Mulhall claims payment to Illinois Rep McDermott in lobbying saga
Washington details Mulhall former lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers alleging payments to J. J. McDermott of Illinois over eight years for minor jobs. Mulhall says funds were loans never repaid while naming McDermott, McMichaels, Neal and Parker as recipients and linking the payments to influence on labor bills.
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Washington
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Mulhall
Senate
Mullhall
Cummins
House
House Ways and Means Committee
J. J. McDermott
Illinois
Nelson
McDermott
Congress
I. H. McMichaels
McMichaels
Henry Neal
Ways and Means Committee
McMichael
Fritz Reuter
Senator Nelson
Mulrall
Kirby
Ohio
Scott
West Virginia
Depew
New York
Carter
Montana
Aldrich
Insurgency or Currency Bill Threatens Wilson Plan
President Wilson's proposal for a Federal Reserve Board faces possible defeat as insurgent opposition mounts. The currency bill's fate hangs in the balance amid partisan maneuvering and looming votes.
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President Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Opposition of Henry Shapes Bank Bill Clash At White House
Washington July 24 The administration currency bill sparks chaos in a Democratic conference over the federal reserve board and government control. Henry and Ransdell push amendments for three currency groups including warehouse receipts for cotton, corn and wheat with funds for industrial and agricultural use.
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Washington
House Banking and Currency Reform Committee
Glass
House
Wilson
White House
Henry
Texas
House Rules Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Bulkeley
Ohio
Ransdell
United States
Federal Board
Martial law planned for Calumet Michigan riot at Sing Sing
In the day's recap, martial law preparation is announced for Calumet, Michigan amid riot activity among convicts at Sing Sing. Insurgency over currency bills intensifies as new denials surface regarding Mulhall's account. Secretary Lane falls ill in Billings.
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Calumet
Mich
Sing Sing
Mulhall
Lane
Billings
Oro
Deer Lodge
Mathewson
Wnrries
Daniels
Butte
Spokane
Goldberg
Missoula
Telephone monopoly suit filed against Bell system
Portland July 24. Attorney General McReynolds seeks dissolution of the Pacific coast telephone monopoly attributed to the American Telephone and Telegraph company and subsidiaries. The civil anti trust action charges absorption of independent lines to crush competition across Oregon Washington Montana and Idaho in violation of the Sherman law. The government says federal statute applies to telephones. agencies argue public policy should rest with Congress.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Trust
McReynolds
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Department of Justice
Congress
Tariff Consideration Proves Very Slow Work
Washington, July 24. Republican senators pressed amendments to the Underwood-Simmons tariff bill as Democrats solidly defeated most. Debate centered on the chemical schedule with debate over formaldehyde and camphor duties. Senator Works defended citrus tariffs and warned against removing duties on lemons, arguing harm to California and national industry.
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Washington
Senator Works
California
Weeks
Massachusetts
Senate
Smoot
Grenna
North Dakota
Lodge
Democratic Party
Jedfield
House
Underwood
Secretary of Commerce
Foss
Canada
Works
Rail strike talks in New York show no change
New York July 24 The railroad dispute affecting 80 000 trainmen and conductors remained unchanged after a day of mediators conferences. The federal board of mediators aims to push both sides toward arbitration under the New Lands act and a formal platform.
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New York
Federal Board of Mediators
Secretary Lane's Huntley Visit Abandoned
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane canceled his planned trip to the Huntley irrigation project due to a violent neuralgia attack. He remained in his hotel room under Mrs. Lane's care as officials announced the cancellation.
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The
Standard
Billings
Franklin K. Lane
Huntley
Secretary Lane ill halts schedule on Montana project tour
A. C. Miller led a Huntley project inspection with Senator W. B. George and local officials. If Secretary Lane recovers, the group will visit Powell Wyoming Sho shone project then Yellowstone park and Sun and Milk River projects in Northern Montana. A Crow agency reception was canceled due to Lane’s illness.
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Tary
Huntley Project
A. C. Miller
W. B. George
Lane
Powell
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Sun
Milk River
Montana
Mutiny and Strike at Sing Sing Jail Sparks County Readiness
Ossining N Y July 24 two militia companies stood ready in White Plains and Yonkers as convicts at Sing Sing staged a fire followed by a strike of 100 men in the shoe shop. Warden Clancy said 60 leaders would be moved to Auburn to restore order and blamed politics for the trouble amid threats of harsher action.
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Ossining
N. Y
White Plains
Yonkers
Sing Sing
John 8. Jenkins
Westchester County
Clancy
Auburn
Reilly
Asquith Attacked by Militant Suffragette in Doncaster
In Doncaster on July 24 militant suffragette Miss Key Jones attempted to seize Premier Asquith on the way to Morley town hall to receive the city’s freedom. Police restrained her as she shouted Stop persecuting women and tried to pull him from the car.
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Doncaster
England
Asquith
Morley
Yorkshire
Key Jones
Agquith
Martial law declared in Calumet district strike
Lansing orders two cavalry troops two artillery companies and all Michigan national guard infantry to rush north to quell copper country disturbances. Governor Ferris aims to deploy about 2400 men to Houghton and Keweenaw by tomorrow night. Leaders urge nonviolence while miners stage mass meetings and protests across Calumet Ahmeek Hancock and Park plant closures loom as Western Federation of Miners asserts control.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan National Guard
Adj
R. C. Vandercook
Ferris
Houghton
Keweenah
Vandercook
Ahmeek
Calumet
Western Federation of Miners
Red Jacket
Calumet & Hecla Company
Hancock
Park Company
C. A. Mahoney
Federation
Early Rioting in Copper Camp Strikers Force Militia Amid Violence
In Calumet Michigan 15000 striking copper miners violated federation orders prompting troop deployment. By tomorrow about 2400 soldiers including cavalry and artillery will guard the Upper Peninsula mining fields. Several brawls injured some. deputies were stripped of badges at No. 2 Conglomerate and Hecla branch mines. Plant operations halted as shops closed and ore shortage grows.
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Calumet
Mich
Western Federation of Miners
Copper
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Crane
Ferris
Alpena
City
Vandercook
Calumet & Hecla Company
No. 2
Hecla
Four Killed in Battle at Wake Forest Cabin Creek
Four men died in a brief clash between striking miners and Watchmen from Wake Forest Coal on Cabin Creek near Ohley. Watchmen Don Slater and Frank Ginn were killed along with two unidentified attackers. Slater wounded Ginn and killed two attackers before being shot. The mine, controlled by Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal, faces a strike by the Tinstead Mine Workers of America.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wake Forest Coal Company
Wake Forest
Cabin Creek
Don Slater
Frank Ginn
Coal Company
Ohley
Hilside
Ginn
Slater
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company
Tinsted Mine Workers of America
Cigarette Cause Blasts Fatal Lost City Explosion
Seven men killed and several injured after a fire and explosion at Lost City near Tulsa. Officials say a cigarette stub dropped by a bystander started the blaze. Stephen Snyder, among the injured, is not expected to live.
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Tulsa
Okla
Lost City
Stephen Snyder
Snyder
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