Shipbuilders Exemption Lobby Trial Unfolds in Senate Hearing
Washington March 12 Rear Admiral Bowles head of Fore River Shipbuilding testified he hired Clarence W De Knight to push toll exemption for American coastwise ships under the Panama canal act De Knight claimed he was paid 1000 with a 4000 contingent fee Bowles argued the exemption clause covered tolls and claimed no ship contracts were implied The committee pressed for production of De Knights contract and related correspondence with confidential client lists and civil war veterans contracts arose during questioning with senators highlighting possible ethical and legal questions
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Bostot
Mass
Bowles
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Clarence W. the Knight
de Knight
Senate
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ver Capal Shipping
Washington, D. C
Fore Rover Shipbuilding Company
Clarence W. de Knight
Senate Lobby Committee
Forever Shipbuilding Company
Senate Canals Committee
de Knrecht
Senator Mead
Admiral Bowles
U de Knnight
de Waight
Quermnan
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Navy
Army
Meanest Man Sentenced in Eau Claire Case
Fant known as the meanest man in Eau Claire received a one year sentence at Wanupun by Judge Wickham. He was charged with striking his wife, a slender twenty year old mother of three, who was holding her infant. Her nose was broken in the attack.
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Claire
Eau Claire
Wis
Fant
Eau Clare
Wanupun
Tudge Wickham
Lant
Death house awaits clemency ruling for Dorr murderer
William A. Dorr of Stockton Cal, sentenced to die in the week of March 22 for killing George V Marsh, was moved to a death row cell. A petition for commutation to life imprisonment and protests against executive clemency are before the pardon committee of the executive council, expected to be acted on next Wednesday. A second item notes social reform concerns in Morristown NM with 601 photographs from the Tileman settlement and tenement conditions. tobacco usage advised caution.
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Boston
Maas
William A. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
George V. Marsh
Dorr
Executive Council
Morristown
al Tigtan
Suit Discredited Says Allis-Chalmers Chief
Otto H W Falk president of Allis-Chalmers said he knew nothing of a New York suit by August Paine and son seeking reorganization fraud claims against the company. He recalled Paine as involved in past court actions and questioned the case while claiming no knowledge of current papers.
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Allis-Chalmersa
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Otto HW. Falk
Allis-Chalmers
Paine
August C. Paine, Jr
New
Yok
Allis- Chalmers
Palk
United States
Fire Wipes Out Portland Waterfront District
Portland officials report six blocks of the waterfront destroyed by a fire that began at 4 20 this morning. Steamers Cricket and Glenroy burned and losses are pegged in the hundreds of thousands, possibly two million. Salvage operations proceed slowly as St Louis reports a deadly fire disaster at the Missouri Athletic Club with eleven identified bodies and fourteen or fifteen total recovered. The latest finds include Burt Crouch and Thomas Wright, with the death toll rising to about thirty.
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Associated Pes
Portland
Ore
Cricket
Glenroy
St. Louis
Maroh
Missouri Athletic Club
Thomas ¥. Wright
Wiliam J. Lemp Brewing Company
B. Hehte
Little Wonder Malt Mills
Kansan
Hehte
Burt Crouch
Western Electric Company
President Wilson signs Alaska railroad bill and coast guard plan
President Wilson signs a 35 million dollar federal rail project for Alaska. Senate approves Townsend bill to unite revenue cutter and life saving services into a coast guard. Immigration literacy tests remain debated amid veto risk. changes set health inspection rules and head taxes for aliens with new rates for single and married entrants.
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Wilson
Association Press
Washington, D. CC
Alaska
Washington, D. C
Senate Today
Townsend
Coast Guard Service
Revenue Cutter Service
Life Saving Service
White House wedding rumors revived in 1920s tale
Washington report says Treasury Secretary McAdoo and Eleanor Randolph Wilson may wed in June after Congress adjourns. No official confirmation from the White House. McAdoo declines comment. McAdoo, age 54, is a widower with six children. Miss Wilson is 24, daughter of the president. A grandson was born recently to McAdoo’s daughter in Arizona.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White House
Tressury McAdoo
Mias
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
Whitehouse
Retary McAdoo
Washington
Congress
McAdoo
Bread Line Sparks Farm Labor Tide Across California
Reports from eastern cities describe bread lines forming in California as railroads and shipping interests struggle to handle vast grain shipments. The article notes 85,000,000 bushels of wheat with additional rye, barley, hops, and fruit, and discusses a surge of unemployed aliens flocking to farm work, plus colonist rates aimed at attracting real settlers with families and capital.
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California
Ambassadors Panama Speech Sparks Senate Inquiry
A Senate resolution calls on Secretary of State to obtain a copy of Walter Page’s London Panama Canal remarks and any evidence for claims that the United States would prefer no European power gain land in the new world. Ambassador Page says reports vary and he offered no verbatim record.
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New World
Panama Canal
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Walter H. Page
Great Britain
Association of Chambers of Commerce
London
Senate
Chamberlain
Oregon
New York
Secretary of State
Walter Hines Page
Parname Canal
Page
Panama
Central America
Ambassador Page
Daily
Telegraph
People of the United Stated
U S tariff reduction aimed at economics not British praise
The passage notes the recent tariff cut by the United States was justified on economic grounds rather than to please Britain. It adds that the author felt a sense of satisfaction from the decision because it would boost American trade with the country in question.
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America
Rebels Desert Esmeraldas Quietly After Recapture
Panama March 12 details from Gen Leonidas Plaza show rebels slipped from Esmeraldas without a fight after its recapture. The fall is viewed in Niunder as a severe blow to the revolutionists.
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Esmeraldas
Ecuador
Leonidas Plaza
Eameraldas
Niunder
Armory Burglary Sparks Unemployed Army Thefts
In Woodland California the armory of Company F was broken into by burglars tied to the unemployed army. Four or five revolvers six rifles and ammunition were stolen along with several hundred rounds. Yale store and postoffice were looted in the same night. Reports of other thefts spread from town to town. In Sacramento the so called General Kelly army numbering about 500 men faced hunger and a cold night with no food after their last meal, while lenders planned relief actions.
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Associated Press
Woodland
Cal
Yale
Woods Land
Sacramento
Kelly
Cork May Designate Contents On Bottle Crown
Attorney General Chivenmiven and Dalits and Rood Commissioner J Amory rule that imprinting bottle contents on the crown may be permissible if the type is plain enough. In another opinion, Attorney General Owen says an address error in an income tax assessment does not hinder collection.
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Comtenin
Madison
Chiven Miven
J. Amory
Flatriet Auorney Kerwin
Calumet County
Owen
Murderer Paroled After Court Finds Innocence
Early French, a railway conductor convicted of murder in Lancaster, Wis., was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary but the court released him on good behavior, declaring him innocent of the crime. The parole follows a lengthy appeal and public debate over the case.
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Associated Prang Y Lancaster
Wis
Beckwith Selected as Inspector in Wisconsin
Chauncey Beckwith of Richland Center has been appointed inspector of dairy and food products by the commissioner. The action, announced March 12 in Madison, designates Beckwith for oversight of Wisconsin’s dairy and food sectors.
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Madson Wis
Chauncey Beckwith
Richland Center
Comminstoner J
Gilbert Heads Elks in Madison Judge Contest
Frank J. Gilbert former attorney general of Wirconatt was elected exalted color at the Madison Judge of Elks last night in a local fraternal gathering.
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Northwestern
Madison
Wik
Frank J. Gilbert
Wirconatt
Klks
Carranza Shifts Stance on Receiving U S Representatives
Washington march 12 officials say Carranza has softened from a vow not to receive representations from the United States for any but Americans. Bryan's note pressed for representations through U S consular offices for nationals of foreign countries with Mexico City ties. Two more U S regiments move to the border, with troops at fort thomas fort logan roots and fort mcpherson en route to laredo eagle pass to bolster Texas patrols. All quiet at Tampico vera cruz and on the cast coast. admiral mayo reports federal forces in Tampico area.
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Carranza
United States
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Mexico City
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Fort Thomas
Fort Logan HF
Roots
Arkansas
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort McPherson
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Eagle Pass
Texas
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Cunha
Sheppard
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Garrison
Vergara
White House
War Department
Savannah
Galveston
Mexico
Fletcher
Navy Department
Mayo
Tampico
Tarmpico
Bona Cecilia
Vera Cruz
Cragock
Cradock
Court martial of Maj. Koehler ends at Fort Terry
The court martial of Major Benjamin M. Koehler on charges of immoral conduct ended at Fort Terry in New London. The proceedings closed without incident as Koehler listened to final testimony with a calm demeanor. No verdict was announced and it is expected to take three or four weeks to know the outcome. Koehler will remain at the fort meanwhile.
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Associated Press
New London
Conn
Benjamin M. Koehler
Fort ‘Erry
Kowhler
Ork
Saloonkeeper Guilty in Underage Liquor Case
Appleton Wisconsin December 12 Special to Pae Northwestern Edward Boelat of Kaukauna charged with selling liquor to a minor nearly seventeen. Municipal court judge Henry Kreis fined the defendant seventy dollars and sentenced him, with costs totaling 241 dollars. Trial previously ended in a hung jury. The text also notes a city decision to flush paved streets instead of another plan.
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Northwestern
Appleton
Maelo
Elock
Oshkosh Merchants vow action to curb donation abuse
Oshkosh retailers meeting at the Chamber of Commerce endorsed curbing daily donation requests for programs and tickets. M Slattery of Milwaukee and the state association urged protections against bad debts and indiscriminate subscriptions. President Chapman said the merchants will sanction worthy causes and halt undue solicitations.
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Chamber of Conmimerce
M. Slattery
Milwaukee
State Association
Kr. Blattery
Wisconsin
Chapman
The
Legal Association
Oshkosh
Seltom
Finnance Amusements
Coaches Revolt Over Oshkosh Elimination Plan
A revolt by eight coaches forms at Oshkosh Normal School over Lawrence College officials forcing the Oshkosh elimination winner to face Wausau for third place in the northeastern section. They warn no teams will enter Appleton if the three best teams aren’t recognized. Fond du Lac drew Sheboygan. Marshfield plays Tipon. Appleton meets Weysuweg, and Oshkosh faces Waupaca at nine.
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Oshkosh
Oshkosh Normal School
Lawrence
Wausen High School
Appleton
Tt In
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Marketball
Winyan
Fond Duo Lac
Sheboygan
Marehfield
Tipon
Weysuwegn
Waupaca
Syndicates Confer to Form Mutually Agreeable Combination
Reports from Chicago say Charles P Taft prompted two capital group leaders Franz Mayer Spiegel syndicate and John T Connery to meet and create a mutually agreeable combination. A further meeting is planned next week to finalize the agreement. The Knox College athletic guard unit decided not to withdraw from the Little Five conference after student sentiment influenced reversal. Wisconsin women students at Madison plan to attend next year with accommodations arranged. a boat purchase costing 481 dollars will be funded by business management. William Holden, attracted by the Pittsburg Federals, signed to play for the New York Americans. Warhop also signed as Yankee pitcher.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles P. Taft
Capitaliata
Frane Mayer
Spiegel Syndicate
John T. Connery
Galesbore
Knox College Atheic Byuard
Central
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
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Trouston
Tex
William Holden
Pittsburg Federals
New York Americans
Warhop
Siegel Stores Face More Indictments as Bank Fraud Probed
Federal court orders close the Fourteenth Street and Simpson Crawford Siegel stores and appoint receivers to solicit bids by March 21. District Attorney warns of potential fifty indictments for Henry Siegel and Frank Vogel over alleged banking violations and grand larceny tied to a private Siegel bank.
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Associated Press
New York
Marel
Henry Siegel
Partuers
Federal Court
Hough
Siegel Enterprises
Fourteenth Street
Simpson-Crawford
Frank B. Vogel
Siegel Stores Corporation
Henry Siegel & Co
Train
Siegel
Vogel
Whitman
Breget
Toa
Coun le
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty in White Slavery Case
Claude Afenninger of Allentown Pennsylvania was indicted by the federal grand jury here on a white slavery charge last night and pleaded guilty at once. He will be sentenced today. He and his wife have separated and he is said to have eloped to Aligsoiri Valley Illinois with Miss Mamie Adams of Allentown without securing a divorce.
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Associated Press
Council Billly
Claude Afenninger
Allentown
Henninger
Aligsoiri Valley
Ill
Mamie Adams
Birthday ceremonies planned for Grover Cleveland birthplace
Calswell N March 12 Exercises commemorate Grover Cleveland's birthday on March 15 under the Grover Cleveland Birth Place and Memorial Association. Part of the ceremony will dedicate a permanent memorial of the house where Cleveland was born.
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Sy Associated Press
Calswell
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Appeal for Albania Money To Combat Famine and Pestilence
An appeal for funds to fight famine and pestilence in Albania was received at Red Cross headquarters from Henry Morgenthau Jr. ambassador to Turkey and W. W. Peat Red Cross treasurer of the Constantinople chapter.
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Associated Press
Washington
Albania
Red Cross
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
W. W. Peat
American Red Cross
Constantinople
Offered Federal Post In Industrial Relations
Madison March 12 William Selverson superintendent of Wisconsin free employment offices has been asked by the federal commission in industrial relations to lead its unemployment department His request for leave of absence is being considered by the state industrial commission.
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Madison, Wis
William =. Selverson
Wisconsin Free Employment Offices
Federal Commission Ln Industrial Relations
State Industrial Commission
Charles Damuth Dies at 54 in Oshkosh Home
Death came suddenly this afternoon to Charles Ho Damuth a former member of the Oshkosh police department at 278 Monron avenue He was fifty four years old He is survived by a wife a daughter Besai¢ and a son Edward a driver at the No 5 hose house of the fire department He also leaves two brothers Albert Damuth and Hubbard Damuth
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Oshkosh Potice Department
Monron Avenue
Besai
Edward
No. & Hose House
Fire Department
Ilein
Albert Damuth
Hubbard Damuth
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