Leyburn Urged to Quit Job Over Severe Revenue Report
FiIlhenney report said to be severe on the revenue collector, prompting calls for Leyburn to resign. The document cites findings against the official and outlines alleged lapses in duty.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
1
Manipulation Allegations Hit New Orleans Tax Post
Washington reports Taft may force Leyburn's resignation after Civil Service findings that he manipulated eligible lists to favor loyal appointees and allowed optical fund deductions from classified staff. Behan's fate remains undecided while McInhenny urges dismissal for Leyburn and notes mixed views on clerical aides in New Orleans federal offices.
Leyburn Resigns as Louisiana Revenue Collector Under Taft
New Orleans June 30 Edwin S Leyburn collector of internal revenue for the district of Louisiana has resigned at the direction of President Taft. He faced charges of countenancing contributions to Republican campaign funds from Civil Service employees and of manipulating eligible lists to appoint favored applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Mehenny
New Orleans
Internal Revenue
Leyburn
Enate
Rvice
Taftoes
MacVeagh
Treasury
N. Estopinal
Leyburnould
Civil Service
McIhenny
Behan
McIlhenny
Uisiana
Custom House
Post Office Clerks’ Association
Hebert
Hir
Ther
Sbisa
Daste
McVeagh
Edwin S. Leyburn
District of Louisiana
Ring Monroe Drug Store for Auto mobiles.
A brief item notes ring up at Monroe Drug Store related to automobiles with 201wk as a referenced figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring Monroe Drug Store
Taft moves to release steel trust report amid Stanley committee race
Washington tasks the public with a report by Her bert Knox Smith on the United States Steel Corporation. The Stanley committee’s findings spotlight steel, coke, coal, cement, and railroad control, noting 80 percent iron ore deposits, 70 percent rail production, and near-total influence over pricing and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Taft
Herbert Knox Smith
Antil
Stanley Committee
Stanley
Steel Corporation
Sugar Trust
Gut Throats of Children Mother Fatally Hurt
A mother was fatally hurt in a personal crisis affecting her family, with authorities reporting the incident occurred in a tense domestic situation. The case centers on the mother’s injuries and subsequent death, investigated by local police.
Thirteen Die After Roof Collapse At Waterworks Building
In Lockney Texas on June 20 a roof and wall collapse at a waterworks project killed thirteen men and injured sixty others. A heat driven tragedy in Los Angeles native Maude McCrary killed her three children aged three months three and five and then took her own life in a vacant house after visiting her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockney
Texas
Maude McCrary
Los Angeles
Cal
McCrary
R. M. Hamilton
Edward Hines testifies on Lorimer election fund
Washington reports Edward Hines the Chicago lumberman resumed testimony before the Lorimer election fund committee. His counsel seeks to prove papers show he was not in Chicago in February when Funk says Hines asked for a $10 000 contribution to reimburse the Lorimer fund. Hines admits being at the Union League Club the day Lorimer was elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward Hines
Chicago
Lorimer
Hines
Clarence S$. Funk
International Harvester Co
Union League
Funk
Reflections on Ambition and Service for the Kingdom
A sermon excerpt argues ambition inflates self, while true work in the kingdom comes through service. It cites Paul before the Praetorian Guard and Bunyan in Bedford jail as examples of patient labor revealing deeper vision of Christian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Paul
Praetorian
Bunyan
Bedford
Christian
Michel at Minden and Ruston rally rumors
John T. Michel arrives in Minden for a meet and discuss strategy amid claims of a fair Ruston rally. Ruston planners deny packing the crowd as candidates including Aswell and Sanders supporters are expected. several officials and candidates are noted as potentially attending the July Ruston meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
New Orleans
the Picayune
J. D. Barksdale
Aswell
Natchitoches
Dr. Aswell
Louisiana State Normal School
Ruston Institute
Foster
Washington
Broussard
Pujo
Sanders
Barret
Caddo
Wimberly
Bienville
Gueydon
Virmillion
John M. Parker
League Movement
Indictments Charge Wire Trust Restraint of Trade
Federal grand jury returns nine indictments for restraint of trade under Sherman Act against associations and individuals tied to the steel wire industry. Prominent defendants include Herbert L. Satterlee and Wm P. Palmer with others named across the Horse Shoe, Bare Wire, Weatherproof and Wire Magnet, Underground Power Cable, and Telephone Cable associations. Continues on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wire Trust
Amon
Herbert L. Satterlee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wm. P. Palmer
American Steel & Wire Company
United States Steel Corporation
Frank Gould
Old Dominion Tron & Nail Works Company
Wise
Clearing House
Box
Bureau of Corporations
Steel Corporation
Trenton Iron Company
Telephone Cable Association
Magnet Wire Association
Frank J. Gould
International Iron & Nail Works
Richmond
Habirshaw Wire Company
Yonkers
N. Y
Roof Collapse at Buffalo Water Works Kills Thirteen
Ten men died and seven others were seriously injured when the Buffalo water works pumping station roof and walls collapsed. The dead were buried under hundreds of tons of steel brick and mortar as workers on the roof were crushed. two injured died later in hospital and one in an ambulance, bringing total fatalities to thirteen at noon. About two hundred feet of roof gave way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Buffalo Water Works
Madrid Bomb Incident During Catholic Congress Parade
The government censored dispatches about last night’s disorders as a bomb near Callemayor street exploded during a parade closing the eucharistic congress. At least sixty were seriously injured, mostly from the crowd panic, with one arrest reported. About fifty thousand people attended, including ten thousand workers and several thousand clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Callemayor Street
Catholic Congress
Weather Flags and School News at Seashore Camp Ground
Weather displays will start at City Hall with flags showing forecast details provided by Monroe weather bureau stations. The Progressive League organized the effort with local sponsors and venues listed. Bishop Candler addressed Divinity School opening at the Seashore Camp Ground praising temperance and ministry dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Progressive League
New Orleans
Chase & Collens
Monroe Drug Company
Ouachita-Monroe Gun & Bicycle Co
Ouachita National Bank
Day and Spaugh
Monroe News-Star
Daily Independent
Parker & Speed
Ss. J. Harman & Co
Western Union Tel. Co
Union Bank & Trust Co
D. M. Stevenson
City Hall
Post Office
Monroe Grocer Co
Monroe Progressive League
Electrocution Ends Woman’s Laundry attempt in New Iberia
New Iberia La June 30 Mrs As sard Elias wife of a Syrian merchant was electrocuted yesterday while hanging out clothes on a wire clothes line which had become cross-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Iberia
Assard Elias
Gibbons Celebrates Forty Years Of Priesthood
Baltimore report notes Cardinal Gibbons marks forty years as a priest and twenty-five years as a Sacred College member with masses across the diocese. Messages from the Pope and Vatican friends join widespread American congratulatory letters. A formal, larger celebration is planned for October with Cardinal Gibbons then 77 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Signia
America
Vatican
Taft
Roosevelt
Justice White
Donlan Returns to Giants as Pinch Hitter
Mike Donlan rejoined the Giants and is serving as a pinch hitter. He expects to join the regular lineup soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Donlan
Giants
Mike
Indictments Returned Reach Prominent Figures Across Sectors
A sweeping set of indictments was announced, naming numerous prominent individuals and associations as targets of a broad law enforcement dragnet. Investigators disclosed charges across multiple sectors, signaling a wide crackdown on apparent misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAW
Democratic Primary in Kentucky Sees Heavy Anticipated Vote
Louisville June 20 The Kentucky Democratic primary ends a bitter campaign with high expected turnout. Ollie M James leads the field for U S representative after Paynter withdraws. McCreary and Adams vie for governor while contests arise for lieutenant governor auditor attorney general and other state posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Blue Grass
United States
Thomas H. Paynter
Paynter
Ollie M. James
Congress
James B. McCreary
United States Senate
William Addams
Harrison County
Agriculture, Labor and Statistics
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Leyburn
Weather Report
MR. Michel
Minden
Webster
Barksdale
John T. Michel
Webster Parish
J. P. Morgan
Frew Gould
NEW Weather Service
League
Bishop Candler
Weather Bureau
Methodist
Divinity School
Seashore Camp Ground
Candler
Dantzler
James
John
Zebedee
Christ
Rs Caer
Jibbons
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