Carbon Paper Smut Banished From Government Jobs
Postmaster General Payne seeks the source of a leak amid allegations that Third Assistant Madden drafted carbon registry specifications to exclude bidders other than the General Manifold Company of Frank Tin Pennsylvania in which Representative Joseph C. Sibley and Major General Charles Miller are stockholders. The inquiry targets possible department officials responsible for the leak as Washington reports the June 25 controversy.
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Washington
Madden
General Manifold Company
Frank Tin
Joseph C. Sibley
Charles Miller
Payne
Mir
Deaf and dumb after drinking two beers in New York
John Davis a 20 year old Valley street man and special officer at a Cortlandt street concert hall suddenly lost speech and hearing after two beers Thursday night. Doctors in Tarrytown report he seems otherwise healthy but remains deaf and mute as of the latest report.
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New York
Tarrytown
John Davis
Valley Street
Davis
Cortlandt Street
Eye
Just Acquainted with Father By Telegraph to The Age
Christopher Rice visited Newark from Union county to meet his father, Andrew Rice, for the first time since birth. The mother died soon after his birth and he was raised by Mrs. John Sherman in Darby Plains. Rice, now married and working on the Toledo and Ohio Central railroad, may stay in Newark after a joyful, long-awaited reunion with brothers and a sister.
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Newark
Christopher Rice
Union County
Andrew Rice
Plan
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad
Mr. Rice
Columbus
Payne vexed by Madden action and postal leaks
The article notes Payne’s anger at Mr Madden for publicizing a matter he believed should stay within department leadership. It mentions daily leaks from a pending postal investigation and hints that a high official may be involved. It covers 1902 sundry civil appropriations for carbon registry books and alleged influence by Representative Sibley near Chairman Cannon. Also cites bids for money order blanks, the Metcalf dismissal, and a police inquiry into Davis who threatens self-harm.
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Payne
Madden
General Manifold Company
Sibley
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
New Orleans Opens 18 Million Sewerage Project
Report from New Orleans notes a formal ceremony as the mayor turns the first spade into an eighteen million dollar sewerage system set for completion in five years. The update precedes Livingston Mont and Chicago market notes with wheat, corn, and oats prices.
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Age
New Orleans
Gala Week Opens at West Lafayette College Halls
Special correspondence from West Lafayette College describes Commencement week with music and oratory recitals, field day victories in hurdles, jumps, sprints, and throws, and a commercial commencement in which diplomas were presented. Winners included G W Barnes E A McCuskey W H Longsworth and others. judges were Ernsburger Hunt and Mower. The summer term opens Monday.
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West Lafayette
West Lafayette College
G. W. Barnes
E. A. McCuskey
King Peter Takes Oath as Belgrade Turmoil Resumes
Telegraph dispatch from Belgrade on June 25 reports King Peter taking the oath before the skupshtina and reviewing troops. The army staged a bold show while the city streets filled with gala costumes, yet private citizens offered few celebrations. A diplomatic boycott persisted except for Russian and Austrian ministers, and a general unease seeped through Belgrade.
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Age
Belgrade
Peter
To the Czar and Mine Strike and Local Weddings
Washington to the Czar: the president will transmit the Bnai Brith plea on Jewish treatment in Russia. At Wade mine a near strike ended after $26 back pay and transfer dispute. unionized workers kept working. Keene wedding sees Frank Mitler wed Maggie Klein with Miller and Ames families present. TunneI Hill nuptials: Sadie Sharpless wed Earl Clark from Warsaw.
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Age
Washington
Bnai Brith
Russia
Wade
Cassingham
United Mine Workers
Mine Way
Keene
Frank Mitler
Maggie Klein
John Miller
Charles Miller
Lillie Miller
Charles Starkey
Maggie Ames
Sadie Sharpless
Earl Clark
Warsaw
Russell Sharpless
Tunnel Hill
Former Congressman Driggs Indicted In Post Office Probe
Former Congressman Driggs was indicted by a Federal grand jury in Brooklyn on four counts, each alleging he received a $500 check from Brandt Dent Co for securing a postal contract. He appeared before Judge Thomas and posted bail, pleading not guilty to the first two indictments amid ongoing proceedings.
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Age
New York
Driggs
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Thomas
Post Office
Grand Jury
Wach
Brandt Dent Company
United States
Post Office Department
Gold Men Rule State Convention Ticket Named
Iowa Democrats in Des Moines on June 25 nominated the ticket by acclaim for governor J. B. Sullivan of Cres ton lieutenant governor D. B. Butler of Iowa City judge of supreme court John R. B. Caldwell of Tama superintendent of public instruction A. R. McCook of Howard and railroad commissioner W. S Porter of Harding. The convention rejected a minority report by a vote of 462 to 264.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Unconscious for over 24 hours after Warsaw scaffold collapse
A painter named Harley Bowers was injured when a scaffold on a Willis building porch collapsed at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday in Warsaw. He lay in a comatose state for over a day, with doctors offering little hope of recovery.
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Harley Bowers
Warsaw
Bowers
Willis
Bowera
Ile
Congressman's Backdated Salary Claim From Brandt Dent Firm
A congressman claimed he received a $12,500 salary from Brandt-Dent for introducing its machines, arguing the work occurred before he took office. The issue centers on timing and legality of the payment tied to his duties as an elected official.
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Brandt-Dent Company
SPECIAL VENIRE FOR JURYMEN
In the Knapp murder case seven jurors are qualified and a new venire of sixty is called today. Boxwell commencement for Mill Creek township at Shepler Evangelical church Saturday evening June 27 features music by Joseph A. Finlay and family. Rev Cocklin of Blissfield delivers the class address. graduates include Mary Bender Alta Croft Charles Bender Herbert Schlarb Lester Lower Clarence Patterson Clarence Reichenbach and Wilfred Guthrie.
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J Hamilton
Knapp
Boxwell
Mill Creek Township
Shepler Evangelical Church
Joseph A. Finlay
Rev. Cocklin
Blissfield
Mary Bender
Alta Croft
Charles Bender
Herbert Schlarb
Lester Lower
Clarence Patterson
Clarence Reichenbach
Wilfred Guthrie
Pope Leo Holds Public Consistory Likely His Last
Rome June 25 A public consistory was held today with much pomp, drawing unusual interest as many believed it would be the last by Pope Leo. He was carried in a sedia gestatoria by eight men, appeared paler and more bowed, and spoke with a thinner voice. The pope's weakness was evident as he descended the chair, inspiring deep affection among the crowd.
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Rome
Leo
Democratic nominating convention endorses platform and ownership plank
The seven member majority reaffirmed the 1900 Democratic platform and rejected a minority report calling for government ownership of railroads. All nominations were by acclamation as Judge A A Van Wagenen withdraws after the platform decision. J B Sullivan, aligned with Bryan, is the governor nominee acceptable to Gold Democrats.
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A. A. van Wagenen
Sioux City
J. B. Sullivan
Bryan
Gold Democrats
Thousand Mile Auto Club Tour Under Way
Dr Frank H Davis led seventy five members of the Thousand Mile Auto Club on a thousand mile trip from Chicago. Fifty cars proceed toward Cedar Lake Indiana with a gasoline wagon and portable repair shop aboard. Fifteen days set for the tour.
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Age
Chicago
Frank H. Davis
Auto Club
Monomath Cave
Cedar Lake
Indiana
Retail Clerks Union Reorganizes at Lynde and Gowser’s
The Retail Clerks union holds a field meeting at Lynde and Gowser's store on Wednesday evening to reorganize.
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Retail Clerks Union
Lynde & Gowser’s
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