Campaign Promises Kept Says Ellis
Wade H. Ellis Republican State Executive Committee chairman told The Tribune that the ten planks of the Taft era have been kept. He outlined tariff reform, currency work, postal savings banks, trusts regulation, railroad supervision, worker safety, a Bureau of Mines, New Mexico and Arizona statehood, and conservation actions as fulfilled promises with ongoing efforts noted.
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National Park, Homesteads, and Arid Lands Reclamation Plan
A summary notes a plan to establish a new national park in Montana, expand rights for bona fide homestead settlers, and appropriate 20 million dollars for arid lands reclamation in the West. It also references a liberal administration of pension laws after Congress adjourned, with fifty six omnibus pension bills and 150 million eight dollars allocated for 1911 pensions.
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Germany May Yield On Turkish Railroad Concession
Washington reports prospects brighten for the Ottoman American Development Company to build a 1 200 mile railroad from a Mediterranean port to Diarbekir and beyond in Asia Minor. Germany, while generally open to American enterprise in Turkey, limits approval to areas not harming German interests. The State Department weighs Germany s stance amid recent cordial U S cooperation on the Chinese loan and Morocco open door policy.
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Not Billion Says Tawney as Congress Closes
Washington June 2 official figures on second session appropriations will be released by the House Appropriations Committee tomorrow. Chairman Tawney says the aggregate is under a billion dollars while Democratic leaders claim an excess. Debate centers on year to year comparisons and potential savings from centralized bills.
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Bribe Probers Plan Work in Senate and House
Washington June 26 The two investigating committees plan their work following Senator Gore's charge of bribery in Oklahoma Indian contracts. The Senate panel, chaired by Senator Jones of Washington, will meet tomorrow. The House committee will convene in Oklahoma City on a date to be set to probe attorney misconduct in Indian contract dealings.
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Careful Census Of Indians In Thirteenth U S Census
Washington June 26 The Indian population will be a feature of the thirteenth decennial census Officials of the Census Bureau expect by ten years hence all red men will be citizens and tribal relations will not appear in future counts Special agents versed in Indian affairs oversee enumerators and scrutiny of returns aims to gather full data on condition including tribal relations blood, marriages, polygamy, education, allotments, and dwelling type
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Champ Clark Saves Loans in House Salary Move
Champ Clark, Democratic leader in the House, says he sped a resolution to allow immediate June salaries for officers and employees on adjournment. Mr. Currier of New Hampshire had urged the measure, while Mr. Payne, the Republican leader, suggested waiting for the night session. Clark quips about loaning money to colleagues to depart town. The resolution passed quickly.
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Browne Jury Still Out After Prolonged Deliberation
Chicago June 26 The Browne senatorial bribery trial jury remains out with no verdict in sight after fifty six hours. Both sides show fading hope of a verdict yet the jurors will not be discharged until tomorrow. State's Attorney Weyman maintains the panel is eleven to one for convictions and has held that line since early in the deliberations.
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Ames Attacks Lodge in Massachusetts Senate Bid
Massachusetts Representative Butler Ames launches a public candidacy for the United States Senate to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge. He accuses Lodge of running a corrupt machine and lobby, backed by railroads and banks, and urges pledges from candidates to end the Lodge influence and restore Republican integrity.
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Murdock Credits insurgents for major wartime House actions
Representative Murdock of Kansas asserts insurgents shaped this Congress by breaking Speaker Cannon's power and displacing the machine. He says the railroad rate bill and other key laws reflected public will as the entire House moved toward free government and away from committee tyranny.
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Warning to business men on dunning notices
Washington reports that the Post Office Department ruled dunning notices placed on mailed bills are unmailable. The decision followed examples showing a past due stamp and a red Collection Department inscription, deeming such practices unlawful for firms seeking payment by mail.
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Carter backs Taft in Montana Senate bid on stand-out platform
Helena report notes Thomas H. Carter launches re-election campaign praising President Taft and tariff reforms. He denounces insurgents, pledges to run on the Taft record, and cites Iowa primary results and GOP unity against reformers. Carter's letter to the Montana Republican State Central Committee frames the race as straight party lines with Taft as model leader.
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Japan’s imports shift as American cotton falters in 1910
New Commerce and Labor figures show U S and European imports to Japan drop in the first quarter of 1910 from 1908 levels while imports from Asia and Oceania rise. American cotton prices drive Japan to seek cheaper sources, reducing reliance on U S goods.
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New Radiator Co formed in Dunkirk with $8 million capital
Dunkirk New York June 26 The United States Radiator Company organized with officers Robert J Gross as president H T Cole of Detroit as treasurer and vice president and general manager Blackmore New York The firm capitalizes at 8 million and includes plants at Dunkirk West Newton Corry Geneva and Detroit plus LeMott Iron Works boiler and radiator unit in New York City
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Exodus From Capital as Senators and Representatives Flock Home
Washington settles into summer calm as about 90 percent of lawmakers depart for constituents. Taft plans Beverly departure after a Sunday rest. Cannon tours Danville and Urbana while Cabinet members, including Hitchcock, prepare for postal savings banks and postmaster appointments.
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Government fiscal year nears end with revenue surge
Washington June 26 four days remain in the government's fiscal year and the Daily Treasury Statement shows higher internal revenue receipts, a possible ordinary surplus, and a smaller overall deficit. Panama Canal spending drains cash balance. bonds may be issued to cover costs, with Congress opposing the proposed 3 percent rate.
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Enlargement of Bureau of Education Urged by Sage Foundation
Washington. Commissioner Brown of the United States Bureau of Education endorsed a plan to enlarge the bureau’s scope. Backed by Sage Foundation and National Education Association leaders, it seeks 75,000 dollars to hire ten specialists to study and advise on educational problems. The movement originated outside the bureau and aligns with Interior Department goals, with Congress already taking steps and the bureau beginning field work.
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