Payne tariff bill shows average 2 percent rise
Washington August 6 Democrats declare unity after the Payne tariff fight while Taft notes modest downward revisions in parts of the bill. Clark defends amendments and asserts the bill tilts toward protection with fewer rate increases overall. Adjournment of the extraordinary session came at 6 p m with Taft visiting the Capitol. coverage continues on page eight.
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Champ Clark
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Clark
Vote to Keep Up Swedish Strike
Stockholm August 6. Strikers held a general meeting north of the city at noon and adopted a resolution to continue the strike until all questions in dispute are settled to their satisfaction.
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Stockholm
Taft Celebrates Tariff End At White House Dinner
Washington Aug 6 Taft hosts a farewell dinner for the tariff builders celebrating the end of the tariff fight. The guest list includes cabinet members senators and representatives from both parties and signals a forward step despite noted defects in the bill. Key figures present include Cannon Crane Root and Dwight among others with Vice President Sherman presiding.
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Dwight
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Taft to Embark on Longest Presidential Tour
Washington announces Taft’s extensive tour starting September from Beverly Massachusetts. The itinerary spans Chicago Madison Des Moines Seattle Portland El Paso New Orleans and a Mississippi River run ending in Washington November 21. The president will accept most invitations and make brief stops and speeches along the way.
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Virginia
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Quick Look at New Tariff Arrangements Across Cities
Information received from New York City, Boston and Philadelphia indicates the new tariff law is functioning smoothly. Normally there is confusion at the start of a tariff regime, but the Payne law shows no signs of disorder in major custom houses.
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Treasury
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Boston
Philadelphia
ISHIPS LOSE RACE WITH TAR
Nearly 20 trans Atlantic steamships raced to New York before the tariff law took effect but failed as the customs house doors closed at 4 30 p m yesterday. The enactment will cost importers a large sum on goods enroute and many ships faced penalties or delays awaiting clearance and duties. Local observers noted significant disruption to shipments and potential price impacts for imported commodities as merchants awaited tariff details and settlement.
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New York
Custom House
Entry No 1,118,000 Recorded by Col lector Loeb Clerk
Old law duty payment registered as Entry No 1 118 000 by Col lector Loeb's clerk. Importers with merchandise on these boats face losses estimated between 100 000 and 260 000 dollars.
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Loeb
Congress Wraps Up Busy Senate Session on Tariff and Deficienc
Washington August 6 the Senate met at 4 PM after four hours of debate approving the Barths 47 to 31. measures included corrections to the leather joker in the Lake bill and a resolution widening duties on cotton bagging. President Taft signed the tariff bill as the Senate adjourned sine die and Speaker Cannon announced key committee appointments.
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Senate
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House
Thaw case cites Stanford White tales in key testimony
In White Plains on Aug 6 the Thaw sanity hearing featured Roger O Mara the ex Pittsburg detective and Thaws investigator testifying that a 1901 alleged affair involving a girl and her mother aligned with Thaws claims about Stanford White Mrs Thaw criticized Dr Allan McLane Hamilton for backing the insanity defense urging harsher truth telling and Jerome Thaw was described as treating him roughly The day also recalled more damaging stories tied to Stanford White featuring the Madison Square Garden era.
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Thaw
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Hamilton
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Stower
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Justice Mills
Harry K. Thaw
White
Desperate Spanish Position at Melilla Reported
Dispatches describe the situation around Melilla as precarious with daily Moorish attacks severing links to outposts. Since July 29 Spanish casualties numbered 50 killed and 150 wounded as they struggle to restore communications and water supplies face famine threats.
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Melilla
No Strike Expected After Evansville Vote
Chicago dispatch reports traction union members vote in favor of avoiding an immediate strike with arbitration offered but rejected. Only 193 of over 8,000 oppose a general walk-out, decision to be announced officially tomorrow. Evansville action ends street car strike begun May 20 with 40 men returning to work as company refuses union recognition.
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Illinois Day at Exposition in Galesburg Talk Draws Thousands
Seattle Aug 6 The Illinois club today celebrated Illinois day at the Carr of Galesburg former United States minister to Denmark was the speaker. Several thousand former and present residents of the state were present. Illinois led every other eastern state in the number of visitors.
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Denmark
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Washington reshuffles rules insurgents in new committees
Speaker Cannon announced committee appointments in the Gist congress disciplining insurgents against the house rules. Several ranking members lost chairs, with Vreeland, Rodenberg, Olmstead, and Weeks among new chairmen. Other key posts retained or reassigned include Mann, Gardner, and Weeks, while many budget and appropriations chairs remained in place. New chairmen were named for Elections, Levee Improvements, Education, Private Land Claims, Ventilation, and Expenditures across several departments.
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