old council after Secretary Fisher’s deposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Osage
Indian Affairs
Abbott
Fisher
Uncle Sam ‘Ll Company
Fred Lookout
Carliste
Tremendous Stamp Fraud Gnaws Government Treasury
Post office inspectors uncover massive illegal trafficking in stolen postage stamps. Reports to Postmaster General Hitchcock indicate frauds on a scale of at least 2 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office
Hitchcock
Irish Home Rule Battle Stirs London Politics
Bitter exchanges mark the clash between Premier Asquith and former premier A. J. Balfour over the home rule bill. The opposition intensified its attack after Balfour urged rejecting the entire measure in a recent impassioned speech.
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London
Asquith
A. J. Balfour
Paris faces eviction crisis as fortifications sale displaces thousands
Paris grapples with housing as 20 000 residents fear evictions following the sale of 19th century fortifications to the city by the government. Ramshackle homes and makeshift shelters line the fortifications leaving many workers and rag pickers without lodging. The 1840 structures, valued at over 200 million dollars, will be razed and public parks may host former residents with limited alternative housing. Entry to the city remains blocked by gates used as tax stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Beach B. Epting Acquitted in Boyce Jr. Killing Case
Beach B. Epting was found not guilty by a Texas jury of complicity in the shooting death of Al G Boyce Jr. at Amarillo on September 14, 1912. Sneed, the alleged shooter, faces upcoming trial for Boyce's murder after prior acquittal in the Fort Worth case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Texas
Beach B. Epting
al. G., Boyce, Jr
John Beal Sneed
Sneed
Boyce
Amarillo
Epting
Sheed
A. G. Boyce
Fort’ Worth
J. B. Sheed
al Boyce, Jr
Biloxi Records Show Fire Alarms Up In 1912
Biloxi Mississippi reports fifty three fire alarms answered in 1912, up from twenty eight in 1911. Five alarms were entered in March, the highest for any month, with the department noting strong performance in responding to calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi, Miss
Central Station
Meyers Declared Insane In Assault Case
In Gulfport circuit court Peter Meyers accused of assault with intent to kill A Terrebonne of Pass Christian. Defense argued insanity and the jury returned a verdict of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Miss
Gulfport
Peter Meyers
A. Terrebonne
Meyers
How Tennessee Coal and Iron Was Bought in
United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel joined an armor plate pool spanning England France Germany and the United States to share neutral market business. William E. Corey former US Steel president testified in the government suit seeking dissolution, noting limited memory of pool details and citing Carnegie Steel's role in Japan negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Company
William E. Corey
The
Steel Corporation
Corey
Carnegie Steel Company
Armor Combination
Japan
the Steel Corporation
England
France
Germany
United States
Jacob M. Dickinson
Col. Millard
Hunsicker
Carnegie Company
How to Prevent Typhoid Fever
Chicago January 23 Col W B Banister United States Army Medical Corps spoke to the Chicago Medical Society on serum treatment and prevention of typhoid fever stating that certain doses of dead typhoid germs are used in vaccines. He noted soldiers receive multiple large doses to stay on duty and cited San Antonio camp statistics showing only one mild case among 12 000 men over eight months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. B. Banister
Medical Corps
Chicago Medical Society
San Antonio
Tex
Senate probes Archbold letters as Mooney testimony heard
The Day in Congress reports Senate funds investigation heard C P J Mooney of Memphis about Archbold letters. The House prepared to begin debate on rivers and harbors appropriation. Ways and Means continued cotton tariff revision hearing. Money trust committee heard the last bankers. Moore urged 1 000 000 for a Philadelphia custom house. Shipping pool committee heard trans Atlantic lines traffic. Interstate Commerce heard Louisville and Nashville protests on terminal facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
C. P. J. Mooney
Memphis
Archbold
House
Ways and Means
Money Trust
Moore
Public Buildings Committee
New Custom House
Philadelphia
Shipping Pool
Interstate Commerce Committee
Louisville and
Nashville
Abduction Search Targets Two White Slave Agents
New York and Philadelphia detectives hunt for two men who abducted Eleanor Oxley a sixteen year old girl near Philadelphia. They forced her to buy a ticket for New York and boarded a train with her while displaying revolvers. She escaped at a New York railroad station and returned home to her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Eleanor Oxley
Miss Oxley
President-elect Wilson indifferent to inaugural arrangements
In Trenton on January 23, President-elect Wilson said he was not anxious for an inaugural ball or reception and would be content with whatever the congressional inauguration committee provides. Governor and others weigh Panama Canal visit and session length. National Committeeman Daniels offered a summer home at Asheville. Representative Ken discussed conservation with Wilson.
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Trenton
Wilson
Congressional Inauguration Committee
Capitol
Asheville
Ken
California
Biloxi Seeks Mounted Letter Carriers to Speed Deliveries
Biloxi Mississippi post office plans mounted carriers after elevated parcels post activity. Postmaster Tyler reports January outgoing parcels 367 with average weight 123 pounds while incoming parcels reached 1238, doubling since the report. The change prompts the recommendation to Washington to equip carriers for faster service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Postmaster-Tyler
Washington
Post Office Department
Tyler
Klaw and Erlanger Send Check for Family of Dead Fireman
J Tannenbaum former lessee of the Mobile Theatre where a fire killed Mobile Fire Department member James Serda received and turned over to The Item fund a $100 check from Klaw and Erlanger New York impresarios whose attractions played at the Mobile Theatre. The article notes rain, cooling trends, and forecasts for Mobile and Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tannenbaum
Mobile Theatre
James Serda
Mobile Fire Department
A. L. Erlanger
Klaw
Erlanger
New York
Turkish cabinet resigns after public protests in Constantinople
The Turkish cabinet resigns amid demonstrations over bowing to European powers on a Balkan settlement. Mahmoud Shefket Pasha becomes grand vizier replacing Kiamil Pasha Talaat Bey is named interior minister and vows to save national honor and protect Adrianople at all costs.
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Constantinople
Balkan
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Kiamil Pasha
Talaat Bey
Adrianople
Liberman Acquitted In Selma Arson Case
David Liberman was tried in Selma city court on an arson indictment and acquitted after a brief jury deliberation. The case had been moved from the circuit court on request, with the grand jury having returned the indictment weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
David Liberman
Liberman
Mooney Revels On Archbold Letters Purchase Details
Charles J. Mooney testified before the senate campaign fund investigating committee about buying a few Archbold letters linked to Standard Oil. He said a white man brought copies to the American offices, he paid less than 500 dollars, and he noted the letters’ public value against officials protecting center interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles J. Mooney
Memphis Commercial Appeal
New York American
Senate Campaign Fund Investigating Committee Today
Standard Oil
William R. Hearst
Mooney
National Chamber endorses permanent tariff commission and reforms
The National Chamber of Commerce adopted resolutions urging a permanent tariff commission a new banking and currency system and recognition of the republic of China. It endorsed tariff discussion but warned political aspects could hinder work and opposed backing Wilson’s civil service policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Chamber OF Commerce
Tariff Commission
Washington
Wilson
Prisoner Poitevant Escape Spurs County Probe
Judge Henry Chamberlain called the escape of prisoner J. W. Poitevant from the city hospital a serious matter and faulted the county physician for sending him to the institution for an operation. Sheriff Palmer ordered a full investigation, and jailer John T. Brown said the hospital transfer was dictated by the county physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
J. W. Poiltevant
City Hospital
Chamberlain
Spencer Newell
Palmer
Newell
Poitevant
John T. Brown
Brown
Bears active on European reports hit steel shares
Pressure rose on steel stocks after revelations from U S Steel proceedings, including a former president's role in an international rail pool. The slide in steel weighed on the market, tempering Balkan war optimism as London offered only a modest rise and bears increased short selling. Bonds eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel
London
Bears
Steel, Reading, Union, Amalgamated
Pacific
Mae in distress off Cape Lookout remains unconfirmed
No word reached the naval air station at the Charleston navy yard this forenoon about the steamship Mae of the Philadelphia and Gulf line, reported in distress off Cape Lookout last night. The revenue cutter Seminole was expected to arrive to aid.
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Charleston
Navy Yard
Mae
Philadelphia and Gulf Line
Cape Lookout
Belt Line Meeting Delays and Special Committee Action
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Business League met January 29 and received the belt line project report. A special committee was appointed and a separate meeting for exclusive belt line discussion was set, with plans to explain actions and gather public input ahead of the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile.
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Chamber Ofmerce and Business League
Southern Commercial Congress
Chamber of Comi
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Gener
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House Money Trust Committee
Guaranty Trust CO
Jr. P. Morgan & Co
Felix
NEW Council For
Osage Indians
Beach
PTING
al Boyce
STEEL
Great Corporation
Alabama
Tennessee Coal & Iron Co
Col. Banister
U. S. Army
Congress
Ake
Klaw and
TURK
Interior
Honor
Price
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