Nixon on Witness Stand in Ship Building Hearing
The hearing to make permanent the receivership of the United States Shipbuilding company resumed in New York with Lewis Nixon as the first witness. He claimed ignorance of Bethlehem Steel affairs before acquisition and relied on accountants reports. He referred inquiries to minutes and said Schwab and Pam controlled ship building securities listings. He described opposing Sheldon reorganization and cited a bribery accusation regarding Schwab in letters offered by Untermyer.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Ship Company
New York
United States Shipbuilding Company
Charles M. Schwab
Max Pam
Lewis Nixon
Samuel Untermyer
Nixon
W. D. Guthrie
Untermyer
Mr. Guthrie
Ship Building Company
Gary
Pam
Sheldon
Joseph H. Hoadley
Hoadley
Schwab
Guthrie
United States Ship Building Company
Messrs. Me.Intrye & Marshall
Roadway
Reorganized Company
Survivors tell of Francois Copee wreck mutiny doubt
Four crew members including the mate drifted ashore on a raft to Tomales Bay after the Francois Copee wreck. Thirteen saved. captain and eight others missing. Survivors deny mutiny caused the disaster as fog and navigation errors misled Imneye near the coast. Mrs Augusta Newmann, with six children, found near death from starvation, cared for by her husband.
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San Francisco
Cal
Francois Copee
Tomale's Bay
Imneye
Augusta Newmann
Tragic Sea Evacuation Leaves Nine Lost at Sea
Two small boats were launched and lost. The life boat was provisioned and launched but the rope broke after nine men were lowered in. They pulled away to shore. Four survivors built a raft to ride the seas while the fate of the captain and eight sailors remains unknown. the first mate cannot account for them.
Works of Chicago Thugs Robberies Strike Early Night
In Chicago at 855 LaSalle avenue Miss Stella Nitzke a stenographer was robbed and beaten by two masked men after 11 pm. They tore her purse containing 25 dollars from her belt and ripped stockings in a failed search for more booty. Moments later Alexander Lavin a Svea Hotel clerk was robbed of his cork leg and 26 dollars. The assailants' description fits the same pair.
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Chicago
LaSalle Avenue
Miss Nitzke
Alexander Lavin
Svea
Milton
Chicago Avenues
Lavin
Death reveals a pitiful case in LaCrosse
The death of Daniel Newmann in LaCrosse Wisconsin on November 25 exposes a sad case prompting inquiry. Local authorities said the circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation and details remain limited.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Daniel Newmann
Postoffice Safe Robbed in Nanticoke Heist
Postoffice inspectors say two thousand dollars in money and stamps were stolen when robbers broke into the Nanticoke postoffice and blew open the safe. Investigators call the act the work of experts and believe the thieves escaped on a freight train.
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Postoffice
Nanticoke
Gorman
Springfield grocer charged with coloring oleo
R M Deckum, a prominent Springfield grocer, is held to the federal grand jury on charges of coloring oleomargarine and selling it as country butter.
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Springfield
Ill
R. M. Deckum
Federal
Clark Opens a Soup House in Butte
Under Senator W A Clark guidance the Paul Clark home in Butte opened a free soup house for the destitute serving a substantial meal. The charity reports record destitution as unemployed miners and displaced workers seek aid amid mine closures and strikes in Utah and Colorado.
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Butte
Mont
United States
W. A. Clark
Paul Clark
Senator Clark
Charity Board
Utah
Colorado
Grand Rapids Couple Die in City Fire
Grand Rapids, November 25. Mr and Mrs George Smith aged 60 died in a fire that destroyed their home outside the city limits. The couple lived alone.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
George Smith
Senate Adjourns Until Friday After Rankling Debate
The Senate adjourned proceedings until Friday after a partisan vote on adjournment. Senators debated concurrent resolutions and presidential approval, while Carmack’s post office inquiry moved to the Post Offices committee. Berlin announced Germany recognizes the new state of Panama, unsettling Colombia.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Free State
Panama
Germany
Bogota
Colombia
Norwegian Steamer Victoria Driven Ashore Off Stavanger
The Norwegian steamer Victoria went aground in a storm off Stavanger. Rescue attempts were impossible. Five bodies washed ashore while some crew members still clung to mastheads.
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Stavanger
Norway
Victoria
Mutiny Convicts Sentenced At Fort Leavenworth
Six of the mutiny participants at Fort Leavenworth pled guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced to terms ranging from one to five years with fines. The ringleaders Slewitt Keating and Parker pled guilty to murder in the first degree and received life imprisonment at Topeka. Davenport chose trial and remained to serve the remainder of his sentence.
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Topeka
Kan
Fort Leavenworth Federal Prison
Waldrupe
Sol Southerland
David Grayson
Donald Norris
James Wilson
Ole Lobo
Joseph Deekin
Arthur Slewitt
Tom Keating
Gus Parker
St. L. Davenport
Uncle of President Roosevelt Dies at Home in New York
James King Gracie, uncle of President Roosevelt, dies of pneumonia at his home 115 East Fifty-eighth Street New York. He had been ill since the preceding Friday and was to dine with the President on Thanksgiving day.
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New York
James King Gracie
Roosevelt
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