Tillman Defense Sparks Senate Feud Over Land Deals
Senator Benjamin Tillman faced President Roosevelt in a tense Senate session on January 11. Tillman denied using his official position for private gain and rejected charges of false statements about western land transactions. The clash highlighted a dramatic confrontation between the executive and legislative branches over land policy and personal honor.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Benjamin R. Tillman
Roosevelt
House appoints panel to probe secret service spending
Speaker Cannon announced the committee to investigate government secret service expenditures. Members named include Olmstead Curri Young Brantley and Bowers along with party affiliations Rep Olmstead Pa Rep Curri N H Rep Young Mich Dem Brantley Ga and Dem Bowers Miss.
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Cannon
Olmstead
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N. H
Young
Mich
Brantley
Dem
Bowers
Senator Attacks President As Secret Service Papers Stolen
The South Carolina senators accused the president of malice and cowardice and charged law violations in secret service use. They claimed important papers related to the case were stolen from a desk at the Capitol, possibly by secret service sleuths. The senator also attacked policies allowing steel interests to absorb Tennessee Coal and Iron.
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South Carolna
Senate
Secret Service
United States
Capitol
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Senate names inquisitors on steel absorption question
Senators Clark of Wyoming Dillingham of Vermont Kittredge of South Dakota Culberson of Texas and Overman of North Carolina were appointed a sub committee of the senate judiciary committee to consider if the president had authority to permit the absorption by the steel corporation of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company.
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Senate
Washington
Clark
Wyoming
Dillingham
Vermont
Kittredge
South Dakota
Culberson
Texas
Overman
North Carolina
Judiciary Committee
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Senator Denies Land Purchases Amid Senate Inquiry
The article details Senator Tillman’s defense during a probe into land deals, noting his claim he bought no lands and that his use of the word undertaken was pivotal. He faced scrutiny over private life versus public conduct and admitted possible disingenuous wording while denying any deceit or illegal acts.
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Harriman
Ben Tillman
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Gallery Rush Attracts Large Crowd For Tillman Speech
A huge crowd crowded the Senate galleries as Senator Tillman denounced the president in defense of his name. Early arrivals included elderly women knitting while awaiting the talk. By 10:30 a.m. all seats were taken except the president’s front bench. Women were hurt in the crush at gallery doors as crowds surged to gain admission by card.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Tillman
Preacher Carmichael Confesses Murder Then Ends Life
A troubled Rev J H Carmichael left a detailed letter confessing the murder of Gideon Browning at Battle Run Michigan. He killed Browning with a hatchet, dismembered the body, disposed of parts in a church store, fled to Chicago, and later died by his own hand in Carthage. Authorities traced him to Chicago and Keokuk as they pursued the case.
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Gideon Browning
Battle Run
Mich
J. H. Carmichael
Browning
Carmichael
Chicago
Eli Baker
Detroit
John H. Carmichael
Keokuk
Baker
Tillman land probe to be Senate investigated
The senate will fully investigate Senator Tillman's land transaction in Oregon. Culberson Baker and Clay are in conference to decide the form of the resolution, whether by a special committee or the appropriations committee with the secret service. A specific report will be made.
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Washington
Oregon
Senate
Culberson
Baker
Clay
Appropriations Committee
Tillman Defends Senate Role In President's Letter Controversy
Senator Tillman takes the floor as the senate opens amid crowded corridors and police blocks. He frames the chamber as a court and asks that the president's letter to Senator Hale be printed in the record with verbatim punctuation. He notes the president is “adept at advertising” as he delivers his prepared remarks.
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Tillman
Fairbanks
Senate
Culberson
Hale
Four French murderers guillotined amid crowds in Bethune
At Bethune in France Abel and Auguste Pollet Conut Vro mant and Theophile Deroo were executed by guillotine after being convicted of eighteen murders and 118 robberies. The crowd cheered as the blade fell marking France's first legal executions in three years and a victory over President Fallieres' stance.
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Bethune
France
Abel
Auguste Pollet
Conut Vromant
Theophile Deroo
Fallieres
Both Sides Rest in Thornton Jenkins Hains Trial
At noon today both sides rested in the Thornton Jenkins Hains murder trial. Justice Crane ordered the case to reach the jury by Thursday noon and set one day for each side to present closing arguments. If Darrin finishes first, an adjournment until Thursday is anticipated.
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T. Jenkins Hains
Flushing L. L
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Justice Crane
John E. McIntyre
Hains
Irah G. Darrin
Darrin
Crane
Russian Novel Sparked Tragedy as Woman Kills Friend
In Chicago a Russian novelist Anna Rubinwitch wounded Bertha Yablowsky then died by suicide after a jealous dispute over Henry Kamenelsky. Bertha survives but mourns the loss of her friend. The note to police claims control and love were the motive as the young man came between them.
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Chicago
Anna Rubinwitch
Bertha Yablowsky
Henry Kamenelsky
Senate caps Tokio exposition costs for Loomis and staff
The senate approved a bill capping all Tokio exposition expenses at 1000 dollars for Commissioner General Francis B. Loomis through 1914, with Loomis to receive 8000 dollars later. Two other commissioners are set at 5000 dollars each and the secretary at 5000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Tokio Exposition
Francis B. Loomis
Navy Constructor Evans Reconciliation Reported
San Francisco dispatch says divorce proceedings between Naval Constructor Holden A. Evans and his wife are not discontinued, but a reconciliation is reported. Evans reportedly forgave his wife for the sake of their three children, including Dollie who christened the collier Prometheus designed by her father.
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San Francisco
Naval
Holden A. Evans
Evans
Dollie
Lynching of 14-year-old Edna Moody’s attacker in Poplarville
In Poplarville Mississippi on January 11 a mob stormed the jail and swung Pink Willis a young negro to a tree after he attempted to assault Edna Moody a 14 year old girl. The sheriff had warned against mob action but the crowd carried out swift punishment.
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Poplarville
Miss
Edna Moody
Pink’’ Willis
Willis
Victoria Cross Hero Lands In Jail
John Ellison, holder of a Victoria cross for rescuing 150 bodies from an Australia coast shipwreck, is jailed in Los Angeles on a larceny charge. He blames liquor for his downfall.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John Ellison
Australia
Ellison
Taft Electors Choose Messenger in Wisconsin Vote
Wisconsin electors meet in Madison and cast their slate for William H. Taft. Florian Lampert of Oshkosh is chosen messenger to carry the vote to Washington, with Dengler and Brumder not serving as messengers. The pay is $2.50 daily and 10 cents per mile. Debate swirls over speakership and clerkships as factions maneuver toward a settlement to block George Scott's La Follette-aligned bid.
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Wis
Wisconsin
William H. Taft
John Dengler
la Crosse
William C. Brusbder
Milwaukee
Washington
Florian Lampert
Oshkosh
Wm. C. Brumder
Eeee
Bancroft
Scott
Senator Blaine
Boscobel
Avenue Hotel
L. H. Bancroft
Richland Center
M. J. Cleary
Blanchardville
George Scott
Barron County
la Follette
Wallace Ingalls
Racine
James E. Thomas
Waukesha
L. W. Ledvina
C. E. Estabrook
Edward W. Leroy
Taft favored Spooner for secretary of state
Washington reports Taft preferred Wisconsin’s ex Senator John C Spooner for secretary of state. Spooner declined medical reason and Taft then offered to Senator Knox. Upham seeks a diplomatic plum or department post while Upham is not a cabinet candidate. Fulton valuation bill advances in Senate interstate commerce committee.
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John J. Hannan
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
New York
Washington
Tim Woodruff
Taft
John C. Spooner
Senate
Spooner
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Knox
Upham
William H. Upham
Committee On Interstate Commerce
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Labor leaders face jail sentences at AFL conference
Washington January 11 The AFL executive council discussed prison terms for President Gompers Secretary Morrison and former Vice President John Mitchell. A resolution to send the council's stance to all unions urged silence until the Supreme Court rules and called for anti injunction legislation if the ruling is adverse.
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Washington
Gompers
Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Kansas and Missouri inaugurations mark party shifts
In Topeka W R Stubbs was inaugurated governor of Kansas. In Jefferson City Missouri Herbert S Hadley was inaugurated as governor, the first Republican to hold the office there in forty years, following his rise from attorney general and notable trust battle.
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Topeka
Kansas
W. R. Stubbs
Prince of the Square Deal
Jefferson City
Missouri
Herbert S. Hadley
Standard Oil Trust
Hadley
Power Into Winona Harnesses Hatfield Plant
Hatfield power was turned over to Winona last night and is now used for all light and power purposes including the street railway company, replacing the old plant as the source of energy.
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Winona
Hatfield
Street Railway Company
Weather Forecast Coldest in West Wisconsin and Minnesota
Coldest at La Crosse since Sunday 7 p m with 10 below and warmest 8 above. Wind 7 a m at 6 mph, trace precipitation. Duluth 2 below and Winnipeg 46 below. Wisconsin fair tonight and Tuesday. temperatures rising Tuesday. Minnesota fair tonight and Tuesday, north portion tonight rising. Iowa fair tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures.
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