Tariff Bill Passed House With Oil Duty Change
The Payne tariff bill passed the House 217 to 161 after debate and an amendment by Norris Nebraska set crude oil duties at one percent ad valorem effectively placing it on the free list. The bill was reported to the Senate by the finance committee and debate will begin Thursday.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Norris
Nebraska
Gompers Arranges Taft Labor Conference
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, has organized a conference between President Taft and labor leaders. Former President Castro of Venezuela, trying to return home, was expelled from Martinique by France. The Baroness Rosen was named maid of honor to the empresses.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Taft
Castro
Venezuela
France
Martinique
Elizabeth Rosen
United States
William Booth
Salvation Army
Andrew Carnegie
Hamilton College
Senator Root
Theodore Roosevelt
Messina
Taft Orders Nonpartisan Census Appointments Across South
President Taft instructs Director North of the census bureau to ignore party lines in appointing mentor supervisors and other positions under the new census act, with especial reference to the South. The note accompanies a spree of varied public events and international matters in a broad national roundup.
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Taft
Census Bureau
New York
Seattle
White House
William Booth
Thomas Estill
Chicago
Salvation Army
United States
Canada
Peru
Miami University
Ohia
Oxford
Charles Murphy
International Art Jury of Awards
Carnegie Institute
Africa
Roosevelt
John Anderson
Aurora
Esmeralda County
Nevada
William J. Bryan
Charles Gellew
Des Moines
Washington
US Vice President Praises Strength in Utica Banquet
Vice-President Sherman spoke at a Utica banquet detailing the United States strength. The same day interurban trolley collisions near Gary Indiana injured 30 passengers and baseball openings featured Philadelphia and Washington defeating Poston and New York.
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Sherman
Utica
N. Y
United States
Gary
Ind
Philadelphia
Washington
Poston
New York
War Department
Roosevelt
le Journal of
Paris
Rome
Mount Etna
State Department
Italy
Louis P. Allard
Peoria
Ill
New Orleans
Malcolm W. Rix
Thomas J. Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Bloomington
White House
Lenox
Mass
Chicago
Springfield
Wilkesbarre
Pittsburg
Wu Ting Fang
China
Taft
Louisville
Anna
Mabel
Ruby Foldorf
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Niagara Falls
Esther Cornell
Alonzo B. Cornell
Arnoud Jacob Joris Vonderdoes Bye
Hague
Holland
Standard Oil Company
St. Louis
Frank Rice
Evansville
Texas
George Floss
Lake Erie
Dickinson
Hamilton Club
Trust Company
Age Savings Bank
Knapp Brothers
Bingampton
Delors
Forestry Bureau
Masonic Order
Los Angeles
City
Mexico
Justino Masonic Lodge
New York City
Wilson
New York Central Railroad
Willie Hotchkiss
Harper
Kan
George Nichols
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House
University of Nebraska
Fairbanks
Hawaii
France
Castro
Venezuela
Fort de France
Martinique
Hal Chase
Message to America from Gen Booth on Salvation Army birthday
Gen William Booth founder of the Salvation Army reads a message to Americans at Carnegie Hall for his eightieth birthday. He urges America to lead the world with Christian principles and practical charity, inviting a real embodiment of faith and service.
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New York City
William Booth
Salvation Army
Carnegie Hall
Eva Booth
America
London
Earth
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Officers Not Held to Blame in Rockefeller Libel Case
New York Supreme Court Justice Gerard upheld a writ of habeas corpus for Star Co. officers 8S. S. Carvalho Bradford Merrill and Edward M. Clark in a criminal libel action brought by John D Rockefeller Jr. The court discharged the defendants finding no evidence they authored or published the December 17 1908 New York American article falsely alleging Rockefeller’s involvement in peonage.
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New York City
S. Carvalho
Bradford Merrill
Edward M. Clark
The
Star Co
New York American and Evening Journal
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Gerard
Supreme Court
Rockefeller
New York American
Illinois
Messrs. Carvalho, Merrill and Clark
Blackmailers Caught in Erie Case
Four young men were arrested in Erie for sending blackmail letters to Charles H. Strong president of the Erie and Pittsburg railroad demanding $500 under threat of death. Joseph Enos was released. Carl Panetzke John Costa and Earl McBride pleaded guilty and were bound over to court with bail set at $5,000 each.
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Erie
Charles H. Strong
Erie & Pittsburg
Joseph Enos
Carl Panetzke
John Costa
Earl McBride
Receivers Appointed for Outing Publishing Co in NY Court
Judge George W. Ray in New York federal court yesterday appointed receivers for the Outing Publishing Co of Deposit New York and for Knapp Bros. The publishers publish Outing Bohemian Grey Goose and Brains magazines and receivers were named to oversee their affairs.
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Publishing Co
Syracuse
N. Y
George W. Ray
United States
Outing Publishing Co
Deposit
Outing
Bohemian
Grey Goose
Knapp Bros
Frost destroys crops in Roanoke area
Roanoke Virginia fruit growers report their crops ruined by heavy frosts and freezing weather over the past several nights.
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Roanoke
Fire Sweeps Rochester Blocks Destroying Homes
A 25 mile gale drove a blaze through Rochester destroying the Palmer building and multiple sections. About 100 families left homeless and militia guard the still living belongings as relief funds are launched. total losses pegged at $500,000 with major damages to Temple Berith Kodesh and several churches and businesses.
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Rochester
N. Y
Buffalo
Syracuse
Eggerton
Palmer
Main
Gibbs Streets
Hunting Co
Palmer Building
Temple Berith Kodesh
First Reformed Church of America
Ward Apartments
First German Luther Zion Church
St. Peters Presbyterian Church
Palmer Lumber Yards
Main Street
Mutinous Turkish Troops Besiege Parliament in Constantinople
Turkish garrison mutinied before the Parliament building demanding the dismissal of Hilmi Pasha and the war minister. Artillery and cavalry troops seized Committee of Union and Progress officers, firing on approach to the war ministry. Several killed and wounded. Easter holidays blocked quorum for a new cabinet. Deputy Emil Arslan killed en route to the house.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Committee of Union and Progress
Hilmi Pasha
Chamber
War Ministry
Emil Arslan
Loyal Legion Opens Eleventh Congress in New York
In New York City the eleventh quadrennial congress of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States opens at 10 am with full delegate attendance from 21 commanderies. Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge presides as commander in chief. The order comprises Civil War veterans, their descendants, and a few distinguished noncombatants, with about 9,000 members.
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New York City
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Order
Grenville M. Dodge
Loyal Legion
United States Army
Navy
Wind Storm in Pittsburg Causes Fatalities and Damage
A severe wind storm in Pittsburg Pennsylvania yesterday left one person dead and several seriously injured. Property losses run into thousands of dollars as roofs blown off and trees toppled across the city and surrounding areas.
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Pittsburg
Borough Bank of Brooklyn Finishes Debt Payout
The Borough Bank of Brooklyn today paid off the last dollar of its indebtedness to depositors. The bank suspended during the panic a year and a half ago and reopened on April 14, 1908.
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New York City
Borough Bank of
Brooklyn
Fire destroys eight houses at Bresslau
Eight houses burned completely at Bresslau with twelve families left homeless after a cigarette ignited a bed. Loss estimated at $15,000. Other items note Tribune Publishing Co acquiring Morning Star Crawford Journal, consolidation under Walter Irving Bates. Pettit wins $12 325 against Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad for oil property damage in Venango County due to a hill slip. three horses die and two more may perish after horses drink moldy straw in Greene County. moist oats and wheat in an old stack bottom caused a disease-like illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Bresslau
Meadville
Tribune Publishing Co
Morning Star
Crawford Journal
Walter Irving Bates
Franklin
Joseph Pettit
Philadelphia
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Venango County
Washington
Dora Smith Garner
Sycamore
Greene County
Beaver Falls Faculty to Pick Geneva College Orator Candidate
In the tri state oratorical contest at Westminster College New Wilmington Matthew Mitchell and David Stewart tied for Geneva College honor. Faculty will decide which shall represent the college. Other contestants were Milo McFeeters Robert McFall Ernest Patton and Waldo Wylie.
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Beaver Falls
Geneva College
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Matthew Mitchell
David Stewart
Milo McFeeters
Robert McFall
Ernest Patton
Waldo Wylie
Reading Iron Co. strike eases as workers return to plants
At the Reading Iron Co. plants the strike conditions have improved with most departments active. About 150 puddlers and helpers still refuse a wage cut from 4.50 to 3.75 per ton, though more furnaces are now operating than since the dispute began.
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Reading
Reading Iron Co
Pittsburg Tunnels Firms Given State Charter Approval
Gov. Stuart approves charter for two Pittsburg tunnel companies with $5,000 capital each. Incorporators include John F. Mueller F. W. Mueller and John F. Staley of Pittsburg. The Interurban River will run under the Monongahela River and the Pittsburg and Suburban plans a 13,000 foot line from Tenth and Liberty to Welwood avenue.
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Harrisburg
Gov. Stuart
Pittsburg
John F. and
F. W. Mueller
John F. Staley
Monongahela River
Tenth and
Liberty
Welwood Avenue
Thompson closes mammoth Greene county coal deal
Josiah V. Thompson of Uniontown purchases Adams block near Waynesburg totaling 6,010 acres for about 180 dollars an acre, amounting to 1,087,000 dollars. The tract owned by J. B. Adams and 125 others is contiguous to Thompson and associate holdings.
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Washington
Greene County
Josiah V. Thompson
Uniontown
Waynesburg
Adams Block
J. B. Adams
Harrisburg House Passes School Code and Food Bills
After a riotous debate the Harrisburg house approved the school code by 107 to 86. It also adopted the Murphy pure food bill by 137 to 62, allowing the use of sodium benzoate at one tenth of 1 percent and sulfur dioxide in molasses and evaporated fruits.
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Harrisburg
Trial postponed in Harrisburg over severance prejudice
In Harrisburg the Huston conspiracy case against the State Capitol architect was postponed with no date set in Dauphin County Court. The delay followed a defense plea that severance granted to contractor John H. Sanderson ex auditor general William P. Snyder and former superintendent James M. Shumaker could prejudice the defense.
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Harrisburg
Joseph M. Huston
Dauphin County
John H. Sanderson
William P. Synder
James M. Shumaker
Pittsburg Mayor Denies Interference in Wu Ting Fang Matter
Mayor Magee replies to the state department denying discussion of the arrest of two Chinese in Pittsburg and asserts eight local Chinese say they received letters from Minister Wu Ting Fang urging them not to testify. Police officials note the statement and an inquiry by the state department into possible interference with American courts.
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Pittsburg
Wu Ting Fang
Magee
State Department of
United States
State Department
Harrisburg Decision Sparks Milk Can Freight Hope
The state railway commission rejects James L. Magee of Castle Shannon’s bid to stop the Pittsburg Railway from carrying milk cans and newspapers on front ends of cars. The company plans to launch a light freight service soon, arguing the practice is safe and necessary.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburg Railway
State Railway Commission
James L. Magee
Castle Shannon
Magee
Crook House Sold for 180 Dollars at Fort Whipple
Prescott lawyer recounts the sale of the Gen. Crook house near Prescott. The government built house, valued over 90 000 dollars, was sold for 180 dollars after years of use by Gen. Crook and later Gen. Kautz during campaigns against Native Americans. Buyer plans to remove the structure as government liability ends.
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Fort Whipple
Prescott
George H. Morgan
Prescott, Ariz
Gen. Crook
Thumb Butte
Crook
Los Angeles
Kautz
Education aims differ in England and America
The London Spectator contrasts English and American schooling, noting England trains leaders by building ladders for promising pupils while the United States educates the masses, believing the exceptional will rise and focusing on raising the average level of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London Spectator
Vienna Institute Dedicated to Radium Studies
A Vienna foundation plans a radium research institute, to be built on Wahringstrasse beside the new Institute of Physics. The Vienna Academy of Sciences funds half a million kroner for the project, with completion expected next spring.
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Vienna
Wahringstrasse
Institute of Physics
Vienna Academy of Sciences
Salt use in moderation benefits digestion and thirst
The article asserts moderate salt is healthy for all, boosts thirst to encourage water intake, and notes raw apples with salt are good for children. It warns pepper and spices should be limited for children, and mentions sanitariums often season food only with salt.
Financial Market Highlights and Commodity Prices
New York financial notes show on call money at 15 2 per cent prime mercantile paper at 3144 4 per cent. Sterling exchange at 4 87.65 for demand. Government bonds steady. Grain and provisions list Minnesota patents flour at 5.90 to 6.35. Wheat No 2 red 1.38 elevator. Corn No 2 white 76c. Oats mixed 57 to 58c. Cattle steers 5.60 to 6.55. Sheep unshorn 4.50 to 6.50 lambs 4.75 to 5.00.
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New York
Prime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Market Prices Across Cities on Apr Fourteen
Cleveland reports futures and cash prices for flour, wheat, corn, oats, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, hay, cattle, sheep and hogs. Toledo lists cash wheat, corn, oats and cloverseed. Buffalo notes export cattle, hogs and sheep prices.
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Toledo
Livestock Prices Report From Pittsburg Market
Cattle select steers bring 6.40 to 6.55 while good grades sell at 6.00 to 6.20. Hogs heavy Yorkers 7.60 to 7.65 and pigs 6.60 to 6.80. Sheep prime wethers 5.30 to 5.50 and lambs 4.50 to 7.00.
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Pittsburg
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General News
Gen. Booth
N.Y
Military Order
Pennsylvania
Keystone
State Joss
Crook House
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