Committee Recommends Discharges at J Department
A committee approved discharge recommendations at the J Department hearings. Details show the panel endorsing the proposed terminations and directing actions for implementation and reporting timelines.
28 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
1
A committee approved discharge recommendations at the J Department hearings. Details show the panel endorsing the proposed terminations and directing actions for implementation and reporting timelines.
A House sub-committee report clears Secretary of State Hay of misappropriating 1600 dollars tied to a Day portrait. It suggests Morrison and Michael may have handled the funds, with no prosecution due to statute limits, and notes state department finance lacks clear records of the remaining amount.
Iowa Republican Cummins sharply attacks the Senate for expected passage of the reciprocity agreement without amendments. He says senators bow to a higher power, condemns the abject spectacle, and accuses the chamber of surrendering its legislative prerogatives while the president’s position fares no better.
Bemidji Minnesota June 28 The hearing for Mayor A F Cass Lake linked to the Poposky Pied robbery was postponed to 2 pm as Assistant Attorney General Smith arrived to take charge. Dumas and his lawyers say they will force the state to prove its case and object to Dumas being held for the grand jury.
Four thousand longshoremen employed by major lines strike in sympathy with coastal seamen, stopping all shipping. Haverford crew joins, dock crews of liners walk out. Rioting erupts in Glasgow with police charges and arrests. Hull reports coast fish and provision trades tied up due to dock labor strike.
Chicago June 28. Eve lyn Arthur Lee denied immoral relations with Mon Rees and Mildred Bridges in a high profile cult case. Stephen Bridges assaulted Lee but was restrained by Police Captain Danner. Reporters testified about purification meetings and confessions, while Mary Kleinhaus was sent home for reluctance to testify. Mildred Bridges kissed her father upon entering the witness room amid push to have her testify.
Sault Ste. Marie reports Attorney Uriah McFadden notes a sympathetic letter from Justice Minister A B Aylesworth promising careful consideration to delay the execution of Angelina Napoleitana. The prisoner, convicted of murdering her husband, faces a death sentence while four children wait at home and in care, clinging to hope.
Charles W. Morse, former ice king, had his petition for a writ of habeas corpus denied by Judge Newman of the U.S. circuit court in Atlanta. Morse’s lawyer immediately gave notice of an appeal.
Secretary A. C. Gran of the Y M C A and Mrs. Gran concluded a two week northern Minnesota tour. They toured the Pioneer mine at Ely and fished along the Canadian border near Hunter's Island. The trip featured excellent fishing, magnificent scenery, and pleasant days with chilly nights.
Vincenzo Mardi and Antoinette Cottrello are held as police probe the death of Isabella Nardi, 60, who died in a house fire described as potentially deliberate. Investigators suspect Nardi used an $1.6 policy in a fraternal order to benefit her children in Italy, prompting questions of murder for money.
In Racine Wisconsin on June 28 Richard Parkinson after a dispute with his wife fired four shots at his head. One bullet lodged in his skull. He walked to the police station four blocks away and surrendered. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Mrs Edna Chinoweth Rogers wife of Fred T Rogers a Republican national committeeman and La Follette law partner died at General Hospital Madison after pneumonia following blood poisoning She was 35 and had taught at Madison high school for several years Her father Herbert W Chinoweth was a renowned Wisconsin lawyer
The Arkwright club of Boston and the New England Cotton Spinners group faced scrutiny as records showed bids to curb cotton cloth output to lift finished product prices. Edward Stanwood testified the club was social business in nature and outlined two attempted concerted actions lacking member support. He noted foreign spinners enforced curtailment contracts, but such accords are unlawful in the United States.
Charles Willis Ward of Detroit a millionaire sportsman announced a national movement to preserve America's game birds. He donated 13,000 acres in Vermillion parish Louisiana for a game preserve and seeks aid from other wealthy sportsmen to raise 5 million dollars to fund this conservation effort, while negotiating another Arkansas tract.
A girl arriving from Honolulu on the Sierra identified as Miss F Cush ing, suicide by leaping from the seventh floor of the Hotel Paisley in San Francisco. Police found a note to C K Cushing Needham Massachusetts. motive unknown.
William Klingman pleaded guilty to theft from George Healy and received a sixty day sentence in the county jail this morning.
The Henwood murder case nears its conclusion as prosecutors rest their case and defense prepares closing arguments, outlining key evidence and witness testimony from the long trial.
The Frank H. Henwood trial for the murder of George Copeland and the shooting of Sylvester Von Phul nears its end in Denver. The state seeks first degree murder or acquittal. jurors will not consider manslaughter. The court rejects a defense bid to reopen for new letters signed Mabel. Court instructions emphasize first or second degree murder or acquittal.
Chicago is rocked by a price war in the smokeless coal trade as the City Fuel Company withdraws all quotations on Pocahontas mine run coal lowering to 3.75 a ton. Dealers and operators reportedly accept losses to gain market share amid a dispute over a 1 a ton sale to the Panama Railroad at Colon effective at the mines.
A Milwaukee northbound passenger train No. 137 derailed near Bardwell Wisconsin. One person was killed and eight injured as the locomotive baggage car mail car and smoker overturned after the derailment. Fireman Joseph Hennes of Elkader Iowa died in the wreck.
In Milwaukee on June 28 the semi annual meeting of the council of North American Grain exchanges opened with talks on crop improvement. Robert Wahl of Chicago was the first speaker, addressing barley production methods.
The senate committee on census ordered a favorable report on the house reapportionment bill without amendment. The measure would set the number of representatives in the house at 433 instead of 391.
In Marion Indiana Rene Simon Rene Barrier and Captain Frisbie of the Moisant International Aviators company were jailed when the aviation meet failed to materialize. They were released after ticket holders received refunds from the local bank.
In Oroville California June 28 mob violence looms after Mrs Rumball and her brother Arthur Lewis are arrested for the murder of Helen Rumball, 13. Police say Lewis confessed the girl died from a beating administered after she failed to milk enough cows. The child was found hanging in an attic rafters with a bruised and torn face.
Washington reports reveal further contradiction in the Lorimer case as Rus Culver denies Shelley Jones's testimony about a drugged claim of a slush fund. Culver cites last contact with Hines in 1969 and disputes any discussion of Lorimer's election. Other witnesses Hugo McLean and Joan McLoud say they heard little or nothing on the matter.
Joseph B. Reichman former president of the Carnegie Trust company was convicted in New York of making a false report to the state banking department. The trial held that he manipulated company funds to hide dangerous loans. Motions to set aside the verdict were denied and Reichman was jailed at the Tombs with sentencing pending.
New York June 28. For the first time in several years John D Rockefeller president of Standard Oil was at his offices at 26 Broadway yesterday. He discussed with his attorneys the reorganization of the Standard Oil company.
New York June 28 Justice Pendleton’s court was packed for the Gambier Gambier separation trial. Harvey C Sickler, millionaire fertilizer maker allied with J P Morgan, is expected to testify about parties and visits with Mrs Gambier. Gambier took the stand as witnesses described alleged infidelities and spying.
John W. Gates remains bedridden in Paris following several minor operations for an abscess of the throat. His condition is described as serious and reports attribute the ailment to excessive smoking.
Bobby Leach of Niagara Falls Ontario made a sensational two hour barrel trip through the whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls. His steel barrel submerged most of the time left him bleeding and nearly suffocated when recovered.
Fair tonight in La Crosse and vicinity turning unsettled with showers by Thursday. Wisconsin expected to stay generally fair tonight then unsettled with showers west portion. Minnesota and Iowa hear warmer unsettled weather with showers tonight or Thursday. River level notes show St Paul at 14.1 feet, Red Wing 0.5, La Crosse at 1.8 with gradual fall expected over 26 hours.
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