Sugar Trust Head predicts cheaper sugar with tariff cuts
Edwin F. Atkins of Boston head of the American Sugar Refining Company testified before the House sugar committee in Washington that lowering raw sugar tariffs would reduce the sugar bill for Americans but harm beet and cane producers. He declined to set a precise duty level, noting formal discussion was pending before the Ways and Means Committee.
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Nelson Buried Under Protests In Senate Display
In Washington on June 13 Senator Nelson of Minnesota was unseen at the Senate session as a crowd of protesters surrounded his desk with a wall of papers. He said the screen protected by a stick protest against Canadian reciprocity was signed by 30,000 Minnesota and Dakota farmers and presented later.
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Diminutive Pages Excused From Carrying Roll to VP Desk
The report notes a roll of paper being transported to the Vice President's desk carried by two men, while the small pages accompanying it were excused from the task.
Congressional Record at $1 per year proposed for postmasters
Representative Taylor of Colorado introduces a bill in the House to make every postmaster a subscription agent for a daily Congressional Record at $1 a year under the belief that 1,000,000 people would subscribe. Next Sunday’s Sun Post Magazine teases a Torchy story in the $10,000 contest and features by Mary Shaw and Clifford Harmon with a chapter from Mrs. Jacques Futrelle's serial.
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Rain postpones third international match as English players depart
Continued rain forces an indefinite postponement of the third international match in New York. The English players are regarded as having ended their visit, with only one or two possibly remaining briefly to aid a mixed team with American players.
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