Six Cabinet Members Sworn In At White House Ceremony
Washington March 6 Six Taft cabinet members Knox Hitchcock Meyer Ballinger Wilson and Nagel were sworn in by Chief Justice Puller in the White House cabinet room. Dickinson and MacVeagh will arrive later as hundreds attend the reception for lawmakers and guests.
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Meyer
Ballinger
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Nagel
Puller
White House
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MacVeagh
Congress
Not a Cigaret Found in Topeka
Topeka March 6 The Kansas anti cigaret law took effect last night and today no cigaret nor cigaret paper could be found in Topeka. Local dealers repack stocks for shipment back to the factory.
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Lincoln Slayer Hanged Silent Innocent Victim
R Mead Shumway was hanged at 2 52 pm after the Nebraska Supreme Court refused a further stay and Governor Shallenberger declined intervention He proclaimed I am an innocent victim and asked for forgiveness as he faced the scaffold in Lincoln Nebraska on March 6
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R. Mead Shumway
Supreme Court
Shallenberger
Strays as envoy to Japan promised by early date
Washington March 6. It was learned last night that one of President nominees for a diplomatic post to Japan will be promoted soon. The report indicates a former cabinet member is being considered and expected to be named promptly, with confirmation anticipated in the near term.
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California
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Wage scale conference sought in reading railroad dispute
In Philadelphia on March 6, confirmation was given that a conference will be held Thursday between representatives of the miners union led by Louis and anthracite owners to reach a wage agreement. The region foresees a peaceful settlement as the business situation improves amidst disputes between operators and miners.
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Reading Railroad
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Miners’ Union
Illinois visitors meet President Taft in Washington
Governor Charles S. Deneen and 345 aides and state officers visited the White House at 11:30 yesterday. A luncheon at the Dewey hotel honored the governor and Mrs. Deneen hosted by W W Wilson with guests Townsend Graff and Vail. A final social dinner was held that night with Senator Hopkins, Senator and Mrs. Cullom, and Speaker Cannon present.
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White House
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Dewey Hotel
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Michigan
Graff
Ilinois
Charles Vail
Chicago
Hopkins
Cullom
Cannon
Graduated inheritance tax bill proposed in Albany
New York Assemblyman Oliver introduced a bill for a graduated inheritance tax ranging from 1 to 25 percent on property bequeathed by will over 5000 dollars. Exemptions apply for certain transfers to immediate family between 5000 and 16000 dollars. The tax scales up, reaching 25 percent for inheritances of twenty million dollars or more.
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MacRaynolds sues Haskell for $10000 damages
Scott Mac Raynolds of Brooklyn files a $10000 damages suit against Governor Charles N. Haskell and several officials. The action stems from the seizure of papers tied to Haskell’s $690000 suit against publisher William R. Hearst. The seizure governs the legality of actions in Logan county.
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Oklahoma
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Okla
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles N. Haskell
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Logan County
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Cleveland
Ohio
Haskell
Roosevelt Believed Doomed On Africa Trip Says Professor Starr
Chicago March 6 Theodore Roosevelt will never return alive from Africa Professor Frederick W Starr of the University of Chicago told anthropology classes He dismissed animal danger and cited climate and fever as the fatal risks for the aging former president If he sails late this month and hunts as planned he will have seen America for the last time
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University of Chicago
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Cannon Has Work Two Vacancies to Fill on Rules Panel
Washington March 6 Speaker Cannon faces early duties after Congress reconvenes. Two vacancies open on the rules committee with Vice President Sherman and Senator elect Williams of Mississippi gone. Possible successors include Tawney or Mann, with Denby Townsend Currier and Foster named as other possibilities. The Democratic seat likely goes to Minority Leader Clark.
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Illinois
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Michigan
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Iowa
Currier
New Hampshire
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Clark
Sherman Wins Nomination Fight for Springfield Mayor
Sherman former lieutenant governor and Republican nominee defeated Mayor Roy I. Reece by 14 votes in a preliminary nomination contest. A county court stay dismissed Reece's petition as insufficient for lacking specified precinct irregularities. Bryan joins tuberculosis fight in New York.
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Senate Confirms Taft Cabinet Nominations and Swears In Officials
Wednesday in Congress reports the Senate in its first regular session confirming President Taft’s cabinet nominees and Huntington Wilson as assistant secretary of state. Senators Chamberlin of Oregon and Smith of Maryland were sworn in. The joint session lasted two and a half hours before adjourning at 2 PM. The House was not in session.
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Oregon
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Maryland
State bill regulates itinerant merchants with new licenses
A Senate bill proposed by Senator Bailey targets on foot and vehicle vendors selling wares under itinerant sales. It imposes a $100 state license fee, a $2,009 bond, and an extra municipal license in each visited town. Local fees mirror one fifth of the stock value and align with prior tax rates. the measure follows merchants associations urging tighter control.
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Senate
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Secretary of State
Merchants’ Association
NEW CONGRESS NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLD BY TAV
Washington March 4 Will the republican party hold its majority in the next congress Experts say it may not Democrats expect to dominate the next congress after March 15 when the house will stand 219 Republicans 172 Democrats The 60th congress spent over 1 0 billion dollars with deficits rising beyond 150 million next year The push for higher appropriations includes rivers and harbors navy public buildings census Panama Canal and army funding The verdict on the 60th is it was a do nothing session and the Democrats hope to ride the wave to power. (Continued on Page Four.)
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Perjurer Cooper Witness Arrested Amid Reform Debate
The article notes Cooper witness arrest as a perjurer amid a broader debate on local merchant impact and rooming costs. It discusses legislative hurdles for judicial reapportionment bills and possible interim districting arrangements, with a new draft bill expected next week as lawmakers seek a compromise.
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Impeachment Ongoing in Cooper-S Sharp Murder Case
In Nashville the state pressed witnesses to impeach Binning who testified he saw Carmack in the Tennesseean office. Farrell swore Carmack was not there that afternoon as the state rested. A warrant for perjury was served on Binning after court adjourned.
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Great Interest in Big Rifle Contest at Indoor World Meet
Washington March 6 Great interest spreads nationwide over a three country indoor miniature rifle championship between England Australia and America. The event runs the week of April 13 with 50 marksmen from each nation. American team selection underway with tryouts March 22 on indoor ranges.
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Australia
America
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National Rifle Association of America
Christie Grain & Commission goes into receivership
Kansas City under receiver as Christie Grain & Commission, once in Kansas City Missouri, loses $150,000 in corn and provisions in two weeks. Manager Bruce Dietrich cites no chance of resumption and notes 0 correspondents across Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas after moving from Missouri to Kansas due to bucket shop prohibition.
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Christie Grain & Commission Company
Kan
Bruce Dietrich
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Ten Per Cent Cut In Wages In Pig Iron Industry
New York March 6 It was learned yesterday that the Eastern Pig Iron Association of eastern producers has practically agreed to reduce wages by 10 percent notices will be posted March 15. Similar cuts are expected for all blast furnaces later, affecting between fifty nine thousand and seventy five thousand men.
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Eastern Pig Iron Association
New York
East
Robbery witness slain in Iowa murder case
Ottumwa Iowa March 6 the body of Fred Loerche with throat cut and many stab wounds was found in the Des Moines river after he was robbed by five men months earlier Two suspects Frank Ash and Fred Young were sentenced to 15 years in prison for the robbery and it is believed gang members killed Loerche to stop his testimony in the trial Also reported life term for a mother slayer in Michigan Ellogan Baldwin received life imprisonment for killing his mother at a farm near Sagatack
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Fred Loerche
Des Moines
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Frank Ash
Fred Young
Ellegan
Mich
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Mary Baldwin
Sagatack
Death of J. W. Blythe A Burlington Railroad Attorney
J. W. Blythe of Burlington died suddenly near Wapello while hunting. A prominent Iowa lawyer, he long served as general counsel for the Burlington railroad and led the Republican Stand-patters in the state. Born in 1850 in Cranbury New Jersey he graduated Princeton and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He also acted as executor for C. E. Perkins and was son-in-law to the late U S Senator Gear.
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Burlington
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Burlington Railroad
Cranbury
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Princeton University
C. E . Perkins
Burlington System
United States
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Drowning in Birkenhead Cofferdam at New Dock Work
Sixteen workers drowned when cofferdam flooding halted construction at Birkenhead Liverpool. Three rescued men were badly injured. Pulitzer returns to New York aboard the steam yacht Liberty, arriving in New York from southern waters.
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Pulitzer
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Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
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