Direct Election of U S Senators Gains Ground in Congress
Washington May 14 the House passed a constitutional amendment for direct election of U S senators by a 237 to 39 vote. The measure calls for federal supervision of elections and requires ratification by three fourths of state legislatures. Supporters predict enough states will approve, with voters awaiting action for at least two years. Roosevelt delegates chosen in Manila pledge to back progressives.
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House
United States
Senate
Congress
Bristow
Bartlett
Georgia
Senate of
Representative Bartlett
Kahn and
Knowland
California
Adamson
Bell
Broussard
Canler
Coller
Dickson
Dupree
Edwards
Esto Pinal
Faison
Flood
Floyd
Glass
Goodwin
Gregg
Hardy
Hay
Harrison
Miss
Holland
Howard
Hughes
Humphreys
Jaceway
Lee
Macon
Moore
Tex
Oldfield
Roddenberry
Saunders
Sisson
Slayden
Stephens
Tribble
Turnbull
Witherspoon
Blackman
Brantley
Dent
Roosevelt
Manila
Colonel Roosevelt
Chicago
Squires
Judge Waite
Mr. Roosevelt
Six Years for Presidential Term
Washington May 14 The senate judiciary committee has decided to report favorably the Works resolution. The measure seeks a six year presidential term and faces likely floor consideration. Supporters argue longer terms reduce political turnover and promote stability. Opponents warn of diminished accountability and voter reflection.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Taft Wins Wyoming Delegation After All Day Quarrel
In Cheyenne on May 14 the Democratic and Republican state conventions met in separate halls. The Taft delegation includes Senators Warren, C. D. Clark and Congressman Mondell with Sullivan, Huntley and Walls, while the Clark delegation lists John D. Clark and others. Resolutions favor Taft and Warren for reelection, push for good roads and park access, and urge federal lands policies limiting interstate water seizures.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Taft
Francis E. Warren
C. D. Clark
Frank W. Mondell
Patrick Sullivan
W. H. Huntley
W. L. Walls
Warren
Mondell
Yellowstone National Park
Champ Clark
John D. Clark
P. J. Quealey
Kemmerer
R. Montgomery
Gillette
James C. Mayes
Lusk
A. N. Hazencamp
Laramie
B. F. Perkins
Sheridan
John Charles Thompson
Modern Reforms Outlined by Chinese Cabinet
Peking on May 14 cabinet members appeared before the provisional council and pledged immediate reforms. They promised jury trials army and navy reorganization a general education system tax method revisions and the establishment of a national bank.
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Peking
Provisional Council
Daughters of the Revolution Meet in Boston
The General Society Daughters of the Revolution gathers at the Hotel Vendome for its annual convention with President General Mrs. Adeline F. Fitz presiding. Massachusetts Regent Mrs. Susan M. Plummer welcomes delegates. An equal banquet follows this evening at the Algonquin Club.
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Boston
General Society Daughters of the Revolution
Hotel Vendome
Adeline F. Fitz
Susan M. Plummer
Massachusetts Society
Algonguin Club
Reid Admits Taking Part in Tin Plate Organization Hearings
New York May 14 Daniel G Reid railro ad financier and United States Steel director testified in the government suit to dissolve the Steel trust He described involvement in the American Tin Plate American Tin Pirate American Steel Hoop and American Sheet Steel setups He showed a price book for tin plate with coke plate averages from 1897 to 1901 noting price fluctuations and a 1899 peak of 4 85 per hundredweight
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Daniel G. Reid
United States Steel Corporation
Brown
Mr. Reid
National Steel
American Tin Pirate
American Steel Hoop
American Sheet Steel Companies
William H. Moore
Reid
Rock Island & Pacific Rathroad
American Tin Plate Company
Dickinson
Hiram Holc Comb Dies From Heart Failure at Home
Sycamore May 14 Hiram Holc Comb former state legislator and long time Milk Shippers Union president died at his home from heart failure. He was a prominent figure in state farmers institutes and led the union from its founding until two years ago when he resigned.
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Sycamore
Hiram Holccomb
Milk Shippers’ Union
High Court Decisions Uphold West Virginia Habitual Crimes Law
Supreme Court decisions include upholding West Virginia's habitual criminal statute for life imprisonment on third offenses. The court also granted Mrs. Leary a hearing in a suit over 400 Norfork & Western shares posted as bail security. Additional rulings cover a Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph injunction and tax exemption for Choctaw and Chickasaw allotments in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mrs. Mars
Leary
United States
Norfolk & Western Railway
Ais
Benjamin G. Greene
Savannah Harbor
West Virginia
John H. Graham
Lfe
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company
Louisville
Oklahoma
Deer River valley farmers protest fumes from Washoe Copper
The rural Montana farmers accuse the Washoe Copper smelter of fumes harming crops. The court delays hearings and will reconvene on May 27. The article also notes a Cherokee allotment case regarding children born between 1902 and 1908.
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Deer River Valley
Montana
Washoe Copper Company
California primaries spark heavy voting with women’s turnout
California voters turn out in a hard fought presidential primary with women voting for the first time. Clark leads in returns statewide while Wilson hopes for strength in the south. Republicans face a three candidate field with Taft Roosevelt and La Follette as Taft aims to block Roosevelt’s path.
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Clark
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt and la Follette
San Francisco
California
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
New Jersey
Tait
Roosevelt
Robert Fota Follette
la Forlege
Chicago
Miners Delegates Meet in Wilkesbarre to Decide Strike
About 400 miners' delegates in Wilkesbarre Pa. today consider the strike status and likely recommend further negotiations with operators. They weigh rejecting the compromise proposed by joint committees and may advocate a strike, though many appear to favor a negotiated settlement.
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Wilkesbarre
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco group backs Roosevelt for president
At its annual convention in New York on May 14 about 250 delegates from across the United States adopted a resolution endorsing Theodore Roosevelt as a presidential candidate.
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New York
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Methodist Conference Votes 100 to 1 to Retain Rule
At Minneapolis May 14 the committee on the state of the church voted 100 to 1 to retain the present rule on amusement regulation. Drills of speeches followed with Bishop Bashford calling for De Yong and Billy Sunday addressing the assembly with two sermons.
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Billy
Committee On the State of the Church
Day
New York
White Sox
Photographers Converge in Rockford for Association Meet
Rockford May 14 means the Himaels Photographers association opened its meeting with an unusual display of entered photographs. Experts in photographic work attend lectures and demonstrations as the event begins.
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Rockford
Tit
Himaels Photographers’ Association
Cogram
Steamer Sent to Rescue Ares Man Passengers
A Royal Mail Steamship Company message directs the steamer Oro tava bound from Colon to New York to rescue passengers of the Ares Man, aground six miles off Cartagena. After rescue, the Oro tava will head to Southampton via Trinidad and Barbados Kingston.
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Royal Mail Steamship Company
Colon
Cartagena
Southarmpton
Trinidad
Barbados
Kingston
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