Washington News in Brief on Tariffs and Recognition
Brief weekly wrap reports Wilson era actions including a tariff revision bill with final sugar tariff decision, removal of raw wool duties, and a world wide invitation to recognize China. It notes Judge Campbell to the Court of Claims, parcel post impact on express firms, and Burke taking oath as U S treasurer amid vast treasury funds.
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Wilson
Republic of China
Bryan
State Department
House Committee On Ways and Means
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Commission
John Burke
North Dakota
United States
Uncle Sam
Treasury
New Jersey Hairs Law Bans Unguarded Pins At Public Places
A New Jersey law bans hatpins and any device capable of injuring the flesh unless guarded. Penalty ranges from five to twenty dollars. The act marks a crackdown on dangerous apparel in public spaces, amid broader state legislative actions and other national news.
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New Jersey
Fielder
Washington club hosts second annual breakfast honoring women
The second annual breakfast of the Women’s Democratic club in Washington honored Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Marshall, and Mrs. Champ Clark. Partisanship was barred. The American Academy of Political and Social Science met in Philadelphia to study the high cost of living. Miss Ethel Roosevelt married Dr. Richard Derby at Oyster Bay. Frances M. Depauw, widow of former Senator Depauw, died in Los Angeles from a stroke.
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Women's Democratic Club
Washington
Mis. Wilson
Marshall
Champ Clark
The
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Philadelphia
Ethel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Richard Derby
New York
Frances M. Depauw
Senator Depauw
Indiana
Depauw University
Los Angeles
Cal
Huerta Names Lascurain Provisional President in Mexico
The Mexican factions reach a settlement with General Huerta naming Pedro Lascurain as provisional president to serve out the late Madero’s term. United by turmoil, Italy’s King Emmanuel awards 7,000 officers for Tripolitan war service. The Morgan body voyage from Havre to New York ends with Morgan party aboard La Francs. Emmeline Pankhurst pleads guilty to inciting arson. sentenced to three years with hunger strikes noted.
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Pedro Lascurain
Lascurain
Maderoso
J. Pierpont Morgan
Havre
France
New York
Emmelina Pankhurst
London
Pankhurst
Orig Aalg
Iowa World Convention Draws 200 Delegates at Burlington
The annual Woodmen of the World and Ladies Circle convention met at Burlington with over 200 delegates. J W Geiger reported Iowa and national membership gains, Sioux City chosen as next meeting site. Other items include a dramatic Dubuque court scene in a divorce case, a large mercantile cooperative receiver action, and multiple local incidents across the state.
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The
Woodmen of the World and
Ladies’ Circla
Burlington
J. W. Geiger
Iowa
United States
Sioux City
Allen G. Staples
Dubuque
Scott County Mercantile Company
Middle West
Faith Felgar
Chicago
Albert Mullin Kepper
Winfield
International Farm Women's Press Association
Washington Mullin
Henry County
H. W. Pitkin
Yeomen of
Des Moines
B. W. Pettit
Albia
Fannie P. Hines
Charles HB
Rockwell City
Chaplin
St. Olaf
Iowana Farms
George W. French
Davenport
French
Wisconsin
Illinois
Oregon
Oklahoma
A. F. Call
Algona
Los Angeles
Cal
George A. Cowley
Solon
John Adams
Cedar Rapids
W. E B. Fisher
Presbyterian Church
Greene
Mr. Fisher
Woman's Club of
Waverly
State Dairy and Food Commission
Dr. Thompson
Hopeville
Clarke County
Astona
Rowland
Tax Reform And Employers Liability Fight In Iowa Session
Des Moines readers see a stalled Iowa General Assembly as it nears adjournment within ten days. Big questions remain unresolved including tax law revision, creation of a permanent tax commission, defining employers liability, and workingmen’s compensation. Some bills pass both chambers but major differences persist, with the tax commission bill deemed dead and the governor urging tax law revisions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
State House
Senate
House
Capitol
Tax Commission
Robber Suspect Detained Near Ottumwa After Milton Post Office Theft
A man claiming Des Moines identity Lewis Hammond was arrested at Mount Sterling with 300 dollars in cash and about 1000 dollars in postage stamps. He admitted visiting Milton and was held after initial silence, with four dynamite caps found during a search by Sheriff Fellows of Van Buren County. The suspect is believed to be the Milton post office thief.
Bring Back Bad Man for Trial in Des Moines
Des Moines reports that Dago Nick Marrati, indicted for the murder of John Willoughby of South Dakota last December, is now jailed in Des Moines. Chief J W Jenney, returning from Cheyenne where Marrati was captured, says Marrati has given a partial confession. Marrati awaits district court trial after being placed on the murder charge in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Dago Nick” Marrati
John Willoughby
J. W. Jenney
Cheyenne
Wyo
Marratt
Willoughby
Jenney
Dago Nick
Butler's Land Moving Allison March Report
March transactions show $1 250 00 of farm lands changed hands in the county and loans totaling about $750 000 secured on lands, mostly by local banks. Since year start nearly $2 900 000 worth of land has been sold with values typically from $100 to $150 per acre.
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Butler
Allison
Aged Woman Disappears in Cedar Falls
Mrs. Conrad Vink aged 64 wife of a well known carpenter vanished from her Cedar Falls home. She had been missing about thirty six hours when a searching party was organized.
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Cedar Falls
Conrad Vink
Widow of Diplomat Dion Dies in Burlington at 87
Mrs Sereia Hudson widow of the late Silaa Hudson and former minister to Central America died Friday at age 87. Her husband was a cousin of President Grant who appointed him to the Central American post.
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Dion
Burlington
Mra
Sereia
Hudson
Silaa
Central America
Grant
To Build City Hall Carroll Special Election Vote 15000 Bond
A fragmentary report notes a special election in Carroll to vote on a 15,000 bond for building a city hall. The text hints at strong support or notable opposition but lacks full details and outcomes.
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Hall. Carroll
Primitive men found in South Africa say Dr Broom
Dr Broom of Germiston reports a new discovery north of Bloemfontein showing ancient human activity alongside extinct fauna. Tunneling into a sandhill near a hot spring yielded bones of hippopotamieland buhauls bains giants equis capensis and other animals with small buck. The Dutch district woman preserved the finds, enabling verification of co existence with early humans.
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South Africa
Broom
Germiston
Europe
America
Bloemfontein
A Clergyman Testimony on Dodds Kidney Pills
Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pa suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and heart flutter. After using Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he regained vigor. He endorses the remedy and invites contact to Rev Heslop about Dodds Kidney Pills 50c per box, with free household hints and recipes offered. Mount Royal active volcano noted in rail tunnel study. Glacial evidence and Laurentian rock found near Ste Monique street. Shoes advertise Alton's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired feet 50c sample offered by mail.
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Wigton
E. Heslop
Foxes
Rev
H. Heslop
Podds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Allo
Mount Royal
Canadian Northern Railway
Laurentian Mountains
St. Lawrence River
Ste. Monique Street
la Roy
Lincoln's Own Stories draws sharp London humor
A London newspaper review of Anthony Gross's Lincoln’s Own Stories notes Lincoln’s migratory family tale where a single wagon held all, chickens cooperating by lying on their backs to be tied. The critic hints something missing, calling the anecdote emblematic of the collection and its offhand charm.
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London
Lincoln
Anthony Gross
Thirteen Not Unlucky for Hin in Fram Return
Dr. Nansen regards thirteen as lucky after Fram crew of thirteen men returned home safely following a three year voyage. He arrived in Norway on August 13 1896 the same day the Dram surfaced from ice. He notes thirteen pups born on December 18 1893 coinciding with the thirteen crew members.
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Dr. Nansen
Fram
Norway
Doctor
Kirk
Glad to Move A Poy Faces Big Chicago Move
A boy in school shows intense excitement about his family moving to Chicago. The teacher responds that the change will be fine, while noting the boy’s curiosity about living in Chicago and adjusting to a new home and city.
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Chicago
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