Republican power struggle shapes Whitman support in city primaries
Kings County leaders and Assembly members back Governor Whitman with secret resolutions while Lewis supporters warn of strong Kings majorities in the primaries. Senator Lawson urged as lieutenant governor on the Lewis ticket as party factions realign around Whitman.
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Mary
Kracke
Whitman
Livingston
Lewis
Peers
Kings
Boston
Headwarters
Murray Hill
Lawcen
Merton E. Lewie
Edoward
Syracuse
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Hendricks
Horace White
Ray B. Smith
Henand
Eentor Robert Lawson
Ein
Lewie
A. Idvingston
Kings County
Douglas Robinson
Yesbert C. Morris
New York
Merchants Association Board Reelects Officers for Another Term
The Merchants Association completed its year plan with unanimous reelects for all officers. President William Fellowes Morgan enters his fourth year, with Lewis E. Pierson as first vice president, James G. Irvine as second vice president, William Hamiin as third vice president, Siles D. Webb as treasurer, and S. Mead as secretary. A nominating committee led by W. A. Marble recommended the slate to avoid interrupting war work.
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William Fellowes Morgan
Brooklyn Bridge Frees and Cold Company
Eirat
Lewis
E. Pierson
Irving National Bank
James G. Vite
James G. Ite & Co., Incorporated
William Hamiin “Hird
Morgan
Willing Witnesses Push Higher War Taxes for Mines
Washington June 13 In hearings on new war revenue tax registration zinc and lead mine operators urged higher taxes stating large profits from wartime activity. Temple Chapman of Joplin Mo first witness to advocate increases noting short mine lifespans. Other witnesses urged tax classifications and favors for consumer retention and capitalized investments.
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Temple Chapman
Joplin
Ways and Means Committee
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George W. Graham
New York City
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Edgar Gilbert
New York
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City
Colonel Roosevelt Back From Middle West trip
Colonel Roosevelt returns to New York denying ill health after a Midwest swing. He says he will not take part in local gubernatorial contests and notes loyal crowds in Chicago Omaha and Indianapolis. He recalls meeting a mayor whose son died in France and reflects on anxious times for families with soldiers at the front.
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Chicago
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Omaha
Indianapolis
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Ind
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France
Liberty Pole for Tammany Celebrates July Independence
The Society of Tammany plans a July Fourth celebration with an old-time Liberty Pole in Union Square standing 160 feet high, plus the Memorial Service with speakers from across the country. The event aligns with President Wilson’s call for an impressive Independence Day observance and will be funded only by voluntary contributions from members.
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Fourteenth Street
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Henry W. Unger
John B. Voorhis
Wilson
Tammany Hall
Liberty Boys
William Sobmer
East Fourteenth Street
Liberty Street
Manhattan
Democrats to Hold a State Convention in New York
Alfred E. Smith remains the only New Yorker on the list of gubernatorial timber candidates. The up-state steering committee plans an unofficial convention likely on July 17 at Saratoga, with meetings in Utica and Albany to precede the event. Names from the Syracuse conference face elimination as the field narrows to a few serious contenders.
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Syracuse
Whitman
Saratoga
Utica
Albany
Board of Aldermen
New York
Iemamany
Charles F. Murph
Mehindes TB. Alexander
Democratic Club
Harry
Erie County Dems Back Ca bana for Public Post
Walker of minemheniee and former Public Service Commissioner Seymour Van Santvoord of Troy remain on the eligible list along with Oliver Ca bana Jr a Buffalo banker manufacturer and stock farmer Erie County Democratic organization backs Ca bana for the post according to Steering Committee members
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Minemheniee
Seymour van Santvoord
Troy
Oliver Cabana, Jr
Erie County
Buffalo
Abana
Democratic Organization
Tariff curb urged on foe after war in trade reports
London reports recount 1916 Board of Trade committees on postwar trade. Textile groups urge boosting cotton output in India Egypt and Sudan and restricting Egyptian cotton exports to shield Empire needs. Wool policy aims for Empire bargaining power with South Africa. Flax aims to cut use in Ireland Canada India and allies while conserving supply. Textiles call for government steps to render Britain’s cotton industry self sufficient in dyes knitting and other materials.
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Committee On
Textile Trades
India
Egypt
Sudan
Representa Bouth Africa
Paris
Germany
Austria
Ireland
Canada
Great Britain
tariff proposals favor Allies and neutrals in war trade
The Textie Committees urge a special tariff regime for imports from Germany and Austria Hungary based on national policy, with 15 percent ad valorem for Allies and 20 percent for neutrals, subject to reciprocal arrangements, and higher duties for enemy countries. The Iron and Steel Trades panel urges prohibiting imports from current enemy nations during reconstruction, free access for essential press minerals, restrict other materials to natural or unworked forms, and no raw materials to enemy countries from British dominions.
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Germany
Committee On Iron and Steel Trades
Ambiguous Policy Draft on Trade and Tariffs
A deciphered fragment discusses limits on carrying raw materials to ports amid enemy risk, prohibitions on shipments to neutral ports, and anticipated dispatch to hostile nations. It notes recommendations for minimum tariffs to adjust to policy shifts, indicating a debate on economic controls and war era trade restrictions.
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Ehipa
Ates
Americans to Parade Through Manchester Arrangements
English city hosts an American visitor during June with plans for a parade along principal streets. The visit includes opportunities for receptions and civic engagements with local bodies while guests of the city.
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Manchester
England
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