Democrats in Fight on Board Bill In Senate Battle
Senate action follows party lines as Democrats oppose the permanent tariff board bill while Republicans press for quick passage. Debate stretches into the night with pledges to vote on tariff board and Canadian reciprocity as dates loom. The agricultural appropriation bill, about 17 million dollars, passes quietly after adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Rex Eur S Sanglaine
Evert
Caritt
Penrose
Tariff Board
Simmons
Reveridge
Washington, D.C
Jeyburn
Idaho
Friends of the Forest Service
UK A.M
Stone
Beveridge
House
Judiciary Committee
Finte
Weather forecast for Rock Island area and vicinity
The forecast covers Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity through seven tonight and Friday with fair to moderate temperatures. Tonight near freezing with 7 a.m. reading of 27 high yesterday 48 and a.m. wind at 11 mph. River slowly falling Mississippi levels from Dubuque to Muscatine with no precipitation in the last 24 hours and humidity around 62 at 7 p.m. and 82 at 7 a.m. Astronomical notes include sunset 5 48 p m moonset 7 53 p m and conjunction of the moon with a planet.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Briand's Enemies Are Recognized in New French Cabinet
Paris March 2 The new French cabinet completed today names Premier and interior minister Monis Foreign affairs Crupps War Berteaux Marine Deirasse Finance Caillaux Public instruction Steeg Justice Berrier Louis Malvy named under secretary of justice and worship He is a radical socialist and helped lead the deputies attack that forced Briand's retirement
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Monis
Crupps
Berteaux Marine— Deirasse
Finance
Caillaux
Steeg
Berrier
Louis Malvy
Ministry of Justice and
Briand
Mystery in death of Mrs Kimball in Chicago
Police report the death of Mrs Paul Kimball daughter of former Utah senator Cannon. Doctors say morphine poisoning caused her collapse after she was found unconscious and died three hours later despite antidotes. Her husband is a junior partner at Sherman and Kimball lumber firm.
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Chicago
Paul Kimball
United States
Cannon
Utah
Rich Chicagoan Commits Death by Own Action
Chicago March 1 Fred K Maus a millionaire director of the Scully Steel and Iron company shot himself at his home yesterday. The body was found late at night when police forced open the bedroom door and found Maus seated in a chair with a revolver in his right hand. He fired a bullet into the brain entering over the left eye. Maus is believed to have been temporarily insane with grief over his wife death. He is survived by two daughters.
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Chicago
Fred K. Maus
Scully Steel & Iron Company
Maus
Presence of Mind Averts Disaster at Parish School
In Chicago on March 2 a fire at St Marys Perpetual Help parish school was contained by the Sisters of Mercy. Five hundred children carried out a perfect fire drill under the sisters guidance and no one was hurt. Damage was small.
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Sisters of Mercy
Chicago
St. Mary's Perpetual Help
Fear of tariff revision hits stock market
New York on March 2 reports fears of tariff revision by a possible extra session of congress triggering heavy selling on the stock exchange. Prices fell about 1 to 2 percent with steel sliding 2 points, except for Reading which did not reach new lows after the ICC freight rate decision.
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Congress
Stock Exchange
Reading
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western railroads to make no appeal on freight rates
Chicago March 2 Thirty five western railroads decided late yesterday to make no appeal from the Interstate Commerce Commission decision denying their right to raise freight rates. They will present no stronger arguments and hope for better success later.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Trunk Lines Association
New Commerce Court
Commission
Chicago Typographical Union Ends Strike Over Union Order
Chicago typographical union voters end the strike of Chicago Examiner and Evening American compositors by unanimous vote in response to an executive council order read by J M Hayes. Meeting faced delays due to late hour but resumes normal operations.
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Ill
Chicago Typographical Union
Chicago Examiner
Evening American
International Typographical Union
J. M. Hayes
International Union
Miners Union Leader Mitchell Resigns Publicly
New York March 2 John Mitchell former head of the United Mine Workers and former chairman of the National Civic Federation trade agreement department has made public his resignation.
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New York
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
National Civic Federation
Ton
Mr. Mitchell
The
Civic Federation
Mitchell
Seth Low
Miners’ Convention
Diaz Sits on a Red Ants Bed and Decree Accepted
The commission's decree is final with a two year binding effect on the roads. If tariffs are withdrawn before March 10, a later review may allow limited rate advances. Chicago papers resumed normal size. Rock Island readers missed edition. Mitchell resigns from the Civic federation and UMWA positions, noting regret and seeking release from contracts amid peace efforts.
Injunction May Not Stop Calumet Absorption Move
Boston reports that a Grand Rapids injunction restraining Calumet and Hecla from absorbing Osceola Mining did not bar a March 9 Osceola stockholders meeting to decide on accepting Calumet’s offer. Eight other Calumet targets will hold similar meetings over the next two days.
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Boston
Grand Rapids
Mich
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Osceola Mining Company
Osceola
Calumet Company
Lords Veto Bill Advances to Second Reading
London Commons crowded as the veto bill reaches the end of its second reading. Balfour attacked the proposition while Prime Minister Asquith spoke in its defense.
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London
Commons
Balfour
Asquith
Princess DiTrigona slain in Rome hotel by Italian cavalry officer
Rome reports Princess DiTrigona, lady-in-waiting to Queen Helena, was murdered today at a city hotel by Lieutenant Paterno of the Italian cavalry. In Indiana, Marion bank robbed. Farmers State Bank of Matthews safe blown last night. thieves escaped with about seven thousand dollars.
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DiTrigonica
Helena
Paterno
Calvary
Marion
Ind
Farmers’ State Bank of
Matthews
Amend laws in primary and general election bills
Springfield March 2 bills to amend the primary and general election laws were introduced. Changes include allowing each candidate to appoint a challenger in each precinct and abolishing affidavit registration with a three week preregistration. The vote buyer becomes guilty as the vote seller. inspectors and clerks must be householders. elections staff to assist under elections commissioner. recounts ordered in four districts. governor seeks correction of a game department fee issue. large unrecorded expenditures cited.
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Elections Commissioner
Board of Election Commissioners
House Elections Committee
Boyer
Hurbee
Burns
Anderon
Higher rates demanded to pay watered stock fallout
Special correspondence from Washington notes that the public wants railroads to pay liberal interest on invested money and provide good wages, while opposing interest on watered stock. Iowa Democrat W D Jamieson argued for physical valuation before the interstate committee, but prospects for passage this session look slim due to railroad influence. Missouri Senate later commended Senators Stone and Warner for bolstering Lorimer in the U S Senate.
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Missouri
The
Argus
Washington
Montey
W. D. Jamieson
Shenandoah
Tlowa
Inter
State and Foreign Commerce Committee
Jamieson
Iowa
Democrats Press Reciproc ity Move for Extra Session
Washington dispatch reports Democrats seek a month to prepare for a possible special session to approve the Canadian reciprocity agreement. Republicans favor an earlier gathering if no alternative exists, with March 20 as a likely date. Both sides expect House passage within a week of a special session.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Nant
Taft
Oiis
Chouse
House
Governor Osborn Condemns Senate In Saginaw Meeting
In Saginaw Michigan on March 2 Governor Osborn condemned the U S Senate for Lorimer’s seat and endorsed Taft reciprocity. The state convention chose Codd of Detroit as chairman as delegates split over the Canadian reciprocity issue.
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Saginaw
Mich
May
Codd
Detroit
Osborn
United States Senate
Lorimer
Taft
Heyburn Would Destroy Forests Statement Warns Of Policy Shift
Washington reports former forester and National Conservation Association president Gifford Pinchot warned that complete destruction of national forests would follow the agricultural appropriation bill as amended by Senator Meyrhurn of Idaho. He spoke today to a convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchet
National Conservation Association
Stuater Meyhurn
Idaho
New World Record Set by George Gray in English Billiards
London March 2 George Gray the Australian billiardist set a new world record at English billiards with a 1458 run in an unfenced match at Southampton The previous record of 1240 was held by Roberts.
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London
George Gray
Enelieh Irtlands
Southampton
Roberts
Patient leaps to death at Englewood Hospital
Mia Anna Conti, a patient at Englewood Hospital in Chicago, leaped from a high story window today as two guards and two nurses failed to prevent the tragedy, plunging to the pavement below. The report also notes the death of Colonel John D. McClure, 76, a Peoria veteran and pioneer resident, who served in the 47th National volunteers and on General Sherman’s staff.
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Chicago
Paal
Mia Anna Conti
Peoria
John D. McClure
Sherman
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