Tariff Delayed as New Ways and Means Member Confirmed
Washington scene in March reports a tariff bill introduced tomorrow to secure approval from the new Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee. Senate adjourned at 12 18 after the president’s message. Republicans applauded the tariff focus. Committee members Cushman Harrison Broussard named. Durant chosen for Charleston customs post. Edward Winslow nominated as consul general at Stockholm.
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Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bonynge
Colorado
Senate
Committee On Ways and Means
Cannon
Cushman
Washington
Harrison
New York
Broussard
Louisiana
Charleston
D. C
William D. Crum
Taft
Edward W. Durant, Jr
Durant
Ilinois
Edward D. Winslow
Illinois
Stockholm
Secret Italian society vows to wipe out Mafia gangs
At a meeting in New York at Cesare Conti's home a group of well-to-do Italians discussed forming a secret society. Members would be recruited from respectable Italian individuals in New York and Italy to combat Mafia and Black Hand blackmail activities plaguing the country.
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New York
Cesare Conti
Italy
Record smashed by fair bowlers
Pittsburg March 16 The world record in the double event for women bowlers was broken at the ninth annual American Bowling Congress tournament as Mrs M Kern and Miss Berdie Kern of St Louis rolled 1024 The prior record of 964 was set at Cincinnati by Mrs Hull and Mrs Rosskopf of Chicago
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Pittsburg
American Bowling Congress
M. Kern
Berdie Kern
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Hull
Rosskopf
Chicago
Former Baseball Magnate Found After Disappearance
Charles H. Morton former president of the Ohio and Pennsylvania baseball league was found by his brother in Chicago. He is said to be suffering acute dementia wandering the streets and doctors at his brother's home hold out hope for eventual recovery.
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Chicago
Charles H. Morton
Ohio and Pennsylvania Baseball League
Cleveland
H. A. Morton
Marion
Taft Convenes Extra Session for Tariff Revision
President Taft calls Congress to an extra session to revise the Dingley tariff, citing changed production and revenue shortages. He urges speed and focus on a new tariff bill to avoid deficits and sustain business, signing the message from the White House on March 16, 1909.
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Congress
DeMOGRAT Rebuff Over Bolters At House Caucus
A Democratic caucus rebuked bolters from the party and set limits on minority assignments. The resolution, approved 135 to 1 with one present, aims to withhold committee posts from those who left the minority leadership, while Cannon plans to consult all members on future assignments. Several members left before the vote.
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Washington, D. C
House
Cannon
Clark
John Sharp Williams
Fitzgerald
New York
Moon
Tennessee
Edwards
Brantley
Livingston
Georgia
Austria Plans to Seize Belgrade in Crisis Talks
Paris reports an Austrian government plan to occupy Belgrade as a solution to the crisis. Vienna notes Servia's reply to the March 6 note heightening war party fever, with rumors of partial mobilization and possible royal intervention for peace. Belgrade cites Servia’s January 11 communication and proposes delaying ratification of a commerce treaty or accepting a provisional arrangement to year end.
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Paris
Law Liberal
Belgrade
Servia
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Budapest
Austria-Hungary
Weston Starts Second Lap Walk to Pacific Coast
Edward Payson Weston left Tarrytown at 8 AM on the second lap of his trek toward the Pacific coast. He is reported to be in fine condition.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Edward Payson Weston
Pacific Coast
Acquit 11 Year Old of Manslaughter Charge
Des Moines Iowa March 16 Kenneth Reeves age 11 is acquitted in district court of manslaughter in the death of Cecil Jenkins age 9 in the killing at Des Moines. The acquittal follows deliberation by jurors and closes the case against the youth.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Kenneth Reeves
Cecil Jenkins
Jury Bears Story of Another Mike About Robbery Case
Council Bluffs Iowa March 16 W H Bedford of Blackow Missouri testified before the grand jury alleging he was robbed of 5000 dollars here last August in a case linked to J Maybray and a racetrack scheme.
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Iowa Evening Press
Council Bluffs
W. H. Bedford
Blackow
Grand
J. Maybray
Mutiny by Cuban Rural Guard Unit
A sergeant and seven privates from the rural guard at Vuelta, Santa Clara, mutinied and fled to the woods with horses and arms. They aim to spark an uprising as detachments from nearby garrisons pursue them.
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Havanna
Vueltas
Santa Clara
Danville Man Aims for Evangelist Life After Post Office Safe Blow
Danville Illinois March 16 Joseph McCarthy confessed in federal court that he blew the Gale Illinois post office safe and said William Strong and Charles Gallagher had no part in the robbery Their likely fate is release when McCarthy is sentenced He plans to serve at Fort Leavenworth and pursue evangelism after prison.
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Danville, Ill
Joseph McCarthy
Gale
Ill
William Strong
Charles Gallagher
McCarthy
Fort Leavenworth
Friend of Dumb Animals Founder Dies at 86 in Boston
George Thorndike Angell, famed advocate for animal welfare and founder of the American Humane Education Society, died aged 86 in Boston. He led reform against cruelty, authored Our Dumb Animals, and shaped Massachusetts animal protection law.
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Boston
Mass
George Thorndike Angell
United States
American Humane Education Society
Southbridge
George Angell
Meriden
New Hampshire
Brown University
Providence
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Richard Fletcher
Charles G. Loring
Harvard Law School
Samuel E. Sewall
Henry Bergh
New York
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Eliza A. Martin
Nichols Giants to meet Athletics for town basketball crown
In Nichols Iowa the basketball championship will be decided tomorrow evening with the Giants facing the Athletics at the opera house. Each team has won a game to reach the final and the winner will earn the town title. After the game dancing will follow.
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Nichols
Iowa
Giants
Athletics
Senate Passes Bill 10 Protect Traveling Men
A Senate action reports Bill 10 to shield traveling men and a withdrawal of a newly appointed Senate custodian. The correspondence from Carroll to the Senate notes the withdrawal and states no optometry board is established.
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Senate
Senate Passes Fireproof Hotels Bill and Other Measures
Des Moines March 16 The senate approved a hotel fireproofing law with fire escapes and a state inspector to enforce it. It also passed bills granting Dubuque land, legalizing non seals by corporations, organizing road districts, hard labor for prisoners, and shields on street car platforms. The house defeated a license board for optometry 48 to 48.
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Des Moines
Senate
Dubuque
Smith
Bowman
Roges Quit in Wrestling Match in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa last night Joe Rogers withdrew after one hour thirty two minutes of wrestling Referee Wright awarded the match to Jess Reimer at the arena details show a competitive bout with Rogers quitting before the finish.
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Des Moines
Jess Heimer
Joe Rogers
Wright
Jess Reimer
Castro Murderer 13 Charge Made
Caracas reports in high Venezuelan court suits against M. Castro former president now in Europe for causing the murder in February 1907 of General Antonio Paredes and several revolutionary companions. Paredes and his men were executed while prisoners of war.
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Caracas
Willemstad
High Federal Court of
Venezuela
M. Castro
Europe
Antonio Paredes
Paredes
Navy to Acquire Wireless for Long Range Message Relay
Washington March 16. Secretary Meyer and a Pittsburgh firm reach an agreement to equip the naval establishment with wireless apparatus capable of transmitting messages 3000 miles day or night. Two ships will receive similar gear for 1000 mile transmissions. A central tower will be built in Washington, likely by the government.
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Washington, D. C
Meyer
Pittsburg
Naval Establishment
Ethel Barrymore Weds Russell Colt in Boston Marriage
Miss Ethel Barrymore and Russell Griswold Colt, son of Colonel Samuel P Colt, were married at a Roman Catholic church rectory in Boston on Sunday. Colt hails from Bristol Rhode Island and is linked to the Colt family noted in industry.
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R. G. Colt
Boston
Mass
Ethel Barrymore
Russell Griswold Colt
Bristol
R. I
Samuel Pomroy Colt
United States Rubber Company
Los Angeles Mayor Controversy After Elective Swearing In
City council names William D. Stephens mayor pending a March 26, 1909 recall election. Opposing factions call the move illegal and prepare court action. City Attorney Hewitt supports seating Stephens while recall leaders back George Alexander. A grand jury probes Earl and Harper with sensational claims expected.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William D. Stephens
Stephens
Edwin J. Meserve
W. J. Hunsaker
Recall
Leslie R. Hewitt
Hewitt
George Alexander
Alexander
F. T. Earl
Harper
House Members In Better Humor After Warfare Victory
The sixty first congresses second day session eased tension after rules were amended by Fitzgerald. The vote 211 to 172 rejected the Clark plan for a fifteen member rules committee and kept speaker selection intact. Cannon called it a mild improvement and conservatives hailed it as a stand against populism, with Gardner noting benefits for those seeking bill consideration.
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Washington, D. C
House
Sixty-First Congress
Fitzgerald
New York
Clarke
Missouri
Clark
Cannon
Bryan
Augustus P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Appointment Ratified by Pope Ferral as Cleveland Bishop
Rome reports the Pope has ratified Father Farrell's appointment as bishop of Cleveland. The action confirms leadership for the Cleveland diocese and aligns with papal authority.
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Rome
Father Farrell
Cleveland
Brother of New York lieutenant governor shoots Englishman
John Armstrong Chanler, brother of Louis Stuyvesant Chanler, a member of the Astor family, shot and killed an Englishman named Millard in Charlottesville. Millard, an employee of Chanler, allegedly beat his wife, who fled to the Chanler country home for protection.
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Charlottsville
John Armstrong Chanler
Louis Stuyvesant Chanler
New York
Astor Family
Millard
Chanler
Chandler Country
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Fair conditions prevail in both Iowa and Illinois tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures expected to hold with little change. Sunrise is at 6, sunset at 5 58, moonrise at 2 41.
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Iowa
Illinois
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