Iron Workers Records Alleged Theft Tied to J J McNamara Case
Federal grand jury holds evidence that key Iron Workers records were removed from the Central Life building and shipped after J J McNamara's arrest. Executive board members stayed in Indianapolis, with officials including H J Hockin and B A Clancy. Prosecutor Baker’s appearance prompts questions about local officers’ conduct as detectives linked to the Erectors association examined the case. Grand jury adjourned to January 3.
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Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Central Life Building
J. J. McNallara
The
Iron Workers
H. J. Hockin
B. A. Clancy
San Francisco
McManigal
J. J. McNamara
California
Clancy
Hockin
Baker
Baker Before the Grand Jury
Erectors’ Association
Marion County
Grand Jury
Foster
Markey
Criminal Court
Frank M. Ryan President of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Frank M. Ryan serves as president of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Association, guiding union leadership and membership through industry challenges and collective bargaining efforts.
Bandits Kill American Frank Gillette in Mazatlan Compound
Bandits murder Frank Gillette, American sugar planter near Acaponeta Tepec, Mazatlan district, after forcing his wife to reveal where money was kept. Gillette shot at supper, fled to second story, died on bed. wife abused and released after valuables taken.
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Frank Gillette
Cleveland
Mazatlan
Mex
Frank Gillte
Acaponeta
Teépic
Gillette
Mra
Villians
Lottery tickets tied to Midwest sales busted
Kansas City police say a shoplifter’s arrest uncovers a scheme moving Santo Domingo lottery tickets across the middle west. Fremont Weeks, a Kansas City express company employee, is held as the city’s lottery agent. About $40 000 in cash prizes were allegedly offered by one company. Police found hundreds of lottery tickets in Mrs Weeks’ apartment.
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Kansas City
Santo Domingo
Middle West
Fremont Weeks
Midwest Weather Then and Tomorrow Across States
Indiana and Illinois show fair conditions today and tomorrow. Wisconsin experiences generally fair weather today with increasing cloudiness tomorrow and moderate southwesterly winds.
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Funeral of Prince Albert ushers in national mourning
Fifty years ago today on December 23 the nation entered mourning for Prince Albert. The memory of the royal figure dominated public life as a somber mood spread nationwide.
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Prince Albert
England
United States Congress
Consolidation of Roads Urged to Create Through Line
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad seeks bondholder consent to consolidate with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, creating a direct line from New York to Chicago under one mortgage. Michigan Central bonds may join later in long range plan. total collateral bonds exceed $109.9 million. City Marshal Dreyer shot in Hannibal while attempting arrest. fate uncertain.
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New York
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
Lake Shore
Hudson River
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern
New York Central
Michigan Central
Central
the Central
New York Central Road
Chicago
Russia Plans Tariff Hikes After Russo American Treaty
A legislative proposal in the St. Petersburg duma seeks to raise Russian duties by 100 percent and impose a similar 100 percent tax on articles currently duty free. The bill argues U S tariffs after the 1832 treaty will be prohibitive for Russian goods, justifying the move. A double tonnage tax on vessels is also proposed.
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St. Petersburg
United States
Guchkoff
Duma
Indian Princess Returns for Baroda Marriage to Maharajah of Gwalior
Princess Ir Dira of Baroda returns from England aboard the Salsette to wed Maharajah Scin dia of Gwalior in a Hindu ceremony of an ancient order. She is in her twentieth year and is the Gaekwad’s only daughter.
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London
Irdira
Baroda
England
Maharajah Scindia of
Gwalior
Peroda
Gaekwar
Taft Giv es Turkeys Christmas at White House
President Taft and Mrs. Taft distributed Christmas turkeys to over a hundred married White House staffers at noon. The day will be a quiet family observance with church, minimal work, and no outside guests. Charles Taft has returned from Connecticut and Robert Taft arrives in Washington.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Charlie Taft
Connecticut
Robert Taft
Harvard Law School
White Louse
Actor Lorimer Dies by Suicide in New York Home
Wright Lori mer, a well known actor, killed himself by inhaling gas at his residence 124 West Sixty fifth street New York. Aged thirty eight, he began on Chicago stages and was famed for The Shepherd King which he authored with Arnold Reeves.
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New York
Wright Lorimer
West Sixty-fifth Street
Lorimer
Chicago
Shepherd King
Arnold Reeves
Police Save 30 Women From Fire in East Fourth Street Tenement
Fire in a New York East Fourth Street tenement trapped thirty women on upper floors and forced desperate escapes. Police and firefighters assisted as a ladder failed to reach ground, rescuing women many carrying children.
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New York
Pire
East Fourth Street
Big Boston Firm Marshall Son & Coy Fails
Boston December 23 report that Marshall, Son and Company importers and manufacturers of paper box and hex binders machinery have failed. The firm is based in Boston and its collapse impacts local business.
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Boston
Marshall, Son & Coy Incorporated
Lis
Noted surgeon dies in Paris at seventy
Paris December 23 Professor Odilon Marc Lannelongue famed surgeon died at age seventy. The death ends a noted medical career with influence in European surgical practice and education.
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Paris
Odilon Marc Lannelongue
West Scores Over East in Education, Yale Expert Says
Professor Ernst Carroll Moore of Yale University told the Los Angeles Teachers' Institute that eastern high schools are largely failures while western systems show greater success, presenting a regional contrast in education.
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Los Angeles
Ernst Carroll Moore
Department of Education
Yale
Teachers’ Institute
Woman Writer Claims Sudden Re election as UMW President
A female writer abruptly announces reelection to the presidency of the United Mine Workers, signaling a swift leadership move. The report notes the unexpected nature of the claim and its potential impact on the union’s activities.
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United Mire Workers
Maury resigns commission to join Confederate forces
Fifty years ago on Sunday December 24 Captain Matthew F Maury U S N a noted American scientist resigned his commission to join the Confederate forces He founded the Confederate submarine torpedo service Also noted is a false report of the death of Emperor William II that unsettled European and American markets twenty five years ago on Sunday December 24
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Matthew F. Maury
Confederate Submarine Torpedo Service
Wiliam
Germany
Persia submits to Russian czar ends Persian financial reform
The Persian charge d affaires informed the Russian foreign secretary that Persia accepted all terms of the Russian ultimatum. It included the dismissal of American financier W Moren Shuster, who had steadied the treasury. Britain’s influence softened the demand by allowing consent for foreign advisers. Persians ordered hostilities halted and Tehran instructed regional authorities to end the conflict. Paris reports retain France’s government privileges amid a parliamentary vote.
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St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
M. Sazonoff
Persia
Tabriz
Resht
Shuster
Bank of France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Death of famed writer Margaret Horton Potter ruled accidental morphine poisoning
Coroner's jury in Chicago finds Margaret Horton Potter died from accidental morphine poisoning after taking seventy five pellets. Potter, once a Chicago debut author and wife of attorney John D. Black, had a turbulent life and divorced him in 1910 on grounds of habitual intemperance.
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Chicago
Margaret Horton Potter
John D. Black
Chicago Beach
Robert Dollyliams
Tostastic
Tapid
de Mailly
Babylon
Swindlers Go To Jail In Stock Fraud Case
The Burr brothers Sheldon C and Eugene H with Charles H Tobey and Preston admitted guilt in federal court for a scheme to defraud via mail. Judge Holt sentenced them each to one year and a day in federal prison or a New York county jail with parole options. The group used various names and promoted Chicago-New York lines and electric rail ideas during 1906 to 1907.
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New York
Burr Brothers
Sheldon C
Eugene H
Charles H. Tobey
Preston
Burrs
Burr
McEorporated
Holt
States
United States
New York County
Prikom
Attheate
Brickwell
Marshal Hetilkelted
Toledo
Wabash
S J. Louis
Bayless Pulp and Paper officials indicted in dam disaster case
Potts County grand jury indicts George C Cayless president and Fred N Martin superintendent of Bayless Pulp and Paper Co Austin Pa for involuntary manslaughter over the Austin dam disaster of Sept 20. Bail was not secured for Michael Bailey caretaker whose case was sent to the grand jury by a justice of the peace.
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Coudersport
Potter County
Grand Jury
George C. Cayless
Fred N. Mamtin
Bayless Pulp and Paper Company
Austin
Michael Bailey
Dem
Nesce
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Eastern Road
Hannibal, Mo
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Shanghai
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China
Wu Ting Fang
Tang Shao Yi
Yuan Shih Kai
Russia
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Maharajah
Princess Indira
Executive Mansion
Uhigagl
John P. White
W. Morgan Shuster
Margaret Potter
Black Gone
Blackwell's Island
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F. N. Hamtin
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