Proceedings of Congress in Brief June 12
The Senate debated free list items and duties as Aldrich led conservatives against Beveridge's progressives. Arts works over 20 years old remained free, while tapioca and sage face a 1 cent per pound duty when not for food. Potash and yams joined the free list. a 40 percent ad valorem rate on goods over $1 was adopted.
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Meade
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Beveridge
Dolliver
Jacquard
Senate Delays Tax and Tariff Bills On June 11
Washington action postpones further debate on the income tax and tariff amendments to June 18 after a 45 to 34 vote. Aldrich-backed changes include fruit in brine on the free list and miners safety provisions. Free refined petroleum is deferred while orange oil and nut oil are added to the free list with a 60 cent value limit evaded.
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Washington
Senate
Culberson
Progressive Republicans Lose on Wool Schedule Battle
In Washington on June 10 the Dolliver group and other progressives failed to break the Aldrich coalition on the tariff wool schedule. Dolliver offered amendments to cut finance committee rates, all voted down as the committee sustained. The day's debate was cordial, and discussion of the income tax was postponed to tomorrow due to wool schedule focus.
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Aldrich
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Senate
Senate debates wool tariff schedule as dinner break nears
Washington reports the finance committee's wool tariff amendments. The vote on wool tops and wastes rose from 20 to 30 cents a pound, passing 40 to 30 with Gamble and Crawford dissenting. Shoddy and tops duties also advanced, 26 cents and 20 cents respectively, by 42 to 31.
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Washington
Senate
House
Gamble
Crawford
Debate on woolen schedule features Dolliver and Carter
In Washington the senate session included light humor as Dolliver proposed amendments to back Republican tariff aims. Carter gave a lecture with a box of wool samples explaining wool production from sheep to garments and detailing uses of shoddy waste soils tops and grades of wool.
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Washington
Senate
Dolliver
Republian
Carter
Legation Secretary Sartoris Resigns from Guatemala Post
Washington reports Algernon Sartoris, secretary of the American legation to Guatemala, has resigned due to ill health. The Times notes other reasons speculated about his departure and a Paris leave extension request may have influenced the decision.
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Legation
Washington
Algernon Sartoris
Guatemala
Shake up badly needed at Annapolis amid fitness failures
Washington reports Navy Department concern over all editions at the United Naval Academy as Captain Bowyer nears succession of Captain Badger. A five officer board found that current physical exercises contribute to poor physiques among graduates and midshipmen, with 43 of 180 failing to graduate due to physical disability, mainly defective eyesight.
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Washington
United Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy Department
Meyer
Bowyer
Badger
Turkey Denies Large Death Toll in Turkish Troubles
Washington reports the Turkish embassy emphatically denies figures claiming 20 000 or 380 000 deaths in Asiatic Turkey during recent disorders. Official news says victims will not exceed 4 000 and notes the interior minister asked for victims while the government sent 10 000 dollars on its own responsibility.
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Turkey
Washington
Oil lands restored to settlement in Malheur county
Washington report states oil lands in Malheur county withdrawn a year ago at Senator Bourne’s request have been restored to settlement despite local requests to continue withholding for further oil exploration. Secretary Ballinger ruled the original withdrawal illegal as no later law changed the land status, and Bourne plans to introduce a bill to legalize such withdrawals.
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Washington
Malheur County
Bourne
Malheur
Ballinger
Taft Plans San Francisco Visit, Alaska Postponed
President Taft announced he expects to be in San Francisco on October 19. He will skip an Alaska trip for now to let Mrs. Taft recover from nervous prostration, hoping to visit Alaska at a later date.
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Washington
Taft
San Francisco
Alaska
White House
Five Destroyers Ordered for Navy Yard Contracts
Washington June 10 The following companies were awarded contracts to build one torpedo boat each Bath Iron Works 659 500 New York Shipbuilding company 648 000 William Cramp & Sons 637 000 Newport News Shipbuilding company 620 000 The Fore River Shipbuilding company will also be awarded a contract for one at 644 900.
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Washington
Beeae Bath Iron Works
New York Shipbuilding Company
William Cramp & Sons
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Taft Presents Diamond Watch to Miss Boardman
President Taft awarded Miss Mabel Boardman a diamond studded watch and chain during the Taft Philippine party tribute in Washington on June 10. He praised the group’s kindness and her role in making the trip pleasant for all attendees.
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Washington
Taft
Mabel Boardman
Miss Boardman
Delegate seeks 250000 building for Juneau capitol
Washington June 12 Delegate ven today introduced a bill for the erection of a 250000 building at Juneau to be used as territorial capitol and to accommodate all government offices located there He has also introduced a bill on a new system of mine inspection in Alaska.
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Juneau
Washington
Alaska
Death of Dr. Edward Everett Hale in Roxbury
Boston dispatch reports the death of Edward Everett Hale D D chaplain of the United States senate Unitarian divine author and peace advocate at his Roxbury home His wife daughter and sons mourn his passing with Taft sending condolences Funeral plans for Monday at the South National church to be announced Hale was famed for The Man Without a Country and for social uplift work with Lend a Hand and the Kings Daughters His half century in the South Congregational pulpit and his historical writings are noted.
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Edward Everett Hale
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United States Senate
Roxbury
Ellen D. Hale
Philip L. Hale
Arthur Hale
Wton
Edward Evec
Taft
Hale
Lend-a- Hand Club
The
King’s Daughters
South Congregational Church
Dining car cooks refuse bribe in smuggling scheme
In Chicago on June 11, August Mueller and Gustave Weir testified before Judge Landis about rejecting offers to aid in smuggling Chinese into the United States aboard the Golden State Limited. The trial of Bob Leung includes evidence that smugglers used an icebox to smother a Chinese passenger, a practice allegedly continued until a death occurred.
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Chicago
Mueller
Gustave Weir
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Railroad
Landis
United States
Bob Leung
el Paso
Golden Gate Limited
Albert Champion
Harriman Keeps Posted on Public Opinion
Edward Harriman, master of extensive rail and water transportation, will receive twice monthly synopses from his general manager via telegraph. The summaries reflect press sentiment, show publication counts, and give favorable, unfavorable, and neutral percentages, plus selected criticisms and opinions.
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Chicago
Edward H. Harriman
Kruttschnitt
Harriman
Cattlemen Pay Damages in Wyoming Sheep Case Settlement
A Republican special from Sun Dance Wyoming reports Crook county cattlemen have settled a criminal case tied to raids on Rodney King Sheep and Guthrie Sheep ranches. Nine defendants pay damages and legal costs and agree not to harass the sheepmen. Range rights are reserved for sheepmen.
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Denver
Toa Republican
Sun Dance
Wyo
Rodney King Sheep Company
Guthrie Sheep Company
Crook County
Defense verdict in Dewey libel suit against Good Government group
In Boston on June 11 the Supreme court returned a defense verdict in the libel suit filed by ex Judge Henry M. Dewey against five members of the Good Government association. The case sought damages of 76.44 million dollars over statements from the 1905 mayoral campaign.
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Boston
Supreme Court
Henry M. Dewey
Good Government Association
Dewey
Hawaii Exhibit at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
The Hawaii display occupies a premier Court of Honor site beside the government building. Hawai i plans a broad exhibit of resources with native fruits and vegetables, an aquarium, and performances by native girls and musicians. Over 100000 dollars has been spent assembling the display.
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Hawaiia
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Art collection at palace of fine arts insured for 1.225 million
The World’s Fair display includes loaned works from Great Britain France Italy Germany and the Eastern U S with Japanese and Chinese pieces. Insurance of 1 225 000 covers the collection with Lloyds while the fireproof reinforced concrete building will later become a University of Washington School of Chemistry.
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Palace of Fine Arts
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
America
Japan
China
Lloyds
University of Washington
College Girls on Tour Visit Seattle Alaska-Yohem-Post Exposition
Two hundred Radnor college students from Nashville Tenn arrived in San Francisco for a sight seeing tour as part of the curriculum and planned to head to Seattle to visit the Alaska Yohem Pusie exposition.
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Radnor College
Nashville
Tenn
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