Pettit and Peavey Grain face $1.5 million loss saga
Chicago bankers inspect the late James Pettit and Peavey Grain books to determine a nearly $1.5 million two year shortage tied to speculative wheat and oats trading. Pettit, president of Peavey, used company credit, with audit expected to take a week and collateral involving four Chicago banks and Minneapolis backers.
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Chicago
James Pettit
Peavey Grain Company
Board of Trade
Pettit
Conrad
Waukegan
Highland Park
Peavey Interests
Minneapolis
F. H. Peavey & Co
Pettit’s
First National
Corn Exchanges
Bank of Montreal
H E. Otte
Frank O. Wetmore
National City
First National Banks
J. M. Greata
Pepe
Wreck patients pass good night in Bridgeport
Bridgeport hospital officials report five railway wreck patients had a fairly good night. Miss Loretta McCrokan of Philadelphia remains critically injured with broken ribs and internal injuries. St Vincent hospital notes no deaths. city morgue holds four unidentified bodies, two men one a negro and two women.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Thehouse
Loretta McCrokan
Philadelphia
St. Vincent Hospital
Collapse ruins financier after frantic effort to stay afloat
The frantic effort to keep afloat ends with a sudden collapse as the financier loses his money and paper, sells company assets to bankers to cover deals, and faces an audit imminent. Ruin leaves him with no remedy, death offering the only rest from chronic financial worry since entering heavy trading circles.
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Jim" Fettit
Peavey Grain Company
Hsts
Crippen's Lawyer Suspended for One Year by Bar
Arthur Newton, lawyer for Dr. Hawley Crippen, found guilty of professional misconduct by a law society committee and suspended for one year. He was also charged with aiding Horatio Bottomley to publish false statements about the case and with assisting the Daily Chronicle to spread similar untruths.
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London
Arthur Newton
Hawley H. Crippen
Law Society
Newton
Horatio W. Bottomley
South Divison
Hackney
Daily Chronicle
Andrew Johnson's Former Partner Dies in Gotham
Charles Southmayd, retired lawyer and former partner of Andrew Johnson, died at his New York home. He once belonged to the firm Everett Southmayd and Choate and participated in notable cases including the Jay Gould Erie railroad litigation.
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New York
Charles&. Southmayd
Andrew Johnson
Everett, Southmayd and Choate
Jay Gould
Erie Railroad
Review Fight on Lorimer's Senate Seat
The on to Washington campaign launched in many places as the investigation into Senator Lorimer's election resumes in Washington tomorrow. Senator Dillingham, head of the committee, spent the recess after adjournment. Vermont attorney Marble and J. H. Healy traveled to Chicago for evidence gathering. Lorimer and his counsel along with Edward Hines' counsel plan to depart Chicago for Washington. The committee's meeting time was moved from 10 to 11 a.m. to fit Lorimer's lawyers. Illinois witnesses are also expected to travel to Washington.
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Washinon
Washington
Lorimer
Dillingham
Vermont
John H. Marble
J. H. Healy
Chicago
Edward Hines
Illinois
Newspaper Plant Burns at Osceola Dem Office
Osceola Indiana July 12 The Democrat office was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. Loss about 5000 dollars origin of fire unknown. Temperature July 12 Night at 6 am 72 degrees. Minimum temperature 60 degrees cooler than Waterloo records.
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Osceola, In
Democrat
Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
BO de_grees
Waterloo
Dignified Solon in House Catches Fire
The House witnessed a dramatic incident as Representative Willis of Ohio leaped from his desk with clothes aflame and colleagues rushed to help extinguish the fire. The blaze started from a matchbox in his coat pocket. he escaped unharmed.
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Solon
Washington
Willis
Ohio
NAMES TRUSTS GRANDPARENTS NAMES TRUSTS GRANDPARENTS
Washington July 12 Frank L Neale of Philadelphia a steamship and rail roading broker testified to the house sugar investigating committee against what he called discrimination against Philadelphia sugar business He argued trunk line railroads and the trunk line association shape tariffs He warned that freight rates from New York to Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington should reflect refinery distance and affect sugar prices
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Washington
Trunk Line Association
Frank L. Neale
Philadelphia
House Sugar Investigating
Neale
Baltimore
New York
Tell Act Ends in Hospital After Fatal Shot
Cresco, July 12. Gordon Bowers tried to shoot a hat from Leo Johnson’s head at Ferno Springs. The shot hit Johnson in the head. he was rushed to Rochester, Minn., by car. Johnson is unconscious, with paralysis on one side, and little hope for recovery. Bowers, a skilled marksman, was dared to perform the William Tell act during a day with a party.
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Cresco, Jr
Leo Johnson
Gordon Bowers
Johnson
Rochester
Minn
Bowers
William Tell
Cedar Rapids Auto Party Travels by Waterlo o
Mr. and Mrs. WW. B. Nichols W. Howard Hall and George Lownsbery all Cedar Rapids, registered at the Irving. They comprise an automobile party traveling from Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis in leisurely fashion and will remain in Water loo until tomorrow.
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WW. B. Nichols
W. Howard Hall
George Lownsbery
Cedar Rapids
Irving Hotel
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Rear Nominated for Governor by Kentucky Republicans
Louisville July 12 Judge Rear was nominated for governor of Kentucky by acclamation in the state Republican convention here today. The session featured Martin’s Mangard as a notable moment amid procedural votes.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Alsop Claims Award In Chile Arbitration
Washington officials hailed King George ruling in the Alsop claims case as United States gains a 935000 award against Chile. Ambassador Reid could not disclose details of the decision, which has long divided U S Chile relations for a generation.
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Washington
State Department
King George
Alsop
Chile
Reid
United States
Hoke Smith Elected U S Senator for Georgia
Atlanta July 12 Governor Hoke Smith is elected United States senator from Georgia in a joint session at noon. He succeeds John M Terrell, appointed to fill the late A S Clay term.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Georgia
House
Senate
John M. Terrell
Brown
A. 5
Clay
NO WRONG DONE DECLARES FISHER
Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher emerged as a key witness as the house committee on expenditures in the interior department reconvened to probe alleged moves by Guggenheims or others to monopolize Alaska. Miss M F Abbott may testify later as Fisher asserts public interests remain unharmed and urges a speedy probe of the elusive Dick to Dick letter regarding Controlled Ray.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Walter L. Fisher
House Committee On Expenditures
Interior Department
Guggenheims
Alasaka
M. F. Abbott
Fisher
Alaska
Department
Woman Arrested for Deserting Husband in Davenport
Davenport Iowa July 12. First local case under Iowa desertion law reports a woman, Mrs A Soberhelm of Ottumwa, arrested by Davenport police for leaving her husband. The husband and Ottumwa chief pursued her as she headed toward Rock Island to join her mother.
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Davenport
Iowa
A. Soberhelm
Ottumwa
Rock Island
Lee Slops Over Attorney in Abduction Trial
Chicago July 12 Attorneys Cantwell closed for the defense in Evelyn Arthur Lee charged with abducting Mildred Bridges. He berated women in the courtroom as listeners to indecent testimony and claimed jurors’ wives were present, prompting some to leave. He added that wives may have interest if their husbands are involved.
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Chicago
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Mildred Bridges
Cantwell
Skin grafting saved wife's life in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa July 12 Twenty six separate skins taken from James Monahan of Grand View Park were grafted onto his wife Mrs Monahan at Mercy hospital to save her life after she suffered severe burns from a gasoline store explosion two months earlier. Her baby perished in the blast.
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Des Moines
James Monahan
Grand View Park
Mercy Hospital
Monahan
Cherry Stone May Cause Deafness
Iowa City July 12 Deafness may be the fate of R S Hiatts little son after a cherry pit shot from the fruit into his left ear. Attempts to remove the stone pushed it deeper and surgeons performing the operation fear the drum is ruptured while interior ear damage tests cannot be conducted.
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Iowa City
R. S. Hiatt
Balloon race honors go to St Louis No 4 in Kansas City start
Details emerge on the national elimination balloon race from Kansas City. St Louis No 4 lands near Lapaz Junction, Ind., at 4:15 pm after a rough voyage with storms. Million Population club places second at La Crosse, Ind. Alan R. Hawley of New York may represent the U S in October.
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Chicago
St. Louis No. 4
Frank P. Kuahn
J. PF. Hart
Kansas City
Lopez
Ind
South Bend
Mississippi River
St. Louis
St. Louis No. 4 Winner. Kansas City, July 12.—With the Balloons St. Louis No. 4
Million Population Club
Alan R. Hawley
New York
United States
Kansas City Aero Club
Lapaz Junction
la Crosse
Refugees Driven From Fire Ravaged Northern Ontario
Fires across northern Ontario and Michigan lashed Porcupine West Dome Au Sable Oscoda and surrounding areas. Hundreds feared dead with towns wiped out. Rescue trains and hospital relief moving as refugees seek shelter and food.
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North Bay
Ont
Ontario
Porcupine
Captain White
West Dome
Iroquois Falls
Bay City
Mich
Oscoda
Au Sable
Au Sable River
Congo
Mackinac
Port Huron
Nike
Tonawanda
N. Y
Detroit
Michigan
Wolverine
Gaylord
Au Sabie
Lfe
Toronto
Porcupine District
Cochrane
T. N.O
Grand Trunk Transcor
Whitney Townships
Married man gains drinking rights after marriage under 21
Des Moines July 12 Special Counsel Robbins rules a man who marries before 21 has the right to buy drinks in saloons, though he is not entitled to voting rights under the state law. The decision stems from a question on whether marriage grants broader privileges than age.
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Des Moines
Robbins
Attorney General's Office
Mother Sacrifices Life Saving Baby in Runaway Accident
Mrs. Hartley Kelley, wife of a salesman, died after shielding her infant during a runaway last night. The horse bolted the carriage into a wagon. she was thrown and succumbed to injuries several hours later.
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Des Moines
Hartley Kelley
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