Detectives Claim Bribery Plot Nabbed by Net of Bribes
Five men arrested on charges of attempted bribery say they are undercover detectives with "the goods" and claim their operation has trapped a score in a diaphone related case.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
2
Burns state ment on Ohio bribery probe exposure
Indianapolis dispatch prints a signed statement by W. J. Burns claiming a committee of prominent citizens hired his agency to investigate corruption in the Ohio legislature. He says the case is not ready for publication but promises a sensational exposure based on dictation-recorded conversations and bribe solicitations to pass legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
W. J. Burns
Ohio
Ohio lawmakers bribe graft scandal shocks Columbus
Three men arrested on Nye’s complaint claim they are Burns detectives hired to uncover legislative corruption. They say they have evidence against 15 to 20 senators and representatives ready for the Franklin county grand jury. Bail set at 5 000 to 10 000. investigators allege a month-long undercover operation with hidden diaphone devices and a connected room setup to record conversations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
George B. Nye
Pike County
William J. Burns
San Francisco
Los Angeles Times
Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Franklin County
Grand Jury
State House
Burns
General Assembly
Nye
Whitemore
David H. Barry
A. C. Bailey
Chicago
F. 8. Harrison
New York
Columbus City
Barry
Fez Moroccans Brace as Tension Mounts Amid Rebel Threats
In Fez, Morocco, authorities report no new rebel attacks while Jeanine warns the public. The quiet 18 hour period ends as provisions drop and security measures tighten amid rising unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fez
Morocco
Jeanine
Thesengtons
British steamer Hannah M. Bell abandons wreck off Key West
The British steamship Hannah M. Bell grounded on Abow reef for two weeks and broke up. Capt. Thomas and his crew abandoned the vessel while it was en route from New York to Vera Cruz with a coal cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Mla
Hannah M. Bell
Thomas
Newfolk
Vera Cruz
Four Roads Indicted For Rebating In Ohio
Federal grand jury indicted the Lake Shore Pennsylvania Bessemer and Lake Erie and Nickel Plate railroads for conspiring with ore shippers and dock firms to grant rebates. Subsidiaries of United States Steel are targeted. potential fines could run into millions. Three individuals Dan R. Hanna Robert L. Ireland and D T McCabe face secret indictments for rate conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Nickel Plate
United States Steel Corporation
Dan R. Hanna
Robert L. Ireland
M. A. Hanna Co
D. T. McCabe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elkins
Hanna
McCabe
Hanna Company
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Dock Company
Cement Freight Rates Blocked by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied permission for major western railways to raise cement transport rates citing carrier revenue needs. Carriers proposed a general 0.5 to 6 cent per hundred pound increase in trans Missouri cement rates, affecting roughly two thirds of U S Portland cement output. The plan faced opposition from producers and shippers and the ICC suspended the raise dates twice, first to November 1, 1910 then to July 1, 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
trans-Missouri
United States
Wolgast Retains World Lightweight Title in Two Rounds
Ad Wolgast defeated Hogan in two rounds at Sulzer's Harlem Casino to confirm his hold on the world lightweight title. Hogan of San Francisco was unable to defend himself and was stopped just before the second round ended. 시설
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
Ad Wolgast
Madison Athletic Club
Sulzer
Harlem
Nelson
Hogan
Ans Francisco
Michigan
Charlie White
Kaiser beaten in suit at Wiesbaden theater
Berlin reported two actresses clashed at a Wiesbaden theater. One actress Hetzloehl sued the Kaiser after being discharged and sued, with a court ruling in her favor ordering the emperor to repay her wages lost during unemployment. The Kaiser is nettled by the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wiesbaden
Sich Hetzloehl
Hyde Freed From Jail On Habeas Corpus Writ
Dr. B. Clark Hyde, serving a life term for the murder of Col. Thomas H. Swope, was released from Kansas City county jail on a writ of habeas corpus granted by seven circuit court judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
B. Clark Hyde
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Ciront Court
Woman Attempts Lye Attack Blinding Infant in Danville
Miss Bila Bradley tried to throw concentrated lye into Richard Gray's wife in Danville. Lye blinded Gray's infant daughter instead. Bradley was arrested, held to the grand jury in $2,000 bail, and locked up after failing to pay. She claimed the attack was aimed at the wife over alleged infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Bila Bradley
Richard Gray
Gray
Miss Bradley
East Chicago Postmaster Dies By Suicide
East Chicago Indiana April 27. Assistant Postmaster Thomas Davis killed himself with carbolic acid amid allegations he was $1,000 short in his accounts. Local officials report the suspected shortage as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Chicago
Ind
Thomas Davis
Bold Jewelry Store Heist Binds Nine and Nabs Diamonds
Four armed robbers hijacked a limousine to storm Edward Alberti’s jewelry store at 1246 Milwaukee Avenue Chicago on April 27 binding nine workers and customers with clothesline and escaping with diamonds valued at twenty thousand dollars plus watches and $500 cash from the safe. Edward Alberti and his wife were forced to the rear room, while victims including a 17 year old errand boy and store staff were restrained under threat of revolvers. The robbers fled in the stolen car after destroying two display trays containing diamond rings and fleeing with the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Alberti
Milwaukee Avenue
Samuel Schmidt
Alberti
Schmidt
Frank Polewski
Norman Strauss
F. A. Hardy
Martha Alberti
Woman suffocates in Memphis fire at Waldran block
A Memphis fire on April 29 wrecked the lower floor of the Waldran block a four story building. One woman suffocated and about six others were overcome by smoke with several injuries. The Palmer hotel lodging house occupied the upper three floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Waldran Block
Palmer Hotel
College star John Garland dies after track practice
Hoopeston Michigan April 29 John Js Garland twenty eight a student at Greer college collapsed after a practice run on the college race track. A coroner's jury attributed heart trouble from overexertion as the cause. He was a Michigan native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Hoopeston
John Js. Garland
Greer College
Michigan
Alleged dynamiters land in jail in California
In Los Angeles on April 27 three men John J McNamara James W McNamara and Ortie E McManigal were placed in the county jail awaiting due process. The trio were brought from Pasadena and Raymond stations and quickly jailed with guards, amid little public demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
John J
James W. McNamara
Ortie E. McManigal
J. W. McNamara
J. B. Brice
Times
Ortie McManigal
Pasadena
J. J. McNamara
Structural Iron Workers and Bridge Men’s International Organization
Raymond
Woman is slain with club in Lakewood woods
Mrs. Charles Turner a brunette middle aged woman was found murdered in woods behind a Fulton street studio. A large blood stained club lay nearby indicating the weapon. The victim’s husband an employee on George Gould’s estate had searched two days for her. Nephew Arnold Turner discovered the body in a pool of blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
N. J
Charles Turner
Fulton Street
Arnold Turner
George Gould
Arnold
Governor vetoes Jerome bill on convict families aid
Lansing officials report Governor Osborn vetoed the Jerome bill that would have used state funds to support wives and families of convicts in penal institutions. The proposed appropriation was $10,000 annually, rejected due to Treasury concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
Osborn
Jerome
Jurors Hit N Y Police
The New York grand jury investigating Magistrate Corrigan’s charges declared the police force demoralized and failing to curb crime. It urged immediate reform as a matter of grave public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Jury
Corrigan
New York Legislature Approves $2.92 Million for Highway Construction
Albany April 27. The lower house passed bills appropriating 2,920,000 dollars for the state's improved highway construction. The action advances road projects statewide and allocates funds for major infrastructure work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York
Tilden Arrested in Contempt Case Over Lorimer Inquiry
Chicago reports Edward Tilden president of National Packing Co and central figure in the Lorimer election inquiry was arrested for contempt of the state senate after a habeas corpus writ was granted by Judge Adeler J Petit. Bonds set at 5000 and 6000 dollars. The ruling will decide whether Tilden must produce his books and those of his banks before the senate committee or face further contempt proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Lorimer
State Senate
Mr. Tilden
Adeler J. Petit
Petit
E. H. Hatfield
Hatfield
George M. Benedict
Drovers’ Deposit National Bank
William C. Cummings
Drovers’ Trust and Savings Bank
Senate
Judge Petit
Helm Committee
Revision of the Ten Commandments urged in church council
Rev. Dr. George B. William Douglas, rector from New York, urged a revised and shortened form of the Ten Commandments at the twenty-ninth congress of the Protestant Episcopal church. The proposed list reiterates essential divine laws including worship of God, prohibitions on graven images, taking the Lord’s name in vain, keeping the Sabbath, honoring parents, prohibitions on murder and theft, truthful bearing, and prohibitions on adultery and coveting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George B. William Douglas
Quits as head of senate due to ill health
Washington April 28 Senator Frye of Maine resigned as president pro tempore of the senate due to ill health. Confined to his apartment friends fear for his advancing age. It is probable Senator Gallinger will succeed him as president pro tem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frye
Pro
Washington
Maine
Senate
Gallinger
Canton Rebels Fight Follows Viceroy Palace Fire
An uprising in Canton, China on April 29 involved the firing of the viceroy's palace and street battles that left several dead. Official reports from the scene are scarce and troubling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
China
Canton
A Worm That’s Hard to Kill Describes a Skin Remedy
A promotional note extols Resinol ointment as a cure for ringworm and eruptive skin diseases. It advises washing with Resinol soap, applying ointment to the diseased area, and claims crusts will scale off and the condition disappear. It notes soothing effects and sale in opal jars of fifty cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Not Anxious, Butt Praises Early Morning Telephone Habits
Capt Archibald W Butt, military aide to the president, is roused at nine by a friend canceling an eleven o'clock meeting. The conversation turns to telephoning as a Washington habit, with Butt delivering a playful defense of early calls and philosophy of the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald W. Butt
Archie
Batt
Butt
Washington
Sunday Magazine
Not Exactly Patriotic Irishman Roars at Scene
A description notes an Irish man among several foreigners who, imbibing drinks, tried to defend Erin's honor but became confused. A nearby foreigner quotes an honest man as the noblest work of God, prompting the Irishman to shout Back" Get out an Irishman is."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Humboldt Man
M R Wilson of Humboldt Nebraska describes severe kidney disease with dark sediments in urine and painful passages. He suffered stiffness back pain nervous spells swelling and fatigue until he improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. Remember the name Dean's. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.R. Wilson
Humboldt
Nebr
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Local figure Blobbs-I, 80, famed in town
A Philadelphia Record snippet notes Blobbs-I, described as well known at eighty, struggles to borrow an umbrella. The quote shifts from social remark to a reframed attribution about personal responsibility in life and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blobbs
Hardappe
Philadelphia Record
Quote from Bowdler on courage in duty
The remark urges steadfastness in facing difficulties tied to duty. It emphasizes perseverance and moral resolve when carrying out one’s responsibilities despite obstacles.
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Solon
Buckeye Capital
Detective Burns
David F. Barry
Burtis
Chittenden
Dan Hanna
Commerce Commission
Wolgast
Kaiser
Emperor
Hyde
Kansas City
United States Immigration Commissioner
Tilden
Capt. Butt
Howell
Powell
Paine
Babcock
Bowdler
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