Harrison flight widens Pujo inquiry on Standard Oil secrets
Miss Katherine I. Harrison, longtime private secretary to Henry H. Rogers, evades committee questions by fleeing to Montreal. The Pujo panel seeks her testimony on Merger deals, bank ties, and copper speculations linked to Standard Oil, Amalgamated Copper, and major New York financiers.
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New York
Katherine I. Harrison
Pujo
Henry H. Rogers
Montreal
Brooklyn
Sarah Harrison
Miss Harrison
Canada
Europe
United States
Pujo Committee
Washington
Money Trust
Wall Street
Standard CW
Rogers
Consolidated Gas
Consolidated Copper
Standard Oil
Mutual Life’ Insurance Company
National City Bank
Standard Oil Company
Broadway
Amalgamated Copper
William Rockefeller
Mr. Rogers
Harrison
Boston Gas
A. C. Burrage
Senate Defers Vote on One Term Presidential Amendment
Washington January 15 Senate Cummins seeks a six year presidential tenure limit by amendment. Senator Root objects saying insufficient consideration. The measure remains unfinished business as Cummins keeps it before the senate for action.
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Washington
Jan
Cummins
Senate
Root
Johnson Reaches Chicago After Battle Creek Arrest
Jack Johnson his wife manager and secretary arrived in Chicago with officers who arrested the Negro in Battle Creek Michigan yesterday. Johnson argued he was not fleeing to Canada but could be extradited on the pending smuggling charge.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Battle Creek
Mich
Johnson
Canada
Distressed Ship Abbessinia Sighting Prompts Relay
A wireless from the Minnetonka says the Tisa will reach the Abbessinia, 300 miles southeast of Sable Island, to aid the freighter crew of 40. Earlier reports said Armenian intercepted messages noted Abbessinia in tow before losing it in fog. In Key West the Peoria reported the Colorado ashore at Mollory Bay in 12 feet of water ahead of the main mast.
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New York
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Minnetonka
Atlantic Transport Line
Tisa
Abbessinia
Sable Island
White Star Line
Halifax
Steamship Canada
Ctow
Key West
Fla
Peoria
Tortugas
Colorado
Schliemeyer
PROF H T PECK FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY IN NEW YORK
Harry Thurston Peck former Columbia Latin professor filed for bankruptcy in New York. Esther Quinn, involved in a court case with him, is named as chief creditor claiming $150000, including $50000 for breach of promise and $100000 for libel. Total liabilities listed at $161900. Assets are royalties on publications with no stated value.
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New York
Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia University
Esther Quinn
Miss Quinn
Doctor Peck
Prison Clerk Sentenced for Embezzlement at Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus Jan 15 Irving M Rex former Seneca county probate judge pled guilty to embezzling funds belonging to convicts in the Ohio penitentiary Judge Rogers sentenced him to two years imprisonment Rex had served as prison clerk prior to his conviction.
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Columbus
Ohio
Irving M. Rex
Rogers
Rex
Seneca County
Explosion wrecks Hazardville town
An explosion at Hazard powder works in Hazardville Conn on January 15 killed two people and seriously injured seven others. Nearly every building was damaged four were demolished and the public schools closed due to damage. The blast was heard over ten miles away.
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Hazardville
Conn
Hazard
Menace to Toledo Bridge as Ice Gorge Blocks City
Pack ice sweeping eight miles down the Maumee River gorges above the new million-dollar Cherry Street bridge in Toledo. Telephone cables cut and 4,000 instruments on the East side cut off communication to the main city. The gorge lies before the business district as contractors prepare to dynamite the ice necklace.
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Toledo
Maumee
Cherry Street
House Passes Post Office Appropriation Bill
The House approved the post office appropriation bill totaling about 273 million dollars. The Cullop amendment to place fourth class postmasters under civil service was defeated. In Geneva, Jean Bielovucci attempted a Alps crossing from Brig rising to 6000 feet but weather forced a return. his craft was lightly damaged on landing and he plans to retry in a few days.
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Washington
House
Post Office
Civil Service
Alps
Geneva
Switzerland
Jean Bielovucci
Brig
Italy
Wotherspoon Confirmed as Major General in Senate
The Senate spent over two hours in executive session under President Taft and confirmed W F Wotherspoon as major general amid opposition led by Senator Bristow for advancing over Gen Fred Funston and others on the list. Senator Root sought to repeal the Panama toll clause. Pomerene proposed amending the Constitution on impeachment. Gore urged expanding the Supreme Court to eleven with seven as quorum. McLean of Connecticut gave his maiden Senate speech backing a migratory birds protection bill.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
W. F. Wotherspoon
Senator Bristow
Wotherspoon
Fred Funston
Kansas
Ocher
Root
Pomerene
Gore
Supreme Court of the United States
McLean
Connecticut
Balkan Allies Move to Resume War Against Turkey
London reports allied Balkan chiefs decide to terminate armistice and resume operations around Adrianople. Bulgaria Greece Serbia and Montenegro ready for renewed fighting as Turkish finances strain on the five percent loan of 1896 and supplies dwindle in the siege.
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London
Turkey
Grand Council
Constantinople
Kiamil Pasha
Tnat
Adrianople
Tchatalja
Bulgaria
Greece
Maas
Serva
Servia
Montenegro
Scutari
Imperial
Ottoman Bank
Between Two Fires Madero Struck by Rebel Pressures in Mexico
U S dispatches say Acapulco and Vera Cruz are besieged by rebel forces while another group nears Mexico City, forcing President Madero into a difficult position. Foreigners seek refuge and plantations demand protection as the risk of troop withdrawal from Chihuahua grows. A separate note from Evansville reports a Bijou Theater safe blown with about $1000 seized using nitroglycerin.
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Washington
Acapulco
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Madero
State Department
Edwards
Chihuahua
Senators Reelected by Legislature in Multiple States
Reports from Lansing Boise Denver Augusta and other capitals indicate United States senators were reelected or chosen by state legislatures. William Alden Smith Boise W B Borah and John F Shafroth with Charles 8 Thomas secured seats while Maine failed to unite behind a single candidate Edwin Burleigh Obadiah Gardner split votes and Thomas Walsh was chosen in Montana.
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Lansing
Mich
United States
William Alden Smith
Boise
Idaho
W. B. Borah
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Popular Voice
John F. Shafroth
Charles
Augusta
Maine
Edwin
Burleigh
Obadiah Gardner
House
Wh. M. Thompson
Senate
Helena
Mont
Thomas Walsh
Boston
Refused to Be Bossed Miss Tarr Quits Wilson Staff
Miss Salome Tarr a top stenographer for President elect Wilson quits after clashing with Charley Swem the nineteen year old personal stenographer. Tarr tore up notes from Joseph Tumulty and fled to a Jersey City on her way home while Tumulty and other staffers pursued.
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Trenton
N. J
Salome Tarr
Wilson
Charley Swein
Miss Tarr
State House
Joseph Tumulty
Swem
Swein
Salome
Tumulty
Warren Johnson
May Havens
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Scouts Slay 90 Outlaws in South Lanao Action
A detachment of scouts led by Lieutenant Fletcher engaged a large band of outlaws in South Lanao. Reports vary with 50 or 90 outlaws killed while the scouts suffered no casualties.
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Manila
Fletcher
Lanao
Archbald Plans Return to Law Practice in Scranton
Former Judge Robert W. Archbald, removed from the commerce court by the Senate, left Philadelphia for Scranton to resume legal work. His son said the father’s conscience is clear and he will start over, praising his kindness and courtesy as the cause of his troubles.
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Philadelphia
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
United States Senate
Scranton
Bandits Sentenced in Rockefeller Estate Holdups
In White Plains Jan 15 Judge William P. Platt sentenced three of four highwaymen from the Pocantico Hills Rockefeller estate robberies to Sing Sing prison terms of nine years six months to fifteen years six months.
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White Plains
N. Y
William P. Platt
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Sing Sing
Nobleman and Actress to Wed Quietly
Lord Victor Paget brother of the Marquis of Anglesey will marry Miss Olive May, a society girl, in a very quiet ceremony tomorrow. Only immediate relatives will attend.
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London
Lord Victor Paget
Marquis of
Anglesey
Olive May
Saiety
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Tenn
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George W. Baxter
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H. T. Peck
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See Gorge
Toledo, O
Pandima Canal
United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Benjamin R. Stickney
Balkans
Trice
C. H. Tavenner
Clyde H. Tavenner
Fourteenth
Illinois
James McKinney
Tavenner
John W. Weeks
Evansville
Ind
Bijou
Smith
Michigan
Borah
Shafroth
Thomas
Gov. Wilson
Charley Swem
South
Archbald
Law
Rockefeller
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