Taft to Send Reciprocity Message to Congress With Tariff Board Plan
President Taft finalized a reciprocity message after cabinet deliberations last night to accompany the Canada trade agreement. The plan calls for establishing a permanent tariff board, with current members and two added Democratic appointees, and signals possible Senate support despite political hurdles. Taft will name the board and travel to Columbus, Ohio for a corn products exhibit after a New York visit.
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White House
Knox
Bryce
Tariff Board
Congress
United States
Canada
Taft
State Department
West
Dominion
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henry C Emery
James B Reynolds
Massachusetts
Alvin H. Sanders
Chicago
Republcana
Ohio
New York
Col
Michael Cady
Brooklyn
Calder
Dwight
Bennet
William Barnes, Jr
Repub-ican
Senator Brown
Nebraska
Mr. Taft
New National Republican Progressive League
Ohio Society
Washington
Columbus
Lodge Not to Quit Senate Denial of Ambassadorship
A Washington dispatch reports a Massachusetts rumor that Senator Lodge would resign to become ambassador to Great Britain. In New York and Washington, friends deny the claim, noting Lodge’s unlikely retirement and concern over Democratic prospects in 1912.
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England
Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York Times
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Senate
Great Britain
Washington
New Willard
Augustus H Gardner
Beaton
Gardner
Lodge
Democratic Party
Court of St. James
Nahant
Poe Letters Bring $490 Special to The Washington Post
At the sale of the late Clarence Edmond Stedman library, $4773 realized. Notable items include a three page Poe letter dated June 15 1846 to Joseph M Field sold for 420 to George D Smith, a Poe Snodgrass letter from Philadelphia July 21 1841 sold for 375, another Poe reply to Hirst sold for 355, and a Poe daguerreotype portrait with Stedman note bought for 3250 by Smith. Stedman's Alice of Monmouth manuscript with corrections sold to George D Smith for 05.
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Washington Post
New York
Clarence Edmond Stedman
Poe
Joseph M. Field
Kate Field
George D. Smith
Poe-Snodgrass
Graham
Mr. Stedman
Edgar Allan Poe
Mr Smith
Stedman
Alice of Monmouth
Senate Bribery Claims Disrupt State Politics
An interview transcript reveals bribery attempts to secure a U S Senate seat with promises of $2500 and $1500 upon support for Chilton and Watson. Governors and legislators clash over commissions as Hearne remains a point of contention amid ongoing calls for investigation and a potential grand jury.
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Glasscock
State Senate
Chilton
Watson
Meredith
Silver
Hearne
Avis
Tojmight
Record of Vermillion grand jury probes vote traffic
Danville Indiana January 25 Vermillion county grand jury expands probe into alleged vote traffic involving Judge E R E Kimbrough and multiple Democrats including Mayor Platt. Subpoenas issued as Charles Knox testifies about campaign funding claims while Knox portrays himself as a moneyless candidate. Platt defends his campaign activities and denies buying votes amid a broader inquiry into elections over the past eighteen months.
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Danville
Vermillon County
E. R. E. Kimbrough
Joseph G. Cannon
Kimbrough
Platt
Charles Knox
John T. Shepard
Cannon
Knox
Grand Jury
Earl Chambers
Lambrough
Kidnapper Shot by Mob in Dewmaine Incident
Walter Harris, a negro runner, was shot six times and fatally wounded at Dewmaine while attempting to kidnap his child from his separated wife. He fired five shots to force passage as a mob of the woman's friends intervened. the child escaped. Harris lay wounded as others rallied against him.
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Marion, I
Walter Harris
Dewmaine
Harris
Oidge
Ren
Warris
Gompers Urges End to Third Degree Police Methods
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, calls unions to press officials to abolish the so called third degree or sweat box interrogation. He labels the practice a usurpation and public scandal hidden behind law, noting evidence exists though hard to prove.
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American Federation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gampera
Roosevelt Letter Expunged From Congressional Record
A letter praising Gen Hamilton S Hawkins military career by former President Roosevelt was printed in the Congressional Record then expunged and withdrawn. The pension bill to aid Hawkins widow is under consideration by the pension committee. The letter was not a committee report and was stricken from the permanent Record and returned to the committee room.
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Hamilton S. Hawkins
Hoogzevelt
Congressional Record
Pension Committee
Gen. Hawkins
du Pont
Senate
Col. Roosevelt
McCumber
Crothers Advises Farmers at Washington County Institute
Gov. Crothers addressed about 1,000 farmers fruit growers and high school students urging adoption of the latest scientific methods and organized mutual protection. He called for economy and businesslike practices to lower fixed costs and emphasized road building and state bonds to complete the highway system.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Crothers
Washington County
Farmers’ Institute
Maryland Roads Commission
Futile Elections As Legislatures Vote For United States Senators
Iowa, Colorado and Montana legislatures held joint ballots for a successor to the late U S Senator. Colorado Democrats and Republicans listed multiple candidates with votes tallied. Iowa's Kenyon and Funk trailed Young, Garst and Porter absent. Montana's Carter led Republicans with 36 while Walsh and Conrad trailed, with 49 needed to elect.
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Iowa
Collorado
Montana
Denver
Col
Colorado
United States
Charles J. Hughes, Jr
Speer
Adams
Thomas
Ward
O'Donnell
Taylor
Martin
Maupini
Shafroth
Vaile
Dawson
Goudy
Roof
Des Moines
Kenyon
Funk
Young
Garst
Porter
Helena
Mont
Montana Assembly
Carter
Walsh
Conrad
Scattering
Hungry Sam Miller Sets Feast Record at Straw Berry Ridge
Hungry Sam Miller wowed diners at Straw Berry Ridge near Sunbury Pennsylvania by consuming five chickens fifty waffles two pickle cans and multiple cakes and pies in a single night. The crowd at Mr and Mrs C Kniss home watched as he downed a bucket of waffle dough after his 3 chickens and vast array of desserts, until food stock ran out.
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Sam
Washington Post
Sunbury
Sam” Miller
Miller
Around World in 37 Days Plan Emerges from Tsuruga Route
Seattle January 25 Japanese port development at Tsuruga enables a 37 day world circumnavigation via Seattle or Vancouver to Yokohama in twelve days travel to Tsuruga by train and steamer to the trans Siberian terminus, then fastest train to London and back. Death of Samuel Robinson noted in Clear Spring Maryland at age 70 from heart disease.
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Seattle
Wash
Tsuruga
Hallamshire
Vancouver
Yokohama
London
Samuel Robinson
Clear Spring
Jury Case Keeps Schenk Trial in Limelight
Proceedings in the Schenk murder case feature sharp courtroom exchanges over third degree methods, with defense attacking witnesses as coerced while prosecutors argue over alleged poison plots. The case expands as U.S. Senate investigators weigh in, seeking details on interrogation tactics and confessions amid ongoing testimony.
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Heaven
Handian
Boyce
Nusse
Mr. Boyce
J. W. Myers
Eleanor Zoeckier
Dehenk
Judas Iscariot
Senate Committee
Select Committee
United States Senate
J. J. P. O’brien
Louis J. Carmody
Select Committee of the Senate
White Heads Miners Union President Declares Intention to Resume Work
In Columbus January 20 the United Mine Workers of America elected John P. White of Oskaloosa Iowa as president by 26743 votes while Tom L Lewis incumbent president received 72190. Frank Hayes won the vice presidency, Edward Perry was reelected secretary treasurer, and John Mitchell led delegates to the AFL. Lewis said upon retirement he would return to mine labor and not aid owners with his knowledge.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America Today
John P. White
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Tom L. Lewis
International
Frank Hayes
Springfield
McCullough
Bay City
Mich
Edward Perry
William Green
Tellerg
Board of Auditors
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Duncan McDonald
W. D., Wilson
John Wallace
T. L. Lewis
Lewis
Mineral Organization
Six British sailors survive sinking of Helen Shafner
Six men aboard the British schooner Helen Shafner survived four days clinging to a sinking hull opposite Nova Scotia. rescued by the fishing schooner Josie and Phoebe after being found emaciated and subsisting on condensed milk and heated raw meat. The Shafner had sailed from Port Hastings with 190000 feet of lumber and encountered storm damage near Shelburne bringing on a leaky hull and mast loss.
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Boston
Helen Shafner
Josie
Phoebe
Nova Scotia
Shafner
Port Hastings
N. S
Shelburne
Lawrence C. Phipps Weds Margaret Rogers in Denver
Denver society notes record millionaire Lawrence C. Phipps marrying Miss Margaret Rogers at her parents home in Denver. The ceremony followed by a California honeymoon. Phipps widow and prior divorce from Genevieve Chandler Phipps after a custody dispute included a kidnapping charge.
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Denver
Cole
Lawrence
Phipps
Margaret Rogers
Platt Rogers
California
Movements of Ocean Steamers Reported
Shipping news lists vessels sailing and expected arrivals from Antwerp Genoa Southampton and New York including Oceanic Europa Lusitania and Campania with ports of call and dock times. Meantime Iverola Roma and other transatlantic liners are noted with docking estimates around 9 30 p m Friday and Marseille departures for New York.
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Anriview
New York
Vaderland
Antwerp
Oceanic
Southampton
Oceania
Genoa
Carpathia
Trieste
Queenstown
Iverola
Boston
London
Pomeranian
St. John N. B
Barcelona
Montzerratt
Campania
Liverpool
Samland
Castle
Naples
St. Paul
Roma
Marseille
Meuretania
Army Orders Leaves and duty changes issued to officers
A lengthy Army orders list details leaves of absence for Col Erasmus M Woaver and several officers, plus extended duty for Capt John J Clark and various reporting and examination actions for Coast Artillery and Medical Corps officers. It notes visits to Roebling Lane Company and Frankford Arsenal, and outlines boards at multiple forts for medical reserve officer examinations.
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Erasmus M. Woaver
General Staff
John C.wrench
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Richard J. Herman
Twenty-third Infantry
John J. Clark
Philippine Scouts
Joseph A. Worthington
Medi
Cal Corps
United States
Philippine Islands
Presidio
San Francisco
Cal
William G. Haan
Coast Artillery Corps
Orf Monroe
Coastartillery Corps
Frederick P. Reynolds
Medical Corps
Fort Monroe
William H. Delombre
Garle. Wiggin
Glen F. Jenks
Jacob Frank
Warren R. Ball
Arthur G. Campbell
John T. Rowe
Harold L. Gardiner
Gol. Orin B. Mitcham
Ordnance Department
John A Roebling Lane Company
Trenton
N. J
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Henry C. Fisher
James M. Phalen
Edwin D. Kilbourne
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
George A. Skinner
Percy L. Jones
Llewellyn PF
Williambon
Fort Des Moines
Jaws
Charles Y. Brownshe
Jay W. Grissinger
Thomas L. Ferenbaugh
Fort Douglas
Tish
Clarence J. Manly
George W. Cook
Fort Ethan Allen
James 5. Wilson
William J. Sheep
Fort George Wright
Wash
Elmer A. Dean
Naval Orders Assignments for Navy Personnel
Commander A L Key to duty command Baltimore Lieut W Liggett Jr to duty Hancock navy yard New York Lieut W H Allen to duty Baltimore Lieut T R Kurtz to duty naval torpedo station Newport R I Lieut G W Baggaley to duty Petrel Gusee F Blasdel retired to home Baltimore Burg Br C Ransdell to duty Baltimore P A Paymaster E G Morsell to duty Baltimore
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W. Liggett, Jr
Hancock
Navy Yard
New York
N. Y
W. H. Allen
Baltimore
T. R. Kurtz
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
Gunter Grade W. Baggaley
Petrel
Gusige F
Blasdel
P. A. Burg
BR. C. Ransdell
Balti
Archbis hop Ireland III ill in Ann Arbor
Arch bishop John Ireland of St Paul fell ill soon after arriving in Ann Arbor to attend tomorrow's consecration of Father Edward D. Kelley as auxiliary to the Detroit bishop. He grew worse after meeting Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Foley, was confined to bed, though officials said the illness is not serious and he may still preach tomorrow.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
John Ireland
St. Paul
Edward D. Kelley
Church of St
Movements of Naval Vessels Arrivals and Departures Listed
A naval dispatch lists arrivals at Washington Sterart Tortelk Pennsylvania Tiburon and departures from Charleston Norfolk Bermuda Guantanamo Boston Key West Mare Island Tiburon Menils for ports including Hampton Roads Apnepolis Indian Head Washington Annapolis Charles ton Guam and more. Multiple ships with destinations such as Hamp ton Roads and Annapolis appear in the summary.
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Tallahasses
Washington
Sterart
Tortelk
Pennsylvania
Tiburon
Salled
Dubuque
Patapsco
Charleston
Hampton Roads
Standish
Norfolk
Apnepolis
Rocket
Indian Head
Mars
Bermuda
Lebaron
Guantanamo
Media
Luna Cay
Cuba
Des Moines
Boston
Annapolis
Hannibal
Key West
Mare Island
Santa Barbara
Menils
Guam
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Sam Stevenson
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Wiliam KR. Thompson
Gilkeson
Woods
Flubbard
Louis Bennett
Joint Assembly
Marion, Ill
Gompers
Roosevelt
Japan
O'Brien
Handlan
J. P. White Heads
Lawrence C. Phipps
Miss Rogers
District of Columbia
Morocco
Cosmopolitan
McClure’s
Munsey’s
Pacific Monthly
Electrician and Mechanic
Good Health
Pictorial Review
Success
National
Hampton’s
Pearson’s
Metropolitan
Technical World
Travel
World Today
Everybody’s
Wide World
Oatdoor Life
National Monthly
Metropolitan Bank
15Th Street
N. W
ARMY
Jackson Barracks
William 3
Fort Jay
Albert E. Parsons
Henry Beuwkes
Jefferson Barracks
Deane G. Howard
Guy V. Ruke
Henry G Pillsbury
Fort Lawton
Charles FE. Marrow
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
John A. Murtagh
Janes Bourke
Ernest R. Gentry
Fort Logen
Golo
Jay Ralph Shook
Ghorgh F. Juenemann
Clarence LE R. Cole
Fort McHenry
Chandler P. Robbins
Fort McKinley
William W. Reno
Fort McPherson
David Baker
Taylor & Darby
Fort Meada
Dsk
Benjamin J. Edger, Jr
Omar W. Pinkston
Fort Monroa
George P. Peed
Lucius L. Hopwood
Fort Moultrie
D. C
Frank C. Baker
Fort Oglethorpe
William K. Bartlett
Arthur C. Davis
Fort Omaha
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Francis M. C. Usher
John T. Aydelous
James 3. Fox
Fort Screven
Roderic P. O'Connor
Fort Sheridan
Charles Willcox
Gideon
van Poole
Janes R. Mount
Fort Bill, Ohjs
Douglas F. Duval
Fort Snelling
Minn
Paul C. Hutton
Albert
Bowen
Harry B. Etper
Vancouver Barracks
Joseph T. Clarke
Jere B. Clayton
Mathew A. Reasoner
Walter Reed General Hospital
Paul 3
Henry F Pipes
Harold W. Jones
Fort Waynes
Frederick M. Hartlock
Whippis Barracks
Ariz
Kent Nelson
NAVAL
A. L. Key
Archbishop Ireland III
Sean
James Henre Wynn
Mulberry
Fiz
Ma. E. Chichester
Barbey Street
N. C
George Stevens
Bridgeport
Earl S. Sloan
Mass
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