Judge Baker Accused of Campaign Absorption in Goshen Case
Civil Service Commission charges United States Circuit Judge Baker with soliciting and accepting campaign contributions from government employees for political purposes in 1902. It cites the statute of limitations as the sole defense and refers evidence to the Department of Justice for action.
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Indiana
Clicmt
Civil Service Commission
Civ Service Commission
Department of Justice
United States Circuit
Biker
Maydr yaesterGay
Commisscir Greene
Civil Service Act
Gosner Ind
Guy C Boulter Tolerk
Goshen
Honoranus £ Baker
Uhnd States Circuit Court of
Totker
Baker
Boulton
Pat
Ber
Thielorks
Usud
Pt Rsuzway
E Het Boulten
Puk
Boclton
Bohir
Witess
Baler
Kiker
Shirwin
Sherwir
Motin
Schnurr
Jindze Baker
Peter
Wu Golich
Tomasian
Congress
United Brius
United Stites
United States
Atlantic Mail Contract With International Mercantile Marine
Postmaster Guneral Wortelyou signed a ten year contract with the International Mercantile Marine Company to carry mail from New York to Southampton with calls at Plymouth and Cherbourg. The deal allows termination after five years with one year notice. It continues the trans Atlantic service previously run by the American Line under the March 3 1891 act. Compensation is four dollars per mile by the shortest practicable route.
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Guneri Wortelyou
International Mercantile Marine Company
New York
Southampton
England
Plymouth
Cherbourg
France
At of Congress
Count Sclopis Honored with Turin Monument
A monument to Count Frederica Sclopis, head of the Alabama arbitration commission, was unveiled in Turin Italy on August 15 in a ceremony attended by King Victor Emmanuel and Queen. Italian officials including Senator Wrola spoke of his service to resolve the Alabama question between the United States and Great Britain.
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Turin
Italy
Alabama
Frederica Sclopis
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Victor Emmanuel
S Wrola
Arrest Shatters Romance on Chicago NJ Train
Eighteen hour New York to Chicago train passengers were searched on arrival. ZLJ Crooke was arrested for robbery after gold watch and $153 purse were found in his suitcase. Crooke, a circus performer, denied guilt saying the loot was planted by someone else. He planned to marry in Newark on November 1 and return to visit relatives in Chicago.
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Chicago
New York
Zlj Crooke
Crooke
Newark
Samuel M. Hamm
Illinois Legisjlature
Croaker
Europe
America
Brick for Solons Offices as Woods Opens 9 Million Bid
Superintendent Woods opened bids for 9 000 000 brick for the Senate and House office buildings. Eight contractors submitted estimates ranging from 779 to 1440 per thousand with delivery terms. The lowest bid came from Standard Brick Company at 779 per thousand with 1 000 000 bricks to be delivered in thirty days. Construction moves forward though brick work will start next spring while concrete footings begin in about two weeks to avoid asphalt freezing.
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Hllcott Woods
Capitol
House
Senate
Standard Brick Company
Ghlaid Brik Company
Washington Brick and Terra Getta Company
Potomac Brick Company
Anacostia Brick Company
Laurel Clay Products Company
Brik Standard Brick Company
Montecelio Brick Works
Mack Manufacturing Company
House of Representaties
Supt Woods
Senate Buzdiig
Thespians for Charity Organizing Meeting Tonight
The Players Club a theatrical order will be formally organized at a Montgomer y apartment house gathering tonight. Fifteen members rehearse Pink Dominoes and Ours. honorary members may be admitted. Col Edwin Browne leads as president with Finley Hayes as stage director.
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Players’ Club
Montgomery
North Capitol
M Streets
Col
Hdadwin Browne
Army and Navy Union
Finley Hayes
Edwin Browne
EF H Porter
J Extwin Browne
Browne
Ewington
Brooklyn
Kim
Joseph W Kay
Union
Street Railway Deficit Figures From City Line
New York City Railway Company reports a deficit of 2,796,942 for the year ended June 30, attributed mainly to damages and legal expenses. President Vreeland notes July August receipts rose with subway competition but warns it is early to judge impact on surface traffic. Separate items mention a forgery case in Newburg, a burglary and jewelry theft in this city, and a judgment in Boyd gar nishment cases.
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New York City Railway Company
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Herbert H Vreeland
Treasury Attic Clears Counterfeit Treasure Hides in Vault
The Treasury Department reports a periodic purge of counterfeits and related tools stored in the attic. A three-clerk committee inventories notes, coins, stamps, dies, and printing supplies, with $31,000 in counterfeit notes and over $10,000 in queer notes found. Some gold coins exist but are rare after sweating and melting. Destruction follows under Secret Service oversight.
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Shane
Secretary of the Treasury
Secret Service
Treasury
Secret Service Agency
Navy Yard
Shaw
Wilkie
C H Corwin
Samuel Wallace
O. HE Patterson
Brockway
Detroit
United States
Johnson
Cofm
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Young Widow Released After Poison Claim Shocks Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Oct 11 Mrs Bertha Hamer, widow of Lorenze Hamer who died after alleging poisoning, was released from custody as coroner’s investigation continues. A chemist’s report found no poison in Hamer’s stomach. He had faced an assault charge by his wife awaiting trial.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Bertha Hamer
Lorenze Hamer
Hamer
Yale Freshmen Form Apology Committee for Disturbance
New Haven Conn Oct 11 Yale freshmen met this afternoon and named a committee to draft an apology to the university and city authorities for disturbances in front of Pierson Hall on York street last Sunday evening M C Hannah president of the freshman football association presided and chairs the committee
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Pierson Hall
York Street
M. C Hannah
Freshman Football Association
Printers on Amendments to International Typographical Union
Columbia Typographical Union chapels voted on four constitutional amendments from the Toronto 1906 convention. Proposals one and two passed DC with 1066 1000 to 10 257. three failed 963 329. four failed 806 468. The hotel expense change would require itemized bills and actual costs.
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Chapels of Columbia Typographical Union
International Typographical Union
Toronto
District of Columbia
International Union
Mailers’ Union
Response to C A R GALL Urges Remittance for Continental Hall Fund
The national D A R headquarters received only one contribution on the fifteenth anniversary of the society. A Seattle Lady Sterling Chapter draft for 6 arrived, with other chapters expected to send funds to Mrs Donald McLean in New York. Officials remained hopeful that larger totals would arrive by the next board meeting and the April convention.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society
Continental Memorial Hall
F Street Northwest
Lady Sterling
Seattle
Wash
Washington
General Headquarters
Donald McLean
New York
Treasury
Continental Hall Fund
Draper
McLean
Lady Starling
Minnesota
Referendum Change for Chicago Union Traction Ordinance
Morgan pushes for a majority vote to approve the Chicago Union Traction ordinance. Chicago officials plan to submit the measure to the city council transportation committee tomorrow, seeking a voter approval rule unlike the Chicago City Company ordinance which requires registering objections to void. The shift, attributed to Judge Grosscup and backed by J. P Morgan, aims to align with financial interests and likely pressures the City Company to conform.
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Morgan
Chicago Union Traction
Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Focal Transportation
Chicago City Company
Union Traction
Grosscup
Traction Company
J. P Morgan
Chicago City and
Chicago Union Graction
Refused Room at Hotel Sparks Suit in New Astor Case
William S. Brown of Wakefield New York sues William C. Muschenheim proprietor of the New Astor Hotel in U S Circuit Court for $10,000 damages claiming first class hospitality was withheld after Brown and his wife were allegedly questioned about their relationship. The incident at the New York hotel followed a theater night and late train delay.
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Westfield
N. J
New Astor
Washington Post
New York
William S. Brown
Wakefield
United States
William C. Muschenheim
New Astor Hotel
Brown
Spread of Gypsy Moth Grips Over One Quarter of Massachusetts
The gypsy moth department reports area infected rose from 959 to 2082 square miles, now about one fourth of Massachusetts. The department warns residents and landowners in the district to cooperate with eradication efforts to halt the spread.
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Massachusetts
Boston
War on White Plague Near Washington Grove MD
Associated Charities committee on the prevention of consumption hears an encouraging report on its project stock is partially subscribed plans for an education campaign this winter. Consumptives may be received at a new sanatorium near Washington Grove by week’s end per Gen George M Sternberg president of the hospital society. The committee outlined fall and winter work including a broad education drive and a central house for practical instruction in treatment. A board of instruction will distribute printed cards in schools boarding houses and public buildings.
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Associated Charities Committee On
Washington Grove
George M Sternberg
Hospital Society
Associated Charities Committee
Jexs J
Washington
F Street
Sternberg
Gen Sternberg
D Percy Hickling
George Wilson
S B Hege
Richard Kingsman
W. H. Baldwin
D Olin Leach
D. E Wiseman
W. &. Duffield
Charles F Weller
WF Downey
Jesse
Philadelphia
Jesse Ramaburgh
Tross
Ramsburgh
Hatch
Paricr
John van Schick
Board of Charities, District Commissioners
Wilson
Tme
Clew To Old Burglary Unearthed In West Oakland
Workmen demolishing an old West Oakland building uncover a moldy bundle of letters from 1858 linking to a Clinton post office burglary of 1853. A draft for $100 to Francis Stead and other decipherable letters reference the era’s gold fields. No arrests or mail recovered.
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California
Oakland
Cal
Alameda County
West
Clinton
Francis Stead
New Orleans
Horace Bean & Co
Jacob Little & Com
New York
Col Frost Elected Commander in Chicago Army of the Philippines
In Chicago today the Army of the Philippines elected Col A S Frost of Evanston Illinois as commander in chief defeating Col W Pope of the United States Volunteer Army. Also chosen were senior vice commander Capt A Crow first junior vice commander Col J C Loper second junior vice commander Lieut E L Hamilton third junior vice commander Capt C E B Metz and fourth junior vice commander Sergt George J Weinheimer. Des Moines Iowa was named for the next annual meeting.
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Army of the Philippines
Chicago
A. S Frost
Evanston
Col . W. Pope
United States Volunteer Army
Col. Frost
A. Crow
Tenth
Pennsylvania Volunteers
J C. Loper
Iowa Volunteers
E L. Hamiltion
United States Volunteers
Charles EB Metz
Minnesota Volunteers
Yies
George J. Weinheimer
United States Volunteer Infantry
Des Moines
Iowa
Missing Bank Official Schiffer Reported Dead Or Absent
Relatives of Abraham Schiffer, a former Bank of Alamosa official, offer 600 dollars for information on his whereabouts, alive or dead. Attorneys say they fear he may have taken his own life after arriving in New York seeking funds and announcing plans to go to China, with no word since September 28.
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Hirgelf
New York
Abraham Schiffer
Schiffer
Bank of Alamosa
Colo
Union Printers Enjoin Court Orders Against Interfering Firms
Toledo filing. Judge Morris of the Common Pleas Court issues broad injunctions restraining local typographical and labor unions from interfering with German Express Company employees and Chicago printers. Judge Jesse Holdom grants orders against Typographical Union No. 16 and its members to stop picketing and bribery attempts amid ongoing open shop actions.
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Chicago
Toledo
Ohio
Morris
Common Pleas Court
Typographical
Central Labor Union
German Express Company
Open Shop
Jesse Holdom
Typographical Union
Printers’ Union
Iso
Mms
Annie Bailen Deported as Notorious Anarchist
United States District Attorney Sullivan issued an opinion that Annie Bailen alias Nejdley, recently arrested on anarchist charges, falls under labor and commerce jurisdiction and is likely to be handed to emigration authorities for deportation. Bailen is linked to a band with Czolgosz, who killed President McKinley.
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Annie Bailen
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Sullivan
Nejdley
Department of Labor and Commerce
Ballen
Europe
Anarchists
Czolgosz
Presdent McKinley
Brakes Fail on Brooklyn Cable Car Injuring Motorman and Five
In Brooklyn on a steep grade near Will Street ferry a Montague street line cable car failed to stop injuring motorman Frank Well and five passengers, including two women, as glass shards caused additional injuries during the crash into the ferry house.
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New York
Montague Street
Brooklyn
Will Street
Frank Well
Killed Girl Who Spurned Him Rejected Suitor Arrested
William Towns, a boarder at Mary King’s home, was arrested in a Lorain street restaurant after admitting to stabbing Mary King of 69 Franklin Avenue to death last night. Towns, a former suitor who had threatened her, carried the bloody knife.
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Cleveland
Unio
Mary King
Franklin Avenue
William Towns
Lorain Street
Towns
Magoon Reports Focus on Isthmus Sanitation Efforts
Panama October 1 Governor Magoon prepares annual report with emphasis on sanitation work on the Isthmus. The new plan began on arrival. yellow fever cases declined from June to September, with sixty in June, forty two in July, twenty seven in August, five in September, and no cases so far this month.
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Panama
Isthmus
Magoon
Tug Captain Probably Drowned in Delaware Bay
Tug Cumberland captain Warring ton, last seen twelve miles southeast of Cape Henlopen, disappeared from the vessel at six last night while returning from Baltimore to Boston. He is presumed drowned. The ship’s loss follows a report highlighting the heavy burden on mothers managing home duties and child care. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is advertised as aiding tired mothers by refreshing the blood boosting appetite and promoting rest.
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Lewes
Del
Warrington
Cumberland
Delaware
Baltimore
Boston
Cape Henlopen
Hood
Heiress Heels for Actor as Boston Wealth Sparks Match
Speculation swirls over Mrs L Sharpsteen's plan after Hele na Sharpsteen and actor Errol Dunbar wed at the Little Church Around the Corner. Miss Sharpsteen, a Boston heiress, faced her mother’s opposition before the ceremony conducted by Rev Dr George C Houghton. the couple reportedly traveled to Providence, Rhode Island, after the nuptials.
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Washington Post
New York
L. Sharpsteen
Boston
Helena
Errol Dunbar
George C Houghton
Miss Sharpsteen
Beacon Street
Dunbar
Boston Museum
Paris
Dr Dunbar
Baltimore
Sher Jock Holmes
Final Scheff
Babette
East Twenty-ninth Street
Ami
Houghton
Providence
R I
Gulf Trade Surges as Atlantic Exports Decline in 1905
Agricultural Department bulletin shows a shift in export shares from Atlantic seaboard to Gulf ports. Cotton exports rose to 60 percent from 44 percent, wheat moved from 59 percent to 2 percent, and flour exports declined for Atlantic ports while Pacific ports dominated. Limited details indicate a broader Gulf coast rise in export activity across multiple commodities.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Agricultural Department
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
United States
Gulf
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Canada
Mexico
Illinois Central Officials File Alabama Railway Incorporation
Ohio Central officials file articles of incorporation in Birmingham Alabama for the Alabama Western Railroad to run from the Alabama Mississippi state line in Franklin County to near Birmingham. The line will extend an Illinois Central branch into Birmingham.
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Olinois Central Officiala Incorporate Railway Company
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Stuyvesant Fish J T Harahan
Olinois Central
Alabama Western Railroad
Franklin County
Alabama Company
Illnois Central
Mississippi
Ilinois Central
Corinth
Miss
Jasper
New Publications The Grito by Moncure Lyne
Four romance tales explore Texas fight for independence with vivid scenes of Rangers and key events. Decorated binding, handsome letter press, price 150 dollars, illustrated by F L B Madan. Validated by notices from Birmingham Age Herald Atlanta Journal and Washington Post.
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Texas
Flb Madan
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Thespians For Charity
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Merry Srown
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Samuel Jones
Boyd
James W Boyd
Barry ML Clabaugh
Oscar T. Crosby
Crogby
Gasch & Birge
Dork Ave
Young Widow
IZE
Ayer
Columbia Typographical Union
C. A. R. Gall
Mice
Washington Grove, MD
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Orez
Here
Frost Commat
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Czolgosz Band
NEW Publications
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Lawrence
Mass
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Danvers
Newburyport
Boston and Maine
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GRITO
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San Jacinto
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Heralyd
Atlanta Journal
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Human Life Pub CO
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