Senator Gore Aide Testifies of $1000 Bribe Request in Indian Lands Case
Jacob L Hamon testified before the congressional investigating committee that Congressman Creager explicitly asked McMurray for $1000 during a Washington luncheon in June. Hamon claimed Creager wanted funds to influence McMurray's campaign, while Creager denied asking for money and described the meeting as political. The probe extends beyond bribery to whether agents pressured Oklahoma Indians to press for immediate sale of lands.
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M'Alester
Okla
Jacob L. Hamon
Gore
McMurray
Congressional Investigating Committee
Creager
Oklahoma
J F. McMurray
Hamon
Washington
Tis
Hannon
Congress
Burke
Clarence Douglass
Muskogee Phoenix
Douglass
Congressional Committee
Thomas P. Gore
Hartshorne
Jake L. Hamon
J. F. McMurray
Scott
George W. Scott
J. F.mcmurray
Richard c. Adams
Interior Department
Franklin Turner
Turner
Telegraph Franks All Discontinued
New York August 10 Telegraph franks and half rate certificates were called in Wednesday by the Postal and Western Union telegraph companies. Circular letters warn the firms of the new Failbond law designating telegraph companies as common carriers and prohibiting reduced rate tickets.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph
Telegraph image technique shadows and duplicates noted
The report describes how telegraph operators use shades in distant pictures to shade square numbers on a screen and create a duplicate image. This method results in a mirrored, duplicate photograph-like output from the original Rockefeller portrait study.
Taft adopts three day weekly conference rule at Beverly
President Taft will limit engagements to Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays for the rest of his Beverly stay with open days for routine work. He stays in close touch with finance and politics and plans a key talk with Yale President Hadley about chairing the stocks and bonds commission replacing the railroad valuation feature.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Kbevely
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Stocks and Bonds’ Commission
Congress
Hadley
Governor Marshall Summer Outing Amid Probes in Michigan
Governor Marshall plans a trip from Petoskey to Mackinac to hobnob with Meredith Nicholson while awaiting official business. A Monday fake Duluth trip is slated. meanwhile he met with Attorney General Bingham to discuss prosecutions of township trustees and other officers tied to deficits found by state examiners.
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Marshall
Petoskey
Mich
Mackinac
Meredith Nicholson
Duluth
Bingham
Yellowstone Park Fire Threatens Vast Burn Area
United States regulars and local rangers battle bush and forest fires in Yellowstone. About 200 troopers fought overnight to stop flames on Bell and St. Marys mountains and in the Lake Yellowstone region. Officials estimate around 200,000 acres burned with heavy expected losses and years needed for recovery.
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Livingston
Mont
United States
Yellowstone Park
Bell Mountain
St. Mary’s Mountain
Lake Yellowstone
Park
Forest Service
Missoula
Ft. Harrison
Cholera Scourge Grips Russia Amid Heat Wave
In St. Petersburg and across Russia the cholera outbreak worsens with extreme heat. Factories close, mines suspend work, rail traffic slows, and peasantry fear famine as about 100000 rural cases arise with near half fatal. City conditions grow equally dire.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Ties Between Chile and U S Grow Stronger
Valparaiso Chile August 10 Relations between the United States and Chile are described as more cordial after the reception accorded President Pedro Montt during his U S visit. Chilean press praises honors by President Taft and foresees stronger bilateral influence on Chile's political future.
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Valparaiso
Chile
United States
Pedro Montt
Montt
Taft
Boy Abandoned Nine-Year-Old Found By Humane Officer
Lester Tucker nine slept in dog kennels and chicken coops for four nights after being abandoned three weeks ago in Dayton Ohio. Humane Officer Mittendorf located him and provided a temporary home.
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Dayton
Lester Tucker
Humane
Mittendorf
Hay Remains High In Northern Indiana
The hay situation in the northern Indiana section remains unchanged with prices holding high and seemingly no change observed. Farmers report steady demand and tight supply as of August in Fort Wayne and surrounding areas.
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Indiana
FT. Wayne
Ind
Fruit Vessel and Collier Collide Off New York
The U S col ler Marcellus and the Norwegian fruit steamer Rosario di Giorgio collided as the Giorgio neared New York from Port Antonio. The di Giorgio had its bow stove in while the Marcellus was hit on the port side and a government colliery ship assisted until dawn.
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New York
U. S. Coller Marcellus
Witness sought in Licking county lynching case arrest
Newark officers in Zanesville took Marty Miller into custody as a witness before the Licking county grand jury. Five other local men are believed wanted.
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Zanesville, CO
Newark
Marty Miller
Licking County
Market Drop Looms for Hay and Grain Says Buyer View
From a farmer perspective buyers report a sharp downturn in the local market and elsewhere. Old hay supply is exhausted while heat during new hay storage worries shippers about eastern markets. Canada reports a heavy crop, adding to the unsettled outlook.
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Canada
Baseball in Heaven sermon contemplates spiritual form of games
Mattapoisett Mass August 10 Reverend C Julian Tuthill of the Congregational church preached that heaven is an evolution of this world and a Christian may love a ball game. He suggested baseball may have a place in some spiritual form in heaven.
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Mattapoisett
Mass
C. Julian Tuthill
Congregational Church
Railway clerk hopeful’s memorization drives mind to edge
Mace M Young, 28, of Kansas City attempted to memorize more than 10 000 railway stations across seven states to pass a railway mail clerk exam. For six months he studied nightly after work, then his mind grew unbalanced.
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Dippy
Kansas City
Mace M. Young
Young
Great Farming Course Planned for Indiana Schools
The Indiana Department of Public Instruction released a uniform course of study for high schools emphasizing farming subjects. Credit goes to Purdue University and university faculty for agricultural instruction including soil physics, crops judging, dairying, animal husbandry, poultry, and plant diseases, with an alternate English course suggested by educators.
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Department of Public Instruction
Supt
Robert J. Aler
W. E. Stone
George Roberts
Department of Education
Purdue University
State Board of Education
High School Commissioned Requirements Documented
The text notes that requirements for commissioned high schools are now listed more clearly this year but show little change from prior demands, indicating a formalization rather than a shift in standards.
Mosquito Injects Poison Into Doctor in Newark Autopsy
Dr. James D. Ford of Newark narrowly survived after a mosquito bite during an autopsy at the Newark City Hospital. Specialists say the insect carried poisons from the cadaver into his bloodstream.
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Newark
N. J
Newark City Hospital
James D. Ford
Elevator plunge kills Schreck and 14 year old in Chicago
In Chicago on Wednesday Joseph Schreck was killed and 14 year old Elsie Annan fatally injured when they plunged down an elevator shaft at the McLaughlin commission house. Police say it was death by own action pact. Employees report they were playing and slipped.
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Chicago
Joseph Schreck
Elsie Annan
McLaughlin Commission House
Excursionists Put Off Near Castle Island
In Bellingham Washington on August 10 a land navigation steamer named Chippewa, carrying 800 excursionists from Spring Branch to Victoria, is reported near Castle Island in the San Juan Strait. The passengers are ashore and camping on the beach.
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Bellingham
Wash
Tr Inland Navigation
Chippewa
Victoria
Sore
Castle Island
Strait of San Juan del Fuca
Beac
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