Washington in global trade and domestic policy clash
Reports from Washington detail the Stanley committee's rebuke of United States Steel as a monopoly, Roosevelt's alleged blame for steel control, and a Senate vote approving the Lodge resolution restricting foreign military bases. Other items note sugar fraud settlement, immigration aid spending, tariff debates, and a fatal train crash near Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Stanley Committee
House
Washington
Roosevelt
Steel Trust
Mexico
el Paso
Senate
War Department
United States
U. S. Senate
Hemisphare
Notable March of Society and Alpine Feat Reported
Newport society mulls how October arrival of Mr and Mrs Jack Geraghty may shift attitudes toward their daughter who ran away with a chauffeur. Howard Palmer announces conquest of Mount Sir Sandford, 11634 feet, a nearly ice wall peak, on June 24 for the American Alpine Club. Captain Bixby, famed river pilot, is dead in St Louis. A Pinchot led motor car crash at Arkansas City injures none. he spoke for Progressives in Rhanges. Rev Arthur T Burt of Brooklyn is found dead at Lake Oscawana after three days missing. he had recent nervous mood treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Geraghty
Newport Society
Amos Tuck French
Sir Sandford
Selkirks
Howard Palmer
American Alpine Club
Palmer
American Georaphic Society
Bixby
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
St Louis
Mark Twain
Arthur T. Burt
Brooklyn
Lake Oscawana
Peekskill
N. Y
Doctor Burt
Homer Metcalf
Pleasantville
Iowa
Des Moines
S. H. McCreery
University of Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Washington
John Barry
Enterprise
Des, Moines
Prohibition
Inhouse
Cosson
repib‘Vean
J. A. Hervey
Perry Foy
Offics
N Duncombe
Michael Lady, Din
Mr. Laddin
Ireland
Party nominations and campaign fundraising noted in state politics
Albert J. Neveridge won the Progressive nomination for Indiana governor at Indianapolis. Benton McMillin secured the Tennessee governorship nomination on the Democratic slate after a primary with four opponents. The Democrats appear reunified after a split helped the current Republican governor Ben Hooper win. William J. Bryan donated 1000 dollars to Governor Wilson’s campaign fund via a Nebraskan donor, with a personal letter kept private. Wilson affirmed he would not resign the governorship during his presidency.
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Albert J. Neveridge
Progressive Party
Indiana
Indianapolis
Benton McMillin
Tennessee
McMillin
Ben Hooper
William J. Bryan
Wilson
The
Nebraskan
Woodrow Wilson
Iowa News Capsule From Marion Wheat Yields To 40 Bu/Acre
Crop experts near Knoxville expect winter wheat in Marion county to average 40 bushels per acre with several growers reporting high yields. The report includes threshed per acre figures and notes varied crop conditions, plus other local items such as Chautauqua events, local accidents, and small-town notices from Des Moines to Davenport.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Des Moines
FE. A. Cummings
N. F. Miller
Harve James
Newton
Thavin
Chicago
Francisco Ahlbiach
Ginger
Madrid
Spain
Caruso
Albiach
Paris
Humboldt Chautauqua
Lanham
Rounds Ladies’ Orchestra
Humboldt Association
Marshalltown
Ira Moore
G. W. West
Eldora
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Alice
May Wilkins
Maquoketa
Davenport
Kansas City
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Eagle Lodge
Creston
W. C. McArthur
United States District Court
Southern District
Iowa
Rilla Stain
Ottumwa
Southern
Miss Stain
Clara C. Peterson
Third Party Meet Iowa Delegates Hear Roosevelts Running Mate Talk
Iowa delegates at the first national Progressive Party convention in Chicago discuss Theodore Roosevelt as the probable candidate and Fred Lehman as a potential running mate. Delegates elected Stevens as Iowa chair and Clark to nominate Roosevelt. Carl Franke seen as likely new central committee chair.
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Chicago
Iowa
National Progressive Party
Hawkeye
John L. Stevens
Boone
Carl Lohmann
Burlington
H. A. Morey
Waverly
Jo. A. Smith
Osage
Sam C. Westcott
Keokuk
O. J. Moore
Sioux City
W. B. Clements
West Union
Theodore Roosevelt
Philo D. Clark
Red Oak
Carl Franke
Republican State Central Committee
New Central Committee
Fred Lehman
Des Moines
United States
Roosevelt
Water route work begins at Muscatine unloading station
Preparation for revived Chicago to Mississippi water traffic includes a $30,000 unloading station by Automatic Coal Handling Company. Located on the Mississippi bank, the plant will primarily handle coal and will transfer cargo directly from barges to freight cars via a contract with Muscatine Land Company.
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Muscatine
Chicago
Mississippi River
Hennepin Canal
Automatic Coal Handling Company
Muscatine Land Company
Great Western Stops Work On City Improvements
Great Western Railroad cancels planned expansion in Mason City including two depots and a large yard extension valued at about 100000 dollars. The Chicago offices telegram halted the project, stunning officials led by general manager Hiram J. Slifer who was touring with his staff. Local business leaders express chagrin and hostility toward the road’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Great Western Railroad Company
Chicago
Hiram J. Slifer
Traveling Man Insane Held in Ottumwa Jail
Lewis Siegel a traveling salesman for a New York feather goods house is held in Ottumwa jail as an insane patient awaiting contact with his employers in the east. Siegel distributed his samples freely in a local hotel.
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Ottumwa
Lewis Siegel
New York
East
Siegel
Hotel Men Meet This Week Des Moines Northwestern Hotel Men
Des Moines hosts the Northwestern Hotel Men's association annual convention this week with about two hundred delegates from across the northwest expected. The tipping question will be on the agenda for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Northwestern Hotel Men's ‘Association
Northwest
Big Barley Harvest Report From Clear Lake
From an even twenty two acres of barley Hart Hamatreet shows a total of 1,012 puahels or forty six bushels to the acre. He received sixty cents per bushel.
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Hamatreet
Bryan Shakey Up Auto Pecident
Bryan Shakey reports an auto incident involving Monte Whi, with initial details outlining a collision and subsequent investigation underway. No injuries confirmed, authorities at the scene collecting statements from witnesses.
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Bryan Shakey
Pecident
Monte Whi
Paxton and Cole advertise medicines with claims of relief
An early 20th century small ad notices Cole's Carbelisalve for itching and mucous membrane diseases and Paxtine Antiseptic for nasal catarrh. Gola & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin and Paxton Toilet Co of Boston promote their remedies with prices 25 and 60 cents.
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Cole
Druggiate
Gola & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Maes
Trouble's Way Told in a Folk Dialogue
A short, rustic exchange recalls a boy fleeing trouble by climbing a tree only to have the tree set on fire, forcing him to face the danger once more. The quip highlights clever resilience amid peril with a rural flavor.
Their Feeling. Ox-tail soup and hash mood in New Orleans
A brief New Orleans Times-Democrat quip contrasts two characters reactions after meals. One says he feels bully after eating ox-tail soup, while the other feels like everything after a plate of hash, illustrating humorous slang about mood after food.
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Tye
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Cobb at banquet laments baseball chatter and rivalries
Ty Cobb of the Tigers, speaking at a Philadelphia baseball banquet, criticized excessive loud talk and arguing in the game. He recalled a man who said he was headed to hear the ball game when asked where he was going, highlighting the noisy culture surrounding baseball.
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Ty Cobb
Tigers
Philadelphia
Ambition and service among lawmakers in playful banter
In a humorous exchange, Democratic lawmakers debate office seeking and the desire to earn wages with purpose. Two bystanders joke about government jobs, one expressing willingness to work and the other aiming for a substantive role such as filling fountain pens for an assistant secretary of the treasury. The dialogue reflects attitudes toward public service and the nature of political appointments.
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the Treasury
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United States Commerce Court
Tariff Board
Taft
Republcan
Senator Root
MacVeagh
Wickersham
John L. Crider
Dorcas L Snodgrass
Dubis Creek
Catskill
Minnesota
Dakotas
Minneapols
Alexander Antona
Annetta Holliday Antona
Angelo Villa
Detroit
Elizabeth Fleming
Francis Tracy Tobin
House of Representatives
Wright
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Tobin
Buck, Stave & Range Company
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Wyoming
Cleverland
Daisy Opie Grace
Atlanta, Ga
Moffat
Denver
Clarence $. Funk
International Harvester Company
John C. Henning
Daniel Donohue
Aileen Heppner
Isaac Stiefel
de Kath
Ill
American Ice Company
Ice Trust
Maine
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York City
Whitman
Jack Rose
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
G. W. Swearengen
Pueblo
J. M. Duncan
Porter
Rock Island
Colo
Fountain River
Gifford Pinchot
Arkansas’ City
Pinchot
Rhanges
Keye
Dallas
John Little
Scandia
Adel
C. A. Wilson
Baxter State Bank
Quarry
James Stewart
LeGrand
Maude Phillips Sherman
Government Bridge
Clara Adelia Liester-Lane
Deg Montes
Girl Scouts of America
England
Miss Lane
Nebraska
Colorado
Bert Haughtelin
Panora
Lute Crouse
Riverside Athletic Club
Dubuque
Tony Caponi
Frank Klein
Jeff O'Donnell
Kid" Andrews
Milwaukee
O’donnell
Hats Hanson
Humboldt
Baldwin
Freddie Andrews
Harry Grand
Dubuane
Guthrie Center
Dunkley
Afton
Harry Jackson
Jas
Tindall
Guthrie County
Dairy and Food Compassioner
George Rettenmaier
Lehman
Great Western
Rose Dale
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Post
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