Senate tariff debate nears finish with corporation tax plan
Washington June 27 fourteenth week of tariff talks nears end as Senate prepared to begin final review of the bill tomorrow. Key action centers on the president's corporation tax proposal and the anticipated adoption by Republicans with House support likely. Leaders gauge 52 of 60 Republicans pledge vote for the Taft tax while insurgents and Democrats may concede after the income tax is settled.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Sente
The
Tribune
Aldrich
Conference Committee
Finance Committee
White House
Hadeen
Senator Root
Purevant
Messrs
Wickergham
Root
Roost
Cannon
Payne
Dwight
Wickersham
Cummins
Borah
Bailey
House
Canmon
Depew
the Tribune
South
Texas
Culberson
Fletcher
Florida
Egypt
Senate debates tariff tweaks and amendments to free list
The Senate advanced a tariff bill with the Taliaferro amendment rising the rate by about 128 percent with nine Democrats voting for and Aldrich opposing. Coal duties were cut to 69 cents a ton with coal slack at 13 cents. The Can ada reciprocity provision was struck. McCumber failed to push a 40 cent coal rate, Penrose crude oil was defeated 49 to 34. Aldrich spoke for free sulphate of ammonia while opposing broader free list changes.
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Taliaferro
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
House
Canada
McCumber
Beveridge
Bailey
Newlands
McEnery
Owen
Bacon
Davis
Ousting Indian Agents Warned by Interior Head
Secretary Ballinger traveling west says radical changes will occur in Indian offices. He vows to cut red tape and remove incompetent agents, stressing the need for businesslike men who understand how to deal with Indians. He spoke in Chicago before departing for Kansas City.
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Chicago
Ballinger
Interior Department
Kansas City
Statue unveiling for Dr Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
Washington June 7 The Grand Army of the Republic will unveil a forty foot granite statue in the city honoring founder Dr Benjamin Franklin Stephenson. A July 3 parade of U S military and naval forces and D C militia precedes Taft address and J Hampton Moore as orator. The monument costs 49000 with 8000 from G A R and 16000 from the national government.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
United States
District of Columbia
Taft
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Dr. Stephenson
National Government
TINSELLED POSTCARDS HELD UP IN MAILS
Washington reports that failure to seal tinselled or frosted postcards prevents containment of tinsel and mica particles, causing daily losses of 15,000 to 20,000 cards to the dead letter office. Post office rules now require envelopes that prevent injury, while flimsy wrappers cause further difficulties for clerks and passengers.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Postcard
Enforcing Hours of Service Law Declared Mandatory
Washington June 27 Attorney General Wickersham rejects postponing enforcement of the hours of service law for railroad workers. He cites the Northern District of Illinois ruling in United States v Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and says the statute, as construed, must be enforced by interstate railroads and their officers. The Interstate Commerce Commission is advised to enforce accordingly.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Wickersham
H. West
St. Louis Southwestern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Justice
Attorney General
United States District Court For
Northern District of Illinois
United States
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Interstate Railroad Company
Commission
Stapleton ferry commuters demand better service in Richmond Borough
Richmond Borough residents who welcomed the Stapleton Municipal Ferry now protest wait times and infrequent trips. They note the Manhattan terminal move to South Brooklyn slips reduces available berths, forcing the Stapleton boat to circle the river and delay travel from thirty to forty five or fifty minutes. They urge Mayor McClellan to restore efficient service.
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Richmond
Manhattan
McClellan
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Stapleton
General Beckman Murderer Dead in Sweden
Stockholm June 27. The Swede who yesterday shot and killed Major General Beckman chief of the coast artillery and then shot himself died today. Beckman was shot through the lung and fled afterward. A surgeon named Levander was wounded by a bullet but not seriously hurt.
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Stockholm
Beckman
Coast Artillery
Levander
Verdun Wins Grand Prix de Paris In Driving Finish
Baron Maurice de Rothschild's Verdun ridden by Barat wins the Grand Prix de Paris over Long Champs course in a rain soaked, crowded race. Rebelle is second and Union third as heavy betting on Vanderbilts, William IV and other favorites shapes a dramatic outcome amid large American and European spectator turnouts.
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Baron Maurice de Rothschild
Verdun
Barat
England
Europe
W. K. Vanderbilt
Northeast
Negofel
Oversight
Lord Michelham
William IV
Union
Vanderbilt
Rebelle
Napoleon Til
Baron de Rothschild
Falliéres
Vanman
Ross Adams
Mason Carnes
Herman B. Duryea
Elysée Palace
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Want Dr Young Back
A Pittsburgh telegraph report says a recall move began to bring Rev. S Edward Young from Brooklyn back to Pittsburg Second Presbyterian Church. It is likely the call will be extended after he preaches next Sunday. Discontent over a pastor search has unsettled the congregation and elders, and Young is urged to return.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
S. Edward Young
Brooklyn
Second Presbyterian Church
Young
Atlantic
Pacific
Dr. Young
EXPECT BIG TIN STRIKE IN CENTRAL WEST
Youngstown executives reject Republic Iron and Steel open shop demand. If firms persist, about 16 000 steel workers in the Central West may walk out, including 3000 in Youngstown 1000 in Moline 1200 in East Chicago and 500 in Massillon plus others in Pittsburg district and several states.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Plate
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Republic Company
Ths
Moline
East Chicago
Massilon
Wal’s
United States Steel Corporation
Central West
Pittsburg
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Pennsylvania
Greer
Shenango
Newcastle
Sharon
Connellsville
Maartin’s Ferry
Bridgeport
Cambridge
Piqua and Struthers
West Virginia
Wheeling
Indiana
Elwood, Andersen and Gas City
Muncie
Livestock Breeders Win in Kansas City Court
A Circuit Court jury awarded 19000 dollars to the Co operative Live Stock Commission Company backed by western breeders against thirteen Traders' Live Stock Exchange members under the anti trust act. The judge tripled the verdict to 57000 dollars as mandated. This marks the first such judgment in the county, stemming from a three year dispute over commissions in livestock handling and the formation of the cooperative group.
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Kansas City
Co-operative Live Stock Commission Company
Traders’ Live Stock Exchange
Sait
National Live Stock Growers’ Association
Chicago
Omaha
Cooperative Live Stock Commission Company
Would Kill Millionaire Husband
Mrs J Russell Grundy, wife of a Canadian millionaire, on a porch at a Long Beach summer home attempted to kill her husband with a pistol hidden in a handbag. He disarmed her and handed her to police after she claimed desertion.
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the Tribune
Los Angeles
J. Russell Grundy
Murdered by Chinese near Lan-Chow during meteorological expedition
Hazrah Ali surveyor and Sowerby interpreter with an Indian service expedition were attacked twenty miles south of Lan-Chow Kan-Su on June 21. Ali was killed after a three mile pursuit. Sowerby was rescued next day. British Minister seeks protection and investigation while the Viceroy protests. Expedition members are safe after sending messages from An-Ting-Kan.
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Peking
Hazrah Ali
India Service
Sowerby
Poth
Clark
Lan-Chow
Kan-Su
Douglas
The
Grant and
Coltman
Dello
J. N. Jordan
Foreign Office
An-Ting-Kan
Moro bandit purge continues on Mindanao island
Manila reports successful operations against Jikiri's Moro bandits by Captains Byralt Rhodes and Anderson with the 6th Cavalry and the mosquito fleet under Captain Signor. On Pata Island Anderson's detachment killed five bandits in a running engagement, several wounded and others captured by friendly Moros. In the last thirty days thirty one bandits were killed or captured, but Jikiri remains at large.
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Manila
Jikiri
Byralt
Rhodes
Anderson
6Th Cavalry
Signor
Pata Island
Canada Builds Ships Promises New Maritime Era
Halifax reports June 27 signals the start of a six month window when foreign coastwise shipping rules loosen. Large foreign vessels gain access, encouraging Norwegian ships to reflag or abandon routes. Canadian shipbuilding surges with idle tonnage revived, Yarmouth starting first steel ship in maritime provinces, boosting Canada’s rank from fourth to tenth in global shipping.
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Halifax
Mercantile Marine
Maritime Provinces
Yarmouth
Canada
Filipinos to Work in Hawaii
Filipino laborers prepare to immigrate to Hawaii with the aim of taking jobs from Japanese workers. Plantation managers on the island of Hawaii deny wage demands by Japanese laborers amid ongoing industrial tension. Admiral Sukehiro declines social invitations due to community divides over labor troubles as the cruiser St Louis arrives.
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Honolulu
Archipelago
Hawaii
Tony
Island of
Takahira
Japan
Orient
Admiral Siiehi
St. Louis
Orinoco Corporation Victory Faces Concession Approval
Caracas reports the cabinet approved a new concession draft for the Orinoco Corporation reached between Rudolf Dolge and Venezuelan commissioner Lestor Arroyo. The accord would allow mining on large mineral tracts including the Imatacatron mines, potentially ending a twenty six year controversy if the company and the State Department approve.
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Caracas
Orinoco Corporation
Rudolf Dolge
Lestor Arroyo
Germanys Political Crisis in Berlin District
Berlin reports that party leaders continue talks but the situation remains unresolved. The National Liberals refuse to discuss finance reform unless inheritance taxes are included. The Frankfurter Zeitung notes the Emperor backs Chancellor von Bülow, seeks to bridge Conservative objections, and does not oppose Reichstag dissolution.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
von Billow
Reichstag
Civil Engineer Dies Drowning In Estrigg Pond
Dover New Jersey June 27 civil engineer William Nugent employed by the Lackawanna Railroad drowned in Estrigg Pond at Denvil while fishing with C E Clark. Both men fell overboard as their boat capsized. Nugent sank twenty feet from shore after rescue attempts. Clark survived with assistance, Nugent pronounced dead at the scene after a physician arrived.
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Dover
N. J
William Nugent
Lackawanna Railroad
Estrigg Pond
Denvil
Nugent
C. E. Clark
Lackawanna
Clark
Morristown
Bayonne
Walter Wadle
Mountain Ice Company
Wadle
Rockaway
Drowning at Ventnor During Vacation Seeks Rescuers
Atlantic City June 27 James F McClure twenty seven nephew of the late Colonel A K McClure was drowned in the surf off Ventnor. He apparently was taken by a cramp while out to sea. Haley a life guard and volunteers attempted rescue but he sank before reaching him. The body has not been recovered and a watch remains along the shore at night. He worked as a salesman for J B Stetson Co Philadelphia and vacationed with his mother at Ventnor.
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Atlantic City
James F. McClure
A. K. McClure
Ventnor
Haley
J. B. Stetson & Co
Philadelphia
Two Men Die in Lake Keuka Cramps Suspected
Penn Yan New York June 27 James Lynch and John Loftus Jr both about twenty were drowned in Lake Keuka this morning Loftus toppled from a launch while adjusting a headlight and Lynch leaped in to rescue him Both sank and are believed to have been seized by cramps Their bodies were recovered this afternoon.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
James Lynch
John Loftus, Jr
Lake Keuka
Loftus
Lynch
Narrow Escape From Drowning In Kill Van Kull
Four Jersey City men rode a swelled rowboat tossed by a tugboat in Kill van Kull between Port Richmond and Bergen Point. Albert Orr could not swim and sank until a life preserver saved him. Captain Flamney aided, and Orr was rushed to City Hospital with a hopeful prognosis.
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Questerday
Kill van Kull
Port Richmond
Bergen Point
Jersey City
Albert Orr
Grove Street
Charles Reilly
7Th Street
Patrick Flaherty
Fairview Avenue
Charles Jones
Railroad Avenue
Orr
Flamney
Eugene Grassili
B. S. Heintzelman
Captain Flamney
Bodies of two men found after Hudson River drowning
In Poughkeepsie New York on June 27 the bodies of William F Marks of the city and Frank H Balmforth of Wilton New Hampshire were recovered by grapplers after their launch was struck by the steamer William F Romer last Thursday night on the Hudson River opposite the city. The starboard half of the launch was recovered and Coroner Selfridge says both men drowned and could not swim. Balmforth's body was sent home that night.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
William F. Marks
Frank H. Balmforth
Wilton
N. H
Hudson River
William F. Romer
Selfridge
Balmforth
Baltic Lands Passengers at Holyhead in Morning Stop
The White Star steamship Baltic halted at Holyhead at 7 o'clock this morning following Cedric. A large number of passengers and part of the mails were landed, marking another early stop on its voyage from London.
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London
White Star
Baltic
Holyhead
Niagara Falls Deaths Identified in River Tragedy
The body of Mrs. Catherine Whipple of Buffalo, who jumped April 2 and was swept over Luna Fall, was identified by her sister in Niagara Falls. Her death is ruled a suicide from despondency after an accident disfigured her. A second body recovered is believed to be Mrs. Bertha Vespers of Buffalo, who jumped into the Niagara at Eagle Park, Grand Island.
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Niagara Falls
N. J
Catherine Whipple
Buffalo
Luna Fall
Mary Lennon
Clarence Murray
Bertha Vespers
Eagle Park
Grand Island
Mutiny at Vilna Prison Sparks Fatal Yard Battle
A prison mutiny in Vilna Russia on June 27 sparked a furious clash in the yard. Four warders and seven convicts died and six were wounded in the exchange.
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Vilna
Russia
Don Carlos Hope for Recovery After Operation
A private dispatch from San Sebastian dated June 27 reports that despite a recent serious operation on Don Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish throne, hope for his ultimate recovery has not been abandoned.
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San Sebastian
Vardse
Don Carlos
Five Drown in Potomac Bathing Tragedy Near Aque duct Bridge
In Washington on June 27 five bathers drowned in the Potomac as they tried to escape a heat wave. Lloyd Cross, swimming alone near the Aque duct Bridge, exhausted midstream and disappeared before rescue. Victims also included Henry Smith and Thomas H. Perry along with his sons Joseph and Thomas Perry, all identified as negroes.
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Washington
Potomac
Lloyd Cross
Aqueduct Bridge
Henry Smith
Thomas H. Perry
Joseph and
Thomas Perry
Vechinin and Chauffeur Die in Moscow Auto Race
M Vechinin a prominent St Petersburg society figure and his chauffeur were killed when their car crashed and rolled down an embankment near Moscow during an automobile race.
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M. Vechinin
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li Dead in Peking
Yang Shi Liang who became viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li in 1907 died today in Peking from apoplexy. Corruption charges were recently raised against him in connection with a Tientsin railway line and deficits in the province finances.
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Peking
Yang Shi Liang
Yuan Shi Kai
Pe-Chi- Li
Tientsin
Drowning in Seneca River Near Ithaca
Vincent H. Stewart of Ithaca drowned while attempting to swim the Seneca River across a quarter mile wide stretch. He exhausted in midstream and body not recovered. A companion was rescued in weak condition by a motor boat. Rocco Tatrizi of New York City also drowned in the same river in the afternoon. his body was not recovered.
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Syracuse
Vincent H. Stewart
Ithaca
Seneca
Stewart
Rocco Tatrizi
New York City
Wreck on Erie claims two lives near Binghamton
June 27 in Binghamton New York two men die in a spectacular Erie Railroad wreck. Fireman Henry Dolan of Hornell and Oliver Turner of Binghamton perish. Engineer Philip Young of Corning is badly scalded. wreck involved a broken wheel flange on a mid train car and a derailed section crossing into the westbound track. Young survived but dazed. Turner rode between cars to beat a visit to Pittsburg.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Erie
Henry Dolan
Hornell
Oliver Turner
Philip Young
Corning
Welks-Fargo
Dolan
Young
Pittsburg
Governor orders troops after alleged lynching threat in Georgetown
Advices from Georgetown report sentiment against Will Taylor the black youth jailed for alleged assault on a four year old has cooled. The Governor ordered troops from Lexington after a telephone warning of imminent lynching, later deemed likely a prank. Soldiers have returned home.
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Lexington
Georgetown
Will Taylor
Police at Church Door Amid Resignation Dispute
Police from Charles Street station guarded the doors of Second United Presbyterian Church on West 11th Street at both services yesterday after a dispute over organist Paul Tate, nephew of Rev. Dr. J Howard Tate. Dr. Tate resigned under pressure but the Presbytery refused to permit his departure. his sermon yesterday was his first in weeks.
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Charles Street
Second United Presbyterian Church
West 11Th Street
J. Howard Tate
Paul Tate
Dr. Tate
Tate
Dr Aked's Crumb of Comfort Sermon at Fifth Avenue Baptist
Rev Dr Charles F Aked preached on rejoicing with those who rejoice at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. In his last summer sermon he announced he sails to Europe on the Caronia Saturday, returning September 21. He urged sharing happiness and success, and finding consolation in others' attainments.
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Charles F. Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Europe
Caronia
Earth
Four Drowned While Bathing in Massachusetts Heat
Four swimmers seeking relief from the heat died today in Massachusetts. Dr Wilfred D MacDonald age 35 of Roxbury sank while swimming at Howe's Pond in Woburn. Mrs Margaret Leslie 28 of Quincy died of heart disease while bathing at Archer Lake in Wrentham. Giuseppe Squatrito 23 of unknown address drowned after cramps in the Merrimac River at Lawrence. John O Vaski 17 drowned in an abandoned quarry pool at Quincy.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Wilfred D. MacDonald
Sterling Street
Roxbury
Howe's Pond
Woburn
Margaret Leslie
Quincy
Archer Lake
Wrentham
Giuseppe Squatrito
Merrimac
Lawrence
John O'Vaski
Quincey
Spanish Princess Beatrice Christened at La Granja
Princess Beatrice, infant daughter of the King and Queen of Spain, received the christening at La Granja on June 27. Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Marta Teresa served as godparents via the Infante Isabelle. cabinet members, diplomats, and numerous grandees attended the ceremony.
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la Granja
Spain
Beatrice
Archduke Ferdinand
Marta Teresa
Infante
Isabelle
Samuel Gompers Arrives in London After Transatlantic Trip
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor landed at Holyhead on the Baltic and reached London at 1 pm today. He was met by labor leaders David J. Shackleton and James Don among others at the Houses of Parliament.
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London
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Holyhead
David J. Shackleton
James @fdon
Geet
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Germany
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Pe-Che-Li
Lyon
Kentucky
DR. Aked
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