Be veridge Seeks Time on Action and Tax Debate
Washington May 19 The senate debates action on watchmakers names and duties on lace making machines with a 45 percent ad valorem levy moving through. Paynter’s amendment to free line linotype machines fails 35 to 43. Income tax plan faces a tight vote as Bailey pushes for a 2 to 3 percent rate with corporate and individual deductions to avoid double taxation.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Beveridge
Paynter
Borah
Bristow
Brown
Burkett
Clapp
Dolliver
la Follette
Nelson
McLaurin
LaFollette
Judiciary Committee
Bailey
Cummins
Battle ship Mississippi crew enjoys a rest day at Bayousara
The crew of the battleship Mississippi took a break after a strenuous period in the river Bayousara La May 19. Officers and men welcomed the informal day while visitors were few. The ship’s presence and performance impressed the locals despite the low turnout.
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Bayousara
Mississippi
Help for Syria Refugees Appeal by Reformed Presbyterian Church
The Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Presbyterian church known as the Church of the Covenanters issued an appeal to all denominations for funds to aid refugees who have fled to the protection of its missions in Syria.
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Philadelphia
Board of Foreign Missions of
The
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Church of the Covenanters
Syria
Governor asked to mobilize militia over Porter threat
Wood River Illinois May 19 Governor Deneen was asked by Constable Wilkin to send out the militia to arrest Wade Porter a 295 pound man who yesterday ran from a running battle with the constable and citizens Porter was displaced as telegraph operator at Edwardsville Crossing and his successor says Porter threatened his life unless he resigns and returns the job
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Wood River Ill
Deneen
Wilkin
Wade Porter
Ter
Edwardsville Crossing
Porter
Western railroads seek injunction against new rate rulings
Eleven western railroads filed a petition in the United States circuit court asking the Interstate Commerce Commission to restrain from enforcing its June 1 rate order reducing class rates on merchandise from Chicago and St Louis to Denver The Burlington Rock Island Northwestern Milwaukee Santa Fe Missouri Pacific and Wabash contend the new rates favor Chicago and St Louis shippers and would cost them about 1 million annually The railroads argue the change disrupts established midwest commerce and would undermine the Missouri river as a rate base.
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Chicago, Ill
United States Circuit Court
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Denver
Burlington
Rock Island
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Chicago
Missouri River
Seven Roads
Middle West
Two Convicts Escape From Fort Madison Penitentiary
Fort Madison Iowa May 19 two convicts escaped from the state penitentiary Thomas Hatch from Polk county and L J Dwyer alias William Pool from Kossuth county Dwyer serving his fourth term they entered the basement of the new hospital building seized a jack screw and slipped through a wall into the unfinished yard before guards could intervene Dwyer was later captured on Black Hawk heights Hatch remains at large both prisoners were initially locked in cells as guards joined the manhunt.
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Fort Madison
Thomas Hatch
Polk County
L. J. Dwyer
William Pool
Kossuth County
Dwyer
Black Hawk Heights
Hatch
Davenport Man Bound Over After Attempted Assault
Herman Lange of Davenport was bound over to the grand jury on a lewdness charge with a $1000 bond after a reported attempted sexual assault on a four year old girl. A mob chased him through East Davenport before police captured him.
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Davenport
Iowa
Herman Lange
Herman
Lange
St Louis Broker Arrested in Paris on Forged Check Charge
St Louis real estate operator M. Dwight Fortner was arrested in Paris on May 19, accused of obtaining 11500 by a forged endorsement on a check. The cable dispatch reports the indictment and arrest from the French capital.
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St. Louis
M. Dwight Fortner
Paris
Peace Advocates Discuss Plans At Mohonk Conference
The Lake Mohonk conference on international arbitration opened at Mohonk Lake New York May 19 with more than 300 prominent figures from education diplomacy and business attending. It aims to limit armament and permanently establish world peace through arbitration of disputes during a three day session.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Lake Mohonk
Fistic Fans Shy on Bets for Johnson-OBrien Fight
In Philadelphia on May 19 bets were light for the Johnson O'Brien bout tonight. Odds favored O'Brien to go the distance while wagers on outpointing Johnson were offered at 7 to 5. Coffroth proposed a win or lose match with Kaufman for a long bout, which O'Brien accepted if the match is clean. Drexel Biddle Hanlon Floyd and Reilly will be in O'Brien's corner. Johnson has not named seconds.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Society
Jack Hanlon
Frank Floyd
Joe Reilly
O'Brien
Johnson
General strike in Paris forecasts fiasco
Paris May 19 reports suggest life remained normal at noon but the general strike declared by the general federation of labor to start today with the building trades promises an imminent fiasco despite calm conditions.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Postmaster General Hitchcock Heads to Havana with Dickinson
Washington notes Postmaster General Hitchcock sailed for Havana aboard the cruiser Dolphin to join Secretary of War Dickinson who has completed a Panama inspection and will return with Hitchcock to the United States. Hitchcock has been somewhat indisposed and the voyage is hoped to aid recovery.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Havana
Cuba
Dolphin
Dickinson
Panama
United States
Cashier Arrested in Maryland Post Office Embezzlement
Baltimore May 19 William S. Myer assistant cashier of the local post office was arrested on charges of embezzling 1400 dollars.
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Baltimore
William S. Myer
Bill Jones Again in the Limelight
Washington May 19 William Bill Jones once famed for shooting at Garfield assassin Charles Guitan during transfer faces trial for the murder of John A McPherson a farm hand he employed.
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Washington, D. C
William
Bill) Jones
Garfield
Charles Guitan
Court House
John A. McPherson
Jones
Mayor Attacks Wealthy Owners Over Tenement Housin
Davenport mayor Scott welcomed delegates to the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs biennial meeting and criticized greedy property owners whose tenements the city health board deemed unfit. He said Davenport faces housing problems like other cities, with some homes too poor even for animals. The event featured welcomes from Miss Alice French and remarks by officials and visiting speakers on literature and child study.
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Davenport
Ila
Scott
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
City Board of Health
Board of Health
Alice French
Octave Thanet
Federation
George F. MacLean
Iowa State University
Richard Burton
State University of Minnesota
Lake Carriers Chief Rejects Arbitration on Great Lakes Strike
Detroit May 19 President Wm Livingstone of the Lake Carriers association declined the interstate arbitration boards invitation to appear. He reiterates the association will not arbitrate and will not discuss the open shop issue.
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Detroit
Mich
Wm. Livingstone
Lake Carriers’ Association
Interstate Arbitration Board
Great Lakes
Livingstone
Miner Shoots Wife Kills Brother In Law Then Ends Life
Shelburne Indiana May 19 Frank Doggemant a miner shot his wife wounding her perhaps fatally killed his brother in law Zillele De Cocbet and then fatally shot himself The women are sisters De Cocbet had courted the wife and proposed Doggemant wed his fiancees sister They believed a legal marriage had occurred but friends later learned no ceremony had been completed The two foreigners had recently arrived in America from France and met in Sullivan where licenses were issued and a mistaken belief of marriage arose
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Shelburne
Ind
Frank Doggemont
Zillele de Cobet
Doggemant
de Cochet
de Cobet
France
America
Linton
Sullivan
Workmen May Buy the Armory Hall
Eagle Lodge No 10 A O A W plans to buy Armory hall soon vacated by Company C. An option was secured earlier and the purchase is expected to be authorized at Thursday meeting. The lodge hopes to greatly improve the building after acquisition.
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Eagle Lodge No. 10
Armory Hall
Company C
Nominations Ratified at National Manufacturers Meet
The National Association of Manufacturers closed its fourteenth annual convention with ratified officers led by President John Kirby Jr of Dayton. James Van Cleave defended the group’s tough stance against labor and cited anti injunction victories and efforts to push labor issues into the Republican platform. He warned that public finance and law must be respected or the organization risks dissolution.
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New York
N. Y
National Association of Manufacturers
John Kirby, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
van Cleave
James van Cleave
National Manufacturers’ Association
Denver
Death of Standard Oil leader H H Rogers shocks New York
H H Rogers prominent Standard Oil vice president and Fairhaven benefactor died at his New York residence after sudden illness. He funded Fairhaven schools town hall Millicent library memorials and Tudor arch church group. Amalgamated Copper and Consolidated Gas stocks slid on the news while the market overall stayed firm.
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New York
N. Y
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Henry H. Rogers
Fairhaven
Mass
Standard Oil Company
Millicent
America
Rogers
Amalgamated Copper
Consolidated Gas
Roosevelt Hunters Rhinoceros in Africa Safari
Nairobi dispatch reports Roosevelt beginning a hunting trip from the Jura ranch of George McMillan. He wounded a female rhinoceros with the first shot, the animal fled, and six more shots brought it down. The head and skin weighed 532 pounds.
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Nairobi
Roosevelt
Jura
George McMillan
JAIL SENTENCES FOR MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS
Tombstone Arizona May 19 Ma Gon Villa Real and Rivera Mexican revolutionists convicted of violating neutrality laws by directing an armed expedition into Mexico were sentenced to 18 months each.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Magon
Villa
Real
Rivera
Mexico
State bought old machinery as new
Detroit reporters say ex Warden A N Armstrong testified Hilton A Daly of Chicago paid him 1500 dollars to pass second hand machinery as new for the state binder twine plant. Daly, an agent for Hoover and Gamble, was arrested in Chicago and later released on bond. he is reportedly still in Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
Jackson
A. N. Armstrong
Hilton A. Daly
Chicago
Daly
Ill
Hoover and Gamble Company
Miamisburg
Inmates of Poor Farm Alleged Elopement
Mattie Corliss a county home inmate of 54 years vanished last night and is believed to have eloped with Charles Dale, a 50 year old inmate who left Monday night. Corliss, who thinks she is still a girl, is missing from Waterloo Iowa.
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Iowa Evening Press
Waterloo
Mattie Corliss
Steward Strayer
Charles Dale
Miss Corliss
Bank Robbers Take 36000 From Cairo State Bank
Lincoln Neb May 19 Bank robbers blew open the Cairo State Bank safe with three explosions and took 36000 in cash. No injuries reported as authorities swarm the scene.
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Lincoln
Neb
Cairo
Taft in Petersburg Praises Blue and Gray at Dedication
President Taft arrives in Petersburg Virginia and attends the unveiling of the John F Hartrenft memorial honoring Pennsylvania soldiers. He praises both Union and Confederate valor, notes the wartime fight and enduring results, and offers remarks at Fort Mahone. The visit includes a luncheon and reception with numerous dignitaries.
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Petersburg
Taft
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Fort Mahone
John F. Hartrenft
Confederacy
Fort Stedman
Fort Mahage
Barnards Plan Coast Trip to West Coast Visit
Mr and Mrs Thomas Barnard of West Second street left on the Wilton train this morning for the west. They will visit their son Art Barnard at Hot Lake and attend the Yukon Pacific exposition, spending about three months visiting friends on the coast.
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Thomas Barnard
West
West Second Street
Wilton
Hot Lake
Art Barnard
No Show At Park Due To Power Shortage
A Citi zens' Railway and Light Company park will have no shows for the rest of the week because of an accident at the power house and resulting light shortage and curtailed car service. No performances will be possible before Sunday afternoon.
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Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Saloons Win In Illinois City Local Option Act Passed
Springfield May 19 local option act passed in the house granting cities and villages in Illinois the right to vote on saloon questions regardless of township results under existing law.
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Ilinois
Springfield
Ill
Weather Outlook for Illinois Tonight and Thursday
Iawn partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered showers in the south and central regions. North Illinois remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. sunrise 4 26, sunset 7 07.
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Illinois
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