Admiral Smuggling Probe Shakes Government Circles
In San Francisco on May 22 authorities questioned whether naval aides who greeted Admiral Eberle smuggled the Japanese sea fighter his wife and baggage into the United States. Treasury rules may expose Eberle to a $2000 fine as the case is sent to Washington amid official interest. The article also notes a health board bill amendment and various state House actions including nursing, optometry, probate fees, hotel regulation, and church property tax exemptions. A Senate session preceded a joint session for a U S senator vote, with no armory construction approved for two years affecting Chicago units.
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San Francisco
Briu
Edward W. Eberie
Yerba Buena
Army
Navy
Stephens
Port Stratton
United States
New Stratton
Treasury Department
Eberle
Washington
Health Board
State Board of Health
State Treasury
Representative Link
Boards of Supervisors
Carter
Chicago Dock Company
Senate
Tno
Presjent—Hay, Funk
Guard
National Guard
House Appropriations Committee
1St Cavalry
2Nd Infantry
Sth Infantry
Chicago
Springfield House Delays Bill to Limit Size of Bed Sheets
In Springfield on May 22 the House debated odd bills including limits on hotel sheets and regulation of spectacle sellers. Big hats and long bed sheets were mocked, while a fire escape rope rule for hotels with 10 or more rooms sparked debate. The spectacle lens bill failed but may return. auto bill amendments were approved and moved toward third reading.
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Springfield
Carter Optometry
Governor urged to guard engineers in Georgia
Augusta Ga May 22 General Manager Scott appealed to Governor Smith after a telegram from Assistant Grand Chief Burgess of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers warned trains on the Georgia railroad were being stoned by striking firemen or sympathizers. Lives of engineers were jeopardized and vigorous measures were sought.
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Augusta
Assistnt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Georgia
Scott
Smith
Supreme Court backs salary limit for insurers in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo May 22 The supreme court sitting en banc sustained the state law denying licenses to insurance companies that pay any of their officers salaries above 50000 per year.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Big Enough to Fill All' Punch Bowl Holds 16 Gallons
Natchez Mississippi May 24 The battleship Mississippi received a second silver gift when Senator John Sharp Williams presented a hand beaten punch bowl to Captain Fremont in the name of Natchez. The 16 gallon bowl is described as perhaps the handsomest in the navy. Also Ottawa Kansas May 22 robbers dynamited the Princeton State Bank safe and escaped with 2675 dollars.
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Natchez
Miss
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
Fremont
Kansas Bank
Ottawa
Kan
Princeton State Bank
Princeton
Here
United States Ambitious in Building Navy
Washington reports the navy’s 1911 building program to Secretary Meyer includes two advanced dreadnought battleships five torpedo destroyers and one modern repair ship for the fleet despite a ten million dollar cut in naval estimates ordered by President Taft.
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Washington
Meyer
Taft
Go to sinner, don't wait for him to come message
Denver May 22. John H Converse of Philadelphia urged Presbyterians to go to the sinner in any location to win men to the church. He argued a shift from preaching only in luxurious churches to evangelistic outreach as he chaired the committee on evangelistic work. Delegates at the Presbyterian general assembly discussed ministerial relief and the Presbyterian Brotherhood this morning, with visits planned to Westminster College this afternoon and no business session.
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Presbyterians
Denver
Presbyterian General Assembly
John H. Converse
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Presbyterian Church
Converse
College
Colo
Presbyterian Brotherhood
General Assembly of the
Westminster College
Organize to Save Negro From Mob in Centerville
Centerville Iowa May 22 an extensive secret service force is rapidly organized with former Sheriff William Bray named captain of the guards by the court in anticipation of outbreaks against John Junkin the negro accused of murdering Clara Rosen and awaiting trial here Tuesday. Sentinels in plain clothes are being deployed.
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Centerville
Iowa
William Bray
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Fearful crowds drift as trains halted near Ottumwa
Posters posted in various parts of town warn of potential mob violence as authorities watch trains from Ottumwa to forestall an attack. Junkin expresses fear while many Black residents flee the area amid rising tension.
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Ottumway
Junkin
Taft Opens Western Lands for Settlement Proclamation
President Taft issued a proclamation opening 440000 acres in Flathead Montana 200000 acres in Coeur d Alene Idaho and 50000 to 100000 acres in the Spokane Washington area to settlement and entry.
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Washington
Taft
Flathead
Meat
Coeur d'Alene
Maho
Spokane, Wash
Damages Race Line Split Over False Arrest Case
The New York Appellate Division upheld a trial verdict being set aside, ruling a black plaintiff cannot claim as high damages as a white man. George W. Griffin, a Pullman carporter, sued Daniel M. Brady for false arrest after a theft charge. The jury awarded Griffin $2,500 but the court reduced it to zero for reasons tied to racial impact on damages.
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New York
Supreme Court of
State of
Patterson
Clarke
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Dugro
George W. Griffin
Daniel M. Brady
Brady
Canada
Griffin
United States
Consumer "Bamboozled" Again By Aldrich On Gore Resolution
Washington, May 20. A long battle over the Gore resolution to probe rising living costs under the Dingley law ends with Senate Finance Committee control. Senator Gore wanted a full investigation into whether retailers or trusts cause price increases. Aldrich's maneuver shifts inquiry to his panel, likely killing the measure. Democratic unity stands behind the push, while retail and wholesale price data are debated.
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TAV
The
Argus
Washington
Aldrich
Gore
Finance Committee
Senate
Ald
Congress
Verdict Talks on Race and Humiliation in Griffin Case
Justice Dugro rejects a $2,500 verdict against Griffin as excessive. He notes Griffin, a porter, faces unique harms from arrest and imprisonment, reflecting on race, status, and personal dignity. The judge says the colored man may suffer differently from a white man, yet the case revolves around shame and injury.
Senator Aldrich Pushes Tariff Vote On Lumber Schedule
Washington May 22 Senator Aldrich pledged to move a final vote on the tariff bill naming June 2 as preference. Cummins objected and the lumber schedule took the floor with McCumber proposing free lumber rather than the Dingley rate. Elkins defended lumber interests while Borah attacked protectionist logic. The Senate refused to act on river and harbor appropriations, insisting no business while the tariff bill remains pending.
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Washington
Aldrich
Daniel
Cummins
Senate
McCumber
Borah
Elkins
Burton
Bleached Flour Order to Stand in DC Court Case
Washington May 22 The District of Columbia Court of Appeals action in Alsop Process Co versus Secretary Wilson favors the government. The court implies the bleached flour prosecution stands, holding the secretary’s move against manufacturers not aimed at machinery and thus not injuring the process.
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Washington
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Alsop Process Company of
St. Louis
Wilson
Chicago Society Scandal Defendant in 50000 Damages Suit
Chicago May 22 Adrian C Honore brother of Mrs Potter Palmer and noted society figure is named as defendant in a 50000 damages suit filed by James H LaPearl alleging alienation of his wife's affections in a case unfolding in local courts.
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Chicago
Adrian C. Honore
Potter Palmer
James H. LaPearl
Bank Moves $500 Million to New Knickerbocker Trust Home
New York May 22. Knickerbocker Trust Company employees carried more than 500 million dollars in cash stocks bonds and securities from the former quarters at 66 Broadway to the new offices a few doors away on Broadway. A dozen policemen stood along Broadway and in the halls of both buildings to observe the transfer.
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New York
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Broadway
Vast Sums Expended to Contain Mine Fire at Summit Hill
Tamaqua Pa May 22 Despite hundreds of thousands spent to extinguish the 50 year fire at Lehigh Coal and Navigation mine the blaze spreads toward Spring tunnel. 20 carpenters and machines from Ashland district rush to build concrete walls to stop the flames while sulphur in sunken shafts adds danger. Water may be needed to fill shafts to continue the battle against spread.
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Tamaqua
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Summit Hill
Spring
Ashland
Sailors Strike Continues Across French Ports
Paris May 22 The General Federation of Labor decision to end the strike is ignored as sailors stokers and stewards of the merchant marine walk out at Marseilles Toulon and Havre. Movement may spread to other ports despite the federation’s action. Decatur Next Meeting Canton Ohio May 22 The United Brethren conference selects Decatur Ill for the 1913 conference.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Marseilles
Toulon
Havre
Decatur
Canton
Ohio
United Brethren Conference Today
Decatur, Ill
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Will. Stick
Committee On Evangelistic Work
Junken
Ottumwa
Secretary of Agriculture
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