Taft Signs Payne Tariff Bill Amid Senate Stir
President Taft signs the Payne tariff bill after a day of Senate and House action. Western Senators secure leather duty reductions while Florida's Pineapple paragraph prompts playful exchanges. Adjournment follows as Congress ends its extraordinary session with a weathered farewell from Vice-President Sherman.
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Taft defends Payne tariff as downward revision
President Taft defends signing the Payne tariff bill as a substantial downward revision that lowers many rates while preserving protections. He notes real decreases across many schedules, limits increases on luxuries, and praises the Philippine tariff section and the administration provisions for uniform enforcement and data gathering.
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Cannon Drops Gardner Out In House Committee Shakeup
Washington Aug 5 Speaker Cannon carried out threats to discipline insurgents who held key committee posts. Gardner of Massachusetts Fowler of New Jersey and Cooper of Wisconsin were affected Weeks takes chair of post offices and post roads Vreeland New York heads banking and currency Rodenberg Illinois chairs industrial arts and expositions Olmstead Pennsylvania replaces Cooper Davidson retained at railways and canals Mann Illinois becomes chair of interstate and foreign commerce Gardner New Jersey drops from post offices and post roads chair Weeks Mass gains post offices post roads chair"
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Congressional Committee Chairmanships Apportioned Across Parties
The Congress announces new chairmanships with Democrats maintaining most existing appointments. Perkins leads foreign affairs. Burke heads Indian affairs. Cooper takes printing. Prince chairs claims. Miller shifts to election committees. New chairships include Elections, Levees, Education, Relief on multiple departments, plus several New England selections and territory assignments.
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Taft to Reach Beverly Tomorrow
President Taft will arrive in Beverly tomorrow as furniture from Washington offices is used for his temporary suite. Messenger Hall from Oyster Bay, age 50, leads the office staff for the six week visit. Helen Taft lunches at Ipswich with Boston friends before returning home.
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Ships Race to Port as New Tariff Takes Effect
The new tariff, operative at midnight, sparked heavy activity on the waterfront. Four steamers—Saxonia, Cambrian, Caledonian, and Buffalo—docked as collectors extended hours to process old-rate cargoes, with duties on wool, wines, and liquors rising and warehouse stocks swelling.
Pittsburg Hit Hard by Storm
A fierce thunderstorm struck Pittsburg Penn August 5 causing demolished conservatories at Frick and Heinze properties, flooded streets, washed away bridges and suspended electric service. St Peter's and St Paul's Church were struck and interior ruined.
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White House Dinner Celebrates Tariff Bill Passage
President Taft hosted a bipartisan dinner in the White House state dining room to mark the tariff bill’s enactment. Democrats and opponents joined the celebration, with Taft calling the bill a step toward downward revision and honoring those who helped pass it. A planned outdoor terrace meal was moved indoors due to rain.
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Ships miss tariff deadline as New York brims with cargo losses
Nearly 20 trans Atlantic steamships competing to reach New York before the tariff law took effect failed to win the race at 4 30 this afternoon. Importers with goods aboard face losses estimated between 100000 and 200000 dollars. The Hamburg America liner Pennsylvania carrying wines and merchandise due for 20000 dollars in extra duties fell just short of port by about 50 miles. The four business days total at the customs house will exceed 4 million dollars in receipts.
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Showery Weather Dampens Sports Fans and Crops
Rain swept New England with two inches falling since Wednesday night causing crop stress. The forecast calls for showers and warmer weather Friday with no fair spell expected until Saturday. Temperatures ranged from 61 to 84 across cities as crops and vegetables suffered from persistent drought.
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Boy Drivers Narrowly Escape as Runaway Team Bolts
Charles Travis eight of 64 Vine Street Cambridge and David Philbrook fifteen of 14% First Street Cambridge barely escaped serious injury when a two horse hitch driven by Philbrook owned by Frost Forwarding and Transportation Company bolted on Bridge Street Cambridge. Travis was thrown and received a gash. Philbrook controlled the reins and turned the horses toward the curb at Lechmere Square. The truck overturned but Philbrook escaped with a severe shaking up.
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