Duty on print paper fuels row in Senate debate
Washington June 17 The senate opened debate on print paper and wood pulp duties with Aldrich proposing a higher rate and Brown Nebraska arguing the industry needs no protection. Roosevelt message read. supporters press free paper as a panic risk while opponents call the tax outlaw and seek its repeal.
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Investigation into East St. Louis stock yards inspection
East St. Louis on June 17 saw the start of an official probe into charges against the government meat inspection system at the national stock yards. The board was selected by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to conduct the inquiry.
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Gould Not Heard Stress Continues in Gould Separation Case
The Katherine Clemmons Gould v Howard Gould separation suit proceeds in New York with testimony from former servants about Mrs Gould's alleged habits and drinking. Howard Gould did not testify yesterday, as gossip from staff aims to show living with her was impracticable, challenging the abandonment claim.
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Western Vanderbilt to open at Crown Point rally
Crown Point Ind June 17 The Western Vanderbilt tops the year’s three great auto events opening tomorrow on the Crown Point Lowell course for light stock cars contending for the Indiana trophy. Eighteen entrants. The Indiana trophy is 10 laps totaling 286 miles. The Cobe cup, 17 laps 402 miles, tests car stability. drivers say the pilot who saves his car wins both races. Practice has been good with speeds near a mile a minute despite bumps.
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Poison attempt at Rock Island depot prompts hospital aid
In Peoria on June 17 Mrs. Della Quaiff consumed two small vials of laudanum and nearly a third, collapsing at the Rock Island depot at 11 p m. She was removed to a hospital and is expected to recover. Envelopes on her person list 605 McQueen street Conductor Pitney aided her from the Rock Island to Peoria train in a dazed state. A letter with money bears the address O J Hamilton Davenport Iowa. Quarry company to get new manager after Governor Cobb’s consent to appoint a new neary for Mount Waldo granite quarries in Frankfort Missouri.
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Senate considers tax on corporate earnings in tariff bill
Washington June 17. Yesterday in Congress the Senate read a message from the President proposing a tax on corporate earnings to be added to the tariff bill and referred it to the finance committee after Gore failed to force immediate action. Aldrich presented the committee's Philippine product and silk schedules, both adopted with minor rate changes. The House did not meet.
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Roosevelt denounces power by big corporations in Outlook
Ex president Roosevelt argues in Outlook on The Thraldom of Names that a mob or oligarchy can be as tyrannical as a single ruler. He warns against misusing names to manipulate public opinion and stresses that mob rule, dictatorship, and oligarchy all threaten liberty.
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Senator Owens Speech Shows Tariff Pledges Repudiated
Special Correspondence of The Argus Washington June 15. Senator Owens of Oklahoma critiques the Aldrich Payne tariff plan, arguing it overestimates protection while ignoring labor costs. He cites Wright’s data to compare labor shares, noting high ad valorem rates for cotton, glassware, metals, tobacco, wool, paper, and sundries, and links tariff hikes to price rises since 1896.
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Law to curb big men and protect liberty in democracy
The former president argues liberty and order require government oversight of large corporations and efficient enforcement beyond lawsuits. He condemns tyranny whether by individuals or by private corporations, urges a line against both wealth and poverty based on conduct, and critiques biased press coverage of labor and wealth.
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Meeting of Czar and German Ruler Triggers Alarm at Sea
Viborg Finland June 17 A British steamer Northburg was fired on by a Russian torpedo boat near the Finnish coast as Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William prepared to meet. A crewman was wounded. London reports deny any such vessel registered. Helsingfors says the Hohenzollern and Standart carried the emperors at 10 AM with ships dressed and manned.
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Violent windstorm damages Purdy area. McCormick family affected
Reports from Purdy Monett and Seligman say the storm spent its force five miles southwest of Monett. Andrew McCormick was killed and five of his children ages 7 to 21 were injured, one seriously, as the windstorm moved through the region last night.
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Another Break in Stocks Sees Sharp Declines in Trading
In New York on June 17 the stock market sank with a rush to sell and a demoralized look. Declines ranged to 3 1 4 in Consoli dated gas 3 51S in American sugar 3 34 in Amalgamated Copper 4 in Wabash preferred 4 12 in Reading and 434 in American Smelting as sales occurred only at rapid concessions.
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Consul General Wynne’s Daughter Weds in London
Ida M. Wynne, second daughter of Robert J. Wynne the outgoing American consul general in London, married Hugh Ronald French, first lieutenant of the Seventh Dragoon Guards, at the consul general’s home in London on June 17.
Dayton Wrights Lead 113Year Pageant in Jubilant Dayton
Dayton, Ohio celebrates Wilbur and Orville Wright with a two day tribute starting at 9 am as every horn and bell sound off while crowds gather to honor their hometown pioneers. Militia escorts the Wrights to a reviewing platform where a pageant portrays Dayton’s 113 year history ending with tomorrow’s medal ceremony by national, state, and city authorities.
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Thaw Hearing Delayed To July Sixth In White Plains
White Plains New York June 17 Harry K Thaw will wait at Matteawan asylum until July 6 for a hearing to decide if he is sane and fit for release. The case before Justice Mills was postponed on a writ of habeas corpus. Earlier, Thaw was moved from Matteawan to White Plains for the sitting.
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Death of Mrs Ruiz to be Investigated in London
Home Secretary Gladstone promised in the house of commons to investigate the inquest into the death of Mrs Mary Agnes Ruiz in London last May. The alert notes were furnished with the facts.
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