Amended Tariff Bill Pending Senate Action
Washington reports that the amended tariff bill faces Senate action with a projected $4 million net gain after duties and reductions. Changes include free lists for many basic goods and higher duties on bananas and wine related items, affecting iron, cement, textiles, and agricultural products. A separate note mentions a Harrisburg investigation into a “booze room” offering free liquor to lawmakers.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
House
Ples
Kentledge
Aplelgelzen
Bryan Endorses Glass Currency Bill Amid Cabinet Backing
Secretary of State Bryan endorses the Glass currency bill in a statement praising the plan backed by the president and McAdoo. He says it benefits banks and the public, offers treasury notes loaned to regional reserve banks, and grants state banks protection while avoiding bond securities. He predicts Democratic and Republican support in Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
McAdoo
Treasury
Board of Control
Senate
House
Bankers Back Central Reserve Plan For Currency Reform
The American Bankers Association endorses a central reserve system with elastic currency. It favors broad citizen ownership of government bonds, a single central reserve with local branches, and gold reserve standards to support currency. A special tax could apply to reserve deficiencies, with currency issued by the central reserve association.
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Committee of American Bankers Asociation
New York
American Bankers Association
National Monetary Commission
Honda
Wheat Crop Outlook In Columbus Cites Low Yield
W H Phillips of the U S Department of Agriculture says despite optimistic state reports the 1913 wheat crop will not yield unusually. He notes variability with some areas faring better while the southern state end struggles and joint worm infestation harms fields.
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Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
W. H. Phillips
United States Department of Agriculture
Mr. Phillips
Resignation Ties to Caminetti Case and White Slavery Prosecution
Washington reports President Wilson will defer action on District Attorney McNab’s resignation amid pressure over the Caminetti son case. Rep James Mann presses for a full fact statement from the attorney general and a call for new immigration commissioner Caminetti. Grand jurors in San Francisco defend McNab after McReynolds’ intervention to halt prosecutions.
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McNab
San Francisco
Drew Cammell
Maury Diggs
Caminetti
James R. Mann
Immigration
House
Wilson
California
Works Monday
Grand Jury
Critics Attack Currency Bill as Partisan Issue
Washington reports Rep. Mann Republican floor leader denounces the president's currency message as a partisan maneuver and calls out a lack of real reform beyond the bank plan. President Wilson insists no compromise on Glass bill principles and warns veto of any bill missing them. Sundry Civil Bill signed as Wilton vetoed the measure with a $116,000,000 appropriation linked to labor union riders.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Representative Mann
House
Mann
Cap
Wilton
Tait
Beardsley Reveals Guarding of Flagler Cottage
New York attorney for Henry M. Flagler executors stated the Palm Beach cottage where Flagler died was guarded by detectives by request during his final days. He said the guards were necessary to protect the residence from intruders at the doctors and Flagler’s own demand.
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New York
W. HH. S Beardsley
Henry M. Flagler
Archdeacon Stuck Reaches Mount McKinley Summit
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck, Episcopal missionary bishop of Alaska, reaches the summit of Mount McKinley on June 7 after a march from Fairbanks beginning March 20. His party plants the American flag and a six foot cross at the peak, with scientists’ efforts having failed in the past.
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Seattle
Wash
Hudson Stuck
Episcopal
Alaska
Mount McKinley
Archdeacon Stuck
Fairbanks
Trouble Ahead for Glass in House Banking Panel
Washington D C Chairman loss of the house banking committee faces a revolt in the committee that endangers action on the currency bill. Members served notice they will not accept blindly the bill forced by the administration citing secrecy and limited input in framing the measure. Glass pressed into a close plan of committee work under pressure from President Wilson, with only two members in his confidence. Other committee members resent the arrangement.
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Washington, D. C
House Banking Committee
Glass
Wilson
Bulkley
Ohio
Korb Jey
Indiana
Labor Leaders Appeal in Buck Stove Contempt Case
Washington labor chiefs Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison won a Supreme Court appeal after a contempt finding related to the Buck Stove and Tango Company case. The appeal will be heard after October. Ensign William D Billingsley Navy aviator died when his hydroplane crashed over Chesapeake Bay at Annapolis Maryland.
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White Thursday
Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Buck Stove & Tango Co
Navy
Annapolis
William D. Billingsley
Corps of Navy
Chesapeake Bay
J. Hy Towers
Aviation
Cleveland Wins Fare Fight Against Traction Board
The arbitration panel ruled in favor of Cleveland in the dispute over public fare policies and the city’s handling of power equipment scrapping costs. The decision rejects most city objections and supports the panel’s preliminary findings, signaling a full text release soon.
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Cleveland
Gen. Con
Draft of New Currency Bill Sets Up Federal Reserve System
A White House conference produced a draft bill to create 15 Federal Reserve Banks with central control by a nine member board. The plan requires gold reserves, capital stocks, elastic currency, and government backed notes, with broad powers to inspect banks and appoint receivers.
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White House
Wilson
McAdoo
Owen
Glass
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
Senate
House
Glaas
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank
Reserve Banks
Reserve Association
Federal Reserve
Central Board
National Bank
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Comptroller of
Currency
Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Federal Reserve Cities
Reserve Board
Reserve Banka
Senator La Follette Takes Boxing Lessons for Tariff Talks
Madison reports Senator La Follette trains in boxing in Washington to bolster stamina for tariff speeches. The judiciary committee urged passage of a state boxing commission bill. It would appoint a boxing overseer and legalize ten round bouts. The assembly previously missed the measure.
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la Follette
Madison
Wis
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ailing Women of Middle Age Urged to Try Vegetable Compound
A letter from Mrs. Edward B. Beet of Fleetwood Pennsylvania credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing menopause symptoms including hot flashes dizziness and headaches. The advertisement claims the formula strengthens the nervous system and helps women through the change of life, citing patient testimonials and urging use.
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Fleetwood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Epward
Meetwood, Pa
Pinkham
Woman avoids beating by self defense tale in hexter Pa
Annie Boloski of hexter Pa says she was abused by her husband John Holoski who used a wooden leg for rough discipline. She admits guilt to a charge of assault and battery but claims self defense after being beaten with the leg and a wooden log. He argues she provoked him and she retorts she fought back.
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Hexter
Boloski
Alderman Carter
John Holoski
Holoski
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