Taft veto overrides seal wool bills in senate and house
The senate failed to repass the steel tariff bill by two thirds and the house rejected the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill over Taft's veto. Seventeen Democrat defections and a bloc of Progressive Republicans shaped the votes while Taft sought limited terms and a commerce court abolition. Also noted were posts on the post office, a divorce suit, and other varied items.
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Senate
House
Taft
Commerce Court
United States Senate
Post Office
Post Office Department
Roosevelt appeals for Progressive leadership in New England
Colonel Roosevelt spoke in Providence Rhode Island in his first address since nomination in Chicago. He urged New England voters to back a Progressive movement, arguing that neither the Democratic nor the Republican parties offer real hope, saying both are equally entrenched and untrustworthy.
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New England
Providence
R. L
Roosevelt
Chicago
Notable Anecdotes and Obituaries from Early 1900s News
Personal Nat C. Goodwin recovers after a rowboat accident off Los Angeles as the Catholic Press association opens its Louisville convention with Bishop Hartley as honorary president. Ellen M. Milton wins a three year school trustee term at Tarrytown. Assistant Surgeon T. B. McCivitte dies in Washington after catching spotted fever in Montana. Madeline Force Astor gives birth to a son named John Jacob Astor after the Titanic disaster. William Gustavus Fischer, hymn writer, dies in Philadelphia. Grim memory of Diamond Jim Brady donates 220000 to Johns Hopkins Hospital in New York.
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Catholic Press Association
Louisville
J. J. Hartley
Columbus
Madeline Force Astor
Col
John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Aetor
Multiple murders and disasters across the nation
A report lists jealous murder in Portland, a fatal derailment near Salt Lake City, and gunmen in New York facing trials. It notes Hillsville and Beckt charged cases, Equitable Life sale of 120 Broadway, flour mills thriving in Minneapolis, rising fruit exports, and Mattie Lomax’s anger at Taft’s mercy grant.
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Equitable Life Assurance
S0ciety
Gen. T. Coleman DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Broadway
New York
Iowa News Picks Up Sept 10 Highlights Across State
An Iowa roundup reports the Twenty-first Infantry regimental anniversary in Dubuque with units from multiple counties, a record wheat crop yielding about 17.46 million bushels valued at over 16 million, notable farm yields in Ringgold and other counties, and various incidents from thefts and fires to accidents. It notes civil war memorial events in Keokuk, grain shipping pressures, and public safety updates across cities including Davenport, Iowa City, Grinnell, and Humboldt.
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Dubuque
Twenty-first Regiment
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Dubuque County
Clayton
Delaware County
Mitchell County
Iowa
Davis & Anderson
Glenwood
Clarence Warren
Benjamin Johnson
L. T. Sturgeon
Babe” Scherdin
Cass County
Gristwold
Scherdin
Union Grangers Society
Jasper County
Fair Grounds
Senator Malmberg
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Walton Hios
Glendennan’shoe
G. & W. Tea Company
Paul George
R. G. George
Pomeroy
John L. Wagner
Hartland
Marshall County
Wagner
Patrick Lavin
Humboldt
Mr. Lavine
Ireland
West Keokuk
Davenport
Missouri Valley
Northwestern Railroad
Theodore Holenburg
Nahant
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa City
Andrew O'Donnell
Chas. Emmons
James Lavin
Grundy County
Michael Purcell
Rock Island
Dimira
Herman Rettinghouse
Northwestern
Hanlontown
Finch Brotherg
Joliet
Iowa Seventh Day Adventist Conference
Nevada
Boone
A. Guthrie
Ringgold County
Iowa State Retail Grocers’ Association
J. H. Schaefer
Iowa Infantry
Keokuk
Orval Evans
Be, D. Church
Cedar Rapids
Justha Charles S. Cummins
Cedar Falls
William Benton
Charles M. Dutcher
State Historical Society of
L. G. Weld
Pullman Institute
Harding & Herter
Grinnell
Lon Lisk
Walter Goodwin
Mason & Seabury
Edward Sargent
Stanhope
United States
University Hospital
C. H. Gleason
Jost
C. B. Humphrey
A. Harris
McDonald
Knowlton
Arthur McCord
Harlan
Webster County
Portsmouth Bank
Ohio Baptist Church
St. Charles
Foreign Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse Robbed in London
Royal mounted police in Saskatoon, Canada, forced an American circus visiting London to remove Star and Stripe insignia from parade wagons. A separate labor clash saw about a thousand workers, unions against non unionists, with unclear location and outcome.
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Frederick Charles of Hesse
Victoria Station
London
Germany
Royal Mounted Police
Saskatoon
Bask
Jim Brenton Dies Former Des Moines Mayor in Chicago Hospital
James M Brenton once mayor of Des Moines dies at St Elizabeths hospital Chicago age 53 after wandering life as farmer ball player blacksmith circus performer teacher superintendent of schools mayor and later auto agent Born near Adelia he left farm to learn blacksmithing and taught rural schools before entering politics and public life.
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Chicago
James M. Brenton
Des Moines
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Deadwood
Down and Outer
Jim” Brenton
Brenton
Adelia
Mason City and Clear Lake rail plan new depot yard extension
The Mason City & Clear Lake railroad will spend between 35000 and 50000 dollars this fall at Clear Lake for a new passenger and freight depot. The project includes extending yards and a four stub line to the Iowa Sugar Refining plant, with land purchased on Main Street for loading and storage tracks. Farther east the company bought ten acres for stockyards grain elevators and loading facilities for the beet sugar industry.
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Mason City
Clear Lake
Iowa Sugar Refining Company
Main Street
New North and South Railroad progress near Clinton
Reports on the Dubuque to Clinton line from Turkey River Junction through Luxemburg Farley Cascade and Maquoketa indicate upcoming developments. Condemnation proceedings for right of way from Farley north are expected to begin soon with the sheriff, jury of appraisal and appraisers to survey and estimate costs along the route.
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Dubuque
New North and South
Turkey River Junction
Clinton
Luxemburg
Farley
Cascade
Maquoketa
Ferley North
Bix
Timothy seed harvests surge in Johnson and Iowa counties
In Johnson and Iowa counties Timothy seed is being harvested in unusual quantities with some fields yielding enough seed to pay for the land. Shocks stand thick, nearly as dense as oats, in a year when oats are breaking a record.
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Johnson County
Iowa County
Fight Hog Cholera Crusade Bill Proposed in Congress
A 1918 congressional measure introduced by Representative Sloan of Nebraska aims to suppress hog cholera. The bill seeks a national program and funding to eradicate the disease, reflecting early 20th century efforts to protect livestock industries. The proposal underscores the bipartisan push for animal health reform and agricultural stability.
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Washington
Sloan
Ne, Ke
Pianos to be sacrificed in Iowa price cutting sale
Jones Piano Co, a leading Iowa dealer, launches a large scale forced sale during fair week. The event features 123 new standard pianos, many damaged in shipping, with prices from 65 to 110 dollars and terms up to 12 months. Used pianos and a big selection are offered at sacrifice, with Iowa transportation free to buyers.
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Jones Piano Co
Iowa
Des Moines
Walnut St
His Reason He Dearest During the First Dance
A brief note from the Princeton Tiger reflects a flirtatious exchange about the first dance. He urges her to speak, fearing she is so light that without words he may not sense her presence in his arms.
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Princeton
Autocratic Assertions in a Senatorial Exchange
A constituent asks if a public servant is a servant of the people, and Senator Sorghum answers yes but notes that a truly fine servant can resemble a boss. The item includes epigrams about youth, perception, and rhetoric.
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Senator Sorghum
How is it so many people seem able to get the money to buy automobiles
A fragment speaks on the ease of obtaining funds for car purchases and hints at social bravado. The speaker notes that observations may reveal cowardice in others, using a homely man who boasts about attracting women as a contrast.
Doctor Recommends Postum Over Coffee for Patients
A physician recounts adopting Postum in his own family and then prescribing it to patients as a coffee substitute. He notes tea also has caffeine and claims widespread store adoption after stocking it, asserting Postum aids recovery by preserving energy.
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Agate
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Put-in-Bay
Virginia Christian
Virginia
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David Austin
Twenty-fifth Infantry
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Spokane, Wash
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Philadelphia
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Aiguille de Peteret
Mont Blanc
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Los Angeles
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Ellen M. Milton
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
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T. B. McCivitte
Marine Hospital Service
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William Gustavus Fischer
Jim” Brady
Johns , Hopking Hospital
Charles Gehrig
Portland
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Utah
Denver & Rilo Grande
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F. M. Bradshaw
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Charles Becker
Friel Allen
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California Fruit Distributors
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Stine
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Gald
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Ella Winster
Military Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Winter
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