Roosevelt Urges Tax Reform and Federal Corporate Control
President's annual message to Congress calls for enactment of inheritance and income taxes, stronger federal control of corporations, currency reform, and measures to curb campaign contributions. He denounces mob violence, urges swift justice, and outlines policy on labor, education, shipping, and Cuban affairs with emphasis on national unity and constitutional limits.
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Decree Declares Vacant Cuban Congress Seats
Havana reports President Roosevelt authorized a decree by Magoon declaring vacant the seats of all Cuban Congress members elected in 1905. The move aims to fill vacancies via provisional government elections, with potential 1907 and 1908 ballots to avoid dual elections. General Rivera cautions on destabilizing effects and argues US withdrawal could spark insurrection.
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Railway Collision Kills Spencer and Six Others Near Lynchburg
A rear end crash of the Jacksonville Express and the Limited ten miles south of Lynchburg killed Southern Railway president Van Samuel Spencer and six others, with eleven injured. Among the dead were Philip Schuyler and other Spencer guests. only Morrill and one porter survived Spencer’s car. Plunder and rescue chaos followed as authorities feared the wreck could have been far worse at higher speeds. Separately, Colorado Springs reports a $150,000 sale of half an interest in Fountain Valley Land and Irrigation to Holland capitalists, aiming to settle 12,000 acres and bring 1,000 Holland settlers next spring with thousands more over coming years.
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Japanese Immigration Arrives in Honolulu Flush
Honolulu H T The largest influx of Japanese laborers since the Japan Havana treaty is expected within months. If current plans succeed at least 20 000 Japanese will reach Honolulu by next June. About 5 000 to 6 000 youths in Yokohama await immigration.
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