Fight on Taft tax Aldrich confesses corporate tax aim
Washington July 1 senators alarmed by telegrams opposing the corporation tax amendment. Aldrich admitted supporting a corporation tax to defeat the income tax, citing treasury deficits. Democrats seized the charge as an admission of subterfuge, while Tillman’s amendment failed 65 to 18.
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Aldrich
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Ald-rich
Clay
Treasury
Tillman
Tennessee 15 Day Today in Nashville Prohibition Enacted
Nashville reports the four mile law now statewide taking effect at midnight. It forbids selling or tipping liquors wines or beer as beverages in Tennessee. The manufacturers bill to prohibit liquor production starts June 1, granting six months more than retailers. Nashville retailers say they will not evade the law and will not sell intoxicants. No test of the retail law is planned in Davidson county.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Davidson County
Cashman Charge Stands in Calhoun Indictment Case
San Princisco July 1 Judge Law ton overruled a motion to set aside the second indictment against Patrick Calhon president of the United Rail roads charged with aiding a site to a supervisor. Trial on that charge resulted in a disagreement. Attorneys then moved for a change of venue hearing set for July 8.
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San Princisco
Lawton
Patrick Calhon
United Railroads
Calhoun
10000 Skilled Workers Strike Against Open Shop
Pittsburg Pa July 1 At midnight last night over 10000 skilled workers of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers employed by the American Sheet and Tinplate Company in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Indiana quit work. The open shop order became effective signaling a disputed move by both company and union as U S Steel subsidiary plans to impact union power. Non union plants in nearby regions resume operations while others remain idle. The strike spans multiple states with key locations including Wheeling New Castle Sharon Connellsville Martin's Ferry Bridgeport Cambridge Elwood Anderson Gas City Muncie. A wage agreement with independent manufacturers mirrors the expired scale with a provision to protect independents if price cutting becomes necessary to compete with U S Steel.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Wheeling
W. Va
New Castle
Sharon
Connellsville
Martin’s Ferry
Bridgeport
Cambridge
Elwood
Ind
Anderson
Gas City
Muncie
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Sheet and Tinplate Manufacturers
Man o' Peace for the Sick in Brooklyn Ferryboat
Miss Mary Harriman, eldest daughter of I. H. Harriman, raised the Red Cross flag over an Erie ferryboat she donated to the Brooklyn Red Cross society as a man o peace for tuberculosis care. The boat ferries 300 patients, with free bus transport, three meals daily, milk and eggs, and an open air school for tuberculous Brooklyn children.
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New York
Mary Harrian
I. H. Harriman
Red Cross
Erie
Brooklyn Red Cross Society
Anchorage
Columbia Street
Brooklyn
Forty Vacancies in Navy Far Above Junior Lieutenant
Washington July 1 Twenty three vacancies have occurred among United States Navy officers during the fiscal year ending. Seventeen more must be created by voluntary or compulsory retirement to meet the law requiring forty annually above the grade of junior lieutenant. Five rear admirals dubbed the plucking board will meet next Friday to retire the needed number. Those who fear being chosen may seek voluntary retirement to escape.
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Washington
United States Navy
Auto Crash Kills Officer In New York
New York on July 1 a police officer Thomas BR Mc Enroe was killed instantly and four others injured when a borrowed car speeding to Coney Island overturned after a passenger stepped from a trolley car. A twist of the steering wheel caused the crash as occupants were thrown or pinned under the vehicle.
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New York
Thomas BR. McEnroe
Coney Island
George Olney
Clara Breyer
Brooklyn
Suffragettes Fail To See Premier Asquith At House Of Commons
London July 1 116 suffragettes arrested during a raid on the house of commons seeking a petition to Premier Asquith were arraigned in Bow Street court. After lengthy arguments over the right to petition the premier the magistrate adjourned cases to July 9 and released the women on their own recognisances. Mrs. Pankhurst led a deputation greeted by cheering crowds before violating police cordons. She slapped Inspector Jarvig and others attempted to seize the deputy's access, but the group was eventually arrested.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
How Street Poace
Holloway
Parliament
Saul Solomon
Explorer Caldwell Reported Safe After Three Years Missing
Winnipeg July 1 The explorer George Caldwell who vanished three years ago while traveling from Hudson bay westward to Stave lake and Edmonton is reportedly safe, seen last fall heading for Baler Jake with two natives, Tungelah and Billy. He may now be with the mounted police at Fullerton.
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Winnipeg
Man
George Caldwell
Hudson Bay
Stave Lake
Edmonton
Mounted Police
Baler Jake
Tungelah
Billy
Shesterfield Inlet
Caldwell
Fullerton
Slayer of Two A Despairing Self-Inflicted Death
Des Moines Indiana July 1 the body of Calvin Little Page the man who killed Mr and Mrs Elmer Jamieson parents of his divorced wife was found early today by John Ritchie near Valley Junction. The corpse lay in the road and police say Page shot himself after a failed attempt to reach his wife amid armed pursuers.
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Des Moines
Calvin Little Page
Elmer Jamieson
Valley Junction
John Ritchie
Jamieson
Little Page
Frisco Fire Destroys Block in Mission District
A blaze in San Francisco on July 1 consumed 18 buildings in the fledgling Mission business district. Property loss is estimated at $150,000. A lodging house was among the ruins. many inmates escaped with only narrow misses and no serious injuries reported.
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San Francisco
New Mission Business District
Taft Attends Yale Commencement in Robed Fellow Role
President Taft 78 attended Yale University commencement as a fellow and member of the corporation. He walked in the procession, sat with officials at Woolsey hall, and observers noted the cordial link between Yale and national leadership during the ceremony. Harvard also celebrated 850 degree recipients with the typical sunny weather and formal processions.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
William H. Taft
Hadley
A. W. Butt
Mischler
The
United States
Woodbridge Hall
Chauncey Depew
Taft
Capt. Butt
Lee McClung
Charles P. Taft
Henry W. Taft
Chauncey M. Depew
Dickinson
Charles 5. Sperry
William Lawrence
William Graham Sumner
Woolsey Hall
Corporation
Peiny
Lowell
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
College Yard
Sander
Seven in police net in Sigel murder hunt
New York figures report seven Chinese men are suspected of knowing details of Elsie Sigel slaying and disposal of her body. Only Chung Sing is in custody while others evade arrest or are under surveillance. A Newark restaurant owner and a laundryman are among those involved, with inquiries extending to an expressman and a Missouri suspect who claimed to be Leon Ling.
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New York
Misse Sigel
Leon Jing
Chuing Sing
Wah Lee
Leon
Chung Sing
Inland waterways commission to inspect Mississippi route
The inland waterways commission, directed by Congress, began a two month inspection trip by lake to Duluth then St. Paul, proceeding down the Mississippi to the Ohio mouth. In St. Paul they will meet business leaders to discuss harbor plans, Minnesota river improvements, and the high dam question between St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Buffalo
Inland Waterways Commission
Congress
Duluth
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Ohio
Minnesota River
Minneapolis
Mob Slays Policerin on Way to Magistrate in Frederick
Frederick, July 1 A Brunswick patrolman William Orrison Jr with Frank Cahill 15 was assaulted near the Cahill home by Cahill supporters and killed. Cahill allegedly rode rides stealing on a merry go round. the officer tried to take him to the magistrate when attacked by about a dozen people. Joseph Wood 24 was arrested and charged with the killing.
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Frederick
Frank Cahill
Wiliam Orrison Jr
Brunswick
Young Cahill
Cahill
Joseph Wood
Orrizon
Newspapermen Seek Unified Publication Rules for County Board Proceedings
Des Moines July 1 newspaper editors R G Weisell and Paul Junkin, on behalf of the Southern Iowa Editorial association, met with Attorney General H W Byers to obtain a uniform interpretation of the law governing publishing county board proceedings. They aim to standardize what is printed, noting current practice varies between counties and causes misunderstandings. Byers began drafting an official opinion outlining applicable points within his office’s powers.
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Des Moines
County Boards of Supervisors
R. G. Weisell
Corning Free Press
Paul 8. Junkin
Creston Advertiser-Gazette
H. W. Byers
Weisell
Junkin
Southern Iowa Editorial Association
Attorney General
County Board of Supervisors
Dunkin
Byers
Two Boys Die as Storm Rakes Fort Dodge Region
In a severe electrical storm near Fort Dodge two boys died. Albert Lake, 11, of Livermore, and Vern McDonald, 14, of Eagle Grove, were victims. Lake’s widowed mother, working nearby hauling sand, was struck down. McDonald was on a river fishing trip when the incident occurred. A companion was stunned briefly. Tornadoes caused further farm damage at the L. P. Larson place, with the house moved from its foundation, windows blown, roof torn, and cattle harmed.
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Fort Dodge
Albert Lake
Livermore
Vern McDonald
Eagle Grove
Lake
McDonald
Ihd
L. P. Larson
Slayer's Funeral Set for Wille Private Des Moines
Funeral rites for Calvin Little, slain by a former spouse, will be private at McBride Undertaking Rooms eight miles west of Valley Junction. Interment in Glendale Cemetery will be private. only relatives of the double murderer and the suicide are expected to attend.
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Wille
Des Moines
Tia
Calvin Littlepage
Mr.'anj
Elmer Jamison
Valley Junction
McBride Undertaking Rooms
Glendale
Double Murerer
Bey
Des Moines Dealers Rush Cigarette Stock Before Licenses End
In Des Moines on July 1, dealers announced they would sell cigarettes until midnight to avoid prohibitory law restrictions. Faced with a $75 quarterly license fee, many rushed to clear stock of their cigarette pills before licenses expired at the hour.
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Des Moines
Life Term for Hen Thief in Syracuse Burglary Case
Charlies H. Chattee, already convicted three times, was sentenced by County Judge W. M. Ross to a single term at hard labor in Auburns for burglary in the third degree. The court found he stole valuables valued at $17.
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Syracuse
Charlies H. Chattee
Auburns
W. M. Ross
Captain Raymond Sinking Des Moines July 1
Report from Fort Des Moines notes Capt Joi Raymond, shot by Corporal Crabtree of Con B Second Cavalry, may not survive hospital treatment at Mercy. Advices state his condition is critical as Des Moines prepares for Fourth of July celebrations with saloons opening and festivities planned.
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Raymond Sinking
Des Moines
Joi Raymond
Crabtree
Con B. Second Cavalry
Fort Des
Mercy Hospital
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