Howe Report Suppresses Lothman Inquiry in Ohio
A lengthy critique argues Senator Howe suppressed Lothman and Standard’s accounting review of the Ohio State Treasury. It asserts no fraud was found, cites detailed deposit and bond figures, and accuses Howe of partisan aims while urging a nonpartisan probe funded by lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lothman
Patterson
Senate
Cleveland
Standard
Cleveland, On This Day Were Intronuuced To the Committee By Senator Howe
Senator Howe
Howe
Treasurer of State
State Treasury
Water Works Department of
Pattison
Treasury
Loth- Man
Howe Committee
General Assembly
House
Ohio
Columbus
United States
Bureau of
Bureau
Secretary of State
Executive Department
Archbold Details Theft of Standard Oil Letters
John D. Archbold, Standard Oil vice president, recounts theft of letters from his files and the trading of stolen letters to Hearst papers. He notes a go-between claimed a brother inspired the theft and that copying books were taken, with some letters later returned. the episode involves The Journal and raises questions about authenticity and distortion. Former Senator Lowndes McLaurin also contributed a brief signed statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil
William R. Hearst
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Associated Press
Archbold
Hearst
Bailey denies resignation from Senate amid Galveston charges
United States Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas, visiting New York with Mrs. Bailey and their two sons, rejects Galveston rumors that he will resign over aid to the Standard Oil Company and a slim primary majority. He says he has no intention of resigning or ending his Senate career.
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Harmon
Ohio
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railway Company
Railroad Commission
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati, Findlay & Ft. Wayne Railway Company
New York
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Senate
Lowndes McLaurin Defends Archbold Correspondence in New York
Former United States Senator John Lowndes McLaurin of South Carolina arrived in New York and dismissed claims of a political scandal over his letters with John D. Archbold. He said he sought progressivist aims and supported intelligent wealth as a driver of industrialism and government.
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United States
Lowndes McLaurin
South Carolina
Archpold
New York
John Lowndes -McLaurin
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
W. R. Hearst
President Roosevelt Hints at Statehood for NM Arizona
Opening session of the sixteenth National Irrigation Congress in Albuquerque features readings from President Roosevelt. A letter to the congress praises reclamation and conservation while a message to the local Board of Control invites statehood for New Mexico and Arizona, eliciting wild approval. The congress directs officers to reply with thanks.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sixteenth
National Irrigation Congress
Convention Hall
Congress
Roosevelt
Board of Control
Fowler
New Mexico
Arizona
Miss Roosevelt Attends Smith Dietrich Nuptials in Farmington
The September 29 Farmington ceremony united Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner of Corporations, and Gertrude Dietrich, daughter of former Senator Charles H. Dietrich. Rev. Quincy Blakely officiated at the Congregational Church with the bride given away by her father. Attendants included Miss Thel Roosevelt, Mrs. W. S. Cowles, and Gifford Pinchot.
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Farmington, Conn
Herbert Knox Smith
Gertrude Dietrich
Charles H. Dietrich
Nebraska
Quincy Blakely
Thel Roosevelt
W.S. Cowles
Gifford Pinchot
Beaward Slate Battles and Fists Mark Hamilton County Convention
The Hamilton County convention stretched thirteen hours as delegates fought over nominations for county offices. Fights erupted over Carberry and Cosgrave while Bernard and antis clashed on ballots for clerk and recorder. Simeon Johnson chaired with rare impartiality as chaos, cheers, and political strategy unfolded amid a looming primary law shift.
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Carberry
Dannenhower
Antis
Bernard
Ottway J. Cosgrave
Herman Dierkes
Board of Public Safety
S. P. Butterfield
Star Chamber
Recorder
Joseph W. White
Tom O'Neil
Thomas Burns
C. W. Shriner
Otway J. Cosgrave
Common Pleas
James B. Matson
Henry Heilker
Hamilton County
Noctor
Hamilton
Reuben White
Twentieth Ward
White
Simeon Johnson
Gus Hildebrand
Henry J. Wess
New Skin Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Eczema
Poslam, a new skin remedy, claims to stop itching on first use and provide immediate relief for eczema and other skin troubles. It cures acne, herpes, rash, and more. a 50 cent package targets minor issues, with two dollar jars and free samples via Emergency Laboratories in New York.
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Dow’s
Cincinnati
Emergency Laboratories
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Kern and Sherman Meet in Chicago Before October Banquet
In Chicago the Democratic vice presidential nominee John W. Kern and Republican rival James S. Sherman exchanged greetings by chance in a hotel lobby. Kern blamed a pickpocket for losing his Big Four pass and wallet in Connersville Indiana. Kern then proceeded to Kalamazoo Michigan to start the Democratic campaign there.
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Chicago
Bryan
Mr. Taft
John W. Kern
James S. Sherman
Kern
Mr. Kern
Mr. Sherman
Connersville
Baltimore
Big Four
Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan
Women campaign plans spark New York suffragette action
New York sept 29 women politicians anticipate a busy campaign as Harriet Johnston Wood announces plans to register at the fall election. She urges friends to register and notes several women candidates will seek state office including a League of Self Supporting Women candidate for the assembly.
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New York
Harriet Johnston Wood
League of Self Supporting Women
Old Fraternity Man Dies at Linden
Rev. Alexander Leclaire 96, possibly the oldest Mason in the United States, dies in Linden after 75 years of good standing. A former frontier preacher, he left the Catholic Church at 21 to join Methodists and spoke Gaelic and French in youth, dying monolingual in English.
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Bellingham
Wash
United States
Linden
Alexander Leclaire
Masonic Fraternity
Methodists
Canada
Georgia Governor candidate explains concealed pistol charge
Yancey Carter, Independence party candidate for Georgia governor, says his revolver was in his carriage when he saw a man fire four shots at his son in a wagon. He rushed to the carriage, retrieved the weapon, and sought the shooter but did not find him.
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Ryan
Ohio
General Assembly
John Schwaab
Schwanz
Savannah
Yancey Carter
Independence Party
Georgia
Hart County
Milk price rises two cents per quart
The milk price increases from six to eight cents per quart effective today. Officials cite severe drought high feed costs and strict enforcement of pure food laws as the reason for the rise.
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Mansfield
Judge Harmon
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of
State of Ohio
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Ngge
Dayton
Toledo
Harris
North Fairfield
Rose County
Aikin
Johnson
Cuyahoga
Taft
Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Hearst’s
New Yorkewspaper
Bailey
McLaurin
HOPES
Statewood
Irrigation Congress
Miss Roosevelt
Commissioner of Corporations
Connecticut
Thomas P. Hart
Charles Danenhower
F. J. Menchen
J. C. Carberry
Price Hill
Bernard Men
John Bruce
Danenhower
William Geoghegan
Joe Rice
Hildebrand
John Shuff
Cannon
Qune
Sheaman and Kern
Masons
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