Proceedings of Congress in Brief July 24
The tariff conference remained in executive session with unresolved questions including hide status. Wheat exports from Portland for the year ended June 30 1909 fell to 6 6 bushels from 18 7 million prior year. Flour exports from Portland declined from 868 846 to 652 423 barrels and at Puget Sound from 1 911 966 to 1 065 952 barrels.
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Washington
Taft
Department of Commerce and Labor
Portland
Puget
Taft program advances amid senate house talks
Friday reports say prospects for settling major questions tomorrow look excellent. Conferees used heroic measures to align senate and house and carry out Taft’s duty reduction plan for raw materials. They reported friendlier feelings than in days past.
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Senate
House
Taft
Senate and House Reconcile Cotton Schedule Ahead of Next Vote
July 22 report notes President, Senator Aldrich and Native Payne met to seek a harmonious settlement of differences. Opponents of the free raw material program were consulted by Aldrich. A conference with Payne followed and House conferees reviewed Senate finance changes to the cotton schedule.
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Aldrich
Payne
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Tariff Conferees Inch Toward Agreement on Key Rates
Washington reports better progress by tariff conferees with several items settled. Spelter duty set at 13.1 cents per pound, zinc sheet at 14 cents, nickel coated sheets at 2 cents, old worn-out engine parts at 1 cent, tungsten ore at 10 percent ad valorem, lemons at 14.4 cents per pound, reflecting a mix of Senate and House positions.
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Washington
Ed. Spelter
Senate
House
Tariff Conferees Scramble Over Cotton and Metals Schedules
Washington reports urgent tariff deliberations on wood pulp print paper lumber and other raw materials. Cotton items hosiery and other cot ton manufacture face concern as the draw back provision remains unsettled. Structural steel lead sine blocks and pigs delays restraint as the metals schedule fights progress.
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Washington
Senate
Conferees Tackle Tax Provisions In Pulp and Print Schedules
Washington July 19 conferees focused on the revised corporation tax provision. An effort aimed to settle the wood pulp and print paper schedule with the pulp retaliatory clause rewritten to satisfy American mills. The cotton hosiery schedule remains disputed as Native Payne supports higher duties and other conferees may back him.
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Washington
Payne
Special Election Urged to Fill Cushman Vacancy
Senator Jones telephoned Governor Hay urging an immediate special election to fill the vacancy in the U S House of Representatives caused by Cushman. He notes the new congressman cannot reach Washington before adjournment yet other matters remain unresolved by Humphrey or Poindexter.
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Washington
Jones
Hay
Cushman
Humphrey
Poindexter
Isthmian Canal Progress Pushes Toward 1915 Transit
Reports to the Isthmian Canal Commission from Washington indicate substantial progress in canal excavation with about 80 million cubic yards dug. Colonel Goethals estimates the waterway will be ready for ship transit by January 12, 1915.
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Woetinei
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Goethals
Government withdraws 25086 acres for water power sites
Acting Secretary Pierce, pursuing Ballinger policy, withdrew 25 086 acres along the Green river and tributaries in Wyoming from development. The action aims to report all withdrawn sites to Congress to enable legislation preserving them for the government.
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Washington
Ballinger
Pierce
Green River
Wyoming
Congress
Unanimous Sentiment Over Teheran Deposed Shah
An official telegram from Teheran to the Persian legation reports Ahmed Mirza proclaimed shah. It says Mohammed Ali Mirza was deposed due to unpopularity and unworthiness, with a conference of Mohammedan church leaders princes dignitaries and former congress members voting unanimously against the deposed shah.
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Washington
Teheran
Ahmed Mirza
Shah
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Congress
Cabinet considers cuts to department estimates
A special White House cabinet meeting was held to discuss reducing the estimates of various departments for the coming fiscal year. Several cabinet members spoke before entering the consultation room with President Taft. The session followed a day devoted to reviewing figures and potential reductions.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Representatives Hawley and Ellis Seek Limited Stops in Oregon
Washington reports Representatives Hawley and Ellis urged the traveler to restrict visits in Oregon to Portland and Salem with possible eastern stops if schedule allows. They noted if Denver is on the route he would aim for brief appearances in Eastern Oregon.
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Washington
Hawley
Ellis
The
Today
Portland
Oregon
Salem
Denver
Taft Supports Canal Bond Plan At Treasury Conference
President Taft met with Senator Aldrich Chairman Payne and treasury officials to back a bond issue equal to the Panama canal cost. The Goethals estimate places the total at 397 million dollars with a bond limit of 130 million at 3 percent interest.
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Taft
Washington
Aldrich
Payne
Treasy
Congress
Panama Canal
Goethals
House Defeats Alaska Yukon Pacific Invitation Referal
The house rejected a motion to refer the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition invitation to the committee of the whole by 100 to 158. Roenberg of Illinois sought consent for consideration of a creation to accept the invitation while Macon of Arkansas objected that no committee had reviewed it.
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Washington
House
Roenberg
Illinois
Macon
Arkansas
Congressmen to Visit Hawaii on July 23
A party of 25 senators and representatives plans to sail from San Francisco on the steamer Siberia to Hawaii. They will spend eighteen days visiting the four largest islands, following an invitation from the Hawaiian legislature at its last session.
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Hawaii
Washington
House
San Francisco
Siberia
Army declares death in battle royal contest in line of duty
The War department ruled that a soldier who died in an accident during an athletic contest at the post gymnasium was in the line of duty. The event, called a battle royal, occurred at the Army post gymnasium.
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Washington
War Department
Ballinger to Visit Malheur and Washington
Secretary Ballinger wires Senator Bourne from Seattle that he will personally visit Malheur and Washington, planning an inspection about two weeks hence. He will travel to the Northwest in July to review conditions and report findings to Congress.
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Ballinger
Malheur
Washington
Bourne
Seattle
Equipment Moves as Porter Bros Spark Oregon Trunk Run
Four horse teams haul wagon loads of railway camp gear from the coast toward Deschutes country bound for Oregon Trunk line surveys. Reports suggest Porter Bros plan to establish camps, with questions about who funds or directs the work and whether Harriman or Hill backing drives a rush to build or deter competition.
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Dalles
Porter Bros
Oregon Trunk
Harriman
Uentral Oregon
Oregon
Deschutes
James J. Hill
Bleriot Flies Across Channel in 23 Minutes
French aviator Louis Bleriot crosses from Calais to Dover in 23 minutes, covering about 22 miles. He lands near Dover Castle, slight burn from petrol, then visits Lord Warden hospital. A French destroyer follows, and his wife and friends join him after the feat earns a $5,000 Daily Mail prize.
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Dover
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Calais
North Fall Meadow
Dover Castle
Bleriot
Lord Warden Hospital
London Daily Mail
Moors Fight Spaniards Near Melilla Battle Strong
Report from Malaga says the steamer Menorquin arrived with 80 wounded from Melilla where hospitals are crowded. Witnesses claim panic rising as Moorish tribes gather near General Marina’s camp, with heavy hand to hand fighting and high casualties on both sides.
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Malaga
Spain
Menorquin
Melilla
Marina
Americans Win Bid in Hankow Railway Loan
Pekin July 21 The failure of London and Paris bankers talks spurs a Pekin move to close the Hankow railway loan quickly by increasing the sum to give Americans equal participation and maintain allotments for Great Britain France and Germany. The plan was proposed by the Chinese dechan bone after four days of foreign banker consultations.
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Pekin
London
Paris
Great Britain
France
Germany
Export Argentina Wheat
Buenos Ayres July 21 1910 During the first five months of this year wheat exports reached 77 700 000 bushels A decree changes the law on importing cattle from specific countries allowing them for the 1910 exposition Government instructs the minister in Washington to work with the bureau of American republics on a program
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Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Washington
Bureau of American Republics
Lightning Strikes Norwegian Captain in Storm
In Christiana Novem ber 26 a Norwegian navy captain named Endedad was struck by lightning during a thunder storm as he conducted weather observations. The incident occurred during ongoing polar exploration preparations with Captain Boa Cagediten and Arnundsen expedition personnel aboard.
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Christiana
Endedad
How the Wireless Works Conquest of Nature
A historical explainer describes wireless telegraph basics. It covers air sparks and high voltage, electromagnetic waves in ether, and tuning to wavelengths from inches to miles. It notes that messages can travel around the world with comparable currents, and that wireless is a major human achievement.
Global science notes on mining and engineering advances
The article surveys multiple topics including unprofitable iron ore mining in British Columbia, near-standstill zinc mining, and a patent reinforced concrete tie order by Italy. It notes long term concrete durability tests, Great Barrier Reef dimensions, peppermint oil yields, Bolivian electric storms, Spanish rail gauge talks, and a Spanish census. It also covers oil field progress in Patagonia, land injury from cattle grazing, a German deck-ship for salvaging submarines, and electric-drive propeller shafts.
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British Columbia
Great Barrier
Australia
Japan
Grand
Bolivia
Cape Colony
Comodoro Rivadavia
Bay of St. George
Patagonia
New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station
Simple Alum and Sugar Cure for Croup Verdict
Reader reports a home remedy claiming croup can be cured in one minute using alum shaved into small particles mixed with sugar. Administer a teaspoonful of the preparation immediately for relief.
Washington as a Capital City in Census Portrait
A police census places Washington around 339 000 inhabitants placing it among Edinburgh Mexico Lisbon and Stockholm as a capital city. The piece notes Washington is a made capital serving the government and attracts residents seeking climate and leisure, with palatial winter residences spreading into the northwest.
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Washington
Edinburgh
Mexico
Lisbon
Stockholm
United States
Syeb
Short Meter Sermons: Duty and Perseverance Across Faiths
A compendium of brief sermons on duty respect for authorities forbearance and Christian growth drawn from Rev. Duval Webb Belford Crane Cardinal Gibbons Scott and Delaney. It urges duty over worldly attractions and endurance in hardship toward spiritual perfection.
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C. W. Webb
Baptist
Aurora
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
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