Arrests in Sleepers case implicate former official and others
Federal authorities seized books and records from Mix Jure & Fluge Rosenberg as Jules and Hugo Rosenberg and a work force were arrested on charges of under valuing imports to defraud the government. The probe targets a wide network of importers with possible ties to a former official amid a major valuation scheme.
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Jules
Hugo Rosenberg
Department of Justice
Washington Post
United States
Henkie
Department of Fistee
Mix Jure & Fluge Rosenberg
New York
Parl
Mas Rosenberg
Tetsu 4
Passenger hero saves riders in New Rochelle wreck
June 6 in New Rochelle New York a New Haven road train car jumped tracks at West New Rochelle Junction. Charles Smyth an engineman shouted to passengers in a smoker to brace as the Ton express derailed. The car tipped and windows smashed yet only one of 65 passengers was injured amid the chaotic scene.
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Washington Post
New Rochelle
Charles Smyth
New Haven Road
West New Echele Junction
Poe ci
Fev
Posers
ApCras
Doctor Doxey Freed as Case Dismissed in St Louis
Circuit Attorney Jones dismissed the case against Dr Loren B Doxey and his wife Dora Elizabeth Doxey in St Louis. The acquittal frees Doxey from jail until formal steps drop the murder charge related to William J Order. The incident leads to their release as no further court action is required.
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St Louis
Jones
Loren B Boxey
Dora Elizabeth Doxey
Willam J
Doxey
Moxey
Arial
Rebel Indians Kill Scores in Yucatan Uprising
June 6 Vera Cruz Mexico reports the Maya insurrection in Yucatan has killed 40 in Merida dispatches and 6,000 insurgents sacked Valladolid nine miles southeast of Merida. Government troops rush to the disturbed area as terror spreads and villagers flee to Merida.
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Yucatan
Vera Cruz
Mexico
el Dictamen
Merida
Valladolid
Valladod
Campaign Speeches Barred in Monterey Mexico
Gov Jose Maria Mier issues order prohibiting public speaking in the state during the presidential campaign and bans political meetings of every kind to prevent strife and lawless conduct according to official statements from the Washington Post.
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Talhe
Washington Post
Monterey
Mexico
Jose Maria Mier
Three of family murdered near Marshalltown Iowa
James Hardy 68, wife Lavinia 58, and son Earl 33 were found slain at their home. Raymond Hardy, younger son, was arrested on suspicion. All heads crushed with gas pipe. Bodies located in dining room kitchen and basement of cow barn. Raymond with Mabel Starnes from 8 p m Sunday to after midnight.
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Marshalltown
James Hardy
Lavinia
Earl
Raymond Hardy
Mabel Starnes
Why He Favors High Rates in Clerks Salaries Debate
Baltimore report from the fourteenth annual convention of the National Association of Clothiers notes Rochester Chamber of Commerce support for freight-rate hikes tied to salary raises for workers. Mr Hickerton, Rochester Clothiers Exchange president, urges a square deal for railroads to aid transportation growth. A resolution condemns arbitrary railroad hostility. a motion to reconsider was tabled and the question postponed.
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Baltimore
National Associaing of Clothiers
G. Hickertn
Rocheste Clothiers Exchange
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Hickey
Mrs Chesebrough Fined in U S Court
Mrs Matilda Chesebrough wife of a Boston shipowner was fined by Judge Rellstab in the United States court after conviction for attempting to smuggle personal property into the country An appeal will go to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals New York June 6 Also Hugo and Jules Rosenberg millinery importers of Fifth Avenue arrested on charges of using a false invoice and attempting fraudulent entry of imported merchandise in Trenton New Jersey June 8 A fine of om
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Rellstab
United States
Matilda M. Chesebrough
Boston
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Hugo
Jules Rosenberg
Max Rosenberg
Fifth Avenue
Trenton
X. J
Two End Lives Third Tries Jump From Heights
Baltimore on June 6 saw three self harm incidents as two people leaped to death and a third, a Canton police station prisoner, jumped from a second story window and cut his head. Armstrong jumped from his roof after taking carbolic acid and died after hospital arrival. Green fell from a ferry and drowned. Shenck, a prisoner, leaped from a second story window and injured himself.
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Baltimore
John Armstrong
Warner Green
John Shenck
Canton
Ocean Race Purse At Atlantic City For July Record Flight
Atlantic City hotel men plan to raise a $25,000 prize for aviators to break ocean flying records beyond the Boardwalk during July. Glenn Curtiss visited yesterday and signaled his intent to compete, with backers hoping top flyers from around the world enter.
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Atlantic City
Washington Post
N. J
Glenn Curtiss
To Investigate Liability Plan Proposed by House Vote
The House approved a joint resolution creating a commission to study employers liability and workers compensation. The panel would include two senators two representatives and two appointees by the President with a report due November 1, 1911. Visiting bankers and Eastern delegates to the American Institute of Banking convention were hosted in Washington by the local chapter.
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House
Washington
American Institute of Banking
Chattanooga
Tenn
Institute
Memorial drive formed to honor Lincoln in Washington
Representative residents of the district met at the New Willard Hotel to launch a national Lincoln memorial effort. Hannis Taylor was elected temporary chairman with authority to appoint a committee of fifty on plan and scope. Fund questions and methods to erect the memorial were debated, with potential congressional support and public subscriptions under consideration. Leaders including Taft and Roosevelt were named as potential committee members.
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Hannis Taylor
New Willard Hotel
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Spain
Taft
Roosevelt
Executive Committee
Congress
Lincoln
iBinch
Taylor
Washington
Macfarland
Beale
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Memorial Road Association Forms to Promote Memorial Road
The Lincoln Memorial Road Association formed to promote a Federal project linking Washington to Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln memorial road. Officers elected include President Truman Newberry Detroit former Secretary of the Navy. Vice President Samuel Hill Seattle. Secretary James T. McGleary Mankato. Treasurer Robert A. C. Smith New York. A bill to carry out the plan was introduced.
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New York
Lincoln Memorial Road Association
Abraham
Lincoln
Washington
Gettysburg
Truman Newberry
Detroit
Navy
Samuel Hill
Seattle
James T. McGleary
Mankato
Minn
Robert, A. C. Smith
New York City
Move to fund Lincoln National Memorial road proposed in Senate
Secretary of State Knox introduced a memorial bill in the Senate to fund a Lincoln memorial road. The measure passed the Senate but failed in the House, while a House bill by Rep Lafean of Pennsylvania awaits action. The association will not seek public subscriptions, expenses covered by officers, and the plan envisions a 72 mile long road about 200 feet wide costing roughly 2.59 million dollars.
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United States
Senate
State Knox
Pennsylvania
House
Representative Lafean
Lincoln
Aviator Harmon bruised after Mineola crash landing
Clifford B Harmon was jolted from his aeroplane and hurled to the ground at Mineola Long Island as he prepared to alight after a circular flight. He escaped with a bad shaking and bruises while the machine was wrecked. One propeller blade drove into the ground stopping the craft. The engine failed about 15 feet from the starting point.
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Mineola
L. I
New York
Clifford
Harmon
Long Island
War rumors swirl as Zelaya ally vows defiance
Special Cable reports on leaders in Honduras planning renewed attacks. Lara and Madriz organize forces to strike Graytown while Washington may ignore instructions. Venus directs bombardment on Bluefields amid rumors of no peace in sight.
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Venus
Bluefields
Madriz
Foe
Graytown
Davila
I Honduras
Nicaragua power struggle over Bluefields and Greytown
Dispatches from Bluefields report President Madriz orders Gen Ilias to gather forces at Greytown for a new assault on Bluefields while Estrada seeks Washington intervention and allies. Zelaya's ally funds Madriz. Honduran Gen Lara leads troops. Estrada vows siege of Greytown, then Managua as renewed fighting looms today. Louis Cousen, Zelaya’s brother-in-law, travels via New Orleans en route to Nicaragua amid looming moves.
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Bluefields
Colon
Madriz
Estrada
Ilias
Greytown
Mena
Chamorro
Managua
Pacific
Nicaragua
Washington
Adits
San Juan del Sur
Zelaya
Senor Cousen
Brussels
Davila
Honduras
Lara
Knox
Irias
Venus
Gilmer
Paducah
New Orleans
Louis Cousen
Belgium
New York Woman Accused of Injury Fraud in Rail Case
Mrs. Anna A. Sturla of Hazlet New Jersey faces arrest in New York on a warrant charging larceny of $500 from the New York Central Railroad tied to a claimed personal injury. Investigators say she staged accidents using fruit skins, collected swift settlements, and rarely visited the same hospital. She recounts numerous small sums from various railways and transit companies, with a pattern of quick settlements rather than lawsuits, and is to be arraigned before Justice Swann.
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Anna A. Sturla
New York
Washington Post
Anna
A. Sturla
Struta
Hazlet
N. J
Justice Crain
General Sessions
New York Central Railroad
Sturla
Sturlan
New Jersey
Oxford
Atante Highlands
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey Central
Reading
Erie
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Lackawanna
Casualty Company of America
R. H. Macy & Co
Manhattan
New York, New Maven and Hartford Railroad
Public Service Company of New Jersey
Hudson and New Jersey Traction Company
Little Ferry
130Th Street
Edgewater
Fraud charge alleges conspiracy to overcharge road work
Chicago June. The Wine's Central Railroad Company sues four former officers for about 2,000,000 in repairs over four years. Orlando B. Keith, Joseph E. Baker, William Renshaw, and John M. Taylor named in suit alleging a conspiracy to defraud. Related actions target Blue Island Equipment, American Car and Equipment, Oesterman, Memphis Car, and International Car companies.
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Chicago
Central Railroad Company
Orlando
Keith
Joseph E. Baker
William Renshaw
John M. Taylor
Illinois Central Road
Tta
Blue Island Equipment Company
American Car and Equipment Company
Oesterman Manufacturing Company
Memphis Car Company
International Car Company
Railroad
West Pullman, Car Company
Shinals Central Railroad
Shot by Rejected Suitor in New York Street
New York June 6 Sarah Sorokin a girl of 17 sworn out a warrant for the arrest of Harry Cutler a young man who she said shot at her after she refused to marry him. On meeting him a gun battle followed in which she was wounded and a bystander hit. Cutler was captured after a mob rough handling and police rescue. Carrie Chapman Catt said out of danger after surgery. In Brussels Commander Peary lectured to a large audience with American minister Charles Page Bryan hosting a luncheon in his honor.
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New York
Sarah Sorokin
Harry Cutler
William Klebalsky
Miss Serokin
Cutler
Brussels
Robert E. Peary
Charles Page Bryan
Black accuses poll judge in Pennsylvania primary
Pittsburg reports Dr. H J Black challenged election judge Harry Evans in al derman's court alleging violation of primary election law and a misdemeanor He claims Evans counted Dalzell ballots marked for Black While filing a report Constable J H Campbell noted an unguarded polling place and scattered ballots The district attorney opened an investigation Also from Franklin unofficial returns place Joseph C Sibley Franklin as Republican nominee for Congress in the Twenty eighth district by 660 votes over Nelson P Wheeler Wheeler concedes Sibley has won
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Pittsburg
H. J. Black
Dalsell
Harry Evans
Black
Evans
Dalzell
John C. Haymaker
J. H. Campbell
Turtle Creek
Third Ward
Frankin
Congress
Joseph C. Sibley
Franklin
Nelson P.wheeler
Sibley
Conferees to fix bill and pass rate clause at once
President Taft backs leaders in a Senate bill fight to amend and empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate rate increases immediately. House Democrats hold balance of power as regular Republicans push for conference to include the 60 day clause and satisfy railroad interests.
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Senate
Commerce Commission
House
Dent Taft
Thch
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Cannon
Sen
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Underwood
Alabama
Administration Wins Fight Over Rail Rates at White House
After a four hour White House conference President Taft announced the surrender of Western Trunk Line Association railroads to withdraw all rate increases slated for June and to file no new increases until the new interstate commerce act is in place. A conference with New York Central President Brown and other rail executives is planned for today to align Eastern roads with the administration.
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Surrender of Railways
White House
Western Trunk Line Association
Taft
Brown
New York Central Railroad
Mel Crea
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Raiload
Whereunon
Missouri
New York Central
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Col. Green
Army and Navy Union
John A. Joyce
Kenesaw Mountain
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Grand Army of the Republic
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Walter Stilson Hutchins
John ‘. Henderson
Porto Rico
Chester A. Snow
Dr. R. Hunt
John H. Mahin
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Carrie Chapman Catt
International Women Suffrage Association
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