Cabinet Member Advised Firms and Earned 26000
Attorney General Wickersham testified before a House committee that he advised United States Steel and other firms from 1901 to 1909 while with Strong & Cadwallader and received about 26000 through the firm for services to American Sugar Refining. He discussed tax and land issues linked to the friar lands sale and noted Henry W Taft’s involvement as a special attorney for the government in related cases. The hearing touched on sugar tax settlements and questions of penalties under the Sherman act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickersham
House Committee of Expenditures
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
American Tobacco
United States Steel Corporation
Strong & Cadwallader
American Sugar Refining Company
Henry W Taft
Beall
Texas
Hammond
American Sugar Receining Company
Havemeyer
New York Cotton Exchange
Henry Wyaft
Exchange
Treasury Department
New York
Teal
Wieckerstam
Senate Votes to Probe Lorimer Election
The U S Senate approved a Martin Virginia resolution directing the privileges and elections committee to investigate possible corrupt methods in the election of William Lorimer as junior senator from Illinois. The 48 to 20 vote defeated a La Follette Wisconsin alternative.
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Washington
Senate of the
United States
Martin
Virginia
Standing Committee On
William Lormer
Mountain Memorial for Governor Harri man
A mountain near Concord has been donated to the state as a memorial to General Walter Harri man who led New Hampshire from 1867 to 1869. The donation was made by his son in law Joseph Lesson of Newton Mass. An official announcement stated the gift will honor his service.
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Concord
Walter Harriman
New Hampshire
Joseph Lesson
Newton
Mass
Madero
J Viljoen
Permirasion
United States
Neurrecto
California
Viljoen
Sonora
Arabs Capture a Capital in Arabia
Arab rebels in Assur seize Abba the capital city and take 3,000 Turkish garrison troops prisoner in Hadirda Arabia. The action signals a major shift in control as insurgents gain strategic center. The report notes the loss follows ongoing clashes and raises regional instability concerns.
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Hadirda
Arabia
Assur
Abba
Castro Heads West Exiled Venezuelan Leader Believed Aboard Legaspi
Havana reports Cuban authorities believe Cipriano Castro exiled Venezuelan president is aboard the Legaspi en route to Central America. The ship passed Morro Castle but port offices were closed blocking contact. Venezuela and exile circles seek Castro amid rumors of a planned revolution against Gomez.
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Havana
Legaspi
Spain
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Morro Castle
Castro
US Steel chief Gary urges price fixing in trust era
United States Steel director Elbert Gary testified before the Stanley steel trust investigation committee that the Tennessee Company was steered toward acquisition by US Steel. He named Lewis Cass Ledyard as final proponent and cited loans to Tennessee Coal and Iron, with public control of prices as necessary despite Sherman Act limits.
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Washington
Elbert H Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Stanley Steel Trust Investigation Committee
House of Representatives
Tennessee Company
Iewis Cass Ledyard
Ledyard
Gary
Grant Buchley
Tennessee Coal and Iron Syndicate
United States Steel
Tennessee
J P Morgan
Moore & Scaley
Roosevelt
Democratic Wool Tariff Revision Approved in Caucus
The Underwood wool tariff bill passed the Democratic caucus unanimously with full party backing. Chairman Underwood released the full text to about 200 Democrats, proposing a 20 percent duty on raw wool, a substantial cut from the Aldrich law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Wiliam Jenninge Bryan
Tnderwoooe
Theayne Aldrich
Wisconsin Senate Pushes Stephenson Bribery Resolution
Wisconsin Republican leaders press for a federal inquiry into Senator Isaac Stephenson alleging bribery in his election. The federation committee, led by Senator Blaine, votes to adopt a resolution declaring Stephenson guilty and urges the U S Senate to investigate.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Isaac Stephenson
Kavyme
United States
Senate
Senate Fedciary Committee
Blaine
Stephenson
Marriage Ties For Murder Suspect In Midwest Case
Springfield report notes Joseph N Beaman, held as a murder suspect, married to Blanche Tompkins. Beaman claims an alibi placing him in Iola Kansas when the Birdstone Illinois murder occurred.
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Springfield
Joseph N Beaman
Corpus Christ
Ter
Blanche Tompkins
Iola
Kan Beaman
Birdstone
III
Frisco Chief Suspended By Police Board
The board of police commissioners suspended Chief Seymour of San Francisco and named G A White as acting chief while charges against Seymour are heard.
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San Francisco
Board of Police Commissioners
Seymour
G. A White
Foil Madero plot would be assassin caught
Deposed Guadaloupe mayor Cruz Rey, carrying a homemade dynamite device, attempted to attack Francisco Madero at a Juarez ball. Guards seized him. Rey, ousted last February, faces execution rumors in Juarez and El Paso. US secret service and railroad agents monitor Madero’s journey to Mexico City.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco
Madero
Mexico City
Madera
Juarez
Cruz Rey
Guadaloupe
Rey
Race thriller as Ray Harroun wins 600 mile Indianapolis classic
The first 600 mile speedway race ends with Ray Harroun in a Marmon taking victory in 6 41 08 as Ralph Mulford finishes second in a Lozier. Forty starters, ten finishers, one fatality K P Dickson and seven injured including Arthur Greiner and John Glover.
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Indianapolis
Ind
On & Speedway
Ray Har Toun
Ralph Mulford
Lozier
P Dickson
Amplex
Arthur Greiner
David Lewis
Losier
Teddy Tetzlaff
Harry Knight
Westcott
John Glover
L. Anderson
Case
Eddie
Turmer
Ampler
Etehth
Cobe
Jackson
Belcher
Knox
Hughes
Mercer
Taft Opposes Lumber Trusts in Reciproc ity Debate
President Taft told the Western Economic Society that opposition to the Canadian reciprocity agreement comes mainly from the lumber trust and paper manufacturers. He warned of monopolistic lumber control and argued the treaty benefits farmers and the public, predicting the bill will pass if public opinion stays favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Taft
Western Economic Society
Lumber Trust
United States
Senate
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
National Grange
Commissioner of Corporations
Sunstar Wins Coronation Derby at Epsom Downs
Sunstar ridden by J BR Joel's magnificent horse won England's most famous turf event at Epsom Downs before King George Queen Mary and about 2000 spectators. Americans attended as coronation celebrations highlighted the day and Sunstar led from start to finish.
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Epsom Downs
Sunstar
J BR. Joel
England
King George
Queen Mary
Fortress La Loma Explosion Kills About 320 in Managua
The blast at Fortress La Loma on Tiscapa hill in Managua Wednesday killed about 320 people, mostly soldiers. One hundred seventeen bodies were recovered, including a woman and a boy selling fruit to the troops.
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Managua
Nicaragua
la Loma
Tiscapa Hill
Runaway Stagecoach Kills Rider at Yosemite Gorge
In Yosemite California a stagecoach runaway on the grade from Wawona to Yosemite Valley killed R. Lh eering of Allentown Pennsylvania. Three women were seriously hurt and others slightly injured as brakes failed and frightened horses plunged down the slope. The driver steered toward the inner bank to stop the vehicle before it rolled over with passengers trapped beneath.
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Yosemite
Wawona
Yosemite Valley
Lheering
Allentown
Ten Die In Five Minute Storm Across Northern Ohio
A five minute cyclone left ten dead and many missing with scores injured. Seven drowned in Lake Erie off Cleveland while three perished at Lorain. additional victims unaccounted for in Cleveland and Lorain as crews search for survivors. Property losses exceed one million dollars.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
Lorain
Dynamic Confession Tells How Dynamite Was Placed
In Muskogee Oklahoma John Delaney an iron worker admitted working for John J Mc Namara secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Iron Workers of America He described traveling nationwide to inspect nonunion structures and marking spots with a cross for dynamite placement to maximize effect He spoke to Harry Egan of the Muskogee Phoenix with witnesses present
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Muskogee
Okla
John Delaney
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge,and
Iron Workers of America
Harry Egan
Bank of the Mississippi Robbery Near University
Minneapolis cashier and accountant Joseph D Bren was held up by three highwaymen near the Mississippi river by the university. They robbed him of 13826 dollars carried in a satchel and took his watch and this month’s salary of 166 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Joseph D Bren
The
State University
Mississippi River
Queens coronation fund from Marys totals 60000 dollars
London report says one of Queen Marys coronation gifts is a 60000 dollar contribution from Marys across the empire. The gift underscores widespread imperial support for the royal celebration.
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Marys
London
Queen Mary
Empire
Harvest Hands Sought Across Kansas As Wheat Season Nears
Kansas farmers seeks 12000 harvest hands for Topeka area with the state employment bureau predicting a demand of 15000 to 18000 workers this year. Charles Harris notes the bureau expects higher help needed as wheat ripens in two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Charles Harris
State Free Employment Bureau
Three Trainmen Killed in Union Pacific Blast
A freight engine on the Union Pacific six miles west of North Platte Nebraska exploded killing three trainmen. Fire, wreckage, and emergency crews cordoned the area as investigators began work on the cause of the fatal blast.
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North Platte
Neb
Pacifi
Here
Boat Capsize Tragedy Near Utah Lake Kills Six
A motor boat with seven aboard capsized in strong winds on Utah Lake about 20 miles south of Balt City Utah. Six men drowned after the vessel overturned. An abandoned power gate and failed rescue attempt are noted in early reports.
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Balt City
Utah
Utah Lake
Tragic Cave-In Injures, Kills at Quincy Grain Shaft
Report of deadly accident at a Quincy grain shaft where Bine Caytin Kish Tye Hancock and Louis Johnson were killed. Oscar Koski and Otto Laatikainen were seriously injured by falling rock from the shaft.
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Hancock
Mich
Jobi
Wvuopie
Louis “Johnson
Oscar Koski
Otto Laatikainén
Quincy Ninety
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P. Dickson
A. W. Greiner
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