Gridiron Club marks Roosevelt inauguration parody delight
The 21st anniversary dinner of the Gridiron Club in Washington featured Maj. Carson as host in a spoofed inauguration with Rough Riders, cabinet satire, and a tribute to President Roosevelt. Hypnotism bits, vaudeville acts, and a star-studded guest list including Bryan, Brewer, Cannon, and Fairbanks highlighted the lively evening in a lavish New Willard setup.
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Carson
Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Baron Dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
Fairbanks
Cannon
Washington
Whitelaw Reid
New York Tribune
George W. Ochs
Philadelphia Ledger
Charles R. Miller
The
New York Times
John 4. Sleicher
Leslie's Weekly
Charles K. Grasty
Baltimore Evening News
William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
Co. M. van Hamm
New York World
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Louisville
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Swayne
Speaker Cannon
Senate
Gorman
Crane
Kittredge
Dietrich
Ong
Depew
Platt
John 8. Wise
Justice Brewer
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Pan American Bank scandal grips Chicago and New York
W H Hunt president of the Pan-American Bank Chicago was arrested in New York on embezzlement charges linked to 36000 dollars. Receiver Edwin C Day reports large withdrawals to Hunt and a Mexico City branch. Former vice president Henry L Turner recalls transfers and deposits that sketched a fragile bank structure.
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Pan- American Bank
Chicago
New York
Mexico
Turner
W. H. Hunt
Pan-American Bank
Hunt
W. A. G. Murrell
Murrell
Edwin C. Day
William H. Hunt
Wall Street
City
Kohlisaat
United States District Court
E. M. McKey
W. 8
Rector
Kansas City
Henry L. Turner
Henry L. Turner & Co
Pan-American Banking Company
Mexico City
Mgr. Travers
Institutlon
Giltedge Securities
Debtor's Confession of Pan-American Bank Losses
The depositor, trusting in It and Jest Monday, notes deposits over 1,000 and belief the bank is sound. A Pan-American receiver reports assets of 17,200 in face value and 75,000 of abilities after a three day search. Wealthy relatives in New York and Wisconsin may aid as the ledger reveals 348,900 in savings accounts and other notes.
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Hunt
New York State
Wisconsin
Pan-American Banking Institution
Ar Eda
Bank Robbery in Indian Territory Ends in Double Death
A bank in Cana dian, 19 miles north of the city, was robbed as the safe was blown and 1300 dollars stolen. Hours later two unidentified men were found dead beside the railroad track near Cana dian, shot and likely thrown from a train after resisting arrest.
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Indian Territory
South
MacAlester
I. T. Dan
Farmers and Merchants
Canadian
Murder trial details in Indiana reveal plot to seize letter
Witness testifies Browning and Evans planned to seize a letter from Sarah Schaefer. They allegedly killed her with rocks, hid bloody clothing, and searched her body and surroundings. A witness claims a $250 bribe to leave the state and describes bundles of clothing, gloves, a necktie, and a pepper can used to mislead bloodhounds.
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Story
Browning
Evans
Sarah Schaefer
Bedford
Ind
Elmer Browning
Dude
Len Evans
Miss Schaefer
Whiteman Recaptured After Train Escape in Dunkirk
Alonzo J Whiteman, an alleged forger who leapt from a moving train while being returned to prison, was recaptured at his mother's Dansville home. He is held on forgery and grand larceny charges. Detectives from the American Bankers Association and Buffalo police chased him, tracing the escape to prior fraud involving a bogus draft linked to I H Hubbard.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Alonzo J. Whiteman
Albert Coleman
Wield
Dunkirk
Danayille
Dansville
American Bankers’ Association
St Louis
Fidelity Trust Company
I. H. Hubbard
National
Hudson River Bank
Hudson, N. Y
Stabbed Defending Mother In Bowery Fight
In New York on January 28 a nineteen year old, Richard Lewis, was stabbed defending his mother from a street insult in the Bowery. John McKeon was stabbed twice in the side while aiding Lewis. both are wounded but not fatally. Police have detained a laborer named Michael Tokmee, twenty five, as the suspect. A thief seized McKeon’s vest containing over 200 dollars as surgeons tended the men in a nearby hotel. The incident began when the mother was jostled and insulted, prompting Lewis to intervene.
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New York
Richard Lewis
John McKeon
Lewis
Howard Lewis
Michael Tokmee
McKeon
Bowery
Howard
Claims for Slocum damages filed in New York
United States Commissioner Alexander listed claims arising from the General Slocum disaster of June 15. Total claims amount to 1,475,673 dollars against owners liability capped at 1,600 dollars after the hull was raised and sold.
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New York
United States
Alexander
Rescue on the Ocean Thirty Hours in Rigging
Tale of seven crewmen from the Philadelphia schooner John G Schmidt clinging to wreckage for thirty hours in a northwest Atlantic gale. They were rescued by Prins Maurits after water and food ran out, in freezing seas off Winter Quarter Shoals. The ship carried hard pine lumber from Georgetown to Boston and sank. seven crew members are likely lost.
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New York
Atlantic
Philadelphia
John G. Schmidt
Norbury
Schmidt
Georgetown
D.C
Boston
Prins Maurits
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Gloucester
Lewis Giles
Hattie Graham
Annie Parker
Arabia
Bay of Islands
Perkins
Atlanta
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gridiron Club's Annual Feast and Court News highlights
A compiled index from today issue notes events across pages including Gridiron Club feast, a Chisago banker arrest, Sarah Schaefer murder description, sailors rescued from a sinking ship, Oyama forces in danger, inauguration medal contract, fraternity banquet, Arthur BH, Appleyard career, Hoeh's twentieth wife, Senate honors memory, Taft on Filipino future, and various political and social items spanning editorials, society notes, trades, and theater listings.
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Gridiron Club
Chisago
Sarah Schaefer
Oyama
S-Arthur BH
Appleyard
Hoeh
Senate
Taft
West Virginia
Germany
Washington
Wall Street
England
W. G. Brownlow
Savoyard
Capitol
Hurone
Virginia Capital
New York
Bultan
Zanzibar
London
Paris
Washington Real Estate
Russia
United States
University of Virginia
Old Dominion
Portland
Kaiser
Shanghai
France
The
Bullock
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Elbert Hubbard
Venice
House of Commons
National Civic Federation Forms Seven Districts and New Industrial Economics Department
The National Civic Federation divides the United States into seven districts with headquarters in New York Boston Pittsburg Chicago Denver San Francisco and New Orleans Lucius Tuttle will head the Boston office A new Industrial Economics department will convene monthly with its first meeting on March 4 to discuss how employer and employee associations affect personal liberty Speakers include Presidents Eliot and Hadley Professors Seligman and others.
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New York
National Civic Federation
United States
Boston
Pittsburg
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
New Orleans
Lucius Tuttle
Boston and Maine Railroad
Federation
Industrial Economics
Eliot
Harvard
Hadley
Yale
Prof
Seligman
Columbia
Samuel Gampers
John Mitchell
Mystery in His Death in St Louis After Prison Release
Richard Franke described as a German count from the Rhineland, who came to America five years ago and recently released from Chester, Illinois, prison after seven months for conspiring to break Belleville jail. He died at the home of Peterman, with heart disease cited but poison suspicion lingered. He was known in St Louis as W W Mumfort and held German army papers noting service in the engineer corps.
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St. Louis
Richard Franke
Germany
America
Chester
Belleville
Peterman
Franke
O. Mumfort
Engineer Corps
Fair to Be Open Sunday at Lewis and Clark Exposition
Portland announces Sunday access to the Lewis and Clark Exposition after a city clergy and fair directors meeting. Exhibits stay open for weekday-off attendance while Trail amusements are suppressed on Sunday for quiet observance. A separate note reports Iroquois Theater memorial aims to condemn the site for a memorial hall and emergency hospital annex after the fire.
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Portland
Oregon
Chicago
Iroquois Memorial Association
Russians Mass for Big Front Battle in East Asia
Reports from St Petersburg indicate Kuropatkin has broken through Oyama left wing and threatens Japanese communications with Yinkow. A general offensive on both flanks aims to drive Japanese from winter quarters as Sandepas losses rise and Mukden gears for a decisive clash with hundreds of guns and thousands of wounded expected.
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Sandepas
Oyama
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Yinkow
Associated Press
Mistchenko
Gyuma
Russia
Liaosang
Bentsiaputze
Mistehenke
Rennankampff
Chanslamutun
Sakharoff
Europatkin
Heikoutai
Mukden
Harbin
Bhakhea River
Liaoyang
Karapatkin
Poutiloff Hill
Tokyo
Shakhe
Chengtsu
Chenchiehpao
Heikoutal
He!koutal
Hine
Ov Biuttako
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President Much
John Mr. Carson
Maj. Carson
Giants
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Hoosevelt
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Old Town
Beersheba
Scott
Foraker
Francis EB. Leupp
Rooservelt
Beveridge
Lst
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New Willard
Sloan’s
Siloan’s
Arlington Hotel
Buzzard Bay
Potomac
Maryland
Bauternes Moet & Chandon
Imperial Brat Apollinaris
Banduet Hall
Smail
Alabama
Catnnon
Pinebaurst
Camden
Seaboard Air Line
Pa. Ave
F. T. Rawlings
Pa.ay
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
7Th St
Baltimore and
K Retorn
Royal al
Ina
Capenin
John Mt.carson
Sec
Bureau
Ond Greene
Mas Cwapwick
Ae Samuel G-Bay
Chaimmar Entertainment Committee
Pice Arene
Winfield Ok
Fos
Burniture Co
Whiteman
Rome
Italy
Oard Florida Limited
Seaboard
Florida
Minneapolis
Southern
Southern Halfway
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Algn
Part
Civic Federation
Baltimore
R.K
Winfield
Qyama
W. J. Long
Stamford
Conn
William J. Long
Orrhage Tion
Waboard
Pinehurst
Paave
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