Hines Testifies on Lorimer Election Ties in 1909
Edward Hines of Chicago told the Lorimer inquiry how Aldrich and Penrose pressed for Lorimer's Illinois Senate seat in 1909. He described talks about White House support, administration pressure, and his mission to advocate Lorimer, while Funk proposed money for Lorimer's election. Hines recounts his rise from office boy to lumber magnate.
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Washington, D. C
Edward Hines
Chicago
Lorimer
Senate
Lorimer Committee
U. S. Senate
Aldrich
Penrose
Illinois
Taft
Hines
Congress
White House
Springfield
Hopkins
Boutell
Madden
Kenyon
Senator Aldrich
Hollinois
Congressman Lorimer
Kern
Gov. Deneen
el Ct
Funk
Clarence S. Funk
Union League Club
Washington
Edward Hines Lumber Company
Seamen Unions Win One Victory at Liverpool Berth Quiet
The Cunard Steamship company agreed to recognize all seamen unions including the dockers organization. Strikers begin returning to work as Zeeland of the Red Star line cannot berth at Liverpool due to shore gang strike. Passengers landings occur via tender from the vessel.
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Liverpool
Eng
Cunard Steamship Company
Zeeland
Red Star Line
New York
Mersy
Engineers in Closed Session at Galesburg Meet
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held a closed session in Galesburg at 9:30. Delegates were taken to Knoxville for a picnic, with a tug of war between western and eastern engineers planned. Grand Chief Engineer Stone says no public business was transacted. Guest of honor is P. H. Morrissey, former head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
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Galesburg
Ill
Brotherhood of Locomotive’ Engineers
Knoxville
Mississippi River
Stone
P. H. Morrissey
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
American Railway Employes and Investors’ Association
American Embassy Protest Over Tyumen Fur Fair Jews
The American embassy in St. Petersburg announced representations to the Russian government on June 29 regarding American Jewish buyers at the Tyumen fur fair. Orders were issued to Tyumen authorities to not exclude Jews from the fair until the central government decides.
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St. Petersburg
Tyumen
Kansan replies to Earl’s attack on Roosevelt
Washington June 29. Kansas Rep Madison defends Roosevelt against charges he did not prosecute the sugar trust. Philadelphia’s George H Earl Jr testifies Roosevelt relied on Attorney General Bonaparte for advice and shows no improper motive. Earl recalls Roosevelt discussing the sugar trust and tariff.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Sugar Trust
House Sugar Committee
George H. Earl
Philadelphia
Representative Madison
Kansas
Bonaparte
Theodore Roosevelt
George H. Earl, Jr
House Sugar Trust Investigation Committee
Mr. Earl
Earl
American Sugar Refining Company
Real Estate Trust Company
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Hardwick
Heat Records Fall As Sioux City Hits 101 Degrees
Sioux City Iowa reports a new high for the season as the temperature reaches 101 degrees. South Dakota dispatches indicate widespread rains overnight with central areas receiving over an inch of rainfall.
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Sioux City
South Dakota
Hines Testimony Links Lorimer and Deep Waterway Plan
The hearings reveal Edward Hines owning 61 62 percent of the Hines lumber firm and his ties to banks. He cites his boats on the Great Lakes and the Lakes to Gulf Deep Waterway project Lorimer supported. He notes Harvester opposed river deepening and recalls telegrams about Bartlett for senator.
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Mr. Hines
Edward Hines Lumber Company
Lorimer
Hines
Senator Lorimer
Great Lakes
International Harvester Company
Chicago
the Harvester Company
Bartlett
Congress
A. C. Bartlett
U. S
Penrose
Illinois
Boutell
Madden
Senator Jones
Tilden
Democratic Party
Edward Tilden
Senate Lorimer Committee
Senate
Mr. Tilden
Sena
Youth in Jail on Serious Charge
Jonas Graber was arrested in Iowa City and placed in the local jail after an alleged attempt to break into Miss Barbara Brenneman’s room. Graber claims the farmer locked his daughter in her room and she asked him to release her, while he admits only turning the door knob.
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Iowa City
Barbara Brenneman
Jonas Graber
Graber
Durbar Visitors to Need a Full Purse
Washington reports that visitors to the Delhi coronation Durbar for King George and Queen Mary in December must budget between ten and twenty two dollars per day for tent lodging or twenty nine to thirty nine dollars for built accommodations. Reservations require at least twenty days and a two third prepayment before August 1. The official plan includes 400 visitors with additional self provide camps at a nominal fee.
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Washington
D. C
Delhi
India
George
Queen Mary
See Trial Update Reveals Handwriting Link to Book of Truth
The state rested in the See trial after Denise Herenden and handwriting expert James J. Ennis testified. Ennis linked letters to See with the Book of Truth manuscripts, connected to the raid on Evelyn Arthur See's flat and the letters to cult leaders and followers.
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Chicago
Lil
See
Denise Herenden
James J. Ennis
Ennis
Evelyn Arthur See
Wheat to biscuit in thirty minutes at Beloit Kansas
Beloit Kansas farmer W S Gable set a record by turning standing field wheat into biscuits in 30 minutes. Header struck at 3 14, wheat separated in one minute, flour produced by 3 22, and biscuits finished by 3 44 with delivery to a bakery.
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Beloit
Kan
W. S. Gable
Socialists seek funds for Milwaukee newspaper
Milwaukee socialists who control the city government seek 100000 to buy a newspaper. Of the amount, 42000 is pledged. Mayor Emil Seidel spoke at a Cooper Union meeting in New York to promote the project. Admission fees and a collection supported the effort at capacity turnout.
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New York
N. Y
Milwaukee
Emil Seidel
Cooper Union
Socialist Party of
New York County
McNamara Defense Committee
McNamara
Hay exonerated. Michael and Morrison face dismissal
The house committee on expenditures in the state department exonerates John Hay from misappropriation links in a painting fund inquiry. It recommends firing William H. Michael, former chief clerk and now consul-general at Calcutta, and disbursing clerk Thomas Morrison. Michael, aged among Iowa’s oldest in service, traced funds to Hay in a 1906 letter after Hay’s death.
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Washington, D. C
John Hay
State Department
House Committee
William H. Michael
Department
Calcutta
Thomas Morrison
Wellman Veterinary Doctor Hurt In Fall At Spears Farm
Wellman June 29 Special Dr J R Downing was seriously injured Monday while performing veterinary work at Mr Spears residence. The right shoulder and side are badly sprained and a blood vessel rupture is feared. Dr Harry Jones of North English and several Iowa City physicians joined Dr L M Downing in consultation as officials assess the extent of injuries.
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Wellman
J. R. Downing
Spears
Harry Jones
North English
Downing
Iowa City
L. M. Downing
Conductor George Gilbert Dies After Fall From Train
George Gilbert of Ottumwa a Milwaukee railroad conductor aged 55 fell from the rear of a backing engine near Buffalo this morning and was run over He died this afternoon at 1 30 o clock in a Davenport hospital confirming a fatal railroad accident in Iowa.
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Davenport
George Gilbert
Ottumwa
Milwaukee Railroad
Buffalo
Iowa Lawyers in Annual Session Opened in Oskaloosa
The seventeenth annual convention of the Jr state bar association opened in Oskaloosa with several hundred members. Welcome by John F. Lacey and response by C. A. Carpenter. Justice Sherwin and F. F. Dawley spoke. President J. L. Carney gave the annual address. Auto rides and a country club visit followed. county Attorneys End Sessions in Oskaloosa. The Iowa County Attorneys association closed with officers elected W. C. Ratcliffe as president W. H. Palmer vice president A. J. Burt secretary treasurer. Resolutions favored a state clearing house for news of cases and briefs. Breach of chastity crime supported. acts of the 34th general assembly reviewed and criticized. Grand jury system criticized.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Jr . State Bar Association
John F. Lacey
C. A. Carpenter
Columbus Junction
John C. Sherwin
Supreme Court
F. F. Dawley
Cedar Rapids
J. L. Carney
Marshalltown
Iowa County Attorneys’ Association
W. C. Ratcliffe
Red Oak
W. H. Palmer
Maquoketa
A. J. Burt
Emmettsburg
Attorney General's
General Assembly
Loftiest New York fire fights blaze on 25th story
New York firemen battled a blaze on the 25th floor of the New Municipal building under construction near City Hall Park. The lumber storage for flooring caught fire. firefighters climbed twenty stories in construction elevators and used hand carried hoses to extinguish the flames.
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New York
N. Y
Municipal
City Hall Park
London Parade Repeats Royal Tour by King and Queen
King George and Queen Mary with the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary toured London again today. Crowds lined the route from Buckingham Palace to the city and back to attend the coronation thanksgiving service at St Pauls and a luncheon at Guild Hall with the lord mayor and corporation.
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London
George
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Buckingham Palace
St. Paul’s
Guild Hall
First Dreadnought Launched by Russia
St. Petersburg reports Russia's first dreadnought Sevastopol launched from Baltic works with ministry of marine present. Laying date June 16, 1909, two more years anticipated to finish. Displacing 23 000 tons, 43 000 hp, speed target 23 knots, length 599 feet, beam 87 feet. Armament includes twelve 12 inch guns and sixteen 4.7 inch guns.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Sevastopol
Baltic
Ministry of Marine
Gavel Rule Blocks Waterway Bill In Illinois House
In Springfield the Illinois House, 66 to 46, suspended rules to move a waterways bill to second reading but a courtlike ruling by Speaker Adkins kept it from July 1 effectiveness. The session featured quorum fights, protests, and attempts to extend the day past midnight, with minority tactics thwarting the measure.
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Springfield
House
Adkins
Waterway Committee
Judah
House Waterways Commission
Representative Kleeman
Cook
Waterway
Journal
Chipperfield
Cowen
Catlin
McCann
Senate
Kleeman
Important Road Decision in Iowa Townships
Des Moines June 29 Special Counsel Nels J. Lee ruled that township trustees in Ilowa cannot perform road work for pay. The opinion states that compensation for such services is illegal and indictable, applying to Carroll County citizens.
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Des Moines
Ilowa
Nels J. Lee
Attorney General's Office
Carroll County
Scott to Be Dean at State School
Austin Scott son of Rutgers president was named dean of the Iowa State College of Law by the state board of education and has accepted the post. The board also elected Walter Mitchell as state school inspector and approved a one year continuation for the homeopathy medical college at Iowa University. Des Moines reports resignation of T D Foster from the state board of education with a new appointment to follow.
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Cedar Falls
Austin Scott
Harvard University
Rutgers College
New Jersey
College of Law
State University
State Board of Education
Walter Mitchell
Clinton High School
Homeopathy Medical
Iowa University
State Teachers’ College
Des Moines
T. D. Foster
Ottumwa
State Board of Education of
Iowa
Carroll
Mr. Foster
Mayor accused in plan to rob Popusky post office
Martin Behan testified at a Bemidji hearing that Dr Dumas mayor of Cass Lake led a gang planning the Popusky post office robbery. Behan said he, Dumas, Mike Davis and R E Smyth met in a Bemidji saloon on June 14 to discuss the raid with Smyth promising payments upon completion. Dumas allegedly confirmed there would be enough money.
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Bemidji
Minn
Martin Behan
Popusky
D. F. Dumas
Cass Lake
Dumas
Behan
Mike Davis
Dr. Dumas
Church Choirs and Organists Criticized at Iowa Teachers Meet
Davenport June 29. Orwin A. Morse of Sioux City condemned church organists and choirs for performing for themselves rather than for congregations. Two committees were named Auditing and Resolutions with members from several cities.
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Davenport
Orwin A. Morse
Sioux City
Iowa State Music Teachers’ Convention
Charles D. Neff
Fayette
Ernst E. Lee
Cedar Rapids
Henry W. Matlack
Grinnell
Bertha Lincoln Heustis
Dubuque
Colorado Pioneer William H Beery Dies at 73
William H Beery a Cripple Creek Colorado pioneer Indian fighter and civil war veteran died aged 73. He ran cattle in Cripple Creek from 1893 until two years ago when blindness ended work. Beery helped capture the Reynolds gang known for robberies in Colorado in the 1860s. He came to Colorado in 1860 from Missouri and served in the Third Colorado Cavalry during the Civil War.
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Cripple Creek
Col
William H. Beery
Colorado
Mr. Beery
Reynolds
Missouri
Third
Colorado Cavalry
Hedding College President Resigns
Galesburg Illinois June 29 President W P McVey of Hedding college Abingdon Illinois has tendered his resignation to take effect September 15th.
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Hedding College
Galesburg
Ill
W. P. McVey
Abingdon
Unsettled Midwest Weather With Showers Likely
Illinois forecasts call for unsettled conditions with possible local showers in the south and west Tonight or Friday and a rise in temperature. Iowa shows similar unsettled weather with possible local showers tonight or Friday and warmer conditions in the east. Sunrise at 4 17 am sunset 7 29 pm moonset 10 32 pm.
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Illinois
Iowa
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Gregory
Son
Rutgers
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Law School
T. PD
Foster
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