Hopkins Denies Corruption Links In Lorimer Case
Former Illinois senator Hopkins testified before the senate committee probing Lorimer's 1909 election. He said he heard rumors of money influence but could not name any person or prove corruption. He described caucus tactics in Springfield and noted attempts to keep his followers unified as Lorimer secured the vote.
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George B. Foss
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Springfield
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Illinois Legislative Investigating Company
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McCormick
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Dewey
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Landes
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Landee
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Daniel Burns
Chicago
Washington
Honkina
Aldrich
Penrose
Monetary Commission
Fairbanke
Rock Bottom
Mercury Up at Dream City Heat Record Possible
Milwaukee reports heat wave as thermometers climb toward record 97 degrees with 94 at noon and 96 by early afternoon. In Chicago three people died and many prostrated from extreme heat and humidity, despite government readings near 95 degrees.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Til
Arizona constitutional amendment urged to aid statehood
Delegate Cameron of Arizona asked the senate committee on territories to remove elections for judges from the Arizona constitution. He cited the president’s opposition and warned retention could prevent statehood.
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Washington, D. C
Cameron
Arizona
Senate Committee On Territories
Railway carriers to report all fatal accidents after July
Washington June 23 1811 every common railway carrier must report to the Interstate Commerce Commission by telegraph any collision derailment or other accident resulting in death of one or more persons. The report must be sent immediately after the occurrence by a responsible officer of the carrier.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmers and Reciprocity Discussed at Wisconsin Meeting
A Wisconsin special from Eau Claire reports I E Storey of Stanley en route to a Guernsey breeders meeting in Augusta when he met with Ferguson, chairman of the Minnesota Farmers executive committee opposing reciprocity. Action expected at the Augusta gathering.
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Milwaukee
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Eau Claire
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Stanley
Augusta
Wis
Ferguson
Minnesota Farmer's Organization
White Star Line Accepts End to Seamen Strike
Southampton June 23 Associated Press report that a strike by seamen, which disrupted many shipping lines at the English port for days, ended when the White Star Line’s employer accepted terms and seamen returned to work.
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Associated Press
Southampton
Eng
Engileh Porte
White Line
Waterway bill defeated as Illinois House reels
Springfield June 23 The administration waterway bill failed 76 to 50 as Speaker Adking kept debate under gag rule causing riotous scenes. Two votes would have produced the 77 needed for passage. Browne of Ottawa assaulted Chicago Tribune scribe E O Phillips in the speaker's room after a late meeting amid Lorimer probe tensions.
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Leavitt
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House
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Browne
Scribe
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ottawa
E. O. Phillips
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Chicago Tribune
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Lorimer
Piillips
Havemeyer Named None to Associated Sugar Board
Washington June 24 Vice President Thomas St Cutler testified Havemeyer, tied to Utah Idaho Sugar with Mormon church president Joseph F Smith, never named a director. Cutler said Havemeyer opposed consolidation at first, then agreed after lengthy argument. He noted western directors favored by him and that Smith became president at the suggestion to leverage church influence. Only about thirty percent Mormon stock, some directors non Mormon.
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Thomas St. Cutler
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Utab-Idaho Company
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Bonaparte Attacks Lawmaking as Vote Hunting Courts
C4 Bonaparte attorney general of the United States told the state bar association that most statutes are vote hungry acts created for political ends. He said laws are often rudimentary and shaped into full force by courts through their interpretations. The remarks were delivered in Champaign WL on June 23.
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Champaign
Hare Jan
Bonapar
United States
State
Bonaparte
Wall Falls Firemen Die in Denton Blaze
A wall collapsed during a fire in Denton Texas on June 23 killing two firemen and destroying part of the business district as crews battled the blaze and evacuated nearby buildings.
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Associated Press
Denton
Texas
Ng Gremen Vloxt
Ves
Sbi
Milwaukee Burglary Ends With Brother Shot
John Schmidt, brother of Lieut Peter Schmidt, of the south side police station, was shot by burglars who entered his Milwaukee home early this morning. He was rushed to Trinity hospital where an operation saved his life after a bullet entered his chest during a scuffle as he confronted the robbers while they fled. The exact number of burglars in the house was not determined.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
John Schmidt
Peter Schmidt
South Side
Twenty-second Avenue
Trinity Hospital
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Lumbermen Indicted In Sherman Act Probe Across Regions
Chicago June 23 A special U S grand jury indicted secretaries of fourteen retail lumber dealer associations for conspiring to restrain trade between manufacturers wholesalers and consumers The action targets a supposed black list used to block direct sales to consumers Three immunity witnesses include Paul Lachmanf George W Hotchkies and George Wilson Jones The Bureau of Information formed in Illinois in 1905 covered secretaries of retail lumber groups nationwide
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Chicago
Lumbber Dealers
Lumber Secretaries' Bureau of Information
Pennsylvania
Pacific
United States
Grand
Arthur L. Holmes
Detroit
Michigan Lumber Dealers’ Association
the Scout
George P. Sweet
Michigan Association
Willard G. Hollis
Minneapolis
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Harry A. Goreuch
Kansas City
H. 8. Adams
Chillicothé
Union Association of Lumber Dealers
Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers
B. N. Hayward
Columbia
Ohio Association
A. AL. Porter
Spokane
Waah
Western Retail Lumber Merwe Association
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Illinoisa
Hack Lin
United States District
K. M Landis
Cyclone Rips Port. Hundred Ships Sink in Harbor
A cyclone with rain and heat struck J Tquique on June 22. About a hundred loaded lighters sank in the harbor and many ships had their masts stripped. City roofs were blown from homes and a panic ensued with numerous injuries reported.
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Cifle
Mayflower At Newport Salutes Taft On The Bay
The presidential yacht Mayflower carrying President Taft and party steamed past Newport at 1 p.m. en route from New York to Fall River. Expected to reach Fall River by 2 p.m. The procession included battleship Michigan, dispatch boat Dolphin, and cruiser Reina Mercedes as warships saluted with the band and sailors in uniform.
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Associated Press
Newport
Taft
New York
Fall River
Fal River
Michigen
Dolphin
French Cabinet Decides to Resign After War Command Clash
Paris reports the French cabinet, formed March 2 after Briand’s exit, faced defeat in the Chamber over a war command issue. Premier Monta and ministers embroiled as General Goiran’s comment on presidential war control drew ridicule and opposition scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Monis Ia
Monies
Briand
Goiran
Berteaux
Monta
Record Heat Drops Then Rises Across Mills and Town
Temperatures reached 96 at noon and 110 at the Buckstuff-Edwards plant, with many factories halting midday. Gould yards hit 104 as Radford Brothers and Paine veneer also reduced work, while a 30 flat barometer suggested an approaching storm and downtown streets grew uncomfortably hot.
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Gould Manufacturing Company
Gould Yards
Foster-Lothman
Buckstuff-Edwards Company
Radford Brothers & Co
Paine Veneer
Old Appleton painter and photographer Eliza Patton dies at 91
Eliza J Patton a longtime Appleton resident and one of its earliest settlers dies after months of illness. Born in New York she arrived in 1855 with husband Terry F Patton a painter famed for The Lords Suppers canvas. She leaves two sons two granddaughters and three great grandchildren.
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Theresa Dean
New York Historical Society
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Old Realdenta
Indy
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Suargents
America
England
Mlymonti Rark
Massachusetts
Amleton
Reapportionment bill advances amid party shifts in Wisconsin
Madison dispatch reports the assembly engrossing a reapportionment bill after Social Democrats Democrats and some Republicans defeated expected Republican lines. Milwaukee gains nineteen representatives, Marinette loses a district, Democrats fail to reclaim district strength, and the plan enlarges northern districts while trimming several currently two to one or three to two in counties.
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Milwaukee County
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McConnell
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Waupaca
Trial of Absolute Life chief Bee continues as Bridges testifies
Mildred Bridges gave composed testimony in the Chicago courtroom today in the trial of Llowelyn Arthur Bee, head of the Absolute Life cult, charged with abduction. She answered briefly while counsel argued over the book of truth, read into record despite objections claiming it belongs to the society. The reading sparked tension among jurors and spectators as passages urged free love and disregard for the Bible.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mildred Bridges
Llowelyn Arthur Bee
Ufe
Miss Bridges
Lee
King George Sends Thanks From Coronation
King George of England replies to President Taft’s congratulations on the coronation day expressing gratitude for the kind greetings and wishes for continued friendly relations between the United States and Britain. He signs with warm regards to the United States and his family.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
King George of
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Taft
United States
George
Court Rebukes Armour In Sherman Act Case
Chicago June 23 J Ogden Armour and other meat packers were denied a bill of particulars detailing alleged Sherman act violations. Judge Carpenter ordered defendants to plead by July 5 and set trial for November 20 at the federal district court.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Carpenter
Federal District Court
Rope of sand coalition in Senate roils Canadian reciprocity
Washington June 23 The Senate votes next Monday on the Root amendment to the Canadian reciprocity bill amid a swinging coalition of insurgent Republicans and Democrats. Senator Penrose calls the alliance a rope of sand and warns the differences between the groups are too great to sustain the entente. The outlook foresees a long dreary debate with no clear leadership as discussions shift to tariff bills and potential amendments.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mword Pulp and Paper
Penrose
Fluante
Fenrose
Senate Committee On
Manve
Bui
Uve
Mermi Ss
Fiance
Gore
Arctic club tragedy ends life of local figure
A tumultuous report states that a local leader, previously tied to Guggenheim interests, shot and killed himself at the Arctic club near noon. The incident follows months of tension around port cutlery seizures and undervaluation concerns in New York harbor.
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Associated Bay
Penial Fisheries Company
Tee
Guggenheim
Washington
Alaska
Arctic Club
Locomotives Burn in Barstow Roundhouse Fire
Fire at Barstow California destroys the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe roundhouse and depot complex. Sixteen locomotives are burned to wreckage, with warehouses and foreman's office also severely damaged. Fire crews work to contain the blaze and assess losses.
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Barstow, Cal
Associated Press
Barstow
Cal
Santa Fe
Police Capture Convict in San Francisco
George Howard, on parole from a twenty five year grand larceny sentence in Millwater Minnesota, was captured in San Francisco and held for return to custody by police. The AP report notes he broke parole earlier and was located today.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
George Howard
Milllwater
Minn
W. H. Lake & Co Suspends on Board of Trade
Chicago June 22 The firm of W H Lake & Co suspended business today amid disclosures of debts owed to the southwest. It is reported Chicago holds claims against the house not exceeding 25000 dollars, with the suspension possibly balancing losses elsewhere. The firm had been regarded as a well regarded moderate size board house.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
W. H. Lake & Co
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