Taft Oversees Finishing Touches on Corporation Tax Bill
President Taft will supervise tonight at the White House the final amendment to a tariff bill adding a 2 percent tax on net earnings of corporations. Key figures include Attorney General Wickersham Senator Root and Secretary Knox with a Republican finance committee lineup. The plan requires government publicity to prevent stock manipulation and ensure enforcement. The bill would apply to all corporations including banks with deductions for bank circulation taxes. An earnings definition is to be included.
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Taft
Washington
White House
Wickersham
Root
Knox
Aldrich
Burrows
Penrose
Hale
Cullom
Lodge
McCumber
Smoot
Flint
Finance Committee
Senate
Room
Capitol
Senate Asks for Facts on Perrin Conspiracy Case
The Senate judiciary committee orders Attorney General Wickersham to send all facts in the Justice Department tied to the Perrin conspiracy case in California timber lands. The sealed files, once marked confidential by former AG Bonaparte, were contested by Wickersham who refused to release them. The order aims to relieve the attorney general of responsibility.
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Washington
Wickersham
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Department of Justice
E. B. Perrin
Williams, Ariz
California
Bonaparte
Robert T. Devlin
United States
District of
Sword Fish Bests Whale in Ocean Monster Duel
Passengers on the steamer Esparta report a fight off the Nantucket South Shoals light ship between a whale and a sword fish. The whale, the visible combatant, thrashed the water with its tail and jaws. It finally leaped from the sea and sank, leaving blood in the churning waters.
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Boston
Nantucket South Shoals
Esparta
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Senate Mulls Hides Tax Restoring Dingley Duty
Washington notes the senate debates the finance committee plan to remove hides from the free list and restore a 15 percent ad valorem Dingley rate. Senator Warren denounces claims of a midnight conference, warning free raw material would ruin protection. Senator Carter argues farmers would face trust control if forced to sell openly. He cites the beef trust reaping hides profits.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Warren
Carter
Beef Trust
Howard Gould Rested Case in Separation Suit
New York June 22. After sensational daily sessions Katherine Clemons Gould's suit for separation from Howard Gould, the defense rested. Howard Gould would not testify. De Lancey Nicoll said testimony was complete. Shearn opened rebuttal to attack charges of Mrs Gould's long intoxication.
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New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Clarence J. Shearn
de Lancey Nicoll
Gould
Mr. Shearn
Great Northern Train Derailed Near Ural Montana
A landslide derailed the Great Northern westbound Oriental limited near Ural on the Kootenai river in Whitefish Montana. Thirty passengers were injured but there were no fatalities according to reports.
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Great Northern
Whitefish
Mont
Oriental Limited
Ural
Kootenai
Woman Arrested in Black Hand Letter Case in Algona Iowa
Miss Sarah Larson, about 37, unmarried, was arrested by a Des Moines detective and charged with writing the Black Hand letters to Mrs. Charles Stewart. She admitted sometimes being insane for hours at a time and suggested she might have penned the notes during fits, currently jailed after a sweat-box test. Also noted: two baby antelopes sent by ex-President Roosevelt to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth arrived in New York from Antwerp aboard the Vaderland.
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Charles Stewart
Algona
Sarah Larson
Des Moines
Longworth
New York
Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Vaderland
Antwerp
Fire at Sackett & Cornell Destroys Webster City Store
A large blaze gutted the Sackett & Cornell dry goods store in Webster City Iowa on June 22 causing about 15000 dollars in stock loss and 5000 dollars for the building. The fire was blamed on lightning striking electric wires and both stock and building were insured.
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Webster City
Sackett & Cornell Dry Goods
Looks Easy for Nelson in 20 Round Title Fight
Battling Nelson expected to defend his lightweight crown against Jack Clifford in Oklahoma City on June 22. The champion, fit and ready, should not have trouble, though locals anticipate a hard contest if it lasts the full twenty rounds. Clifford likewise trained hard to reach peak condition. Nelson has remained in the city for several days.
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Bat
Clifford
Oklahoma City
Nelson
Jack Clifford
Death of Wm. Loefner, former city clerk and politician
In Chicago on June 22 the Evening Journal reported the death of Wm. Loefner a prominent western politician and former city clerk. In Green Bay two bandits robbed the United States Express Co office at 2 AM seizing $5 000 from the safe with revolvers.
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Chigago
the Evening Journal
Wm. Loefner
West
Green Bay
Wis
Evening Journal
United States Express Co
Fatal Elevator Accident in Cincinnati
One man is dead and seven injured after an elevator plunges from the seventh floor of the Murdock building in Cincinnati. Four victims are seriously hurt.
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Cincinnati
Murdock
Birth of Spanish Royal Baby Reported in Chicago
A daughter was born to the king and queen of Spain in Chicago on June 22, the couple's third child. The two previous offspring are boys.
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Chicago, Ill
the Evening Journal
Spain
Foster Ousted From Cont Senge Conference
Chicago June 22 Professor George Burman Foster and his writings sparked an almost riotous Baptist ministers conference session. For four hours ministers wrangled as veracity was challenged and hisses broke out. A resolution called on Foster to withdraw from the conference and to resign from the Baptist church at next Monday’s meeting.
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Chicago
George Burman Foster
Baptist Ministers’ Conference of
Hisses
Foster
Baptist Church
Corn for Veterans Badges Plan For Advertising State
Des Moines June 22 When town delegates to the national Grand Army encampment leave for Salt Lake City in August each man will carry a monster ear of real lawn corn on a red white and blue ribbon. Department Commander M McDonald of Bayard authored the plan to boost corn growing Iowa and it has strong endorsement from Grand Army officials.
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Des Moines
National Grand Army
Salt Lake City
M. McDonald
Bayard
Grand Army
Markets Open in Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices Decline
Chicago markets show a weak opening with hogs down five to ten cents and cattle and sheep softer. Estimated receipts run high at 14 000 hogs and 12 000 sheep, with later totals forecast around 23 000 hogs and 12 000 cattle. Prices vary by grade from light to heavy shipping, with heavy hogs 7 65 to 8 15 and cattle cows and heifers mostly 2 40 to 6 35, all reported by Beach Wickham Grain Co.
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Texas
Negro Firemen Controversy Rages Over Restoring Jobs
Atlanta dispatch reports attorney Arnold stating the public would face violence and bloodshed if Negro firemen were restored, claiming city officials and residents oppose their return. He notes some Negro workers remain only pending arbitration and says the concession was temporary.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railroad
Arnold
Hardwick
Kelly
Sigel Murder Still a Mystery in New York
After rapid police activity the Elsie Sigel murder remains unsolved. Chung Sin is held in Amsterdam, New York, but little has been learned. a man in Schenectady is unlikely to be Leon Ling. Elsie Sigel’s body was buried quietly at Woodlawn Cemetery, with only family present. A Chinatown mission closure spurred a fund drive for a reward, while a Vancouver-area lead was reported but unconfirmed.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
New York
Elsie Sigel
Paul Sigel
Franz Sigel
Chung Sin
Schenectady
Leon Ling
William L. Leon
Leon
Eighth Avenue
Woodlawn
Reginald
Theodore
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Revelstoke
B. C
Balloon chase and ball game collide in aerial mishap
John Berry and M A Heimann return from Wrights IL after an Indianapolis balloon race. A sudden wind shift toward charged clouds sentMelba and crew high to 10 000 feet then a drag rope bowled over a fielder as he tried to catch. The batter scored and fans chased the balloon demanding the rope be hauled into the basket.
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St. Louis
John Berry
Indianapolis
M. A. Heimann
Melba
Wrights
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Chicago University
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
SOARE
U.S
Ill
Sigel
Chinaman
Schenec
Tady
Girl
Pittsburg
Michigan Furniture Company
Hallen
James D. Hallen
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