Underwood-Simmons Tariff Bill Passes Senate in 44-87 Vote
The Underwood-Simmons tariff bill passed the Senate by 44 to 87 amid party displays and notable votes. Newlands and Ransdell voted with the Democrats. Thornton opposed. Wilson praised the victory, while La Follette and Gallinger offered varied endorsements of the process and leadership as the bill heads to conference within two weeks.
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Simmons
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Gallinger
Wilson
Congress
Cummins
Bill
House
Senate
da Mollette
Poindexter
Kansdell
Thornton
Louisiana
Burleigh
Major
Grenna
North Dakota
Lewis
Tuiddis
Gronna
Bankhead
Alabama
Got
West Virginia
Bryan
Florida
Townsend
Michigan
Thomas
Colorado
Burton
Rile
Lea
Tennessee
Crawford
South Dakota
Calhersin
Texas
DuFont
Delaware
Reed
Missouri
Smith
Ashurki
Bacon
Chamberlain
Chilton
Clarke
Arkaonsans
Fletcher
Gore
Hitchcock
Hollis
Hughes
James
Johnson
Kern
Lane
Martin
Martine
Myers
Newlands
O’gorman
Overman
Owen
Pittman
Pomerene
Robinson
Saulabury
Shafroth
Sheppard
Shields
Shively
Arisona
Georgia
Maryland
South Carolina
Stone
Swanson
Thompson
Tillman
Vardaman
Walsh
Wiliams
Wilson Praises Tariff Reform and Currency Move
The remarks celebrate tariff revision and currency reform as long awaited victories for the people and free business. The speaker lauds Democratic leadership in both houses, emphasizes decisive, loyal action, and acknowledges Mr Underwood and Mr Simmons for their sustained effort. The president also praises Senator La Follette and Senator Poindexter for independence and courage.
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Democratic Party
Underwood
Simmons
la Follette
Poindexter
The Tariff Vote Reported With Party Alignment
The document lists bill supporters and opponents by party and region with totals. It tracks Republications and Democrats across 44 in favor and 37 against plus 12 paired votes and 2 Democrats voting for, with a vacancy noted. Chronology shows introduction April 7 and House passage May 7 with Senate action later in the year.
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Burleigh
Maine
Gronos
North Dakota
Alabama
Underween
House of Representatives
Yeas
Senate
Anglo Japanese tension and Chinese anti Japanese incident
Reports from Peking and Nanking describe anti Japanese sentiment and an assault on a Japanese consul delivering a flag. Britain and Japan discussed potential actions as an Anglo Japanese alliance shapes likely responses amid Chinese fecklessness. William J Bryan toured Delaware county venues delivering remarks on The Signs of the Times.
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Peking
Nanking
Japan
Great Britain
London
Tokyo
Daily Telegraph
China
Yangtse
Firing a salute greets U S warship apology for steamer shot
A New York dispatch reports American gunboat activity after the Mel-An steamer was fired on by Chinese rebels at Yo Chow Forts, Gobi province. The Quiros escorted Mel-An to Han Kow and fired a 21 gun salute in apology. Standard Oil officials in Shanghai received word of the incident and regrets from Yo Chow forts. Also listed are a Niagara Falls excursion on Sept 12 by Baltimore and Ohio with modern coaches and Pullman cars, and other trips Sept 26 and Oct 15.
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U. S
New York
Washington
The
Tribune
Navy Department
Standard Oil Company
Mel-An
Yochow
Hunan
Hankow
Quiros
Standard OM Company
Shanghai
Yoohow
Niagara Falls
Baltimore and Ohio
Union Station
Lehigh Valley
Philadelphia
Falls
Imperator Liner to be Rebuilt for Profit
The Imperator, slated to leave New York service in October, must be partially rebuilt due to deficient boilers. The boiler room will be refitted with oil fuel, and the vessel will gain more small staterooms to fit a policy favoring moderately sized boats.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Imperator
New York
Wat du Pew
New York Murder Mystery Ties Pillow Slip to Newark Sale
Police probe into a dismembered girl found on the Hudson draws links to a pillow slip sold near Eighth Avenue and 147th Street. A Newark factory and George Sachs, a second‑hand dealer, are named in tracing the fabric to a possible New York origin. Detective work expands to missing girls, Sternemann’s unusual letters, and a Jamaica Jamaica man spirited away by detectives.
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New Jersey
Hudson River
Upper Weat
Peter H. Sternemann
Sternemann
Jamaica
Long Island
George Sachs
Eighth Avenue
147Th Street
Newark
Sachs
Stig
Distressed Letter Warns of Imminent Death Before Move
The excerpt notes a woman claiming she would be dead by the time her letter arrived, mentioning plans to leave Charleston. It records Miss Bowles past as a Cleveland telephone girl, later moving with her husband to Buffalo where they separated, and references her anticipated death tied to the letter.
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Charleston
Miss. _Bowles
Cleveland
Buffalo
Doubles U. S. Sea Power
The Daily Graphic editorial from London notes the Panama Canal will double U S naval power once cavalry finishes the naval buildup and will greatly expand external influence on Atlantic and Pacific seaboards. It calls the canal a major step in shrinking the world and accelerating intercommunication and commodity exchange.
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London
Panama Canal
The
Daily Graphic
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Near East
West Chester educator urged to resign amid elopement probe
Dr. George M. Philips principal of the West Chester State Normal School since 1881 faces a trustees vote on resignation after the July disappearance of married steward Harry Johnson and Ruth Wolfe a 19 year old graduate. Witnesses say Philips knew of misconduct toward female students. Johnson and Wolfe remained missing as investigators report alleged improprieties and fear within the school.
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West Chester
Washington Post
West Chester State Normal School
Harry 8. Johnson
Ruth A. Wolfe
Beaver Brook
Rotatong
Tokyo
Ruth ‘Wolfe
Parsons
Philips
Miss Wolfe
Johnson
Elvira Speakman
Bullock
Miss Wilson Not Her Maid at Wedding Visit Honeymoon
Miss Nellie Kintner, a former schoolmate of President Wilson’s daughter, married Charles B. Kellogg in Athens, Pa. and left suddenly for Cornish, New Hampshire with no explanation. Mr and Mrs Kellogg plan to visit Miss Wilson in Cornish on their honeymoon trip. The bride received a silver tea set as a wedding gift from Mrs Woodrow Wilson.
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Philadelphia
William J. Bryan
Delaware County
Bryan
Chester
Medig
Norris
Athens
Breanor Wilson
Wilson
Nellie Kintner
Charles B. Kellogg
Cornish
N. H
Mexico War Tensions Rise As Huerta Faces Invasion Rumors
Mexico City reports suggest negotiations with the United States may resume soon, with Lind traveling toward the capital as Gamboa calls for caution. Rebel forces near Salinas claim victory over federals, while Huerta’s government pressures recruitment and warns of possible U.S. invasion. Federal troops execute a captured company after a clash near Monclova, and Cuatro Cienegas changes hands amid ongoing northern fighting.
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Mexico
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Cuatro Cienegas
United States
Col
Murugia
Ter
Antonio Escota
Repubic
Chihuahua
el Paso
Tex
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Villa
Juares
Pannon
Felix
San Andres
Gas Grandes
Bit Rayo
PB i
Gominoma
Rourth
Senate Passes Tariff Bus River Murder Mystery Unsolved
Page 1 item notes a tariff measure and a murder mystery unresolved, with mentions of political shifts and upcoming events. Also listed are health and labor topics, a potential new negotiation signal, and a Perry victory reference.
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Senate
Perry
U. S
Domingo
Maine
Maryland
Sibley Hospital
Bars slit gowns at altar in New Britain priest declares
The Rev. H. T. Walsh of Our Lady of Mercy church said he will not give communion to any woman approaching the altar railing in a slashed skirt or diaphanous garb, and will not receive at his parochial residence any woman wearing such gowns.
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New Britain
Conn
H. T. Walsh
Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Perry Victory Centenary Honors Peace Pact Milestone
A century after the Lake Erie victory, Taft Miles Keifer and Davis address ceremonies in Sandusky Put-in-Bay and Cedar Point praising the 1814 treaty as a beacon for Christianity and lasting peace. President Wilson regrets absence citing duties, sending a formal letter to Gov Cox.
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Perry
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Miles
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Great Britain
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Cedar Point
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Woodrow Wilson
Gov. Cox
Put-in- Bay
Putin Bay
Ruby
Steel cars save lives in wreck near New Madison
A fast Pennsylvania train derailed at Wrylee Station Ohio after striking a defective rail. Six steel coaches were hurled and overturned yet fatalities were limited due to steel car construction. Eighteen injured, three believed fatally. relief crews and physicians aided victims while women provided makeshift bandages. Officials credit steel cars with preventing greater loss of life.
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Ohio
New York
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Pali
Richmond
Ind
Columbus
Cincinnati
New Parla
R. M. Goodman
Washington
Pennsylvania
Wylee Station
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wrylee
Lfe
New Haven
Railways seek inquiry into causes of accidents
Representatives of eleven railroads sent a telegram to the Senate and House commerce committees and the Interstate Commerce Commission urging a full investigation of railroad accident causes before any legislation. The message notes steel car adoption and the cost of forcing wooden cars out of service amid ongoing collisions.
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