Hines barred from room in Lorimer probe hearing
Washington reports Edward Hines Chicago lumberman millionaire was excluded from the Lorimer investigating committee room at an executive session. Witnesses Culver McLean and McLeod testified about Hines claimed help for Lorimer but could not recall specific conversations.
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Washington
Edward Hines
Chicago
Lorimer
Springfield
Hines
Culver
Rush Culver
Lanse
Mich
Marquette
Larimer
Senate
Shelly B. Jones
Jones
Rugh McLean
North Tonawanda
N. Y
John McLeod
Buffalo
McLean
Tilden
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company of
Chiago
Funk
Hancey
House
Weather Outlook and Local Forecaster Report
Increasing cloudiness with likely showers late tonight and Friday. Warmer temperatures prevailing. High yesterday 74, low 52. No precipitation in 24 hours. Wind 7 mph at 7 am. Humidity 46 at 7 pm and 65 at 7 am. River stage 2.7 feet, down 0.2 in 24 hours. Astronomical data: Sun sets 7 31, rises 4 27, moon sets 10 01 p m. In other news, testimony on Helm committee questioned if witness recalled an unnamed man’s name. William O'Brien denies involvement with Coan’s requests to testify, disputing assertions of guilt by association.
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Rock
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Indiana
William O'Brien
Duluth
Minn
Virginia and Rainy Lake Company
Hines
W. H. Cook
Helm Committee
Coan
Mr. Coan
Weyerhaeusers
Beachey Flies Under Bridge Then Over Niagara Falls
Lincoln Beachey, the California aviator, piloted a biplane under the upper steel bridge at Niagara Falls and down to the whirlpool before landing safely on the Canadian shore. The feat marked the first time a birdman cut through the mist and rapids, with crowds observing from both shores.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Lincoln Beachey
California
Beachey
Niagara
Senate Census Committee Backs Reapportionment Bill for 433 Seats
The senate committee on census agreed to report the congressional reapportionment bill without amendment, raising representation to 433 members while ensuring no state loses seats. Three dissenters opposed the increase. La Follette Dupont and McLean voted no. A minority report may follow after a week.
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Senate
Washington
la Follette
Dupont
McLean
Morse Habeas Corpus Denied in Atlanta
Federal Judge Newman denied Charles W. Morse's application for release from federal prison in Atlanta on a writ of habeas corpus dated June 28.
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Atlanta
Newman
Charles W. Morse
Reciproc ity Debates Spur Amendments In Senate
In Washington on June 28 Senator Cummins of Iowa urged broader Canadian reciprocity amendments to extend free trade for agricultural and other Canadian goods. He blamed both parties for pressuring the bill and urged Democrats to back reform while Bristow attacked Taft and anti reciprocity sentiment rose. The day featured tense sessions, procedural shifts, and a looming final vote as leaders battled over the nature of the tariff measure.
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Senate
United Een Cummins
Iowa
Cummins
Canada
House
Penrose
Finance Committee
Friends of
Sherman
Committee of the Whole
Nelson
Bristow
Clapp
Batley
Medical leaders urge public medical instruction against quacks
At the American Medical Association meeting in Los Angeles Dr John B Murphy of Chicago incoming president called for public medical education and lay press subcommittees to provide authoritative reports. He criticized patent medicine almanacs and quack publications as poor instructors. In Narragansett Pier the American Institute of Homeopathy praised President Taft for urging amendments to the pure food and drug law to curb nostrums labeling.
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Los Angeles
Cal
American Medical Association
John B. Murphy
Chicago
Murphy
Taft
Narragansett Pier
R. I
American Institute of Homeopathy
Day Portrait Scandal Implicates Two U S Clerks
A report to the Subcommittee on Expenditures details a Day portrait scandal involving disbursing clerk Calcutta and Thomas Morrison of the State Department. Michsel, former chief clerk, is noted in the investigation as part of the findings.
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United Gates
Calcutta
Thomas Morrison
State Department
Vouthjer
Michsel
Arbitration Pact Practically Made Between U S and Britain
Washington June 28 After a conference between President Taft and Ambassador Bryce it was announced that the arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain was practically complete.
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Washington
Taft
Bryce
United States
Great Britain
Aged 108 Woman Passes Quietly at Home
Lansing, June 28. Mrs Lachia Williams aged 108 said my time has come and lay down to die. She had celebrated her 108th birthday on New Year’s Day and died peacefully after speaking with a neighbor.
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Lansing, Mich
Lachia Williams
Left Hand a Famous Chieftain Dies at 83
Darlington Oklahoma June 28 It was learned here yesterday that Left Hand longtime chief of the Arapahoe tribe died at his home near here several days ago He was 83 and one of the west s most famous warriors He took part in the massacre of Major Elliott and 19 men the day Custer fought the battle of Washita The bodies of the slain were not found for a week
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Left Hand
Darlington
Okla
Arapahoes
Elliott
Custer
Washita
Ordinance to Curb Tongue of Billy Sunday
Wheeling, June 28. The Wheeling city council passed an ordinance imposing a fine on anyone using vile language in public. The measure aims to curb the vocabulary of evangelist Billy Sunday who has been engaged by local churches to conduct a religious campaign in the city next year.
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Wheeling
W. V2
Billy” Sunday
Arbuckle Bros and Sugar Trust Clash For West Virginia Losses
William D. Gilmore, managing partner of Arbuckle Bros of Brooklyn, testified to a house sugar trust panel that Arbuckles began refined sugar in 1898 and fought price wars with American Sugar Refining, losing 1,250,000 in West Virginia. He said the rival also entered the coffee business under H O Havemeyer as retaliation. Joseph F. Smith and Bishop Charles Nibley defended Mormon church involvement in beet sugar as lawful and beneficent.
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Washington
William D. Gilmore
Arbuckle Bros
Brooklyn
Arbuck
Les
American Sugar Refining Company
West Virginia
Gilmore
Toledo
Ohio
H. O.havemeyer
Havemeyer
Mormon Church
Henry
United States
House “Sugar Trust
Joseph F. Smith
Utah- Idaho Sugar Company
Charles Nibley
Gompers Refuses Apology Before DC Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor says he will not apologize to the District of Columbia supreme court when he and officials Frank Morrison and John Mitchell appear on July 17 to show cause why they should not be held in contempt. He notes only a trivial wrong would merit an apology and cites current circumstances. The trio had traveled to Indianapolis to confer with labor leaders over the McNamara kidnapping and his removal to Los Angeles related to the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times plant.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Mr. Gompers
Gompers
Morrison
Indianapolis
McNamara
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Chicago
Rates on grain and products up July 1
Chicago dispatch notes effective July 1 rates on grain and grain products from Dakota stations will rise by a half to two cents per 16 pounds.
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Chicago
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrest Reported in Monmouth
A man believed to be Carl Carroll, linked to the Swan Creek bank explosion, was arrested in Monmouth Illinois after a Reno Nevada tip. Earlier, Carroll and George Reed were seized with stolen money but escaped on March 20. Reed was later recaptured in Nebraska and is serving a prison term.
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Monmouth
Ill
Reno
Nev
Carl Carroll
Swan Creek
Carisl
George Reed
Reed
Nebraska
Chicago Policeman and Woman Arrested In Wife Death Fire
Vincenzo Nardi special policeman and Mrs Antoinette Diasoctino Cotrello were arrested in connection with the death of Nardi’s wife who suffocated in a fire that partly destroyed the home yesterday. The home carried a $1000 fire insurance and Nardi was on duty nearby when the blaze was found.
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Chicago
Vincenzo Nardi
Antoinette Diasoctino Cotrello
Nardi
See Defense Denies Improper Acts In Trial
Evelyn Arthur See defended himself in Chicago court denying charges of improper relations with students. He claimed no difference between his “absolute life” truths and ordinary truth. Mona Rees and Mildred Bridges figures appeared as testimonies, with prosecutors noting a striking overlap between See’s Book of Truth and Mormon Golden Bible.
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Chicago
Evelyn Arthur See
Mona Rees
Lee
Danner
Mildred
Mildred Bridges
States Atiorjaere
Mormon Church
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Joseph Smith
Nim Smith
See
Burnham
Honore
Grant Newell
Miss Rees
Vedrine First to Reach Roubaix in International Aviation Race
Roubaix France June 28 Great crowds welcomed competitors in the international circuit aviation race Vedrine arrived from Brussels at 1104 hours and won the lion share of the $3000 prize The event drew keen interest from spectators and aviation enthusiasts alike.
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Roubaix
France
Vedrine
Brussels
Massachusetts Referendum Measure Killed in House
The initiative and referendum bill failed in the Massachusetts House by 125 to 75. A two thirds vote is required to amend the constitution in Massachusetts, so the measure does not advance.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Mass
House of Representatives
Harvard Commencement Speakers Highlight Takashi Komatsu
Cambridge Mass June 28 Harvard College commencement drew hundreds of alumni students and degree candidates. Speaker Takashi Komatsu of Monmouth addressed the gathering as a candidate for the master of arts degree.
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Takashi Komatsu
Monmouth
Cambridge Mass
Harvard
Til
Tall Woman Is Married Mary Ellen Powers to Wed Maurice Stapleton
Lockport New York June 28 Mary Bri den Powers famed as Barnum's tallest woman will marry Maurice T Stapleton of Lockport as license issued but ceremony date not announced.
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Mary Ellen Powers
Barnum
Lockport
N. Y
Mary Briden Powers
Maurice ‘T. Stapleton
Frost Blast Damages Crops In Wisconsin Town
Frost covered the Couderay area on June 28 with ice in small containers and garden trucks damaged by the cold. Weather impact caused crop harm across the region.
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Couderay
Wis
Waterways bill shifts to house as conservation measure
The senate passed the waterway bill 33 to 7 transformed into a conservation measure. It creates a five member governor appointed commission with power to spend up to 500000 on securing power sites and report to the next legislature before any contracts for digging the waterway or locks are let.
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IUM Limited
Senate
Magill
Lish
Barr
Jones
Senate Journal
Treasury predicts 1911 surplus near twenty five million
Washington reports the United States treasury will end its fiscal year 1911 with an approximate surplus of 25 million dollars. Receipts are expected near 687 million, expenditures about 660 million excluding the Panama Canal, with canal costs around 40 million funded by a 50 million bond sale.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Panama Canal
Treasury
Fire Drives Guests From Port Huron Hotel
A fire in Port Huron Michigan caused the Union hotel to evacuate about fifty guests after Beard Campbell Co store and Granite Co suffered heavy losses. The fire damaged the Beard Campbell Co store estimated at 75000 dollars and the Granite Co at 10000 dollars. Fire origin is unknown and no injuries are reported.
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Port Huron
Mich
Beard, Campbell & Co
Granite Company
Union Hotel
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