Taft Urges Congress Action on Corporate Tax Amendment
President Taft asks Congress to pass an amendment taxing net earnings of corporations at 2 percent and to submit a constitutional amendment allowing income taxation. Attorney General Wickersham drafted both proposals, with finance and judiciary committees handling them. Taft argues the plan would boost publicity about corporate affairs and improve credit, while critics call it a substitute for direct income tax.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Wickersham
Jt 78
Supreme Court
Russian forces aid in Ardabill uprising clash
Dispatches from northern Russia report 5 000 killed as Russian troops and two Maxim guns move to counter Shaksavien tribesmen in Ardabill Azerbaijan. Mountain cavalry were sent after an appeal by provincial leaders, tribesmen push toward Satrap and begin looting.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Tabriz
Ardabill
Azerbaijan
Satrap
$50 000 Vanishes in Mall Pouch Disappearance
Los Angeles post office authorities hunt a crew after a registered pouch containing $50,000 vanished between Los Angeles and Bizbee. The bag held no registered bank packages from First National Bank of Los Angeles to the Bank at Bizbee. No record shows the bag was placed on the train here.
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Los Angeles
Cal-Post Office
Bizee
Aziz
First National Bank of
Bizbee
Ministers Urged to Drop Word South From Church Name
Memphis ministers call for changing the name of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church at the next general conference in Asheville, North Carolina. They argue the word south lacks clear meaning for foreign missions and should be removed.
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Bouth
Methodist
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
Asheville
N. C
Mapy
South
Earthquake Ravages Southern France Killing Dozens
Reports from Maireejlies and surrounding towns in southern France recount 73 to 100 dead and 100 injured as earthquakes devastate Herault and Bouches du Rhone. Villages such as St Cannat, Rognese, Lambesc are demolished, with eight killed in Lambesc and troops sent to search debris. Tremors felt across the Riviera and Toulon, with warships shaken and a vermicelli factory partially demolished.
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Maireejlies
France
Herault
Bouches
St Cannat
Rognese
Lambesc
Aix
Marvellles
Riviera
Raporta
Lamboso
Toulon
Bumper Crops as Wilson Predicts Large Wheat Yield
Secretary Wilson, en route from Tama Iowa to Washington, forecasts a record wheat crop. He cites favorable weather prospects but cautions that prolonged wet weather could delay harvest and market. He notes harvesting has begun in some parts and remains hopeful for the overall outlook.
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Wilson
Chicago
James Wilson
Tama
Iowa
Washington
Middle West
Smuggling Ring Exposed on Seattle Wharf
Inspectors found nine nude Chinese aboard a steamship in Seattle after a man admitted a stowaway origin on the Minnesota. Nine more Chinese were located with bags resembling mail pouches and bundles of Manila cigars. Inspector Keagey fell twenty feet through a hole in the ship floor, landing on the improvised evidence.
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Wilk
Omaha Girl Swallows Gun Cotton in Desperate Act
Helen C Wells, a 20 year old from Omaha, swallowed gun cotton after a quarrel with her sweetheart. She is cared for in a police station and hospital, with doctors fearing operable danger if she explodes, as she rests under heavy springs and a double mattress. prognosis hinges on avoiding ignition while physicians monitor her condition.
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Omaha
Neb
Helen C. Wells
Inventor Survives 8600 Foot Plunge in Crippled Plane
In Berwyn Nebraska A Soren Sorenson blacksmith took off in a balloon then tried to descend in his own aeroplane. At high altitude he released the craft and it plunged end over end. The plane demolitioned but Sorenson landed safely in a sitting posture, not seriously hurt as a crowd looked on.
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Berwyn
Neb
A. Sorenson
Sorenson
Soren
Borennon
Trooper shoots three at Fort Des Moines
Corporal Lisle Crabtree fatally wounds Captain John C. Redmond and injures First Sergeant James L. Washburn and Corporal Elijah Such before shooting himself. The wounded officer may die, while Crabtree survived with a rib injury above the heart. Reprimand by Captain Raymond is noted.
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Des Moines
Lisle Crabtree
John C. Redmond
Second United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
James l. Washburn
Elijah ‘Such
Crabtree
Raymond
Georgia crops report shows shift to grains amid cotton drop
May crop conditions bulletin from the department of agriculture notes Georgia cotton acreage at 92 percent of last year, with an 18 percent drop in condition. Grain planting rises as high prices persist, while corn wheat and oats acreage grow. grassy land in the central and northern areas delays planting. Fertilizer use shifts, labor figures up, and corn cash price stands at 1.00 per bushel.
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Atlanta
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Colloh
Jose
Aiitage
Judge Orders Road Sold For Oliver Recovery
Judge Emory Speer approves sale of the Savannah Augusta and Northern railroad from Statesboro to Louisville, awarding Oliver 286,615.84 plus interest and costs. A $20,000 good faith deposit required. Bowdie Phinizy named temporary receiver.
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Oliver
A. and N. Railroad
Macon
Speer
W. J. Oliver
Savannah Augusta and Northern Railroad
Statesboro
J. N. Talley
Hinton Booth
Savannah, Augusta and
Plan Rome to Gainesville Railroad Proposal
A delegation of Romans visited Gainesville to push a Rome and Gainesville railway. They aim to form a company, secure a charter, survey the route through Hall Forsyth Dawson Cherokee Bartow and Floyd, and build the line themselves or enlist major trunk line interests for construction.
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Rome
Gainesville
Hall
Forsyth
Dawson
Cherokee
Bartow
Floyd
State Secures Option on Chattanooga Railroad Land
Governor Smith has secured options on a 170 acre tract near the Western and Atlantic railroad in Tennessee. He believes Georgia should purchase the land for future state road garde and terminal use as demand grows.
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Chattanooga
Atlanta
Smith Ha
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Tenn
Smith
State of Georgia
Georgia News Roundup Reflects Warrant and Reforms
Governor Smith signed a long delayed prison commission warrant for 8000 dollars to cover state farm supplies since January. The Georgia Bar Association met at Warm Springs endorsing robes for judges and reforms. Governor Smith pardoned 25 penitentiary inmates based on his view of their cases. The prison audit found mismanagement, with little system at Milledgeville and the state reformatory using basic bookkeeping. Captain J. W. Lindsay reported 16619 pensioners in 1908 costing 927775.35 dollars. treasury balance stood at 22224.16 dollars. A potato patch at Lindale yielded a chipped pine with hairlike growth observed under a microscope. Miss Ella May Thornton named second assistant state librarian. Medal contest results for Daughters of the Confederacy announced top student Oscar Benson with 98, Harry Griswood 97 2/16, Nell Hardwick 97 1/8. James Martin confessed in Atlanta to robbing Waleska post office. Clyde and Langford still in prison for Menlo robbery. Georgia counties gain banks in Dawsonville and Jasper. four counties remain bankless. Cotton seed program slated for Atlantic Beach. Griffin shows strong commerce growth, with vast cotton and factory expansion. Milltown reports exceptional health, few deaths, and strong water courses benefiting the town.
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Smith
Prison Commission
Ince
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Georgia
Georgia Bar Association
Warm Springs
Milledgeville
Simith
Ecoimyister
State Farm
J. W. Lindsay
Pensions
Treasury
Pension Department
General Assembly
Lindale
Little Willie Ray
H. Ray
Ella May Thornton
Atlanta
Maude Barker Cobb
Miss Thornton
Miss Daly
Oscar Benson
Thomasville
Harry Griswood
Macon
Mise Nell Hardwick
Jackson
C. BE. Clyde
Langford
Menlo
United States Cour
James Martin
Martin
Waleska
Dawsonville
Jasper
State Treasury Department
Dade and Towns
Sn Noth
Griffin Ifn
Riffin
Counry
Milltown
Naurinca Companes Baya
Owever
Cotton Crop Reports Show Mixed Belt Conditions Across States
The Times-Democrat summarizes 1909 cotton conditions with moderate seedling declines and labor adequacy but grass in fields. Austin reports central Texas lacking cotton by mid June, while Mississippi sees heavy rains flooding uplands and reducing acreage. West of the Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas report good to excellent prospects though moisture varies. showers and fair weather needed elsewhere.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Austin
Texas
State Department of Agriculure
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Meadville Riot Kills Two and Wounds Four in Feud Campaign
Two men are dead and four injured after a deadly street clash in Meadville Mississippi sparked by a long running feud tied to a political campaign. Dr A M Newman and Silas G Reynolds died. Dr Lenox Newman and Herbert Applewhite were fatally wounded or badly hurt. Emmett Newman was shot in the leg. two suspects Boyd and Parr fled. L P Prichard’s brother was arrested for complicity as state troops guard against riot.
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Meadville
Miss
Brookhaven
A. M. Newman
Chancery Court
Franklin County
Silas G. Reynolds
Lenox Newman
Herbert Applewhite
Emmett Newman
Natchez
Boyd
Parr
L. P. Pricard
Cornelius Prichard
Newman
Prichard
Fred
Mark Twains Advice To Girls In Baltimore Speech
Mark Twain urged restraint at St Timothy's School in Baltimore, advising young ladies not to smoke or drink to excess and not to marry to excess. He followed Edward F. Martin in outlining what not to do, emphasizing moderation and self control.
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Baltimore
Mark Twain
Grailwares
St. Timothy's School
Edward F. Martin
New York
Government watches filibuster at Edenton steamer Nanticoke
A report from Edenton, North Carolina notes the steamer Nanticoke, recently changed hands at Willabeth City, is under government scrutiny amid rumors of a filibustering expedition to South America. The vessel is said to have undergone thorough readings for sea service and departed Willabeth City for the South American route.
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Natlcocke
Edenton
N. C
Natloocke
Billacbeth
Raleleh
Tramps at Gordon Vermont Get Bread and Salmon
Late news notes describe tramps in Gordon Vermont given bread and a can of salmon or cheese, then directed to the lock-up where the door is left open and they depart at will. Also mentions long American flag at Pullman cadet college and other varied items including a French magnate’s burial, art will, and longevity curiosities.
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Gordon
Harry
Mitchell
United States Army
Washington State College
Pullman
Wash
Chouchard
Departmentatore
Ghroud
Chauchard
Rebecca Burns
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Chicago
Taft reveals whiskey opinion amid southern unity talk
President Taft disclosed Solicitor General Bowers's ruling that whiskey may be named as such if strength and purity are plainly labeled. Taft and Booker T. Washington discussed southern industrial training for blacks. Panama Canal and railroad labor totals reach 33,695 with 750 Barbados laborers, and Texas dairy chief Abbott pledges to follow Roosevelt era whiskey rulings against diluted spirits.
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Washington
Taft
Bowers
United States
Tafts
Booker T. Washington
Panama Canal
Panama
Harbadoes
S. Abbott
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Texas
Denton
Prominent Endorsements Show Postum vs Coffee
Officials and public figures attest to Postum improving health once coffee is abandoned. A southern superintendent notes his mother suffered heart and stomach issues from coffee but improved after switching, with the family all choosing Postum. The jottings promote Read The Road to Wellville and claim genuine, timely notes.
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Postum
Wellville
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