Investigations Sweep U S Government and States
A nationwide wave of inquiries spans federal and state levels as committees probe graft, corruption, and policy failures. Key actions include the Pujo money trust study, banking and tariff hearings, ship pooling probes, campaign finance scrutiny, railroad safety, infant mortality, oil and mines oversight, and public health campaigns.
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New York City
Rosenthal
Becker
Supreme Court
Goff
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ways and Means Committee
House
National Industrial Commission
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Labor
Public Health Service
Letters of a Confederate General Reveals Frietchie Parallels
The Vict or Review prints the second installment from The Letters of a Confederate General revealing a 19th century parallel to Barbara Frietchie. A June 24 1888 Greencastle Pa letter from General George E Pickett to his wife describes war’s pull and a longing to rest away from battle amid reflections on glory and consequences.
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Whittier
Barbara Frietchie
Victor Review
Karra Frietchie
George FE. Pickett
Greencastle
Hever
Han Ul
Green- 1
Letter of Pickett reveals a girl’s bold flag stand in Virginia
In a deserter’s Confederate pages a scene unfolds where a young girl on a vine porch waves a United States flag to the Dixieland band. She dares the crowd and vows for a rebel banner, while the soldiers honor her bravery and Virginians cheer. The dreamlike vignette ends with a promise of a future wife awaiting her soldier.
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Vieweree
Dixie
United States
Thia
Suffragist General Details Washington Hike Plan
General Rosalie Gardner Jones leads a twenty one day suffrage pilgrimage with each rider funding her own board and lodging. Essentials lists include shoes stockings gauze and a cloak and staff. The itinerary runs from New York City to Washington with multiple stops through February and March.
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Rosalie Gardner Jones
Pilgrims
Washington
Rosalie
Ida A. Graft
The
Hudson Terminal Station
New York City
Elizabeth
N. J
New Brunswick
Trenton
Bristol
Burlington
Philadelphia
Chester
Wilmington
Del
Newark
North East
Havre de Grace
Abington
Chase
Baltimore
Laurel
Father Bear Attacks Cubs at Central Park Zoo Birth
Two male black bear cubs born to Rose and Bob in the Central Park menagerie. Keeper Cunningham intervened as Bob lunged at the cubs, Rose defending the young. Cubs moved to a hay loft and will be bottle fed until weaned. Commissioner Stover will name them later.
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Central Park
New York
Rose
Bob
Cunningham
Charles Stover
Ruler of Swan Island Dead at 65 in Boston
Captain Alonzo Adams who ruled Swan Island for 45 years died in a Boston State hospital. Born in New England, he claimed the island after discovering it on a South American voyage aboard the Polly Ann. He built a home, raised a family, and erected a lighthouse serving passing vessels. About 100 natives are noted in the tale of his governance and wealth from oil and farming.
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Alonzo Adams
Swan Island
Nicaragua
Caribbean Sea
State Hospital
Boston
Captain Adams
New England
South America
Adams
European Women Abducted in Angolan Insurrection
Dispatches from the minister of the colonies report an uprising in the interior of Angola Portuguese West Africa. Natives killed burned attacked settlements and looted while abducting several European women and allegedly burning four men alive. The governor has dispatched an expedition to quell the revolt.
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Portuguese West Africa
Angola
Five Pound Note Peddler Tries Penny Bargain in London
A man in disguise posed as a penny saver in London’s west end offering genuine five pound notes for a penny each. He tested public skepticism by a short sale, selling only two notes despite an hour of offering and allowing examination.
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West End
London
Plan a Swiss Greenland sleighs on Jungfrau and Aletsch glaciers
A novelty of the coming Alpine season features Siberian dog sleighs on the Jungfrau and Aletsch glaciers to evoke ice and snow in greenery. Dog teams are now being trained to work for visitors.
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Greenland
Jungfrau
Aletsch Glacier
Gree
Lincoln Plot Revealed Pinkerton Letter Details Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy
Allan Pinkerton’s unpublished letter in the American Magazine recounts a secret 1861 journey of Abraham Lincoln from Harrisburg to Washington, revealing a secessionist plot to murder the president elect. The tale covers Pinkerton’s intel in Baltimore, the ballot scheme among conspirators, and Lincoln’s altered travel plan to reach the capital.
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Abe
Abraham Lincoln
Harrisburg
Washington
Capital
Allan Pinkerton
American Magazine
Lincoln
Jesse W. Weik
Greencastle
Ind
Weik
William H. Herndon
Herndon
Pinkerton
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Baltimore
George W. Kane
Barnum’s
Convicts Learn By Mail At Leavenworth Penitentiary
Professor Bray of Kansas Agricultural College visited Leavenworth and the state prison guiding a correspondence course in mechanics. Convicts interviewed by the chaplain began several trade studies among over 100 subjects including farmers, telegraph operators, teachers, lawyers, railroad officials, carpenters, plumbers, and more.
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Leavenworth Penitentiary
Bray
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Leavenworth
Boston secretary to congressman’s daughter opens theft insurance office
Elizabeth Ilarria, secretary to her father Representative Robert O. Harris of Massachusetts, resigns her Washington post earning $1500 a year and starts an office in Boston to sell burglary and theft insurance. She says the job is too tame for her.
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Pa Teo Puny
Robert O. Harris
Massachusetts
Washton
Elizabeth Ilarria
Boston
Chilean Republic Will Build Railroad Between Countries
The Chilean Senate approves the transandine line from San Carlos to Nubla as most advantageous to both Chile and Argentina. A 1913 budget sets aside 400000 for preliminary surveys while other public works may halt due to funds shortages. the Railways Minister seeks 1500000 for defense-related improvements to ensure winter service reliability.
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San Carlos
Nubla
Argentina
Chile
Minister of Railways
Transandline Railway
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Department of Human Activity
States
New York State
William Sulzer
Money Trust Inquiry
Money Trust
Pujo Committee
Banking and Currency Committee
Carter Glass
Virginia
Dee Fee
Ocean Shipping Trust
House Committee On Merchant Marine
Senate
Moses W. Clapp
Minnesota
Standard Oil
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Children’s Bureau
Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Industrial Commission
Barbara Frietchile
Pickett
Rosalie Jones
New York Zoo
S. M. Felton
Eutaw House
Col
IT. H. Kenney
Ward H. Lamon
Chilean Republic
Santiago
Piper “Piping
Piper Nemsieck
Meidsieck
Evening Journal
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