Lobby probe wakes juicy men of national prominence
The Senate lobby investigation expands as Norris proposes widening the inquiry to include influences on recent legislation. Letters from beet sugar leaders show ties to campaigns and lectures. Oxnard and Palmer object to pre session correspondence being read. The panel plans to summon many prominent figures and broaden its scope beyond tariff topics.
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Washington
Senate Investigating Committee
Harvey W. Wiley
Taft
California
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Henry T. Oxnard
Trumen G.palmer
Overman
Oxnard
Senate Lobby
Clarence C. Hamlin
Colorado Springs
American Beet Sugar Company
Truman G. Palmer
Congress
John W. Yerkes
Palmer
Yerkes
Senate
Morey
Gove
Harry Austin
Mr. Palmer
Great Western Sugar Company
Mississippi River
Pennsylvania
Indiana
I Ilinois
Pickett
Beet Sugar
Hamlin
Ridney Ballou
Hawaiian Sugar Organization
Beet
Proas Service Company
Representative Morgan
Representative Pickett
Iowa
Representative Martin
F. A.gillespie
Garden City
Kan
Sidney Ballou
Town Criers Visit Detroit Auto Plants and Sugar Politics
Detroit June 18 The Town Criers toured Cadillac and Chalmers plants, attended banquets, and learned details of sugar industry publicity campaigns linked to political maneuvering. Letters reveal efforts to influence congressional campaigns and public opinion on tariff and sugar policies.
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Detroit Auto Homes
E. L. Corton
Detroit
Mich
Buffalo
Cadillac Auto
Wayne Cafe
Cadillac
Chalmers
Studebaker
Tuller
Woman Wins Fight With Giant Rat in Iowa City
Mrs. Co. TD. Douglas of Belle Plaine, visiting Iowa City, killed a rat on a back porch by kicking it in the face and stomping it. She pursued the creature unflinchingly as it showed no fear, then buried the rat. Douglas says she is not afraid of a mouse either.
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Iowa City
Co. TD. Douglas
Belle Plaine
H. J. Bailey
Temperature June 18 weather notes and extremes
Yesterday's temperature ranged from a low of 75 to a high of 99. The prior year recorded a minimum of 65 and a maximum of 67. Markings indicate data supplied by Buchana Optical Co on ground floor Syndicat Dok.
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Buchana Optical Co
Syndicat ' Dok
Daring train bandits rob express car near Springfield
Two masked men halted the Diamond Special between St Louis and Chicago ten miles south of Springfield. They forced the engineer to run past a posse, dynamited the safe and escaped with less than 500 dollars after overawing the express messenger and firing at passengers. One detective was disarmed. no injuries reported.
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Springfield
Diamond Spedal
Illinote Central
St. Louis
Chicago
Fire destroys four Masonville buildings at midnight
Cedar Rapids June 18 a fire of unknown origin at the Masonville post office at midnight burned four buildings including the post office Mulvihill s drug store Pikes general store and Colson s meat market. Total loss about 20000 with partial insurance.
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Cedar Rapids
Masonville
Mulvihfil
Pike’s General
Colson's
Noted Doctors Discuss Cures at AMA Meeting
Rochester Mayo outlines stomach cancer as curable with early diagnosis and exploration. Dr Kelly discusses radium as local treatment aiding gynecologic conditions and fibroid management. Stucky presents trachoma study among Kentucky mountaineers. Schereschewaky covers Indian trachoma rates. Greene cites 6000 preventable blindness cases yearly in the U S.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Medical Association
University of Minnesota
Wm. D. Mayo
Rochester
Mayo
Howard A. Kelly
Baltimore
J. A. Stucky
Lexington
Kentucky
Stucky
J. W. Schereschewaky
Washington
DD. C
United States
Oklahoma
New York State
Little Old New York Seen by Town Criers Tour
E L Cotton reports on four boat trips through Manhattan highlighting Coney Island the ghetto Chinatown Wall Street and Riverside views. He notes crowded tenements wash day fire escapes and lively street scenes with a guide needed in Chinatown and contrasts wealth with poverty.
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Little Old
New York
E. L. Cotton
Coney Island
Ghetto
Chinatown
East River
St. John the Divine
Mem Hare
Waterloo Party
Challenge to Medical Profession and Eye Care for Babies
The article urges cooperation among oc ulate social workers and lawmakers to curb needless blindness by focusing on sore eyes in babies. It notes C D Camp of Ann Arbor MI found no excess epilepsy among locomotive engineers and firemen but proposes screening candidates for public safety.
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C. D. Camp
Ann Arbor
Mich
Suffragist Leaders Given Long Terms in London Trial
Six militant suffrage leaders of the Women's Social and Political Union and one male supporter were found guilty yesterday at the central criminal court of conspiracy to commit malicious damage to property. Sentences ranged from six to twenty-one months with mercy recommendations for three women. All defendants were sent to the third division and ordered to pay a portion of costs. hunger strikes were declared by the women after sentencing.
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London
Suffragers
Central Criminal Court
Women's Social and Political Union
Harriet Kerr
Agnes Lake
Rachel Barrett
Mire Beatrice Saunders
Annie Kenney
Laura Lennox
Edwy Clayton
Miss Lake
Lennox
Miss Barrett
Phillimore
Miss Kenney
Mrs. Saunders
Miss Kerr
Miss Lennox
Mr. Clayton
Honeymoon Couple Spends Days in Burlington Hospital
Burlington, Indiana June 1. Mr and Mrs Ehmer Messmer, a popular local young couple, married two days ago, are spending their honeymoon in a hospital. The groom has appendicitis and the bride has gallitis. They occupy adjoining rooms.
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Burlington
Ehmer Messmer
Peo
Submarine Thrasher to Dive 200 Feet off Cape Cod
The government built torpedo boat Thrasher, constructed by Cramp Shipbuilding, left Philadelphia bound for Cape Cod. The Avery diving craft is towed by the tug Baxter. A trial test near Cape Cod is slated for around July 16, under a board of experts. The submarine must reach 200 feet depth and attain nine knots underwater and fourteen knots on the surface.
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Philadelphia
Thrasher
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Key
Capea Cod
Avery
Baxter
Cape Cod
Goethals Receives Honorary Degree At Penn Commencement
PM indelphia June 18 Nine men noted in defence and letters including George Washington Goethals chief engineer of the Panama Canal received honorary degrees at the 167th commencement of the University of Pennsylvania. The degree of doctor of law was conferred on Col Goethals Henry P Davidson and Dr George M Phillips. Eight hundred fifty three students were graduated.
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PM Indelphia
George Waslington Goethals
Panama Canal
University of Pennsylvania
Col. Goethals
Henry P. Davtaon
New York
Geo. M. Philipa
Martine's Part in Mine Probe Arouses Concern
Charleston June 18 The Senate committee probing the West Virginia coal strike rushes witnesses as Senator Martine of New Jersey faces criticism for perceived bias. Operators' lawyers plan to file records of Martine’s statements. John A. Greene testifies guards were initially unarmed and only armed after strikebreakers’ show of force.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
West Virginia
Washington
Martine
New Jersey
Quinn Morton
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Sen. Kenyon
John A. Greene
Muckley
Paint ‘Creek
Taft to Speak at Gettysburg Fourth of July Celebration
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania on June 18 a semi-official statement announced former President Taft will preside over the July 4 anniversary events and deliver the principal oration. Organizers aim to assemble returning women who sang patriotic airs long ago as Buford’s cavalry prepared for day one combat.
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Washington
Robert L. Henry
Texas
House Committee On Rules
Money Trust
Wilson
House
Henry
Wall Street
Gettysburg
Taft
Buford
Alry
Mrs McCune Improves After Week of Nervous Trouble
Mrs Anna McCune, staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Solomon Bentley on Fourth street east, has shown slight improvement this afternoon after a week of nervous trouble.
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Anna McCune
Solomon Bentley
Fourth Street
Tariff caucus on Thursday as tax debate grows
Washington June 18 Senate finance committee members prepare to caucus on tariff and income tax provisions. The group may alter exemptions, with options to add 500 per minor child and to reduce the base exemption from 4000 to 3000. A mutual life insurance tax escape proposal is under discussion.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Kern
Senate
Subcommittee
Galloway Claims $1000 Per Acre Farm Revenue Possible
William Galloway owner of a Westfield factory declares after three years of testing that Black Hawk county land can yield seven percent annual revenue on 1000 dollars per acre by dairy farming. He invites Iowa farmers to visit between Waterloo and Cedar Falls to see improvements and attend a cattle sale.
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William Galloway
Westfield
Black Hawk County
Galloway
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Weatfield
Mr. Galloway
Japanese Jingoists Taunt American Motto In Tokyo
Posters posted near the United States embassy in Tokyo call for a mass meeting with the headline Give me liberty or give me death Patrick Henry. Organizers frame the event as a bold protest while more determined diplomats express renewed defiance toward the United States.
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Tokio
Patrick Renry
United States
Diptos
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Diablo Cures
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Henry Copley Greene
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