Oysters and barley duties rise in tariff moves
In Washington the tariff on barley was raised to 30 cents a bushel with hops duties also advanced. Potatoes moved to 45 cents a bushel and oysters to 25 cents per pound. Fresh or frozen eels and smelt taxed one cent per pound. Commentators debate raw cotton duties while memorial day observances mark Jefferson Davis’ birthday.
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Portland, Or
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San Francisco
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New York
Flint
California
Britain and United States May Seek Naval Alliance
Overtures for a naval understanding between Great Britain and the United States have been made by Britain through Ambassador Bryce in Washington. Prime Minister Asquith hinted at a two power standard for the British navy and hopes an agreement could limit British warships in the Pacific in exchange for US assurances on the Atlantic.
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Pacific Ocean
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Great Britain
United States
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Washington
Asquith
Pacific
America
Atlantic
Japan
Robbers Take Less Than 300 in Overland Limited Robbery
Omaha authorities report the bandits who held up the Overland Limited on the Union Pacific netted under $300. About $200 has been recovered from the three men in custody and charged with the crime.
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Neb
Post Office
Overland Limited
Union Pacific
Women Follow Patten Traders After Racetrack Ban
Chicago May 31 Women, drawn by grain price rises tied to James A. Patten’s wheat deal, have joined the scramble for easy money. With racetracks closed to gambling, they profit by following discreet wheat trades and market signals.
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Chicago
James A. Patten
Hopes for Evans pardon from Folsom prison
The daughter of the famed California highwayman Chris Evans in San Francisco seeks her father's release from Folsom. She has obtained many signatures from prominent men and faces a potential success. In Springfield lawmakers pass a bill voiding leases that ban children in apartment buildings. The governor plans to sign.
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San Francisco
Chris Evans
California
Folsom Prison
Springfield
Market roundup from Portland with grain and dairy prices
Portland markets show wheat and oats quoted with bluestem at 1.30 and 1.25 per bushel, barley around 24, hay prices in Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon from 12 to 21 per ton, butter at 24 to 25 cents, and hops and wool values noted. Regional items include Washington creamery butter at 30 and Yakima and White River ton prices for potatoes and produce.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Mobair
Washington
Puget Sound Bay
Wheat
Washington Creamery
White River
Yakima
Seattle Fair Opens On Time At Alaska-Yukon Pacific
The Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle opened on schedule with completed buildings and grassed grounds. President Taft sent the opening signal using a telegrapher’s key set with Klondike gold nuggets. Weighing features included a grand parade, Army and Navy reviews, and a dry show with no alcohol sales. The first day drew about 70 000 attendees and netted roughly 36000 in admissions.
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Wash
Alaska - Yukon
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Taft
Klondike
Eldorado
University of Washington
The
State University
Hawaii
Philippines
Chicago
St Larais
Portland
Jamestown
Taft Dedicates Gettysburg Regular Army Monument
President William H. Taft unveiled a Gettysburg monument honoring regular army soldiers who died there for the nation. First Lady Helen Taft assisted as the ceremony commemorated Lincoln's Ground.
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Jefferson Davis
Gettysburg
Taft
Helen Taft
Lincoln
Hodgenville
Herpot
William H. Taft
Misa Helen Taft
Monument to Gettysburg martyrs stands at high water mark
A memorial shaft 86 feet tall rises near the battle's high water mark, with four sides detailing losses of regular artillery cavalry and infantry. Nearby reports note a Spokane incident with mail train bandits, and a Zephyr tornado that killed 32 and injured about 50.
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Gettysburg
Brownwood
Tex
Zephyr
Georgia Strike Settled Reinstates Most Firemen
The Georgia railroad strike ends with all discharged Brotherhood firemen to be reinstated. All white firemen at terminal stations will be kept, and service resumes after negotiations led by Martin Knapp and Charles P Neill. A first post strike train runs from Augusta with a negro fireman aboard. The settlement confirms status quo pending final adjustment. In Helena Montana government suit seeks state mineral lands in Northern Pacific grant.
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Brotherhood
Atlanta
Georgia
Augusta
Martin Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles P. Neill
N. P. Land
Helena
Mont
United States
Freeman
Northern Pacific Railroad
Spain to Reform Postal Service with Rates and Banks
The Spanish Chamber of Deputies adapted a bill reorganizing the postal service. It provisions lower postal rates a parcels post a money order system and a postal savings bank system.
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Madrid
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