Beckemeyer Reveals Full Bribery Plot Details
Springfield report states Representative H J Beckemeyer plans a grand jury confession detailing the jack pot scandal. He allegedly names contributors, affected bills, money handlers, and distributors, promising a sweeping dragnet targeting listed legislators and key operatives. Burke plans to issue new subpoenas to pursue the higher ups.
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Springfield
Ill
H. J.C. Beckemeyer
Chicago
Lorimer
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Burke
Beckemeyer
Becketmeyer and Foster poised in Lorimer inquiry
Springfield reports tie between the Lorimer bribery probe and the Illinois river fish bill. Rep Beckemeyer and A M Foster prepare to testify before the grand jury, with Beckemeyer confirming a Chicago confession about a $3190 payment by fishing interests though not all funds reached the jackpot. Foster vows to detail the Lorimer election and fish bill, denying Chicago accounts.
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Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Sangemon County Grand Jury
Lorimer
H. J. C. Beckemeier
Chicago
Burke
Illinois
State Commission
Beckemeyer
A. M. Foster
Grand Jury
Cook County
Deneen
Foster
All Peoria
Herald Transcript
Rushville
Grand
Wrights May Try for the Prizes
Orville Wright says an air flight from New York to Louis or Chicago is possible and that he and his brother may enter prize contests if conditions allow. He notes they are too busy with experiments and orders to commit at the moment.
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Dayton
Ohio
New York
Louis
Chicago
Orville Wright
Newark
St. Louis
Terra Nova Sails for South Pole Route From London
The Terra Nova under Captain Robert commanded sailed from West India Docks for the south pole. A departure ceremony was abandoned due to King Edward VII death. The ship will go to New Zealand then Antarctic waters in November with the real dash starting October 1911.
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South Pole
London
Robert Commanding
West India Docks
King O- Ward
New Zealand
Antarctic
Pole
America at Last Is Aviation Mad
Aviation fever grips the nation as prizes totaling 210000 dollars draw daring pilots into a contest featuring the Wrights Paulhan and Glenn Curtiss. Leaders in aviation press await fierce competition for rich stakes and public acclaim.
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America
Aviation
Prizes Offered for Aeroplane Flights Across America and Europe
Prizes totaling 210000 dollars await in aviation contests. They include 40000 for a triangular route Indianapolis St Louis Chicago Indianapolis. 30000 New York to St Louis or reverse. 25000 New York to Chicago. 26000 New York to Washington. 10000 St Louis to Kansas City. 5000 Indianapolis to Chicago. 49000 Paris to Brussels by the Aero Club of France. 20000 Paris to Clermont Ferrand by M Michelin. plus 20000 for various smaller flights.
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America
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Chicago
Aero Clubs
New York
Vice Versa
New York World
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York Times
Chicago Post
Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
St.Louis
Kansas City
Missouri
Paris
Brussels
Aero Club of France
Clermont-Ferrand
M. Michelin
Aviation prizes soar as New York to St Louis flight lures fame
New York on June 2 reports aviation prizes totaling 210000 dollars standing or soon to be offered. Contests target long routes like New York to St Louis or Indianapolis to St Louis to Chicago totaling 1659 miles with 40000 dollar purse. Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss eye entries as Paulhan considers another American run. Washington plans a 20000 dollar purse for a metropolis to capital flight with chamber of commerce backing.
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New York
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Chicago
Bac
France
Wright Brothers
Glenn Curtiss
Albany
J. C. Mars
Clifford Harmon
C. K. Hamilton
C. F. Willard
Louce
Louis Paulhan
Farnam
London
Manchester
Paulhan
America
Frances
New York-St. Louis
Washington
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Aero Club
Eastern roads plan increase tariffs on central freight routes
Twenty two railroads in the central freight association filed new tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission raising transport charges 6 to 31 percent effective July 1. Commodities from Chicago to Indianapolis see higher rates up to 31 percent including tar oil and turpentine. La Follette’s senate resolution on restraining rate hikes was deferred with expectations he may withdraw it.
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Washington, D. C
Central Freight Association
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
West Shore
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Indianapolis
la Follette
Senate
Western Trunk Line
Sugar trust fraud exposed in sugar grading scheme
In New York on June 2, Ernest W. Gerbracht testified that the American Sugar Refining company falsified polariscopic tests to underpay growers in Cuba, Java, and India. He said the scheme spread from refinery walls to Wall Street offices, lowering grade readings to cheat both government duties and sugar merchants.
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New York
Sugar Trust
United States
Cuba
Java
India
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Company
H. O. Havemeyer
Gerbracht
Henry L. Stimson
Wall Street
Madriz Defeat Is Almost Complete
Bluefields reports from the south coast say General Lara and his Madriz army are in retreat in a rout. Lara aims for Greytown or Monkey Point with Venus likely to evacuate wounded. Estrada’s victory is not complete, with American machine gun operators praised for the final defeat.
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Bluefields
Colon
Madriz
Lara
Greytown
Monkey Point
Venus
Mother Jones in Cincinnati in Critical Condition
Mother Jones the miners' ally, ill at a Cincinnati hotel, was reported worse with doctors calling her condition critical.
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Cincinnati O
Mother Jones
Angel
Doxey on Stand Describes Morphine’s Hold in Murder Case
Mrs Dora B Doxey testified tearfully about morphine addiction affecting her life and marriage to Dr Loren B Doxey as she faces murder charges in the death of William J Erder. She claimed the drug worsened her behavior and sparked thoughts of insurance wealth while she denies conspiring to kill him with arsenic.
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ST. Louis
Dora B. Doxey
Wm J. Erder
Loren B. Doxey
Dr. Doxey
Jay
Elder
Chicago and New York game postponed by rain
Sporting Extra reports multiple American League games postponed due to rain including Chicago versus New York Detroit and Philadelphia versus Detroit also rained out. Also Cleveland Washington and Kansas City at Toledo postponed because of rain.
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Chicago
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Association
Toledo
Kansas City
Kaiser Salary Boost Moves Toward Five Million
Berlin June 2 The Prussian legislature moved toward a salary increase for the Kaiser from four million to five million dollars, practically ensuring the raise.
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Berlin
Rolls Makes First Round Trip by Seaplane Across Channel
Charles Stewart Rolls completed the first round trip seaplane crossing of the English Channel. He left Dover at 6 30 PM and reached Sangatte in 35 minutes, then returned to land at Dover at 9 05 PM. The flight, conducted in ideal conditions with clear air, captivated Dover spectators from takeoff to landing.
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Dover
English Channel
Charles Stewart Rolls
Sangatte
Rolls
Governor takes up Heiden case in Madison
Hearing set by Governor Davidson on a pardon for Fred Heiden Jr of Milwaukee former superintendent of the Milwaukee House of Correction. Heiden is serving a one year term for embezzlement and his family cites his sufficient punishment and circumstances surrounding the offense.
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Madison
Wis
Davidson
Fred Heiden Heiden, Jr
Milwaukee
Heiden
Milwaukee House of Correction
Conners Retires as New York Democratic Chairman
Wm J. Conners retires as chairman of the New York Democratic state committee and is succeeded by John A. Dix. The move ends a long conflict with Tammany Hall leader Charles F Murphy and party officials say unity promises victory in the fall.
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New York
J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
John A. Dix
Washington County
Conners
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York State
Planning Campaign on Rate Increases Announced
A new campaign is planned addressing rate hikes in a sensational charge of fighting corruption. Officials promise a series of actions and an injunction as the first move in this effort.
Broad rail tariff protest grows as protests spread
The attorney general blocked increases by 25 western trunk line associations starting this month. Shippers across the middle west face higher Chicago to St Paul tariffs, up 10 to 30 percent. The Omaha committee filed complaints only on Missouri river routes, and the AG says no action without formal complaints. Commuter fares from New England and New Jersey are expected to rise 2 to 5 dollars monthly.
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Taft
Western Traffic Association
Middle West
Omaha
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Washington, D. C
Western Trunk Line
Omaha Committee
Missouri River
Chicago
St. Paul
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
New Jersey
Marriage Without Love Denounced By Taft At Bryn Mawr
President Taft told Bryn Mawr graduates that marriage without love is nearly criminal, arguing academic education strengthens reasoning and that the home remains vital but cannot justify unloving, poverty-driven unions. He asserted dissenting from the belief that college education unfits anyone for business and stressed the home as a happiness core.
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Philadelphia
Taft
Bryn’ Mawr College
Pope Pius X Reaches 75 Amid Global Congratulation
Rome confirms Pope Pius X marks 75 today with lively celebration and a flood of clerical and diplomatic visits. He enjoys strong health and met callers in the Vatican. Pius X born Giuseppe Sarto in Riese on June 2, 1835 and elected pope August 4, 1903.
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Rome
Pope Pius X
Vatican
Pius X
Guiseppe Sarto
Riese
Standard Oil Says It Carries No Insurance On Wisconsin Property
Madison Wis June 2 Standard Oil company advised Insurance Commissioner Beedle it carries no insurance upon its large properties in Wisconsin or elsewhere The reply shows the trust prefers self insurance rather than pay high premiums for property risk
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Madison
Wis
Standard Oil Company
Beedle
Wisconsin
Mrs C C Looney Honored by I O F Supreme Representative
Mrs C C Looney of La Crosse was elected as a supreme representative by the high court of Foresters in Eau Claire Wisconsin on June 2.
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Eau Claire
Wis
C. C. Looney
la Crosse
High Court of Foresters
Black fighter Johnson accused in prizefight frame up
Governor Gillette of California denounces prize fights as fakes and criticizes public focus on boxing. He claims Johnson will lay down to favor a white winner, arguing the Jeffries Johnson bout is a money scheme. He warns whites will celebrate a supposed racially superior victory on July 4.
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J. N. Gillette
California
United Press
Jeffries- Johnson
Black
Jeffries Johnson
Johnson
Jeffries
Weather and Water Forecast for La Crosse Area
Coldest in La Crosse at 46 degrees and warmest 68 with 12 mph wind. Rainfall 0. Forecast to 7 pm Friday shows showers tonight or Friday with little temperature change. Wisconsin forecasts vary by region with showers south and possible frost in lowlands north. Minnesota mostly fair with frost in lowlands tonight. Iowa expects showers tonight and Friday.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Reed's Landing
Eee
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