Beef Figures Hidden Packards on Witness Stand
In Chicago on February 16 three Armour & Co officers testified in a federal court plea. J Ogden Armour asserted government inspection of company books followed his directive and legal advice. Witnesses Meeker and Connors discussed altered figures and inked out entries asked by Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Armour & Co
Imperial
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Bureau of Corporations
Arthur Meeker
J. Connors
Leandar Dé Co
Animeur
Morrison
Meeker
Arigae & Co
Morrise
Koen
Swift
Jon
Loulan
Tistri
Attegues Morrison
Tatte
de Taille
Oueur
Miic
Drouzes
Elec Cemimuigsionuer Garfield
Wash- Mito
Injunction Dissolved in Horse Shoers Dispute
The temporary injunction between the Mister Horseshoers Protective Association and Journeymen Horseshoers Union No 17 was dissolved by Chief Justice Clabaugh. Complainants may renew the injunction if needed to protect their alleged interests. Proceedings aimed to enjoin the defendants from hearings in the horseshoes case. Attorneys Hamalidh Colbert for complainants and Leon Tobriner for the defendants appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mister Horseshoers’ Protective Association
Loot $l
Journeymen Horseshoers’ Union
No 17
Justice Clabaugh
Institute 1
Hamalidh & Colbert
Leon Tobriner
Convicted Letter Libel Case Notes Bail Forfeit
Albert M. Raymond convicted in Towal courts for writing libelous letters to officials and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. A bench warrant was issued yesterday for Leroy D. Walters and Benjamin Bridge as police seek them. Bail of $1,900 was ordered forfeited for failure to appear. Raymond conducted his own defense while at bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Raymond
Towal
Pre
Smen
Leroy DD. Walters
Benjamin Bridge
Juste Gould
Raymond
Period Pianos and Weber Art Grands Attract Attention
New York hosts a remarkable Weber piano exhibition blending art and instrument making. Prominent figures including King Alfonso and the pope are linked to Weber's prestige as modern residences embrace period icons. Agents Stayman Co led by Percy S Foster handle distribution while a separate Sleeping Car offer promotes travel to Memphis. The Sunday Post will feature a half tone portrait of Mrs Nicholas Longworth Roosevelt as a framable souvenir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Plano Coustricion
Brt
Weber
Alfonso
Aecinan
Louis Quince
Tours
New York Herik
Te Weber Piano Company
Raenos
Marie
Weber Mano
Viers & Stayman Company
Percy S. Foster
Sunday Post
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Alice
Nicholas Lonaworth
Dropped $30,400 in cash and notes near Brooklyn banks
Frederick J. Ennis a seventeen year old bank messenger reported to Brooklyn police that he lost a parcel containing 24000 in promissory notes 6000 in a Ridgewood Bank check and 400 in cash while transporting funds from Mechanics Bank Brooklyn to Ridgewood Bank. The loss occurred when the parcel slipped from his inside coat pocket on the sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Frederick J. Ennis
Mechanics’ Bank
Ridgewood Bank
Jenkins Trust Company
Portraits honor Frances Willard at Eastern High School
Commissioner Macfarland lauds Frances E. Willard roles and virtue as a portrait is presented by the Eastern Y branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. Representative Graff lauds the value of life over wealth and notes Illinois’s Statuary Hall honor. A second Willard portrait is shown at Gage School with a Bloomingdale Y branch gift and speech, while a third hangs at Washington Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances E. Willard
Eastern High School
Eastern “Y
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Don P. Blaine
Macfarland
Miss Willard
Jesus Christ
Statuary Hall
Illinois
Mr. Macfarland
Graff
Ilinois
Willard
Commonwealth of Illinois
Capitol
Margaret D. Ellis
Florence L. Jett
M. F. ¥. Swartzell
Frances BE. Willard
Gage
Second
U Streets
Bloomingdale
C. W. Gallagher
Frances Willard
Don P. Bisine
Washington Seminary
Rothwell Legatees Sue Over Will Dispute
The District Supreme Court was asked to construe the will of the late Richard Rothwell in a friendly suit by his children. Grandchildren are alleged excluded from the estate, but a deed of agreement allegedly grants them a joint one seventh share. Complainants are represented by Delma C. Stutler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Richard Rothwell
Hena Schofield
Lydia Pigott
Lewis
Emma Rothwell
Delma C. Stutler
Licensed to Practice Medicine and Midwifery Licenses Granted
The Board of Medical Supervisors announced that several individuals were licensed to practice medicine in the District and others were granted midwife licenses. Names listed include Tor Roger C Ray R C Coburn Jr Ray mond A Fish Edmund T M Franklin Chester Groff Howard Slume James F Johnson William H Littleoase Irwin H McConnell Michael J Raedy John A Stutz Robert Sullivan Lutak Hunter Paffow mille Owens Fiva Smit Olivia Taliaferro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Medical Supervisors
Tor
Roger C. Ray R. C. Coburn, Jr
Raymond A. Fish
Edmund T. M. Franklin
Chester ©. Groff
Howard Slume
James F. Johnson
William H. Littleoase
Irwin H. McConnell
Michael J. Raedy
John A. Stutz
Robert Sullivan
Lutak Hunter-Paff
Bronze bust of Dr George Whitefield Sampson for George Washington University
A bronze bust of Dr George Whitefield Sampson, president of George Washington University from 1859 to 1871, will be presented to the university. The gift comes from Dr Sampson’s family, George C Sampson and Henry W Sampson of Washington, with Rev Dr Thomas Smallwood Sampson of Philadelphia likely to deliver the presentation speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sampson
University
George Whitefield Sampson
George Washington University
University Wemday
Sampson
George C. Sampson
Henry W. Sampson
Washington
Thomas Smallwood Sampson
Philadelphia
Aged Woman Burned in Home Fire
Mary Gray, a 60 year old woman, suffered severe burns when her dress caught fire from a cooking stove at her home on 1220 Thirteenth Street yesterday morning. She was rushed to hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gray
Thirteenth Street
Life Sentence for Murder in Second Degree
A Philadelphia man, William Joseph O'Donnell, was found guilty of murder in the second degree for killing Charles Keough, a clerk at the Globe Hotel in Elmira, last June. He received a life prison term at Auburn. The Leyland liner Devonian, after grounding off Scituate yesterday, was docked at Charlestown today with four passengers unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thawasrengio
Rae Elmira
Willam Joseph O'Donnell
Philadelphia
Charles Keough
Cleck
Globe Hotel
Auburn
Boston
Liverpool
Scituate
Charlestown
Printery Like Prison Employes Feel Humiliated
Public Printer Stillings imposes broad general orders at the Government Printing Office. Workers read rules at lunch, fear speaking aloud, and endure restricted off duty access, fines for speaking to alley mates, and potential demotion for rule violations. Critics call it a blacklist tying punishment to seeking reinstatement through Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillings
North Capitol
G Streets
Charles A. Stillings
Government Printing Office
Treasury
White House
Post
Congress
Troosevelt
Lawyer Yankus Arrested On Perjury Subornation Charge
White Plains N Y February 16 Deputy Sheriff Kuss arrested Baltruss Yankus a New York lawyer on a bench warrant tied to an indictment by the West Chester grand jury for subornation of perjury in a case brought by Lizzie Ubart against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for injuries from a collision near Washington. The grand jury heard that Yankus allegedly induced a witness to testify falsely while the witness did not know the accident or ride the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Washington Post
White Plains
N. Y
Kuss
Baltruss Yankus
New York
West Chester
Yankus
Weeks
Naggaman Indicted Again for Embezzling 5200
Thomas E. Waggaman was indicted by the grand jury in the District Supreme Court on embezzlement charges similar to a prior case. The new indictment alleges he appropriated 5200 belonging to Mary Ellen French, Adele B French, and the Little Sisters of the Poor as beneficiaries of Adele B French's will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Waggaman
District Supreme Court
Adele B. French
Mary Ellen French
Adele B. Harry
Fife
Little Sisters of the Poor
Waggaman
Narmers and Mechanics’ National Bank
Adele B. Marry
Lake County Protective Association Forms to Stop Auto Scorchers
In Lake County Indiana the Farmers have formed the Lake County Protective Association to curb reckless automobilists. They vow to arrest anyone driving in violation of the speed law and plan to post guards along the highway used by motorists. Four deaths and many injuries occurred last summer from speeding autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kake County
Ind
Lake County Protective Association
President Roosevelt Meets Naval Academy Hazing Case Officials
President Roosevelt held a White House conference with Secretary Bonaparte and Admiral Sands to review Naval Academy hazing cases. Lieut. Commander Harrison and a judge advocate on the executive board discussed court-martial details as the president plans to speak to Congress on hazing legislation. A Gloucester business delegation visited to back pure food legislation and approve the Rodenberg bill specifying preservative percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Academy
Roosevelt
White House
Bonaparte
Admiral Sands
Harrison
Congress
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Mass
Rooosevelt
Divided on City Ownership in Detroit Street Railway Case
Detroit six-judge panel of the Wayne Circuit Court split evenly on the city’s right to build municipal street railway tracks on Greenwood avenue and across Larned street and Jefferson avenue. Justices Brooke, Bohnert, and Murphy voted yes, Hosmer, Donovan, and Mandell voted no, leaving in force a temporary restraining order against the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Wayne Circuit Court
Brooke
Bohnert
Murphy
Hosmer
Donovan
Mandell
Common Council
Greenwood Avenue
Larned Street
Jefferson Avenue
Inspector Brooks Retires After East Side Transfer
Inspector Nicholas Brooks, after thirty nine years with the New York Police Department, retires following a transfer to the first inspection district in the lower East Side. He notes he was treated shabbily after serving as borough inspector for Manhattan, the Bronx, and Richmond for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
New York
Nicholas Brooks
Police Department
Theodore Roosevelt
Brooks
First Inspection District
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Bronx
Richmond
Legal Action to Stop $10 Mileage Book Deposits in Pa
Harrisburg, Feb 16. Secretary Brown orders the attorney general to sue the Pennsylvania Railroad to halt the $10 deposit on $20 mileage books claiming it acts like banking. The move follows a January 16 complaint by traveling salesmen and businessmen in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh who argue the practice violates the state constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Brown
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Jubilant Demonstration in Santo Domingo for Caceres Stay
A large crowd gathered in Central Park last night to celebrate President Caceres’s decision to remain in power. A procession formed and marched through main streets to his residence, where a deputation delivered an address with over 1,000 signatures praising his leadership and pledging peace amid rising customs receipts under receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caceres
Santo Domingo
Cental Park
British Sailors Rewarded for Rescue at Sea
By order of the President the State Department prepared testimonials for the officer and crew of the British steamship Statia for gallantry in rescuing the crew of the sinking American bark Edward L Mayberry off the North Carolina coast. Capt Hinds and Third Mate Finnis receive gold watches, with gold medals awarded to Carpenter Samulse, Boatswain Barrett, and Seamen Hearn, May, Zander, and Wiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Statia
Edward L. Mayberry
Newporl
North Carolina
Hinds
Finnis
Samulse
Hoatswain Barrett
Hearn, May
Zander
Wiley
Two Executed in Chicago After Murder Rampage
Chicago date line reports John Mueller and Robert Newcomb were hanged for triple murder and the officer killing of Police Sergeant John P Shine. Newcomb, a colored man, was executed first. Mueller, seeking an alienist review, was then put to death after a court denied reprieve. Mueller killed his wife Anna and two young children Mary and Martha. Newcomb’s prior killings included Mrs Florence Poore and Walter Blue, with Shine killed during arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Mueller
Robert Newcomb
Newcomb
Mueller
Deneen
Hingh T. Patrick
Anna Mueller
Mary
Martha
John P. Shine
Florence Poore
Walter
Blue
Poore
Sergt. Shine
Alice S Latest On Blue Mat Framed Ready Showcase
An art note describes a new work by Alice titled on a blue mat ready for framing. The piece presents a soft tone reproduction style with careful color balance and a focus on texture and mood suitable for display.
The Greatest Safeguard Bank Ad
A banking advertisement urges readers to thoroughly investigate banking institutions before placing money. It emphasizes business standing of officers and bank resources as key to sound judgment in choosing a safe place for earnings.
Iowa House Bans Firecrackers Statewide
Des Moines reports the Iowa house passed a strict anti firecracker bill making it a misdemeanor to discharge firecrackers toy pistols or explosives on July 4. The measure applies to the entire state, with fines and county jail terms for violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Lua
Treasury Official Resigns as Edwards Named Successor
Horace A. Taylor resigns as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury effective June 20 1906 after serving since McKinley's first term. John H Edwards of Ohio is appointed to replace him and will oversee a Europe tour before taking office. Edwards, 30, previously secretary to the head of the Treasury and to Ohio Congressman Weaver, rises from confidential posts to the top Treasury role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
McKinley
Europe
Ohio
Horace A. Taylor
the Treasury
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
White House
John H. Edwards
Edwards
Treasury
Mr. Edwards
South Charleston
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Representative Weaver
Payne
Secretary of the Treasury
Jewett allowed to resign as Navy Paymaster after conviction
Paymaster Henry E. Jewett of the U S Navy was granted resignation for the good of the service following a court martial at the Washington Navy Yard. He had been convicted on irregularities in his accounts and entered the service in 1892 as No 1 in paymasters with the rank of lieutenant commander. Former Secretary Tracy of New York was his uncle. Secretary Taft to visit Chicago Detroit Bay City Mich St Louis, with speeches, incl a Detroit chamber of commerce address and Bay City remarks, then Chicago Yale Club and Union League Club engagements, concluding in St Louis with Yale Club matters before returning Feb 26. Norfolk Va Feb 16 Judge Waddill overruled Co John R McGinniss US A retired claim that award for Fort Monroe condemnation was inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Ricketts
Stillings
L. C. Hay
Henry E. Jewett
Taft
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Bay City
Mich
St. Louis
Chamber of Ecommerce
Yale Club
Union League Club
Western Federation of Yale Clubs
Norfolk
Waddill
Fort Monroe
John R. McGinniss
U.S. A
Vessels Picked Up Near Frying Pan Shoals By Inspector
The Frying Pan Shoals ugnt vessel was recovered about thirty miles south of the station by the Sixth lighthouse district inspector. It will return to its old station after new moorings are installed. Cruisers Sail for Naples as Brooklyn Chattanooga and Galveston depart for Naples. Tacoma arrived yesterday.
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Sixth Lighthouse District
Naples
Genoa
Italy
Brooklyn
Chattanooga
Galveston
Tacoma
Army Orders From February 1906 Include Leaves and Transfers
Military notices list leaves of absence for Lieut Col David A Lyle and First Lieut Raymond W Hoe dnergh, plus transfers among infantry units. Appointments, resignations, and naval officer movements cover Lieutenants, Midshipmen, and Paymaster staff, with vessel movements and sailings noted for several ships and stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Lyle
Ordnance Department
Raymond W. Hardennergh
Fourth Infantry
William A. Castle
Ninth Infantry
Daniel E. Shean
Sixteenth Infantry
Cal
George H. Roach
Cotone
Arthur D. Budd
First Infantry
Department of the East
Charles G. Morton
Sixth Infantry
Frank Greene
Signal Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
William T. Wood
Raymond Ww. Herdenbergh
Savannah harbor work under 1392 contract questioned
Arthur Ss Cooper, assistant engineer under Capt Carter, testified in the Greene and Gaynor case about Savannah harbor improvements. He described the contract of 1392, the supervision of the work, and noted the government paid 35 cents per yard for mattresses that cost contractors 9 cents, claiming no knowledge of those cost details until later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Arthur Ss. Cooper
Carter
Greene and Gaynor
Cooper
Dr Mary Walker Ill Admits She Is a Woman and a Man
At Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC an elderly patient arrived by ambulance claiming to be Dr Mary Walker a woman who dresses as a man. She requested a room and bed while noting she is her own physician and expects to be discharged in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley Memorial Hospital
North Capitol
Pierce Streets
Mary Walker
Dr. Walker
W¢
Walker
Misplaced switch nearly wrecks Continental Limited near Albany
In Albany N Y on February 16 a switch misplacement at the Ravena yard caused Train No 4 the Continental Limited traveling at about sixty mph to cross onto the west tracks and collide with a standing coal train. The passenger engine baggage car and several coaches were derailed and piled high. Two passengers were slightly injured along with IgnaCe Breeze and Fireman Stahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Ravena
West Shore Railroad
Continental Limited
St. Louis
New York
IgnaCe Breeze
Stahl
Prosecution in Bridge Trust Case Fails to Find Many Witnesses
In Cleveland Ohio deputy sheriffs issued subpoenas for eighteen witnesses in the bridge trust case led by former Attorney General Frank E Monnett. Only J Horace Jones a banker appeared for examination. Jones testified without implicating the King Bridge Company. Monnett plans to travel to Crawford County to take depositions and to secure service on remaining witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Bridge Trust
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank 8. Monnet
Bridge Trust
J. Horace Jones
Jones
King Gridge Company
Munnett
Crawford County
Mrs Taggart Loses Case In Wooster Court Custody Decision
In Wooster Ohio February 16 circuit court refused a continuance in the Taggart custody case. Capt Taggart was examined on his ability to care for the two boys and the lower court order granting custody to Taggart stood. Mrs Taggart may petition in the circuit court later proving she is fit. She is reportedly in Paris with the boys awaiting Taggart's departure with his regiment for the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Wooster
Ohio
Taggert
Taggart
Farewell fete at Santiago aboard the Sumner
Hundreds of Cubans were entertained aboard the army transport Sumner in Santiago de Cuba as it departed for Daiquiri after a naval battle briefing by Canc Taylor. The group viewed the Oquendo wreck and dedicated a monument at Favena marking the first U S landings in Cuba in the war of 1838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Santiago de Cuba
Favena
Dog Show Injunction Sought Over Barking in Opera Basement
Grand Opera House Company and Chase Theatre managers seek a writ to stop the Washington Light Infantry Corps from subletting the armory basement beneath Chase's Theater due to dog barking and crowds at a proposed February 1894 show. They argue noises would disturb performances and breach lease terms. Two petitions filed with Justice Stanford scheduled show cause for next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Grand Opera House
Thomas Keene
Supreme Court
District of Columbia Kennel Club
Washington Light Infantry
O. G. Staples
Grand Opera Flouse Company
District Supreme Court
Justice Stafford
F. J. Hogan
Mr. Staples
W. J. Lambert
D. W. Baker
Kennel Club
Washington Light Infantry Corps
Grand Opera House Company
Armory
Opera House
Kase
Peruvians Occupy Andoas in Ecuador War News
Report from Guayaquil says Peruvians have occupied the Ecuadorian town of Andoas amid the ongoing conflict. Gen. Garcia, deposed by Gen. Alfaro, arrived from Duran and sought safety at the British consulate until he departs Monday for Callao, Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayaquil
Ecuador
New Trial Granted in Mrs McKinney Cruelty Case
Aledo February 16 Judge Graves granted a new trial in the Archibald McKinney cruelty case. The prominent society woman and church worker was convicted of cruel treatment of an adopted orphan Stelle McKinney. insanity was raised as a defense. Final Move in Hoch Case in Chicago reports Gov. Deneen referred Hoch commutation to the state board of pardons with possible execution next Friday if denied. An attractive souvenir notice and a product advert appear among items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Graves
Archibald Me
Stelle
McKinney
Hoch
Chicago
Daly News Today
Deneen
State Board of Pardons
Johann Hoch
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Packers
Counesel
Memphis
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Atlanta
Trrmingham
Lpm
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Eaper Fadkive
Boy
Rothwell
Naggaman
Little Sisters of Poor
New Bill
Indiana
Annapolis
Mueller and Newcomb
People’s Savings Bank
14Th St. N. W
H. A. Taylor
Jewett
ARMY
E Lloyd, Jr
F. W. Kelloggs
J. P. Olding
W. B. Decker
W. Drake
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Porter
Navy
Rhode Island
Rocket
Celtic
Monte Cristi
Yaskee
Guantanamo
Columbia
Sewall Point
Ilinole
Alabama
Barbados
Clattancoga
Gonce
Santiago
Armors
Andoas
Society
Charles O. Brown
Duluth
Minn
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