Conference Report Adopted As Senate Adjourns Plans
Washington August 5 Congress will likely adjourn sine die tonight after the Senate adopted the conference report on the tariff bill with 47 to 31 votes. The leather schedule rates were reduced in a concurrent resolution while Aldrich Cannon and others pushed passage amid mixed opposition and protests about the tariff revision. Taft praised efforts to secure lower rates as House action on the urgency deficiency appropriation bill also passed with provisions for a customs court and cars for the vice president and speaker.
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Republican Party
Taft
House
Senate
Uncle Joe
Clark
Missouri
Customs Court
Leaders Plan Quick Passage Of Tariff Measures In Senate
Washington August 5 The Republican leaders in the Senate Finance Committee outlined a program to adopt the conference report on the tariff bill and pass it, approve a leather schedule revision, and interpret the drawback resolution with a cotton bagging rider before adjourning the extra session. Dolliver defended tariff policy, praised Iowa, and charged reciprocity practices. Cummins signaled opposition to substantive reform as the bill moves to a House vote.
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Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Dolliver
Elkins
Warren
Clay
Aldrich
la Follette
Penrose
Flint
Heyburn
Bradley
United States
Iowa
Cummins
A. B. Cummins
Woman's Son and Mate in War Over Liquor Sale Charge
E M Mier of Humboldt and his wife were arrested in Des Moines on liquor sale charges filed by the woman's son. The case is tied to a fight for control of the woman’s property, with sensational charges expected once Mier is brought to Humboldt.
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Town Evening Press
Des Moines
Iowa
E. M. Mier
Humboldt
Mier
Paris Sees Public Execution After Fifteen Years
Paris reports the first public beheading in fifteen years at the Sante prison front. Duchemin, 23, the butcher who killed his mother for robbery, was executed by guillotine amid a small crowd of officials and journalists. The event sparked debate on capital punishment and public spectacle.
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Paris
Sante
Fallieres
Duchemin
Thaw Hearing Widened By White Letter Evidence
Justice Mills widened the Thaw asylum hearing by admitting a Stanford White letter to a young woman. Mary Copley Thaw testified as the trial proceeded in White Plains New York. The letter’s addressee was not revealed as lawyers argued the purpose was to prove Thaw’s beliefs about White and his wealthy associates.
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White Plains
N. Y
Stanford White
Justice Mills
Harry K. Thaw
Thawe
White
English Vessels Wrecked Near Capetown and Wales
Capetown August 5 British steamer Maori foundered off Slang Bay with nine survivors and six bodies found ashore. In St Davids Wales a large four masted steamer ran onto submerged rocks in heavy fog. A lifeboat remains alongside the vessel this morning.
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Capetown
Slang Bay
St. Davids
Wales
St. Davids Head
Two Dead in White Bear Bank Robbery
In White Bear Minnesota on August 5 Henry Paul the bank robber and Fred Larkins were killed during a bold bank job at the First State bank. Cashier Alfred Auger handed over $750 as Paul attempted to shoot him, sparking a village pursuit that left Paul and Larkins dead and John Christie seriously wounded with others injured.
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White Bear
Minn
First State Bank
Henry Paul
Fred Larkins
John Christie
Alfred Auger
Auger
Paul
Old men to yield to younger blood in weather bureau
Washington notes that the United States Weather Bureau will move out older officers and promote younger, more energetic personnel. Changes at Philadelphia Indianapolis Cincinnati and Nashville illustrate the shift as 60 to 70 year olds are replaced at key stations with younger appointees.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Willis Moore
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Nashville
Trunks Linked to Kidnap Plot in Blackhand Case
Police confirm that three trunks shipped to Chicago contained only clothing and minor items, not bodies, in the Grace and Tom Massimo Viviano disappearance case. Suspects include Samuel Turrisi and Joseph Pagano, with Benito Beneditto and Vincenzo Ricardo named among conspirators.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Grace
Tommasso Viviano
Samuel Turrisi
Joseph Pagano
Turrisi
Marcuis Bendetto
California
Samantia Girolama
Beneditto
Turissi
Pagano
Vincenzo Ricardo
Union Station
Girolama
Illinois
Ricardo
Frank Bertolino
Stockholm Suffers Bread Shortage Amid Labor Conflict
Stockholm experiences a severe bread famine with meat scarcity and high prices. Strikers live largely on fish as city supplies dwindle, highlighting the impact of the ongoing labor dispute in the Swedish capital.
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Stockholm
Earthquake Reported in Brest Area Causes Panic
An earthquake was reported from Brest and nearby areas in France. Several buildings were wrecked and residents panicked, though officials say the disturbance was not seriously damaging.
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France
Paris
Brest
Elevator Burns at Cambridge Grain Elevator Fire
Ingless & Co.'s grain elevator in Cambridge burned last night causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars, about half of which was insured.
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Cambridge
Iowa Evening Press
Cambridge, Ia
Ingless & Co
Man Seen Near Burlington May Be Missing Rutt
Two letters received by local lawyers representing Mrs. Frank Rutt report sightings resembling the missing Cairo farmer. One letter from Moulton describes a man like Rutt in a hat and coat carrying a small valise, acting oddly. The other from Mt. Pleasant places Rutt about eighteen miles west of Burlington near Lowell, strengthening hopes he is wandering in a rough circle as searches continue.
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Rutt
Moulton
B. F. Heller
Mt. Pleasant
Butt
Burlington
Lowell
Cairo
Naval board resumes hearing over Lieut Sutton death
The naval board of inquiry reopened hearings in Annapolis on August 5 to investigate the death of Lieut James M. Sutton who was shot near the marine corps barracks during a two year old incident involving fellow officers.
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Annapolis
Naval Board of Inquiry
James M. Sutton
Marine Corps Barracks
Curtiss Fails to City Officials Indicted on Sail Charged
Curtiss faces indictment as officials on the city scene react with mixed signals. An official voyage to represent America aboard a steamship is noted, while questions over the handling of civic matters surface during the ongoing controversy.
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Curtiss
Curtiss Abandons Flight as Wind Rises in Mineola
Glenn H. Curtiss quits a planned morning aeroplane flight due to high winds while en route from New York to Rheims for international contests. The day also reports the Zeppelin delayed in Cologne by bad weather and indictments against Lexington officials over street railway repairs contracts.
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N. Y
Glenn H. Curtiss
New York
la Savoie
America
Rheims
France
Cologne
Frankfort
Lexington
John S. Kain
Lexington Street Railway Company
MacLean Receives PhD in Noted Leipzig Anniversary
President G E MacLean of Iowa State University was awarded a PhD by the University of Leipzig during its 500th anniversary festivities. The event honored many dignitaries including the king of Saxony and Count Zeppelin.
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Towa City
G. E. MacLean
The
State University
University of Leipzig
Germany
King of
Saxony
Zeppelin
Mullaney Declines Chicago Police Chief Post
Chicago August 5 Bernard J Mullaney private secretary to Mayor Busse declines to accept the position of chief of police offered by the mayor.
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Chicago, Ill
Bernard J. Mullaney
Busse
Jeffries Sails for Europe on George Washington
James J. Jeffries sailed from New York aboard the steamship George Washington for a six weeks trip to Europe. The departure was announced from New York on August 5.
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Europe
New York
N. Y
James J. Jeffries
George Washington
Andrew Nomination Sent to Senate for Mint Director
President Taft sends to the Senate the nomination of A. Piatt Andrew of Massachusetts to be director of the mint in Washington. The action was reported from Washington on August 5.
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Andrew
Senate
Taft
Washington, D.C
A. Piatt Andrew
Massachusetts
Mint
Train Wrecked by Cow Near Grimes Crossing
A freight train on the Des Moines and Perry interurban struck a cow near the Grimes crossing outside Des Moines Iowa. No injuries were reported.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Des Moines & Perry
Grimes Crossing
Spaniards Drive Tribesmen Back at Melilla
Moors attacked a Spanish commissary convoy near Melilla yesterday, forcing a retreat until reinforcements arrived. Once joined, the Spaniards advanced and drove the attackers back.
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Melilla
Secretary to Remove Designer Initials From Lincoln Pennies
Secretary MacVeagh announced that the initials of the Lincoln penny designer will be removed from new pennies. No coins already issued will be recalled and new dies without initials will be prepared as soon as possible.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Lincoln
Bennison Takes Sales Position with Farrell Co
Ray Bennison formerly with the Boston Store arrived from Omaha where he had been visiting. He leaves tonight for Chicago to begin a road salesman post for John V. Farrell Co.
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Ray Bennison
Boston
Omaha
Chicago
John V. Farrell Co
New Head for French Army
Paris reports General Charles Louis Tremneau appointed commander in chief of the French army, succeeding General Delacroix.
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Paris
Charles Louis Tremeau
Delacroix
Weather Snapshot for Illinois and Iowa Regions
Local showers and thunder expected tonight in Iowa with warmer temperatures in the extreme northeast and cooler trends in the extreme northwest. Illinois forecasts call for partly cloudy skies with possible thunderstorms late tonight or Friday. Sunrise 4 46 sunset 7 06 moonrise 9 45 p m.
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Ilowa
Illinois
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