Senate Postpones Income Tax Debate on Wool Schedule
Washington reports the Senate postponed further consideration of the income tax until June 18 after a dispute over alleged influence on the tariff bill. The wool schedule faced a decisive 59 to 8 vote against recommitting, with Progressive Republicans backing the motion. Senator LaFollette urged amendments to the wool schedule amid a heated, personality rich debate.
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Washington
Senate
Ean
Aldrich
Bailey
Committee On Finance
Cummins
LaFollette
Senate Advances On Free List And Diamond Duties
The Senate debated amendments to the finance committee. The vote was 44 against to 32 for. The night session progressed with free list consideration. The duty on cut diamonds and other precious stones rose 15 percent ad valorem and 5 percent ad valorem on uncut diamonds. Hides and refined petroleum were not disposed of.
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Cummins
Finance Committee
Senate
Woman Dies of Burns By Pipe in Biddeford
Mrs. Mary G. Libby aged 84 died after suffering burns at the home of Mrs. Albert Dow on Buzzell road. Her clothing caught fire from a match of the pipe she smoked. Dow and Libby’s son wrapped her in bedding and rugs to extinguish the flames after screams alerted Dow.
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Biddeford
Mary G. Libby
Albert Dow
Buzzell Road
Touchard to meet Pell for the cup in New England final
Touchard of New York defeated Professor Perry of Williams in the New England championship final in Hartford Connecticut. He earned the right to challenge T R Pell, the current cup holder, tomorrow after a tight fifth set. Perry initially led in the fourth set but Touchard prevailed in the decisive fifth.
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Hartford
Conn
Professor Perry
Williams
Touchard
New York
T. R. Pell
Perry
O Connell Praised in Rome at American College Jubilee
Archbishop William H. O Connell of Boston earned praise at a Rome banquet marking the American College golden jubilee. He spoke fluent Italian while others spoke English, impressing cardinals and papal entourage and prompting talk that he may be named the next American cardinal.
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Rome
William H. O'Connell
Boston
American College
America
O'Connell
Sophomore Crew Wins Carnegie Trophy Race Title
Princeton sophomores win the annual interclass eight oared race for the Carnegie trophy in Princeton New Jersey. The juniors take second, freshmen third and seniors fourth as the winning crew completes one mile seven eighths in 10 minutes 52 and three fifth seconds.
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Princeton
N. J
City Officials Face Fines for Overstepping Budgets
The mayor warns that department heads exceeding appropriations under Hibbard's administration may be jailed up to a year or fined up to 1000 dollars, or both. The new city charter penalty for such overages went unnoticed by City Hall.
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Hibbard
Draper
Boston Charter Provisions Set to Take Effect in 30 Days
The article outlines new city controls in Boston including oath on city bills within 80 days, auditor power to inspect and revise claims, and mandatory disclosure of mayoral contingent expenses. It notes salary hikes straining appropriations and introduces a Finance Commission with a $5000 chairman salary and $25,000 annual expenses, plus a City Record to publish contracts over $1000 and salary increases.
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City Hall
Mitchell
Boston
Hibbard
Draper
Permanent Finance Commission
Departure of Leighton Marshall Leaves Family in Need
LEAVES FAMILY AND SHORTAGE Haverhill June 11 The departure from this city of Leighton Marshall has left his wife and children in poor circumstances. The wife works as a seamstress to support the family. He is charged with being $150 short in his accounts with the top lift factory of Thomas M. Cooke. He is said to have overdrawn advance money for the workmen and carried the accounts on the books. Marshall was seen in Boston shortly after his departure and friends believe he headed to the Northwest.
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Haverhill
Leighton Marshall
Marshall
Thomas M. Cooke
Boston
Cedar Furniture Sale Snapshot
A Cedar Conversation Settee priced at 11.00 and a Cedar Settle four feet long listed. Also a GD RACK item with sarinino priced at 9.50 and a Cedar Plant Vase shown at 7.00.
Young Cambridgeport Girl Dies From Burns
Seventeen year old Alice Shipple of 848 Main Street Cambridgeport lies in a dying condition at Cambridge Relief Hospital from burns suffered while preparing breakfast. Her garments caught fire from a burning scrap of paper that fell from the fire. Her mother and sister tried to smother the flames with rugs and coats. Mrs Webster aided by wrapping blankets around her, and the flames were finally extinguished.
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Alice Shipple
Main Street
Cambridgeport
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Miss Shipple
Meeting Postponed for NEAAU July Fourth Regatta
A meeting at the Union Boat Clubhouse to plan the annual Charles River regatta under the NEAAU was postponed to Monday, June 14.
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Union Boat Clubhouse
The
Charles
Bank Receiver Sought After Kingstown Savings Bank Closure
Providence June 11. Bank Commissioner Goodwin to apply tomorrow in court to place Kingstown Savings Bank under a temporary receiver after the bank was closed today due to a sharp drop in securities values following the failure of E. H. Gay & Co. of Boston.
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Providence
R. I
William P. Goodwin
Kingstown Savings Bank of
Kingstown
E. H. Gay & Co
Boston
Fall of Pole Kills Lineman at Amesbury
Amesbury June 11 John Cjoubert worker for the Amesbury Electric Light Company was severely shocked while servicing an electric pole and fell, dying shortly after. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Amesbury
John Cjoubert
Amesbury Electric Light Company
Cjoubert
Woman Sues for 50000 Over Alleged Medical Malpractice
Miss Helen Frances Croke of Cambridge filed an attachment for 50000 at East Cambridge registry of deeds against Dr. Allan Mott Ring proprietor of Ring's Sanitarium in Arlington. She alleges neglect during an appendicitis operation caused ongoing mental and physical suffering.
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Helen Frances Croke
Mellen Street
Cambridge
Registry of Deeds
East Cambridge
Allan Mott Ring
Ring
Arlington
Miss Croke
Bug Brown Elected Captain of Andover Baseball
Bug Brown of Brookline was unanimously elected to lead the Andover baseball team for next season. The 19 year old player, 6 feet 1 inch tall and 168 pounds, will attend Yale after two seasons with Andover and a renowned Brookline High School career. His election is popular with the student body.
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Andover
Bug Brown
Brookline
Brown
Yale
Reincarnation at the New Hampshire Farm
Uncle Jerry Carleton pursues Theosophical ideas and reincarnation haunting his farm animals. His wife Hannah fears the planned sale of a prized brindle cow named Susan Ricker, after years of hardship and study. The story continues tomorrow.
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Jerry Carleton
Susan Ricker
Hannah
Alluz
Hannah Carleton
Jerry
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