Republicans Bet Oet Bath In House
Speaker Cannon appeals in vain for support as coalition of insurgents and Democrats defeats the Ways and Means amendment on crude duties. Norris Nebraska amendment imposes 1 percent ad valorem on certain articles. countervailing duty for crude petroleum removed. other schedules sustain. tea and coffee freed. Chicago petition drives 350000 names on women’swear prices, led by league and federation leaders.
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Indiana
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Mexico
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Washington
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Freeman E.brown
Illinois
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Senate Finance Committee Weighs Tariff Bill Revisions
Washington reports vigorous hearings as the Senate Finance Committee debates possible downward revisions to the tariff bill and considers amendments. Senator Aldrich chairs while Democratic members seek agreement for quick reporting and passage to the House.
Taft Sees Revision Downward In Tariff Bill
President Taft told Senator McCumber and others that the new tariff bill now passed by Congress will meet Chicago convention pledges and represent a downward revision. He indicated satisfaction with prospects for the measure’s enactment and alignment with party platform.
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Taft
McCumber
North Dakota
Congress
Chicago
Harriman and Hill Make Peace Pact at Portland
Portland, April 7. The Portland Terminal association appears settled with a word from Harriman’s director in New York. The three year war between Harriman and Hill interests will end. Louis W. Hill of the Great Northern said terms are not all agreed but Harriman will consult his board in New York. Board decision will be wired to local officials and legal negotiations may close soon.
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New England
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Maine
Philippine Islands
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United States
Philippines
Portland
Ore
Portland Terminal Association
Harriman
New York
Hill
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern
Lawerence Murray Implements Prompt Note Shipping Plan
Washington April 7 Lawrence Murray comptroller of the currency enacts a plan to ship new bank notes promptly to banks whose 5 percent redemption fund is sufficient for incoming redemptions. The old system waited a week or longer for note redemption before shipment.
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Washington, D. C
Lawrence
Murray
Distillers Seek Reversal of Whisky Labelling Ruling
Washington dispatch reports distillers pressing to overturn a rule that brands mechanically rectified whiskies as imitation or compound. Lawyers including Choate and Carlisle attended the White House discussion with officials Wiley and Wickersham, with the matter to go to the Solicitor General for testimony before action.
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England
John G. Carlisle
the Treasury
Choate
Carlisle
Kentucky
Bonaparte
Wiley
Sbollettor
Bowers
Department of Justice
Tarbell Patent Contested in Sherman Act Trust Case
St Louis April 7. Ida Tarbell is claimed to deserve a patent on the alleged 1879 Standard Oil conspiracy the government's case to dissolve the Standard as a Sherman act violator contends. John G Milburn argues Standard Oil's role in oil development and asserts the government seeks to deprive Tarbell of the patent.
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Morning Journal
St. Louis
Ida Tarbell
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United States Circuit Court
Frank B. Kellogg
Milburn
Standard
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John Dd. Rockefeller
Cleveland
New York
Galena Signal Oi Company
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Meveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Calhoun Jury Remains One Short in Bribery Case
Fifteen men were questioned to complete the jury for Pat Calhoun, president of United Railways, on bribery charges. All were discharged for fixed opinions after a long, featureless process that has lasted over eighty days. The thirty-third special venire of sixty taxpayers was ordered to appear Friday.
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Pat Calhoun
United Railways
Wale
Morning by Judge Lawler and the Sawyera Discuss Remaining Members
Judge Lawler and the Sawyera will devote their time toward the remaining dozen members of the thirty-second.
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Four Die in Calabrian Tax Protest Riots
In Monteleone Calabria on April 7 four men were killed and many wounded when locals clashed with carbineers enforcing new taxes. A street march to protest tax collection led to a riot at the city hall and pistol fire as authorities responded with force.
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Monteleone
Calabria
Colorado Railroad Commission Required to Post Bond
Denver April 7 State Treasurer Galligan announced the Colorado state railway commission must post a $40,000 bond before drawing salaries and expenses from the state treasury. The bond guards the state if the Supreme Court later voids the law creating the commission.
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Galligan
Colorado State Railway Commission
Supreme Court
Former Venezuelan Dictator Castro Lands in Martinique
Cipriano Castro arrives in Fort De France aboard the Guadalupe after British and Trinidad authorities block disembarkation at Port of Spain. He denounces policy toward him and hints at potential future revolution, while insisting his aim is private matters in Venezuela.
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Washington
Colon
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Howling Gale Prostrates Wires and One Rail Conductor
A nor’easter-like gale swept the Middle States with wires failing from Chicago to Pittsburgh and glass shattering. Elevated conductor Samuel Holland rode a box car roof in midair before landing unharmed, while crew feared internal injuries.
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Pittsburg
Rapiny
Wheeling W .Va
Samuel Holland
Holland
Metropolitan Elevated
Fire and gale wreck New York repair shop and pier
A 60 mph gale in New York caused a $125,000 fire at the Second Avenue elevated railway repair shop on Second Avenue 128th Street. A woman and a child were blown from a street and the Corona liner anchored at quarantine. The blaze damaged several cars and halted traffic for hours.
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Destructive Michigan Storm Kills and Wrecks Across State
A severe rain and electrical storm swept lower Michigan followed by a violent wind storm. At least eight people died, including Benjamin Helmer in Tonia from lightning and Ray Miller at Brighton, with several injured. Dozens of barns burned, river drownings reported off Belle Island and Wyandotte, and a wall collapse near Jennings added to the toll as interurban traffic halted and roofs blew away.
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Benjamin Helmer
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Brighton
Mich
Ray Miller
Guy
Belle Island
Wyandotte
Detroit River
Jennings
Copper Country Isolated by Blizzard Hits Houghton Area
The copper country was cut off from the outside world as a blizzard shut down telephone and telegraphic lines. Four to six inches of snow fell in Houghton with over a foot in Calumet, leaving miles of wires down and communications moribund.
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Calumet
Tornado Hits Western Kentucky Killing Confederate Veteran
A Kentucky tornado last night caused great damage in Calloway County. Isaac Ballance’s home was demolished and he was killed. Ballance was a Civil War Confederate veteran and reputed sharpshooter who killed over one hundred men. A second man was reported killed at Murray.
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Siy
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Calloway County
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Five Men Buried in Stable Collapse in Kentucky
A April wind storm in Christian county toppled a stable at Lon Vv Adams farm in Hopkinsville. The barn collapsed burying five men. John Biveley was fatally injured. Local rescue efforts followed as authorities investigated the accident and assessed damages.
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Storm isolates Cleveland amid 65 mph gale
A 65 mile per hour gale from April 7 isolated Cleveland by severing telegraph and telephone lines and hampering lake navigation. The storm disrupted communication statewide with wires down and the barge Norman Kelly reported adrift near Kelly's Island with four men aboard.
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Union Pacific urged to remove Pintsch gas after Castle Rock wreck
The Union Pacific board of inquiry, reviewing the Castle Rock wreck 66 miles east, recommends eliminating Pintsch gas carried in cylinders under cars and switching passenger trains to electric lighting, citing gas exposure as a factor in the destruction of the wreck.
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Wold
Tee
Ogien
Union Pacific Board of Inquiry
Castle Rock
California rescues Indiana wreck victims at San Francisco
The US cruiser California arrived in San Francisco with passengers and crew from the Pacific Mall Steamship liner Indiana, wrecked near Magdalen Bay while en route from Ancon to Mazatlan. Passengers and male crew were transferred to the tug Arab and taken to Mallcom docks after quarantine inspection.
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United States
California
Pacific Mall Steamship Company
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Magdalena Bay
Ancon
Mazatlan
Putser Palade
Mall Company
Hunt Down Murderous Stockmen in Wyoming Raid
Sheriff Alston of Big Horn county investigates a Spring Creek sheep camp raid that left three dead. A conspiracy by old-time stockmen to drive sheepmen from the range is suspected, with threats and a call for action to Governor Brooks and increased rewards. George Walker appeals for justice as sheep men post a $2,900 reward.
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Alston
Big Horn County
Spring Creek
George Walker
Wyoming Wool Gr ” Gssociation
Brooks
Physician Wins His Case Against Queen Liliuokalani
Chief Justice Clabaugh of the District of Columbia Supreme Court awards Dr. Charles E. English $11 600 from former Queen Liliuokalani also called Lydia Dominis for breach of a two year contract as medical adviser allegedly paying 400 a month plus a 5 000 bonus The case centers on her inability to meet contractual obligations in the two month term and the judgment follows from the contract claim with Honolulu linked papers.
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Hawaii
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Dominis
Honolulu
Cattlemen Converge as Roswell Hosts 1936 Convention
Lively fight develops for the next meeting as Dalhart Amarillo clash over site. Governor Curry of New Mexico addressed the morning session with praise for pioneers, while officers and the next meeting place were to be chosen tomorrow.
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