Taft's Aid Sought to Quell Tariff Fight in Congress
Washington March 31 reports say President Taft was asked by Speaker Cannon and Leaders Payne and Dalzell to use his influence to discipline insurgent Republicans opposing the Payne tariff bill. Senate support for maximum and minimum clauses is noted, with expected votes by April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Tarife
Washington
House of Representatives
Payne Bult
White House
Cannon
Payne
Dalzell
Tait
House
Lune
Senate
Tai
Ways and Means
Dwight
New York
Representative Dalzell
Representative Tawney
Minnesota
Representative Smith
Iowa
Midh
Priest McMahon Files Bankruptcy Amid Kieran Ties
The Rev. William McMahon pastor of St Bridget's Catholic Church and editor of The Catholic Universe filed for voluntary bankruptcy in Cleveland. Total liabilities exceed 1.15 million dollars with assets around 75 thousand. secured claims near 947 thousand and notes signed with Fidelity Funding and Kieran enterprises cited. Church property not implicated. priest’s liability tied to notes and board connections in New York, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William McMahon
St.Bridget’s Catholic Church
The
Catholic Universe
United States Court Today
Father McMahon
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
P. J. Kieran
New York, Pittsburg
Carnegie Trust Company
Guardian Title and Trust Company
Pittsburg
Society For Savings
Third National Bank of Buffalo
Boston
Syracuse
Buffalo
Kieran
J. W. Sutphen
St. Bridget's
Kieran Enterprises
Father MecMahon
Reliance
Lite Insurance Company
Lity Eucarkiite Company
Fidelity Insurance Company
Huclid Avenue Trust Company
Fidelity Funding Company
Noted French bulldog Marschel Ney Ir dies at $10000 value
Chicago report says Marschel Ney Ir a French bulldog owned by Lincoln Bartlett of Chicago died after swallowing corks while playing with children. The dog valued at $10000 died of acute peritonitis despite efforts by three doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Kennel Club
Marschel Ney Ir
Lincoln Bartlett
Cuban Flag Replaces U S Banner at Camp Columbia in Cuba
In Havana on March 31 the Cuban flag replaced the U S banner at Camp Columbia marking the end of American control. Major General Barry oversaw the lowering of the colors as Cuban troops raised theirs amid bands and salutes. About 873 people sail to Newport News aboard Sumner and McClellan with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Camp Columbia
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Thomas H. Barry
Bayard Sneed
Twenty-seventh
Fanty
Sumner
McClellan
Pitcher
Newport News
Barry
Tampa
Mascotte
Rebellion by Temosachic Indians in Chihuahua Tops Taxes Clash
El Paso March 31 The Temosachic Indians rise against tax seizures and property confiscation in Chihuahua killing officials and cutting telegraph wires. Troops dispatched from Chihuahua quell unrest as local ranchers feared as sharpshooters. The San Andres area sees intensified fighting with past battles recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
San Andreas
Casacacae
el Correo
San Adres
Murga
Barra- Payee Bauer 3
Tharte
Poveenthett
Crazy Snake Surrender Expected In Tiger Mountains
Reports confirm Chitti Harjo hides in a secluded Tiger mountains gulch about six miles from Pierce Oklahoma. Colonel Hoffman and militia patrols scour the hills while Crazy Snake's kin surrender, signaling possible negotiation and capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush Hill
Hoffman
Red Man
Crazy Snake
Hickory
Checotah
Tiger Mountains
Tax levy for county schools rejected test case planned
At Hopkinsville Kentucky the fiscal court on March 2 refused the education tax levy of ten thousand dollars for next year. County Attorney Duffy argues the law is unconstitutional to test its validity statewide. The ruling could impact school funding across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
County Board of Education
Duffy
Balfour Calls for Four More Dreadnoughts Now
In London at the Guild Hall a large meeting urged immediate naval expansion. Sir James Forbes declared Britain must be superior to Germany, and A J Balfour pressed for four extra Dreadnoughts this year, with eight ships in 1910, citing rising U S and German naval spends. The crowd backed the plan by acclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Guild Hall
London Chamber of Commerce
James
Forrest Ier
Britain
Baldeal
Germany
A. J. Balfour
Great Britain
Mr. Balfour
United States
Divorce Sought by C A Dessauer in Common Pleas
Charles A. Dessauer filed for divorce from Camille Woellner Dessauer in the common pleas court. He cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty toward him and their 3 year old daughter Charlotte Dolores, and a restraining order was issued to keep the wife from interfering with custody pending the hearing. attorney John C. Hermann represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Dessauer
Common Pleas Court
Dessauer
Camille Woellner
Frank Woellner
Linn’ Street
Charlotte Dolores Dessauer
Gorman
Lawyer claims jurors influenced in Watson case
Hopkinsville Kentucky March 31 A new trial request for Arthur Wilson, the defendant convicted of criminal assault on Mrs John T Watson a white woman and sentenced to death, cites sensational claims by attorney L Younts. He says outside men signaled jurors by mimicking a broken neck while the jury discussed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Amt
Hopkinsville
Arthur Wilson
John T. Watson
L. Younts
Bird's Point Town Wiped Out by Fire After Floods
Cairo March 31. Bird's Point Missouri, once nearly destroyed by the Mississippi river bank cut, was swept from the map today by a major fire. The blaze destroyed the hotel several stores and many dwellings in the vanished town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ill
Bird's Point
Independent Tobacco Buyers to Meet in Cincinnati
Cincinnati tobacco factory owners are summoned by United States Tobacco company president Hugh Campbell to a meeting at the Linton hotel in Cincinnati on Tuesday morning April 6 at 10 oclock. The letter notes Kentucky conditions and a need for united action among independent manufacturers and Burley buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States Tobacco Company
Linton Hotel
Kentucky
Hugh Campbell
Richmond
Burley Tobacco Society
United
Independent Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association
Police foil Hebel plot in St Petersburg uprising bid
St Petersburg police dismantle a planned Caucasus uprising after arresting seventy men including several army officers. They seized military rifles and thousands of cartridges and found signed documents detailing the movement in the Nevski prospect center raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Caucasus
Nevski Prospect
Death Blow for County Option in Wisconsin Senate
Madison Wis March 31 County option in Wisconsin died in the senate today after a lengthy debate. The measure was defeated by a 17 to 11 vote in the upper house, ending its bid to broaden county control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Envoy of Frange Demands Apology in Constantinople
In a tense note, France and Turkey face a serious crisis as the French ambassador J A E Constans demands apology from Hilmi Pasha and his cabinet, accusing them of threats to leave the country if a resignation and retraction are not issued. The note follows a circular by the committee of union and progress accusing Kiamil Pasha and his son Said Pasha of bribery linked to the Heraclea concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
France
Turkey
Committee of Union and Progress
Four men entombed after West Virginia mine blast
Echo mine of Beury Coal and Coke in Beury Fayette county explodes at 2 o clock. Four men trapped a near mile from the mouth. three rescued with minor injuries. Those entombed are Sam Melhorn Charles Jones and Anly Sydenstricker all married. Injured men are George Lynch and Orvill Lynch. Authorities fear fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Beury Coal and Coke Company
Beury
Fayette County
Sam Melhorn
Charles Jones
Anly Sydenstricker
George Lynch
Orvill Lynch
Fire destroys Fort Leavenworth prison stockade
A major fire at Fort Leavenworth in Leavenworth Kansas destroyed the tailor shop and several outbuildings with 750 prisoners confined in the stockade. Soldiers and the Thirteenth Infantry under Colonel R H Longborough fought the blaze. prisoners were evacuated and guarded, with no fatalities among inmates. The fire left the main buildings and records damaged while sick prisoners were moved to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Leavenworth
Thirteenth Infantry
R. H. RB. Longborough
Fort Leavenworth
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Cording
Fidelity Fund
Ing Company
Cleveland Banks
Church
Bulldog
San Andres
Chitti Harjo
Choctaw
Eastman Jones
Chicago Daily News
Balfour
Dvorge
C. A Dessauer
CALL
Hudoan
Hebel
Frisco
Union Pacific
Utah
Springfield
Sst. Louis
Oklahoma
Ritchey
Lillie
Miller
Macon
Peter L
Sslana Tinait
Mary Agme
Fred Richard
Marshfield
W. L. Young
Washburn
J. N. Parham
Montpelier
Ind
Maggie Bechtel
Bechtel
Windsor
Charles Bradford
St. Louis
Frange
Bourbon
Stroyed
Oberlin
M. Carter
Kan
API
Fort Ye
Stockade
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