Standpatters Fight Wood Pulp Duty in House Battle
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Cannon backing resolutions to block tariff repeal on wood pulp claiming price hikes stem from paper trust monopolies. Resolutions demand Commerce and Justice papers on the Paper Trust, signaling a clash over tariff relief and trust busting. In Senate, Overman pushes free list for paper and pulp, blocked by Gallinger and Tierburn with Aldrich guiding delay.
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New York Times
Washington
Cannon
House
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Attorney General
Department of Justice
Department
Department of Comme and Labor
Illinois
Chicago
Tait
Uncle Joe
Senate
Overman
North Carolina
Gallinger
Tierburn
Idaho
Aldrich
Loud's Former Secretary Implicates Lawmaker in Lobby Efforts
Washington April 2 testimony before the committee probing the Lillley charges shows Frank L. Edinborough former Loud secretary and Michigan House candidate linking W Gordon Electric Boat attorney to attempts to sway the Congressman. Other witnesses Augusta Treadwell and Norman Johnson denied improper efforts. Tomorrow Martin W. Littleton will argue against moving books from New York to Washington for examination. The committee may sustain Littleton's objections.
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New York Times
Washington
Lilley
Frank L. Edinborough
Representative Loud
Michigan
House
Mr. Loud
W. D. Gordon
Electric Boat Company
Loud
Edinborough
Mr. Howard
Augusta Treadwell
Norman Johnson
Legislat i
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Mrs Halsey Corwin Weds Capt Arthur Hill at Lakewood
The ceremony joined Miss Roberta Menges of Sheepshead Bay and Capt Arthur Hill son of Lord Arthur Hill in marriage. The couple, who met in Palm Beach, sailed for England aboard the Celtic with Mrs Corwin afterward.
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Arthur Hill
Lord Arthur Hill
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
England
Celtic
Halsey Corwin
Roberta Menges
Sheepshead Bay
Corwin
Lakewood
Palm Beach
New York
Atlantic
Morris Menges
Wall Street
Halsey W. Corwin
Brooklyn
Ro Ola
Miss Meages
Coney Island
Miss Menges
Chamber Debates Aldrich Bill as Socialistic
A Chamber of Commerce meeting denounced the Aldrich and Fowler currency reform bills. A. Barton Hepburn and Isaac N. Seligman led criticism while urging a Currency Commission. Debate warned against turning currency reform into political football. The group endorsed appointing a commission and pressed Congress for action before adjournment.
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Aldrich
Cornelius A. Pugsiey
Chamber
Jefferson M. Levy
Louis Windmuled
Hepburn
Congress
Fowler
Senate
New York City
New York
Chamber for Good Roads in New York Discussed
The New York Chamber of Commerce discussed building a statewide system of through routes connecting major population centers. A resolution by Gustav H. Schwab was reported favorably and passed unanimously, endorsing a new highway code and comprehensive modern highways for the state's growth and prosperity.
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New York
New York Chamber of Commerce
Gustav H. Schwab
Banks unite to oppose Aldrich Currency bill in Chicago
A major conference of National bank presidents in Chicago launched a campaign against the Aldrich Currency bill. They described parts as unwarranted and crude and pledged to block passage in its present form with help from New York and St. Louis bankers. They oppose higher cash reserve requirements and prohibiting loans to firms in which officers or directors are interested.
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City of
New York
Hepburn
United States
National Bank
United
Isaac N. Seligman
Finance Committee
Chamber
Congress
Aldrich
Chicago
House of Representatives
St. Louis
Senate panel reshapes Employers' Liability bill debates
The La Follette Employers' Liability bill advances from the Senate Education and Labor Committee. Dolliver helped mold it while Borah carried the bulk of work. a rival Innox bill awaits Judiciary Committee action. The measure limits coverage to employers of common carriers in interstate commerce to avoid constitutional issues. Knox downplays any clash with La Follette, signaling no immediate conflict.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Dolliver
Borah
Toliho
Innox
Committee On Judiciary
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Knox
la Follette
S K Knox
Judiciary Committee
Bridal gown bride-to-be dies after note to fiancé
Mary Green a popular New York department store saleswoman and fiancée of William Eginton died by gas asphyxiation in her East Ninety sixth Street flat shortly after planning a Sunday wedding. Police and Coroner offered no motive as Captain Green mourned a mystery family tragedy following his wife’s death.
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Mary Green
James Green
Joy Line Fleet
Hetty Green
New York
Miss Great
William Hginton
Brooklyn
Miss Green
Joy Line
Wey West
Ylt
Mary
Sixth Avenue
Eginton
Margaret Smith
Exinton
Miss Smith
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Ninety-sixth Street
Father Dooley
William
William Eginton
Bill
Mamma
Kate Sullivan
Holly
Thirtieth Street
Felly
Green
Beekoward
Hginton
Capt. Green
Hudson County Cemetery
New Jersey
Steerage Rate Cuts Spark Atlantic Line Competition
The North German Lloyd Line cut steerage fares from New York to Mediterranean ports to 15 dollars for its best class, amid competition with Italian and other lines. The reduced rate covers food lodging medical care and transport and applies immediately until further notice. Routes include Genoa Naples 15 dollars Milan Leghorn 16 75 Gibraltar 11 Pirelli Luzi Alexandria 25 Jaffa 27 Beirout 20.
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trans-Atlantic Steamship Combine
Lloyd Line
New York
Mediterranean
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Milan
Leghorn
Gibraltar
Piarelii
Luzi
Alexandria
Jaffa
Missing Macaluso Sought in Extortion Case
Detectives searched for Antony Macaluso, the Italian boy who helped expose extortion by Carl Fischer-Hansen against Joseph E. O'Brien. The boy reportedly left after a dispute and was last seen heading to Washington. Fischer-Hansen faces a General Sessions indictment for extortion.
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Antony Macaluso
Carl Fischer-Hansen
Joseph E. O’brien
Philadelphia
Bernard J. Flood
Smythe
Washington
Macaluso
Fischer-Hansen
O’brien
John T. Dooling
Foster
Diamond Workers Union votes for April work stoppage
The Diamond Workers Union in Amsterdam approves a complete cessation of work for April by 5 001 to 390 votes, affecting 10 000 men in polishing and allied trades. When work resumes the union will demand higher wages for its members.
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Amsterdam
Diamond Workers’ Union
Meeting highlights funding crisis for girls housing
Mrs Irvin opened the meeting noting a $20 000 annual cost and a $2 debt for repairs. Without spring donations, one housing site may close. Last year 22 girls received vacations. more houses are needed to avoid turning away offered placements. After a harsh winter with scarce food, support is urged to grant grace and opportunities for the women.
Heflin Held for Trial on Assault Charges
Representative Heflin of Alabama went to police court and pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. He posted a 3000 bond furnished by O G Staples, hotel proprietor, and waived reading of the informations accusing him of assaulting Thomas McCreary and Louis Lundy on a street car last Friday night.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabama
O. G. Staples
Clayton
Thomas McCreary
New York
Louis Lundy
Angels for Working Girls Meeting Seeks More Guardians
The Working Girls Vacation Society held a Colony Club meeting to recruit guardian angels for its eight vacation houses. Mrs Richard Irvin presided and reported four guardians currently serve four houses, with four more needed. Speakers included Rev Dr John Bancroft Devins Mrs Bingham and Hamilton Mabie.
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Colony Club
Working Girls'’ Vacation Society
Richard Irvin
John Bancroft Devins
Bingham
Hamilton W. Mabie
Fragmentary quote hints at industry concerns
An unclear quoted line references industry woes and a need for improvement. The brief text mentions conditions described as the worst ride, with incomplete phrasing and no identifiable persons or organizations.
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