Taft urges tariff reform on Philippine trade
President Taft sent a message to congress urging a change in tariff laws governing trade between the Philippines and foreign countries. The tariff bill was reported to the senate by the finance committee and debate will begin Thursday. The house of representatives by a vote of 217 to 161 passed the Payne tariff bill.
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Finance Committee
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Taft attends Yale meeting and other early 20th century notes
President Taft attends a Yale University corporation meeting in New Haven. Brigadier General Frederick A. Smith receives a command transfer to Fort D. A. Russell Wyoming. Mrs. Robert M Lau Follette offers to aid Washington street cleaners. Samuel Gompers arranges Taft labor leaders conference. Former President Castro of Venezuela expelled by France from Martinique. Baroness Elizabeth Rosen named maid of honor to the empresses. General William Booth’s eightieth birthday celebrated globally by the Salvation Army. Andrew Carnegie donates 200000 to Hamilton College for Senator Root’s peace work.
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Yale University Corporation
New Haven
Frederick A. Smith
San Francisco
Fort
D. A. Russell
Wyo
Robert M. Lau Follette
Wisconsin
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Castro
Venezuela
France
Martinique
Elizabeth Rosen
United States
William Booth
Salvation Army
Andrew Carnegie
Hamilton College
Senator Root
House passes prohibition amendment by wide vote
A broad legislative summary notes the Missons house of representatives approved a constitutional amendment to push statewide prohibition to a vote of state electors by 84 to 4. The piece also covers nominations, censuses, auto race invitations, and other assorted political and industrial items with varied regional references.
Bill to empower Ninnots women wins committee push
The senate faced a flood of activity as a bill to grant women suffrage to Ninnots was reported out of committee with a recommendation to pass. Amid the capitol storming by suffragists, other national and local items included sports titles, shipwrecks, embezzlement verdicts, and international tensions.
State Hall of Fame Plan and Iowa Appointments
Des Moines Iowa considers creating a state hall of fame with life size statues from families of prominent figures including former Gov Larrabee James Wilson and Senator Allison if approved by the trustees. Governor Carroll to name seven for a new drainage waterways and conservation commission while various state posts including pharmacy optometry hotel bee inspectors and oil inspectors are slated for appointments. The state veterinarian budget rises to 11000 and hog cholera serum production will begin with an 8000 fund.
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Guy Campbell
la Porte
W. di. Lee
LeMars Printing Company
Mason City
J. B. Cunningham
New London National and Savings Bank
Atlantic
Messrs. Henningsen & Jensen
Co. RL & P
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Iowa
Harlan
State Historical Department
Larrabee
James Wilson
Allison
Board of Trustees
B. F. Carroll
Koto
Governor to Sign Notarial Commissions Before July First
Governor Carroll plans to sign about seven point four notarial commissions prior to July 1. Each will yield five dollars to the state. Liquor interests seek a veto as deputies press arguments against the Moon bill limiting saloons to one per thousand residents. Attorney Willis Birdwall of Waterly advocates improvements.
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Willis Birdwall
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Des Moines Faces Big Fees Collected From Corporations
An attorney general report shows $21,545 in two years from corporations unpaid under law, exceeding $4,000 of office costs. Firms include Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway, Omaha Bridge and Terminal, and Sperry Hutchinson among others. unsettled items include large filing fees from firms such as Santa Fe Ry and Pullman Co.
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Henry C. Johnson
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Roscoe Wiliams
Sidney
Fred Brand
Boyd Allen
Monona County
Masonic Fraternity of
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Jerome Beach
Boone Viaduct
A. M. Lundgard
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Council Bluffs
Marconi
Des Moines
Secretary of State
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Kettle River Quarry
Sperry-Hutchinson Company
Omaha Bridge and Terminal Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry Co
No Liquor on Trains and Shipping of Bills in Session
A report on Iowa legislative actions includes a Senate embrace of a ban on drinking on trains and dining cars with crew authority limited to ejecting offenders. Governor Carrol signed bills as the session closed while Secretary Nye prepared official copies for publication. The Swift bill to penalize railroad noncompliance with rail commission orders passed the Senate after amendments. The Gypsum Mine bill gained Senate approval with a panel of specialists, expanding mine oversight to gypsum. The House again resisted changes to real estate mortgage taxation and rejected a deduction proposal. House members opposed closing the Knoxville hospital for inebriates, defeating the Dabney proposal.
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