La Follette Charges Hines in Lorimer Election Plot
Senator La Follette accuses Edward Hines head of the lumber trust of backing Lorimer’s election and hints at broader bribery rewards. He demands a full inquiry and names testimony from the Illinois legislature. Democrats debate reopening the case with a caucus set to decide on the committee path.
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Lumber Trust
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Democrats
Lorimer
la Follette
Senator Stephenson
Senate
United States
Edward Flines
Hines
Martin
Senate Committee On
Iiineis
Senator Fletcher Uphheld By Unitarian Association Vote
Boston May 2 A move to drop United States Senator Duncan Fletcher of Florida from the vice presidents list of the Unitarian Association failed at the annual meeting. Opponents led by Rev John Haynes Holmes urged repudiation due to Fletcher's Lorimer case record. Arguments cited defense of Fletcher by Rev Todr and others. The resolution was defeated on a rising vote with about one third in support.
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Boston
United States
Duncan Fletcher
Florida
Unitarian Asaoviation
Fletcher
John Haynes Holmes
Church of the Messiah
New York
Hey A J. Coleman
Jacksonville
Fla
United States Senate
Dr Hollander Admits Receiving Settlement Funds
Dr Jacob Hollander of Baltimore testified before the House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department admitting receipt of 40000 from the United States government and 19000 from Santo Domingo for his services in negotiating the Dominican Republic debt settlement. He said he was not clearly informed the Dominican Republic was in U S service but claimed compensation was arranged via Mr Bacon, then Assistant Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hh.monamer
Baltimore
Dominican Republic
Franks
United States
San Domingo
Flouse
Treasury Department
Hollander
Bacon
I C C Must Act In Alaska Rail rates case seeks writ
The Interstate Commerce Commission was ordered to take jurisdiction over railways and carriers in Alaska by a court ruling. Alaska is treated as a U S territory under commerce law. The Humpbelt Steamship Co petitioned for rate schedules but the commission refused. Senator Borah said he would push the direct election resolution to a conclusion without interruption.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Alaska
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
United States
Act of Congress
Humpbelt Steamship Company
Seattle
Commission
Court of Apeals
Borah
Senate
Bedy
Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Your Furs Clean and Store Till Fall at Summer Prices
A local furrier advertises thorough cleaning and safe storage for furs until fall. Alterations and repairs are offered at summer rates, highlighting affordable service for seasonal fur care.
Sauneme5 B Street Corner Twelfth
A short readable notice from Newspaper GRGHIVE lists a location at Sauneme5 B Street Corner Twelfth. Content appears fragmentary with minimal context or notable names.
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Grghive
Senate Session Delays Vote on Election Amendment
Congress condensed reports Senator La Follette in a lengthy Lerirver speech hints at continued debate. Senator Borah failed to gain assent for a vote day while the chamber adjourns until noon for further continuation. Senator Stone warns on Senate committee delays and reciprocity bill fate. Senate to reconvene at 2 pm today.
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la Folette
Boran
Stone
Senate
Ateco
District in Congress Senate Bills Passed and Introduced
Bills passed cover removal of snow and ice from paved sidewalks in the District and renaming Fort Place Northeast to Irving Street. Introduced by Mr Gallinger to extend New Hampshire Avenue from its terminus to the District in a straight line and a deflected extension prepared by commissioners.
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Senate
Fort Place
Irving Street
Gallinger
New Hampshire Avenue
Tne
Taft names three judges to federal benches
President Taft announced three judicial appointments after reviewing numerous candidates. William Schofield of Worcester County Mass becomes first circuit judge. Henry A M Smith of Charleston S C district judge for South Carolina. James D Plett of Aberdeen S Oak to South Dakota district. John E Wilkie remains Treasury Secret Service chief and adds supervising agent duties with a 4500 salary.
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Taft
William Schofield
Worcester County
Mass
Henry A. M. Smith
Charleston
S. C
South Carona
James D. Plett
Aberdeen
Oak
South Dakota
Smith
Schofield
Harvard
Francis Joseph Swayze
New Jersey Supreme Court
Mr. Schofield
Horace Gray
Boston
Massachusetts House of Representatives
W Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Elliott
United States
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
North and
Judge Brawley
John E. Wilkie
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
Special Agents
Wilkie
Secret Service
Subpoenas for Steel Trust Leaders Issued
The House steel investigating committee plans secret subpoenas for steel trust leaders. Chairman Stanley will announce who is summoned after service. First witness John W. Gates is slated to appear next Saturday after delaying a Europe trip and will be questioned about the US Steel acquisition of Tennessee Coal and Iron with Roosevelt’s approval.
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House Steel Investigating Committee
Ble
Steel Trust
Stanley
Kentucky
Mr. Stanley
John W. Gates
New York
Europe
Mr. Gates
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coat and Tron Company
Roosevelt
Carnegie Glad to Testify on Steel Business Now
Andrew Carnegie said in New York he knows nothing about the steel business currently and will testify before the Stanley committee in Washington if asked. He sails for Scotland for his summer outing and spoke on business conditions, praising the Standard Oil decision as favorable to industry.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Stanley Committee
Washington
Salem College ends drive with $300000 endowment
At Salem Female College commencement in Winston Salem North Carolina on May 24 Gov Kitchin spoke. It was announced the endowment fund needed $300000 has been raised, meeting the drive goals and securing funds for the college’s future.
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Salem College
Winston Salem
N.C
Salem Female College
Gov. Kitchin
Lessons From The Shakers On Child Health Diet
Dr T J Allen cites Shaker practices at Oneida with 8 orphans raised on simpler wholesome foods leading to strong child health. Emphasizes sanitary care and nutrition boosting immunity, noting high infant mortality linked to overfeeding in summer and common feeding of coffee white bread pie and cake to children.
AIDS ARMY PRISONERS: STRICTNESS TO BE RELAXED
The article argues for easing the guard system around garrisons and prisons, seeking to end the impression that the army is filled with bad characters and to restore public confidence in military service.
Odell and Political Winds in New York GOP Circles
The piece notes former Gov Odell of Newburgh as a stable, old‑school Republican figure amid New York power shifts with Taft era conferences. It highlights Odell’s business move in forming a 10,000 dollar stock company in Orange County and previews ongoing party realignments, including Senator Pomerene’s probe talk and potential Dix‑Clark ticket rumors shaping the 1912 landscape.
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White House
New York
Odell
Newburgh
Tom Platt
B. B Odell
Washington
Taft
Gotham
Otell
George Winthrop Fairchild
Oneonta
Reorganized State Committee
H. L. Stimson
Albany
Orange County
N. Y
Gov. Dix
Bryan
New Jersey
Champ Clark
Missouri
John A. Dix
Honors for Midshipmen at Naval Academy
Midshipman Frederick E Hatch leads in scholastic year honors at Annapolis with dual awards for ordnance navigation and gunnery. Other recipients include Oscar Badger Beirne Bullard Ellsberg Barber Martin Saunders and Haddick resigning due to eye trouble before graduation.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Frederick 8. Hatch
New Hampshire
Herbert H. Bouson
South Carolina
Naval Academy
Robert M. Thompson
New York
National Society Sons of the Revolution
Oscar C. Badger
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Beirne
Bullard
Wisconsin
New York Navy League
Edward Ellsberg
Colorado
Ernest H. Barber
Kentucky
Roscoe L. Martin
California
Harold E Saunders
Michigan
Frederick G. Haddick
Magazines Collected for Soldiers at San Antonio
The Red Cross seeks used magazines and weeklies to mail to soldiers at San Antonio and along the Mexican border. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood urges readers to donate reading matter for military hospitals. Leave contributions at 1601 P Street NW or send a postcard to the Red Cross War Department with name and address.
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The
Red Cross
Army Division
San Antonio
Leonard Wood
U. S. Army
Army Order List of Officers Detailed and Retired
Leaves of absence and three month terms for Pendleton Kilbourne Hannay Hodges and others. Several officers detailed for signal corps inspector general pay and coast artillery service. Station changes include Yellowstone Park Washington Barracks Fort Leavenworth San Antonio and Charleston with duties at Army Service School and Field Engineer School. Major assignments include Ketcham and Wilder under various posts and training obligations.
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Cal
Edwin P. Pendleton
Twenty-third Infantry
Edwin D. Kilbourne
Medical Corps
John Rob Hannay
Harry Ll. H. Hodges
First Cavalry
Hilden Olin
Gad Morgan
Infantry
Charles H Watts
Cavalry
Signal Corps
William S Barriger
Eighth Cavalry
George R Guild
Eighth Infantry
David B Case
Willow Point
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Elia Helmick
Inspector General
William T Wilder
Ramins WO Ketcham
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Strong
Mass
Corps of Engineers
Clarence HO Knight
Yellowstone Park
Wro
Yellowstone National Pack
Apt Willing
Washington Barracks
Fleet Battalion of Engineers
Horton W Stickle
Wilmington
Brown
Gatvyeston
Tex
Howell
Charleston
Ernest D Peek
Third Battalion of Engineers
Cdl
San Antonio
John RO Slaptery Slit
Fort Leavenworth
Kens
Spalding
Kant
Army Service School
Department of Engineering
Francis A Pope
William Guthrie
Army Field Engineer
Scho
Tare
Wittam
Gseed Tor Oswega
James
Dutt
Majrixiar Jadwin
Double salaries in Post Office case prompt action plan
The House committee investigated the Postoffice Department revealing A. L. Lawshe drew a salary while absent to recuperate in New Mexico as Hitchcock countersigned the payroll. Witnesses Merritt O. Chance and Charles A. Kram discussed expenses of postmasters. The appropriations committee aims to dismiss double salaried workers and demand repayment. A. Platt Andrew was noted as drawing a high salary as Assistant Secretary.
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House Committee
House
Postoffice Department
William M. Mooney
A. L. Lawshe
Lawshe
New Mexico
Hitchcock
Merritt O. Chance
Federal Treasury
Houge Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
A. Platt Andrew
Price of Paper Up in Reciprocity Debate
John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association told the Senate finance committee that after his contract with the International Company expired last April Hearst faced a 700000 dollar rise, and another publisher saw bills rise by half a million dollars. He said the present tariff lets U S paper makers keep prices high and block Canada competition. A congressional inquiry into the International Paper Company may be introduced soon.
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John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Senate Finance Committee
W. R. Hearst
Norris
Canada
International Paper Company
Naval Orders and Vessel Movements Report
A navalert lists commissioned officers and junior ranks receiving new assignments and duties across the fleet. Names include Capt P Nibla ch, Capt W S Sims, Cmdr H J Ziegemeier, Cmdr D E Dis makes, Lieut Comdrs, Ensigns, and Midshipmen assigned to posts from Great Lakes to Annapolis and naval training facilities. Movements show ships arriving at Chicago yard from Boston, and vessels moving to Hampton Roads and Yokohama.
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P. Niblach
Severn
W. S. Sims
H. J. Ziegemeier
Navy
D. E. Dismakes
Home
Walt
H. G. Sparrow
D. W. H. Allen
Lghthouse
Buffalo
JE. Pond
C. Burt
Watt
G. W Stewart
Chester Navigator
WW Smith
Neptune
Hunter
J. J. London
Navel
Great Lakes
North
Chicago
Qunio
J. St Smeallie
Naval Academy
Annapolis
B. Dutton, Jr
A. G. Olson
Rowan
F W W. Lagerquist
Canine
R E Sampson
Chester
P. T. Wright
Tacoma
Boston Yard
Boston
Patapses
Portsmouth
Oery Yard
New York
Hampton Roads
Nagasaki
Yokohama
Treasury Salaries Probe Expands to Weather Bureau
The Treasury and 3000 dollars are cited as salaries for an expert in the monetary commission. Andrew confirms both payments at a House expenditure hearing. Moss appoints Doughton to a one member subcommittee to probe Willis Moore and the Weather Bureau, with a plan for a three member panel if needed.
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the Treasury
Monetary Commission
Andrew
House Committee On Expenditures In the Treasury
Weather Bureau
Representative Moss
Indiana
House
Agriculture Department
Representative Doughton
North Carolina
Willis Moore
Croughton
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Assails
Dr. Hollander
Congress Condensed
Congress
Wills
Carnegie
T. J. Allen
Coperight
Joseph 8. Bowles
Aids Army
U. S
War Department
Judge Goff
Executive Mansion
West Virginia
Goff
Republican National Committee
O'Gorman
Foster
Ander
Porerene
Ohio
Republic
Willard
H. H. Rogers
Pomerene
Pomerone
Standard
Henry B. Payne
Standard Oil
Payne
Pomerens
New York City
William J. Bryan
Conway
Nebraska
William F. Bryan
Tammany Contingent
Httle
Frederick S. Hatch
Mabel T. Boardman
American Red Cross
ARMY
NAVAL
Borton
Castoria
Cos
An Pried
Gatiffidan
Ev Aera
Ed Cok Heen
Albert W. Kahl
Gustave A. Hisengraeber
St. Paul
Minn
BE. J. Dennis
St. Louis
A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J E H. Simpson
R. B. Eskildson
Omatica
Neb
L. R. Robinson
Kansas City
Edwin F. Pardes
N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
Registered Nurses' Club
K Street
Nurses’ Club
Post
England
Great Britain
J. D. Whelpley
Joseph Pennell
Arthur Rackham
Lady St. Helier
Austin Dobson
Mahan
Panama Canal
Pacific
Oxford
Tertius van Dyke
Fred Pegram
Stephen Phillips
George the Fifth
Cardinal Gibbons
Century Magazine
AMT
Miss Gorab, Shreve
Chase’s
Columbia Players
Geo. M. Cohan
Broadway
Asco * von “Peter Pan
Phil Sheridan
Washington, D. C
National Society For Broader Education
Guy Carleton Lee
Carroll Institute
Tenth Street
Wewnational Feiss Stride
Aborn Chins" Opera Co
Massenet
Sat
Hay
Follies
Paris
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