Postal Fraud Report Reveals Civil Service Corruption
Washington reports disclose Bristows exhaustive postal investigation findings. Four officers resigned or were removed, forty four indictments involve thirty one people, including Perry Heath in the canceling machines case. Roosevelt supports stronger checks and vigorous administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. L. Bristow
Roosevelt
Postal Service
Perry S. Heath
Heath
Bristow
Ndt
Post Office Department
Machen
Beavers
Tyner
Monument Unveiled at Munich Gladback for Frederick
Berlin reports a monument to Emperor Frederick was unveiled Sunday at Muenchen Gladback marking a ceremonial act with local spectators and officials in attendance.
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Berlin
Frederick
Muenchen-Gladback
Death of Muhlenberg College President Seip in Ellenton
Rev. Theo dore Lorenzo Seip D D longtime Muhlenberg College president since 1896 died at midnight Saturday after a weeklong illness from apoplexy. In Calumet Michigan a fire destroyed W H Hosking Co dry goods store causing about 375000 in loss with 30000 insured. origin unknown but suspected incendiary.
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Ellentown
Theodore Lorenzo Seip
Muhlenburg College
Calumet, Mich
W. H. Hosking & Co
Carter Walks Free From Fort Leavenworth Prison
Oberlin M. Carter ex captain of engineers leaves Fort Leavenworth Federal Prison a free man after nearly four years. He is met by his uncle at the gate and driven to Union depot to evade reporters. He declines to discuss his conviction or future plans, citing condition and contentment with his present situation.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Oberlin
M. Carter
Engineers
Fort
L. D. Carter
Union
Typhoon Sinks Hundreds of Fishing Junks Off Swatow
News from Victoria shows a typhoon off Swatow on November 4 destroyed several hundred fishing junks. The Hong Kong government rescue ships saved 122 men from eight junks, with 57 disabled seen signaling. Reports indicate about 400 junks were present and hundreds of lives lost.
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Victoria
B. C
South China
Swatow
Hong Kong
Stanley
Cherub
Sedalia Man Kills Man Tied to Daughter’s Death
Frank Dunton of Sedalia Missouri shot Emil Meyers after learning of Meyers alleged betrayal linked to Dunton’s deceased daughter. Dunton confronted Meyers at his home after church and dinner, Meyers threatened, Dunton fired three times. Dunton in custody. Local sympathy remarks note a tragic family tragedy.
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Sedalia
Navy
Frank Dunton
Emil Meyers
Dunton
Meyers
Meyer
Servant Faces Charge in $20,000 Jewelry Robbery
Adolf Waltz, a former servant of Mrs. William Welch Harrison of Glenside near Philadelphia, is jailed on a robbery charge after $20,000 in jewelry vanished during Thanksgiving dinner. Police report he was missing when the loot vanished and was found with nearly all pieces, including a $15,000 pearl necklace.
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New York
William Welch Harrison
Glenside
Philadelphia
Adolf Waltz
Harrison
Tragic Cabin Fire Kills Four Children Near Jackson
Four negro children, children of William Elkis, died in a cabin fire eight miles west of Jackson after their parents left for a festival. The fire, started while the family was away, burned the children who were locked inside the cabin for about two hours.
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Jackson
Miss
Here
William Elkis
Bodies Recovered After Omaha Fire Tragedy
Three of four firemen killed when the Allen Brothers blaze collapsed last Friday in Omaha Nebraska were recovered Sunday. All three were so severely burned that identification was impossible.
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Omaha
Neb
Allen Brothers
Brennan and Associates Convicted in Eighteenth Ward Fraud
Chicago November 30 Alderman John J Brennan and two co defendants were found guilty of election frauds in the Eighteenth ward. The verdict leaves open punishment options including jail or fines or both at the court's discretion.
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Chicago
John J. Brennan
Ex City Attorney Salsbury ties Water Deal to Burns Bribery Case
In a Grand Rapids preliminary exam, ex City Attorney Lant K. Salsbury details a wide water scandal implicating 17 officials and others. He names many figures, amounts paid, and six six-figure conspiracy strings across cities including Chicago Milwaukee Omaha and Lake Michigan water deals. He accuses Revenue Collector Lemon and others, while E G Conger denies the charges in a signed Herald statement.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Lant K. Salsbury
David Burns
Salsbury
Burns
Salisbury
George R. Perry
J. C. Clark Sproat
Democrat
R. A. Cameron
New York
McCool
Ellen
Departer
Muir
Kinney
Donovan
Phillips
Johnson
Stonehouse
Lozier
Shriver
Alderman Mol
Alderman Ghysels
Hodges
Slocum
Cory P. Bis Sell
Russell Thompson
Evening Press
Isaac Lamoreaux
van Zoeren
van Dercook
E. D. Conger
Grand Rapids Herald
Thomas F. McGarry
Florida
C. S. Smith
The
Dudley E. Waters
Board of Public Works
Willie de Vries
George Ellis
Samuel M. Lemon
Internal Revenue
William H. Anderson
Fourth National Bank
Henry Taylor
Lake Michigan
Perry
McGarry
Sproat
Pat Flynn
Hydraulic Water Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
Omaha
Barton
Gillespie
Lemon
Council
Bury
Etor George Nicholson
Nichols
Frederick H. Garman
People's Star
Garman
William Leonard
Leonard
E. G. Conger
Theuim- Samuel Salsx-Senaarge
Why Money Is Lost in Mining Investments
Washington special interview with E. M. Farr at the Colonial Hotel on why many mining stock investments fail. He warns against advertised properties and brokers, urges buying direct from companies into large, well developed mines, and notes that dividends require holding until payout. Farr says he knows of at least two firms meeting criteria.
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Washington, D. C
E. M. Farr
Washington
Colonial Hotel
Cecil Rhodes
Mr. Farr
Generous Proposition by Senator Clark of Montana
William A Clark proposes gifting 1 150 000 acres of rich land to Montana citizens if Congress opens the Crow reservation for settlement. He may personally buy the tract if the bill fails and present it as a fee simple gift to all Americans, cost estimated at over 2 million dollars.
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William A. Clark
Montana
Congress
United States
Billings
Yellowstone
Rosebud
Custer
Sheridan
Wyoming
Clark
Plentienes
Crows
Setter dog Vie adopts brood of game chickens in Bloomfield
W F Harrison of Bloomfield New Jersey reports his setter Vie has adopted a brood of game chickens and acts as their mother. The young birds ignore people and often perch on Vie’s back as she carries them around the yard.
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Vie
W. F. Harrison
Bloomfield
N. J
Fire destroys Brooklyn Academy of Music in blast
A major fire at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn on Monday gutted the historic venue. Investigators suspect an explosion caused the blaze which threatened nearby property. The roof collapsed and damaged an adjoining saloon but no injuries were reported. Loss is estimated at 300,000 dollars.
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New York
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Adj
Powder Mixing House Explosion Kills Two at Carthage Plant
In Carthage Missouri on December 1 a mixing house at the Independent Powder Company plant, five miles southwest of town, exploded. Two mixers Lester Ridge and Bert Cobb were killed instantly and four other workers were seriously injured.
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Carthage
Independent Powder Co
Lester Ridge
Bert Cobb
Alleged Embezzler Arrested in Bank Case
Chicago December 1 former cashier Francis B Wright is charged with embezzling $60,000 from the First National Bank of Bunkee Illinois which closed November 22 Wright was arrested Monday and jailed in Chicago for the case
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Chicago
First National Bank of
Bunkee, Ill
Francis B. Wright
Chance for Old Maids in Seattle Prompted by Women Shortage
The Chicago Record-Herald calls for more women to move to Seattle Washington where many men seek wives but cannot marry. It urges Massachusetts school ma ams to take the hint or remain silent forever.
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Seattle
Wash
Massachusetts School
Ma’ams
Chicago Record-Herald
A Good Combination. Waite and Hope Tie in Minnesota
Homer Waite and Bertha Hope were married in Minnesota recently. The couple presents a cheerful and promising union for their future together.
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Homer Waite
Bertha Hope
Minnesota
Waite
Hope
Stageland Proverbic Warnings Echo in Chicago Tribune
A compact collection of stagehouse maxims and wry judgments on fame, critics, managers, and press agents. The Chicago Tribune frames these adages as industry cautions, linking show business wisdom to public perception and performance.
Swamp-Root Promises Kidney Relief Warns of Neglect
A long testimonial and promotional notice touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims many great cures and offers free sample by mail from Binghamton New York with endorsements from patients and doctors.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Robert Berner
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Fish Bureau Humor Inquiries From Interior Readers
A San Francisco fish commission receives odd requests from inland correspondents regarding obtaining a live animal for study. A hill town merchant asks for a rare species and express shipment with a keeping permit. Vogelsang answers with a wry offer and notes permits must come from the county clerk.
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Fish Commission
San Francisco
Charles A. Volsang
Herr Vogelsang
Life Saved by Dean's Kidney Pills Says Salisbury Sheriff’s Wife
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of county sheriff G W Fooks recounts eight years of kidney trouble breathing difficulty and swelling. She reports relief after taking Dean's Kidney Pills for three days and notes the remedy's availability from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents.
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G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Bright
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
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New York City
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C.C.C
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Fred E. Pile
Hamilton Street
Cleveland
Bitzgerald &Co
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