Filibuster fights dominate House rules clash
Washington aims to end gridlock as the Rules Committee approves a plan to pass the deficiency and DC appropriation bills with limited debate. In a later session the House convened with slim attendance while leaders Payne and Williams prepared for further parliamentary struggle. Williams accepted the challenge as Democrats used obstruction before a final adjournment vote. The agricultural appropriation bill, carrying 11.51 million, faced nine days of contention and multiple amendments affecting rural investigations and public utilities, with Kansas’s Scott pressing to boost sol investigations and debating city light sales.
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Payne
Williams
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Washington, D. C
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Scott
Kansas
Agricultural Committee
McGoorty Urges Local Self-Government for Utilities
Chicago April 3 John P McGoorty Democratic governor candidate presented his platform in Chicago and Peoria He advocates giving cities broader power to own and regulate public utilities asserting the principle of local self-government in the state He promised further statements on key issues.
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Chicago
John P. McGoorty
Peoria
Mitchell May Study Panama Labor Trouble
John Mitchell former Mine Workers of America president said he was offered a position as special commissioner to study and report on labor trouble in the Panama canal zone. He declined due to ill health and the need to recover before taking any job.
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John Mitchell
The
Mine Workers of America
White House
Panama Canal Zone
Mitchell
Daviess County Democrats Endorse Pattison and Bryan
Galena April 3 the Daviess county democratic central committee adopted resolutions in support of Pattison for governor and William Jennings Bryan for president. Delegates to the state convention chosen. Vermilion County also selects 18 delegates for the State convention without instructions but pledges solid Bryan support and endorses Bryan for president and Judge E B R E Kimbrough for governor.
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Democratic Central Committee
Douglas’ Pattison
William Jennings Bryant
Martin J. Dillon
Vermilion
Danville
Democratic
Vermilion County
Bryan
EB. R. E. Kimbrough
Tobacco Tax Bill Targets Gift Coupons
Hearing before the house Ways and Means committee on a bill by Mr Tawney to impose a 2 cent internal revenue tax on price coupons with tobacco products. The measure aims at the tobacco trust, said to use coupons as a sales lie. John W. Yerkes, former internal revenue commissioner, urged support for independent manufacturers. Hearing continued today.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Tawney
Minnesota
United States
Tobacco Trust
John W. Yerkes
Internal Revenue
Wobapco
Indiana Republicans Select Watson Led Ticket At State Convention
Indiana delegates chose a Watson headed ticket and indorsed President Roosevelt policies. Five ballots decided the governor’s race as the Bribery charges shadowed the nominating fight. Fremont Goodwine favored for lieutenant governor amid Hanly leadership tensions. The platform called for tariff revision and a national mining bureau.
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Indiana
James E. Watson
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
National Mining Bureau
Watson
Committee On Tutes
Hadly
Fremont Goodswine
Hanly
Goodswine
Goodwine Stock
Rogieve
Taft
Indiana Dynamiter McDonald Courtroom Shooting Tragedy
Terre Haute Indiana April 3 Henry F McDonald convicted dynamiter of three Sanford buildings opened fire in the circuit courtroom after verdict four others were wounded including Prosecutor James A Cooper Jr Chief Detonector William B Dwyer and Police Superintendent Harvey W Jones Deputy Ira Wellman and Bailiff Sylvester Doyle were shot as the assailant fell to the floor Witnesses differ on whether James McDonald aided or fired. Police hunted for him as a crowd of over 1000 gathered outside the courthouse amid fears of further violence.
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Ward
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William B. Dwyer
Harvey W. Jones
Ira Wellman
Sylvester Doyle
James McDonald
J. T. Walker
Crane
Sandford
Blind Tiger
Heriff
Wellman
Methodist Church
Johnson and
Reese
James Scanlon
Minister cuts off wreck victim's leg to save him
Dramatic rescue aboard a Burlington passenger car ends with Reverend Allen, a 60 year old Covenanter minister, amputating J A McKittrick's leg with a dull jackknife after a rear wreck. Nurse Renner aids, applies tourniquet, morphine and stimulant, as steam and injuries threaten more loss. McKittrick dies in a St Louis hospital. Witnesses describe heroism and resolve amid the crash near Spanish Lake.
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Emma Eyner
Renner
Allen
Staunton
Cincinnati
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Spanish Lake
Honnecker address sparks unrest and reform talk
An unclear substitute defeated Honnecker and others as he delivered a long speech attacking the country’s courts and economic system. He urged revolution and warned of Robespierre or Dante scale eloquence while a committee report on resolutions was discussed and partially adopted, with money plank reportedly altered.
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Nebraska
Parker
British Torpedo Boat Destroyer Cut In Two
Two torpedo boat destroyers collided during maneuvers. Thirty six men were killed and sixty were injured. The incident occurred as the ships sailed near the edge of a committee involving resolutions. Delegates at the national convention faced confusion and disputes over credentials and permanent organization.
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Tibbles
St.Louis
A. M. Walling
David City
Neb
Committee On
Olympic Theater
Struck in the Dark off Isle of Wight Tiger Sinks
A British torpedo boat destroyer Tiger commanded by Lieutenant Middleton collided with cruiser Berwick in night maneuvers off the Isle of Wight. Thirty six men perished including Middleton. 22 survivors were rescued mainly engineers and stokers.
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Middleton
Tiger
Isle of Wight
Berwick
Portland
Peoria Fire Loss May Be Million Dollars
Peoria Illinois April 3 Firemen fought a blaze that started at 2 this morning in the Corning and Co distillery mill. The six story brick structure 250 feet square burned toward adjacent buildings but the 125000 gallon spirits tower was saved after a long battle. Loss estimated between 750000 and 1000000 dollars. In Lynchburg Virginia three tobacco factories owned by T P Dunnington were destroyed with about 200000 dollars in losses.
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Mill of Corning & Co
Lynchburg
T. P. Dunnington
Hopes There Will Soon Be Settlement
Indianapolis April 3 President Lewis of the United Mine Workers said he had enough acceptances to justify a joint conference between miners and operators in Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois to repudiating the wage agreement in the central competitive field He could not say where or when the meeting would be held.
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United Mine Workers of America
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Illinois
Yesterday in Congress Briefs from Washington
Yesterday in Congress reports summarize Senate debate on a District of Columbia school system reorganization and a land claim settlement tied to Civil War seizures. House actions include passage of an agricultural appropriation and a road construction proposal urging nationwide use of corps in major states.
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Taft Forecasts Army of 250000 in U S Defense Plan
In Columbus Taft tells the board of trade the United States would soon field an army of about 260000 with regulars and citizen soldiery. He notes defense needs rise in peacetime and calls for funding to support regular, militia, and volunteer forces.
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Ohio Flood Returns Third Time in Six Weeks
Cincinnati reports the Ohio river rising above flood stage for the third time in six weeks. The deluge floods the south of Point Pleasant area after three to four days of heavy rains. Grand Central passenger train service was abandoned due to high water.
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