Fresh Revelations in Harrisburg Marble Inquiry
Harrisburg officials probe a capitol scandal with expert reports detailing marble substitute use and overcharges. Charles Barker notes $5,000 deduction for omitted work and substandard jointing. W Scott Collins cites numerous construction defects. Sanderson profits flagged. Fritz J Santa highlights marble quality concerns and overcharges totaling $39,625 on marble bases.
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Harrisburg
Sanderson
Capitol
Charles A Barker
Ardmore
Barker
Payne
W Scott Collins
George F Payne & Co
Philadelphia
Collins
John H Sanderson
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Capitol Building Commission
Charles E Shhenk
Erie
Fritz J Santa
Buffalo Noy
Lantz
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Construction Company
SINKS IN COLLISION ON DETROIT RIVER
The steamer Selwyn Bogdy of Shaw-Eddy sank after a collision with the steel barge Maida of United States Steel Corporation near Ecorse. The Bogdy sank in twenty five feet of water with the main deck submerged but all crew unharmed. The Maida was uninjured though damaged slightly and cast off from tow before repairs at the Great Lakes Engineering plant.
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Detroit
Selwyn Bogdy
Shaw-Eddy
Detroit River
Maida
United States Steel Corporation
Collaion
Eddy
Ecorse
Vanluse
Great Lakes Engineering Company
Sandusky
Milwaukee
Goulds Lose Suit Over Ohio Coal Lands
George J. Gould Joseph Ramsey Jr and William E Guy must pay John and Jones of Philadelphia 360000 for acquiring coal lands in 1902. The Supreme Court verdict adds interest from 1903 totaling 546301. Jones claimed he was hired to buy 10000 acres in Ohio with a promised purchase price and commission. The defense rested on general denial.
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New York
George J. Gould
Joseph Ramsey Jr
William E. Guy
John & Jones
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Jones
Ohio
Street Car Mishaps Rise After Trolley Upgrade
Chicago on June 1 news reports a sharp rise in street car accidents following the shift from cable to trolley lines. City statistician Hugo Grosser notes higher car speeds. In the first quarter this year 387 accidents involved street cars, up from 234 last year. April and May show worsening figures with 223 accidents in April, a monthly record.
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Chicago
Hugo Grosser
Grosser
Government Strike Demands Higher Pay on Portland Fortifications
Portland Me June 1 laborers employed by the government on fortifications at Cushings Cow and Diamond Islands in the Portland artillery district struck today seeking raises to 22 dollars a day and free transportation to and from their stands. They assert the same rate is allowed in other districts.
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Portland. Me
Cushings, Cow
Diamond Islands
Portland
Samorf
Gatun Lake area boosted as key to canal plan
Isthmian Canal Commission releases Panama cabl e report stating Gatun Lake will cover 225 square miles double prior estimates. Larger lake aids lock type design by storing more water through floods and dry spells, doubling initial water impoundment and potentially supporting fifty six blockades daily instead of twenty six.
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Panama
Gatun
The
Isthmian Canal Commission
Board of Consulting Engineers
Railway Death Verdict Clears Rail Line Fault
A coroner's jury ruled the death of John Schlotterback accidental after he fell from a City and Suburban car at First and G streets northwest. He died at Emergency Hospital Friday night from injuries suffered Thursday night. Witnesses included car crew and passengers. Schlotterback refused to move inside despite conductor's request. The body was moved from the morgue to 1002 I Street Southeast.
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John Schlotterback
First
Schlotterback
Nevitt
Schiotterback
Mr. Bthlotterback
Tate
I Strest
Funeral details for Mr Schlotterback announced
Funeral arrangements set for tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock with interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife and two children, the family announced in a brief notice.
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Prospect Hill Cemetery
Schlotterback
Abe Hummel Seeks Work After Hospital Release
The tiny former prisoner Abe Hummel, once a noted lawyer, is cleared to leave the hospital and join regular labor. He tests shop work and hints at preferring clerical duties, while officials consider suitable roles in quarry or shop settings.
Big Stige for Harriman Advisers to Confer in Washington
A high level conference in Washington this week will decide if the Harriman case leads to prosecution under the Sherman act or allows Harriman and his railroad associates to proceed. President Roosevelt’s Indianapolis remarks are debated as either a warning that the government will act or a signal of restraint. The Interstate Commerce Commission splits on whether criminal action is needed, and the cabinet will, after consultations, determine the next steps with the Department of Justice and special counsel teams.
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Harriman
Washington
Indianapolis
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harrimin
Harrimatt
Pedro
Southern Pacifc
Win
Union Pacific
Rock Igend
Chicago and Alton
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Northwestern Pacific
San Francisco
Minors Central
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Commission
Twine Fund Inadequate Forces Substitutes Considered
Post-office Department cites a 60 percent price jump for jute and says 200000 dollars for twine next fiscal year will be insufficient. About 2 million pounds or 900 million yards tied this year for letter packages. A commission will study tying devices as a partial substitute. Members include Richard P Colvert Samuel M Gaines and Edward W Baker. Secretary Root leaves for New York and plans to return Tuesday.
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T Post-office Department
Post-office Department
Congress
Meyer
Special Commission On Tyne
Richard P Colvert
Washington
Samuel M. Gaines
Fort Worth
Tex
Edward W. Baker
Baltimore
Test fishing rights in Potomac Court case in Virginia
A Virginia resident faces a test in Po Hoo Court over whether dip nets or seines from the Virginia bank of the Potomac opposite Washington violate District game laws. Joseph Evans, an Alexandria County constable, is charged with illegal fishing while standing on the Virginia bank drawing in a seine. The case aims to settle boundary issues and rights to fish without entering the river. Trial was postponed to mid month due to an absent prosecutor.
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Po- Hoo
Virginia
Potomac River
District of Columbia
Joseph Evans
Alexandria County
Evans
Ralph Given
Cortelyou Attends Westfield Alumni Banquet
Secretary of the Treasury George E. Cortelyou arrived in Westfield Massachusetts to preside at the twenty first triennial meeting of the Westfield State Normal School Alumni Association. About 600 members attended reunions before a banquet with Cortelyou as principal speaker.
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Westfield
Mase
Treasury
George EB Cortelyou
Westfield State Normal School Alumni Association
French Protest Additional Valuation on Limoges China
French ambassador Jusserand met with Acting Treasury Secretary Reynolds to protest a 1 1 2 percent added valuation on Limoges china export prices from Heaviland factories. The dispute could hasten talks on a reciprocal tariff agreement between the United States and France.
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Limoges China
M. Jusserand
The
Treasury
Reynolds
of General
New York
Lisioges
China
Heviland
United States
France
Burnham Ordered Released From Prison On Bail
George Burnham Jr former vice president and general counsel for Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association arrived in New York and was taken to the Tombs pending retrial after a Supreme Court order released him on bail The appellate division had reversed a Sing Sing sentence Burnham spoke of returning gradually and hoped to be bailed by Monday while awaiting the bonds and retrial plans
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New York
George Burnham, Jr
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
Burnham
Supreme Court
Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Wade
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George Gould
Ramsey
Guy
Maine
Dmbrellas
AOC
Chaice
Beta Robess Bete Tiety
Pac
Worten
Gilour
Exquisita
Marseilles
Otis
Batiste
India
Berkeley
Madras
French FC
Shantung
Eixtra
Geauze
Dogzen
Europe
Batiste I
Atau
Worthing
Ganal
Isthmian
Gatun Dam
Abe Hummel NO
Shirker
Washington Post
Blackwell's Island
Abe Hummel
Hummel
Murtha
Thia
University
Bryce
Toronto
Senate
University of Toronto
James Brice
Weir Mitchel
Walture
Ene
Big Stige
Root
Normal School
Oma
National Capital Brewing Co
Standard Sewing Machine Co
Jos H. Fiske
Mgr
Ninth Street
John B. Espey
BSS
Jamestown
Auve
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