Battle Over Stamp Tax and Tariff Proposals in Congress
Democrats in the House vow to oppose a stamp tax on checks bonds and stocks and seek an inheritance tax if Republicans fail to include it. John W. Gates backs removing customs duties on iron ore and placing it on the free list, while iron mining interests push for a duty cut. The Dingley tariff currently taxes iron ore at forty cents per ton with substantial 1907 imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Underwood
Alabama
Ways and Means Committee
John W. Gates
Lake Superior
Messaba
Adirondack
United States Breaks Relations With Zelaya Government
Washington reports the state department has effectively severed diplomatic ties with Nicaragua due to ongoing unrest and Zelaya’s failure to resolve the Emery claim. The Managua legation is downgraded to a consul with no diplomatic capacity. An armored cruiser stays on the west coast awaiting Yorktown while Dubuque and Tacoma cruise the Atlantic coast near Honduras.
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United States
Zelaya
Washington
Nicaragua
Emery
State Department
Gregory
Managua
Legation
Salvador
Yorktown
Dubuque
Tacoma
Honduras
Foraker Leaves Politics After Dinner in Columbus
Former Ohio Senator J B Foraker arrived from Washington and was hosted at the Neil House in Columbus where he met Governor Harmon and friends. He declared he would not enter politics again and has no political ambition.
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Ohio
Columbus
Colon
J. B. Foraker
Washington
Neil House
Harmon
Manufacturers Are Busy
Renewed activity in manufactures is shown by figures from the bureau of statistics. January imports of manufacturers materials rose sharply from the previous year and often exceed January 1907 levels when industries operated at full capacity.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
New Sugar Trust Final Judgment Aid In Court
New York March 13 Aid has been given in the United States district court on the final judgment against the American Sugar Refining company for 124 411 for false weighing and costs. William Loeb Jr the new collector of the port says he has ordered a revision of duties charged and a settlement from the formation of the company December 1 1901 to the discovery of the fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Stas District Court
American Sugar Refining Company
William Loeb Jr
China to Conduct War Census and Imperial Edict Issued
Washington reports China will census the war by enumerating individuals and families within the empire under a constitutional reform edict. The program requires counting all Chinese living abroad as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
State Department
Chesapeake Bay Steamer Love Point Burned at Love Point
The Love Point, a Chesapeake Bay steamer of the Maryland Delaware and Virginia Railway company, burned to the water’s edge while at the Love Point wharf. No lives were lost as all passengers had ashore and freight discharged before discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Chesapeake Bay
Love Point
Clark
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company
New Teeth at 87 Years in Iowa Incident
Mason City Iowa March 13 Mrs Anna Dickens 87 still active claims to be the oldest Iowa resident by years in the state She is just now cutting her third set of teeth noting she has lived in Iowa for many years and continues to work actively
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Mason City
Anna Dickens
McGregor
Iowa
State aid for Brinkley relief fund approved
Little Rock Arkansas March 13 The legislature passes a bill giving $10 000 to the Brinkley relief fund Mrs Clara Read who was injured in the tornado here for treatment has died The death toll from the tornado rises to thirty four
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Little Rock
Ark
Tower House
Brinkley Relief Fund
Clara Read
Gans Defeats White in Ten Round Lightweight Bout
Joe Gans easily defeated English lightweight Jabez White in New York on March 13 in ten rounds. White was knocked down once in the sixth, twice in the seventh, and once in the eighth as Gans failed to show his usual form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
New York
Joe Gans
Jabez White
White
Gans
Miners Insist on Recognition in Renewed Talks
Philadelphia March 13 The second day of the anthracite talks between miners and operators ended without agreement. Leader Lewis pressed recognition as the workers’ representatives while operators offered to renew the existing three year pact and demanded written confirmation. Baer of Reading left ill, raising uncertainty about a new contract before March 31. Lewis plans a convention of miners from three districts and another meeting with operators.
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Philadelphia
Oout
Lewis
Mine Workers’ Committee
Baer
Bridgeport
Indianapolis
Wealthy Mexican magnate family killed in arson blaze
In Puebla Kaiser town Resurrection seven people died when the home of millionaire Augustin Serrano was burned by an incendiary fire. Police say the motive may be robbery or that victims were chloroformed and abandoned.
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Puebla
Mexico
Resurrection
Augustin Serrano
Robert O Bailey Named Secretary to Treasury Secretary MacVeagh
Washington March 13 Robert O Bailey a Washington newspaper man and Lena Illinois native has been chosen as private secretary to Franklin MacVeagh secretary of the treasury Bailey has spent the last twelve years in newspaper work in the national capital and will assume duties soon
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MacVeagh
Robert O. Bailey
Lena
Washington
Franklin MacVeagh
the Treasury
Bailey
National
Zeppelin Airship Reaches Record Height Over 3000 Feet
The Zeppelin airship ascended from Lake Constance and achieved a record altitude of over 3000 feet near Friedrichshafen Germany on March 13. It performed varied maneuvers at that height with notable success for steerable balloons.
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Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lake Constance
Gas kills sailor boys in Seattle hotel
E S Hicks and W W Jarrett sailors from the cruiser Milwaukee stationed at Puget Sound navy yard were found dead in a Seattle hotel from gas asphyxiation after attending a theater. They partially turned off the gas before retiring.
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Seattle
Wash
E. Ss. Hicks
W. W. Jarrett
Milwaukee
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Vanderpilt Donates to Lausanne Children's Hospital
Mrs. A G Vanderbilt of New York donates 5000 dollars to found a children's hospital in Lausanne Switzerland. The gift announced from Berne on March 13 supports hospital creation and aid for children.
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A. G. Vanderpilt
Berne
Switzerland
A. G. Vanderbilt
New York
Lausanne
Andersons Strong Plea in Carmack Murder Trial
Nashville March 13. Judge James McFerran Anderson opened defense for Colonel Duncan B Cooper Robin Cooper and John Sharp in the Carmack murder case. He argued the case rests on self defense and that no editorial or speech justifies Carmacks slaying. The defense rests on self preservation.
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Carmack
Ruling Favors Saloon License in Morals Remonstrance
Indiana Supreme Court upholds a saloon license for Park B. Rhoades of South Bend despite a remonstrance calling liquor sales inherently wrong. The court states remonstrances must allege immorality or other unfitness to be valid under statute.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Park B. Rhoades
South Bend
Cannon's Place Assured as Speaker Fight Appears Muted
Washington dispatch reports both Democrats and insurgent Republicans expect no serious bid to depose Joseph Cannon. Republicans plan a caucus pledge to support Cannon and the rules adoption, while Democrats aim to bind members to vote against the rules.
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Washington
Joseph Cannon
Cannon
Night rider Herschel Hogg surrenders after jail escape
Herschel Hogg confessed to leaving jail to visit his family at Reelfoot Lake Tennessee on March 12. He had disappeared from custody and now surrenders claiming a leave of absence.
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Reelfoot Lake Tenn
Herschel Hogg
Night Rider
Chicago Hog and Cattle Markets Report March 13 1909
Estimated receipts run high with hogs at 20 000 yesterday 21 787 official receipts and 10 068 shipments. Market shows steady to weak tones with hogs 635 to 690 and lighter weights 580 to 675. cattle and sheep receipts around 400 and 3 000 with overall weakness noted.
Roosevelt Hosts Farewell and Welcome Home in Oyster Bay
Theodore and Mrs Roosevelt visit Oyster Bay for a town hall reception. Residents line up to greet them while New York street vendors sell Roosevelt banners and buttons from past campaigns. Mothers bring children as reminiscences flow between the ex-president and longtime locals. A colored youth is noted as the first guest Roosevelt talks with.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ballinger to Travel for Alaska West Tour with Taft
Interior Secretary Ballinger plans an extended summer trip to the West including Alaska to study Indian service needs irrigation projects and the alleged coal land acquisitions by corporations and individuals He may travel with President Taft and visit Alaska about the same time.
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Taft
Washington
Interior Department
Ballinger
West
Alaska
Indian Service
Telegraph Firm May Charge For Distant City Messages
The Indiana Supreme Court rules a telegraph company may charge 10 cents for delivering messages more than a mile from its office in Indianapolis. The decision upholds a long standing statute deemed unreasonable as the city expanded beyond its original limits.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Western Union
Navy Deserter Released After Wife's Persistent Efforts
Washington reports Charles J. Magnes, a navy deserter sentenced to a year, is freed from Portsmouth prison due to the persistent advocacy of his wife Ada Gorman Magnes daughter of the late Senator Gorman of Maryland. Her campaign attributes his act to delirium caused by love for his wife.
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Magnes
Washington
Ada Gorman
Senator Gorman
Maryland
Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Charles J. Magnes
Navy Department
Rockefeller accused of financing anti saloon agitation
William F. Maines president of Rhode Island Retail Liquor Dealers Association repeats the charge that John D. Rockefeller is financing the anti saloon movement. He says the agitation is artificial and aimed at diverting attention from antitrust pressure.
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Providence
R. IL
John D. Rockefeller
William F. Maines
Rhode Island
Film censorship by five member board approved
New York on March 13 reports a campaign against objectionable movies leading to a trial censorship by consent of the Association of Moving Picture Exhibitors. A five member board of censors will review all films and songs, with representatives from local civic organizations and a board of education.
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New York
Association of Moving Picture Exhibitors
Civic Und.tations
Board of Education
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Foraker
Sugar Trust
Loeb
McGregor, Ia
Brinkley
Arkansas
ROYAL
Admiral Cervera
Pascual Cervera
Morocco
Philippine
Santiago
America
The
Reading Company
Illinoisan
Anderson
Chicago
Cheedy Sehen
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Ocarriof
North American
iLive ‘Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago,ill
Telegraph Company
Navy Deserter
Rockefeller
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