Investigation Ordered Into Naval Committee Influence
A House resolution, reported by the Rules Committee, orders a five-member inquiry into charges by George L. Lilley of Connecticut that Electric Boat and Holland Boat Co. exerted corrupting influence on naval affairs committee members. The panel may summon witnesses and papers and report as soon as possible. Speaker Cannon named the investigative group.
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Washington
Lilley
Connecticut
Naval Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Daizell
Pennsylvania
Committee On Rules
House
George L. Lilley
Committee of Rules
Electric Boat Company of
New Jersey
Holland Boat Company
Congress
Messrs. Boutell
Hlinois
Stevens
Minnesota
Olmsted
Howard
Georgia
Broussard
Louisiana
Violent Gale Wrecks Coast With Dozens Lost
A severe gale swept the British Isles with many wrecks of small craft. Most incidents occurred along Ireland’s east coast. Overall reports indicate about twenty lives lost.
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London
British Isles
Ireland
Northward School Fire Drill Prevents Panic
In St Johns Michigan on March 7 students from Northward School evacuated smoothly as smoke filled flues hallways and classrooms. The fire was extinguished without serious damage and no one panicked.
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St. Johns
Mich
Two Records Broken Racing Cars Set Fast Florida Time
In Ormond Beach Florida on March 7 M G Bernin drove a 60 horsepower French car to 100 miles in 1 hour 17 minutes 56 4 seconds breaking the 1906 record by Walter Clifford Kary by 3 minutes The second record fell in the mile for middleweight gasoline cars Cedrino in a 60 horsepower Italian car finished in 35 seconds breaking Louis Chevrolet 1906 mark The event was a special match race with S B Stevens driving Cedrino's car.
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Ormond
Fla
Ormond Head
M. G. Bernin
Ormond Beach
Walter Clifford Kary
Cedrino
Louis Cheverolet
Bernin
S. B. Stevens
Far From His Home Missing Salesman Recovers in St Louis
W H Simonson of Yawman Erbe Manufacturing New York reappears in St Louis after vanishing from Paterson New Jersey a week earlier. He wandered Broadway with $17.50 of $50 left, had blank spells, found business cards for Oklahoma towns, and telegraphed his wife. Father in law F S Bruce plans to travel to St Louis.
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St. Louis
Broadway
W. H. Simonson
Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Company
New York
Paterson
N. J
Oklahoma
F. S. Bruce
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Austins
Johnson
Mr. Lilley
Minnesota Democratic Committee
Bryan
Friends of the
Nebraskan
Will
Rt. Paul
Democratic State Committee of
John A. Johnson
Denver
Frank A. Day
State Committee
Ryan Hotel
St. Paul
Democratic Party
Manahan
Itasca County
T. T. Hudson
Duluth
Hudson
Committee On Proxies
Mana
Mississippi Valley
United States
J. M. Thomas
Doar North
National Bank
Austin Daily Herald
Burlingame Bros
Austin, Minn
Nels Michelson
Prop
River St
Florida
Lovell Manufacturing CO
LE Pennare SS
Brighton
Kola
Fomes Adv. CO
W. Brige St
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