Tariff Debate Opens In Senate On Underwood Simmons Bill
Senate debate on the Underwood Simmons tariff begins with Chairman Simmons outlining aims to broaden the free list, cut duties on necessities, and shift burdens to luxuries while opponents like Cummins warn of discrimination and danger to Western industry. The session highlights party divisions, presidential influence concerns, and calls for a revenue producing tariff aligned with Democratic pledges.
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Senate
Simmons
Cummins
Democratic Party
House
Benater Cummins
Republican Party
Blamed for Deaths in Public School Scandal
A garbled report accuses a public school superintendent of causing drownings and deaths in a tense controversy. The fragment mentions names like Tawrence Wiss and Johoo Batterahn, hinting at a broader inquiry into governance failures and tragic outcomes.
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Wiss
Jona
Batterahn
Lever
Teddy Wes Mitbov
Lectures on Religious Paintings by Potisa
During the week, lectures were given on religious paintings as described by Potisa. The program featured religious imagery and messages interpreted by the local clergy and gathered attendees from Erin oy and Sunn i od.
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Potisa
Erin
Li Nerally
Margaret Coope
Dames
Dugamia
Secretary Bryan Pushes Platt Amendment Plan For Central America
Secretary Bryan, with President Wilson’s backing, urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to apply the Platt amendment to Nicaragua, seeking U S responsibility for Nicaragua's debt and a protectorate. He proposed amending a Nicaragua treaty to include U S guarantees and intervention rights, signaling a major shift in U S policy toward Central America and Cuba’s precedents. The move drew mixed Democratic support and wary Republican caution as debates loom and a White House conference with Ambassador Wilson is anticipated.
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Mexico
Nicaragua
United States
Cuba
Bryan
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Wilson
Central and
South America
Fonseca Bay
Pacific Coast
Great and Little Camn Islands
Caribbean Sea
Republic
Mn “Nica Ania Thermas
Senate
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
Mexican Republic
Great Britain
France
Smong
Japan
Winona
Ind
Washington
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
Seattle Times clash and guard action in Seattle riots
Sailors and marines guard Seattle after rioting tied to Industrial Workers of the World and Socialists. Mayor Cotterill fights publication of the Times with an injunction. Judge Humphries enforces restraining orders. police and sailors patrol, bars reopen, and press resumes. Secretary Daniels clarifies remarks about free speech and the flag.
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Josephus Daniels
Iowa
Cotter
the Times
Secretary of the Navy
Times
First Avenue
Humphries
Clarence B Blethen
Cotterill
Blenthen
United States
Industrial Workers of the World and
Socialist
Reynolds
Daniels
West Virginia
Bannick
Millard Price
Socialist Party
Mr Price
Socialists
Industrial Workers of the World
Seattle Times
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Reserve Fleet
J. W. W. Hear
Pilot
Seattle Times Today
Tomorrow
Times Were Responsible For Last Night's, Rioting Judge Humphries
Bannock
Fudge Humphries
Ralph Pierce
Exparte
Rannick
Trent Dolphin
Fimes
Jntendary
Damels
Alley Bill Nears Senate Subcommittee Review
Senators Works Pomerene and Jones prepare alley elimination legislation for Senate District subcommittee inspection. A new bill is expected incorporating better features, aiming for passage at the next session. Mrs Wilson desires speedy alley legislation and the subcommittee will push to have the bill ready for passage.
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Senators Works
Pomerene
Jones Goon
Senate District Committee
Wilson
White suits in Congress spark fashion wave
The piece notes Mark Twain would approve if alive as Congress adopts white attire. Speaker Champ Clark leads with white hair and ties, sparking a chamber trend. Vice President Marshall favors light gray suits with a white carnation, while senators Vardaman Overman Reed Owen Brady and Walsh also appear in white, creating a senatorial brigade.
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Mark Twain
Earth
Congress
House
Champ Clark
Marshall
Washington
Senatora Vardaman
Overman
Reed
Owen
Brady
Idaho
Walsh
Martins Olmsted Dead After Eight Terms in Eighteenth District
Telegram from New York reports the death of Marlin Edward Olmsted former representative from the Eighteenth Pennsylvania district serving 1881 to 19 14. Born in Potter County, he was a lawyer, assisted by John Simonton, and held roles as corporation clerk and tax collector before entering Congress. He married Gertrude Howard in 1889 and held honorary degrees from Lebanon Valley College and Dickinson College.
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Harrisburg
Kear and Throat
New York
Marlin E Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Marlin
Edward Olmsted
Ulissea Township
Potter County
Coudersport Academy
Hartranft
Harrison Allen
Mr Olmsted
John Simonton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Death Dosing Machine Threats Seized by Feds Demonstrated in Salt Lake
W L Cummings, 23, exhibited a wireless device claimed to kill from afar and warn of train or ship dangers. He confessed threatening society girl Dorothy Bamberger to extort $1,000,000. Officials seized the apparatus and tested its bell and lamp in separate rooms.
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Misa Bamburger
Salt Lake City
Utah
W .L. Cummings
Dorothy Bamberger
Bamberger
Cummings
Mexico Up in Senate Promises Fair Treatment for Citizens Abroad
Senator Fall raised the Mexican question in the Senate reading a Baltimore platform plank urging constitutional protection for American citizens and their property abroad. The resolution, invoking the Democratic platform, was discussed but rejected to action as Majority Leader Kern blocked immediate consideration and the measure was allowed to drift.
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Senate
Hts
Baltimore
Mall
Kern
Kein
Tillman
Falla
Fall
Senator Tillman
Pail
Juil
UNION TO PROBE MULHALL REVEALS LABOR UNION CHARGES
Philadelphia newspapers report the National Association of Manufacturers plans to call witnesses at its next meeting to testify amid charges Mulhall has made at a congressional inquiry in Washington. Central labor leader Frank Leeneey presides as Mulhall defends his stance and accuses labor figures of aiding manufacturers. The investigation centers on Mulhall’s statements about defeating William Hughes and Michael Collins, with labor leaders scrutinized.
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Philadelphue
Judy Martin
Mulhail
Nvtional Association of “Manufacturers
Philadelphia
Canni Jator Cis
Washington
Centia Tabor
Ethan
Frank Leeney
Feos
Caitral Labor
Nim
Mulhall
Pasivil
William Hughes
Michael Collins
Anther
Potts Case in Senate Sparks Restoration Talk
In a Lil introin edi by Senator Martin the Potts case prompts a debate on restoring the crime Wet of Marl Templin V Woo Potts with the rank of admiral. Capt Potts, recently retired, faced controversial stances during his service, fueling unusual positions in the discussion.
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Woo Potts
Rec
Martin
Potts
Tr Wey
Ferenda
Infernal machine unearthed in jealous rival plot in New York
Jacques Franck, living at 7099 West 170th Street, received a parcel described as socks that concealed a dangerous bomb. The device contained gunpowder, explosive pipes, and a sulfur smell that alerted Franck. Police and inspectors investigated, with Deputy Commissioner Dougherty and Inspector Baillise involved.
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Jacques Frank
New Yorker
New York
Jacques Lranck
West 170Th Street
Hense
Pober
Jiem Saa
W Lyboldt
Fitter Hannon
Darien
Tran
Woole
Foot Straits
Greene Street
Hannen
Mar Stinnon
Burr
Disrober Still In Asylum and Pet Efforts
Fragmentary OCR text references an asylum, a wealthy artist, and various unclear names and actions. The readable portions hint at a troubled figure, possible legal or care-related actions, and scattered mentions of location proxies. The piece lacks coherent details to form a clear, factual summary.
Gift of University Sparks Newfoundland Steamship Hope
A university presents a donation creating a steamship project in Newfoundland. The initiative aims to foster settlement and growth, with plans described as a sign of progress and regional development.
Lipton to Race Defending Yacht in 1914 Americas Cup
New York July 19 The Americas Cup series will be sailed in eastern waters in September 1914 under the New York Yacht Club conditions with Lipton’s yacht meeting the defender on September 10. Dates set for races September 10 12 15 and ongoing Thursdays Saturdays and Tuesdays until a winner emerges with course location and final measurements pending announcement.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Royal Ulster Yacht Club of
Belfast
Thomas Lipton
America
Mas
Dts
Ulster Yacht Club
G A Cormack
Yark
Cormack
Sandy Hook
Yacht Club
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Yacht
He Sanedo
Saturdas
Mrs Pankhurst Arrested on World Tour Reachings
A cryptic report notes Mrs Pankhurst on a world tour with vague routes from New York to Pittsburgh and then Pacific coast, heading toward Japan and Asia. The item mentions Austrian Hungarian press involvement and a traveler named Miholagy, with scant clear dates or places and no resolvable sequence.
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Herzog
Washington
New York
Pitteburh
Pacific Coast
Japan
Sus
Asia
Hungary
Miholagy Wetl
Austria-Hungary
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