Attorney Admits 10000 Contribu tion and Steel Probe Dropped
The House committee of inquiry into United States Steel Corp dropped the political angle after an executive session. George W Perkins, director and former Morgan partner, was not ordered to answer about corporate campaign contributions. Richard Lingabury testified to a $10000 contribution, ending the campaign fund question.
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House
Morgan
Steel Corporation
Bonde
George W Perkins
United States Steel Corporation
J Pierpont Morgan & Co
Committee of
Ateel Corporation
Perkins
Littleton
Witen
Richard Lingabury
Wigged Out Cashier Scam Hits Jersey Bank
A forged check for 12,000 dollars drawn on the American Sugar Refining Co and signed by Henry C. Mott led to a Jersey City bank chase. A young man, aided by a wig, attempted to cash the altered two day old cheque. he fled after bank staff questioned him, later identified as Patrick Gallagher. The investigation traced the paper from New York to the bank window and disclosed a broader political contributions inquiry tied to U S Steel.
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Washington Post
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Henry C. Mott
Iia
First National Bank of
Jersey City
Perkins
Stanley
Th Steel Corporation
Lyon
Littleton
Steel Corporation
United States Sehl Corporation
New York Life Insurance Company
Beall
Bartlett
Georgia
Tittleton 4
Stan 1
Gantz Bag Company
West Street
Charles Everts
Everts
Edward I Edwards
Edwards
Hudson Tunnel
Patrick Gallagher
Gallagher
Bank panic interview questions tied to Knickerbocker Trust
In the panic investigation Mr. Beall questioned Mr. Perkins about a New York Times interview in which the “chief sore spot” was the Trust Company of America. Perkins denied giving the interview but said he spoke with many newspaper men. He also discussed talking with Melville E. Stone of the Associated Press and justified his actions as impossible to accurately describe. He produced a statement on the bond conversion plan converting 20 million dollars of preferred stock into 250 million dollars of 6 percent second mortgage bonds, noting funds were needed shortly after.
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Lindabury
Steel Corporation
New York Life Insurance Company
United States Steel Corporation
Yerkins
Representative Beall
Perkins
Tennessee Coal and Iron Deal
eSee
Mr. Beall
Mr. Perkins
New York Times
Trust Company of America
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Mr Stone
Beall
86 Perish as Ship Emir Founders After Collision
The French steamer Emir foundered five miles east of Tarifa in dense fog after colliding with the British steamer Silverton. Eighty six people drowned. 27 crew and passengers were rescued by Britons. The Emir, 1281 tons, owned by Compagnie de Navigation Mixte Marseille, sailed from Gibraltar for a Moroccan port at 3 am. The Estafette torpedo boat destroyer was ordered to the scene.
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Gibraltar
Tarifa
Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Silverton
Newport
England
Taranto
Italy
Marseille
Compagnie de Navigation Mixte
Estafette
Russian Foreign Minister Sazonoff Undergoes Operation
St Petersburg reports Sergius Sazonoff, minister of foreign affairs, who has been seriously ill, underwent an operation today to remove part of a rib. The doctors expressed hope later that his general condition was satisfactory.
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St Petersburg
Sergius Sazonoff
Heiress Elopes in Newport Aboard Auto to Connecticut
Newport society erupts as Miss Julia Steele French daughter of prominent Tuxedo and Newport families, elopes with John Edward Paul Geraghty of Newport. The couple reportedly wed at 7 am after a nocturnal automobile journey through Rhode Island and Connecticut, with detectives involved and both families seeking the missing pair. The ceremony reportedly took place in a Central Village hotel parlor with local witnesses.
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Washington Post
Newport
Julia Steele French
Amos Tuck French
Tuxedo
John Edward Paul Geraghty
Herbert E Pember
Connecticut
Geraghty
Misa French
Cupid
Miss French
New Port Augymer Colony
Maple Shade
Red Cross Avenue
Young Geraghty
John 8
Mr. Geraghty
Jack
Central Village
Conn
Riley
Rlley
Mr Riley
Mr. Riley
Ss. L. Adams
Hudson, N. Y
John
Dr. Perry
Anna Adams
L. H. Cross
C F. Barber Company
Bridegroom James Tuck French and Pauline Leray Wed
The narrative notes James Tuck French born 1863 in Boston son of Francis G. French and Ellen Tuck. Harvard graduate class of 1885, he met Pauline Leray in Newport that year. They have six children and French lists multiple New York clubs and railroad director roles. They planned travel to New York that night after returning to Newport and Worcester by train.
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Newport
Worcester
Riley
New York
James Tuck French
Boston
Francis G. French
Ellen
Tuck
Harvard
Pauline Leray
French
Knickerbocker
Metropolitan
Union, Grolier
Downtown
City
Turf and Field
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Secretary Meyer Tours British Dockyards in Open Access Visit
American Secretary of the Navy George Von L Meyer spent hours with Reginald McKenna and Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson discussing dockyard administration. The admiralty was opened to him for a thorough investigation as a large Dorchester House dinner gathered statesmen and naval officers, with most cabinet members present except Premier Asquith who was ill.
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London
George von L Meyer
Navy
Reginald McKenna
Admiralty
Arthur Wilson
James Marshall
Meyer
Naval Yard Administration
Dorchester House
Ambassador Reid
Asquith
Sir Edward Grey
The
Walter Runciman
Board of Education
Sidney Buxton
Board of Trade
Lewis Harcourt
Winston Spencer Churchill
Home Secretary
Thomas McKinnon Wood
George Lambert
Twins born in two towns in one day
Special to The Washington Sea from Springfield Massachusetts reports girl twins born in Agawam and Springfield today to Mrs Piskor Strenesszurne. The first birth occurred in Agawam, with the mother then driven by taxi to Springfield where the second twin was born. Both babies are healthy. the mother’s condition is satisfactory. Dr E C Collins, who attended, says no prior case like this in his 3,000 births and will file birth certificates in both towns.
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Washington Sea
Springfield
Mass
Piskor Strenesszurne
Agawam
Strenesssurne
Strenessgurne
E. C. Collins
Baby Show Ends As Boardwalk Collapses At Rockaway
A section of two feet of the Rockaway Beach boardwalk collapsed this afternoon scattering nearly 100 women and children into debris. Dozens were injured though no babies were harmed. The accident halted the annual baby show in a mass of spectators among thousands present.
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Rockaway Beach
New York
No Chain Gang for Her in Iola Rock-Pile Debate
Iola Kansas Aug 9 Mrs Hila Reese refuses to wear overalls and work with male prisoners. Judge Smeltzer orders her to serve the sentence or face indefinite jail. Street Commissioner Glynn halts the plan and she is jailed. The judge insists she must work like other prisoners or stay jailed, promising bloomers suitable for the task.
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Iola
Kans
Hila Reese
Glynn
Reese
Smeltzer
DIES FOR LOVE OF LONG AGO IN Atlantic City
Miss Mary Agnew of Philadelphia drowned herself from a pier in Atlantic City while her sister Mrs. Conway watched. The 50 year old had suffered melancholia tied to an unhappy past romance and had been in frail health for years. Life guards recovered the body.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mary Agnew
Philadelphia
Conway
Booker T. Washington Denied Capitol Speaking Request
Booker T. Washington will not be permitted to speak in the representatives hall at the Texas state capitol during his planned Austin visit in September or October. A House resolution to grant the privilege was introduced but shouted down without a second reading.
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Austin
Tex
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
Representatives
State Capitol
Pope Pius gains strength after room move at Vatican
Rome Aug 9 Pope Pius enjoys rest in a larger cooler Vatican room as his fever falls below 100 after 101 earlier. Doctors weigh toward full strength restoration amid gout pain from knee toward thigh and careful stretcher transfer. Anniversary Mass for coronation held in the Vatican chapel with diplomats and Roman aristocracy observing while access to the sick room remains restricted.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Vatican
Petace
Marchiafava
Sedia Cestatoria
Gistine
Cardinal Merry del Vai
Rampolla
Switzerland
Cardinal Merry del Val
Mgr. Bistell
The
King of the Newsboys Bludge killed on tracks near Saratoga
Special dispatch reports Harry Blanche a New York newsboy famed for 20 000 miles of paper selling to earn the title king of the newsboys was found dead on the Delaware and Hudson tracks near Saratoga New York. He had fallen from a circus train after a journey that started in New York for the Jeffries Johnson fight and included Reno San Francisco Winnipeg Canada and Jacksonville before returning to New York last October. The coroner found 45 badges from newsboys clubs across the country Blanche was 20 years old.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Harry Blanche
New York
Delaware and Hudson
Blanche
New York City
Reno
San Francisco
Winnipeg
Canada
Jacksonville
Fla
Blanche Wen
Fire at Carlton Hotel London Kills American Actor Jameson Finney
Fire and flood engulfed the Carlton Hotel London during dinner time. American actor Jameson Lee Finney died in the annex bathroom, his body charred and unrecognizable. The blaze, caused by an electrical fault in an elevator shaft, lasted about two and a half hours, destroying fifth and sixth floors and part of the roof. Many guests escaped with little baggage as firemen saved staff and disabled guests. The hotel and His Majesty's Theatre faced closures but recovery was expected. Winston Churchill appearance sparked audience unrest outside the scene.
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London
Carlton
Jameson Lee Finney
His Majesty's Theater
Shaft
Salvage Corps
Haymarket
Winston Churchill
Sidney Street Stege
Mr. Churchill
A. “L. Pratt
New York
Mr. Pratt
Perkins Not Compelled to Tell Wig Saves $12 000
Heiress Elopes. Pope Gains Strength. Fire in Famous London Hotel. Congress to Amend Treaties. 2-Girl and Congressman Favor New Hospital. Aviator Lost in Clouds. Girl in Expelled Pastor's Case. Opposed to Blue Laws. Wife Wins Suit. Gen George W Gordon Dead. Admiral Togo Hospitality. Wiley Controversy Probed Taft Veto Statehood Bill Lorimer Recess Wool Legislation Kansas Is for Taft. Baditorial Society Sporting News and Gossip Financial Complain of Small Salaries Citizens Oppose Tax Boy Bandits Punished.
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Perkins
Pope
London
Congress
New Hospital
George W. Gordon
Togo
Wiley
Taft
Lorimer Committee
Kansas
Sun Electric General Company Aides Charged With Fraud
George A. Cove, president, and Elmer Ellsworth Burtin, stock agent, were arrested by U S Marshals on charges of using the mails to defraud. The Arizona incorporated Sun Electric General Co claimed sun ray based electricity with plants in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Austin, and Sun City, but inspectors found energy was supplied by wires from other utilities.
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New York
George A. Cove
Sun Electric General Company
Arizona
Elmer Ellsworth Burtingames
United States
Marshal Sand
Post Office
Washington
Nashville
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Austin
Tex
Dorchester Man Guilty in Dog Cruelty Case
William Daley of 18 Maryland Street Dorchester killed his late wife’s dog with cyanide after selling it. He was found guilty of cruelty to animals but the case was placed on file due to sympathetic lawyers and judge. Michael Magner, dog owner, offered to return the $15 value as a settlement.
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Washington
Boston
William Daley
Maryland Street
Dorchester
Daley
Michael Magner
Actress Trunk Blast Shocks Pittsburgh Commuters
At Wilkinsburg station a trunk belonging to a vaudeville actress exploded on the platform. Baggageman A. J. Graham suffered cuts from flying glass as a bystander was wounded. Police Chief George Scott investigated and attributed the blast to a bottle of peroxide in the trunk.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg Station
A. J. Graham
George Scott
Col Astor and Miss Force Charm Newport Amid Pulpit Backlash
In Newport on August 9 Col John Jacob Astor and Madeline Force appeared publicly together, playing tennis at the Casino amid a crowd of society onlookers while Newport grapples with pulpit attacks on their forthcoming marriage. In Boston, Rev Dr Asher Anderson called a wedding of the pair a tandem marriage tainted by money, saying no reputable clergyman would perform it. Also reported, Mrs Lella Dadney, Madison’s grandniece, dies at 73 in Richmond, and railfare excerpts note train schedules from Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg with fares to Berkeley Springs and Baltimore.
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Washington Post
Newport
R. I
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Force
Col Astor
Miss Force
Casino
Col. Astor
New York
William H. Vanderbilt
Boston
Asher Anderson
National Council of Congregational Churches
Congregational
Dr. Anderson
Will Amend Pacts Over British French Arbitration Treaties
Senate foreign relations committee, after two long sessions with Secretary Knox, considers amending British and French arbitration pacts to gain action. Taft defends Monroe doctrine. critics fear joint commissions may curb Senate powers and delay ratification might be needed this session.
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Knox
Friends of the
Taft
Senate
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Joint High Commission of Inquiry
France
Great Britain
England
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