Recall in Arizona measure sparks recall fears across past presidents
In a House session Frank Wills and Julius Kahn argued against including recall in the Arizona New Mexican admission debate. They warned recall could have deposed Washington Lincoln Roosevelt, while discussing constitutional law and the New Mexico and Arizona constitutions amid partisan clashes. The debate continues with an expected Tuesday closure.
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Frank B Wills
Ohio
Julius Kahn
California
Arizona
New Mexico
T. R
South
Roosevelt
Booker T Washington
White House
Hamilton
Michigan
Territories Committee
Stedman
North Carolina
Howland
Flood
The
Heflin Defends Rostand Bryan Plagiarism Claim
Representative Thomas Heflin of Alabama defends Rostand and Bryan against plagiarism claims over lines from Chantecler. He says Bryan used Rostand’s story as a simile and did not infringe foreign rights, noting Bryan’s article claimed the sun caused the crowing and added he “screamed in the night.”
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Heflin
Rostand
Hdouart Rostan
William Jennings Bryan
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
M. Rostand
Col. Bryan
Mr Bryan
Diaywrigh
Bryan
U.S. May Accept Bequest To Aid Hubbard Engravings
A House bill by Rep Slayden Texas would authorize the United States to accept Gertrude M Hubbard’s bequest of 20000 dollars currently held in trust. The government would receive four percent income to augment the Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection of engravings at the Congressional Library. Mayor Knotts Arrested In Gary Indiana For Embezzlement Charges.
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United States
Gertrude M. Hubbard
Slayden
Texas
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Congressional Library
Gary
Ind
Thomas FE. Knotts
Shortridge
Crown Point
Jim
Senate Debates Reciprocity and Antitrust Amendments
Congress condensed shows Senator Crawford closing a two day speech against the Canadian reciprocity agreement. La Follette notes a Monday call for a special committee to reinvestigate the Tommer case. Garg offers a fourth Sherman act amendment in two days. Senate adjourns till Monday. House sessions feature Willis of Ohio and Kahn of California in lively Republican remarks. adjourns at 6 pm to reconvene at noon.
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Senate
Crawford
la Follette Awe
Garg
Willis
Ohio
Kahn
Calfornia
House
Meek
District in Congress Bills Introduced for Public Works
In the house Mr Sabath introduced a bill to build a municipal ice plant and two public baths with 50000 dollars to purchase land. Mr Slayden introduced a measure to accept Gertrude M Hub bard's gift to add to the Gardiner Greene Hubbard engraving collection in the Congressional Library.
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Sabath
Lee
Slayden
Gertrude M.hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Congressional Library
Trust Investigations Start Into Steel and Sugar Trusts
Preliminary steps in congressional inquiries into United States Steel Corporation and the American Sugar Refining Company were taken yesterday. Representative Hardwick of Georgia, chair of the sugar trust committee, called a meeting for today, while the steel inquiry delayed its first formal session until Saturday after a successor to Representative Olmsted of Pennsylvania resigned. Subcommittees will explore various industry facets as hearings are not slated soon.
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United States Steel Corporation
American Sugar Refining Company
Hardwick
Georgia
Sugar Trust” Committee
Representative Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Amendment to Sherman Law Proposed by Senator Gore
Senator Gore proposed an amendment to the Sherman antitrust law setting jail terms from two to ten years for contracts or combinations in restraint of trade. The measure cites the Supreme Court Standard Oil ruling and could narrow the act to hold no contract or combination of any kind as reasonable. It was referred to the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Supreme Court
The
Committee On Interstate Commerce
James D. Boyle
University of North Dakota
Senate Finance Committee
Boyle
Treadwell Twitchell
Lewis
North Dakota
Twitchell
State University
Milton McRae
Detroit Board of Commerce
Detroit
Michigan
North Carolina Pine Association
Crawford
South Dakota
Canada
Illinois Senate Calls For Reopening Lorimer Inquiry
Springfield May 1 The Illinois senate adopted a resolution urging the United States Senate to reopen the Lorimer investigation. An attempt to extend the Heim committee’s life to May 31 was ruled out of order and defeated on appeal, leaving the extension unresolved.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate Today
United States Senate
Lorimer
Heim Committee
Senate
Lorimer Case Up Monday
Senator La Follette notified the Senate that on Monday he will call up a resolution to create a special committee to investigate charges from Senator Lorimer's Illinois election. He plans to press a rehearing on new evidence previously divulged to a Illinois legislature committee.
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Senate
Lorimer
Illinois
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Nhnois
Shot Arouses Neighborhood in Northwest Street Clash
Richard Hansford, three years old, was arrested about 1 AM by Sergt. Harry Lohman after a reported revolver shot near Eighth and streets northwest. Clinton Brown, the complainant, says Hansford assaulted him with a revolver. Hansford claims the shooting was justified and will be arraigned in police court.
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Richard Hansford
Eighth Street
Harry Lohman
Blansford
Clinton Brown
Sixth Street
Eighth
I Street
Hansford
Brown
Sergt. Lohman
Wife testifies she killed Jesse James slayer in Ford trial
Special to the Washington Post in Los Angeles reports Carolina F. Ford, jailed for murdering her husband Albert F. Ford, asserts during testimony that he was Robard, alias Bob Ford, the man who killed Jesse James. She claims he concealed his identity and whereabouts, and doubts the body found in Colorado was Bob Ford.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Albert F. Ford
Merchants Fire Dispatch
Robard
Missouri
Carolina F. Ford
Bob Ford
Colorado
Baltimore Girl Escapes Kidnapping After Bridal Threats
Ethel Waspen, eight, of 3 West Street, says a man bound and gagged her for three hours on the waterfront and threatened to throw her in the river unless she agreed to marry him. She was found by workers fainting in a nearby shed after wandering away.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Ethel Waspen
West Street
Hmise
Wants Pact Amended Sees Advantage to Canada
Senator Root urged Senate finance committee to amend the proposed commercial pact with Canada to delay free wood pulp and paper until all Canadian provinces grant freedom from duty. Senator Lodge added that full-country reciprocity is needed, while opposing views warned the amendment could wreck the agreement. Defense cost and political repercussions were noted as witnesses urged or opposed reciprocity with Canada.
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Root
Senate Finance Committee
Toot
John Norris
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Senator Root
United States
Lodge
Haldane Backs Trade Fact in Free Trade Row
London reports the Earl of Selborne attacking government in the Lords for negligence over the American Canadian reciprocity agreement. War Secretary Haldane defends policy, arguing Canada gains prosperity and Britain benefits as a free trader, while avoiding interference in Canada’s policy.
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London
Earl of Selborne
House of Lords
Unite Kingdom
Taft
United Kingdom
Haldane
Canada
Dredging Contracts Let for Seven Cuban Harbors
A Cuban Ports Improvement Syndicate led by president T. L. Huston sublets all dredging at Havana Guantanamo Santiago Cienfuegos Cardenas Matanzas and Esperanza to Michael J. Cady of New York. Total contracts amount to 7000000 dollars and were signed this morning.
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M. J. Cady
Washington Post
Havana
Cuban Ports Improvement Syndicate
T. L. Huston
Tlavana
Guantanamo
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Cardenas
Matanzas
Esperanza
Michael J. Cady
New York
Democrats Agree To Truce In Senate Vote
In a three cornered contest for the Senate presidency pro tempore Bacon led by three votes and faced a possible coalition with insurgents. Vice President Sherman sought a week long vacation and asked Democrats not to resume balloting in his absence. Democratic leaders denied any pact while insurgents voting for Bacon remained a possible factor.
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Senate
Frye
Sherman
Bacon
Republican Party
Mr. Bacon
Roosevelt Warns Arbitration Pact Must Allow Reservation
Former President Roosevelt criticizes the Anglo American arbitration treaty saying it should not bind the United States on questions of honor independence or integrity without reservations. He cites incidents on the border with Mexico and immigration as reasons to avoid automatic arbitration over core national interests. A World dispatch notes White House reception of Roosevelt’s remarks and acknowledges occasional cabinet disagreement with Taft.
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Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
New York World
Washington
White House
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Ambassadors Cable Tentative U S Britain France Treaty
Ambassadors Bryce and Jusserand cabled home with a tentative outline of a broad arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain and France, submitted by Secretary Knox. Bryce and Jusserand acted quickly. Jusserand returned to Washington and sent the proposal to Paris. The next steps lie in the foreign offices as negotiations are expected to begin.
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Jusserand
United States
Great Britain
France
Knox
Washington
Canada
Paris
Messrs
Tusserand
Kidnapper Will Rogers pleads guilty in Waldo case
Las Vegas New Mexico May 13 Will Rogers pleaded guilty to kidnapping his nephew Waldo Rogers grandson of Henry J Waldo general solicitor of the Santa Fe railroad An ex convict Joseph Williams pleaded not guilty Rogers faces sentence after Wiggins trial Waldo was seized March 29 and returned 21 hours later after a $12000 ransom was paid The ransom money was found intact in Rogers home chimney
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Las Vegas
N. M
Will Rogers
Waldo Rogers
Henry J. Waldo
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Joseph Williams
Rogers
Wiggins
Widdup Indicted for 6500 Fraud In Washington County
N Widdup of Washington DC was indicted in Hagerstown Maryland for obtaining 5500 from Boaz Gardenour a Washington county farmer and bank director and 1000 from James E Pryor a Hagerstown attorney using false pretenses. The charges arise from selling stock of the National Stone and Brick Company of Washington of which Widdup is president. About 37000 dollars of the stock was sold in Washington county.
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N. Widdup
Washington, D. C
Boaz Gardenour
Washington County
James E. 8. Pryor
National Stone and Brick Company of
Washington
Widdup
Jurist in Collision on Sixteenth Street N E
Justice Thomas H. Anderson of the District Supreme Court collided with a carriage owned by Samuel Hill on Sixteenth Street at 8 45 last night. Arthur Kelley, a rider in the carriage, was thrown to the ground but not hurt. About 200 dollars damage to Andersons electric machine. Carriage moved diagonally across Sixteenth Street south of I.
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Thomas H.anderson
District Supreme Court
Samuel Hill
Arthur Kelley
Justice Anderson
Movement of Ocean Steamers Routes and Passengers
Movement of ocean steamers listed between Boulogne Nieuw Amsterdam New York and other ports. Southampton Majestic Havre La Provence Rotterdam Nieuw Amsterdam Liverpool Cymric and 3AILED New York La Touraine for Havre Pring Fried rich Wilhelm for Bremen Southampton Kronpringessin Cecilie for New York Queenstown St Paul for New York.
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Nieuw Amsterdam
New York
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Yale “Tap” Day Chooses Senior Society Members
Yale announces senior society elections on campus as Wolf’s Head gains a member and Scroll and Key see turnover. Fractions of selections include Francie T. Boyd, D. R. Hyde, Edwin A. Strout, and Arthur Howe. McDevitt misses Skull and Bones and declines other bids.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Bkull and Bones
Scroll and Key
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Wolf
William McDevitt
Duluth
Fred Daly
T. H. Tweedy
Washington, D. C
Francie T. Boyd
Brookline
Mass
D. R. Hyde
Washington Directors and Executives Named in Panel
Howland Blashfeld Gardiner W Lane John Frederick Lewis and Robert De Forest directors Bryan Lathrop Frank Mn MacVeagh Francis Bullard and Gilbert H Grosvenor of Washington executive committee F D Miller Glenn Brown James Rush Marshall Thomas Nelson Page A J Parsons and Gilbert H Grosvenor all of Washington listed in panel of officers and associates.
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Howland Blashfeld
Gardiner W. Lane
John Frederick Lewis
Robert de Forest
Bryan Lathrop
Frank Mn MacVeagh
Francis Bullard
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
Washington
F. D. Miller
Glenn Brown
James Rush Marshall
Thomas Nelson Page
A. J. Parsons
Charles L. Autehinnon
Chicago
F. C. Miller
Lela Mechiin
Marvin F. Scaife
Pittsburg
Frankelin MacVeagh
Francie Bullard
Fe. BD
John Frederick Lewisa
F. Lindsay Blayney
George W. Cable
Mitchell Carroll
Robert Fletcher
Cass Gilbert
E. W. Pattison
Henry Read
Charles Scheuber
Art Federation Officers and Convention Address
The American Federation of Arts elected officers at its second annual convention. Charles L. Hutchinson as president and F. D. Miller as secretary lead a slate including Leila Mechlin as assistant secretary and Marvin F. Scaife as treasurer. Vice presidents include Blayney, Cable, Carroll, Fletcher, Gilbert, Pattison, Read, and Scheuber. Ambassador Bryce addressed the closing session at the Pan American Union, urging leisure for art and citing U S resources and industrial strength.
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United States
James Bryce
Great Britain
American Federation of Arts
Pan-American Union
America
Charles IL. Hutchinson
Chicago
F. D. Miller
Washington
Mise Leila Mechiin
Marvin F. Scaife
Pittsburg
F. Lindsay Blayney
George W. Cable
Mitchell Carroll
Robert Fletcher
Cass Gilbert
E. W. Pattison
Henry Read
Charles Scheuber
Edwin
Link North and South Memorial Bridge Advocated in Alexandria
Washington report on Mount Vernon Avenue Association meeting notes Sen Thomas Martin and Rep C C Carlin urging congressional action for a Potomac memorial bridge and boulevard to Mount Vernon. They discuss memorial versus commercial aims and pledge to push for appropriations while acknowledging House obstacles. Also reports on a sale and local marriages and a 1912 meeting venue for the Virginia Red Men.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Thomas
Martin
C. C. Carlin
Virginia
Mount Vernon Avenue Association
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Potomac
Washington
Mount Vernon
Congress
Hoar
Mount Vernon Avenue
Senate
Carlin
Walter Page
Good Roads Bureau
Department of Agriculture
William B. Smoot
B. Harlow
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