Four Guilty in Capitol Building Scandal Case
In Harrisburg four men including Jon H. Sanderson and William P. Snyder were found guilty on all counts for defrauding Pennsylvania of about 18 million dollars linked to Capitol Building contracts. Sentencing trials may follow with potential penalties up to two years in prison and a thousand dollar fine each.
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Harrisburg
Jon H. Sanderson
Wiliam P. Snyder
W. L Mathues
James M. Shumaker
Pennsylvania
William H. Derry
Herry
Urer Ant Euperint
No Fight on Bucket Shops Explanatory Statement
Secretary Sims of commerce clarifies that no general stock exchange investigation is under way. President has referred bucket shop bills to Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, for examination and reporting his views with factual findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straus
Washington Dispatch
Commission of Corporations
Sims
Department of Commerce and Liver
Herbert Knox Smith
Comessioner
Smith
Mint Resumes Coinage in Philadelphia Plant
With prosperity returning the Philadelphia mint again buzzes with activity as 560 workers return to their posts this week. Washington aid accelerates coinage with a new order for 10 million dollars in twenty dollar gold pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Mint
Washington
Liberty League Forms Across States To Fight Prohibition Wave
An announcement states the Liberty League organized with liquor interests plans expansion to every state to mobilize against the Anti-Saloon League. The group vows to stem the prohibition movement and push back against Southern opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty League
Stvess
Anti-Saloon League
South
Union
Costly Blaze Destroys Mills Building in North Carolina
Fire gutted the Ching pickers building, warp and mill room of the Cooleemee company in Doyle county, N C. The blaze began Friday and caused losses over 100000 dollars, with the origin still unknown. Elroy reports indicate the fire fully covered the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ching Pickers
Cooleemee Ce
Doyle County
N. C
Elroy
Conference on Sherman antitrust changes at the White House
A White House meeting on Sherman antitrust amendments included President Roosevelt and top officials plus labor and corporate leaders. The talks aimed to craft a bill favoring labor conspiracies exemptions while seeking broad consensus. concrete results were not reached, with further conferences expected before Congress acts this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Civic Federation
Chicago
Congress
Root
Garfield
Bonaparte
Herbert Knox Smith
Seth Low
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Victor Morawetz
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Francis Lynde Stetson
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morse and Curtis Plead Not Guilty in Bank Charges
Charles W. Morse former banker and Alfred H. Curtis ex president of the National Bank of North America faced a twenty nine count federal indictment in New York. Eleven conspiracy counts and eighteen for false entries. Bail set at 30000 for Morse and 10000 for Curtis. They posted bail and were granted three weeks to reconsider their pleas. Morse quipped I am the goat as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
United States Circuit Court
New York
Morse
Curtis
Oklahoma Republicans Endorse Taft and Roosevelt Policy
The Oklahoma state convention in Oklahoma City on Wednesday elected delegates-at-large to the Chicago convention. It endorsed President Roosevelt's administration and condemned the Democratic state administration. It also urged reducing representation in Congress and the electoral college for disenfranchising statutes. A proposed resubmission of the prohibition issue was decisively defeated.
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William H. Taft
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Rosevelt
Congress
More Pay for Mail Clerks in Postoffice Bill
House debate on the postoffice appropriation bill led to an extra 15000 for increasing the number of contract station clerks. An amendment by Mr Finley of South Carolina raised clerk hire funds by 25000 for third class offices where postmasters earn 1000 to 1200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Finley
South Carolina
Mississippi Senate defeats constitutional prohibition
The Mississippi senate in Jackson defeated a constitutional prohibition measure by 21 votes to 19. The measure required a three fifths majority and failed as expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Senate
Mississippi Senate
Jackson
Union debate over Brownsville affair and black soldiers
Senate debate on the 1906 Brownsville Texas incident discusses the discharge without honor of three negro infantry companies from Fort Brown. Reports from the military affairs committee, a presidential message, and a bill to allow enlistment of those deemed innocent are outlined.
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Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
Brownsville
Texas
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Warren
Lodge
Warner
DuPont
Taliaferro
Foster
Overman
Frazier
McCreary
Foraker
Scott
Bulkely
Hemenway
War Department
Roosevelt
Fort Brown
Congress
Committee On
Large sum for agriculture appropriation bill reported
The agricultural appropriation bill was reported to the house on Wednesday. It provides a total appropriation of 11 431 346 dollars, 1 420 005 less than the department of agriculture sought. The weather bureau gets a 248 720 increase, totaling 1 662 260 dollars for the bureau, largely for new weather bureau buildings including Richmond Virginia and for restoring Mount Weather buildings burned last October.
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Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Richmond
Mount Weather
Indicted Banker Anders Faces Embezzlement Charge
N T Anders, president of the Commercial Bank at Jackson and former head of the Central Bank of Mississippi, is indicted by Hinds county grand jury for embezzling 25000 dollars from the Central Bank. He posted bond as the Central Bank was placed under receiver.
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N. T. Anders
Commercial Bank At
Jackson
Central Bank of Mississippi
Hinds County
Federal Judge Clark Dies at 61 in Chattanooga
Federal Judge D. Clark of the United States district court died at Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga Sunday aged 61. He was appointed to the federal bench on December 17, 1894 by President Grover Cleveland. The death was due to Brights disease with tuberculosis complications.
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D. Clark
United States District Court
Erlanger Hospital
Chattanooga
Bright
Clark
Grover Cleveland
Schmitz Granted Release on 150000 Bond in Frisco
Eugene E. Schmitz was freed from San Francisco jail after posting a $150,000 bond. Bondsmen are Z. H. Williams and W. J. Dinges. Extortion charges against him, untried, were dismissed. The line about the argument remains as a concluding proverb.
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Frisco
Eugene E. Schmitz
San Francisco
Z. H. Williams
W. J. Dinges
Admiral Evans Plans Global Battleship Cruise
After leaving San Francisco the battleship fleet will visit Hawaii Samoa Melbourne Sydney Manila and the Philippines then return to New York via Suez coal in San Francisco and Puget Sound time for target practice will determine the return date Admiral Evans to retire in August under law.
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San Francisco
Australia
Suez
Admiral Evans
Hawaii
Samoa
Melbourne
Sydney
Philippines
New York
Suez Canal
Metcalf
Washington
Pacific
Sdmoa
Bryce
Manila
United States
Puget Sound
Vancouver
Evans
Thaw Case Sees Mrs Copeley Thaw Named Co Defendant
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw pursues annulment of her marriage to Harry K Thaw. Harry Thaw in an insane asylum is legally dead and his mother Mrs Willam Copeley Thaw is named co defendant as next of kin. Service attempts at Matteawan failed on technical grounds. Dr Robert Lamb to be served as legal guardian.
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Will'am Copeley Thaw
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Robert Lamb
Thaw
Lega
Lamb
Machine Guns Ravage Iquique. Chilean Forces Clash With Strikers
Dispatches report government troops using machine guns in Iquique and at nitrate beds, killing about 2,500 workers amid street clashes as the city and its business life grind to a halt. The conflict follows a widespread strike by nitrate workers and erupts into deadly combat between soldiers and strikers.
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Chile
Iquique
Night riders raid Gibson County Tennessee
Night riders conducted a raid in Gibson County Tennessee firing into a negro tenant’s house narrowly missing three sleeping children. Other residents were visited and warnings left under doors telling them to leave. The affected families are described as good citizens.
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Gibson County
Tenn
Tennessee
Home Wrecker Laid Low Killed by Ex Husband
William Murphy a white employee of the Acca stock farm near Richmond Virginia was shot and killed early Sunday by Silas Smith who later surrendered. Smith says Murphy sought to ruin his home leading to the fatal confrontation.
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William Murphy
Acca
Richmond
Silas Smith
Smith
Murphy
Women Besiege Capitol for Suffrage Hearing at Capitol
Almost 1001 suffragists packed the Capitol seeking support for a constitutional amendment. They addressed the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, with Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw leading the procession. Senator Owen spoke passionately for suffrage, arguing it strengthens the nation and protects workers, while members criticized delays and attendance as the audience dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Capitol
House Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Congress
Clay
Johnston
Beveridge
Burkett
Welmore
Owen
Darling
Jenkins
Wetmore
Committee On
House Committee
House
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Suffragists’ Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Philadelphia
Senator Clay
Uoad
Mrs. Catt
Ransdell
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
Emma Gillette
Catt
Richard W. Witsgerald
Massachusetts
Rose Sullivan
Utah
Mary E. Craigle
Ida Porter Boyer
Pennsylvania
Miss Gordon
Louisiana
Great Britain
United States
South Africa
Canada
Norway
Denmark
Robert Owen
Oklahoma
Alexander
Upton
Judiciary Committee
Cherokees Seek Texas Grant of 3.2 Million Acres
A Muskogee telegram reports full blood Cherokees presenting to Indian Agent Dana H. Kelsey a document signed by Sam Houston and 53 Texans, granting the Cherokees in perpetuity 3,200,000 acres across Rusk Smith Cherokee and Angelina counties with demand that Congress be informed and a claim against Texas filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Muskogee
Dana H. Kelsey
Sam Houston
Rusk, Smith, Cherokee
Angelina Counties
Congress
Hog Raising as Side Line to Paper Making in Maine
Great Northern Paper Company to test hog raising on hundreds of acres in Maine. Hogs to be released on an island in a northern Maine lake and allowed to roam as part of a side-line experiment tied to paper manufacture.
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Bangor
Great Northern Paper Company
Maine
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Taft
Republican State Convention
Teddy
Anders
Cleveland
Schmitz
White
New York Court
STED
Wan
Rer
Triggs
L’reas
National Capitol
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