Dolliver Protests Woolen Schedule Amendments in Senate Battle
In Washington on June 8 the senate began woolen schedule debate after finishing cotton. Dolliver opposed raising top waste duties to Dingley rates, while Beveridge and Aldrich led a sharp clash between conservatives and progressives. Dolliver’s motion to strike a 1 percent mer cerization duty failed 32 to 38, with several Republicans crossing the aisle. a late concession removed rubber goods from the cotton schedule, easing possible duty imp osition.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Committee On Finance
Dolliver
House
Finance Committee
Beveridge
Aldrich
Jones
Washington
Bristow
Brown
Burkett
Clapp
Cummins
Gamble
LaFollette
Nelson
McEnery
Bacon to Succeed White as France Ambassador
Paris reports private advices from Washington say Robert Bacon former secretary of state will replace Henry White as ambassador to France by year end. Bacon initially declined but Taft’s decision to replace White led him to accept. Reactions note White’s retirement as a loss to official circles and commerce amid looming tariff negotiations.
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Paris
Washington
Robert Bacon
France
Henry White
Bacon
White
Taft
American Chamber of Commerce
Missouri Supreme Court Issues Writ Prohibition
The Missouri Supreme Court issued a writ of prohibition against Judge George Williams of the St. Louis circuit court. It bars him from proceeding with an injunction sought by Circuit Attorney Jones to stop railroads from putting the three cent passenger fare into effect in St. Louis.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
George Williams
St. Louis
Jones
Centenary of Printing's Arrival in Northwest Celebrated
Detroit marked the centenary of printing in the old northwest with Father Gabriel Richard credited for bringing the first printing press to the region. Melville E. Stone of the Associated Press headlined the celebration joined by state editors public men and hundreds of Detroit citizens.
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Detroit
Mich
Old Northwest Territory
Gabriel Richard
Northwest
United States
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Four Lives Lost as Cloudburst Ravages UWA Route and Colorado
A June 8 report details a cloudburst washing out miles of Great Western track near Shannon City and Diagonal Iowa, forcing passengers to ride roofs and delaying trains from St Joseph to Des Moines. Flooding harms crops and livestock across southern Iowa, with Mount Ayr and Ringgold county among hardest hit. In Colorado, heavy rains and melting snow cause four deaths and widespread property damage. Nebraska floods close rail lines with washouts near Hebron Pleasantdale, stalling trains for hours. PathFinder dam in Wyoming faces threat after flood damage and rising water.
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Des Moines
Great Western
Shannon City
Diagonal
St. Joseph
Mount Ayr
Ringgold County
Iowa
Colorado
Denver
Col
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Hebron
Pleasantdale
Burlington
McCook
Strange
Invale
Harriman Arrives in Plymouth Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II
Plymouth England June 8 E H Harriman arrived yesterday in harbor aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II amid crowd attention and formalities. The business figure is en route to unspecified meetings and travels through the port city as part of a broader itinerary. External observers note the arrival drew local interest and press coverage.
Balloon tied to endurance record in national air race
Reports from Indianapolis and St Louis state the University City balloon landed on Lookout Mountain and may have broken the 44 hour endurance record. pilots dispute Tennessee landings and confusion over names causes conflicting accounts of Indiana’s balloon landing near Dickson and continued flight.
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Indianapolis
Ind
University City
Lookout Mountain
Aero Club of America
St. Louis
Albert B. Lambert
H. E. Honeywell
Blanche, Tenn
Honeywell
Indiana
Dickson
Tenn
Earth
Tennessee
Tarred and feathered women and man in Pittsburg harm case
In Pittsburg on June 8 a group tarred and feathered Mollie Ridge and severely whipped H. O. Wright after ignoring a warning to depart. Five suspects were arrested late last night and each is held on $200 bond for a hearing tomorrow.
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Pittsburg
Mollie Ridge
H. O. Wright
Pioneer Iowa City resident dies after stable accident
Iowa City, June 8. John Heck Sr. was found dead in a stable stall this morning and is believed to have been trampled by his horse. No inquest was held. He was past seventy, a pioneer resident, and father of prominent businessman John Heck Jr.
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Iowa City
John Heck
Heck
Mrs Hill Sues Sheriff Over Deposits Claim
Mrs Hill sues Sheriff Rowland for 340 dollars alleging unlawful retention of certificates of deposit found in Levi Hills possession the night of the shooting but belonging to her.
Bert Alexander Shot Dead While Fleeing Arrest Near Canton
Canton Illinois June 8 Bert Alexander was shot and killed by Village Marshal Guy Williams while fleeing an officer on a warrant for obtaining money under false pretenses. His body was found in a yard at St David near Canton. Alexander formerly worked for the Burlington road in Rock Island and allegedly misappropriated funds intended to start a brick yard in Moline.
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Canton
Ill
Bert Alexander
St. David
Here
Guy Williams
Rock Island, Ill
Burlington Road
Henry Fleugel
Moline
Fleugel
Alexander
Four Women Drown When Auto Upsets Into Sacramento River
In Knights Landing California a car carrying Mrs W F Nixon Mrs J H Dungan Miss Merl Dungan and Miss Julian F Dungan of Woodland overturned and sank in the Sacramento River late last night. The chauffeur swam to a nearby boat and survived.
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Knights Landing
Cal
W. F. Nixon
J. H. Dungan
Merl Dungan
Julian F. Dungan
Woodland
Sacramento
Italian car in New York to Seattle race found by roadside
In St Louis a missing fifth car in the New York to Seattle race lies on its side near Litchfield with a wheel gone. In New York a 19 year old passenger, Lena Schoonmaker of Saugerties, died in a Flat Iron elevator accident when the car stopped and started, her head crushed and neck broken. The elevator boy was arrested on a homicide charge.
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St. Louis
New York
Seattle
Litchfield
Lena Schoonmaker
Saugerties
N. Y
Charles M. Hall
Kingston
Alton B. Parker
Army engineers' verdict on waterway value questioned
W Kavanaugh of St Louis president of the Lakes and Gulf Deep Waterway association said army engineers will have little significance in judging the commercial value of the waterway project. He declined to publish the full text of his letter to Philip Worlein of New Orleans, noting it claimed engineers were not qualified to assess the project’s value.
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St. Louis
Philip Worlein
New Orleans
W. K. Kavanaugh
The
Lakes and Gulf Deep Waterway Association
Army Engineers
Kavanaugh
Worlein
Army
Veterans of the Gray Gather in Big Reunion
Memphis hosts Confederate veterans as General George W. Gordon delivers the welcome address at the reunion opening. He credits overwhelming Union numbers and resources for the South’s defeat yet praises their gallant defense and just cause with vows of future honor.
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Veterans OF the Gray
Memphis
Tenn
George W. Gordon
Gordon
South
Reports Show Growth at Sovereign Camp Convention
Detroit June 8 reports read by Sovereign Clerk Yates at the biennial convention of the Woodmen of the World show 1908 membership up 50,116 and insurance certificates up 63,152,000 as the Sovereign camp meets in Detroit for ten days.
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Detroit
Mich
Yates
Sovereign Camp
The
Woodmen of the World Today
Rock Island Wins Agar Rate Action
Des Moines Iowa June 8 Judge Howe of the district court of Iowa ruled against the Agar Packing company in a $350000 suit against the Rock Island Railway for rebating and unjust rates. The case centered on what constituted a continuous shipment.
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Des Moines
Howe
District Court of Iowa
Agar Packing Company
Rock Island Railway Company
Des Moines Officers Cited for Contempt in Matron Case
Judge McHenry held Mayor Mathis and Councilmen Ash and Hamery in contempt for not reinstating Police Matron Babcock as ordered. They must appear to show cause why punishment should not follow.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
McHenry
Mathis
Ash and
Hamery
Babcock
Government crop report on wheat and other cereals issued
The June 1 crop condition report from the Department of Agriculture shows spring wheat at 95.2 percent, winter wheat at 80.7 percent, rye at 89.6 percent, and barley at 90.6 percent. Spring sowing reached 18,391,000 bushels. Washington, D. C., June 8.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Bucket Shop Men Sentenced In Cincinnati
Cincinnati six men including Louis W. Foster John M. Gorman Walter Campbell A C Baldwin Edwin Peil and J M Scott were each sentenced to six months in jail and fined 200 plus costs for using the mails to further bucket shop fraud schemes.
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Cincinnati
Louis W. Foster
John M. Gorman
Walter Campbell
A. C. Baldwin
Edwin Peil
J. M. Scott
Atalissa Plans Independence Day Celebration
Atalissa Iowa on June 8 reports the Modern Woodmen will observe Independence Day with a big celebration on July 5. Arrangements are underway and a full program will be announced soon.
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Atalissa
Hat Strike Ends After Five Months in Connecticut
Danbury Connecticut reports the hat strike across Danbury Bethel and New Milford ending as a tentative agreement is announced. The shutdown of twenty six hat factories has halted production for five months and now moves toward settlement.
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Danbury, Conn
Bethel
New Milford
Bloody duel in Lisbon park ends with severed thigh
In Lisbon on June 8 Domingo Centeno fought Count Arnoso a former minister in a political duel with swords in a park. Centeno wounded his opponent in the thigh as the clash ended.
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Lisbon
Domingo Centeno
Arnoso
Centeno
Yoakum Party Attack Leads to Arrests in San Antonio
In San Antonio a police officer was assaulted during a party farewell for Miss Bessie Yoakum. Eugene Wahrmund was beaten and disarmed. U S District Attorney Charles C. Cresson and lawyer Sam Bennett were arrested, later arraigned and deemed justified by the judge. Wahrmann resigned from duty.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bessie Yoakum
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island-Frisco
Eugene Wahrmund
Charles C. Cresson
United States
Sam Bennett
Wahrmann
Photographer's wife slashes self after divorce in Des Moines
Mrs Clara Thorson former wife of Oscar Thorson and manager of wrestler Jess Reimer attempted suicide in Des Moines by cutting her throat with a bread knife. The act followed a November divorce from Thorson and was attributed to domestic troubles.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Oscar Thorson
East Side
Jess Reimer
Clara Thorson
Christian Scientists Elect New Church Leaders
The Mother Church of Christian Science in Boston elected William P. McKenzie as president Stephen A Chase of Fall River as treasurer and John V Dittermore of New York as clerk replacing William B Johnson who resigned.
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Mother Church
Boston
William P. McKenzie
Mass
Mother Church of Christian Science
Stephen A. Chase
Fall River
John V. Dittermore
New York
William B. Johnson
Georgia railroad firemen enter arbitration over race seniority
In Atlanta on June 8 the Georgia railroad firemen formalized arbitration by naming Congressman Hardwick of Georgia as their arbitrator after the railroad refused compromise offers on the negro question.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railroad
Congressman Hardwick
Georgia
Yachting Race Sketches Bermuda Route Update
Two sailing yachts from New York were sighted off Bermuda at 2 15 PM on June 8 in the race to Bermuda. No word yet on motor boats that also left New York the same day.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
New York
Annual Session of Federation Convenes Today
The seventeenth annual convention of the Iowa State Federation of Labor opens in Dubuque with 300 delegates. A. L. Urick delivers the principal address while a protest over seating of electrical workers dominates the morning. Muscatine and Waterloo vie for hosting duties after the next convention as Allied Printing Trades League also meets here.
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Iowa Electrical Workers
American Federation
Muscatine
Waterloo
Federation
Allied Printing Trades League of Town
Dubuque
A. A. Urick
Des Moines
J. H. Strief
Sioux City
J. O’brien
R. G. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
C. H. van Horn
Iowa
Irs
B. A. Larger
New York City
Unnted Garment Workers
Philip Carlin
Minneapolis
Carpenters
Germania Hall
Auarters
Wales Hotel
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois This Week
Iowa expects showers tonight and Wednesday. Illinois shows unsettled conditions with likely showers Wednesday and northern areas tonight. Sunrise is 4 15, sunset 7 34, moonrise 11 44 p m.
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Iowa
Illinois
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