Indictments Hit Rail Rebate Schemes Across Losses
Eight federal indictments target shippers freight agents and carriers over rebate schemes tied to Great Northern Mutual Transit and National Essence for Coffee. Cases center on iron piping shipments to Winnipeg and coffee essence consignments to Minneapolis and Winnipeg with immunity granted to witnesses. Investigations loom to widen probes into railroads and conspiracies across the era.
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Northwest
Philadelphia
Federal Grand Jury
United States
J. Whitaker Thompson
Great Northern Railway Company
R. D. Wood & Co
Winnipeg
B. Campbell
Great Northern
T. W. Lide
New York
Mutual Transit Company
Wood Co
Witmer Wood
George Wood
Stuart Wood
Richard Wood
Paul J. Diver
Nationa Essence
Minneapolis
Essence
National Essence
Twn
Amno
Chariew M. Heath
Uuffato
Netthey
Wood Company
National Essendée For
Coffee Company
Florence
N. Z
Camden
N. J
Emaus
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fairport
Ohi
Great Lakes
Dubath
Tho Great Northern
Emans
Battle
Reading Fairroad
Duluth
National
Reading
Buffalo
Multal Transit Company
Groat Northern
Jinneepoli
Minneapa Wa
Northern Pacific
Coffee Essence Company
Thompson
Tesus
Pennypacker Library Sale Attracts Dealers In Franklinana
Philadelphia on December 14 reports the first sale from Gov Samuel W Pennypacker’s vast library. The auction featured Frankliniana including books printed in 1753 Franklin’s own letters to William Strahan and portraits by Benjamin West. Total receipts neared 15000 with notable bids for Franklin items and Poor Richard’s Almanac copies.
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Philadelphia
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Benjamin Frank
Frankus
Franklin
William
Richard
Pennsylvania Assembly
Pennsylvania Gazette
United States
Hs Son
New Jersey
William Strahan
Benjamin West
Wedgwood
Wuchard
Harvard University
Boston Library
Boston Atheneum
Pennsylvania G
Banquet Honors James J Hill by St Paul Business Leaders
Three hundred St Paul and Minnesota business and professional men attended a banquet honoring James J Hill president of the Great Northern Railway. Hosted by the St Paul Commercial Club it showcased elaborate floral decorations including four railroad tracks and a floral steamship replica. Hill spoke briefly as local leaders praised his work as an empire builder in the Northwest.
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St. Paul
Northwestern
Minn
Minnesota
James J. Iill
Great Northern Railway
Northwest
St. Paul Union Station
Pacific Ocean
Dakota
St Paul
Mr Hills
Myr
Hiu
Miners in Convention Opens with Delegates
Special to The Washington Post Shamokin Pennsylvania December 4 delegates gather for the anthracite miners convention. John Mitchell the chairman praises the union for uplifting the coal region and notes no convention actions. John Gallagher Hazelton elected secretary and committees named. The group adjourns until tomorrow with the eight hour day and union reception seen as likely goals.
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Washington Post
Shamokin
John Mitchell
John Gallagher
Hazelton
Probaly
Sesalon Tornight
Mitchell
Zelaya Denies Kidnap Claim In Nicaragua Case
Alfonso Zelaya son of President Zelaya of Nicaragua and a cadet at West Point Military Academy sailed home today. He rejected reports from Washington that his father kidnapped him to stop his marriage to Miss Marguerite Barker of Washington. Zelaya said he was summoned by his mother's illness, is of age, engaged to marry Barker, and will return to marry her when possible.
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Washington
New Orleans
Alfonso Zelaya
President Zelaya
Nicaragua
Weat Point Military Academy
Marguerite Barker
Buried Garfield Assassin Undertaker John R Wright Dies
Undertaker John R Wright who buried Charles Guiteau Garfield's assassin died last evening at 7 45 o'clock at his home 1437 Tenth Street NW aged s He had suffered Bright's disease for months Born in Alexandria Va he moved to Washington in youth to learn undertaking In 1878 he established John R Wright Co senior member a leading firm in Washington He was a 33rd degree Mason and long time member of Hamline M FE Church He belonged to Lafayette Lodge No 19 F A L H and Lafayette R A Chapter No and Commandery No 1 Mystic Shrine
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John R. Wright
Charles Guiteau
Garfield
Powe
Tenth Street Northwest
Wright
Bright
Ife
Alexandria
Lear
John R. Wright & Co
Washington
Hamline M FE. Church
Lafayette Lodge
FALC
Lafayette R. A
Mystic Shrine
Yates Announces Candidacy for U S Senator
Former Gov Richard Yates held a conference in Springfield with about fifty supporters and announced his candidacy for United States Senator. He plans a statewide speaking campaign beginning late in the month. Also an ad notes diamonds and precious stones offered at less than import cost by F W Johnson at 1224 Pa Ave.
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Springfield
Richard Yates
United States
F. W. Johnson
Pa.ave
Equitable foe and traitor plot in insurance hearing
Edward W. Scott, president of Provident Savings Life, testifies to Armstrong committee to excise Equitable Life claims from inquiry. He denies a $100000 claim and cites enemy schemes, while detailing past loans, stock purchases, and disputes over liens amid a wider look at industrial insurance losses and lapses.
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Edward W. Scott
Equitable
Armstrong Committee
Hughes
Death threats tied to hazing at Naval Academy investigation
Midshipman Jordone P. Kimbrough faced death threats from upperclassmen after implicating seniors in hazing during testimony before the academy board. Admiral Sands travels to Washington to seek dismissal of Midshipmen Trenmore Coffin Jr. and Warren Vanderveer for hazing participation and failure to report, as the board intensifies its inquiry into naval academy customs.
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Sands
Bonaparte
Coffin
van Derveer
Washington Post
Annapolis
Jordone P. Kimbrouch
Academy Board
Kil ‘Sim
James H. Sands
Academy
Washington
Morrow
Navy Department
Trenmore Coffin, Jr
Carson City
Nev
Warren A. Vandeveer
Mt. Holly
N. J
Kimbrough
Mid
James H Bands
Warren A. Vandervert
Midstleshan
Jordone P. Kimbrough
G. W. Vanderveer
Vanderveer
Admiral Sands
Boneparte
Meriwether
Naval Academy
H Durell
Senor
H. A. Wiley
C. B. McVay
Raymond Stona
Secretary of the Navy
Wilson & Mayern
Mt A. m
T. P. Magruder
Board of Inquiry
E. H. Durell
Magruder
Funds Not Held in Trust in Equitable Suit
Hearing opened in New York before Judge Haxel on the suit by J Wilcox Brown of Baltimore against Equitable Life. Counsel Wallace MacFarland argued two errors: that policyholder funds are trust funds and that all surplus beyond the legal reserve should be distributed to policyholders. He called the claim groundless and said Brown has no right to the fund.
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New York
J. Wilcox Brown
Baltimore
Equitable Life Assurance
Himmel Faces Conspiracy Charge In Dodge Morse Marriage Case
New York December 14 jurors completed in Himmel conspiracy case. District Attorney Rand will outline grounds for conviction tomorrow morning. Mrs. Dodge Morse’s presence in the country shocks Himmel and friends. uncertainty surrounds her location and possible witness status. Foreman Edward G. Gerstle leads the jury of 18.
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Washington Post
New York
Abraham H. Himmel
Dodge-Morse
Rand
Hummel
Mississippi adopts death penalty for housebreaking
Mississippi passes a law making breaking into a dwelling with a person inside a capital offense. The statute allows juries to impose death or life imprisonment for daytime or nighttime burglaries where a human is present and a crime is planned. The measure cites preceding burglaries with shootings and notes racial context in its framing.
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Mississippi
Clal
Washington Post
Jackson
Miss
Nousthal
Hearst Seeks New York Election Recount Expansion
Hearst fights to recount Brooklyn mayoral ballots and probes election inspectors. Supreme Court Justice Stover hears the order to show cause, with a plan to investigate alleged fraud and open ballot boxes. Hearst declares the contest not over and vows continued action from California to Santa Barbara.
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New York
William RB
Hearst
Board of Election
Supreme Court
Stover
Brooklyn
McClellan
Ivins
Lee
Jerome
Johann Most
Hearst People
Clarence J. Shearn
Butts
Santa Barbara
Cal
V. R. Hearst
Court of Areals of
Mr. Hearst
Crash of Burning Tower in Brooklyn Office Fire
Fire destroyed a four story brick building at Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn owned by State Senator Charles Cooper. Loss: about 100000 for the building and 150000 for tenants. A four story tower collapsed through three floors, sparks and embers rising as flames spread. The Brooklyn Trust Company offices were buried by debris, but its cash safe of 25000 was believed unharmed by the heat.
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New York
Fulton Street
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Charles Cooper
Brooklyn Trust Company
Trust Company
Primary Bill Dead in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison December 14 the assembly refused to reconsider the cumulative primary election plan ending the fight against the measure and nearly wiping out Gov La Follette’s legislative agenda W D Connor Republican State committee chairman is seen as a gubernatorial rival to I L Lenroot with La Follette favoring Lenroot in Superior There is no risk mentioned for deposits at Union Trust Co. 1414 F st with 3 percent interest on all accounts
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
la Follette
W. D. Connor
Republican State Committee
I. L. Lenroot
Superior
Banking Dept. of Union Trust Co
Index to 10 Days Issue Features Varied News Topics
A condensed contents page lists sections and page numbers for a 10 day issue. It highlights items such as railroads rebates life insurance disclosures a murder case a diplomat accident crimes of Russian revolutionists and congressional proceedings alongside social racing and statehood coverage plus public printer recommendations and legal records.
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House
Hasing
Platt Qut
New York
Congress
Holland
Washington
Lawson
Virginia
Maryland
the Legal Record
Autocracy in Business Justified by Notable Wealth
Concord Mass December 14 President Charles W. Eliot argues in a speech that great riches stem from sound thinking and hard work and grant owners power to shape industrial development and public events. He asserts intelligent autocrats in business often outperform hereditary or government selection methods and that autocracy is justified by results.
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Eliot
Concord
Mass
Charles W. Eliot
Death at the Switchboard In Chelsea Central
Isabelle Agnew twenty one died suddenly at the switchboard during the Chelsea central shift just before 7:30 PM A doctor suggested heart disease as the likely cause She lived with her elderly grandmother at 228 West Eleventh Street and was the sole support of their home The incident disturbed the telephone firm and its staff at the time
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Washington Post
New York
Chelsea Central
Isabelle Agnew
James M. Hitzrot
West Eleventh Street
Subpoena For Garfield In Beef Trust Trial
Chicago on December 14 three jurors two carpenters and a real estate dealer from central Illinois were chosen by both sides in the beef trust case before Federal Judge Humphreys A subpoena duces tecum was served on Commissioner of Corporations James R Garfield demanding all books papers records or reports he has or had and to testify about them The defense seeks to show Garfield previously swore statements given during his investigation into the beef business methods while the Packers claim immunity from criminal charges by offering evidence against themselves.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Beef Trust
Bar
Humphreys
James R. Garfield
Duces
Garfield
Gartinid
Panic on an Ocean Liner Peril in Steerage Water Floods Cabin
News of the steamer Pring Adalbert arriving from Napies after a December 9 storm reports water flooding the women’s steerage cabin at midnight. Passengers awoke to cries and rushing water, crew responded, but panic remained limited. Also notes Havana decree authorizing a wharf and custom-house construction with electrical traveling cranes to be installed by a Cleveland firm. Dormer Sale at Sloan’s offers Louis XVI furniture and other items, with sale at 11 G Street today.
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New York
Pring Adalbert
Havana, Inc
Ruima
Havana Harbor
Compania del Puerto
Cleveland
Ohio
Sloan’s
Pans Uo G Street
Asbury Park Murder Mystery Deepens With Suspected Entrapment
Aged Mrs. Morris Naftal was slain in Asbury Park New Jersey. Police and two New York detectives investigate a midnight intruder with a voice at her bedside. Jewelry worth about $6,000 and $1,700 to $4,200 in cash vanished. The killer or killers remain at large as rewards rise.
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Washington Post
Asbury Park
N. J
New York
Morris Naftal
Familly
West Park
Ashbry Park
Willem Matthews
Smith
Matthews
Matthewa
Keyport
Nafta
Girls in printing offices replace printers in Winona strike
In Winona Minnesota girl stenographers began operating typesetting machines in some newspaper offices during the printers strike. Some employers show progress with papers appearing regularly, though job printing houses remain largely tied up. No changes in union printer ranks reported. Also news brief about a trust deed filed in San Bernardino for the Tonopah and Tidewater Railway bonds totaling 2 490 000 and a NY State librarian appointment replacing Melville Dewey.
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Winona
Minn
New Railroad
San Bernardino
Cal
Tonopah
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Secret Service
Thompston
Phe
Cong Reas
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sunde
Newspaper
Fadhive
Pennypacker Library Sale
The
Hammer
James J. Hill
Miners IN Convention
Zelaya
Wea
Misa Barker
Guiteau
Yates
Illinois
Dward W. Scott
Provident Sughyss Life Insurance Society
W. W. Armstrong
Intestigaling Committee
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Charles E. Hughes
Scott
Eqitable Life Assurance Society
Mr. Scott
James W. Alexander
Alexander
Society
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Provident Society
Fiske
Haley Fiske
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Tmske
Mr. Fiske
Metropolitan Company
Mrr. Hughes
Colorado
Edgar Meier
Provident Savings Life Assurance Company
Sajna
Hich
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Cooper
Henry G. Cooper
Little
Lofland
Chaffee
Thorn
Mrs. Dodge-Morse
America
New Express
Pennsylvania
Frank Libby & Co
N. Y. Aye
California
Bill
Follette
W. D. Connors
Part
Albany
N. Y
Edwin H. Anderson
Carnogie Library
Pittsburg
New York State
Melvilla Dewey
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