Democrats Reform Rules Cut House Expenses
Democratic caucus adopts a new rule set to end filibusters and elect committees, shifting power from the speaker to the House and aiming to save about 182000 annually. It folds appointive posts into a single committee and cuts 98 positions, six standing committees, and extra pay to trim costs.
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Rules
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Diaz advocates reform in Mexico no reelection and courts reform
Mexico City report on General Diaz's semiannual message to the national congress outlines reforms favored by the administration. He endorses no reelection for the chief executive and incumbent officials, electoral-law changes, judiciary improvements, and measures to curb jefe power, with pledge of support for periodical renovation of offices. He backs stricter punishment for malfeasance and seeks ways to nationalize large private estates, noting previous messages were achievements lists rather than recommendations.
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City
Diaz
National Congress
Republic
Congress
Jefes Politico
Limantour
Paris
Accidentally Kills Own Child at Tobin Farm
A two year old child died at the Tobin farm twelve miles north of Ipswich when a loaded rifle left beside a door was accidentally discharged as the mother attempted to pacify the child. The bullet entered the mouth and passed through the head, causing instant death.
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A. H. Tobin
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Tariff Lobbyists Swarm Capitol Ahead of Revision Fights
Washington dispatch notes the surge of tariff lobbyists as Underwood signals revision of wool, then cotton, steel, and sugar schedules. Bryan and Harmon arrive to advise Democrats as Taft seeks to avoid public statements while Sulzer heads foreign affairs and a Texas troop mobilization is discussed.
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Washington, D. C
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee of the House
Taft
Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Harmon
Ohio
House
Sulzer
New York
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Texas
Maderos Arrest 10 Halt Peace Movement
San Antonio dispatch reports Mexican revolutionary leaders claim the arrest of Salvador Madero at Nuevo Laredo by Diaz soldiers could halt peace negotiations in Mexico. They say the Madero family heading the revolution is unsafe in Mexico and they will skip a Chihuahua peace conference, fearing capture.
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Texas
Salvador Madero
Nuevo Laredo
Diaz
Mexico
Madero
Chihuahua
Sleet Storm Knocks Out Wires Across Iowa and Illinois
A severe sleet storm swept the eastern half of Iowa and western Illinois in the early hours, bringing down telegraph and telephone lines. Commercial services and press reports via telegraph were cut off west of Davenport, with miles of copper toll lines downed by ice.
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Des Moines
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Illinois
Davenport
Sanatorium Nears Opening At Custer South Dakota
Parker South Dakota reports the state sanatorium for consumptives nearly ready with opening planned around April 15. Engineer King travels to Custer to finalize arrangements as buildings and equipment serve about twenty patients. Dr H J James, formerly at Ontario and Iowa sanatoriums, attached to the project.
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Denver
H. J. James
Ontario
Canada
Iowa State
Supreme Court rules manufacturers cannot fix minimum retail price
Washington DC The United States Supreme Court holds that a manufacturer cannot set a minimum retail price through wholesale dealer conditions. The Dri Mies Medicine Co of Elkhardt Inc v John D Park & Sons of Cincinnati case finds such price fixing unlawful, potentially revolutionizing distribution of many products.
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United States Supreme Court
Dri ‘Mies Medicine Company
Elkhardt, Inc
John D. Park & Sons of
Cincinnati
Miles
Bride of Twelve Days Ends Her Life in Desolate Home
In Wessington Springs South Dakota a newlywed wife despondent over isolation shot herself after a brief marriage. She left a note to her husband expressing homesickness and no fault with him. Lee Irwin buried her in Irwin Iowa after returning from the farm.
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Lee Irwin
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Iowa
Aberdeen Athletic club forms $25,000 incorporation
The Aberdeen Athletic Club reports its charter is granted by Pierre and incorporates with a $25,000 capital. Directors elected include Ford Zeitlow B B Ward A J Schunk W G Wells and T Smithers. Next meeting will elect president vice president secretary and treasurer.
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Aberdeen Athletic Club
W. F. Kearns
Pierre
C. W. Gates
W. G. Wells
W. A. Hazel
B. B. Ward
Ira O. Curtiss
Ford Zeitlow
A. J. Schunk
T. Smithers
South Dakota Issues 378 Auto Licenses For March
The secretary of state reports 378 new auto licenses issued for March indicating early year vehicle purchases in the state. The prior total reached 8357, illustrating a growing investment in transportation running into the millions, yet the public appears able to bear the cost.
Explosion Kills Fireman and Boilermaker Near Aberdeen
A locomotive attached to a freight train on the Puget Sound extension near McIntosh 8 D exploded after the crown sheet failed. Fireman Wright and itinerant boilermaker Frank Rollins died. an unknown tramp was instantly killed. The engine derailed and was wrecked. the engineer survived with one injury. Rollins died at Aberdeen hospital two hours after arrival.
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Frank Rollins
Les Éené
Wright
Milwaukee Railroad
McIntosh
Puget Sound
Rollins
Aed
Aberdeen Hospital
Oron
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Supreme Court Revives Commodities Clause to Break Anthracite Trust
Washington D C The Supreme Court reinterprets the commodities clause of the Hepburn rate law elevating its power to stop railroad interference with interstate coal production. The decision imposes a duty on rail carriers not to indirectly merge producing companies with their own operations, potentially dissolving the anthracite coal trust. The ruling allows the government to amend its petition in the Lehigh Valley railroad case.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the
United States
Anthracite Coal Trust
High Valley Railroad
Sanborn Denied A Second Trial in Breach of Promise Case
Sioux Falls jurisdiction reports Judge Willard denied a new trial motion by James S. Sanborn in Ella B Bay of Menominee Michigan vs Sanborn. Bay won a 25000 verdict for breach of promise to marry. appeal to circuit court expected. Redfield farmer Bert Ness found frozen to death after attending a party. exposure from cold rain and snow described.
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Charles A. Willard
Ella B Bay
Menominee
Mich
James S. Sanborn
Pukwana
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Miss Bay
Sanborn
Circuit Court of Appeals
Redfield, S. D
Bert Ness
Redfield
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