Harvester official implicates fund for Lorimer race
Springfield April 5 H H Kohlsaat testified before the senate bribery committee that Clarence Funk general manager of International Harvester directed him to a $100000 slush fund to influence William Lorimer’s senate election. Funk later confirmed discussing reimbursements with Edward Hines and Cyrus H McCormick, while denying any company money supported Lorimer. The panel planned further witness hearings and adjourned to a week hence.
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Springfield
H. H. Kohleaat
Senate
Clarence &. Funk
International Harvester Company
Kohlssaat
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Kohlsaat
Wm. Lorimer
Kohisaat
Hopkins
Helm
J. J. Healey
Record-Herald
Clarence Funk
Kohleaat
Funk
Aonversation
Edward C. Hines
Lorimer
Union League Club
Hines
Washington
Mr. Funk
McCormick
Sohisaat
Werte
Kohlsaar
H. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Burton
Healey
Bryan's Hand 18 Seen in Senate Coalition
Following W. J. Bryan's Washington visit, progressive Democrats in the Senate are forming a coalition with several meetings underway. They plan a program likely to back Arizona initiative and recall provisions and oppose Senator Martin's election as minority leader unless committee assignments are controlled by a steering committee not Virginia's Martin.
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Washington
W. J. Bryan
Senate
Arizona
Martin
Virginia
Mother Rescues Babe From House Fire
Mrs. Crill of 435 West Williams Street saved her two year old son from a gasoline blaze near the cooking range. Charles E. Crill, a boilermaker, and the father his own burns as both smothered flames with a rug and an old coat. The infant suffered only slight burns while Mr. Crill’s right hand blistered. recovery in about two weeks.
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Charles E. Crill
West Williams Street
Mr. Crill
Pennsylvani
Box
Fort Wayne Man Named Aide-de-Camp in Grand Army
Henry C. McMaken of Fort Wayne is appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of John E. Gilman of Boston, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. McMaken has long been active in local G A R affairs and honored by its comrades.
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Henry C. McMaken
Fort Wayne
John E. Gilman
Boston
Grand Army of the Republic
Mr. McMaken
Grand Army
Taft urges early action on Canada reciprocity pact
President Taft transmits a message to Congress advocating prompt action on the trade reciprocity agreement with Canada. He cites popular sentiment and public duty, noting the deal aims to boost cross border commerce, open Canadian resources to American consumers, and expand farm and industrial markets. He urges concurrent Washington Ottawa legislation and convokes Congress in extra session to avoid policy gaps.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Canada
Senate
House of Representatives
Sixty-first Congress
Dominion of
United States
Ita
Ottawa
WM. H. Taft
White House
Cyclone Claims Two In Shelbyville Farm Family
A early day cyclone in Shelbyville Indiana killed Timothy Lewis a 54 year old farmer and his seven year old daughter Louise burying them in their home wreckage. Four nearby homes destroyed seriously injuring Mr and Mrs Edward Moberly. Mrs Lewis escaped and alerted neighbors in night clothes. The storm cut power and telephone lines and damaged local businesses with estimated damages not yet tallied.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Lves
Timothy Lewis
Louise
Edward Moberly
Cloud Burst Floods Middlesboro Area Causing Million Dollar Damage
A cloud burst in Middlesboro and the Yellow Creek valley caused over one million dollars in damage. All streams overflowed flooding half the town up to second floor levels and washing away crops. Coal mines flooded, leaving seven thousand miners temporarily unemployed. No fatalities reported.
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Middlesboro
Yellow Creek
Rain, wind disrupt trains and crops in south region
Record rainfall and high winds swept through the extreme south yesterday and last night disrupting trains and wire service and damaging crops. Mobile reports the heaviest rainfall since June 1900 with hundreds marooned by high water in the river districts of the gulf city.
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Louisville
Mobile
Gulf City
Merlin named president of Boston Methodist Theological University
Prof L H Merlin, an 1880s Fort Wayne Methodist College graduate and former instructor, has been elected president of the Methodist Theological University in Boston Massachusetts. He previously served as professor and later president at Baker University Baldwin Kansas before this appointment.
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L. H. Merlin
Old Fort Wayne Methodist College
Methodist Theological University
Boston
Mass
Merlin
Kansas
Baker University
Baldwin, Kaw
Boston University
Army engineer inspects lake to lake canal route
Col. John Millis of the U S Army Corps of Engineers visited Fort Wayne to review the proposed lake to lake barge canal from Toledo to Chicago via the Maumee River. He met local advocates, planned further river inspections, and noted the study is preliminary under the rivers and harbors act.
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Toledo
Chicago
Maumee River
Fort Wayne
John Millis
United States Army Engineering Corps
Big Waterways Enterprise
Millis
Cleveland
City
Nickel Plate Railroad
P. A. Randall
Frank K. Taylor
Charles S. Bush
T. J. Logan
Frank B. Taylor
Antwerp
Napoleon
Defiance
the Sentinel
Engineering Corps
Army
Maumes River
Lake Michigan
Taylor
Army Engineering Corps
Michigan
Hillsdale
Harmer
Car 303 Returns to Service After Kingsland Wreck Rebuild
Car 303 of the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction line was rebuilt after the Kingsland wreck last September. The south bound limited, carrying motorman Corkwell and conductor Wilson, has been placed back in service.
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Kingsland
Corkwell
Wilson
Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company
Duffner & Company Sold on Spy Run to T. H. Gaylord
The grocery store on Spy Run avenue formerly operated by Duffner & Company has been sold to buyer T. H. Gaylord.
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Duffner & Company
Spy Run Avenue
T._H. Gaylord
President Sends In Appointments Across Federal Posts
Washington April 5 The president sent to the senate a slate of nominees including James C. Napier for Register of the Treasury Charles A Kram for Auditor for the Post Office Department George Fort for Deputy Assistant Treasurer Francis W Bird for Appraiser of Merchandise in New York Rear Admiral Captain Charles J Badger Assistant Attorney General Wm H Lewis Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court Alexander G M Robertson District Judge for Hawaii Charlies F Celemens and Mississippi River Commission member Col Curtis McD Townsend among others
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United States
George Fort
Georgia
District of New York
Francis W. Bird
New York
Charles J. Badger
Wm. H. Lewis
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of Hawaii
Alexander G. M. Robertson
Haweii
Territory of
Hawaii
Charlies F. Celemens
Hawai
Mississippi River Commission
Col
Curtis McD. Townsend
Corps of Engineers
Judge Taylor Praises Col Townsend Appointment
Judge R S Taylor of this city expressed gratification at The Sentinel news of Col Townsend joining the commission Taylor has long served. Townsend, veteran of the engineering corps, will be president of the commission succeeding Col Fisk who recently resigned.
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R. S. Taylor
Sentinel
Col. Townsend
Taylor
Judge Taylor
Commission
Col. Fisk
Scottish Rite grades set for special city class
Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection named May 30 as the date to confer the Scottish Rite grades on a special city class of candidates. Darius council Princes of Jerusalem will follow with the 15th and 16th grades on June 2 and Emanuel chapter Rose Croix with the 17th and 18th grades on June 6.
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Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection
Darius Council
Princes of Jerusalem
Emanuel Chapter
Rose Croix
Colorado Women Take City Offices Across Colorado
Thirteen women will hold municipal offices in Colorado after last Tuesday's elections. Pueblo elected a woman auditor and Leadville Telluride Idaho Springs Greely Montrose elected women treasurers, as did Fair Play and Ridgway. Colorado City Las Animas elected city clerks Durango chose a woman alderman. Alma will have two women officials, a city clerk and treasurer. Four women serve in the Colorado legislature and a Denver county commissioner is a woman.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
Pueblo
Leadville
Telluride
Idaho Springs
Greely
Montrose
Fair Play
Ridgeway
Colorado City
Las Animas
Durango
Alma
Colorado Legislature
County of
Wealthy Philadelphia publisher Craige Lippincott dies by suicide
Craige Lippincott head of J B Lippincott & Co a Philadelphia publishing titan shot himself at his West Rittenhouse Square home amid reports of temporary aberration He was 65 and left a widow a daughter Mrs Samuel K Reeves a son Jay B Lippincott and a brother J Bartram Lippincott Police and coroner investigations tied the death to self inflicted gunshot with no clear motive noted and the firm says operations will continue as normal The death sent shock through Philadelphia’s financial and social circles.
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Philadelphia
Craige Lippincott
BH. Lippincott & Co
West Rittenhouse Square
Mr. Lippincott
Mr. Lippincotel
Jay B. Lippincott
Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company
Petronius
Renaud
Eunice
J. B. Lippincott Company
J. B. Lippin
Lippincott
Coroner's Office
West Rittenhouse, Square
McKeever
James C. Wilson
Tate
Wood
Ford
Samuel K. Reeves
J. Bartram Lippincott
Avilla Schools Close Over Measles Epidemic
Avilla Indiana public schools closed for ten days due to measles which have plagued the town during the past week. About ten people are affected, mostly high school students, with many exposed and feared to bring more cases. T H Gaylord bought Duffner and Co grocery on Spy Rut avenue.
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Avilla
Ind
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Blaze
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Twister
Shelby County
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Register of the Treasury
James C. Napier
Tennessee
Post Office Department
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Duffner & Co
Spy Rut
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