Clash Over Lobby Graft Claims Sparks Capitol Storm
Washington June 26 Robert Lovett testified before the Senate lobby committee that men impersonating congressmen pressed Wall Street financiers to influence the Union Pacific Southern Pacific dissolution case. He named Otto H. Kahn Lewis Cass Ledyard and Edward Lauterbach as figures tied to the alleged scheme and said more witnesses will be summoned.
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Washinton
Robert
Lovett
Congress
Wall Street
Senate Lobby Committee
Washington
Union Pacific
Lewis Cass Ledyard
New York
Ledyard
Oto H. Kahn
Maxwell Everts
Southern Pacific
Edward Lauterbach
Money Trust
Lavett
Lauterbach
Otto H. Kahn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Union
Lewis Casa Ledyard
Kuhn
Mr. Ledyard
Mr. Lovett
Chicago
Dow Jones & Co
Southern Pacific Systems
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Kahn
Ledyerd
Congressman Riordan
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
Weather and jeopardy notes mix in 1920s report
The Rock Island Davenport Moline forecast shows unsettled weather with thunder showers tonight or Friday and cooler Friday. Temperatures run 76 at 7 am, high 84 yesterday, humidity 72 percent at 7 pm. Astronomical events list Mercury Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter Vega. A separate political briefing discusses alleged conspiracies to influence employment in a railroad dissolution plan, naming Lauterbach and Riordan, with reference to Max Evarts, Cravath, and Kuhn Loeb & Co. Also noted is the announcement that James W. Gerard was chosen as ambassador to Germany and that the St Dennis hotel in New York has gone bankrupt.
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J. M. Sherier
Lovett
Lauterbach
Harriman Roads
New York
Senator Walsh
Kahn
Mr. Lovett
Senator Overman
Michigan University Commencement 1919 Honors Given
More than a thousand graduates received degrees at the University of Michigan 63rd annual commencement in Ann Arbor. President Vincent of Minnesota delivered the address. Governor Ferris of Michigan and several others were awarded honorary Doctor of Laws.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Vincent
University of Minnesvta
Ferris
Michigan
Dunne Signs Bill Giving Women Vote in Illinois
Governor Dunne signs the woman's suffrage bill at 9:53 AM in Springfield. The measure grants women the right to vote for all statutory officers. The signing is filmed with leaders of the movement, and three pens partitioned for recipients. Attorney General Lucey questions constitutional issues and warns of possible legislative omissions in election laws.
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Springfield
Lit
Dunne
Illinois
Edward F. Dunne
Lucey
Supreme Court
Chicago
McKinley
Hall of Representatives
Senate
Capitol
Lucy
Nebraska Crops Injured by Hail and Tornado
A tornado with a severe hail and rainstorm swept Central Nebraska near Kenesaw, damaging farm buildings and crops. Wires down and damage estimated around a hundred thousand dollars. no deaths reported. Rain favored crops in southern Nebraska where hail was absent.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Iasinigat
Uttle
Kenesaw
Here
Hall
Skin grafting needed after deadly elevator explosion
Injured victims require skin for grafts as officials estimate over ten square inches of usable skin per patient. A public appeal will launch once conditions are known, with 800 volunteers needed. No more bodies found this morning as firemen douse wreckage. Mis debris stands 60 feet high hindering recovery efforts.
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Buffalo
pPhivatclan
Tas
Hospitala
de Mis
Ask Court Order to Protect Navy
New York June 26 protection of naval secrets drives proceedings for an injunction against the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo program. Federal Judge Veeder reserved ruling. Coles says the torpedo is the principal weapon of the navy and essential to national defense. The embassy of France remains held for William McCombs. Charles R. Crane of Chicago is slated to become ambassador to Russia within a year. Nominations include Albert Schmedemann minister to Norway and Richard Lee Metcalf and others on the Isthmian canal commission and the industrial relations commission.
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New York
Desua
Ing Ww. Bliss Company
Veeder
Coles
Harris Weinsto
Ornia
S. T. Ballard
Kentucky
John B. Lennon
Illinois
James O'Connell
Washington, D. C
Austin B. Garretson
Towa
Gettysburg Faces Hosting Challenge for Blue and Gray Reunion
Gettysburg faces a major task handling the influx of visitors for the upcoming Blue and Gray reunion. Trains arrive in sections and hotels report many telegram requests for accommodations. A message from General Daniel E. Sickles asks for an ambulance and wheeling chair for his arrival Sunday. his command will be supplied. The reunion begins Sunday.
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Gettysburg
Daniel E. Sicisies
Double Tragedy at West Quincy
In West Quincy Missouri this morning a man believed to be J W Benning of Gregory Missouri shot and killed Theodore Pogue at his home a half mile west of the ferry landing then killed himself Pogue a 75 year old bachelor Confederate veteran owned 1000 acres of bot tom land Benning who once worked for Pogue had threatened to kill him and was seen in Quincy earlier today
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Quincy
J. W. Benning
Gregory
Theodore Pogue
West Quincy
Pogue
West Quincy Ferry Landing
Benning
President nominates McMillan and Willard for posts
Washington reports the president will nominate Benton McMillan to be minister to Peru and Joseph E. Willard, former Virginia lieutenant governor, for Madrid. Augustus Thomas, famed playwright, is pegged for an ambassadorship not in the diplomatic service as a forthcoming offer.
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Washington
Tennessee
Benton McMillan
Peru
Joseph E. Willard
Virginia
Madrid
Belgium
Augustus Thomas
Germans Shown Nation Builders at Denver Pageant
Denver, June 26. A three section allegorical pageant by the North American Gymnastic union featured 49 floats with turners in period costumes. The program depicted the development of the German nation and the role of German Americans in founding and building the American republic, praised as the most instructive part of the day.
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Denver
Col
North American Gymnastic Union
Inquiry into rate raise by eastern railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued an amended order for an investigation into freight rate increases by eastern railroads. The action follows a rescinded order, with Clemens, McCord and Marble dissenting on authority to set minimum rates. No start date was set, and proceedings are expected to begin unofficially next autumn.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern
Clemens
McCord
Marble
Eden Ex Boniface Figure Ill in Chicago
Eden former Great Northern hotel manager and Chicago political figure was taken to St Luke's hospital after being found ill at the Palmer House. Doctors call his condition grave. Once a leading hotel man, he rose from bellboy at Tremont House to prominence, later retiring after disputes with owners and declaring bankruptcy with assets far below liabilities.
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Eden
Chicago
William
Great Northern Hotel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Palmer House
United States
Mlllnois Nation Guard
Tremont House
Great North
Ern Eden
Horses blinded to stop shyness in Chicago market
Chicago agents of the Anti Cruelty Society report many horses have been deliberately blinded to curb shyness. Warrants will be sought for horse dealers accused of mutilation. A needle is jabbed through each retina, leaving the animals unable to see, making them quiet and easier to sell in markets, including South Water Street where about 50 cases were observed.
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Chicago
Krause
South Water Street
Cooper Jury 10 Carry On Probe
Chicago, June 26 The conflict between grand juries empaneled by Judge Kersten and Judge Cooper to probe alleged frauds in the election of Maclay Hoyne as state's attorney last November was settled by Judge Baldwin in favor of the Cooper jury. Both juries sought ballots and records. Kersten dismissed his jury. Hoyne opposed the Cooper panel, citing personal animosity of Judge Cooper.
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Chicago
Kersten
Cooper
Maclay Hoyne
Baldwin
Hoyne
Merz mechanic killed on track at Indianapolis speedway
Harry Martin mechanic for Charles Merz died testing a car on the Indianapolis speedway after a tire burst caused the car to hit a wall and roll over. Assistant Frank Rgan was fatally injured. both men were trapped beneath the wreck.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Martin
Charles Merz
Frank Rgan
President Attacked in Coast Cases Sparks Probe
Washington reports on June 26 detail Minority Leader Mann attacking the Wilson administration over the Diggs Caminetti white slave cases and Western Fuel indictments. Federal agent Clayton Herrington of San Francisco was suspended pending explanation of a telegram urging Attorney General McReynolds to remove from office amid the McNab resignation fallout.
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Washington
Mann
House
Diggs- Caminetti
Western Fuel Company
San Francisco
Clayton Herrington
Department of Justice
Wilson
McReynolds
McNab
A. Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Herrington
Diggs-Caminetti
Francis J. Heney
Matt J. Sullivan
Thomas Hayden
Diggs-Caminett
Western Fuel Company Coal Customs
Caminetti-Diggs
California
Kahn
Judiciary Committees
Friends of
Caminetti
Frank J. Heney
McKinynolds
Lame
Penble
Drew
Sacramento
Cal
Maury J. Diggs
Drew Caminetti
A. Caminetti
Reno
Marsha Warrington
Lela Norris
Heney
CASE
Albuquerque
N. M
Diggs- Caminett
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