Judges and Officials Implicated in Rail Pass Graft Case
Washington reports Commissioner Harlan of the interstate commerce commission exposes extensive use of free passes by Colorado railroads. Indictments against prominent shippers and carriers follow, with judges, legislators, mayors, and other officials found to have solicited or accepted passes. The inquiry hints at further violations and promises a final, formal report.
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Washington
Harlan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colorado
St. Louis Mayor Race Led by Republican Kiel
St Louis reports Kiel leads Democrat Simon by 1 930 votes with four precincts missing and election board predicting a 2 000 majority. Democratic ticket favored elsewhere as Democrats control house and council. socialists trail progressives in many wards. Duluth mayoral contest remains in doubt with Prince likely ahead. Mrs Mallory dies. remains to be shipped from Iowa City to Illinois Central train for interment in Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Henry W. Kiel
John H. Simon
Board of Election Commissioners
Kiel
Frank H. Gerhart
House of Delegates
Council
Duluth
Minn
W. 1. Prince
General Strike Hits Nelson British Columbia
April 2 report from Nelson shows a broad general strike by the federal labor union excluding carpenters as orders from the trades council push a multi craft walkout. Painters pipe layers quarrymen and other trades join, demanding higher wages and shorter hours with potential local power outage if civic workers join late today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
LB. C
Federal
Trades and Labor Council
Harpers
Hod Carriara
Civic
Funeral service held over Morgan’s body in Rome
Rome reports a simple, impressive funeral for J Pierpont Morgan with mourners sparse and floral tributes from many countries. Attendants included Mrs Satterlee and Miss Helen M Hamilton. arrangements call for Morgan’s body to sail to the United States via Switzerland and France. The Italian government granted travel concessions for an express train departure at 6 15 pm, with coffin cars draped in flags and a sleeping car for Mr and Mrs Satterlee. A separate note from New York says services will be held at St George’s Church with interment at Cedar Hill Connecticut after later dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
J. Pierpont Morgan
Herbert L. Batterlee
Helen M. Hamilton
Thomas J. O'Brien
United States
O’brien
Giuseppe Bastisnelli
Allen M. Starr
Geo. A. Minor
Woodsworth
New York
Charles Lanier
Switzerland
France
Havre
Ambassador O'Brien
Implon
King George Funeral Draws Global Ceremonial in Athens
In Athens on April 2 a grand funeral for King George of Greece unfolded with a long procession and a blend of eastern and western nationalities. Greek royal princes, European court missions, and delegations from Europe Turkey and Asia Minor appeared in distinctive dress alongside soldiers and clergy from all army and church branches.
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Athens
Greece
George
Europe
Turkey
Aegean Sea
Asia Minor
Commissioner warns insurers over incendiary risk policy
Topeka April 2 15 state insurance commissioner Lew is in a formal statement to fire insurance companies doing business in Kansas warned them that they had encouraged incendiaries by their policy of getting all the business possible without regard to the value of the property insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Lewis
Kansas
United States Plans to Recognize Chinese Republic
Washington on April 2 the United States government decided to recognize the Chinese republic after a conference between Secretary Bryan and President Wilson. A note to China through the Chinese minister in Washington is being prepared at the state department.
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Washington
United States
Bryan
Wilson
White House
State Department
China
New two story concrete business block planned for Fifth Street
A. E. Glenney announced a reinforced concrete two story block to rise on the former Fortunski lot on Fifth street west between Bluff and Washington. The 40 by 80 foot building will allow future additional stories and the first floor will house a Mevea Bros. garage.
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Fortunski
Fifth Street
Bluff and
Washington Streets
A. E. Glenney
Mevea Bros
Calloway Selected as Indian Affairs Commissioner
Washington reports Fuller E Calloway, owner of the Grange in Georgia, selected for commissioner of Indian affairs though no official announcement has been made. Other appointments, including the commissioner of the General Land Office and the assistant secretary of the interior, are expected to be announced in coming days.
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Washington
Apr
Fuller BE. Calloway
The
Grange
Indian Affairs
General Land Office
Arsistant
Interior
Col. French Sells Fifty Bushels of Corn at $10 Per
Davenport Iowa April 2 It is believed the record Iowa price for corn was reached today as Col Geo W French owner of Iowana farms sold fifty bushels of selected tested corn at ten dollars per bushel The sale is for growers in Wisconsin Illinois Oregon and Oklahoma
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Davenport
Iowa
Iowana Farms
Col. Geo. W. French
Col. French
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Oregon
Oklahoma
Pankhurst Pleads Not Guilty At Old Bailey Bomb Plot Trial
London April 2 Emmeline Pankhurst from the old Bailey prison enclosure pleads not guilty to charges of counseled persons to place gunpowder and explosives with intent to damage David Lloyd George s Waltonheath home. She defends herself and objects to police reports, with judge promising time to respond.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Old Bailey
David Lloyd George
Waltonheath
Charles Montague Lush
Archibald H. Bodkin
Treasury
Pankhurst
Rodkin
Lloyd George
W C Byers Dead at Cedar Rapids
William Carl Byers a Civil War veteran died at his Cedar Rapids home Tuesday morning after a long illness. Born March 1844 in Pennsylvania, he later worked as a conductor for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad and was well known in the city.
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William Carl Byers
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Byers
Greenecastle
Franklin Canny
Pontsylvania
Chicago, Rock Island and Waeffte Railroad
Death by suicide woman identified as Col J A Hulls wife
Omaha April 2 a woman who leaped from the Douglas street bridge into the Missouri river was found to be Mrs J A Hull wife of Col J A Hull United States Army and daughter in law of the judge advocate at Washington The identifications came after the coroner's morgue held the body nearly a day a man who named the deceased left the coroner's office and vanished
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Omaha
Douglas Street
Missouri River
J. A. Hull
United States Army
Judge Advocate
Army
Washington
Montenegrins Capture Forts at Tarabosch and Scutari
Vienna dispatch reports the Montenegrin army has captured five Tarabosch forts and expects the fall of two more as Scutari burns in several locations. A Cerinje correspondent notes severe excesses by both Serb and Montenegrin troops in Albania, prompting diplomatic concern over the Balkans.
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Vienna
Austria
Scutari
Tarabosch
Cerinje
Arave
London
Albania
Alto
Balkans
Millionaire Divorced In San Francisco Case
San Francisco April 2 Walter Hobart millionaire player and clubman divorced yesterday from his wife former Miss Hannah Williams on cruelty interference abuse and infidelity accusations. We did not defend the suit. An interlocutory decree and custody of three children Hannah Ruth and Walter eldest 16 youngest years old was awarded to Mrs Mobart.
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San Francisco
Walter Hobart
Hannah Williams
Hannah
Ruth
Walter
Engagement announced for Miss Jennie Bryan and Judge John Payne
Wasituasin not Die Charles Parour announces the engagement of his sister Miss Jennie Beret Bryan to former Judge John Barton Payne in Chicago. The pair plan a wedding next month at Mr Regan's Washington home, a surprise to close friends.
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Wasituasin
Charles Parour
Japan
Jennie Beret Bryvan
John Barton Payne
Chicago
Miss Bryan
Mr. Payne
Mr. Regan
Washington
Saloons on Trial in Waterloo Petition Fight
A Waterloo district court hearing focused on whether a dry or wet status should be granted. Proponents allege a majority on the petition despite withdrawals and identity objections while objectors press for rigorous proof. Witnesses test the reputability of canvassers as the trial proceeds amid complex exhibit scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinham
Waterloo
District Court
Board of Supervisors
W. N. Birdeall
C. W. Mullan
F. Sullivan
H. B. Boles
Courtright & Arbuckle
Reed & Tuthill
Arbuckle
Willis N. Birdsall
Birdsall
Willson
Wilson
Simon
Simonds
Dunham
W. OF. McGarvey
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Wilam Baum
Waterloo, Grass Foundry
Seeland
George EK. Liehty
W. FE. Parrott
Brady T. Wood
Thomas Barker
Picture Show Men to Contest Censorship Law
In Topeka Kansas six hundred theater owners are asked to contribute ten dollars each to fund a legal challenge to the state film censorship law. Attorney General John Dawson filed suit to test the law's constitutionality against Lew Nathanson and others, after Nathanson refused to submit films for inspection.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Superintendent of Public Instruction
John 8. Dawson
Lew Nathanson
Nathanson
n+ struction
5000 Barrels of Booze Join Flood Disaster in Louisville
Flood damage in Louisville's Rugby Distillers warehouse released about 6000 barrels of whiskey valued at a quarter of a million dollars. Lower river counties faced rising waters with two feet of standing water. Refugees swarmed Henderson Owensboro and Wickliffe, where over 2000 people from Hickman Carroll and Columbus sought shelter as relief efforts intensified.
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Louisville
Rugby Distillers Company
Henderson
Owensboro
Wickliffe
Hickman
Carroll
Columbus
Testimony in Consent Petition Hearing Cites Withdrawals
The record shows yam proprietor and William J Brown wholesaler testifying on IF. J Pederspiel withdrawals. At 71 30 witnesses concluded on reputability, then withdrawals to be introduced later as exhibits. Judge Dunham pressed for prompt action and expected no delay in trial. The judge began at 8 30 this morning reviewing authorities and law points relevant to the consent petition hearing.
Come Says Report Dread State Not Yet Past
A cautious report notes that the feared state remains unsettled and not yet past danger. Observers urge vigilance as tensions linger and officials assess evolving conditions.
Crest Of Ohio River Flood Relief Efforts Progress
Total Red Cross flood relief receipts reach 810000 as Ohio River flood crest nears. Cairo reports water standstill with gauges fluctuating as engineers warn the crest has yet to pass. Levee work continues amid rising water and halted train service in the drainage district. Hope remains for gradual recession before further high water arrives. In Chisholm Minnesota, Mrs Fontana is murdered with an axe. her husband is missing after the attack. Fontana, Italian about 38, had previous abuse charges. the victim was 30.
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Cairo
Ohio
Chisholm
Minn
Ter
John Fontana
Fontana
Falls at Cincinnati After Prolonged Stationary Flood
Cincinnati reports the Ohio river began to fall after nearly twenty four hours of stationary levels. Indications suggest a slow end to the flood, while Garrison returns to Washington and plans to report to President Wilson on his Ohio flood district tour.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Garrison
Washington
Ohio
War Department
Wilson
Democrats win at Chicago election
Chicago April 2 Democrats earned a majority of alderman elections and also elected the judge of the superior court city treasurer and city clerk. Democrats took twenty two aldermen Republicans eleven and the progressives four including Charles E Merrian running as independent in seventh ward.
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Chicago
Charles E. Merrian
Lawmakin
Sam
Harrigan
Sullivanites
Dunne
Court costs for quarter report shows five thousand dollars
The district court tabulation for the first quarter lists witnesses' fees 1.2, jurors' fees 2.7, interpreters' fees 460, and court reporters. Total costs amount to 5,047.56 with 464 paid to J.T. Newman and 226 to Mrs. Nellie Corlis for pre January work.
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Open Eee
J.T. Newman
Nellie Corlis
Eleanor Wilson Watches Fleet at Target Practice
Norfolk April 2 Eleanor Wilson the president's youngest daughter with Secretary Daniels and a party of cabinet officials and their wives viewed Atlantic fleet target practice on southern drill grounds off Cape Henry. The group plans to depart for Washington tonight. Ineer Giorgia Erickson sues for divorce from O Erickson claiming infidelity non-support and cruelty. She seeks custody of five children alimony and attorney fees and wants title to their home in Emmetsburg.
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Norfolk
Mises Eleanor Wilson
Daniels
Cape Venry
Washington
Ineer Giorgia Erickson
Ra O. Erickson
Cylinder
Ta Jan
I Emmetsburg
Temperature Report From April One Stated
Weather note records April 1 with stated minimum and maximum temperatures. Report mentions a low of 2 and a high of 63, contrasting with a year ago when lows and highs were 9 and 38. Includes garbled OCR segments and scattered names.
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Buchana Optical Co
Syndicat
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British Columbia
Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan, JR
Financial World
Herbert J. Satterlee
Mr. Morgan
U.S
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Mi6
W. C. Byers
Corina
Montenegrias
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Clain
Huoband
Red Cross
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Martin
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