McLachlan Declares Alaska Claims Deal Lawful Amid Hearings
Washington dispatches report Representative McLachlan of California defending his Alaska coal claims ties with Governor Gillett and others claiming no legal violation. He said the Green group facts show a legal, ethical proposition and noted paying $4,000 of expenses. Public focus shifts to Ballinger Pinchot probes as Glavis testimony unveils alleged improper acts and potential perjury schemes.
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McLachlan
California
Gillett
Knowland and McKinley
Kinkaid
Ballinger- Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Louis R. Clavis
Land Office
Joint Committee
Senate
House
Anders
Mr. Pinchot
Weather and astronomy notes with political accusation
Generally fair warm spell continues tonight and Tuesday with a low near 20. Reports show Mars at 88.5 percent fullness and moon phases while a Washington court case critiques Ballinger and Glavis accusations about Cunningham coal land claims. Ballinger allegedly acted on a Love report amid fraud concerns and Alaska case context.
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Ballinger
Cunningham
Love
United States
Alaska
Gravis
Agent Jones
Endures Much for Science Companions Slain in Luzon
Dr. G. I. Simms of the Field Museum, Chicago, arrives in San Francisco after a perilous Luzon trek with 4,000 specimens valued at $20,000. His associate William Jones was killed by Igorrote head hunters. Simms spent three days naked and starving after a typhoon and betrayal by native attendants. He questions the motive for Jones’s murder as a freak barbarous act.
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Luzon
P. I
G. I. Simms
Field Museum
Chicago
Manchuria
William Jones
Simms
Jones
Supreme Court to Hear Payne Tariff Tax Case March 14
Washington on January 31 the Supreme Court set March 14 for a hearing to test the constitutionality of the corporation tax provision of the Payne tariff act. An unrelated Madrid dispatch notes a Spanish royal birth expected late May as Queen Victoria counts three children.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Madrid
Spain
Victoria
Alphonso
Jaime
Beatrice
Strychnine In Swope Vitals Sparks Big Suit Filed
Chicago reports confirm Colonel Thomas H. Swope died from strychnine poisoning based on chemical analysis by doctors Hecktoen Haines and Vaughan. In Independence Missouri, Dr Bennett Clarke Hyde sues John H Paxton as executor for 100000 dollars, alleging Paxton claimed Hyde poisoned Christian Swope and Thomas H Swope.
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Chicago
Thomas H. Swope
Kansas City
Swope
Paxton
Hyde
Christian Swope
Thomas H. Swape
May Press the Charge May Press the Charge Up in Legislature
A reference to possible impeachment of Governor Haskell and other state officers is made in a resolution introduced in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The measure signals forthcoming debate on accountability for state executives and officials.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
Guthrie, Okls
Illinois Governor appeals for relief to stricken France
Springfield Jan 31 Governor Deneen issued a proclamation urging Illinois residents to contribute to relief efforts for France. Donations should be sent to Orson Smith treasurer of the Illinois Red Cross branch at Merchants Loan and Trust Co 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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Springfield
Illinois
France
Deneen
Orson Smith
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
Adams
Chicago
Smith
The
Red Cross Society
Postals Savings Banks Backed by Senator Carter
Washington January 31 Senator Carter urged creation of postal savings banks, arguing the United States is the only first class nation without them. He said such banks would not threaten commercial banks and would boost thrift by encouraging public trust in government managed institutions.
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Washington
Carter
United States
Strain on resources for land purchase export adduced
New York January 31. Alleges that more than 2300 million dollars of U.S. earnings are sent annually to Europe by alien workers to buy farming land there. The report cites Lajos and notes the vast transfer of capital for foreign land acquisition.
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New York
Europe
United States
Lajos
Steiner
New York Department of Agriculture
U. S
Hasn't Touched Him Yet Representative Humphrey Sees Evidence
The grand jury probing Columbia Bank and Trust Co. failures cites alleged revelations. A proposed system, rather than threatening existing banks, would strengthen the financial structure. Steiner urges a land bureau to find market farm land and attract foreign buyers. Immigration study finds city congestion overestimated with 232 persons per 100 sleeping rooms and one tenth of families owning homes.
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Lay
Humphrey
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
Washington
The
Immigration Commission
Seine flood subsides two feet at Paris in river Seine
Paris January 1 The Seine subsided two feet from its highest flood level by noon today easing danger at critical points. Engineers expect to shore up underground workings in a few days to prevent street collapses as flood conditions improve overall.
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Paris
Seine
Congress Ready to Probe Living Cost
Washington on January 31 the House Ways and Means Committee authorized Chairman Payne and Representative Clark to work on a resolution for a congressional inquiry into the high cost of living and to define the procedure. Chicago January 31 Mrs John De Sousa mother of actress May De Sousa was found dead in a gas filled room. Police undecided if death was by own action or accident.
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Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
Representative Clark
Chicago
John de Sousa
May de Sousa
Uncle Joe vows not to resign amid Capitol intrigue
Special correspondence from The Argus reports Washington chatter on Joseph Cannon's resistance to resigning as Speaker in 1910. Rumors of a possible shift toward Martin Olmstead and a looming Democratic majority fuel chaotic debates, with Cannon denying plans to run again while signals hint at strategic influence and party consequences.
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Washington
Uncle Joe
Speaker Cannon
Martin B. Olmstead
Pennsylvania
Joe
Cannon
House of Representatives
Canton
Taft's Fate in Aldrich's Hands Looms Over Congress
Washington reports on January 31 detail a Republican caucus of New York Congress members to align on the president's policies amid stalled legislation. Senator Aldrich, chosen by Taft to push the White House calendar, faces opposition and multiple investigations affecting bills on commerce courts, railroad rates, postal savings banks, land withdrawals, and corporate charters. The plan aims for action by end of April as primaries loom.
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New York
Congress
Washington, D. C
Aldrich
Taft
White House
Senate
Aleady
Florida
Court of Commerce
Interior Department
Forest Service
Alaska
Arizona
New Mexico
Pullman tax by Kansas struck down by US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Kansas cannot tax the Pullman Company on its capitalization. The decision reverses the Kansas Supreme Court and remands the case.
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Kansas
Washington
Keaneas
Pullman Company
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Supreme Court of Kansas
Miners Seek Ten Cents More a Ton for Coal
In a pivotal wage dispute, coal operators push to cut pay from 90 to 80 cents per ton while miners demand a 10 cent increase per ton. The United Mine Workers report calls for extra pay for inside and outside work and a six hour day. A Toledo conference looms as regions prepare to set new contracts across many states. The Illinois delegation supports attending Toledo, asserting Illinois is part of the central competitive field.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
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Pennsylvania
Iowa
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Indian Territory
Texas
West Virginia
Tennessee
Colorado
Washington
Wyoming
Montana
Suniieh Columbia
Lewis
Uefasa
Illinois
DIL Nois
Packing Company Counsel Is Heard
The federal grand jury pressed the beef trust probe as Ralph Crews general counsel for the National Packing Company testified this morning. Company documents and books were examined while three Swift & Co. managers and a clerk were subpoenaed for later testimony. Oliver F E Pagin said he would likely return to Washington tonight or tomorrow.
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Beef Trust
Ralph Crews
National Packing Company
Swift & Co
Oliver FE. Pagin
Washington
Prison term for former inspector
Edward McCann, a former police inspector, was sentenced today to one to five years in the penitentiary after being convicted of taking bribes. Immediate steps were taken to seek a writ of supersedes to delay execution pending appeal, with a $10,000 bond set. Lincoln anniversary observances were noted for February 12 by United Spanish War Veterans.
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Edward McCann
Carter
Illinois Supreme Court
McCann
Lincoln
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
United States
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Packing House
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Rej Heans
Boutell
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Cyrus D. Foss
Packing Company
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Swift
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