Currency Bill Is Approved in House Banking Panel
Washington August 6 the administration currency bill was amended further in important particulars by the Democratic conference of the house banking and currency committee despite protests from Neeley Engle and Ragsdale. The Glass bill passed 11 to 3 as Democrats vow to carry the fight to the caucus floor next Monday. Senator Hitchcock denounced the plan in the senate saying mere agitation of the banking and currency question this session has been a mistake.
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Washington
House Banking and Currency Committee
Neeley
Kansas
En-gle
Texas
Ragsdale
South Carolina
Wilson
Senate
Hitchcock
Bonded Warehouses Bursting With Goods Across Ports
Washington reports bonded warehouses at U S ports hold goods valued at 105,928,884 dollars as of June 30, up from 72,246,878 a year earlier. New York port stores two thirds of the stock including sugar leaf tobacco ram wool and chemicals. Tariff legislation approaching in Congress is blamed for the buildup of these vast inventories.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
New York
Congress
Judge Advocates Shotgun Defense In Abusive Marriage Case
In Oakland on August 6 Judge R B Tap pan of Alameda told Minnie Rowe to equip a shotgun with buckshot and kill if her husband threatened her life. He stated more wives should shoot abusive husbands for society’s sake after the couple’s quarrel led to threats against Rowe’s life and her arrest on a threats charge.
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Oakland
Cal
R. B. Tappan
Alameda
Minnie Rowe
Rowe
Moosers Decide to Field Separate Progressive Tickets
About seventy five Omaha and state Progressives met at the Paxton hotel and resolved to nominate complete state congressional legislative and county tickets. They also asked the state chairman to perfect organization for an educational campaign to spread Progressive doctrine and pushed for freight rate reductions in Nebraska.
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Omaha
Bull Moosers
Paxton Hotel
Progressive Party
Nebraska
Foraker on witness stand in Mulhall probe hearing
Washington August 6 congressional inquiry into Martin Mulhall’s claimed lobbying for the National Association of Manufacturers continued with cross examination of Mulhall. Former Senator Foraker denied Mulhall’s asserted influence. Also in brief: Kirksville Missouri Milburn Chevalier and Henry Thorington arrested in murder case of Ivy Chevalier and her daughter. Reinsch named minister to China by President Wilson.
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Mulhall
Washington
Congressional
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
House
Senator Foraker
Kirksville
Milburn Chevalier
Ivy Chevalier
Henry Thorington
Chevalier
Thorington
Reinsch
China
Paul Samuel Reinsch
University of Wisconsin
Wilson
Grey Explains Refusal To Exhibit At Panama Expo
London August 6 The house of commons debated British participation in the 1915 Panama Pacific exposition at San Francisco. Sir Edward Grey said the cabinet decision not to partake stemmed from commercial considerations and not from the canal tolls controversy. He valued the expense at over 1,250,000 dollars, exceeding expected commercial gains.
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London
San Francisco
House of Commons
Edward Grey
Noted Strike Breaker Dying
James Farley long known as a professional strikebreaker is reported dying at a New York hotel.
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New York
James Farley
Law Instructor Found Dead in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Dr Drake law instructor Charles H. Van Vleck died mysteriously after a basement discovery by firemen at his locked home, with no violence evident. Former assistant attorney general, he taught at Drake University and practiced little, amid a wider city column on capitol grounds, pardons, and a boy’s deadly gun incident.
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Des Moines
Charles H. van Vleck
Drake University
van Vieck
Postmasters Meet Urges Parcel Post Warehouses
Cedar Rapids Aug 6. W O Bock president of the Iowa League of Postmasters urges every third and fourth class postmaster to build a warehouse for parcel post packages once weight limits are removed. He also backs a government owned rural box system at the opening of the group’s tenth annual convention. The report highlights plans for a uniform rural mail box system and central storage for parcels.
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Cedar Rapides
W. O. Bock
New Albia
Iowa League of Postmasters
Mrs M Drummond Appeals Over Tax on Trust Fund
Mrs M Drummond has appealed to English courts seeking relief from paying tax on a trust fund. The case centers on whether her trust liability applies under current tax law and standards. Proceedings focus on statutory interpretation and potential exemptions affecting her finances.
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Maldwin Drummond
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
High Court
London
Marshall Field
Field
England
Drummond
Drought Test Plagues Iowa Crops Despite High July Yields
Des Moines reports show conflicting crop damage from heat and drought with corn near 89 percent condition on Aug 1 while northern counties stay healthy. Threshermen record winter wheat 24 bushels per acre and oats 34, with hay yields around 1.5 tons. Howard Summerville, 26, is crushed to death while threshing in Rock Rapids as engine starts.
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Des Moines
George M. Chappel
Chappel
Rock Rapids
Howard Summerville
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