Tariff Vote Set As Senate Meets On Conference Report
Washington dispatch reports the senate will vote on the tariff conference report at 2 PM on Thursday. Taft plans to leave Washington Friday for Beverly after adjournment. Western senators express dismay at leather and hides terms amid confusion over free list scope and production-cost authority. The article notes tense talks with western leaders and a White House briefing.
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Washington
Senate
Clapp
Bailey
Aldrich
Taft
Congress
Beverly
Wenners
Culbertson
Evens
Newlands
Warrant Follows Navy Boxing Boat Death Charge
Provincetown Massachusetts August. Attorney General Malone of Massachusetts sent State Officer Bradford with a warrant for David W Williams a colored mess hand on the battleship Vermont charged with manslaughter in causing the death of Harrison H Foster in a boxing bout last Friday.
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Provincetown
Mass
Malone
Masetts
Bradford
David W. Williams
Vermont
Harrison H. Foster
Minnesota Honors Hill Statue Unveiled at Seattle Exposition
Minnesota celebrated its day at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition with the unveiling of a bronze bust honoring a railroad builder. The ceremony in Seattle drew regional attention as dignitaries praised the figure for advancing northern transportation and development.
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James J. Hill
Johnson
Seattle
Minnesota
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Dry Wave Costly to Your Uncle Sam
Washington, during the fiscal year ending July 30, a prohibition wave shrank the Treasury. Whisky receipts fell by 5,256,000 to 134,508,034 while beer and other liquors dropped 2,351,205 to 57,400,000. Internal revenue totals reached 246,212,719 with Illinois leading at 43,441,771. Kentucky Indiana Pennsylvania and New York each topped 20 million.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Bureau
Robert Williams, Jr
Riri
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Turkey Starts to Chastise Crete
A Constantinople dispatch reports four transports carrying Turkish troops have departed for Crete with the fleet ordered to escort. Turkey is believed to plan a landing on the island, signaling a forceful action against Crete.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Ver- Mya
Constantinople
Crete
Turkey
Famine After the Quake Describes Starvation in Mexican Districts
An August 3 report from Acapulco and Chilpancingo in Guerrero describes thousands starving after crops were destroyed by a powerful earthquake. Rural areas face shortages while cities’ open residents seek relief amid continuing aftershocks and food demands. Also noted are quake shocks in Braucaleons Italy and Portugal near Santarem with panic but no casualties or damage.
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Mexico
Ity
Acapulco
Chilpancingo
Guerrero
Italy
Braucaleons
Alabama House Passes Shielding Victims in Crimes
Montgomery Aug 8 The Alabama House approved a bill to prevent publication of names of female victims of attacks aimed at shielding white women in trials involving black offenders. The measure drew only two votes against it, hoping to curb lynching by limiting media detail. Also noted is Theodore B Switzer announcing a bid for Republican supreme judge from the Fourth district and Paderewski’s honor as an officer of the French Legion of Honor.
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Alabama House
Montgomery
Ala
House
Theodore B. Switzer
Macomb
Trict
Army
Navy
Outlook for Thaw unsettles sanity hearing tactics
White Plains Aug 3 This was a long day at the Thaw sanity hearing with Dr Ames T Baker the first assistant physician recalled to recount Thaw’s time at Matteawan state hospital for the criminal insane The prosecution added Dr William Hirsch to the expert panel while Thaw’s own trio of doctors remained The scene featured Thaw walking to court with his mother and sister and the warden observing from nearby authorities debated his mental state with Baker wavering on whether Thaw is sane or insane
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White Plains
Ames T. Baker
Malteawan State Hospital
Austin Flint
Charles B. McDonald
William Hirsch
Han
Thaw
Charles Morschauser
Britton D. Evans
Ishal G. Harris
William J. Meyer
Countess of
Yarmouth
Baker
Matteawan
Morschauser
Stanford White
Mills
Pittsburg Strike Grows Into Major Labor Demonstration
Pittsburg on August 3 reports a street laborer strike expanding beyond local officials' view. Gangs parade at work sites to pressure wage demands while a potential citywide organization forms among workers. Authorities fear attempts to mobilize foreigners into mobs and fraternal groups as police monitor the unrest.
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Pittsburg
Quiet Restored Amid Spanish Riots and Claims
The Madrid press cites El Mundo reporting 2000 killed and 2500 wounded in Barcelona last week as calm returns in Spain except some Catalonia pockets. Pretender Don Jaime says he seeks peace and is not to interfere, traveling from Frohsdorf. Rail link Barcelona Port Bou restored as Moors mass near Alhucemas prepare for a possible attack. official dispatches from Madrid note assailed blockhouse events.
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Don Jaime
Spain
Frohsdorf
Lower Austria
Perpignan
France
Barcelona
Port Bou
el Mondo
Madrid
Melilla
Alhucemas
Morocco
Assail Blockhouse
Democrats Will Take Three Big Issues Before People
Special correspondent Taw outlines three major issues for the 1910 congressional campaign. Democrats will attack revenue deficits under the Payne Aldrich tariff, Republican overspending, and Cannonism and Aldrichism while promising tariff revision and tighter government control. The piece cites a shrinking general fund, growing deficits, and planned high spending in the coming session, including larger navy and army appropriations. onts
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The
Argus
Washington
Swedish Labor Trouble Grows Into a Rebellion
A wage dispute in Sweden sparks a sweeping labor conflict with plans for a general strike and potential siege in Stockholm. Soldiers prepared, parliament summoned, banks guarded, transport halted, and utilities to be run by troops as authorities move to curb disorders amid rising tensions.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Young Socialists Party
Gustave
Rigsdag
Knights to Give Free Scholarships at National Council
Delegates and officers of the Knights of Columbus paraded to the cathedral in Mobile before the national council opening. Archbishop John J. Glennon preached a sermon as Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn of New Haven announced a goal to raise half a million dollars for scholarships at the Catholic University of America. Officers reported the order in flourishing condition.
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Mobile
Ala
National Council of the Knights of Columbus
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
John J. Gleenon
Edward L. Hearn
New Haven
Conn
Catholic University of America
Burlington train thwarted by rails obstacle near Crawford
A Burlington passenger train halted just feet from a rail pile on a hazardous curve 1 mile from Crawford Nebraska as an obstructing stack of steel rails was spotted ahead. The express car carried $250,000 in gold bullion. Farmer Chris Berger was detained in Alliance after a search party found him in the vicinity.
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Crawford, Neb
Burlington Pass
Crawford
Chris Berger
Alliance
Errors Claim Thief Tag For Calhoun Harris
Anderson South Carolina August 3 Calhoun Harris secretary and assistant cashier at Orr cotton mills was arrested on breach of trust charges. Experts reviewing a stated fifty thousand dollar shortage say clerical errors explain the missing funds and Harris is socially prominent in the community.
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Orr Cotton Mills
Anderson, S. C
Congress Yesterday Highlights in August Session
Yesterday in Congress a seven hour Senate debate touched on finance committee procedure and a dispute with Senator Daniel over voting on the Philippine tariff report. The conference report was approved in the House, a Savannah river dam franchise was passed, and urgent deficiency appropriations were debated with adjourning at 2 28 p m until noon today.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Senat Daniel
Aldrich
Daniel
Bristow
Hous
United States
Philippines
Savannah River
House
Reorganization in Effect for Chicago Great Western
The Chicago Great Western Railway plan was declared operative today with J. P. Morgan & Co stating 75 percent of the total stock has been deposited under the plan. Harriman’s health reportedly improved, with private cables saying his condition is better than in years.
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Chicago
Great Western Road
New York
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
City street car workers vote on strike after pact rejection
In Chicago on Aug 3 union map and conductors rejected company offers to renew old agreements and ordered a referendum on a possible strike. If two thirds vote yes, a strike will halt all surface lines. unions cite expired agreements and seek to tie up the system. Company officials refuse to discuss the situation.
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