Rings and grafts head a bargain and sale syndicate in post office
Washington dispatch reports the Post Office Department uncovered a graft ring in New York trading appointments and promotions, with Machen named as head of a syndicate to collect graft from job seekers. Perry Heath’s role is under scrutiny as he faces possible removal from the Republican National Committee amid ongoing investigations.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Post Office Department
New York Post Office
Machen
Free Delivery
Payne
United States
Bristow
Department
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Driggs
Brooklyn
Congress
George W. Beavers
Roosevelt
Payne denial ends post office report at Cleveland wedding
The president and party leaders urged Mr Payne to reconsider a tenure claim but he rejects the report as baseless. He states there was no chance he would have accepted the Post Office portfolio if aware of the investigation. Meanwhile rural free delivery is set for Hebron Indiana July 1 covering forty nine square miles and 11800 people.
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Payne
Cleveland
Hanna
Post Office Department
Bak
Hebron
Porter County
Indiana
John E. Monk
Correll Involved in Brandt Cash Register Probe
Brooklyn grand jury adjourns to Monday as investigators probe Brandt cash register matter. Bruce Correll of Canton Ohio, a former House doorkeeper, attended the federal building and reportedly introduced Driggs to George Miller and other congressmen. Correll claims a Brandt-Dent representative sought access to influence lawmakers but was not compensated. Other items note postal inspectors and land commissioners in Montana violate franked envelope rules, with fines possible. Dora Campbell, former Maysville Ga postmaster, arrested for embezzling postal funds.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Brandt Cash Register
Bruce Correll
Canton
Washington
Federal Building
Correll
Driggs
George F. Miller
Brandt-Dent Company
Watertown
Wis
Brandt-Dent
Baltimore
Dora Campbell
Maysville
Dorothy Herndon
Ten Killed in Illinois Central Collision Near Waterloo
A passenger train from Omaha collided head on with a freight train near Redmond Iowa at 2:40 am. Ten persons were killed and two injured, four hours to clear wreckage. The dead include two engineers and two firemen. a mail clerk and several unidentified passengers. Serious injuries include Charles Moran and George Hurn. The passenger train was traveling at fifty mph and the freight crew reportedly misunderstood orders.
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Waterloo
Illinois Central
Omaha
Redmond
J. R. Griffin
F. H. Stoneman
D. J. Brantz
J. B. Mills
E. R. Stickney
Groom
Charles Moran
Independence
George Hurn
Westbound C&O express wrecks near Ashland
A west bound Chesapeake and Ohio express partially wrecked near Ashland Kentucky. A Virginia woman was seriously injured and others including Deputy Internal Revenue Collector C H Berryman Pullman Conductor Robison and five passengers suffered minor injuries. The mail pouch, detached during the crash, struck the depot platform and bound under the train, causing several cars to overturn.
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Ashland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Virginia
Internal Revenue
C. H. Berryman
Lexington
Pullman
Robison
Louisville
Governor Durbin Heads to Yellowstone on Vacation
Indianapolis Governor Durbin leaves for a two week trip starting today. He travels with Mrs Durbin and others, plans a week in Yellowstone Park to see geysers elk and bears, and will miss later summer duties as he must return for State Tax Board work after July.
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Durbin
Indianapolis
Yellowstone Park
Statehouse
Chicago
St. Paul
Yellowstone
Great
Seehaeee
Government Seizes Galveston Controversy Rages In Cabinet
Cabinet meets as Attorney General Knox presents opinion supporting government right to ignore Virginia injunction and seize the Galveston. Moody reports Chattanooga seizure and talks of launching Galveston next week if labor can be secured, with no use of military force unless necessary. Twelve other ships tied to the builders’ agreement face delays as laborers vanish and courts weigh federal action.
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Washington
Moody
Elizabethport
N. J
Chattanooga
New York Shipbuilding Company
United States Shipbuilding Company
United States
Court of Virginia
Galveston
Trigg
Richmond
Knox
Virginia
Secretary of the Navy
Chancery Court
Virginia Court of Chancery
Department
Bowles
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Trigg Company
United States Shipbuilding Combination
United States Shinbuilding Company
Admiral Bow
Theiss
Naval
Seizure of Chattanooga cruiser at Crescent yard
Sheriff Cornell of Union County New Jersey took the cruiser Chattanooga held under a court writ from the New Jersey Supreme Court. Babcock Wilcox claim two thirds of the price for six boilers, while the yard manager cites a misunderstanding. Boiler makers say the ship remains the builders property and payment is due from the shipbuilders, not the government.
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New York
Chattanooga
Elizabethport
N. J
Crescent Shipyards Company
Cornell
Union County
New Jersey
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Babcock & Wilcox Company
Ward
Lewis Nixon
United States Shipbuilding Company
Corlell
Crescent Yard
Supreme Court
Navy Department
Washington
George M. Keasley
Newark
United States
Shipbuilding Company
Wall Collapse Kills One in Michigan City Factory
A brick wall under construction at Hitchcock Chair Company in Michigan City collapsed, trapping ten workers. August Joké sustained severe head injuries and is near death, with grim prognosis, while others suffer serious but non fatal injuries and are expected to recover.
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Indianapolis Journal
Michigan City
Tragic Wheat Bin Accident Claims Ten Year Old
Columbia City Indiana June 19 Carl Yontz ten visiting grandfather Wesley Hyre of Stroh LaGrange county fell into a wheat bin this morning and suffocated his body brought home this afternoon
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbia City
Ind
Carl Yontz
Wesley Hyre
Stroh
Lagrange County
Charter Revoked in Hammond Union as Convention Ends
The International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union halted amid disputes over wage scales and jurisdiction. The Hammond Indiana local faced charter revocation after a bitter session, with delegates initially contested before approval by the credentials committee.
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Cincinnati
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants
Hammond
Ind
Hammond, Ind
Pope rests amid rumors of relapse ahead of consistory
Rome June 19 The Pope did not hold an audience today despite wishes to die rumors. He insisted he would go through the consistory at all costs. He ordered Cardinal Fischer of Cologne and his suite admitted to see him tomorrow as doctors advised rest until Monday.
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Rome
Lalni
Fischer
Cologne
Arnold Surrenders to Face Seven Indictments
E. J. Arnold, proprietor of the Arnold Turf Investment Company and head of the get rich quick scheme, surrendered at the Four Courts in St Louis after missing since February. He offered bonds on all seven indictments, bonds fixed at zero on each charge, and left the court with his wife and bondsmen.
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ST. Louis
E. J. Arnold
Arnold Turf Investment Company
Arnold
Loss 10 Indiana The Post Office to move division HQs
The Post Office Department will relocate the middle division headquarters from Indianapolis to Cincinnati effective July 1, with Ohio Indiana and Kentucky in the new middle division. B R Rathbone will head the western division from Omaha. The Indianapolis force totals twelve staff plus Rathbone and twenty six traveling inspectors. Indianapolis loses the middle division HQ amid broader reorganizations affecting Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin with Chicago as new central hub.
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Indianapolis
B. Rathbone
Post Office Department
Omaha
Neb
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago
Rathbone
Journal
Washington
Overstreet
Bristow
Ford elected president of railway surgeons group in Chicago
At the International Association of Railway Surgeons closing session in the German House, Dr. James H. Ford of Indianapolis was chosen president for the coming year. Officers named include Vice President Dr. J. C. Weaver, Secretary Dr. Louis J. Mitchell, and Treasurer Dr. J. H. Duncan. The convention will next meet in Chicago. Major J. E. Pilcher presented on first aid for railway accident victims. Visiting doctors toured Eli Lilly & Co. plant and were luncheon entertained.
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International Association of
German House
James H. Ford
Indianapolis
J. C. Weaver
Yancey
Louis J. Mitchell
Chicago
J. H. Duncan
Cincinnati
J. E. Pilcher
Carlisle
Eli Lilly & Co
Doctors Tuttle and Morgan Injured In Van Wert Auto Crash
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports that Dr. Tuttle and Dr. R. J. Morgan of Van Wert are seriously injured after plunging into an excavation on Monroe pike Wednesday night. Both are expected to recover, though Morgan will be a cripple for life due to a shattered knee cap. initial fears of internal injuries to Tuttle were unfounded as he improves and is believed to survive.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Tuttle
R. J. Morgan
van Wert
Monroe Pike
Husband a Night Watchman Triggers Fear of Infidelity
Early yesterday morning a woman on Pearl and Delaware streets was found in a hysterical condition after reports she had taken chloroform and morphine. Doctors and the City Dispensary ambulance attended. she claimed her husband, a watchman at a commission house, had vanished with another woman.
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Trimpe
Lowe
Pearl
Delaware
City
Seaton
Johnson
Tau Voteau
Unknown Woman Taken in Ambulance After Midnight Incident
A woman, cared for at the scene, was transported to a hospital by ambulance at 3 o'clock in the morning. She refused to reveal her identity and insisted she preferred to remain unnamed even at the hospital.
Woman Lighthouse Keeper Fights Off Madman at Stony Point
Mrs. Nancy Rose, 75, oldest lighthouse keeper in the United States, defended the historic Stony Point light on the Hudson against an Italian lunatic armed only with a poker. She struck the attacker, who fled, and she rang the fog bell to summon help. the man was captured and detained.
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New York
Nancy Rose
United States
Stony Point
Hudson
Threatening Woman With Knife Leads to Arrest
John McHenry, detained by Bicyclemen Askins and Duncan, is accused of assault and battery and drawing a deadly weapon after visiting a young woman he had courted. He allegedly struck her, drew a knife, and threatened her life. police were alerted by other residents, and McHenry claims no intent to stab.
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John McHenry
Askins
Duncan
McHenry
Effect of Negro's Bite Leaves Boy in Serious Condition
Freddie Kashner a thirteen year old boy living at 1813 North Senate Avenue was found unconscious behind his home suffering from the effects of a bite by a negro. He was taken by ambulance to the City Dispensary where Dr Seaton treated him and he was returned home in serious condition.
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Freddie Kashner
Senate Avenue
Seaton
Mitchell Will Not Attend Celebration as Miners Strike at Linton
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers will skip the Winslow Mitchell day event. He plans East to West travel next week with Vice President Lewis to Rathbun to review local miner trouble and then assist in arranging a Southwestern district miners convention. Six hundred Linton miners idle over a dispute stemming from an early discharge for sending coal below standard. Secretary Wilson of the Mine Workers met Terre Haute officials to discuss settlement. Wilson to speak at Winslow today.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Winslow
Lewis
Rathbun
Kansas City
Linton
Ind
W. W. Willard
Island Coal Company
Wilson
Terre Haute
J. P. Penna
Indiana Coal Operators
John Boyle
Indiana Mine Workers
Insurance Firms Punished for Not Pledging 40000
A St Louis insurance expert claims refusal of 40 000 from insurers to back boodlers in the 184 session spurred laws abolishing underwriting boards and coinsurance. He says lobby pressure and front men failed to secure passage, then business leaders backed bills, while earlier efforts were killed in committee. Louis S Snow corroborates parts of the statement. In Scranton Pa select councilman W B Evans is under arrest for soliciting bribes following an exposé at a council meeting about elkcat councilmen soliciting 400 each for votes.
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ST. Louis
James A. Waterworth
Grand Jury
Capitol
Scranton
W. B. Evans
Fourth Ward
Select Council
John H. Quinnan
Elkcat
Iowa Plan Proposal Crushed in Tomlinson Hall Vote
Former head consultant Northcott backed a new plan that would raise assessments by 2,000,000 dollars in the first year. The plan faced overwhelming defeat as ballots closed in Tomlinson Hall.
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Northcott
Northcott Defeated as Iowa Plan Wins at Woodmen Convention
At Tomlinson Hall the Modern Woodmen of America ended Lieutenant Governor Northcott’s decade of leadership. The convention adopted the Iowa plan, defeating the Young rate readjustment and signaling continued skirmishes over insurance rate reforms. Johnson and anti administration factions faced defeat as delegates applauded the Iowa plan’s path to increased assessments and long term changes.
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Northcott
Illinoia
Woodmen of America
Major Hawes
Iowa
J. G. Johnson
Tomlinson Hall
Johnson
Goodrick
Illinois
Order
Modern Woodmen of America
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Wall
Alice Fairchild
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