Gore Creates A Sensation In Senate Over Attorney Fees
Oklahoma Senator Gore disclosed in Washington that a representative of attorney J F McMurray sought to influence him regarding contracts for land and townsite cases with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. Gore described the effort as corrupt and called for an investigation while noting possible $26,000 to $50,000 sums offered to sway action on congressional approval.
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Gore
Oklahoma
Senate
J. F. McMurray
Gere
Mr. McMurray
Congress
Hale
Mr. Gore
McMurray
Senate Chamber
Gallinger
Committee On Indian Affairs
Hughes
Colorado
Senator Gore Accuses in United States Senate Hearing
Senator Gore delivers sensational charges on the Senate floor, accusing opponents of misconduct and urging new investigations during a tense session. The remarks highlight partisan tensions and demand accountability at the federal level.
Gore Accuses Lawmakers in Indian Contracts Probe
Oklahoma Senator Gore alleges a lobby in Washington and ties to a former Nebraska and Kansas senator in contracts affecting Indians in Oklahoma. He names a House attorney and a conferees probe as the House rejects the conference report and the Senate presses for further action.
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Gore
Nebraska
Kansas
Washington
Oklahoma
House
Murphy
Missouri
Nogame
J. F. McMurray
Mr. Murphy
Roosevelt to Visit St Paul for National Congress
Theodore Roosevelt will attend the opening of the national conservation congress in St Paul in September and likely stay through the four days. He will address the congress on September 6, date set after a telegram from Gillard Pinchot confirming Roosevelt chose September 6. A call will be sent to the local board to arrange preliminaries and lodging.
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St. Paul
Theodore Roosevelt
National Conservation Congress
Congress
Harry
Board of Managers
J. H. Beck
Gillard Pinchot
Colonel Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Congress Enacts Broad Reforms Amidst Faction Strife
Washington June 25. Congress is nearing the end of its long session with a record of enacted legislation notable for reform under President Taft. Key achievements include railroad law revisions, a commerce court, statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, postal savings banks, public lands conservation, campaign finance publicity, and new naval expansion. Some measures such as ship subsidies and anti injunctions failed. The House reformed its rules to curb pigeonholing, and over 27,000 bills and 9,000 Senate proposals have been introduced this term.
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Congress
Taft
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New Mexico
Bureau of Mines
Tariff Board
Philippine Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
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Appalachian Forest Reserve
Engineer Corps
Army
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Committee On Rules
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Senate
Bull Saves Boy by Distracting Rampaging Bull
Mrs. FE Domstad of Grafton North Dakota used her dog to attack an enraged bull that had gored nine year old Claire McKee, allowing the woman to rescue the child. The boy suffered a mass of bruises and multiple broken bones.
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Grafton
N. D
Domstad
Goring
Claire McKee
John W Kern Talks to Democratic Editors of Indiana
John W. Kern engages with Indiana Democratic editors in a focused exchange. Discussions center on party strategy, campaign signals, and regional concerns affecting the 1900s political landscape.
Kern Wines to Editors in Indiana Senate Bid
John W. Kern, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, spoke at a banquet of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association in French Lick. He defended his campaign plan and said he would not let Republican newspapers shape it, regardless of their source of inspiration.
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French Lick
Ind
John W. Kern
United States Senate
Beveridge
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
United States
Shively. Dem
Kern
Indiana
Porter Charlton Won't Face New Jersey Murder Trial
New York dispatch reports Porter Charlton will not be tried in New Jersey for his wife’s death. Extradition from Italy may be pursued or dropped, with sanity evaluations pending. The Italian government’s stance could affect whether he remains jailed or is freed.
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Porter Charlton
New Jersey
Lake Como
Italy
Charlton
John Paul Charlton
Porter
Pierre Garvan
Hudson County
Chariton
Rome
Taft Censured by Locomotive Firemen in Union Meeting
In St. Paul the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen held a convention in a secluded Audi torium apartment. They censured President Taft over his telegram opposing exemptions of labor from anti trust laws. Mobile, Alabama won the bid for the next convention. the meeting scheduled for June 1913.
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St. Paul
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Taft
Mobile
Ala
Westward Wins Krupp Memorial Prize at Kiel Regatta
In the regatta feature race the American schooner Westward owned by Alexander S. Cochran of New York defeated Emperor William's Me teor with the Emperor aboard by half an hour on a 23 mile Kiel course.
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Kiel
Westward
Alexander S. Cochran
New York
Emperor William
Emperor
Woman killed after stepping in front of Burlington train
In Fairfield Iowa on June 25 Miss Katherine Harris tried to elude a Burlington passenger train and was struck. She was hurled about fifty feet and died at the scene.
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Fairfield
Katherine Harris
Burlington
Reclamation Bill OKed After Board of Engineers Clause
Congress reaches agreement to issue 20 million dollars in certificates to fund West irrigation projects. House insistence keeps Army Engineers board approval and presidential feasibility review before any expenditure, moving closer to adjournment.
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Board of En
Washington
House
Senate
Board of Engineers of
Army
Board of Engineers
Board of Army Engineers
Taft Praises Minnesota GOP Platform During White House Talks
President Taft told Representatives Stevens Nye and Tawney he is satisfied with the Minnesota state Republican platform. He said he did not expect action from the convention to repudiate the tariff bill, and he would not have objected to reading the platform aloud if time allowed. The delegation had planned to present the document at the White House but was hindered by officials' heavy workload.
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Taft
Stevens
Nye
Tawney
Minnesota
White House
Miller
Payne- Aldrich
Bulgarian man bound over on attempted murder charge
Spiro Demitt, a Bulgarian workman at the Milwaukee gravel pit in Ethan, was bound over to the circuit court in November on an attempted murder charge against fellow workman Demitt Nikoloff. A quarrel over a handcar led to a confrontation where Demitt fired. Nikoloff was struck in the hip. Demitt posted $1,000 bond.
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Nikoloff
Demitt
Body Found in Mississippi River in Dubuque
The body of John Babcock aged sixty was found in the Mississippi River with a large bullet hole over the right ear. Officials say it appeared in the water for several days and determine whether the death was murder or suicide. Babcock formerly served on the city council and once ran for mayor.
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Dubuque
John Babcock
Mississippi
Babcock
Blind Vermillion man buried after fatal hotel fall
The remains of Louis Craig, who had been blind for over ten years, were brought to Vermillion and laid to rest at Bluff View cemetery. He died from a fall from a second story window of the City hotel at Struble, Indiana. He is survived by two daughters living in Vermillion.
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Louis Craig
Vermillion
Bluff View
City Hotel
Struble
Wisconsin Shooter Wins Grand American Championship
G. V. Deering of Columbus Wisconsin won the national amateur championship of the Interstate Trapshooters Association on the closing day of the eleventh Grand American tournament. Deering broke 189 of 200 targets.
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G. V. Deering
Columbus
Wis
Interstate Trapshooters’ Association
Deering
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