Taft backs 2 percent tax on corporate net income
President Taft calls for a two per cent tax on corporate net income and urges a constitutional amendment to allow an income tax without apportionment. He cites Pollock v Farmers' Loan case and argues the tax could be essential in national crises. The proposal targets for profit corporations and joint stock companies while excluding national banks savings banks and building societies.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
Pollock Vs. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
San Francisco Bids Lead 1910 National Irrigation Congress
Spokane report lists six contenders Pueblo Chicago St Louis Charleston and Rochester for the 1910 event to be held August 9 to 14 in Spokane. Delegates from these cities back by local clubs expect a lively fight as efforts press to move the 18th session east of the Missouri River.
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Spokane
Wash
San Francisco
National Irrigation Congress
Pueblo
Colo
Chicago
St. Louis
Charleston
S. C
Rochester
N. Y
George Eames Barstow
Texas
National Association
R. Insinger
Board of Control
Missouri River
East
Teutonic Runs Aground In Ambrose Channel
The White Star Line steamer Teutonic ran aground in Ambrose channel opposite Sandy Hook after leaving New York for European ports. The ship’s position is easy and she is likely to be flooded at the next high tide.
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New York
White Star Line
Teutonic
Ambrose Channel
Sandy Hook
Idaho Agricultural College Inadequate, Says Moscow Station Chief
Professor French accuses Idaho of lacking an agricultural college with proper equipment and facilities. He states state funds meant for agriculture were spent unwisely and criticizes preparation and space for instruction at the University of Idaho. He notes five teachers had to use a single room for classes.
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State of Idaho
Agricultural College
Agricultural Department
University of Idaho
Open Shop Strike Affects 203 Mills In Tin and Sheet Steel
Pittsburg June 16 More than ten thousand skilled workers in the Amalgamated Association will quit June 30 as an open shop order of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company takes effect. The move will affect 152 mills in the tin trade and 51 mills in the sheet steel trade, with many unskilled workers also impacted.
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American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Wheat, Chicago July Wheat Closes At 1.14
Wheat futures in Chicago for July delivery settled at 1.14 per bushel. The report notes a steady session with slight gains amid market activity and trading interest.
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Chicago
Hill Road to Salmon Hill Road to Salmon
Deputy A S Beemer believes a Pittsburg and Gilmore line through Salmon river country will connect Montana to San Francisco. He notes 30 miles graded, claims Hill line control of a Washington county route, and predicts mining and fruit rich Lemhi and Salmon valleys will boom with rail access and through traffic.
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A. S
Beemer
Salmon River
Montana
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Gilmore
Pin
Washington County
Butte
Idaho
Valley of the
Salmon
Lemhi Valley
Custer
Lemhi
Northwest
Mackay
Lembhi
Lewiston
Beemer Lef Lagtymight
Boise
New York Central Overhauls Grand Central Terminal
The New York Central advances in New York City as Grand Central undergoes a near total rebuild costing over $2,000,000. The photo shows yards cleared for new sheds with the tall Hotel Belmont rising at center.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
New York City
Grand Central
Hotel Belmont
Grand Central Station
New York
Too Much Booze Is Goulds Charge
New York June 16 Evidence in Howard Gould and Katherine Clemmons Gould separation suit focuses on Mrs Gould at Castle Gould Long Island with servants testifying she drank heavily causing Mr Gould to leave and refuse to return unless she would stop humiliating him before friends.
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New York
N. Y
Howard Gould
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Gould
Fire Laddies Deliver Prompt Stop At Old Barn Blaze
At 11 o clock last night the fire department answered a blaze at the old Dan Swinehart barn on Bonneville street between Garfield and Arthur. Chief Bill Price led the effort and two hose lines controlled the fire quickly, gutting the barn but sparing the residence. The origin is unknown, with tramps smoking in the hay mow suspected.
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Dan Swinehart
Bonneville Street
Garfield
Arthur Streets
Bill Price
Swinehart
Red Men of Georgia Meet in Atlanta Annual Session
The Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Georgia opened its annual meeting in Atlanta with delegates from across the state. Mayor Maddox welcomed attendees, followed by a response from Past Great Incohonee Robert T. Daniel. The convention adjourned to executive session and will conclude tomorrow. Reports indicate nine new tribes and about a thousand members added in the year.
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Atlanta
Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Georgia
Maddox
Robert T. Daniel
Georgia
Workman Buried in Denver Gas Plant Explosion
Denver officials report four killed nine injured and a 250000 loss from a explosion at the Denver Gas and Electric power plant last night. Frederick Gettner an electrician is believed to be still buried in the wreckage. A nightlong search was underway for Gettner’s body.
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Denver
Denver Gas and Electric Company
Frederick Gettner
Gettner
Venezuelan purchase clears up Nanticoke and Dispatch mystery
State department advices from Venezuela reveal the steamer Nanticoke and tug Dispatch were purchased by Venezuela. The department of justice orders agents to abandon observation and return to Washington.
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Washington
State Department
Venezuela
Dispatch
Department of Justice
Republican Platform Endorses Taft and Tariff Reforms
Harrisburg June 16 the Republican state convention adopts a platform praising President Taft. It endorses the protective policy and states the party is fulfilling its promise to revise the tariff.
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Harrisburg
Taft
Idaho Day sees Battleship Idaho at Seattle celebration
Governor Brady of Idaho asked the navy to send the battleship Idaho to Seattle for Idaho Day at the world fair. Idaho leaders say at least twenty five thousand Idahoans would travel to Seattle to view the ship and take part in the celebration, with Pacific coast senators and congressmen backing the effort.
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Seattle
James II, Brady
Idaho
Navy Department
Congress
Seattle Harbor
Pacific Slope
Free Sugar Voted Down in Senate Fight over Philippines Trade
Senator Foster of Louisiana protested free trade with the Philippines arguing it would ruin independence hopes. The Senate rejected Fletcher’s amendment 26 to 43, keeping a restrictive duty regime on Philippine imports.
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Washington
Philippines
Foster
Louisiana
Senate
United States
Islands
Fletcher
Ocean to Ocean Race Leads Ford Car in Front
The New York to Seattle race leaders Ford and Shawmut were in Rock Springs today and poised to reach Montpelier Idaho for registration as the event moves toward Seattle. Bad roads slowed progress but cars maintain a fast pace with Seattle arrival hoped mid next week.
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New York
Bannock
J. B. Lund
Seattle
Ford Company
West
Aftenoon
Ford
Montpelier
Bliss
Boise
Lund
Denver
Shawmut
Ford Cars Lead Continental Run Arrive in Rock Springs
Rock Springs Wyo June 16 The Ford cars Nos 1 and 2 arrived in the forenoon as leaders in the race across the continent to Seattle. The Shawmut car is about twenty five miles away undergoing machinery overhaul.
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Rock Springs
Wye
Ford
Seattle
Walter Leopold and Wife Leave for Seattle Trip
Walter Leopold and his wife departed this afternoon for Seattle to visit the ex position. They expect to be away for about one month or six weeks.
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Walter Leopold
Seattle
Big land scramble eyed in Idaho sagebrush country
J. G. White & Co of Chicago and Kuhn Brothers of Pittsburg seek state land board approval to segregate about 300000 acres in Bingham and Fremont counties. The tract includes the abandoned Dubois project. Irrigation would be provided via a storage reservoir at Henrys Lake near the Yellowstone boundary under the Carey net.
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White & Company
Kuhn Brothers
Bingham
Fremont
Dubois
Idaho
J. G. White & Co
Chcago
Pittsburg
State Land Board
Federal Reclamation Service
Henry’s Lake
Yellowstone Park
Big irrigation push eyed for upper Snake valley
Idaho Falls Times reports White & Co and Kuhn Bros of Pittsburg back a vast irrigation scheme in the upper Snake valley west of Idaho Falls. Eastern capital plans a multi million dam and canal system to reclaim 300000 acres of virgin soil, with a Henrys Lake reservoir and dam on the north fork considered. Chicago bankers may join the effort following their city visit on the 21st.
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Idaho Falls
White & Co
Kuhn Bros
Pittsburg
Twin Falls
Snake Valley
Lost River Mountains
Fred K. Dubois
Department of the Interior
United States
Register
Henry’s Lake
Chicago
Wool Clip a Big One from Bannock County Sheep
City Councilman Carl A. Valentine reports that Douglas & Valentine will finish shearing 14,000 sheep across 15 machines. The spring clip should reach about 100000 pounds with fleeces described as the best yet. Lamb crop exceeds 90 percent, and wool hauling from Pocatello Creek camp will finish in a few days.
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Carl A. Valentine
Douglas & Valentine
Pocatello Creek
Pocatello
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Snake River Valley
Senator Root
Irrigation Congress
French
Moscow
Iron, Steel and Tin
Pittsburg and
Gilmore
Bonneville
RED Men OF
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Brady
Gore
Gate City
Gem State
Bannock County
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