Tariff Bill Aims to Fill 100 Million Deficit in Taft Plan
Washington dispatch reports Rep Payne to introduce a new tariff bill after Taft's short message. It seeks tax relief on lumber and shoes, cuts on iron and wool, Cuba and Philippines concessions, and a wool duty shift. Taft highlights a 100 million deficit and urges revision while Republican leaders reshuffle Ways and Means and Rules committees.
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Washington
Mar
Taft
Congress
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Bonynge
Colorado
Cuba
Philippines
Cannon
Ways and Means
Cushman
Harrison
New York
Griggs
Pou
N. C
Randell
Texas
Taft Calls Extra Session to Revise Dingley Tariff
President Taft convenes Congress in an extra session to address revision of the Dingley tariff amid changed production and business conditions and to bolster federal revenue. He urges rapid passage of a new tariff bill with thorough consideration to avoid deficits and support vital national interests.
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Congress
Councetry
Chaloner shoots Englishman Gillard at Merry Mills in Virginia
John Armstrong Chaloner, brother of Lewis Chanler and Astor family member, killed Gillard the English worker at Merry Mills. Gillard, who had been beating Chaloner's wife seeking protection, attacked in the dining room after arriving two years ago. Gillard had seven children and a wife.
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Charlottesville
John Armstrong Chaloner
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
New York
Astor
Gillard
Chaloner
Merry Mills
England
Zeppelin Landings Demonstrate Ground Descent Feasibility
Count von Zeppelin’s new airship, with the inventor and four others aboard, landed safely in a field by Lake Constance. The craft descended without a platform, then rose again and returned to the shed. One steering plane scraped a tree but was repaired on site amid army observers.
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Friedrichshafen
Mar
Count von Zeppelin
Lake of Constance
Lynkex
Army
One Hurt in Crash at Grand Central Station
A rear car on a New Haven railroad train jumped the track in Grand Central yards yesterday injuring a train conductor slightly and unsettling a coachload of passengers.
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New York
Mar
New Haven Railroad
Grand Central Station
Embezzlement Charge Linked to Nichols in Corydon Case
Kansas City dispatch reports that R. M. Nichols faces a charge of embezzling $15,000. Iowa officers arrested him in Corydon, Ia., and he awaits prosecution under a pending theft-embezzlement case.
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Kansas City
Mar
R. M. Nichols
Corydon
Iowa
Nicaragua Denies Offensive Plans Amid Central America Tension
State Department received Nicaragua's protest to Knox asserting defensive aims for military actions in Central America. Despite peaceful intent claims, U S naval force rises to six vessels with Yorktown in transit to Amapala and ships Maryland and Washington to Acajutla and Corinto. About 6,000 Nicaraguan troops near the Honduran border. dispatch issues with Envoy John H. Gregory stir dissatisfaction.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Senor Espinoza
Knox
State Department
Central American
Amapala
Honduras
Maryland
Acajutla
Salvador
Corinto
Honduran
John H. Gregory
Managua
Central America
Well Known Veteran Dead in Sycamore Ill
Maj. Joan Burst, Civil War veteran, served in government posts including chief inspector of immigration in Chicago. A prominent figure in the G A R, he was past Illinois commander and quartermaster general of the G A R nationwide. He died at 65. funeral set for tomorrow.
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Sycamore, Ill
Joan Burst
Chicago
Fire damages 85000 in Dallas business district
Fire yesterday in Dallas Texas damaged property in the business district with losses estimated at 85000 dollars. The blaze caused significant damage to shops and nearby structures. No injuries were reported. Authorities investigated the cause.
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Dallas
Tex
Roosevelt writes advance articles before African expedition
Ex-President Roosevelt works at Sagamore Hill on articles for magazines before leaving for Africa next Tuesday. He plans to treat national issues and high letters pour in. a reception for 250 Nassau county guests is arranged. Naturalist Richard Tjader joins as a fellow passenger, aiding the American Museum of Natural History with six months in Africa.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Matinecock Lodge of Masons
Washington
Nassau County
Theodore Roosevelt
Naples
Mombasa
Richard Tjader
New York
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
American Museum of Natural History of
Tjader
Africa
Museum
Accuse Castro of Ordering Murders
In Caracas on March 17, suits were filed in Venezuela’s high federal court against former president M. Castro now in Europe. Manuel Paredes seeks Castro's extradition and the maximum 15 year sentence for ordering the February 1907 execution of Gen. Antonio Paredes and his revolutionary companions. The case cites Castro's orders from Macuto to kill Paredes and others captured after the Pedernales landing.
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Caracas
Mar
High Federal Court of
Venezuela
M. Castro
Europe
Antonio Paredes
Manuel Paredes
Castro
Macuto
Pedernales
Lord Owning Farm Refuses Eviction In Noblesville
Layton Randall, tenant on Scott Lester’s farm, declares the land belongs to the Lord and remains on the property with ten children. Lester failed to evict for two years as Randall’s prayers kept him in place, living in the barn while neighbors care for the children amid pending developments.
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Noblesville
Ind
Layton Randall
Scott Lester
Lester
Randall
Venice man ends life after aiding another
Venice Illinois March 17 C B Smith a well to do resident died by self poisoning with carbolic acid twenty four hours after he had carried the body of Robert Nichols who had killed himself after his brother John and Miss Beryl Somers ended their lives in a disastrous love romance Smith had been at Madison when Nichols died Smith’s daughter cites mental suggestion as causing her father to drink the poison Nichols drank the same poison after his sister and Miss Somers died in a love tragedy
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Venice
Ill
C. B. Smith
Robert Nichols
Smith
Madison
Nichols
John
Beryl Somers
Civilian kills two officers in paired duels in Germany
In Eisenach, Germany, on March 17, civilian Schutzbar Milg, a wealthy landowner near Hohenaus, killed two opponents with pistols in back‑to‑back duels. One foe was Lt von Buttlar and the other an army surgeon whose identity was concealed. Milg's wife is said to be American. jealousy spurred the double challenge.
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Eisenach
Germany
Schutzbar Milg
Hohenaus
von Buttlar
Herr Milg
Mutinous Rural Guard Seizes Venltas Onset
A sergeant and seven privates of the Rural Guard from Venltas in Santa Clara mutinied and rode off with horses and arms to start an uprising. Strong detachments from nearby garrisons pursue the mutineers amidst growing tensions.
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Havana
Venltas
Santa Clara
Millionaire capitalist dead in California home
Henry Timken, famed carriage maker and capitalist with ties to St. Louis and Canton, Ohio, died suddenly yesterday at age 78. He had lived in San Diego for two years. his wife died four months ago and he is survived by two children.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Henry Timken
St. Louis
Canton
San Diego
Insurance President Accused May Face Trial
Albany New York March 17 The court of appeals ruled that John R Hegeman president of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company must stand trial on perjury charges linked to alleged misstatements in the annual report filed with the state superintendent of insurance on January 1 1903
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
John R. Hegeman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Metropolitan Life
State Superintendent of Insurance
Fleming brothers ambushed. feud violence feared revival
Huntington West Virginia March 17 John and Frank Fleming two alleged members of a feud gang that terrorized Harts Creek in Lincoln county around 40 miles south of the city were shot from ambush Frank Fleming was killed and a renewal of feud activity is anticipated by authorities and residents nearby
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Huntington
W. Va
John
Frank Fleming
Harts Creek
Lincoln County
Suite 2 at Gillespie Building listed for contact
Musson Phone Office 396. Atlantic. Short interior note locating a suite in Gillespie Building with a Musson office contact at number 396 in Atlantic.
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Gillespie Building
Musson
Atlantic
Res
Formerly Interne Hospital State Uni versity of Iowa
A compact entry lists an earlier affiliation with the University of Iowa, noting a house phone at 461 Black and office 263 Black, Atlantia.
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Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Black
Atlantia
Swan Attorney-at-Law Wills and Probate Practice
Swan attorney at law reports draw and probate of wills and guardianship appointments for administrators and guardians. Probate practice is a specialty with general law business transacted. Atlantic.
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4Th & Chestnut Streets
Atlantic
Iowa
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