Democrats Rally for Tariff Bill Amid Tax Debate
Washington May 3 Special The Senate caucus focused on the tariff bill with 38 members present led by Senator Gorman. Senator Jones argued for amendments including a 45 percent ad valorem sugar rate while sugar planters pressed 45 percent. Absentees were noted but unlikely to derail the majority. The debate highlighted concessions to northern and eastern Democrats to win party unity for a potential five year income tax provision.
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Senate
Jones
Louisiana
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Murphy Lindsey
Irby
Butler
Gibson
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Malg
Murphy
Capitol
Atsalord
Hitt
McPhargton
New Jersey
Palmer and Vilay
Spessies
Senator Smith
Senate Vote Divides Over Income Tax Provisions
Senators mix praise and opposition to the income tax as caucus votes reveal sharp splits over concessions. Hill of New York opposes retaining the tax, while Hut praises Jones for adjustments but condemns the rider. The roll call records 37 in favor and 1 against the resolution, signaling anticipated tariff bill progress even as dissent persists.
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Hut
Jones
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Daniel
Faulkner
George
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Gorrom
Gray
Harris
Hunton
Jarvis
Arkansas
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Martin
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Morgan
Palmer
Pasco
Pugh
Ransom
Roach
Smith
Turple
West
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Vilas
Walsh
White
Tate
House
Ngo
Lawson
Thomas E. Reed
Walon Point
United States Penitentiary
Columbus
Kohlsaat Deals Sale of Inter Ocean Stake
Chicago May 3 Special Mr Kohlsaat sells his half interest in The Inter Ocean to partner William Penn Nixon. Nixon pays 400000 for the stock. The Inter Ocean is a fine paying property. Kohlsaat, once a street worker, became a wealthy newspaper owner and achieved his lifelong aim.
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William Penn Nixon
Chicago
Kohlsaat
Inter Ocean
Wiliam Penn Nixon
Nixon
Exposition Dividend Declared for World’s Fair Stock
World's fair directors declared a 10 percent dividend on the $10 million exposition stock. Payments will be mailed to 30,000 stockholders. Shareholders with new addresses should notify the company office. About 130,000 shares donated to Field Columbian Museum fund will return $120,000 from the dividend.
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Chicago
Field Columbian Museum Fund
Mass meeting at Cooper Union over tariff delay and income tax
A May 3 Cooper Union mass meeting protested Senate delays on the Wilson tariff bill. Frederick R. Coudert denounced the income tax, sparking a riot with police hauling away an angry protester. Charles S. Fairchild and James C. Carter urged tariff reform while opposing the tax. resolutions called for repealing the McKinley tariff and passing final tariff reform.
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New York
Cooper Union
Senate
Frederick R. Coudert
James C. Carter
Mr. Coudert
Fairchild
Treasury
Charles S. Fairchild
Coudert
Carter
Hill and Murphy
Wilson
Democrata
Viva Castle
Causes Low Wages and Currency Clash in International Talks
London reports at the International Bimetallic Congress discuss a contracted currency lowering prices and hurting workers, with Sir William Houldsworth arguing for silver restoration. Papers on India finances note rupee depreciation, public works decline, and the push toward a gold standard amid fiscal strain. A labor plan envisions cooperative colonies to curb strikes and relocate skilled workers, led by union leaders and reform advocates.
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London
H. H. Gibbs
British Bimetallic League
Mansion House
William Houldsworth
Houldsworth
Francis A. Walker
Robert Lacey Everett
M. P
Edmund F. Knox
Mr. Houldsworth
Isienry H. Gibbs
David Barbour
India
United States
Another Earthquake in Greece Opens Hundreds of Hot Springs
A strong quake last night in Greece lasted fifteen seconds, widening destruction from prior shocks. In Aidosi about a hundred new hot springs opened with water at 115 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Lokris shows a fifty kilometer chasm and widespread subsidence along the coast. A Russian warship carries timber to aid the afflicted districts.
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Aidosi
Lokris
Larymna
Cynian
Message to the Bimetallists Promotes Silver Restoration
United States senators sent a cable to the London Mansion House praising international free coinage of gold and silver at a fixed ratio. The message, signed by leading U.S. figures, omits western silver republican names. Senator Walcott noted the omission but said it did not imply disapproval.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Viva Castle
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United States
New York
John R. Fellawa
Washington
Congress
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Miss Castle
Blake
Hatton
Mansion Homes
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Mansion House
John Sherman
W. B. Allison
D. W. Voorhees
George F. Hoar
Nelson W. Aldrich
David B. Hill
Edward Murphy
A. P. Gorman
O. H. Platt
Calvin Brice
Joseph M. Carey
C. K. Davis
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senator Walcott
Colorado
England
Bank Officers Indicted Over Bank's Embezzlement Scandal
United States grand jury in Jacksonville indicts Nat Poyntz and Oilie T. Poyntz presidents and cashiers of the suspended First National Bank of Orlando for embezzlement and false returns. Directors Parramore Veal and Lee charged for signing a false bank condition statement. Trials set for May 21. Ollie Poyntz in a Cincinnati sanitarium. judge requests a commission to assess his mental condition for appearance in Jacksonville May 1.
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United States Grand Jury
Nat Poyntz
Oilie T. Poyntz
First National Bank of Orlando
Parramore
Veal
Lee
Ollie Poyntz
Cincinnati
Sway
United States Distrit Court
No news received on battle with Yaquas in Mexico
From Chihuahua May 8 officials report no information about General Lurs Torres’s force of five hundred fighting Yaquas in the Sierra Madre. News may take days to arrive as government troops press the Yaqui stronghold. the tribe, about 4000 warriors, holds a rugged mountain retreat.
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Mex
Generf Lurs Torres
Sufre Madre Mountains
Tere
Co operative colonies aim to curb city congestion
Labor leaders and unionists discuss forming cooperative colonies in California and Colorado to provide unemployed workers with land jobs and permanent wages. Delegates, including M H Madden and C Pomeroy, will meet western participants then return east for further talks with Denver and San Francisco sites eyed for colonies.
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Belvidere
National Sewing Machine Works
Mr. Pomeroy
Chicago
California
Colorado
M. H. Madden
Y¢Llinois State Federation of Labor
C Pomeroy
American Federac? of Labor
John Mee
Walters
Xptt
Pacific
Denver
San Francisco
Six Hundred Men Out At Whitwell Mines
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company at Whitwell Tenn joined the general strikers movement today. Workers from Tracy City and Cumberland mountains mines are urged to join. Convicts may be used if strikes spread, risking coal supply for South Pittsburg furnaces. Potential mining riots warned of.
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Trades Assembly
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Citizens’ Committee
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Mississippi
Ohio
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Fitzgerald
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Randall
Hammond
Tennesse Coal and Iron Company
Chattanooga Bay
Tennessee Col. Iron and Railroad Company
Whitwell
Renn
Tracy City
Cumberland Mountains
South Pittspurg
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Desperate Walkerites Face Law and Order Clash
Orlando May 8 Speciate A feud between the Walkerites in west Orange county and the Law and Order League intensified with US grand jury indictments for breaking and entering the Grasmere post office. The Walker faction of 60 to 70 people is backed by a dense network ready to defend against perceived threats. The league reports hundreds ready to respond to any act, with many unable to work or sell products due to ongoing hostilities.
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Hunter R. Fudge
George A. Walker
WB. Fudge
Crie
Hunter Fudge
Blocker
Walker
W K Fudge
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Grasmere
Plymouth
Apopka
Gea Wood
Clarion
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Sam Jones
Chattanooga
Stuart
Tenn
George Stuart
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Dr. Meade
Mr. Jones
Nashville
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Middle
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