Doctored Whisky Seizure Stamp Ruling Shocks Dealers
Washington June 16 Acting Commissioner Williams orders seizure of distillers packages if tests show substitution of neutral spirits for aged whisky in government stamped containers. Atlantic City meeting condemns saloon dives and preacher politicians as liquor dealers seek reform amid prohibition pressure.
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Williams
Internal Revenue Bureau
Atlantic City
N. J
Morris Westheimer
National Association of Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Rockefeller declines to interfere with university
Chicago reports that John D. Rockefeller will not dismiss University of Chicago professor George Burman Foster. In a letter to a Chicago minister Rockefeller’s secretary says the oil magnate will leave university decisions to the trustees and will not intervene over Foster’s Unitarian pulpit statements.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
George Burman Foster
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
Foster
Mr. Rockefeller
Elkins Daughter Not Meeting Duke Amid Heat
Senator Elkins says his daughter Katherine will not meet the Duke of Abruzzi. He explains she has a heart condition worsened by heat and will travel to cooler zones in Europe with her mother when temperatures rise. They may start with a brief West Virginia visit before the journey.
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Washington
Elkins
Katherine
Europe
Duke of
Abruzzi
West Virginia
Farmers at Work Carry Firearms in Missouri County
FARMERS AT WORK NEAR COWGILL Fifteen miles south of Taitsville Missouri carry rifles slung over shoulders after the murder of Clyde Hatfield a young farmer killed by a bush by night. The community feels danger and many houses in the district are supplied with firearms for protection.
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Cowgill
Taitsville
Clyde Hatfield
Tsville
Daughter of Explorer Joins Stock Company
Miss Rita Wellman daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Wellman Washington ran away three weeks ago to go on the stage. In Philadelphia she got a small theater part for a week. Her mother arrived to search but the girl had left the city.
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Philadelphia
Walter Wellman
Washington
Ocean Recedes Two Feet In Quake at Marseilles
Paris reports indicate minor earthquakes today affecting Toulon and Marseilles. In Marseilles harbor the water receded about two feet then returned to normal levels after several hours.
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Marseilles
Paris
Toulon
Calhoun Lawyer Claims Error in Bribery Case
San Francisco June 16 Patrick Calhoun’s defense contends a fatal error taints the bribery indictment. Attorney Moore argues the state failed to prove Gallagher offered a bribe before payment, branding key witnesses as perjurers and denouncing Helms and Korngold as unreliable detectives in a case unfolding before the jury.
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San Francisco
Cali
Patrick
Nicholas
Moore
Keystone Republicans Laud Taft In Platform
Harrisburg June 16 The Republican state convention nominated Auditor Arthur B. H. Sisson of Erie State Treasurer Jeremiah A. Stober of Lancaster Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Judge Robert Von Moschzisker of Philadelphia The platform praises tariff revision and Taft's administration noting trust in republican leadership and national prosperity The ticket carried two year terms for the treasurer and auditor and twenty one years for the supreme court justice
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Arthur BH. Sisson
Erie
Jeremiah A. Stober
Lancaster
Supreme Court
Robert von Moschzisker
The
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
United States
Penrose
von Moschzisker
Charles E. Rice
State Superior Court
Oliver
Golden Rule policing debate at chiefs meeting sparks division
At the Buffalo police chiefs conference Chief Fred Kohler of Cleveland urged a “golden rule” system where officers act as magistrates for minor offenses to cut arrests. The proposal, aimed at reducing court stigmas and second arrests, triggered two hours of heated discussion before its sponsor withdrew the resolution for harmony.
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Fred Kohler
Cleveland
Kohler
Atsele
Servants Describe Mrs Gould in Court Abuse and Intoxication
In a New York case, servants testified about Katherine Clemmons Gould's drunken behavior, insults to staff, and dangerous conduct at Castle Gould and Blue Gap farm. Witnesses described occasions of intoxication, disarray, and conflicts with her husband, with details of a manager and a clock incident.
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Howerd Gould
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Justice Dowling
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Castle Gould
Gardner
Herbert Trotter
Tony
Mr. Shearn
Taft Seeks Constitutional Amendment for Income Tax
President Taft proposes a two percent tax on corporate net income and an amendment to the constitution to allow a national income tax without apportionment. He argues the power is indispensable in crises and urges two thirds approval in Congress, noting past Supreme Court limits.
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Taft
Congress
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House of Repre
Supreme Court
United States
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Otherta
Brown
Pope Jokes With American Guests At Audience
In Rome Archbishop Farley of New York and Bishops Hoban Burke and Burke were privately received by the pope. The holy father joked about Farley pitching the first ball at Castle Gandolfe and spoke of $1,400,000 raised for Messina relief. He urged Farley to visit again and greeted his delegation.
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Farley
New York
Michael J. Hoban
Scranton
Maurice F. Burke
St. Joseph
American College
Castle Gandolfe
Mgr. Kennedy
Vatican
Naples
J. W. Lewis
D. J. McMackin
T. Lynch
W. O’brien
Merry del Val
Society Woman Joins Husband Out West
Mrs. Nath aniel S. Thomas wife of Bishop Thomas abandons Eastern society life to accompany him to the Wyoming diocese assigned to him. Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune New York June 16.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Nathaniel S. Thomas
Thomas
Wyoming
Slayer of Five Is Sent To the Insane Asylum
In Cambridge on June 16 a report by two alienists in the superior court found John J. Murphy a pig killer at North Packing Somerville mentally ill. Delusional insanity caused him to attack and kill five and wound three coworkers on June 5. Judge Lawton ordered his commitment to an insane asylum.
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Mass
John J. Murphy
North Packing Company
Somerville
Lawton
Murphy
Meeting of Emperors Not Feared by English
London reports a shift in mood as plans for Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas to meet are seen as friendly intercourse rather than a shift in policy. Semiofficial statements from Berlin and St. Petersburg say no change in international politics is intended, and the move is viewed as a peaceable gesture by neighboring powers.
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Pennsylvania
London
William
Nicholas
England
Germany
Europe
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Free School Books Favored By American Mechanics
Resolutions favoring enactment of a national free school textbook law and a Washington office for the legislative committee of the order were introduced at the biannual convention of the National Council Junior Order of American Mechanics in Detroit on June 16. Officers elected included H. L. W. Taylor of Newport Tennessee as national councillor and John J. Weltzel of Cincinnati as national vice councillor, with BR. Dillingham named to the member board of control.
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Mich
National Free School
Washington
National Council Junior Or
American Mechanics
Newport
Tenn
National
John J. Weltzel
Cincinnati
Board of Control
BR. Dillingham
Progressives Plan Harmony in Income Tax Fight
Five progressive Republican senators Borah Bristow Cummins LaFollette and Clapp keep pressure for an income tax amendment while supporting Tafts plan. They argue a net corporate income tax plus constitutional amendment best reach all incomes, including large fortunes, and pledge continued effort. A trial vote and committee talks follow Tafts message urging state ratification.
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Cummins
LaFollette
Clapp
Taft
Congress
Pilon
Messrs
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Bailey
Finance Committee
Aldrich
Cee Ba
Memorial Hall Fire Leaves Newark Hall Damaged
Memorial Hall in Newark caught fire late tonight. The blaze threatened the new $150,000 memorial hall, with efforts to salvage the structure and contents ongoing as firefighters battled the flames into the night.
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Che
Submarine Design Expert Supervises Trials in St Petersburg
Simon Lake, the American designer of submarines for the czar, arrived from Bridgeport Connecticut to oversee the trials of four large submarines built to his design. The visit underscores U S involvement in the testing phase of Russia’s undersea fleet.
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ST. Petersburg
Simon Lake
Bridgeport
Conn
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