Bitter split over Canadian Reciprocity bill in Senate
Insurgent Republicans led by Cummins Borah and Bristow challenge Taft policies arguing the reciprocity plan harms farmers. They push amendments while Democrats and regular Republicans seek longer sessions to force debate. Cantons clash over executive power and party loyalty as talk shifts to duties and press concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Senate
Messrs
Cummins
Borah
Bristow
Taft
John Sharp Williams
Penrose
Nelson
Minnesota
Sabath Resolution on Dollar Princesses Tabled in Foreign Affairs
Representative Sabath proposed a State Department inquiry into why only about two dozen American heiresses labeled dollar princesses were allowed to participate in European coronations. The House Foreign Affairs Committee considered the measure and then tabled it.
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Washington
Sabath
Knox
Europe
Ged Boshe
House Committee On Foreign
Queer Coronation Party in Bohemian London Attended by Elite
London oligarchy members attend a queer coronation season party at Sir Philip Burne-Jones home. Guests sit on floors, drink lager from a cask, and sing drinking songs, while epicurean supper is served despite the informal setup. Distinguished attendees include the Duchess of Marlborough, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, and Violet Asquith.
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London
Philip Burne-Jones
Richard
Muriel Paget
Burne-Jones
Duchess of Marlborough
Duke and Duchess of Somerset
Duchess of Rutland
Betty Balfour
Violet Asquith
John Jacob Astor
Drogheda
Elcho
Edward Poynter
Jack Leslie
Maxine Elliott
Mlle
Genée
Treasure hunting undersea with Williamson diving tube
Norfolk captain Charles Williamson plans to recover the Merida treasure from 186 feet down after its sinking in collision with the Admiral Farragut off Virginia Capes. He touts a collapsible submerged caisson and a bell room where two workers operate, seeking money, jewelry, and half a million dollars in silver bullion among the ship’s cargo.
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New York Times
Norfolk
Ward
Merida
Admiral Farragut
Virginia Capes
Charles Williamson
Capt
Williamson
Willamson
Vast Badeau Estate Hoard Found in Matteawan Cellar
In Poughkeepsie on June 28, investigators uncovered about 40,000 in gold coin and currency buried in a cellar at the home of Dr. Arthur H. Tiel in Matteawan. The money, tied to the late William H. Badeau who died March 10, 1911, was linked to an estate valued over 500,000. Badeau’s heirs, led by La Tourette Brinckerhoff as administrator, had been searching for concealed wealth. Mrs. Tiel, Badeau’s niece, and Joseph N. Badeau and Matilda S. Robinson are the heirs. The discovery followed a large chest unearthed by the Tiel family.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Arthur H. Tiel
Matteawan
William H. Badeau
Mr. Badeau
Joseph N. Badeau
Matilda S. Robinson
Cold Spring
United States
la Tourette Brinckerhoff
Badeau
Tiel
Harriman Merger Appeal Signals Supreme Court Route
Washington reports the Justice Department may appeal the Harriman merger dissolution case to the Supreme Court. The Circuit Court for the Eighth Circuit ruled against the government on technical grounds, prompting Administration aides to push for a higher court ruling.
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New York Times
Washington
Department of Justice
Harriman
Circuit Court For
Eighth Circuit
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Arbitration Treaty Nears Complete Agreement
After talks between President Taft and Ambassador Bryce the White House announced that the U S and Great Britain have a practically complete arbitration treaty with only a few minor details unresolved.
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Washington
Taft
Bryce
Great Britain
White House
United States
Auto Skids Into Tree In Poughkeepsie
An automobile carrying Lawrence Cotter and Edwin Blackwell skid on a hill near Poughkeepsie New York and crashed into a tree. Blackwell suffered a deep cut on the left side of the face and was removed to Vassar Hospital. The car was badly damaged and later towed to a garage. Blackwell was trapped under the windshield. Cotter was reportedly unhurt.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Lawrence Cotter
Edwin Blackwell
Blackwell
Vassar Hospital
Cotter
United States Foundry Dividend Declared at Annual Meeting
Stockholders of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company heard the annual report in Jersey City. Assets stood at 31 million 47 thousand 589 dollars. A 5 percent dividend on the gold stock totaling 625 thousand dollars was declared for the year ending May 21. Undivided profits on May 31 were 144 thousand 880 dollars, with last year’s figure at 550 thousand dollars and the May 31 surplus noted as in the report.
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United States Foundry
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
Jersey City
Hines Under Fire On Lorimer Inquiry
Edward Hines of the Lumber Trust faces questions at the Lorimer inquiry about a supposed $100,000 fund to aid Lorimer’s Senate bid. Witnesses deny involvement, detailing Hines’ informal control of corporate funds and his alleged past conversations with Gov. Deneen and Taft Aldrich references. The session includes debate over sharing Senator Lorimer’s telegrams and accounts.
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New York Times
Washington
Edward Hines
The
Lumber Trust
William Lorimer
Senate
Lorimer
Harvester Trust
Gov. Deneen
Taft
Aldrich
Hines
Clarence 8
Funk
House
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Lorimer Fund
Tilden
Illinois Senate Committee
Sioux City
Iowa
St. Joseph
San Francisco
East St. Louis
Kern
Grover Cleveland
Alton B. Parker
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Republican Campaign
Rush Culver
L’anse, Mich
United States
Mr. Hines
Hugh McLean
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Illinois
William F. McKnight
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cullom Urges Lincoln Memorial Design Hurry
Senator Cullom of Illinois secured President Taft to urge the Fine Arts Commission to speed up the Lincoln memorial design process. He has fought for twenty years to see a monument erected, saying he hopes it is built before he dies.
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Cullom
Lincoln
Washington
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Taft
Fine Arts Commission
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Mills Curtailed Production to Stabilize Cotton Prices
Washington report on the Arkwright Club of Boston detailing a plan by New England mills to curtail cotton output and reduce wages and hours. Edward Stanwood testified before the House Committee on Expenditures about actions since 1907, noting not all firms joined and how 56 hour weeks were adopted from Oct 1909 to Aug 1910.
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Washington
Arkwright Club
Boston
Edward Stanwood
House Committee On Expenditures
Department of Justice
Stanwood
Lowell
Fall River
New Bedford
Biddeford
New England
Richard Olmey
William Wood
American Woolen Company
Beall
Senate approves reapportionment bill to 433 House seats
Washington June 28 The Senate Committee on the Census votes 7 to 3 to favor a reapportionment bill raising House membership to 433. The report is delayed a week for minority views by La Follette du Pont and McLean. Most members oppose the 42 new constituencies but expect the House to decide and pass the measure.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Committee
House
la Follette
du Pont
Delaware
McLean
Connecticut
Senate
Root
New York
Mr. la Follette
Oust Michael and Morrison for State Dept fund misappropriation
Washington June 28. A House Expenditures sub committee plans to recommend the dismissal of William H. Michael former American Consul General at Calcutta and ex Chief Clerk, and Thomas Morrison Disbursing Clerk over misappropriation tied to a portrait of ex Secretary Day. The case centers on a $1600 discrepancy from a $2450 voucher paid for Day portrait and frame with $850 paid to artist Albert Rothenthal. The sub committee notes the voucher was found after being reported lost and criticizes the handling of the funds and records.
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Washington
State Department
William H. Michael
Calcutta
Thomas Morrison
House Committee
Justice Day
Albert Rosenthal
Morrison
Michael
Representative Hamlin
Missouri
Dent
Alabama
Davis
Minnesota
Alliance Speech Prompted House Inquiry on Consul General
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved reporting favorably a resolution by Rep Hamill asking the Secretary of State for actions taken regarding John L Griffiths, American Consul General in London, and his speech to the Pilgrims Society advocating a U S Britain alliance for war against a peaceful nation. The committee will recraft the measure in a sub committee before reporting.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hamill
New Jersey
John L. Griffiths
London
Pilgrims’ Society
United States
Great Britain
Edward Grey
Griffiths
Roosevelt Accused Of Deceiving Senate In Sugar Trust Probe
George H. Earle Jr testified before the House committee investigating the Sugar Trust claiming President Roosevelt withheld letters and pressured for criminal prosecutions. Arbuckle Brothers executives described sugar wars, price cuts, and support for free trade in sugar to curb beet-sugar protection, with witnesses noting ongoing industry tensions and calls for policy changes.
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Borah
Democratic Party
Bristow
Taft
House
Senate
Mr. Borah
New York
Republican Party
New York Times
Washington
George H. Earle, Jr
Sugar Trust
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Roosevelt
House Committee
Col. Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Earle
J. H. McCarthy
Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
W. S. Gilmore
Arbuckle Brothers
Arbuckles
William A. Jamison
John Arbuckle
Mr. Jamison
Arbuckle Company
Deep Sea
Louisiana
Senate bill would remit penalties for corporate tax reports
Senator Curtis proposes relief from penalties totaling over 600000 against corporations that failed to file corporate tax returns for the year ending December 31. The measure would forgive penalties paid and any offers in compromise, citing Treasury support and causes of noncompliance such as negligence and ignorance of the law.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Curtis
Kansas
Internal Revenue
Treasury
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Bacon
Smith
South Carolina
Capt. Williamson
W. H. Badeau
Harriman Merger Appeal
North Beach
99Th
134Th Sts
Mills
Alliance
Purdy
Arbuckle Partners
Sugar Refining Company
Segal
Hardwick
Mr. Earle
Adolph Segal
Camden
Moody
Supreme Bench
Harvard
Mr. Roosevelt
United States Circuit Court
Standard Oil
Gilmore
Brooklyn
West Virginia
Ohio
Mr. Gilmore
Toledo
H. O. Havemeyer
Madison
Hagas
Mr. Madison
28Th St
Fifth Ave
St. Broadway
Beaver
Putoeoe
John Muir & Co
Odd Lots
New York Stock Exchange
Broadway
Business Counsel
H. F. J. Porter, M. E
Madison Ave
New York City
Gram
Saks
Mendel
Madame
Mendel Wz
Privy Sks & Company
34Th St
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