Taft Plans Tariff Bill Amendments For 2 Percent Dividend Tax
Washington June 22 Taft to supervise a White House conference drafting a 2 percent tax on corporate net earnings. Wickersham Root Knox Aldrich Burrows Penrose Hale Cullom Lodge McCumber Smoot Flint Republican finance committee members discuss government control and publicity to prevent evasion. Banks fall under the levy with deductions for taxes paid on national bank circulation.
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Washington
White House
Oalacet Taft
Wickersham
Root
Knox
Aldrich
Burrows
Penrose
Hale
Cullom
Lodge
McCumber
Smoot
Flint
Finance Committee
Taft
Senate Deliberates Restoring Dingley Hides Duty
Senate finance panel considers amending the bill to remove hides from the free list and reimpose the 15 percent ad valorem duty. Senators Warren Carter defend protective policy and accuse free hide advocates of bad faith while Senator Page argues free hides aid leather workers and farmers.
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House
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Warren
Wyoming
Carter
Montana
Page
Vermont
Beef Trust
Elevator Takes Drop in Cincinnati Building
One man died and seven were injured when an elevator fell from the seventh floor of the Murdock building in Cincinnati. Four of the injured were seriously hurt as the cab plunged and the large upper structure broke loose, crashing onto the workers below. All victims were employees of the James Murdock Jr. company at Opera Place.
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Cincinnati
Murdock
James .Murdock
Thirty Thousand Bodies Recovered in Messina
Rome reports thirty thousand bodies recovered from the ruins of Messina after the earthquake.
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Rome
Messina
Raid Cincinnati Saloon Nets Two Suspected Black Handers
Post office inspectors and Cincinnati detectives raided a Sixth Street saloon in Ohio, arresting Vicenzo Arrego and Frank Spaidero on conspiracy charges tied to extortion efforts by the Black Hand. Ten others released with surveillance as witnesses expected. A separate Bellefontaine case notes a firebomb suspect sought by police, believed to be in Columbus.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Sixth Street
Atalans
Eral
Adler
Fatal shooting after quarrel over landlord’s wife in Steubenville
Meler Osman killed boarder Mike Demick and seriously wounded Mrs Osman then shot himself. The incident followed a dispute with neighbor Joseph Benitski over a cat. Demick was caressing Mrs Osman when Osman retrieved a shotgun and fired, killing Demick and injuring the wife. Osman later attempted suicide.
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Steubenville
Osman
Demick
Calhoun Jury Disagrees in Five Month San Francisco Trial
In San Francisco on June 21 Patrick Calhoun of United Railroads faced a jury split with ten jurors ready to acquit and two wanting conviction. After five months of proceedings the judge ordered release as both sides agreed. the case involved a bribe offer of 4000 to a supervisor for corporate privilege.
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San
Lawlor
Ohio State to Hold Commencement in Tent
Ohio State University to award diplomas to 354 graduates, the largest class in its history. Commencement at 10 a.m. tomorrow in a large tent on campus due to crowd size. Dr. Andrew Fleming West of Princeton will deliver the address.
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Ohio State University
Columbus
Andrew Fleming West
Princeton
Governor orders probe into agricultural board finances
Governor Harmon initiated a state audit of the agriculture board. Special examiner F. E. McKeen, bookkeeper in the state treasurer’s office, will review the board’s accounts back to 1904. The probe was kept quiet until McKeen presented credentials.
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Sende
Agricultural Board
Columbus
Harmon
State Board of Agriculture
F. E. McKeen
The
McKeen
Ten Die in Chicago Lake Shore Wreck at Porter County
Wreck on the Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend railroad in Porter county claims ten lives and injures forty. Motorman George A. Reed, killed, was said to have disobeyed orders to wait for the westbound car to pass at Wilson near Baileytown. The collision reduced both cars to wreckage.
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South Bend
Ind
H. A. Wallace
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Porter County
George A. Reed
Reed
Gary
Wilson
Baileytown
Passengers witness murder on steamer Omaha in St Louis
In St Louis on June 22, 42 passengers mostly women and children on the Omaha observed a fight between roustabouts J T Williams and Henry Townsend. Williams was killed and Townsend badly injured on the lower deck.
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St. Louis
Omaha
J. T. Williams
Henry
Townsend
Williams
Father Identifies New York Murder Victim Elsie Sigel
Paul Sigel, the father, confirmed the murdered girl found in Leon Ling’s room is his daughter Elsie Sigel. Relatives inspect clothing marked by a white-headed pin as Mabel Sigel corroborates the identification amid a private family funeral plan.
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New
Elsie Sigel
Franz Sigel
Reginald
Mabel Sigel
Elsie
Mr. Sigel
Mystery surrounds Elsie Sigel murder as leads fail
Police hold Chung Sih in Amsterdam after a sweep across cities yields little new. Schenectady reports an arrest believed to be innocent, while Elsie Sigel rests in Woodlawn Cemetery after a private funeral. Jealousy over Chu Gain's relationship with the victim centers theories on motive.
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New York
Elsie Sigel
Paul Sigel
Franz Sigel
Chung Sih
Amsterdam
N. Y
Schenectady
Leon Ling
William H. Leon
Woodlawn
Chu Gain
Dayton Celebrates Wright Brothers Homecoming
Dayton Ohio marks two day celebration honoring Wilbur and Orville Wright. Flying machines themed decorations abound as residents wear aeroplane tokens. Wright medals from Congress Ohio and Dayton are presented with speeches by General Allen Governor Harmon and Mayor Burkhardt.
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Wright Brothers
Dayton
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Congress
Ohio
Allen
Harmon
Burkhardt
Baseball Coaches and Their Theatrical Ways on the Field
The piece surveys top baseball coaches like Ed Latham Hugh Jennings and Joe Cantillon, contrasting their styles. It names AltRock Hickman Schaefer Griffith Marshall McGuire Clarke Chance and others, praising energy, wit, or restraint while noting impact on games.
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AtHe Litham
New’ York
Nationals
Latham
Hugh Jennings
Jennings
Joe Cantillon
Washington Americans
Cantillon
Diamond
Charlie Hickman
Hick
Washingtons
Hickman
Nick Altrock
Nick
Germany
Schaefer
Detroits
Altrock Clark Griffith
Cincinnati Nationals
Griff
Jim McGuire
Cleveland Americans
Dec Marshall
Brooklyn Nationals
Marshall
Bill Clarke
Baltimore
Frank Chance
Cubs
Fred Clarke
Pittsburgs
Ministers Hold Stormy Baptist Session in Chicago
In Chicago on June 22 Baptist ministers of the Chicago conference expelled Prof George Burnham Foster of the University of Chicago over his denial of Christ’s divinity. The meeting featured hisses and chaos as speakers clashed over Foster and related accusations. The uproar drew in Rev Johnst on Myers and Rev A H Harnley amid disputes over membership and motives.
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Chicago
George Burnham Foster
University of Chicago
Local
Baptista
Professor Foster
A. C. Dixon
D. D. McLatrin
Dixon
Baptist Church
New York
M. P. Boynton
Foster
Myers
Johnston Myers
Dr. Myers
Boynton
Grain Elevator Burns in Chicago Fire
A hay and grain elevator partly filled and owned by A. F. Walther was destroyed by fire in Chicago. The loss is estimated at 110000 dollars.
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Chicago
A. F. Walther
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Several Cities
The report lists cattle, calves, sheep and hog prices in Chicago East Buffalo Pittsburg Boston Cleveland and Toledo. Values cover steers cows bulls heifers and stockers plus produce like wheat corn oats rye and lard with city-specific ranges and notes on classes such as export cattle and heavy hogs.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Eixport
Pittsburg
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
Egg Breaker Bet Ends With Revolver Veto
A bet over breaking an egg with a barrel ends when one man uses a revolver to tap the egg in a tight corner. The editor of a sporting paper upholds the win for the second man, noting the bet did not specify the barrel type.
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Sporting Authority
New York Times
Origin of the Term Gringo in Mexican usage
Outing Magazine notes that Mexicans called all Americans gringos after mishearing a Bobby Burns song during the 1847 war. The term is described as disrespectful, akin to greaser, used by Mexicans for unfamiliar English speakers and later broadly applied to Americans.
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Mexico
Bobby Burns
Outing Magazine
Three Kinds of Cigars and Havana’s Curious Trade
Georg Augustus Sala explains three Havana cigar types. First, genuine Havans from Cuba. Second, cigars using local tobacco inside Cuba with Havana wrappers. Third, ready made cigars imported from Europe and exported via Havana for sale as Havanas.
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Georg Augustus Sala
Cub
Havana
Cuba
United States
Europe
Bremen
Switzerland
The Romance of Other Years Recalled by London Telegraph
The London Telegraph recalls The Romance of Other Years describing Lord St Orville’s deathlike swoon at Julia’s feet. It notes the novel’s 80 year past popularity and its celebrated prose style admired by cultural readers.
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Lord St. Orville
Julia
London
Telegraph
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Biss
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