Tariff Bill Consideration Moves Toward House Vote
Washington dispatch reports the Ways and Means Committee formalized consideration of the Payne tariff bill with both houses starting formal review. Democratic and Republican members expect a single committee session, then reporting the measure to the House within ten days to two weeks, with potential floor amendments and a Schedule by Schedule paragraph discussion. The Dingley precedent looms as debate time is debated and a possible compromise with floor amendments is anticipated.
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Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
Senate Committee On Finance
House
Clark
Payne
Dingley
Bfil
Peruna hailed as lifesaving cure for persistent colds
Settled colds believed dangerous as multiple testimonials from Samuel McKinley and others describe severe illness, chronic catarrh, and lung troubles improving after using Peruna. Letters praise the remedy from Kansas City, Hammond, and Nebraska City figures, urging continued use.
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Samuel McKinley
Askew Ave
Kansas City
Society of the United States Jewelry Auctioneers
Perma
Peruna
Emil Pickart
Indiana Ave
Hammond
Corbett to fight either Jeffries or Johnson again
James J. Corbett issued a second challenge for a bout with Jeffries or Johnson. The item notes ongoing boxing intrigue amid other rapid news items including Palermo arrests, a Columbus historian’s death, steel mill business uptake, and political moves in Taft era America.
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James J. Corbett
Jeffries
Johnson
Palermo
Petrosino
John William Jones
Columbus
Steel
Iron Trade Review
Pittsburg
Game Warden Falls Backward Into Waters
A fragment notes a game warden in Rensselaer Indiana drowning after falling backward into the water on a day in March. The sparse text lacks full details on event date, names, or circumstances.
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Rensselaer
Ind
Queen Helena Suffering After Messina Accident
Rome reports Queen Helena remains injured after the Messina earthquake period. A fever rise prompted investigation revealing a broken left rib and her arm in a sling. She was in an improvised hospital when knocked down by a panicked woman seeking to enter the doorway. Another county goes dry as Peru voters reject licenses by a large margin.
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Rome
Helena
Messina
Peru
Ind
Miami ‘County
Pera
Jurors Joke About It In Cooper Case Verdict Hopes Rise
Nashville March 18 jurors in the Cooper case returned after supper but were not discussing murder or self defense. They signaled they would sleep for the night and Attorney General McCain expected a verdict before week’s end while Judge Anderson predicted a mistrial delay.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
McCain
Anderson
Danville Man Dies After Divorce Filing
Francis B Harrington, 26, formerly of Indianapolis, eloped with 18-year-old Ruby Kirkpatrick to Urbana after two weeks of acquaintance. Distressed by his wife’s divorce suit charging cruelty, he committed suicide at his Danville home.
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Danville
Francis B. Harrington
Indianapolis
Urbana
Ill
Ruby Kirkpatrick
Harrington
Porto Rico Kept Failing Funds Halt Public Bodies
The house of delegates failure to pass the deficiency appropriation bill closes night schools insular library and other public institutions in San Juan Porto Rico. Federal court lacks funds to pay jurors and witnesses and related expenses.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
House of Delegates
Federal Court
Paris Strike Expands as Letter Carriers Join Telegrapher Walkout
Paris faces a growing postal strike as 800 postmen join the telegraph and mail clerk walkout after the last delivery. With government determined not to yield, the disruption isolates Paris from the country and halts international and interurban mail, telegrams, and telephony.
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Paris
Post Office Department
France
Clemenceau
Elysee Palace
Versailles
London
Italy
Indians And Guardians Face Land Suit In Oklahoma
In Chandler Oklahoma on March 18 a suit filed by Senator Robert L Owen reached its first hearing. The action concerns 35000 Indian allotments valued at about two million dollars and centers on guardians who sold the lands as the owners came of age. Defendant named is A R Darr ough of Arnett sville.
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Chandler, Okla
Robert L. Owen
A. R. Darrough
Arnettsville
Reggio Again Shaken by Strong Coastal Quake
A strong earthquake was felt in Reggio yesterday with severe shaking in Pellare and nearby coastal villages. Citizens were alarmed as the tremor reportedly coincided with an unusually high tide along the coast near Brindisi.
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Reggio
Pellare
Brindisi
Stevenson Recount Petition Dismissal Recommended
Illinois senate recount committee finds Adlai Stevenson petition for governor vote recount fails to present a prima facie case and urges dismissal. Minority report by Senator Isley opposed. Forty fifth joint ballot for U S senator shows Hopkins 77, Foss 18, Shurtleff 13, Stringer 42, others scattered.
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Springfield
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Berry
Deneen
Jones
Isley of
Newton
United States
Hopkins
Foss
Shurtleff
Stringer
Mason
Lowden
W. B. McKinley
Sherman
Calhoun
F. P. Morris
J. J. Callahan
Murder in Cold Blood Rocks Indianapolis
Patrick Carroll, a lawmaker, was shot dead at the southeast corner of Illinois and Washington streets in a deliberate murder by James N. Shelton, a Pullman porter. Shelton, now in custody, feigns insanity though surgeons doubt it. Carroll dies at hospital leaving a widow.
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Indianapolis
Patrick Carroll
Carroll
James N. Shelton
Illinois
Washington Streets
Shelton
Atkins Law Works
Keeping Watch on Them
Washington reports unsettled Central American conditions prompt the administration to keep three U S war vessels on the western coast for a period. In Terre Haute Indiana Louis Merriweather former clerk of Cumberland county circuit court is arrested for embezzling 1400 dollars. bondsmen secured his arrest.
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E. H. Harriman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Santa Clara
Austria-‘Hungary
Germany
Servia
Washington
Central America
Anargea
Terre Haute
Ind
Louis Merriweather
Cumberland County
Ihnois
Tenant Suspected in Oklahoma Farmyard Killing
Muskogee Oklahoma March 18 a wealthy farmer A Ta McLemore of Stone Bluff near Haskell Ohio was shot and killed while at work on his farm a negro tenant with whom he quarreled over rent settlement is suspected Left Liabilities Behind Los Angeles March 18 Harry D Brown a well known broker is
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Muskogee
Oklo
A. Ta McLemore
Stone Bluff
Haskell
Ohio
McLemore
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry D. Brown
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Callao
Pardo
Bis
Panama
Charles A. Schafer
Nebraska City
Neb
Brotherhood of Bookbinders
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Tit
St. Louis
MR. Samuel McKinley
Conservation of Natural Resources
Senate Committee On Committees
Taft
Gridiron Club
Queen Helena
Owen
Stevenson
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