Tariff Revision Progress in House Faces Delays
Washington March 2 The Ways and Means Committee plans numerous amendments to the tariff bill affecting coffee crude petroleum free hides and minerals while opposing a general debate limit. An amendment is expected to place scrap iron under the same duty as pig iron with other schedules also to be opened for amendment.
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Ways and Means Committee
Washington
House
Cannon
Taft
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New York
Negro in Tombs prison suicide after Chicago arrest
James Van Sosa, a Black man in custody at the Tombs, hanged himself in his jail cell after confessing in Chicago to murdering Isadore De Vattant, a night clerk at the Eastern hotel, for robbery. He left a note to his wife saying death is eternal sleep and asked for forgiveness.
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New York
James Vanso Oa Negra
Chicago
Isadore de Vattant
Tombs
Striking Button Makers Cause Revolt in Meru France
In Meru France on March 29 strikers terrorized about twenty villages, cut electrical wires and wrecked houses of employers. Authorities dispatched troops and 100 gendarmes to confront the unrest after strikers surrounded several policemen who sought refuge in a farmhouse.
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France
Meru
Man in Chimney Hangs Self and Tragedy Flares
A historical note recalls a man who hanged himself in a chimney, a death framed as a grim moral lesson about self harm. No further details on identity, location, or motives are provided in the accessible text.
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Roosevelt predicted to hunt big game in East Africa
Dana Estes, Boston publisher, after a 20 000 mile Europe Asia Africa tour, says former President Roosevelt will find big game hunting in East Africa easy like shooting cows in a barn yard. He notes zebras antelopes and other animals along the railroad, many not reacting as the train passes.
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Dana Estes
Boston
St. Louis
Europe
Asia
Africa
Roosevelt
East Africa
Commerce Council Meeting With Nagel Discusses Trade Needs
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel met with the national council of commerce in Washington. The council, likened to a national chamber of commerce, gathers industry needs and conditions from about fifty major bodies including the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Cotton Manufacturers association.
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Commerce and Labor
Washington
Return of The Virginian Stages At Bucklen Theatre
The Bucklen theatre presents the theater adaptation of Owen Wister’s The Virginian returning Tuesday evening in Mareha. The drama is a widely read and acclaimed portrayal known for its vivid scenes and appealing characters on stage.
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Bucklen Theatre
Mareha
Owen Wister
Wister’s West Cast Again Promises Hart and Campeau
The article previews a new engagement featuring W. S. Hart as the nameless cowboy hero and Frank Campeau as the Trampas villain. It extols the native wholesomeness of the young west and the pioneer community, praising sturdy ranchers, cowboys, and alert women.
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Mr. Wister
W. S. Hart
Frank Campeau
Taft May Not Travel for Summer Plan
President Taft faces many invitations as summer approaches and has not finalized plans. His early idea was a western Pacific tour with a possible Alaska stop, but cost concerns delay that trip. Mrs Taft recently visited Boston and Manchester by the Sea, suggesting a regional summer home option.
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Washington
Taft
New York
New Haven
Boston
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Crawford Improves After Illness in Sorrento Italy
F Marion Crawford, the novelist, recovering from a serious illness in Sorrento after fever left him weakened. The note highlights his marked improvement and the long illness preceding it. Electric Bitters praised for blood disorders and eczema cure claims with a 50 cent price and guarantee by Houseworth Bros.
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F. Marion Crawford
Sorrento
Italy
H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Houseworth Bros
Cozy Cottage Home in Central City
Five room cottage in neat repair with alley lot 4x8 and fruit trees. Sold on terms: $300 cash then $15 monthly. Price $1,100. Home phone P MI BEST.
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