Lorimer Hearings Revealed Demand For Bribe Exposed
Detective Bailey testified Charles McGowan told of demanding $5,000 from C F Wiehe for testimony with remarks that could reach $10,000. Read entries show McGowan discussing payoffs and threats to jail others, and Funk directing continued probe after October.
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Washington
A. C. Mailey
W. J. Burns
Lorimer
Charles McGowan
C. F. Wiene
McGowan
Bailey
Stewart
Wiehe du Chicago
Chicago
Shields
Robert J. Shields
Stephenson
Wiehe
Price
Johnson
Hines
Hines J
Burgess
R. J. Shields
Morgan Jr Threatened as Detective Squad Stalks Letter
New York detectives waited in Central Park for the author of a threatening letter to J. P. Morgan Jr. demanding 100000 deposited at a spot on the east drive. The note claimed the writer had lost the money in Wall Street and urged restitution to Morgan. Isaac Sabatis Dies at 111 in New York State Indian elder Roaring Bear’s son lived through 1812 events.
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New York
Central Park
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Wall Street
Glenn's Falls
N. Y
Isaac Sabatis
Long Lake
Roaring Bear
Tenac
Railroad President Attacks Money Trust in Circular
A. E. Stillwell, head of the Kansas City Mexico Orient railway, denounces the money trust as worse than the Black Hand. He claims strong evidence, targets Wall Street bankers and managements of Union Pacific and Atchison railroads, and mails the document to congressional leaders as he escalates the public clash over financial power.
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New York
A. E. Stillwell
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Money
Stillwell
Henry
Rules Committee of
House
Stilwell
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Atchison
Hats and Heels Perplex Voters in San Francisco
San Francisco readers learn Registrar Semansky finds measuring ages of women voters trivial next to determining their height. Assistants report women resist removing hats due to lack of mirrors, then clerks must consider hats, rats, puffs, switches, and French heels in height allowances.
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San Francisco
Semansky
Banker Indicted in Alaska Bank Fraud Case
Fairbanks Alaska Feb 2 seven teen indictments were returned against Frank C Hawkins cashier of the Washington Alaska bank charged with converting bank funds and securities for unauthorized use. Hawkins is free on 23000 bonds. Additional indictments may come against residents of the States.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Frank CC. Hawkins
Washington-Alaska Bank
Hawkins
Irish Presbyterians Rally Against Home Rule in Belfast
About 25 000 Irish Presbyterians gathered in Belfast to oppose home rule. They filled a dozen halls and churches with resolutions declaring they would not obey any Irish parliament and would burn taxes demanded by such legislation.
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Belfast
Ireland
Rockefeller and Hoboes Clash at Cincinnati Hobo Meet
At a Cincinnati hobo convention, Cora D. Harvey known as Queen of the Hoboes urged aid for the unemployed and condemned Aldrich monetary reform. She defended her Oklahoma work and accused Wall Street magnates Rockefeller Morgan and Vanderbilt of living off others. The gathering denounced Aldrich plan.
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Cincinnati
Cora D. Harvey
Sycamore Street
Logan County
Oklahoma
Wall
Kuhn Loeb Bid Favored For Wabash Certificates
Kuhn, Loeb and Co of New York bids par plus a quarter percent for the ten million dollars in receivers certificates of the Wabash Railroad. Federal Judge Adams is expected to approve the bid.
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St. Louis, Peb
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
Wabash Railroad Company
Adams
Third term idea debated in U S Congress
Washington February 2 The resolution by Representative Slayden Democrat Texas declares it the sense of the house that a break from the two term custom would be unwise unpatriotic and fraught with peril to free institutions.
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Washington
Congress
Slayden
Texas
House
Golfer Wins First Tom Norris Memorial Gold Medal
R. E. Mac Cracken of the Denver Country Club earned the first gold medal for the Tom Norris Memorial trophy. The award honors the low score among members of 70 clubs in the Western Golf Association competition held in Denver.
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Denver
Colo
R. E. MacCracken
Denver Country Club
Tom Norris
Western Golf Association
Destruction Begins on Canton Wall by Republican Forces
A twenty mile ancient wall around Canton is being demolished by soldiers of the Republican government. A cablegram to the Chinese daily Ching Sai Yat Po reports the wall built about 200 B.C. will be removed to create a stone and mortar boulevard.
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San Francisco
Canton
Ching Sai Yat Po
Flee Juarez by the thousands as mutiny spreads
Juarez Mexico lies deserted after mutinous troops looted and fired on citizens, with $275000 in property damaged. Madero forces reportedly en route as El Paso guards the Rio Grande. U S troops guard the international bridges to enforce neutrality laws.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Madero
Made
Rio Grande
Juarez Fall
Fourth United States Cavalry
E. Z. Steever
Italian Aviator Wounded After Bombing Arab Camp
Captain Monte an Italian airman was severely wounded when his plane was hit by Arab fire while bombing an encampment near Tobruk Cyrenaica. He and an observer survived and returned to base with crucial information after four hits from enemy rifles.
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Tripoli
Monte
Tobruk
Cyrenaica
Methodists Likely to Lift Ban at Minneapolis Conference
Chicago Feb 2 The Methodists conference to open May 1 in Minneapolis is expected to commence a new era in church governance. Delegates from worldwide regions are anticipated to demand removal of restrictions on dancing card playing and theater attendance by church members.
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Chicago
Methodists’ Conference
Minneapolis
1500 Arrested in Lisbon Riots on King Carlos Anniversary
Lisbon reports over 1,500 labor rioters arrested as prisons fill to capacity. Authorities tightened guard to prevent a wider uprising on the anniversary of King Carlos assassination.
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Lisbon
Carlos
Fifty Years Ago Today Reports Snowstorms and Social Notes
Fifty years ago today February 2. Army camps in Virginia snowed under the sixth snowstorm of the season. A carnival of skating spread across the north despite the heavy blockade. Complaints arose that Mrs Lincoln was too aristocratic in her White House receptions.
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Virginia
Lincoln
White House
Harvard Cavalry Deployed to Lawrence Strike
Cambridge February 2 Troop B of Harvard’s cavalry is assigned to active duty at the Lawrence strike. A large number of students will skip midyear exams and all will be passed with a C grade as a result.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Lawrence
Twenty Five Years Ago Today Thunder Storm Severe Across States
A midwinter thunder storm raged across Pennsylvania to Illinois as snow and hail fell, marking a dramatic weather scene remembered from the era.
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
Twenty Five Years for Slayer in Illinois Circuit Court
William Schultz, a wealthy German farmer, was found guilty of murdering his best friend and neighbor William Raube by a circuit court jury and sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary in Pontiac Illinois on February 2.
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Pontiac
William Schultz
William Raube
Maryland Senator Moves to Reappoint Army Captain
Washington February 2. Senator Ray Ner of Maryland introduced a bill authorizing the reappointment of Peter C Hains Jr to the army restoring his old rank of captain of artillery.
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Washington
Rayner
Maryland
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Awaiting Abdication Sparks Hope for Peace in Shanghai
Tang Shao Yi says peace is possible as abdication looms and revolutionary leaders expect action. Dispatches urge Washington to recognize the republic, arguing the U S should lead in China’s early development. Premier Yuan plans doubling troops in Peking to deter Manchu anti Chinese demonstrations.
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Shanghai
China
Tang Shao Yi
Washington
America
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
Mukden
Chao Erh Hsun
Submarine fete planned off Catalina Island
Los Angeles February 2 Society women from Los Angeles San Francisco and Pasadena plan a submarine fete to be held on the ocean bottom off Catalina island in March Marine artist Walter Hawrison Pritchard is arranging details Guests will wear diving suits with oxygen tanks or air tubes Catalina island is chosen for the clear water and the underwater gardens at the seabed
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Los Angeles
Cal
Society Women
San Francisco
Pasadena
Cataline Island
Walter Hawrison Pritchard
Catalina Island
Knowles Dies at Denver In Health Campaign
Fred Knowles former secretary of the New York National League Baseball club died in Denver from tuberculosis after going there three months ago to regain health. He served fifteen years with the New York club and was well known in baseball circles. A Kansas girl Miss Lada Hudson sixteen of Langdon won the Interstate Corn show prize for ten ears exhibited by boys under eighteen at Pittsburg.
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New York
Denver
Fred Knowles
New York National League Baseball Club
Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
State Normal
Lada Hudson
Langdon
Britain plans Fanning Island coaling base
Reports from Honolulu and Victoria confirm a British plan to establish a coaling station on Fanning Island with military value after Panama Canal opening. The Makura carried large guns, supporting rumors of a British naval base on the South Seas island purchased in November for 325000 dollars by a British Canadian syndicate acting for the government.
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Honolulu
England
Fanning Island
Makura
Seattle
Honolul
South Seas
Panama Canal
Victoria
B. C
Washington Island
Father Rougler
Marania
Railroad strike case ends with fines and jail terms
Jon, his son, Smith Cotton, and J Sanchez were found guilty in McComb City federal court of violating a federal injunction restraining Illinois Central shopmen and sympathizers from interfering with railroad affairs. Judge Miles imposed fines of 100 dollars each and four months imprisonment.
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Jackson
Misg
Jon
Smith Cotton
J Sanchez
Illinois Central
McComb City
Miles
Maura Accuses Liberals in Spanish Chamber
Antonio Maura, leader of the conservative party, charged the liberals with sanctioning revolutionary acts and warned the policy could topple the monarchy. Jose Canalejas rebutted, arguing liberals are capable of governing and will continue despite attacks.
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Madrid
Antonio Maura
Chamber of Deputies
Jose Canalejas
Death of rising Cubs third baseman Jimmy Doyle
Syracuse reports the death of Jimmy Doyle, the Chicago Cubs third baseman, from complications after an appendicitis operation. In under two years at the major league level he had become regarded as a top young talent and a likely future star of the national pastime.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Jimmy Doyle
Chicago Cubs
Doyle
Missing Dorothy Arnold Letters Turned Over in New York
The Arnold family delivered letters believed to reveal the whereabouts of Dorothy Arnold who vanished thirteen months ago, renewing the search. Content of the letters is kept secret as authorities review the material.
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New York
Dorothy H. G Arnold
Houce
Arnold
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Black Hand
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Rockefeller & ‘Hobo
Queen of Band
Comrades’ Meet
Aldrich Plan
Norris Memorial Trophy
Cry
United States Cavalry
International Bridge
Britain
W. H. Carter
William M. Carter
Department of the Lakes
Republic First
Knowles
New York Giants
Foe
U. S
Jimmy” Doyle
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