Tariff Revisions Dominated White House Conference
A White House meeting of President Roosevelt Speaker Cannon and senators Allison Aldrich Spooner and Platt and reps Payne Dalzell Grosvenor and Tawney failed to reach conclusions. The tariff question was the main topic with plans for further conferences and possibly an extra session if revision is chosen.
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Washington
Jan
White House
Roosevelt
Cannon
Allison
Aldrich
Spooner
Platt
Connecticut
Payne
Dalzell
Grosvenor
Tawney
Conferrees
Ways and Means Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
President Seeks Unity on Tariff Revision at Conference
The conference opened with frank discussion of tariff revision as each man shared views in pursuit of unanimous action. The president plans further talks with Senate and House Republicans to gauge support and possibly call an extra session next fall. Also discussed were railway regulation and economy in appropriations. A night session with Townsend and Esch examined freight rate regulation. Conclusions will take weeks.
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Senate
House
Congress
Townsend
Michigan
Esch
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Committee
Smuggling Blows Hit Cassie Chadwick Party Diamonds
U S secret service officers say more than 60000 in diamonds and valuable stones smuggled into the country by Mrs Cassie L Chadwick and members of her European party. Gems are under surveillance in banks in Cleveland and New York while authorities await dealer lists for identification.
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Cleveland
Cassie L Chadwick
Europe
United States Secret Service
New York
Goes to Prison for Life Millard Puck
Newton Indiana January report states Millard Puck has been sentenced to life in prison. The case involves a serious offense ruled by local authorities.
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Newton, In
Millard Puck
Prisoner convicted of murder in Vrairie City murder case
A man convicted of the murder of William Darter of Vrairie City was sentenced to life in the penitentiary on May 9, 19MM. The report notes the murder, the date, and the life sentence, with mentions of officials Miles and Governor Douglas in related items from Washington.
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William Darter
Vrairie City
Hin Deen
Miles
Douglas
Washington
War Department
Nelson A. Miles
Uoe
Adams Declared Colorado Governor After Contested Vote
Alva Adams was declared the duly elected governor of Colorado by the legislature after a contested election. The margin favored Adams and Peabody planned to contest the result. The Wolcott faction secured key supreme court appointments while both parties eyed further fights in the judiciary.
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Denver
Jan
Alva Adams
Colorado
Adams
Peabody
Wolcott
Supreme Court
George W. Bailey
Fort Collina
Supreme Judge
L. M. Goddard
Walcott
Delong Sons Exhume Father in Suspected Poison Death
In Des Moines Iowa the two sons of L L Delong a Clarke county farmer who died four months ago secretly exhumed his body in the dead hour of night. A stomach analysis followed revealing evidence prompting the governor to place a murder reward. Delong reportedly died after taking whisky and quinine though foul play is suspected due to a prior will.
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Des Moines
L. L. Delong
Clarke County
Iowa
Delong
Crash at the Opera injures chorus members at Metropolitan Grand
A backstage bridge collapse during Carmen at the Metropolitan Grand Opera House injures ten chorus members. Injuries include fractured ribs for Giovanni Rossi Wanda Adamsky Vincenzo Raggaro and others while spectators remained calm and the performance resumed after medical attention.
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New York
Jan
Metropolitan Grand Opera House
Giovanni Rossi
Wanda Adamsky
Natalie Cornnelis
Katharine Hahn
Ida Robenstein
Italio Langomari
Desadoria Paccetti
Vincenzo Raggaro
Giovanni Manino
Navy dispatch boat sails for fleet review at Hampton Roads
The Dolphin left the navy yard at noon with a distinguished party bound for Hampton Roads to review the North Atlantic fleet vessels before their Caribbean maneuvers. The party includes Secretary Mortom and Admiral Dewey.
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Washington, Jan
Dolphin
Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Mortom
Dewey
Springfield Electric Railway Plan Aimed at Central Illinois Route
Directors of the Springfield Beardstown and Quincy Railway with United States Construction representatives of New York and Washington arranged to finance and build an electric road from Springfield through Petersburg and Beardstown to Quincy.
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Springfield
Ill
Beardstown and Quincy
United States Construction Company
New York
Washington
Petersburg
Beardstown
Quincy
Native Vino Aged From Coco Nut Drink To Strong Vino
Article notes tuba from the coconut tree ferments into vino. It mentions Luzon and Cebu natives, who are adept climbers and shown in an illustration climbing a tree to harvest the sap that becomes a potent drink.
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Philippines
Luzon
Cebu
Islands
Insanity Declared For 12-Year-Old Boy In Indiana Court
In Centerville, Horace Henderson, aged 12, was ruled insane by a local commission. Witnesses described disturbing hallucinations and visions, with the boy's condition deemed as advanced as adult inmates in Indiana hospitals. The case marks an unusual early onset of insanity.
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Richmond
Ind
Squire Harvey
Centerville
Horace Henderson
Indiana
Penderson
Hhiiny
Henderson
Electors Cast Illinois Vote for Roosevelt and Fairbanks
In Springfield Illinois the twenty seven electors met in the Supreme Court chambers and cast Illinois electoral votes for Theodore Roosevelt for president and Charles W Fairbanks for vice president. Secretary of State Rose prepared pale blue satin ballots for the occasion. The ballots name Roosevelt of New York and Fairbanks of Indiana and will be kept as souvenirs.
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Springfield
Dan
Ilinois
Supreme Court
Chambers
Theodore Roosevelt
Chas. W. Fairbanks
Rose
United States
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Coincidence of Accidents at City Industrial Works
Louis Brockmueller, a Bay City worker, lost sight in one eye after a flying pin struck the remaining eye. Six months earlier a similar accident in the same spot damaged the other eye. Married with three children, he was aided by fellow workers and is now at work with slim hope of saving the sound eye.
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Bay City
Mich
Louis Brockmueller
Washtenaw Board Seeks County-Only Law On Graft
Ann Arbor officials report Washtenaw County supervisors approved a resolution urging the legislature to enact a Washtenaw County specific law aimed at curbing tramp graft. The move reflects local concerns over public aid abuses and seeks targeted remedies within the county.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Washtenaw
Washtenaw County
Washtenaw Coun
Gibson City man guilty on sixty liquor counts
Henry Houts of Gibson City was found guilty on sixty counts of illegally selling liquor. He received a $50 fine for each count, totaling $3,000 in penalties.
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Paxtonmetil
Henry Houts
Gibson City
Court decision on postal clerks travel board pay
Justice Wright of the court of Claims rules that congressional postal service appropriations do not cover board and lodging for railway postal clerks when they are away from home on duty, in the United States case against the government.
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Washington, Jan
Wright
Court of Claims
United States
Congress
Ohio Anti-Saloon League backs Harding for Governor
The Ohio Anti-Saloon League issues a formal statement endorsing Lieutenant Governor Warren G. Harding for the Republican nomination for Governor, preferring him to incumbent Governor Herrick.
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Columbus
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Warren G. Harding
Goveror Herrick
Prohibitionist party names new national head in Chicago
The executive committee elected Charles R. Jones of Philadelphia to succeed Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago as the party leader. The party headquarters will remain in Chicago for the res...
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Chicago
Jan
Prohibitionist Party
Charles R. Jones
Philadelphia
Oliver W. Stewart
Reser
Czar's Pacific Fleet Moves Toward Suez After Port Arthur News
Reports from Washington and St Petersburg detail Russian naval movements from Suda bay to Port Said, with cruisers Ole Tzun Dinieper Rion and destroyers Grozny Chomeski Reziy bound for European waters. Japanese dispatches confirm prisoner deliveries and discuss possible peace talks as officials weigh Manchuria and war strategy. Local notices list residents traveling and births while promoting Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup for la grippe.
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Ruda Bay
Botrosky
Ole Tzun
Dinieper
Rion
Grozny
Chomeski
Reziy
Suda Bay
Port Said
Suez Canal
Far East
Pock
Stir Hoff
Port Arthur
St Petersburg
Bock
Bank in Indiana Runs Silent as Cash Vanishes
North Liberty witnesses panic as Citizens' bank vaults show only $125 in small coins after cashier J W Brooke disappears for a week. Depositors seize the bank, serving an attachment while prosecutors plan extradition to Chicago for Brooke. Bank, two years old, faced unusual withdrawals and missing notes valued at about $8,000.
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South Bend
Ind
Iann. C
North Liberty
Citizens’ Bank
J. W. Brooke
Brooke
Chicago
Kurtz
Markets Open With Mixed Livestock Prices in Chicago
Chicago markets show strong cattle and sheep receipts with hogs varying by grade. Estimated totals week receipts run high, heavy hogs reach 4.64, cattle 3.00 to 6.10, lambs about 5.60 to 7.60, and western stockers firm, while natives show wide price ranges amid brisk activity.
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