Budget reform plans eyed by U S House panel
Washington June 5 The House Budget Committee debated two plans to curb wasteful appropriations. Sherley and Fitzgerald proposals would overhaul committee membership and empower a central budget panel to set maximum appropriations and report December action.
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House Budget Committee
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Appropriations Committee
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Kentucky
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Sherleys
Sherley
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Federal post to J Warren Davis named for New Jersey district
Washington June 5 J Warren Davis a Democratic leader in the New Jersey senate famed for the seven sisters anti trust bills backed by President Wilson will be appointed federal attorney for the New Jersey district.
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Washington, D.C
J. Warren Davis
New Jersey Senate
Wilson
New Jersey
Hoyne Cleared by Court in Election Fraud Probe
Chicago July 5 Judge Baldwin clears State's Attorney Hoyne of suspicion in the election investigation. Ballots refused to be turned over to election commissioners amid fears of tampering. Hearings on three proceedings include fraud charges and countercharges.
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Chicago
Baldwin
Badwin
Hoyne
Two French Flyers Die In Fall At Bac Airfield
In Bac France on June 5 a French airman named Bernard and a passenger were killed when a seroplane splashed from a high altitude and plunged to the ground. The crash occurred at the air drome, with fatal injuries reported.
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France
Bernard
Weather forecast for Rocky Island Davenport Moline
Unsettled weather with showers tonight and Friday, mild temperatures and moderate winds. Temperature at 7 am 53, high yesterday 77, low last night 62, wind 8 mph, precipitation .05 inch, humidity 24 at 7 pm and 76 at 7 pm, stage of water 84 with a .2 inch fall in 24 hours. Astronomical notes list Mercury as evening star and Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter as morning stars.
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Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
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Venus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Wilson Takes Up New Tokio Note
President Wilson scheduled a 4 pm meeting with the Japanese ambassador to review Tokyo s protest against California s anti alien land law. The note invites further discussion and promises no public disclosure of details while signaling a path to potentially friendly negotiations.
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Yoshihito
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United States
California
Chinda
Kinda
Hunter wins starving battle with wolves near La Crosse
Owen Hughes of Anglo township endured four days and nights guarding the wolves den to starve them out. Hunger drove the predators to dash from their refuge, and Hughes collected a $100 bounty and his first meal in over a week.
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la Crosse
Wis
Owen Hughes
Anglo Township
Hughes
Rifles Seized From Orange Clubs in Belfast Arrival
Belfast, June 5. Government learned Orange clubs expected a large consignment of arms from Germany. One thousand rifles with bayonets arrived on a Manchester steamer marked electrical fittings and were promptly seized by detectives. Officials say they know plans to resist home rule.
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Ireland
Orange Clube
Germany
Manchester
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Memphis Postmaster Convicted in Federal Court
Memphis Tenn June Postmaster L W Dutro found guilty on four counts of taking money for political purposes. Judge John E McCall said Dutro was technically guilty due to ignorance of the law and a fine of one dollar and costs on each count was imposed.
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Memphis
Tenn
L. W. Dutro
Dutro
John E. McCaill
Smith backs president in lobby stand in senate report
Washington leaders debate modern lobbying with Senate Chairman Overman calling it a new form of organized pressure. Senator Hoke Smith defines lobbying as objectionable outside the courtroom and notes organized forces in sugar and wool persisting after arguments. Witness Senator Goff describes Virginia coal royalties of 25000 dollars a year as he testifies at the hearing.
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Virginia Coal
Sugar lobby figures and subpoenas heard in tariff hearing
Witnesses discussed the sugar tariff and any improper influence while Senator Sherman stated his involvement was limited to farm loans. Labor threats and lobbying literature were cited as concerns. Subpoenas were issued for George Gilliland, Charles B. Landis, Robert Crain, Trueman Palmer, and Frank C. Lowry in the beet sugar fight.
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Detroit
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George Gilliland Washington
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
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Baltimore
Trueman Palmer
Frank C. Lowry
New York
Federal Sugar Company
Emily Davison Still Holding On After Derby Incident
Emily Wilding Davison, who yesterday leaped at the king's horse during the Derby, regained consciousness in Epsom by afternoon. She took nourishment with a spoon and doctors saw some recovery hope. Davison, a prominent suffragette, remains under medical care after the dramatic event.
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Epsom
England
Emily Wilding Davison
Miss Davison
Stat Roads Bill Passed by Assembly
Springfield reports the state good roads bill passed the assembly 111 to 33 amid a heated session. It creates a governor appointed state highway commission, plans state aid for county road building, and drew opposition from Browne and Shurtleff who argued it imposes double taxation and concentrates power while Tice and Kane defended the measure. The debate cited Elgin race track as a metaphor for road conditions.
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House
Good Roads Committee
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Browne
Richardson
Tice
Kane
Chambers of Commerce
Elgin
Sheppherd
Initiativ e and referendum drive moves in Illinois House
Governor Drune urges passage of the initiative and referendum proposal in a special House session. The chamber plans three sessions with fights over revenue, pensions, and a proposed tax commission. Boardman seating and O Connor bill clash highlight a day of legislative maneuvering.
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Drune
General Assembly
House Rule Committee
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Tax Commission
House Committee On Education
McKinley
Man Admits He is Slayer After Freed Man Admits
Lee Cage of Wheeling West Virginia confessed in a federal court in Columbus Ohio that he killed Pittsburgh detective Reardon in Steubenville in 1910 during labor trouble. He had been acquitted a year earlier at Steubenville, and the confession ended related civil actions over damages. Cage’s remark and the judge’s questions highlight the legal clash over double jeopardy and the estate’s compensation.
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Ohio
Lee Cage
Iron Moulders’ Union
Wheeling
W. Va
Reardon
Pittsburgh
Steubenville
Cage
Sater
Jefferson County
Lewis
Censorship for the split skirt in Indianapolis
Indianapolis police to enforce an order after a letter signed The Ladies asks officials to prohibit wearing split skirts without undergarments. Superintendent Hyland announced the measure today amid the petition. Also, a fire at the Maig motor truck plant in Indianapolis caused $90,000 in losses, destroying stockroom patterns and unfinished machines.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hyland
Maig
Senators Block Sundry Measure In Deadlock Clash
Democratic senators declared they would let the sundry civil appropriation bill die rather than yield to the house demand to cut the governors of soldiers homes boards. The dispute centers in Washington with procedural opposition and partisan maneuvering lingering over the stalled funding measure.
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House
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