St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 26, 1909

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“4% be 7 ms Aid IN PANAMA — BAILAOAD BEAL - inci Cohiba Accuses: Cromwell and Names Charles P. Taft. DEMAND FOR INQUIRY : : , hes + | “pedi Made in Speech Sup- ae Hesonition for =N {0 OBALDIA , Elect Interfered in Elec- tion in Panama.. : i: : WASHINGTON, Jan. %.—Charging qhat William Nelson Cromwell, Roger £. Farnham, Charles’ P. Taft and oth- éfs are parties to the “most infamous fo ranrosa proposition ever submitted to £ government,” and that they “are permitted not only to rob the ag Panama, but indirectly thé of the United States,’’ Repre- ve Rainey (Dem.) of Illinois to- directed the searchlight of publicity affairs in the canal zone in a speech in support of his reso- oon providing for an investigation by of the Panama Canal. efforts in this direction,” he declared, ‘they bave had so far the] _eomplete co-operation and active assist- ance of the present administration and of the next President: of the United pel the Government’ libel erring to 8 against the goth York World, and grand jury investigations now in tn this city and:in New York, . Rainey said: “lt we are to _ carry, this project ‘ul conclusion, we ey ae ‘ -s 1 z Ps tT r " e\ } oy “ ees as . a eh i, es ee A eh leo * Bs 2 ‘questior ee? ee : ‘ - es : ug . " ¥ ‘ " ? Bi duos wy Pe." 3 + » ; a ; WS J as ea ae By e Aes ‘ ’ i” f . ® . , = . “ . f - - f y i et > : > Ss * te . Ke - Re god my . . « 3 . . rf t “ ag r - + : a q fre : en, .) ae ule’ et a be 2 i. J ¥ he . d pean,” ® Ore ad ™ t sw % ‘ * ro i ws 3 - 2 ‘ ‘iad ‘ e . ad i * a a ae ¢ i * MJ ys ¥ x A} ‘ ‘ 5a 4 ~e ‘ “gf - x ate a aa P ‘ 7 7 “ y r %. . as 5 4 _ . . . " ar sf 4 R " x = ‘ — .e ‘2 . . : a ; K % ss — . —_ “ " ; ae ” iy r} * A a 2 “ ‘ Me ey 1 a 2) 48 Oe te 4 : ar s f 2 ee ts) ey a Ey . Wi % 2 " » oe \ e4SS ade 3 a ) [a a wh: 7 g J > ¥ ae . Ba x a7 . Pe, ‘ 3 -. A rer 6 Pe) ie . ar = ‘ thy , ee - Subheet ow) apy oe, Bere, ' "eS d 3 dake By “ATES ath ‘ | TE : = ¥ » Republic Until lowed Bene: ; Sealby and Second ; Of icer S

a Ns PITTSBURG, Jan. ) special from St. Louis on the : dle division of the Pennsylv was Wrecked at 6:06 a. m. today. between | Conesville and Trinway,. 133 miles went of Pittsburg. Seven passengers and .G. B. McKeen, general manager--of the Vandalia lines, were injured, aone.of |: them seriously, it is said. William Weil, leader of Weil's Band, St. Louls, was one of. the nine seriqualy, injured. The train. was eastbound. ‘erben to rear cars, the Burnley, from Loulevilie } to Pittsburg, and special car. No. ,962%, Mr. McKeen's private car, teft the track and tarned over on their sides, _. It is presumed the wreck was causéd by a broken rail. McKeen's car and one Potimas, were hurled clear off the track and rolled 60: feet down a steep embankment. — The second Pullman was defailed. It} bumped along the ties for,400 yards, and finally toppled over. The engine, baggage cat and four day. coaches and one Pullman had passed safely over wh ne of the outside rails broke and che accident. ee At the géneral nidtingera office of the Vandalia Line in. St. Louis it. was said Tuesday that no ohe was jnjured in the | wreck. Three cars were derailed, it wa- said, and were tilted to. one side, hut nore was overturned. The train; No. 44, left St. Louis at 56 p. m.Monday. ) Han-

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res “recount of ballots cast in’ 8t. Touts ‘phd in 16 covn ry ts .completed Tuesday aft Joint: Leg: slative | Committee. This marked the finish of the actual recount, ‘the net result being a majority of 224 votes. for Gmelich over Painter. ~While thie committee’ s tally seemed torr indicate the. election of. Gmelich. with a ‘majority of 100 votes in the, city and 14 ‘votes in the ‘dourtry’ Precincts can- ‘vassed the dispute as to seven St. Louis ‘precincis was still to be settied.. - In these precincts 2600 baliote were cast with @ majority of 600 for Gmelich. | The Democratic members of the com-| mittee “hold ‘tat: at Yeast 2000 of these ballots should be thrown out because, of pi drraceeie holy 03 the part of judges | and clerks of election. © Would’ Give , If this. were sage ling ohn would’ ha: ve a big lead. over Gmelich. ‘ After finishing the recount the com- mittee took up’ the question of these [no chance of | matter ‘before the | seven votes on. « folnt legislative ballot, pore,

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