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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1910
Page
1
President Taft selects White for a promotion to the Supreme Court as aging justice Hughes reportedly not ready. Martin A. Knapp named head of the New Commerce Court with additional appointments slated.
President Taft announced nominees for the Supreme Court and Commerce Court, naming Edward Douglass White as Chief Justice and Willis Van Devanter and Joseph Rucker Lamar as associates. Martin A. Knapp heads the Commerce Court with Archbold and Hunt as other justices, while B H Meyer and Co C McChord join the Interstate Commerce Commission. White’s confirmation follows via Senate action, described with emotion by him on the bench.
Snow tonight or Tuesday with rising temperatures and a low around 10. River frozen, humidity 79 at 7 pm, wind 9 mph. Western high pressure brings cold, followed by rising temperatures and possible snow tonight or Tuesday. Astronomical events noted, moon Saturn conjunctions, and historical remarks on Supreme Court justice nominees at the time.
Chicago December 12 Mrs Aileen Christopher a government witness against the brick trust was ordered jailed with her attorney John A Brown until they produce specific Papers in a fast moving courtroom proceeding Judge Landis ruled the witness and counsel must remain in jail pending compliance with a court order and the leak case continues to unfold with questions about the admissibility of information and the scope of the investigation.
In Rio de Janeiro on December 12, government forces seized Cobra island after a mutinous marine battalion surrendered. Four hundred were killed or wounded in the clash as authorities imposed a 30 day state of siege to prevent further uprisings and stabilize the garrison.
The Wickersham report to Congress outlays widespread government frauds by both real and sham trusts. The attorney general describes extensive schemes that forced dis disgorgement of duties and fleeced the government, detailing the depth of corruption in Washington.
Great Expectations and pretrial documents surface as Judge Landis confronts alleged grand jury leaks by Charles F Dewoody. Mrs Christopher faces jail risk for withholding corroborating papers while the nation’s justice efforts press anti trust prosecutions amid wartime turbulence.
Mrs. F A Tallard, 76, Milwaukee widow, burned to death in a New York hotel room after lighting a candle. She refused electric light or gas, insisting on using candles in her room. Consul nominations: Maxwell Blake for Tangier, Lee J Keena for Florence, Edward D Winslow for Plauen. Freeport Ill population 17 567, up 4 509.
Washington December twelfth. The senate privileges and elections sub- committee, after investigation of charges against Senator Lorimer, voted unanimously to report that the allegations had not been proved.
National banks across the country report a colossal pool of resources now totaling a vast sum. Bank officials note strong deposits, ample liquid assets, and robust capital undergird the system as financial stability pillars.
Washington December 12 The annual report of the controller of the currency shows the 7 000 national banks hold about 1 000 000 000 in resources and 5 400 000 000 in loans and discounts the largest on record Total banks with nationals rise to 27 900 with capital 2 000 9000 000 and deposits 816 000 000 000 only four actual national bank failures last year Depositors receive 86 percent in insolvent bank settlements Net earnings of the 7 000 national banks last year exceed 154 000 000 They hold 730 000 000 in United States bonds and bank note circulation stands at 712 000 000.
Chicago December reports that State Representative Erickson testified he did not know Erbstein or the alleged bribers in the Lee O Neill Browne bribery inquiry tied to the Lorimer election. He named witnesses claiming to be a go-between for Erbstein while the defense sought an alibi.
The U S Supreme Court ruled that conspiracy under the Sherman anti trust law is a continuing offense, upholding the indictment against Gustave B Kissel and Thomas B Harned in New York. The decision affects the statute of limitations in sugar fraud cases involving the two men.
The Mississippi River at St. Louis stood four feet below the 1863 low water mark today, a level officials use as the gauge baseline. Indications point to continued falling readings, with a past instance in January 1940 when the gauge was minus 2.6 feet and the river receded.
Kansas City police linked a quarrel over hunting on John Feagle’s Johnson County farm to the four Bernhard farm deaths. Feagle was arrested after a bloody outfit was found, with motive now believed to be revenge rather than robbery. Bodies of Mrs. Emily Bernhard, her son George, and two hired men were found on the Bernhard farm near Martin City Missouri, with heads beaten by a club.
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