Taft urges constitutional amendment for income tax on corporations
President Taft sent Congress a message proposing a two percent tax on net corporate income and a constitutional amendment to allow income taxes without apportionment among states. He cites Pollock v Farmers’ Loan as obstacle and argues the tax would require federal supervision and raise about 25 million dollars yearly. Gore moves to refer to finance committee with a report due next Friday. Aldrich's table motion passes party line.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
Pollock
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
Senate
Gore
Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Change of Ambassadors in Austria Hungary
Vienna reports a diplomatic shift as Count Mensdorff resigns amid strained Austria-Hungary Britain relations. Marquis Pallavincini, envoy to Turkey, will replace him as ambassador to Great Britain.
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Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
London
Count Mensdorff
Marquis Pallavincini
Turkey
Secretary Knox Honored at Villa Nova Commencement
Secretary of State Knox received the honorary degree of doctor of laws at the commencement exercises of the Roman Catholic college of St. Thomas of Villanova in Villa Nova.
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Roman Catholic College of St. Thomas of
Villa Nova
Philadelphia
Knox
College of St. Thomas of
Erie Train Wrecked Near Waverly in Elmira
An Erie passenger train bound westward derailed near Waverly at 2 am. All cars except one left the rails as it traveled at high speed. Passengers were shaken and cut by flying glass but no serious injuries reported.
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Elmira
N. Y
Erie
Waverly
Ideal Police Chiefs Advocate Golden Rule Policy
Major Richard Sylvester chief of police of Washington D C and president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police opened the convention urging close cooperation and free information sharing between foreign and domestic police. Fred Kohler chief of police of Cleveland spoke on the Golden Rule policy.
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Fred Kohler
Cleveland
Venezuela Owns Steamer Nanticoke and Tug Despatch
Official advices from Venezuela today clarified the filibuster mystery surrounding the steamer Nanticoke and the tug Despatch. They were purchased by Venezuela. The Department of Justice ordered agents to end observations and return to Washington.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Venezuela
Department of Justice
Washington
Smith Edges Mackie In Close Fox Hills Golf Duel
In New York on June 16 at Fox Hills Clifton Staten Island Alex Smith former national champion defeated Isaac Mackie former eastern title holder by one stroke after 36 holes of medal play Mackie set a new course professional record of 66 while Smith also shot 66 in the afternoon but failed to convert two short putts The purse was 500 dollars with a possible rematch implied.
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New York
N. Y
Fox Hills Links
Clifton
Staten Island
Alex Smith
Isaac Mackie
Smith
Mackie
Ten Thousand Men To Quit Work On June thirtieth
Pittsburg June 16 Over ten thousand skilled workers members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers employed by the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co will quit work on June 30 when the open shop order becomes effective. Many unskilled workers will also be affected. Action followed a special convention held here.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Battle in the Diakore Mountains Fights Turkiye Rebels
In the Diakore mountains near Salonica on June 16 incomplete reports describe five Turkish battalions clashing with Al banians. The rebels were repulsed with heavy losses and hundreds were captured.
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Salonica
Diakore Mountains
Revolution Near in Honduras Sparks Open Revolt
Dispatches to New Orleans business houses report Honduras in escalating crisis with Laceiba and northern coast provinces in open revolt. Emissaries have urged former President Manuel Bonilla to return and seize control of the government, signaling a potential revolution unseen since 1906.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Manuel Bonilla
Laceiba
Bonilla
No Longshoremen Strike Voted by Great Lakes Dockers
Detroit reports longshoremen on the Great Lakes rejected a strike by a narrow margin, with fewer than 200 votes separating the sides. The June 16 vote ended talk of a walkout among hull workers at regional ports.
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Great Lakes
Detroit
Mich
Farmers with guns in Missouri feud after ambush killings
In Taitsville, Missouri farmers near Taittville work fields with rifles after Clyde Hatfield is murdered in ambush and Henry Berry is shot by night riders. Locals fear the feud will end only when several men leave or are killed, promising no immediate peace.
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Cowgill
Taitville
Clyde Hatfield
Henry Berry
Taitsville
Gould on Stand at Seperation Hearing Draws Crowds
In New York on June 16 evidence favoring Howard Gould in his separation case against Katherine Clemmons Gould was presented. Servants testified Mrs Gould frequently used intoxicants at home to support Gould’s claim of justification for leaving. A large crowd filled the courtroom and many spectators, including women, were turned away due to crowding.
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New York
N. Y
Howard Gould
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Des Moines Speaker Urges Suffrage Support For Graduates
Dr Johnston Myers of Chicago urged Des Moines college’s seven girl graduates to back women's suffrage in his commencement address. He predicted the movement would surely come.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Johnston Myers
Chicago
Des Moines College
Falls From Second Story to Cellar Bruised but Unhurt
Eugena Richards, 12, of Ainsworth Iowa, fell from a second story window while sleepwalking and landed in the cellar. She was found groaning, rushed to bed, and treated. doctors report no broken bones and only bruises from the fall.
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Ainsworth
Eugena Richards
E. J. Richards
Here
Richards
Adopt Free Trade Section Opposed by Six Republicans
In Washington on June 16, Foster of Louisiana urged that free trade with the Philippines would ruin their independence. Dick led an effort to block tobacco imports. The Philippine free trade section with amendments passed 42 to 28, with six Republicans including Root Borah Bristow Clapp Crawford and La Follette voting with Democrats.
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Washington, D. C
Philippines
Foster
Louisiana
Senate
United States
Islands
Root
Borah
Bristow
Clapp
Crawford
LaFollette
Finance Committee
Stock Market Opens in Nervous State as Traders React
New York June 16 declines of 1 to 154 marked the opening with continued selling pressure from the previous session. Speculators were disappointed by the news U S Steel shares may not be listed on the Paris bourse. After a half hour rally, bears pushed prices lower again as shorts covered in large volume.
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New York
N. Y
U. S. Steel
Paris
Shorts
Bears
Morse banker freed on bail after banking-law conviction
Charles W. Morse, a New York banker convicted of violating national banking laws, was admitted to bail today in the sum of 125000. The ruling comes from a New York court as the case proceeds.
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New York
Chas. W. Morse
Teutonic Floated After Running Aground Near Sandy Hook
White Star Line steamer Teutonic departed for European ports but ran aground in the Ambrose channel opposite Sandy Hook. The vessel was freed by the rising tide and resumed its voyage apparently uninjured.
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New York
N. Y
White Star Line
Teutonic
Ambrose Channel
Sandy Hook
Father Traces Boy Charged With Stealing in LeClaire
Duke Nesbit aged 19 confessed to the Le Claire post office robbery after his father traced him to Princeton and turned him over to the constable. About $35 was found in Nesbit’s possession, the amount reportedly taken from the stamp and money drawer while Postmaster Fowler was at supper.
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LeClaire
Duke Nesbit
Princeton
E. Fowler
Nesbit
Laurel Day
Day
Clinton
John Nesbit
le Claire
Young Nesbit
Pennsylvania Republican Platform Endorses Taft Policy
Harrisburg June 11 delegates approve a platform praising Taft and Roosevelt era aims. It pledges to advance the tariff revision and equality of rights at home with respect abroad. Ticket named includes Auditor General Arthur E. Sisson State Treasurer Jeremiah A. Stober and Associate Justice Robert Von Moschzisker.
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Harrisburg
Taft
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Arthur E. Sisson
Jeremiah A. Stober
Supreme Court
Robert von Moschzisker
State University of Iowa Holds Annual Commencement
The State University of Iowa held its 225th annual commencement in Iowa City with eight colleges listed by grad counts. Dr. Harry Pratt Judson, president of the University of Chicago, delivered the all college address.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Graduate College
Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Emilia McClain
Iowa Supreme Court
Muscatine
John J. Huff
College of Liberal Arts
Horace L. Husted
Charles A. Riemcke
College of Medicine
Albert J. Greiner
College of Dentistry
Julia Ward Howe Honored at Brown University
Providence June 16 Brown University conferred Letters upon Julia Ward Howe of Boston aged humanitarian and author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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Julia Ward Howe
Providence
R. I
Brown University
Boston
Emperors Readied for Summit Off Pitkipas Bay
Russian Emperor Nicholas and German Emperor William prepare to meet off the southern coast of Finland near Pitkipas Bay. Premier SioLyPin, Foreign Minister IswolsKy, Count Von Pourtalese and German attaches depart aboard the Polar Star to join the rulers for the high level talks tomorrow. William is en route.
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St. Petersburg
Siolypin
Iswolsky
Count von Pourtalese
Polar Star
Emperor Nicholas
Pitkipas Bay
Finland
Emperor William
Germany
Rendevous
Shonts Gives Drake University $50 000 Donation
Des Moines Iowa June 16 T P Shonts president of the Drake university board of trustees presented the university with fifty thousand dollars before departing for New York last night.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
T. P. Shonts
Board of
Drake University
New York
Illinois Central Buys Central of Georgia Railroad
J F Hanson president of the Central of Georgia announced today that the Illinois Central has purchased the Central of Georgia railroad. The news confirms a major acquisition shaping regional rail operations.
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Illinois Central
Georgia Road
New York
N. Y
Central of Georgia Railroad
J. F. Hanson
Central of Georgia
Commutation Effort Under Way for Johnson County Murderer
Iowa City June 16. The board of pardons is seeking information on clemency for Charles Holada who confessed to murdering James Gallagher, a Johnson County farmer, a decade ago.
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Iowa City
Charles Holada
James Gallagher
Johnson County
Board of Pardons
Well Known Brokers Firm Filed Involuntary Bankruptcy
New York June 16 An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in court today against W B Smith & Co members of the Consolidated Exchange. The firm is one of the best known on the exchange.
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New York
N. Y
W. B. Smith & Co
Consolidated Exchange
Exchange
Men Begin Laying Pipes in Davenport Project
A team under J. S. Mc Carthy of the Independent Construction Company started yesterday on laying pipes from Mad Creek up Washington street to Park avenue. The line will extend to Sherman street and Halstead street but progress is slowed by labor and pipe shortages.
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J. S. McCarthy
Independent Construction Company
Davenport
Mad Creek
Washington Street
Park Avenue
Sherman Street
Halstead Street
Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Barko held on Lowe Street
The funeral took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Lowe Street home. Rev. J. B. Smith officiated and interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Andrew Barko
Lowe Street
J. B. Smith
Greenwood Cemetery
Richards Qualifies In State Range Shoot
In Des Moines at the State Range the two Company C entries Corporal Richards and Sergeant McDougal shot 517 and 474 respectively. Richards earned thirteenth place in the preliminaries.
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State Range
Des Moines
Company C
Richards
McDougal
Supreme Court rules Illinois primary law unconstitutional
Springfield June 16 The Illinois Supreme Court declares the Oglesby primary law unconstitutional. The decision cites cumbersome machinery and voting restrictions including registration provisions and party committee nominating limits that curtailed voters rights. The ruling marks a third state primary law invalidated by the court.
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Springfield
Ill
Supreme Court
Forty-Fifth General Assembly
Oglesby
Place Shoots Today for State Team Spot. Mc Dougal Disqualified
A shooter plans to compete today to earn a place on the state team while rival Mc Dougal is disqualified from the event.
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McDougal
Weather Outlook Across Iowa and Illinois
Partly cloudy with possible showers tonight or Thursday in Iowa and northern Illinois. Warmer tonight with rising temperatures, sunrise at 4 14, sunset at 7 29, moonrise at 3 09 a m.
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Iowa
Illinois
River Forecast Drops Through Mississippi Basin
The forecast shows a continuing falling tendency in the Mississippi River from Clinton to Muscatine for the next 48 hours. Forecaster J. M. Sherier notes the trend will persist as water levels decline.
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Mississippi
Clinton
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
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