Townsend Seeks Broader Reciprocity Pact with Canada
The Canadian reciprocity bill advances to its second stage in the Senate. Senator Moot proposes removing provincial restrictions on paper and pulp before the paper and pulp schedule takes effect. Senator Townsend of Michigan signals a plan to offer an amendment directing the President to renegotiate for wider reciprocity with Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tater Townsend
Senate
Moot
Penrose
Thenia
Smith
Michigan
Townsend
Canada
Debate on Wool Bill Defends American Woolen Company
Massachusetts Representative Weeks defends the American Woolen Company as not a monopoly while arguing for protection. Senate debate on the Democratic wool revision bill features Warren criticizing the Ways and Means report. House session spans three hours with multiple members opposing and supporting various provisions. The Senate adjourns until Monday at noon.
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Massachusetts
American Woolen Company
Senate
Steenerson
Minnesota
la Follette
Washington
Floyd
Arkansas
Konop
Wisconsin
Weeks
Massachusets
Warren
House Committee On Ways and Means
Tariff Board
Senate to Vote on Reciprocity Pact Predicted by Penrose
Senate finance chair Penrose told reporters that about 60 senators favor Canadian reciprocity and a vote date will be set within two weeks. He said the bill would be parked without amendment and that daily sessions would push toward final passage before Canada’s Parliament reconvenes. He noted opposition to the Root amendment and discussed tariffs and the wool bill timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Senate
Finance Committee
Tariff Board
House
District in Congress and Senate Bills Reported
Bills reported favorably and adversely cover street extensions for Underwood and Lamont NW, height limits on combustible buildings to four stories, a ban on kites and balloons over public places with fines, harbor control and dumping restrictions in Potomac waters, repeal of land alienation provisions, highway plan changes west of 14th Street, prohibitions on obscene exhibition in public amusements, and theft penalties for public property from workhouses or reformatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Underwood Street
Lamont Street
Potomac
United States
Fourteenth Street
Nouth
Taylor
Rock Creek Park
Newton Street
Congress Condensed Senate Action on Reciprocity and Postal Reform
Senate details a first reading of the reciprocity amendment and notes issues with the Root amendment. It reports an investigation resolution into the Post Office Department and possible postal improvements. Arguments for and against amendments are summarized, with leadership comments by Representatives Longworth and Yonks and Speaker? The House is to meet at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ag Ita
Aprak
William Alden Smith
Poaromice Department
Demine
Partleun
Luc Seferenve
Hinreseurarives
Longworth
Yonks
Astes Maron
Osc
Objects to Skyscrapers Protest Notes Height Limits
A protest note against erecting tall business buildings in the National Capitol was founded yesterday by Mr. Heyburn. The discussion arose during a bill amending nonfireproof structures used for tenements. Heyburn argued tall buildings depress nearby property values and spoil air and aesthetic views, urging European-style height controls be adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heyburn
lLeyburn
Weyburn
Europe
Eurepe
No Action on Rest Bill in Senate
The Sunday rest bill for Sabbath observance faced Senate resistance as Senator Heyburn objected to its consideration. Johnston moved to take it up but Freyburn's request for yeas and nays failed due to lack of a quorum, and the Senate adjourned without action on the DIL.
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Heyburn
Johnston
Freyburn
Senate
Beet Sugar Trials and Oxnard Testimony at Sugar Inquiry
Henry T. Oxnard testifies on beet sugar origins and profits, claiming the Brooklyn refinery sale and 1887 beet sugar venture shaped the industry. He describes the American Beet Sugar Co. and Oxnard brothers’ stock, valuation, and opposition to capitalized figures, while noting future testimony by James H. Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert
America
Oxnard Brothers
Siie
Brooklyn
Henry T. Oxnard Baye Vesterd
House Sugar Investigation Committee
Madison
Oxord
Oxnard
James H. Fost
National Sugar Refining Company
Jaceway
Arkansas
American Beet Sugar Company
Wisconsin Glib Wisconsinite Predicts Arizona Statehood Hopes
Wisconsin Republican leader James H. Davidson discusses Arizona statehood urging swift admission, predicts it would likely become a Democratic state. He weighs recall and referendum impacts, La Follette ambitions, Taft renomination, and party dynamics across Arizona, Ohio, New York, and Wisconsin with anecdotes about elections and business support for Taft.
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Arizona
Davidson
Dewey
Wisconsin
Citiz
Arena
la Foliette
Taft
West
la Follette
Oshkosh
Ahrad
Ohio
Republica
Tua Follette
Oregon
Batt
Denies Big Four Theft Testimony in Revenge Trial Ends
Cincinnati June 16 The trial of Edgar E Cooke for embezzling 24000 from the Big Four ends as both sides forego final arguments and the judge declares instructions to the jury tomorrow. Cooke testifies denying any theft and claiming funds and family inheritances explain his prosperity. A prior witness, Mrs Mattie McDermott of Morrow Ohio, testified of revenge motives connecting to Frank Couden and Warriner shortages and said Mrs Ford could not swear Cooke stole a dollar.
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Cincinnati
Edgar
Cocke
Cleveland
Chicago
Charles L. Warriner
Frank Comstock
Warriner
Road
Cooke
Mattie McDermott
Morrow
Ohio
Frank M. Couden
Warren County
Collector of Federal Customs
Couden
Big Four
Open market saved beet sugar from price war claim
Sugar refining firms faced questions on using market power to crush beet refiners in 1901 1902. Oxnard testified the word open kept beet sugar contracts valid while grocers bought for them, and a 1902 selling agency contract was canceled after legal opinion. He urged allowing beet sugar progress to lower prices long term.
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Sugar Refining Company
Madison
Oxnard
American Sugar Refining Company
Missouri River Territory
American Ree Sugar Refining Company
American Refining Company
Wayne MacVeigh
Hardwick
Army Orders Leaves of Absence and Assignments
Long list of officer detachments, station moves, and duty changes across corps and arsenals. Mentions Lieut Col Edward Miller and multiple captains, majors, and lieutenants, with postings to Fort Sill, Los Angeles, West Point, Galveston, Watertown arsenal, and various pay and quartermaster roles. Also notes admiral and naval assignments with retirements and transfers.
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Edward A. Miller
Fifth Field Artillery
J. Walker Benet
Ordnance Department
Edgar Ridenour
Sixteenth Infantry
Edwin C. Long
Nicholas W. Campanole
Eleventh Infantry
John S. Winn
Ninth Cavalry
Frank M. Savage
Clarence J. Manly
Medical Corps
George HG. Gale
Tenth Cavalry
Hirst
Thomas BD. Sloan
Third Beld Artillery
Simon W. Sperry
Coast Artillery Corps
Tea
Edward A. Millar
Fifth Feld Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Los Angeles
Cal
Medical Department of the Army
American Medical Association
Euclid B. Frick
Percy M. Ashburn
Robert M. Thornburgh
William Stephenson
Eastern Division
Herbert Deakyne
Corps of Engineers
Army Building
New York
Ety
Frederick , Stritzinger, Jr
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Golden L'H.ruggles
Ordnance
George W. Burr
Hock Island Arsenal
Rock Island
QOTHO V._ KHAN
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Masa
Jay FE Hoffer
West Point
N. Y
United States Military
Chicago
Central Division
Frederick G. Stritzinger, Sr
Depot Quartermaster
Galveston
Tex
Quartermasters Department
Alexander J. Macnab
Kilpatrick
Josep F. Goh Watt
Ih Charg
Sumpesj
Kensey J. Hampton
San Diego
Arthur Thayer
Third Cavalry
Powell C. Fauntleroy
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Paul W. Beck
Eighteenth Infantry
College Park
Army
Signal Corps
R. F. Nicholson
J. W. Chase
D. L. Wilson
C. R. Miller
A. J. Hepburn
Georgia
A. D. Wyckoff
FT Freyer
Navy Department
Washington, D.C
D. Lyons
Culgea
M. Joyce
Twelfth Lighthouses
F. W. Toppan
Ensign Bc, Dent
W. L. Yarnum
W. G Richardson
Envien $M LA Bom Marine Instruction
Kittel
Maine
Endan L. ¢ Stare
Castine
C. KR Clark
Lancaster
Utah
Missouri
Eaven P L Holland
Cesian JD Moon
Minchipman Rood Spalding
Midshipman
E JS Blankenship
Misouri
J Svensson
Bitsy AF
Naval Station
Hosmer
F. Roperts
Sultan May Block Spain In Morocco Crisis
Fez June 1. Sultan Mulai Hafid pledges to appeal to the signatories of the Algeciras treaty to oppose Spain’s occupation of El Arish and to suspend clauses of the 1910 Madrid Morrocan agreement. American missionary George C. Reed, reported prisoner among Moors, has a safe escort to the coast. French legation says other Mequinez missionaries are safe. Carpenter aims to gather them at Mequinez or Fez until the trouble ends.
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Fez
Morocco
el -Arish
Mulal Hafid
Algeciras
Madrid
George C. Reed
Weeping Water
Nebr
State Department
Carpenter
Tangier
Reed
Mequinez
Free Hand to Dominions at Imperial Conference
London June 16 imperial conference agreed to pursue withdrawal rights from commercial treaties for overseas dominions and appoint a royal commission to study trade and development. It backed concerted legal action against harmful shipping combines and discussed a state owned aerographic station network linking Britain India Australia with later inclusion of New Zealand and South Africa. Penny postage across nations was not accepted due to high costs.
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London
Wilifield Lauriler
Edward Grey
Wilfrid
Joseph Ward
New Zealand
Great Britain
Australia
India
South Africa
Pacific
Pennny Post
United States
Universal Penny Post
Circus performer Lula Hummel fatally injured at York show
About 5,000 spectators at the Forepaugh Show in York Pa watched Lula Hummel fall from a high perch. She was hanging by a strap with her teeth when she lost her grip and dropped six feet. The Milwaukee native, 28, suffered broken arms and internal injuries likely to cause death. Several women fainted in the crowd.
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Lula Hummel
York
Miss Hummel
Milwaukee
Cox Victory Ends Perjury Case Against Henry T Hunt
Cincinnati reports a second victory for Cox as Judge Dickson overrules a rehearing motion. The judge quashes the second indictment against George B. Cox, a political leader and financier, who faced perjury charges. The prosecution planned trial on the first indictment after one was already quashed.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Henry T. Hunt
George B. Cox
Teadher
William Dickson
Cox
Dickson
Long Voyage Under the Sea to Gloucester Submerged Run
Seven submarine boats left Newport for a 160 mile underwater trip around Cape Cod to Gloucester arriving near midnight. The Grayling Bonita Narwhal Salmon Stingray and Tarpon are commanded by Lieut. D. C. Brigham. Boats stayed submerged except periscopes and surfaced only to recharge batteries in harbor, crews eating on electric stoves.
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Gloucester
Newport
Washington Post
Mass
Cape Cod
Lieut
D. C. Brigham
8000 Bodies To Be Moved From Fort Brown Cemetery
3000 soldiers and officers will be moved immediately from Fort Brown National Cemetery Brownsville Texas to Alexandria National Cemetery Pinesville Louisiana for reinterment. N E Rank dell, successful bidder, received word that his bond was approved. Gen Brown’s body was to stay in Brownsville but approval not yet received.
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Washington Post
San Antonio
Tex
Fort Brown National
Brownaville
Alexandria National Cemetery
Pinesville
Czar's Cup Won by Kansas Navy Baseball Game
A baseball game between crews from the battleships New Hampshire and Kansas for Emperor Nicholas Cup ended with Kansas taking the trophy. Five thousand spectators watched. Three hundred men from the Russian ships Gromovoi and Pallada joined enlisted Louisiana men for dinner and a moving picture show.
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Cronstadt
New Hampshire
Kansas
Nicholas
Gromovei
Pallada
Louisiana
Corner in Chutes Charges Probe Mail Chute Monopoly
New York contractor Nesbit and Ed win Naulty of a New York mail chute firm testified before the House expenditures committee alleging that Postoffice Department officials sustain a Rochester firm as a monopoly in mail chute supplies. They said government and private contracts were blocked to rivals, a Rochester firm dominating the field. The committee will investigate the charges.
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Postoffice Department
House Committee On
T. Nesbit
New York
Edwin ¥. Naulty
Rochester
Naulty
Pastor Walter D. Buchanan Fails Speeding Trial
The Rev Walter D Buchanan pastor of a wealthy New York church and well known to Narra gansett Pier summer residents must appear before the superior court for sentence after the supreme court denied his motion for a new trial in a speeding case in Pawtucket. Chief Justice Du Bois released the opinion confirming the jury verdict of guilty and Judge Rathbun's denial of the motion.
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Providence
Walter D. Buchanan
New York City
Narragansett Pier
Pawtucket
du Bois
Suremé Court
Rathbun
Baptists ask Taft to intercede for Russians faith
The Northern Baptist convention adopted a resolution offered by Rev. Samuel L. Langford of Sacramento requesting President Taft to intervene with the Russian government. The aim is to assure Russia of the 5,000,000 American Baptists loyalty to civil institutions and seek greater religious freedom amid reports of persecution. Delegates voiced wide concern over accounts from Russian Baptists touring the United States.
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Philadelphia
Taft
Russia
Samuel L. Langford
Sacramento
Cal
Northern Baptist Convention
Fire fatality at Eastern Penitentiary and Works bill advances
In Philadelphia two inmates died or were badly burned after a cell fire at Eastern Penitentiary. James Dougherty died from inhaling flames while James Crowley remained in grave condition. The blaze began after guards were alerted by cries. smoking in beds is suspected. Separately, Senate District committee referred Senator Works universal transfer bill to its subcommittee on public utilities with District commissioners backing it. hearings may be granted to interested parties.
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James H. Davidson
New York State
Wisconsin
Canaresa
Davidson
Tn Radner
Congress
Oshkosh
Congressional Committee
Davutsun
la Follette
Chet
Waupaca
Philadelphia
James Dougherty
James Crowley Sis
Senate
Works
Public Utilities
Canadian to Meet Mr Taft at New York Banquet
Montreal reports Senator Raoul Dandurand accepted an invitation to the Canadian Club of New York banquet on June 2 to discuss reciprocity from the Canadian point of view. President Taft will be guest of honor and speak on reciprocity from the American viewpoint.
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Montreal
New York
Raoul Dandurand
Canadian Club of
Taft
Worry Kills at 101 in Minneapolis
Marion Crabtree died at St Pauls Hospital at age 101 after arriving from Wilmington Illinois a month earlier and a two week search for his daughter Mrs Herbert Brown. A Civil War veteran who emigrated to America in 1828 he had owned land near Peoria before his death.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Marion Crabtree
St. Paul's Hospital
Crabtree
Wilmington, Til
Herbert Brown
America
Peoria
Post's European Contest Ends At Midnight Tonight
The final day of The Post's European contest has arrived as midnight approaches. Dark horses gain strength and uncertainty rises. votes must be received by office close tonight and no coupons or transfers will be allowed.
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Atrizona
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Mansfield
John Sherman Bruokre
Sharp
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Judge Brucker
Brucker
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Mark Hanna
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Kennedy
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McKinley
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John A. Dix
Yam
Ohm
Dix
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NAVAL
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Rosing Stringham
Armapalia
Seattle
Heaton
Bremerton
Portland
Greg Michigan
Gam Hampton Rosda
Tagger Bound
Sultan
Spain
Cincinnati Leader
The
Calvert Co
Texas
Baseball Today
ST. Louis
Cosmos
Postoffice
W. D. Buchanan
R. I
Baptists
MR. Taft
TTL Rertees
Columbia Players
Israal Zangwill
Als
Natinee
English Grand Opera Co
Martha
Faust
Cavalleria Ruaticane
Fagfacci
Lasco Oosone
Vdaneeneey
Waterloo
Mr. Hopking
Ross Trelawny
Culberson
Crane
Pannsylvania
Foster
Vermont
Burleson
Morgan
Cuticura
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