Fights for party ridicules patronage club
Senator Dolliver rejects claims of opposing the Republican party in a Senate speech. He says he fights for the party, defends Taft’s candidacy, and criticizes political patronage and the president’s tariff stance. Dolliver vows to stay in the party and support the people’s interests amid accusations of disloyalty.
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Des Moines Cornerstone Day Showcases Novel City Hall
Des Moines marks cornerstone of a unique municipal building described as bank like with offices behind railings and cage style layouts for treasurer and license collectors. A parade, banquet, and big meeting at the Coliseum accompany the event drawing national attention to the Des Moines plan of government.
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Freak pig with six legs reported near Scranton Iowa
Henry Halmes living near Scranton Iowa reports a pig with six legs that moves as spry as any pig. The unusual animal was observed in June.
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Henry Halmes
Captain Hull Returns to Washington
Representative Hull arrived in Washington on Monday and visited the White House to see the president. He stated he has no plans yet for the future. He noted that March 4 is the date to decide his next steps.
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Ballinger Pinchot Briefs in Cabinet Censure Battle
Washington June 14 briefed the Ballinger Pinchot investigation committee with opposing arguments. Glavis and Brandeis led a 60 000 word document contending Ballinger aided private interests and mismanaged Alaska coal claims while Vertrees defended Ballinger as uncriticizable and urged Congress not to censure a cabinet officer for policy views.
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Fire kills thirty five in Herald building blaze
In Montreal on June 14, a fast moving fire gutted the Herald building trapping bindery workers while editors escaped unharmed. A burning water tank toppled into the structure and walls of flame blocked rescue efforts despite full fire department response and wind aiding spread.
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Halts Rockefeller Church at Fifth Avenue Baptist
New York June 14 Rockefeller may remain in the same Fifth Avenue Baptist Church for at least another year as trustees suspend tearing down the old edifice to make way for a new 500000 dollar church. The delay follows the illness of Pastor Rev C F Aked who is convalescing from typhoid fever.
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Policeman in Uniform Accused of Burglary in Stationhouse
Kingsbridge police officer Wallace W. Evans was locked in a cell at his own stationhouse facing burglary charges, accused by a hotelkeeper who fired at an intruder in uniform during a burglary at the barroom. Evans denied the allegations as the case develops. Autos Start on Reliability Tour with 75 cars entering AA A event from Cincinnati to Chicago. Chorus Girls Killed by Auto in ditch crash ends life of Lennie Alberts, Pittsburg-born chorus girl performer in Indianapolis patrol.
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Pittsburg
Porters Charlton Coat Found In Lake Como
June 14 Como Italy a fragment of a man's coat was recovered from Lake Como near the spot where the trunk with a woman’s body was found This supports the double murder theory as investigators including American consul Charles M Caughy pursue further questioning of Constantine Ispolareff and a thorough search of lake bottom and shores continues for Charlton’s body and other evidence
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Fairbanks May Become Ambassador to Britain
Washington reports that former vice president Charles W. Fairbanks is expected to be the next ambassador to the court of St James. Whitelaw Reid will retire by King George V’s wish.
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Mother Jones to Visit Aid Striking Bakers in New York
Leaders of the bakers strike in New York announce that reformer Mother Jones will travel to the city to see how she can assist the journeymen bakers in their campaign.
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Aviator Hamilton Smashes City-to-City Flight Record
Charles K. Hamilton flew from New York to Philadelphia and back in a single day setting a long city-to-city record. He covered 86 miles to Philadelphia in 118 minutes, averaging 46 mph, then returned faster. The journey drew huge crowds, with police guarding his field landing near North Penn Junction. A train paced his legs as he traveled overhead, passing towns along the route.
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Great Mission Conclave Opens in Edinburgh
The Protestant World's Missionary conference opened in Edinburgh with delegates from every nation including over a thousand from the United States and Canada. Sessions fill Assembly hall and Synod hall, with evening meetings in a third hall, drawing both clergy and lay leaders for a pan-Protestant gathering deemed epochal in Christian history.
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Jewish Girl Hurts While Fleeing from Expulsion at Kief
In Kief Russia on June 14 a Jewish girl expelled with others leaped from a train bound for Odessa. She was found alive but unconscious. Investigators say her distress over losing her right of residence triggered a severe melancholic episode amid the expulsion turmoil.
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Bribery Tale On Stand In Lorimer Case
Chicago June 14 Representative Charles A White testified in Judge McSurely's court detailing a bribery plot involving Lea O'Neil Browne. White said Browne promised and paid $1000 for White's vote for William Lorimer as U S senator, citing letters and sworn oath taken in 1908.
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Woman Fines Defiant Vendor in Paterson Court
In Singac New Jersey on June 14 Florence Yates sought relief after her husband Arthur Yates faced liquor sales without a license. James Purdy defied her claims and was fined 600 for back licenses and selling liquor without a license. He was jailed until payment.
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Paterson
Alexander Duer Irving Dies at Sixty Eight in Tarrytown
New York reports the death of Alexander Duer Irving, sixty eight, grandnephew of Washington Irving, at his Tarrytown home. He was a Sons of the Revolution member and Loyal Legion figure, to be buried at Sleepy Hollow. Courtmartial opens June 20 at Fort Myer for Capt. Samuel P. Lyon on Brownsville ammunition dispute.
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