Graft Probe Ties to Major Bankrupting Ring Across Cities
Philadelphia postal inspectors arrested Charles Greenfield Samuel Brown and Meyer Rotman amid a sweeping case tied to a million dollar fraudulent bankruptcy scheme. The scheme, centered on the Great Western Jobbing House in St Louis, allegedly moved over 300000 in goods credited under false names and reshipped the same day. Authorities trace the network through New York Newark St Louis East St Louis Chicago Wilmington Harrisburg Louisville Reading and beyond with a dozen more arrests anticipated.
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Philadelphia
Post Office
Charles Greenfield
Samuel Brown
Meyer Rotman
New York
Newark
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Chicago
Wilmington
Del
Harrisburg
Louisville
Reading
C. D. West
St. Louis Credit Men's Association
J. 8. Swenson
Cortelyou, Smith and Nicholson
Great Western
Immense Tabernacle Erected For Sunday Campaign In Pittsburgh
The Sunday evangelistic campaign in Pittsburg featured a vast wooden tabernacle built under expert direction to hold 10 000 attendees. The great structure offered seating for thousands with a choir of several hundred singers filling the space.
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Pittsburg
Billy Sunday
Three Are Found Dead In Los Angeles Lodging House
Police theorize Mrs. Mary Cox or Graves killed W. M. Melton then her daughter and finally herself in a lodging house blaze of gunfire. A man and a woman and a little girl perished in the incident.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Cox
Graves
W. M. Melton
Phone Rate Cut by New York Telephony Company
The New York Telephone Company, a major Bell system figure, offers a 10 percent discount on all bills while awaiting public service commission action on lower rate agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Telephone Company
Bell System
Public Service Commission
Woman Leaves Negro $200000 Fortune in Delaware Will
Levi A. Taylor, a Black farmer from Newark, Delaware, inherits about 200000 dollars and a sizable land strip in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from the estate of late Susie Brighter, a white woman. The will specifies distribution by Willett.
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Wilmington, del
Levi A. Taylor
Newark
Del
Atlantic City
N. J
Willet
Susie Brighter
Woman Falls Dead in Chicago Waiting for Car
Mrs. Henry B. Wombacher wife of the Standard Typesetting company president collapsed on Thirty-fifth street and Indiana avenue while waiting for a car carrying receipts for securities valued at 125000 in her handbag authorities report a sudden death with no immediate signs of foul play the incident occurred in a busy urban intersection
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Chicago
Henry B. Wombacher
Standard Typesetting Company
Thirty-fifth Street
Indiana Avenue
President to Visit Arkansas for Democratic Convention
President Wilson is expected to visit Pine Bluff Arkansas to address the Democratic state convention when it convenes in January. The trip will include a tour of the South and a formal address at the rally in Pine Bluff.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Wilson Grill
Arkansas
Aie
Argo
Jins
Youth's Life Ended in Tragic Self Inflicted Death
Lawrence Talbot, 18, shot himself in the woods south of Electric Park after leaving a letter titled The Story of My Life. Employed at 4223 Woodland Ave bakery, he credits his grandmother for teaching him not to quarrel, a habit he blames for his perceived lack of ambition. His father is a physician at Long Lane.
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Kansas City
Lawrence Talbot
Electric Park
Talbot
Woodland Avenue
Long Lane
Six Accused Get New Trials In Iron Workers Case
The federal district court in Indianapolis sentenced 30 members of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers to prison. The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed in 24 cases and reversed six. The reversed cases are remanded for retrial. Defendants named include Olaf A. Treltmoe William McCain James E. B. Ray Richard H. Houlihan Fred Sherman and William Bernhardt.
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Chicago
Federal District Court
Indianapolis
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Olaf A. Treltmoe
William McCain
James EB. Ray
Richard H. Houlihan
Fred Sherman
William Bernhardt
Ford Assailed by Women Leaders Over Profit Plan Comment
New York women leaders expressed indignation at Henry Ford's claim that women cannot share in the firm’s profit distribution because they are not the same economic factors as men. They challenged the assertion and urged reconsideration of policies affecting female employees.
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Ford
New York
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Madrid Bank to Reopen on January Ninth
The Hispano-Americano bank in Madrid will resume payments January 9 after a run led to suspension on December 11. The Bank of Spain has extended an $8,000,000 loan to support the bank and restore operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Hispano-Americano Bank
Bank of Spain
Lind to move from Mexican service to diplomatic role
Minnesota Democrats anticipate John Lind will end his Mexican post after graduation and enter the regular diplomatic service. The move signals Lind's transition from consular duties toward a confirmed ambassadorial or diplomatic appointment within the United States government.
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Lind
Ste. Paul
Minnesota
John Lind
Five Die in Newark Hotel Fire At Kearns Hotel
Five men are confirmed dead and several others seriously injured after a blaze destroyed the Kearns hotel in Newark Ohio. Five bodies have been recovered while investigators search the ruins for a precise headcount, the register being burned.
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Newark
Kearns Hotel
Five Saved From Death In Oil Tanker Wreck
Five of the 27 crew members of the oil tank steamer Oklahoma were saved after it broke in two off Sandy Hook. They were picked up in a lifeboat by the Booth Line steamer Gregory after drifting six hours in bitter cold.
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New York
Oklahoma
Sandy Hook
Booth Line
Gregory
Tall Man Dead in Aurora Giants Family Mystery
A tall man named Hamillton Cherry, aged 18, died near Aurora. He stood 6 feet 9 inches, a remarkable growth since age 30, and hailed from a family noted for extreme height with members exceeding 6 feet 4 inches.
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Wiinds
Aurora
Hamillton Cherry
Cherry
Ford to share profits and cut workday eight hours
Detroit based Ford Motor announces a profit sharing plan distributing about 10 million dollars yearly to employees. The eight hour day will be implemented with no pay cut, adding 4,000 workers to reach 22,000. Minimum pay rises to five dollars for those over 22, even janitors. A sociological department will monitor spending to preserve eligibility. Henry Ford initiates the program, aiming to bridge capital and labor without raising wages.
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Detroit, Mich
Ford Motor Company of
Detroit
Ford Company
Henry Ford
Couzens
Police Tear Up R. R. Tracks Memphis Crump Order
An injunction by the North Carolina and St. Louis railway failed to stop Mayor Edward H. Crump from ordering the removal of railroad tracks at the Lamar Avenue grade crossing. Five people were killed in a collision between a freight train and a street car at that crossing.
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R. R
Memphis
N.C. & St. L. Railway
Edward H. Crump
Lamar Avenue
Working girls urged to demand wages on business basis
Kansas City speaker Miss Louis Cornforth, investigator for the board of public welfare, told a mass meeting of women at Labor Temple that wages should be set on a business basis and not on a morality basis.
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Kansas City
Louis Cornforth
Board of Public Welfare
Labor Temple
Kansas Rate Upholds Utilities Regulation Power
The Kansas Supreme Court sustained the Public Utilities Commission authority to regulate rates of public service corporations holding long-term city franchises before the utility regulation law. The decision reinforces state control over essential services within its borders.
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Kansas
Washington
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court
Sunday Refuses Bar Tenders Challenge in Pittsburg
Rev Billy Sunday visited Pittsburg to “clean up” the city. The Bar Tenders union offered $5000 for their business secretary to debate Sunday on who earns the coin Billy Sunday or them. Sunday declined the challenge and did not meet.
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Billy Sunday
Pittsburg
Steamer Oklahoma Sinks Off Sandy Hook
The steamer Oklahoma sank 60 miles off Sandy Hook with 32 crew lost. The captain and seven crew were rescued by the Hamburg American liner Bavaria after wireless distress summoned liners and revenue cutters.
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New York
Wireless
Sandy Hook
Bavaria
Banks Deny Plan to Quit Railroad Directorships
New York banks National City First National and Kuhn Loeb & Co. deny reports that they would follow Morgan & Co. in withdrawing from railroad boards.
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New York
National City Bank
First National Bank
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Washington
Morgan & Co
Volturno Rescuer Decorated by Brussels King
Captain Paul Kreibahm of the steamship Kronland received the Order of the Crown from King Albert in Brussels for bravery in rescuing a passenger from the steamship Volturno. The Volturno burned at sea in October mid ocean, a dramatic rescue remembered in royal honors.
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Volturno
Brussels
Albert
Paul Kreibahm
Kronland
Order of the Crown
Tober
Bodies of Jewel and McCann Recovered After Storm
The bodies of Aviator A. J. Jewel and Miss Jessie E. McCann were washed ashore after a fierce hurricane along the New Jersey and Long Island coast. Jewel disappeared on Oct. 13, 1913, en route to an aviation meet, while McCann, a settlement worker, had been missing since Dec. 4. A signet ring and clothing aided identification.
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New York
Jessie McCann
A. J. Jewel
New Jersey
Long Island
Jewel
Edgemore
L. I
Neptune Avenue
Hempstead Plains
Staten Island
Miss McCann
Jessie E. McCann
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Five Killed as Train Hits Car in Memphis
Five people died and several were injured when a freight train struck a street car at a grade crossing in Memphis Tennessee. The identified deceased include T. J. Caveney of Cleveland Ohio J T Vail of Jackson Mississippi and Thomas Norrill of Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
T. J. Caveney
Cleveland, O
J.T. Vail
Jackson
Miss
Thomas Norrill
New Women’s Club Open in New York
The new eight story Women’s University club building, costing 250000 dollars, opens for inspection by members and friends. The club will occupy the premises on February 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Women's University Club
Wage Increase in Navy Yard
Secretary Daniels announced wage increases for 1400 navy yard employees, boosting annual pay by more than 50000 dollars across the federal yards. The move affects workers at several navy facilities and aims to adjust compensation to reflect costs and duties.
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Navy Yard
Washington
Navy
Daniels
Four More Warships to Mexico From Atlantic Fleet
A division of four dreadnought battleships from the Atlantic fleet will move toward Mexican waters, raising the total American big battleships in the region to eleven and forming the largest naval force ever concentrated on these waters.
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Washington
Mayor Joins Hobos in Tacoma
Tacoma Mayor W W Seymour stood with about 50 unemployed men as he took the oath of allegiance and became a charter member of Local No 23 Hobos of America. The group was formed at the Hotel by Gink, an abandoned school building now occupied by unemployed men.
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Tacoma
Hobos of America
Gink
Ship Sinka Fatalities Reported Near Seabright NJ
One man drops dead from excitement at Seabright New Jersey as two hotels are destroyed and many residences ruined. A wire from Sable mentions the loss of the Nova Scotian schooner Jona with her captain and crew amid the disaster.
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Sinka
New York
Seabright
N. J
Jess
Sable
Jona
Mem
Bars Passes In State Begin an Investigation Into Street Car Accident
Chicago report states the Illinois Public Utilities Commission opened an inquiry into a Chicago street car crash injuring a score or more. It also ordered the grain department to end free rides for its workers and discussed interstate express rate rulings with rail and express company officials.
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Chicago
Uniois State Public Utilities Commission
State Grain Department
Illinois
Public Utilities Commissions
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wulinota
State Public Utilities Commission
Stops Grain Rate Increase Suspended Pending Hearing
The Public Utilities Commission ordered a suspension of grain freight rate hikes pending a February 3 hearing. Interstate rates were paused by the ICC, but after a hearing new interstate rates took effect January 8. The state commission is asked to suspend intrastate rates to allow brief opposition to the rise. The first public utilities case concerns Peoria Water Works meters on customers.
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Springfield
Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Commission
Public Utilities
City of
Peoria
Peoria Water Works Company
State aid sent to Ward miners after mine closure
State officials of the United Mine Workers in Springfield sent a relief check to Ward miners. The J. B. Kreikemeyer Coal Co. mine operations were suspended and a receiver took over. About 110 miners work there, with roughly 50 reported destitute and $5,000 in wages owed.
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Ward
Duquoin
United Mine Workers
Springfield
Here
J. B. Kreikemeyer Coal Company
Champaign Firemen and Police Lose Free Ride Privilege
Champaign firemen and policemen must pay fares until the public utilities commission rules otherwise. The street railway system issued the order and asked the commission to permit free rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Public Utilities Commission
Road work pause closes Breese and Beckemeyer mines
Breese and Beckemeyer mines shut to allow residents to work on a new road that will shorten the St. Louis and Vincennes Indiana route by nearly seven miles. The project aims to keep the road above high water at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breese
Beckemeyer
St. Louis and Vincennes
Ind
Chicago Woman Appointed
Springfield announces gubernatorial appointments by Governor Dunne. Mrs. B. Mangan of Chicago becomes clerk of the North Side free employment office. J. J. Bullington is named public administrator of Christian county, replacing W. S. Scott whose term expired.
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Chicago
Springfield
Dunne
B. Mangan
North Side
Free Employment Office
J. J. Bullington
Christian County
Church Observes Fiftieth Anniversary at Centralia
The ret Baptist church marked its golden jubilee drawing many visitors and interest. A reminiscence program featuring memories and reflections was presented to the congregation.
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Centralia
Ret Baptist Church
Wealthy Cairo Man Dies After Long Public Service
Cairo reports the death of John Sheehan aged 84. An immigrant from Ireland who arrived in 1858 he held several public positions and leaves a large estate.
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Cairo
John* Sheehan
Ireland
Rockford College Receives $35000 Carnegie Gift
Rockford College has received $35,000 from Andrew Carnegie, fulfilling a conditional gift set in 1907. The donation increases the college endowment to over $306,000, boosting its funding for scholarships and future projects.
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Rockford College
Andrew Carnegie
STATE POULTRY SHOW OPENS AT SPRINGFIELD
Springfield opens the Illinois State Poultry Show at the state armory with over 2 500 birds from states east and west of the Mississippi and Canada. Watseka Circuit Judge PF Lt Hooper upholds the 1912 state attorney salary act, denying injunctive challenge by F F Button to restrain J W Kern’s 3500 salary. ruling the act funds general state police, not local taxes.
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Springfield
Illinois State: Poultry, Association
State Armory
Mississippi River
Canada
Sult. Watseka
Hooper
J. W. Kern
Iroquois County
F. F. Buttow
Loda
Illinois
Joel B. Fitch
Chicago
Button
Marr and Quinlan Lead Cook County Highway Exam
Springfield W W Marr and George A Quinlan of Chicago passed the Illinois state highway commission examination for Cook county highway engineers held three weeks ago. Five men sat the test. The position pays at least 2500 dollars yearly. Marr reportedly will not accept. Quinlan is expected to be appointed.
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Marr
Quinlan
Springfield
W. W. Marr
George A. Quinlan
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois State Highway Commission
A. D. Gash
State Highway Commission
Bank Survives Big Theft in Schaumburg
Farmers' Bank of Schaumburg reopened after 22 stockholders covered a $40,000 deficit caused by speculation by assistant cashier Frank Henning, who vanished. Stockholders voted to double capital stock. President John Fenz says warrants may not be sought. Henning reportedly left an explanation and a plan to repay.
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Schaumburg
Farmers’ Bank of
Frank Henning
John Fenz
Henning
Former Speaker Cannon Ill at Home in Danville
Joseph G. Cannon known as Uncle Joe is reported seriously ill at his Danville residence. A physician has summoned a trained nurse as his condition includes a high fever and severe cold. His daughter Miss Helen Cannon and other relatives are away. he is currently under nursing care.
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Joe” Cannon
M. Danville
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Helen Cannon
Game Wardens to Report Daily Actions in Illinois
The Illinois Game and Fish Wardens will file daily reports to district headquarters detailing arrests, offense types, case dispositions, and movements while enforcing game laws. The new system records each warden's activities and violations investigated.
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Game Commission
Bloomington
Illinois Game and Fish
Dog Saves His Owner's Life in Okawville Creek
In Okawville Valentine Blum fell into a creek while crossing near his home and grabbed a log to stay afloat. His cries attracted their dog whose barking led his wife to summon neighbors. Mrs. Blum and nearby help rescued her husband from the dangerous situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okawville
Valentine Blum
Blum
Hunter Accidental Self Inflicted Shot Ends Life
In Pana a seventeen year old hunter accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while out rabbit hunting. He crawled to a neighboring home for help but died shortly after. His mother lives in Poughkeepsie New York. He was alone at the time of the accident.
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Hunter
Self
Pana
Howard
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Despondent widow hanges self over husband’s death
Mrs William Gatton, 55, East Villa Ridge area, hanged herself in a smokehouse cellar behind her home after grieving her husband’s death last summer. The incident occurred near Cairo. The deceased left no further details available.
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Cairo
William ‘Gatton
Villa Ridge
Tallest in Family Giants Die in Aurora Hamilton
A fragmentary obituary notes Cherry the giant from a family of giants, each over six feet four inches, with details obscured by damaged text. The report mentions Aurora and Hamilton contexts but lacks clear ages or death specifics.
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Aurora
Hamilton
Cherry
Jnshely
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