Senate Night Session Shapes Tariff Debate and Policy
Senator La Follette delivered a mild speech defending his stance as Republicans pressed to lower tariffs. The first night session of the Senate on the tariff bill included protests and defense, with discussions of aerial defense plans by Brig. Gen. Allen. Other items note personnel changes, travel, and international remarks from Count von Bernstorff and ex‑Vice President Fairbanks meeting the Japanese imperial couple.
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Senator la Follette
Senate
United States
Allen
Army Signal Corps
la Follette
N. D. North
Root
New York
Philadelphia strike ends by political influence
The Philadelphia street car men's strike ended after rioting with political intervention. Separate suits involve Mrs. M. L. Bowman seeking 20000 dollars from a dye maker and a Milwaukee druggist for damaged hair from a dye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
M. L. Bowman
Milwaukee
New York Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Albert T. Patrick
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Virginia Hot Springs
Los Angeles
Cal
Oneida
Suych
H Roberts
Centerville
John Jurkin
Clara Hosen Io
Multiple World Notes From Across The Nation
A mixture of brief items reports diverse events from several states. An inspector George Phillips died in Des Moines Iowa. Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain railroads fined for rebating. Manila seismograph records a two hour quake. D A R directors praise Mrs. Scott. a chauffeur William Darragh jailed. labor in the isthmian zone grows vs demand. precious stones worth 2.69 million imported through New York in May. Peru cabinet resigns after unrest. North Platte river floods near Douglas Wyoming. Caruso underwent vocal cord surgery in Milan. Imperial Valley residents report a mysterious airship. Dr. Binkley mystery in Evansville. Baltimore and Ohio machinists strike. lynching case in Frankfort Kentucky protests. Japanese subjects must register when visiting US or Canada. Springfield woman accused of grave flowers theft. grocers condemn guarantor name rule. Penn remains plan with Taft. Wright brothers welcome June 17 fireworks in Dayton. Alpena Michigan boy starts railroad engine causing 3,000 dam. New York Chamber to issue US growth report. Arkansas river cuts off land near Douglas. Marion Lawson engagement to James Lord announced. Emperor of Japan honors John J. Carty. Cleveland industrial expo opens. Buffalo education conference on delinquent children. nurses training meeting in St Paul. Milwaukee hosts American Waterworks Association. criminology experts meet in Chicago. Danish centennial celebration in Chicago. Red River Valley Scandinavians festival in Fergus Falls. American Climatological Association meets in Fort Monroe. San Francisco awarded gold medal for earthquake recovery. Seventh Day Adventists greet Taft. China clashes over a bride abduction in Heuwah district. Dr Gould in New York operates on amputated leg and foot for funeral home records.
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George Phillips
Battle Creek
Michigan
Des’ Moines
Missouri Pacific & Iron Mountain Railroad
Little Rock
Ark
Manila
Matthew T. Scott
Bloomington
William Darragh
New York
Washington
Isthmiani Capal Zone
United States
Lima
North Platte
Douglas
Wyo
Enrico Caruso
Milan
Italy
Bella Vedova
Imperial Valley
San Diego
Cal
Salton Sea
John Y. Binkley
Evansville
Ind
Wellington Hotel
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Frankfort
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Mr. Palmer
Pennsylvania
Taft
William Penn
England
Wright Aeronauts
Dayton
Joseph Jeskowski
Alpena Mich
New York Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Marion Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
James Fuller Lord
Boston
Mass
Japan
John J. Carty
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cleveland
Buffalo
C. B. Adams
School For
St. Charles
American Society For Superintendents of
St. Paul
Minn
Rose
Milwaukee
American Waterworks Association
Northwestern University School of Law
Middle West
Denmark
Red River Valley
Scandinavian Singers’ Association
Fergut Falls
American Climatological Association
Fortress Monre
C. E. Quimby
Jusserand
San Francisco
White House
Heuwah
China
Amoy
Gould
Norwegian Hospital
Maurgue
Iowa Notes From Davenport and Surrounding Counties
A collage of brief Iowa items: Masons install officers in Davenport led by D. W. Clements. Ex-Mayor A. H. Burton of Sioux City dies of cancer. Zimmerman Steel at Lone Tree plans 15000 in plant improvements. Burlington high school address set for June 11 by Prof. Charles E. Shelton. Memorial Sunday observed in Traer with veterans present. Multiple farm and crime items include milkman charges, a fatal train accident near Council Bluffs, and a 106 year old Delpha Rogers noted as Iowa’s oldest resident.
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A. H. Burton
Sioux City
Burton
Zimmerman Steel Company
Lone Tree
Monroe National
Monroe Savings Banks
A. C. Warner
Retta Hastings
Henry Shepard
Des Moines
W. W. Dodge
Burlington
Los Angeles
Traer
Trear Opera House
Bogey
Congregational Church
Stenzel
Parrett
Sumner
Burlington High School
Grand Opera House
Charles E. Shelton
Simpson College of
Indianola
Blank Book Company
Boone
E. Morgan & Company
Harry Wheeler
Mt. Ayr
Council Buffs
St. Joe
John Trelore
Ogden
D. Buchanan
First Presbyterian Church of
Greenfield
Buchanan
Causey
State Bankers’ Association
Clinton
G. BE. Bartholomew
Preston
J. M. Reichmann
Grand Mound
Muscatine
Scott
Jackson
Jones
Cedar Counties
Charles Mackey
Iowa City
Col
R. P. Howell
Fifty-fourth Lows Regiment
Tariff Battle Persists as Senators Debate Woolen Schedule
Iowa senators back Dingley tariff as preferable to Aldrich bill. In Washington June 7 opposition to the tariff measure continues with a looming woolen schedule fight. Dolliver and Bristow loom as potential defectors while La Follette and others may join in opposing the Aldrich plan, pressuring changes in conference.
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Iowa
Dingley
Aldrich
House
Washington, D. C
Dolliver
Finance Committee
Senate
la Folletté
Bristow
The
Washington Star
Nolliver
Cartwell Heads U G T Officers At Mason City
The United Commercial Travelers closed its session in Mason City Iowa with new grand officers named Senior counselor J Y Cartwell Davenport junior counselor D P Palmer Des Moines secretary L Edson Council Bluffs treasurer O K Palmer Des Moines conductor H S Doran Ottumwa page DD G Thompson Burlington sentinel Charles Rohemond Independence executive committee W C Hillhouse Red Oak FL M Perry Mason City delegate C BE Roper Fort Dodge alternates W A Gray Des Moines J S Helwig Sioux City C C Porter Ottumwa M A Struble Sioux City The next convention is set for Atlantic.
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Mason City
Iowa
United Commercial Travelers
J. Y. Cartwell
Davenport
D. P. Palmer
Des Moines
L. Edson
Council Bluffs
O. K. Palmer
H. S. Doran
Ottumwa
Page
DD. G. Thompson
Burlington
Charles Rohemond
Independence
W. C. Hillhouse
Red Oak
FL. M. Perry
Supreme Council
C. BE. Roper
Fort Dodge
W. A. Gray
J. S. Helwig
Sioux City
C. C. Porter
M. A. Struble
Atlantic
Cudahy Packing Pays $82000 on Revenue Indictments
Topeka Kans June 7 United States District Attorney H J Bone says Cudahy Packing Co has paid 82000 to the government under indictments for alleged revenue law violations. Indictments total 695 counts and accuse improper stamping on margarine. The company faces potential fines of 1 to 1000 dollars per count.
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Cudahy
Topeka
Kans
Cudahy Packing Company
United States
H. J. Bone
Three Women Tortured in Delmont Robbery Lynching Threat
Five masked men broke into the home of Mrs. Minnie Ashe in Delmont near Pittsburg on June 7. They bound and tortured her, her daughter Mrs. Mary Ober, and granddaughter Minnie Ober after finding only $3.50. The attack has sparked threats of a lynching if the assailants are caught.
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Pittsburg
Delmont
Minnie Ashe
Mary, Ober
Minnie Ober
Dr Haldine Clemenson Denies Attacking Wife in Murder Case
In Chivago on June 7 Dr Haldine Clemenson reiterated denials that he ever assailed his wife Norah Jane Clemenson’s character while he remains detained for her murder. His parents Mr and Mrs Isaiah Clemenson defend the deceased as a good woman, adding new twists to the case.
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Clemenson
Tangle
Chivago
Haldine Clemenson
Norah Jane Clemenson
Isaiah Clemenson
Universities Admitted to Carnegie Professors Allowance
Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and Toronto universities have been admitted to participate in the Carnegie foundation professors' allowance system. A Chicago church, the Avatin Methodist Episcopal building at Ohio Street and North Central Avenue, the largest in the Rock River conference, was fully destroyed.
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New York
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Toronto
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Big Chicago
Chicago
Avatin Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio Street
North Central Avenue
Cure Found for Baby Boy Skin Ailment
The reader from Yukon Oklahoma reports a cure after using Cuticuta Soap and Cutline ment for a severe skin condition in a baby boy. The claim states dramatic relief within three months with no symptoms since. The account cites J W Lauck and dates from September 17, 1908 and mentions Potter Drug and Chem. Corp.
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J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole
Raleigh Woman Involved In Cracker Girl Strain Tale
A Raleigh woman faced a troubling incident when a poor white girl sought shelter in her home. The visitor describes being fed with neatness and expresses distress as the woman questions why she left, revealing a tense, personal confrontation.
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Raleigh, N. C
Taing
Jane
Predatory Instincts and Labor in a Troubled Economy
Fragmentary note laments inherited predatory instincts targeting labor. It argues without steadfast effort, the common people gain little as kings fade and commercial interests dominate a treacherous world. The text reflects caution about exploitation and economic risk.
Selfish tariff talk stirs memories in Dixon remarks
Senator Dixon condemns tariff plans as selfish while recalling George Cartwright of Missoula who lay ill for a week. Cartwright’s groans and his wife’s quip about preferring a sick household over him underscore local humor in the exchange.
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Dixon
George
Missoula
George Cartwright
Indian Health Effort Aims to Control Trachoma Spread
Report notes trachoma in Indian communities and urges swift action by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to investigate and curb the disease. Emphasizes need for coordinated public health measures among tribal populations.
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Congress
F Sioner
Indian Affairs
Grape Nuts Helped Veteran Recover From Malady
An elderly veteran recalls illness starting in October with failing health and poor appetite. After a physician’s grim prognosis, family relief came when Grape-Nuts were introduced. the patient recovered, gained weight, and returned to health within about sixty days.
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Sid
M Mass
Lou
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George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Alaska
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Edward Payson Weston
Laramie
W. S. Bovard
Moore’s Hill College
Richmond
University of Chattanooga
Andrew Walker McAlester
School of Medicine
University of Missouri
George Baglin
United Copper Company
Arthur MacArthur
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Dickie
Albion College
Seattle
Wash
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
James A. Patten
Robert T. Lincoln
Hodgenville
George Ade
W. E. Annis
Peter C. Halns, Jr
Charles W. Fairbanks
General News
Iowa News
D. W. Clements
W. H. Hutchinson
H. W. Hughes
C. D. Becker
C. EH. Narcy
N. R. Parvin
A. N. Alberson
A. M. Mott
Franklin County
Janes Nesbitt
Evelyn Neghitr Thaw
Knoxville
Charles Stewart
Algona
Deat
Erle Pp. Dodge
Ft. Madison
Cannon Bell
Miller
Rock Island
Lst
Bright
Iliff
Christian Endeavor
Chariton
B. W. Garrett
State Board of Parole
Judge Miller
Jake Jackson
Anamosa
East Fifth
Walnut Streets
Central Fire Station
Humboldt
Missouri
Doon
Farmers’ Trust & Savings Bank of
James F. Toy
D. G. Shull
J. Fred Toy
County Recorder
Logan Brooks
Brooks
Dale Shirk
Baldwin
Curt Shirk
Harlan Shirk
Mineral Creek
Harlan
Burington
John Carter
Lela Shaw
Shaw
Eldon
B. Fagerland
Northwestern
Marshalltown
Carl Gabriel
Hemming
Gabriel
Gabriel Will
C. L. Mans
Creston
Ted Ossian
Cme
Fifty-fourth Regiment
James Horrabin
Logan
Kotien Pb
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