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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1909
Page
12
President Taft sends a tariff message urging Congress to revise the Dingley Law and warns against wasting time. He stresses the need for prompt action to adjust duties and modernize duties structure. Strong emphasis on congressional conduct and policy reform.
President Taft calls an extra session to push rapid revision of the Ding-Ding tariff act. He cites changed production and revenue needs, urging swift passage of a new tariff bill with a new revenue source to avoid deficits. The message prompts applause in the house and moves to Ways and Means.
Forty four Republican and eleven Democratic senators were present when the president's message was read. Senator Aldrich and Senator Daniel had accompanied the president to inform Congress it was ready to receive a message.
Senators Aldrich and Daniel and Representatives Clark Olmstead and McKinlay, the notification committees of the senate and house, delivered the notice to the president in Washington. The report continues on page two.
Washington March 162 Speaker Cannon and Champ Clark sparred in a White House exchange. The speaker defended rule amendments while denouncing critics as tommyrats and Latollette as false. Champ Clark dismissed comment as Uncle Joe having passed.
In Muntington West Virginia on March 16 John and Frank Fleming, alleged feud gang members terrorizing Hart's Creek in Lincoln County, were ambushed. Frank Fleming was killed and John Fleming, his companion, was seriously wounded and later released from prison. John had just learned his wife had remarried after a divorce. The pair headed toward McCoy's home near Atenville when ambushed.
Chicago March 16 Champion Tack Jolson said he abandoned plans to visit Galveston and instead was summoned by telegram to New York for a meeting with Jeffries regarding a tale. The statement was released this afternoon as Jolson shifts his travel schedule amid ongoing engagements.
New York March 13 Relentless warfare will be waged against the Black Hand secretion by the par Nee in this, it is hoped, other cities as a result of the murder of Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino the noted detective in Palermo Sicily. Petrosino had worked to bring to justice Black Hand members who used threats of murder in this country in the name of the Black Hand.
Palermo authorities and New York police pursue the killers of Lieut Joseph Petrosini killed in Palermo Friday night. The general inspector of police is authorized to spend unlimited funds and to pursue the case but no reward is offered due to risk of retaliation. Italian mafia receives support from New Orleans based branches with wealthy members funding assets in New Orleans and Sicily.
March 11. Joseffi Serubha, linked as a suspect by Chicago Police Chief Sehnauzer in the Petrosint In Steily assassination case, formerly resided in Marion. Local Rotalitarian colony members deny recent presence, though he reportedly called for mail. No court records list his name locally.
The three anthracite district executive boards met in Central Labor to outline a convention of miners on March 23 in Scranton Pa. They aim to reform the working agreement by April and will elect delegates before the date. National President Lewis travels to Indianapolis and returns for the Scranton session as dissension and unity rumors swirl after a lengthy closed door meeting.
Chicago March 16. The government's suit to break up a Harriman monopoly of transport between the Missouri and Pacific coasts opened before Special Examiner Sylvester G. Vans. Edward V. Warehnan and his associates, the Union Pacific and subsidiary lines, are named. J A Wentz testified as the first witness, stating western railroad competition waned after the 1901 Harriman combine formation. Thirty more witnesses are expected.
Fort Wayne saloonkeepers, led by the Allen County Licensed Liquor Dealers Association and Knights of Fidelity, vow to shut all saloons Sundays and enforce strict compliance with liquor laws. Mayor Hosey confirms a closed meeting backing a citywide push to end saloon activity, with police instructed to close doors and eliminate shop loopholes. Slot machines are also to go as part of a broader crackdown aimed at placing the business on a legitimate footing and reducing licenses held by those tied to gambling or other side issues.
Mitchell Indiana Mayer 16 reports John T Oates reappears after ninety nine years away sending no word home. He learns his wife remarried when word arrives that he died abroad. Their children are adults and Bates has a second wife with a son. Oates, 70, has been in Rushville for nineteen years in business and will return tomorrow after visiting friends and family.
Members of the Liquor Dealers Association met in special session this afternoon at their hall in the elektron building. The purpose of the meeting was not disclosed.
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