Latta Becomes Assistant Private Secretary in Washington
Maurice C. Latta the first Oklahoma native to win a federal appointment since statehood becomes assistant private secretary to the president, succeeding B F Barnes as postmaster. Latta, tall and reticent, has served with the White House for years and now gains a $1200 raise while remaining close to Roosevelt on tours and speeches. Social notes predict Mrs Alice Longworth will press independence and challenge court etiquette, following precedents set by Lady Susan Townley and echoing Britain’s diplomatic circles.
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Man who cashed the president salary dies at hospital
William R. Padgett, longtime White House visitor and treasurer’s office employee, died at Georgetown University Hospital. He once handled the president’s monthly salary checks totaling 50 000 dollars yearly, with a rare one cent discrepancy recorded during Cleveland’s second administration. Padgett served in Battery A, Fourth United States Artillery, and in the marine corps before global duties.
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New Depot Nears Completion At Union Station
The new union station project advances with the terminal depot and approaches under construction. Foundations reach 45 feet, 900000 cubic yards of filling within the site, and 1000000 cubic yards for plaza and street elevation. If moved and deposited, material would form a mound 450 feet high or a Washington Monument scale hill.
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Printing Office Official Ousted for Open Shop Policy
W A Miller, longtime assistant foreman of the bindery at the government printery, has been discharged from public service. The ouster follows his alleged insubordination amid a push by labor groups against open shop orders issued by the president. Miller, once accused for arrogance and leaving the bookbinders' union, had claimed he refused to be coerced and boasted of turning out 1.5 million dollars of work without complaint.
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Bookbinders' Union
Stand-patters urged as 84 million partners in Uncle Sam firm
A New York Herald July 18 leader argues for tariff protection, praising the profits of Uncle Sam & Co. and urging stand-patters to favor protection over tariff reform. It cites 1906 trade records, gold circulation, and the costs of foreign freight and investments as reasons to keep tariffs high.
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Tariff Reformers Attack Steel Wages Claim
The Buffalo News notes United States Steel pays $11,000,900 a month in wages, calling it a dastardly crime in tariff reform circles and suggesting half could go to foreign workers.
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Tariff Debate Visions Note Delicate Economic Mechanism
A Lewiston Journal excerpt notes that while views differ on tariffs, the mechanism is too delicate to handle without care. It cites the Boston Financial News and mentions Blanding and prosperity in a terse, reflective tone.
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Boston Financial News
Republican tariffs and US manufacturing rise in history
The piece traces Republican tariff policy from the Morrill tariff through the Dingley tariff, crediting protectionist measures with turning the US into a leading manufacturing nation by 1880 and expanding exports. It cites Europe’s fear of an American commercial invasion and urges use as a campaign theme for 1906.
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The Same Old Bryan Radical Democracy Stance Maintained
The Cleveland Leader notes that Mr. Bryan has not abandoned his 1896 beliefs and remains radical in favor of free coinage of silver. He plans drastic cures for wealth issues and will soon address tariff railroads trusts and imperialism though unclear on specifics. He rejects the “safe and sane” option and demands radical democracy with others crossing to join.
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Massachusetts Leads Tariff Battle Dooms Dingley Tariff
Congressman Sullivan of Boston argues that Massachusetts must stay in the tariff fight to doom the Dingley tariff. He says Republican states will follow Massachusetts, and if they dissent further, protection falls. He urges Republicans to support reform to please figures like Mr Bryan.
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The Other Side on Tariffs and Philippine Trade
The Providence Journal argues that opposing tariff reductions for Philippines reflects a desire to protect domestic producers. It contends Republicans are pledged to protect sugar, tobacco, and rice interests and notes protectionist lawmakers split on the Philippine free trade bill.
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Dingley Tariff Seen as Shield for American Workers
Pangor News argues the Dingley tariff, despite flaws, is the sole act protecting American labor from the starvation wages in England, framing it as a critical economic safeguard for workers.
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Pangor News
Truesdale Arrested In Coal Train Tampering Case
From all over the state Ashtabula Ohio officials say Cliff Truesdale was arrested after tampered coal trains ran away damaging Lake Shore Co. He was bound over to the grand jury under $1000 bail after a preliminary hearing. Two witnesses saw him turning an angle cock on a train entering the city. Indignation led to his removal from the city locker to the county jail at Jefferson. Truesdale had prior penitentiary time for car robbing while with the company.
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Accidental Killing Shocks Springfield Woman
In Springfield Ohio David A Nelson living at 145 South Mechanic street shot and killed his sister Nora Nelson 17. The accident occurred while a revolver he owned was on a table as her fiancé E Barber awaited marriage next month. Nelson fainted when jailed. ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES In Columbus Ohio State Mine Inspector Harrison cites mine bosses operators and miners for July fatalities due to negligence and rule violations.
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Conductor Rescues State Secretary From Electric Car
Min narrowly escaped a fatal accident in Bellevue while riding from Norwalk to Columbus. He alighted at the wrong stop and was dragged along as the Lake Shore car moved, but the conductor seized him and kept him from being crushed until the vehicle stopped. He continued his journey despite nerves shaken by the incident.
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Boy of Fourteen Charged with Man Slaughter in Canton
Fourteen year old Harry Jaeggs appeared before Mayor Turnbull on a charge of man slaughter for a blow said to have caused Adolph Meyer’s death last Sunday. He entered a plea of not guilty and was bound over for $500 for his appearance.
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Ravenna widow denied remarriage license seeks new court
Mrs Effie Reardon of Ravenna was refused a marriage license to wed A J Patrick of Rootstown until she proves her husband Reardon is dead She left for New York state amid the remark this is not the only court in the land In Columbus Charles Gelles under Deputy Sheriff Charles Kicks attempted escape from transport to Gallipolis state hospital He leaped through a car window and later threw himself before a moving train sustaining a badly cut wrist
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No Bids for Middletown High School Bonds Sale
Middletown Ohio local board of education must sell its $68 000 issue of 8 65 percent high school bonds at private sale after no bids were received. The lowest bid for building construction was $66 300, $12 000 above the estimate.
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Gasoline Explosion Destroys Plant in Toledo
A blast at the A. J. Rummoelis Arms Co. sulphur grinding plant on Albion street leveled the building shortly before noon. No injuries reported.
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Harris selects Oren Burton for Athens state hospital probe
Governor Harris names Jesse N. Oren of Wilmington and C. E. Burton of Zanesville to a sub committee probing charges against Jerry Carpenter, Athens state hospital steward. Harry McFadden was excused. The panel will meet in Zanesville to set up the broader investigation.
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Wilmington
C. E. Burton
Zanesville
Board of State Charities and Corrections
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Athens State Hospital
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Death Claims J C Morse Iron and Vessel Executive
Cleveland Ohio April death claims J C Morse brother in law of late Senator M A Hanna who died at Lake Shore boulevard home after two year illness Morse long linked with iron and vessel interests and helped organize Pickands Mather Co He later led Union Iron Co in Chicago and Illinois Steel Co He is survived by widow and daughter Mrs Arthur C Ely Wheaton III
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Arthur C. Ely. Wheaton, III
Frog hunt tragedy claims Canal Fulton youth
Cornelius Labbe eighteen of Canal Fulton was fatally shot by companion Harold Rhoades during a frog hunting trip at Cedar Bridge. Rhoades, attempting to shoot a frog Labbe sighted, fired before Labbe was out of range, the bullet severing the jugular vein. Labbe died before medical help. Rhoades is frantic.
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One Minor Irregularity Found in Wapakoneta Schools
State examiner George Marshall’s report to the county auditor cites a single illegal payment in Moulton township involving 16.50 dollars paid to four school board members and the clerk for viewing school houses. The Ohio railroads contest two cent fare to the Dayton convention while noting no further reductions. Heat wave claims three lives in Cleveland and causes prostrations across Northern Ohio.
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Toledo Heat Continues Amid Probate Court Insanity Cases
Toledo report notes continued heat with two new insanity filings in probate court naming Mrs. E Harvey and Lucy Taylor. Three infants died in the oppressive weather as authorities warn residents of high temperatures.
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