Cincinnati Trust Company Indictments Tie Embezzlement to Ford and Johnson Loans
Cincinnati officials reveal sealed Hamilton county grand jury indictments against George B. Cox and eight directors for misapplication of 115000 in loans to the Ford and Johnson Chair Company. A separate 352500 note is alleged to have been abstracted and cashed for personal use. Indictments name Cox Davis Kenan Heady Hutton Miller Keith Williams Parrish and others.
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Fated Press
Cincinnati
George B.cox
Cincinnati Trust Company
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Cosgrave
Ford and Johnson
Ford and Johnston Company
George B. Cox
Charles H. Davis
Norman G. Kenan
James F. Heady
James M. Hutton
I. N. Miller
N.S. Keith
R. Williams
Ford and Johnson Chair Company
Cox
Trust Company
Heady
Hutton
Ruler of Hellenes Dies at Turkish Fort
Report states the ruler of the Hellenes was assassinated while visiting a Turkish fort. The fact is authenticated from Saloniki with confirmation from Washington expected after three this afternoon.
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Hellenes
Turkish Fort
Saloniki
Washington
Banks Mulcted by Phair Importers
Private detectives search the United States for Antonio Musica and his son Philip after alleged irregularities in hair imports. Banks face possible losses around 300000. Anglo South American Bank fixes logs and a $134678 attachment against A Musica & Son. Antonio is 70, formerly a cheese importer. Philip, 30, served a year, commuted by grace.
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Associated Press
New York
Antonio Musica
Philip
American Bankers’ Association
Bank of Manhattan
Anglo-South American Bank
Bank of Montreal
Anglo- South American
A. Musica & Son
Euch
Gil
Cathedral Tied to Full Capacity by Easter Mass
Special to The Item reports St. Paul Catholic Cathedral in Birmingham crowded beyond capacity for Sunday morning mass. Large congregation filled the pews asons and Easter notices were blessed and distributed to members.
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Birmingham
Ala
Arge
St. Paul's Catholic Cathedral
King George I of Greece Murder Threat Looms Over Europe
George I of Greece born 1545 and crowned 1863. brother to Denmark’s late king Frederick VIII and Britain’s dowager queen and Russia’s dowager empress. He wed Grand Duchess Olga in 1867. father of six, including Alexandra who married Grand Duke Paul. An assassination in 1899 could trigger European political crises due to kinship among ruling houses. Crown Prince Constantine commanded Greek troops in Balkan wars and led the Janina siege, poised to succeed his father.
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George I
Denmark
Frederick VIII
Great Britain
Russia
Ile
Olga
Constantine
Sophia
George
Alexandra
Pal
Europe
Janina
Greek Exiles in Mobile Respond to King George Assassination
Immigrant Greeks in Mobile react to the assassination of King George. The king’s popularity among Greeks abroad grows in the Balkans crisis, prompting calls for reserves and volunteers as Greeks in the United States respond to the crisis. Telegraph dispatches from Saloniki heightened local interest before press.
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Moile
George
America
United States
Mobile
Iltem
Saloniki
Spring Hill Loses Father Twellmeyer After Five Years as President
Rev. F. X. Twellmeyer 8 J will leave Spring Hill College for St. Charles College Grand Chateau La to assume vice presidency. Rev. E Cummings becomes president and Rev Father Wilkenson joins as prefect. Farewell exercises tonight feature College Orchestra, dance, poems, and band performances.
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F. X. Twellmeyer
Spring Hill College
Mobile
St. Charles College
Grand Chateau
E. Cummings
Father Wilkenson
St. Joseph’s College
Shreveee la
Spring Hill
Father Twellmeyer
Caliph of Bagdad
Boisidieu
M. Woulfe
Brahms
A. J. Staub
J. J. Drahan
Rosenkraus
F. Tarleton
Mariette—Sterny
Digby
Greek King George Assassination Not Officially Confirmed
Washington dispatch reports the Greek legation had received no official word of King George's assassination by 8 pm this afternoon. The king was deeply beloved and influential in Greece's recent Balkan crisis, and the U S State Department had not received official advices either.
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Washington
George
Legation
Greece
State Department
King George of Greece Assassinated in Saloniki
King George of Greece was assassinated in Saloniki this afternoon after taking command of troops earlier in the war. He had been in the city since December during the Turkish fortress occupation and met with King Ferdinand of Bulgaria to discuss fate of captured territory. The queen has cared for the sick and wounded.
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Hellenes
Saloniki
George
Greece
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Debate on militant suffragettes reaches heated house
London March 18 The government tactics against militant suffragettes are attacked in the house of commons Liberal and Unionist members clash over hunger strikes and emergency measures Harold Smith denounces the home secretary as a failure and calls for strong action and resignation amid claims the mob rules.
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London
House of Commons
Harold Smith
Home Secretary
State Bankers Involved In Alabama Investigations
The state banking department joins the public inquiry into the convict department. Bank Examiner C. E. Boyd returned from examining a central Alabama bank over check cashing. His report to Governor O’Neal is withheld awaiting Boyd’s testimony, with possible new revelations expected.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Banking Department
State Bank
C. E. Boyd
Alabama
O'Neal
Boyd
Delaware Refuses Direct Election of U.S. Senators
Dover Delaware March 18 with only four more states needed Delaware declined to join affirmative states in ratifying direct election of United States senators. The state senate rejected the house resolution favoring direct election.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
United States
Senate
House
Seventy Warrants Issued In Chicago Arson Ring Case
Associated Press reports Chicago arson frauds have swindled insurers out of millions. Judge Wade in municipal court says many more warrants will be issued and the full operations of the ring will be exposed. Defendants' names were temporarily suppressed.
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Chicago Arson Trust
Associated Press
Chicago
Wade
Wn Dieare
Rg Gory
Wll
Guthrie for Diplomatic Post
Representative A Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania works to secure a diplomatic post for George W Guthrie former mayor of Pittsburg It is widely expected Guthrie will be honored by President Wilson with an important diplomatic service position.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburg
Wilson Cabinet Delays Chinese Six Power Loan Statement
Washington reports President Wilson and his cabinet spent two hours on a statement defining U S attitude toward the Chinese six power loan. The document, set for release this afternoon, was postponed likely until tomorrow. Officials say the U S will not link recognition of the Chinese republic to loan negotiations. Bankers who viewed the statement last week were given hints reflecting that stance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
United States
Prize Contest Entry List Opens in The Mobile Item
The Mobile Item invites churches and organizations to send member names this week for its Merchants and Manufacturers Prize Selling Campaign. The contest offers cash and prizes totaling $4,000 to promote pure foods sold by Mobile stores. No money is required to participate. Neal, the contest manager, will explain details by phone.
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Mobile
Neal
Weather Forecastes for Alabama and Mississippi
Weather mobile forecasts till 7 p m Wednesday indicate fair and warmer conditions. Alabama expect fair skies tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures, light easterly winds. Mississippi forecast shows fair tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures and easterly winds shifting to the south.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Examiners Probing $24 000 Disappearance In State Probe
James G. Oakley, president of the state convict board, was arrested on embezzlement charges as part of a sensational public investigation into state affairs that began at the capitol this morning. The probe centers on a $24,000 disappearance paid by a Cincinnati firm. Oakley was taken into custody in Montgomery Alabama.
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Oakley
Bentilman
Cincinnati
Montgomery
Ala
Capitol
James G. Oakley
State Convict Board
Convict Department
Theo. Lacy
Speigner
O'Neal
Charles Ll. Harold
Montgomery Savings Bank
Harold
Lacy
Robert C. Brickell
R. EK. Steiner
R. B. Evins
McCall
Brooke and
Evans
Brooke
Convict Department Scandal Ties Oakley to Lacey Flight
Montgom ery officials testified that James G. Oakley gave permission to pay Theo Lacey the entire department deposit in cash and warned that the $110000 check would be made payable to Cash. Harold described how Lacey gathered most department funds and fled.
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Montgomery
Ala
James G. Oakley
State Convict Department
Charles L. Harold
Montgomery Savings Bank
Theo. Lacey
Harold
Lacey
Charles BE. McCall
Oakley
Capitol
Many Sleuths Undercover At The Capital
Montgomery carries a detective surge as Burns men direct the convict department probe from Governor ONeal’s office. A Burns detective met the governor and state officials in the executive chamber while Sheriff Hood and others discussed leads.
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Montgomery
Ala
Capitol
Burns
Convict Department
O'Neal
Horace Hood
Lacy
No Relief for Merchants of Dauphin Street
City commissioners refuse to relieve merchants on Dauphin Street from traffic restrictions while Royal Street merchants remain unrestricted. They declined discrimination claims and suspended City Detective Thomas Boltz for twenty days after a Friday hearing for striking a prisoner. The dredging bids are noted, with Southern Dredging at 30 cents per cubic yard and Home at 19 12 cents, while railroad dredging near the city wharves runs at 15 cents.
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Dauphin Street
Royal
Conception
Royal Street
Thomas Boltz
Boltz
Southern Dredging Company
Home Company
Pillans
Bryan Absent From Illinois Senatorial Talks
In Springfield, William J. Bryan stated he would listen but not speak on the Illinois senatorial question. He joined Col. J. H. Lewis and William L. O Connell for a closed conference in his state room. The participants offered no details, but Bryan signaled no commitment to the federal administration or Illinois’ situation.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Lecce
William J. Bryan Joy
J. H. Lewis
United States
William L. O’connell
Chi- Dante
Bryan
London
Editor Nelson Faces Contempt Case In Kansas City
Kansas City March 13 Hearings opened in the contempt of court case against William R. Nelson editor and owner of the Kansas City Star. Judge Guthrie found him in contempt for a publication criticizing a divorce lawyer’s fee and sentenced him to one day in jail, though he avoided incarceration by securing a writ of habeas corpus from the Kansas City court of appeals. The appeals court released him on personal bond and sent the case to the state supreme court.
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Kansas City
William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
Nelson
Joseph A. Guthrie
Circuit Court
Guthrie
Kansas City Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Dapper Young Man Heads Band of Taxi Cab Bandits
Joseph Taylor, the dapper cane twirling leader who confessed to police last night, is expected to reveal details that could trigger more arrests. Ten other men were detained today as detectives continue the case against the cab theft gang terrorizing New York. Taylor reportedly plans to boast of his exploits.
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New York
Joseph Taylor
Taylor
Grand Bay Man Killed in Railroad Wreck Near Omaha
News reached here of Charles Phalger's death in a railroad wreck Monday near Omaha Nebraska. He was born and raised in Grand Bay Alabama and will be brought home for burial by the Show Undertaking Company. His mother and two brothers in Mobile and remaining relatives survive.
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Charles Phalger
Omaha
Neb
Grand Bay
Ala
Show Undertaking Company
Suzing
Disaster in Hamburg as hurricane drives ships to sea
Eight ships, mostly small craft, were sent out of Hamburg early today as a south westerly hurricane raged. Twelve deaths have been reported and the toll may rise to as many as fifty.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
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