Opposition Wears Down in Fight Over Tariff and Income Tax
The Senate nears a vote on the income tax proposal linked to the tariff bill as opposition wanes. Senator Brown of Nebraska leads the income tax resolution, and passage is expected though quorum difficulties persist with many senators away for the Fourth of July.
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Hart
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Httle
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Nebraska
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Benator Aldrich
Committee On
Timaned
Tobacco tax hike eyed by Senate finance panel
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee weighs higher internal revenue on all tobacco products. Telegrams warned manufacturers ahead of a hearing as Director Durand cited tobacco profits as excessive. Taft’s stance on the tobacco tax is unclear after consults with subcommittee members.
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Washington
Senate
Dana Durand
Census Bureau
Finance Committee
Durand
Tobacco Trust
Taft
Tobacco tax estimates hint at higher revenue and cigar relief
Senate committee discusses Ute Beveridge amendment and tobacco tax projections. If consumption falls little, the levy could add 12 to 15 million dollars beyond current tobacco revenues, possibly prompting rate reductions, especially on cigars. Washington debate centers on customs court provisions and valuation rules under the tariff bill.
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Senate Committee
Internal Revenue Commission
Feveridge
Boy Dies After Father Mistakes Him For Enemy
Pueblo July 4 Henry Reinhardt 12 of Ordway is dead from a shotgun blast fired by his father who mistook the boy for an enemy named Mal. The killing followed a bitter feud with a neighbor named Mal, and the shooting occurred as the boy played in the yard.
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Pueblo
Cote
Henry Reinhardt
Ordway
Reinhardt
Mal
Offer to Buy Rhodesia by South Africa in 106 Million Deal
Capetown reports from Bulawayo that General Louis Botha premier of the Transvaal acting for the South African National Convention will propose to the Chartered South African Company a bid of 106 000 008 for the purchase of Rhodesia through United South Africa.
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Bulwage
Rhodesa
Louie Botha
Transvaal
South African National Convention
United South Africa
Murder suspect Leon Ling sailed from Philadelphia June 1
Evidence found in New York suggests Leon Ling, accused of killing Klele Bigel, boarded a tramp steamer in Philadelphia on June 1. The report reached New York tonight via Philadelphia police.
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Helieve Ling
New York
Philadelphia
Leon Ling
Klele Bigel
Fourth of July Color Ceremony With Cuban Army
A brief report notes a color ceremony in Cuba on July 4 celebrating the American colony's influence. The event featured newly organized color stands and a presentation to the Cuban army with a flag-related display.
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Navana
Cuba
Get Together for Albuquerque Water Supply Crisis
The Morning Journal urges calm between the Albuquerque city council, officials, and the Water Supply company. It calls for united, responsible action to fix the water system, curb waste, and prevent future shortages while protecting residents.
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Albuquerque
Roth
Morning Journal
Dead Gats and Old Cloth in Agequia Water Supply
Dr. Robert Smart reports the acequia feeding the city water supply is in a deplorable condition with o uthouses dairies and carrion near the ditch. He warns typhoid risk to the public if the water is used and notes multiple contaminants including decayed vegetables dead kittens and discarded garments along the stream. City inspectors support the danger while bacteriological analyses proceed.
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Robert Smart
Altech
Smart
Board of Health
Acequia
Champlain Celebrates Bicentennial Amid Lake Champlain Festivities
In Plattsboro New Jersey celebrations mark July 4 with city and regional events along both shores of Lake Champlain. Organizers promise parades concerts and civic ceremonies reflecting local history and community pride.
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Lake Champlain
Tercentenary of Champlain Discovery Celebrated Nearby
York and Vermont complete preliminary plans for a 300th anniversary celebration marking Champlain's lake discovery. The event opened with church services at Cil Haven on Catholic summer school grounds. Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore delivered the principal address at an outdoor pontifical mass.
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Vermont
Champlain
Cil Haven
Cardinal Gibbons of
Baltimore
Bishop condemns mutual admiration orders as false patriotism
In a New York sermon Bishop Charles D. Williams denounced the Daughters of the American Revolution and related groups as mutual admiration societies. He urged true civic duty and criticized idle patriotism while lamenting Americans for shirking simple citizenship obligations.
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Buncombe
St. Bartholomew's
United States
America
City Accused of Reckless Waste in Water Shortage
The Water Supply company accuses Albuqueérgi city government of wasting thousands of gallons daily on streets and sprinklers despite a severe water famine. Officials cite sprinklers and fountains active citywide, including at the library and Robinson Park, while residents struggle for drinking water and irrigation rules face political tension.
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Broadway
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Central Avenue
Robinson Park
Om Attuck
Arequin Water
City water crisis flares as river supply questioned
The city and water company clash over using river water versus wells. The company warns of council hostility and political leverage amid a drought as officials consider tonight’s aldermen meeting to review the acequia situation and water use limits.
Leishman Presents Credentials As U S Ambassador to Italy
John T. Leishman, newly named American ambassador to Italy, presented credentials to King Victor Emmanuel I. The king sent two royal carriages and Marquis Giuseppe Cite as master of ceremonies to escort the ambassador and embassy to the audience, which was described as most cordial.
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John T. Leishman
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Giuseppe Cite
Counsin
Leishman
Fourth of July naval display at Naples banquet
In Naples on July 4 the admiralty and Italian squadron staged a hunt ing celebration. Lieutenant Commander George W. Logan of the gun boat Scorpion hosted a banquet for guests including chief Italian naval officers.
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Admiralty
George W. Logan
United States
Scorpion
Castro Shorn of Wealth in Venezuela
Caracas dispatch reports the reorganization of the National Cigarette company eliminates former President Castro from multiple holdings. He owned million dollars in shares but the company was equitized at ten percent, leaving him with one tenth of his stake. A similar move hit the Navigation company of the Orinoco, threatening Castro with financial hardship unless he funds Europe.
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National Cigarette Company
Castro
Orinoco River
Europe
Congressman Cushman Near Death After Pneumonia Struggle
New York July 4 Representative Francisc Cushman of Tacoma Washington was stricken with pneumonia after a minor operation and remained in critical condition at Roosevelt hospital. Officials reported no improvement.
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New York
Francisc. Cushman
Tacoma
Wash
Roosevelt Hospital
Duel in Havana Leaves Two Wounded in House Confrontation
On July 4 in Havana a duel occurred between Colonel Orestes Verrera, head of the house of representatives, and Representative Benor Monteon after sharp exchanges in the chamber on Wednesday. Both men sustained minor injuries and honor was vindicated.
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Havana
Orestes Verrera
House of Representatives
Benor Monieon
Vresday
Ferrera
Sener Monteon
Germans Plan Transpacific Steamship Line
Victoria B C July 4 News from the Empress of Japan reports German builders will construct steamers for a Chinese Trans Pacific and Canine shipping line. The service will run to San Francisco not Puget Sound, with a large capital formation by government and merchants to operate routes to Sinnapore Java Austria Framisco Yokohama and Bombay. An order will be placed with a German firm for ten steamers.
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B.C
Canine
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Chinese Board of Poets and Communications
Sinnapore
Java
Austria
Rg Framisco
Yokohama
Bomay
National Good Roads Congress Opens in Seattle
Seattle hosts the National Good Roads congress from July 4 to 7 with delegates from every state expected to attend the session opening tomorrow and continue through Thursday.
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Seattle
National Good Roads Congress
Taft Arrives at Beverly Summer Home for July 4 Visit
President Taft and Mrs Taft arrived at Woodbury Point Beverly Massachusetts for a quiet holiday at their summer home. He attended the Pirot Unitarian church and met callers before planning a trip to Norwich Connecticut for the 256th anniversary celebration. Authorities noted heavy crowds and security as the couple enjoyed the seascape and local hospitality.
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Mia Taft
Woodbury Point
Washington
Pirot Unitarian Church
Norwich
Conn
Taft
Boston
Lake Champlain
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Senate
Marblehead Harder
Minnesota
Louis Moore
Mra
Flying auto hits hedge injuring four near Zaiba Kansas
Four men were injured when a flying auto struck a hedge at thirty miles an hour near Zaiba Kansas. Andrew Williams was critically hurt and may die while others suffered broken bones. The crash occurred today and a hedge barrier brought the car to a stop.
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Kan
Andrew Williams
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