Oklahoma Senator Denounces Vice President Bribe Allegations
Oklahoma Senator Thomas Ford testified before a congressional committee alleging bribe offers tied to approving Murray contracts. He named former Oklahoma Republican chairman Jake Harmon and Congressman Bird McGuire as involved, with further claims of a higher up in government and other officials including Gore and Creager detailing offers to withdraw opposition.
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Charles Curtis
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Jake Hannon
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C. EB. Creager
Oklahoma
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Hamon
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Sher
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Taft
McMury
Creager
Lev Hamon
Identity doubts linger in Crippen case as body remains unproved
London reports confirm Scotland Yard found no new proof identifying the Crippen body. Experts doubt guilt without a confession as investigators weigh Miss Leneve’s potential witness role and possible marriage to Crippen.
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Scotland Yard
Forest
Newton
Crane Taft's Detective in Lorimer Case
Chicago reports Senator Crane visited the West to inform Taft about Senator Lorimer's personal and political status. The Chicago Tribune, rival of Lorimer, cites alleged Democratic vote buying and says Crane met 40 to 50 Chicago business leaders. Crane reportedly carried back a negative report and showed interest in Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 prospects.
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Taft
William Lorimer
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
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Beverly
Agro Saft
Theodore Roosevelt
Rockefeller Summons Carriage After Deputy's Subpoena
Cleveland August 4 John D Rockefeller arranged a carriage to escort Deputy Halloran to his home after Halloran served a process on Rockefeller. The magnate invited the deputy inside and offered a view of the grounds before proceeding.
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Pat Lynch
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Speak ing Cannon Silent on Turndown at Mackinac
Mackinac Inland Aug 4 Speaker Joseph G Cannon of the national house, vacationing at the resort, declines comment on the Kansas primaries and Iowa Republican convention. He notes Missouri and Oklahoma also held primaries and says he may issue a statement after returns.
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National House
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Missouri
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Pioneer confronts wildcat near Derry he kills the animal
Johnn WwW Augera, living in the nearby mountains, encountered what he thought was a wildcat. He attacked the animal, killed it, and later found he had slain a female wildcat. The pelt measured forty two inches from nose to tail.
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National Rebuke To Alices Pill Puffing Frame
Chicago August 4 Campaigns by women clubs in several East cities aim to persuade Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth to quit smoking cigarettes. A Young People's Civil League letter asks 100 Chicago youth groups to oppose her habit as a warning rather than a model. Delegations will travel to Cincinnati to present the matter. The league, rallying to fight cigarettes and liquor, plans to expand its campaign at Monday night’s meeting.
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Young People's Civil League
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Cincinnati
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Forgotten in Fire Bustle Four Perish
A Hoboken house fire at 725 Spring Street claims four lives from the Blasetta family Louis 32 Marie 30 Paul 4 John 6 and two Labellas are also overcome. Firefighter ex Chief Charles Lester and hero William Winkelman are hospitalized after brave efforts to rescue victims. The blaze disrupted the Weet Hoboken scene as flames raged and smoke filled the residence.
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Weet Hoboken
Louis Blasetta
Marie
Paul
John
Rabetti Labella
Labellas
Charles Lester
Willian Winkelman
Blaseltis
Knights of Pythias Elect Supreme Officers
Milwaukee August 4 Knights of Pythias elect George M Hanson of Maine supreme chancellor Thomms J Carling of Georgia supreme vice chancellor and J W Spesring of Louisiana supreme presiding officer in the election set at the convention
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Knights of Pythias
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Maine
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Georgia
J. W. Spesring
Lodisina
Sipremie Pretaie
California Family of Three Murdered in Grim Killing Spree
A California family of three was killed in a murder spree with a suspect described as a violent offender. Police say the assailant attacked the residents, resulting in multiple fatalities and a call for urgent community safety measures.
Fiendish murder alleged at Starbuck ranch in California
Assistant District Attorney G W Hoyle reports bones found at Starbuck ranch near Santa Rosa reveal a triple murder. Enock Kendall his wife and son Thomas were killed with flesh removed and bones burned in the Kendall house stove. A Japanese youth Henry Yamaguchi is detained as a suspect after quarrel with Thomas Kendall. Investigators traced disappearances to a summer resort area near Caspers. Local authorities intensified the case as they comb the scene for clues.
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Ara Kendall
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Starbuck
Caspers
Jaymens
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Yamagachi
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Sherifr J K. Smith
Vatican aides clash in Barcelona amid anti clerical reforms
In Barcelona a clash between Carlist adherents backing Don Jaime and Republicans erupted as tensions rose over anti clerical measures by Liberal Premier Canalejas. Troops tighten as clerical activists urge congregations to resist the ban on a protest in San Sebastian. King Alfonso travels abroad amid speculation over foreign advice.
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