Taft Canadian reciprocity clash sparks standpat revolt
In Columbus a House member Wilbur of Union county a farmer and stock raiser urged congress to defeat Tafts reciprocity treaty arguing it would flood US markets with Canadian grain and hurt American farmers. The opposition centers on Speaker Cannon and Senator Hale with a fierce partisan split developing in Congress.
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Commercial Tribune
Harrison
Columbus
Taft
House
Willbur
Union County
Congress
United States
Buillins
Jan
Speaker Cannon
Hale
Senate
Cannon
Méalis
J A D M'Curdy Makes Remarkable Over-Water Flight
J A D M'Curdy undertakes a remarkable over-water flight, drawing attention to his daring aviation feat and its nautical and exploratory implications.
McCurdy's near Havana flight ends with sea landing
J A D McCurdy, the Canadian born American aviator, set a near hundred mile over water record from Key West toward Havana before engine trouble forced a plunge into the sea. He was rescued by the torpedo boat destroyer Terry and later hoisted aboard the Paulding. The squadron reached Havana where he flew a display at Camp Columbia before crowds.
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Key West
Fla
J. A. D. McCurdy
Havana
Terry
McCurdy
Florida Straits
Morrow Castle
Columbia
Paulding
Pauldling
Harvey
Gomez
Camp Columbia
Conference on the Senatorships in Albany Fractious Deadlock
The Democratic organization backing William Sheehan held a peace conference with insurgents in Albany on January 30 but made no real progress on the deadlock for the U S Senate seat. Franklin D Roosevelt and Charles F Murphy discussed the situation, seen as a hopeful sign. The eleventh joint ballot showed no change with forty three absentees. leaders expect full attendance tomorrow.
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Albany
N. Y
William Sheehan
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Will Test Right to Disfranchise Voters
Formal appeal will seek high court action to review Judge A Z Air's authority to disfranchise Adams County voters who admitted selling votes. Portsmouth lawyer Blair and former state senator Patterson met with Attorney General Hogan about an amicable suit to resolve the issue in court.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
Adams County
A. Zair
Blair
Portsmouth
L. Patterson
Waverly
Hogan
Detectives pursue Smith alibi in murder inquiry
Detectives test Oliver Py Smith held at police HQ on possible time to travel from Aurora Indiana to Cincinnati and back to Wrights Corners Indiana before 11 am, while coroner inquest continues. Witnesses from Addyston and Sunman corroborate or doubt the suspect amid tense exchanges.
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Oliver Py Smith
Simnler
Plum Street
Cincinnati
Aurora
Ind
Wright’s Corners
Smith
Jackson
Coe
Marshal Hogan Hess
Addyston
Indiana
Chief Jackson
Sunman
Mary Wells
Pearl von Gundy
Commercial Tribune
Hunt
Bell
Manchester
Deposits Drop Across Nation After New York Drain
United States national banks report a $191,566,488 drop in individual deposits from Nov 10 to Jan 7, with New York City banks alone losing over $1.5 billion from the national total. Officials cite possible dividend timing, or shoring up New York state banks after Robin failure, while noting the regional variance and sustained reserves.
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Washington
United States
New York City
Treasury
New York State
New York
Chicago
Western and Pacific States
New England
Taft praises McKinley reciprocity policy at Ohio banquet
President Taft recalls McKinley’s last reciprocity remarks and urges Canada trade ties. He notes McKinley’s shift from protection to tariff reductions through reciprocity to expand U S commerce. Speakers include Justice Day Knox Wilson Fairbanks and Senator Dick of Ohio.
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Washington
Dan
McKinley
Buffalo
Taft
Ohio Society
Ohio
Taftin
Spain
Philippines
Porto Rico
Arcade Music War Sparks $76,000 Blaze in City District
A major fire started in the Greene Music Publishing company offices on the fourth floor of the Emery Building in the Arcade area between Fourth and Fifth streets at 2 45 am. Loss is pegged around 76000 with most damage from water and smoke. insurance coverage largely intact. Firemen confined flames to Race street side and restrained spread amid the crowd.
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Greene Music, Publishing Company
Race Street
Emery
Greene Music Publishing Company
Joseph Krohlage
Joseph Krohlage Music Company; J. ,T. Kaiser
Emery Estate
P. Eshman
John Eckel
Wagenhlander
Jerry Carey
Emery Wall Paper
Gatland
New York
Company
Cappell
Wiliam Gastrich
Clifton ‘Avenue
Gastrich
Rems
Arcade
Tom
Emery Hotel
John Grimes
Orne
Grimes
California House Pass Bill Unchanged Opposition Tariff Fight
Campbell represents opposition leaders in tariff clash as two party factors influence the vote. Karreni is noted among critics in the scene.
Fire sweeps Mercantile Library chimney causing alarm
Flames roared from a chimney flue in the Mercantile Library building at midnight as the blaze reflected on the First National Bank windows. Passersby raised an alarm and guests at the Bismarck cafe watched fire apparatus arrive before the door. Marshal Bunker ordered the flue shut off for cleaning.
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Mercantile Library
First National Bank
Bismarck
Marshal Bunker
Akron Starts Fight Against Loan Sharks
Akron joins a state wide crusade against loan sharks as the Chamber of Commerce plans a Friday night meeting. Hugh Cavanaugh of the National Federation of Remedial Loan Associations will discuss tactics and show progress from The Commercial Tribune crusade, including effects on incomes of sharks in Cincinnati.
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AKRON
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Cavanaugh
National Federation of Remedial Loan Associations
Cavanaugh
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Taft tariff board bill passes House by 186 to 93
The House approved a permanent five member tariff board by a 186 to 93 vote after seven hours of debate. Democrats split, Champ Clark supported the measure while most party members opposed amendments. The bill, creating the new board, will have bipartisan appointments and six year terms.
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Taft
Champ Clark
Barnhardt
Indiana
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Nevada
Rooher
Missouri
Borland
Brantley
Georgia
Burleson
Pexaa
Burns
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Cox
Ohio
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Gallagher
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Actpal
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Payne
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