Roosevelt Defends Harvester Case Ties to Taft Policy
Roosevelt asserts Taft agreed to wait for the Harvester Company case investigation before suit, detailing cabinet deliberations and the role of the bureau of corporations. He accuses political opponents of bias, defends his actions, and cites correspondence with Smith and Bonaparte to justify delaying action while Senate investigations continued.
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Senate
A. Roosevelt
Taft
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
International Harvester Company
Roosevelt
Bureau of Corporations
Harvester Company
Jia
Commissioner of Corporations
Raft
Massachusetts
Northern Securities
Morgan
Mr ‘Taft Tm
Harvester Trust
Bonaparte
Herbert Knox Smith
B. D Townsend
United States
Dakotas
Cravath
Harvester
Hanabrough
North
South Dakota
Smith
House
Department of Justice
Bureau
Bimith
Iefer
Audi
Mr. Taft
Mr. Smith
Roosevelt and Caesar clash over trusts in Senate debate
Senators clash over Theodore Roosevelt legacy and trust policy as Williams and Nelson argue over past presidents and public opinion. Bristow defends Roosevelt’s leadership while Smith declines to discuss an 1907 Harvester case, noting the letters speak for themselves.
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Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
McKinley
Nelson
An “Saint Theodore
Roosevelt
Perking
Mr. Willams
Caesar
Tllinois
Pennsylvania
Bristow
Wiliams
Mr. Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Senate
International Harvester Company
Smith
Cuban cabinet resignations shock Gomes regime
Havens April 3 report that Secretary of the Interior Machedo and Secretary of Public Works Babo presented their resignations to President Gomes. Machedo cited ill health and Babo said he would back Alfredo Zayas’s presidential bid.
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Havens
Interior
Machedo
Babo
Gomes
Meged
Jt Health
Alfredo Zayas
Coal Peace In Sight Report To Be Made May 2
Philadelphia April 2 The Baer office announced a meeting of the general committee of operators and miners on Thursday May 2 at 2 p m to receive and act upon the report of a subcommittee that recommended terms for settling wage and hour differences. The terms will be published after the general committee meeting. In Indianapolis Indiana wage peace was declared for two years after the formal listing of the Cleveland wage contract by United Mine Workers and coal mine owners, affecting Indiana Illinois Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Baer
General Committee
New York
Indianapolis
Ind
Cleveland
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Bazaar Auction Closes For Episcopal Eye Hospital
A bazaar benefiting the Episcopal Eye Ear and Throat Hospital ended last night after an auction of unclaimed items. Large cakes fruits and candy baskets were sold. Organizers included Mrs. Leonise B Jones Mrs EB J Bentley Mrs EB M Mix Mrs G Manson Foote Mrs Burton R Ross Miss M Swormstedat Miss Stanley Emmy Wrightson Mrs E C Henry Mrs James R Parsons Jr Mrs H Quillatt Mrs C W Linzer and others.
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Fand
Episcopal Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital
Bootha
Leonise B Jones
EB. J. Bentley
EB. M. Mix
G Manson Foote
Burton R. Ross
Movements of Ocean Steamers Reported
Movements of ocean steamers listed include Flymouth Bi eacher and Qucomtowe Carmanis sailing from New York to Havre and Liv erpool respectively. Sant Anna and George Washington depart for Cherbourg and Bremen from New York, with several other ships bound for New York or New London and Liverpool.
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Flymouth
Bieacher
New York
Hamvary
Qucomtowe
Carmanis
Livéraol
Sant' Anna
Marselil
Plygsuth
George Washington
Cherbourg
Brenen
Liverpool
Bautte
Lorden
Minnchahe
Caronia
New Tors
Fridgy
Adam
Rathetem
Mann Accuses Democrats of Milk Scheme in Pujo Inquiry Vote
The House adopted the Pujo resolution by 21 to 16 empowering banking and currency committees to probe finance and money power. Mann charged Democrats plan to milk great interests for political ends, naming Untermyer as orchestrator while Henry and Pujo defended the move against GOP and rival candidates.
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Mann
Untermyer
Henry
Democrata
House Yeaterday
Anondad Pujo
Texas
Rules Committee
House
Underwood
Clark
Wilson
New Jersey
Alabama
Missouri
Tanglefoot Thirty Years and Cheap Imitations Warned
A brief warning promotes Tanglefoot fly paper celebrating thirty years of use and cautions against low cost imitations sold without a name by grocers and druggists.
Resolution broadens inquiry into banking powers
The committee seeks to meet and begin the inquiry after adopting a resolution that expands the investigation. Disputes among attorneys and House members over the powers to investigate prompted the move to specify authority. Preliminary data are being requested to determine starting points, with counsel arrangements to be finalized soon.
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Banking and Currency Committee
Omer
House
Dyer Praises Speaker Clark At Spanish War Vets Memorial
Missouri Representative L C Dyer lauded Speaker Clark as “the greatest Democrat” while urging veterans to support him, during a memorial for Maj Archibald Butt and Col John Jacob Astor. The Miles Camp No. 1, United Spanish War Veterans, plus six local camps and hundreds attended Eagles Hall. Speakers included Dyer, Crago, and Chisholm. a silent toast closed the program.
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Nelson 4. Miles Camp
Eagles’ Hall
Sixth
Archibald Butt
John Jacob Astor
Isidor Straus
Biy
L. C Dyer
Missouri
Ftrat Regiment
Columbia Volunteers
Miles Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Morris Simmons
New York
Jere Costello
Mi Dyer
Clark
House
Dyer
Col Roosevelt
Thomas Crago
Pennsylvania
Daniel Chisholm
Daredevil Rush Dies After Fire Buggy Accident
Battalion Chief John Rush of the fire department died after a buggy crash on Hudson Street while avoiding school children. The crash left Rush with a fractured skull and he had been famed as a daredevil driver for Chief Croker and later Chief Kenton.
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New York
Apri
Hiudson Street
John Rush
Fire Department
Rush
Croker
Kenton
Drowning Rescue Aboard Canal Boat By George Spaulding Incident
George Spaulding aged 33 of 3117 M Street Northwest was saved from drowning in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal early yesterday by Warren Riggs of 4 Dyer Court Northwest. While working on a canal boat, Spaulding fell overboard and went unconscious after Riggs plunged in and hauled him to land. An ambulance took Spaulding to Georgetown University Hospital. Riggs said Spaulding appeared stunned by the fall.
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George Spaulding
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Warren Rhegs
Dyercourt
Spaulding
Aga
Riggs
Seventh Precinct
Spaulding Wes
Georgstein University Hospital
Labor Bill for District Contracts Restrictions Proposed
District commissioners would reject contractor proposals for building projects in the District. Congress would enact a law barring more than eight hours of work daily except in extraordinary emergencies. If a contract is rejected, it would automatically go to the lowest responsible bidder. The measure was sent to the District of Columbia committee.
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Nilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Nelson Reid
Commerce and Labor
Capitol
Nelson
Senate
Herbert Knox
SantiWwerman
Congress
Supreme Court
Parvester Trust
Kash
Carl Anderson
Ohio
Loweal
Committee On
Richmond teen alleged missing girl held as potions scare
Florence Page of Richmond, seventeen, believed missing since April, was arrested after fainting and taken to Emergency Hospital. Authorities found no poison on her, and she gave names Alma Elray and Alma Edwards while in custody. Police say she fought officers, bit a patrolman, and claimed she would kill herself. The case ties to a possible Miss Page from Richmond living with relatives, with no charges at present.
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Florence Page
Richmond
Asy
Exnergency Hospital
No. 1
Alma Eiray
Florence A. Page
Srs Page
Kramer Street
Chic Cito
Mra. Page
Florence
Pennsylvania Avenue
Winth
Tenth Streets
Emmert
Em Mert
Flrat
Alma Elray
Beth
Post
Washington Asylum
Alma F Edwards
Taft Wins in Harrison County Republican Primaries
In Harrison County West Virginia Taft supporters led in the April Republican primaries. Twenty of thirty three delegates to the state convention May 16 at Huntington favored Taft while eighteen of thirty three delegates to the First Congressional district convention May 15 at New Martinsville also backed Taft. Roosevelt delegates filled the remainder.
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Harrison County
W. Va
Clarksburg
W Va
West Virginia
Taft
Huntington
New Martinsville
Roosevelt
University Glee Club to sing at Columbia Theater
The University of Virginia Glee Club of about 20 will perform this afternoon at the Columbia Theater under the Daughters of the Confederacy. They will present scenery illustrating university dormitory rotunda and other scenes. Also the House adopted Representative Norris's resolution demanding President Taft send to Congress the Justice Department charges against Robert W. Archbald and the department's investigation report.
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Bureau of Corporations
Smith
Department of Justice
Bureau of Corporration
Roosevelt
Taft
Springfeld
Mass
Massachusetts
Perkins
George W. Perkins
Herbert Knox Smith
U. of V
University of Virginia Glee Cluir
Daughters of the Confederacy
Columbia Theater
Acemen Eno Savaoe Sesterday
Representative Norris
Nebraska
House
Robert W . Archbald
United States Commerce Court
Department
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Mr. Bristow
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Sonneton
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Sonar Aristow
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Hoopvelt
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Hilton
Samat Theodore
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Mr. Mann
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Pulp
Me Underwood
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Pujo
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Howell
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Sulloway
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Liberty and
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Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Company
New York Avenue
Columbia
Winebel
Bobby Pan
Burnit
Suronium Stocnine
Camille
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M. Gates Open
Imperial Jet
Continental Trust Co
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Washington, D.C
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Belasco Theater
Opera CO. Thure
LA Tosca
Hoff
National Capital
Sts. W. W
T. Arthur Smith
Sanders & Stayman
A. Polis
CHASE
AL Reeves
Wmpart
America
Slabloais
Joe Turner
Wait Hvans
W. D. McCrackan
Christian Science Board
Firachurch of Cherie
Boston
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National Theater
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Pauline Hall
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