Edward Hines Alibi Claim Battles Lorimer Inquiry
Edward Hines testified before the Lorimer committee denying Chicago travel in February and disputing others’ statements. He presented bills likely from his wife and claimed no fixed Lorimer win, while indicating possible perjury risks and awaiting further Washington sessions after July 4.
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Hines
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Lorimer
Union League Club
Associated Pres
Craze by Heat Ends in Tragedy at Lockney
In Lockney Texas June 30 a Los Angeles mother Maude McCrary and her three children were found dead. The woman reportedly driven by extreme heat cut the children's throats with glass and hanged herself behind a vacant house. Indications show she removed the family from her mother's house yesterday and carried them to the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockney
Texas
Maude McCrary
Los Angeles
Cal
Henwood Found Guilty in Denver Murder Case
Harold Frank Henwood, accused of murdering Sylvester Von Puhl and George Cope Land, was found guilty of second degree murder in Denver. The court set a 10 year to life potential sentence and granted a 10 day stay of execution for motion for new trial.
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Denver
Col
Harold Frank Henwood
George E. Copeland
Victor
Henwood
Sylvester II
von Puhl
St. Louis
Whitford
Cardinal Gibbons Marks 50 Years in Priesthood
In a small chapel near Baltimore Cardinal Gib bons celebrated a mass of thanksgiving marking 50 years in priestly life and 25 years as cardinal and nominal head of the Catholic church in the United States. The ceremony occurred during a visit in a home about 50 miles from Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
Railroad employee charged with theft in Silvis
Harry Freymyer, long time Rock Island yards assistant car inspector in Silvis, bound over to the grand jury under $300 bonds for alleged theft of wood from railroad cars and yards last October. He reportedly hid the wood among willows and hired Wilton Balls to haul it home. Freymyer denied guilt. Magistrate C J Smith presided. F E Thompson of East Moline defended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Freymyer
Rock Island
Silvis
Grand Jury
Freymyer
Wilton Balls
C .J. Smith
F. E. Thompson
East Moline
Seven Die as Buffalo Pumping Station Collapses
Seven workers were crushed to death and seven others seriously injured when the Buffalo water department’s new pumping station on the lake front collapsed today in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Water Department
Buffalo
Lake Front
Germans Deny Fraud in Yank ee Trick
Washington reports that German cutlery makers deny fraud and claim the accusations are a Yankee trick. Treasury officials cite evidence of dual price lists for American customs and private customers, while the government investigates the Sollingen district, a major source of German imports to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Sollingen
United States
Weather Forecast and Archbishop O'Connor Death
Rock Island Davenport Moline and Vicinity forecast calls for warm, fall conditions through Saturday with 7 am temperature of 77 and a 43 percent humidity. Archbishop O Connor of Toronto dies today. four regiments authorized to depart from San Antonio maneuver division.
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Rockleland
Davenport
Moline
J.m.sherier
Toronto
Ont
Archbishop O'Connor
Archdiocese of
Washington
Maneuver ‘Division
San Antonio
Texas
Nine Indictments in Wire Pool Conspiracy Case
Federal indictments filed in New York accuse nine wire pools and 84 wire manufacturers and their employees of conspiracy to fix prices and rig competition. The actions target a broad network with numerous individuals named in the charges. The共有 authorities proceed on charges of antitrust violations and corporate conspiracy across multiple firms and affiliates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yale Harvard freshman eights race opens regatta in fair weather
New London June 30 Yale won the freshmen eights in the annual Yale versus Harvard regatta opening amid favorable weather. Large crowds and strong support from both sides boosted enthusiasm as the race began after a late start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Yale
Harvard
Nine indictments in Sherman act wire trust case in New York
Federal grand jury returns nine indictments charging restraint of trade against associations and individuals tied to the steel industry. Prominent defendants include Herbert L. Satterlee, William P. Palmer, and Frank J. Gould. Government says case involves trade pools to fix prices and apportion territory, not mergers. Trial not expected. defendants to appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wire Trust
Herbert L. Satterlee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Willam P. Palmer
American Steel & Wire Company
United States Steel Corporation
Frank J. Gould
Old Dominion Iron & Nail Works Company
Wise
Bureau of Corporations
Steel Corporation
Trenton Iron Company
Telephone Cable Association
Fine Magnet Wire Association
Mayor Dumas Held for Crime in Puposky Case
Bemidji Minnesota June 30 Court Commissioner Simons held Cass Lake mayor Dumas to the next grand jury after hearing witness Martin Behan who named Dumas in the Puposky crime Behan said Dumas offered $300 to burn a building belonging to Smythe with the $10,000 bond supplied by Edward Dumas the mayor’s father and C M Johnson of Cass Lake Minnesota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Minn
Martin Behan
D. F. Dumas
Cass Lake
Simons
Dumas
Behan
Davis
Poposky
Smythe
Edward Dumas
C. M. Johnson
David Caplan Found in London Under Surveillance
A man believed to be David Caplan, one of the alleged McNamara dynamite conspirators, is under surveillance in London with extradition papers being prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Caplan
London
Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara
Evelyn Lee to Face 14 Counts in Trial Scheduled
In Chicago on June 30 Judge Honore ruled Evelyn Arthur Lee must answer the 14 remaining indictments. The motion to remove the case from the jury was overruled and the defense began presenting its case. A local committee for the ward movement met at the YMCA to appoint campaign personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men and Religion Forward Movement
German aviator wins prize after Munich to Berlin flight
Berlin June 30 Hirth the German aviator with a passenger flew a monoplane 345 miles from Munich to Berlin in 5 hours 41 minutes earning a prize of 12500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Berlin
Hirth
Train wrecking in France blamed on socialists
An express from Havre to Paris was derailed by wreckers at Pont de l Arche near Louviers. No injuries reported. Copies of Guerre Sociale were found beside the cut rails as Paris presses alarm and calls the new ministry to end revolutionary activity and outrages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Havre
Pont-De-L’-Arche
Loiviers
Anse
Penitentiary for Him Former Carnegie Trust Head Sentenced
New York June 30 J B Rowman former president of the Carnegie Trust company convicted of making a false report to the state banking department was sentenced to four years and a half months in the penitentiary. Notre Dame Indiana June 30 six new priests were ordained for the order of Holy Cross.
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Carnegie Trust Company
New York
J. B. Rowman
State Banking Department
Order of Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Ind
Order of
Adjournement Contests and Waterway Bill Action
Springfield dispatch reports adjournment hopes hinge on Senate action as House weighs a joint resolution to adjourn to October 2. Waterway bill fate stalls after chairman absence. confusion over committee meeting and bill possession signals possible defeat.
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Springfield
House
Senate
Ill
Edward J. Smejkal
Chicago
House Waterway Committee
Judah
Adkins
McCann
B. M. Mitchett
Hives
Judas
City
Smejkal
June 1911 marriage licenses fall short from 1910
County Clerk H B Hubbard reports 96 licenses issued in June 1911, down from 108 in June 1910, a shortfall of 12. Wednesday was the busiest license day with 32 permits. Tuesday and Saturday followed with 18 and 17. Only 10 applications came on Thursdays across five Thursdays. seven licenses were issued on two Fridays, none on two others, and one on the 13th. Frank W Walker of Memphis appears unaffected by the tally.
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H. B. Hubbard
Frank W. Walker
Memphis
Tenn
Charity Body to Be Incorporated in Rock Island
The Associated Charities of Rock Island votes to incorporate under state laws and purchase its Seventeenth Street house with funds from last Friday's one day campaign. President Stewart and Parks to draft incorporation papers as reports show about 1,500 dollars raised. May secretary Dina Ramser notes 20 people cared for 15 children, 879 meals served, six employed, and many donations from numerous individuals and organizations. The group thanks the city press for publicity aiding fund solicitation.
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Associated Charities of
Rock Island
Association
Seventeenth Street
J. W. Stewart
W. S. Parks
Dina Ramser
Beaty
Amelia Peterson
Standard Table Oil Cloth Company
Circle of King’s Daughters
C. R. Chamberlin
Frank Brough
C. T. Dugard
Larson and Larson
R. G. Summers
H. H. Robb
Carrie Muse
George Hastings
C. O. Woodruff
Rebecca Taylor
W. H. Gest
Home Tea Company
E. Ritchey
Eagle Lodge
Fred Titterington
W. 8. Parks
Rosabel Stewart
Wirt Taylor
Garvin
H. D. Blakemore
A. Dempsey
George Lee
Siegrist and Schmacht Ice Companies
Stephenson Senate Election Inquiry Placed Before Committee
Washington June 30 The full certified records of the legislative investigation into the election of Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin were received by the vice president, laid before the Senate and referred to the committee on elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Elections
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senate
Moran Withdrawn Bond In Confidence Game Case
M J Moran was rearrested after bond withdrawal by his bondsmen following a failed May grand jury. He faced con fidence game charges in realty dealings. Moran, with a wife and three children in the east, had been bound over by Justice J Schroeder and released by bond holders fearing he would flee until trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Moran
Justice of the Peace
J. Schroeder
L. Bruner
John Miller
Banda
Moran
Tri-City Theatre Company Incorporated Formed
Secretary of state issues a charter for Tri-City Theatre Company of Rock Island with $15,000 capital to pursue general theatrical business. Incorporators are Edward P. Dolly, Katherine Dolly, Roy W. Wilmerton, and Clarence C. Wilmerton.
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New Empire Playhouse Incorporated
Argus
Springfield
Ccretary of
State Today
Tri-City Theatre Company
Rock Island
Capital Stow
Edward P. Dolly
Katherine Dolly
Roy W. Wilmerton
Clarence c. ‘Wilmerton
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Edward Hines
Funk
Aldrich
Taft
Lorimers Committee
Lorimers Fund
Hettler
Herman H. Hettler
White House
Marble
Associated Preas
Kenyon
Iowa
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Wirt H. Cook
Duluth
Committee
Government Against Wire Trust
United States Circuit Court
Mayor Dumas
See
Penitentiary
the Holy Cross
University of Notre Dame
the Order
William Bolger
Clifford, Mich
William Cunningham
Belvidere
Deneen
D. Cupid
Form Theatre Company
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