Colquitt Seeks Higher Prohibition Fraud Probers
Governor Colquitt urged the legislature to raise election law enforcement funding to 27500 and offer a 59 reward for poll tax fraud. Cullen F Thomas and William K E Hawkins were named as special prosecutors for the senate committee probing alleged statewide prohibition election frauds. The senate approved the increased allocation. the house backed the probe with 86 to 48. Committee members include Representatives Nichols Curreton Powell Brown Savage Williams and Bagby.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Cullen F. Thomas
William KE. Hawkins
Dallas
Senate Committee
House Committee
Colquitt
House
Cohamittee
Nichols
Cnurreton
Powell
Brown
Savage
Williams
Bagby
Houston Police Begin Citywide Clean Up of Negroes
By Associated Press. Houston August. Police launched a vigorous clean up of African Americans in the city following the fatal shooting of Policeman John H. Cain and other attacks on officers. The claim is made that the city is full of worthless negroes unable to respond to calls for cotton pickers in this region.
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Houston
John H. Cain
Wool tariff bill sent to conference committee
Washington August 5 Senators La Follette and Underwood failed to agree on the wool tariff revision bill and forwarded it to the full conference committee of the house and senate for consideration.
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Washington
la Follette
Underwood
House
Senate
Militia Pursues Bootlegger After Beebe City Marshal Slaying
Arkansas militia, about sixty men under Captain Crowdford, search near Beebe for Tom Choate who killed City Marshal A. J. Mercing amid an officer arrest warrant for bootlegging. The sheriff sought help and Governor ordered troops to the scene.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas Militia
Crowdford
Beebe
Tom Choate
A. J. Mercing
Mercing
Choate
Disapproved Helm Bill Causes War Dept Setback
Washington report states the war department disapproved Helm of Kentucky and his committee’s plan to tax Cuba to fund the second intervention. Secretary Knox letters show the president fears Cuba’s treasury cannot bear the demands, dimming Helm measure prospects.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Helm
Democrat
Kentucky
Committee
the War Department
United States
Cuba
Knox
Maine Disgusted With Prohibition Moves to Repeal
Maine voters face a September election to decide whether statewide constitutional prohibition, in force since 1854, shall stay or be removed. The campaign pits organized prohibitionists led by Mrs J L M Stevens against the Maine Non Partisan Local Self Government League, amid intense nationwide and international attention.
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Augusta
State of
Maine
Commonwealth
Friends of Prohibition
Maine Sunday School Association
Prohibition
JL. M. N. Stevens
Portland
United States
Europe
League
Roosevelt Answers Steel Trust Inquiry On Tennessee Coal and Iron
Former President Roosevelt testified before a congressional inquiry about the 1907 absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron by United States Steel. He said Frick and Gary proposed the takeover to avert a banking panic and that he acted promptly as president to support the plan, believing it best for the country.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Col. Roosevelt
Frick and Gary
United States Company
Tennessee
Stock Exchange
Copper mine operator Col W C Greene dies at 60
Naco Arizona reports the death of Col W C Greene a millionaire copper mine operator who succumbed today to acute pneumonia at age sixty.
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Naco, Ariz
W. C. Greene
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