Bribery and graft indictments hit San Francisco officials
San Francisco indictments allege vast graft tied to streetcar and gas deals. Abraham Ruef faces sixty five counts for bribery linked to United Railroads Home Telephone and Gas and Electric companies. T. V. Halsey charged with pressuring supervisors to block rivals. Bail set at 10 thousand per indictment. The case, described as the beginning of exposing municipal corruption, centers on payments to supervisors after the 1906 earthquake.
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San Francisco
Coffeyr
Superor Court
Grand
Francis J. Hener
Secret Service
William J. Burg
Abraham Ruef
Board of Supervisors
United Railroads
Home Telephone Company
Ruel
United Railroads Company
Sag
Ruof
Eddie Graney
Morris Levy
James Cotfieth
Willis Britt
Ruef
Heney and Burns
Duble Gerre
Board of
Britery
Halsey
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Jude Coffen
Tuet
Blassey
John L Sabin
Pacific States ‘Telephone and ‘Telegraph
Com- Tiny
Telephone
Chicago
Louis Glass
Philippine Telephone Company
Momia
Cays
Wong
Burns
Gallagher
Ruef Ig
Home Company
Heney
Big Poker Game Continues In Chicago Magnet Hotel
Special to The Washington Post Chicago March 20 The sensational poker game ran four days and nights at Magnet Hotel 28 North Clark Street adjourned early today Publicity drew players to other quarters Mont Tennis the big operator reportedly lost over 10000 One of Chicago's best known hotel proprietors is said to have matched Tennis's loss Alderman John A Rogers John O Malley and a State senator were among the sitters The unnamed senator was said to win Mrs A C Dean Magnet Hotel proprietor said the men were prominent and will pay for the muss
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Washington Post
Chicago
Mar
Magnet Hotel
North Clark Street
Mont Tennis
John A. Rogers
West Side
John ¥. O'Malley
North Side
A. C. Dean
Girl Sues Military Man Over Loans in New York Case
Miss Charlotte E. Terry sues Capt. Alexander Bianchi claiming he borrowed about 3500 dollars in two loans in 1905 and 1906 and owes 3000 after partial repayments. She obtained an arrest order but did not serve it. Bianchi solicited 600 dollars again for customs duties on an automobile to be sold to James W. Allison. Allison denies any such deal and notes no such notes or payments were made.
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New York
Alexander Bianchi
Charlotte E. Terry
East Forty-fourth Street
Miss Terry
Bianchi
James W. Allison
James W. Allison Construction Company
Philadelphia
First National Bank of Amherst
Rooster Battles With Man in New Jersey Yard
Special to The Washington Post from New York March 3 reports a guarder named Gottileb Thalman employed by Miss Sarah Abbott fought a prize white leghorn rooster named Nawabemir in Elizabet h New Jersey. The chicken attacked Thalman scrapingly injuring his face and eyes before Thalman killed the fowl with a knife. He was hospitalized with eye injuries expected to affect his sight.
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Washington Post
New York
Nawabemir
Sultan
Madison Avenue
Elizabeth
N. J
Gottileb Thalman
Sarah B. Abbott
Thalman
American mail theft suspect tied to $400,000 loss in Paris
Paris reports a $400,000 American mail bag stolen from the La Provence on its voyage from New York to Havre. A man named Butloss was arrested in Paris with $42,000 in American securities and may be an accomplice. New York officials say no official pouch loss notice has been filed yet.
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New York
Havre
New York Post- Offee
Butloss
Mar
Wilcox
la Provence
Not Interfering With Lamps in Street Lighting
John Riggles, lamp lighters' committee chairman, said the union does not wish to hinder street lighting and is seeking enforcement of the 15 cent per unlit light contract with the American Lamp Lighting Company. Police keep watch for lamp tampering amid few recent troubles.
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John Riggles
Lampighters
Macfarland
American Lamp Lighting Company
Mve
Seligman Praises Roosevelt Willing to Meet Railroads Half Way
The White House hosted Isaac N. Seligman who praised President Roosevelt for backing enforcement of the laws over railroads and favoring federal regulation instead of state measures. Seligman indicated the President is open to halfway measures with rail carriers, while criticizing Wall Street for hostility toward Roosevelt. The talks touched on the Treasury's actions and the improving money market, with plans for further White House conferences, possibly with Jacob Schiff.
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Isaac Seligman
New York
White House
Roosevelt
Seligman
Iatter
Cortelyon
Roosevel
Representative Campbell
Kansas
Nicaraguans Defeat Salvador Honduran Allied Force
A three day battle near Namasique ends with a 6000 strong Salvadoran Honduras combine defeated by Nicaragua. Dispatches show 5000 enemy troops, heavy losses for Honduran officers, and US gunboat Marietta arriving at Puerto Cortes for protection. Nicaragua seeks backing from Ecuador and Venezuela. a hoax handbill linked to Zelaya is seized. Nicaraguan minister denies loot authority.
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Namasique
Nicaragua
Washington
Hig
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Mar
Jose Dolores Presa
Artllery
Avelar
Licona
Chavarrin
Corea
United States
Marietta
Puerto Cortez
Navy Department
Venezuela
Managua
Senor Sanchez
Ecuador
Pucepel
Zelaya
Alfaro
Renee
Banchez
Venezoslan
Cestro
Corder
New Orleans
San Pedro
Danial Senor Cores
State Department
Root
Senor Corea
Senor Garmez
Colt Loses Votes in Joint Assembly Ballot
Special to The Washington Fest Providence BR reports the United States Senator ballot in the Rhode Island state house. Col Samuel Pomeroy Colt shed votes, dropping to five after a forty ballot count with Col R H I Goddard at forty and ex Gov Utter at one. Rumors linked Wetmore to a rising banner, Colt supporters deny plans to split.
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Washington
Providence
Mar
United States
Joint Assembly
Cal
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
R. H. I. Goddard
Wetmore
Utter
Statehouse
Colt
Gray favored by conservatives as Democrat wing seeks Gray nomination
Baltimore dispatch reports former Senator Henry G Davis endorses Judge Gray for the Democratic presidential nomination, citing his labor record and broad national appeal. Davis says the party should campaign on conservative issues and notes movement to back Gray with conservative Democrats in key states.
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Parker
Democratic Party
Gray
Judge Gray
Delaware
West Virginia
Davie
Washington
Democrats Party
Motorman narrowly escapes lynching after fatal crash
Beaten and chased into Atlantic City by about a hundred enraged Italian laborers after a streetcar collision killed two men. Charles Bradshaw, motorman on the Atlantic City and Suburban Traction Line, sought police protection and shelter at his Pleasantville home as a barricaded mob threatens to burn the house and company offices. Police guard the residence while residents plead for aid amid widespread terror in Pleasantville and surrounding suburbs.
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Washington
Atlantic City
N. J. Mar
Charles Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Pleasantville
Iiceline
Antonio Cammellia
Joseph Tomaso
Lfe
German steamer Horn sinks in North Sea disaster
The 188 ton German steamer Horn was sunk in the North Sea with the loss of 210 lives. The disaster occurred near Lubec with the Standard Family Coals and the Highest grade coal brands named in connection to the crew and cargo. Further details on the sinking remain scarce as rescue efforts continue.
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Horn
North Sea
Lubec
Germany
Bryan would win Ohio if nominated for president says Ohio Democrat chief
Columbus dispatch quotes Harvey Garber after his Cincinnati trip stating Bryan would contest every state, including Ohio, with no manager needed in the state. He mentions Col James Kibourne and John J. Lentz, Mayor Johnson of Cleveland, and asserts Ohio Democrats would unite for Bryan if he runs. Rare furniture auction catalog lists valued pieces.
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Harvey ©. Garber
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Iir
Garber
James Kibourne
John J. Lentz
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Cleveland
Burton Plots for Forefront in Ohio Senate Race
Friends of Congressman Theodore E. Burton push him as a Senate candidate to unseat Senator Foraker. Backers claim Roosevelt and Taft support, plus machine Republican backing across Ohio. Quotes praise Burton’s public service and reform stance as pivotal in the fight.
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Taft
Senate
Washington Post
Cleveland
Ohio
Theodore EB. Burton
Senator Foraker
Congressman Burton
John H. Price
Cuyahogs, County
Republican Committee
Republican Committee, Today. “Burton
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Foraker
Theodore E. Burton
Herman C. Baehr
Burton
Panama
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Republicans
Hasn't Seen His Baby Lee Arthur Gete Writ
Playwright Lee Arthur Gete seeks a habeas corpus writ from the Supreme Court to compel his wife Mrs. Arthur to produce their infant found to be four weeks old. The couple, married May 93 last year, separated in August after a private life incident. Arthur, unaware of the child’s name, learned of fatherhood while dining in a Broadway restaurant. The writ was granted by Justice Newburger through the law firm House Grossman Vorhans.
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Lee Arthur Gete
Washington
Washington Post
New York
Lee Arthur
Supreme Court
Arthur
Alice , Brown
Ufe
Arthur Lea Kahn
Moss Brown
Broadway
Justice Newburger
House, Grossman & Vorhans
Charles A Goldzler
Bank Robbers Foiled in Johannesburg Hold Up
An attempted bank robbery at the national bank in Johannesburg ended when masked men entered, demanded the safe, and were met with armed resistance from bank employees. One robber was mortally wounded in the mouth and captured while fleeing. another was captured. One employee was wounded but not seriously.
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Johannesburg
Mar
National Bank
Bank
Dynamite Blast Kills Six at Emporium Mill
A late day explosion at the Emporium powder mill two miles west of Emporium Pennsylvania killed six men, three Americans from Emporium and three unidentified Italian laborers. About 100 pounds of dynamite were in the waxing house where nitroglycerin was mixed with wood pulp. The blast collapsed the building site leaving a twelve foot crater and destroying clothing and bodies. Property loss estimated at 187000.
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Emporium
St. Mary's
Driftwood
Parker Indicted in Murder at Parker Boarding House
Ben Parker was indicted and arrested in Mayfield Kentucky on murder and arson charges related to the body found in the ruins of his boarding house. The victim's identity is unknown, but the wound in the heart is clear. A $5 bill with a blood spot found in Paducah is cited as key evidence.
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Parker
Paduesh
Real estate buyers and renters favor Stone and Fairfax
Ninety percent of buyers and renters of real estate seek Stone & Fairfax at 192 New York Avenue NW for proper service. Both safe and profitable, all accounts draw interest. Deposits are subject to check at Union Trust Co. M4 F Street.
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Stone & Fairfax
New York Avenue Northwest
Dept. of Union Trust Co
Thaw Trial Shaken By Lunacy Commission Call
The Harry Kendall Thaw murder trial nears a pause as District Attorney Jerome urges a lunacy commission after arguing Thaw is incapable of proper counsel. Judge Fitzgerald adjourns court to Friday while defense counters and Dr Allan Hamilton's testimony becomes a focal point amid claims of withheld facts and dramatic courtroom conflict.
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Thaw
New York
Mar
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Fitzgerald
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