Plot to Sell Gold Brick Foiled In Wall Street Plot Unfolds
Senate investigating committee hears part of a sensational tale on a scheme to sell a gold brick in Wall Street to shield interests from probes. Key figures include A Mitchell Palmer Edward Lauterbach Daniel Riordan and financier connections to Morgan and Co. The proceedings reveal alleged influence campaigns and names invoked to protect financial players.
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Washington
Wall Street
Senate
New York
Capitol
A. Mitchell Palmer
Edward Lauterbach
Daniel J. Niordan
Mr. Palmer
Lewis
Oes Ladyard
Palmer
Ledyard
Lauterbach
Morgan and Company
Lamar
Ladyard
Taft Warns Reform Threatens Republican Stability
Cincinnati June 26 Former President Taft warned reform measures threaten the permanence of republican government. He criticized radical initiatives like initiative referendums and recall while urging responsible business conduct and preservation of liberty. He argued limits on reform are needed to maintain stable government and minority rights.
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Cincinnati
Rowchor
Wi Howard Tol
Chamber of Commerce
Dew “Theu
Pali
India
Goverteet
Tan
Hope To Unmerge Roads By July
Washington June 26 Attorney General McReynolds remained hopeful after a long conference with Secretaries Garrison and Lane over dissolution plans for the Union Pacific merger He expected a government railroad agreement on a dissolution plan before July 1 the filing deadline The plan will first be submitted to President Wilson and details may not be disclosed until court presentation.
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Washington, D. C
Garrison
Lane
Union Pacific
McReynolds
United States
Wilson
Mexican Treaty Expires With No Renewal Planned
Washington June 24 The special arbitration treaty between the United States and Mexico expired today and no immediate steps will be taken toward renewing it. Secretary Bryan planned renewal of many treaties but could not proceed with Mexico without recognizing the Huerta government. Other treaties with Spain Great Britain Italy and Norway are pending in Congress amid disputes over possible implications.
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Prean Washington
United States
Mexico
Bryan
Huerta
Spain
Great Britain
Ialy
Norway
Federals Routed by Mexican Forces in Sonora
Governor Pesquiera reports complete defeat of Mexican federals under General Ojeda at Santa Rosalia. Ojeda Barron and Garcia forces routed by Alvarado and Hill, leaving 20 artillery pieces and rifles abandoned. Wounded and prisoners desert their ranks as Alvarado cavalry and Ochoa infantry pursue toward Guaymas.
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Douglas, Ariz
Ojeda
Santa Ross
Pesquiera
Sonora
Barron
Garcia
Alvarado
Hill
Ochoa
Guaymas
Biplane Expert Killed Testing Monoplane in France
French aviator Maurice L. Foulquier died in an air test at Chalons sur Marne after falling from 250 feet. He was experienced with air planes but the accident is blamed on the monoplane requiring different handling methods.
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Chalons-Sur-Marne
France
Maurice L. Foulquier
Foulquier
Wilson Urges Heirs of Lynched Italian Be Awarded Money
President Wilson sent a message to Congress urging a $6,000 appropriation for the heirs of Angelo Albano an Italian subject lynched in Tamp, Florida on September 20, 1910. He endorses compensation based on Italian government recommendations and past foreign victims cases.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
Angelo Albano
Tampi
Fla
Allan
von Hi
Dryan
United States
Koreans Attacked Citizens Apologize In Hemet
Businessmen and Mayor Shaw condemn a group of Hemet residents who drove Korean fruit pickers from town. A Los Angeles Japanese association official says theJapanese would avoid towns lacking harmony and Koreans would not have provoked the incident had they known of tensions there.
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HPMBT
Cal
H. G. Shaw
Fom
Los Angeles
Wakabayash
One Association of Southern Iformia
Hemet
Hayden Named 10 Conduit Famous California Gases
Thomas E B Hayden named special prosecutor in Diggo Caminetti and Western Fuel cases, former San Francisco school board president and ex Watertown New York superintendent. Sullivan, an attorney, undecided awaiting Washington word. Judge Van Fleet appoints Benjamin L. McKinley district attorney for northern California as successor to McNab.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Thomas EB. Hayden
Diggo Caminetti
Western Fuel Company
San Francisco Board of Education
Watertown
N. Y
Sullivan
Hayden
Washington, D. C
Washington
van Fleet
U. S. District Court
Benjamin L. McKinley
California
John L. McNab
McKinley
McNab
Dunne Signs Suffrage Bill in Illinois
Governor Dunne argued today for the suffrage bill in Springfield Illinois granting women the right to vote for all statutory offices in the state and for presidential electors.
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Dunne
Springfbeld
Bomb shatters cellar in dye plant home during silk mill strike
A rude bomb, apparently hurled through a window, shattered the cellar of Adolph Fritschie a boss fisher in a Paterson dye plant involved in the prolonged silk mill workers strike. No one was injured.
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Rome Por
Paterson
N. O
Adolph Fritschie
Badly Bumped In Effort To Drive Auto on Sidewalk
J St Crouse proprietor of CHR Purniture company drove an automobile onto a sidewalk in front of the First National bank. The crash damaged a waste paper box a mud guard a radiator and bent the front axle. A companion rider was thrown from the car but remained with the vehicle.
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J. St. Crouse
CHR Purniture Company
First Salional Bank
Crouse
Burlington
Bixmeanth
Capitol Avenue
Farmer To Get More U S Help
Washington officials from the Interior and Agriculture departments agreed on closer cooperation to aid irrigation farmers. An advisory committee of three agricul ture and two Interior members will devise methods to teach farmers efficient land use on government irrigation projects. Existing experimental farms will be used to support the effort.
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Washington, D.C
Interior and
Agricultural Departments
Agricultural
Interior Department
Majority Agrees To Arbitration Policy
BELGRADE June 20 The Skupstina met in secret session today Premier Pachiteh will announce the result at an open meeting tomorrow He has secured a majority for arbitration policy and will go to St Petersburg for the proposed Balkan premiers meeting Sofia June 26 An official despatch describes fighting between Servians and Bulgarians at Zletovo as a small affair with only a few hundred men involved.
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Belgrade
Skupaltina
Pachiteh
Bia
St. Petersbuirg
Balkan
Sofia
Zletovo
Receivers Ask Court How to Secure Money
ST PAUL Minn June 246 B Lt Winchell receiver for the St Louis San Francisco fines and Thomas L Fauntleroy special master appointed by the court consulted Judge W H Sanborn of the federal court regarding conduct of the road by the receivers The court was asked for orders or advice as to procedure In collecting the 5000000 due the Frisco system from the New Orleans Texas Mobile and Southern Texas liner the stock of which is owned by the Frisco Decision was withheld.
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Associated Press
St, Paul
Minn
B. Lt. Winchell
St. Louis
San Francisco
Thomas L. Fauntleroy
Fth
W. HH
Sanborn
Federal Court
Frisco
New Orleans
Texas & Mobile
Southern Texas
Daughter of Coal King Charged With Arson
Myra Mackworth wife of Captain Hump rey Mackworth of the Royal Mon mouths and daughter of David Alfred Thomas the Orilian Coal King was arrested at her home and held at Newport police station on a charge of setting fire to a pillar box. She was later released on bond furnished by her husband and is to be arraigned for exam tomorrow. Thomas senior is in Canada.
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Prous
Cahdife
Wales
Myra Mackworth
Humprey Mackworth
Royal Monmouths
David Alfred Thomas
Cambrian Combine
Newport
Mackworth
Thomas
Canada
Currency bill launched in both houses after officials’ talks
Washington June 26 report that the administration currency bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Owen and in the House by Representative Gage after extensive discussions with Treasury officials and bankers. The bill creates a seven member Federal Reserve Board and retires bank notes within 20 years replacing them with federal reserve notes backed by bonds. The House moved to fast track with printing and expert payments approved amid partisan reaction. Senator Weeks criticized the bill but urged currency reform, calling the board powers excessive and centralizing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Owen
House
Wilson
Treasury Despartment
Federal Reserve Board
Cummins
Federal Reserve
Chaiman Glass
Mann
Banking and A Currency Commission
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Senate Currency Committee
National Monetary
Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
The
White House
Committee On
Banking and Currency
Plenty of Ice In Spite of Strike
Cincinnati reports ample ice supplies despite a heat wave as shipments arrive from outside points and a free distribution by small dealers cushions the city. Lealers and striking workers debate wages while tee and ice industries push for ongoing campaigns and wage talks continue.
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Cincinnati
Examination of Fourth Class Postmasters Begun
Postmaster General Heilowen will issue an order soon requiring eligible men to apply for fourth class postmasterships nationwide. Civil service tests will be used to select qualified candidates, with states divided into groups of four to streamline the commission’s work.
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Washington
PD C
Vermont
New Mampelite
Floride
New Moéatie
Balurlee
Heilowen
Civil Service
Clare
Vlisory
Tommbeton
Crst
Senate moves to settle railroad strike with Erdman amendments
The Senate rushed Erdman act amendments to avert a 90,000 rail workers strike east of Chicago. The measures expand the arbitration board from three to six and authorize a president appointed mediator earning 7,500 dollars. Debate centered on independence from labor and department control amid partisan objections.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chicago
Senate
Interstate Commerce
Newlands
Board of Arbitration
A Wilson
Department of Labor
Democrata
Reed A& Telegram
Seth Low
National Civic Association
Holley
Renator
Bonn
Chleaee
Bydman
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George F. Baker
First National Bank of New York
Paul D. Cravath
Francis Lynde Stetson
Mr. Ledyard
Charles Steele
House of Morgan
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Daniel J
Riordan
Taft
Igurrenc
U. S
Coal King
Barrers
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