Wool Schedule Passes House in Tariff Revision Debate
Washington June 21 The House Democratic wool schedule passed revising tariffs downward by 60 percent under the Payne Aldrich law. Republicans supported the Underwood tariff plan with one Democrat opposing. Final vote 221 to 100 as President Taft signaled a December report from the tariff board. Lorimer investigation opens with Cyrus McCormick testifying on Harvester Company role and fund raising.
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Francis
Ohio
Payne
Ways and Tweins
Tariff Board Ould
Lorimer
Cyrus H. McCormick
International Harvester Company
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Helm
Minoig Senate
Clarence 8. Funk
Harvester Company
Funk
Edward Hines
Mr. McCormick
Mark Hanna
Charles Funk
J. Serpont Morgan
Harvester Trust
George W. Perkins
Charles Deering
Mutter attempts chloroform plot to ruin daughter
NEW YORK June 21 Mrs Bertha Strangohr once of Indianapolis and Chicago tried to chloroform her daughter Caroline to prevent poverty driven employment. Police say enough chloroforming fluid was used to render the girl unconscious before officers intervened. Strangohr claims she did it to protect the child and avoid eviction, later being sent to Bellevue for examination.
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New York
Caroline
Honey J
Bertha Stangehr
Indianapolis
Chicago
Carolina
Strangohr
Bellevue
Washington
Speeding drivers warned as county bridges face action
County Roads Engineer Thomas issues warrants for fast reckless driving over iron bridges. Authorities pledge full law penalties to stop the hazard to county property. In Goshen Indiana, June 20, G F Delefontane of Cleveland Ohio, vice president of a motor car company, died when his car skidded and struck a telegraph pole guy wire.
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Thomas
Justice Monroe
Goshen
Ind
G. F. Delefontane
Cleveland
Ohio
Dunlaps
Panic on Buffalo trolley line leaves one dead
A trolley car on the Niagara Falls line near Tonawanda caught fire after a controller malfunction. One person was fatally injured and twelve others were hurt in the blaze and ensuing panic.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Tonawanda
Royal Buckingham Palace banquet dazzles coronation week
June 21 London reports the Buckingham Palace banquet as a grand Imperial display with royal and foreign guests led by the King and Queen. The scene featured royal gold service valued at about fifteen million dollars, a peacock centerpiece studded with diamonds, ancient ivory decanters, and wines over a century old. The Shakespeare ball in Elert Hall drew thousands of dancers and four hundred boxes for foreign dignitaries and eminent actors. The King later rehearsed at the Abbey and received envoys from China Japan Turkey and Persia delivering decorations and a letter from President Taft.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Abbey
John Hays Hammond
Taft
Beer Instead Of Buttermilk In Cafe Shocked Tourist
Mrs Mary Witin Smoots of Texas traveled to Georgia to study prohibition enforcement. In a Atlanta cafe yesterday she asked for buttermilk and was served beer by a waiter who misinterpreted the order.
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Atlanta
Mary Witin Smoots
Texas
Georgia
Roosevelts Cheyenne Celebration Shown At Star Theatre
At the Star theatre in Cheyenne Wyoming last evening a three-picture display celebrated Ex-President Roosevelt. The films showed his arrival, a cowboy and Indian parade, field sports by cowboys, bucking bronchos, wild horse races, roping steers, and bull riding. Big crowd and local festivities marked the event.
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Star Theatre
Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Col. Roosevelt
Suit Over Taxes Filed Against Davis Trust and Elkins Executors
Prosecuting Attorney Kumpe sues the Davis Trust Company ex Senator Davis Elkins and 8 B Elkins Jr as executors for over 1 million dollars alleging failure to include 4 million in the estate inventory to avoid taxes. suit set for October. Baltimore and Ohio earnings for May 1911 show gross 7,518,000 and expenses 4,970,000 with net 2,548,000. eleven months gross 80,683,295 and net 25,117,207 with changes from 1910.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Rebecca Reed Dies at 85 in Grafton
Mrs Rebecca Laura Reed aged 85 years 9 months longtime resident of the First ward Grafton died Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 at her granddaughter Mrs Sidney Shirer's home 1029 West Main street Survivors include her son Alexander Reed and daughter Miss Rose Reed The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 20 from her granddaughter home Rev McCluskey officiated Interment in Millemont cemetery She was widely known and deeply mourned by many friends in the community
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Rebecca Laura Reed
Grafton
Sidney Shirer
Rose Reed
West Main Street
McCluskey
Millemont
Will Enlarge City Office In Charles Boyd Plan
Charles Boyd plans to enlarge the city office by removing a partition and adding a rear extension. The project aims to create a larger council chamber and extra storage space below, with work to begin in a few days.
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Charles Boyd
Daily Sentinel
Moonlight Picnic at Grafton Park Chaperoned by Local Managers
A moonlight picnic at Grafton Park last evening was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harter, new manager of the five and ten cent store. Guests included Miss Marion Bradshaw, Nina McDade, Ruth Thogellas, Katherine Holt, Ada Painter, Eileen Hailey, Gail Rogers, Nell Schill from Martinsburg and Messrs Glen Beard, Ed Powell, Lonie Mahaffey, James Welch, Fred Abbott, Zwinth Deane, Ross Stine, James Guth, Ross Johnson, and Arthur Yates.
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Grafton Park
E. B. Harter
Great Baseball Game At Fair Ground Thursday
A free baseball game at the old fair ground diamond will start at 5 20 p m Thursday evening. The Baraca Bible Class team of the First Baptist church will face the Mens Bible Class team of the United Brethren church. The public is invited to attend.
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U. B. Church
Daily Sentinel
Old Fair Ground
First Baptist Church
United Brethren Church
Unlikely Contest After Honeymoon in Michigan
Two men aged around 30 in Michigan begin an odd endurance wager to outlive the other, illustrating opposite life rules. One favors smoking chewing and drinking, the other avoids all three, highlighting the old joke you never can tell. The couple Mr and Mrs A D Vernon are back from their Denver Salt Lake wedding trip.
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A. D Vernon
Denver
Salt
Lake City
Kansas City
Walnut and
Beech Streets
Misaisippi
Grafton Picked For Next West Virginia Jewelers Meet
Huntington West Virginia June 21 after one of the most successful meetings in its history the sixth annual convention of the West Virginia state retail jeweler's association adjourned Tuesday at noon. Grafton chosen as site for 1912 convention. Officers elected include W L Jones president Ralph Ebhart secretary treasurer Henry Zilliken first vice president C A Keefer second vice president W T Elsensmith third vice president H J Homrich fourth vice president and Charles M Wallace district chairman.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
State Optical Society
Jewelers
Elks’ Club
Grafton
W. L. Jones
Martinsburg
Ralph Ebhart
Davis
Henry Zilliken
Wellsburg
C. A. Keefer
W. T. Elsensmith
Charleston
H. J. Homrich
Chas. M. Wallace
Chidirman
Skeleton Of Maine Shows Grim Damage After Explosion
Havana Cuba June 21 The skeleton of the Maine looms above the cofferdam as workmen clean upper decks and probe interior spaces. Water level dropped to 15 feet uncovering a submerged area and revealing extensive blast damage amidships with the deck bulged and the hull torn open near the engine room.
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Havana
Cuba
Club affair at Yates avenue hosts puzzle prize winner
The 8.5. 8. Club was entertained at Mrs. William Will hide on Yates avenue last night. A puzzle contest was the feature with Mrs. Harry Murray winning the prize. Luncheon was served at a seasonable hour and the evening was delightful.
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the & S. 8
William Willhide
Yates Avenue
Harry Murray
Mrs Luke Lea Improves After Blood Transfusion
Washington June 21 Mrs Luke Lea whose life was despaired of and who received a blood transfusion from her husband Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee showed improvement today. Senator Lea though greatly weakened due to blood loss could walk about and was expected to leave hospital in a few days. Mrs Lea remains seriously ill but resting comfortably and gaining strength according to her physician.
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Washington
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Lea
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