Lamar makes a statement in negotiations case
Lauterbach pleaded innocence in a NE case involving negotiations. The statement emphasizes the defendant as a victim while the matter proceeds.
08 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1913
Page
1
Lauterbach pleaded innocence in a NE case involving negotiations. The statement emphasizes the defendant as a victim while the matter proceeds.
In Washington on July 8 Associated Press reports Lamar took the witness stand to explain his motive as pressuring Morgan and other interests to acknowledge Lauterbach and his stance against injustice. Lauterbach testified that he acted as an innocent intermediary in negotiations with the Morgan steel interests, denying any reward or bribery.
A weather report notes increasing cloudiness tonight and on Wednesday. No precipitation or temperatures are specified. Regions unspecified.
Lauterbach testified he could not fix visit times to Washington or confirm conferences with Lamar. He said he did not know Lamar arranged a Palmer named call to Ledyard for him and that Stone appeared to authorize representation. He denied seeking pecuniary reward from Morgan interests, claiming only a wish to regain public favor.
A heavy wind hit Monroe at 2 30 this afternoon causing damage across the city. Glass doors and windows in the business district were shattered and fences were toppled. No injuries were reported.
Militants calling themselves the Arson Squad burned down the unoccupied country house known as The Bungalow in Rivington. Sir William Lever, chairman of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, owned the mansion which housed paintings and art objects.
Lieutenant Loren Hall of the army aviation corps died instantly when his aircraft failed during a mobilization flight north of Texas City. Investigators cited a warm air current as the suspected cause as the plane plummeted from about five hundred feet. His wrecked craft and shattered remains were recovered at the scene.
Fire burned sixteen business buildings in Independence Louisiana and reached the residential area after crossing the railroad tracks. By noon damage was estimated at 100000 dollars and nearby towns sent fire apparatus to assist.
Associated Press reports from Rochester on July 8 indicate Edward Leach of New York will be elected grand exalted ruler at the Elks annual reunion. It is anticipated Denver will host the next reunion. The order totals over 408000 members.
Louisiana senators at a convention balked at backing the World’s Seventh Assembly of International Workers. They declined to promise support for the measure proposed by the Jasocratic party.
Delegates from United States and Canada exceed thousand with hundreds from Europe and other continents for the opening day of the World Seventh Sunday School Convention in Zurich. The Tonhalle hosts a grand program led by Dr George W Bailey with a 45 piece orchestra a 300 voice choir and prominent speakers.
A compact catalog of nations named in the piece including Netherlands Philippines Japan Corea China India Iceland and several South American and African countries. The passage lists diverse states without a unifying event or narrative context.
Police say Bob Milford, known as Bodiddle, is jailed for Norris death at the rear of the V., 8 & P. shops near the cemetery gate. Motive linked to robbery as Norris reportedly carried money and a rooming house victim reports loss of over $30. Norris had deposited funds at a Five Points saloon and was a frequent troublemaker on the streets.
Washington on July 8 Jno Stelton Williams assistant secretary of the treasury who represented Secretary McAdoo in closing the First Second National Bank of Pittsburg said the institution had been seriously mismanaged with the extent to be determined by the Department of Justice.
Pittsburg July 5 J M Kuhn and W S Kuhn resigned this morning as president and vice president of the Pittsburg bank for savings where a run was being directed. Other officers were chosen to take charge.
The First National Bank of McKeesport in McKeesport Pennsylvania, controlled by the Kuhns, was closed by direct order yesterday and formally closed today by the Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington July 8 A Senate lobby committee investigation exposes how graft thrives on secrecy and favors for pay. Lawyers Maxwell Evarts and others testify that public figures rely on whispers and cloaked methods, pressuring business men to use intermediaries rather than direct appeals. The piece contends public officials must be approachable, efficient, and accountable.
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