Lorimer committee report sparks partisan clash over bribery claims
A debate on the Lorimer inquiry dominated by a majority denouncing bribery in principle while a minority alleges extensive corruption. The piece asserts the public will see through tactics and calls for accountability, framing it as a moral issue amid political rancor. It contrasts with railway financials showing February 1912 gains in receipts and expenses per mile and detailing net operating revenue, taxes, and capitalization.
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Lorimer Committee of Investigation
Lorimer
United States Senate
Senate
Dillingham Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Railway Economics
United States
Lorimer Pressure and Political Corruption Exposed
A critical tirade targets Jones of Washington for recanting his stance against Lorimer and implies swift retribution for betrayal. Lorimer himself resists resignation as Vice President spurs him to step down, while a Senate committee report is accused of bad faith and manipulation.
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Jones
Washington
Lorimer
Illinois
Christ
Pilate
Old Guard
Senate
United States
Chicago
Sherman
Wichita boosters vow to make city best to live in
In Wichita Kansas a thousand boosters pledge to make the city the best to live in not the largest. They promote civic pride with a personal pledge to improve their own homes and urge others to do the same while respecting choice. The letter ends with a note praising Kansas spirit and asking if Montana should adopt the same doctrine.
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Wichita
Kansas
Montana
Red Lodge
Politician Emulation and Planned Agricultural Growth
A Globe-Democrat quote likens politicians to Abraham Lincoln but notes few imitate his real methods. The piece observes increasing land under plow will end arid classifications in Montana, benefiting homesteaders who drive these changes and deserve rewards as Columbus News reports.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Globe-Democrat
Montana
Columbus News
Young Men's Department Offers New Styles And Weaves
You will find a great variety of good styles to select from in the young men's department with lively models, new colorings and patterns, and many new weaves.
Parasol and coal hints in playful old quips
A set of humorous quatrains and notices from small town papers lampooning social habits and politics. The Red Lodge Picket mocks anxious suitors, the Big Hole Breezes sermonizes on idle loiterers, Helena Independent critiques New York socialites, Red Lodge Picket anticipates a one term six year presidency, and Butte Inter Mountain jokes about temper and liver health in public figures.
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Congress
Red Lodge
Butte Inter Mountain
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by constitutional treatment. The ad claims it works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a one hundred dollar pledge if it fails. Address F. J. Caengy & Co. Toledo Ohio and note price. Also advertises Hall's Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Caengy & Co
Toledo
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