Taft Favored by Cummins in Turbulent Republican Row
Washington dispatch reports Iowa Senator Cummins may back Taft, not La Follette, amid insurgent struggles and unclear platform. Roosevelt denies private backing of Taft. personal ties remain cordial though political lines stay firm. Springfield statement confirms Roosevelt rejection of any 1912 support pact.
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New York Times
Washington
Jonathan Bourne
Boston
la Follette
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Cummins
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mr. la Follette
Mr. Follette
Kenyon
Iown
Roosevelt
Stimson
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Theodore
Cardinal Gibbons
Springfield
Mass
Baltimore
Col
Rayner Attacks Roosevelt Over Platform Shifting
Senator Rayner of Maryland in Washington cites Col. Roosevelt as flip flopping on policies and platform positions In a Senate address defending direct senator elections Rayner notes Roosevelts failure to die with him on the railroad rate bill and mocks his political maneuvering.
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Washington
Senate
Rayner
Maryland
Col. Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Rayner
Union
Massachusetts
Hfe
Last of Great Lakes navy out of commission
The Navy Department orders the gunboat Wolverine to be placed out of commission at Erie Pennsylvania and turned over to the naval militia. This leaves the inland seas without an American naval vessel for the first time since the Bagot agreement limited Great Lakes armament. The Wolverine, once the iron gunboat Michigan, patrolled the lakes for over twenty five years.
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Washington
Navy Department
Erie
Penn
Great Lakes
United States
Lakes
Michigan
Bitter Wool Tariff Clash Shapes U S House Debate
In Washington the House opened wool tariff debate amid sharp exchanges. Representative Underwood accuses the American Woolen Company of dictating tariff action and monopoly, while former chairman Payne rebuts claims the Payne tariff failed Republicans.
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Washington
Congress
House
Underwood
Payne
Treasury
Tariff Board
Lorimer Inquiry Gets Senate Backing for New Subcommittee
The Senate by unanimous vote approved the Privileges and Elections committee action to form an eight member sub committee. The sub committee will begin work immediately with full authority and is described as a United States Senate panel rather than a sub committee. Amendments struck out determining if Lorimer is entitled to his seat and defined the panel as a separate committee to avoid power limits.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
Culberson
United States Senate
Reed
Missouri
Dispute Over Fruit Rates Sparks Supplemental Hearing
In Washington on June 7 the Interstate Commerce Commission held a supplemental hearing led by Commissioner Prouty after Atlantic Coast Line and other Southern railroads failed to comply with citrus and vegetable rate orders from Florida. The carriers could not agree on dividing the through rates, a first under the new law. The Florida Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Protective Association of Jacksonville brought the case, seeking a positive order to enforce the reduced rates.
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Washington
Atlantic Coast Line
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Florida
Prouty
The
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Protective Association of
Jacksonville
Taft Plans Beverly Vacation Amid Congress Adjournment
President Taft declined to visit Astoria Oregon in August and told Representative Lafferty he would spend the entire August at Beverly Mass with travel to follow. He said vacation length depends on Congress adjournment and a September Western trip, aiming to stay as long as possible to get in trim.
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Washington
Astoria
Oregon
Taft
Lafferty
Beverly
Congress
Senate Finance Panel Delays Canadian Reciprocity Report
The Senate Finance Committee met in executive session for four hours and adjourned without a decision on reporting the Canadian Reciprocity bill or on the Root amendment. Lodge urged favorable action while Heyburn urged adverse action. Secretary Knox stated amendments to reciprocity would be fatal to the measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Lodge
Heyburn
Knox
Renewed Wine Dispute Sparks Mood in Champagne
Paris reports a renewed champagne dispute after President Fallières signs a decree dividing the region into two zones for designation. Delegates from Aube vow to resist, red flags reappear, and troops guard Bar-sur-Aube as tensions rise over delimitation and a potential vote to curb the delimitation act.
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Paris
Marne
Aube
Falliéres
Council of State
Champagne
Department of
Bar-sur-Aube
France
Senate
Thief On Stand At Interboro Trial Of Camorrists
In a reopened Interboro murder trial, Santafede, a noted thief, testifies about a 1891 burglary at ex-Deputy Zaimi’s home and the Cuocolo killings. He recounts aiding Bernaro Cuccolo and a $15,000 haul. Villani, owner of Mimi a Mare tavern, recalls banquets tied to the Camorra case. Ventimiglia, Torre del Greco police, revisits the scene and argues the killings occurred there. The proceedings resume after a juror illness.
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Villani
Mimi-a-Mare
Torre del Greco
Painter shoots two women and child then commits suicide
HALLE June 7 painter Heistel after quarreling with his wife shot both women and his infant in a house where his wife sheltered with a friend and after barricading the home he faced police for three hours. He killed himself when dogs were to be released. BERLIN June 7 Jacob H Schiff left Berlin for Hamburg after days of talks with financiers and Jewish leaders including an audience with Emperor William. LIMA June 7 Felipe Pardo resigns as Minister to the United States and Manuel de Freyre y Santander is named Charge d Affaires in Washington.
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Halle
Heistel
Berlin
Jacob H. Schiff
Hambu
New York
Lima
Peru
Felipe Pardo
United States
Manuel de Freyre Y Santander
Legation
Washington
Hungarian Deputies Duel Ends in Blooded Clash
In Budapest on June 7 Deputies Paul Farkas and Georg Sztrecsanych members of the Ministerialists and Clericals fought a sabre duel after a heated Diet dispute. Sztrecsanyi’s head was cut open in the fifth bout ending the duel.
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Budapest
Paul Farkas
Georg Sztrecsanych
Sztrecsanyi
Executors Place Value On Lafayette Estate
The Great Lafayette estate in the United Kingdom swelled to about 11445 dollars after a Paris invested fortune from the illusionist was traced. Executors said a will could not be found and the Edinburgh theatre fire remains the backdrop for the mystery of the missing 600000 dollars.
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London
Lafayette
Empire Palace
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Paris
Fireman and neighbor chase assailant of Bronx girl
At 168th Street and College Avenue in the Bronx, fireman John Gilmartin and Chester Cushman pursued a man who tried to drag 14 year old Madeline Phelan into bushes. Cushman felled the suspect with a billy, and both men, with children nearby, forced him into a car and brought him to the Morrisania Police Station. The injured suspect, later identified as Frank H Merrill of Leonia New Jersey, was taken to Lebanon Hospital and charged with assault. Cushman was jailed without bail.
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John Guzmartin
168Th Street
College Avenue
Bronx
Madeline Phelan
Gilmartin
Chester Cushman
Grand Concourse
Cushman
171St Street
Jerome Avenue
Billy
Morrisania
Orgene
Lebanon Hospital
Frank H. Merrill
Leonia
N. J
Phelan
Krotel
Merrill
Captains of Industry Among Trent Passengers
Among Trent passengers from South America were A. J. North son of the late Col North nitrate king of Iquique Chile G A Lockett sugar refiner of Peru and H B Crocker owner of large cracker bakeries in South America They praised Panama Canal plus a direct line of steamships from Valparaiso to New York Also Major Drummond and nine Jamaica Militia Artillery on way to King George coronation Big to sail for Liverpool on Saturday aboard the Celtic
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Royal Mail
Trent
South America
A. J. North
Col. North
Iquique
Chile
G. A. Lockett
Peru
H. B. Crocker
Taft
Panama Canal
Valparaiso
Papiane
Callao
Guyaquil
New York
Drummond
Jamaica Militia Artillery
George
Big
Liverpool
Celtic
Barricaded Streets for the Coronation Braced London Crowd Control
London plans tighter coronation crowd rules with temporary gates along procession routes to seal off the city streets by morning. A Japanese delegation led by Prince Fushimi arrives with Admiral Togo and Gen. Nogi, while Queen Mary receives an Empire Marys committee gift of 60,000 dollars.
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London
Fushimi
Togo
Gen
Nogi
Prince
Eastbourne
Gen. Nogi
Hyde Park
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Empire
Germany Again Warns France On Morocco Policy
German warnings to France regarding Moroccan policy persist as Berlin notes the Algeciras limits and insists Morocco’s sovereignty and integrity be respected. The note acknowledges French interests but cautions Paris against following a militant press and political faction.
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Eerlin
France
Algeciras
Germany
Morocco
Paris
Resolutions Seek Probing Bias Against Jews in Military
Representative Ed wards of Georgia introduced resolutions in the House calling for immediate investigations by the War and Navy departments into discrimination against Jews. The move follows Taft’s censure of Col Garrard who opposed elevating a Jew in service ranks, and targets the Army Navy Marine Corps Naval Academy Military Academy and all service branches.
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Washington
Army
Navy
House
Representative Edwards
Georgia
Taft
Col
Garrard
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Marine Corps
Naval Academy
Military Academy
Services
Stimson Takes Army Rides with Gen Wood
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, new to the post, rode on horseback with Gen. Leonard Wood from Fort Myer to the Engineer Corps drill camp eleven miles away in Virginia and back. They were guests of honor at dinner at the camp.
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Washington
Henry L.r Stimson
Leonard Wood
Fort Myer
Engineer Corps
Virginia
Stimson
Gen. Wood
Ellison Trial Ends with Closing Remarks in Murder Case
At the Criminal Branch Justice Davis presided over the Ellison murder case tied to the Jack Sirocco gang. Witnesses testified including Rough House Hogan and James Smith while defense denied Ellison’s presence at The Brighton site on November 23, 1905.
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Supreme Court
James Ellison
Old Jack Sirocco
Davis
William J. Harrington
Paul Kelly
Brighton
Kelly
Jones Street
Hogan
Ellison
Harrington
Joseph Schoenbaum
Buckner
Abraham Levy
James O’connell
O’connell
James Smith
O’connnell
Levy
Settlement of 73 Million Claims for 200 Thousand Result
Receiver Whitridge and fellow receivers for the Metropolitan Street Railway and New York City Railway won a settlement approved by Judge Lacombe that ends litigation over rental defaults and notes. The accord cancels large mutual claims among Third Avenue, Metropolitan, and New York City Railway interests while preserving certain note validity disputes.
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Whitridge
Third Avenue Railroad
Joline and Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway
Ladd
New York City Railway
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Metropolitan
Traction Muddle
Third Avenue
City Railway
Manhattanville
St. Nicholas
Dry Dock Company
Union Railway
Kingsbridge Railway
Westchester Electric Railroad
Yonkers Railroad
New York City Company
Orty-Second Street
Dry Dock
East Aas Loop
Union Railey
Ingsbridge Railway
Southern Boulevard Railroad
Tarrytown
White Plains
Mamaroneck
Theetropolitan Securities Company
Haddon Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Music Hall at Cairo
Archie V. Haddon alias Jumbo Buechler now in a thirty day Tombs sentence for running the German Village Bal Tabarin and other resorts pleaded guilty to operating a disorderly music hall on premises of the Cairo in West Twenty ninth Street. Supreme Court Justice McCall fined him 500 dollars, which he paid, and was told he planned to leave town.
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Archie V. Haddon
Louis
Jumbo” Buechler
Bal-Tabarin
Cairo
West Twenty-ninth Street
Supreme Court
McCall
Haddon
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Maiden Lane
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Foremost Clothiers
Smith Gray & Co
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Broadway
Bedford Av
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City Hall
5Th Ave
Bet
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T. M. Stewart
West
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Columbus
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Denhut
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Leonard
IBM. Tery
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James ‘Butler
Rooic
toceRil
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