F. Weyerhaeuser May Testify in Lorker Case
Industrialist F Weyerhaeuser may be called to testify in the Lorker case as the court weighs key witnesses. Proceedings center on corporate involvement and potential impact on the timber giant.
19 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
1
Industrialist F Weyerhaeuser may be called to testify in the Lorker case as the court weighs key witnesses. Proceedings center on corporate involvement and potential impact on the timber giant.
Richard B. Ryan promoter of the Controller Bay Railroad and Navigation Co is summoned to appear before the house committee investigating the Alaskan land dispute He is in New York where a subpoena serves him to testify in Washington next Thursday Chairman Graham says Ryan will be held under the committee's discretion until testimony is desired Delegate Wickersham of Alaska will testify Thursday
James W Cunningham and Herbert Allyrick of Springfield are charged with conspiring to secure second class postage for the Orange Judd Northwest Farmstead with false evidence. Cunningham posted 3000 bail. Myrick, president of Orange Judd, is abroad. Grand jury indictment followed, with Postmaster General Hitchcock taking personal interest. The publication has wide Northwest circulation and appears weekly.
Mrs. H. C. Beattie Jr., 23, was shot to death by an unidentified white man while returning to Richmond from Chesterfield county. Beattie pursued the killer, who fled after striking him. bloodhounds searched the area as authorities investigated five miles from the city.
Havana reports confirm external explosion as cause of the Maine sinking after examination of the wreck. Engineers identify bottom plates and keel fragments while mud and water around the vessel hinder salvage, with remaining depth uncertain beyond about thirty seven feet.
Frank O. Wetmore of First National Bank, chairing the joint Chicago Minneapolis committee, states F H Peavey and Co will not liquidate gradually. He notes a plan of reorganization may not be necessary and that the company will pay all debts and start over once an audit is completed, which may take about a week.
A nineteen year old homeless boy testified at a hearing in Philadelphia that he was taken from the street and made president of two mutual fire insurance firms and secretary of a third for a salary of five dollars a week. He said he was outfitted to look the part. After the hearing, defendants David Belaity Jacob Malschick and Charles Winberg were held on bail for trial.
Alonzo Whiteman a former Minnesota state senator completed a term for check forging and returned to Dansville, Buffalo area. He had amassed a fortune exceeding 2 100 000 most of it spent in New York and Chicago.
Crookston Minnesota July 19 The jury finds Sivert Simpson guilty of manslaughter in the February fatality of Theodore Nelson and recommends mercy of the court.
The Third Assistant Postmaster General Britt says a new stamp issue combining utility, art and harmony will be authorized. The first six stamps will feature George Washington, the last five Benjamin Franklin, all with Arabic denominational values and distinct colors to reduce clerks confusion.
Dr. Alvah H Doty conducts health checks amid cholera scare as officials monitor cases and advise precautions. Medical officers coordinate tests and public guidance to prevent outbreak spread.
Contradictory testimony complicates the Lorimer committee inquiry. John and Frederick Weyerhaeuser were aboard the Duluth to Virginia trip linked to the case and may be summoned again. McGowan Burgess and Wiehe contradict earlier statements about a Winnipeg flyer and a $10,000 donation to Lorimer’s election effort.
Health Officer Doty reports five carriers of cholera detected at Hoffman island through bacteriological tests. The individuals were isolated at Swinburne island hospital and no further cases developed, brightening the quarantine outlook after days of concern.
Fred A. Briggs and Arthur Denson are jailed on criminal conspiracy charges after a Minneapolis pistol duel with Jerry McCarthy and Patrolman Olinger ended fatally for both. Briggs seeks $10,000 bail as Denson declares intent to plead guilty and become a state’s witness, admitting plans to operate in St Paul and Rochester.
Bemidji attorney for Dr D F Dumas mayor of Cass Lake argues warrant for arrest was issued before the crime occurred. He says the 3 p m June 16 warrant served at Hibbing cited an offense not committed until about ten hours later.
Chicago civic federation uses street car advertising signs to educate parents in tenement districts about feeding babies in hot weather. Advice includes breast milk for nine months or clean bottled milk, boiled water, and avoiding candy meat coffee tea or beer.
Senator Clapp chairing the interstate commerce committee said the Newlands bill creating an interstate trade commission will likely be reported before this session ends. Senator Newlands, a committee member, is pressing the measure and explained it informally to colleagues.
Cut over Indian lands in Minnesota totaling about 191 847 acres in the Cass Lake and Duluth districts will be opened to entry on August 22 under Interior Department instructions. Homesteaders may enter but must pay 1.25 dollars per acre for the land.
Des Moines reports the death of Dr. H. E. Talbot former president of the State Veterinary Examining Board and of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association is expected soon after a glanders attack. He has been unconscious for three days.
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