Catholic Church Funds Ruined by Kieran Scheme
The Fidelity Funding Company collapsed after P J Kieran vanished with books and more than 1.4 million in notes. Receivers reveal a web of church-linked notes and bonds used to finance construction firms and loans. Former Treasury secretary Shaw and several clerics were tied to the deals, with lawsuits planned against banks and institutions that financed the operation.
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Kieran
Chicago
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Fidelity Funding Company
Aceiver
Fidelity
Kisran
Columbia Construction Company
Federal Construction Company
McBride Studio Company
Western Illinois and
Iowa
Gilroy
Allied
Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Les Ne V MoShaw
E Books
Keying
Khera
Duncan Hill
Father Lanigan
Buffalo
Father Fletcher
Baltmore
Tes Fidelity Minding Company
Million for a New Temple Speralto
Washington Post reports New York Jews plan a major temple expansion. Members authorized purchase of a plot on Hivenside Drive from One Hundred Ninth to One Hundred Tenth Streets at 390 000 dollars. A larger dining capacity is expected, with site costs around 1 200 000 dollars.
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Speralto
Washington Post
New York
Mint Tod
Nineteurth Street
Central Park
Weat Ndt
Hivenside Drive
Ninth Street
Tenth Street
Che Ekter
Sociery
Mary Baker
Swedish Consul Eckstromer Dies By His Own Hand In St Louis
Swedish consul at St Louis Eckstromer killed himself at home amid career friction with the State Department and tensions over past clashes with Washington. A note on a card hinted at remorse and the act, with officials failing to meet him before his death. The case involved prior disputes with Post Office policy and Swedish officials. he had sought to see President Roosevelt, but was refused and later restored to office after Swedish authorities intervened.
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Tews
Dee
Charles A Eckstr Mir
St Louis
Tas
Cnsular
Foxstramer
Pruasie Acks
Langan
Ickstromer
State Department
Washington
BG Lewis
Lewis Publishing Company
Nist Souls
Post Office Department
Genge B& Coptelyou
Roosevelt
Loeb Snd
Tim
Eckstromer
Borth
America
Sweden
Eekstromer
Present for MB Roosevelt in South Carolina demijohn gift
Special to The Washington Fast Columbia S and S Dec 7 Micah Jdinkins postmaster received a demijohn expected to hold a gallon of fine old South Carolina coin liker as a Christmas present for President Roosevelt He and Mrs Roosevelt were in San Juan Hill and Charleston where the President presented a sword He had ties to South Carolina as his mother married there He initially declined the shipment but later agreed to accept it.
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Washington
Chambers
Balibanks
Jiu
Burtons
Diplomati
Tani
Nicholas Longacrih
Snr
Alexander Lammert
Ny York
Prise Lelief
Dhary Ufer
Bob Ta
Tennessee
Senate
Allries
Merchants Held Up Near Raleigh Robbed by Masked Bandits
Special to The Washington Raleigh N C Dee T B Holt of Holly Springs reports being robbed this afternoon four miles from Raleigh by two highwaymen a Negro and a white man. He says both were well disguised and masked and he could not identify them. Amount taken was 400 dollars.
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Carolina
Weahington
Raleigh N C
Holt
Holly Springs
Raleigh
Taft Urges Southern Economic Focus at North Carolinians Dinner
President-elect William H Taft addressed South issues at the North Carolinians dinner in New York, urging electors to favor economic and political benefits over old sectional loyalties. He argued for equal qualification rules to protect the franchise and cautioned against Reconstruction-era reforms, while stressing practical progress and unity.
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New York
Wiliam H Taft
North Carolin Society
South
North
Taft
Social Equality Debate and Southern Solidarity
Discussion on social equality between races, Northern and Southern attitudes, and the political impact on party loyalty. Emphasizes sentiment, education, and economic factors shaping race relations and the possible shift away from strict sectional voting alignment. Includes remarks on rail regulation and notable attendees at a banquet.
Requests for new talesmen in Hains murder case
In Flushing today an application sought a new panel of talesmen for the trial of Thornton Hains and his brother Captain Peter C. Hains, indicted for the murder of William B. Annis. Judge Crane reserved decision for Monday. Hains' counsel objected to the panel citing lack of open court drawing and failure to disclose names of talesmen. War Department orders transmitted Captain Hains from the Forty eighth Coast Artillery at Sandy Hook to the Sixty second Artillery at Port Townsend Washington. described as a paper transfer not affecting the trial.
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Daing
Thine Brown
Flushing Court
Wew Fork
Flushing
Talesmen
Thornton Jetkine Hains
Peter C Hains
Wiliam B
Darrin
War Department
Haine
Forty-eighth Coast Artilery
Sandy Hook
Sixty-second Artillery
Port Townsend
Insane From Hardships Reveals Barron Declared Incompetent
Special to The Washington Star notes Carlisle N Barron son of the late John C Barron of Tarleton was declared insane and incompetent by a White Plains jury. Evidence shows Barron went to the Klondike in 1900 and spent two years in a Seattle hospital straight jacket. Dr Granger of Mount Vernon sanitarium says confinement could demented him, while Dr Lyon of Bloomingdale and Horton describe Barron as not violent but childish.
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Washington
New York
Carlisle N Barron
John C Barron
White Plains
Barron
Klondike
Seattle
Granger
Mount Vernon
Dr Lyon
Bloomingdale Asylum
Horton
Arts
Germany Stands By Austria in Balkan Policy Analysis
Chancellor von Buelow defended alliance with Austria Hungary during budget debate addressing the Reichstag. He praised Turkey’s revolutionaries, warned against Turkish weakness, and asserted Germany will stand by Austria Hungary while pursuing open door principles in the Far East. Russia cautions avoid war, calls for international conference to resolve crisis as Isvolsky delays appearance. John Quincy Adams Meredith, 80, Marion County pioneer and bank stockholder, dies at Meadowdale.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Ruchstag
Germany
Lengs
Thanceffor
Japan
Turkey
Kkelng
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Austras Intentio
Russia
Italy
St Petersburg
M Isvolsky
Douma
Seargla
Montenegro
Servia
Austrias
John Quinnncy Adams Meredith
Washington
Meadowdale
John Quincy Adams
Meredith
Marion County
Nat Tional Bank
Pairmont
Marion County Creamery Company
Capitol Moves to Create District Government Study Committee
A House joint resolution by Representative Clark of Florida proposes a five senators ten representatives committee to study the District of Columbia government, hold public hearings, draft a permanent form of government, investigate all departments, subpoena witnesses, and report to Congress with a bill. The measure calls for hearings open to all residents and aims to give DC residents a voice in their governance.
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District of Columbia
Clark
Florida
House
Fla
Clarks
Distr
Columba
Senate
Columbia
Frost
Sharman
Diariet of Columbia
Joint Committee
Ise
Abductor suspect seized in Virginia kidnap case
Ben Shield, a farmer near Churchland, Virginia, was abducted while threshing and held for two hours by six men who threatened to hang him unless he disclosed knowledge of Lulu Fasnes abductors. Schofield, charged as the man who claimed innocence, was also detained during the incident.
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Washington Post
Richmond Va
Lulu Fasnes
Suffolk Va
Ben Shield
Church Ronda
Wnless
Schofield
Jewish Women Elect National Council Leaders
Mrs Jinge Rosenberg of Pittsburg was reelected president of the National Council of Jewish Women. Other officers include First Vice President Miriam Misch Providence Rhode Island, Second Vice President Ben Lowenstein Cincinnati, Recording Secretary Elli Strouse Baltimore, Treasurer Adolph Kahn Washington DC, Auditor Nathaniel Harris Denora Pennsylvania. Also noted is Attorney General W S Jackson ill in Albany Hospital.
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Cincannati
Ohio
Jinge Rosenberg
Pittsburg
Tofay
National Counci
Miriam Misch
R I Secod
Mra Ben Lowenstein
Cincinnati
Elli Strouse
Baltimore
Tresenter
Adolph Kahn
Washington
Calls for Steinheil facte in Paris case delayed
Paris December 7 the interpenation re garding the Steinheil murder case was postponed at the request of Justice Minister Briand who said government judicial machinery is in operation and the legislative branch must not interfere M Berry pressed for full public disclosure arguing a double standard in justice between the powerful and the meek Steinheil and her husband and mother were found murdered in Paris last May drawing wide attention to possible involvement of high officials.
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Paris
Steinhell Curder
Chamber of Deputies
M Berry
Briand
Berry
Steinheil
France
Merry Widow Life Saver Prevents Train Tragedy
In Cape Charles on December 7, a young woman Mary Talbert saved a child trapped under a rug by signaling the incoming train. The engineer slowed the locomotive after noticing her red Merry Widow hat, allowing Harry Jordan to reach the little girl and free her foot.
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Cape Charles
Merry Widow
Little
Mary Talbert
W J Talbert
Cherton
Harry Jordan
Maybrick Deed Invalidation Won In Chancery Court
A chancery ruling in Grinnan court settled a decade long dispute over land deeds from Mrs Maybrick and Baroness von Roque. Deeds transferring 260000 acres across Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky to D W Armstrong were upheld, with Armstrong ordered to account for lands and money handled as attorney. The case, spanning two continents, involved claims of incapacity and fraudulent execution, and an appeal is anticipated with possible U S Supreme Court involvement.
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Fiorence Maybrich
von Roque
Lew York
Chancery Court
Grinnan
Virginnia
West Virginia
Kentucky
D W Armstrong
New York
Mra “Maybrigk
Hexmother
Yusti Aide
Armstrong 9
Orden FT
Landy Saa
Lemkame
Tie
Fey
Armstrong
Iimself
Samuel Hayden
Maybrick
Two Continents
France
England
Virgin District of Columbia
United States Supreme Court
Bank shot sparks tumult after Springfield bank closure
Special to The Washington Post from Springfield Mo on December 7 reports W O Oldham cashier of State Savings Bank fired at H S McDaniel president of Loan National Bank after a quarrel in McDaniel's office. The bullet lodged in a wall amid rumors about other business concerns.
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Washington Post
Springfield
National Exchange Bank
W O Oldham
Saings Bank
H S McDaniel
Laon National Bank
McDaniel
Yes
Tself
Bandits raid American shoe factory in Durango region
A Terreen Mexico special reports mounted bandits raided an American shoe factory near Durango, beating workers and taking several wagon loads of shoes. Rurales pursue the robbers as the company, led by president and general manager Cummins, seeks recovery.
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Terreen Mexico
Gomeza Parace
Durango
Cummins
Predicted His Death as Confederate Soldier Father Passes at 99
Special to The Washington Star Staunton Dec 7 Rev Jacob KR Hildebrand a Mennonite preacher in his younger years died at his son De M C Hildebrand's home near Fishersville aged 99. He was said to be the lone living father of a Confederate soldier in the area. On Sunday he asked what day it was, learned it was Sunday, and quipped that he would die on the coming Sunday. By 2 o'clock he had passed quietly away.
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Democratic Party
Othey
Republican Party
Tyapa
Negre
Prn
Washington
Ross Staunton
Jacob KR
Hildebrand
de M C
Fishersville
Ias
Arlington Confederate Soldiers Monument Plans At Shiloh Field
At the Maryland division meeting in Baltimore the Arlington Confederate soldiers monument was discussed with a projected cost near 6900 dollars. Of this amount about 100 dollars has already been secured. The project is part of the annual Maryland Division plans presented at the morning session.
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Washington
Baltimore
Maryland
Great Crowds Fill Galleries for Opening of 62nd Congress
Large crowds waited in long lines as Vice President Fairbanks in the Senate and Speaker Cannon in the House set the machinery for lawmaking. Amid tributes to the late Senator Allison, President Theodore Roosevelt’s appointees and outgoing leaders observed a formal adjournment and a ceremonial reception for Senator-elect Albert Cummins.
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Albert Cummin
Aillam
Laws
Wasington
Hind
Senate
Cumating
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Ohio Bank
Paeata
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Rideler
Rot Wierabouta
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Fonda
Rieti
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Koria Felts
Andrew
Thetr Childke
S College of Cay
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Ilmoat
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Ike
Christian Scientists
Riverside
Charles A. Eckstromer
St. Louis
MB Roosevelt
San Juan Hall
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Gulf of Sicago
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Social Equality
Mr. Taft
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Wow Finley
Southern Ralway Company
J Y Joyner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hugh MacRae
Wilmington
Joseph H Dillard
New Orleans
Junius W . Parker
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Henry W Taft
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Midzuno
H B Frisell
Hampton Institute
John A Wyeth
Carlele N Barron
Weta
Balkans
Eaiser
Mr. Clark
Gallinger
Seratg
Hugo Rosenberg
Grerial
Albany, NY
W S Jackson
Albany Hospital
A. H. Small & Sons
Mth
Wrathington
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Bradway
Steinbeil
Mrs. Maybrick
Attorney
Fracas
Peddie
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Arlington Mongafent
Solong
Caren Ty
Theoden
Vomoath
Willa Howard
Jonathan Bourne
Fitton
Hemmenwa
Indiana
Long
Kansas
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
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