Excise Tax Bill Passes Senate Amid Tariff Fight
In Washington on July 26 the Senate passed the excise tax bill sought to offset sugar duties lost to free sugar. The measure included a permanent tariff commission and a repeal of the Canadian reciprocity act, drawing opposition from House Democrats and a faction of Republicans. An income tax substitute was rejected 28 to 10.
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Martine
Alimony Scandal and Slain Giants Lead Morning Briefs
Morning news digest highlights include a banker's wife in a queer plight a giant Briton slain and Sullivan accused of murder. Reports touch on aldermen bribery allegations in Detroit and political caucus tensions. Other items cover maternity pensions, wages, and national politics alongside obituaries sports and weather notes.
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New York
Dix Halts Car For Speeding In Amsterdam Patrol Chase
Governor John A. Dix and party in an Amsterdam motor tour triggered a city chase as police stopped the car for speeding. The governor claimed to be “going on” and urged the officer to let him proceed, with Dix and entourage en route to Oneida County for a Garfield Country Club meeting. The incident leaves possible court appearance or fine to be decided by authorities.
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Taft Report on International Prison Congress Seized by House
Washington July 26 The House refused to print a report from President Taft requested by Secretary Knox. The 11 page overview covered the 1908 international prison congress proceedings. Knox hoped it would be referred to Foreign Affairs and printed at congressional expense. Fitzgerald called the act presumptuous and the report was laid on the Speaker’s table without action.
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Peculiar Button Knife Accident at Trouser Factory
Baltimore July 26 Hilda Lacks a sixteen year old factory worker at a trouser factory suffered a peculiar accident while operating a machine that both pierces the button band and affixes metal buttons. The needle and stamper struck her right forefinger forcing a button through the finger. Surgeons opened the finger and removed the button.
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Bolts Imperil Royalty At Belgian Castle
Six lightning strikes hit the castle of Clergnen in southern Belgium where the Belgian royal family and the Prince Con sort of Holland were dining. The royal party remained composed, but the royal suite was frightened and the structure sustained significant damage.
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Woman Flays Bachelors in Voter Rights Rally
Providence activist Mrs Josephine White denounces bachelors as cranks and pampered by relatives. She argues male opposition to woman suffrage stems from inertia and fear, urging marriage as the path to appreciating a woman's vote and condemning bachelors as unbecoming examples of male society.
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Robert M Cunliffe Dies After Laughing Heart Attack
Robert M Cunliffe retired iron and metal dealer of Philadelphia died at home in the presence of family. He had just finished a bench joke when laughter induced a heart attack. He was 66, long connected with a large foundry. Advertisement noted Angostura bitters as a flavoring at a soda fountain.
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Incheon
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Banker's Wife Halts in Cash to Carlsbad Police Raid
San Francisco dispatches report a banker's wife abducted by three servants during a trip from Frisco to Europe. Heavy drafts on the banker’s wealthy husband were noted. warrants issued for Clare King, Frederick Patterson, and Patrick Walsh for alleged larceny of her car. The chaotic tale includes passersby struck by a fleeing auto near Liberty, N Y, with Cleary, his wife Grace, Anna Cleary, and others aboard.
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Liberty
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Samary
Ruined Car to Save Child and the McNamara Case
A San Francisco affair centers on a estranged family involved in fugitive travel by train and hotel, as Detectives pursue Mrs McNamara and her party. The daughter Gladys seizes control, while Chicago and San Francisco police coordinate a nationwide manhunt. Suspects include Mrs McNamara and two companions, with tickets found for Carlahad and summer plans halted by police.
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Giant Briton Slain With Blackjack At Plaza Hotel
Police opened a homicide case after Lants Rouquette, 66, English manager of Excelsior Quilting, was found dead at his Seventh Avenue apartment, allegedly slugged during an evening out. Autopsy cited a skull fracture from a blackjack, contradicting alcoholism as the sole cause. Witnesses noted a missing signet ring and prior heavy drinking at Café Beaux Arts. Rouquette resided partly at Plaza Hotel and kept apartments elsewhere in New York City.
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False teeth removed by X rays at Lynn Hospital
Carrie Haulih of Lynn swallowed false teeth on Monday. Dr Carolus Ms. Cobb at Lynn Hospital, aided by two surgeons and forceps, used X rays to locate and extract the teeth, a first of its kind in New FInna. The patient lay flat with the throat opened as the teeth were exposed and removed.
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Denver Woman Identified in Lake Drowning Case
Denver dated July 2. Miss Wheeler of Denver formerly Brooklyn was exhumed and positively identified by dentist Dr. J McCreery. She drowned when a boat overturned on a lake near Denver. Insurance and will details name Dr. John Meyer and Olle Meyer as executor and beneficiary. Her father, James C Wheeler, is a prolific short story author.
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Older Man Weds Grandniece in Verbank Marriage
Stephen Scott aged seventy five of Verbank Dutchess County married his grandniece Mies Allen Lee aged twenty two yesterday in a ceremony that surprised neighbors. Scott had not known the bride until recently when he met her in New York City while she visited relatives. Scott’s son Frank Scutt hotel man at Verbank was not enthusiastic but wished the couple happiness. Stephen Scutt's former wife died about a year ago.
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Comrade Shoots Officer in Coney Island Family Dispute
Mounted Patrolman Richard Chaffee of Sheepshead Bay is dying at Coney Island Hospital after a shooting at his home on 7th Street. Fellow patrolman Thomas Collins is jailed, charged with felonious assault. Collins says Chaffee attacked his wife with a chair, then Chaffee fired, Collins returned fire, striking Chaffee in the forehead. Both officers were hospitalized and Collins held after his arrest.
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New Witness Widens Circle In Becker Murder Case
Charles Krese testified he saw Bridgie Weber within a few feet of Herman Rosen thal during the murder, and identified Jacob Reich alias Jack Sulivan in the crowd. Weber held for coroner’s jury action. Sullivan jailed on homicide charge. Police face libel suits from Waldo and papers. Mayor Gaynor attacks critics as corrupt and at gamblers’ service. Costigan denies key statements, Whitman endorses the affidavit.
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Actual murderers at large says Whitman
Coroner Feinsberg hearings proceed with new witness Krese as police make little progress in Rosenthal case. Whitman accuses authorities of lax pursuit while noting Herm an Rosenthal aimed to meet him with wife Tuesday to reveal police corruption. Dago Frank and fellow gunmen linked to Fort Lowry Hotel sightings as grand jury prep continues.
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Policeman Reinstated Then Sus pended After Charges
At the Metropole Rosenthal faced charges while on duty as an officer. Superiors faulted his performance that night leading to suspension. Reinstated briefly yesterday charges were revived as an active policeman. He left Police Headquarters for the DA's office with a young man whose identity was not revealed. Coroner Feinberg presided over a heating of Bridgie Weber and Sam Paul as Mr Whitman sat nearby.
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