Canadian Reciprocity Bill Passes Senate Today
The Canadian reciprocity bill cleared the Senate by 53 to 27 in the same form it had from the House, ending Taft’s long fight after a 16 month conference. Amendments defeated included McCumber’s duty cuts on life’s basics. 24 Republicans voted against, 21 for, and 3 Democrats against, 32 for. The bill returns to the House for engrossment before presidential signing.
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Harriman Opens Large Stack Of Letters For Study
Mrs E H Harriman widow of the railroad builder turned over more than five thousand letters to New York City bureau of municipal research. She aims to study the requests for money to determine the share of worthy petitions and the portion from professional beggars. The task grew beyond expectations and she delegated the project to the bureau.
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E. H. Harriman
New York City
Bureau of Municipal Research
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Oil on streets blamed for eye disease in Connecticut
In South Norwalk and surrounding towns doctors warn a puzzling eye ailment spreading this summer is linked to oil poured on streets. Eyelids redden and lashes fall out as trolley motormen show high incidence. Over a hundred thousand gallons of oil were laid on local streets this season.
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Conn
Connecticut
Selfish Men Hinder Alaska Development
New York July 22 Theodore Roosevelt denounces selfish lawmakers and capitalists who oppose legislation to develop Alaska coal fields for fair profit and justice. He criticizes the Interior Department for disposing of 12 000 acres of Controller Bay land arguing the government should hold it in perpetuity for public use and a free outlet from the Bering River coal fields.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Alaska
Legislaon
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Controller Bay
Bering River
Maine Wreck Explored After Discovery Of More Bones
Havana July 22 A few more bones impossible of identification were found in the Maine main deck. In the captain's cabin a portion of a gold watch chain engraved with J R Bell was found. Bell the captain's steward was among the dead. Work to remove mud was halted by a scow accident delaying the after deck exploration.
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Havana
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Washington Juvenile Judge Forbids Stealing Papers
A 14 year old named Harrison Ward was sentenced to seven years at the reform school for stealing four copies of a newspaper from a doorway. Judge de Lacy in Washington’s juvenile court handed the maximum penalty yet seen for newspaper theft. Ward had been paroled earlier by the same judge after a coal theft conviction.
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Washington
Harrison Ward
Reform School
de Lacy
Bomb Threat Wrecks Ernest Walla Home in Chicago
A bomb was placed in front of Ernest Walla’s Chicago residence, wrecking the front of the building and shattering windows for blocks. Walla, a milk company employee, reports receiving threatening letters demanding money. The incident follows a wave of intimidation related to his race.
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Ernest Walla
Chicago
Hicago
Walla
Wheeler Bets Life At Poker and Dies From Heart Attack
Lawrenceburg Indiana July 22 All thought he had lost a fortune at the card table Harry C Wheeler jokingly staked his life on his hand in a poker game with John W Cerney and lost Wheeler's head dropped to his chest and he rolled from the chair and died Heart disease induced by a poker sweat is blamed
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Harry C. Wheeler
John W. Cerney
Cerner Wheeler
Cerney
Wheeler
Hines Denies Seeking Influence in Lorimer Fight
Washington July 22 Edward Hines testified before the Lorimer investigation committee admitting a month in Washington before the unseating vote and saying he sought to tell the facts to senators He denied seeking Sen Depew’s vote during a meeting with W C Brown Penrose backed Hines and Lorimer noting patriotic aims and party interests, while Aldrich showed a cooler stance and less willingness to corroborate details
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Lorier Committee
Edward Hines
Senate
Lorimer
Hines
Depew
W. C. Brown
New York Central
Flood Ends A Torrid Wave Ends In California Floods
San Bernardino July 22 Cloudbursts filled canyons with debris and left nine buildings afloat as a heat wave peaked at 140 degrees in Death Valley. Mines and prospectors fled the desert before the heaviest rainfall in 30 years. Topography in flood swept areas shows notable changes amid distant thunder.
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Death Valley
Anxious to Elect Lorimer Tilt in Taft Circles
The report outlines efforts by Senator Penrose to move Senator Lorimer’s candidacy with President Taft’s approval in view of the Illinois situation. Penrose admits arranging contacts through Mr Hines and urges action to secure Lorimer’s election, while not expressing clear opposition to others. The discussion includes a weekly bank statement note from New York dated July 22 showing loans down 14,000 and deposits down 8,083 with reserve up 7,711,750.
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Taft
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New York
Power of Guggenheim in Senate kills Alaska rail plan
Special correspondence reports that senators Simon Guggenheim and John Kean opposed an independent Alaska rail project linking Controller Bay harbor, killing the bill and prompting the Guggenheim alliance to pursue the same route via the Alaska Terminal and Navigation company. The piece notes high-placed ties among Guggenheim, Kern, and Alaska ventures and cites the 1908 bill to extend a railroad to Kanak Island as pivotal.
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Guggenheim Alaska Syndicate
John Kean
Alaska Trade Corporation
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Guggenheim Alliance
Graham
Alaska
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Controller Bay
Guggenheim
Kean
Kern
Kanak Island
Alaska Terminal and Navigation Company
Blaze destroys six homes as burglars suspected
Chicago on July 22 reports a fierce fire on the north side that leveled six residences. Police suspect burglars planned to loot amid the smoke and flames. the alleged incendiaries escaped, and one woman was severely injured as the flames imperiled many lives.
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Chicago
President withdraws in Haiti amid revolution
The Haitian situation deepens as President Simon weakens from illness and revolutionaries near Port-au-Prince. Captain Diemakes on the Petrel reports the rebels control all major towns except the capital and Americans near Gonaives remain safe. Foreign ministers protest bombardment of coast towns as turmoil rises.
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Wickersham to Get a Hearing Monday
Washington July 22 Attorney General Wickersham will face a hearing Monday before the congressional committee on judiciary over Alaska water site grab charges raised by Delegate Wickersham. He had urged to appear and argued the matter has been fully investigated and not outlawed as alleged.
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Wickersham
Congressional Committee On Judiciaries
Alaska
Controller Bay
Small Trade Brings Millions Miner Dies in Lake City
Duluth Minnesota July 22 James McCahill 58 a millionaire mine owner is dead at his summer home in Lake City He traded a Duluth real estate piece valued at 1500 for 160 acres of land in the Mesaba range Shenango iron mine once held over forty million tons of ore Rome July 22 C W Stetson an American artist who lived in Rome several years is dead after an operation Kansas City July 22 C W Sanford manager of the Chicago Demurrage bureau and known to railroad officials is dead of Brights disease
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Mesaba Range
Duluth
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Lake City
McCahill
Shenango
Rome
Kansas City
C. W. Sanford
Chicago
Bright
HIGINBOTHAM NOT ARMED WILL NOT SEEK PROTECTION
Harron N. Higinbotham the Chicago philanthropist shielding funds for stockyards fire widows and orphans has fled to his daughter’s summer home in Ipswich Massachusetts after receiving many threatening letters. He says he will return unarmed and will not seek police protection, asserting his life may be at risk regardless.
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Mass
Harron N. Higinbotham
Chicago
Score
J. Crane
Mr. Higinbotham
Forest fires threaten Haines Alaska area
Reports from Haines Alaska describe three days of fierce forest fires approaching the town within a half mile. No loss of life reported as yet.
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Haines
Washington
Alaska
Camorrist Lawyers Quit Trial Adjourning Proceedings
Viterbo Italy July 22 defense lawyers quit causing adjournment of the Camorra trial to Wednesday to decide their future attitude. Separately a nine deaths in quarantine are reported after a steerage passenger from Na Plea died of cholera at Swithurne. A cholera case was found at Bellevue hospital involving Manuel Bermudes, a Spanish fireman from England, diagnosed July 1 and to be moved to Swinburne.
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Italy
Suiy ci
Na- Plea
Swithurne
Bellevue Hospital
Manuel Bermudes
England
Hewaa
Swinburne
Carrie Nation style raid planned by Shawnee officer
Shawnee Oklahoma July 22 Mrs Addie Caldwell of Shawnee has been granted an officer’s commission by the state law enforcement officer she says she will follow Carrie Nation’s example in Kansas and use an ax in raids if necessary alleging the state prohibitory laws have been violated
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