Ballinger to Be Final Witness In Congressional Probe
The Ballinger Pinchot inquiry resumes with Brandeis demanding immediate production of papers. The committee orders Ballinger's papers with "all due speed" as witnesses including Christenson, Schwartz, and Dennett are expected to testify and Brandeis challenges the Interior Department's delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballinger
Congressional Investigation—Committee
Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot
Nelson
Brandeis
Department
Interior Department
Bal- Mager
Vertrees
Denby
Secretary of the Interior
Andrew Christensen
Land Office
Glavis
Seattle
Settle
Christensen
Mr. Ballinger
H. H. Schwartz
Field Service
Fred Dennett
General Land Office
Fight for cotton scepter battle erupts in New York
James A. Patten, famed Chicago wheat and cotton speculator, arrived in New York declaring a decisive fight to finish with George H. McFadden. McFadden, head of the world’s largest cotton brokerage, has led three days of violent market agitation amid Patten’s dramatic arrival and prior mobbing in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten
McFadden
New York
James A. Patten
Chicago
George H. McFadden
George H. McFadden & Bros
Manchester
Cotton Exchange
England
Negro Soldiers Found Guilty in Brownsville Inquiry
Washington April 7 The military court of inquiry after more than a year of investigation finds the Twenty-fifth Infantry colored soldiers guilty in the Brownsville Texas incident. There is no appeal from this finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Washington
Military Court of Inquiry
Tex
Twenty-fifth ‘Infantry
Refusal to Indict Bigamist in Steubenville
Jeff erson County grand jury in Steubenville declines to indict Spoonholtz for bigamy saying the defendant performed a manly duty by supporting both wives for so long. The record notes he lived with two women in the same house for the past period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville, O
Jefferty Grand Jury
Les Spoonholtz
Bribery Confessions Mount in Pittsburg Graft Case
In Pittsburg, April 7, the graft probe widens as Hoffstot, head of German National Bank of Allegheny and Pressed Steel Car, faces bribery and conspiracy charges. Winter of Workingman's Savings Bank admits paying councilmen 200000 dollars, while Friend of Clinton Iron & Steel confesses. Einstein says he received 20000 for bank ordinance support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Frank N. Hoffstot
German National Bank of Allegheny
Pressed Steel Car Company
Mil Winter
Workingman’s Savings Bank and Trust Company of
Allegheny
Bar of Justice
James M. Anderson
Workingman’s Savings Bank and Trust Company
Charles W. Friend
Clinton Iron & Steel Company
Friend
Morris Einstein
Workingman’s Savings and Trust Company
Old grain firm placed into receivership by court
Judge Carpenter appointed Charles H. Castle receiver for W. H. Merritt & Co. in Chicago after an involuntary petition filed by creditors James B. Devitt William Sutherland and John H. Cummings Jr. The firm owns a grain elevator at East Ninety eighth street and the Calumet river with assets about 150000 more than liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carpenter
United States District Court
Charles H. Castle
W. H. Merritt & Co
Board of Trade
James B. Devitt
William Sutherland
John H. Cummings
East Ninety-eighth Street
Calumet River
Eugene L. Merritt
Ellis Avenue
Rivers Bill Approved by Senate Committee on Deep Waterway
The rivers and harbors bill with Illinois improvements and the deep waterway passed the house and was approved by the senate commerce committee. Total appropriations rise from 42.56 million to 52.57 million, boosting the 1.05 million deep waterway appropriation under Senator Lorimer's plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Illinois
House
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Lorimer
Richmond Post Office Looters Jailed in Nude Transfer
Fred Cunningham alias Eddie Fay and Frank Chester alias Little Dick Harris were arrested in New York for looting the Richmond post office cash vault and were imprisoned in Richmond. Crowds met the train and guards stripped them, bathed them, and placed them nude in cells to prevent escapes. The jailer quipped that they would not try to escape by silk thread or emery dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fred Cunningham
Eddie” Fay
Frank Chester
Little Dick Harris
New York
Richmond Post Office
Safe Blow ers Defy City Bank Vault Night Raid
Four desperadoes armed with rifles held off a crowd of about 30 guests at a Lake near Mitchell hotel as they tried to blow open the Citizens State Bank vault. The first blast drew bystanders in night attire, who fled as the gunmen threatened them, then called the town to warn others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Lake
State Bank
Mitchell Hotel
Auto Racing Carnival Opens in Los Angeles
The largest Pacific coast auto racing carnival opens in Los Angeles celebrating the new motordrome. A seven day program has 387 events with top drivers competing. Racers aim for a world speed record of one mile in 20 seconds on the circular saucer shaped track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt Honeymoon Carriage to Auto Stop in Genoa
Mr Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt arrive from Spezia, travel by car to Genoa with privacy declining in face of public welcome. They stay with Miss Carow in Genoa then plan to Forto Maurizio, joined later by Kermit, Ethel, and Col Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot. The couple’s reception sparks praise and mild protest over Roosevelt meeting Freemasons in Rome.
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Genoa
Italy
Theodore Roosevelt
Spezia
Mr. Roosevelt
Khartum
Miss Carow
Forto Maurizio
Mrs. Roosevelt
Kermit and
Ethel
Col. Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Hotel Moderne
Sestri
Rapallo
Portopino
Roosevelt
Hotel Croce di Malta
Paris
Rome
Gaulois
Vatican
Trainmen Voters Strike Threat on Three Railways
Cleveland April 9 Trainmen and conductors on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Lake Erie & Western and Nickel Plate railways vote almost unanimously to strike unless their wage increase demands are met by the roads. Union officials canvassed the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Lake Erie & Western
Nickel Plate Railways
Oldest Forty-Niner James Johnston Dies in Baltimore
James Johnston, aged ninety three, died at his Baltimore home from the infirmities of old age. He was recognized as the oldest of the famous "forty niners."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James Johnston
Two Robbers Hold Up Pioneer Express Train
Two masked bandits attempted a train robbery on the Pioneer Limited of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line in southwestern Wisconsin. Conductor A P Shumway repelled them with a lantern. the robbers escaped after cutting the air hose. Two men were later detained in La Crosse on suspicion. they denied involvement and gave no names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wisconsin
A. P. Shumway
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Wis
Taft's Naval Plan Adopted by House
The House authorized two first class battleships and approved the entire naval construction plan from the navy department and President Taft by a 51 vote. The bill preserves protections against defense reductions while funding dry dock enlargement and maintenance and the eight hour law for battleship construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Navy Department
Taft
MacVeagh Refutes Resignation Rumors in Taft Cabinet
Secretary MacVeagh states he has no intention of resigning from President Taft's cabinet and rejects circulating rumors as baseless. The White House reports no knowledge of any cabinet members planning to resign, including Knox Dickinson Hitchcock, and upholds that Taft would know first if such moves were under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Secretary MacVeagh
White House
Knox
Dickinson
MacVeagh
Hitchcock
Andrew Carnegie Feeble After Return From West
Friends report Andrew Carnegie has returned to New York in a flagging condition. They say fatigue explains his weakness, yet witnesses note he needed two men to help him exit his carriage and his appearance suggests physical ailment or unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
New York Bill Bans Longer Cold Storage For Food
Albany legislators favor a bill prohibiting storage beyond 60 days for meat fish game poultry butter cheese and other produce. The measure targets extended cold storage practices in state markets and seeks to curb spoilage and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York
Bold Bandits Bind Watchman and Engineer in Coal City Bank Robbery
In Coal City Illinois, April, five bank robbers tied the night watchman Barney Ghetto and night engineer Washington Fire, blew the bank safe, and fled aboard a west bound Santa Fe freight with $2000. A telegraph operator aided the pursuit. three gang members were captured by Sheriff Thomas Steele of Morris after the watchman freed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
James Brothers
Barney Ghetto
Washington Fire
Santa Fe
Thomas Steele
Morris, Ill
Order Butter Trust Probe In Illinois Under Way
Washington reports Attorney General Wickersham ordered a strict probe of the Elgin butter board to prosecute or dissolve it as a restraint of trade see butter trust. O E Harrison, former assistant to Wade H Ellis, leads the inquiry amid ongoing investigations into Elgin area dairy producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickersham
Elgin Board
Butter Trust
O. E. Harrison
Wade H. Ellis
Elgin
Mat Producers
Butter price case draws federal investigation over interstate flow
President Newman and Vice-President Wood testified before the Lodge committee that New York sets prices while the Elgin board fixes weekly butter prices locally. They said the Higin district covers Wisconsin southern tier, Iowa eastern tier, and all of Illinois, with most butter shipped east, making it an interstate matter and giving the Justice Department jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
Wood
Lodge
Department of Justice
New York
Board of Elgin
Higin
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Foss Takes Oath as Representative for Massachusetts
Eugene M. Foss, elected by Massachusetts Democrats to replace the late William B. Lovering, took the oath as a member of the U S House. The Democrats staged a demonstration as Foss was escorted to the bar by his Republican brother George Edmund Foss of Chicago, chair of the naval affairs committee and a GOP leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eugene M. Foss
Massachusetts
William B. Lovering
House of Representatives
Foss
House
George Edmund Foss
Chicago
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Western Union Employees To Receive Raise Plan
New York April 7 The Western Union Telegraph executive committee adopted a recommendation that the current three percent annual dividend rate not be increased until the company’s plant is upgraded and employee working conditions and salaries are improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. U
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Morgan Wealth Shown In Subway Fund Offer
A broker recalls J Pierpont Morgan discussing a mutual friend's death and estimated fortune. Morgan asked the size of the estate, and on hearing five to six million, remarked on deceptive circumstances and his own presumed wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Mr. Morgan
Metroplitan
Fifth Avenue
The Test Of The Wealthy Father And The Bulldog
A multimillionaire questions how his daughter will be supported as an imported nobleman proposes a one year test. He will observe how the wife is treated before deciding. At that moment James the footman releases a bulldog priced at $5,000.
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James
Ungenerous Lavishness in Courtroom Quip
The exchange features Mrs. Flimgill disputing alimony with a remark about her ex husband’s motto Freedom at any cost. A witty clash over financial sagacity exposes strained marital finances and sharp dialogue.
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OLD Grain Firm
Federal
W.H. Merritt & Co
Eddie Fay
Virginia
Secretary of Treasury
Young
Temple St
Pagfeld
Mass
Parker
Per May Vane
Pata K. WasSington
Post
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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