Steamer J. S. Catches Fire Averts Panic On Mississippi
On the Mississippi near Genoa and Victory the Acme Packet’s steamer J. S. burned to the water’s edge after a boiler area blaze. Captain Streckfus beaching saved most aboard with only three deaths and several injuries. The vessel, valued at $50,000, carried 1600 excursionists from Lansing and nearby points. A mass escape led to an island ordeal before rescuers reached the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Ffteen
Acme Packet Company
J. S
Mississippi River
Genoa
Victory
Streckfus
Lansing
Victoria
Bad Axe Island
North Star
Harriet
Victor
de Soto
Emma Randall
New Albi Ia
Norman Fox
New Albia
Joseph Coyle
Lansing, Jr
Meyer
John Joseph
Archie Bailey
Gus. Kaeppler
Davenport Fire Destroys Washing Machine Plant
A June 27 blaze in Davenport Iowa swept through the Brammer Manufacturing washing machine factory as high winds fanned the flames. Fire departments from Rock Island assisted to prevent spread to nearby Meidt ice houses and Davenport Slaughtering and Rendering. The district suffered extensive damage but homes were saved. losses were pegged at about 110000 with 100000 insured, and a heavy rain aided efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Brammer Manufacturing Company
Rock Island
Ill
Meidt
Davenport Slaughtering and Rendering Company
Guthrie Center Fire Injures Two Firemen
Guthrie Center Iowa June 27 Claire McLuen and A L Story firemen were severely injured while fighting a blaze at H K Ashton property. The fire was sparked by lightning and the building was practically destroyed by the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie Center
Claire McLuen
A. L. Story
H. K. Ashton
Bribery Indictments Placed in Springfield Probe
Sangamon county grand jury returned indictments in the Illinois legislative bribery probe. Conspiracy to bribe names Representatives Robert E. Wilson Frank J. Traut and Louis D. Hirshheimer. Bribery charges against A B Johnston Browne and Wilson. Perjury charges against A B Johnston Browne and Johnston. Three counts in each conspiracy indictment, two in perjury and twelve in bribery. The report details surrounding Lee O Neil Browne and Lorimer case timeline are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lee O’neil Browne
Lorimer
Criminal Court
Springfield
Ind
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Browne
Whaten
Whalen
Charles E. Erbstein
White
United States
Illinois General Assembly
Lee O'Neil Browne
Charles A. White
Chicago Tribune
Wayman
Cook County
H. J. ©. Beckemeyer
Robert 4. Wilson
Michael
Link
Michael S. Link
Kickham Scanlon
Circuit Court
Capias
Daled
McSurely
Link, Heckemeyer
George W. Meyers
Case
Robert E. Wilson
Frank J. Traut
Louis D. Hirshheimer
A. B. Johnston
Wilson
Johston
Gore Denounces Bribery Charges Over Indian Land Contracts
Senator Gore from Oklahoma publicly accused a $50,000 bribe offer to derail his bill nullifying contracts for Choctaw and Chickasaw lands. McMurray, the lawyer holding the contracts, denied the charges while asserting years of honorable work. Senate inquiry was ordered to investigate private counsel in the land deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gore
Oklahoma
Senate
McMurray
John M. McMurray
Murphy
House
Representative Creager
Baifley
Senator Gore
John FP. McMurray
Congress
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger Pinchot Case Ends for Now in Washington
The Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee met and adjourned in Washington to reconvene in Minneapolis on September 5. An effort will be made there to agree on a report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballinger-Pinchot
Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating Committee
Minneapolis
Presbyterian Seminaries to Unite in Cincinnati
Lane Presbyterian Seminary of Cincinnati and Cumberland Presbyterian Seminary of Nashville Tennessee will amalgamate on September 1 uniting two institutions into a single seminary. The move consolidates resources and preserves heritage as both schools plan joint governance and combined programs. The arrangement reflects broader trends in church education and regional cooperation within the denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Seminaries
Cincinnati
Lane Presbyterian Seminary
This City
Cumberland Presbyterian Seminary of
Nashville
Tenn
Canadian government scandal shocks Ottawa bureau head vanishes
In Ottawa on June 27 irregularities are reported in the government printing bureau purchase department. Head of the department S Gouldthrite has disappeared after twenty years in charge and several other officials have been dismissed amid the controversy. The report highlights a major administrative crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Government Printing Bureau
Gouldthrite
Three Men Slain In Lynn Bank Robbery
In Lynn Massachusetts on June 27 three young robbers shot down Thomas A Landregan a prominent shoe manufacturer and policeman James Carroll as they attempted to flee with a bag holding between four and six thousand dollars. Landregan died at once and Carroll died at Lynn Hospital after being wounded multiple times. The fugitives fled toward High Rock but were trapped after a large police and citizen roundup in which one outlaw was killed and another wounded. A portion of the surrounding crowd noted silver coins scattered while bank notes remained. Landregan aged about forty two leaves a family. Welch and Landregan firm operates a major state shoe factory employing nearly a thousand persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Thomas A. Landregan
James Carroll
High Rock
Abba Anson
New York
Landregan
Welch & Landregan
Lynn National Bank
Carrol
Carroll
Lynn Hospital
Landregan and Carroll
Build 1000 Mile Pipeline From Webb County Gas Fields
A contract was awarded for a 1000 mile natural gas pipeline from Webb county oil fields to farms and ranches across nine west Texas counties. Gas will cost about 30 cents per 1000 feet. Construction costs total $400,000 with plans to serve about 5000 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Webb County
West
Seizure Request Over Steamer Columbia
Dr. Salvador Castrillo, Estrada's representative, urged Secretary Knox to order the commander of American warships in Nicaraguan waters to intercept the steamer Columbia, which sailed from New Orleans Friday, and seize munitions of war reported bound for Julian Irias, the Madriz commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Salvador Castrillo
Estrada
Knox
Nicarguan
Columbia
New Orleans
Julian Irias
Madriz
Michigan Typographical Union Convention Opens in Saginaw
The Michigan Federation of Typographical Unions meets in Saginaw with two delegates from 21 locals. Daniel Kelly of Grand Rapids serves as president and J Q Jenkins of Jackson as secretary treasurer, in charge as the convention adjourns tomorrow evening.
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Michigan
Saginaw
Mich
Michigan Federation of Typographical Unions
Daniel Kelly
Grand Rapids
J. Q. Jenkins
Jackson
Nixon Era? Congress Rushes To End Session With Bills Passed
Washington June 27 More than 36 000 bills introduced in the Sixty first Congress were rushed toward final adjournment as the House adopted the conference report on the campaign publicity bill and approved a 20 million dollar issue of certificates for reclamation projects. The Senate receded on the steel testing bill and a bureau of standards role was set. Major Taft era reforms included a commerce court and new land and conservation authorities, with extensive rail and tariff legislation, naval expansion, and measures to curb white slave traffic and protect agriculture and public lands. The record shows 27 000 House and 9 000 Senate bill introductions, the railroad bill dominating the session. The House reformed its procedures to curb pigeonholing by committees under a new rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Washington
Sixty-first Congress
Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Mines
Taft
Arizona
New Mexico
Tariff Board
Philippine Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Bureau of Health
Engineer Corps
Army
Congress
House of Representatives
Lesal
Committee On Rules
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
South Dakota
Fort Berthold
North Dakota
Cardial Merry Del Val Resigns. Pope Refuses
Rome reports that Cardinal Merry Del Val has offered his resignation as papal secretary of state to Pope Pius X who has refused to accept it. The pope affirmed his stance by saying he would rather renounce the papacy than lose Merry Del Val's services.
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Pope Pius X
Rome
Merry del Val
Pius X
Electrical Engineers Meet in Jefferson New Hampshire
Members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers gather in Jefferson New Hampshire for their annual four day convention. The program includes technical paper readings, receptions, golf and tennis tournaments, a Mount Washington ascent, dinners, a ball game, and social events as engineers and their families participate.
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Jefferson
N. H
White Mountains
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Lewis B. Stillwell
Mount Washington
CARTER OUT AS STANDPATTER
Helena Mont June 27 Senator Thomas H Carter launches his bid for re election praising President Taft as one of the broadest kindliest ablest men and endorsing the tariff bill as a redeemer of the party pledge while denouncing insurgency He is the first western senator to adopt a stand out platform creating a stir in the mountain states.
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Helena
Mont
Taft
White House
Thomas H. Carter
United States Senate
Montana
Carter
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Atlantic Evening News, News Publishing Co., PublisHers
Atlantic
Iowa
Acme Company
J. S. Burns
Illinois
Henry
Gore Tory
J. F. M.murray
San Francisco
Shoemaker
Nicaragua
Scooson
Houses OF
Maine
Havana
Cuba
Glacier National Park
Commission of Fine Arts
Merry del Val May
Cardinal Merry del Val
American Institute
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