Philippine tariff bill prompts revenue loss debate in Congress
In Washington on May 14, the Philippine tariff bill is debated as Chairman Payne argues the Insular government would lose about $1,000,000 in revenue under the general tariff plan due to proposed free trade with the Philippines. Critics question self government and policy towards Filipinos, while Senators discuss iron ore duties and ore deposits in Cuba and the United States with implications for U S steel interests.
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Philippine Islands
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Arkansas
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New York
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Cuba
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Lake Superior
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Senator Brown
Nebraska
Senator Burrows
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Pittsburg
Geological Survey
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nh Cabin
French Deputies Riot Over Strike Debate in Paris
In Paris the chamber of deputies erupted as the government sought a vote of confidence over its handling of a strike by public sector workers. Socialist leaders defended postmen and pressed for syndicate rights, while radicals accused Morel ally Morel of being backed by Duke d Uzes. The scene turned chaotic with singing, near-fisticuffs, and rioting outside the chamber before order was restored.
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Chamber of Deputies
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Jaures
N. Combrouzé
M. Morel
d‘Uzes
M. Brisson
M. Baudry d’Asson
Henry IV
M. d'Asson
Clemenceau
Tribune
Michigan Solon In Scandal
D. Z. Curtiss a Detroit shoe dealer and Michigan state representative refused to leave Lansing. Speaker Campbell warned him not to return this session, yet Curtiss vowed to stay if vital legislation arises. He claims rumors are a plot against him and that he left only to avoid colleague embarrassment.
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Lansing
Mich
D. Z. Curtiss
Detroit
Michigan House of Representatives
Speater Campbell
Curtiss
Sidney Hall
House
Campbell
Assembly
Roosevelt hunts and local crimes flood Nairobi page
May 11 dispatches report Theodore Roosevelt's hunting success with two giraffes and a rhinoceros, including a big bull giraffe killed by Kermit Roosevelt. The party moved from Machakos to Jura ranch. Separately, night riders denied new trial. St Paul butcher murdered. Iowa musician Rose Ettinger dies. Bishop Galloway funeral held in Mississippi.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Machakos
Jura
George McMillan
Wall
Waverly
Tenn
J. M. Reece
Aviators at Home Gather Townsmen in Admiration
Gathering of fellow townsmen congratulates aeroplane experts for successes abroad and their reception as heroes at home. Strong local regard follows their foreign achievements and public welcome.
Wright brothers and Katherine Wright welcomed home in Dayton
Dayton crowds greet Orville Wright Wilbur Wright and Katherine Wright after their long voyage and railroad return. A May reception, June ceremonies planned, and plans for a Dayton flight discussed with families and neighbors amid cheers, cannon salutes, and band music.
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Wright Brothers
Katherine Wright
West Division
A. L. Shearer
Milton Wright
Leontine Wright
Lorin Wright
Wilbur
Orville
Fiest
Katherine
Fire Devastates Five Businesses in Long Island Kansas
A May 14 fire at Long Island Kansas a small town near the Nebraska line destroyed five business buildings causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars Philipsburg reports the blaze originated in the town and caused extensive damage to the commercial district.
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Kansas
Philipsburg
Kan
Long Island
Here
Nebraska Line
Troops Plan to Kill Offic ers Live in Peril and Armenian Massacres
May 14 dispatch from Saloniki reports Young Turk officers at Jirgeroun sending a telegram to local Union and Progress leaders denouncing obedience among troops and seeking Sheriat restoration. Armenian villages across Marash endure attacks. 14,000 refugees flee as houses burn and abducted women are forced into marriages. U S revenue cutter Tahoma arrives at Alexandretta to safeguard American interests amid the unrest in Asiatic Turkey.
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The
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Saloniki
Jirgeroun
Asiatic
Turkey
Committee of Union and Progress
Shefket Pasha
Marash
Bechkeuy
Zeitoon
Yanksoun
Alexandretta
United States Revenue
Tahoma
Comforter Arrested At Prison Doors In May 14 Pittsburg
Thomas Comforter aged 48 from Altoona was arrested in Pittsburg for possessing a lengthy essay titled Words of Comfort to Helen Boyle and newspaper clippings about a kidnapping. He claimed he wished to enter the penitentiary to comfort Boyle. He appeared mentally unbalanced and was held pending investigation and relatives' arrival while carrying over $200 in cash. He argued prison inspectors were not authorities, asserting Christ is above them.
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Pittsburg
Helen Boyle
Thomas Comforter
Altoona
Comforter
Christ
Plunge of Auto Kills Ex Lieutenant Governor Riddle
Salina Kansas May 14 A P Riddle former Kansas lieutenant governor was killed in an automobile crash near Salina He was en route from Minneapolis to Salina on a pleasure trip with four companions The car driven by Thomas Thomas veered into an embankment five miles north of Salina Riddle died after being found in a ditch following the impact Born 1846 in Harlemsburg Pennsylvania He had been editor and manager of the Minneapolis Messenger for 25 years and served as lieutenant governor from 1884 to 1889 under Gov John A Martin.
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Salina
Kan
A. P. Riddle
Kansas
Mir. Riddle
Minneapolis
Thomas Thomas
John. A. Martin
Minneapolis Messenger
Harlemsburg
Foes of the White Plague Opens Important TB Meeting
In Washington on May 14 the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis began its annual meeting at the New Willard hotel. Leading authorities on the white plague attended as sessions continued with Vice President Homer Folks in the chair and prominent speakers addressing the gatherings.
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National Association For Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Washington
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New Willard Hotel
Homer Folks
New York
Rudolph Matas
New Orleans
Lawrason Brown
Saranac Lake
Roosevelt aide's death by own action shocks Washington
Thomas H. Netherland, former clerk in the White House executive offices in charge of the president's social affairs, was found dead at home from a self-inflicted shooting. He had suffered a nervous breakdown after intense work late in Roosevelt's term. On Taft's accession he moved to legal work at the post office with higher pay and served ten years in the capital.
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Washington
Thomas H. Netherland
White House
Roosevelt
Taft
Boy Cremates Monkeys in Circus Cage at Jeffersonville
A small unknown boy tossed a lit match into a circus cage in Jeffersonville Indiana, igniting straw and cremating seven trained monkeys before attendants freed others. Police search for the boy as a crowd looked on. In Pittsburg five foreigners died after a boat sank while crossing the Monongahela river at McKeesport.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Gentry
Pittsburg
Monongahela River
McKeesport
Campaign for Iowa school law revision stirs county superintendents
Des Moines May 14. The Iowa conference of county school superintendents ended with a pledge to press for a rewritten school statute. State Superintendent Riggs backs the effort and will campaign statewide next winter. The group seeks recodification simplification of laws a township sized school unit training schools rural supervision and new funding incentives.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Rguuty
Riggs
A. M. de- Yoe
Garner
F. B. Kuhn
Bedford
R. B. Hunt
Wapello
Mary E. Lostetler
Marshalltown
R. H Belknap
West Union
State Board of Examiners
Voyage Interruption on Des Moines River Motor Boat
Des Moines Iowa May 14 A motor boat the Hornet with Major Montgomery Meigs and party lost its engine shaft in mid stream after a gale. The craft grounded near shore and the party waded ashore. They spent the night at a farm house and returned for repairs. the trip resumed yesterday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines River
Hornet
Montgomery Meigs
T. T. Meyling
Begin Big Foreclosure in Trenton Mortgage Action
May 14 in Trenton New Jersey the Trenton Trust and Safe Deposit Company began foreclosure proceedings on a $200000 mortgage against Walters Automobile Company of this city.
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Trenton
N. J
Trenton Trust and Safe Deposit, Company Today
Walters Automobile Company
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