Billion Dollar Merger Rumor Shakes Telegraph Field
Western Union and Postal Telegraph face absorption into a new one billion dollar entity amid talks with Mackay holdings and American Telephone and Telegraph. Officials confirm large stock shifts and plan a combined company to streamline networks, reduce costs, and expand service nationwide.
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Postal
American Telephone and Telegraph
Systema
Mackay
New York
Mackey Companies
Bis
Hoster
Western Union
American Tel Pine and Telegraph Company
George
Wa Fa
Stecke
Mian
Pos Teerapaible
American Telephone and Tel “Ph Company
Port Western Union
Edwin Frank
Jay
Howard Gould
Mt In
American Telephone Company
Bell Company
Haaven
Sontral
Telephone Company
In Jail with Warriner
Cincinnati Navy 1964 Charles Warriner, former treasurer of the Bix Four Railroader and Mrs Jeanette Stewart Ford, jailed accused of embezzling 642000 from the railroad. Warriner pleaded not guilty in court with a 20000 bond. Police arrested Ford at her upscale apartment after Warriner’s arrest.
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Cincinnati Navy
Charles E. Warriner
Ideal
Bix
Railroed
Jeanette Stewart
Ford
Warriner
Hunt
Mother Confesses to Killing 8 Year Old In Woods Near Chesapeake Junction
Edna Batson, after hours of interrogation, admits she killed her daughter Mary age eight near the Chesapeake Beach Railroad line. She says the child was being abused by a man who owned a razor and details her route from home to the woods where she disfigured and buried Mary. The mother and a man are detained. authorities prepare transport to Maryland.
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Ruth Butler
Ruth
Iattle
Gal Wan
Chesapeake Junction
Evang
Mullen
Central
Colter
Fitna Miller
Seaton Street
Muller
Berman
Aimee
Church Street
Mary
Eleventh
U Streets
New York Avenue
Fifteenth
First Precinct Notive
Maryland
Ault
Sixth Precinct
Strange wager of gambler George Brown Jr in will
The will filed in probate court promises to repay every person, man, woman or child, the full gambling winnings with interest from the day won. It also directs a tombstone for George Brown Jr and his wife bearing only their given names, omitting the surname Brown.
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Washington Post
Kansas City
George Brown, Jr
Hame Brown
Pellagra Case Reported From Cleveland Ont
A Cleveland City Hospital patient in Cleveland Onto Navy 14 A has pellagra, a newly identified disease the U S government is studying. Doctors say she cannot recount her medical history. Also noting the sale of furnishings at the Argentine Legation, 3800 Mass, begins at 10 o clock this morning.
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Cleveland
Navy
United States
Cleveland City Hospital
Onlo Mra
James F Long
Legation
Miners Plot Dynamite Threat Alarms Cherry Illinois
Reported plot by gas crazed miners to dynamite sleeping cars prompted sheriff Skoglund to request state troops. Dynamite stock was removed from the mine storehouse after dark. Red Cross aid director Bicknell urged relief funds and supplies for widows and families. Authorities warned of deadly conditions in the Cherry mine and discussed rescue timing and safety measures.
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Washington Post
Cherry
Nurgea
Ten
Sheriff Skoglut
Bureau County
Gov Deneen
Galesburg
Kewanee
St Paul
Earling
Chicago
Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad
Sherif Shoglund
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Sheeitt Bkowlund
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Lake
Sherine Skoglund
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Bicknell
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W W Taylor
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Haney
Unioo H C Kingsley
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Cutcago
Patrick Carr
State Miners’ Executive Board
Mire
Ball & Mile Sway
Mayor Connolly
Oncy
Stetson Declares Adherence To Mother Church Direction
Mrs Augusta B Stetson of New York says she will obey the mother church leaders and unite with those who supported the directors in the test against her. She cites guidance from Mary Baker Eddy and reports a secret 20 hour conference with First Church of Christ Scientist board in Boston. A New York leader disclosed no longer discord remains, amid debate over Stetson’s status and the church’s leadership.
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Mother Church
Mass
Augusta B Stetsuh
New York
First Church of Christ Scientist
Immer Council
Stetson
Mary Baker Diddy
Oor
Our Church
Brookline
Virgil O Strickler
Moter Church
Bryan Nomination Nominating Agent Disbarred
Omaha attorney Agnabas J Dunn former assistant city attorney and Denver convention nominee hailing from Omaha was found in contempt by the Nebraska Supreme Court and disbarred for an indefinite period He must pay the contempt costs Dunn had appealed after censure for his language and apologized but the court deemed the apology worse than the offense.
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Agnabas J Dunn
Omaha
Supreme Court
Washington Post
Nebr Noy
Jenatus J Dunn
Omage
Wiliam J Bryan
Denver
Nebraska Supreme Court
Dunnin
Dunn
James Lassiter's Seat Opened by Congressman Death
Special to The Washington Fort Petersburg reports Judge Alan Watkins of Farmville announced his candidacy for Congress in the Fourth District. The race is to succeed the late Francis R Lassiter. Charles T Lassiter of Petersburg and Robert Turnbull of Brunswick County have also entered the race for the Democratic primary set for January.
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Washington Fort Petersburg
Alan Watkins
Farmville
Congress
Francis R Lassiter
Charles T Lassiter
Petersburg
Robert Turnbull
Brunswick County
Police Probe Into Squires Shooting Near Fifteenth and Adams
Police investigate the death of Joseph C Squires found with a heart wound near Fifteenth and Adams streets northeast. Capt Daley and detectives process the scene while questioning youths Norman and Richard Gol and several others. A letter from Senator Quay to Cyrus Bussey requests Squires’s promotion dated February 14 1901, suggesting a possible connection to the case.
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Joseph C Squires
Syoddy
Fifteenth
Adama
Daley
Ninth Precinct
Central Office
Burlingame Baur Cornwel
Springman
O Brien
Squires
Capt Daley
Wally
P Street
Norman
Richard Gol
Fifteenth Street
Bladesbury Rosa
Causa
Theo
Senator Quay
Alewanes Uy Seanar Atten Stanley Quay
Pennsylvania
Cyrus Bussey
Interior Department
Nqcires
Richmond
Nourmahal Mystery Stirs Hope Over Astor Yacht
Washington Post reports still no word on the Nourmahal steam yacht believed to be carrying Col Jonn Jacob Astor and Vincent after Caribbean storms. Friends in New York inquire at the maritime exchange as the vessel remains unreported following a Jamaica Port departure November 4 amid Hercourse hurricane developments. The Nourmahal, built in 1984 for Cat Astor Sather and William Astor, was last linked to the Astor couple honeymooning. rumors say it weathered the storm path while conditions in the West Indies intensify.
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West India
Washington Post
New York
Jonn Jacob Astor
Thie City
Maritime Exchange
Nourmahat
Caribbean
Newmahal
Col Astor
Nist
Vinicent
Port Antoino
Jamaica
Porto Rico
West Indies
Nourmahal
Cat Astor
Sather
William Astor
Wfe
George Crocker Ill in New York Home
George Crocker son of California Pioneer Charles Crocker is critically ill at his Fifth Avenue residence. Elder brother William H Crocker rushed from Europe to be with him. Doctors have not stated the illness but it is said to be a stomach disorder.
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New York
George Crocker
Charles Crocker
Fifth Avenue
William H Crocker
Europe
Airship Voyage Company Starts in Germany
Airship Voyage Company incorporated at Frankfurt with 370900 capital. Hamburg Munich and Baden Baden contribute funds. Plans airship service beginning in spring from Friedrichshafen. A Princeton graduate and NY reporter, who had joined the Washington Post, is noted for a publicized incident near the Harlem bridge.
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Germany
Washington Post
Berlin
Airthip Voyage Company
Frankfort Mill
Hamburg
Munich
Baden-Baden
Friedrichenaten
Premier Denounces Lords Budget Fight as Unconstitutional
The premier vows to condemn the budget dispute in Parliament, arguing the Lords process violates constitutional limits. He warns of potential legal challenges and calls for swift resolution to avoid gridlock affecting national policy.
Diaz to Take Life Easy and Lords Move for Election
British Lords move to block the budget and demand a country vote provoking a general election in January. Premier Asquith weighs next steps as Winston Churchill argues royal prerogative vs Commons rights, while Liberal press denounces the Lords as guardians of special interests.
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Zacy
Wat’ Lords
Enrique Chronicle
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Daz
Corral
Dias
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House of Lords
Lord Lensdowne
Ing Intenten
Commons
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Lansdown
Asquith
Cabinet Council
House of Commons
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House of Summona
Balfour
Manchester
Briggs Testimony Describes Bitter Grudge Against Morse
New York dispatch reports dealer Charles W Morse of the American Ice Company faced a bitter grudge from jon Briggs of Coeymans NY. Briggs testified he once accused Morse in Morse’s office in 19 to protest company actions sending hosts up the Hudson to disrupt Morse’s rivals. Morse allegedly warned he had been cut in the matter and would sell Briggs all he wanted.
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New York
Briggs
Morse
Death by own action after fatal fire in Brooklyn factory
A fire at a Brooklyn celluloid factory trapped workers, killing ten including the boss's son. Robert Minzison, suffering burns and inquest plans, killed himself at home after a hospital visit. He was found in his bathtub suffocated by gas, with a colored engineer rescuing one survivor.
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Washington Post
New York
Brooklyn
Rovert Min Zison
Moeristn
Long Island College
Robert Morifaan
Moncon
Orphanage Seeks 1000000 For New Girls Dormitory
Trustees of the Presbyterian Orphans Home of the Synod of Virginia meet to plan replacement of the girls dormitory destroyed by fire. The executive committee is authorized to select location and plan for new buildings and raise one million dollars within the year. Resignations of McFaden of Richmond and Glastow of Lexington accepted. Willama of Woodstock and Payne of Charles City elected to fill vacancies.
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Lynchburg
Presbyterian Orphans Home
Synod of Virgin
Wen
Hey F Or McFaden
Richmond
F T Glastow
Lexington
Willama
Woodstock
H Af Payne
Charles
Judson Taft Favors Judson For Supreme Court Seat
Cabinet studies annual reports and antitrust matters as Taft weighs a Southern Democrat for the Supreme Court vacancy. Frederick W Judson of St Louis emerges as a leading candidate, with Horace Lurton and Luke Wright as other discussed names. Taft seeks a trusted, capable Southerner. Senator Bailey comments on the likelihood and Hill urges conservation of business amid high living costs and waste.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Frederick W Judson
St Louis
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Judson
Nagel
Mississipp Valley
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Regio
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Hoth
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Horace Lurton
Tennessee
Luke Wright
Mrr Judson
Judson i3
Gor Judson Harmon
Ohio
Roosevelt
Santa Fe
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Paul Morton
Mr Morton
Navy
Uus
Messrs Harmon and
Bailey
Bouthera
Sugar Trust Prosecution Hampered by Supreme Court Timing
Government delays in pursuing sugar trust cases rely on the Supreme Court ruling on the statute of limitations. Judge Holt’s interpretation threatens to bar prosecutions of major trust executives if the first overt act occurred years ago. Cabinet discussions and DOJ concerns center on securing further penalties and the government’s rights after prior out of court settlements.
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United States Supreme Court
Hut
New York
Supreme Court
Judie Holts
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aTecunt
Holt
Alf Crrtter
Department of Justice
Sugar Trust
Treasury
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Evers
Treary
Allure
Genersl Secetary MacVeagh
President 2
MacVeagh
Wickersham
Department of Justlee
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