Kohler's double now sought in Cleveland probe
Attorney W. R. Boyd, chief Kohler’s counsel, opened an investigation into a man who posed as Kohler in the Cleveland tenderloin and all night grill rooms. The imposter, once head of a Cleveland manufacturing firm, later worked as a Toledo machinery salesman and reportedly continued visiting the city after Kohler’s removal.
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Cleveland
Ohio
W. R. Boyd
Kohler
Civil Service Board
Boyd
Toledo
Pessimist Sees Spring As House Cleaning and Storm
A pessimistic view links spring to chores such as house cleaning and sas safras tea, noting the equinoctial storm on the horizon as the season’s defining event.
Railroads bluff over retrenchment after rate suits
Washington officials of the Interstate Commerce Commission believe railroad presidents are bluffing about cutting expenditures and laying off workers after government suits over rate increases. Most lines report higher gross earnings for the current year, with several also noting declines in net earnings due to heavy spending on permanent improvements.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
College Men Can Play on Paid Teams
In Champaign Illinois on June 6 the faculty committee of the Western Intercollegiate Conference athletic association decided that students may play baseball on professional battery teams as long as the students themselves do not receive pay.
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Champaign
Ill
Western Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association
Illinois
Purdue
Indiana
Northwestern
Minnesota
Ilona
Wisconsin
Chicago
Expensive Taste Phrase Is Quoted By Buffalo Express
A Buffalo Express snippet records a witty exchange about a beggar and a plutocrat. The man inside questions the beggar’s self description while the beggar boasts he never asks for anything but cold meat, then walks away.
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Buffalo Express
Persuasive Selling Ideals emphasized by a salesman
A quotation speaks to the mindset of an effective salesman who aims to influence others to desire what he seeks. It highlights persuasive power and strategic appeal as key traits in salesmanship.
Bancroft Named Permanent Chairman of Taft Convention
Levi H. Bancroft of Richland Center will be the permanent chairman of the Taft Republican convention opening at the Auditorium Wednesday. The 50 year old Wisconsin native has served as district attorney county judge and city attorney of Richland Center and was assistant attorney general from 1902 to 1904. He was speaker of the assembly and a leading figure in railroad and tax reform efforts in Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Levi H. Bancroft
Richland Center
Wisconsin
Richland County
Forest Laboratory Dedication Highlighted by Graves
Madison June 6 Chief Forester Henry S Graves spoke at the dedication of the new United States Forest Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin. He outlined goals to study efficient use of forest products as part of national conservation efforts praising Pinchot and urging ongoing government and university collaboration.
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Madison
Wis
Henrys. Graves
United States Forest Laboratory
University of Wisconsin
Pinchot
Forest Service
Graves
Gifford Pinchot
University President Van Hise Arrested for Auto Speeding
Madison Wisconsin June 6 President Charles R Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin was arrested on speeding charges after a night police officer clocked him with a stopwatch Janet Van Hise admitted the charge and was fined ten dollars and costs The president asserted he had not ridden in a car all week and the car lacked a speedometer.
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Madison
Wis
Charles R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Shaughnessy
van Hise
Janet van Hise
Kills Himself as Officer Waits in Baraboo Case
Clyde Hill, 27, faced with a warrant for stealing $150 and two diamond rings from his cousin, shot himself in his room as police waited below. A Port land telegram had requested his arrest. officer Butterfield found him at his widowed mother's home.
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Baraboo
Wis
Clyde Hill
Portland
Ore
Hill
Butterfield
Three Injured In Auto Wreck Near Chippewa Falls
Three men were injured when a touring car skidded and turned turtle four miles north of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. The injured are Gilbert McDonough of Eau Claire president of the McDonough Manufacturing Company with hip crushed and internal injuries James Allen of Fan Claire president of the Allen Music Company with a cut on the head and Fred Engen of Eau Claire with a broken arm and bruises.
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Chippewa Fall
Wis
Gilbert McDonough
Eau Claire
McDonough Manufacturing Company
James Allen
Fan Claire
Allen Music Company
Fred Engen
Missouri moves to oust the beef trust
Missouri Attorney General Elliott W. Major announced plans to file quo warranto proceedings within a month to oust the beef trust from the state. He charges the organization with violating Missouri anti trust laws and seeks to remove it from the market.
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ST. Louis
Beef Trust
Iowa primaries set big tests for progressive in 1912
In Des Moines Iowa voters face three key questions at the statewide primary. Will Dolliver and Cummins back progressive nominees for Congress, will Warren Garst oppose Gov. Carroll as a progressive challenger, and which faction will control the state convention on August 6. Across districts hard fights split parties with incumbents facing strong challenges and progressive foes pushing to shape the party platform and future delegates. Dems field three gubernatorial hopefuls with Basher and Porter as leading contenders.
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Des Moines
Dolliver
Cummins
Congress
Warren Garst
B. F. Carroll
Patter
Iowa
Carroll
Washington
Walter I. Smith
W. H. Byers
J. A. T. Hull
S. F. Prouty
Hull
Hepburn
John Darrah
H. M. Towner
S. M. Brookhart
Kennedy
S. F. Basher
Waterloo
Claude Porter
Centerville
Oregon mill toils 33 days on single cedar log
In Portland an Oregon shingle mill completed a 33 day run on one cedar log 11 feet 10 inches across at the base and 60 feet long. Saws split the log into bolts for shingles with dynamite aiding in cutting. 141000 shingles were produced with minimal waste. The cedar grew in Tillamook County forests noted for dense fir spruce and cedar.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Tillamook County
Easy Way to Clean Pots and Pans with Gold Dust
Simple kitchen tip shows soaking dishes in water and Gold Dust washing powder. Use one tablespoon per gallon of water, soak, then wash with fresh suds. For stubborn food, employ pot rings to remove residue.
Taft Faces Choice Over Garfield Man for Mine Bureau
The Ballinger Pinchot clash widens as a Senate petition backs John A. Holmes for head of the new Bureau of Mines. Opponents include Ballinger Geo Otis Smith Tawney and Speaker Cannon. Holmes is a Garfield ally and longtime mining techologist of the geological survey. The president must choose between majority pressure and Ballinger faction interests.
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Washington, D. C
Ballinger-Pinchot
Taft
Bureau of Mines
John A. Holmes
Ballinger
Geo. Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Holmes
Garfield
Ringsters
Uncle Sam Protection Amid Unconfirmed Nicaragua Capture
The State Department has no official word on the capture of Col. William Pittman by Madrid forces in Nicaragua. Upon receiving newspaper dispatches, officials began preparations for a formal response and verification.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Wm. Pittman
Madrid
Nica-ragua
Warning to Prevent Executions Over Cannon and Grace Deaths
A message warns Madriz to ensure no American is executed and to prevent a repetition of the Cannon and Grace death circumstances. Col. William Pittman of Boston was seized while laying mines near the customs house and is reported badly wounded. He has been ordered tried at once by court martial and may face execution.
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Madriz
Cannon
Grace
Col
Wm. Pittman
Boston
Customs House
Union to Let Mines Go to Ruin Across Illinois
Illinois mine workers union set Saturday as the day for four engineers and pump men to quit work in mines statewide. The strike aims to flood properties and cause ruin, a first in years for such a broad pump and engineer walkout during a dispute. Operators denounce the move while engineers consider breaking away to rejoin their old union.
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Springfield
Ill
The
Mine Workers’ Union
Illinois
Union of Engineers and Pumpmen
You cannot really love men unless you make it possible
A terse reflection on love and daily living suggests true affection for men arises only when practical arrangements enable harmony and coexistence. The statement emphasizes effort, compromise, and shared responsibility in relationships.
Pope Pays Tribute to Roosevelt in Rome
In Rome on June 6 the Pope received officers and sailors of the U S cruiser New York. After blessing them he asked their ages and said they should be inspired by the humanitarian sentiments of the great pacifier Roosevelt. The Pope believed such inspiration would guarantee peace.
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Kraus & Koken Co
Lowe Brothers
Rome
Col
Roosevelt
Vatican
U States
New York
Conservation and Statehood Move Highlight Senate Agenda
Washington news reports conservation bills as the next Senate priority pending nine measures submitted to the president. Senator Beveridge leads the territories committee and plans statehood for New Mexico and Arizona after a railroad bill, though conservation may take precedence on the agenda.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Beverie
Ind
Territories
Arizona
Beveridge
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