90,000 FOR VOTES Five Charleston Solons Charged With Bribe-Taking
Five West Virginia lawmakers were arrested in Charleston on charges of selling their votes in the U.S. senatorial contest. Bonds set at 5000 dollars each. Prosecutor Townsend says more arrests may follow as detectives alleged a scheme led by Col. Seymour Edwards to buy votes.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
United States
West Virginia
U.S . Rnodes
Mingo County
T. J Asbury
Putnam County
Davis E. Hill
Mason County
Rath Duff
Jackson County
B. A. Smith
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Dering
G. B. Bentley
Col. Seymour Edwards
Bonner Hill
Thomas C. Townsend
Col. Edwards
Gotner Aes
Rhodes
Townsend
Col
Edwards
Office of
Dering
Bond
Kanawha County
Gov Glasscock defends honesty amid legislature vote tally
Gov Glasscock voices support for clean politics while noting the accused lawmakers may be guilty or innocent awaiting a jury. The sixth ballot shows Republicans tallying votes for various senators and includes a breakdown with Davis Elkins and Watson prominent for Democrats. West Virginia senators Chilton and Watson are exonerated by unanimous Senate vote dismissing corruption allegations.
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Glasscock
William Seymour
Isaac T. Mann
Davis Elkins
A. B. White
M. B. Scott
W. P. Hubbard
Nathan Goff
Gov. Glasscock
Watson
John M. Hamilton
Judge Dailey
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Chilton and Watson
Senate
Elections Committee
Dem Democratic backlash over money trust probe funds
The House approved a $35 000 appropriation totaling $60 000 for the money trust investigation amid partisan clash. Representative Fitzgerald defended the spending as necessary, while Mann and Baker criticized it as extravagant and wasteful, alleging Rockefellers escape from House jurisdiction.
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House Money Trust Committee
House
Money Trust
Mann
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Pujo
Samuel Untermyer
Rockefeller
Baker
California
William Rockefeller
Mr. Mann
Money Trust Committee
Garner
Texas
Hughes
West Virginia
Lloyd
Missouri
American Congress
Bill legalizes lynching bill sparks Carolina uproar
In Columbia on February 11 Citizen Josh Ashley a Gov Blease supporter introduced a bill to legalize lynching in South Carolina. It would deem proof that the victim attacked a reputable woman as prima facie innocence for the accused in murder or assault trials. Opponents credit Blease foes deny this claim.
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Washington Post
Columbia
S. C
Josh" Ashley
Gov Blease
South Carolina
Gov. Blease
Paralyzed Suspect Flees Train In Fast Escape
In Beckley West Virginia on February 11 a man named Sam Smith jailed on larceny charges fell gravely ill. Doctors misdiagnosed his illness as paralysis leading to his release. He suddenly sprinted to a passing train, dropped his crutches, and leaped aboard as it sped by.
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Vasmingen
Rost Beckley
W. Va
Sam Smith
Smith
Will Crush Trusts Taft Says Wilson Must Enforce Sherman Law
Taft urges President to enforce Sherman Act as he praises Attorney General Wickersham at a Justice Department banquet. He hails the record against combinations in restraint of trade and notes a shift in public attitude.
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Taft
Wilson
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Taft Praises Justice Department and Sherman Law
President Taft lauds four years of Justice Department work enforcing the Sherman antitrust law. He credits Attorney General Wickersham and colleagues for shaping public attitude toward regulation, citing dissolving the American Tobacco Company and the Union Pacific merger as key achievements.
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Department of Justice
Supreme Court
President Taft
Wickersham
Bullitt
American Tobacco Company
Union Pacific
Taft
Reeves T. Strickland
Five Accused of Bribe-Taking
Five individuals are named in a bribe-taking case with details capably outlined in today’s index. The report notes associated names, places, and the ongoing inquiry as the political landscape shifts amid Taft’s view on Sherman Law and tensions in the Philippines.
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Waldo May
Philippines
Paro
Taft
Mexico
Madero
Scott
Trust
Turkey
Rockefeller Foundation
Redfield
Navy
West
T. R
Erlich
Grain Exchange
Chinse Loan
Captured in Confessional at St. Agnes Church
A shabbily dressed man was seized when fleeing a confessional box at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church. George Thornton, 22, claimed hunger drove him to confess seeking refuge and sleep, saying he did not intend to steal. He was booked on unlawful entry in Washington.
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Washington Post
New York
St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church
George Thornton
Baltimore
New York Police Chief Waldo Visits Washington Dinner Talks graft Purge
Waldo and Deputy Commissioner McKay arrived in Washington to attend a dinner hosted by Gen Johnston. Waldo pledged to clean graft from the New York police department while denying rumors of his gubernatorial prospects in the Philippines. He noted progress with the district attorney and said few officers would be implicated.
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Archipelago
Knox
New York
Gen. Johnston
Rhinelander Waldo
Washington
McKay
John A. Johnston
Waldo
Post
The
Philippines
Army and Navy Club
Mc~Kay
Army
Walsh
Carabao Club
Navy
U S Consulate Shattered by Mexicans Warships to Mexico
Midnight White House session orders three more battleships to Mexico. Transports to ready troops. Madero forces attack Diaz as US diplomats protest. Heavy artillery and fighting all day. Three Americans wounded. Consulate staff take refuge in the US embassy. American Club occupied and in danger. Three thousand regulars in Chihuahua desert. Governors prepared to flee. Battleships Georgia Virginia and cruisers Colorado South Dakota sail for Mexican ports.
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U.S
Chihuahua
Madero
Georgia
Virginia
Colorado
South Dakota
Taft Midnight Council Orders Warlike Action Against Mexico
President Taft, after a near midnight meeting with top officials, orders three more battleships to Vera Cruz and readies two transports at Newport News to embark troops. Officials say no firm intervention, but precautionary steps to protect Americans in Mexico City are planned. Movements center on Galveston readiness and rapid troop deployment if needed.
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Taft
Mexico
Knox
Meyer
Stimson
Army
Navy
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Gulf
War Department
Secretary of War
Newport News
Wood
White House
Galveston
Tex
Mexican capital battles rage with heavy artillery
In Mexico City federals and rebels fought seven hours of dense street fighting. Casualties were high with estimates up to 1000 dead or wounded. Three Americans were wounded as authorities evacuated the damaged American consulate and streets showed ruin amid bombardment from Diaz forces and federal artillery.
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Mexico City
Lloyd Osbourne
Peter
BR. HE. McCrosson
Lincoln
Nebr
Mark Johnson
Madison
Ill
Red
White Cross
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Chapultepec
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Nelegale Rhodes
Filom Isaac T Mann
William Seymour Edwards
Bentley
Roane County
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Asbury
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Untermyer
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Will
Shoreham
Mr. Taft
Arnold Shanklin
Braje Knox
Hilles
Mexican
Aleshire
Quartermasters’ Corps
William Crozier
War College
James B. Aleshire
Quartermaster’s Corps
Bradley A. Fiske
Inspection Department of the Navy
Gen. Castello
Senor de la Barra
Hit
President Madero
Rom
Felix Ding
Henry Lane Wilson
Zapatistas
Canital
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