Scandal Involves 10 Group Lobbying Near Congress
Washington July 1 Witnesses head for capital as senate lobby committee widens inquiry into paid press bureaus run by big corporations. Mulhall charges trigger hearings on influence networks, with Wall Street figures and former congressmen named, and subpoenas issued to World editor Seibeld and other figures.
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Senate
Overman
Martin Mf Mulhall
Manufacturers’ Association
Wall Street
New York
Reed
Congress
Mulhall
Neational Association of Manufacturers
Parry and Kirby
San Francisco
Australia
Sherley
Kentucky
Neeley
Kansas
Louis J. Seibeld
New York World
James A. Emory
National Association of Manufacturers
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Paul D. Cravath
Maxwell Evarts
David Lamar
Kearney
Symes H. Watson
Opportune bargains for women children and men
A retail note lists seasonal offers with prices on rompers asc white net waists 1.98 Huckaback towels 0.14 each Women white canvas pumps 1.95 and summer dresses 8.50 plus 20 percent off watches jewelry cut glass and more Men’s items advised to see before leaving.
Night Glowing Oak Delights Atlanta Edgewood Crowd
Night after night a dead oak near a game warden’s residence in Edgewood glows with a fiery light, drawing hundreds who cut away glowing fragments as souvenirs then return the next evening. Local rumor calls the tree haunted while witnesses describe a persistent phosphorescent glow that defies easy explanation.
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Binder
Atlanta
Staward
Mr. Binder
Ood
Constitution
Edger
Withal
Xenophon
Edgar
West Virginia State Senator Convicted of Bribery
Webster Springs West Virginia July state senator Ben A Smith was found guilty of taking 2200 to vote for Colonel William Seymour Edwards in the US Senate race The verdict was returned at 935 pm He faces five to ten years in prison Six other lawmakers await trial and Edwards denied knowledge of the bribe while detectives were hired to catch bribe seekers He and his wife reacted nervously upon the verdict
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Webster Springs
W. Va
Ben A. Smith
William Seymour Edwards
United States Senate
Senator Smith
Smith
Edwards
Balkan War Rumors Spur Talks of Wider Conflict
London July 1 The Balkans crisis deepens as reports claim fighting may be ongoing with Bulgarian forces pushing toward Istip and Krupiste while Servia reports mobilization along the front. Ambassadors meet in London to avoid a broader European war as Greece prepared to act without formal declaration amid Greek Bulgarian tensions.
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Belgrade
Istip
Krupishte
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Roumania
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Struma
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Turkey
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Jess
Servia
Greece
M- Protics
Skupshtina
Ista
Kobane
Foreign Office
Serviens
Guergheli
Vnnitch
Berlin
Athens
Frankfort
Bulgaris
Sofia
Right to Expose Swindlers Declared by Federal Judge Hand
New York July 1 A newspaper may legally expose questionable business practices to inform readers. Judge Hand denied B A Strout Farm agency’s bid to halt Rural Publishing from publishing exposés and warning letters to Arm customers. Editors may reveal wrongdoing while aiming to help readers.
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New York
Hand
B. A. Strout Farm Agency
Judge Hand
River Projects Blocked by War Department Report
Washington, D.C. The War Department filed an adverse report to the House regarding proposed improvements on Clear Water Harbor, the Tugalo River in Georgia and South Carolina, and the Black River up to Kingstree, halting the river projects.
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House
Clear Water Harbor
Fie
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South Carolina
Black River
Kingstree
Veterans Gather at Gettysburg for Civil War 50th Anniversary
About 40 000 veterans from the north and ninth attended the Gettysburg celebration marking the Civil War's fiftieth anniversary. They pitched in a vast tent city on hundreds of acres near the battlefield, cared for by U S regulars. Old comrades reunited after decades, with figures like General Wagner and Colonel Beath photographed on the field.
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Ninth
Gettysburg
United States
Wagner
Beath
Besth
Andrew . Carnegie
Secret Savannah Wedding Links Atlanta Couple Together
Savannah at July 1 report of HD Reid of Atlanta and Misa Lum Dowling from Yarnville secretly wed in Savannah. The bride, tearful after a rushed reunion with a jilted sweetheart, left for Atlanta to join her husband. Dowling family noted, a license was secured and secrecy sworn to, with plans to reveal after the trousseau.
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Reid
Atlanta
Misa Lum Rhett Dowling
Yarnville
D. C
Miss Dowling
Varnvilla
Mr. Reid
Christchurch
Trousseau
South Carolina
Lucius FR. Dowling
South
Macon
Miss Speake
Barred from parks new fangled dances by motion
The Atlanta park board barred the tengo, turkey trot and other new dances from public parks after noon yesterday. President J O Cochran urged restricting dances to special park board authority to curb abuse. The board also banned dogs in Piedmont Park unless leashed and prohibited any dogs in Grant Park. A tennis court was ordered for Springdale Park.
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Iusqed
J. O. Cochran
Atlanta
Piedmont Park
Grant Park
Springdale Park
Breach of promise charged against Governor Sulzer
Miss Mignon Hopkins sues in Philadelphia alleging a marriage contract made September 25 139 in New York City. William Sulzer of New York named defendant in a breach of promise suit filed as summons in trespass, with capias request denied. Governor Sulzer dismisses the case as another story from enemies.
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Philadelphia
William Sulzer
New York
Mignon’ Hopkins
Brooklyn
Suizer
New York City
Hopkins
Sulzer
Ito
Albany
Mistrial Declared in Wilbur Glenn Trial
Fragmentary report indicates a mistrial connected to Wilbur Glenn and related figures with religious associations. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text. context suggests legal proceedings and a jury decision halt.
Donaldson Thomson Fight Breaks Outside City Hall
A fist fight erupted yesterday afternoon outside the mayor’s office between Captain Thomas J. Donaldson and Councilman Albert Thomson over a June 24 interview. Thomson says Donaldson struck first. Thomson returned a small cut on Donaldson’s neck. Thomson regrets the melee and says he would have explained the interview to satisfaction.
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Constructon
Albert Thomson
Aity Hell
Donaldson
Sulman Thomson
County Improvement Committee
Sewer Committee
Thomson
Butler Street
Donalddon
Butler and Land-Ewers
Memene
Fant
Ign Thomson
Tetnbh Street
Nead
Public Works
County Board
Praogent Public” War Committee
Man Thomson
Effeet
Gettysburg opening marked by big tent exercises and notable officials
Heat haze framed the Gettysburg opening as a large crowd filled the canvas arena. Secretary of War Garrison and Governor Tower spoke while Confederate veterans led by General Bennett H. Young received honors from governors and senators including Feargie and McCreary.
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Binechi
Governor Tower
Bennett H. Young
Conted
Gemeral
Chettysini
Young
Stepe
Tha’ Néethers
Goud
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