Senate approves modification on presidential influence over votes
Washington July 17 after a long day the senate adopted a Bailey resolution denouncing presidential interference in senate votes. The vote 35 to 23 followed debate over Tafts letter to Roosevelt and Lorimer case evidence with Borah defending Taft and challenging Bailey’s claims about reading the evidence.
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Senate
Bailey
Taft
Lorimer
Theodore Roosevelt
Boston
Borah
Smith
Michigan
William F. Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
Batley
Hatley
Theodore
United States
Illinois
Senator Bailey
Senators sworn in for Archbald impeachment trial in Senate
In Washington on July 17 the Senate began formal proceedings against Judge Robert W. Archbald, the ninth US official impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. Senator Gallinger, acting president, was sworn in as presiding officer, with Shelby M. Cullom designated to administer the oath to the others. Eleven senators were absent. A summons to Archbald returns July 19, with further action likely in fall or winter.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
United States
Senate
House
Gallinger
Clark
Wyoming
Judiciary Committee
High Court
Archbald
Named to Succeed Hilles at White House
Unofficially the White House signals Carmi Thompson of Ohio will become secretary to the president, succeeding Charles PD Hilles as Republican national committee chairman. L C Laylin of Ohio will take Thompson's interior post.
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Washington
White House
Carmi Thompson
Ohio
Charles PD. Hilles
Republican National Committee
L. C. Laylin
Thompson
Interior Department
Jefferson not author of Declaration, Heyburn opposes Monticello purchase
Senator Heyburn, speaking in Washington on July 17, attributed no role of Thomas Jefferson as author of the Declaration of Independence and blocked action on a joint resolution to buy Monticello for government use, calling Jefferson an idol of the Democratic party.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Senator Heyburn
Monticello
Heyburn
Jefferson
Comptroller to Boost National Bank Examiners
Washington on July 17 reports that due to a surge in national bank failures, Comptroller of the Currency Murray will increase the number of national bank examiners across the country to supervise more banks.
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Washington
Murray
18 Hour Workday Bid By Eastern Engineers
Warren Stone, chief of the locomotive engineers, resumes his arbitration case before the arbitration commission. He plans to call witnesses from 18 hour train crews between New York and Chicago and operators of Mallet locomotives to support demands for shorter hours and higher pay.
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New York
Warren 5. Stone
Arbitration Commission
Chicago
Steel Workers Get Raise In 10 Percent Wages Boost
Pittsburg July 17 announcement by Jones & Laughlin Steel company states a wage increase effective for about 6,000 daily or hourly workers. While figures were not released, the rise is understood to be about ten percent.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Belmont Testifies on 1904 Campaign Gift and Havemeyer Return
New York financier August Belmont testifies before the senate committee on campaign contributions recounting his 1904 Democratic national campaign gift of about 250000 dollars. He says the Havemeyer contribution was returned and notes other donors, with remarks on total funds and his own role in campaigns. Postmaster Hitchock and William F. Sheehan are slated to testify.
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Havemeyer
Washington
August Belmont
Senate
Belmont
Paynter
Jones
Judge Parker
Democratic National Committee
Clapp
Henry Havemeyer
Morton F. Plant
Freedman
Interborough
Delancey Nicoll
Auerbach
Charles Hall
Democratic Committee
Frank Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
William F. Sheehan
Democratic National Executive Committee
Milwaukee Doctor Survives Attempted Assassination
Dr Arthur Talmadge Abernathy brother of Captain Jack fame was the target of a mysterious attempted assassination in Milwaukee on July 17. No motive or suspect has been found.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur Talmadge Abernathy
Captain Jack
Senate committee backs fly fight bill in July report
Washington July 17 senate committee on agriculture reported favorably on a bill to appropriate twenty five thousand dollars to fight the Mediterranean fruit fly. The action moves toward funding an eradication program amid concerns over crop damage and pest control policy.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Dissolution Backed for United States Steel by Stanley Panel
After a filibuster the House passed a cotton futures ban and the Henry rule while the Stanley steel committee urged dissolution of the United States Steel Corp and endorsed the government suit. A Panama trade commission was proposed for the canal zone with five presidentially appointed members.
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Washington
Fitzgerald
New York
House
Beall
Texas
Henry
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Shipping Trust
Stanley Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Judiciary Committee
Luther M. Walter
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Moore
Pennsylvania
Canal Zone
Pere Marquette Train Plunges After Loose Plank Knocked
In Chesterton Indiana on July 17 a Pere Marquette bound from Chicago derailed after a loose plank breached the track crusting, five coaches and the engine rolled into a 12 foot ditch. Over 200 passengers mostly women and children were endangered. Engineer Davidson was buried under coal and later rescued with severe injuries. All survivors returned to Michigan City to continue to Michigan Central.
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Chesterton
Ind
Pere Marquette
Michigan
Davidson
Michigan City
Terror ship resolution backs immense battleship plan
Senator Tillman moves a resolution to authorize building the greatest possible warship under modern naval conditions. The proposal aims to end the race for naval supremacy and strengthen U S defense capabilities.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
United States
Murder and graft charges swirl as Rosenthal murder shakes New York
In New York arrest warrants target three men tied to the Rosenthal shooting outside the Metropole. Louis Libby drove the car. one suspect remains unnamed. William S. Shapiro is also detained. Mrs Rosenthal accuses the crime aimed to blunt grand jury testimony on graft. District Attorney Whitman vows inquiry.
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Herman Rosenthal
Metrovole
Aly
Dougherty
Louis Libby
Metropole
John Doe
William S. Shapiro
Libby
Rosenthal
Whitman
Becker
Vetropole
Broadway
Fortyhird Street
Ia Ft
West Fort Wafth Street
Anit
Waldo
Whitman Forthwith
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Seatte
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John T. Whitlock
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Seattle
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Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham
Art Institute
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Gotham
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