Income tax debate roils Senate over sugar and corporate plan
Washington lawmakers push a house endorsed income tax on net incomes above 5 000 a year to cover a sugar deficit paid by raising corporate and partnership taxes. Democrats seek to extend the tax while Republicans and senators forecast a stormy fight in the Senate, with constitutional questions and political maneuvering shaping the debate.
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Washington
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Senate
House Democratic
Democrata
Supreme Court
Smoot
Utah
Ingar
Kern
Indiana
Martin
Virginia
Poindexter
Repubiican
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate Finance Committee
Supreme Court of the United States
Congresa
Bacon
Georgia
Overman
North Carolina
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Buried in Deep Well Rescued After Thirty Hour Dig
Ado'sh Hoppe, a well digger, died in a farm well near Turtle Lake Wisconsin after being trapped for thirty hours. Extensive efforts by citizens and farmers failed to reach him alive. his body was recovered at the bottom of a sixty foot shaft. He leaves a wife and five children.
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Associated
Cumberland
Ado’sh Hoppe
Cate
Turtle Lake
Wis
Hoppe
Wild scene in Parliament shocks Hungarian session
In Budapest on March 2 the lower house of Hungary’s parliament descended into disorder as opposition members challenged Speaker M Navay’s methods. Fights erupted, the presidential tribune was partially wrecked, and deputy Matthaeus Povaszy charged the tribune before the sitting was suspended.
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Fress
Budapest
Hungary
Lo Deputy Justice
Kaufman Murder Case Arguments Hearers Plead Mercy
In Chicago on March 2 the Kaufman murder trial resumed with jurors asking to delay verdict until Monday. The defense closing arouses emotion as wives of two defendants scream for mercy, sobbing and signaling anxious mothers and relatives.
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Associated Rrese
Chicago
Kaufman
Ot Steno
George Rabenan
John Stacey
Esen
Rabenau
Packers Lose A Point In Trial Of Tonnage Evidence
United States District Judge Carpenter denied the defense the right to introduce tonnage evidence arguing profits of companies represented by ten defendants were not excessive in the indictment period. John M Chaplain of Swift & Co. was recalled to read tonnage for 1909 and 1910. A dispute over including shipments in tonnage led to the court ordering summarized books instead of reading every entry. The jury was excused while prosecutors prepared summaries.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Carpenter
Packers
John M
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
Body of Swift Exhumed for Post Mortem in Milwaukee Case
Coroner Hoff man and physicians performed a post mortem at Mount Greenwood cemetery on Herbert I Swift son of the late G Swift millionaire packer. Swift died on a railroad train near Milwaukee October 19 1911 and the family requested exhumation to determine the cause of death.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Mount Greenwood Cemetery
Herbert I. Swift
G. Swift
Packer
Milwaukee
Arrest in Arson Case Near Loretta Minnesota
Minneapolis dispatch says Henry Peniker was jailed today on arson charges for allegedly burning a barn and a house belonging to his father Sohn Peniker four miles north of Loretta. He will be examined for sanity by county authorities.
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Rv Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Henry Peniker
Sohn Pehiker
Loretta
Roosevelt denies running for president amid forest work pause
A Boston Associated Press dispatch reports Colonel Roosevelt told Taft cabinet members Stimson and Meyer he would not seek the presidential nomination this year, though Roosevelt later denied the assertion. He spent time at home, rode a horse, chopped trees, and planned light campaigning, while Wilson resumed college visits in Des Moines. A North Dakota primary ballot will feature Burke for Democrats and Taft Roosevelt La Follette for Republicans.
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New York
Tie
Bas
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Norton
William Howard Taft
Theodore’ Roosevelt
Robert M. la Follette
Taft
Boston
Benton
Mess
Republican State Committee
Abit
George 3. Smith
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Samuel L. Powers
Buffalo
N. Y
William ¥ Daniele
Jamés 8. Simmons
Niagara Falla
Portler
Chicago
John KE. Owens
Board of Election Commissioners
Prohirition
Hochelier
Nervous Breakdown Fatal in Milwaukee
A nervous breakdown proved fatal for Tee Morthweetera in Milwaukee on March 2. Authorities report the incident as a deceased cause with limited medical details available.
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Milwaukee
Wée
Miwert
Regulation of Industries Conference Deliberations Continue
Western Economic society members resumed talks in Chicago on March 2 about regulating industrial commissions. Montague of New York urged conserving business opportunity in boot and shoe making while Emery of the National Association of Manufacturers argued labor organizations fall under Sherman Act scope. Raymond of Boston proposed a voluntary federal incorporation law and a federal trade commission to regulate interstate firms and boost corporate transparency.
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Chicago
Western Economic Society
Gilbert Ho Montague
New Yorkery
James A. Emery
Tabor
Bherman
Robert J. Barmond
Boston
Willis
George Washington University
EK. A. Gilmore
University of Wisconsin
Montagie
Montague
Anxique
National Association of Manufacturers
Labor Organization
Robert I. Raymond
Weighing Special Session Possible Action by McGovern
A Journal special from Madénon details Governor McGovern sending State Treasurer Dahl to Black River Falls to obtain a precise report on the deed of relict before deciding on a possible special session of the legislature. McGovern cites grave demand for action but seeks certainty to avoid an expensive undertaking.
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Milwaukee
Wie
Madénon
McGovern
Ant
Dahl
Black River Falls
Passing of Sharon John W. Greenecd
Obituary notice records the death of Sharon John W. Greenecd. A local figure is mourned as friends and family recall his life, with details of service plans and surviving relatives.
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Broad
Sharon John W
Strike Probe Urged as Berger Forces Issue in Lawrence
Strikes by electric streetcar workers and Woolen Mill operatives draw witnesses to a federal inquiry in Washington and to the Lawrence case. Samuel Gompers and John Golden attend as Berger pushes a probe into labor conditions and government subsidies amid paid testimony from workers and photographs captured during the hearing.
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Berger
Samuel Gempers
Tentile
Wisconsin Socialist
Polmis
Lawrence
Washington, D. C
Steel Trust
House
Rules Committee
Congress
Wilton
Pennsylvania
Mer
Wilson
Samuel Gomperin
American Federation of Tabor
John Qgolden
Textile Workers Union
Wisconsin
American Woolen Company
Ile Opersures
Mays
America
Flun House
Ateri Viva
Money Trust
Herger
Bamuel Lipson
Lawrency, Mon
Wage Strike Sees Continued Resolve Amid New Talks
The general strike committee and subcommittees of the Industrial Workers of the World push for full demands as talks with American Woolen Co and conciliation officials loom. Fourteen children taken into custody await court action while a protest to Governor Foss and Mayor Scanlon over police conduct is planned. In Britain the coal strike disrupts ports, railways, and manufacturing with ore shortages and store cupboards filling as officials forecast a long stoppage.
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Yeeterday
Yeeter-Day
Industrial Worker of the World Today
General Athlete Committee
American Woolen Company
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Haywood
Foss
Scanlon
Metropolitan
London
United Kingdom
Wales
England
Scotland
Bwanse
Hanves
South Wales
North
Berwick
Beot_ tlah
Tin Plate
John Williams
Parlament
Gower
Glamorganshire
Amalgamated Society of South Wales
Minnera
Thunsday
Interurban Line Sought For Winneconne Wisconsin
The village of Winneconne in Winnebago County seeks better outside communication by studying an Oshkosh to Winneconne interurban line along Lake Butte Des Morts. A large school meeting at the Agricultural and Domestic Science site discussed this proposal with George Overton presiding as the band played.
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Winneconne
Winnebake County School of Agriculture
Lake Diecrswed
Winnebagg
Behnd
Winneconde
Winneconna Deatres
Mae
Waya
Means
Eurring Alra
George Overton
Winnecanne
Oshkosh
Take Butte Dex Morts
Butte Dea Morte
Winneconte
Mother poisons five in Oregon family tragedy
In Salem on March 2 Mrs L F Jetson thirty six unable to feed her four children killed them with cynanthé of potassium then took poison herself. All five died in the household, authorities report a murder suicide in a grim poverty case.
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Associated Press
Salem
Ore
L. F. Jetson
Not Guilty Of Murder In Geneseo Case
A verdict of not guilty was returned today in the trial of Ernest Schroeder of Geneseo who faced murder charges in the death of his aged relative Tynate Schmidt. The case was retried after an earlier ruling.
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Associated Press
Kewanee
Ernest Schroeder
Geneseo
Tynate Schmidt
Queen Mother Improves Amid Influenza Recovery
Queen Mother Alexandra, distressed by influenza, shows signs of improvement as March 2 reports indicate steadier health. A fragmentary note mentions college fraternity gifts and a reflective tribute by Clayton Sedgwick Cooper praising fellowship, discipline, and character development.
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Associated Press
London
Queen Mother Alexandra
Ya Wood
Appica
Clayton Sedgwick Cooper
Contery
Fragmentary text on fishing time and arch referenced
A sparse, unreadable OCR fragment mentions time and a Ripwepa arch. No clear persons, organizations, or places are readable. The piece reads as a damaged notice or note about fishing timing and an arch, with no verifiable events or details.
Taft Warns Americans to Stay Out of Mexico
President Taft at a White House cabinet meeting urges strict compliance with U S neutrality laws amid the Mexican unrest. A formal proclamation warns Americans to quit Mexico if conditions worsen while Ambassador Wilson is advised to monitor events. Senator Lodge opposes intervention, likening conflict to a fire next door.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White House
Taft
United States
Mexico
Wilson
War Stimson
Tate Huntington Wilson
Commerce and Labor
Nagelemi
Hitchcock
State Department
Torreon
Ensenada
Vera Crus
Winnebago Funds Bill Reported Favorable by Committee
Washington March 1 The committee on Indian affairs reported favorably a bill by Representative Stephens to distribute trust funds of the Winnebago Indians Nebraska and Wisconsin The Wisconsin Winnebago claim reimbursement of 220989 91 dollars for a government expenditure after the 1883 division and seek interest The Wisconsin members are pushing the Wisconsin Indians interests through Representative Eadix as advocate F W C.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Indian ‘Affairs Today
Stephens
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wisonein Band
Wisconsin Winnehagon
Snowstorm Rages Across Midwest With Heavy Snowfall
A heavy snowstorm blanketed Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas with three to six inches of snow by noon today. In many areas the storm was still raging as conditions disruption persisted across the region.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Taft Off to New York for Harper's Weekly Dinner
President Taft departed Washington at 2 o clock for New York where he will dine with Colonel George Harvey, editor of Harper's Weekly, in honor of author William Dean Howells. He plans to return to Washington early Sunday morning.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Dent Taft
Washington
New York
George Harvey
Harper's Weekly
William Dean Howella
Four Years for Murder Conviction in Milwaukee Case
William Nichols was convicted of manslaughter in the fourth degree for the September 13 killing of Pertheld Klann. Judge Backus sentenced Nichols in municipal court to four years' imprisonment at Wisconsin State Reformatory in Waupun after denying a motion for a new trial.
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Milwaukee
Wie
William Nichols
Pertheld Klann
Left. Wing
Backus
Waupun
Kimmel Case to Jury in Laws Me Insurance Fight
The Biles members and insurance case went to the jury today in Laws, Maine. Judge Ambien noted testimony that if the claimant Andrew L White is George A Kimmel, he has undergone remarkable physical changes since his disappearance in 1906.
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Associated Press
Laws
Biles Membaters
Ambien
Andrew .L White
George A. Kimmel
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