Independent Oil Men Seek Specific Duty Proposal
Independent oil producers urge a specific petroleum duty, proposing 1 cent per gallon on crude and refined oil, 2 cents on gasolene and benzin, 2 cents on other fluids, and 2 cents per pound on paraffin wax, arguing it offers real protection amid low Mexican oil prices. Senate voted 1 to 23 to postpone income tax debate until June 26, while sugar amendments failed and Puerto Rican Assembly clashes drew criticism as revolutionary actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Bailey
Mot
Aldrich
Messrs. Douglas
Ohio
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Scott
Kansas
Douglas
Mr. Martin
Colorado
Servants of
Wheat crop estimates show 1909 better than 1908
Chicago reports from the Millers' National federation indicate the 1909 wheat crop will exceed 1908 by 18 percent while the reserve will be 5 percent lower. Secretary A L Goetzman noted the agriculture secretary's forecast of a plentiful reserve is not supported by these figures and countered statements that the crop is short. The draft notes the crop stronger than 1908 and a reduced reserve.
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Chicago
Millers’ National Federation
A. L. Goetazman
A. Wilson
Goetzman
James A. Patten
Rich Man Sails Steerage
New York shocks readers with E Lands of Mayville North Dakota a wealthy wheat grower worth about a million sailing to Europe in steerage with his wife and daughter and a costly auto. The three passenger fare in steerage runs about 190 while cabin fare would be 500. He explains steerage suits his tastes having traveled steerage on arriving years ago.
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New York
Europe
Mayville
N. D
Norway
America
Constantinople Riot Murders Leave Thirteen Dead
Thirteen men died in a public incident in Constantinople after being found guilty of complicity in the April 13 revolution outbreak. The affair follows a crackdown on revolutionary activity and reflects ongoing political tension in the city.
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Furkish Marriots
Constantinople
Taft Receives Barrel of Kraut at Milks Fair
President Taft received a barrel of sauer kraut valued at three dollars during the Milks fair in Sandusky. W. H. Reimbart, president of Perryvic and international centennial commission, presented the item and was recently in Washington. The president sent to the Senate nominations for Captain Werbert Winslow to be rear admiral and Commander Wilhelm Braunersreuther to be captain.
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Sandusky
Taft
W. H. Reimbart
Perry Vicw
International Centennial Commission
Washu
Washington
Sbe Senate
Werbert Winslow
Navy
Willhm Braunersreuther
Railroads and Crops Suffer in Deep South Floods
A severe storm across Eastern Louisiana Mississippi and parts of Arkansas brought heavy hail a seven inch rain and 60 mph winds wrecking bridges and washing out cotton and corn. Railways were tied up as floodwaters rose flooding Lauderdale County and Pensacola and Mobile shipping suffered. Roughly 20 percent of the district's cotton was washed out requiring replants.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Mobile & Ohio
Shubuts
Miss
Laucier
Mss
Baptist
Lauderdale
Pensacola
Mobile
Chicago too poor to invite Taft for city hall cornerstone
The Chicago council committee on public buildings abandoned plans to invite President Taft to lay the city hall cornerstone. They estimated costs at about 5000 dollars for bands, programs, decorations, a platform, souvenirs, transportation, and a banquet, deeming it too costly.
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Chicago
Taft
Council Committee On
Julia Ward Howe Celebrates Her 90th Birthday
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe marked her ninetieth birthday at Beacon Street home. Attended by four children Mrs Maude Howe Elliott Mrs Laura Richards Mrs D P Hall and Prof H M Howe from Columbia University. Guests received telegrams and flowers filled the house though the day was informal. Her mind remains clear though frail with age.
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Boston
Julia Ward Howe
Beacon Street
Presbyterians Ok Saloon Licenses Despite Tobacco Ban
Denver report says clergy should avoid tobacco but allows Presbyterian judges to grant saloon licenses. General assembly approves temperance committee report praising Taft William and Eliot as teetotalers and urging ministers to seek federal action to curb liquor shipments revenue receipts in prohibition zones and mail ads for liquor.
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Denver
Col
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Temperance Committee
Taft
William
Eliot
Harvard
Congress
Internal Revenue
Prohibition
Four Northwestern students badly burned in shell explosion
In Watertown Wisconsin four Northwestern Lutheran university cadets loading shells for a sham battle were badly burned, with Henry Schroeder from Wanagena severely burned and possibly fatally injured as the blast tore walls from the arsenal room. Rudolph Ledevey and Edwin Hertler from Sabine Michigan and Edward Relm of Minnesota were also injured.
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Watertown
Wis
Northwestern (Lutheran) University
Henry Schroeder
Wanagena
Rudolph Ledevey
Edwin Hertler
Sabine, Mich
Edward Relm
Minnesota
Bank Guaranty Bill Passed in Florida House Vote
The Florida House approved a bank guaranty bill by a 31 to 28 vote. The measure closely mirrors the Oklahoma law and now moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Tallahassee
Fla
House of Representatives
Steel Firm Sees Near Million-Ton Month in New Orders
United States Steel Corporation reports in the current month a total new business approaching 1,000,000 tons. It marks the heaviest month of activity in several years for the firm, signaling strong demand and expanded production.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Harriman Lines Report No 105 Locomotives Order
Harriman Lines reportedly placed no contract for 105 locomotives with Baldwin Locomotive Works. It would be the largest order handled by the Philadelphia firm since October 1907.
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Harriman Line
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Harriman Ines
Ten Drowned as CPSing Launches Disaster Strikes River
A capsized gasoline launch plowed through dam sluice gates at Grand Rapids Wisconsin, drowning four passengers and four rescuers before help arrived. Names include Bessie Anderson and Ralph Anderson. In Vicksburg Mississippi six died when a launch capsized returning from an island saloon. At Dowagtac Michigan a mill boiler explosion at the Geesey mill killed five, another died later, with one injured as debris scattered miles away.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Consolidated Water Power Company
Bessie Anderson
B. Bodger
May Forse
Ralph Anderson
Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo
Dowagtac
Mich
DeForest Geesey
Frank Geesey
Otto Behnke
Charles Fritz
Pliner
Hstil Gamber
Maryin Steward
Freeman Geesey
Marvin Stewart
Sailor Confesses to Help in Gunness Killings Near La Porte
A young American sailor in Frederikstad near Christiania admits aiding Mrs Belle Gunness in four farm killings near La Porte Indiana and claims he killed Gunness herself. The captain doubts insanity, noting conscience motive, and the sailor is under mental observation. The report is sent to U.S. Minister H H D Peirce.
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Christiania
Norway
Frederikstad
Belle Gunness
la Porte
Ind
Illinois Elects Senator Wil lam Lorimer
Illinois chooses Senator Wil lam Lorimer by a 53 to 55 vote coalition in the Joint Assembly. The Chicago congressman becomes the junior U S senator to fill the Illinois vacancy dating from Albert J Hopkins term expiration on March 4. The Sixth district representative ended a deadlock in the Forty sixth General Assembly that persisted since January.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Willam Lorimer
Chicago
United States
Joint Assembly
Senate
Albert J. Hopkins
Sixth
Forty-Sixth General Assembly
Council of Fine Arts Abolished by Taft Order
Washington to have a government building beautification body created by Roosevelt abolished by President Taft through an executive order. The move followed failure of the last sundry bill to provide funding for expenses or salaries of Roosevelt commissions without congressional consent.
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Council of Fine Arts
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Congress
Seattle Oriental Merchant Dies A World Fair Veteran
Hadj Mohammed Signi aged 60, a Seattle resident and authenticated descendant of Mohammed, long attended world fairs since Philadelphia 1876 and came to Seattle for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. His body will be shipped to Tunis for burial.
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Mohammed
Seattle
Wash
Hadj
Mohammed Signi
Tunis
60 Boats Lost With 100 Lives
A violent tempest off the Bilbao coast has wrecked more than sixty fishing vessels. It is estimated that not fewer than one hundred fishermen have drowned in the disaster. Local crews, rescue ships, and authorities are needed to recover bodies and assist survivors.
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Bilboo
Spain
Bilbao
Woman Shot Dead by Tenant in East High Street City
Mrs Maude Diltze a young widow living on East High street opened the door to a knock at 9 PM and John Beam lawyer real estate dealer whom she rented to fired a revolver killing her. He then fired at a witness and walked away.
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Tima
Maude Diltze
East High Street
John Beam
Nation's Dead Remembered Military Mass at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Fifteen thousand persons gathered at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a military field mass in tribute to fallen soldiers and gallant sailors. Blue Jackets from five battleships, militia detachments from the Sixty-ninth Fourteenth and Forty-seventh regiments, G A R veterans, and delegates from police and fire departments Knights of Columbus Ancient Order of Hibernians Forestery of America and other civic bodies attended the solemn service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York
Grand Army
Police
Fire Departments
Knights of Columbus
Ancient Order of Hiberniana
The
Forestery of America
Bandits Rob Union Pacific Train Near Obama Neb
Masked gunmen held up the Overland limited train five miles west of Obama Nebraska just before midnight and forced eight clerks aboard the mal car to reveal registered mail. The chief clerk pointed out seven pouches as the robbers loaded them into an automobile and fled down the track.
Victory for Union Labor in Mundheim Case
United States Judge Cross sustained the demurrer in the Mundheim Company of New York versus four officers of the United Hatters of America. The suit sought an injunction to stop card holding by the union that would interfere with Mundheim workers. The court ruled the defendants had no power to perform the alleged acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
United States
Cross
Samuel Mundheim Company
New York
United Hatters of America
Mundheim Company
United Hatters
Aged Woman Murdered in Bay City Home
Mrs. Christine Corgeon seventy was found dead in her bedroom by her grandson Roland Rich. Her skull was fractured and the bed lay on the floor as flames consumed the scene. She died without regaining consciousness. Rich had come to dress for his wedding and did not see anyone else in the house.
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Bay City
Mich
Chistine Corgeon
Roland Rich
Rich
Maine Seaman Denies Aid in Gunness Murders
James Small of Maine a seaman on the Russian bark Lochee was examined at Frederickstad over an alleged confession to Captain Stilistun that he helped Mrs Belle Gunness in murders on the Gunness farm near La Porte Indiana last year. Small said the tale was untrue and the judge deemed him likely insane.
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Christiania
James Small
Maine
Frederickstad
Stilistun
Belle Gunness
Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Small
France to Create Hero Fund With Carnegie Gift
Paris plans a Hero Fund backed by Andrew Carnegie to bestow $1,000,000 for France under conditions similar to existing funds in the United States, England, and Scotland. The proposal mirrors the model used for other nations, aiming to honor wartime bravery and support veterans.
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Paris
Andrew Carnegie
France
Ueted
England
Scotnd
Plan to form Independent Fertilizer Company abandoned
A proposed $50,000,000 merger to unite European and American fertilizer plants as the Independent Fertilizer Company has failed. Banks leading the financial side could not secure acceptance of their terms by several constituent firms, forcing the plan's collapse.
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New York
Europe
Fertilizer Company
King Edward's Brown Colt Minoru Wins Derby
King Edward's horse Minoru won the Derby at Epsom in a race remembered as among the finest on the historic track. The colt’s name, Japanese for success, proved fitting as he delivered a celebrated victory. In other news, Steel Corporation stock rose sharply on a profit sharing plan that prompted heavy employee selling.
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King Edward
Epsom
England
Minoru
Steel Corporation
Dickinson Endorses Lock Type Canal After Isthmian Visit
Secretary of War Dickinson, back from a twenty day inspection of the Panama canal, says all engineering problems for a lock type canal will be solved by the canal commission. He states doubts about lock versus sea level systems are settled and reports no serious labor issues on the isthmus.
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Washington
Dickinson
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Isthmus
Nicaragua and United States Agree Arbitration on Emery Claim
A Washington protocol signed at Secretary of State Knox home sets a five member tribunal to arbitrate the Emery claim over a mahogany concession granted in 1898. Two U S and two Nicaraguan representatives will select a fifth member, England's king may name if no agreement. The dispute, dating back two and a half years, centers on taxes and the concession's validity after charges of smuggling and duty avoidance.
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Washington—A
Knox
United States
Nicaragua
England
Gregory
Managua
Emery
Taft seeks major cut in 1911 military estimates
President Taft urged a roughly 36 million dollar reduction in the war department's 1911 military establishment estimates. Oliver trimmed totals to 171.65 million, about 15 million below 1910 but 16 million above 1910 appropriations. A final cut could reach 18 million more if Dickinson agrees, risking almost no construction for the army in 1911.
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Washington
Taft
War Department
Dickinson
Panama
Oliver
Panama Canal
Adventists Debate Liquor Policy at Annual Session
Washington report shows Seventh Day Adventists during their annual session announce future policy favoring liquor restrictions or prohibition. Members intend to influence voice and vote to curb intoxicant sales.
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Washington
Arelng
Seventh Day Adventists
Free Lumber Voted Down In Senate
Washington report says the Senate after an all day debate voted 25 to 56 against the McCumber amendment placing lumber on the free list. The lumber schedule remains unchanged as supporters failed to secure their measure.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
Boating Fatality and Rescue In Delaware River
George Pernell aged 32 drowned when a boat overturned on the Delaware River. Charles Golden aged 33 escaped by clinging to the bottom of the overturned craft until rescue by two boys who heard his cries.
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Delaware
Philadelphia
George Pernell
Charles Golden
Delaware River
Golden
Flood Destroys Fifty Homes in Texas Storm
Reports from Tom Green and Concho counties describe a severe storm that drowned many cattle and sheep. Fifty houses were destroyed and a resident, Mrs. W. J. Feebles of Vancourt, was killed by falling timber. Loss estimated at $100,000.
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San Angelo
Tex
Tom Green
Concho
W. J. Feebles
Vancourt
Quintuplets Arrive in Wisconsin Family
The wife of Fay Irish of Thorp Clark county gave birth to five babies three daughters and two sons. All are alive and well. The family now has ten children in total with the other five born earlier and living.
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Eau Clair
Wis
Fay Irish
Thorp
Clark County
United Dry Goods Company Chartered in Dover Delaware
The United Dry Goods Company of New York received a charter in Dover to form a corporation with a capital of 51 million dollars, described as one of the largest concerns ever chartered in Delaware.
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Dover
Del
United Dry Goods Company
New York
Delaware
Supreme Court to punish contempt in Tennessee lynching case
The United States Supreme Court will punish contempt by Sheriff Shipp and Deputy Gibson of Hamilton County Tennessee and others connected to a 1905 conspiracy to lynch a negro named Johnson. Six of nine defendants face sentencing next Tuesday under marshal custody, with penalties possible as fines or imprisonment. The action marks the court asserting its dignity to enforce respect for its verdict nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Unite States Supreme Court
Shipp
Gibson
Hamilton
County
Tenn
Williams
Nolan
Padgett
May
Johnson
United States Supreme Court
Chattanooga
Marshal Wright
United States
Supreme Court Allows Whisky Shipments Across State Lines
The Adams Express Co. won against Kentucky over shipping liquor to Bonnieville Hart County a local option area. Indiana and Tennessee whisky shipments were fined $50 per offense by Hart County Circuit Court. The Supreme Court opinion by Justice Brewer holds interstate commerce excludes state interference.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Adams Express Company
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Express Company
Indiana
Tennessee
Bonnieville
Hart County
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Brewer
Hart County Court
Kentucky
To Make Gas from Peat in New York
Colonel John Jacob Astor seeks a patent for a peat gas machine that could power a 150 horse plant attached to a stone crusher. He plans a public presentation and believes the invention may be of general utility and mark an engineering advance if successful.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Emma Goldman Stopped by Police in Harlem Hall
Emma Goldman was blocked by police from addressing a crowd of several hundred in a Harlem hall. Officers struggled to disperse those who paid for admission and used force in at least one instance. Two arrests were made.
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Emma Goldman
New York
Harlem
Fire Claims Three Young Children In Herrin
While Mrs Marion McCormick was away, children playing started a blaze that engulfed the house in Herrin Illinois. Two boys aged two and four and a girl aged five perished in the fire, authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Tll
Marion McCormick
Bubonic Plague Reappears In Caracas Area
After six months without reports the bubonic plague returns in Caracas with rats showing infection. No cases detected at La Guaira or elsewhere in the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
la Guaira
Republic
Telegraphic Briefs From Across North America
Coal miners strike in Southern Alberta and Hasty era British Columbia seized. Midshipman Raymond Jones of Wickliffe Ohio wins annual general excellence athletic award. Negro miners brought to Jackson Breathitt county Kentucky to replace white miners. their house riddled with bullets. they threaten to leave. Grand jury indicts Buffalo and Susquehanna and Erie railroads for tariff violations. concessions to Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal Mining Company indicted. Edward B Towne Jr returns to Orange New Jersey after five months of fighting in Western states and Mexico and is held on charges of embezzling about 330000 from Madison Tead Company of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Jackson
Breathitt County
Rochester
N. Y
Federal
Buffalo & Buaquehanna Railroad
Erie Railroad
Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal Mining Company
Orange
N. J
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Mir. Douglass
Willers
Wilson
York
Cailing
Presbyterian Assembly
Cpsing
Wisconsin
Union Pacific
Omaha
Sailor
Mrs. Gunness
Adventists
Negho
U. S
Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
British Columbia
Annapolis, Md
Raymond Jones
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