Slush fund probe reveals large campaign payments
Witnesses describe extensive expenditures by Colonel Smith and associates. Ira Insull and Moore testified to funds transferred, with lists showing $269,047.51 in Smith campaign spending. Willoughby outlined $50,000 to $55,000 for McKinley HQs and $25,000 to Thompson for county work, including poll watchers and campaign offices.
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Smith
Henneull
Moore
Tiecam
Reed
Brennan
Chicago
McKinley
Willoughby
H. I. Greene
Champaign
Lewis Behan
William Hale Thompson
Book County
Thompson
Congress
Long Beach Breakwater Plan Aims to Transform City
City Manager Charley Henderson oversees 1700 staff and 300 vehicles while projecting $3 million annual revenue from the harbor project. The breakwater to Long Beach extends 7000 feet, reaches 72 feet high, and will shelter 40 square miles of anchorage for the Pacific Fleet. Government funding totals $14 million with a Ford factory site chosen nearby. Henderson lauds the manager system as essential for industrial growth and American enterprise.
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Honda
Anager
Charley Henderson
Armen
Great Harpe
Long Beach
Henderson
Tutte
Ben Calkins
Madleon
U. 8
San Pedro
Anchorage
Pacific ‘Oast
Ford
California
B. M. Johnson
Johnson | Wan
U. S
Pla
Jens
Roosevelt
Robert Lincoln, Son of Abraham Lincoln, Dies Quietly
Robert Lincoln died at his summer home after a period of frail health. He was Abraham Lincoln's eldest son, survived by his widow Mary and three grandchildren. A simple funeral is planned at the summer home, with burial in Dellwood vault. He led a quiet public life as lawyer, diplomat, and executive, serving as secretary of war, minister to Great Britain, and later president of the Pullman Company before retiring to board chair.
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M ‘Ues
Reed
Insull
Moore
Colonel Smith
George F. Drennan
Till‘ols
Chester A. V Retary
Willia
Wit
Aulipena
Mr. Lincoln
Waching
Lincoln
Harvard
Petersburg
Genat
Iain
Ford
John Wilkes Booth
Garfield
New England
Galton Garnferd
Buffalo Ex
Leon Czoloa
Anarchit
William McKinley
Robert
Abraham Lincoln
Spetnefield Til
University of Illinois
Phillips Academy
Exeter
Great Britain
Harrison
Mies Mary Harlan
James Harlan
Jaws
Jack Lincoln
France
Washington
Chicago
Presi- Gent
Garfeld
Arthur
Stephen A. Douglas Jr
Milnois
United States
Gorge M. Pullman
Pullman’ Company
Manchester
Earl of Clarendon undertakes mission on Dominion affairs
A strained era in Empire relations prompts a special mission by the Earl of Clarendon under secretary for Dominion affairs. The visit aims at settlement work while the Englishman’s early life hints at Lincoln summers and Washington winters.
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Earl of Clarendon
Lincoln
Washington
Montana Banks In Healthy State
Two hundred musicians in Edinburgh moving picture theaters went on strike after theater managers refused wage increases. The Montana banking section reports reserves well above legal requirements and outlines changes in surplus profits and total assets and liabilities amid a broader financial portrait.
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Federal Reserve Dankesses
Bank
Asiziatas
War Finance Corporation Ness.s
Ferguson to Quit Governor Post: Texas Political Turmoil
The Texas governor Mrs. Ferguson plans to resign by early November as Moody leads in ballots and talks with James E. Ferguson and allies. Lieutenant Governor Harry Miller poised to succeed, amid debates over road bonds and state investigations.
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Fergusons
Ferguson
Department of State
Highway Department
Moody
Commission
Moody and Ferguson clash over Texas governorship and highway policy
In a Texas gubernatorial race interactions frame Moody as the challenger to James E. Ferguson’s influence, labeling Ferguson as the proxy governor and attacking his administration. Moody, 33, would be youngest nominee if elected, while Mrs. Ferguson’s clemency record, including over 1200 acts, is criticized for lax pardons, despite her defense of thorough investigations.
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Moody
Fergusons
Pany
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Tentie
Ferguson Herselt
Texas
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Himsel
Highway Department
Married women teachers in Belgrade face state control
Belgrade authorities adopt a policy tying a married woman’s teaching permit to her domestic harmony with a husband deemed equal in status. Permits can be withdrawn if conjugal relations are disrupted or if the husband holds an inferior position. No married woman may teach without official permission.
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Belgrade
Wood alcohol deaths rise to thirty in Buffalo area
Thirty deaths were recorded in Buffalo and nearby from wood alcohol sold at soft drink stands. Police arrested two dealers, seeking James Volker as the distributor. Acting Chief Marion planned at least five murder indictments as twenty soft drink parlors were closed and victims linked to a party at Nelle McCarthy's apartment.
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Buffalo
N. Y
James Volker
John S. Marion
Toronto
Ontario
Lockport
N.Y
Bufalo
Carl Mulchose
Nelle McCarthy
Charles Lennon
Miss McCarthy
Mother Confesses Slaying Daughters in Hardship Struggle
Ida Flint admitted striking two young daughters, Helen ten and Rove six, with an axe while they slept at their home in Hardy. She then attempted suicide, wounding herself, as District Attorney Greff reported. The girls died twelve hours later and authorities described motive as climate of cruelty from her husband.
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Ida Flint
Greff
Helen
Rove
Hardy
Nin
Fire Lines Lost As Flames Spread Across Districts
The Merced mining town and nearby buildings suffered extensive losses as fires raged in windy conditions. Crews report many structures burned or destroyed. costs difficult to estimate, with early machinery costs between 200000 and 400000 dollars. Foresters note Kaniksu forest and Pend Oreille area facing severe damage and ongoing threats. Morrell and patrols push to contain fires amid shifting winds and cloudy spells.
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Merced Gold Mining Company
Catholic Church
Morrell
Kaniksu
Fred Morrell
Kanikey
Ranite Creek
Priest Lake
Kanikeu “Ie
Kootenai
Pend
Oreille
Hock Exchange
Turkey
Smyrna
Fatma Z Janoum
Denmark
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