Lawmakers to testify in governor graft case inquiries
Albany Sept 29 witnesses will include legislators said to have struck deals with the governor and others threatened for not voting administration measures. Melville Fuller and J B Gray of New York to testify on Walk Street deals as subpoenas issue. The governor denied being a nervous wreck from loss of sleep.
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Melville GB. Fuller
J. B. Gray
New York
Pitty
Sulzer
Indicted for land swindle by T. H. Smart and agents
Federal grand jury charges Thomas H. Smart and eleven agents with wholesale fraud in selling New Jersey town lots. Indictment says fall 1911 actions marketed 906 spots in Spottswood Manor as near New York, on the Pennsylvania railroad, with mails used to defraud. Rev. George Allenbach of Lincoln Nebraska testified in the case.
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St. Louis
Federal
Thomas H. Smart
New Jersey
Smart
Chicago
Spottswood Manor
N. J
Negroes to attack grandfather's and Jim Crow laws
A planned legal campaign across the nation aims to strike down race discrimination. The Oklahoma Jim Crow statute and the Oklahoma and Maryland grandfather amendments will be challenged as unconstitutional, with Tennessee groups seeking to permit Negro Knights of Pythias lodges alongside white lodges.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Gklahama
Tennessee
Knights of Pythias
Fire Upon Border Patrol Near El Paso
United States troops from troop H Second cavalry were fired upon by Mexican federal cavalry while on duty patrolling the international boundary about a mile away from El Paso Texas None of the Americans were wounded Two Texas rangers nearby were also fired upon by the Mexicans in the incident alongside border patrol activity and a separate report notes other violent events and weather outlook.
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United States
Second Cavalry
International
Texas Rangers
Automobiles Law Conflicts Show City Powers Questioned
Council Bluffs Iowa Sept 29 City Solicitor Stuart issued a condensed opinion on city powers to enact an automobile ordinance. The stance, from a state law report at Marshalltown, notes a blunder in speed limits stating no city may fix speeds under six minutes per mile. The piece suggests city action is unlikely and existing measures may stay in force.
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City Bollcitor
Stuart
League of Iowa
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League
Cldea
Better Country Schools Sought in Iowa Drive
Des Moines Sept 29 The better Iowa schools commission reports to the State Teachers association that rural school reform hinges on public sentiment and legislative action. A three member committee including Arthur Pickford, J B Stout, and Bernard Murphy will urge laws making the township the unit in rural schools and the establishment of three new normal schools. The group aims to win support at the upcoming legislature after plans were previously presented to the 35th assembly. Deyoe stresses broad public backing as key to educational improvement.
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Better Iowa Schoola Commission
State Teachers’ Association
A. M. Deyoe
Arthur Pickford
J. &. Stout
Mt. Vernon
Bernard Murphy
Winston
Rich Men on aulmuller Jury Foreman Named for Inquest
Coroner Feinberg announced Theodore P. Shouts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit, will preside as foreman of the jury at the Anna Aumuller murder inquest. The coroner expects a more distinguished panel than any New York county jury. Names summoned include J. P. Morgan, Robert L. Garry, Harry Payne Whitney, Henry Siege and G. W. Fairchild. Another notice reports Rev Father Poulak, Ruthenian Greek Catholic church, appointed administrator of Leon Anicki estate governing two city liquor saloons, reluctantly accepting trusteeship to comply with excise laws.
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Shanta
New York
Theodore P. Shouts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Anna Aumuller
New York County
J. P. Morgan
Robert L. Garry
Harry Payne Whitney
Henry Siege
G. W. Fairchild
New Haven
Conn
Law
Father Poulak
Leon Anicki
Beef price reduction hope voiced by ex president Leguia
Washington reports August Leguia, former president of Peru, now in the capital, bringing a message of hope for beef prices dropping to less than half their current cost, a potential big relief for the cost of living. He cites the impact of a Puusant Federation decision on a huge beef deal and its effect on consumer prices.
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Washington
August Leguia
Peri
Morgenthau and Schiff Testify on Campaign Contributions
Henry Morgenthau testifies before the Bulzer impeachment court that he gave a $1000 check to Mr Sulzer during his gubernatorial run. Jacob Schiff testifies he contributed $2600 for the same purpose. Both deny limiting donations to campaign use, aiding Mr Sulzer.
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Bulzer Court of
Henry Morgenthau
Mr. Sulzer
Jacob H. Schiff
Tax on Cotton Futures Looms in Conference Report
Democrats of the joint conference committee on the tax bill for cotton futures reached compromises with the two houses on most items. A final disagreement will be reported on the cotton futures provision, which may be sent back to conference for further instructions. The house is expected to adopt the Smilth Lever compromise requiring contracts for future cotton to specify government grades.
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Congress
House
Senate
Income tax projections for 425000 earners
Treasury estimates show 425000 Americans must file exact income details next year under the new tax law. Anyone earning over 93000 or above 14000 is required to report receipts by March 1 annually. The forecasted tax take from these filers is about 2.298 million dollars.
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Treasury
Bloody coat may tell who murdered boy
In Philadelphia on September X, police say circumstantial evidence centers on Joseph O Uriven in the seven year old Israel Goldman murder case. A bloodstained knit jacket was found in O Briens room near the victim’s home. Investigators note pockets match the jacket’s texture and locals recall O Briens trips to parks with children and his habit of buying ice cream.
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Philadelphia
Sept. A
Joseph O'Uriven
Israel Goldman
O'Brien
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