New Payne Tariff Bill Sees Major Cuts and Wide Changes
Congress transfers a sweeping tariff plan from Representative Payne detailing large reductions such as lumber steel shoes and paper plus many adjustments across the schedule. The measure includes a 3 to 5 percent inheritance tax and a broad minimum and maximum tariff scheme designed to raise revenue and set reciprocal terms with allies.
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United States
Philippine Islands
Internal Revenue Tax
Cig
Overbeck Helped Miner and Shaped Lutheran Campaign
Madison March 17 U S and S Keller of Baraboo and Henry Overbeck of Milwaukee testified before the legislative senatorial investigation committee. Overbeck a former state game warden admitted spending 770 of Stephenson's money in the primary and said he authored the Lutheran idea including a plan for a 10000 donation to a Lutheran college if Stephenson won. Eppeling accompanied Stephenson to Edmonds where financing began and he then campaigned among Lutherans. Keller said he received 200 from Stephenson managers while Stephenson records show 300 used for campaign work and hiring poll workers.
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Madison
Wis
U. S&s
Keller
Baraboo
Henry Overbeck
Milwaukee
Stephenson
Legislative Senatorial Investigation Committee
Overbeck
Miner
Kuesterman
Eppeling
Edmonds
Cooper Case Goes To The Jury In Murder Trial
Nashville reports the Cooper case until jury deliberations paused after an hour and a half. Judge Hart delivered lengthy instructions totaling about eighteen thousand words, balanced to avoid bias toward either side as the trial neared its end. The charge noted four felonies under the indictment.
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Nashville
Cooper
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin
John D. Sharp
Edward Ward Carmack
Hart
Special January Session to Consider Four Major Bills
Madison Wis March 17 Special session likely next January to study workmen insurance bank deposit insurance franchise taxation of water powers and income tax The McConnell amendment to investigate income tax water powers and industrial insurance was defeated Four committees of three senators and four assemblymen will probe the four topics The senate moved the Barker long sheet bill to third reading to protect travelers against consumption
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Madison
Wis
McConnell
Tax Commission
Forestry Board
Water Commissioner
Insurance Commissioner
Bureau of Labor
Attorney General
Senate
Senators Force Assembly Crowd Into Open Vote Over Stephenson Election
Senate allies push for probe into how Isaac Stephenson won the joint session vote for U S senator amid rumors of a $1500 bribe. Assembly opposition and a trio of Democrats who bolted quorum shaped the outcome as the roll call swung to Brown then Stephenson.
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Ike
Madison
Wis
Hambrecht
Assembly
Stephenson
Senate
Leach
Eyt
Brown
Isaac Stephenson
United States
Father of slain Rudy File dies in crisis
In Greenville on March 17 Charles File father of Rudy File who was shot and killed by John Willeford last December shot himself. Police say he appeared to have lost his mind from worry over his son's death.
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Greenville
Chas. File
Rudy File
John Willeford
Advertisers expect quick returns despite longer education costs
A fragmented passage contrasts funding education with expecting instant results from local ads. It argues a businessman funds a four to five year college course yet questions the belief that a few newspaper ads will quickly pay off, challenging impatience in advertising.
Train Crash Kills Six at Boston and Maine Depot
A fast Boston and Maine train jumped the track at Montreal station and crashed into the ladies waiting room. Six people were killed and five injured as the engineer was thrown from the cab by a blown engine plug causing the train to run a mile uncontrolled before the depot collision.
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Montreal
Boston and Maine
Steel men march on public in tariff dispute
Independent steel men in Cleveland claim the steel trust was tipped off about iron and steel rail tariff reductions. They say the open market declaration prevented price cuts to current levels, suggesting the trust chose to publish its own statement first to avoid forced reductions.
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Cleveland
Steel Trust
Subpoena Served on Kingsley in Primary Probe
George Kingsley a local deputy game warden was today served with a subpoena to appear at Madison in the primary investigation Kingsley is named among deputies whom State Warden Stone swore he paid two hundred dollars of Stephenson funds of which Kingsley received twenty nine hundred dollars.
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Panama
Treasury
Canal
United States
George Kingsley
Madison
Kingsley
Stone
Stephenson
Twin City Rapid Transit elects new officers
At the annual meeting in New York on March 17 C. G. Goodrich was elected president to succeed the late Thomas Lowry and W. J. Hied was elected vice president to succeed Goodrich. J. M. Mitchell was elected a director to fill a vacancy.
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New York
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
C. G. Goodrich
Thomas Lowry
J. Hied
Goodrich
J. M. Mitchell
Assembly's Hand Seen In Show Down
Madison March 17 The senatorial investigating committee neared broadening its probe to include Stephenson's election in the Wisconsin legislature. Four assembly members opposed a motion to extend the inquiry, avoiding a potential trap on former Speaker Ekern. Hambruch withdrew his question as debate continued.
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Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Assembly
Husting
Stephenson
George Hambrecht
Herman L. Ekern
Senate
Ekern
Hambrecht
Bkern
Hasting
Wallace Ingalls
Indianapolis Murder Case Shocks City Center
James H. Shelton, a Chicagoan described as a deranged killer with no provocation, gunned down Patrick Carroll near Washington and Illinois streets. He fired repeatedly as Carroll lay on the ground, then surrendered to officers to face murder charges in the business district amid panic.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James H. Shelton
Chicago
Patrick Carroll
Washington
Illinois
Carroll
Shelton
Weather forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa shows warming trend
Forecasts today from Wisconsin to Iowa indicate increasing cloudiness with rising temperatures. Snow flurries possible in Minnesota late tonight or Thursday while Wisconsin warms and becomes fairer tonight. Duluth reports four below zero and La Crosse near zero with trace snow.
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la Crosse
U. S
Duluth
Jupiter
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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