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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1910
Page
1
Testimony at a land inquiry reveals Choctaw County offered rich field for lawyers representing claimants. The proceedings highlight lucrative opportunities for attorneys amid disputed land claims and settlement discussions with tribal interests.
An investigation into Indian land affairs shows McMurray and partners profited huge fees from citizenship cases that barred thousands of claimants. Testimony cites $756,000 paid previously and potential contingent fees near $5,000,000, with claims of bribes and extensive lobbying by Scott and others to secure contracts and payments.
Testimony details alleged payments and ties between McMurray and Choctaw agents in a government inquiry. The committee reviews support, expenses, and possible inducements tied to tax case contracts, noting prior bond status and attorney accounts on file.
Melville Cornish, once J. F. McMurray's law partner, refused to discuss any link to Oklahoma land case probes. He said the topic is too sensitive without thorough fact understanding.
The fortnightly bulletin from the American Railway Association reports a car deficit of 29,030 in two weeks, with a current total of 105,564. Box car demand rises with early crop movements and coal car surplus is expected to vanish by September 1. Shippers are urged to move shipments early to mitigate shortages.
Kansas senator fires back at Aldrich in Rhode Island campaign clash. He reiterates allegations and pins blame on opponent while defending his record and party stance amid a heated exchange.
Senator Bristow accuses the Intercontinental Rubber company of acting as a trust and holding company through subsidiaries in a sweeping New Jersey merger. He claims the consolidation enabled control of crude and manufactured rubber, raising prices for American consumers while benefitting Aldrich and allied interests.
Night officers refuse to obey orders from the mayor to protect passengers and strike breakers in Columbus. The unrest follows tense clashes as authorities confront mutinous personnel. City officials seek calm and restoration of order amid mounting labor tensions.
In Columbus on August 12, 35 of 146 night police refused Mayor Marshall’s order to board street cars to deter stones and bullets. The mayor dismissed the mutineers, mobilized regular officers, and did not call state troopers, while 137 special policemen remained unused.
Rioters attack street cars and crews amid a city strike. Police report a mutiny of the night shift over car duty. Dozens of car workers injured as guards are assaulted. A suspect, John P Brady, is sought for shooting at residents, including a woman and a child. Police pursue arrests as lockout looms.
The shooter escaped as police say the chauffeur claimed the man with him was Brady. Mayor Marshall refused to call for troops again. Governor Harmon declined to comment on troop deployment. Twenty three people were injured and seventeen arrested during the rioting tonight.
New York August 12 Three white men were shot during a violent affray at the Douglas club a negro resort on West Twenty Eighth Street Sixty participants whites and blacks. A fourth man was said to be shot and carried away Twenty others injured The conflict arose after an insult to a negress singer by a white man More than thirty shots were fired with Fast Side roughs among the assailants.
A range war flares near Jay Em Converse county Wyoming after a sheep camp beyond a cattlemen’s dead line is raided and burned. The Wool Growers Association is compiling material for prosecution.
New York Aug 12 Colonel Roosevlt likely will attend the Republican state convention at Saratoga next month. He said he would attend if elected delegate from Nassau county and probably would speak. He also considered the idea of a temporary chairman and would defend the Hughes administration and reform program if he delivers an address.
A Bilbao mining strike escalated as miners cut rail lines and attacked an ore train injuring several workers. Troops repelled a march to the Alcorta mine while artillery mobilized outside Bilbao to meet the emergency.
Five people were killed and two seriously injured when a southbound Chicago passenger train struck an automobile one mile east of Rochester at 6 o clock tonight. The deceased include John Keip and Mrs John Eckert of Logansport Agnes Eckert Logansport Anna Wagner of Indianapolis and Charles Lambert driver of the car. The injured are Carl Bucher and Louise Eckert of Logansport. The party was en route to Lake Manitou and the car belonged to brewer John Keip of Logansport.
Rhode Islander influence with the president declared a thing of the past Ballinger to step down next month and the administration set to move beyond Aldrich era with new program proposals and leadership changes.
A Morning Journal special dispatch reports a broad political realignment around President Taft in 1913. Senator Aldrich met Taft before breakfast to discuss his reply to Bristow on the rubber tariff as party leaders push changes including Ballinger’s anticipated cabinet exit and possible Speaker Cannon challenge, with Crane and Hitchcock remaining influential but scrutinized.
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