Glavis Reveals Ballinger Role in Alaska Coal Controversy
The Collier's piece by L. R. Glavis charges Secretary Ballinger and subordinates with protecting capitalists in fraudulent entries for Alaska coal lands, a crucial supply source. Roosevelt and Pinchot supported Glavis's pursuit, but he is removed from office amid accusations of insubordination.
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Glavis
Collier's
L. R. Glavis
General Land Office
Ballinger
Taft
Alaska
United States
Coly. Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger Controversy Stirs After Removal Letter
A cabinet dispute surfaces as Secretaries cite an unfair removal and a president’s letter accusing withheld information. The speaker argues no injustice to superiors and highlights a potential public effort to salvage coal lands from fraudulent claims.
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United States
Ballinger
Letter introduces L S Gravis on land fraud concerns
Charles W Cobb writes Francis J Heney and Senator La Follette about Gravis, former Portland and current Seattle land office chief, warning of a Guggenheim led scheme to seize Alaska coal lands and urging action to expose and prevent fraud, even risking Gravis resignation if needed.
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Robert M. la Follette
Washington
D. C
L. S. Gravis
General Land Office
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
Gravis
Roosevelt
Guggenheim
Alaska
Ballinger denounces Glavis article as false and unfounded
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger told United Press the Glavis story in Collier’s is a tissue of falsehoods. He says the president fully vindicated officials after reviewing the Interior files, and he will make no further statement at present.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
Ballingers
United Press
R. L. Gravis
Ballinger
Collier's
Grand River Canyon
Colorado
South Platte River
Continental Divide
United States
General Land Office
Glavis
Taft Declines Comment On Collier's Whitewashing Article
President Taft received the Collier's piece The Whitewashing of Ballinger and was asked for an opinion. He declined to comment in any form.
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Taft
Wilmington
N. C
Collier's
Ballinger
Alaska Coal Lands Kept From Entry Under Roosevelt Action
The author argues Alaska coal lands totaling about 101000 acres are vital national resources. Private monopolies threaten the nation, and the land law aims to prevent speculation by limiting claim size and requiring personal, usable entry. The Supreme Court forbids dummy entries or pre‑entry consolidation.
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Alaska
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the
United States
Big Four Defaulter Warriner Faces Massive Shortage
Cincinnati report outlines C L Warriner stealing 642000 from the Big Four rail road. He remains free on a 20000 bond with high level railroad consent. Shortage exceeds one percent of the railroad's bonded debt and looms as the era’s financial mystery.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
C. L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Warriner
Big Four
Rairoad
Albert Harris
New York Central Lines
Alaska Claims and Ballinger in Haunting Controversy
The narrative accuses Secretary Ballinger of pressuring the land office to patent fraudulent Alaska claims while opposing investigation. It cites Ballinger’s later roles and Attorney General Wickersham’s reversal. A spring 1969 push for swift trials and a postponement is alleged, with dismissal for insubordination after reporting to Presidents Taft.
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Cunningham Group
Land Office
Cunningham
Ballinger
Congress
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Wickersham
Department of Agriculture
Taft
Alaska Coal Claims Fraud Allegations Documented
The report notes early warnings of possible fraud in Alaska coal claims. Special Agent H K Love identified concerns in October 1905, and in June 1907 Horace T Jones was assigned to a full investigation by Fred Dennett. Jones later prepared a preliminary report under Ballinger's instruction.
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Cunningham
Land Office
Alaska
H. K. Love
Horace T Jones
Fred Dennett
General Land Office
Jones
Citizens Fear Indian Attack on Hazelton Town
Vancouver B C Nov 9 Advices from Hazelton say residents fear a Kispiox Indian attack and are building barricades and crude fortifications in anticipation. The warning follows last Friday’s Hazleton police raid in which eight Indians were captured and imprisoned there.
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Vancouver
B. C
Hazelton
Hazleton
New Cardinal A Guess Rome
Reports differ but Vatican authority says next consistory will not occur before December. Predictions on the cardinal count are guesses. It is certain Mgr. Mendez Bello will be made patriarch of Lisbon.
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Rome
Vatican
Mgr. Mendez Bello
Lisbon
JENGLER NAMES BIG COMMITTEE TO GATHER FUNDS
President John Dengler of the board of trade announced the appointment of a large committee to solicit subscriptions to the stock of a One Hundred Thousand Dollar Industrial Corporation to be formed for building factories in La Crosse. E M Wing, Wm Doerflinger, F W Sisson, A H Schubert, S Van Auren named. All signified willingness to serve. a meeting to outline solicitation plans will be held promptly. Substantial subscriptions have already been volunteered.
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John Dengler
Board of Trade
Ekern Reappointed Deputy Insurance Commissioner and Appointments
Madison Wisconsin November 9 special report states State Game Warden Rickeman has named 14 deputies for one month including D H Kennedy Superior D W Babcock Augusta J T Johnson Centuria and H C Reidmann Thorp Ekern is reappointed deputy insurance commissioner Beedle also confirms Ekern in the post Speaker Bancroft presses for a special session to end wrangling and convene committees.
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Madison
Wis
E. W. Gautsch
Rickeman
D. H. Kennedy
Superior
D. W. Babcock
Augusta
J. T. Johnson
Centuria
H. C. Reidmann
Thorp
Ekern
Beedle
Bancroft
John Thornbury Injured in Station Accident
John Thornbury former resident of the city slipped from a station platform in Dakota while hurrying to a train. He fell eight feet landing on his hands suffering broken fingers a broken wrist and a broken forearm. He is recovering at his home 711 South Ninth Street Minneapolis. A F Reitzel recently returned from Minneapolis where he visited Mr Thornbury.
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Smith Creek
Sparta
W. G. Williams
Monroe County Bank
George B. Dunn
George Herbst
Herbst Dry Goods Company
John J. Esch
S. C. Letson
Sparta Furniture House
Williams
Mr. Dunn
la Crosse
Smith's Creek
Herbst
Wm. Hurtgen
Holway
St. Francis Hospital
Smedahl
Christianson
Gunderson
Dakota
John Thornbury
South Ninth Street
Minneapolis
A. F. Reitzel
Mr. Thornbury
Woman Charged With Extortion At Parisian Court Scene
Mrs. Genevieve Chandler Phipps testified in criminal court against Mrs. Allen F. Read who is charged with attempting to extort $20,000 by threatening to blow Phipps' daughter to bits with a dynamite lamb. The courtroom resembled a first night at a society play.
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Genevieve Chandler Phipps
Allen F. Read
Spectators Attend Ball Games Across Nation
In the season just closed $3,000,000 was paid in salaries to the 7,340 players under the National Baseball association and 30,006,000 persons witnessed the games of 257 teams. The National association excludes the major leagues.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Baseball Association
National Association
Woman Shrieks and Asks for Mercy in Steinheil Trial
Paris report details shifting testimony in Mme Marguerite Steinheil murder case as journalists testify that she begged to be killed and that her cook Mariette Wolf may be implicated. Judge presses defense amid claims of torture and robbery motive.
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Paris
Mme
Marguerite Steinheil
Mariette
Steinheil
M. Barby
Mme. Steinerheil
Barbey
Mariette Wolf
Mme. Steinheil
de Valles
Mme. Steinsheil
Mme. Charbrier
Baroy
Mm. Steinheil
Weather and Water Report for La Crosse Area
The section notes La Crosse at 30 degrees coolest and 48 warmest with a 4 mph wind. Wisconsin forecasts call for partly cloudy skies with unsettled conditions overnight into Wednesday and rising temperatures. Minnesota and Iowa follow similar partly cloudy, warmer patterns with possible unsettled periods. The river is forecast to rise slightly with a small rise in stage and a fall in tide noted.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Richard A. Ballinger
Francis J. Heney
Theodore Roosevelt
San Francisco
State Knox
Patrick Calhoun
Ballanger
Interior Department
L. R. Gravis
Charles W. Cobb
Law Offices
Franklin St
Hene
MR. Ballinger
Lic
George W. Wickersham
Steal A
Myst
Risustangle
Smith Bridge
Frank Pierce
Jengler
New Industrial Corporation
Herman Ekerr
Insurance
Whitehall
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