Taft Opposes Income Tax While Considering Inheritance Levy
President Taft backs Aldrich on no new taxes if tariff revenue suffices. If needed, he favors an inheritance tax first, then an excise tax on corporate profits. he opposes an income tax citing the Supreme Court and perjury risk. He plans to push expenditure cuts, with Navy yard consolidation cited as saving $5 million annually.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
Aldrich
Supreme Court
Payne
Congress
Navy
Cummins
Bristow
Borah
la Follette
Senate
Stone
United States
Philippines
McCumber
Philippines tariff bill debated before Ways and Means
The Philippine Commission urged lower tariff rates for the Philippines as part of a new tariff system. Spokesmen John S. Hord Col. George R. Colton and Gen. Edwards argued rates would be enough to raise revenue while allowing American manufacturers protection. Representative Underwood questioned if similar rate reductions could aid U S interests. Philippine duties on iron and steel range 10 to 15 percent versus U S up to 22 percent.
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New York Times
Washington
Philippine Commission
Ways and Means Committee
Philippines
United States
John S. Hord
Col
George R. Colton
Gen. Edwards
Underwood
Spring at the Casino in Central Park
The fragment mentions a casino setting in Central Park with a dining option at Palm Gate Athe Gadlnde-Motivar A due. Readable details are limited about events, dates, or participants.
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Central Park
Talk of signals to Mars at Paris congress
The Paris International Congress to Map the Heavens debates Professor Pickering’s $10 million mirror system to signal Mars. Harvard observers note possible signals when Mars comes within 35 million miles. Flammarion sees communication possible though not soon.
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NEW York Times
Paris
William Henry Pickering
Mars
Harvard
M. Ballaud
Paris Observatory
M. Camille Flammarion
Earth
Night rider raids yield $25,000 damages to two plaintiffs
In Paducah Kentucky on April 20 a federal court awarded Lee Baker and Nat Frizzell each $25,000 after no defense was offered in their damages suits stemming from Birmingham night rider raids. The jury found against numerous named defendants. Baker and Frizzell were driven from Birmingham in Marshall County March 9 1908 after being whipped. a nearby raid left John Scruggs and his infant child shot dead and the Scruggs family quarantined in Metropolis Illinois with smallpox.
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New York Times
Paducah
Lee Baker
Nat Frizzell
Evans
Pr. K. Champion
Zeb Bloodworth
Jene Kelley
Courtney Champion
Jodi Lee
Billie Hill
Charles Pegram
Ted Murray
I. Hill
H. Eddington
Cleve Kellie
Dock Culp
Stone Willson
Johnson Lady
John Fox
Dave Payne
Amos Falk
John Briages
Charles Hayden
J. K. Bloodworth
George Duncan
Thruston Duncan
Henry Townes
John Hill
Hugh Rogers
I. Rogers
Lous Weather
B. Phelps
Alford Chaudet
L. O. Chaudet
John Jackson
Charles
Scruggs
Metropolis
Ill
Shake-Up Among Consuls In Washington Reports
Washington dispatch says a major reshuffle of the Consular Service is expected with the recall of Consul General Charles Denby from Shanghai to face charges by Lebbeus Wilfley. A broad list of changes is in Taft's hands, with James W. Ragsdale reportedly set for promotion to Yokohama after serving in St. Petersburg.
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New York Times
Washington
Shanghai
Charles Denby
Lebbeus R. Wilfley
United States Court
Taft
James W. Ragsdale
St. Petersburg
Yokohama
Tien Tsin
Looker Divorce Granted After Lengthy Suit
Mrs. Madden Looker of 63 St Felix Street Brooklyn obtained an interlocutory divorce from Irving W Looker a diamond merchant of 11 Maiden Lane yesterday before Justice Thomas of the Supreme Court. The couple married in 1905 separated in 1907 amid bitter litigation. Looker countered alleging a 1907 marriage to Dr Coburn in New Hampshire. she resisted extradition and claimed any ceremony was during hypnosis. She resides with her father in Brooklyn. Looker lives in Newark New Jersey.
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Madden Looker
St. Felix Street
Brooklyn
Irving W. Looker
Maiden Lane
Thomas
Supreme Court
Lookers
Looker
Coburn
East Wakefield
N. H
New Hampshire
Justice Thomas
William Kenmore
Newark
N. J
Actress Fatally Shoots Actor Over Jilting Plans
In Jacksonville Florida on April 20 actor and stage director Earl P Adams of the Mabel Paige company was shot and killed by Miss Jessie Brown at his fi xed home after a meeting about his imminent marriage to Miss Elizabeth Bagley Brown was arrested and jailed on the charge. The case recalls a 1905 murder by May Brown the fiancé who killed her mother Mrs Freeman and Detective Ca.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Earl P. Adams
Mabel Paige
Elizabeth Bagley
Jessie Brown
Adams
Miss Bagley
Big Break in Wheat as Patten Rescue Fails
Chicago wheat markets slumped as May futures fell, July deferred options declined, and Patten’s cash wheat tactics faced pressure from bears. News of heavy Russian shipments and rain in the Southwest fuelled pessimism, while Armour’s agents showed bearish posture despite hopes of a Patten rally.
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New York Times
Chicago
Board of Trade
James A. Patten
Patten
J. Ogden Armour
Europe
Mr. Patten
Armour
George Marcy
Mr. Armour
Leiter
Pacific flour shipments to Eastern markets begin
The Pacific Northwest exports flour to the East in unprecedented volume. Several hundred tons have sold for Rocky Mountain transport. Initial shipments departed from Spokane and Walla Walla with low grade flour similar to Oriental blends.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwestern States
Rockies
Spokane
Walla Walla
Rhode Island Considers Bread Weight and Price Law
An act introduced in the Rhode Island Legislature requires loaves to weigh exactly two pounds and price fixed per pound, a response to recent wheat price movements.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Let por Malted a be HORLICKS onl y knows why Anjdeal f
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Horlicks and Malted drink with unclear context. Readable pieces show brand reference and partial phrases. No coherent event or identifiable facts emerge to summarize a full news item.
Roosevelt Party Delayed in British East Africa Visit
King Edward sends a cable to the Acting Governor of Mombasa inviting Roosevelt to be received with care. The Admiral carries the Roosevelts but may be delayed. A special train to Kapiti is ready and dinner at the Mombasa Club is planned. tsetse fly and ticks pose the party's danger.
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Mombasa
British East Africa
Edward
F. J. Jackson
Protectorate
Theodore Roosevelt
Pandora
Admiral
Roosevelt
Mogadiscio
Italian Somaliland
Aden
Mr. Roosevelt
Kapiti Station
Sir Alfred Pease
Athi River
Philadelphia
Kapiti
R. J. Cuninghame
Louis L. Seaman
New York
Ice jam threat grows at Niagara gorge as relief sought
Fears rise that the Niagara gorge ice jam between Niagara Falls and the lake will cause major damage without aid. U S Engineers in Buffalo are urged to use tugs and explosives to break the jam. Lewiston hotels face danger and residents flee as the Lewiston Suspension Bridge dips under the icy backflow.
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New York Times
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Merritt
Secretary of War
United States
Buffalo
Sanford White
Lewiston
Gov
Hughes
Night college plan approved by City College trustees
Trustees approve a night college to start next fall offering freshman courses to qualified students in night sessions. A committee will outline details and courses for the first term limited to 200 applicants. New elective courses in Italian chemistry municipal affairs and sociology were also approved for seniors.
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City College
Protestant Wedding Forbidden by Paris Cardinal for White-Scherr-Thoss
Miss Muriel White, daughter of the American Ambassador, cannot have a Protestant ceremony in Paris due to Cardinal Kopp's dispensation conditions. The civil wedding will be on April 8, with a subsequent Catholic ceremony at St. Joseph's on Avenue Hoche. Relatives will attend. Ambassador White will not attend the Catholic service. The couple will live under separation of property and plan a Breslau residence, with time split between Silesia seats.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Muriel White
Hermann Scherr-Thoss
Henry White
White
Miss White
Avenue d’Alma
Eustis
United States
Cardinal Kopp
Breslau
Count Scherr- Thoss
St. Joseph's
Avenue Hoche
Margaret Rutherford
William K. Vanderbilt
Lucy Buckler
Madrid
Ambassador White
Silesia
Taft Buys Another Virginia Horse for Personal Use
President Taft purchased a handsome 16 hand heavyweight bay named Fassifer n from Tate Sterrett in Hot Springs Virginia. The purchase included five other horses said to be for Cabinet members War Department official and a Marine Corps officer. Taft later reviewed the Washington High School Cadets on the White House grounds, accompanied by Col. Cosby Capt. Butt and two sergeants.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Virginia
Tate Sterrett
Fassifern
Fassifern Farm
Washington
Washington High School
White House
Col. Cosby
Butt
New Minister to Morocco Named by President
H Percival Dodge of Boston has been selected as Minister to Morocco succeeding Gummere. Dodges long service since 1897 includes key posts at Berlin Tokyo and as Minister to Honduras and Salvador. Born January 10 1870 in Boston Harvard Law School graduate in 1893. The President also nominated Elliott Northcott of West Virginia as Minister to Colombia.
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Washington
H. Percival Dodge
Boston
Salvador
Morocco
Gummere
Elliott Northcott
West Virginia
Colombia
Travel offers to California and West Coast routes quoted
The notice lists fares of 50 dollars to California and the Pacific Coast via West Shore R A and 53 dollars via New York Central, valid to April 29. It directs readers to contact agents or call 6310 Madras for details.
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California
Pacific Coast
West Shore R. A
New York Central
Alabama law voided against foreign corporate licenses
Judge Thomas G. Jones of the U.S. Middle District of Alabama ruled that the state law annulling licenses of foreign corporations removing cases to federal courts is unconstitutional. He enjoined the secretary of state from canceling Western Union Telegraph Company’s Alabama license.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Thomas G. Jones
United States Court of the Middle District of
Secretary of State
Western Union Telegraph Company
Panic in Car Collision On Lexington Avenue
Samuel Yegendorf, designer of 160 East 109th Street, was trampled and cut by flying glass in a rear end crash between an east bound Lexington Avenue car and an east bound Thirty fourth Street crosstown car near Twenty third Street and Fourth Avenue. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in serious condition. Motorman Frank Lascaldo said the crosstown car lights were out and he could not avoid the collision. No arrests were made.
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Samuel Yegendorf
East 109Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Fourth Avenue
Wegendorf
Bellevue Hospital
Worth
Frank Lascaldo
Crosstown
Aplanatic Bright Glasses at Spencer's in Maiden Lane
An 1 line fragment notes invisible Bright Glasses offering near and distant vision at Spencer's located at 31 Maiden Lane. The readable item suggests a product listing or advertisement from a historical newspaper page.
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Spencer's
Maiden Lane
Sultan and Young Turks Reach Settlement in Constantinople
A Constantinople dispatch reports the Sultan and the Young Turks have reached an agreement. The army will not enter Paris city according to an official source, attributed to loyal troops at Adrianople remaining faithful to the Sultan.
Stock Swindle Suspects Nabbed in Greensburg Case
William G. McLaughlin and William H. May form Melaughlin May Tron and Steel Co. in Greensburg and sell $1000 par stock to foreigners for 21 cash with a promise to work out an additional $21000 on company property. May was arrested in Pittsburgh area on eight informations. McLaughlin fled. warrants issued in four cities.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
George Gould
William H. May
William G. McLaughlin
New York
Philadelphia
Melaughlin-May Tron & Steel Company
Greensburg
Penn
May
East End
McLaughlin
East Greensburg
Colima Volcano Eruption and Aftershock Stun Mexican Towns
An eruption of Colima volcano followed by a strong earthquake disrupted towns near Colima Mexico. The eruption began at 6 10 yesterday morning spreading ash and lava, subsiding at nightfall, then an 8 second east west oscillation earthquake caused panic. no deaths reported.
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Mexico
Colima
Mauretania Sets Record Speed Across Atlantic Run
The Mauretania completed a Queenstown to Skerries Islets passage in 6 hours 1 minute at 29 knots, a record speed for an ocean liner. Officials note her earlier trial trip also set a fast pace, beating previous liner records.
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Liverpool
New York
Queenstown
Skerries Islets
Cunard
Corswell Point
Land
Far raan patient shows writing on back from urticaria
Edward Farran a 19 year old patient at City Hospital in St Louis is described as a human slate. His skin reddens when inflamed and letters written on his back with slate pencil or a match end appear for about an hour before fading or being erased. Doctors expect recovery in days.
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New York Times
Stf. Louis
Edward Farran
Farran
City Hospital
Gypsy Queen's Robbery Claim Confession in Philadelphia
Samuel Lewis twenty years old confessed with two others to stealing ten thousand dollars from Rhoda Lovell known as the Gypsy Queen camping near Bryn Mawr. Detectives recovered three thousand ten dollars in a fruit jar at Bryn Mawr. Lewis and Terrence Connell plotted the theft after seeing the gypsy’s money belt under her pillow.
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The
New York Times
Philadelphia
Samuel Lewis
Rhoda Lovell
Lancaster Pike
Bryn Mawr
Lewis
Terrence Connell
Connell
Dewey’s Lauterne and Moselle Wines Ad
An advertisement for Dewey’s H. T. Dewey & Sons Co listing Lauterne and Moselle table wines offered from 138 Fulton Street New York.
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Dewey’s
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fultonst
New York
Army closes in as Sultan remains calm in Crisis
Invaders are orderly as Commander of Vanguard tells Times correspondent reassemble foreign residents. Plan is to enter the city today or tomorrow and dictate terms to punish real culprits.
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Sultan
Vanguard
Times
Deserter Troops Head for Macedonian Front in Constantinople
Our own correspondent reports deserters from the Constantinople garrison joining the Macedonian army. He describes a disciplined, multiethnic force marching toward the capital, with officers fluent in French and strict enforce ment against drinking. The scene includes Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim volunteers, plus a promise to bring thousands of police to maintain order in Stamboul.
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Constantinople
Marmora
Stamboul
Panitza
Manchuria
New York Times
Troops Near Stamboul Reported By London Daily Mail
Constantinople dispatch says Young Turk troops reach San Ste and push toward Stamboul as Allied operations in the area continue amid uncertain advance reports from the front. The notice notes rapid movements and strategic concern surrounding the capital.
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NEW York Times
London Daily Mail
Constantinople
Young Turk Vapguard
San Ste
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