New York Exhibit Details Tariff Impact on Cotton Goods
The wholesale dry goods men's committee in New York presents a cost of living exhibit claiming the Payne Aldrich tariff raises prices on white goods. It cites increases up to 80 percent in imported goods since the law took effect and notes Dingley duties replaced by six to twelve cent per square yard specific duties.
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New York City
Wholesale Dry Goods Men’s Organization
Waite Bite
Madras
Oer
Meares
Waite Pique Pra
Washington Prohibition Enforcement Seeks 50 Percent Budget Increase
Royal E. Cabell before the House Appropriations Committee urged a 50 percent rise in the internal revenue office budget from 100000 to 150000. He cited moonshining and blockading in dry territories, noting 1903 1130 stills and 1909 1743 seized, mainly in Georgia and North Carolina, with arrests rising from 828 to 338. He cited 4350 criminal cases pending on July 1 and 3786 disposed in the year.
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Washington, D. C
Royal E. Cabell
Commission of Internal Revenue
Appropriations Committee
House
Prohibition
Congress
Georgia
North Carolina
North
Admiral Dewey Reports Alaska Coal Feasibility for Navy
Admiral Geo Dewey, president of the U S Navy general board, forwards to the secretary of the navy a report on securing Alaska coal for the fleet. If Alaska coal meets navy grade, mining and transport costs could rival eastern coal, with ready access in safe Alaska harbors. West Virginia coal dominates Pacific needs. transport to Manila runs about 4.50 per ton and to Yokohama about 3.75 per ton.
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Dewey
Secretary of Navy
Washington, D. C
Geo. Dewey
General Board of the
United States Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Alaska
Japan
Alaskan
West Virginia
Pacific
Australia
Pacific Coast
Manila
Yokohama
Legal Reform Call By Bar Association Panel
A joint committee from the New York Bar Association and the National Civic Federation criticized the legal system as antiquated and biased toward technicalities in equity cases. They urged immediate reform and stated action will be taken following a conference at Lawyer's Club chaired by former Judge Alton B. Parker.
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New York City
National Bar Association
National Civic Federation
Lawyer’s Club
Alton B. Parker
Eight U S Senators on Sick List Under Investigation
Washington announces a general investigation into the illness affecting eight senators. Names include Daniel of Virginia McCumber of North Dakota Tillman of South Carolina Depew of New York and Penrose of Pennsylvania. Officials dismiss theories linking illness to insurgent activity.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Daniel
Virginia
McCumber
North Dakota
Tillman
South Carolina
Depew
New York
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Augusta City Aids Taft with Travel Expense Gift
Captain W B Butt reports President Taft thanks Augusta merchants and citizens for a 5000 gift to cover deficit in his traveling expenses. Taft notes Southern hospitality and avoids any reflection on Congress while praising the city’s spontaneous generosity.
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Apple
Augusta
Congress
South
Mr. Tawney
Butter Prices Soar in New York Market
May butter receipts were larger than usual but best grades in New York trade at 28 to 29 cents per pound wholesale, highest since the Civil War. Western speculators are blamed for buying up supplies keeping prices up, with last year at 24 to 26 and a half cents.
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New York City
New York
Plan for a public works department proposed by Hammond
John Hays Hammond, ally of President Taft, writes that a public works department should be created to control government physical resources, direct engineering, and enforce a conservation policy. Proponents argue it is a prudent business move that would reduce duplication of work.
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Department of Public Works
John Hays Hammond
Washington, D. C
Taft
New York's stingy man hid wealth in his shoes
A sensational note calls a man the meanest in New York as he stored all his money in his footwear and slept with shoes on to keep his wife from pockets. A cyclone near East Africa claims many ships and 500 plus drownings, with Mozambique reports via Lisbon. Texas peach crops appear promising despite cold.
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New York
East Africa
Lisbon
Portugal
Mozambique
Texas
Conferees approve river and harbor bill with reduced funding
The report on the river and harbors bill was presented in Congress and approved. It carries appropriations totaling 51 947 71u, a net reduction of 705 500 from the Senate version. Reductions are described as small. Battling Nelson, ex lightweight champion, called at the waste house and praised figures, saying the president is almost a heavyweight but Cannon can push him over the ropes. interview arranged by Vice President Sherman.
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Senate
Battling Nelson
Waste House
Joe Cannon
Sherman
Panama Canal April Excavation Surges Amid Rain
Washington reports April excavation total 2 601 847 cubic yards. Heavy rains slowed progress. By May 21 about one eighth of the total concrete for the locks had been laid. Gatun lock shows a daily average of 3 000 cubic yards. other locks near that pace with 531 607 cubic yards total.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Gatun
Innocent Henry Diner Scene Sparks Quiet Banter
A brief dialogue excerpt shows a diner scene where a customer asks about the Mumm wine and the waiter replies that the mother is better, signaling a calm moment in the Boston Transcript style. The exchange highlights everyday social humor in a period-appropriate tone.
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Henry
Boston Transcript
Man who punishes himself with brain foods quits
A Dallas News item describes a man known for extreme dieting through brain foods deciding to quit the habit. The report notes his prior discipline and the turning point leading to cessation, highlighting the personal challenge and resolution.
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Dallas News
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