Plans to Blow Up Buildings Claim Drawings Found
John Delaney, a former ironworker, testified he was recruited by John J. McNamara to inspect nonunion projects and supply drawings for explosive attacks. He named Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Salt Lake City, and the Utah hotel as sites and recalled a 1907 string of bombings and a six month jail term. Burns investigators questioned the confession's credibility.
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John Deoe
John J. McNamara
International Asse of Bridge and Ironworkers of America
Harry Egan
Muskogee Phoenix
Delamey
McNamara
William J. Burns
E East
Delaney
Indianapolis
G. E. Skidmore
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Vine Street
Denver
Salt Lake City
Utah Hotel
Houston
Tex
Muskogee
Minnesota Bid to Become Summer Capital of the United States
Washington dispatch reports strong bid to move the summer capital from Massachusetts to the Lake Minnesota region near Minneapolis. Senator Kenyon of Iowa urged President Taft to favor a summer residence on Lake Minnetonka as the Middle West seeks an official summer capital.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Massachusetts
Iowa
Minnesota
Parramatta
Beverly
White House
Congress
Lake Minnetonka
Minneapolis
Kenyon
Taft
Middle West
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East
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Frank M. Nye
Wayzata
Nye
Oyster Bay
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Cleveland
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McKinley
Alleghanies
Ganton
Lafayette Club
Baron Shibisawi
Japan
Winona
St. Paul
Party
Baroness Shibisawi
Roosevelt and Root May Be Called For Steel Inquiry
The Stanley Steel trust committee seeks further light on the Tennessee Coal and Iron sale to United States Steel. It may summon former President Roosevelt and former Secretary of State Elihu Root to testify about conferences with Gary and Frick. Additional witnesses and possible New York hearings are planned as the inquiry proceeds.
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Washington
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
John W.gates
Blbert H. Gary
Stanley Steel Trust Committee
House
New York
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Gary and
Frick
Tennessee
Stanley
Gary
John Lambert
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Oliver Paine
Tennessee Coal and Icon Company
Grant B. Schie
Tennessee Company
R. V. Lindaburg
Steel Corporation
Steel Company
Norman B. R. Dickson
Percival Roberts
James
Spe
No Cincinnati Explosions At Vine Street Office Building in 1907
The record shows no 1907 explosion at a Vine Street office building as claimed by John Delaney. Gas and labor related blasts were reported in 1908 and 1909 including the Cincinnati Rail Bridge iron works near Gest and McLean avenues and the Harrison Avenue viaduct, with later incidents by Fourth National Bank alley and nearby houses.
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Cincinnati
Vine Street
John Delaney
Queen City
Structural Iron
Gest and
McLeaavnes
West End
Harrison Avenue
Fourth National Bank
Physicians Hopeful on Haskell’s Health in Muskogee
Former Governor C. N. Haskell remains ill in Muskogee Oklahoma with a bad sinking spell early today. His condition improved by night as doctors reported he is out of danger and responding to treatment.
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Muskogee
C. N. Haskell
Packers Seek Trial Delay After Sherman Act Rulings
Chicago June 3 The Supreme Court rulings in Standard Oil and tobacco cases are being cited by J Ogden Armour and other Chicago packers to avoid trial on Sherman law indictments. Their counsel filed a motion in U S district court for a hearing to quash indictments arguing the Sherman act is tooSedimentary for criminal enforcement and that the test of reason is a variable standard.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco
J. Ogden Armour
United States District Court
Askate
Barney Oldfield Discusses Recent Indy Speedway Race
Auto section notes Barney Oldfield discusses a recent race at Indianapolis Speedway. The brief appears in pages 6 7 and 8 Section 4.
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Barney Oldfield
Indianapolis Speedway
Real Estate Leaders Laud Cincinnati Growth and Co Operation
Alexander S. Taylor of Cleveland, president of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges, spoke at the Cincinnati Real Estate Exchange balcony about Cincinnati's beauty, wealth, and growth. He praised local leaders, urged cooperation, and noted taxation as a major issue while secretary Dehoney urged bidding for the 1912 convention in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati’ ‘Real Estate Exchange
The
Cincinnati
Alexander S. Taylor
Cleveland
Nasional Associationo
Taylor
Ela
Gald
Ohio
Thef
Fsa
United States
Dehoney
Commercial Association
Local Exchange
Louisville
Falls
Hiram Mathers
Dabney Remains University Head Amid Rumors in Cincinnati
Trustees meet to quell rumors about Dr. Dabney’s resignation and confirm he will stay as president. The conference affirms harmony with faculty and board, announces no vacation, and signals Dean Schneider will remain to advance plans for a cooperative university in Cincinnati.
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Sue
Officinnati
Tinaland
the _@niversity
The
Commercial Tribune
Dabney
Dr. Dabney
Cincinnati
Dean Schneider
University of Cincinnati
Lorimer asks for hearing on Senate election probe
Senator William Lorimer, facing reinvestigation of his election to the Senate, requested permission to testify before the new investigating committee from Chicago. He said nothing was charged against him previously and wished to refute any future charges or suspicions about the election’s validity. Chairman Dillingham said Lorimer would be given full opportunity to testify.
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Washington
William Lorimer
Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
Chicago
Illinois
Dillingham
Clerk Kempel Confesses Gave $100 to Solon Official
In Columbus June 3, Clerk of the House Charles W. Kempel admitted to giving $100 to a state representative to influence a vote against a loan shark bill. The confession followed his grand jury appearance as Attorney General Hogan obtained the names of other intermediaries. Kempel, 48, former Summit County representative and Akron mayor, was a lieutenant governor candidate at the Democratic state convention last year. Miss Ruth Kempel, his daughter, served as a house stenographer.
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Columbus
Charles W. Kempel
House of Representatives
Clerk Kempel
Hogan
Kempel
Summit County
Akron
Dayton
Mefeat
Atlee Pomerene
United States
Ruth Kempel
Me ‘Sherra
Alliance
Capital Line
Sae
Eaulibeac
Mandate Issued in Standard Oil Case by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court issued the mandate to the U S circuit court for the Eastern District of Missouri directing dissolution decree enforcement. The action follows final Supreme Court approval of the Standard Oil breakup.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Taft in Chicago Speech Attacks Reciprocity Foes
President Taft declares opposition to the Canadian reciprocity plan comes from lumber and paper interests not farmers. He argues the fate of the treaty rests with public opinion and the people, not the Senate, and endorses moving toward reciprocal trade with Canada.
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Taft
Chicago
Western Economic Society
Lumber “Trust
United States Senate
Senate
Lumber Trust
New York
Viva Madero Echoes In Land He Conquered
Francisco J. Madero Jr. entered Mexico from the United States on a triumphal journey to the Aztec capital. Mexicans along the route cheered with trumpets, cries of Viva Madero, and handclaps as bouquets showered the motorcade in Piedras Negras. The rebel leader saluted the crowd, bowing from his car amid cheering crowds and a procession through the streets.
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Piedras Negras
Mexico
Francisco J. Madero, Jr
México
United States
Viva Madero
Madero
Rebels to march on Mexico City in force from south
Under W Asunzolo about 8000 troops of the army of liberation move toward Mexico City from Cuernavaca to assist federals during Madero's arrival. They will be quartered in outlying suburbs after marching to within a few miles of the capital. The force includes 5000 infantry and 3000 foot soldiers.
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Mexico City
W. Asunzolo
Army of Liberation
Cuernavaca
Francisco I. Madero
Alfredo Robles Dominguez
President de la Barra
Asunzold
Tlaipam
Insurrecto Position in Northern Mexico Grows Perplexing
Francisco I. Madero remains unattainable as 5 000 federal troops under General Villar and Rabago hold Chihuahua City. Governor Abram Gonzalez, named provisional leader, cannot enter by rail with insurrectos. About 3 000 insurrectos surround the capital, with 1 500 more marching from Casas Grandes under General Orozco. Camp tensions rise as insurrectos plan entry restrained by orders to avoid clashes.
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Juarez
México
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Abram Gonzales
Chihuahua
Gonzales
Chihuahua City
Villar
Rabago
Casas Grandes
Orozco
Mexican Ex-President Diaz Arrives in Havana in Exile
The steamship Ypiranga reached Havana from Vera Cruz on June 3 carrying former Mexican president General Porfirio Diaz. Diaz sailed June 1 seeking exile and was anchored off the customs house this evening.
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Havana
Ypiranga
Vera Cruz
Perforio
Diaz
Mexico
Rioting in Leon Leaves Many Dead or Injured
In Leon Guanajuato, a riot left about one hundred people dead or wounded after rebels gathered to greet Madero. Police and guards clashed with rioters at the Zocalo while a crowd surged to free prisoners.
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Guanajuato
Mex
Leon
Madero
Tariff debate cites separate schedules and reciprocity concerns
A speaker defends tariff reform arguing for separate consideration of tariff schedules by merit and cost, critiquing old methods of blanket protection. He notes treaty framing criticism and compares to Canadian reciprocity, urging unit approval only if tariff needs revision broader than the agreement. He emphasizes public opinion shaping passage and the need for targeted protections.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Chicago
State Department
House
Reciprocity and Trade: Arguments for Free Exchange in Senate
The speaker argues that opposition to reciprocity is overstated and predicts Senate passage. He cites Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines as examples where free or partial reciprocity boosted trade despite strong debate, noting heightened agricultural concerns in sugar but overall gains after tariff policy changes.
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Senate
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Philippine Islands
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Haskell
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