HOW CONGRESSMEN AND HIGH OFFICIALS GRAFT THE PAYROLL
Washington reports reveal congressmen and top officials using government payrolls to subsidize private expenses. wives and relatives are listed as dummy workers, with clerks and messengers serving as personal staff, carriage use, and special allowances. amid scandals, examples include a secretary’s household staff and nepotism across departments, highlighting systemic abuse in the public treasury.
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Gilson Gardner
Washington
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Treasury
Dp. Allee
Ewan
Malrbanks
Spencer
Walters
Hay
Shaw
Big Gan
Hawaii
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Albert J. Hawkins
Minois
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Grosvenor
Ohio
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Treasury Department
Brown
Sean Sade
Committee
Amra A. Hemenway
House
Communitine
Senate
Scandal over congressional clerks and expense misuse
The article details lawmakers in Congress employing relatives as clerks and secretly certifying expenditures. It cites cases across states including Indiana Minnesota New York and Granite Falls. It claims monthly allowances were drawn by members or aides without actual work, with families acting as clerks and expense charges routed through other staff.
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Europe
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Vale Stead
Granite Falls
Mion
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Ule Jowanes
Pranklin Bartlett
New York
Haurtyiett
Arrests Mank Gibson in Edin county violent clash
An article reports that Mank Gibson was arrested amid a tense clash between citizens and troops. It allege he murdered Myra, a child, near Edin and was connected to impaired local order. The text is fragmented but indicates a criminal case and public unrest.
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Mware Press Association
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Mank Gibson
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Teremies
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Myre
Edn
Wndine
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Pennsslvaia
Colby
Essex County
Hialenn
A David Arouses Against Giant Trust in Jersey
A dramatic Newark report centers on a wealthy New Jersey figure opposing the Pennsylvania Railroad’s privileges. The activist attacks corporate charters and state laws, urging reform and challenging trusts amid local politics and assembly maneuvers in Essex and Hudson counties.
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David
Giant Trust
Jersey
Great
Pennsylvania Railroad Corporation
Dersey
Volby
New Jersey
Rontmerce
Orie
Ubewehr
Ouvoferk
Beveridge The Young Man's Mentor Book Review
A spirited portrait of Senator Beveridge as a model for ambitious youths. The piece praises his career from logger to U S senator, urging fathers to give the book to their sons. It celebrates his plain speaking style, practical wisdom, and twelve vivid chapters.
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Beveridge
Plowhay
de Pauw
Plaiman
United States
Senate
Cmurade
Indiana
Ann
Indianapolis and Return Outfitters Across the City
A long list of Indianapolis merchants and stores is noted, detailing dry goods, cloaks, millinery, shoes, rugs, furniture, pianos and organs, clothing, jewelry, and related goods. Named firms include L. Ayres & Co, The Bobbs-Merrill Co, Kaufman tailor, Sander & Becker, Vonnegut Hardware, Walk & Son, Saks & Co, and many others, reflecting a bustling retail scene.
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L. & Ayres & Co
D Peries
Gerritt A. Archibald & Co
Hadger Furniture Co
D. H. Baldwin & Co
Beston & Langen
Bliss, Swain & Co
the Press
Wm. H. Block Co
the Bobbs-Merrill Co
John D. Brosnan
Feeney Furniture and Company
Albert Gall
Charles L. Hartmann
Iske Bros
Paul H. Krauss
Kahn Tailoring Co
Lilly & Stalnaker
George J. Marott
H. Lisher Go
Charles Mayer & Co
L. E. Morrison & Co
Tronks
New York
People's Outfitting Co
Rink's Cloak House
Saks & Co
the Model
the Sander & Becker Furniture Co
Star
L. Strauss & Co
the Eagle
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Julius C. Walk & Son
E. P. Wasson & Co
Divorce Decree Ends Marriage and Custody Battle
In a long local divorce case Judge San W. Bitte granted Mrs. Jiubert Newlin a decree of divorce from her husband and awarded custody of their three children. The court ordered division of property with Ms Newlin gaining control of her assets. Settlement terms were arranged by the lawyers. Both parties are remarried, and the record notes the wife is financially secure in her own right.
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Family of Naval Men Honor Died Captain at Navy Yard
A report notes the death of Capt James Russell IuifRe at the Chatham town navy yard. He was the son of the first admiral and brother of the later admiral Selfridge, part of a lineage of naval leaders amid a York parade of officers.
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Heven Helfridges
Gett J Navy Register
James Russell IuifRe
Chath Town
Women teachers flood into schools as bans break down
City officials face a clash between tradition and reform as the board of education hires more women teachers. The district explains the open city has created a need for instructors, with 33 of 4m graduates from the training school recently taking positions. The longstanding rule against married women in teaching has been violated in several cases.
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Copia
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