War in Miners Camp Heats Up Over Ohio Letter
Indianapolis dispatch details a heated United Mine Workers convention dispute between Thomas L. Lewis camp and John H. Walker faction. Ohio officers face libel charges after an unsigned letter alleged sold out ties to operators. Rewards totaling $250 offered for authors. Lewis claims conspiracy aimed at disrupting the union.
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Indianapolis
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
John H. Walker
Illinois
Ohio
G. W. Savage
Ohio District
William Green
Ohio Miners
Savage
Lee Rankin
A. R. Watkins
St District No 5
Walker
Francis Feehan
Pittsburg
Springfield. T
Bank Guaranty Bill Sparks Senate Finance Debate
Olympia, February 4. A bank deposit guaranty bill has been introduced in the senate. The measure imposes an annual graduated tax on average daily deposits starting at one half of one percent, then one quarter of one percent, and one eighth of one percent in later years with only one tenth of the tax payable.
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Olympia
Wash
Senate
Cash requirement for tax payment in full plan
The balance in non-interest hearing certificates of deposit will fund the guaranty until it hits 1,000,000 dollars. after that tax must be paid in cash in full.
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Guaranty
New Kind of Risk Insures Against Insanity
London based insurance firm offers coverage for insanity with two plans. A yearly premium of 3.50 dollars guarantees 500 dollars annually for five years. For 5 dollars per year, 500 dollars annually continues for an unlimited period of insanity. American consul Maxwell Blake reports the details from Dunfermline.
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London
Washington
Maxwell Blake
Dunfermline
Slays Grand Master on Denver Shopping Street
Fred Walton former grand master of the Odd Fellows for Idaho was shot dead by John H Cradlebaugh on Sixteenth Street Denver. Walton cried that Cradlebaugh believed he had stolen his wife and hundreds of shoppers witnessed the shooting.
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Denver
Colo
Fred Walton
The
Odd Fellows
State of
Idaho
John H Cradlebaugh
Wallace
Ida
Walton
Sixteenth Street
Barnum's Wild Man Wil lam Massey Dies in Boston
Ki Ko once billed as Barnum's "wild man from Borneo" has died in Boston. For years he performed as a freak show figure and recently worked as a shoe shiner. Massey name identified as William Massey.
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Borneo
Boston
Ki Ko
Barnum
Iis
Willam Massey
Vermont Champion in Navy Battle Efficiency Test
Washington reports the Vermont won first place in combined night and day gunnery practice for battleship class vessels. Following in efficiency were Minnesota Pennsylvania Colorado and New Jersey in that order.
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Washington
Vermont
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New Jersey
Moore Loses Two Million in Grain Brokerage Collapse
Chicago reports Sidney C. Love & Co. failed in grain trading and W. H. Moore of Diamond Match fame lost over two million. Moore allegedly helped the firm before discovering the loss and then sought a private resolution to keep the affair quiet as Love & Co. suspended operations and transferred business. The Southern Pacific market losses are noted as part of the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sidney C. Love & Co
W. H. Moore
Diamond Match Fame
Judge Moore
Love
Moore
Wall Street
Southern Pacific Securities
Fire policies upheld against insurers after 1906 San Francisco fire
Judge Van Fleet ordered judgments totaling over 500000 against insurers who failed to pay in full on San Francisco fire policies. In 104 cases before the U.S. circuit court, 88 decisions went against the insurance companies.
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San Francisco
van Fleet
United States Circuit Court
Large footwear chain in bankruptcy case names receivers
A voluntary bankruptcy petition against Louis Frazin and Moses Oppenheim trading as Frazin & Oppenheim seeks to shield a chain of shoe stores in Philadelphia Chicago and New York. Merrill and Wichert named receivers on a 150000 bond to manage operations for twenty days as claims from Mediar Hotlines Morse Rogers and Manhattan Shoe are noted. The firm is alleged insolvent with assets around 500000 and preferential transfers alleged in Chicago leases.
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Frazin & Oppenheim
New York
Louis Frazin
Moses Oppenheim
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pageon Merrill
Joseph H. Wichert
Mediar & Hotlines Company
Morse & Rogers
Manhattan Shoe Company
Lamy Dominates Early Heats in International Skating
Edmund Lamy, the champion, won the four heats he started at Saranac Lake in the preliminary events of the international outdoor amateur championships despite rumors he might be barred. A Anderson of the Western Skating Association took three heats.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Edmund Lamy
A. Anderson
Western Skating Association
Man Ends Life with Carbolic Acid in Lodging House
The Cleveland lodging house tragedy reveals a man identified as Edward Melan who died by his own hand. He left a stark note in a ledger style account accusing life of ruin and pleading for a decent grave. The fragmentary message mentions carbolic acid and eternity.
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Cleveland
O. Fed
Edward Melan
Hell
Eighty Nine Negroes Held After Pittsburg Crime Spree
At the central police station in Pittsburg 108 negroes arrested after a Herron Hill crime spree were brought before Magistrate Brady. Twenty proved steady work and were discharged while eighty nine were held as suspicious persons pending further action.
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Pittsburg
Central
Herron Hill
Brady
Wormser Suspended from New York Exchange for Sixty Days
Isador Wormser Jr was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange for sixty days following a complaint by board member Winthrop Burr alleging Wormser directed improper remarks at another member on the exchange floor. Jose F de Navarro dies. he was a director at Equitable Life and Atlas Portland Cement.
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New York Exchange
New York
Isador Wormser, Jr
New York Stock Exchange
Winthrop Burr
Wormser
Jose F. de Navarro
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Opening Market Hogs and Cattle Report for Chicago
Official hog and cattle market summary shows receipts and shipments, with figures for today and tomorrow. Prices vary by grade from light to heavy shipping hogs and beef, while sheep markets appear weak and cattle steady to weak, as reported by Beach-Wickham Grain Co and Postal Telegraph Bidg.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Fire damages New York Capitol building
A basement fire in the New York Capitol caused damage to the $25,000,000 building. Firemen suffered gas exposure while extinguishing flames among packing materials. the gas was shut off and a four inch pipe melted. A dozen firefighters were rescued and are expected to recover.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Capitol
Reappointed by Davidson Wisconsin Officials Retain Posts
Governor Davidson reappointed J. D. Beck of Cashton as commissioner of the state bureau of labor and industrial statistics J Q Emery of Albion as state dairy and food commissioner and Dr C A Harper of Madison as a member of the state board of health and vital statistics Beck received a four year term Emery two years and Harper six years
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Madison
Wis
Davidson
J. D. Beck
Cashton
State Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics
J. Q. Emery
Albion
C. A. Harper
State Board of Health and Vital Statistics
Beck
Emery
Harper
Paderewski Splits Nail Forcing Philadelphia Concert Canceled
Paderewski split a $5,000 nail on his right index finger during a Carnegie Hall recital. The Philadelphia engagement is canceled. His manager will seek insurance compensation of $5,000 from the insurers for the unperformed concert.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Paderewski
Philadelphia
Charles A. Tms
Fire at Massachusetts State House disrupts corridors
Smoke filled the upper corridors as a fire broke out in the office of General Jophanus H. Whitney chief of the Massachusetts district police at the state house. The blaze started in the chief's waste basket causing excitement around the building.
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Masachusetts State House
Boston
Jophanus H. Whitney
Massachusetts District Police
State House
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana Iowa and Wisconsin
Forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions in Illinois and Indiana today. Rain or snow possible tomorrow. Iowa and Wisconsin expect partly cloudy skies with rain or snow flurries on Friday.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
John A Babcock and The North American Commission
A fragment mentions John A Babcock and The North American Commission in Chicago with a prompt about timely service and a fair deal. The text suggests a slogan or advertisement urging dependable contact and square treatment.
Indict Haskell for Land Fraud Indict Seven in Conspiracy Case
Federal grand jury returns indictments against seven men including Governor Charles N. Haskell and Walter R. Eaton for conspiring to defraud the government. Turner faces two counts while Severs English Turner Hutchings Hill Eaton each face single counts. Bonds posted or arranged include 5000 to 10000 dollars with Haskell to enter appearance tomorrow.
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F. B. Severs
A. Z. English
C. W. Turner
W. T. Hutchings
James W. Hill
Walter R. Eaton
Charles N. Haskell
A. English
Thomas H. Owen
Haskell
Guthrie
Clarence W. Turner
Turner
Hutchings
Eaton
Another Venire Ordered in Carmack Death Case
In Nashville Tennessee on February 4 a fifth venire of 500 men was ordered after adding two new jurors. The Cooper and Sharp case halted due to venire shortages as Judge discussed a juror prejudice issue with Whitworth who admitted stating Carmack’s death cost Governor Paterson friends.
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Patterson
Carmack
Nashvile
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
John D. Sharp
Whitworth
Trap Shooting Averages for 1908 Announced
Elmer E. Shanner of the Interstate Association for the Encouragement of Trap Shooting reports the official averages for 1908 in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Top professionals include C. G. Spencer .967T and W. H Heer .9667 while amateurs list C. M. Powers .9460 and William Veach .9449 with other noted marks.
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Pittsburg
Interstate Association For the Encouragement of
C. G. Spencer
W.H Heer
J. M. Hawkins
W. R. Crosby
J. R. Taylor
C. M. Powers
William Veach
D. J. Holland
S. A. Huntley
G. S. McCarty
Former Official Declares Self-Defense in Killings
Clarence N. Jones president of Commonwealth Feed and brother of Police Commissioner George P. Jones was shot and killed in a quarrel at his mill in St. Louis. Herman A. Kretschmar a discharged company official was arrested and charged with the shooting claiming self defense.
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St. Louis
Clarence N. Jones
Commonwealth Feed Company
George P. Jones
Herman A. Kretschmar
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Edgar, Poe
Rogers
New York Herald
Barnum Freak Dead
Royal
Match Man
Lamy
Anderson
Texas
John A. Babcock
North American Commission ‘Company
Oklahoma
Muskogee, Okla
Federal Grand Jury
N. Haskell
Venire
Decatur, Ill
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