Fraud Case Nets $20 000 in Two Years at Hospital Office
James W. Boyd, president of the Columbia Automobile Company, 1126 High Street NW, was arraigned on charges of presenting false vouchers. He allegedly skimmed about $20,000 over two years by reissuing higher voucher amounts after endorsing and mailing checks. Bond set at $10,000. U S District Attorney seeks $40,9035 in related suit.
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James W. Boyd
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Columbia Automobile Company
Highteenth Street
United States
Secret Service
Wilkie
Kershe
Worcester
Y Boyd
Taylor
Witkruataniie and Security Company
Berantun
Paris
Ci Il
Taker
Supreme Court of the District
Joan
Co- Pinmbra Automobile Company
Hightfeu
Siteults Bank
Sintian National Bank
BF Street
Bods
National Sati Deposit Savings and Trust Com- Bint
Hig
Leamington
Fourtue Lu
Clifton
Clevarnes
Boyd
Boyds
Tovds
Wilkie and
Bovds
Wilch
Clark
Bich
Marine Hospital
Groom Was Rattled Over Bride Name Mixup
Chicago Sept 12 A license clerk quoted a groom’s rattled condition after Rev William A Quayle explained an error in a license for Ephraim Davis to Catherine Delles later called Dallas Texas The misnaming prompted a correction to the bride’s true former name and the license records were updated accordingly.
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Chicago
Sahnonson
William A. Quayle
Ephraim Davis
Dallas Texas
Dallas
Texas
Quayle
Mr. Davis
Mr. Quayles
Clerk Salmonson
Lcense
Hpbraim Davis
Catherine Delles
Aromatha
Dallas Taxae
FIGHTING FOR WABASH PRESIDENTS ODD POSITION
Special to The Washington Post reports a power struggle over control of the Wabash Railroad centering on President Ramseys proxies for the October 10 annual meeting. George J Gould, chair, returns from the Catskills and asserts no pity toward Ramseys stance while Ramsey remains president yet blocked from stock books and operations. Ramsey insists he acts for stockholders, not personal rivalries, and notes Gould no longer holds acting president role while Ramsey plans to keep the Western Union building office until the meeting.
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Gould
Ramsey
Washington Post
New York
Wabash Railroad
Pittsburg
George J. Gould
Catskills
Mr. Ramsey
Western Union Telegraph Building
Mr. Gould
Interborough Company
Wabasha
Wabash
Aofe
Europe
Gould Cam
Ramser
Goulds
Rockefeller
Hamsey
Cuts Out Politics Mr Morton Opposes Campaign Contributions
The Armstrong investigation follows two 100000 checks paid to Andrew Hamilton by New York Life. The inquiry seeks trails to Hamilton across other insurers and wants Albany bank officials and New York Life executives to testify. Senator Depew backs English campaign disclosure and opposes insurance-funded political contributions as Morton pledges no further policyholder money for campaigns.
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Washington Post
New York
Armstrong Insurance Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton
New York Life
State Bank
Albany
The
Annex
Home Annex
McCall
New York Ihfe
Hughes
George W. Perkins
Perkins
Perkinson
Insurance Company
H. H. Harriman
Hanover Bank
Harriman
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Equitable
Morton
Moreton
Depew
Life Insurance Companion
Equitable Inquiry Seeks Hyde Appearance Amid Campaign Ties
Senators deflect questions on political contributions and a 663000 loan to Equitable officers. James B Hyde may appear before the investigating committee after meeting with his counsel Samuel Untermyer. Hyde friends urge him to testify to restore public esteem and discuss connections with EH Marchman and the old regime.
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Depew
Equitable
James B. Hyde
Hyde
Samuel Untermyer
Mr. Hyde
Mr Hyde
EH. Marchman
Norway Denies Mobilization Amid War Prep Rumors
Special Cable Dispatch reports Swedish and Norwegian delegates adjourned in Karlstad after a two and a half hour talk. Norway rejects war prep rumors as greatly exaggerated with no troop deployments to the frontier while the conference continues. Dispute remains over terms of agreement and frontier fortifications to be destroyed, with arbitration treaty under consideration once Norway is recognized as a separate state.
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Washington Post
Stockholm
M. Michelsen
Norway
Karlstad
Sweden
Messrs Lundeburg
Mieshelsen
Nommerskjold
Loveland
Tribute to the Irish opens at Madison Square Garden
New York September 18 Madison Square Garden hosts the Irish Industrial Exposition organized by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Mayor McClellan and Archbishop Farley address the crowd. A Roosevelt letter expresses regret at not attending and praises Irish industrial talent and educational aims in the expo.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
McClellan
Farley
Roosevelt
Ireland
Tertiles
Lucca
Iriel
Helleva
Thhrodorh Rooshvelt
Woman causes two deaths in Michigan. husband and neighbor slain
In Roscommon Michigan on September 18, Mrs Kate Ogden lured her husband Frederick Ogden and neighbor Henry Knight to a rural home. Knight shot at the pair, wounding Mrs Ogden while Frederick Ogden was killed. From a window, Ogden's father William Rupard returned fire, killing Knight.
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Roscommon, Micn
Houghton Smke
Kate Ogden
Harper Again Under Heinife Third Operation At Chicago University
President Harper of the University of Chicago has undergone a third operation in a year and a half. The procedure Sunday night aimed to relieve intestinal retention and the physicians say he should recover quickly. He is resting comfortably and expected to resume normal duties within a few days.
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Chicago University
Chicago
Harper
University of Chicago
Cuban mayor arrested after Havana clash
In Havana on September 1 the mayor of La Cruces along with police, councilmen and rural guards were arrested by order of a local judge following a collision between rural guards and police over competing political loyalties to Gen. Gomez and government backers. Prof Edmund Longley shows improvement after a near-fatal scare at Washington Springs. Moses September Furniture Sale advertises underpriced furniture for all rooms with open evenings.
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la Cruces
Havana
Gomez
Santa Clara
Contradicts President In Secret Treaty Claim
Special to The Wethington Post from Pars reports Paul Lagardere, of Petit Parisien, aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II in Cherbourg, seeking details on a secret treaty clause. M. Witte denied any secret provisions, asserting the Portsmouth pact contains none, and the ciphered treaty text and tariff were sent to St Petersburg the night it was signed. The dispatch also notes Roosevelt’s denial of Lagardere’s interview and Lagardere’s formal insistence he reported the exchange accurately.
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Wethington
Pars
Paul Lagardere
Petit Parisien
Cherbourg
Midocean
M. Witte
Komura
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Lagarere
Oyster Bay
New York
United B
Chinese Envoy Visits Roosevelt Denies Canton Railroad Link
Sir Liang Cheng and Wang Tai Hui paid respects at Sagamore Hill amid clarifications on Canton-Hankow railroad plans. Liang said the enterprise is a local Chinese initiative with no government backing. A commission will study conditions in Europe and America for future policy.
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Wang Tai Huie
Roosevelt
Liang
Canton-Hankow
Hunan
Quantung
Hupeh
Feorelam
China
Europe
America
Bir Liang
Mr. Wang
New York
Washington
Bryan A Truant Party Leader Skips Primary Meeting
Special to The Washington Post from Lincoln Nebraska reports that W J Bryan failed to attend his own precinct primary this evening after promoting a national Democratic pledge to participate in primaries. He said he could not attend due to a prior promise to the Round Table Club meeting at the same hour.
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Washington Post
Lincoln
Nebr
W J Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Round Table”Club
Be thune Dead After Rifle Accident At Aberdeen NC
Raleigh Sept 1 William A Bethune a well known lawyer born in Sampson County NC and longtime resident of Mississippi now living in Misassatop was instantly killed by a rifle bullet while on a pond at Aberdeen NC He was in a boat fishing when he pulled the rifle and the hammer caught on a seat Bethune had fled yellow fever in North Carolina and recently visited his brother president of the Bank of Clinton Baron Komura Convalescent New York Sept 18 Sato secretary to Baron Komura envoy said the baron's condition improved and convalescence is well established
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Bonaparte
Dolphin
New York
Honeparte
Washington
Chen Liang Cheng
Hooosevelt
Wang Tai Hate
Foreign Office
Portsmouth
China
Raleigh
N. C
William A. Bethune
Sampson County
N C
Aberdeen
Bethune
North Carolina
We Brother
Bank of Clinton
Baron Kommura
Sato
Baron Komura
Pease
Waldorf-Astorig Hotel
Czar Calls Roosevelt in Sympathy for Second Hague Peace
News from St. Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas II inviting a second peace conference at The Hague. The move follows Roosevelt's mediation in the Russo-Japanese War and is said to have Roosevelt's full support. Invitations to major powers may have already been sent, with Japan’s response pending resumption of relations. The exact date and program remain undecided, but a rapid schedule is anticipated.
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St. Petersburg
Nichelau
The
Hague
United States
Russia
Roosevelt
Japan
Aussie
Witte Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II on Homeward Voyage
The Kaiser Wilhelm II carrying M. Witte and colleagues arrived Plymouth from New York. Witte declined interviews, stressed the Japan peace treaty, and praised the U.S. and Emperor. A charity concert honored him, and he gave credit to the Russian ruler and Roosevelt. In Cherbourg the party met Witte and prepared for Paris.
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Plymouth
England
Lloyd Line
Kaiser Wilhelm II
New York
M. Witte
Cherbourg
Witte
Japan
Wilhelm II
Portsmouth
Emperlor
United States
Roosevelt
William II
France
Madame Witte
Madame Marychkine
Cyril M. Narychkime
Rugalan Legation
Paris
Millionaire's Daughter Bippes Leads Hints of Wealth
Today’s issue highlights a column on the millionaire’s daughter Bippes, with notes on wealth, society, and potential connections to political salons. Readers are asked to watch for further developments in financial circles and social events.
Derailed in Tunnel After Defective Switch
More than a dozen passengers were injured when a parlor car on the Boston Express left the track in New York Central tunnel at Fifty-Sixth Street after a defective switch. The car struck iron pillars tearing away a portion. no fatalities. Passengers were cared for and sent on their journeys as rails were relaid within an hour.
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New York
Boston Express
New Haven
Hartford
Boston
Albany
New York Central
Fifty-Sixth Street
Mise Louise Cowdery
B. G. Cowdery
Laclede Gaslight Company
Mra HL
Miss Kling
Springield Maas
Grand Cartral Depot
Mire K. S. Henne
New York City
Ahsok
HG. Cowdery
Lacieda, Gas Light Company
St. Louis
Grand Central Station
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Boson
Borinefield
Boston and Albany
Nome fire wipes out sixty buildings in Alaska loss $200000
Fire at Nome Alaska on September 13 destroyed sixty buildings with about 200000 dollars in damage. The hall and town records were saved except for the plat and tract 20. Stores of M E Atkinson and J P Parker burned. initial reports of wholesale and retail stores burned proved incorrect. Commissioner Richards of the General Land Office was notified of the loss via telegram from the town-site trustee.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Alaska
M E. Atkinson
J P .Parker
Richards
General Land Office
Fort Slocum Fire Inquiry Sparks Suspicion
The Fort Slocum fire on Davida Island Long Island Sound threatened barracks and other structures after starting at the coal dock. Military authorities from the Department of the Host will hold a court of inquiry. Newark reported four fires in the area recently with Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth also damaged.
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Washington
New York
Department of the Host
Fort Slocum
Davida Island
Long Island Sound
Newark
Forts Hamilton
Wadsworth
COL Browne for Commander in Roosevelt Garrison
Delegates from the Roosevelt Garrison Army and Navy Union arrived in Newburg New York to back Col J Edwin Browne for national commander. The rosters include Capt HE M Heines Capt Adolph Van Reuth Lieut Frank C Longstreet and William A Hickey as fans of Col Theodore Roosevelt Garrison No 74. Delegations from across the country arrive by train and boat and Browne is expected to win. Delegates are quartered at the New Dell House. Also notices advertise a furniture sale at Blooms 1407 G NW with early viewing and ice cream service.
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Bro
Roosevelt
New Dell House
Runaway Catholic Bride Marries Lutheran Millionaire
Leila Moore of New York elopes with William A Schott of Baltimore after a June wedding in Elkton Maryland with Charlie Griscom as guardian. Her father Henry G Moore, famed for distilleries, had his sanity questioned in New York before forgiving them. her mother objects strongly.
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Digtilier
Washington
Philadelphia
Leila Moore
Henry G. Moore
New York
Andrew H. Moore
Etoplyk
William A Schott
Baltimore
Simon P. Schott
Leila
Moore
Mr. Schott
Matima
Charlie Griscom
Guarifan
Newark
Del
Elkton
Will
Moa
Huld
Lela
Tam
Father
Miss Moore
Tate
Mike Moore
Harmony Effort Aims to Unite Delaware Regular and Union Republicans
Wilmington Del September 18 After a conference between former Senator L H Ball Col Henry A Dupont and others it was decided to issue a call tomorrow for a meeting of the Regular Republican State committee on either Friday or Saturday to bring harmony among the waring factions of the State Since United States Senator Allee repudiated J Edward Addicks two weeks ago efforts have been made to unite the Regulars and the Union Republicans.
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Wilmington
Del
United States
L H. Ball
Henry A Dupont
Republican State Committee
Allee
J. Edward Addicks
Missouri Valley Floods Hit Jefferson City Area
The Missouri River rising rapidly forces residents from lower city areas to higher ground. Farms near Jefferson City are flooded. at least one farm is under sixteen feet of water. Madison Kansas endures severe flood with the Verdigris River over a large part of town. Unknown number of deaths, lines down, trains halted, Santa Fe tracks submerged six feet.
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Jefferson City
Madison, Kans
Madison
Santa Fe
Secretary Metcalf Returns to Washington Cabinet Post
Secretary Metcalf of the Department of Commerce and Labor resumes duties in Washington after a California vacation. He denies quitting the Cabinet or changes in policy and notes no responsibility for rumors about Chinese questions. Also reports that he and Mrs Metcalf lease a house on New Hampshire street for a year.
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Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
California
Mra
Metis
New Hampahi
Street
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