Hines Delivers Taft and Aldrich Mention in Lorimer Case
Washington June 29 Edward Hines testified before the senate Lorimer investigating committee alleging Aldrich discussed aiding Lorimer’s candidacy with Taft’s approval in 1909 amid the Payne Aldrich tariff fight. The day featured sharp scrutiny of bookkeeping by Edward Tilden a packing house leader and corporation executive questioned about funds for Lorimer’s election and personal accounts.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Aldrich
Lorimer
Edward Hines
Charles Funk
Lorimer Election Fund
Senate
Lorimer Committee
Hines
Illinois
Payne-Aldrich
Aldreh
Springfield
Penrose
Washington, C
Edward Tilden
General Corporation
Senate Lorimer
Tilden
National Packing Company
Chicago
Kenyon
Charters Issued to Oklahoma Companies in June
Secretary of State Harrison announces new state charters for Lehrt Flora Shirt Company of Oklahoma City with 15000 capital, The Big Irish Milling Company of Sapulp a with 16000 capital, Hillfuller Lumber Company of Heavener with 6000 capital, Harris Kaldron of Kansas and Noblett of Heavener linked to local firms, a Bartlesville based Unted chine Company renamed Petroleum chine Company, and the Mudll Elevator Company adjusting total stock from fifty to twenty thousand dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Harrison
Mudllland Elevator Company
Four bullets strike Missouri Pacific agent in Osawatomie
Osawatomie Kansas June 28 Associated Press reports agent F. Hendrickson was struck five times by three Black suspects resisting arrest after halting a freight-train trespasser. He was found unconscious and may recover though the assailants escaped. Public sentiment runs strong against the attackers.
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Associated Press
Osowatomie
Kans
F. Hendrickson
Missouri Pacific
Hendrickson
Pioneer finds alleged shortage in Pioneer account
Oklahoma City officials of the Pioneer Telephone Company announced a shortage exceeding $11,000 in the accounts of C. L. Page former assistant treasurer. Page, a resident of Oklahoma City, left the firm six weeks ago. His bond will protect the company from loss. The defalcation arose from a kiting scheme that succeeded for months due to Oklahoma banks.
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Oklahoma City
Pioneer Telephone Company
C. L. Page
Page
Pioneer
Oklahoma
Criminal Action Against Trusts Announcement Likely Indicts Steel Leaders
The Associated Press reports that a federal grand jury in New York is set to hand down criminal indictments charging conspiracy to fix steel prices. The action targets a "trust within a trust" and is expected to involve U S Steel officials and subsidiaries, reflecting a broad government challenge to the industry.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Grace Announces Position In Regard 10 Capitol
Oklahoma City June 29 Governor Cruce announced after a Capitol Development Co conference that no special legislative session will be held to review or revise its contracts for a free state capitol building. A land sale plan to raise about 1,000,000 would need a session to authorize, causing months of delay.
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Oklahoma City
Capitol Development Company of
Cruce
Morris Flynn Battle to Be Labor Day Fight Plan
New York June 29 F B Ufer rich Western backer of Carl Morris Sapulpa Oklahoma white hope says Morris will fight several times before meeting Jack Johnson. Morris to face Jim Flynn Jim Barry and Al Kaufman before Johnson with the Fourth of July bout off and Labor Day likely for the next bout.
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New York
F. B. Ufer
Carl Morris
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
White Hope
Morris
Jack Johnson
Jim Flynn
Jim Barry
al Kaufman
Morrie
Few Whites Give Physical Examinations to 10 Children
Los Angeles June 29. Dr Everitt C Beach warned at the American Medical Association convention that few U S cities provide complete or sufficiently complete physical exams for school children beyond sight and hearing checks. He urged yearly thorough exams, with records, noting the cost of neglect outweighs the expense of proper screening.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Everitt C. Beach
American Medical Association
Beach
Boards of Health
City Boards of Education
Board of Health
Board of Education
Petition to recall McAlester mayor Hanraty filed
McAlester Oklahoma June 27 a petition signed by over four hundred voters asks for a recall election for Pete Hanraty elected last October as mayor under the commission form of government. The petition follows an April filing and a district court writ was denied. The case has moved toward the state supreme court. Hanraty, a former coal miners union leader and member of the constitutional convention, led mining and statehood roles.
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McAlester
Okla
Pete Hanraty
Commission
Cole
District Court
Supreme Court
Han-+raty
Coal Miners’ Union
AP Banquet Planned in Indianapolis for September 29
The Associated Press will hold its annual banquet in Indianapolis on September 29 with Henry Watterson of the Louisville Courier Journal as principal speaker. Other prominent editors and AP staff, including Frank B. Noglee of the Washington Star and Melville E. Stone, are slated to speak.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Press
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier Journal
Frank B. Noglee
Washington Star
Melville E. Stone
John F. Gavit
Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Charles W. Knapp
St. Louis Republc
William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
Timee
Senate panel approves reapportionment bill without amendment
Washington June 28 The senate committee on the census agreed to report the congressional reapportionment bill without amendment. It provides for 428 representatives, forty two more than present, and prevents any state from losing members. The report will be withheld a week for La Follette to prepare the minority view.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On the Census Today
la Follette
Leader of Mormon Church Testifies Before Committee
President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon church testified before the House sugar investigation committee in Washington. He said he owned 5000 shares personally and about 50000 shares for the church in Utah Idaho Sugar, described the church Haymeyer alliance as legal, and denied church stock in American Sugar Refining. Senator Smoot accompanied him as high church officials observed the hearing.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
House Sugar Investigation Committee
Smoot
Utah
Smith
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
The
Henry O. Haymeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Taft questioned by Bristow on GOP support for reciprocity
Kansas Senator Bristow an insurgent Republican says President Taft does not represent a majority of Republicans in the House or Senate on the reciprocity bill. A New Hampton post office robbery in Missouri yielded 180 dollars in cash and stamps. Mr and Mrs Charles Stannard of Joplin wed with ties to Krebs and Vinita communities.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senator Bristow
Kansas
Taft
House
Senate
New Hampton
St. Joseph
Two Masked Men Hold Up Train in Oregon
Glendale Oregon June 25 two masked men halted Southern Pacific passenger train No 16 at Cow Creek canyon mistaking it for a gold dust shipment from Seattle to San Francisco They rifled the mail car blew the safe and fled with registered mail A messenger refused them entrance to the express car even when threatened with dynamite Much of the cash from Southern Oregon post offices was among the stolen mail.
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Associated Press
Glendale
Ore
Southern Pacific
Seattel
San Francisco
Cow Creek Canyon
Robb
Southern
Oregon
Arkansas River Water Causes More Litigation
Federal Judge Riner overruled the demurrer to the Kansas water users injunction against Colorado farmers along the Arkansas River. Kansas seeks to restrain diversions claimed to belong to them, highlighting ongoing interstate dispute over water rights. Kansas attorneys hail the ruling as a complete victory.
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Associated Press
Denver
Cal
Riner
Colorado
Kansas
Arkansas Valley
Kansas Company
Root Amendment Defeated In Senate Fight On Reciprocity
In Washington on June 27 the Senate defeated the Root amendment and a Wood pulp and paper schedule tweak after seven hours of debate. The defeat leaves reciprocity open to broader battles as more tariff revisions move forward, with La Follette and other insurgents pushing free paper and lumber measures.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
la Follette
Friends of
LaPollette
Clapp
Root
Campbell Claims Negro Took Deed From Him
From Wednesday's Daily a chase occurred this afternoon as Walter Allen, a negro, allegedly snatched valuable papers from John Campbell and fled toward the east side. Allen was caught by John Sheehan and taken to the sheriff's office where he claimed he only tried to stop Campbell from obtaining the deed. He was released to consult with an attorney.
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Walter Allen
John Campbell
East Side
Allen
John Sheehan
Sherif
Campbell
Shortage Found In State Funds in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports a shortage of several thousand dollars in the state auditor's office linked to the disappearance of chief clerk W E McBrine. Investigators trace $4000 from Agricultural and Mechanical college funds and $12,000 deposited in Kansas City. McBrine remains missing as inquiries continue by Governor Cruce and Attorney General West.
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Oklahoma City
W. E. McBrine
Trapp
Cruce
West
Charles A. Taylor
Agricultural and Mechanical College
J. H. Connell
McBrine
Kansas City
Kansas City Bank
Uint Mc Brine
Meyer
Stillwater
State Examining and Inspection Board
Guthrie Lodge
Double Elopement In Joplin Ends In Nuptials
A double elopement in Joplin tied Lon Lester and Flora Hughes of Vinita Oklahoma and Oran Allen of Vinita Oklahoma to Miss Virginia Nowder of Neosho. After marriage they informed parents then traveled to Carethage for licenses and a Methodist ceremony by Rev Blair. They returned to Joplin and plan a week in Kansas City. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Thomas yesterday.
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Joplin
Flancesa
Carethage
Blair
Kansas City
Lawrence Thomas
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Grace
Capitol
M'Alister
Chugh
Krebs
Catherie Fern
Charles Stannard
Mr. Stannard
Overley
Vinita
Arkansas
Man Penrose
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