Morse released on bail after $125000 bond signed by twenty-five
Charles W Morse, former banker, left the Tombs on bail after twenty five supporters signed for a $125000 bond. The U S Circuit Court postponed ruling on a new trial, ordering Morse to surrender by October 9. Mrs Morse rallied friends and secured the signatures, with handlers racing to meet the court’s conditions as Morse and his wife embraced on release.
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Charles W. Morse
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Henry L Stimson
United States
Martin W. Littleton
Morse
Noyes, Lacombe
Campbell Carrington
Carrington
Arthur Braun
Primrose & Braun
Mr. Morse
James A. Lynch
Charles H. DeWitt
William ©. Allison
Henry S. Kearney
Elverton R. Chapman
Oakleigh Thorne
James Talcott
William H. Chesebrough
E. Clifford Potter
Henry Steers
Harry R. Wheeler
Augustus van Wyck
James M. Gifford
Robert R. Moorhead
Harold A. Hatch
Henry W. Shoemaker
Ralph C. Hudson
Warner van Norden
Frederick Wagner
Joseph D. Carroll
Messrs. Shoemaker
van Wyck
Potter
Chesebrough
Kearney
Chapman
Talcott
Allison
Thorne
Curtiss in Long Flight At Westchester Track
The Curtiss aeroplane soared about twenty feet above ground and traveled along the racetrack at forty five miles per hour. Spectators estimated two hundred people attended including Westchester residents as Edward T. Tandy urged crowd safety behind barriers while the machine impressed observers with its compact power.
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Curtiss
The
Aeronautic Society
Society
Edward T. Tandy
National Association for the Protection of Public Health Formed
Applications filed with the Supreme Court seek a certificate of incorporation for the National Association for the Protection of Public Health. The group aims to educate Americans about health and sanitation laws and to spread accurate information to improve national health without favoring any interest. Directors listed are Dr. Henry W. Frauenthal Campbell MacCulloch and W. R. Hitchcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
National Association For the Protection of Public Health
United States
Henry W. Frauenthal
Lexington Avenue
Campbell MacCulloch
West 6Th Street
W. R. Hitchcock
West
135Th Street
Mott matriarch dies grieving over daughter slain
Mrs. Benjamin Mott, 64, of Far Rockaway, died at home after grieving for her daughter Mrs Guy, murdered in March 19%. Guy’s husband, Dr. Samuel S. Guy, a former district coroner, is serving a fifteen year Sing Sing sentence. The Mott family, long prominent in Far Rockaway, donated public buildings and supported church charities.
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Benjamin Mott
Mott Avenue
Sheridan Boulevard
Far Rockaway
Samuel B. Arthous
Mott
Guy
Samuel S. Guy
Sing Sing
Motts
Three Alleged Burglars Taken at 16th Street and First
Headquarters detectives arrested three men for burglary, finding goods valued at more than one dollar and burglars tools in their possession. Police believe the First avenue robbery spree is solved. Suspects are Salvator Pazza, Angelo Le Prine, and John Lepreste, all with prior records and photos in the Rogues Gallery.
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16Th Street
First Avenue
Salvatore Pazza
East 12Th Street
Angelo le Prine
John Lepreste
Philippine Free Trade Senate Takes Off Duty
Washington June 16 Senate debates the Philippines free admission for cigars tobacco and sugar amid a 42 to 2 vote on the Smoot amendment. Republicans Borah Bristow Clapp Crawford La Follette and Root opposed. Debate shifts to zinc and silk schedules with sliding scale and amendments pursued.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Philippines
Borah
Bristow
Clapp
Crawford
la Follette
Root
Mr. Root
Islands
New York
Fletcher
United States
Philippine Islands
Gore
Sugar
Finance
Kean
Burton
Stone
Joplin
Missouri
Warner
Guggenheim
Heyburn
Smoot
Hughes
Colorado
New Jersey
Aldrich
Lodge
Warns dishonest liquor dealers over doctored whiskey
Washington June 16. Acting Commissioner Williams of the internal revenue bureau announced that dishonest wholesale liquor dealers who substitute inferior doctored whiskey for aged whiskey in distillers original packages bearing government warehouse and tax paid stamps will face seizure of their goods by revenue agents. The seizure will occur when chemical tests show substitutions of spirits not inspected.
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Washington
Tishonest
Willams
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate confirms four federal nominees in clearances
Washington June 16. The Senate confirmed Rupert G Valentine of Massachusetts as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Peter L Overfield of Alaska as district judge of Alaska, and George R Woodruff of Pennsylvania as district judge in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Rupert G. Valentine
Massachusetts
Peter Ll. Overfield
Alaska
George R. Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Hawaii
Taft Tax Plan: Estimated Income From 2 Percent Levy
A 1908 cursory look at Poors Manual suggests Taft’s proposed 2 percent tax on net incomes of corporations would yield about 2.33 million dollars after applying to a dozen major firms while railroads and street systems would contribute large sums. The piece notes that by 1907 earnings of firms like U S Steel and others could support substantial revenue, with the president’s broader estimate around 25 million.
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United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Brooklyn Rapid Treneh
Interhborough Metropolitan
Chicago City Railway
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Boston Elevat Railway
Ans
United States Steel Corporation
Senate Gets Letters From State Dept on German Data
Washington June 16. The correspondence between the State Department and Germany on German industrial conditions and the American tariff revision was sent to the Senate by President Taft in response to Senator La Follette. German Foreign Office data were provided confidentially for Ways and Means hearings. The German chambers of commerce say the figures reflect outdated conditions and misstate wages and social costs, while stressing American labor efficiency.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Senate
Taft
la Follette
House
Foreign Office
House Committee On Ways and Means
United States
Pine Reparation Cases Settle Across States
Washington reports 179 yellow pine reparation cases settled today on the Miller and Green basis of 67 percent of provable shipments. The total amount will be about $200,000 once claims are proved, with cases from North Carolina Georgia Western Alabama South Carolina and Florida finally resolved marking the ICC’s largest reparations effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft proposes 2 percent excise tax on corporate net income
President Taft issues a message proposing a substitute or supplement to the inheritance tax by imposing an excise tax on all corporations. The tax would be measured by 2 percent of their net income, signaling a major reform in federal revenue policy as of June 16, 1909.
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William H. Taft
White House
Income Tax Debate Shapes Senate Path to Tax Plan
Washington June 16 The President's special message clears the path for the income tax program with limited Republican resistance. Key lawmakers Borah La Follette Bristow Cummins Clapp back the plan while Bailey pushes a graduated tax. Democrats plan a caucus and likely vote to endorse the income tax, cataloging a shifting political balance as it faces tariff bill linkage.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Borah
la Follette
Bristow
Cummins
Clapp
Chamber
Brown
Friends of
Borah la Follette
Citizens Union on Traction’s Legislative Report
The Citizens Union committee on legislation details rapid transit relief proposals before the Legislature this year. Amendments to the rapid transit act passed and signed by Governor Hughes. The debt limit amendment has cleared the Legislature twice and will go to voters in November. The Public Service Commission transfer amendment failed in the Senate amid bipartisan obstruction led by Senator John Raines.
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Citizens Union Committee
Public Service Commissions
Elsberg
Hughes
Public Service Commission
IMS
Senate
John Raines
Newcomb
Platt May Be Guest At Old Home Week in Massillon
Ex-Senator Thomas C Platt may visit Massillon during Old Home Week the week of July 5. A former local drug clerk and Sunday choir singer, he could be welcomed by the Presbyterian Church choir and a band playing tunes he once sang if he accepts.
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the Tribune
Massillon
Ohio
Thomas C Platt
American scouts depart Las Palmas after Liberia inquiry visit
The American scout cruisers Chester Birmingham and Salem with the investigation commission on board left Las Palmas in the Canary Islands for home via Madeira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Chester
Birmingham
Salem
Liberia
Madeira
Governor Hadley Bans Mixed Caucasian Marriages
Jefferson City Missouri reports Governor Hadley signed a bill prohibiting marriage between Caucasians and Chinese, Japanese and other Asiatic races. The measure targets interracial unions in the state, reflecting early 20th century anti miscegenation laws and racial policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City, Mo
Hadley
Siegel Stores Incorporation Formed In Dover Delaware
Siegel Stores Corporation was incorporated in Dover with capital stock 10256 dollars. Officers include Henry Siegel president F E Vogel vice president treasurer Robert McMeeken secretary Max Pam general counsel. directors Vogel Pam Butler Keim Cash Davis. Stores merged include Henry Siegel store Chicago Simpson Crawford store and Fourteenth Street store New York. Henry Siegel says purpose is holding company to save money and gain buying power. Employees in New York and Chicago subscribe to 5 percent premium stock to share profits.
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Siegel Stores Corporation
Dover
Del
Henry Siegel
F. E. Vogel
Robert McMeeken
Max Pam
John R. Butler
A. Keim
Joseph Cash
Harry W. Davis
Henry Segel
Chicago
Simpson-Crawford Company
Fourteenth Street
Siegel
Boston
Mamaroneck
New York
Poor, mushy fool labeled in breach suit with Sin clair
In a breach of promise case Miss Nora Sin clair v Samuel S Laird Jr continued in the Supreme Court. The defense opened with Laird described as a poor mushy fool. Letters from the defendant were read while Laird testified his professed love meant nothing. Spectators crowded the courtroom door all day awaiting the Gould suit adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Sinclair
Samuel S. Laird, Jr
Supreme Court
Gould
Laird
Miss Sinclair
Debate on Harlem division 183d Street station closing
A lively hearing before the Public Service Commission weighed the New York Central Railroad plan to close the 183d Street station on the Harlem division. A S Lyman argued the station is unprofitable and should close for residents further up the line, while W W Niles for the Civic League of The Bronx warned service reductions could push stations out of business.
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Public Service Commission
Vesterday
New York Central Railroad
Harlem
A. S. Lyman
W. W. Niles
Civic League of the Bronx
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Federal Building
Mr. Shields
Mrs. Morse
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Jie Guarantee and Trust
Bway
N.Y
Remsen St
Bklyn
Fulton St
Jamaics
Bretton Woods
Mts
White Mountain Limited
Tas Grand Cil Station
Fes
Ideal Tour
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Washington
Anderson & Price
Monsgers
N. H
Associated Hotels
Bretton Hall
New
Morris Park
National Association
Mrs. Mott
Commissioner Shields
Federal
Philippine Free Trade
Carhart
Broadway
Chambers St
13Th St
Corporation Tar
American Beet Sugar Company
American Sugar Refining Company
American Tobacco Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Car and Foundry Company
American
American Ice Company
National Lead Company
United States Rubber Company A
PINE
MR. Tafts
William H. Crook
Committee On
Committee On Judiciary
Bailey
Citizens Union
Raines
MR. Platt
Old Home
Liberian Commission
Coward
James S. Coward
Greenwich St
T. M. Stewart
West 51St St.erly
Ring UP
Columbus
Stiegel Stores Combine
Drygoods
Hunyadi
Janos
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