Washington Notes on Politics and National Events
A broad week in review from Washington covers Mulhall charges under investigation, Rep. Sherley denying ties to Mulhall, Wolf of Wall Street describing impersonations to lobbyists, and Edward Lauterbach named as intermediary. President Wilson announces Jessie Wilson Sayre engagement, education meeting opens in Salt Lake City, and postmaster Fisk refuses to resign. Also noted are rail rate findings, Fourth of July incidents, and various international and domestic political developments.
Notable Happenings From Our Times
Mrs Adelphia G Ward of Muskegon Mich dies after long illness in Grand Rapids hospital. Mrs G A Kenney 30 killed when her car lost control near Limon Colo. Ernesto Madero brother of late President Francisco Madero Jr sails for Europe with wife and children from New York to visit Paris relatives. Triplets born to Mr and Mrs Andrew Gunderson Valley City ND named Margaret Jessie Eleanor in Wilson daughters honor. Joe Rivers fails to overcome Willie Ritchie in San Francisco boxing match. John Henry Mears sails from New York aiming for round-the-world record. Samuel Stevens Sands son of Mrs William K Vanderbilt killed when his racing car overturns at 70 mph on Long Island. Rose and Lillie Hackney drown after rescuers fail near Pineville Ky. State Senator Smith of West Virginia convicted of bribery for 2200 to back Edwards US Senate bid. Miss Mignon Hopkins sues Gov Sulzer in Philadelphia for breach of promise. Gov Sulzer calls it a political plot. Mrs Charles Beal dies after vehicle collision with fast train near Mount Vernon, Illinois. a two-year-old is killed and a four-year-old loses an arm. husband and four children survive. Engineer Ben Meyers killed as Missouri Pacific California express derails near Berger Mo at 60 mph.
Lamar Astounds Lobby Committee With Impersonations
Witness David Lamar described impersonating Democratic leaders in电话 talks to influence Wall Street figures and the Steel, Morgan, and Stand ard Oil interests. He claimed Edward Lauterbach directed efforts to sway the attorney general and block prosecutions, while others denied his charges as fabrications.
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Washington
United States Senate
David Lamar
Wall Street
the Wolf
Senate Committee
Congress
Department of Justice
Edward Lauterbach
New York
Lamar
Federal Statutes Or Those of the State of
Managers at San Francisco Expo Stumped by Midway Name
The San Francisco exposition managers are in a bind over naming the midway. They have exhausted all options and still cannot decide on a fresh label, rendering them stuck in a naming crisis.
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San Francisco Exposition
Best Time. What are the duties of a steering committee
A witty note questions the steering committee’s role in Congress as focused on advancing legislation, likening it to a basketball team’s road schedule. The brief suggests the group aims to push bills through while opponents are away.
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Congress
Washington
How It Works Out
A witty exchange notes romance often follows strict legal procedure. The man’s fancy is roused by a pretty girl and the case typically ends in court proceedings.
Prompt Acquiescence in a Quiet Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a determined speaker asserting persistence to Miss Magmie as she responds with a tired acknowledgment. The exchange centers on steadfastness and tolerance in a moment of weariness.
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Magmie
Bank Failures Ripple Through Kuhn interests and Water Works
Pittsburgh July 9 government may pursue criminal cases after the suspension of First Second National Bank with $30 million in deposits. A $2 million discrepancy between June reports and published copies triggers scrutiny. Receivers are appointed for J S Kuhn tied firms including the American Water Works and Guarantee Company which controls plants in about eighty cities with capital stock near $73 million. Treasury secretary McAdoo assures overall banking health despite the turmoil.
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Pittsburgh
First Second National Bank of Pittsburgh
W. 8. Kuhn
First-Second
Kuhns
Pittsburgh Bank For Savings
J. S. Kuhn
First National Bank of
McKeesport
Pittsburg
Kuhn, Incorporated
American Water-Works and Guarantee Company
United States
Washington
McAdoo
Lauterbach Testifies in Steel Trust Probe Scandal
Washington July 9 Edward Lauterbach confessed to the Overman lobby inquiry committee that he had misled Lewis Cass Ledyard about halting the confessional investigation of the steel trust. He said he had learned Taft opposed the investigation from Lamar and Henry B Martin. Senator Reed accused Lamar of prompting Lauterbach and Lauterbach demanded witnesses and called for Morgan to testify as he defended his rights as an American citizen.
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Lamar
Lauterbach
J. P. Morgan & Co
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Steel Corporation
Morgan Firm
Attorney General's Office
Steel Trust
Clark
Senator Stone
Robert L. Henry
William J. Bryan
Startling
Daniel J. Riordan
New York
R. 8. Lovett
Paul D. Cravath
Maxwell Evarts
Union Pacific
McReynolds
W. F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Riordan
John D. Archbold
Elliott
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
W. Stroock
United Cigar Stores Company
Pujo
William Rockefeller
Jekyllis
Washington
Money Trust” Committee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Edward Lauterbach
Overman Lobby
Ledyard
House
Senate
Taft
Henry B. Martin
Anti-Trust League
Senator Reed
Democratic Party
Reed
Morgan
Governor Ralston Calls Stop to Gambling in Porter County
Governor Ralston announced in Indianapolis that gambling at Mineral Springs race track in Porter county must end and said Porter county prosecutor W. J. Fabing would arrest every gambler, signaling firm local enforcement.
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Ralston
Indianapolis
Mineral Springs
Porter County
W. J. Fabing
Behring Announces Diphtheria Vaccine Discovery
In Paris on July 9 Professor Behring reveals discovery of a diphtheria vaccine. The preparation is a mix of diphtheria germs and antitoxin, but Behring declines to release details or supply.
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Paris
Professor Behring
Behring
Caminetti-Diggs Case Sparks Public Interest in Slavery Probes
Washington on July 9 reports the publication of former District Attorney Mc Nab's May 21 to Attorney General Mc Reynolds, stirring renewed attention to the Caminetti-Diggs white slave prosecutions.
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Washington
McNab
McReynolds
Skyscraper City Grows to House 10000 Workers
Opposite the post office on lower Broadway New York a 780 foot high building has just been completed to provide working quarters for 10000 people. If all workers in this single skyscraper left by subway at day’s end ten car express trains would take 15 minutes to haul them uptown.
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Lower Broadway
New York City
Castoria Endorsed For Infants and Children
Proven over decades Castoria is advertised as a safe remedy for infants and children. The label promotes its use and urges mothers to ensure every bottle contains the Castoria formula trusted for over 30 years.
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Harine
Fletcher
Signs as Dream Truth in a Quick Witty Exchange
A brief dialogue between Billy and Milly explores belief in signs. Billy asks, Milly confirms, then Billy reports a dream of being passionately loved and asks what it signals. Milly concludes it signals dreaming, delivering a light humorous sign joke.
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Billy
Milly
Chafing Hives Ady Tyree Antiseptic Powder notice
Advertisement for Tyree's Antiseptic Powder to treat skin irritation marketed by J. S. Tyree, chemist in Washington DC. Advises prompt use to prevent trouble with chafing hives, 25 cents at druggists, sample offered free.
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Tyree
J. S. Tyree
Washington, D. C
Ady
Taking No Chances in Polite Judgment
A speaker quotes the maxim a man gains nothing by politeness and notes two men who avoid risk. The grouch adds a caution that true character is revealed when a person believes they are unseen.
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Old Fogg
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Mulhall
Sherley
Senate Lobby
White House
National Educational Association
Salt Lake City
Burleson
Arthur G. Fisk
San Francisco
Charles R. Heike
The
Sugar Trust
Sea Bright
N. J
National
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Galveston
Tex
New Orleans
Topeka
Kan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pallisades Park
New Jersey
Hudson River
Uptown
Perry
Battle of
Lake Erie
Erie
Futrell
Garrison
Arkansas National Guard
la Crosse
Wis
Jo * E
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Kiel
St. Louis
State of
Minnesota
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
United States Supreme Court
Diana
North Pole
Crocker Land
Peagy
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Memphis, Tenn
Claude Clement
North McGregor
Sam Gillespie
Maurice Olson
Mason City
Oregon Welfare Commission
Portland
Ore
Rand
Johannesburg
Sir Arthur Edward Vicars
London
London Mail
Dublin
Sir Arthur
Kilkish
Adelphia G. Ward
Muskegon, Mich
Ladies of the Modern Maccabees
Grand Rapids
G. A. Kenney
Limon
Colo
Ernesto Madero
Francisco Madero, Jr
Mexico
Europe
Andrew Gunderson
Valley City, N. D
Margaret
Jessie
Eleanor
President Wilson
Ad Wolgast
Joe Rivers
Willie Ritchie
John Henry Mears
Samuel Stevens Sands
William K. Vanderbilt
South Country
Long Island
Pineville, Ky
Rose
Lillie Hackney
Jessie Hackney
Smith
West Virginia
Col
William Seymour Edwards
Mignon Hopkins
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
William Sulzer
Sulzer
Charles Beal
Mount Vernon
Ben Meyers
Missouri Pacific California Express
Berger, Mo
Lamar Astounds Lobby Committee
Mo Reynolds
Henry
Stone
Bryan
Palmer
McCombs
Hilles
Louis D. Brandeis
Kuhn, Loeb
Morgan & Co
Messrs
Cravath
Evarts
Lamar Lauterbach
Stanley
Conan Doyle
Congressman Palmer
Penntethé
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Mr. Morgan
Roosevelt
Leydard
Steel
Ones
Mark
U. P
U.S
Pittsburgh Bank
Second National
Doan
Mr. Harris
Ohio
Fred W. Harris
Jefferson
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Carter
Iret “Werk
Yabsorbine
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
DR. Peery
Heanses
Post Fougera Co
Beekman ST
Lyman Bro
Toronto
le Clem
Hampstead
Eng
Dragee
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