Taft Exoneration Critique Over Massive Record
Frederick M. Kerby, a Ballinger office stenographer, recounts behind the scenes actions in Taft's exoneration of Ballinger. He describes withheld and misrepresented documents, Ballinger’s 1908 letter, and the Ballinger affair's impact on Taft’s scrutiny amid a lengthy seven day record review. Kerby notes his own duties, loyalty to Ballinger, and the personal stakes of his role.
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Ballinger
Congress
Wickersham
Brendeis
Garfield
Interior
James G. Massey
Massey
Don M. Carr
Carr
Oscar Lawler
Interior Department
West
Northwest
Seattle
California
Denver
Washington
Lawler
Beverly
Cbhringt Episcopal Church
Christ Church
Schwartz Dismissed Before Probers After One Question
In Washington on May 14 the Ballinger Pinchot Investigating Committee resumed and Brandeis quickly crossed H. H. Schwartz chief of the field division of the general land office. Schwartz acknowledged responsibility for Cunningham coal claims action based on the Love report and Brandeis dismissed him with a single question about a conversation with Brandeis on the May 28 1908 law opinion following Ballinger’s request for an attorney general ruling. Fred Dennett commissioner of the general land office then testified for the defense.
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Washington
Ballinger- Pinchot
Vertres
H. H. Schwartz
Chhief
Field Division
General Land Office
Schwartz
Cunningham
Ballinger
Love
Pierce
Fred Dennett
General Stand Office
Vertrees
Indiana history pageant at Shortridge high school
A Friday pageant by 40 English V students under Miss Charity Dye dramatized Indiana history from 1787 to 1840. Scenes included a 1840 political rally for William Henry Harrison and a Vincennes land conference with Tecumseh, featuring Joseph Toole as Harrison and George Speigel as Tecumseh.
World Sunday School Convention to Meet in Washington
The sixth World's Sunday School convention will bring delegates from across the globe to Washington May 19 to 24. Over 25 million people are represented in the Christian gathering with 440 nations involved. Prominent speakers include Taft and Wanamaker, with a global exhibit detailing Sunday school work and mission fields.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Mexico
W. Stecher
Boston
Taft
Bryce
John Wanamaker
F. B. Meyer
London
J. Wilbur Chapman
World’s Sunday School Association
Convention Hall
Christian Business Men of
America
District of Columbia
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Pennsylvania Avenue
R E. Diffendorfer
Young People's Missionary Movement
Heiress Seeks Location for Morgan Home Site
Colorado Springs record shows Mike Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan spent three days exploring the city as a potential site for a home for dependent children. She held confidential talks with civic leaders who discussed several locations but will not reveal details yet.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Mike Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Miss Morgan
Adair Shows ’Em Just Who He Is in House
Washington May 14 A colorful clash in the house centers on Indiana's Mr Adair who vows to prove his point by proposing a mileage cut from 10 cents to 2 cents per mile. The bill, sent to Chairman Kennedy, aims to curb federal travel costs amid Aldrich’s calls for big savings.
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Washington
House
Adair
Indiana
Missouri
Kennedy
Committee On
Aldrich
Fleet of warships for Panama Canal opening
Washington and San Francisco trade proposals to stage parallel expositions when the canal opens in 1915. Commercial bodies urge a massive mobilization from Hampton Roads to San Francisco via the canal, aiming to make Washington the Atlantic showplace rather than New Orleans. A mass meeting Tuesday will push the plan.
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Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Atlantic
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