Oil Schedule Amended In House Free List Victory
Washington reports a coalition of Republican insurgents and Democrats won a major victory on the oil schedule. Norris Nebraska placed a 1 percent ad valorem duty on refined oil products. crude petroleum duties were removed. Tea and coffee moved to the free list. barley duty raised. Senate finance committee faces downward revisions but many schedules spark debate.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Norris
Neb
Standard Oil Company
Stanley
Clark
Crumpacker
Senate
Senate Committee On Finance
Congress
Aldrich
Payne
Finance
Finance Committee
Ohio
Wind Rips Buffalo City Streets Killing One Man
A two hour gale in Buffalo hurled debris from buildings at 22 mph. One man was killed and many injured as parts of structures were blown loose and slammed through the air.
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Buffalo
Candy makers protest Payne tariff bill across Midwest
In Des Moines on April 8, members of the Midland Confectionery Association from Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Minnesota decided to file protests with their congressmen against the Payne tariff bill. They condemn the proposed 4 cent per pound duty on chocolate beans as a rank injustice to confectioners and all chocolate users nationwide.
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Des Moines
Mississippi Valley
Midland Confectionery Association
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Ilinois
Minnesota
Chamberlain
Wickersham Upholds Congress on Marines Restored Duty
Acting on a question from Secretary Von Meyer, Attorney General Wickersham ruled Congress acted within its constitutional rights to direct that Marines be restored to duty aboard naval ships. The Navy Department has issued orders to carry out the law.
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Wickersham
Congress
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
George L. von Meyer
Navy Department
Wood and Coal Heat Comparison
The article notes wood yields one fourth the heat of coal while charcoal provides roughly the same heat as coal, highlighting efficiency differences among traditional fuels.
Prizefight In Morse Brings Hidden Bout To Iowa City
Iowa City readers report a quiet prizefight staged last night in Morse, a village in the county. Special trains from Cedar Rapids and Davenport carried visiting pugilists from Cedar Rapids and Chicago. A knockout occurred. participants were not identified. specials departed after the bout.
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Iowa City
Morse
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Chicago
Many witnesses heard to prove insanity of McNamara
Northwood Iowa April 8. The McNamara murder trial featured cross examination of George Roney who testified that the defendant acted peculiarly in the week before the crime. Testimony showed Roney knew the Scanlon demented uncles and related incidents. W H Allis Mason City testified about odd actions but offered no verdict on sanity.
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Northwood
McNamara
George Roney
Telford
Roney
Scanlon
W. H. Allis
Mason City
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Double Death at Loda
Bloomington reports T. M. Ross a section foreman shot and killed Mrs. Jessie Staley whom he boarded with and then killed himself with carbolic acid and a bullet. Jealousy identified as the motive in this fatal episode.
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Bloomington
T. M. Ross
Loda
Jessie Staley
Zeppelin Long Flight Over Friedrichshafen Sets Record
Count Zeppelin's airship completed a twelve hour flight from Friedrichshafen setting a new endurance record for dirigibles. The successful journey demonstrated stability and range during the spring trial.
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Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Ex Chief Hardin Disappears After Sentence Upheld
Des Moines authorities seek Eli Hardin former chief of detectives once sentenced to three years for conspiracy. Last seen in Seattle about a month ago he fled on a $2,000 bond. Moses Levich of Des Moines signed Hardin's bond as officials fear he vanished to avoid serving the term.
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Des Moines
Eli Hardin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Hardin
Seattle
Wash
Moses Levich
Cruelty Exposed in State Hospitals Report
Des Moines reports a house committee findings of abuse in state hospitals. Abuses included choking and cursing like animals, guards forcing inmates to floor, and stuffing towels soaked with soap into throats. The panel urges sweeping rule changes to end cruelty and improve conditions.
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Des Moines
House
General Logan Investigates Misappropriation Charge in Dubuque
Adjutant General Guy A. Logan of the Iowa National Guard inspected Captain Baumgartner and Company A in Dubuque amid charges of funds misappropriation. No decision announced. Ernest Schaeppe, sixty, wealthy stock buyer of Strawberry Point, hanged himself. found by his wife in a corner rib. Temporary insanity cited as likely explanation.
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General Logan
Dubuque
Guy A. Logan
Iowa National Guard
Baumgartner
Company A
Ernest Schaeppe
Strawberry Point
Mining interests urge 1 cent zinc tariff proposal
Representatives of leading mining interests in Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin at a mass meeting in Dubuque adopt resolutions urging their congressmen to demand a tariff of one cent per pound on zinc.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Folk Says Tariff Is Graft In Congress Scramble For Loot
Former Missouri governor Joseph W Folk denounces the tariff fight in Congress as grafted by law, split between Republicans and Democrats. He cites Iowa as an example and urges leaders to oppose protective duties that empower manufacturers to extract profits, noting both parties share blame.
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Des Moines
Congress
Joseph W. Folk
Chamberlain
Ed Butler
St. Louis
Folk
Iowa
Markets Open in Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices Rise
Chicago trading notes show hog receipts 17 000 with gains to 6 7 cents per pound and cattle strong to 10 higher. Estimated receipts 18 000 tomorrow, bulk hog prices around 7 15 to 7 30. Western cattle, sheep and lambs cited with varied ranges and steady to strong trends. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co.
John A. Babcock and Carriof North American Live Stock
John A Babcock leads the North American Live Stock commission in a formal notice filed with the U S Department. The document records a 60 yard measure and references standard shipping and yard processes.
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Ing Commission
Nc Reg
SEC
U. Ss
Castro Lands at Fort de France in Fury Over Interdict
Former Venezuelan president Cipriano Castro lands in Fort de France after British interdict prevents his landing at Port of Spain. He lodges at Hotel Ivanes with his wife and secretary, denounces the British action, and vows that justice is imminent as Venezuelan colonists react with unease.
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Venezuela
Fort de France
Cipriane Castro
Bordeaux
Port of Spain
Senor Castro
la Guayra
Castro
Hotel Ivanes
Guadeloupe
Gomez
Trinidad
Whisky topic at White House hearing on what is whisky
Washington April 8. President Taft presided as referee as lawyers and distillers debated the meaning of whisky under the pure food law. Notables included Joseph H Choate John G Carlisle Attorney General Wickersham and Dr Harvey W Wiley with many industry spokesmen present. Hearing lasted over two hours. Tulsa April 8. Arguments ended on motion to quash indictments against Governor Haskell and five codefendants in Muskogee land fraud case. Judge John A Marshall will rule after consideration.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
John G. Carlisle
the Treasury
Choate
Carlisle
Haskell
Tulsa
Okla
Muskogee
United States
John A. Marshall
Utah
Milburn Concludes Argument in Government Oil Case
John G. Mil burn, Standard Oil chief counsel, finished his argument before the U S circuit court in St Louis in the government's bid to dissolve the oil giant for violating the antitrust act. Moritz Rosenthal followed as another Standard lawyer.
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Milburn
St. Louis
John G. Milburn
Standard Oil Company
United States Circuit Court of
Big Oil Corporation
Moritz Rosenthal
Standard
Boy Shot Dead During Wild West Game in Linton
Clifford Wolford fifteen died in Linton Indiana after a Wild West game when Loren Hamton eighteen shot him. Hamton attempted suicide but was stopped by bystanders who confiscated the rifle.
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Linton
Ind
Clifford Wolford
Loren Hamton
Hamton
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