Dozen Democrats Declared for Reciprocity Amid Senate Talks
Informal conference of twelve Democratic senators favored straight reciprocity while opposing risky amendments. Senate deliberations centered on Bailey's proposed tariff additions to the reciprocity measure and Clapp's free list proposal. Rumors of a fall recess circulated, but senators expected ongoing battles over tariff provisions and Wood pulp and paper schedules.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Bailey
Senate
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Smith
John Sharp Williams
Senator Stone
Capitol
Penrose
Chamber
Reet
la Pollette
Root
Stone
Missouri
Sculla
Charybd
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Self-Defense Plea Fights For Henwood In Denver Trial
In Denver on June 23 Judge Whitford hears Frank H. Henwood defend himself against murder charges for the shooting of Von Phul and Copeland. Henwood recounts threats and an assault as basis for self-defense while witnesses including L M Duchene testify. Mrs Springer appears on stand amid court rulings and a dramatic courtroom moment.
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Morning Journal
Denver
Greeley Whitford
Frank H. Henwood
New York
George E. Copeland
Cripple Creek
Cole
Henwood
Tony
von Phul
St. Louis
L. M. Duchene
Duchene
John W. Springer
Texans arrest four for Thorndale lynching
Four Thorndale residents Gore Jr T. Gore Har ry Wuensehe and Garrett Nouwek were arrested in Cameron Texas on charges tied to the lynching of a Mexican youth. The special court of inquiry finished its sessions this afternoon. Duluth fire reports note a cold June day with frost like temps and unusual high cold for the month.
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Cameron
Texas
Thorndale
T. Gore, Jr
Bara Stephens
Harry Wuensehe
Garrett Nouwek
Germans Entertain Yankee Bluejackets in Kiel
Kiel June 23 German hosts stage a lavish program for the Second Division of the U S Atlantic Fleet. Prince Henry hosts a garden party for American officers and German sailors mingle at events. Emperor William presided over prize presentations for Kansas and New Hampshire sailing, dinghy, and cutter races.
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Kiel
United States
Emperor William
Prince Henry
Prussia
William
Kansas
New Hampshire
Parade of a Thousand Men with Bibles in San Francisco
A parade of about a thousand men carrying Bibles formed the highlight of the International Sunday School Association convention in San Francisco on a June evening. A section of the march included Civil War veterans.
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San Francisco
Internatiove Sunday School Association
Mormon Church Aided Havemeyer in Beet Sugar Push
Washington reports Thomas R. Cutler testifies before the sugar trust committee that the Mormon church sought Havemeyer’s help to expand beet sugar for the people. He notes church business interests span railroads irrigation and factories, with price terms tied to San Francisco lists and local freight surcharges.
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Havemeyer
Chester S. Morey
Great Western Sugar Refining Company
Denver
Colorado
American Sugar Refining Company
Morey
Michigan
Utah
John D. Spreckels
California
Mormon Church
Madison
Kansas
Cutler
Union Pacific Railroad
Mr. Madison
Union Pacific
West
Wyoming
Idaho
Intermountain Territory
San Francisco
Hardwick
Western Sugar Refining Company
California and Hawaiian Sugar Communy
Territory
Mr. Chadwick
President Smith Starts PoE NPson as Capital
Joseph F Smith president of the Mormon church and Utah Idaho Sugar company starts for Washington by Denver Rio Grande at 7 this morning. Bishop Nibley accompanies him as another company officer amid committee investigations into the sugar business.
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East Lake City
House
Joseph F Smith
Mormon Church
Utah-Idaho Sugar Companys
Washington
Denver & Rio Grande
Bishop Nibley
Heavy Rain reported in Tulsa Oklahoma
Heavy rain fell in Tulsa Oklahoma on June 23 lowering temperatures and bringing a brief spell of wet weather. The brief report notes half an inch of rainfall and a drop in the day's temperature.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Kla
Jackpots and Lorimer Corruption Probed in Senate Hearing
Washington reports on the Lorimer investigation into corruption funds in Illinois politics. Former Senator Albert J. Hopking testifies about jackpots and the use of funds to defeat him, while Edgar Bancroft relays a claim that Edward Hines sought money to help Lorimer's election.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Illinois
Albert J. Hopking
Lorimer
Senate
Hopkins
Edgar A. Bancroft
International Harvester Company
Clarence S. Funk
Mr. Hines
Edward Hines
Mr. Bancroft
Funk
Hines
Mr. Funk
Lorimers
Hynes
Bancroft
Costa
Taft visits Fall River and Providence amid tariff talks
President Taft toured Fall River's cotton mills and Providence speaking on Canadian reciprocity. He remains confident the reciprocity bill will pass and opposes unscientific tariff tinkering while data from the tariff board is pending.
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Washington
Mr. Taft
Congress
Tariff Board
Prohibition Era Liquor Trade Fuels Interstate Express Traffic
The Interstate Commerce Commission report details about 206 million gallons of liquor annually shipped to prohibition states via mail order houses. It notes interstate status of liquor traffic, booster effects from prohibition, and stronger activity in the South amid concerns tied to race and morality.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
McChord
Supreme Court
South
Attack validity of Alaska coal claims
Seattle, June 23. The forty Stracey coal land claimants in Alaska were told to show cause within thirty days why their claims should not be canceled. A GLO special agent charged the claims were not located and filed in good faith but under an unlawful arrangement with the Alaska Development Co and the Pacific Coal & Oil Co. The Stracey claims are valued roughly from 100 million to 200 million dollars.
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Seattle, Wash
Stracey Coal Land Group
Alaska
Juneau Land Office
General Land Office
Alaska Development Company
Pacific Coal & Oil Company
Seattle
Stracey
Historic celebration in Rouen marks Norse landing anniversary
President Fallieres arrived in Rouen today with American Ambassador Bacon and other dignitaries to take part in ceremonies marking the 1000th anniversary of the Norse landing. Rouen served as the capital of Normandy in the tenth century.
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Rouen
France
Fallieres
Bacon
Normandy
Troops Detrain as Lower California Expedition Abandoned
Juarez Mexico June 23 1636 troops bound for Lower California from Chihuahua detrain after desertions and job requests. General Escudero awaits orders from Mexico City and is expected to return troops to Chihuahua with a small detachment possibly remaining.
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Morning Journal
Juarez
Mex
Lower California
Chihuahua
Escuedero
Mexico City
Mexican bandits kill farmer and loot ranch
Bandits in Puebla Mexico shot dead Antonio Martines a farmer and then mutilated and burned his body. He and several workers fled to his home but were forced out as attackers set the building ablaze and looted the property. Authorities note vengeance and robbery as motives.
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Puebla
Mex
Antonio Martines
Martinez
Martines
Bluejackets Help Quell Fire at Mercy Convent
A fire in the Mercy convent at Queenstown was put out tonight with help from bluejackets aboard the American battleships Iowa Indiana and Massachusetts. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation.
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Queenstown
Convent of Mercy
Iowa
Indiana
Massachusets
Balloon crash ruins two antique aircraft balloons
In St Louis on June 23 a vacant school roof collapsed destroying two balloons built by Captain H E Honeywell for the Western Aero association at Topeka and the Kansas City Aero club. Each balloon valued at 2500 dollars.
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St. Louis
H. E. Honeywell
Western Aero Association
Topeka
Kansas City Aero Club
Leach
French Ministers resign after confidence vote in Paris
Paris June 23 after a little more than three months in office Premier Monis cabinet faced a confidence defeat in the chamber by 248 to 224 and ministers resigned soon after. War Minister Goiran Marine Delcasse and Foreign Minister Cruppi left to inform Monis and the president was abroad. The vote arose from Giolran's senate remark on the army’s lack of a wartime commander in chief and a later chamber attack alleging army confusion.
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Morning Journal
Paris
Monis
Chamber of Deputies
Fal- Heres
Goiran
Marine Delcasse
Cruppi
Giolran
Senate
Council of War
Ian
Mander
Andre Hess
Cortrel
Herteaux
Golran
Opium Smuggler Walter Funk Convicted in Federal Trial
In Binghamton New York on June 23 Walter J Funk was found guilty of bringing opium across the Canadian border in a case described by secret service men as the most important of its kind. Judge Ray sentenced Funk to four years in prison and a $20008 fine for smuggling more than $100000 worth of smoking opium into the United States.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Secret Service
Walter J. Funk
Ray
Funk
Andrews Refuses to Be Satisfied in Statehood Row
Washington June 23 The senate committee on territories will likely back a House resolution admitting Arizona and New Mexico as states and sending their constitutions back to voters for changes. Cameron asks removal of judges recall in Arizona constitution but panel lets voters decide. Tension arises between Cameron and former Delegate Smith as New Mexico rights are praised and Arizona politics questioned.
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Morning Journal Spectet
Washington
Union of States
Senate Committee On Territories
House
Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
Cameron
Mark Smith
Nelson
Minnesota
Smith
Flood resolution moves toward favorable report without change
Washington dispatch reports senators minutes before adjourning failed to vote on the Flood resolution. Fall and Spiess push for voting method changes while A A Jones opposes. Most senators favor unamended Flood resolution and immediate statehood for New Mexico, with Arizona possibly under minority report conditions. Cameron signals support for statehood with conditions and a Taft veto expectation. Protests against Fall amendment to section 4 continue from Las Vegas via telegrams and petitions.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Senate
Territory Committee
Spiess
A. A. Jones
Hie
Taft
Las Vegas
Missourians to Send Up Prayers for Rain
Jefferson City June 23 Many letters arrive daily to Governor Hadley urging a rain day proclamation to end the drought harming crops. He said a proclamation may come within two days. A 1901 proclamation is recalled. Since June rainfall has totaled 0.41 inches in many areas, far below the 4.47 inch normal for the month.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Baptists Plan School in St Petersburg by World Alliance
Rev. Dr. Russell H. Conwell of Philadelphia and Rev. Dr. F B Moyer of England were chosen as envoys of the Baptist World Alliance to seek permission for a Baptist university in St Petersburg. They will depart within six weeks. Berlin was slated for the 1916 alliance meeting.
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Philadelphia
Russell H. Conwell
F. B. Moyer
England
Baptist World Alliance
St. Petersburg
Star
Berlin
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Havermeyer
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Cather
Weartern
POE Npson
Orruption Fund
Springfield
Hancey
Mr. Lorimer
Providence
BRL
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Fall River
Conservative Club
South Park
Pothier
Rhode Island
Aaiers
Desert Army
Andrews
Baptists
Petersburg
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