Taft backs tariff bureau to aid Payne bill
Washington Apr 1 President Taft voiced support for a tariff bureau to aid in applying the Payne tariff plan and in informing Congress and the White House on tariff questions. The tariff convention executive committee urged permanent tariff commission at the current session. May vote on April 10 with rule permitting amendments to lumber tea and coffee schedules. Brantley of Georgia defended Republican protection while others attacked deficits and discussed duties on hides and textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Congress
White House
Indianapolis
H. E. Miles
Henry R. Towne
New York
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
N. C
Senate
Brantley
Georgia
House
Morgen
Missouri
Dingley
New England
Douglass
Ohio
Brazil
Rothermel
Pennsylvania
Gould Paper Company
Continental Paper Bag Company
Mann
Illinois
Pulp and Paper Committee
le Wag
Taft Weighs Question What Is Whisky in Whisky Debate
President Taft dominated today’s discussion on the definition of whisky in a session preceding a wider hearing next Wednesday. The debate focused on when the older straight spirit becomes imitation whisky under the pure food law as interpreted by the Agriculture Department following Bonaparte era guidance.
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Washington
Taft
Department of Agriculture
Bonaparte
Democratic bid to honor John Mitchell in Scranton
A story from Scranton plans to present John Mitchell former United Mine Workers president with a $10,000 residence as a political move to place him as a congress representative. The proposal comes from Lackawanna county Democratic leaders aiming to boost his candidacy in the area.
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John Mitchell
Scranton
Lackawanna County
United Mine Workers
Congress
No Confirmation of Crazy Snake's Capture Reported
Kansas City April 1 Dispatches indicate no solid news of Crazy Snake's capture from Oklahoma. Some fear Indian uprisings if captured, while others expect the Snake band to end its reign. Checotah may face a Creek raid, and Mayor W M Duffy urges dispersal of the Snake band.
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Crazy Snake
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Menryetta
Checotah
W. M. Duffy
Cheetah
Race riot in Terre Haute ends as Hungarians depart
In Terre Haute Indiana on April 1 the Jacksonville race riot that began at the Bogle mine appears over. The remaining Hungarians left town with property intact after talks with attorneys. Fear of dynamiting prompted patrols and armed guards through the night.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jasonville
Bogle
Dr Jones Slain in the Philippines in Dumobato
Manila reports the murder of Dr William Jones, anthropologist with the Field Museum of Chicago, at Dumobato in Isabela province. Details are sparse. officials plan a government expedition from Echague to the scene to investigate the killing by local tribesmen amid two years of field study including the Nongots in the hills.
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Manila
William Jones
Field Museum of
Chicago
Dumobato
Cagayan River
Isbela
Echague
Railroads Officers Cited For Contempt By SF Judge
Judge Murasky granted URR attorneys a citation directing district attorney and police officials to show cause next Monday why they should not be punished for contempt of court. The action stems from their refusal to obey a restraining order blocking a search of the railroad corporation’s offices.
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San Francisco
Murasky
United Railroads
Mrs Pirle Obtains Divorce In New York Court
New York April 1 A decree of separation was granted divorcing Mrs Hazel B Pirie from her husband Hal lan Hawkins Pirie son of John T Pirle of Chicago The ruling ends their marriage and moves to final dissolution proceedings.
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Mre
Pirle
New York
Hazel B. Pirie
Hallan Hawkins Pirie
John T. Pirle
Chicago
Primaries in Omaha Name Democratic and Republican nominees
Results from yesterday's Omaha primaries indicate James C. Dahlman will be the Democratic nominee for mayor and John P. Breen the Republican candidate. Dahlman, the present mayor, is expected to seek reelection amid a tight contest with Breen.
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Omaha
Neb
Oket
James C. Dahlman
John P. Breen
Italy Greets Ex-President Roosevelt With Wireless Greeting
Rome April 1 American ambassador Lloyd Griscom sent a wireless greeting to Theodore Roosevelt aboard the Hamburg as it neared Gibraltar. Roosevelt to be honored with a Naples reception Sunday and potential Capodimonte dinner from the Duke of Aosta.
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Roosevelt
Sunny Peninsula
Rome
Lloyd
Griscon
Italy
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamburg
Gibraltar
Duca Dagii Abruzzi
Genoa
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
United States
Bea
Lloyd C. Griscom
Aosta
Naples
Duke of Aosta
Messina
New York
Last Rites Over Admiral's Body
Last rites were performed for Rear Admiral George Albert Converse U S N in a military funeral at St John’s Protestant Episcopal Church. A Marine and blue jacket escort, led by Rear Admiral W W Kimball, accompanied the body to Arlington for interment. Honorary pall bearers included Rear Admirals Perry Stockton Leitz Cowles Pillabury Mason and Colvocoresses plus Chief Constructor Capps Pay Director Speel and Capt. Usher.
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Washington
George Albert Converse
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Roland Cotton Smith
Marine Band
W. W. Kimball
Arlington
Perry
Stockton
Leitz
Cowles
Pillabury
Mason
Colvocoresses
Capps
Speel
Usher
Minister in Crash Signing of Notes Ties Reverend to Indebtedness
New York financier notes indicate Rev William McMahon of Cleveland, a Fidelity Funding director, signed notes with P J Kieran for about 2 million dollars and aided reorganizations, with Kierran alleged to have engaged with hundreds of curators nationwide. The notes totaling about 4.5 million were reportedly pawned.
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New York
Net
Cleveland, O
Cleveland News
Thomas F. Gilroy
R. C. Morris
Fidelity Funding Company
William McMahon
Cleveland
P. J. Kieran
Kieran
Beale
Father McMahon
Huclid Avenue Trust Company
Suffragettes Go To Jail In London Raid
Bow Street court records show 11 of 27 suffragists arrested for a Commons raid chose Holloway jail for one to three months rather than post sureties. Police repelled a renewed afternoon attempt to reach Parliament buildings with several more arrests.
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London
Bow Street
House of Commons
Holloway
Pariament
Days Lose in Iowa Senate Vote on Prohibition
Des Moines reports constitutional prohibition was defeated in the Iowa Senate by 26 to 21 yesterday afternoon. The result ends the matter for two years and marks the biggest feature of the present legislature, drawing statewide interest across sections.
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Des Moines
Senate
NIP SLAV REVOLUTION PLOT IN ST PETERSBURG
St Petersburg police shattered a plan to trigger an uprising in the Caucasus arresting several men including army officers. They seized arms ammunition and funds for the movement and confiscated many military rifles and thousands of cartridges.
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St. Petersburg
Caucasus
Three More Counties Day In Indiana Dry Vote Returns
Indianapolis Apr 1 three more counties voted dry Bartholomew Jennings Vermilion by large margins. Brewers contested Vermilion and carried Clinton city by 420 but townships outside won the day. No trouble reported.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bartholomew
Jennings
Vermilion
Clinton
Black Pope to Live Amid Snow in Texas Report
Manila dispatch reports Gen Smith commuting the death sentence of Papa Salo, the black pope of the tribal inhabitants on Negros island. Fort Worth and the Texas panhandle record heavy snow, with the heaviest of the winter in the region yesterday.
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Manila
Gary
Smith
Papa Salo
Island of
Negros
Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Advicas
Texas Panhandle
Dairyman Kills Neighbor Then Takes Own Life Near Los Angeles
In Tropico area near Los Angeles, August Schoemer a dairyman aged 0 years living with his family shot and killed Mrs. Mary Austin a widow and neighbor yesterday. He then killed himself. Authorities report no motive yet.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Schoemer
Tropico
Mary. Austin
Harriman Weighs 141 Pounds at Clinton Depot
E H Harriman stepped from a special train in Clinton Iowa and paid one cent to use a weighing machine in the Northwestern depot. The device registered 141 pounds in the April 1 event.
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Harriman
Clinton
Northwestern
Woman Kidnapper Pleads Not Guilty in Mercer Arraignment
Mrs Helen Boyle wife of James H Boyle arraigned before Justice Thomas McClain on kidnapping charges in Mercer Pennsylvania. She entered a not guilty plea and was held on $26 000 bail awaiting grand jury action alongside her husband who waived a hearing and remains jailed with similar bond.
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Mercer
Helen Boyle
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
Thomas McClain
Sharon
Chess
Dynamite Plot Destroys Bridge Pillar in New York
A heavy charge of dynamite exploded near a new steel viaduct over Hoboken Meadows, wrecking a supporting pillar and smashing windows for miles. No serious injuries reported as police investigated. In Krebs Oklahoma a mining camp store was blown up by dynamite, with owner Joseph Nellia receiving two threats and suspecting Italian Black Hand involvement.
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New York
Hoboken Meadows
Manhattan
Long Island
McAlester
Okla
Tha
Joseph Nellia
Krebs
Nellis
Nellia
Italy
Black Hand Society
Train Wreck Near Castle Rock Claims Two Lives
West bound Union Pacific passenger train No. 3 wrecked in Weber canyon, 56 miles east of Ogden, near Castle Rock. Fireman J. Lewhan and baggage man Cr. J. Gordon were killed. No passengers injured. Landslide caused the wreck. a large boulder hit the track and the baggage, mail, and three passenger cars burned.
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Ogden
Utah
Union Pacific
Castle Rock
Weber Canyon
J. Lewhan
Cr. J. Gordon
Wife of Bishop Vincent Dead in Indianapolis Notice
Mrs. John B. Vincent wife of Bishop Vincent of the Methodist Episcopal Church and chancellor of Chautauqua Institution died after a two year illness at her home in Indianapolis. The obituary notes her role and family connection.
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Vincent
Indianapolis
Ind
John B. Vincent
Methodist . Episcopal
Chautauqua Institution
Edward and Alfonso Meet at Biarritz for Affectionate Talk
King Edward yesterday answered King Alfonso's call and traveled to Biarritz where the two rulers lunched at the Miramer Chateau. They held a long, very affectionate conversation marking a warm exchange between the European monarchs.
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Edward
Alfonso
San Sebastian
Spain
Biarritz
Miramer
Fort Leavenworth Prison Fire Warps Guards Fleeing Inmates
A blaze at Fort Leavenworth destroyed the military prison last night. Prisoners were moved to a stockade under heavy guard as water pressure hampered firefighting. Two soldiers were injured, no inmates harmed, and disciplined troops kept prisoners from escaping despite the fierce flames.
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Levenworth Kas
Fort Levenworth
United States
Kills Father to Protect Mother in San Francisco
In San Francisco Josiah Hall aged 22 shot and killed his father Josiah Hall Sr after a quarrel between the parents over a dollar and a half given to the son. The father is alleged to have struck the mother, prompting the son to come to her defense.
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San Francisco
Josiah Hall
Fatal Shootings In Sapulpa Fight At Gambling Resort
In Sapulpa Oklahoma Tom Rivers a Kentucky man was fatally shot and officer Clarence Rupert was seriously wounded during a gunfight at a gambling resort. The room full of men witnessed Rupert fire five shots into the crowd.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Tom Rivers
Clarence
Rupert
Flying auto airship imitates bird in Malden innovator
George A Metcalf, retired inventor of Malden Massachusetts, claims to have created a new airship style named the flying auto. He says the craft can imitate a bird performing stunts and travel up or down and backward or forward.
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Boston
George A. Metcalf
Malden
Mass
Deaf Ex Convict Found Guilty in Toledo Burglary Case
Albert Frazer aged 26, deaf, admitted eight Christmases and Fourth of July spent in prison. He was convicted of burglary in Judge Chittenden's court. Jury recommended mercy due to his infirmity. Sentence deferred.
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Toledo
Ohio
Albert Frazer
Cincinnati Aldermen Named in Gambling House Indictments
Hamilton County grand jury returned indictments against James Keenan and Daniel Bauer members of Cincinnati City Council and Joseph Bauer Charles Hudson Edwin Heil Erwin Kamp Isaac Gottlieb for maintaining a gambling house. They allegedly ran a handbook on horse races.
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Indigt
Cincinnati
Hamilton County Grand Jury
James Keenan
Daniel Bauer
Joseph Bauer
Charles Hudson
Edwin Heil
Erwin Kamp
Isaac Gottlieb
Hungarians raid streets. American miners idle at Bogle mine
In Terre Haute Indiana thirty five American workers at the Bogle mine near Jagonville were barred from work by seventy five Hungarian miners who bought revolvers and ammunition and raided streets. Americans sent for help from neighboring towns to restore order.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bogle
Jagonville
Utah Company Pleads Guilty in Coal Land Fraud Case
In Salt Lake City the Sedat company pleaded guilty in U.S. court to fraudulent acquisition of 14,000 acres of coal land. It paid a fine of 8,000 dollars and 192,000 dollars for coal extracted, relinquishing the land. The acquisition relied on dummy entrymen as agricultural land.
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Salt Lake ‘City
Utah: Sedat ‘Company
United States
Indian Studente Opera Opens Carlisle School Commencement
Carlisle Indian School opened its commencement with baccalaureate services in the school auditorium. Students performed the opera entirely by Indian students, drawing a large audience. China proposes administration for Manchurian Russian railways and seeks international control of Harbin municipality.
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Carlisle
Pai
China
Manchuria
Harbin
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Henry Clay Lukens
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