Havens Defeats Aldridge in Rochester for Congress
James S. Havens of Rochester won the congressional seat to succeed the late James Breck Perkins in Monroe County by 5831 votes over George W. Aldridge. A Yale graduate and lawyer, Havens was active in politics but had never held public office. An incident on election day showed his mettle as he confronted ward leader Peter Sheridan to ensure Democratic workers stayed on the job.
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George W. Aldridge
Rochester
N. Y
James S. Havens
James Breck Perkins
Monroe County
Weedsport
Cayuga County
Yale
Ile
Havens
Peter Sheridan
First Ward
Sheridan
Aldridge
Mr. Tavens
Choice Seat for Taft at Pirates Cubs Game
President Taft plans to attend the May 3 1910 Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates game in Pittsburg. Engineers select box 125 above the Pirates bench as ideal for watching Hans Wagner, a seat formerly held by a prominent businessman who relinquished it for the president. A commemorative plate will mark the box after the game.
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Taft
Hans Wagner
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburg Pirates
Pittsburg
Wagner
United States
Biologist Reports Parthenogenesis Advance in Tadpoles
Eugene Bataillon, a biology professor at the University of Dijon, announced before the Paris Academy of Sciences that he produced two tadpoles by traumatizing a frog’s egg with a platinum wire. The experiment marks a significant advance in parthenogenesis research.
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Eugene Bataillon
University of Dijon
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Foss Wins In Fourteenth District Fight Over Tariff Policy
Eugene N. Foss, the Democratic nominee, defeats Republican Buchanan for Congress in Massachusetts Fourteenth District, pledging tax and tariff reform amid the Payne Aldrich law controversy. Foss cites repeal of section 2 and retaliation fears, while Buchanan argues the loss signals demand to cut living costs. Senator Lodge backs Buchanan, highlighting price disputes.
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Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Lovering
Canada
Foss
Buchanan
Washington
Lodge
Poss
Boston
Taft tariff rhetoric clashes with Aldrichism charge
The passage argues that President Taft would quickly crush trusts under a nature to a bill abolishing tariff taxes, while Aldrich’s protection policy wastefully benefits a pampered business elite. It condemns Aldrichism as the main obstacle to economy, drawing a parallel between restricting iron imports and restricting sanitary improvements for undertakers.
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Taft
Department of Justice
Aldrich
Henry George
Suffragists Plan Auto Parade to Capitol for 1913 Petition
Two hundred fifty National American Woman Suffrage association delegates will ride to the Capitol on Thursday April 21 in about 100 autos to present a monster petition to Congress for suffrage legislation. Mrs Helen Gardener heads the parade with Rev Anna Shaw leading the suffragists who will wear badges and wave flags.
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Washington
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Capitol
Congress
United States
Helen J1. Gardener
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonials
A historical advertisement offers one hundred dollars for cure of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements of F J Cheney and Co and listings of Toledo druggists. The text promotes internal use of the remedy with a 75 cent bottle price and mentions testimonials for Hall's Family Pills. Quoted literary epigrams accompany the ad.
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Hall
F J. Cheney &Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
VestaTrvax
Eisanto Dedaste
O. Watpina
Kinnan & Margvin
Fire alarm boxes list across Aberdeen area streets
An item lists numerous fire alarm boxes with cross streets including Market F streets OceanFront avenues and local mills in Aberdeen detailing locations such as City Hall Market and I streets High School Building Terrace Ave and Harbor streets along with several mills and lumber companies.
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Diiabang
Aberdeen
Cleveland
City Hall
Market
Terrace Ave
River
Burrow’s Dock
K and Hume
Benn and Heron
Wilson’s
Heron
Fourth
M. Franklin School
Hume
Anderson & Middleton Mill
River Streets
Broadway
Third Streets
Sixth
Federal Lumber Co
Division
Michigan Avenue
Western Cooperage Co
Michigan Ave
River Street
Washington Streets
Curtis and
Clark Streets
South
Curtis
Evans
Front Streets
Aldrich’s Claim on Cutting government Costs Sparks Tariff Talk
Senator Aldrich asserted in the senate that running the government on a business basis could save 300 million dollars annually. The New York Times notes such economies might eliminate customs taxes, turning the U S into a free trade nation as last year’s customs revenue surpassed 300 million by about 977 thousand.
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Aldrich
Senate
New York Times
United States of America
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Will Lanning
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Finch
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Tel
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Northern Pacific Railway
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Yellowstone National Park
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Black Diamond
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