Caucus Votes to Retain Free Wool in Tariff Bill
Washington April 14 Democracy caucus reports wool schedule of Underwood tariff bill placing raw wool on the free list. Dies proposed 15 percent ad valorem duty. amendment voted down 190 to 42. Underwood defends committee and president against claims of undue influence. Debate over wool, sugar, and other schedules continues. leaders expect caucus to approve with minor changes within days. Brown of West Virginia among those voting for duty.
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Washington
Underwood
Representative Dies
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Wilson
Congress
United States
Alexander
Missouri
Representative Montague
Virginia
Dies
Representative Brown
West Virginia
House
Convicted of Robbery By New York Jury
Four young men Patrick Bol ger George McVetty Charles Co. Clarke and Robert McVetty were found guilty of robbery in the first degree by a general sessions jury and remanded for sentence. Taxi gang leader Joseph Taylor had pleaded guilty and said the men took part in a December bookkeeper hold up and fled with 1000 dollars.
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New York
Patrick Bolger
George McVetty
Charles Co. Clarke
Robert McVetty
Court of General Sessions
Joseph Taylor
Japan Has No Right to Kick Surging Alien Land Bill Passage
Washington April 16 officials here regard California's alien land holding bill as more difficult for the Japanese government to oppose in its amended form. The measure, passed by the California legislature yesterday, now follows certain conditions that complicate resistance.
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Japan
Washington
California
Alien Ownership Act Enforced in DC and Territories
The text notes that for ten years the Alien Ownership Act has been enforced in the District of Columbia and territories without objection from any foreign nation, reflecting uninterrupted compliance and jurisdictional reach.
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District of Columbia
Territories
Auburn's Biggest Strike Settled in Auburn
The largest strike in Auburn history ended as Columbia Rope Company workers, about 1,000 in number, voted to return to work on terms set by the company after a joint afternoon conference. The agreement recognizes the union, establishes a minimum wage scale, and reinstates discharged workers.
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Auburn
N. Y
Columbia Rope Company
Charles A. Miles
American Federation of Labor
Columbia
International Harvester Company
Germany
Sulzer
Chicago
Col Gorgas Daughter Weds In Panama Ceremony
Miss Aileen Gorgas daughter of Col William C Gorgas chief sanitary officer of the canal zone wed William Wright son a Texas resident. The Episcopal church on Ancon Hill hosted the ceremony with wide attendance from civil and military society.
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Col. Gorgas
Panama
Aileen Gorgas
William C. Gorgas
Canal Zone
William Wrightson
Texas
Episcopal Church
Ancon Hill
Government studying coal trust situation near term action
Washington April 16 The department of justice is studying the hard coal trust to determine possible steps to sever connections between coal carrying railroads and coal mining companies. Attorney General McReynolds, familiar with the anthracite fields, is expected to handle the matter next, reviewing it under the Sherman act and the commodities clause.
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Washington
Department of Justice
McReynolds
Supreme Court
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Co
Trenton
Defend Their Chief in Suffragette Parade Incident
Washington April 16 Police captains who led detachments on Pennsylvania avenue during the suffragette parade testified they supported their chief Major Sylvester and said he did all possible to preserve order and protect marchers. Six captains, a lieutenant and two sergeants repeated the same defense as hearings resumed on charges of police neglect and inefficiency.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Senate
Sylvester
McReynolds declines to be counsel for trusts
Washington April 16 Attorney General McReynolds declines to act as counsel for the trusts of the United States. As chief legal officer he faces many requests for advice on condemnation of capital and anti trust compliance but will not commit the Justice Department to interpretations of the law.
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Washington
McReynolds
United States
Department of Justice
Whereabouts Still a Mystery in London
London April 16 The fate of Joseph W. Martin of Memphis Tennessee remains unsolved since his disappearance on April 8. Detectives have discarded foul play and all clues brought to police attention have proved false.
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London
Joseph W. Martin
Memphis
Tenn
Martin
Floyd J Brown Named Bluefield Postmaster Candidate
Washington April 16 special Floyd J Brown named by Senator Chilton to be Bluefield postmaster to succeed Hugh Ike Shott. Brown and M W Reynolds had been recommended. Confirmation likely after senate session opens tomorrow. Campaigning continues for internal revenue collector and other posts. other applicants seek nominations as president weighs minor appointments.
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Washington
West Virginia
Chilton
Post Office Department
Floyd J. Brown
Bluefield
Hugh Ike Shott
Brown
M. W. Reynolds
Senate
George W. Johnson
Sam
A. Hays
Internal Revenue
Blaine W. Taylor
Adop Woods
Philippi
Wilford Grimes
Shinnston
Davis
Herbert Sanders
Pineville
Charles R Crane Named Ambassador to Russia
Washington April 16 Charles R Crane of Chicago appears set for nomination as ambassador to Russia. Plans to keep Curtis Guild as interim ambassador in St Petersburg were unsettled by Guild seeking a two month leave for health. Crane met with the president at the White House but would not discuss the visit.
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Washington
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Russia
Curtis Guild
St. Petersburg
Crane
Guild
Bryan
White House
China
Taft
San Francisco
Orient
Hearing on southern export rates by Alabama Great Southern
Examiner Thurrell of the Interstate Commerce Commission will hear a request from the Alabama Great Southern and other southern lines for relief from export rate rules. The focus is on long and short haul rates for freight from south of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi to Gulf ports like New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola. The article notes rates to Gulf ports are lower than those to intermediate points.
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Gulf Ports
Chicago
Ilc
Thurrell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Ohio River
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Riverman Drowns Crossing River Near Huntington
Len Nichols a veteran riverman of Chesapeake Ohio drowned last night while crossing the river in a skiff. The 55 year old man was believed intoxicated and his lifeless body was found this morning with his head under water hanging over the boat.
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Huntington
W. Va
Len Nichols
Chesapeake
Ohio
Nichols
West Virginia and Virginia Forecast Boosts Quiet Days
West Virginia shows fair skies on Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. Virginia follows with fair conditions and slightly warmer Thursday and Friday, keeping the overall pleasant trend.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Change of Venue Granted in Fidelity Gases Case
Defense moves for change of venue in Fidelity Gases case with petition signed by S. M. Smith E. W. Mollehan 4. Lee Harne and J. D. Hammann. Judge Maynard to be witness for state. motion and reasons presented for the venue change.
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Fidelity Gases
S. M. Smith
E. W. Mollehan
Lee Harne
J. D. Hammann
Change of venue ordered in Fidelity Bank cases
Trials set for June 16 in circuit court at Hinton after a change of venue. Both state and defense agreed to the move. Judge Maynard summoned as a witness for the state.
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Hinton
Maynard
Change of venue sought in Fidelity Bank cases
In Princeton criminal court the Fidelity Bank embezzlement indictments were moved after a venue petition. The defense and state agreed on a venue change, naming Mercer county as a source of prejudice, and the petition asked to move the cases to another county in West Virginia for a fair trial. Proceedings adjourned after lengthy discussion with no final county decided.
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Fidelity Bank
Massie
Princeton
M. Smith
the &tt@roneys
S. M. Smith
E. W. Mollehan
J. Lee Horne
A. D. Hammann
Criminal Court
Mercer County
West Virginia
Fidelity Banking and Trust Company
Bluefield
Time Has Come for Strike Ends Hatfield Says
Gov Hatfield declares the Paint and Cabin Creek strike must end. He has offered fair settlement terms and waits 24 hours for proposals from operators and miners. If no agreement emerges he will take action, warning against delaying further and naming possible consequences for obstruction.
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Charleston
W. Va
Mrs Flora Drummond Faces Court Action in London
Mrs Flora Drummond, a suffragette leader, was summoned to appear in court in London on Friday to answer charges of inciting crime and misdemeanor. The case centers on her protest activities and calls for women's suffrage.
Condition of the pope but little changed
Rome April 16 doctors’ bulletins say Pope Pius X’s condition is practically unchanged with a more optimistic tone in the evening report noting normal temperature and no recurrence of renal night fever. bronchial affection persists and albuminuria has reappeared prompting hot baths for kidney relief.
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Rome
Pius X
Amici
Vatican
Merry del Val
Marchiafava
Notable Conference Opens In Richmond On Rural Progress
The sixteenth annual Conference for Education in the South opened in Richmond Virginia on April 16 with broad representation from rural advance agencies. Governor Mann Mayor Ainslie and W T Danbey welcomed attendees, followed by replies from Gen Julian S Carr of North Carolina and other prominent visitors.
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Richmond
South
Conference For
Education In the
Mann
Ainslie
W. T. Danbey
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Rebels to Attack Guaymas War News From Ariz
After a forty eight hour conference 1 200 constitutionalists with all war equipment prepare for an attack on Guaymas Neco Ariz as tensions rise and military plans advance amid ongoing conflict reports indicate force mobilization and strategic maneuvering in the region.
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Guaymas
Neco
Ariz
Armies Move by Train Toward Cuaymas From Hermosillo
Including horses and eighty three prisoners under the command of General Obregon, left in four trains today for Hermosillo thence to attack Cuaymas.
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Obregon
Hermosillo
Cuaymas
Mexican rebels project June 15 return to power in Mexico
New Orleans reports vast gathering of Mexican military and political leaders marching toward Coahuila to back Governor Zaranza and Col Silvino Garcia as they predict a 70,000 strong army and a campaign against the capital. Garcia claims pacific residents face raids and killings under Huerta rule while constitutionalists demand Huerta and his cabinet resign and generals depart.
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New Orleans
Mexican Republic
Coahuila
Zaranza
Silvino M. Garcia
Rurales
Zapatistas
Karanza
Col. Garcia
Republic
Huerta
Geratio Aguerre
Mexican National Congress
Central Department
Karanzo
Felix Diaz
Mondragon
Blanquet
Governor Mann Slips Into Mild Appendicitis Illness
Richmond report says Governor William Hodges Mann is ill at the executive mansion with a mild form of appendicitis. Two doctors confirm the diagnosis but no surgery or hospital transfer is planned. The opening of the Conference for Education in the South and related mansion reception were canceled. physicians say he rests easily with no new developments.
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Richmond
William Hodges Mann
Conference For Education
South
International League Race Starts In 22nd Season
The International League opens its twenty second season with games set in Baltimore Newark Jersey City and Providence United Toronto meets Harry Smith's team at Newark while Jersey City hosts Buffalo Rochester opens in Baltimore and Montreal plays in Providence The league began as the Eastern league in 1892 and kept that name until last season
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Providence
R. 1
Baltimore
Newark
Jersey City
Toronto
Harry Smith
Buffalo
Rochester
Montreal
Red Cross and Indiana to aid flood relief effort
The American Red Cross and Indiana state government will fund flood relief and rehabilitation in Indiana. The Red Cross commits 80000 dollars and Governor Ralston adds 60000 dollars, per a conference with Ernest T. Bicknell.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Red Cross
Indiana
Ernest T. Bicknell
National Red Cross
Ralston
Red Cross
Moore ousted as Weather Bureau chief over grave irregularities
Washington April 16 Prof Willis L Moore chief of the weather bureau since 1895 was summarily removed by President Wilson after an inquiry found grave irregularities in his bid to become secretary of agriculture. Secretary Houston suspended Charles T Buros and ordered disciplinary actions against other weather bureau employees. Moore issued a statement denying coercion and asserting political attacks behind his removal.
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Washington
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Wilson
Moore
Department of Justice
Houston
Agricultural Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Public Service
White House
Congress
Fowler
Illinois
Harvey W. Wiley
Storm off Virginia Coast Moves Northeastward
The storm that has lingered over the middle Atlantic states lies off the Virginia coast and shifts northeastward. Rain is expected along the Atlantic coast while temperatures rise Thursday across the middle and Atlantic states.
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Virginia
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Atlantic
Middle
Atlantic States
Southeast Arkansas Flood Gasps Inundation After Levee Break
April 16 report from Memphis notes a large southeast Arkansas area flooded and many families homeless after the Laconia levee breached on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River. Levees near Modoc are weakening.
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Arkansas
Memphis
Mississippi River
Modoc
Strike Completes In Belgium District
La Louviere Belgium April 16 troops were busy tearing down anti military posters pasted up during the night. Each squad was surrounded by strikers who mocked them. The strike is nearly complete in this district.
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Belgium
la Louviere
Bankers Seek Bills To Halt Gossip And Fraud
Memphis Tennessee April 16 bankers at the Tennessee Bankers Association opening session appoint committees to draft bills for uniform ships bills of lading and protection against malicious gossip. They argue current bills allow fraud and note two recent runs on banks caused by false reports with no direct punishment.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bankers of Tennessee
The
Tennesse Bankers’ Association
Western Teachers Rally Opens Inland Empire Convention
Spokane Washington April 16 A large and enthusiastic turnout marked the opening of the fifteenth annual convention of the Inland Empire Teachers' Association. The three day meeting features United States Commissioner of Education Claxton and other educators of wide reputation.
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Spokane
Wash
Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
Eakers
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Johnson
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Mexico
Gov. Mann
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