Lorimer probe highlights Funk detectives and Sikorsky trials
Washington Clarence S. Funk state that he followed by detectives, with three men put under guard for the witness stand before the Senate committee investigating the Lorimer case. The report also covers Ballinger-Pinchot disputes and other political and legal developments from Washington.
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Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Senatr Committee
Lorimer
Washington
Arma
Catholic Educational Association Congress Opens in Chicago
The Catholic Educational Association opened in Chicago with 3,000 delegates present. For the first time the evangelical meetings at Erie, Pennsylvania led by Billy Sunday resulted in over 1,000 conversions.
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Congress of the Catholic Educational Association
Chicago
Ring
Erie
Rey
Billy” Sunday
Drainage in Iowa Will Add Vast Wealth to State Farms
The drainage of swamp lands will enrich Iowa, with 30 wet counties 20 needing full drainage. Public works may total 60 million dollars, while farmers spend about 247 million more. Open drains, tiled laterals, and close tiling raise farm value from 75 to 200 dollars per acre, as 3 million acres are converted. The plan is costly but boosts productivity. meanwhile, state contracts for canned goods show rising prices and a 21,634.30 total. A bankruptcy hearing sets June 30 for Oscar Hartzell estate disposal. Polk county seeks to move insane patients nearer Des Moines to cut costs. The Illinois Mutual Employers Liability Insurance company is unadmitted in Iowa. Minnesota also scrutinizes the firm.
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Iowa
Faymera
State Conservation Board
Polk County
Clarinda
Polk, County Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Illinois
Mutual Employers’ Liability Insurance Company
Minnesota
Change of Guard Encampment Plans Near Hyperion Club
Des Moines reports the state will relocate the National Guard encampment two miles from the rifle range to land adjacent to the interurban tracks, altering routines. Adjutant General Logan oversees mess halls and baths as July 17 state shoot and Fifty sixth regiment encampment approach.
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Des Moines
Avstrip
Hyperion Club
Lows Netonal Guard
Rifle Range
Logan
Camp Dodge Station
Fifty-sixth Regiment
National Guard
John T. Beeston
Beeston
Iowa National Guard
French Cabinet Formed as Callieux Presents Members
The new French cabinet is definitely constituted with Joseph Callieux succeeding M. Monts as premier. President Fallieres signed the nomination decrees after the presentation of colleagues. In London, Edwin Abbey has undergone liver surgery and is said to be recovering favorably.
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Joseph Callieux
M. Monts
Fallieres
Edwin Abbey
Royal Academician
London
Famine Threatens Britain as Dock Strike Spreads
Big Port 15 tied up as famine threat grows with continental provisions blocked. Four thousand more dock laborers strike for union recognition. ships including Cunard, Canadian Pacific, White Star, and others halt. Crews deserted liners in sympathy. prices rise as butter, bacon, and eggs scarce. Shipowners urge wage raises but resist union recognition. rail and coal movement disrupted.
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Liverpool
England
Cunard
Canadian Pacific
White Btar
Dominion
Hillerman
Haverford
Red Starling
Philadelphia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Empresa
Britain
London
Hull
Shipowners’ Association of
United Kingdom
Board of Trade
Denies He Aided Lorimer In Election Funds
Edward Tilden, president of National Packing Co. of Chicago, testified at the Lorimer inquiry that he did not know Clarence Funk well and denied handling any money for Lorimer's election. He initially downplayed years of acquaintance with Hines and claimed no recollection of discussing Lorimer with him. He said, "Not a cent," to any request for funds to defray Lorimer’s election expenses.
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Washington
Kedward Tilden
National Packing Company of Chicago
Clarence ’. Funk
Hines
Lorimer
Tilden
Mr. Hines
Senator Lorimer
Marble
Fire on Battleship Ohio at Brooklyn Navy Yard
A fire broke out in the after turret of the battleship Ohio at the Brooklyn navy yard while repairs were underway. A red hot rivet ignited oil soaked wood, prompting Captain Buchanan to flood the after magazine containing explosives. Fire crews fought the blaze for about thirty minutes before it was subdued.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Bunchanan
Ohio
Navy Yard
Buchanan
Olympic Sail With 2330 Passengers Sets Record
The Olympic, White Star liner, carried a record 2,230 aboard on the trans Atlantic crossing. Passengers included 735 in first class, 495 in second class, and 1,100 in third class, marking the largest ever voyage crowd.
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Olympic Saile
New York
Badgers Vote a Reform in Senate Action
Madison Wisconsin lawmakers close to finalizing the initiative and referendum measure after weeks of debate as the senate approves the reform by a reported 16 to deadline vote.
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Badgers
Madison
Wis
Senate
Public opinion and child discipline in family ostracism
The text discusses how public opinion, shaped by elders and peers, punishes a child who lies or breaks etiquette. It cites Hmergen's daughter Ellen who lied and was spared harsh punishment. instead the family isolates all children to dramatize the incident and teach repentance. The Designer.
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Hmergen
Hlen
Ellen
Hiram Carpenter's Wonderful Cure of Psoriasis
A man afflicted twenty years with a severe skin disease describes relentless suffering and eventual relief after using Cuticura remedies. He travels west seeking relief, endures hospital detours, and returns home cured in six weeks. He later notes no relapse years after treatment.
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Detrok
Lansing
Mich
Hiram BH. Carpenter
Henderson
Carpenter
Walnut St
Lansing, Mich
Castoria uses and old branding in a curious ad nod
An old fashioned ad excerpt urges careful use of Castoria for infants, notes over eighty years of signature trust, and features a quip about business memory. It also touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation and ends with a tangential joke about company and marriage.
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Fletcher
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