Tariff bill to be voted on July 21
Washington July 12 The House adopted a rule setting a final vote on the tariff bill for July 21 and limiting floor amendments to hides oil cotton asphalt and dyes The rule passed 222 to 100 with five Wisconsin Republicans opposing and three Louisiana Democrats voting for the rule Republicans said the bill would pass by a similar margin Democrats argued the rule erodes House powers to the Ways and Means Committee
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House
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Ways and Means Committee
Garrett
Tennessee
Dr Williams Pink Pills Advocated For Rheumatism Cure
An advertisement argues rheumatism causes blood poisoning and that building up the blood helps. It cites Dr Williams Pink Pills as a treatment and offers a free book “Building Up the Blood” from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY. Pills sold by druggists at sixty cents a box.
Lawmakers Clash Over Gag Rule and Oil Duties
Representative Bourke Cochran denounced the gag rule, saying the House has sunk to contempt and is not seen as a serious body. Republicans defended the rule as broad and liberal for a special purpose. Discussion centered on a presidential letter about oil duties and a possible proviso for reciprocal agreements.
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Bourke Cochran
New York
Fordney
Heading
House
Holland’s Rep Arrives for Pilgrim Tercentenary in Plymouth
Dr. Albert Eckhof professor of church history at the University of Leyden arrived in Boston after noon from New York and registered at the Copley Plaza. He is Holland’s official representative to the Pilgrim Tercentenary, delegate of the Leyden Pilgrim Fathers Society, and authority on Pilgrim history. He published Three Unknown Documents Concerning the Pilgrim Fathers in Holland last year and discovered the only autograph of John Robinson and the original will of Bridget White.
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Albert Eckhof
University of Leyden
Holland
Plymouth
Boston
New York
Copley Plaza
John Robinson
Bridget White
Man Held in Bail for Grand Jury
Habbib N. Barbhout of the South End waives examination on a serious charge involving a 10 year old Hudson Street boy Abdo Shamshig. In Municipal Court before Judge Creed he is ordered held in 2000 dollars bail for the grand jury.
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Habbib N. Barbhout
South End
Abdo Shamshig
Hudson Street
Creed
Railroad Express Cuts Wages by Six Cents an Hour
The Railroad Labor Board ordered a six cent per hour wage reduction for American Railway Express Company workers, effective August 1. The move cuts annual labor costs by about eight million dollars. no rate reductions are planned. The firm employs 70 000 to 75 000 workers and had sought restoration of pre 1920 wage levels after a $30 million award. Hearings were held in June.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board Today
American Railway Express Company
Express
Express Company
Labor Board
Federal Railroad Administration
State in Court Over Priority Bank Claims
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court must decide if the Commonwealth holds priority over other depositors for about 700000 in funds held by Prudential Hanover and Cosmopolitan Trust Companies. Judge De Courcy heard the case brought by State Treasurer James Jackson against Bank Commissioner Joseph C. Allen. Facts are to be agreed, then the full court will consider. The bank commissioner reportedly opposes the state's claim.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Prudential
Hanover
Cosmopolitan Trust
de Courcy
James Jackson
Joseph C. Allen
Newton Police Chief Collapses in July Heat
Newton Police Chief Frederick M. Mitchell convalesces at his Auburndale home after a collapse at Newton Centre playground on July 4. Doctors attribute the illness to excessive heat and he was rushed by auto to Newton Hospital.
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Frederick M. Mitchell
Auburndale
Newton Centre
Newton Hospital
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