Diaz to Quit at Once and War Will End
Mexico City report outlines Diaz and Corral agreeing to resign before June 1 with De La Barra as interim president and Madero called to advise. A joint regency would govern, a new election within six months, and amnesty urged. Diaz’s illness and the cabinet’s reshuffle are noted as pivotal to peace prospects.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Corral
de la Barra
Francisco I. Madero
de le Barra
Foreign Office
Madero
Chamber of Deputies
Juarez
Republic
Bernardo Reyes
Reyes
Mexico
Sugar trust probing panel voted in by House Democrats
Washington May 17 After a day of fight the Democrats elected the sugar trust investigating committee with M Hardwick Georgia as chairman and members Garrett Tennessee Sulzer New York Jacco ny Arkansas Baker California Malley New York Fordney Michigan Madison Kansas Hinds Maine The vote ended earlier attacks on Henry and his resolution and Underwood called the move a waste of time urging future caucus selection for major committees.
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Washington
Sugar Trust Investigating
Henry
Rules
Democrats of the House
M Hardwick
Georgia
Garrett
Tennessee
Sulzer
New York
Jacoany
Arkansas
Baker
California
Malley
Fordney
Michigan
Madison
Kansas
Hinds
Maine
Underwood
House
Sugar Trust
Indictments Loom As Ohio Legislature Probe Progresses
Prosecutor Edward C. Turner said the grand jury’s work is far from finished with more indictments expected against Ohio legislators for bribe soliciting or accepting. Rep George B. Nye faces trial tomorrow for bribery tied to the Kimble bill, while Sen Edgar T. Crawford and Reps Owen J. Evans and A C Lowry protest innocence as conspiracy claims swirl.
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A. Z. Blair
Adams County
Edgar T. Crawford
Owen J. Evans
A. C. Lowry
Charles E. Belcher
John A. Connor
Nye
Edward C. Turner
Three Senators Propose Sherman Antitrust Amendments
In Washington on May 17 three bills were introduced in the senate to amend the Sherman antitrust law to ban all combinations in restraint of trade, regardless of reasonableness, drawing on Justice Harlan's dissent in the Standard Oil case. Senators Culberson Jones and Reed seek universal illegality of such combinations, while House Judiciary Chair Claxton urged waiting to see the decision's impact before action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Jones
Culberson
Texas
Reed
Missouri
Harlan
Mr. Reed
Equity
Egénate
Justice White
Clayton
House Committee On Judiciary
Congress
Claxton
Standard Oil Company
Harmon names members of state board
Governor Harmon named four appointees to the state board of administration, effective August 1 to govern the nineteen state institutions. Allen W. Thurman and Joseph P. Shaffer are Democrats, Thomas E. Davey a Republican, and Dr. Arthur F. Shepherd a Democrat. Each receives a 5000 dollar salary and the appointments close a three year effort to establish the central board.
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Columbus, CO
Judson Harmon
Senate
State Board of Administration
Allen W. Thurman
Columbus
Thomas E. Davey
Youngstown
Joseph P. Shaffer
Antwerp
Paulding County
Arthur F. Shepherd
Dayton
United States
Allen G. Thurman
William N. Shaffer
Senate Finance Committee
Mahoning County
Adams Express Company
Finish Steel Company
Tod
Dayton State Hospital
Hermon
Central Board
Harmon
Judge Carpenter Refuses Hearing On Packers Rehearing Demand
Chicago May 17 Judge George A Carpenter in the United States district court refused an oral argument for a rehearing on demurrers by indicted Chicago meat packers. He granted a week to file briefs and stated the Supreme Court decision affects only what constitutes a violation and not the Sherman act penalties. The Packers’ counsel argued the act could be void if rights to determine reasonableness depend on case merits and state constitutional amendments.
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Chicago
George A. Carpenter
United States District Court
Carpenter
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
John 8. Miller
Levy Mayer
Uare
Court of Equity
IKE HUFFMAN ABSENT FROM ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE DEDICATION
Senator I E Huffman grand master of Ohio Odd Fellows did not attend the dedication in Hamilton Ohio of the 100000 temple funded by local Odd Fellows and completed three years ago. Grand Secretary C H Lyman led the ceremony with Rev C W Blodgett delivering the dedicatory address before about five hundred visitors. The temple was funded by bequest from the late ex Mayor D Brooks Sanders.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
I. E. Huffman
Ohio
Odd Fellows
Huffman
C. H. Lyman
Columbus
C. W. Blodgett
Cincinnati
D. Brooks Sanders
New York to Spend 1.5 Million on Bridge Plan
New York will allocate 1.5 million dollars as its share in completing an international highway from Montreal to New York City. Governor Dix signed the bill authorizing the expenditure tonight.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Montreal
New York City
Dix
Canada Makes Paper Cheaper Than the U S
President Taft filed the tariff board report comparing pulp and news print costs in the United States and Canada. The analysis shows Canadian mills averaged 27.53 per ton versus 32.88 in the U S with a 3.75 duty, and notes newer Canadian equipment and lower pulp wood costs.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Tariff Board
United States
Canada
Resignations Follow Taft Speech At Metropolitan Club
ABBRESTON May 17 The resignations of two board governors and the secretary of the Metropolitan club followed President Taft's plain spoken attack on small minded men who bar promising members. Brigadier General Clarence R Edwards Lieutenant Colonel Charles L McCawley and Captain T M Potts quit their posts. Edwards demanded immediate acceptance. Taft warned that officers in active service may be barred in the future.
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Abbreston
Board of Governors
Taft
Washington
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Charles L. McCawley
Marine Corps
White House
T. M. Potts
Navy
Metropolian Club
Edwards
Captain Potts
Coonel McCawley
Saad
Messrs. Edwards
McCawley
Potts
Army
Cub
America
Mrs Taft Improves. to Return to Washington
Improvement in Mrs Taft’s condition continued and she is slated to return to Washington tomorrow from the Taft residence. She will depart at 10 o clock tomorrow morning accompanied by her daughter Miss Helen Taft.
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New York
Taft asked to end boycott for all time by action on associations
New York May 17 President Taft was urged by the National Association of Manufacturers to end the boycott forever by seeking punishment or dissolution of groups enforcing it. The AFL was said to be prosecuting and intending to continue such boycotts. The measure also seeks penalties against groups using force to coerce manufacturers.
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New York
Taft
National Association of Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor
Department of Justice
International Court of Arbitration
John Kirby, Jr
Dayton, C
Kirin Fire Leaves 40000 Homeless in Manchuria
A massive blaze in Kirin, Harbin, Manchuria, left about 40,000 people homeless. Four shops, fifteen banks and four other buildings were destroyed, with property losses pegged at around 20 million dollars.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Kirin
Knox Submits Draft Pact for General Arbitration
Secretary Knox presents a tentative general arbitration treaty to Britain and France proposing that all internationally justiciable disputes be submitted to arbitration. The draft removes prior limits on vital interest and national honor and provides for a commission of inquiry before arbitration when needed. The aim is to reach Senate approval and begin negotiations this session.
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Washington
Knox
France
United States
England
Taft
Bryce
Jusser
Great Britain
Commission of Inquiry
United States Senate
Senate
Hague Tribunal
Hague Court
Congress
State Department
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Ment
Gonzales Salaz
Gonzales
Department of War
Adero
Ambrosio Figueroa
Luis Moya
Maderoists
Porfirio Diaz
Council
Senor Limantour
The
Caucus
Wrangle
Stone
Mr. Henry
Crawford
State Board
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Harrison Building
Ike Huffman
U.S
Taft’s Tariff Board
Hughes
Metropolitan Club
Wrennaks
Cace
Justice
Justice Hughes
Mrs. Taft
Sadors
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