Count Hamon the Palmist and Bank Chief Flee Paris
Fraud charges allege Count Hamon once known as Cheiro the palmist embezzled about 500000 in securities from Mrs Julia P. Newell and Miss Josephine Humeray. He fled to London after an examining magistrate opened an inquiry, leaving his French bank and American Register offices empty.
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American Register
New York
Faria
Jan
Touis Hamon
America
Europe
Cheiro
Ilain
Warner
France
Antal
Hemon
Julia P. Newell
Josephine Humeray
Paris
Haman
Hiamon
Faaumon
Hisrrest
London
Hamon
Hamm
Rat
Feria
Aubber
Hamen
Ima
Place de Opera
Haris
Chetro
England
Traman
Ins
Newell
Poneroy
Hamonrg
City Loses Yerkes Gallery in Receivership Sale
Hundreds of artifacts from Charles T Yerkes bequest were sold on Long Island to satisfy mortgage shortfall. The event, amid storms and wrecks, drew bidders as art treasures were not included. The city’s efforts to save the property failed and mortgage interest was unpaid. Fifteen perish in Costa Rican storm.
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Washington
Fastport
Long Island
Fifth Avenue
Charles T. Yerkes
Woman Held For Abduction In Newark Case
Bridget King, accused of aiding in the alleged abduction of 11 year old Juliet Testa by Father Nicolas Stank, a curate at St Roge’s Church, was arraigned and held on 2500 dollars bail. King claimed the trio rode in a New York cab and ferried back to Newark, while a warrant remains out for the priest.
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Newark
N. 5
Bridget. King
Juliet Testa
Nicolas Stank
BL Rogeg
Miss King
Miss Testa
New York
Reid Denies Ambassadorship Retention Rumor
London January 6 Whitelaw Reid American ambassador was misquoted as saying he would retain his post for now. Reid responded to questions stating he had made no such statement and had said nothing on the subject whatsoever.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Murder Trial Faces Jury Over Red Gables Case
In Media Pa on January 6 the trial of Mrs. Clathorne Bergel and Mrs. M Florence Erb for the murder of Captain T Clayton Erb at Red Gables proceeds to a fourth day. District Attorney MacDade urges a first degree verdict while defense counsel B Frank Rhodes attacks the Commonwealths case as weak. The jury deliberates after hearing the blue print description of the crime and emotional testimonies, with a possible ten oclock verdict anticipated tomorrow morning.
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MacDade
Clathorne Bergel
M. Florence Erb
T. Clayton Erb
Red Gables
H&lance
B. Frank Rhodes
Eddreas
Commonwealth
Chester
Eric
Shurtleff Elected Illinois House Speaker by Bipartisan Vote
Edward D. Shurtleff of Marengo was chosen speaker of Illinois forty ninth General Assembly with 2 Republicans and 61 Democrats backing him. The move ends potential deadlock as Democrats and a faction of Republicans unite, altering hopes for U S Senate plans and signaling a shift in House leadership dynamics.
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Businwield
Jdn
Edward D. Bhurtleff
Marengo
Forty-Sinth General Assembly
Ilinois
Edward J. King
Galesburg
Charles S. Deneen
Republican
Democratic
Shurtleff
General Assembly
Shurtlei
Albert J. Hopkins
United States Senate
House
Shurtleft
Ball of Representatives
Shurtlett
Call Shurtlett
Kleeman
King
Lee O'Neil Browne
Troyer
Browne
Shurtieff
EDISON'S NEW BATTERY READY
Edison announces a self-propelling storage battery car in final form. The nickel metal parts and alkali chemistry aim to greatly resist corrosion and extend life, enabling on premises power generation for cheap operation. Trial on Third Avenue tracks planned for next spring.
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Washington Post
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Third Avenue System
Ousted on false evidence in Vladivostok case
St Petersburg reports Zavaxnitsky chief of Vladivostok secret police sentenced to four years in prison for manufacturing evidence in political cases. Two subordinates also jailed. He allegedly planted bombs and illegal literature to incriminate suspects and misled convictions. Releasing political prisoners follows disclosures.
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St. Petersburg
Jan
Zavaxnitsky
Vladivostok
Avornitsky
Baron Fersen
Washington
Viadivostok
Filug
Beef Probers Shadowed by Private Detectives in Chicago
Federal authorities in Chicago announced that Beaten District Attorney Sims James H Wilkerson and his chief assistant plus other federal staff connected with the rebate investigation are shadowed by private detectives. Grand jury witness F A Spink testified today. Elaborate precautions kept Spink’s identity secret though his testimony occurred in the forenoon. Spink was traffic manager for the National Packing Company until recently and also worked for the Chicago and Eastern Indiana Railway Company.
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Chicago
Chicaxo
United
Sims
James H. Wilkerson
Jatocky
F. A. Spink
Perecau~ Toms
Delaware Democrats Win House Organization Vote
Special to The Washington Journal Dover Delaware January Democrats use pledges to reform agenda to end deadlock in the state house Representative Francis M Sopher known as the drys ally switches sides breaking the stalemate Democrats gain 18 to 17 and Dr Thomas O Cooper of Wilmington elected speaker of the house.
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Washington
Dover
Del
Delaware
House of Representatives
House
Francis M. Sopher
Thomas O. Cooper
Wilmington
Illinois Club Burned In Chicago Art Treasures Lost
Fire swept through the Titneis Club in Chicago’s West Side destroying its art gallery and treasures. Authorities estimate damages at 325000 dollars as flames from crossed electric wires gutted the two story structure in under an hour. The building stood on Ashland boulevard and was once owned by J Russell Jones, a friend of President U S Grant.
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Chicago
Titneis Club
Ilinois Choir
Ashland Boulevard
J. Russell Jones
U. S. Grant
Bankruptcy Law Changes Expand Federal Reorganization Scope
A UK proposal praised by House committee would revise federal bankruptcy law to align with federal courts. It fixes receiver fees as a percentage like trustees and broadens coverage to all corporations except quasi public entities such as railroads, insurers, and banks. It also bars discharge if false statements were filed.
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Westarney
House Committee
Judiciary
State bill seeks $61 monthly pension for Civil War veterans
Harrisburg. The bill would grant a $61 monthly pension to any Civil War veteran who was a Pennsylvania resident at the war outbreak and remains or becomes a bona fide state resident at the time of application. It is to be introduced by request of the State Department of the Grand Army of the Republic, with about 60,000 potential beneficiaries in the state.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
State Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
Lloyd C. Griseam
Presley
Wiithren Chanler
Boston
Sire
Nelson Gay
Bosion
Maude Howe Elliot
Griscom
House of Representatives
Washington
Tittoni
Niaigh
Francesco Musza
Culgoa
Italian War Department
Gellea
Giolitti
King
Judges Sidestep Oil Case to Seek Early Retrial
Washington action pushes Blandara Oil Company toward a new trial within days. District Attorney Sims serves notices for an immediate hearing, with Justice Department backing. Judge Landis, citing prior convictions, hints at possible cooperation from Judge Bethea and Judge Anderson. preparations proceed amid uncertain timetable. Fire destroys the Baliwin Theater and adjoining offices in Springfield, Missouri, causing $408,000 loss and significant property damage to the hotel district. total losses near $250,000.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Sims
Nis
Washington
Blandara Oil Company
Landia
United States Circuit Court of Appeal
Federal Supreme Court
John 8. Miller
Department of Justice
Miller
Landis
Hig
Betaga
Sol H. Bethea
District Court
Bethea
Anderson
Springfield
Ghief
American Locomotive to Build Gary Engine Plant
American Locomotive Company will establish a large engine plant at Gary Indiana after purchasing 19 percent acres from U S Steel. The site doubles the area of current plants and is expected to employ 12 000 to 15 000 workers. Location two miles from Chicago places the plant amid the region's largest converging commercial activity.
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Washington Pugh
New York
American Locomotive Company
Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
Tully
The
Steel Corporation
Sant
Chicago
Russians Crown. Collisions Kill Crew Near Odessa
A Russian steamer Aviatoslay with eight crew collided near Novorossisk with the Greek steamer Poseidon. The Sviatostay sank in three minutes. Four crew saved aboard Poseidon, the rest lost.
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Ips
Callision
Odessa
Aviatoslay
Collsion
Novorossisk
Poseidon
Sviatostay
Oll
Leaders Meet Taft Hear About Child Labor
Reports on the South are presented to President elect Taft by the National Committee secretary. Lang confers with Hitchcock and others as Senator Knox is due at Augusta today.
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South
National Committee
Lang
Hitchcock
Knox Due
Augusta
National
J. McKelway
Frank H. Hitchcock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Taft
John Hays Hammond
Hickey
Columbus
Hill
Carmichael
Michigah
Adair
China
A Aahaa
Dewey
William H. Jackson
New York
Henry Jackson
Georgia
Springs
Col Thompson
Florida
Rockefeller
Augusta Links
Hey
Mr. Taft
Monica Lope
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Withington
Panama
Missing Woman Found Safe After Disappearance In New York
Mrs. Hlewbeth C. Burke Harrison wife of F Paul Harrison president of Harrison Electric and Manufacturing was found at 18 West Eighty-first Street after disappearing Saturday. She recalled alighting from a Columbus Avenue car and said she wandered confused, believing her husband followed. a neighbor Mrs. J Collins cared for her. She could not explain her wanderings and the attempted contact with her husband remained unresolved.
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Washington
New York
Hlewbeth c. Burke, Harrison
F. Paul Harrison
Harrison Electric and Manufacturing Company
J. Collins
West Eighty-first Street
Columbus Avenue
Taft Mission to Panama Explored for Canal Plan
New York writer Gmovert Murray aboard the Royal Mail steamship Taxus reports that Taft's Panama visit aims to decide between a lock or sea level canal. Experts accompany him to settle the question on this trip, noting a dam would still be required by Panama's topography regardless of canal type.
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New York
Jan
G—movert Murray
Panama
Royal Mail
Taxus
Teft
Panama Canal
Murray
Taft
Gatundan
Carnegie Gift to Koch Institute Noted by Hill
Berlin reports American ambassador David Jayne Hill announced Carnegie’s gift of 125000 dollars to the Koch Institute for Tuberculosis Research. He conveyed Carnegie’s cordial thanks for his honorary membership and wishes for the institute’s ongoing success. Also mentioned is a matinee at Columbia Theater featuring Waltz Drepin.
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Berlin
Jan
David Jayne Hill
Siehandlung Bank
Rockefeller Had No Credit At Local Freight Station
Special to The Washington Post reporting Rockefeller had no credit at the freight depot. Rockefeller’s superintendent sent his expressman to the depot to load freight but could not pay the bill. The clerk explained Rockefeller’s name meant little to the New York Central and the man must return to the site to obtain funds.
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Washington Post
Tarrytawk
John, D
Rockefeller
Rose
Rorkefaller
President’s Retirement Report Sparks House Debate
In a lively floor debate representatives questioned how Maj Edgar C Mearns who was retired due to disability and given three quarters pay could be ordered to report to President Roosevelt after March 4 to accompany him to Africa. Representative Mann of Illinois pressed for authority behind such orders as laughter erupted over the suggestion of a miraculous cure and a bet on the President.
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Champ “Crark
House
Army
Navy
Marine
Mr.Mann
Ananies Club
Postal Bank Bill Up for Amendments in Senate Debate
Senate considered the postal savings bank bill with amendments reducing deposit limits from 1000 to 500 dollars and monthly deposits from 200 to 300 dollars. Senators Smith Cummins Gore urged state banks as depositories and equality with national banks, while others sought broader security and distribution rules. The measure was laid aside for future votes as discussion moved to related parole and banking facility issues.
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Carter
Senate
Smith
Michiga Cummins
Iowa
Gore
Oklahoma
McCumber
Fulton
Posmaster General
United States
Piles
Wat Potter Savin
Aarty
Senator Carter
Committee On Post Offices and Post
Aldrich
Congressional Record
United
Hale
Clark
Committee On the Judiciary
Nelson
Minnesota
Postal Savings Bank
Opposed to Harbors Bill Ties Up River and Harbor Work
Roumanian Princess Born and other brief items show a clash over river and harbor legislation in Congress. Senator Frye opposes a river and harbor bill this session, arguing short sessions lack time for proper debate and that such measures are often rushed at the end. House leaders and Speaker Cannon are pressed to delay unless urgent projects justify funding. The report also notes Crown Princess Marie of Roumania has given birth to a daughter aboard a Seaboard Air Line train, reflecting a mix of political debate and distant human interest in the same era.
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Frye
Committee On Commerce
Congress
Senate
Cannon
House
Benator Frye
Red Cross Aid Ships Load For Messina Relief
Ambassadors and US squadron head toward Messina to aid quake victims as Bayern sails with medical gear and clothing. Relief effort includes 14 blankets, 4,350 underclothes, 1,100 shoes, 600 overcoats, and camp hospital supplies. Earthquake shocks linger, with hundreds rescued, dozens buried, and camps set up by government and volunteers.
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Rome
Jay
Griscom
Messina
Sperry
Connecticut
Bayern
Red Cross Eiblown
Genoa
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