Secretary Wilson Plans to Reform Crop Statistics Bureau
At Sagamore Hill Secretary Wilson announced a reorganization of the crop statistics bureau and aims to hire qualified Southern experts in cotton and tobacco statistics. He stated the department will be purged of graft and pledged to stay at his post, resisting calls for resignation from press and figures amid a high political moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Oyster Bay
Jordan
Dveter Bay
Whiteon
Department of Agriculture
Sagamore Hill
Baron Rosem
Wilco
Roosevelt
Usury charge leads to injunction against Newport trustees
In Jersey City Vice Chancellor Garrison granted an injunction against Fidelity Trust Company of Newark and related executors from paying sums tied to the Campbell estate to the New York Finance Company and Catherine Wood. The move follows Minnie Babbitt’s plea alleging usury in a loan to her father William Brewster Wood. A September hearing will decide if the injunction becomes permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fidelity Trust Company of
Newark
Charles G. Campbell
Provident Loan and Trust Company of
Philadelphia
Catherine Stuart Wood
William Brewster Wood
New York Finance Company
Minnie Babbitt
Jersey City
Garrison
Babbitt
Fidelity and Trust Company
Wood
S Babbitt
Kaiser Christians Guest in Quiet Danish Visit
Copenhagen July 31 Emperor William of Germany met King Christian in a quiet informal gathering. Royal salutes greeted the Hohenzollern as the emperors arrived, and they drove to Bernstoff Castle amid cheering. A state dinner followed with forty guests. mutual thanks were exchanged and the Danish admiral appointment noted.
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Copenhagen
William
Germany
Christian
Hohenzollern
Christensen
Count Levetzau
King Edward Gifts Roosevelts Art Collection Copy
King Edward received Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in London. The king awarded him the Victorian order and sent him to present to President Roosevelt a copy of all published works about royal art collections.
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London
Edward
Caspar Purdon Clarke
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Sir Purdon
Roosevelt
United States
Williamson Retrial Opens with Witness Testimony
In Portland Oregon on July 31 the Williamson trial resumed with Ernest Starr confirming an agreement that Dr Van Gessner would pay $500 for Starr’s land claim once the government patent issued. Gessner denied the testimony as Prosecutor Heney labeled Williamson the arch conspirator and opened government arguments. Defense arguments are set for tomorrow.
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Portland
Oreg
Williamson
van Gessner
United States
Briggs
Federal Government of
Public Lands
Oregon
Mnon
Ernest Starr
Gessner
Starr
Heney
Congressman Williamson
Midshipman Jackson Missing After Shore Leave
Midshipman Robert Allen Jackson of the Missouri vanished after shore leave on July 2. He was last seen with a woman called Olga Maxwell. The Missouri captain reported the case to police via Midshipman R. P. Rodgers, who asked for a general alarm to locate the 21-year-old Virginian.
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New York
R. P. Rodgers
Missouri
North River
Sergt. Stevenson
Robert Allen Jackson
Jackson
Mr. Rodgers
Olga Maxwell
The
Virginia
Steel Plant for New York Lies in Staten Island Site
A Staten Island site is reportedly purchased for a large structural steel plant near New York City with about 1 million dollars pledged. Charles M Schwab of Bethlehem Steel is linked to the report but declines to back the project. nearby Passaic Steel supplied notes say they are not involved. Minister John W Riddle plans to sail for Roumania and Servia August 28 after a U S posting and will take a US vacation in the interim. Portland Oregon hosts the Lewis and Clark Exposition with scenic routes and stopover privileges.
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Washington
New York
Staten Island
Wall Street
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Schwab
Passaic Steel Company
Paterson
Riddie
Oyster Bay
N. Y
John W. Riddle
District of Columbia
United States
Roumania
Servia
Riddle
Europe
Five Italians fired on at Lumberton camp amid yellow fever outbreak
Meridian Miss July 31 report says five Italians trying to escape detention near Lumberton were shot by guards. two killed three wounded. One case at Lumberton is recovering. In New Orleans 21 new cases bring total to 302 with 62 deaths. eight cases outside the infected district, all traced and screened. Optimism grows as spread slows and sanitary work expands. Mississippi and Tennessee ease rules while Greenville seals itself. fruit trade and life insurers navigate the crisis.
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Meridian
Misa
Donald
Hattiesburg
Lumberton
Miss
New Orleans
Morgan City
Tarleton
St. Mary Parish
Texas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Mississippi Line
Greenville
Jackson
Natchez
Laurel
Moblie
Atckness
Cresent City
Mosquito and Public Health Measures Face City Hurdles
Discussion of track reconstruction and new grandstand in New Orleans amid reluctant architects. Mosquito ordinance to screen cisterns may pass, fining landlords for refusals. New Orleans widens water and sewer plan to 16 million dollars, three years from completion, necessitating interim mosquito control. Alabama cities report quarantine issues while Arkansas moves to enforce yellow fever quarantines with possible guards if funds allow.
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New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas State Board of Health
Board of Health
Davis
Arkansas State Guard
Fever Case Tests On Proteus From New Orleans
Five days into the suspected yellow fever window, health officials report fever symptoms aboard the Proteus, a New Orleans direct from Orleans voyage. Four children and three adults were detained for inspection at Hoffman’s Island, with malaria confirmed in McGill and Novo at Swinburne Island. Six crew members with normal temperatures to be released. El Sud passengers from Galveston removed to quarantine for inspection. temperatures elevated but ship released after precaution.
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New York
New Orleans
Doty
Hoffmans Island
Swinburne
Hoffman Islands
Seguranca
McGill
Novo
Swinburne Island
el Sud
Galveston
Hoffman’s Island
Fever at Santiago quarantine tightens on vessel
Five crewmen from the steamer Atheniana, arriving from Colon, were ashore at the Inspection Hotel where one sailor showed yellow fever symptoms. Havana reports officers slower at Santiago but insists no infection spread occurred. Detention stations near full, more passengers from Mexican and Southern ports to Triscornia or Mariel. Cuban fever expert Dr Guiteras warns against easing quarantine after a Tampa exposure.
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Santiago
Colon
Havana
Paira
Southern States
Triscornia
Mariel
Guiteras
States
One Death at Panama Canal Reports Cable News
The Panama Canal Commission received a cable from Gov Magoon reporting the death from yellow fever of Steve Cortelyou a typewriter from Muscotah Kansas employed in the auditing office at Panama There were additional cases and D C Lively an American nonemployee in Panama has recovered Salt Water Bathing Chesapeake Beach boating sailing crabbing fishing music.
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Panama Canal Commission
Gov. Magoon
Steve Cortelyou
Musecotah
Kans
Panama
D. Cc
Salt Water
Chesapeake Beach
Equitable Suit Filed Over Director Settlements and Merger Losses
The attorney general sues Equitable Life and 49 directors seeking restoration of funds lost to executives and agents through excessive salaries fees and loans. The complaint details safe deposit lease waste advances to agents stockholder loans to trust companies and a 1906 bank merger losses. It seeks accounting removal of guilty directors and ownership of surplus with special focus on Hendricks report findings and large agent loans and salaries. Senator Chauncey M Depew attends executive session amid ongoing dispute.
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Equitable’s Board of
Consolidated Bank
Hendricks
Warrington Post
New York
Attorney General
New York State
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Supreme Court
Equitable
Superintendent of Insurance
Sciety
Commercial Trust Company of
Philadelphia
Commercial Trust Company
James H. Hyde
James W. Alexander
T. DeWitt Curler
Henry R. Winthrop
Western National Bank
James Alexander
Henry M. Alexander
C. L. Blair
Chauncey M. Depew
Lewis Fitzgerald
Valentine P. Snyder
George J. Gould
Brayton Ives
David H. Moffat
Society
James Hyde
Mercantile, Equitable
Commercial Trust
Depew
Depew Improvement Company
United States
Chauncey M Depew
The
Morton
Senator Depew
Equitable Society
Arcanum Council to Meet on Special Session
Supreme Regent Howard C. Wiggins of Rome reported that 39 representatives from ten grand jurisdictions including Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Georgia North Carolina New Jersey and Iowa have requested a special session of the Royal Arcanum Supreme Council. The constitution requires a majority of all 77 representatives to request in writing. Timing and location will be announced once arrangements are complete.
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Biome
Howard C. Wiggins
Rome
Supreme Council
Royal Arcanum
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Georgia
North Carolina
New Jersey
Iowa
Three Rawlings Sentenced to Death in Carter Children Murder
In Valdosta Georgia on July 31, J G Rawlings Milton Rawlings and Jesse Rawlings were condemned to die for the murder of the Carter children with execution set for September 15. J G Rawlings proclaimed his conscience upright and asserted the sentence cannot deter truth. Milton Rawlings accepted sentence without words while Jesse cried and claimed innocence before crying. Leonard received life. Frank Turner convicted as accessory with mercy recommendation. Alf Moore to be sentenced tomorrow. a new trial motion for the Rawlingses was filed. Union Trust Co offers a modern fireproof warehouse for safe storage of household effects.
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Valdosta
J. G. Rawlings
Milton Rawlings
Jesse Rawlings
Carter
Milton
Jesse
Leonard
Frank Turner
Rawlinges
Alf Moore
Index to Today's Issue Pages 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 12
Today’s issue highlights Wilson talks with the President and guards shooting fever patients. Equitable directors sued and graft evidence. Doubly paid officials and bigamist Carlton case reviewed. Jerome seeks another term. Cannon faces problem. Campaign notes and editorials on The Sultan’s Double. Social, army, navy items. Nationals win. racing results. Financial and commercial updates. police court quarters.
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Wilson
Equitable
Carlton
Jerome
Cannon
News of
Virginia
Maryland
Tanner
Sultan
Bennington Inquiry Opens Over Gunboat Explosion
San Diego July 31 The board of inquiry appointed by Admiral Goodrich to examine the Bennington disaster convened on the Chicago at noon. Commodore Holland N Stevenson presides with Capt Ellck Moore and Capt Thomas S Phelps. Lieut R C Moody acts as judge advocate. The inquiry will likely last several days. A death report follows the blast with apprentice seaman George H Hallet dying. Ensign Newman K Perry Jr. will be buried August 4 at Stockbridge Massachusetts.
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San Diego
Cal
Admiral Goodrich
Bennington
Chicago
Holland N. Stevenson
Elick Moore
Thomas S. Phelps
R. C Moody
Navy Department
Newman K. Perry, Jr
Hennington
Stockbridge
Mass
Food for Canal Zone Stations Planned by Gov Magoon
Gov Magoon informs Panama that canal commissioners will set up commissariat stations to supply food for canal laborers in the Zone excluding Panama and Colon. US action follows protests by Colon and Panama merchants who fear reduced trade. Refrigerators will be installed and railways and steamers will import U S food. Panama’s response expected.
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Gov. Magoon
Panama
Gov Magoon
Canal Commission
Commissariat
Colon
United States
Costly Blast in New York Injures Three and Damages Shops
A heavy blast at an excavation near Westchester and Union avenues in upper New York injures three men and damages property. Rocks shattered windows, damaged a Kronenberg jewelry store and knocked Kronenberg, a customer seriously hurt. Debris blocked surface and subway tracks. an approaching train was nearly wrecked. The foreman and the blaster were arrested for criminal negligence.
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New York
Westchester
Union Avenues
Trumptheller’s
Dr Clarke Held for Trial in Port Royal Photo Case
Kingston Jamaica July 1 The Investigation before a magistrate on the case against Dr Franklin Clarke of Boston charged with wrongfully obtaining a photograph of the fortifications at Port Royal resulted in Clarke being committed for trial before the City Court at the end of next month A British noncommissioned officer who aided him to enter the fortress will face a court martial Clarke an American and medical graduate arrested July 17 and caught photographing the forts He had gone to Kingston in March and claimed merely
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Kingston
Jamaica
Franklin Clarke
Boston
Port Royal
Clarke
Eurt
Teeton
Haitian customs muddle at Port au Prince over receipts
Holders of domestic loan securities attach receipts from customs duties at the national bank claiming they were collected on their account. The government says the receipts belong to the bank and threatens to annul the contract, potentially transferring all customs revenue to Haitian administration. The chamber and senate support the government's stance and authorize ministers to act.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
National Bank
Chamber
Senate
Mayor offers reward in search for Mrs Roddy body
Atlantic City July report says Mayor Stoy offers 100 reward for recovery of Mrs Busan Roddy of Philadelphia. Her clothing was found in a bathhouse a week ago and officials fear foul play or misfortune as the body remains missing after a thorough search. Local officials are puzzled by her disappearance amid rumors she may not have drowned.
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Atlantic City
Stoy
Busan Roddy
Philadelphia
Hjegwarda
Peace keynote amid Russia tensions and assemble plans
Russia faces a surge of wartime unity as Emperor Nicholas vows no dishonorable peace while MPs and counselors debate the national assembly project. Witte leads the mission as Moscow merchants urge defense of Russia’s honor and formal peace talks near Portsmouth proceed.
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Moscow
Lineviteh
Russia
M. Witte
National Assembly
Alexis Nikatalevitch
Nikitin
St Petersburg
Zemstvo
Great Britain
Germany
St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Assembly
Sato Answers Witte Interview Claims
Japanese spokesman Mr Sato comments on the wireless interview with M. Witte saying some quoted statements may have tangled in the air. He represents Komura and the peace commission and declines to address the quoted portions. Continued on third page.
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New York
M. Witte
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Rob Roy
Andrew
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Dear Sr
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Southern Cotton Growers’ Asaociation
William Harvey
Harvey
Merchants’ Association
Jordon
Niagara Falls
Baltimore & Ohio R. RK
Lehigh Valley
Jyibbey & Co
Bth & N
Hachive
Philadelphia Trust Company
Kaiser Christian
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Hunt
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Depew Company
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Arcanum Council
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Union Trust Co
Food For Canal
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Roddy
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