Bribe Offered to Halt Fight Involving International Harvester
Chicago attorney Maxwell Edgar testified that a $10,000 bribe was offered by a lawyer connected to the International Harvester case to stop a fight or proceedings. He claimed the offer aimed to influence a senator and involved backers tied to a reform group. The probe followed urgent claims of political pressure and legal maneuvers in Cook County.
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Ashton
Alaska case dropped amid internecine committee dispute
Fragmented report details a volatile interior department investigation linked to a congressional committee. Names such as Miss Abbott and Burke surface amid accusations of a fabricated letter and political theatrics surrounding governance and railroad policy.
Funeral for Capt Bain Held at Arlington Cemetery
Funeral services for Capt John J Bain were held at Arlington Cemetery near his son’s home on G street. Born in Burlington Vermont he served in the Civil War and was wounded at the Wilderness. Survived by two daughters Mrs Liecent of Arlington VA and Mrs A Griswell. Burial at Arlington Cemetery scheduled.
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Otdwart & Russ
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Burlington
Adcuit
Man
Marguerite Baln
Cuntry
Scotand
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Geormet Moe Tat
Wthogcny Corps
Neumont State Association
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Sara Talears
Comtei Oth Iinheau
Liecent
Arlington
Imortas
Department Inquiry Aims at Viromgy Investigation By House Panel
A resolution introduced by Representative Graham of the committee seeks to empower the panel to recommend reforms after a department inquiry into a disputed interior matter. The measure calls for a formal investigation and possible changes to practices.
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House Committee
Graham
Thirors Charsian
Recommend Reforma
Congress Condensed Senate and House Briefs
The Senate was not in session yesterday and will meet at 4 p m tomorrow. Witnesses for an inquiry in Lorimer case. The House met at noon yesterday with debate on the Sherwood pension bill. Representative Burges rose to a point of order. The Controller Bay charges were dismissed by the expenditure committee. In the Interior Department scene the sugar trust committee heard F O C Lowry from the Wholesale Grocers Association advocating removal of the sugar duty. Appropriation bills begin to be shaped. An Interior Department probe was proposed by Representative Graham. The House adjourned at 8 02 p m until noon tomorrow.
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Sugar Trust Committee
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Wholeaate Grocers
Bagtin
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Uiaole
Taft
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Georgia
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Ohio
Taggart
Kansas
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Europe
Hearing to Extend Sugar Tariff Inquiry Advances
House sugar inquiry continues after holidays with Charnan Hardwick calling more witnesses, including F G Lowry of the Wholesale Grocers Association who testified that Claus Spreckels leads the Federal Sugar Company and pushed tariff removal to lower prices for consumers. Former Gov Buchtel denied peonage in Colorado beet fields but noted long hours and low pay for immigrant workers. committee adjourned for holidays with subpoenas issued for many farmers and witnesses.
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Buchtel
Colorado
F G. Lowry
Wholesale Grocers' Association
House
Claus A. Spreckels
Federal Sugar Company
Lowry
Fordney
Baker
Bir Lowry
C. C Hamtin
United States Beet Sugar Industry
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Spreckels
Arbuckle
HA. Buchtel
Tie
James Rodkin
Colrado
Buchiel
No War With U S Stated by Japanese Premier
Dr Inazo Nitobe quoted Marquis Satonji premier of Japan as saying there will be no war with the United States either officially or privately He spoke at a Japan Society of New York meeting and said Satonji made the remark before leaving for America Nitobe added Japan seeks a peace or arbitration treaty with the United States
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Lse
United States
Marquis Satonji
Japan
Inazo Nitobe
First
Imperial College of Japan
Nitobe
Japan Society of New York
America
Boys Speak in Sixty Washington Churches
Older Boys Crusades workers will address congregations in 60 Washington churches this morning to explain the movement and urge each boy in Sunday schools to recruit two peers. The rally at the MCG A Building this afternoon features Rev. H S Pinkham delivering the keynote address.
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Washington
H. 8. Pinkham
Credit Rebating Plan Arouses Supreme Court Question
Toledo dispatch reports United States Judge John M. Kilita overruling demurrers in indictments against Hocking Valley Railroad and Sunday Creek Coal Company over a rebating scheme. The government alleges the railroad issued notes to cover freight charges and never collected them in some cases, totaling more than 2.455 million dollars. The cases are headed to the Supreme Court for decision.
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Ohio
Elking
United States
John M. Kilita
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Sunday Creek Coal Company
United States Supreme Court
Hocking Valley
Pensions Debate Ignites House Clash Over Civilians
Texas Democrat Martin Dies blasted both parties for pension largesse, calling the Sherwood plan a 50 million campaign contribution as he warned of a “civilian hat” moment. He urged honesty and warned that many seats may be vacant due to cowardice, while urging liberal pensions for Northern soldiers.
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Congress
Martin Dies
Texas
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Mr. Dies
Lsadera
Republic
30000 Poor to Be Fed at Christmas in New York
Salvation Army plans Christmas meals for 30000 New Yorkers. Commander Miss Booth notes hundreds of meal applications and urgent destitution cases. Army fund-raising via street corner kettles exceeded last year's total by a small margin.
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New York
Miss Booth
Salvation Army
Army
Ohio Society to Gather for Season Opener at Rauscher's
The Ohio Society of Washington opens its season with a Tuesday meeting at Rauscher's. Carmi A. Thompson, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, will discuss methods of selecting Ohio public office candidates since early times. Ohio congressional members are expected. Music and refreshments follow the business session led by Justice Anderson.
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Rauscher
Carmi A. Thompson
Ohio
Justice Anderson
Justices Day
McKinley
Tax laws under fire call high land values and gradual levy
Representative Henry George of New York attacked current property assessments at the University Club urging a gradual shift in taxation. He advocated increasing land value taxes while reducing taxes on buildings and public utilities, and supported Johnson's proposal to require explicit reporting of real estate sales to the District government to reveal true land values.
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New York
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United States
Washington
Soen
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Bad Dimes Arrest of Newark Inventor Delays Case
Alfred J. Jarman of Newark New Jersey an elderly inventor employed in a periodical patent department was arraigned before U S Commissioner Shields on counterfeiting charges. Held on $2000 bail after shopkeepers reported bad dimes in their tills following trades. A Secret Service agent who tailed Jarman found counterfeit dimes a lead melting pot and white metal in his city room.
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Alfred J. Jarman
Newark
N. J
Patent Department
United States
Shields
Jarman
Secret Service
Five Men Hold Up Forty in Brooklyn Poolroom Raid
Five masked robbers stormed a Broadway poolroom near Gates Avenue in Brooklyn late tonight. They lined up 49 patrons and rifled pockets, taking watches, jewelry, and more than $200 in cash. One bandit escaped to alert police. two were captured, others fled. Suspects identified as Thomas Winter, 28, and James Lanugi, 21, both of New Morris.
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Broadway
Gates Avenue
Brooklyn
Pont of Tevolvera
Thomas Winter
James Lanugi
New Mors
Taft Sees About 100 Callers With Campaign Memos
President Taft had a busy day hearing political views from around 100 visitors at the White House. Congressmen and Republican leaders pressed for court appointments and party strategy as a national committee meeting loomed. He planned a Brooklyn Union League Club dinner and hosted others at the Gridiron Club banquet.
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Republican Nations Committee
White House
Senator Works
California
MelCormick
Los Angeles
Genatora Cumins and
Kenyon
Towa
Judge
Union League Club
Brooklyn
Deneen
Tinois
Clark
Cannon
Lincoln Memorial Commission
National Museum
Henry Bacon
New York
Gridiron Club
Tribute to Justice Harlan Memorial Service Planned
A committee of 100 citizens led by Prof. John W. Cromwell and Shelby J. Davidson has arranged a memorial service for Justice John Marshall Harlan at Metropolitan AME Church tomorrow night. Principal address by Justin Carter of Harrishauré, Pa., and resolutions by Judge Robert H. Terrell. Invitations extended to Taft, Supreme Court justices, Roosevelt, Foraker, Chandier, Bradley, Booker T. Washington, W E B DuBois, Radcliffe, Thirkfeld, W M Davidson, James S. Harlan, and the late justice’s family.
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Shelby J. Davidson
A. M. E. Church
John Marshall Harlan
Justin Carter
Harrishauré
Robert H. Terrell
United States Supreme Court
President Taft
Supreme Court
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Senator Foraker
William E. Chandier
Wiliam ©. Bradley
Booker T. Washington
W. E. B. DuBois
Wallace Radcliffe
Wilbur P. Thirkfeld
Wiliam M. Davidson
James S. Harlan
Dog hairs used to fake government bills in fraud case
Chicago December report says Albert Leon counterfeiter with Rudolph Swanson and Fred Marneek were indicted for conspiracy after earlier indictments for counterfeiting. They revealed how silk fiber threads from a calico dog were inserted into banknotes to imitate government paper.
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Chicago
Albert Leon
Rudolph Swanson
Fred Marneek
Leon
Secret Service
Underwood Calls A Halt On Political Capital Making
Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama told 1,400 Pennsylvania Society members at its 13th annual Waldendorf dinner that profitless agitation over the Sherman law must end and parties should stop politicizing the issue. Longworth praised Underwood’s leadership as resourceful and firm, saying there is no honor so high it cannot be earned in the Democratic party.
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New York
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Pennsylvania Society
Waldorf-Astoria
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Longworth
Underwood
Qeoar Underwood
DR. Caldwell
Caldwell
G. B. Ritter
Thor- Noble
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McMechen
W. Va
District appropriation bill hearings set for tomorrow
Hearings on the district appropriations bill items begin tomorrow forenoon at 10 o'clock before the District subcommittee of the House appropriations committees. Chairman Burteson invited the district commissioners to attend. The sums will be examined separately, with no expected major cuts. The commissioners seek 12,954,720 dollars, while Rep Borland plans to depart for the Panama Canal and will miss the session.
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Sioners
Burleson
Borland
Missouri
Washington
Panama Canal
Choate to Lecture at Princeton in Public Affairs Series
Princeton N J Dec 9 Joseph H Choate former U S ambassador to Great Britain has accepted the Stafford Little lecturer on public affairs at Princeton University He will succeed George B McClellan who resigned to take a professorship in public affairs The lectureship calls for two addresses.
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Princeton University
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Great Britain
Stafford Little
George B. McClellan
New York City
Harvard President Emeritus Lit Operated On in Ceylon
A dispatch from Boston reports that Harvard University President Emeritus Charles Lit was operated on for appendicitis in Kandy Ceylon. Dr Eliot had embarked on a world tour with his wife daughter a niece and the private secretary, and the operation was described as apparently successful with a quick recovery anticipated.
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