McCumber argues for free lumber in Senate debate
In Washington on Friday April 30 Senator McCumber pressed free lumber as a policy move amid tariff debates. He argued conserving coal iron ore lumber and oil supports national interests and that free imports could aid the South and the nation, while Senator Clark of Wyoming countered that coal miners rely on current wage scales and free lumber could threaten that prosperity.
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Washington
McCumber
Senate
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
United States
West Virginia
South
Ins
Clark
Wyoming
Tariff Debate Highlights Lumber Tax and Trust Critiques
Senate session on tariff bi focuses on protective system and lumber rates. Rayner denounces protectionism while Nelson exposes alleged “jokers” in lumber schedules and claims duties are higher than Dingley levels. Carter blasts spending to guard forests amid tariff plans to curb timber cutting.
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Washington
Senate
Rayner
Maryland
Nelson
Senate Debates Tariff on Lumber and Income Tax Amendment
In Washington on April 28 the senate debated the lumber tariff with Simmons of North Carolina urging retention as a revenue rate and opposing reductions citing labor costs and lumber as a competitor to other goods. Brown of Nebraska urged a constitutional income tax amendment and Painter of Kentucky discussed the Supreme Court’s stance, with Brown ready to back any income tax bill. The resolution was sent to the Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
Brown
Nebraska
Congress
Painter
Kentucky
Supreme Court of the United States
Pe Mtr
Committee On Judiciary
Bailey Extends Debate on Income Tax Amendment in Senate
In Washington on Tuesday April 27 Bailey spoke for nearly three hours in the Senate on the legal aspects of his income tax amendment to the tariff bill. He cited cases and authorities to argue constitutionality while interrupted by fellow senators. Scott weighed tariff effects on the South and Gore denounced the tariff. Bailey questioned direct taxation and lamented the framers did not define it clearly.
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Washington
Bailey Dew
Senate
Scott
South
Gore
Oklahoma
Bailey
Hughes Judgeship Offered to Ellwood C Hughes
Washington April 29 Ellwood C Hughes a Seattle lawyer of 20 years is proposed by President Taft for the new Federal judgeship in Washington State. Hughes has been linked with prominent legal figures and cases in the region.
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Offers Hughes
Washington
Ellwood C. Hughes
Seattle
Taft
Washington State
Hughes
Senate tariff debate spurs immigration talks and tax idea
Monday in Washington the senate clashed over tariff policy with critics calling tariffs unfair while Senator Bailey urged immigration limits to shield American labor. Aldrich disagreed, arguing cheap foreign labor still competes with U.S. workers. Senator Overman proposed a $12 head tax on each arriving immigrant.
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Washington
Senate
Bailey
Aldrich
Overman
North Carolina
United States
Secretary designates 157 176 800 acres for homestead law
Secretary Bal linger designates 157 176 800 acres in eight states for the 20 acre homestead law. Oregon receives 7 000 160 acres and Washington 3 576 960 acres. Diagrams with lands eligible for entry are sent to local land offices. About 40 percent of the area is believed held by individuals. If all land were entry ready, 492 000 homesteads could be created.
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Washington
Ballinger
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
New Mexico
Nevada
Altona
Colorado
Montana
Taft Discussed by International Law Society
Washington April 27 President Taft may be urged by the American Society of International Law to take a position on Armenia. A memorial presented by President Ion of Boston University Law School was referred to the society’s executive committee for action. General Horace Porter chaired. Robert Bacon voted against.
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Washington
Taft
American Society of International Law
Armenia
Ion
Boston University Law School
Society For Action
Horace Porter
Robert Bacon
Death and Rain Storms Sweep Across Middle West
A pair of fierce storms lashed the Middle West and east into reports of destruction. Tornado like damage near Harrolton and Hornlake, Mississippi. snowfalls from New York to Wyoming. winds up to 45 miles per hour cut communications and caused multiple fatalities as storms paralyzed paths from Chicago to the Gulf.
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Chicago
Middle West States
Gulf
Th. Tern Harrolton
Ark
Hornlake
Miss
Peerat Tnd
Middle States
New York
Wyoming
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Montana
Conspirators Hanged in Constantinople Rising Trial
In Constantinople on April 30 a military court condemned about 250 prisoners to death and carried out the executions. The national assembly met under Said Pasha and ordered the sultan to take the constitutional oath within a week and ratified Abdul Hamid’s removal to Salonica. A Adana court martial was authorized to pursue instigators with severity. Suspects include Prince Mehmed Burhan Eddine Rear Admiral Savid Pasha and Nadir Pasha.
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Constantinople
War Office
Nadir Pasha
National Assembly
Said Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Salonica
Adana
Mehmed Burhan Eddine
Savid Pasha
Kiamil Pasha
Hold Up in Idaho Bandits Loot Mail Car on Northern Pacific
In Idaho two men robbed Northern Pacific train No 3 near Houser Junction 25 miles east of Spokane at 10 25 pm. They fired at the fireman and forced Engineer Whitl essy to proceed with the train while the mail car was looted between Trent and Yardley. Officials and posses formed to pursue the robbers.
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Spokane, Wash
Northern Pacific
Houser Junction
Spokane
A. F. Miley
Whittlessy
Rathdrum
Trent
Yardley
Sultan Abdul Hamid Seeks Asylum Rumors Rise
Washington officials discuss the possibility of Sultan Abdul Hamid seeking asylum in the United States. His vast private fortune and yacht are noted as factors in the discussion. The report mentions canal and Calibo Falls project funding and total costs in related budget context.
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Washington
Sultan Abdul Hamid
United States
Abdul Hamid
Constan
Alaska Insane Care Contracts Bid by Sitka and Mount Tabor
Washington April 30 Mount Tabor Or sanitarium awarded contract at 27.50 per head monthly while Sitka bid 25 per head but Ballinger deemed Sitka insufficiently equipped and not responsible.
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Alaska
Washington
Mount Tabor, Or
Sitka Sanitarium
Ballinger
Lynching Fallout Stirring Ada Oklahoma
Ada Oklahoma April 30 reports warn of further trouble after the lynching of four cattlemen for the murder of A A Bob bitt. Oscar Peeler and Edward and David Johnson, charged with another murder, are back in Tecumseh jail. The grand jury opens today as Attorney General West calls the lynching the most outrageous crime since the Civil War and urges the jurors to remember God.
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Ada
Okla
A. A. Bobbitt
Oscar Peeler
Edward
David Johnson
Tecumseh
West
Russia to Protect Americans
Ambassador Riddle in St. Petersburg cabled the State Department that Russia would send troops into Persia and take care of all foreigners there in response to the request.
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Russia
Washington
Riddle
St. Petersburg
State Department
Persia
Kansas towns hit by tornadoes kill and injure many
A twister at Douglas and other Kansas towns destroyed property and injured ten with one fatality. Lewis Ayers, 70, died at Douglas. Miss J. J. Jones suffered the most serious injuries as several houses and three schools were wrecked. Udall Rock and Rose Hill saw buildings blown from foundations and crop damage occurred.
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Wichita
Douglas
Kansas
Lewis Ayers
J. J. Jones
Udall
Rock
Rose Hill
Immigration Commissioner Quits
Washington April 27 Robert Watchorn commissioner of immigration at New York resigns from his post amid political pressure and ongoing reform debates.
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Washington
Robert Watchorn
New York
Western Paanenges Executive Committee Report
Chicago on April 30, the executive committee of the Western Paanenges convened to discuss organizational matters. The meeting addressed governance procedures, member participation, and upcoming events affecting regional chapters and collaborations.
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Chicago
Western Paanenges
Manufactures Building at Geyser Basin Exposition
On the eastern side of Geyser Basin at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition the handsome Manufacturers Building faces the Cascades and Old Faithful. Central among exposition halls it hosts a vast collection of exhibits from nations of importance and contrasts with formal gardens, pergolas, and a night of sparkling electric lights along Rainier Avenue.
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Geyser Basin
Manufacturers
Cascades
Yellowstone National Park
Rainier Avenue
Two Lakes
Auditorium at Seattle Exposition Leaves Legacy for University
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition on the University of Washington campus will leave seven permanent buildings, including a premier auditorium costing over 300000, to support the university after the fair ends. The building will host conventions during the fair and will be handed to exposition management months before the opening.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Northwest
University
State of Washington
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