Illinois Lawmaker Stirs Committee With Alleged Corruption
T H McMichael former page testifies before a lobby investigations panel in Washington accusing Representative James E McDermott of Illinois of years of influence peddling and taking money from pawnbrokers and brewers. He describes offers of $100 a month to concede responsibility and warns of a ruined man moment.
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House of Representatives
House
James E. McDernott
Illinois
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M. M. Mulhall
McDermott
Etimes
Chicago
Washington
District of Columbia
New York
John McDermott
Brewers
George D. Korning
Mulhall
Hall
The
Ark
Tye
Jarrett
Wife to Testify for Diggs in War Talk Era
A brief note in the issue lists a wife to testify for Diggs amid ongoing war talk in the Senate. The item sits among other page headlines including Indemnification discussions with Japan and political maneuverings.
Daughter Marries Japanese Woman Hid Four Months
Los Angeles wife Mrs. William A. Schirck returned home after four months of hiding to guard the secret of her daughter’s marriage to a Japanese man. A nation-wide search had been conducted for the missing wife and mother before she revealed the truth.
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Los Angeles
William A. Schirck
May indemnify Japan over California alien land law dispute
United States shows willingness in principle to consider indemnity for Japanese subjects affected by California alien land laws while Japan seeks a permanent solution through friendly ties. A California chamber of commerce vote aims to keep Japanese fruit peddlers out of Grass Valley, and officials hint at U S aid to test the law in court, with possible indemnity only if property losses were not properly compensated.
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Hochi Shimbun
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State Department
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Wyo
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Hawaii Japanese Protest Over Deportation Order
Honolulu August 16. Protests by prominent Japanese here against Immigration Inspector Halsey’s order deporting five Japanese who arrived by steamer. They claim the five are Hawaii residents who had visited Japan. Japanese Consul Ettaki says they are suffering from trachoma. They appeal to Ambassador Chinda to seek reversal or modification of the law, alleging discrimination in favor of European immigrants who are given hospital treatment until fit to land.
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Halsey
Hawaii
Japan
Ettaki
Hitaki
Entaki
Chinda
Washington
Suffragists Rally at Belasco as 4,000,000 Women Voters Speak
Miss Jane Addams leads a large audience at the Belasco Theater in Chicago for the National Council of Women Voters biennial conference. The gathering, 90 percent women, urges the ballot for women and plans constitutional amendment campaigns with donations raised by Jessie Hardy Stubbs and others. Representatives and senators from several states attend as women vow to leverage voting power in future elections.
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Belasco Theater
United States
Jane Addams
Chicago
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National Council of Women Voters
Emma Smith de Vyee
Jessie Hardy Stubbs
Washington
de Voe
National Council of Woven Voters
Misa Helen Todd
California
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Brady
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Johnson
Mondell
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Miss McDowell
Wilson
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Miss Lathrop
Helen Todd
Iowa
Diggs Caminetti Case Sparks Free-For-All With Photographers
In San Francisco Aug 15 the Diggs Caminetti Mann Act trial saw a sudden clash as Maury Diggs and party were pursued by photographers near the federal building. A scuffle ensued, a photographer was injured, and Diggs and Caminetti were later moved to a station. The defense urged the trip aimed to avoid notoriety and to escape Sacramento scrutiny, not to commit impure acts, arguing the alleged crime hinges on interstate elements.
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Maury J. Diggs
F. Drew Caminetti
Diggs
Caminetti
Marshn Warrington
Lolah Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Federal
Chage
Drew Caminett
Devlin
California
Los Angeles
Senate War Talks Rise in Mexican Question Debate
The Senate clashed over war talk as Penrose Poindexter and Brandegee offered resolutions seeking state department details on American killings and attacks in Durango and protection for citizens in Mexico. Lodge urged restraint while Bacon warned force means war. The debate spilled into the next page with ongoing partisan tension and a plea for concrete action amid deteriorating conditions in Mexico.
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Senate
Penrose
Poindexter
Brandegee
William Bayard Hale
Mexico
State Department
Durango
Bran
House
Naval Committees
Congress
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Simmons
Becom
Lodge
C. Hulse
Gov. Reynolds
Pennsylvania
Chihuahua
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Dr. Hale
United States
Georgia
Washington
Department of State
New York Governorship Deadlock Letters Demand Power
Glynn and Sulzer exchange formal letters amid a New York governorship stalemate. Glynn refuses to yield the executive chamber and seal, asserting he will exercise gubernatorial duties. Sulzer counters, questioning impeachment authority and urging court action.
Refugees recount horrors as rebels, federals clash in Durango abuse
Mexican refugees arriving from Tampico report federals in Durango shoot all prisoners regardless of nationality. They recount the murder of railroad cashier Roger Palmer when he failed to open a second safe and describe looting in Zacatecas and Durango. The group says both sides loot and that the middle class in Mexico is hostile to Americans while Gen Panfilomore restraints.
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Tex
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Tampico
Moruega
Mexico
Roger Palmer
Palmer
la Blanca
Zacatecas
Panfilenatore
United States
Lind Delivers Note Not Officially Accepted
President Wilson's note to Huerta sits with the Mexican government as doubts over acceptance fade. Lind reports cordial talks with Foreign Minister Gamboa while Huerta weighs the document. no official reply yet, with Lind avoiding unofficial talks and limiting discussions to officials.
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Wilson
Huerta
Gamboa
John Lind
Mexico
Mr. Lind
Senor Gamboa
Pittsburgh Woman Shoots Man Then Sues for Breach of Promise
Miss Alice M. Hopkins of 3233 Fifth avenue filed a $50,000 breach of promise suit against coal operator Christopher H. Wisser of Dravesburg in Pittsburgh. The episode followed eleven years of cohabitation and an alleged pregnancy, with Hopkins claiming Wisser promised marriage in late March and later abandoned her. Wisser posted bond and left town as Hopkins spent a night in jail.
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Alice M. Hopkins
Fifth Avenue
Christopher H. Wisser
Dravesburg
Hopkins
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Mr. Wisser
Miss Hopking
Winters Miss Hopkins
Winters
Wisser
Meirs
Misay Hopkins
McKay seeks divorce from Eva M McKay in Pittsburgh
Special to The Washington Post. Pittsburgh, Aug 15. Robert J. McKay president of James McKay Company files for absolute divorce from Eva M. McKay after six months of marriage to Baron Hans von Baldinger Seidenberg of Stuttgart Germany. He cites desertion as the cause. wife noted as a leading Pittsburgh society woman with the Oak Hill mansion scene.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
Eva Marco McKay
Baron Hans von Baldinger Seidenberg
Stuttgart
Germany
Robert J. McKay
James McKay Company
Eva M. McKay
McKay
McKays
Oak Hill
Soual Gayet
M Kay
Baron Seidenberg
Mis McKay
Glynn Declares Powers To Act As Governor
Albany Aug 1 Martin H Glynn rejected arbitration to resolve who is NY governor, saying he will perform all functions except those blocked by Sulzer. He argues the constitution and statutes govern the dispute and that the Court of Impeachment is the proper authority. Guards guard the locked executive suite as Sulzer remains unresponsive.
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Martin H. Glynn
William Sulzer
New York
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Supreme Court
Court of
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