Senate OKs corporation tax amid tariff bill vote
The Senate approved the corporation tax amendment by 60 to 11 after a lengthy debate on the tariff bill. Democrats largely backed the measure while a few opposed. the income tax provision was defeated in a separate vote with Democratic support. The session also touched on tobacco prize coupons and a drowning incident involving a University of Iowa student.
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Washington
Taft
Wickersham
Senate
Aldrich
Rome
Hayburn
Hughes
Cumming
Newlands
Rayner
Hrandgegee
Root
Frazier
Maller
Bender Frazier
Texas
Bodge
Lodge
Bailey
Cummins
Borah
Linstow
Bulkeley
Clapp
Cuonnina
Dolliver
Meyburn
la Fouvile
Chains
Derlain
Shively
Bradle
Brandegee
Erlegs
Brown
Burkett
Burnham
Currows
Burton
Carter
Clark
Wyoming
Crawford
Cullom
Curtis
Dapew
Dillingham
Dixon
Dupont
Elkins
Flint
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Guggenheim
Johnson
Jones
Kean
Lorimer
McCumber
Nelson
Page
Penrose
Perking
Piles
Senate Finance Committee
Meat Inspectors Cleared by Wilson Panel at East St Louis
A secretary Wilson appointed committee found East St Louis meat inspectors honest and diligent, and no unfit meat passed federal inspection. The report urged against attacks on the service and asked for dismissals of three inspectors for cause. Secretary Wilson then ordered the summary dismissal of Meat Inspectors Harms and Bischof and Veterinary Inspector Michael.
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Washington
Wilson
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
George P. McCabes
Department
J. F. Harris
Federal Meat Inspection Service
East St. Louis
St. Louis
Harms
Bischof
Michaal
Memorial for Dr B F Stephenson Unveiled in Washington
In Washington on July 3 a granite memorial to Dr B F Stephenson founder of the Grand Army of the Republic was unveiled with President Tate present and an oration by Representative J Hampton Moore. Brig. Gen. W W Wotherspoon led the parade as veterans, including Commander-in-Chief Nevins, attended alongside Mary L Gilman and Mrs Lane. The circular park at Seventh Street and Louisiana Avenue houses the monument designed by J Mansey Rhind in gray granite with bronze reliefs.
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Washington
B. F. Stephenson
Grand Army of the Republic
Tate Wa
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
W. W. Wotherspoon
Grand Army
Nevins
Mary L. Gilman
Boston
Woman's Relief Corps
Lane
G A. R
Seventh Street
Louisian
Pennsylvania Avenues
J. Mansey Rhind
New York
John McElroy
McElroy
Kellet Corps
Duped Bride Sets Trap In Bigamy Case In Carmi
Charles Carr, accused bigamist, was arrested in St Yonig after a scheme that followed his marriage to Wynne Wood in Carmi a month earlier. He posed as a stage star, wooed the bride, then fled when antimony evidence surfaced. Hawss traced him through Indiana to Illinois before a trap set by the bride led to his capture.
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Carmi
Charles Carr
St. Yonig
Carr
Wynne Wood
Aerontony
Hawss
Indiana
Illnois
St. Louis
Earl Clark Arrested for Bigamy After Wedding
San Antonio July 3 Ten minutes after his marriage Earl Clark was arrested on a bigamy charge. He swallowed poison and his recovery is doubtful. The case follows a wedding to a young city woman.
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San Antonio
Tex
Earl Clark
Clark
Apostolic Delegate in Rome Receives Papal Audience
In Rome on July 3 Monsignor Falconto the apostolic delegate to the United States was received in private audience by the pope. The pontiff praised the delegate’s work in America.
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Pape
Rome
Wright Airship Wreck Limits Trial of Fort Myer Flight
Orville Wright’s aeroplane crashed to the Fort Myer drill grounds after its motor failed during a ninth circuit. The craft struck a tree, skids broke and a wing tore, Wright escaped injury, and repairs to be sent from Dayton are planned before the next test.
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Washington
Wright
Ater
Fort Myer
Dart
Orville Wright
Orville
Wilbur
Dayton
Danish Celebrate July Fourth in Aarhus With Royal Presence
Crowded Aarhus marks US Independence Day with flags and songs as thousands of Danish Americans celebrate. King Frederick sends crown prince to represent him, joined by American and Danish diplomats and notables in a national exposition setting. Hotels full and many guests stay aboard ships.
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Aarhus
Denmark
America
Aurhu
Frederick
Max Menius
Chicago
Accused Black Handers Held in Cincinnati Case
Cincinnati authorities bound over to the federal grand jury two suspects, saloonkeeper Francisco Spadiro and fruit dealer Vincetto Arrigo, charged as members of the Black Hand or Ohio Society. In Michigan, Amir Honka received 90 days in a Detroit workhouse for refusing to aid a forest fire. The case marks a notable first in the state's history.
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Cincinnati
Francisco Spadiro
Vincetto Arrigo
Post ‘Otice
Ohie Society of the Banana
Federal Grand Jury
Adler
Dmuneing
Mich
Amir Honka
Detroit House of Correction
Ead
Aly
Cornell Crews Victors in Rarely Four Regatta at Cornell
Cornell wins the two mile four crew race by three lengths with an easy lead over Syracuse and Columbia. In the freshman two mile race Cornell finishes first with Syracuse second and Pennsylvania third, Wisconsin fourth. Official times list Cornell first at 19:02, Columbia second, Syracuse third, Wisconsin fourth, Pennsylvania fifth. Fireman Burns Fatal as boiler tube burst aboard destroyer Hull kills a crewman at Mare Island.
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Cornell
Syracuse
Ithaca
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Courtney
Wisconsin
Wile Cornell
Vallejo
Cal
Freman
Land Slide Buries 20 Alive at Newport Works
A landslide at the Newport works near the new docks in Monmouthshire England killed 20 men, trapping workers and halting operations as rescue teams responded to the deadly incident.
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Newport
Monmouthshire
Bngland
Markets Summary From Chicago Grain and Livestock Trade
The Chicago markets report flour and wheat prices with July and September wheat futures, corn and oats shifts, butter varieties, and live poultry prices. Entries show export values, grading notes, and regional price ranges, including Minnesota and New York market quotes and miscellaneous flour and meal figures.
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Chicago
Hai
Goa
Jae
Mack
New York
Minnesota
Live Stock Prices and Market Notes for Chicago and Omaha
Chicago and Omaha cattle markets show steady to strong trends on July 2. Chicago reports varied grades with prices from ble to prime steers and associated categories, including cows, heifers, and canners. Omaha lists no live steers at times, with prices for cows, heifers, western steers, Texas steers, range cows, canners, stockers, calves, and bulls across multiple ranges.
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Chicago
H.nhiegog
Omaha
Neb
Nature Studies Phunnibeak Bird Hello dialogue
The fragment presents a playful nature study dialogue between The Phunnibeak Bird and The Other Bird. The exchange toys with self references and mishearing calls, ending with a playful accusation of being a lyre.
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Tata
Phunnibeak
Cure for Eczema Reported by Boston Man
Walter H. Cox of 16 Somerset St Boston Massachusetts describes severe eczema on his hands with itching burning and cracking skin. He writes that prescription medicines failed to help for three months until using Cuticura Remedies cured him in one month. Sept 26 1908.
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Walter H. Cox
Somerset St
Foston
Maas
Pollar Ding & Chem
Cory
Bole
Bowou
Courageous stalker survives elephant encounter for ivory haul
A hunter recalls tracking a bull elephant in a large herd when the elephant charged and pierced a tree with its tusks. The animal fled, allowing the hunter to seize about 0 pounds of ivory valued at roughly $250 after the encounter, as reported by Circle Magazine.
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Circle Magazine
Cheering Him Up in a London Globe Snippet
A London Globe fragment shows a friend visiting the Invalid, trying to cheer him with light talk and jokes about a coffin, noting the crammed stairs to the upper floor and the frail mood of Bill as he fights illness.
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Bill
Andy
London Globe
Earthlight on the Moon Mysteries Revealed by French Photos
A French astronomy journal notes two photographs of the Moon illuminated by earthlight taken by M. Quénisset at Juvisy observatory. The finding supports the concept that Earth shines upon the Moon, though proving the effect remains challenging.
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Lumar
M. Quénisset
Juvisy Observatory
Leave It to Him. Wichita Man Fusses Over Toothache
A Wichita man frets about a toothache and claims he has no nerve to see a dentist. A friend teases that the dentist will wind the nerve anyway, referencing a rural Kansas joke. The text then vaguely shifts to Moonshine and astrology comments.
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Kansas
Jorural
Dusky Monarch Easy Mark Captive Tricks King
A beautiful young captive maintains composure and tricks the carnival king with a handkerchief ruse. The monarch falls for the ploy, jokes about vanity, and orders her release. The tale ends with her confident claim that knowledge would come someday.
An Anatomical Wonder in Senate Tales
Senator Beveridge scolds a hot headed congressman for odd speeches. A constituent mocks the congressman's shabby trousers and the reply defends honesty over appearance in a humorous exchange.
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Beveridge
Certta
Senator Beveridge
The Marital Grasshopper in Western Australia
The term grasshopper refers to husbands who perform domestic duties while wives recuperate at the seaside in summer. Domestic servants are scarce in western Australia, leaving wives to manage homes and meals. The husband’s role has publicized the label grasshopper, contrasting with the grass widow.
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Western Australia
London
Alcohol and Tuberculosis Experts Deny Cure by Drink
Leading tuberculosis specialists across the country state that alcohol will not cure consumption. Dr. Knopf, along with Dr. Billings, Dr. Bowdrtch, Dr. Flick, and Dr. Trudeau, all agree alcohol neither cures nor speeds recovery and may hinder improvement.
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Knopf
Frank Billings
Chicago
Vincent ¥. Bowdrtch
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Lawrence B. Flick
Philadelphia
Edward L. Trudeau
Sarange Lake
Education. Eve’s Graduation Dress Quote Stirs Debate
A fragment notes Eve describing her graduation dress as a “school of experience” and hints at plans for marriage in fall. The passage continues with a whimsical reflection on teaching a man to build for free once the honeymoon begins.
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School of Experience
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