Senate Rejects Root Plan in Reciproc ity Fight Amid Tariff Debate
After seven hours of debate the Root amendment to Canada reciprocity was decisively defeated in the Senate, leaving the general tariff fight alive for later action. Penrose plans to press for votes on the reciprocity bill and related tariff measures while Insurgent Republicans push to present clearer issues to the public. Taft’s stance and presidential veto threats loom as senators anticipate longer sessions and possible adjournment shifts.
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Congress
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Immieret
Thme
Mr. Taft
Stavien Mandpatter
Anance Committees
Tariff Board
Friends of the Menove
Finance Committee
la Follette
Clapp
Gems Case Sparks Prosecution Inquiry Over Mrs Jenkins Jewels
U S prosecutor investigates seizure of Mrs Jenkins jewels as mystery surrounds telegram to Mrs Richard Pam and a tragedy. Nashville detective John R Collins is drawn into the case while Mallionaire Allen’s men deny any hindrance to justice.
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U. S
Investiga’ Ng
Detective Agency
Richard Pam
John R. Collins
Nashville
Silenths
Mallionaire Allen
Feud of rivals pulls in jewelry smuggling probe
Washington Post reporting deputy customs surveyor Richard Parr has evidence linking Nathan Allen of Kenosha Wisconsin and John R. Collins of Nashville Tennessee to a major jewelry smuggling case. The probe centers on Mrs Helen Jenkins and aims to indict Allen and Collins amid rumors of a broader conspiracy to beat the U S government with jewelry imports valued at $2 000 000 plus. The case touches New York Chicago and Denver, with Allen and Collins named among those under scrutiny and the customs service reviewing possible bribery and integrity concerns.
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Washington Post
New York
Richard Parr
The
Customs
Nathan Allen
Kenosha
Wis
John R. Collins
Nashville
Tenn
Yon Phul
Denver
Tore
Parr
P Nwo Sen
Henwood
Phice
Bir
Helen Jenkins
Loeb
United States
Wise
Wisconsin Senator La Follette Reflects on Finance Committee History
A senator laments the finance committee record as the blackest page in U S newspaper history. He notes the hearings favored those supporting the Canadian agreement while agricultural interests received scant coverage, highlighting perceived bias in national press reporting.
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Finance Committee
Wisconsin
United States
la Follette
Anoas
Enaminutes
Hats to shrink for next winter travel trade shows
Indianapolis report says millinery salesmen at the National Association convention argue over proposed limits on hat sizes and a future fashion cycle. Delegates discuss funding and the impact of trunk size restrictions by railway companies, acknowledging hats may not stay small forever.
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National Association
Jenkins Allegedly Named Allen Sparks European Scandal
Special to The Washington Post New York June 2 The New York American will reveal Mrs Helen Dwelle Jenkins has accused Nathan Allen of Kenosha Wis organizer of the leather trust of posing as her husband J W Jenkins and of taking stocks valuables from a Chicago safe deposit vault and jewels from her Lorraine Hotel apartment in December 1908 She vows to sue Allen and his family and says she accompanied him to Europe at his insistence despite a life of hardship and few true friends
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Mr Allen
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Atsourney
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Collinge
Custom House
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Customs Authority
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Washington Post
New York American
Helen Dwelle Jenkins
Europe
J. W. Jenkins
Kenosha
Wis
Leather Trust
Chicago
Lorraine Hotel
Mrs Jenkina
Hit Wife Five Times A Week In Court Drama
In Pittsburg June 21 Mrs Mary Gentile 28 seeks divorce from Joseph Gentile shoemaker after telling common pleas court he struck her on the head with a hammer daily for four years and sometimes hammered nails into her body Gentile admits hammering but not daily Judge Brown interrupts with firm rebuke noting the evidence The scene underscores reports of widespread divorce filings as ministers in Pittsburg describe the city as divorce mad with 99 women seeking divorces in local courts.
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Pittsburg
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Joseph Gentile
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Countess Pays Duty On Dog In Boston Harbor
Countess De Frankenstein of Italy, daughter of Mrs. W. C. Brewster of Nantucket, paid a $5 tax to land her Boston terrier from the White Star Line Canopic. The dog, 7 years old, had ten prior trips here without tax. An appeal against the tax retention will be made to Washington.
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Washington Post
Boston
Countess de Frankenstein
Italy
W. C. Brewster
Nantucket
White Star Line
Washington
Three Sailors Injured In Pike Submarine Fire
Explosions on the Pike during engine start in San Diego harbor burned FP. Mey Emelt chief machinist Jeffries and Walker, with Elliott the worst but likely to recover. Sailors freed trapped shipmates and were moved to the Iris hospital. Capt. Hayne Ellis ordered a court of inquiry.
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Hayne Ellis
Mrs E BR Thomas May Sue for Divorce in Paris
Paris cable reports Mrs Linda Lee Thomas separated from husband Edward R Thomas and planning to file for absolute divorce in French courts. The split, known to New York Newport society in Paris, follows his estate upheaval after the 1907 panic.
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Washington Post
New York
Paris
New York World
Linda Lee Thomas
Edward R. Thomas
Thomases
Newport Society
Thomas
Stockholm Excursion Steamer Wreck Off Korpe Island
The Finnish Swedish mail steamer Bor I carrying 10 Stockholm excursionists was wrecked off Korpe Island in outer skerries near Helsingfors Finland. All passengers and crew were saved.
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Korpe Island
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Helsingfors
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Gambier tells of denied kisses and a failed ring express
Edward Victor Gambier, cashier at Merchants Exchange National Bank, testified in a separation suit filed by his wife Edith Russell Gambier. He recounted meeting her in 1908, proposing in 1910, and a later trip to Atlanta to present a two diamond engagement ring. He described her initial warmth, then coldness, and a church wedding marked by a hysterical scene as their marriage began.
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Washington Post
New York
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Supreme Court
Pendleton
Edith Russell Gambier
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Pacific
Honolulu
Gambier
Mr. Gambier
Precious
Sweety
Secret Service Roundup Captures Counterfeit Ring Leaders
Nine alleged counterfeiters, seven active in West Virginia, are in custody in Huntington after the Treasury Department secret service dismantled a large ring. Chief Wilkie called the operation remarkable as the agent posed as a fellow criminal to uncover the scheme linking Mrs M M Leonard and Mrs Esther Foulden to the husbands who allegedly led the plot. Arrests span Bluefield West Virginia and include J E Wilson M M Leonard and R R Foulden with their sons. Additional suspects Emanuel Stock and Frank Jackson were seized in Wisconsin and Kansas City with molds and coins.
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Treasury Department
Huntington
M M. Leonard
Esther Foulden
Charles E. Wright
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John M. Wilkie
Secret, Service
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Wilkie
Emanuel Stock
Chehalis
Wis
Frank Jackson
Kansas City
Jealous mountaineer dies among snakes at river bridge
James Stoner of Punxsutawney Pa is found dead beside a bridge to his hill home. Four rattlesnakes fastened to rocks by thongs surround the scene. He kept snakes at the bridge for five years. Wife says jealousy drove him to the experiment. he slipped and fell among the reptiles while intoxicated. Fishermen killed the snakes. Also notices Niagara Falls excursion dates and prices from Baltimore and Ohio.
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Punxsutawney
James Stoner
Stoner
Benjamin Langdon
Leavenworth
Kans
Wasiingston
Wright
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
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Langdon
Richard Grimes
Allegheny Station
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Pullman
Charleston
W. Va
J. P. Horton
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kentucky
Try
i Senate Rejects Root Plan Feud of Rival Suitors
A scrambled page itemizes a wide set of briefs including the i Senate rejecting a root plan, a love note on a shirt, nine held as coiners, a prisoner leaping from a train, and various local incidents. The fragment mentions Kaiser, Lorimer, Spreckles, and a sugar war context amid political and social notices.
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Kaiser
America
Royal Patrol Opera
Shuma
Lorimer
J.D Spreckles
Dr. Davidson
Mrs Harriet J Hackett Divorced in Reno Cruelty Suit
Mrs Harriet J Hackett won a divorce from H H Hackett of New York a leader in national tennis in 1909 duties. She charged cruelty and the husband did not contest. The ruling came in Reno Nevada on June 26.
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Nev
Harriet J. Hackett
H. H. Hackett
New York
Hackett
Arrest Realty Man Says Title Was Faulty
J C Heide, a policeman, swears out a warrant against a former promoter of Congress Heights. The charge alleges obtaining money under false pretenses. He claims a lot paid for by the promoter was to be sold at auction by trustees of the original estate. Other charges may follow.
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Butterfield
Clarence R. Wison
Richard P. Evans
Yea Fork Avenue
Ford
Ile Clally Lest
Heida
Heide
Helde
Butterfield Real Estate Fight Centers in Congress Heights
Court action seeks to halt foreclosure of Butterfield land sales after claims by buyers totaling many thousands. Butterfield faces a false pretenses charge from J. C. Heide connected to lots on Congress Heights near the Firth Sterling plant. Trustees and buyers push to determine rights and stop the advertised sale pending court ruling.
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Justice Barnard
Butterfield
Butterfeld
P. Eskridge
Eleventh Precinct
Congress Heights
H. L. Clark
W. & Thrall
P. B. Wright
Edward Cooke
William King
Anacostia
Philip Dingeldine
Giesboro
Firth Sterlige Steel
Glesboro Point
Blackstone Island
Barnard & Johnson
Johnson
Nevinr
Fim
Bangs Bust for Capitol
Boston reports a staged incident detailing a bust of late senator Rice of Minnesota set to travel to Washington. The item involves an American vaudeville performer and arrival on a steamer, with unclear surrounding details.
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Rice
Washington
Sire Leena V. Serrag
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