Sugar lobby in Washington sparks White House test
Senate hearings on the sugar tariff probe expose claims that a lobby sought to sway policy under President Wilson. Louisiana and Hawaiian sugar men admit organizing letters and telegrams to influence lawmakers while denying insidious tactics. Witnesses say they were denied access to the president and that Secretary Tumulty blocked appointments.
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Louisiana
Jules Godichaux
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Godichaux
E. F. Dickinson
Ducers
Dickinson
Gouchaux
White House
Minister Arrests Rioting Cowboys in Debeque
In Debeque near Grand Junction Colorado twenty five cowboys were arrested after rioting in the streets. Rev A F Glover aged 22 covered the men with his revolver and marched them to jail. Mayor Walker refused to execute a warrant for the ministers arrest amid tensions.
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Debeque
A. F. Glover
Walker
Cly
Abe Ong
Ler
Schrader
Deheque
Turkish Grand Vizier Mahmoud Shefket Pasha Assassinated
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha, Turkish grand vizier and minister of war, was shot and killed by an assassin in Constantinople while en route from the ministry. Lieut. Ibrahim Bey, his aide, also died. An arrest, Topal Tentl, is reported with two ridges in his possession. The attack disrupted Bay Esed and Divan Yolu routes as officials described the moment.
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Mahmoud Senefket Pasha
Sublime Porte
Bay Esed
Divan Yolu
Grand Vizier
Ministry of War
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Ibrahim Bey
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Topal Tentl
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Shefket Pasha
Bagdad
Abdul Hamid
Germany
Abdul Hari
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Commissariat
Ate Grand’ Couriet
Hemp Free List Cuts Farm Revenue Underwood Bill
Washington June 1 The Senate sub committee shifts hemp to the free list under the Underwood tariff, reducing duties and causing an estimated annual revenue loss near 1.5 million dollars. Hemp removal from duty would save farmers harvest costs. other items lose revenue totaling about 1.47 million dollars.
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Clarges
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Mother and Baby Drown in Belt Creek Ford
Jy to the Standard Falls June 1. While fording Belt Creek after rains, Mrs Stella Silvey and her one month old child drowned at a ford about three miles above the mouth. Mrs Silvey, a city resident with a homestead in Chouteau county, disappeared with the wagon still attached. The horse and wagon were found later. Mrs Silvey’s body recovered two miles downstream, the child’s body not yet found. Mrs Silvey, aged, daughter of HL Hobbs, recently named a Grand Army of Montana department officer.
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Standard Falls
Belt Creek
Stella Stivey
Postmaster Rules Set for COD Parcel Post July Start
Washington June 11 Instructions to postmasters outline COD parcel post handling to take effect July 15. Charges apply to addressees for parcels up to 100 dollars with 19 cents fee in parcel post stamps. Receipts and tags record amounts. sender and adressee receive separate proofs.
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Washington
Money Order CO. D
Butte heats Oxden 10¢ et al results in suburb ads
In today’s pages from The Standard, reports cover West Virginia strike probe evidence, Sugar men and Women of Illinois benefits, Memp packages added to free list, Butte beating Oxden with 10¢ results, judge actions, and social unrest notes. Also filed are ads, parade coverage, miners’ union questions, market chatter, and a boy’s legal ambitions.
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Virginia
Illinois
Butte
Oxden
Anaconda
New Southern Cross
Lynchsaye
Dow
Jacob ‘Young
Financial News
Goldbern
Fair Divorc ee Is Engaged To Young Adolphus Busch
In St Louis on June 11 Adolphus Busch Sr will wed Florence Parker Lambert former wife of Marion Lambert. The engagement follows a divorce where public humiliation was cited. Young Busch, known for prizewinning horses, left that to enter business. Florence Parker Lambert, before her first marriage, was Miss Florence Parker of Richmond Virginia.
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St. Louis
Adolphus. Busch Sr
Florence Parker Lambert
Marlon J. Lambert
Young Busch
Lambert
Florence Parker
Richmond
Women of Illinois Near to Ballot for Statutory Offic
Springfield June 1 The women suffrage bill granting votes for all statutory officers passed the Illinois house 39 to 26 and now goes to Governor Dunne for approval. The bill excludes constitutional officers like governor or U.S. senator. Chicago leaders hailed the move as a step toward full suffrage, hoping it spurs national momentum and future constitutional amendments. In North and South Dakota and Montana similar moves are anticipated to encourage the broader movement.
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Finois
House
Dunne Ty
United States
Dunne
Coicago
Dune
Women's Suffrage
Chicago
Catherine W Calloch
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Hatson's Guest Is Royally Received in Washington
Laura Muller Brazil's foreign minister and special ambassador to the United States arrived to repay a 1906 visit by Senator Root. He spent his first day in official calls, with a private presidential reception and a grand diplomatic corps reception attended by cabinet members and military officials.
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Washington
Laura Muller
Brazil
United States
Root
Wilson
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Army
Navy
State Department
Dr. Muller
Das
Military Commission Actions in West Virginia Strike
Testimony described a military commission in West Virginia arresting and trying offenders during the coal strike without civil laws, with sentences set by military authority. Capt. Charles R. Morgan and Maj. James I. Pratt defended the process as wartime measures, while senators pressed for constitutional limits and due process.
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W. James
West Virginia
Military Commission
Charles R. Morgan
James I. Pratt
Second Military Court
Cay
Morgan
Cieder
Glasscock
Pratt
Major Pratt
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