Former Teller Under Arrest In $173000 Sub-Treasury Theft
Chicago Sept 15 George W Fitzgerald former assorting teller in the Chicago federal sub treasurer y was arrested on a bench warrant based on an indictment returned secretly Feb 17 this year The case involved the mysterious disappearance of 173 000 from the sub treasury on Feb 20 1907 and prompted a rigid secret service inquiry leading to his arrest at a LaSalle street brokerage office Bail was set at 50000 and he was jailed when unable to bonds.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
Chicago Federal Sub-Treasury
United States
Sub-Treasury
Fitzgerald
Federal Grand Jury
Secret Service
Marshal Eberstein
Department of Justice
Walter Wainwright
J. T. Buckner
LaSalle Street
Roy
Federal
Kenesaw Landis
Treasury
M Nols Car Manufacturing Company
Hammond
Ind
Illinois Bolt, Nut & Forging Company
Rogers Park
United States District Clerk
William Bollenweck
Gas Explosion Narrowly Misses Mass Mine Disaster
An Associated Press report from Linton Indiana dated September 14 describes a gas explosion in Vandalia Mine No. 10 near here. One man died, another fatally injured, five seriously hurt, and three hundred workers were affected after a defective miner lamp triggered the blast. Changes earlier in the shift averted a wider catastrophe.
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Associated Press
Linton
Ind
Vandalia
Illinois primary under jackpot politics in 1912
Chicago reports a first direct primary under Illinois third law with races for state treasurer, state superintendent, 26 state senators, 153 representatives, 25 Congress members and local offices. The campaign centers on alleged corruption in Lorimer election, Browne indictment hopes, and opposition to Speaker Shurtleff. Three Chicago Republicans face insurgent opponents including Mann Boutell and Foss.
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Chicago
United States
William Lorimer
Milnois
Lee O'Neil Browne
Browne
John Broderick
Robert E. Wilson
Joseph Clarke
Henry A. Shepard
Edward A. Shurtleff
Illinois
James R. Mann
Henry Sherman Boutell
George Foss
State Charters Granted by Oklahoma Secretary of State
Guthlé Oklahoma September 14 charters issued to Wooten Cotton of Sny der and Oklahoma City with 100 000 capital and listed directors P A Norris R K Wooten John G Lindsay W N Hayes Atwood Mercantile Company Atwood capital 3000 directors W W Baker Arthur Miller J W West Atlas Investment Company No Swata capital 10000 directors W G Sawyer A A Eberly Frank A Hitchens Western Bohemian Fraternal Association Oklahoma lodge No 46 Z C B J Prague trustees Frank J Bonda Frank Provaznik Frank Terfier First Christian Church of Vera trustees G W Yager R W Brooks J W Chandler Central Investment Company of Vinita filing to decrease capital stock to 6100
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Guthlé
Okla
Wooten Cotton
Company of
Snyder
Oklahoma City
Capital
P. A. Norris
Shawnee
R. K. Wooten
Chickasha
John G. Lindsay
W. N. Hayes
Norman
Atwood Mercantile Company
Atwood
W. W. Baker
Arthur Miller
Kansas City
J. W. West
Atlas Investment Company
No Swata
W. G.sawyer
A. A. Eberly
Frank A. Hitchens
Western Bohemian Fraternal Association
Oklahoma Lodge No. 46
Prague
Frank J. Bonda
Frank Provaznik
Frank Terfier
First Christian Church of
Vera
G. W. Yager
R. W. Brooks
J. W. Chandler
Central Investment Company of
Vinita
Rottenness in Muskogee elections 15 alleged
Guthrie Oklahoma September 14 Charges of crookedness in Muskogee city elections prompting further investigation tied to the mayoralty after T H Martin vs A F McGarr. The supreme court overturned a district court ruling and held elections could be void if fraud claims are proven. Chelsea fair praised as best and profitable.
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Guthrie
Oklo
Muskogee
Supreme Court
T. H. Martin
A. F. McGarr
McGarr
Martin
District Court
No decision for several dang by supreme court
Guthrie Oklahoma Sept 15. Court grants Guthrie five days to reply as Oklahoma City lawyers seek to defend capital location. Justices hear extended arguments on enabling act and capital bill validity with no immediate ruling expected for weeks. Attorneys spar over state sovereignty, the act’s reach, and whether the capital location was properly submitted to voters.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Ledbetter
Okla
Supreme Court
Dunn
Frank Dale
Dale
Willigen
Ge den
Williams
W. A. Ledbetter
Justice Hayes
Wyoming
Dakotas
C. G. Horner
Oklahoma
Texas
Alabama
John Burford
Guthre
Burford
Caldwell Will Try New Tactics on Bootleggers
Oklahoma City Sept 15 Fred E Caldwell state prohibition law enforcement attorney filed suit in superior court seeking an injunction against railway express and dray companies and others delivering liquor to holders of internal revenue licenses in violation of the state law. Judge Munden set Sept 20 for a hearing. Caldwell believes the injunction would be enforceable and aid in stopping bootlegging in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Fred
Caldwell
Draymen
Internal Revenue
Munden
Oklahoma
Newspaper man for governor of Minnesota named candidate
St Paul Sept 15 The nomination of John Gray to head the state denoue trade ticket to fill the Lind vacancy was made unanimous Gray, former Minneapolis mayor, is a well known newspaper man in that city
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
John Gray
John Lind
Gray
Minneapolis
German Americans Back Local Option At Semiannual Meeting
The German Americans of Oklahoma reelected Colonel Henry A. Braun of Guthrie as president and officers C W ly Steih Shawnee vice president Henry Schulz Hi Reso secretary and Henry Dan Edmond treasurer. They adopted resolutions opposing statewide prohibition and endorsing local option with high license, citing 59 000 petition signatures and an election set for November. They urged voters to support the amendment despite gubernatorial candidates backing statewide prohibition.
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Shawnee, Okla
Oklahoma
Henry A. Hraun
Guthrie
C. W. Ly Steih
Shawnee
Henry Schulz
Hi Reso
Henry Dan
Edmond
Declan
Ion
Vinita man buys block 56 half for 16500 and Hatcher residence for 5000
R L Martin of Vinita bought the west half of block 56 between Detroit and Wigin through Cox and Fleetwood for 16500. He also purchased I M Hatcher’s residence property for 5000 via the same firm, Tulsa World reports.
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R. L. Martin
Vinita
Cox & Fleetwood
Detroit
Wigin
Mr. Martin
I. M. Hatcher
Tulsa World
Wife of Missing Cashier Returns to Abilene
Abilene Kansas September 15 Mrs John A Flack wife of the missing bank cashier returned today She said she left her husband in New York Monday She had supposed nothing wrong with the bank except tangled books Flack proposed Galveston they would be after him She has two hundred sixty dollars prostrated at neighbors and will claim only personal effects The bank reopened for liquidation on the trail of Flack Meanwhile in Muskogee Oklahoma the mayor was handed a cashier's check for 116 to repay embezzled city funds and the ex employee who caused an 8000 shortage is unnamed
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Associated Press
Abilene
Kans
John A. Flack
New York
Flack
Galveston
Sheriff
Pinkerton’s
Muskogee
Oklo
Two Boys Sentenced to Training School in Oklahoma Case
Enid Oklahoma, Sept 14. Lyons Mc Donald and Jack Deniels, both 13, were sentenced in federal court to three years at the Washington DC training school for boys for robbing the Oklahoma City post office a year ago. Pawn broker A D Gomez believed stamps were involved and faces five years at Leavenworth.
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Enid, Okla
Lyons McDonald
Jack” Deniels
Oklahoma City
Washington, D. C
D. Gomez
Leavenworth
Soothing Syrup for Insurgents Draws Taft Party Letter
A September 15 Associated Press dispatch from Beverly Massachusetts reports President Taft plans to treat all Republicans equally on federal patronage. Secretary Norton’s letter to an Iowa Republican leader urges party unity and stresses that the fall elections require a firm, inclusive stance despite internal factions. The president acknowledges intense expressions but believes reconciliation is possible and desirable.
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pBy Associated Press
Beverly
Masa
Taft
Norton
Iowa
Republican Congressional Committee
Pinchot Set to Speak at Pueblo Irrigation Congress
Gifford Pinchot former forester will address the Pueblo meeting of the National Irrigation Congress September 26 to 30 his topic titled The Actual Battle. The speech follows his noted conservation work and forest service defense of public lands Associate Forester A F Potter will also speak on The Segregation of Agricultural Lands in Forest Reserves.
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Pueblo
Colo
Gifford Pinchot
National Irrigation Congress
Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Col. Roosevelt
Denver
Forest Service
A. F. Potter
Congress
Two Men Fatally Hurt When Engine Blew Up
In Coffeyville Kansas on September 15 a Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger engine traveling 35 mph exploded near town killing Engineer Horace Hollaway and fatally injuring Fireman L Goodrich, both Parsons, while no other crew or passengers were hurt. The mangled engineer lay in a pasture 200 yards from the track as officials investigated.
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Associated Press
Coffeyville
Kans
Horace Hollaway
L. ©. Goodrich
Parsons
No Opposition to Contract Ratified in Midwest Coal Strike
Delegates for Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma coal miners met in Kansas City to ratify the contract agreed upon last week. It was announced at noon that no action would be taken in the afternoon session and the pact would likely be ratified without opposition.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
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