False Reports to State Dept Ties Sheldon to Dubious Loans
Des 6 The Phoenix Insurance Company of Grovkden faced scrutiny as state officials allege President Sheldon used company assets to cover speculative loans. Records show $40,000 to $100,000 loans tied to the insurer, with auditors noting insufficient examination of accounts for 22 years.
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Enance Department
Robert
Une
Sas
Vnce
Willam We Buckley
Uthd
Shire
Bia
Wi Cray
Eenital Insurance Company
Alfonso to Under Surgical Knife Report Declares Urgent Operation
Paris dispatch states King Alfonso of Spain requires a surgical operation for an ear or throat ailment. Dr Moore cited as consultant notes urgency but delays setting a date. Other eminent doctors acknowledge the need but hesitate to assume responsibility for the procedure.
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Washington
Paris
Gil Blas
Alfonso
Spain
Moore
Iy Alfonso
Farthing Damages Awarded in Cadbury Suit
A dramatic case in Birmingham awards one farthing damages to the heirs of Richard Cadbury, the chocolate magnate, in a London Standard libel action. The suit concerned allegations of slave-grown cocoa from St Thomas of Portugal, off Africa’s west coast, linked to Cadbury’s cocoa supply.
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Birmingham
Herrea
Michard Cadbury
London Standard
St Thomas
Portugal
Africa
Daughter of Former Minister Denies Portugal Royal Match
Miss Townsend, daughter of a former American minister, and her mother arrived in London denying engagement to King Manuel. At Windsor she met the Portuguese ruler, recalling childhood playdays in Portugal, with observers noting a strong personal connection beyond mere friendship.
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Manuel
Lew Ark Reed
Yvonne Townsend
Lawrence ‘Townsend
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Austr
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Vas
Isi
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Windsor
Vaud
Norway
Wales
Defense for Bernstorf Fears Philadelphia Speech Fallout
German Chancellor takes responsibility for the Philadelphia speech amid cross party pressure as ambassador Bernstorf faces official scrutiny. A Norddeutsche Allgemine Zeitung communique implies the chancellor withdraws support from the ambassador while stating he alone bears the responsibility. In a separate ad, The Great Jolly Sale opens at Stoan Gallenes offering over 1 000 lots, with catalogues available at 1407 Street.
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Count von Bern
Stort
United States
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Stoan Gallenes
Wntch
Sid Dons
Minnon
Jolly Edwin A Swingle
Paul & Sieman
Sioans
Greater South Future of the Nation Delegates Meet
Hundreds of delegates at the Southern Commercial Congress in the New Willard discuss the South's undeveloped resources. Ambassadors Bryce and Jusserand address prospects tied to the Panama Canal and southern waterways. Secretary Nagel presides, urging southern enterprise and unity.
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Jusser
Barrett
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New Willard
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Panama Canal
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Department of Commerce and Labor
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Can
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Dawe
Bavanash
New Orleans
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Orient
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United States
Europe
England
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Fells
Dickinson
Democrats In Caucus Julberson Still In Office
Democratic senators convened to discuss caucus leadership after a Texan letter suggested resignation. The plan to elevate Bacon of Georgia was debated as Culberson postponed action and Keller of West Virginia was named acting assistant doorkeeper, a promotion viewed favorably by both parties.
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Sis
Bacon
Thomas W. Keller
West Virginia
Thesendon
Senate
Ndfson
Money
Bicon
Georgia
Momy
Sena
Congress
Mississippi
Lacon
Daniel
Virginia
Culberson
Layton
Bernard Tayton
Ohio
Thomas W Keller
West Virgina
Keller
Democratc Senatura
Janttor
Uniens
Sugar Inquiry Likely Delayed by Borah Resolution
Senator Borah prepared a resolution for a special investigation by Congress into sugar trends but decided not to proceed. Administration allies persuaded him the inquiry would hinder Treasury and Justice Department efforts. The proposal remains pending until ongoing and contemplated trials conclude.
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Borah
Py Congress
Tdaho
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Yenato Borah
Kaiser shooting chief loses job and spectator ban
Berlin dispatch reports the Kaiser’s hunting chief dismissed after a public Goebrade incident stirred controversy. The line notes a ban on spectators at Kaiser 4 shooting and mentions a candidate, a brother of the late Baron von Sternburg, as the new hunting director.
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Washington
Quiet at Bridgeport Mills as Ohio militia readied
On Dec 6 1919 Governor Harmon of Ohio informed West Virginia authorities that strikers near Bridgeport planned to fire on the Ohio militia. Sheriff Clemens reported no danger on the West Virginia side and Bridgeport Ohio ordered half the militia withdrawn. No disorder occurred and riots were not anticipated.
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Spaelel
Washiostam
Charleate
W Va
Gov Harmon
Ohio
Bridgeport
West Virginia
Ohio River
Governors Office
William Clemens
Wheeling
First
Second Infantry
Clemens
Guv Glasscock
Tin Plate Company
Signal system on sugar docks used to dodge inspectors
New York December report details testimony in the James Bendernagel Oliver Spitzer and four Havemeyer and Elder sugar refiners dock trial. Laborers Sanders Senders Rochefort and Nochefort described electric light signals in seventeen scale houses used to alert watchmen and adjust weights when government inspectors approached. Witnesses testified the scheme had been in place for about five years and that whistleblowers were moved after exposing weighing irregularities.
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Washington. Post
New York
James F Bendernagel
Oliver Spitzer
Havemeyer
Suga
Williamsburg
J Frederick Senders
John Rochefort
Sugar Company
Sanders
Clarkson
James
Val
Myatt
Eugar Company
Hyatt
Hyatts
John Nochefort
Thomas M Ftenson
Kehoe
Faue
Stenson
Delay in Brokaw Divorce Proceedings
Mary Blair Brokaw filed for separation from Wood Gould Brokaw with the case heard in Macdalen Supreme Court. Mr Brokaw attended but remained outside in a car as counsel sought delays to secure witnesses from North Carolina. The hearing adjourned to Wednesday.
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New York
Mary Blair Brokaw
W Gould Brokaw
Supreme Court
Macda Tls
Brokaw
John F McIntyre
Mc Brokaw
Dealy
North Carolina
Count Bom seeks tutor for heir Jay and school access
Bon de Castellane informs the Prince and Princess de Ragan and the Gould family he will petition courts to appoint a tutor for his son Jay. The tutor would report weekly or biweekly on the boy’s progress and Count Bom seeks authority to remove the two elder boys from their current schools when they visit him. A Wednesday hearing is noted. A separate item reports a new grocery and meat market opening by the Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church in Evansville Indiana to fund church debt, about ten dollars.
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Washington Post
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Princess de Ragan
Gould
Jay
Count Bom
Psior
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Public Service
G R Mall
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IA Kelcher
Masschusette
CL Taylor Jr
Oma
District of Columbia
Congress Opens as Taft Faces Organized House and Senate
The Sixty first Congress convened with no agenda, as both chambers greet one another amid mixed applause and expectant crowds. Leaders set a noon start, with Senators Hale Becon and Representatives Dalzell Bennet Clark named to a joint committee to notify the President.
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Aldrich
Senate
Congress
Hale
Becon
Dalzell
Bennet
Clark
Mutual mistake leads to deadly shooting inside apartment building
Charles Ho Guthinger manager of Miners Theater is dead after James Allen manager of an East Side hotel fires believing a burglar is in his hall. Allen is under arrest as police rule a tragic misidentification caused the fatal shot. Guthinger reportedly entered Allen's apartment mistaken for an intruder and shot.
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Charles Ho Guthinger
Miners Theater
James Allen
East Side
Jolice Sre
Allen
Guthinger
Progressives to Fight Cummins Dissent From Interstate Commerce Court Plan
Preliminary conferences among Republican progressives in Iowa signal a militant faction intent on pushing their stance. They plan an informal conclave to organize a City party wing and press for legislative action during the current session. Cummins, invited by the President, opposes the move and backs keeping powers with a comprehensive federal commission rather than an interstate commerce court.
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Iowa
Vorces
Interstate Commerce Court
Pary
Pierre
Wiite House
Fae
No Strike in East, Peace Sure for Weeks, Says Chief
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen denies a looming general walkout. A telegram to President Taft says reports of a nationwide strike are unfounded. Officials urge order and note settlements depend on individual railroads and member committees. Early 1910 pay demands are considered only in the east after initial settlements.
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Cheago
Willam Gree
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Roth R
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General Managers Association
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Babar
York
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North Americ
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Suspect eggs in court as test case proceeds
In Wilkes Barre on December 6 a grocer faced charges over eggs sold to Mary Olensky not being fresh. Alderman Donaghy urged testing by sampling twelve eggs kept by Mrs Gigneau to verify quality, asserting the eggs were either good or bad for his family to eat. The case paused as the egg test was discussed.
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Washington
Wilkes Barre
Mick Sarva
Mary Olensky
Donaghy
Cis
Lana
Gigneau
Prince Miguel Dowry Dispute Prompts Claims of 1 Million
Budapest reports a syndicate of creditors allege Prince Miguel of Braganza promised them 1 million as dowry from his marriage to Anita Stewart of New York on September 15 at Tulloch Castle. The creditors claim the syndicate financed his courtship and marriage with 1.9 million paying milestones and seek recoupment via a fifth of the dowry, while Miguel now resists further payment.
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Nep York
Tullock Castle
Dingwall
Scotland
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Aan 1
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