Indictments in the Dodge-Morse marriage case
New York Jan 27 a dozen indictments were handed down against former Justice Edgar L Fursman A H Hummel and Benjamin F Steinhardt and Edward J Bracken in a Dodge Morse divorce intrigue Subornation of perjury and conspiracy figures dominate as more arrests were expected Fursman and Hummel released on parole while Dodge Bracken and others face future action The case ties to Mrs Morse and her divorce from Dodge and public interest surrounding Charles W Morse’s business prominence Also noted are related legal actions and a later Ohio bankruptcy hearing and a Pennsylvania train tragedy
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New York
Supreme Court
Edgar L. Fursman
A. H. Hummel
Benjamin F. Steinhardt
Howe & Humm
Edward J. Bracken
Chaz F. Dodge
Hummel
Steinhardt
Fursman, Dodge
Hracken
Daige
Referee Hall
Mr. Rand
Dodge-Morse
Clemence Donge
Morse
Dodge
Texas
Jerome
Gelshenen
Busin
Charles W. Morse
Grand Jury
Europe
Say
Mr. Morse
Justice Fursman
Action Ca Forward
New York County
Abraham Hum- 2
Alleged Counterfeiters Held in Chicago Bond Action
Mrs Stella McDonald alias May Stella Davis and Frazier Mac Donald, named as alleged counterfeiters, were held to the Federal grand jury in 200 dollars bond. Mrs McDonald formerly lived in St Louis. The item notes a separate furniture sale at 10 a m by Wilson Masasz Auctioneers at 1297 and 1229 East Grand Street.
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Chicago
Stella McDonald
May Stella Davis
Frazier MacDonald
Federal Grand Jury
McDonald
St. Louis
Wilson
Masasz
Suspected Mafiosi Held Over KC Slaying
Kansas City police say two men jailed in the killing of Italian Agostino Caldaroni are Chicago Mafia members sent to commit murder. Arrested are Bulladesti and Rossi who deny Mafia ties, claiming travel from Texas and prior stays in Galveston and Buffalo. Police suspect Mafia involvement in three KC murders related to the Shereto case.
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Kansas City
Agostino Caldaroni
Mafia
Chicago
Calduron
Joseph Spellabesti
Frank Rossi
Kallans
Polce
Hill
Joseph Shereto
Society
Calduroni
Nicholaus Basili
Shereto
Bulladesti
Rossi
Texas
Ros
Galveston
Indian Territory
Buffalo
N. C
Nicholas Shereto
Genesee Street
N. Y
John Hayes
Frozen to death in drift in Winsted sleigh
In Winsted Connecticut on January 27 Jacob Sulskoski, 35, was found frozen to death after the snowstorm. He sat upright in a sleigh en route from the borough to Walcott when buried by a ten foot drift. The horse remained alive but frostbitten and likely to be killed.
Appleyard Charged In Buffalo Bank Insolvency Probe
Justice Murphy issued warrants for Arthur E. Appleyard of Boston and three Buffalo figures for larceny and failing to perform duties under section 603 of the renal code. Appleyard allegedly misrepresented security bonds from Ohio Union Traction to the bank during its insolvency, with Emory Georger and Schelling cited in related charges. Appleyard said he would consider voluntary travel to New York state but offered no immediate comment.
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Buffalo
Justice Murphy
John Doe
Arthur E. Appleyard
Boston
Richard Emory
Robert F. Schelling
Eugene A. Georger
Appleyard
Ohio Union Traction Company
Emory
Georger
Schelling
Arthur HM. Appleyard
New York State
Appeal to save condemned Mrs. Rogers in Vermont
Vigorous efforts are under way to commutate the sentence of Mrs. Mary A. Rogers, sentenced to be hanged February 3 for murder. Buckensderfer’s counsel will seek a stay and take the case to Vermont Supreme Court if needed. Officials in Montpelier doubt outside efforts will succeed as legislators refuse to intervene.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Mary A. Rogers
Vermont
William J. Buckenaderfer
Stamford
Conn
Supreme Court of
Montpelier
Gambler Kills Four in Mexican Border Saloon massacre
In Nogales Arizona on January 27 gambler William Walters opened fire at the Palace Saloon killing dealer Cowboy Johnson and proprietor M M Conn, wounding a monte dealer and a cattleman before shooting himself. Walters had been discharged from Conn’s employ days earlier. Conn was a noted Southwest sporting figure.
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Tucson
Ariz
Nogaies
Willam Walters
Palace
M. M. Conn
Johnson
Walters
Conn
George Beadle
Southwest
Repulse for Japs After Desperate Fight on Front
St Petersburg dispatches detail Kuropatkin’s successful repulse of a Japanese attack along the Hun River and in Sandepas, with trenches carried by bayonet, cavalry actions, and further advances as a curtain‑raiser for a spring campaign. Reports mention prisoners taken, positions held, and renewed fighting along the center and flanks amid harsh winter conditions.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Oyama
Nicholas
Khatlatasa
Khelgoutaya
Wedetaila
Khatlatesa
Mhelgoutaya
Sandepas
Witidul -Dring
iKhelgoutaya
Khanchenwan
Expanson
Weheltaftse
Hun
Shakhe
Huan Mountain
Ine
Heksutan
Liudiutun
Shakhe River
Poutilof& Hiv
Russia's Crisis Fades as Workmen Return to Factories
In St Petersburg and Moscow the strike movement eases as several plants reopen. Government promises shorter hours and financial burdens shift to employers. Russia’s political agitation recedes though authorities suppress revolts and foreign reporting notes mixed views on the court.
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St. Petersburg
Aboukoff
Baltic
Russo- American Rubber Company
Rope American
Kokovsoff
Russia
Moscow
Revolue Tionista
Uncertain Report Stirs Bourse Operators
Bourse operators have not secured confirmation or denial of the report. Inquiries at banks tend to confirm the report.
Riots in Riga and Mitau Lead to Deaths and Strikes
Twenty nine men and two women were killed with thirty seven civilians and eight soldiers wounded in Riga yesterday. The city theaters closed at workers' request. Labor agents from Riga organized a strike in Mitau with troops dispatched and later withdrawn. A clash in Lesgno street led to two deaths and seven wounded as strikers seized liquor shops and confronted police.
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Riga
Russia
Mitau
Warsaw
Lesgno
Wolski
Jews Denounce Czar at London Demonstration
In a famed prize fight venue known as Wonderland a 3000 strong audience of Russian Jews heard a Russian revolutionary teacher in London denounce Emperor Nicholas and the grand dukes. A harmonized resolution followed, reflecting temper and views of the gathering, seen as highly representative and historic.
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Londo
Jared-Edat End
Wonderland
London
Nicholas
Strange Vessel Observed During North Sea Inquiry Session
At the international commission hearing in Paris on January 27, Britain sought Fletcher's testimony on two Russian agents asking Hull fishermen for information. Hugh O’Beirne argued agents’ blameworthy conduct but no government orders found. Russia’s counsel questioned relevance as the panel privately considers the issue. A witness described a large merchantlike ship seen during Russian fire escape, with ordinary lights aboard.
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Paris
International Commission
Great Britain
Fletcher
Hull
Hugh O’beirne
M. Wekledoff
Russia
O’beirne
Admiral Fournier
France
Brooks
Davis
Russia Surprised Hay Seeks Chinese Neutrality Arbitration
In St Petersburg the Foreign Office said Secretary Hay proposed submitting the Chinese neutrality issue to international arbitration, a plan officials could not understand under current conditions. Russia aims to finalize the arbitration treaty, but will not insist on the Franco-British model. signatures with the United States may follow Lamsdorff’s reply via Ambassador McCormick. A railroad collision near Tullahoma, Tennessee killed four railway workers and injured several.
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Hay
St. Petersburg
Foreign
Associated Press
Lamsdorff
McCormick
Senate
Russia
Belgium
Norway
Sweden
United States
Two Coal Firms sue Pennsylvania Railroad for 1.9 Million
Two lawsuits totaling 1,904,012.24 dollars allege the Pennsylvania Railroad discriminated in car service and granted rebates to rivals. Webster Coal and Coke Company and Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company seek damages for alleged capacity limits and improper rebates from 1901 to 1904, naming Berwind White and Keystone as favored rivals.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Eastern Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Webster Coal and Coke Company
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company
Tig Pammsylvania
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
Altoona Coal and Coke Company
Glen White Coal and Coke Company
Roosevelt
Griggs
D. L. Krebs
Clearfield
Thomas H. Itherton
Wilkesbarre
Benjamin
Pennsylvania Coal and Coka Company
Webster Company
Railroads Win Hay Suit In Test Case
Judge Wing of the U S Circuit Court ruled against the Interstate Commerce Commission on a hay and straw freight rate case. The decision dismisses the ICC action, with costs against the ICC. The ruling holds the commission lacked power to order restoration to sixth class, ending the challenge against Lake Shore and other railways.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Judge Wing
United States Circuit Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Shore
National Hay Association
New York
New York Central
Lake Sheee
Big Four
Boston and
Maine
Chicago
Washington
United States District Court
District of
Chis
Wing
Mae
Mrs. Roosevelts Lea
A concise note on Mrs. Roosevelts lead in today’s paper, highlighting her public role and activities within the current issue. The item appears amid a broader digest of social and personal notices across the section.
Charges Against Hooker Prompt Legislative Probe
New York Jan 27 A special meeting of the Bar Association of New York decided that charges against Warren B Hooker in the postal investigation must prompt prompt and searching legislative investigation or impeachment by the assembly. The association urged the State Bar grievance findings and called for action by the Assembly and both houses for removal if warranted. A five member committee will be appointed to deliver copies of the resolutions to the Assembly Speaker for proper committee action.
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New York
Bar Association of
City of
Warren B. Hooker
State Bar Association
Justice Hooker
State of
Dominican Exile Protest Aims at U S Oversight in Santo Domingo
Dominican exiles in Cuba Porto Rico Curacao Venezuela and the United States planned a protest with a commission to Washington to appeal to President Roosevelt. Gen Deschamps led the meeting in Nassau with Morales' control disputed. Navy says Dixie ready with 380 marines at Guantanamo, no disturbances reported.
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Eslang
Bahamas
Deschamps
Santo Domingo
Cuba
Porto Rico
Curacoa
Venezuela
Coombia
United States
Morales
Washington
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Sigsbee
Dixie
Pansina
Guantanamo
Bantu Domingo
Isthmus
Piles Elected Senator on Thirteenth Ballot
Olympia January 27 Samuel I Piles of Seattle was chosen United States Senator by the legislature on the thirteenth joint ballot after Charles Sweeney withdrew The result stood Piles 155 Turner 6 Foster 0 Sweeney’s withdrawal cleared the way for the victory Piles was born in Kentucky forty four years ago and had a long legal career in Washington before practicing in Seattle.
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Olympia
Wash
Samuel i. Piles
Seattle
United State
Bn Thegislature
Charles Sweeney
Spokane
Piles
Foster
Turner
Samuel H. Piles
Kentucky
Kansas
Arizona
Washington
Puget Sound
J. T. Ronald
O'S
Ronald
Oregon Improvement Company
The
Pacific Coast Company
Peabody Denies Withdraw Bid in Colorado Contest
Former Gov James H Peabody denied reports of withdrawal or a compromise offer in the race for governor He said he entered to uncover fraud and will seat by legislature if declared winner or step down if Adams is elected Senate seats were confirmed for Casimiro Barela and H B Millard Republicans and Democrats contested Ward and Beshour had no chance to present evidence Missouri Senate adjourned after a fruitless US senator ballot with Cockrell Niedringhaus Kerens and others listed Seaboard and Pennsylvania Railroad schedules advertise Baltimore return and Pinehurst direct line parlor car and sleepers offered
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Pervyer
Colo
James H. Peabody
Mr. Adams
Reate Ledby
Senate
Casimiro Barela
H. B. Millard
Charles B. Ward
M. H. Beshour
Mauve Picture Tops Record In Mendelssohn Hall Sale
New York January sale of ninety six water colors and paintings from the Waseaman collection grossed 223226 pounds with Mauve's Sheep Coming Out of the Forest selling for 40200 dollars to Herman Schaus, the highest price of the auction and a record for Mauve. The event drew a large crowd at Mendelssohn Hall as bidding sped rapidly with many pieces selling above estimates. Other notable prices included Israel's Grandfather's Consolation at 31850 and Mauris Old Canal at Dordrecht at 12600, among many others from Daubigny to Knoedler & Co. The sale runs through January 21 with Japanese prints to follow next week.
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Washington Post
New York
Waseaman
Mendelssohn Hall
Mauve
Herman Schaus
Schaus
Kirby
Wiliam Macbeth
Israel
Arthur Tooth & Sons
Mauris
Dordrecht
Emerson McMillan
Jacques
Scott & Powler
Newburg
M. FE
Montrose
Sir Jan Reynold
L. C. Castleman
Yar Dyck
Christ
Memone
Wei Daubigny
Black Rocks
B. Chapin
Decamp
David
Sir William Vanhorne
Wyant
Sumset' Mle
Montros Fromentin
Knoedler & Co
Lake Nemi
J. Wertheim
Stable
Daubigne
J. Fpstein
Starvation in Turkey Report From Akash Van Stations
The American Board of Foreign Missions releases reports from Akash and Van in eastern Turkey detailing severe famine. About 7,500 people in Moush face destitution with typhoid rampant and water shortages. In Van drought and hunger threaten daily life as labor ceases and fuel and food run short.
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Boston
Mass
American Board of Foreign Missions
Akash
Van
Turkey
Moush
Underwood
Dr. G.©. Reynolds
Safe Currency for Cuba: Senate Favors Firm Monetary Foundation
Havana January 8 The Cuban Senate discussed amendments to the commercial code requiring banks issuing circulating notes to deposit United States gold equivalents with the government. Notes must be dated numbered and signed by the comptroller of the treasury and banks face a 5 percent tax on issued notes. A special committee will consider permanent currency legislation to resist Spain influenced fluctuations. The National Bank of Cuba plans no public note issue for now. The Senate also debated government sanitation aid to municipalities proportional to population, a bill President Palma is expected to veto.
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Havana
National Bank of Cuba
Senate
United States
Comptroller of the Treasury
Cuba
Spain
National Bank of
Palma
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