Payne tariff bill advances with wide exemptions and changes
In Washington the House moved the Payne tariff bill toward final passage with little division. Amendments increased duties on barley and barley malt, placed tea on the free list, and allowed farmers to sell unmanufactured tobacco tax free. Substitutes and amendments on basic slag, petroleum, and lumber faced vigorous debate but were largely adopted in lump.
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Washington
House
Payne
Cushman
Fitzgerald
New York
Mann
Mlinois
Mr. Lowden
Minds
Lowden
Cincinnati Liquor Loss in Michigan Dry Sweep
Cincinnati’s liquor interests face a heavy toll as twenty Michigan counties vote dry under local option. A wholesale liquor dealer estimates the annual loss to Cincinnati interests at about two million dollars, noting Cincinnati supplies the bulk of liquor consumed in Michigan counties.
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Michigan
Cincinnati Mqnor
Cincinnati
Recipe for Long Life Proves Misleading as Mrs Doyle Dies
Chicago April 10 Mrs Margaret Doyle age 104 died after a gentle decline due to advanced age. She often claimed the best recipe for longevity was not to think about death and predicted she would live past 100, a remark she repeated in her final years.
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Chicago
Margaret Doyle
Circuit Court Adjourning Sessions Report
Judge Taylor presiding Tuesday 9 am. judgments in D W Smith v James and Sarah Brown on note. Mosher v Shultz continued to June term. Lulu Austin v Banner school township awarded amount with 30 day stay. Austin taught for pay then sued for wages. defense cited unsigned contract. Shulz v Shulz continued to May 3 due to Hinckley’s illness. State v Neary bond paid. Augusta Brown v August Brown set for trial. Ells Sanford v Edward Sanford to be heard Wednesday. involves large property holdings including 110 quarter sections statewide.
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Circuit Court
Taylor
D. W. Smith
James Brown
Sarah Brown
Mosher
Austin
John Shulz
Bertha Shulz
Hinckley
E. J. Neary
Augusta Brown
August Brown
Ells Sanford
Edward Sanford
Plans for Whalen Garage on Wisconsin Street
Gen Issenhuth prepared specifications for a new 350 by 125 foot brick garage to be erected by P. T. Whalen north of the present Huron Auto and Supply Co site on Wisconsin street. The one story building will feature pressed brick, hollow tile, concrete floor, and a steel ceiling, with future second-story potential. Occupancy by Huron Auto and Supply Co. is planned upon completion, with the current space to be rented.
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Gen. Issenhuth
P. T. Whalen
Wisconsin Street
Huron Auto and Supply Co
Whalen
Wisconsin
Tax Assessors Adopt Valuations At Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting on Tuesday the assessors adopted schedules of valuations for the state board. Beadle county land valuation fixed at 8.40 per acre, about a 2 per sere rise from last year. Personal property schedule adopted includes horses under three years old and over six months at 15.00, stallions at twenty times service fee, cattle two years old, cows five years old and over, all other cattle, mules and asses, sheep, swine, wagon carriage, melodeons and organs, pianofortes.
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State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Beadle County
Theft At Stivers Store After Fire On Friday Evening
Robbers entered Stiver's store on the avenue amid a small fire and carried off merchandise. They moved the goods toward the railroad but were seized by the chief of police Saturday morning and returned to Stiver's store where they remain for sale at usual prices. Police efforts to locate the thieves in nearby towns have so far failed.
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Stiver’s
Stiver's
Operators And Miners In Pennsylvanian Coal Talks Fail
Philadelphia April 10 unrest arose as anthracite operators and miners failed to reach a wage agreement after lengthy talks. Operators rejected the miners modified demands and announced no strike. The sole risk of suspension lies in operators refusing to allow work without a formal agreement.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Anthracite Operators Reject Wage Extension Offer
The anthracite operators committee reports miners reject the three year extension of the strike commission award. They note wages and employment have been good despite the panic and argue the present wage basis was set during prosperity, and continuing it amid a low mood is beyond their responsibility.
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New York
Anthracite Operators’ Committee of Seven
Anthracite
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
United States
Sugar duty schedule confusion prompts finance subcommittee action
Washington April 10 sugar importers and American beet sugar representatives spar over the schedule. A finance committee subcommittee of Currows Smoot and Flint will probe the May conference at the Taft Boardman residence. Philip pine sugar admission and the Payne bill's Philippine section face beet sugar opposition as the debate intensifies.
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Washington
Committee On Finance
Currows
Smoot
Flint
Taft
Charles 8. Warren
Michigan Sugar Association
Phillip McMillan
Senator Smith
Michigan
Boardman
Warren
Tafthead
Senate Committee
Tragedy at St Paul Chop Suey Ends in Double Death
Henry Kneip, 25, shot 23 year old Alice Thompson in a St Paul chop suey restaurant then killed himself in a closed booth. Police say insanity caused the attempted murder and suicide. Neighbors and friends Kneip and Thompson had no identifiable motive.
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St. Paul
Paul
Henry Knolp
Alice Thompson
Kneip
Senators and judges named in embezzlement indictment
Ashland April 10 a joint indictment charges embezzlement of 15555 dollars against State Senator Frank M Patterson former Common Pleas Judge Robert M Campbell former Common Pleas Judge H L McCray and George Ullman former cashier of the Farmers' Bank The case marks a rare cross party financial scandal involving prominent local figures and a county bank official.
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Ashland
Frank M. Patterson
Common Pleas
Robert M. Campbell
H. L McCray
George Ullman
Farmers'gent
Odd Fellows gather to select site for proposed home
A statewide assembly of Odd Fellows meets tomorrow at the new J O O F hall in the opera house block with delegates from across the state. An open public meeting follows at 2 30 pm with speakers and music, then a social and lunch at the Commercial Club. Cities named include Hot Springs Woonsocket Dell Rapids Watertown Lake Preston and potentially Mitchell as candidates in a friendly contest. The Grand Lodge fund surpasses 25000 and gifts of money or site from citizens may influence location while health, schools, and accessibility are also considered.
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Odd Fellows
Opera House
Grand Lodge
Hot Springs
Woonsocket
Dell Rapids
Watertown
Lake Preston
Mitchell
Murphy Elected Mayor of Great Falls Montana
Charles F. Murphy former Beadle county deputy sheriff under Sheriff J E Huffman won the mayoralty in Great Falls Montana on Monday. He had resided there since leaving Huron and worked for the Great Northern Railway. Murphy ran on the democratic ticket with the rest of the city ticket carried by Republicans. His old Huron friends will be glad at his political success.
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Charles F. Murphy
Beadle County
J. E. Huffman
Great Falls
Mont
Murphy
Great Fall
Huron
Great Northern Railway
Hue
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