Wool Schedule Dominates Congressional Caucus Debates
June 1 reports show House Ways Committee backing Underwood wool schedule to cut duties amid fierce caucus debate. Democrats weigh free raw wool against revenue goals as Bryan signals cautious stance and Senate vigilance on pending measures.
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Ways Committee of
House
Willam Jennings Bryan
Jerwood
Anderie Ways Ald
Jasce
Messure
Bryan
Senate
Sen
Democrats
Regu
Denrepublicans
Pring
Andera
Tollows
Koit
Uinister
Ambusson
Wilton
Plan Zwo Republics in Nicaragua
A plan to form two independent republics from Nicaragua proposes eastern and western provinces as separate states. Adolfo Diaz challenged as president, while Gen. Estrada reportedly heads toward port to seek provisional eastern leadership with Bluefields as capital.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Nicaragua
Liberal Party
Adolfo Diaz
Juan J. Estrada
Estrada
Bluefields
Former Venezuelan President Castro Located in Lisbon
Washington reports former Venezuelan president Cipranino Castro has been found in Lisbon. The State Department informed the Portuguese government that Castro should not be allowed to organize a filibustering expedition against Venezuela's current government.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cipranino Castro
Venezuela
Lisbon
State Department
American Charge Affaires
Castro
Diaz Sails for Europe From Vera Cruz
The Hamburg American line steamer Ypiranga carrying Porfirio Diaz and his party departed Vera Cruz at 4 am for Havre, France. The voyage to Europe will go via Havana and Diaz plans to make his home in Spain.
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Diaz
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Ypiranga
Porfirio Diaz
Havre
France
Europe
Havana
Spain
Prosecutions Sought Against Oil and Tobacco Officials
Senator Pomerene proposes concurrent resolution to authorize the attorney general to prosecute officials of Standard Oil, American Tobacco and their constituent companies under recent Supreme Court decisions. The measure awaits consideration as Pomerene speaks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
Senator Pomerene
Ohio
Supreme Court
Pomerene
Women strike compathigpers serenade non unions in Irwin crowd
In Irwin Pennsylvania on June 1 twelve wives and daughters of striking miners were returned to Greenburg county jail after serenading non union workers with kettles bells and bells. Two women carried infants. They had been released on bail after prior sentence for the same offense.
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Associated Press
Irwin
Union
Westmoreland City
Greenburg
Athens and Tellico Railroad to Join Louisville and Nashville
The Athens and Tellico railroad will merge with the Louisville and Nashville system effective July 1 and operate under the Knoxville division led by Superintendent R. C. Morrison. The 24 mile line from Athens to Tellico crosses the L&N main line eight miles east of Athens, with the L&N having invested about a quarter million dollars in improvements.
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Associated Press
Knoxville, Tenn
Athens and Tellico
Louisville and Nashville System
Knoxville
Supt
R. C. Morrison
D. Knoxville
Athens
Tellico
Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Government Loses Suit on Horse Feed Seizure
Federal Judge Thomas G. Jones dismissed the government’s case over a February 1909 seizure of a carload of prepared horse feed from East St. Louis. He ruled the product was not adulterated and the label not misleading, saying oat feed is a common term for the residue after usable grain is removed. The decision follows similar actions against feed seizures watched by officials and merchants.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Thomas G. Jones
East St. Louis, Ill
Stocks of Breadstuffs in Liverpool for June First
Liverpool reports stocks of breadstuffs and provisions including flour 13 000 sacks wheat 1 050 000 centals corn 649 000 centals bacon 12 200 boxes hams 1 600 boxes shoulders 2 800 boxes butter 1 300 ewts cheese 28 400 boxes lard 6 400 boxes lard 6 400 tierces prime western steam and 2 000 tons other kingls.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Prime Western Steam
Bond election urged for Charlotte water supply
A letter from Word H. Wood of the American Trust Co urges readers to support the Greater Charlotte Club stance on the July 4 bond issue. The piece stresses water scarcity, the need for adequate supply to prevent catastrophe, and calls voters to action as the city faces six inches of water deficit and sprinkling restrictions.
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Mr. Wood H. Wood
Pres. Keuster
Board of Aldermen
Keuster
Charlotte
Greater Charlotte Club
City of Charlotte
H. Wood
Sec
Treas
American Trust Co
Ex-Gov Haskell Improves in Muskogee
Doctors treating former Governor C N Haskell in Muskogee Oklahoma report his condition generally improved today. The June update notes he remains ill but shows signs of recovery and better overall health.
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Haskell
Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
C. N. Haskell
Market anxious on first report for cotton crop
New Orleans diary notes anticipation as the 11am release of government acreage and condition data from Washington set the tone. Traders expect roughly a 6 percent acreage rise and about 85 percent of normal condition, with bulls and bears split over specifics.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Washington
Mississippi
Second Chapter Of Cold Tragedy In Denver
In Denver on June 1 the second chapter of a tragedy unfolded as Harold F. Henwood's midnight barroom shooting wounded S. L. von Phul and two bystanders. Mining magnate George E. Copeland of Victor died from wounds, while Henwood pleads not guilty to murder. bail hearing set for June 23.
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Associated Press
Denver
Col
S. L. von Phul
St. Louis
Harold F. Henwood
George E. Copeland
Victor
Henwood
von Phul
Copeland
Wilson says no talk with Bryan on free wool plan
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey denies any conference or understanding with William Jennings Bryan on a free wool program. He is in Columbia to lay a Y M C A building cornerstone and address the South Carolina Press association. His father taught at Columbia Seminary and Wilson prepared for Princeton.
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Columbia
S. C
Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Wilson
South Carolina Press Association
Columbia Seminary
Princeton
Witnesses Testify as Steel Trust Hearing Opens
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, denies knowledge of any plan to form a world steel cartel. He testifies before the House committee on the steel trust, noting lack of cooperation from the Commerce and Labor Department and its Bureau of Corporations. Norman Ream Percival Roberts James Daley and W B Dickson attend as steel directorate members.
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Washington
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Comite Atlot
Gary
House
Steel Trust
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Stanley
Elbert H. Gray
Norman B. Ream
Percival Roberts
James Daley
W. B. Dickson
Steel Corporation
Mr. Gray
Fortress Saloma Explosion Shocks Managua Death Toll Rises
News from San Juan del Sur Nicaragua reports the Fortress on Tiscopa hill at Managua exploded yesterday afternoon at 3 p m. causing the death of 150 soldiers and destroying the fortress ammunition. The cause remains unknown as cable censorship is enforced from Managua.
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Saloma
Managua
Nicaragua
Associated Press
San Juan, del Sur
Tiscopa Hill
Financing railroads on a big scale
New York reports James J. Hill announced a $600 million Great Northern mortgage in St. Paul. The Great Northern sold $20 million 4 1/2% 50 year bonds to First National Bank of New York secured under the mortgage. Proceeds fund corporate purposes including extensions and improvements.
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Associated Press
New York
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway Company
Great Northern
First National Bank of New York
Bankers Trust Company, of
Garros Presses On In Paris Rome Turin Flight Effort
Roland Garros, delayed by a Pisa crash, starts at 10:30 from Pisa toward Rome with a new aeroplane. He flies along the Mediterranean coast and reaches Civita Vecchia then lands to refuel, aiming for Rome by 3 pm. Vidart restarts from Nice, heading for Pisa and Genoa, while Frey repairs in Pisa awaiting takeoff.
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Associated Press
Rome
Andre Beaumont
Turin
Roland Garros
Pisa
Garros
Mediterranean
Fulmine
Crosseto
Vidart
Nice
Genoa
Frey
Civita Vecchia
Virdart
Earthquake Hits St George Grenada In June 1 Shaking
A violent quake struck St George and nearby villages at 3 14 yesterday injuring several and destroying a number of houses. Local authorities report damage across the city as residents assess aftershocks and continue recovery efforts.
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St. George
Grenada
Mystery Bath Tub Murder Case May Be Solved Today
New York reports the inquest into a young woman found dead in a vacant East Side flat aims to confirm her real name. Coroner O Grady may identify her husband known as Hugh Allerton Sherman, with the chauffeur facing habeas corpus in supreme court. Witnesses include Mae Blake and female friends who may link Scheib to the alleged death by pneumonia.
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Associated Press
New York
East Side
O’gray
Springfield
Mass
Elizabeth
Harry Scheib
Supreme Court
O’grady
Scheib
Miss Mae Blake
Miss Blake
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