Tax Dispute Over Insurance Tax Rules in Indiana
Gov. Marshall orders collecting taxes from insurance firms under New York law or Indiana law, sparking a split with the auditor. Neal reports fire insurers would yield more under Indiana, while overall life and casualty firms favor Indiana for broader taxation. Attorney General supports the higher New York rate for fire insurers, but the audit team doubts court acceptance of cross applying laws. Authorities remain divided on how to proceed.
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State
Mee
Yrus W. Neal
Insurance Department
Indiana
Marshall
Auditor of State
New York
Neal
Gov
Bingham
John C. Billheimer
Nes
Mob At Niagara Attacks Railway Superintendent
Alarm in this city over freight station disruptions causes meetings as shippers warn of shortages and a major company states it cannot guarantee more after Wednesday. No cars moved by the railroad and passenger trains delayed about half an hour to an hour with no disorder yet reported.
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Company Officials Hope Shopmen Win Take Strikers Job
Chicago July 20 A Grand Trunk strike leaves no trade moved as six thousand members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Confractors and Railroad Trainmen walk out while ten thousand shop workers are locked out in a bid to fill vacancies. The freight service is closed and traffic among other roads joins the walkout, signaling possible wider disruption.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railroad
Or Y
Grand Trunk
Strand
Commuters Stranded as Train Strife Halts Service
Buffalo strife disrupts Grand Trunk operations with the dummy train between Buffalo and Bridgeburg tied up. Commuters from Bridgeburg to St Catharines face delays as the lake shore service fails to run at 9 am, leaving vacationers stranded along the Canadian shore.
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Uftalo
Bridgeburg
St Colborne
Ehere
Thousands Quit in England Strike Deepens on Northeastern Rail
London July 20 The Northeastern railroad strike widened to serious proportions with around thousands of men out and many more laid off as rail workers walk off due to the dispute. Whole industries from collieries to shipyards suspended operation as supplies and shipments were disrupted and trains nearly stopped.
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London
Northeastern
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Labor Trust
Trust
R. R
Philadelphia
Big
Big Trust
Phil
American gunboat order and Pacific coast tensions
Reports from Bluefields describe anti government demonstrations sanctioned by Madriz authorities as naval forces move in. The Tacoma remains on station near the harbor while officials assess action against armed groups amid port conditions and local naval presence.
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Acefields
Diracios
Antin
Mt ‘Madriz
Ition
Sige Tates
Tacoma
Watlea Cape
Nidrines
Great Crop Of Oats In Hamilton County
Special to The Sun reports in Noblesville Indiana that oats yields in Hamilton County may reach 70 bushels per acre with time to cut near and farmers predicting a bumper crop. Prices may fall to 25 cents a bushel due to abundance.
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Hamilton County
Noblesville, Ind
Monon President Found Dead in Illinois Home
The Monon president was discovered killed at his Illinois residence. An informed Sun reporter quoted his agent praising the leader’s personable nature and rare ability to connect with workers from greasy laborers to railroad magnates, noting his widespread popularity and approachable leadership.
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MONON
Illinois
Sun
Rawn
J Hamilton Lewis Targeted by a Pickpocket on Train
Chicago dispatch reports Col. J Hamilton Lewis warned against vanity and power while recounting a train incident. A man praised his resemblance and predicted future presidency before slipping away with Lewis’s pocketbook from a strap seat.
New York to Show Prize Fight Films in July
New Yorkers will view moving pictures of the Jeffries Johnson fight. Mayor Gaynor asked the board of aldermen to prohibit the pictures but a majority was not yet certain. The matter was sent to a committee to report next meeting as the board will lack a quorum until late September while the films will be shown in the meantime.
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New York
Tures
Murdock Accuses Cannon Aiding Looters In Congress
The speaker condemns alleged corrupt votes in Congress. Dalzell of Pennsylvania is named as the lash forcing regulars to vote aye, blaming lawmakers in Kansas except Seventh and Eighth districts for backing a corrupt bargain with Tammany and the New York machine. He appeals to Kansas voters for the insurgent cause.
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Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Dalzeil
Kansas
Tammany
Federal Parole Law Soon to Go Into Operation
The Justice Department moves to implement the federal parole law across penitentiaries. The board of parole includes the prison superintendent, warden, and physician of each facility. About five percent of state paroles are violated and returned to prison, with roughly 2,500 federal prisoners affected.
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Department of Justice
Robert V. Ladow
McNeil Island
Wash
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Cannon Missives as He Passes Through Kansas City
Kansas City reports Speaker Cannon's calm Kansas to Illinois swing after a strenuous tour. He urges restraint toward insurgents, argues for two-party politics, and laments press coverage while noting fatigue and a plan to continue to Danville. Insurgents voted against Payne tariff, prompting guerrilla warfare remarks.
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Kansas Border
Illinois
Joe
Cannon
Danville
Miller
Campbell
Reeder
Calderhead
Congress
Bristow
Senate
Eugene Foss
Massachusetts
Kansas
Labor Trust Clash Prompts Demand for Prosecution Protection
A broad critique argues Congressmen voted to exempt labor combinations from Sherman Act prosecutions and praises President Taft for forcing a reconsideration. It links the Labor Trust to strikes on construction sites, gas and electric work, and rail and streetcar stoppages, urging readers to pressure Congress and support peaceful unions like the National Trades and Workers Association housed in Battle Creek Michigan. The piece calls for civic action to defend free workers against coercive fee systems and aims to shape future labor policy through public pressure.
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Great “Labor Trust
Big Trust
N. Y. Building Trades Council
Labor Trust
35Th and
6Th Ave
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Sec’y
America
Taft
Congress
Big Labor Trust
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Capial
Noone
Hey
Nat'l Trades and Workers Ass’n
Battle Creek
Mich
Roosevelt
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Ass’n
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Wilson Wants to Be Governor Wilson Wants to Be Governor
Princeton New Jersey July 20 Professor Woodrow Wilson president of Princeton university has decided to seek the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey for the November election He originally resisted the idea saying he was not a politician and not ambitious for public office but friends persuaded him to reconsider.
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Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
Wilson
Roosevelt to Attend Cheyenne Rodeo Event Next Month
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt plans to visit Cheyenne Wyoming next month for a wild west celebration. Jackson Hole cow punchers aim to stage a roping and riding championship with more than 1000 punchers expected to attend a festive contest atmosphere.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Roosevelt
Jackson Hole
Bertillon Warns France Over Declining Birth Rate
Paris July 20 Jacques Bertillon the anthropologist warns in La Librete that France faces a shrinking population. He notes France's 1851 lead over Germany with about 55 million people now down to 40 million while Germany reaches 65 million. He urges Parliament to consider Roosevelt race suicide ideas to promote marriages and large families.
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Paris
Jacques Bertillon
la Librete
France
Bertillou
Germany
Europe
Russia
Austria
Music Federation Fined for Contempt in Chicago
Joseph Winkler president of the Chicago Federation of Musicians was fined 400 dollars and the federation 600 dollars for contempt of court Judge Walker ruled Winkler violated an injunction against interfering with the Musicians Union of North America He threatened to pressure theaters employing members The case will be appealed
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Chicago
Joseph Winkler
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Walker
Winkler
Musicians’ Union of North America
Convention splits over nomination in Tenth district
Bedford Indiana July 2 Joby H L Underwood of this city and Joseph RB Barclay of Bloomington were both nominated for prosecuting attorney by the convention of the Tenth judicial district composed of Lawrence and Monroe counties. Monroe delegates bolted supporting Barclay, the split centered on whether Underwood had kept prior campaign promises.
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Bedford
Ind
Joby H&l Underwood
This City
Joseph
RB. Barclay
Bloomington
Nated
Tenth Judicial District
Lawrence
Monroe Counties
Monroe County
Barclay
Underwood
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