The Payne Idea as It The Law
James A. Edgerton explains the Payne tariff bill’s downward revision with big cuts on iron and steel timber pulp and paper hides coal chemicals and sugar. It envisions reciprocal free trade with the Philippines but limits on sugar and tobacco imports. It adds taxes on luxuries tea and cigarettes and an inheritance tax as Taft recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QC Payne
Philippines
Islands
Taft
Great Britain
Russia
Canada
Tariff Bill Shapes Up As Trade War Looms
The plan envisions a maximum tariff for noncomplying nations and automatic rates, with no partial reciprocity. It predicts a tariff war with Europe, uses ad valorem valuation to raise prices, and estimates $50 million annual revenue with bonds for the Panama Canal. The measure also contemplates treasury certificates if revenue falls short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Salome Twist shocks baseball world with Campbell’s curve
Billy Campbell of the Cincinnati Nationals unveils a new pitch dubbed the Salome twist. The ball curves wildly, baffles batters, and drops batting averages as critics and sport dopers marvel at the bizarre move likened to a Salome dance.
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Billy Campbell
Cincinnati Nationals
Campbell
Atlanta
Bunnye
Vearce
Waldorf Astoria rooftop playground opens for city children
The Parks and Playgrounds Association of New York City will open a roof playground at the Waldorf Astoria on March 2. George Boldt has offered the roof space and sun porch for the project, with Howard Brad Street announcing the official opening. Fences will secure the area and standard city playground equipment will be installed under instructors. An additional elevator will be used by children each morning.
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the Parks and Playgrounds Association
City of New York
Waldorf-Astoria
George ©. Boldt
Pine Grove
Howard Brad Street
Boldie
Milk at One Cent a Bottle for Chicago Schools
Mrs Ellen Servant representing the Chicago Women’s Club and the permanent home extension committee proposed sterilized pure milk in bottles for Chicago public schools at a cent a bottle. The idea won enthusiastic support and, if approved by the board of education, a first trial will occur at Hamline school with expansion if successful.
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Chicago
Ellen Servant
Chicago Won’s Club
Chicago Permanent Hoo! Extension Committee
Board of Education
Hamline
Boston painter claims astral law to reset calendar
Robert J. Hodge a Boston house painter from Franklin Park proposes a new astral law and calculator to overhaul the calendar. He argues seasons stem from a sun orbit separate from the earth and a balance on the earth’s axis, with a 364 day year and months of 31 days in every fourth month starting March. He has toured the U S to test his theory.
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Boston
Robert J. Hodge
Franklin Park
Hodge
United States
Fog Dissipation by Hertzian Waves Tested at Sea
French engineer M. Dibos reports experiments on the English channel using a high voltage Hertzian plant and four blowpipes to disperse fog. Jets reach 2,000 degrees C and discharge occurs with the waves. Within 20 to 30 minutes a 200 yard fog zone is cleared.
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M. Dibos
English Channel
New York Harbor
Chinese Census Under Imperial Reform Ordered
The Imperial edict directs a nationwide census of all individuals and families in China as part of constitutional reform. Family returns due by 1910 and individual returns by 1912. All Chinese abroad must be enumerated.
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China
State Department
Washington
Turkey Raising Farm on Buyers Island Island
The Buyers Island farm in the Susquehanna River below Sunbury Pa has been rented and will be used as a turkey raising farm. The property is already stocked with 100 turkeys.
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Buyers Island
Susquehanna River
Sunbury
Bill cuts tariffs to aid home manufacturers in export markets
The proposed changes raise duties on luxuries like perfumery and spices while cutting tariffs on iron steel and many building materials. Wood pulp becomes free from non exporting nations, and several items including hides and works of art over twenty years old also move to duty free. The bill faces Senate opposition as various groups vow resistance.
Road Coaches Marathon for Widener Prize at Olympia London
An international endurance event in London features a four in hand coach marathon for a gold challenge cup donated by Joseph E. Widener of Philadelphia. The race runs June 5 to 15 from Hampton Court to the Olympia ring, covering about twelve miles with seven passengers per coach and starts by ballot to avoid road interference.
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Joseph E. Widener
Philadelphia
Olympia
London
Widener
Hampton Court
Olympia Ring
King’s Arms
Busby Park
Teddington Railway Bridge
Strawberry Hill
Twickenham
Richmond
East Sheen
Barnes Common
Hammersmith Bridge
Mexico Moves To Safeguard Historic Relics From Looters
The Mexican government acts to stop relic hunting by Americans and others. Border customs are ordered not to permit archaeological articles to leave Mexico.
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Mexico
Signs of Spring in the City Baseball Wallop Signals Season
A poem notes spring arrives with robin song and florist windows as urban signs. It celebrates the first baseball wallop in the street and hints at Southern training camp gossip while city youths’ spirit remains strong despite concrete bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wex Jones
New York American
The Thief review sparks debate on husbands and wives
New York critic Arthur Brisbane lampoons gender roles in his take on Henri Bernstein's The Thief to be staged at Graham theatre on Wednesday April 15. He contrasts wives patience with husbands vanity and urges Frohman to tour the play nationwide to attract many husbands to see it.
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Charles Frohman
Henri Bernstein
Graham Theatre
New York
Arthur Brisbane
Jeffries
Fairbanks
Hercules
United States
Near Death in Big Pond Revived by New Discovery
Mrs. Ida Soper of Big Pond Pennsylvania recounts a life changing cure after suffering with a severe lung condition for years. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery with rapid relief and lasting cure, noting twelve years without trouble. It treats coughs colds sore lungs hemorrhages la grippe asthma croup whooping cough and bronchial ailments. 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free. Lemmon guarantees.
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Ida Soper
J. E. Lemmon
Missionary to Speak at Pogwip M E Church Event
The Rev. Myron Wilcox, returned from China, addresses the W F M society at the Pogwip M E Church bank on March 28. He speaks Sunday morning on Women and Children of China and Sunday evening on the Boxer uprising.
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Myron Wilcox
China
Religious Author Praises Foley's Kidney Remedy
Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina, author of several books, describes kidney trouble last winter and eight days of bed confinement. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy, the pain subsided and ceased. he recommends the product. Word from Mr and Mrs Harkreader shows they are well at the Soldiers' home and hospital in Marshalltown.
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Joseph H. Fesperman
Salisbury
N. C
Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
Gatun Embankment Slides Thirty Feet Again
A 300 foot section of the Gatun Panama Canal railroad embankment moved about thirty feet at the same site as in November. The slide shifted eastward this time as crews rebuild a trestle and fill the low mood with rock to restore the former grade. Passenger trains have been unused for weeks.
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Colon
Gatun
Grocery Strike Looms in Chicago as Workers Vote
Six hundred employees of wholesale groceries in Chicago met at Vondorf's Hall and voted to strike April 1 for shorter hours. A Freight Handlers' District Council meeting was called for Monday night to aid the grocery workers and the dispute could involve the railroads.
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Chicago
Vondorf
Big Railroaders at Dinner Pittsburg Banquet
Pittsburg March 26 One of the greatest gatherings of leading railroad men will meet tonight at the annual banquet of the local Traffic club. Secretary Knox former Senator Hemenway of Indiana and President Finley of the Southern railway are among the orators. Over 300 invitations have been sent to railroad men captains of industry and others. James McCrea president of the Pennsylvania railroad W C Brown president of the New York Central Lines and Chairman Knapp and other ICC members are on the guest list.
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Pittsburg
Knox
United States
Hemenway
Indiana
Finley
The
Southern Railway
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft Nominates Ambassadors to Italy Spain and Argentina
President Taft named John G. A. Leishman of Pennsylvania ambassador to Italy Henry Clay Ide of Vermont envoy to Spain Charles H. Sherrill of New York plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic.
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Washington
Taft
Italy
John G. A. Leishman
Pennsylvania
Spain
Flenry Clay Ide
Vermont
Argentine
Charles H. Sherrill
New York
Fatal Wall Collapse at Darling & Co Plant
Two workmen were killed and others injured when a wall collapsed at the Darling & Co stockyards plant at Forty Second street and Ashland avenue during wrecking of a burned building. They were buried under heavy debris and died at the scene or shortly after.
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Chicurzo
Darling & Co
Forty-Second Street
Ashland Avenue
Robert T. Lincoln Honors Father Portrait and Letters Donated
Exeter New Hampshire March 26 Phillips Exeter academy received a life portrait of the martyred president from Robert T. Lincoln son of Abraham Lincoln along with two historically valuable letters.
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Robert T. Lincoln
Exeter
N. H
Phillips
Exeter Academy
Presidents Summer Home Plan Aims at Glenwood Springs
Representative Taylor of Colorado introduces a bill for 250000 dollars to build an executive mansion at Glenwood Springs for the president and his family to use in summer. The proposal cites Colorado as the nation’s playground following Theodore Roosevelt’s remarks.
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Taylor
Colorado
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Storm Hits Chattanooga Damaging Wind and Rain
Chattanooga Tenn March 26 a severe wind and rain storm struck the city with a 50 mile gale lasting about half an hour. Windows were blown out of many large buildings causing considerable damage across downtown areas.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Earthquakes Shallow Harbor Halts Ships at Vera Cruz
An earthquake has made the Vera Cruz harbor so shallow that ships drawing twenty four feet touch bottom. Dredging will be necessary to restore access. Authorities report the event on March 26 and note the port conditions impact incoming vessels.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
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James A. Edgerton
Bereno E. Payne
NEW Astral Law
Senate
Iron and Steel
Andrew Carnegie
J. E. Widener
London International Horse Show
the Royal
Postoffice
Big Pond
M. E. Church
Presidents Summer Home
South Dakota
Iowa
Geo. Peck
S. Oakland
Easant
J. H. Wiever
Fort Madison, Jows
Rockee
California
Pacific Northwest
Rock Island Lines
Los Angeles
San Francisco
el Paso
Colorado Scenic
F. Boyd
Davenport
H. W. Russell
Chace
D. Gorham
Garden City
Kan
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