Ballinger and His Little Ax Dismisses Kerby
Frederick M. Kerby, stenographer in the interior department, is dismissed as unworthy to remain in service by Secretary Ballinger. He had publicly testified on the Lawlor memorandum in Ballinger's office, while the president explained an order to frame a letter as if he were president. The case ties to the Ballinger investigation and whether Lawlor’s memorandum was influenced by Kerby’s statements. Kerby says he acted patriotically and will leave the verdict to public opinion.
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Washington, D. C
Frederick M. Kerby
Interior Department
Ballinger
Kerby
Lawlor
Wickersham
Taft
Nelson
N. Y
New York
New York World
Lawler
Taft Criticized Over Ballinger Affair Editorials
New York editorials Attack President Taft Over Ballinger case Claiming he allowed subordinates to prep briefs and alter summaries, undermining judicial independence. They say Wickersham Ler and others misled him and call for Ballinger’s separation from the administration.
Watterson Says Putty in Taft’s Hands Amid Ballinger Probe
Louisville May 16 Henry Watterson branded President Taft as putty in the hands of advisers. He praised Kerby's story and the documentary evidence as largely true. He said the effort to whitewash Ballinger began last fall but cannot withstand a proper investigation.
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Watterson
Louteville
the Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson
Taft
Philippine independence appeal filed in Congress
Washington May 16 Manuel Quezon resident commissioner for the Philippines filed an appeal for independence in the house of representatives. It stated Filipinos appreciated what the United States had done for the islands but could not be happy until full independence is achieved.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Manuel Quezon
Terrific sandstorm damages Bakersfield storefronts
A fierce sandstorm swept through Bakersfield California this afternoon causing about ten thousand dollars in losses. Many merchants closed shops and sealed doors and windows to protect goods as numerous old derricks were blown down.
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Bakerfield
Cal
Will Earth Pass Through Halley Tail This Week
New York May 16 Halley's comet will cross the sun's disk on Wednesday. Astronomers split on whether the tail will reach Earth with estimates placing tail length at twenty million miles and Earth at about fifteen million miles away. Most scientists say the tail contains no meteors and earth remains unaffected though aurora is possible.
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New York
N. Y
Halley
Semmrigg
Austria
Million Dollar Monkey Dies From Suffocation
Seattle May 16 The famous educated Monkey Charles I valued at a million dollars due to earning 62000 yearly suffocated in a baggage car en route to Portland. The keeper left him to sleep at three, and returned to find him dead. A nearby steam pipe burst is suspected. The monkey performed on the Orpheum circuit.
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Seattle
Charles I
Portland
Orpheum
W Cooper Morris Gets Six Years
Judge Gantenbein sentences W Cooper Morris former cashier of Oregon Trust and Savings bank to six years in prison after conviction for embezzling 75000 dollars in bank notes. Morris will seek a new trial arguing juror Barton was unfit and that improper private instructions were given after Guilford confessed attempting bribe.
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Gantenbein
Decfease
Barton
Portland
Ore
W. Cooper Morris
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
Circuit Court
Howard Guilford
Guilford
Germany forced to remain in war trim
Berlin reports that Germany will soon move to limit naval expansion while France and Britain push submarine and battleship programs. The Weserzeitung notes German coast defense may grow via submarines, replacements for battleships, or auxiliary airships. The editorial decries a likely naval buildup as terrible.
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Germany
Berlin
Wesergeltung
Bremen
France
Great Britain
Weserzeitung
Ransom Paid as Brigands’ Plot Rocks Caucasus District
St Peeternberg. M Kosbeleff, a wealthy Caucasus dealer, was captured by brigands demanding 9000 dollars. His wife paid the ransom with trouble notes she had kept. Later the merchant saw the brigands’ chief use the same notes to settle losses at a club, prompting an official inquiry into police and brigand collusion.
Bring Hill to Medford Row Sparks Local Debate
The Medford Mail reports discussions over bringing Hill to Medford, noting he will not be transported without his own consent. The piece frames a public dispute over local authority and individual choice.
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Hill
Medford
Roosevelt Visits London For Edward Funeral Procession
The Roosevelt party arrived at Victoria station greeted by British officials. The royal carriage ferried Roosevelt to Dorchester House and Buckingham Palace to view King Edward’s remains, with a simple cordial meeting at Marlborough House. London readies a grand funeral procession tomorrow with troops and European royals, and seats command high prices.
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Roosevelt
Teddy
Edward
George
London
Victoria Station
Roosevelty
Dorchester House
Ambassador Reid
Buckingham Castle
Marlborough House
United States
England
Europe
Plan to dynamite 120 Chinese immigrants uncovered
Vancouver May 16 Authorities investigate a plot to dynamite 120 Chinese immigrants halted by a Canadian Pacific agent who discovered two sticks of dynamite hidden in a stove aboard a car. The migrants were in a cave awaiting crossing to Winnipeg after disembarking from an Oriental line. a cook in a gang of sixty started a fire when the agent found the first stick.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
Winnipes
Convicted Murderer Fights Hang at San Quentin
San Quentin California May 16 It is reported Ernest Wirth the convicted murderer who attempted to hang himself in his cell yesterday will recover His cellmate D Treschenko held him up until guards arrived Wirth was sentenced to hang June 14 for the murder of his wife in Los Angeles
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San Quentin
California
Ernest Wirth
Wirth
D. Treschenko
Los Angeles
Supreme Court to Adjourn Washington for Summer
The United States Supreme Court will hear no arguments today and adjourn for the summer recess on May 31. Many important cases will be carried over to the October term.
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Supreme Court
Washington
The
United States Supreme Court
Hyde Guilty of Murder in Swope Case Life Sentence
Kansas City news reports Dr. Hyde convicted of first degree murder in the Col. Thomas Swope case and sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury, after a long wait, found him guilty as Mrs. Hyde wept. attorneys plan new trial and appeal. Ten additional indictments include murder, manslaughter, and alleged attempts to inoculate Swope family members with typhoid germs.
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Col
Thomas Swope
Hyde
Mrs. Hyde
Kansas City
Dr. Hyde
Swope
Latshaw
Chrisman Swope
Moss Hunton
National strike leader to welp Spokane cooks
Spokane May 16 The cooks and waiters strike enters a new phase as allied unions say they will send a representative to personally oversee the strike. Thirty hotels and restaurants have signed the new scale while 30 members of the Hotel and Restaurant Protective association back the opposition and will remain in the fight.
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Spokane
Allied Unions
Hotel and Restaurant Protective Associations
Senate defeats Cummins amendment to railroad bill
Washington May 16 The Cummins proposal to strike out the court of commerce section from the administration's railroad bill was defeated in the senate by 37 to 28. The vote confirms continued court oversight within the measure and shapes further railroad policy discussions ahead.
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Senate
Washington
Cummins
Court of Commerce
Indiana Missionary Society opens state convention
Delegates from nearly 1000 Church of Christ congregations with about 150000 members gather in Anderson Indiana for the opening of the annual state convention of the Missionary Society of the Church of Christ in Indiana on May 16.
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Church of Christ
Anderson
Ind
the Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
Indiana
Merchants Aid Olney Cemetery Cleanup Effort
City volunteers respond to Memorial Day prep at Olney cemetery with merchants closing noon to 4 pm on Friday May 20. Local businesses and banks pledge help, with transport arranged from the city hall to the cemetery.
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Olney
Dyer
Central Meat Market
Lyman's Meat Market
Clark Grocery Company
Ingram Grocery
Standard Grocery
East End
Gro
La Grande Sugar Co Ordered to Refund Four Thousand
Portland May 16 The Amalgamated Sugar Company of La Grande Oregon must repay the United States Bank of Portland four thousand dollars after Judge Bean ruled in U S court. The company drew a check for deposits in La Grande in favor of First National of Ogden, sent it to Portland for collection, and after La Grande failed the bank stopped payment, leading to the suit and recovery.
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Portland, Ore
Amalgamated, Sugar Company of
la Grande
Oregon
United States Bank of Portland
Bean
United States
Bank of la Grande
Sugar Company
la Grande Bank
First National of
Ogden
Portland Bank
Portland Institution
Mistakes Boy For Footpad And Shoots Him Dead
In Oakland California on May 16 Leslie Herbert aged 19 was mistaken for a footpad and shot by a stranger who fled after saying he thought Herbert was a felon. Herbert had dropped his hat and jumped from his buggy to retrieve it when the confrontation occurred.
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Oakland
Calif
Leslie Herbert
Herbert
Switzler's Island in Limelight Again
A long-running dispute over Switzler's Island in the Columbia River near Pendleton continues. The San Francisco Circuit Court reversed Judge Wolverton's injunction, ruling the prior court lacked jurisdiction and remanding to dismiss. Earnhart now holds temporary possession of the 80 acre island valuable for alfalfa.
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Wolverton
San Francisco
Switzler
Columbia Flyer
Pendleton
F. E. Earnhart
Teland
J. B. Switsler
Switzer
Barnhart
D. W. Bailey
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Earnhart
Severe Southern California quake reports reach Pasadena
Reports from southern California say yesterday's earthquakes were the strongest in years with Pasadena suffering major damage including cracked walls. Other affected areas include San Bernardino Riverside and Santa Ana where several chimneys collapsed.
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Los Angeles
California
Pasadena
San Bernardino
Riverside
Santa Ansa
Taos Indian revolt leaders arrested as militiamen recalled
Leaders of the revolted Taos Indians were arrested today and their followers returned to the reservation. The state militia was recalled and an order for U.S. troops to take the field from Fort Wingate rescinded. Civil authorities now control the situation.
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Santa Fee
Taos
Saxony tops world in radium mines and tests
Berlin reports Saxony leads in radium sources after surveying 484 water samples from mines springs brooks and ponds with 4 showing radioactivity and 12 strongly radioactive. The government tests stones ores sand and mud and plans a state monopoly on pitch blends containing radium from private mines.
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Berlin
Saxony
Brabenack
Gastein
Buettquelle
Baden
Officer forgets bombs are loaded during fatal lapse
A policeman from Ekaterinoslav undertakes a four month fast by church order for an error in a bomb case. He carried two bombs to a local smithy to be opened but failed to warn that they were armed. The omission caused the smith and his assistant to be killed.
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St. Petersburg
Ekaterinoslav
Water rights adjudication reaches Umatilla River hearings
State Engineer John H. Lewis and F. M. Saxton open proceedings in Echo to adjudicate all Umatilla river water rights, with Pendleton attorneys, and a second hearing planned in Pendleton on Thursday. About 400 water users are involved, and disputes may go to circuit and supreme courts. settlements could take years.
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Umatilla
Umatilla River
Echo
John H. Lewis
Salem
F. M. Saxton
Baker City
Oregon
State Board of Water Commissioners
Pendleton
Saxton
Col. J. H. Raley
James A. Fee
Frederick Steiner
Harrison Allen
Portland
W. H. Daughtrey
Will Moore
H. J. Bean
Edward 8. Taylor
Hermiston
Echo Or
Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
McKay
Birch
Butter
Wailer Commission
Army officers' debts to be paid over time
Vienna reports a fund of several million kronen will free Austro-Hungarian army officers from personal debts. The first draw on August 18, Emperor Francis Joseph’s eightieth birthday, targets a capital of about 1 million dollars. Interest will be advanced to officers to discharge obligations, with grants up to 600 dollars for lieutenants, 1000 for first lieutenants, and 1600 for captains.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
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Boston
Wonder Estore
John Baker
Ralph Folsom
W. R
LA Grande Sugar Company
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Footpad
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