Opposition to Taft policies within Republican ranks.
Washington January 17 opposition rises against Taft administration measures. Representative Mann leads objections to interstate commerce changes and federal incorporation, while Mandel contests conservation plans. Six Ballinger Taft bills push land, water, and resource controls but face hurdles in Mondell Nelson committees.
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Jan
Representative Mann
Ilinois
Cannon
House
Mann
Interstate Commerce Court
Representative Mandel
Wyoming
House Committee On Public Land
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Chairman Mondell
Senator Nelson
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Mondell
Nelson
Taft-Ballinger
John Mitchell to Attend National Civic Federation Talks
Labor leader John Mitchell will participate in sessions of the National Civic Federation. The event brings together unions business and civic groups to discuss policy and reform initiatives. Mitchell is expected to address workers' concerns and advocate for collaborative reform.
Indiana town fears total devastation
Indianapolis reports Leavenworth on the Ohio river facing imminent flood danger as Woil creek waters rise over a foot hourly. Townsfolk evacuate goods to higher ground and merchants move stocks while officials plead for urgent aid to avert flood devastation.
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Indianapolis
MarShall
Leavenworth
Ohio River
Dynamite Suicide Ends William Bennett Tragedy
New London Conn January 17 Residents thought an earthquake struck when William Bennett planted dynamite against his chest and blew off half his body. His wife in the adjoining room was the intended victim. He had fired three shots at her the previous Friday, one bullet deflected by a corset steel. The sitting room was wrecked with windows blown out and furniture destroyed.
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New London
Conn
William Bennett
Bennett
Mystery surrounds death of land owner in Toledo hotel
J F Smithwick age 38 of Raletech NC was found unconscious in a Toledo hotel room and nearly suffocated by escaping gas when his door was forced. Doctors could not revive him. He had come to meet Nettie Langsay and had agreed to marry her in reply to a matrimonial agency ad.
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Toledo, O
J. F. Smithwick
Raletech
N. C
Smithwick
Toledo
Nettie Langsay
Chinese truce broken in San Francisco tone war
The Yee family arrests Ci Chong an On Yick highbinder for kidnapping Yee Nan and taking him to Oakland where a murder charge was filed. Prominent members of the Yee tong and Yee quad are involved, risking a resumption of Chinatown feuds that caused several deaths last month.
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San Francisco
Yee
Ci Chong
Taft Accepts Invitation to National Board of Trade Banquet
President Taft has accepted the invitation to attend the National Board of Trade banquet in Washington January 26 and likely will deliver an address. Vice President Sherman Speaker Cannon and Secretary Nagel will speak, with Postmaster General Hitchcock on the parcels post. Delegates from commercial bodies in 31 states will attend.
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Washington
Taft
National Board of Trade
Sherman
Cannon
Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Hitchcock
Woman fatally burns self after domestic trouble in Butte
In Butte Montana on January 17 Mrs Tim Lynch aged 27 saturated her clothes with kerosene and set them ablaze. She was enveloped in flames and screamed through the streets as neighbors tried to help. She sustained severe burns and is not expected to survive. Domestic troubles were given as the cause.
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Butte
Mont
Tim Lynch
Ray
Nighttime gas alarm leads to bathhouse entry
Two men in their night clothes guided police to L. J. Alberts Russian baths at 23 Mast Ninety-Eighth street in Newark. The place had so much gas the officers had to climb through a window.
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Newark
L. J. Albert
Mast Ninety-Eighth Street
Gas accident leaves eight victims unconscious in lounge
In a lounge seven men and a boy were found unconscious and moved outside where an ambulance was summoned. Dr. McDonald of Harlem Hospital revived them and they returned home. The gas failed to rise the chimney after a damper was closed at midnight.
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McDonald
Harlem Hospital
Wild West rider injured in Buffalo arena accident
Maude Collins twenty eight a wild west rider in an indoor circus here is in Emergency hospital after a final performance accident. Racing with three other girls around the arena a guy rope hung low struck her chin and jerked her head back causing concussion and multiple bruises.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Maude Collins
Nathan Straus Seriously Ill at Home in New York
Nathan Straus is seriously ill at his New York home with a nervous breakdown. He has been confined since Wednesday and his doctors order complete rest. The illness is linked to his efforts in the Lakewood preventorium controversy and he will be unable to be consulted on business matters for an indefinite period.
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New York
Nathan Straus
Lakewood
Runaway Sleigh Ride Ends Safely on Campus Steps
Princeton students T. S. Firebrown W. D. Idema and F. L. Prince sleigh riding on campus turned a corner too sharp. Their horse bolted through the street and down forty stone steps, slipping and skidding but all three escaped without injury.
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Princeton
N. J
T. S. Firebrown
W. D. Idema
F. L. Prince
Michigan Arrives as Largest Battleship in Hampton Roads
The battleship Michigan, among the newest and largest in the U S Navy, arrived at Hampton Roads from Philadelphia, becoming the biggest battleship to anchor there.
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Hampton Roads
Michigan
Norfolk
United States Navy
Philadelphia
Weather Forecast for Illinois Sees Rain or Snow Today
The forecast calls for rain or snow in Illinois today with likely continuation into tomorrow. Temperatures will vary and slick roads are possible. authorities urge travelers to monitor updates and exercise caution on entry routes.
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Illinois
National Civic Federation Meet Opens in Washington
Conference on uniform legislation begins in Washington with 600 delegates including President Taft and figures like Seth Low John Mitchell and Andrew Carnegie. Governors from 41 states attend. discussions cover divorce laws interstate commerce public health resources and corporate control among other issues.
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Washington
National Civic Federation
Taft
Seth Low
John Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Andrew Carnegie
John Hays Hammond
Elihu Root
Belasco
National Association On Uniform State Law Commission
New Jersey
Maryland
United States
National Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ren Pers
Oeion
Stamps on Hand in Revenue Bureau Hit 254 Million
Washington report shows the internal revenue bureau holds 254,000,000 stamps valued at $56,914,000 after a recent count. Two years ago the on hand total was 162,000,000 stamps.
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Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
A Thrilling Rescue in a Stormy Sea
Champ Clark, minority horse leader who predicts Democratic success, headlines a stormy sea rescue tale with dramatic conflict and political stakes.
Democrats Poised for Sweep as Clark Predicts Victory
Champ Clark, minority leader of the House, after ten days of speeches in Missouri and the middle west, forecasts a Democratic victory in the fall congressional elections. He says a thriving Democratic spirit exists in Ohio and Missouri and that Republicans will be wiped out in Missouri. He notes widespread dissatisfaction with Republican rule and recounts a Kansas City anecdote about inviting Theodore Roosevelt to land in San Francisco after returning to the United States.
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Washington
Champ Clerk
House
Missouri
Middle West
Clark
Ohio
Kansas City
Africa
West
Theodore Roosevelt
San Francisco
United States
Soo to Have World’s Largest Canal Lock
Representative Alexander, chair of the house rivers and harbors committee, announced that another large canal lock, the largest in the world, will be constructed at Sault Ste. Marie.
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Soo
Alexander
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Sault Ste. Marie
Markets Face Mixed Movements as Cattle and Hogs Turn Lower
Chicago and nationwide markets show weaker tone with hogs down 5 to 10 and cattle 10 lower at times. Estimated receipts are around 28 000 to 34 000 head daily. grave fluctuations across light, mixed packers, heavy shipping grades, and Western cattle reflect shifting demand.
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Texas
Local Market Prices From Washington City Market
The Washington City market reports a range of prices for fresh produce and poultry. Prices listed include hay per load, straw per load, flour per sack, bran and shorts per hundred, corn meal, buckwheat, prunes, chickens, ducks, and eggs with varying per unit and per load costs. Reister Son Quotations reflect regional rate listings.
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Reister & Son
TuTweys i
Paiahik
John A Babcock Case at North American Live Stock
Legal notice detailing the case of John A Babcock against North American Live Stock Commission Company at U S Stock Yards Chicago Illinois. Proceedings involve the company and related stock commission matter with official court action and deadlines.
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North .American .Live .Stock Commission Company
Seaman Ryan Rescued After Ship Surges Through Heavy Seas
In mid ocean a Philadelphia crewed rescue saves Baltimore seaman Michael H. Ryan after he is swept overboard as the ship plunges through a crest. He unmasks a landlubber knot in a bow line, unties it, and clambers aboard with six sailors aiding.
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New York
Philadelphia
Southampton
Michael H. Ryan
Baltimore
Mills
Ryan
Lens
Aviator McGill Plans Nicaraguan Flight from Indianapolis
G L Bum baush and H H McGill of Dayton discuss McGill's trip to Nicaragua where he would pilot an aero plane for insurgent forces. The craft will be sent by private car to New Orleans for contact with Nicaraguan rebel representatives to finalize employment details. He argues balloons and aeroplanes are not war engines and expects no U S obstacles.
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Indianapolis
G. L. Bumbaush
H. H. McGill
Dayton
McGill
Nicaragua
New Orleans
United States
Walsh Note Settlement Hitches at Chicago Clearing Banks
A hitch delayed final settlement of John B R Walsh's 7 121 000 note with Chicago clearing house banks as some signatories to the Smyth guarantees did not sign. Other guarantors and bank representatives agreed to meet again today to complete the action.
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John M. Smyth
Walsh
Chicago
John BR. Walsh
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