03 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1911
Page
1
Senator Root declares Lorimer’s senate seat tainted by bribery and should not stand. He faulted the committee for allowing Tribune influence and says the election harms Illinois and the nation, urging further testimony and a verdict against Lorimer.
The Weather est forecasts rain or snow tonight or Saturday with colder Saturday. Tonight's low near freezing. 7 am temperature 28. Winds 6 mph. none precipitation. Humidity 66 percent at 7 pm. Astronomical events show sun sets 5 16, rises 7 02, moon sets 10 04 pm, Mercury visible.
Senate passage of the Gallinger proposal required a vice presidential vote after sharp contest. Newly elected Messrs Wat Weest Virginia and Grenna North Dakota took the oath. House devoted the day to agricultural appropriation bill and discussed Browne White Deneen Shurtleff, with Root criticizing Tribune influence. Root questioned Browne's role in securing 30 Democratic votes for Lorimer and condemned Democratic loyalty.
Pau France Feb 3 M Le Martin the French aviator yesterday broke the world's passenger carrying record piloting a monoplane he carried seven messengers for a five minute flight Captain Bellenger of the French aviation corps arrived after a two hour trip from Paris to Bordeaux covering about 160 miles in total with the final leg Pau to Bordeaux 140 miles clear details on times and distances.
Springfield Feb 3 The trial for Pemberton and Clark in the furniture scandal was reset for the first week in March. The jury had been secured and testimony heard when the case was halted by a juror's death in O Bri en's family preventing his presence.
Montreal reports 16 hours of a decade's worst blizzard halting rail and streetcars. Cold drives suffering as hospitals and police stations fill with frostbitten victims and several horses die in the streets. A separate item notes California lawmakers approving a constitutional amendment to submit woman suffrage to a popular vote.
Washington reports the Honduran government of President Davila as tottering and says that upon Bonilla arriving at Puerto Cortez the United States will offer its good offices to mediate the conflict with insurgent forces.
Horace Greeley born in Amherst New Hampshire is commemorated in his birthplace with memorial exercises. A pilgrimage to his rough unpainted farm house was part of the day's events as Amherst residents and visitors mark the centenary. Newspaper men attended as part of the observance overseen by Rev. C S White.
Washington February 3 the amended ship subsidy bill passed the senate with Vice President Sherman’s vote needed. He spoke against subsidies and opposed the Gallinger bill. Senator Owen of Oklahoma denounced current congress and urged adjournment sine die. Senator Smith opposed the bill while favoring discriminating duties for American vessels. The roll call produced a deadlock before Sherman announced the tie.
Report covers a Honduran mediation effort with US goodwill offered to end internal strife. Tacoma gunboat to mediate between Bonilla and the rival forces at Puerto Cortez. Separately, Horace Greeley’s birth centenary is celebrated in New York Amherst and Chappaqua with ceremonies and tablet marking his birthplace.
Marquis Eaton, Walsh's attorney, urged President Taft to speed up a pardon petition for John R. Walsh, now at Leavenworth, noting his illness. Taft said the case rests with the pardon attorney and would be expedited. vice president cast pivotal tie-breaking votes in Senate debates on subsidy and direct election measures, with Watson absent for most actions.
Spring Valley and Hillsboro set February 14 as election day to decide adoption of a commission form of city government. Bloomington schedules a March 14 vote after petitions filed in county court. Judges Davis Dryer Hall named the election dates as the liquor interests prepare to oppose change.
Scioto county grand jury in Portsmouth Ohio opened a probe into ballot corruption with evidence suggesting more vote selling occurred in the city during the last election than in rural districts. Precinct committeemen testified for over an hour and provided names of sellers and buyers. Subpoenas issued for 28 Democrats and Republican candidates.
Springfield Feb 3 1910 state labor statistics secretary David Ross reports Illinois coal mines operate ahead of market demand with half-time production possible. Fiscal year output reached 48 717 853 tons while shipping mines ran 179 days resulting in 17 percent reduction. Seventeen fatalities occurred from powder blasts. Des Moines half schedules start due to mild winter oversupply.
A Columbia Missouri report says each birth and each death generates about four extra telephone calls. The study notes births cause more trouble as conversations take longer and involve women more than deaths.
At a Saint Petersburg trial Dr Pan euenko described how he purchased instruments of death for clients who paid high fees. He and Count DeLasey face murder charges over Count Bouturlin, husband of DeLassy’s sister, with Pantchenko claiming hypnotic influence by DeLassy. The proceedings hinge on alleged motives to obtain Bouturlin’s fortune.
Washington orders 11 cavalry units to frontier to preserve neutrality as El Paso prepares for potential clash with rebels advancing on Ciudad Juarez across the river. Reports say Juarez is largely depopulated and rail links severed, with Mexican federal forces outnumbered and a rebel mine explosion injuring an engine crew.
President Taft sent a letter to the dying archbishop, with Pittsburgh press noting guards at the bedside and expectations of death at any moment. The report describes the archbishop’s critical condition and widespread speculation about his fate.
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