Lorimer Unscupulous In Defeating Him For Senate Says Hopkins
Washington June 23 Hopkins testifies in basement senate office building that Lorimer used questionable means to defeat Hopkins in the election. Hopkins accuses Shurtleff of splitting Republicans and says Lorimer aided Shurtleff. Yates denies prior knowledge of money in the race and describes Lorimer as confident about his election. Weather data is appended.
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Senate
Hopkins
Washington
House
Lawrence
Illinois Senate Committee
Illinois Committee
Shurtleff
Illinois
Yates
Mimois
Deneen
George W. Hinman
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Hinman
Springfield
Hines
Edward Hines
Chicago
Senator Lorimer
Florida
Kenyon
Edward G. Shurtleff
Phillips
Record-Herald
the Tribune
Haneey
Roger Sullivan
Roger
Hateey
Hanecy
Stewardess Found to Have Been a Man in Fire Death
An autopsy on Harriet Kelly, a stewardess aboard the excursion steamer Governor Andrew, reveals Harriet was biologically male. Kelly had lived as a woman for 30 years, was treated as a widow on the ship, and previously worked as a domestic for aristocratic families. No motive for the disguise is known.
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Boston
Harriet Kelly
Governor Andrew
Harriet
Andrew
Heat wave hits Chicago as three die and many suffer
Chicago on June 23 records 95 degrees at noon with a heat wave causing three deaths and a large number of prostrations across the city.
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Chicago
Seamen Accept Terms At Southampton Strike Narrowed
London reports the Southampton strike now affects only one line as White Star terms, identical to Liverpool, are rejected. Glasgow sees Anchor line concede £1 raise for the California crew, ensuring Saturday’s sailing.
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London
White Star
Liverpool
Glasgow
California
Browne Attacks Tribune Correspondent in Speaker’s Room
Springfield June 23 Representative Lee O Neill Browne of La Salle assaulted EO Phillips the Chicago Tribune legislative correspondent in the speaker’s room at 11 o clock last night Phillips was unconscious for 40 minutes Browne and Phillips had been unfriendly since the Lorimer investigation Dr Penick revived the injured man with a blow behind the ear considered potentially serious
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Oil
Lee O'Neill Browne
la Salle
EO. Phillips
The
Chicago Tribune
Phillips
Lorimer
Browne
Penick
Votes Monday on Amendment to Reciprocity Bill
Washington reports the senate will vote next Monday on the Root amendment to the reciprocity bill. Penrose, chair of the finance committee, says the measure will not fail due to a new insurgent Republican and Democrat coalition. A long dreary tariff debate looms as Democrats and insurgents agree the reciprocity bill is likely to succeed despite opposition to any amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Royal procession charms London crowds in grand parade
The king and queen rode a large procession through London on June 23, greeted with wild acclaim. Field Marshal Kitchener and other state figures accompanied them as they toured Westminster, Temple Bar, and major landmarks, accepting addresses and completing a full circuit from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Bridge.
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Kitchener
Stratton House
Hammond
Duke of Connaught
Earl of ‘Granara
Duke of Norfolk
S.L. ‘H. Slocum
Temple Bar
London Bridge
Buckingham Palace
Constitution Hill
Piccadilly
Trafalgar Square
London ‘Bridge
Borough Road
Westminster Bridge
Westminster Abbey
End of Revolt at Ti Juana as Rebels Surrender
After about two hours of fighting near Ti Juana, roughly 100 rebels under General Jack Mosby surrendered to U S forces at the boundary. Reports say two rebels were killed and one wounded, while about 50 federals died or were wounded. Mosby and his men, all Americans, said they chose to surrender to Captain Frank A Wilcox of the 30th Infantry.
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Lower California
Tijuana
Jack Mosby
International Boundary Line
United States
Ps. S
Boundary Line
International Line
Lower
California
Mosby
Frank A.wilcox
30Th Infantry
United States Army
Mexico
Miner Buried by Gold Sacks at San Francisco Mint
San Francisco June 23 Wadsworth S Williams an employee of the San Francisco mint was badly injured when $9,000,000 in gold sacks toppled in the vault. He was wheeling a truck and the heavy load overwhelmed him threatening recovery.
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San Francisco
Wadsworth S. Williams
San Francisco Mint
Williams
Welsh to Meet Baldwin in 20 Round Title Bout
Freddie Welsh of Wales and Mattie Baldwin of Boston will clash in a 20 round bout at the auditorium tonight with both weighed at 133 pounds. Welsh is a heavy favorite at 10 to 4, while Baldwin backers bet on a late rally to last the distance.
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San Francisco
Freddie Welsh
Wales
Mattie Baldwin
Boston
Auditorium
Welsh
Baldwin
Saengerfest Opens in Milwaukee with 3400-voice Chorus
Milwaukee hosts the third national saengerfest of the North American Saengerbund as thousands attend a three day festival at the Auditorium. The opening concert featured a 3,400 voice chorus and solos by Ludwig Hess, noted German artist, marking the start of the event.
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Milwaukee
Saengerbund
Ludwig Hess
Sugar Trust Dominates It Revealed in Inquiry
Washington June 23 The House committee on sugar trust inquiry opened with disclosures that Henry Havemeyers first beet sugar dealings were with Utah Sugar in which LDS Church held an interest. Thomas Cutler of Salt Lake testified that American Sugar Refining controls most Utah-Idaho stock while Joseph F. Smith, Mormon Church president, will testify Monday to augment Cutler’s account.
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Washington
Mormon Church
American Sugar Refining Company
House
Sugar Trust
Henry O. Havemeyer
Utah Sugar Company
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Thomas R. Cutler
Salt Lake
Utah-Idaho Sugar Refining Company
TRUST
Utah-Idaho Company
Joseph F. Smith
Smith
Cutler
Waterway Bill Defeated in Springfield House Vote
In Springfield on June 23 the administration waterway bill failed 75 to 50 as two votes short of a constitutional majority. Adkins aggressively ruled the gavel amid riotous scenes while waterway supporters regrouped to push a new bill before adjournment. An amendment for a public referendum on the 20 million bond issue was added and approved 71 to 52 as the measure moved toward third reading.
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Springfield
Adkins
Leavitt
W. E. Anderson
House
Senate
Father Neglect in Abduction Trial Highlights Bridges Testimony
Mildred Bridges resumed testimony in Chicago at the Evelyn Arthur Lee trial. Bridges answered briefly as prosecutors and defense questioned whether her father showed little concern and neglected his daughter during a Pacific coast trip.
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Chicago
Mildred Bridges
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Miss Bridges
Lee
Bridges
Pacific Coast
Rochester Prepares Grand Army Encampment Extravaganza
Rochester moves to host the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic August 21 to 26 with a $15,000 boost and a dual showcase. Electric canopies and two miles of lights will transform streets while aerial bomb bursts will shower 12 by 15 foot silk flags over spectators during the parade. Exposition Park undergoes a $280,000 remodel to expand accommodations as reservations surge nationwide.
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Argus
Rochester
Hiram H. Edgerton
Common Council
State of New York
Grand Army of the Republic
N. Y
Henry S. Redman
Buffalo
State Department
United States
Exposition Park
Photographer May Photo In Public Street
Judge Stearns rules a public street photo is lawful and instructs a $400 verdict for a Boston photographer who claimed assault and injury while taking pictures at a Newport society wedding last March. The incident involved Harry P. Walker as the subject of the assignment in Newport.
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Newport
R. L
Brewspaper
French ministry may again resign after war command vote
Paris report states the government was defeated in the deputies on the question of supreme army command in war. The ministry is expected to resign.
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Paris
Tine JT
Taft Attends 100th Anniversary of First American Cotton Mill
In Fall River on June 23 President Taft joined the weeklong observance marking the centennial of the nation’s first cotton mill built here. The event drew large crowds and highlighted the mill’s historic role in American industry.
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America
Fall River
Mass
Taft
Secretaries Accused in Sherman Antitrust Probe
Chicago June 23. Secretaries of 14 retail lumber dealers' associations were indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged Sherman antitrust act violations. Immune witnesses included Paul Lachmund of Milwaukee and George Hotchkiss of Chicago, with others named from Illinois and Minnesota.
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Chicago
Lumber Secretaries’ Bureau of Information
Pennsylvania
Pacfic
Paul Lachmund
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association
George Hotchkiss
Illinois Lumber Builders’ Supply Dealers’ Association
George Wiloers Jones
Minoisay
Captain J A Jarvis Commits Suicide in Seattle
Captain J A Jarvis, vice president of Booth Fisheries and former head of Guggenheim interests in Washington and Alaska, shot himself in Seattle on June 23. Authorities report his death was self inflicted.
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Seattle
J. A. Jarvis
Booth Fisheries Company
Guggenheim
Washington
Alaska
Illinois Odd Fellows convention ends with ball and site picked
The Illinois Independent Order of Odd Fellows closes its state convention with a 5000 attendee ball at the Coliseum in Peoria. Galesburg is chosen as the 1912 convention site amid ongoing judge rulings on prize awards. The Rebekahs install officers including Samuel J. Turner and C D Brainard. Spanish War Veterans hold their annual encampment in Rockford with large attendance.
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Peoria
Galesburg
Ill
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Illinois
Rebekahs
Samuel J. Turner
Decatur
C. D. Brainard
Oscar A. Moore
Canton
Rockford
Harris
Grand Lodge
Illinois Department of the United Spanish War Veterans
Roads Ordered to Report Fatalities to Interstate Commission
Washington reports that all common railway carriers must report to the Interstate Commerce Commission by telegraph after July 1 any collision derailment or accident causing deaths. Reports must be sent immediately by a responsible officer. Jefferson City Missouri notes drought prayers as crops suffer.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jefferson City
Eoverbor
Mistake by Turkish Gunners Surrenders Troops in Arab Fight
Rebels near Gheesan north of Hodeidah surprise the Turkish column commanded by Mahomed Ali Pasha. About a thousand Turkish soldiers were killed and Mahomed Ali Pasha is missing. Five hundred Turkish fugitives suffer dagger wounds. A Turkish gunboat shelled Gheesga, killing or wounding several hundred soldiers.
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Hodeidah
Arabia
Aden
Mahomed Ali Pashs
Gheesan
Mahomed Ali Pasha
Gheesga
Swedes Celebrate Mid Summer Parade in Duluth
Twenty thousand Swedes from the northwest joined the midsummer day parade in Ivuluth Duluth Minnesota on June 23 with Governor Eberhart and Professor Frank Nelson among participants in the celebration program.
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Duluth
Minn
Northwest
Eberhart
Minnesota
Frank Nelson
Minneapolis
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