Post Office Bribe Arrest In Washington Scandal
A W Man general superintendent of the free delivery system was arrested at 1 today on charges of receiving bribes totaling 22006 related to Groff fastener contracts for street letter boxes. The case ties Groff brother Sam A. to patrolman Diller B. Groff and follows two earlier post office scandal arrests. Machen denies bribery as he is led from the fourth assistant postmaster general’s office.
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Washington
A. W. Man
Groff Broa
Post Office Department
Machen
Groffe
Diller B. Groff
Sam’ A
Machea
United States
Bristow
Post Office
David V. Miller
Joseph M. John
John J. Mran Turf Investment Company
Miller
Cincinnati
Hovees-In
Lynching of Clifton in Newcastle Wyoming
W C Clifton, accused murderer of Mr and Mrs John W Church, was lynched by a Gillette mob last night after jail doors were battered down. Bodies of the couple, last seen March 14, were found near the scene. Clifton claimed self defense and said a bill of sale secured a $600 loan. he later said Mrs Church threatened him with a pistol. Church formerly worked in Omaha. Clifton's and Church's families lived in Council Bluffs. Clifton was 31 years old.
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Newcastle
Wyo
W. C. Clifton
John W. Church
Gillette
Clifton
Church
Union Pacific
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Wyoming
Clifton Waa
Arrest Likely Next in Post Office Contract Probe
Washington May 28 The post office department investigation may bring an arrest in the bureau of salaries and allowances. Inspectors probe irregularities in supply contracts for post offices and reportedly have evidence for prosecutions Bevers former chief of the bureau summoned to answer inquiries with the Postmaster General noting Bevers contracts are under scrutiny and other irregularities across bureaus are being examined Machen and Bevers worked closely on postal contracts linking their bureaus
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Washington
Post Office Department
Bureau of Salaries and Allowatives
Geo. Bevers
Bureau
Payne
Bevers
Bureau of Salaries and
Allownees
Devers
Machen
Senator Hanna Plans Six Week Mediterranean Cruise
Senator M A Hanna told Charles E Spratt of New York he cannot attend the national convention in July to speak on Labor as he will be abroad. He aims to yield to physicians advice and take a six weeks Mediterranean cruise to gain strength for the fall campaign. His doctors say he is not ill and need rest during the hot summer.
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Cleveland
Ohio
M. A. Hanna
Charles E. Spratt
New York
Association of Furniture Manufacturers
Germano Fleet to Visit America Exhibit
Berlin announces Germany will join the Hampton Roads naval display linked to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in May 1904. The Kaiser ordered preparations for a squadron of the fleet’s best vessels to participate.
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Berlin
German Navy Department
Germany
Hampton Roads
Engineer George Stewart’s heroic sacrifice on the rail
George Stewart, a Grand River Engineer, saved passengers by aborting his engine’s run and diverting danger with the sand. He died after ensuring his fireman’s safety, uttering I have done my duty I die happy. His act is praised as noble sacrifice in rail service.
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Cyd
Sir Philip Sidney
Rio Grande Road
Grand River
Stewart Eavn
Stewart
George Stewart
Illuminated Shell Tests At Sandy Hook Proving Ground
May 28 at Sandy Hook proved grounds Testa described two ordinance items under Army and Navy review. The McLean automatic one letter gun fired 200 shots a minute with twenty five one pound projectiles per trigger pull. A late test involved large guns discharging blazing balls of fire as night tests of an illuminated shell for night use were hinted at by officials.
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New York
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
United States Army
Naval
McLean
Luger
Army
Bandy Hook
Auction to settle breach of promise suit in Galway
Personal effects of J. P. Tittemore to be sold at auction to satisfy a $3,000 judgment won by Miss Francis Pettit. She proved fourteen years of courtship with 1,286 kisses kept in a strict ledger. Pettit sued for breach of promise.
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Galway
N. Y
J. P. Tittemore
Francis Pettit
Tittemore
JETT THREATENS TO REVEAL PLOT IN MURDER CASE
Curtis Jett and Tom White, convicted of J. B. Marcum murder, threaten to name employers and reveal full story. Prosecution and witnesses fear for safety as Jackson, Kentucky braces for possible retaliation. Jett arrives in irons from Winchester, White captured at home. Judge Hargis meets Jett in jail amid heavy military presence.
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Jackson
Curtis Jett
Tom White
J. B. Marcum
Jett
White
Winchester
Irons
Breathitt County
James Hargis
Grand Jury
Attorney John H. Lucas Collapses in Court at Slover Division
Metropolitan Street Railway attorney John H. Lucas suffered a nervous collapse during cross examination in Judge Slover's circuit court division. He was moved to the judge's chambers then to his home at 2540 Forest Avenue after revival, with Dr. William Iuen in attendance. The physician says the condition is not dangerous. adjournment followed the collapse. Lucas had been heavily engaged in damage suits for weeks and recently recovered from a month-long illness.
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John H. Lucas
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Lucas
Farmer triumphs over bull with automobile in Illinois
Wealthy farmer Andrew Phillippi of near Mahomet Illinois powers his car to fend off a escaped bull terrorizing a road. The auto hits the bull twice causing front-end damage but the animal flees after the second collision. The bull has a brutal history with two men killed and several injured.
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Uabana
Andrew Phillippi
Mahomet
Phillippi
Stops the Cold and Works off the Cold Tablets Ad
An old advertisement promises rapid relief from cold symptoms with Larative BremoQuinine Tablets. It guarantees cure in one day with a no cure no pay offer and lists a price of 25 cents.
Troops Battle Feudists in Jackson Jail Clash
In Jackson Kentucky on May 28 a planned attack on the jail led to heavy gunfire as troops and feudists clashed. Soldiers repelled the assault with guards at windows and a Hotchkiss gun arrival, while mountaineers stood outside. Daylight dispersed the feuding mob and casualties are reported among attackers.
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Jackson
Curtis
J. B Marcum
Soldiers in the Fifty-Eighth Congress Share Civil War Roots
The Fifty-Eighth Congress includes twenty four veterans of the Civil War among its members. Eleven served in the Union and thirteen for the Confederacy. Among the eleven former Confederate states, thirteen veterans remain, a majority. From the twenty four states represented in 1865, eleven senators wore Union service. Most veterans served in the northern army. Thirty former Confederates sit in the House. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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United States
Senate
Congress
House
Chicago
Supreme Court rules on county burglar care dispute
Fulton Asylum claimed $2,000 for keeping burglar William Jones after his 1891 conviction. Supreme Court decision favored Macon county, but the ruling hinges on residency. The case affects about a dozen similar Missouri disputes, with counties watching closely.
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Macon
Fulton Asylum For the
Macon County
Supreme Court
Missouri
William Jones
Jackson Township
Fulton Asylum
W. D. Thomas
Jones
Father Kills Infant Accident Near Emporia Kansas
A farmer A. J. Lennacker near Emporia accidentally struck his baby with an ax while driving a post. The infant, struck in the face and losing the entire right side, is expected to die.
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Emporia
Kan
A.J. Lennacker
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