Tariff Bill Near Completion as Taft Cites Downward Revision
Washington July 19 The tariff conference committee nears completion and its report is expected this week. Most expect passage by both houses and a Taft signature with a downward revision of the tariff. The five key areas Taft has pressed iron ore coal hides and lumber will guide the final decisions. The wood pulp print paper schedule poses the toughest hurdle with Mann and Hale shaping possible compromises.
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Washington
Tariff Conference Committee
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Taft
Congress
Republican Party
New Haven
Committee of Conference
Representative Mann
Hale
Man Kills Woman Then Surrenders in Columbus Home
Frank Grimes, colored, shot Blanche McKnight, twenty four, in her Columbus home on Sunday after she refused to rekindle relations. He surrendered to a patrolman and had been released last week from the workhouse for living with McKnight.
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Columbus
Frank Grimes
Blanche McKnight
Grimes
McKnight
Riot Bloodshed Follows Steel Strike in Butler
In Butler Pennsylvania a riot broke out after state constabulary arrived to quell a dispute at Standard Steel Car Lyndora. A striking employee was probably fatally injured and two bystanders were seriously wounded. Fifteen alleged strike leaders were arrested and jailed.
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Butler
State Constabulary
Standard Steel Car Company
Lyndora
Soldier Given Five Years Half Labor At Fort Schofield
Private R. C. Cunningham of Troop K Fifth cavalry received five years half labor and dishonorable discharge after a court martial at Schofield barracks for annoying two Hawaiian girls while on sentry duty in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Schofield Barrack
R. C. Cunningham
Troop K. Fifth Cavalry
Tunnels Opened Linking Lower Manhattan and Jersey City
The two downtown tunnels of the Hudson and Manhattan railroad company opened today connecting lower New York City with Jersey City under the Hudson River. Frenry L Bascombe, formerly a well known actor, died in Philadelphia at age seventy six.
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Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company
New York City
Jersey City
Hudson River
Frenry L. Bascombe
Philadelphia
Don Carlos Dead Ends Carlist Claim In Exile
Rome reports Don Carlos of Bourbon Duke of Madrid died at Varese Lombardy after long illness thought to involve apoplexy with paralysis. Born March 30 1848 Laybach Austria he claimed Spain’s throne as Charles VII under Philip V law. His life included four years of Carlist war from 1873 to 1876 and subsequent royal succession conflicts.
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Rome
Don Carlos of Bourbon
Varese
Lombardy
Don Carlos
Duke of
Madrid
Philip V
Spain
Charles VII
Laybach
Austria
Don Juan
Count de Montmolen
Charles VI
Maria Teresa
Margaret de Bourbon
Catalonia
Aragon
Valentia
Tolosa
Isabella
Alfonso XII
Marie Christina
Don Jaime
Carlist Leader Signals Modernized, More Aggressive Path
Don Jaime, in Paris, says he will pursue his father Don Carlos policies while making the Carlist movement more modern and more aggressive. He argues for a stronger stance and broader tactics to advance the cause.
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Paris
Don Jaime
Don Carlos
Jikiri Bandit Chief Killed After Desperate Battle
Manila reports that Moro bandit Jikiri and followers died after a July 5 clash near Patian on Jolo Island. Lieutenant Joseph A Baer of the Sixth Cavalry is hailed as hero for rescuing Lieutenant Arthur H Wilson and killing Jikiri, plus disabling three more outlaws.
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Manila
Jikiri
Patian
Jolo Island
Zamboanga
Joseph A.baer
Sixth Cavalry
Arthur H. Wilson
Jiliri
Baer
Moors Repulsed at Marena Camp in Melilla
In Melilla on July 19 Moors attacked General Marena's camp but were repulsed by artillery. Reinforcements are being forwarded to General Marena's aid as rapidly as possible.
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Melilla
Marena
Taft invitation eyed for centennial Tippecanoe event
Connersville Indiana skyline awaits as Mayor Barrows invites President Taft to visit on September 30 the 100th anniversary of the twelve mile purchase that sparked the Indian war and Tippecanoe battle. Taft has signified possible attendance and an address if feasible.
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Connersville
Ind
Taft
Barrows
Tippecanoe
Northwest Territory
Mrs Miller Visits Husband In Jail As Defense Support Grows
Mrs. W. R. Miller arrived from Blairville Pa with her party and consulted with attorney F. P. Morris about Dr. Miller’s defense. She spoke of confidence in his innocence and reunited with her husband in jail, showing strong emotion. The two women then shared a tearful private talk with Mrs. Sayler.
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Watseka
H. S. Bussert
Buckley
Marshall
Blairville
Boundary Dispute With Bolivia and Peru Explains Riots
Bolivian consul general in New York explains the border clash with Peru over frontier limits near the Cordilleras and Acre river. He notes Bolivia’s $10,000,000 war indemnity to Brazil funded railways and development from Oruro to Uyuni, and claims Peruvian involvement was minimal during the fighting.
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Bolivia
Peru
Cordilleras
Acre River
Senor J. Aguierre-Acha
New York City
Oruro
Viacha
Uyuni
Brazil
Charcas
Sucre
Lima
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Chile
Santiago
Eliodoro Villazon
Mississippi River Steamboat Race Revives Historic Rivalry
Commodore Henry W. Leyhe on the Alton challenges Captain W. H. Thorwegen of the City of Providence to a race for 1000 to 50000 dollars. Thorwegen accepts, promising the first modern river race since river traffic boomed. The Alton and City of Providence are the Mississippi’s fastest vessels, stirring riverfront excitement akin to the 1875 New Orleans to St. Louis clash between Robert E. Lee and Natchez.
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Mark Twain
Henry W. Leyhe
Alton
W. H. Thorwegen
City of Providence
St. Louis’ Dispatch
Thorwegen
River Trafic
Mississippi
St. Louis
Robert E. Lee
Natchez
New Orleans
Lee
AGA PREVAILS Young Son Crowned Shah of Persia
Teheran July 19 Sultan Ahmed Mirza, aged youth, proclaimed shah with regent and nationalist leaders accepting the monarchy. He leaves for study abroad under a new tutor while guarded by Britain and Russia but no longer under their protection. Ex-shah Mohamed Ali abdicates from the Russian legation and plans departure for Russia.
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Teheran
Persia
Sultan Ahmed Mirza
Shah
Sultanabad
Mohamed Ali
Russia
Persian shah proclaimed as Sultan Ahmed takes throne
An official telex from Teheran via the Persian legation reports Sultan Ahmed proclaimed shah after Mohamed Ali Mirza is deposed due to unpopularity. Parliament yielded to people’s representatives and a unanimous vote ousted the deposed shah. Azedolmolk named provisional regent pending parliament decision on a permanent regent.
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Washington
Teheran
Sultan Ahmed
Shah
Mohamed Ali Mirza
Congress
Azedolmolk
Rockport Practice Stated for All Courts in Indiana
A brief notice from Rockport Indiana states will practice in all courts with an office on the ground floor south side of Main Street.
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Attorneys
Postoffice Building
Main Street
Court House
Sargent
Main and
Third Streets
Rockport
Indiana
Main St
Krieger
Fourth Street
Main Home
Cumberland
Occidental Hotel
Seth
Rub’t Lockado
East 4Th Street
Farmer’s Bank
Fatal Wreck on Monon Near Manchester Indiana
Monon passenger train No 3 derailed on a sharp curve south of Manchester Indiana injuring six passengers and killing engineer Burns and fireman Austin. Seven cars left the rails with baggage car and engine overturning. Burns 58 Lafayette and Austin 27 New Albany died at the scene. others treated at a local hotel.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Monon
Manchester
Burns
Austin
Norman Burns
Lafayette
Lawrence
New Albany
Buster
Rioting at Joliet rail shops as strike escalates
In Joliet Illinois on July 19 rioting broke out at the Elgin Joliet & Eastern railroad repair shops. Sheriff Williams deployed a large force of deputies to restore order while strikers placed pickets at shop approaches and halted entering workers. He预计 will handle the situation locally.
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Joliet, I
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Organized Against Tramps at Carter's Chapel
Residents four miles north of Columbus Indiana form a mutual protection association to guard Carter's Chapel from tramps. Weary Willies have used the church as a rendezvous, broken doors smashed windows and destroyed church books.
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Columbus
Ind
Carter’s Chapel
Here
Strike Hits Fontanet Coal Mine Over Bottom Coal
In Fontanet Indiana on July 19 a strike by machine men and loaders halted work at the Goal Bluff Mining Company mine. They oppose taking up bottom coal saying it is too hard. The number of striking miners nearby reaches fifty and more trouble is feared.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Goal Bluff Mining Company
Fontanet
The Lure of the Water Drowns Local Youth at Pond
In Washington Indiana on July 19 a sixteen year old boy, the son of Raymond Cooper a noted lumberman of Odon, drowned in a deep pond about a mile from town while swimming with friends. He was seized by cramps and could not be rescued.
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Washington, Ind
Herschel
Raymond Cooper
Odon
Despondent Man Ends Life in Maxwell Briscoe Park
Joseph Robbins aged 56 of Newcastle Indiana drank poison in Maxwell Briscoe park. Coroner Hiatt ruled suicide caused by melancholia linked to ill health after investigation.
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Newcastle
Ind
Joseph Robbins
Maxwell Briscoe Park
Hiatt
Injuries Likely Fatal To 110 Year Old Prussian Veteran
Leonard Roe dey, aged 110, listed as a Prussian soldier from Waterloo era, fell on stairs at his Quincy home and sustained injuries likely to be fatal.
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Quincy
Leonard Roedey
Waterloo
Odd Freaks of Lightning in Chaves County
A thunderstorm struck the Rail homestead in Chaves County New Mexico killing H N Rutherford and injuring other occupants. Eleven more lightning bolts hit the house at minute intervals causing shocks to thirteen people before the final strike set the house ablaze. Mrs Rail extinguished the flames with water.
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Chaves County
N. M
W. E. Rail
H. N. Rutherford
Rail
Alpaca Coats for Jurymen in Boston Court
Judge R O Harris in the superior criminal court of Boston ordered alpaca coats for jurymen to keep them comfortable during hot weather. The cost is to be borne by the county treasury, and the judge said he would pay the bill himself if any objections arose.
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Superior Criminal Court of
Boston
R. O. Harris
General Amnesty Report on Adana Massacres Proposed
The court martial’s report denounces local authorities for incompetence and apathy after the Adana massacres. It calls for executions and harsh sentences but suggests using amnesty as a national fête amid reconciliation.
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Constantinople
Adana
Vali
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F. A. Hearing
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