Payne Tariff Bill Reported Back By House Committee
The Ways and Means Committee agreed to return the Payne tariff bill to the House without amendment. Democrats were given until Tuesday to file a minority report, Broussard voting with Republicans while the rest of the Dems opposed. The vote stood 13 to 6 with printing authorized for thirty thousand copies. Senate reaction followed as Senator Aldrich planned immediate consideration by the Finance Committee with four Republican members. The bill’s impact on Maine’s wood pulp and paper industry drew early objection from Senator Hale.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Ways and Means
House
Broussard
Louisiana
Payne
Dingley
Mr. Dingley
Aldrich
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Committee
Messrs
Rhode Island
Burrows
Michigan
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Hale
Senate Committee
Maine
Poison Squad at Iowa City Investigates Drug Effects
In Iowa City the University of Iowa College of Homeopathic Medicine forms a poison squad led by Dr. George Royal. Volunteers include Raymond Gross and others who experienced delirium and wanderlust after testing powerful drugs, ending with none remembering the night’s events or locations.
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Iowa City
Jesus
Organization of
Science-Lovers
Washington, D. C
University of Iowa College of Homeopathic Medicine
George Royal
Des Moines
Raymond Gross
University
Plainsman
Gross
Reported US steel trust denied by Associated Press
The Associated Press reports that a Pittsburg story about a $800 million independent steel combination opposing U S Steel is absolutely incorrect. Philadelphia skeptics question the claim while Pittsburg sources list major firms named as interested, suggesting tariff talks could influence any deal.
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Pittsburg
Philadephia
Philadelphia
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company, Limited
Lackawanna Steel Company
Assassin Blows Up Powder Plant Killing Three in Idaho
Spokane March 18. Managers of the Coeur d Alene Concentrating company believe an assassin deliberately blew up the Coeur d Alene powder works near Wallace Idaho. Three men were killed and another injured as all plant buildings were destroyed except the nitro glycerin house.
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Spokane
Wash
Coeur d’ Alene Powder Works
Wallace
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Concentrating Company
Gogorza Ordered $300 Monthly Alimony
In New York on March 18 Justice O Gorman granted Mrs Elsa de Gogorza alimony of $300 a month while she sues for separation from baritone El Emilio de Gogorza. She sought $10 000 a year. he offered $250 monthly, unchanged since their July 1907 separation. The couple, married Oct 9 1896, separated after earlier harmony. Gogorza is touring with Mme Emma Eames. She says he urged divorce to remarry, which she refused.
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de Gogorza
Gogorzas
Gogorza
Mme
Emma Eames
Alderman Klein Jailed for Refusing Grand Jury Testimony
Pittsburg March 18 Councilman John F. Klein was committed to jail without bail for defying the grand jury and refusing to testify in the graft investigation.
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Pittsburg
John F. Klein
Government Dows Revolt Ends in Surrender Offer
Insurgent group in Santa Clara province asks clemency after father of two band members visited General Monteagudo at Camajuani. Troops surround camp with over 1000 rurales, expecting surrender within days despite rough terrain.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Cortes Fof
Monteagudo
Camajuani
King Sees Wright Flights At Pau In 1909
King Edward witnessed two Wright flights near Pau as Wilbur took off alone for seven minutes with precision maneuvers. Miss Wright joined on the second flight, the pair soaring high then skimming the ground before returning to applause.
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Pau
Edward
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Miss Wright
Buffalo Resident Jacob Reinhardt Dead at 1 P.M.
Jacob Reinhardt a longtime Buffalo resident aged about 82 died at one o clock due to senility. Civil War veteran and longtime member of the German Lutheran church, he had lived with Mr and Mrs V Rouch in recent years.
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Jacob Reinhardt
Buffalo
Reinhardt
Lawmaker Hale Signals Vigorous Support Amid Bill Debate
Mr Hale stated strong support for the change while objecting to other bill features. He predicted the measure would reach Congress for three months or more. The finance committee will not hold hearings but will accept written statements for the record.
Kidnapping Stuns Sharon as Whitla Heir Is Taken
In Sharon Pennsylvania on March 18 William Whitla son of James P. Whitla a noted attorney and former Republican congress candidate was kidnapped by two men. The abductors later sent a letter demanding a ten thousand dollar ransom.
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Sharon, Pa
William Whitla
James P. Whitla
Congress
Iowa City Woman Dies At 62 After 41 Years Local
Iowa City resident Mrs. John Stadler aged 62 dies at her home after more than 41 years in the city. Survived by husband and three children Mrs. Joseph Chervinka James Joseph and Frank Stadler all of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
John Stadler
Joseph Chervinka
James
Joseph
Frank Stadler
President Taft in New York for Cleveland memorial at Carnegie Hall
President Taft and Chief Justice Fuller led memorial exercises in Carnegie Hall honoring Grover Cleveland. Rich ar d Watson Gilder read an original poem as Damrosch orchestra and Liederkranz chorus accompanied. Taft praised Cleveland's honesty and public duty, noting his simplicity and courage. Taft and party traveled by private car Constitution and were greeted by a large crowd in Jersey City before visiting Henry W. Taft’s home for lunch.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Taft
Fuller
Carnegie Hall
Richard Watson Gilder
Damrosch Orchestra
Liederkranz Society
Vatv
Gotham
Washington
D. C
Constitution
New York Express
Pennsylvania Road
N. Y
Jersey City
Capital Painters Go Out On Strike
Two hundred Des Moines painters walked out during the day in all city shops protesting importation of workers from smaller Iowa towns and planned wage cuts. Union men demand abolition of the open shop.
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Capital
Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Iowa
No Verdict Reached Yet by Cooper Jury
Nashville Tennessee March 118 At 1130 the jury in the Cooper Sharp case was still out Judge Hart adjourned court until two this afternoon.
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Cooper
Nashville
Tenn
Cooper-Sharp
Hart
Consul Bishop Threatened by Palermo Mafia
Palermo March 18 American Consul Bishop received life threatening letters from the Mafia vowing harsher punishment than they did Petrosino if he pursues Sicily criminals seeking refuge in New York or pressures Italian authorities against suspects. Police receive the letters and guard the consul and the American mission while Rome dispatches telegraphic orders for searches of Petrosino murderers and detectives are sent to cities with Mafia influence.
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Palermo
Sicily
Petrosino
New York
Rome
Constantinople
Tunis
Marseilles
Malta
Egypt
Servia urged to terms by European powers in March crisis
Paris reports France Great Britain and Russia pressure Belgrade to negotiate with Austria Hungary. Berlin notes talk of a European conference on the Balkan situation. Servians in Germany ordered home for military service as Servia signals willingness to heed the powers. Austria Hungary ready to disarm if advised. Montenegro tightens guards as Austrian warship maneuvers near Spinaz.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Russia
Servia
Belgrade
Austria- Hungary
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Montenegro
Cettinje
Spinza
Herzegovina
Spinaz
Harriman Declares He Remains in Business
E. H. Harriman said there is no foundation to rumors he will retire from active business. He stated his health is better now than in years past and reaffirmed his continued involvement in business affairs.
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Los Angeles
Cal
E. H. Harriman
Knox Sends Note to Nicaragua on Emery Claim
Secretary of State Knox dispatched a note to Nicaraguan Minister Espinoza regarding the Emery claim and the U S position on arbitration. Knox refused to comment on the communication, and no official source confirms the note's exact content or future U S expectations from Nicaragua.
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Knox
Washington, D. C
Espinoza
Emery
United States
Nicaragua
Not Guilty Verdict in Thompson Murder Case
Chicago jurors acquitted Lyman C. Mann of the June murder of Mrs. Francis Gilmore Thompson. Trial proceedings concluded with the not guilty ruling in the courtroom.
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Chicago, Ill
Lyman C. Mann
Francis Gilmore Thompson
Plan Big Meet In May At Iowa City
The University of Iowa board of control of athletics will invite all Iowa high schools to attend and compete in a major meet planned for Iowa City on May 15. Iowa authorities will welcome all comers and invite them regardless of plans for the Des Moines state meet.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Board In Control of
Iowa
Des Moines
Bulk sales bill passes Iowa House by narrow vote
The Iowa House in Des Moines approved a bulk sales bill requiring merchants to file a bill of sale five days before selling an entire stock. A visiting committee to state colleges urged new appropriations for Ames engineering lab fixtures 5000 dollars and Iowa City support 25000 dollars annually for two years plus 15000 dollars for the laboratory fund. The chamber also defeated a mortgage filing fee bill 43 to 58 at noon.
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State House
Des Moines
House
Ames
Iowa City
Deneen Contested Banished as Governing Bid Cleared
In Springfield on March 18 Gov. Charles S. Deneen’s bid for another term was cleared after a joint session ruled Adlai Stevenson’s petition insufficient to warrant a recount. The decision followed a strict party-line vote. A deep waterway bill to connect Lockport to Utica was introduced in the Illinois House. In the United States Senate contest Hopkins led in the forty-sixth joint ballot with 76 votes, Foss 18, Shurtleff 18, Stringer 33, and other candidates receiving smaller totals.
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Springfield
Ill
Charles S. Deneen
State of
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Lockport
Utica
International Improvement Commission
Hopkins
United States
Foss
Shurtleff
Stringer
Mason
Lowden
MacKinley
Bergen
Sherman
Calhoun
Potts
Paris Strike Expands As Postal Workers Join Walkout
Paris reports a growing strike by letter carriers joining telegraphers and mail clerks. Eight hundred postmen delivering newspapers and parcels walked out, isolating Paris from France and the outside world. The government vows to force the strikers to the wall as troops stand ready at Versailles.
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Paris
Post Office Department
France
Clemenceau
Elysee Palace
Versailles
Wisconsin to Convene Special Session on Tax and Banking Issues
Madison March 18 The Wisconsin legislature will meet in a special session to address four major items: income tax bank depositor insurance state industrial insurance and taxation of water powers. Former State Game Warden Henry Overbeck testified before the senatorial investigation committee prompting calls for action against wardens and deputies for a decade of political activity. The committee unanimously voted to certify his testimony to the governor and attorney general with a suggestion of prosecutions.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Henry Overbeck
Overbeck
Board Weighs Rebuke as Head Faces Removal
Exwarden Downie F. Jones of Villisca is named as a possible successor as the school board contemplates a rebuke and possible deposement. Jones will not be considered for the post at this time.
Board of Control faces sweeping personnel shakeup in Iowa
Des Moines reports claim the governor plans to depose chairman John Downie and overhaul the board of control. Possible successors discussed include F. P. Jones of Villisca and N. N. Jones of Fort Madison, while reform and investigations loom. Supt. Fitzgerald notes sleigh ride at reform school, and Warden Sanders defends modern methods amid turmoil.
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Ora Williams
Des Moines
Ila
Board of Control
John Downie
F. P. Jones
Villisca
Jones
House
Appropriations Committee
Insurance Commission
Carroll
Insurance Department
Office of Governor
N. N. Jones
Fort Madison
Fitzgerald
Reform School For
Sammis bill expands public utilities oversight with local control saved
Senator Sam Miss proposes a measure to create a five member railroad commission with higher pay and broader powers. It retains local control over public service companies by cities and towns while allowing state review on vital disputes, aiming to reduce local political influence while providing a state-level remedy when needed. The bill outstrips the Smith Lee proposal and does not alter the Van Law bill, which is favored.
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Sammis
Railroad Commission
Commission
State Commission For Settlement
Smith-Lee
van Law
Weather Report for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa faces rain and snow tonight with partly cloudy and colder conditions Friday. Illinois sees rain tonight with likely northern relief Friday. warmer tonight then colder Friday afternoon or night. Sunrise at 5 58 and sunset at 6 01 with moonrise at 4 26 am.
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Iowa
Illinois
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