Haskell Faces Charges Again In Muskogee Indictments
Tulsa May 28 Indictments charging fraud in Muskogee against Governor Charles N Haskell and five associates allege illegal methods to take government town lot titles. It is Haskell second indictment. He claims grand jury pressure and witness distance cause injustice and vows support from friends and Republicans.
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Negroes Say Are Provoked by Taft Policy Debate
Columbus Ohio May 28 After a prolonged debate the National Negro American league adopted resolutions condemning President Taft for allegedly inviting white opposition to colored office holders and backing southern state constitutions to suppress black voters The resolutions criticize Taft appointments and say his stance harms blacks in industrial life by challenging union membership and labeling his executive color line policy as untrue to the Chicago platform Read the NEWS every day.
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Sugar Debate Near End in Senate Tariff Fight
Washington May 28 The sugar schedule debate nears its end as the Senate resumes tariff talks. Aldrich predicts quick passage. Bristow amendments likely fail. Bailey argues for an income tax vote but is denied. Two sugar amendments foe Dutch standard and lower refined sugar are defeated, highlighting cane versus beet sugar interests. Bailey Manning clash sparks-floor scuffle as news buzzes in Washington.
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Cuba Frays at Finances Stirring Cuba Crisis Foreseen
Washington reports reveal Cuba under Gomez showing a fragile treasury with expenditures surpassing revenue by over seven million dollars. Officials note lavish payouts to remove critics, stalled civil works, and plans to revive gambling and bullfighting while American contractors await payment. If unchecked, foreign creditors may seek U.S. intervention.
Yale Honor for Young Taft Tapped for Skull and Bones
Yale confirms Robert A Taft son of President Taft 1878 is tapped for Skull and Bones joining a long line of Tafts in the society He heads the junior class is Phi Beta Kappa and leads campus groups He belongs to Psi Upsilon and serves as Yale Y M C A treasurer The Sauerkraut prize twist follows in Sandusky with $3 prize linked to Elks fair indicates taft-related note
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Mass street car strike decided in Philadelphia
Philadelphia May 28 A mass meeting of motormen and conductors decided to strike at the word of the executive committee of the National Organization of Street Car Men. The group also pledged to protect company property from rioters during the disruption.
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National Organization of Street Car Men
Imagined Store Without Advertising Sparks Debate
A provocative prompt asks readers to envision their store if advertising never existed and imagines the potential impact of a different promotional approach. The piece uses hypothetical scenarios to explore marketing value and future outcomes.
Mail trains run Georgia rail in tense racial strike
In Atlanta and Augusta workers begin running mail trains with mixed fireman crews despite a white firemen strike opposed to black workers. Postoffice inspectors ride the trains as arbiters weigh federal intervention and the seaborne tension between negro and white labor factions along the Georgia railroad network.
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FLEEING TAX CLERK CAUGHT IN MICHIGAN
Samuel W. Hosbeins, a fugitive tax clerk in Erie county treasurer’s office, was arrested at Gladwin Michigan on embezzlement charges involving $100000 with cashier Weed. County Treasurer Fix says both men confessed to him.
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Samuel W. Hosbeins
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Weed
Fix
Taft Walks Out Over The Revelers Play
President Taft and his sister in law left a Washington theater in disgust at the racy comedy The Revelers by Charles Richman. The president, his sister-in-law Mrs Louis Moore of Cincinnati, and military aide Captain Archibald W. Butt abandoned the box during the first act amid strong disapproval. Secretary Knox also exited promptly after viewing part of the performance.
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Taft
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Senate Passes Antigambling Bill Against Horse Racing
Tallahassee Florida May 28 the state senate voted 18 to 7 to pass the Sloan antigambling bill aimed at horse racing. The measure targets wagering on races and seeks stricter regulation and penalties. News advertisers urged patronage as coverage, with focus on legislative action and regional impact.
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Freer Divorce Law Favored by Six Educators
Chicago May 28 Six educators in the Journal of Sociology published by the University of Chicago call for freer divorce laws noting lax marriage entries and legal quibbles worsen outcomes. Professor E B A Ross of Wisconsin outlines seven preventive propositions including domestic science for girls, ethics education, safeguards against unsuitable marriages, marrying at a party residence, rejection of common law marriage, six week pre license declaration, and potential divorce tribunals with women judges.
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Journal of Sociology
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