Choctaw Indian testifies to bribe offer in land case
D C McCurtain told an investigating committee he was offered 25000 dollars to withdraw opposition to a bill allowing sale of 2,000,000 acres of Choctaw land. The offer was alleged to come from J F McMurray in Washington’s Raleigh hotel lobby. Other witnesses, including Senator Gore and Senator Curtis, testified about related contracts and alleged bribes tied to McMurray and Indian land deals.
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Mubrogee
Okla
Congress
D. C. McCurtain
McCurtain
J. F. McMurray
McMurray
Senator Curtis
Kansas
Senator Gore
McMurray Ingians
Curtis
Gore
Committee On Indian’ Affairs
Jacob L. Hamdn
Sherman
White House
Jr. FE. McMurray
New York
Creager
McMurray Cortracts
Charles Curtis
Bird McGuire
Oklahoma
Slan
Washington
Ikoxee
McAlester
Goldstein In Police Court Over WouldBe SonInLaw
In a police court test of a romance, Louis Goldstein barred Abraham Brown from marrying his daughter Sarah. Brown was fined for trespass while Goldstein walked free on disorderly conduct. Sarah testified her father started the trouble and the couple still hoped to wed Tuesday.
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Abraham Brown
Goldstein
Sarah
Delano and McKinney
South West Street
Sarah Goldstein
Brown
New York
Miss Goldstein
No Bids From Auto Firms For Indianapolis Mail Cars
The Indianapolis postoffice may revert to horse and wagon for mail transport after bids for furnishing three mail collecting automobiles passed without any bids. Local manufacturers and dealers inquired but offered no proposals. Postoffice officials fear October 1 withdrawal of Overland autos and consider extending service or awaiting an emergency bill to cover such needs.
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Indianapolis
Bryson
Postoffice
Shideler
Overland Company
Soden
Labor union injunction in a major strike case in Boston
Judge Hitchcock grants the most dramatic injunction against a labor union forbidding continued strike actions and strike benefits for Folsom & Simergran. Seven other engraving firms petitioned for similar orders. Labor leaders condemn the ruling, fearing it could challenge unions nationwide. the decision holds that a legal strike must rest on employer complaints.
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Boston
Tudge Hitchcock
Superior Court
Folsom & Simergran
America
Mega
Folsom& Sunergran
Sparreil Prior
F. ©. Clark Engraving Company
Hub Engraving Company
Burbank Engraving Company
Robinson Engraving Company
Disbar Engraving Company
Franklin Engraving Company
Crumpacker Chosen as Speaker Hope by Republicans
John L. Thompson of Gas City leads a Republican meeting at state headquarters to back Edgar Dean Crumpacker for speaker if re-elected. Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks agrees to join the state campaign delivering speeches as scheduled. William E. Springer named head of the speakers bureau to coordinate a week of statewide conferences.
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John L. Thompson
Gas City
Edgar Dean Crumpacker
Charles W. Fairbanks
National Congressional Committee
Lee
William E. Springer
Elizabethtown
Seeakers' Bureau
State Committee
Rev Wilfley to get Washington call from Garfield church
Word reaches Crawfordsville Indiana that Rev Earle Wil Ney may become pastor of Garfield Memorial Christian Church in Washington DC. Wil Ney filled the Washington pulpit temporarily in July. The church attracts Indiana worshipers and honors President Garfield’s former member circle.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Earle Wil Ney
Garfield Memorial Christian Church
Washington, D. C
Wilfley
Washington
Indiana
Garfield
Boxing Gloves Sought for Navy Recruitment Athens Article
J H Burnett of Ft Wayne applied at the navy recruiting station for an ordinary seaman position and was asked to box the compass. He responded with a quip about boxing gloves, recalling his experience on the Great Lakes and his belief in securing a seaman post.
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J. H. Burnett
Ft. Wayne
Navy
Federal
Burnett
Figurehead from Indiana battleship sparks statehouse debate
The rusting bronze figurehead of the battleship Indiana, about eighteen feet long and weighing several tons, sits unused in the Indiana statehouse basement. Officials considered placing it as a decorative ward against defeat, but plans to salvage the relic have drawn little enthusiasm as newer ships push Indiana to a second-class status.
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Culver Military Academy
Indiana
Indianapolis
Korbly
Ridgeway mayor dies in dynamite blast report
Roanoke, Va. Aug. 6 detectives conclude mayor A S Bousman deliberately blew himself to pieces with a dynamite bomb near his Ridgeway home on July 24 He was severely mutilated in the explosion and investigators say debt and family concerns drove him to self destruction He held an accident policy for 6000 and life insurance for 3000 and had recently conducted dynamite experiments
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Roanoke
A. S. Bousman
Ridgeway
Bousman
Mystery Ship Lion launched in Devonport navy yard
The armored cruiser Lion, weighing 26 360 tons, armed with eight 13 5 inch guns and a contract speed of 26 knots, was launched at Devonport. Costing 11 million dollars and nicknamed the mystery ship, it promises unmatched power in Britain’s sea fleet as Lady Clifden broke the wine on the prow in a large crowd.
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Devonport
England
Lion
Clifden
Formal entry is made by Knight in Chicago pageant
Acting Most Eminent Grand Master William Bramwell Melish, head of the Knights Templars in the United States, made his formal entrance into Chicago Saturday. He arrived Friday but kept incognito due to arrival pageant duties. The event resembled a medieval pageant.
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Chicago
William Bramwell Melish
Knoghts Templars
United States
Indiana forecast short in clean lines
Weather page notes fair and partly cloudy conditions tonight with a chance of showers Sunday. Indiana forecast lists sunrise and sunset times and a brief note on hourly temperatures, though details are fragmented and difficult to parse.
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Indiana
Bryan Still Uninvited To State Campaign In Indiana
A Nebraska Democratic committee delays inviting William Jennings Bryan to speak in Indiana this fall. Officials cite a lack of invitations being mailed while warning the campaign may be abandoned due to Bryan’s strained position and Taggart opposition. Rep. Boehne faces union-adverse opposition in First District as Posey campaigns.
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Bryan
Myron King
Democratic Committee
Republican Press Bureau
Indiana
Taggart
Mr. Bryan
Buehne
Mounters and Moulders
Frank B. Posey
Charlies C. Covert
Evansville
Internal Revenue
Terre Haute
John Boehne
Unprejudiced jury not found in Browne bribery trial
In Chicago on August 6 Judge Kersten adjourned the Lee O Nell Browne bribery trial after two days of voir dire failed to produce an acceptable venireman. The defense and state numerous challenges left four jurors in the box, each rejected by at least one side. Chastes W. Berner, superintendent of om, stood the best chance but was not yet accepted by both sides.
Anti clericals ready to resist gains in Spain crisis
Madrid August 6 Anti clericals rally over report Catholics dropped plan for huge protest meeting amid possible concessions from the government. King Alfonso on advice of English relatives reportedly impressed by gravity of the moment and the need not to alienate Catholics. Liberals and republicans oppose surrender as religious and governmental liberty move forward. Military movements and Basque unrest fuel fears of renewed protest.
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Madrid
Vatican
Alfonso
Ube
San Sebastian
Alfonso Lighthearted Goes Yachting at Cowes
King Alfonso of Spain arrived in Cowes to watch yacht races as guest of Sir Thomas Lipton on the Shamrock. Dispatches handed to him noted clerical actions in the Basque provinces, but he remained pleased and resumed the day’s sport with zest.
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Cowes
King Alfonso
Spain
Thomas Lipton
Saloonkeeper Freed Over Sunday Opening Directions
Patrick Hannan, saloonkeeper at Missouri and South streets, was discharged in police court for instructing his bartender not to open on Sundays. Louden, the bartender, was fined $25 and costs for serving on Sunday.
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Patrick Hannan
Missouri
South Streets
Jack Louden
Hannan
Louden
Taft Praises Tariff and Publicity Law in Interview
President Taft tells J C O Loughlin he believes the Payne Aldrich tariff was the best ever passed and that the Republican party has fulfilled pledges. He criticizes insurgents, praises the party as efficient, and supports continued control in power. He foresees anti trust and conservation actions, dislikes wool and cotton schedules, and backs the new tariff court and publicity law.
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Chicago
Taft
Republican Party
United States
Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Tariff Court
Interestate Commerce Commission
Cannon
Taft Plans Program for Congress Fourteen Topics
Early reports indicate President Taft will urge fourteen principal subjects in his coming message to Congress. Key areas include conservation, government economy, railroad finance, reform of federal civil and criminal practice, ship subsidies, employer liability and workers compensation, a centralized health bureau, and a new form of government for Alaska.
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Beverly
Masa
Taft
Congress
Railroad Stocks and Bond Commission
Aldrich
Monetary Commission
Bureau of Health
Alaska
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