Denial by Sherman Senator Tells of Bribe Claim
J L Hannon former Oklahoma state chairman asserts that Vice President was named as one of those interested in Indian contracts and that Senator Curtis Representative McGuire and a Department of Justice official were also named. He says the scheme aimed to secure fifty thousand dollars.
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J. L. Hannon
Oklahoma
Curtis
McGuire
Department of Justice
Gore
Hamon
Sherman
Senator Curtis
Congressman McGuire
Big Moose
James Sherman
Senator Gore
Mushomes
Musvreee
Muskogee
Oklo
Wntted
Gates
Thomas F. Gore
Washington
Vic
Sherritn
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Boos McGuire
Oklaloma
Congressonal
Doctin Aed
Congressman Miller
Hannon
McMurray
Creager
Campbell
Mr. Hannon
Gore bribery charges denied by Sherman and others
Vice President Sherman and Representatives McGuire and Curtis deny Senator Gore’s charges at Muskogee. Testimony recounts offers to pay bribes to secure McMurray contracts, with HaMon and Creager detailing attempts to influence opposition, and mentions a $50 000 bribe.
McMurray contracts probe stalls over high level ties
Testimony before a House committee details attempts to sway approval of McMurray contracts involving 10 000 Indians, with hints of high level government interest. Witnesses Gore and Creager describe offers to withdraw opposition and possible influence by figures such as Vice President Sherman and Senator Curtin.
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Curtis
Senator Curtis
Gore
Sherman
Burke
Hannon
Hamon
Congressman McGuire
Thomas H. Owen
Kansas City
Senate
Creager
Occidental Hotel
Washington
McMurray
McGuire
McGuire Denies Interest in McMurray Contracts
In Muskogee Oklahoma representative Bird S McGuire denied any interest in Indian contracts with McMurray. He called any claim slanderous and said no honest man would claim he had such interests. Senator Curtis also denied connections and planned to appear before the inquiry in Muskogee.
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Senate
United States Senate
McGuire
Topeka
Kans
Charles Curtis
McMurray
Curtis
Muskogee
Gore
Evicted Woman Keeps 4500 Rats Safe After Home Loss
Miss M. C. Metzger, owner of a rat farm in St Louis, had just been evicted when two patrolmen and she guarded her 4500 white rats from dogs and cats on the sidewalk. The animals are in demand with medical students and colleges, and she had a contract for 300 deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Washington Post
M. C. Metzger
Crippen Poison Trial Rumors Sweep London and Quebec
Reports from London and Quebec outline Crippen’s controversial defense. Police probe hyoscin purchases, witness Leneve questioned on marriage status, and Crippen denies any admission. Messages to Crippen from London friends seek funds while he assures no confession.
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London
The
Chronicle
Crippen
Newton
Bella Elmore
Froest
Scotland Yard
Dew
Sergt. Mitchell
Quebec
Mitchell
Miss Leneve
Lake Manitoba
Miss
Boy Pricked by Third Rail in Brooklyn
Special to The Washington Post. In Bradford Street Hospital Brooklyn doctors strive to revive seven year old Philip Kinotto of East New York after he tumbled onto a live third rail. He remained conscious for a time as electricity surged through his body before rescue.
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Washington Post
New York
Bradford Street Hospital
Brooklyn
Philip Kinotto
East New York
Philip
Tragic Car Plunge Kills Girl on Scenic Road Ride
A car on a scenic railway at Creve Coeur Lake Jumped the track and plunged down a steep embankment killing one young girl and seriously injuring five other children. The group had been picnicking with older relatives at the Missouri resort near St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Creve Cover Lake
Tennessee voters rebuke Patterson in statewide independents sweep
In Nashville and Memphis independents defeat regular Democrats in Tennessee judicial and statewide races. Key figures include John K. Shields DB Lansden Matt Neil W D Beard Grafton Green and judges Hughes Higgins Wil son Hall Taylor. Judge Hart defeats McCain in Nashville to lead criminal bench. Memphis elects Republican chancellor Harry Anderson, first in Shelby in years. Campaign centered on Cooper case and Patterson opposition.
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Cooper
Memphis
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Supreme Court
John K. Shields
DB. L. Lansden
Matt M. Neil
State At
W. D. Beard
Grafton Green
Court of Civil Appeals
H. ¥. Hughes
Joseph C. Higgins
F. Wilson
Frank P. Hall
John M. Taylor
Independent
Patterson
Anti-Patterson
Lemuel Padgett
T. W. Sims
Finis Garrett
George W. Gordon
Col
Duncan Cooper
Senator Carmack
Jeff McCain
Coopers
William Hart
Hart
McCain
Harry Anderson
F. H. Heiskel
Confederate Congress
Shelby County
Revolt in Spain as Clerical Protest Prompts Strong Measures
Basque provinces Biscay Alava Guipuzcea Navarre see insurrectionary movement amid protests against prohibition of a clerical demonstration to San Sebastian. Government rail bans and troop dispatches accompany clashes in Bilbao and Basque cities as Cardinal Merry del Val contemplates resignation amid Vatican Spain crisis.
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San Sebastian
Basqua
Cardinal del Val
Sebastian
Biscay
Alava
Guipuzeca
Navarre
Hangland
Bayonne
France
Spain
Felin
Vatican
Madrid
Bilbao
Rome
Merry del Val
Mer. Vico
Senor Canailejas
Ferrari
Holy See
Canates
Canalejas
Pyrenees
Barcelona
Don Jaime
Urges Japan to Arm and War with America Inevitable
Japanese historian Tak enokoshi Yosahuri declares a war with America as unavoidable and urges rapid arms expansion. He predicts conflict will flare when the South Manchurian Railroad lease ends, prompting China to claim the railroad zone and American support for China. Baltimore and Ohio rail fare lists a special round trip to key stations August 7.
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Yosshuri
America
Victoria
B. C
Takenokoshi Yosahuri
Japan
China
Chicago
Retern
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Knights Templars Conclave
Knights Temples
District of Columbia
Sherman Denies Gore's Charge in Crippen Case
Independent win in Tennessee and revolts in Spain are reported alongside fighting in Honduras. New crew in Crippen case appears as Sherman denies Gore's charge. Watchman attacked case also noted with various political and social items in the issue's pages.
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Sherman
Gore
Crippen
Tennessee
Honduras
Spain
Hitchcock
Burns
Watchman
Col Nelson
Taft
Cannon
Bull Caudtle
Cowes
Silver Horde
News of Alexandria
Bil Simmons
Soars Over Seven States Flight Ends In New Hampshire Farm
Dr Thomas Edwin Eldridge and Welch Strawbridge completed a 30 mile balloon voyage from Philadelphia to Danbury New Hampshire after eleven hours aloft. They reached 15100 feet during the trip over seven states, landing on Joseph H S Maxfield's farm north of Concord during a thunderstorm. The Philadelphia II, owned by the Philadelphia Aeronautical Recreation Society, carried Eldridge who serves as its president.
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Dr. Eldridge
Philadelphia
Danbury
N. B
N. H
Thomas Edwin Eldridge
Welch
Strawbridge
Eldridge
Platter
Joseph H. S Maxfield
Concord
Philadelphia Aeronautical Recreation Society
Two Women Hurt as Woman Leaps from Window
In St Louis on August 4 Miss Mary H Rogers 75 leaped from a second story window at the American Christian Volunteers Home. She fell on Mrs Lizzie A Rance possibly 92 years old as they lay on the stone steps. Both women are in city hospital in critical condition with fears neither will recover.
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Washington Post
St. Louis
Mary H. Rogers
American Christian Volunteers
Lizzie A. Rance
Ceiba Awaits Attack as Honduran Conflict Escalates
Special cable reports Ceiba Honduras under general alarm as government troops rush to quarters amid reports of a coastal battle with Gen Lee Christmas and a large insurgent force. British cruiser Scylla enters harbor while refugees flood the American consulate and prices, officials, and prominent figures are cited in a tense, uncertain war situation.
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Bonilla
Washington Post
Ceiba
Honduras
Scylla
Layton
United States
Marine Hospital
Franceso Matuke
Gallardo
Matuke
Puerto Cortez
Here
Lee Christmas
Christmas
Celba
Diaz
Moncado
Meinez
Deserters Expect Report for Duty on Arrival Vessel
Gen Harries orders a full inquiry into conditions aboard the training ship. The commander will be required to account for why Lieut Mittendorff, chief engineer, was not allowed to sail.
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Harries
Lieut. Mittendorff
Status of deserters aboard Ozark report
Twenty five naval militiamen plan to reclaim duty aboard the Ozark on its return tomorrow as they try to board and report for duty. The Judge Advocate General Hodges questions whether the deserters can be held. Maj. Leroy Herron leads guard investigations into desertion charges. Captain Stratton and unit may face court martial for abandoning the cruise. Ozark chief engineer says engines were working when the ship left Washington. Deserters admit they were taken as crew and deny taking the oath of allegiance.
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Samuel W. Stratton
Ozark
Naval Battalion
District National Guard
George H. Harries
Guard
Leroy W. Herron
Washington
Atlantic
Long Island Sound
Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Harries
Herron
Naval Battalon
William S. Hodges
Maj. Hodges
Hodges
Leroy Herron
the Guard
Stratton
The
Navy Department
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Reager
Senier Gore
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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South Dakota
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Charles B Miller
Minnesota
John H. Stephens
Texas
E. W. Saunders
Virginia
Curtin
Long
Atlantic City
Augusta
Baltimore & Ohio
Union Station
Philadephis
E. P. Hill
Choctaw Tribe of Indians
Lawton
Okla
J. L. Hamon
Mguire
Jacob I. Hannon
Oklahoma Republican Territorial Committee
Gorey
Purcellville
Bush
Southern Railway
Leneve
Independent Counsel
Gouin Shya
Inspector Dew
Fred Ginnett
Belle Elmore
Dr. Crippen
Walter Pink
Paul Martinetti
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Cable
Arthur Newton
England
Baltimore and Return
Baltimore and Okie Railroad
Royal Lim
Independent Judiciary Ticket
Democratic Party
Gov. Patterson
E. W. Carmack
Lsis
Col. Cooper
Pattterson
Newell Sanders
H. Clay Evans
Republican Committee of the Independents
Telegraph
Morning Stara
Jovielity
Blunemont
Vico
Gureton
Baltimore & Ohio R. BL
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Charlestown
Summit Point
Stephenson
Winchester
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Baltimore
Neturs
Penheylyen
Brewet
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