Bristol split over postmaster tie up in tobacco era
Virginia and Tennessee share Bristol, with Representative Slemp and Brownlow opposing a Virginian postmaster in a town divided by state lines. Taft sided with Virginia by nominating Goodell, but Senate action stalled amid telegram protests from Brownlow and Tennessee influence.
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White House
Campbell Blamp
Virginia
Brownlow
Tennessea
Bristol
Warren
Slemps
Goodell
Ethics Question Sparks Debate In House Hearing
In a heated House exchange Mr Sherley praised the law on loans while Representative Clayton pressed for a direct answer about a man seeking a thousand dollars before a failure. The dialogue raised whether the regret over interruptions was genuine as the debate continued over legal wording and ethics.
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Mr. Sherley
Clayton
Clayton—li
Sherley
Mr. Clayton
Senators in the smoking room unfold a cigar debate
In a Senate commerce committee session, Senator Frye of Maine sits beside Burton of Ohio. Burton, lighting a cigar, jokes about vice as Frye admits to smoking about six cigars daily while another senator riffs on chewing tobacco, revealing varied habits amid a tense exchange.
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Burton
Ohio
Frye
Maine
Atory
Senator Burton
Ohio Statesman
Nelson
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee
Secretary Wilson seeds stir party planning in Congress
A jumble of OCR text describes Secretary Wilson mobilizing envelopes and invitations as Congress gears up for social events. It notes secretaries including Horn and Gaines planning gatherings, with hints of stag parties and flirtations among staff, set against a New York political visit and fundraising chatter.
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Wilson
Horn
Berord
Sroot
Murdered Girl Found Burned After Abduction
New York reports Ruth Wheeler a 15 year old girl hired by an employment decoy was found killed and burned. Albert Walter, 20, linked to her abduction and a landlady notes calls from young women. Walter wrestled with the crime as police traced a postcard from a secretary at 122 Mast 165th street.
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New York
Mar
Ruth Wheeler
Albert Walter
Polly
Ruth
Pearl
Adelaide
A. Walter
Mast 165Th Street
Wolter
Walter
Kia
Irvington-on the-Hudson
Lad Escapes Kidnapers in Iowa Train Rescue
In Jesup Iowa a kidnap attempt on 11 year old Jay Hanson was foiled when an Illinois Central freight was stopped to let other traffic pass. The kidnapers fled after a detection by the crew and the boy was saved. Fairfield Indiana reports the funeral of Mr and Mrs H Douglas McDonald with the murderer and victim buried side by side in Evergreen cemetery.
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Lad
Waterloo
Mar
Jay Hanson
Jesup
Mlinois Central
Fairfield
H. Douglas McDonald
Wis
Evergreen Cemetery
Galla Democratic Conference Held in Des Moines
Des Moines on March 28 report that Chairman Clint L. Price of the Democratic State Central Committee issued a letter inviting Democrats statewide to attend a conference in Des Moines. The message references candidates and a date set for April.
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Galla
Des Moines
Clint L. Price
Democratic State Central Committee
Des “Moines
Heiress Weds a Hungarian Nobleman in Fifth Avenue Ceremony
New York reports Miss Harriet Daly daughter of the late copper magnate Marcus Daly wed Count Anton Sigray at the Daly mansion due to religious differences. The union links American wealth with Hungarian nobility as Daly’s estimated 2.5 million share enhances a quiet ceremony with select guests and relatives.
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New York
Harriet Daly
Marcus Daly
Anton Sigray
Fifth Avenue
Miss Daly
Daly Mansion
Pallagicini
Count Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Sigray
Vanderbilt Mansion
Anita Stewart
Prince de Braganata
Scotland
Count Anton
Hungary
Fis
House of Magnates
Maria Theresa
Marquise San Mayano
Rome
Baroness Schell
Budapest
Vienna
Wreck Triggers Insanity Charge In Rock Island Spill
A headline from Marshalltown reports John T. Spence, 27, of Clemens, driven mad by the Green Mountain wreck action, was committed to Independence after being deemed insane. The disaster leaves fifty dead, with L. M. Wallin of Washburn, North Dakota among the latest to die, and GW Newman of Mount Verrick in serious condition at 76. Roosevelt greets 400 Americans in Cairo, a sympathy strike ends in Philadelphia, and the Holden seed corn special begins tests between Des Moines and Council Bluffs. The Missouri River rising in Fremont county prompts flood warnings.
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Marshalltown
Rock Island
Green Mountain
John T. Spence
Clemens
Spence
Independence
L. M. Wallin
Washburn
N. D
GW. Newman
Mount Verrick
Des Moines
Mar
Bock Island
Council Bluffs
Des Moles
van Meter
The Modern Home A Word To Parents
A sermon extols parents to value their children’s souls and emphasizes universal access to Christ. It contrasts two homes the contemporary world and a Christ centered life, recalling a street child’s plea and a dying boy’s prayer, and honors old fashioned mothers.
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Arkansas
Iis
Christ
Jesus Christ
London
Not Eligible: Excerpted Reflections on Help and Humanity
A collage of quotes on love happiness sorrow and duty from Dilat Wagner and Marcus Aurelius. The passages urge kindness to others, lightening others burdens, and finding strength in shared humanity. The tone is contemplative about how experience deepens empathy and duty to help.
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George Dilat
Wagner
Marcus Aureliug
Time killer warned as fate returns in kind
A series of brief, disparate ad snippets warn that neglecting time catches up with a person. The ad copy touts Pazo Ointment for piles, Wrigley’s Spearmint for digestion, Pettit’s Eye Salve since 1807, Allen’s Lung Balm for coughs, and a quip about a brother flattering his sister, all from a historical newspaper page.
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Joa
Gaines
New> York
New-York
Daly
Count Anton Sigray
Wreck
Man
John Spence
Cairo
Roosevelt
Shepperds Hotel
Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Carmen
Sidney
Missouri River
Fremont County
Jesus
Mississippi River
Wrigley
Florida
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Allen
Jialanre
Dodds
AED
Western
Canada
J.J. Hil
Onelye
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Monitoba
Cascarets
Cts
Western Electropode CO
Los Angeles St
Los Angeles
Cal
Gray
Alde Bam H Sled Wiley
Olmsted
le Roy. Ie
Snake River Valley
Ellis Brothers & Jackman
Idaho
Falla, Idaho
Wrigley’s
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