Tax Vote June 10: Indiana Senator Warns on Tariff Provisions
Washington May 26 The Senate finance committee aims to vote on the income tax amendment by June 10 as part of the tariff bill. Senator Shively of Indiana warns the maximum and minimum rates may be unconstitutional, arguing the bill cedes executive power. Senator Rayner of Maryland mocks the tariff clash as a “citadel of protection.”
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Indiana
Rayner
Shively
Senate
United States
Republican Party
Maryland
Rhode Island
Aldrich
Bristow
Kansas
Massachusetts
Benator Gallinger
Mob Hangs Suspect After Prison Break at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Ark May 26 Lovett Davis a negro charged with attempting to assault a 16 year old white girl was dragged from jail by a mob of 300 and strung up on a telegraph pole. The rope broke but he was raised again and left hanging as deputies were overpowered. Separate item Centerville Ia May 26 John Junkin on trial for murder of Clara Rogen. crowds fear mob attack but rain eases tension as 120 veniremen examined.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Lovett Davis
Centerville
John Junkin
Clara Rogen
Senaca Cornell
Wapella County
J. ©. Mitchell
Junkin
Hose Cart and Street Car Crash Injures Firemen
In Chicago on May 26 three firemen were seriously injured and six others bruised or cut when a hose cart from engine company No. 32 collided with a northbound Cottage Grove avenue electric car at Wabash avenue and Harrison street. The hose cart was en route to Harrison and State streets to respond to a fire alarm. The crash demolished part of the hose cart and shattered street car windows. Passengers panicked and several suffered bruises from the crowding and flying glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cottage Grove Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Harrison Street
Washington Street
Michigan Avenue
Harrison
State Streets
Warship Mississippi Returns to Ocean from Natchez
The battleship Mississippi arrived at New Orleans from Natchez ahead of schedule. In Natchez crowds waved farewell as the ship swung into the channel for its return voyage. The vessel will proceed at 18 to 20 knots on its journey back to salt air.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Natchez
Miss
Fire Rips Mine No 3 In Penn Gas Co. Sector
A serious blaze broke out in Mine No 3 of the Penn Gas Coal Company a few miles south of Irwin Pennsylvania. Over 400 miners were at work and reached surface safely as flames rapidly advanced from a rear entry. Origin unknown and losses expected to be heavy. Nearby Fond du Lac hosts the forty fifth annual meeting of the Wisconsin Homeopathic Medical Society at the Palmer House with Dr. F A Walters presiding. physicians from several states attend as the gathering runs through tomorrow evening.
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Pittsburg
Penn Gas Coal Company
Irwin
Fond du Lac
Wis
Homeopathic Medical Society of Wisconsin
Palmer House
F. A. Walters
Stevens Point
Contempt Plea Aimed At Mrs Sully In New York Court
In New York on May 26 a supreme court application sought a contempt finding against Mrs Daniel J Sully wife of a former cotton operator for failing to appear for examination in a $400 quit suit filed by a Fifth Avenue jeweler. Also reported Chicago bigamist arrest tied to Honolulu cable news noting R W Baker arrested on bigamy charge.
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Sully
New York
Daniel J. Sully
Supreme Court
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Honolulu
United States
R. W. Baker
Fires Fatal at Central City and Eldon Fire Tragedies
Across Iowa and Kentucky, deaths from funeral commencements and a school gala blaze claim five and six young victims. In Eldon, John Carter, 75, and his granddaughter’s three children perish when a lamp toppled during a storm ignites their home. In Central City Kentucky five children die during a school performance as candles ignite their white dresses, prompting panic and heroic, but too late, rescues. Albert Clay, foreman of the Central City foundry, is noted as father to two of the deceased children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
John Carter
Lela Shaw
Shaw
Eldon
Here
Rena May Miller
Dorothy Clay
Dorothy
Louise Marshall
Albert Clay
Central City
Messina Sufferer Tremors. Rioters Clash With Soldiers
Messina shook again on May 26 as aftershocks toppled more ruins. In Sinopoli near Saint Eufemia villagers, anger over relief distribution sparked a riot. They attacked barracks and soldiers fired, killing six rioters and wounding others.
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Messina
Sinopoli
Saint Eufemia
Trains Crash Killings and Bank Liquidation Across States
A northbound Norfolk express crashed into a freight train near Salisbury Maryland killing engineer Edward T West and injuring baggage master William W Guthrie and express messenger W W Wright. Separately H H J Schroeder of the defunct West Point bank announced full creditor payment on May 28 with liabilities of 124 791 dollars. In Agate Colorado Weston trudges through mud on the slope toward the foothills of the Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
Edward T. West
William W. Guthrie
W. W. Wright
Delmar
Del
Fort Madison
HH. J. Schroeder
West Point
Riley Smith
Hancock County
Weston
Agate, Col
Rocky Mountains
Held as Trai Robber in Wyoming Arrest
Chayenne Wyoming May 26 A man identified as L A Steinhoff was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice in the Union Pacific robbery near Omaha Saturday night. He carried 800 in bills in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chayenne
Wyo
L. A. Steinhoff
Union Pacific
Omaha
Roosevelt Camp Report From Nairobi May 26 1926
Roosevelt and son Kermit travel through Heatley ranch on the Nairobi river bank amid praise for rifle work. Kermit shoots a hyena and nears a record bag of female warthogs while Maj. Mearna and J. Alden Loring stay at Jura ranch collecting birds and mammals. Roosevelt denounces dispatches as possible bribery and dishonor, requesting AP to deny any official press presence.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Associated Press
Roosevelt Camp
Roosevelt
Heatley Ranch
Kermit
Mr. Roosevelt
Edmund Heller
Maj. Mearna
J. Alden Loring
Jura Ranch
Self-Operated Nose Growth Removal Proves Fatal
San Francisco reports Dr. Oscar N. Taylor of Berkeley died at Lane hospital from complications after performing a nose growth removal on himself. He had operated twice before with partial success, but struck a delicate vessel that pierced the brain base.
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San Francisco
Oscar N. Taylor
Berkeley
Lane Hospital
Cloudburst in Nebraska Triggers Station Damage and Evacuations
A Nebraska cloudburst between Plainview and Niobrara halts rail travel with bridge damage. Verdigre forces families to move from homes to escape rising waters while washouts disrupt routes between Oakdale and Tilden and Albion and Loretto. Montana traffic recovers after washouts east of Livingston. Telecommunication troubles appear from Montgomery to the south amid heavy regional rains.
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Norfolk
Neb
Plainview
Niobrara
Rosebud
Verdigre
Oakdale
Tilden
Albion
Loretto
Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific
Livingston, Mont
Montgomery
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Mobile
Evergreen
Sargents Found Guilty In Child Cruelty Case
Paris reports Cecil H. Sargent and his American wife were convicted in the correctional court on charges of maltreating children in their care. Sargent received two years in prison and his wife eighteen months plus small fines. Witnesses described beatings and deprivation of food. A Brussels witness, Mme Marechal, attacked Mrs Sargent in court while defending her own child. A Versailles claimant stirred questions over Marechal child custody, and the court ordered the child kept in the municipal orphanage pending resolution.
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Paris
Cecil H. Sargent
Sargent
Sargents
Mme. Marechal
Brussels
Indeterminate prison term for ex banker in Parma case
William H Burletson former cashier of the defunct Parma bank pleaded guilty to banking law violations. He received an indeterminate sentence from four to twenty years with a judge recommending eight years. The bank reportedly was short about $26,000 at closure. Nearby, a steam launch disaster on the Tiete River near Sao Paulo drowned Julius Jacobsen of General Electric and 15 others. In Des Moines a fire at the Dodd-Strothers factory killed the aged watchman W A Allen. In Canton an effort to rename Sunday school to Bible school was defeated at the United Brethren quadrennial conference.
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Seven Crown
Sao Palo
Brazil
Julius Jacobsen
General Electric Company
New York
Tiete
Jacobsen
Nes Moines
Dodd-Strothers Factory
Sixth Avenue
W. O. Allen
Canton
United Brethren Church
Dolliver Favors Tariff Change as Free Lumber Amended
Washington May 26 Senator Dolliver and Cummins split over tariff revision during the lumber schedule vote. Dolliver opposed free lumber arguing current duties protect communities and that removing the duty would not aid consumers. Cummins supported free lumber on the McCumber amendment, while many Democrats voted against free lumber. Dolliver cited Canadian lumber and price controls by retailers to justify his stance and urged revising rough and finished lumber differentials to reflect modern industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senator Dolliver
Cummins
Dolliver
Senate Tate
Chicago
Georgian Bay Lumber Company
Southern
Pacific Coast States
Duluth
Iowa
Income tax vote eyed in tariff bill timeline
Washington May 26 The senate finance committee plans a vote on the income tax amendment by June 10 if Bailey renews his motion. Aldrich aims to secure a vote on the bill itself, with adjournment hoped by June 25 at latest.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Committee On Finance
Bailey
Aldrich
Congress
Iowa Judge Rules Federal Jurisdiction Over Pure Food Case
State Courts have no jurisdiction in a pure food law case. In Iowa City on May 26 Judge Howell ruled that a merchant J B Hekenrod fined by a justice must be tried under U S pure food laws in United States courts. Iowa will likely appeal the ruling.
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Iowa City
Iowa
United States
Howell
J. B. Hekenrod
Eckenrod
Towa City
Revival Campaign Led by Milford Hi Lyon in Estherville
Estherville Ia May 26 Churches of this city launch a grand union evangelistic drive led by the noted evangelist Milford Hi Lyon and a large corps of workers. A big tabernacle built for these meetings is thronged nightly. The meetings will continue for a month.
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Estherville
Milford Hi
Lyon
Big Corpa
Big Tabernacle
Escaped Prisoner Caught in Ponca
Sioux City May 26 Jamen Cullen who with Frank Brice broke jail at Dakota City was captured by Sheriff Nascal at Ponca. He is turned over to Sheriff Brockwell and will be sent to the penitentiary to serve one year for larceny. Brice remains at large.
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Sioux City
Jamen Cullen
Frank Brice
Dakota City
Nascal
Ponca
Brock Well
Larceny Brice
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Opens Next Tuesday
Seattle May 26 The opening exercises of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition will last one hour and eighteen minutes chief events include a pressing of the golden key by President Taft in the White House. Memphis May 26 Representatives of the farmers union from nineteen states meet in session with President Barrett presiding.
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Seattle Exposition
Seattle
Wash
Golden Key
Taft
White House
Memphis
Tenn
Farmers’ Union
Barrett
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Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Senator Shively
Pine Siluff
Natchez, Miss
N. J
Bate
Norfolk Express
Salisbury, Md
Tae
Rose
Rockefeller
Hot Springs
John D. Rockefeller
Homestead
Pocanto Hills
Kaiser
Doeberitz
Germany
Foot Guards
Emperor William
Marlon
Festus Roberto
Roberte
Nebraska
W. H. Burletson
Jackson, Mich
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