Postal Savings Bill Faces House Roadblock As Senate Debate Rages
Washington dispatch notes the postal savings bill passed 56 to 22 in the Senate and heads to the House for committee oblivion while the administration railroad measure dominates Senate debate. Ambitious program aims to amend interstate commerce laws as statehood efforts stir trouble for Beveridge.
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Washington
Postal Savings Bank
Senate
House
Administration
Congress
Court of Commerce
Borah
Carter
Taft
New York
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Wickersham
White House
Senate Committee On Territories
Beveridge
Mayor Wields Poker in Hamburg Clash Brings Suit
Dr Arnold Jolly of Hamburg sues Mayor Enoch Tiller for 7500 in damages claiming his arm was broken by a poker blow during a court incident. Jolly had faced a fine for assault on 8 D Burgner and appeals the ruling while also suing his wife for divorce amid allegations of nagging.
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Sidney
Enoch Tiller
Hamburg
Arnold Jolly
D. Burgner
More Farms Open as Second Belle Fourche Unit Is Ready
Secretary of the Interior announces completion of the second unit of the Belle Fourche irrigation project in South Dakota. The 10 000 acre tract is divided into forty and eighty acre farms available under homestead and reclamation laws. Entries are filed in local land offices with a cash 3 40 per acre at filing. Water rights cost 1200 for a forty acre farm, payable in ten annual installments of 120 without interest.
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Secretary of Interior
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Belle Fourche
S. D
Two Men Thrown From Rowboat Over Niagara Falls
Two unidentified men were swept over Horseshoe Falls after their rowboat overturned one and a half miles above the falls in the Niagara River. Both men disappeared in the swift current and were not recovered.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Weffron Nominated as Bishop of Winona by Pope
Washington reports Rev. Patrick R. Weffron rector of the seminary at St. Paul Minnesota has been nominated by Pope Pius to be bishop of Winona according to information received.
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Washington
Patrick R. Weffron
Seminary of
St. Paul, Minn
Pope Pius
Winona
Oil Found in Gowrie Well Sparks Fatal Blast
Excitement rose when word spread that oil was discovered in Gowrie Iowa’s city well. O F Bloomgren entered the pit to check the find and lit a match triggering an explosion that severely burned him on the head and hands. Town officials and residents watched the incident unfold.
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Gowrie
O. FP
Bloomgren
Packers Case Up to Grand Jury Says Justice Department
Washington reports the federal grand jury will decide if a probable case exists against the beet trust. Justice officials, including Wade H. Ellis and Sims of Chicago, say they have presented extensive evidence from witnesses nationwide. The grand jury is expected to report within a few days.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Department of Justice
Beef Packers
Wade H. Ellis
United States
Sims
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Oliver FE. Pagan
Grand Jury
Nebraska Elevator Law at U S Supreme Court
Nebraska faces the Supreme Court over its 1905 grain elevator law requiring railroads to build switch connections for elevators of 15 000 bushels along their rights of way. Missouri Pacific Railway challenges the law as invalid while Kentucky Kansas Minnesota and Louisiana also seek review.
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Nebraska
Washington
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky
Kansas
Minnesota
Louisiana
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Infant girl found murdered near Iowa City river road
The body of a seven day old girl was found by Martin Vevara a mile north of Iowa City on a river road. The infant had been cruelly strangled and the trail of a woman's shoe leading to the body was noted as the investigation begins.
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Iowa City
Martin Vevara
Vevara
Auto to Carry Rural Mail
Eldora Iowa March 7 J W Stage a Hubbard post office rural carrier will switch to an automobile to carry his portion of the rural mail next season enhancing efficiency for Uncle Sam’s service through the county.
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Eldora
J. W. Stage
Hubbard Post Office
Uncle Sam
Man Killed by Lightning in Indiana Storm
Shelbyville Indiana March 7 Charles Heck of Waldron is believed to be the first lightning victim of the year He was struck during a severe electrical storm and instantly killed
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Shelbyville
Ind
Charles Heck
Waldron
Heck
How to Cure Skin Diseases with ZEMO
A control of skin diseases is described claiming germs rise to the surface and are killed by ZEMO a cleansing liquid. It asserts temporary relief from salves but promotes ZEMO as a cure for eczema pimples blackheads dandruff and other skin or scalp diseases endorsed by local druggist Mr Cagwin who offers samples.
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L. K. Wynn
Sterling
Zemo
Mr. Cagwin
Low colonist rates to Pacific Coast travel by rail
Daily from March 1 to April 15 tourists can travel to the Pacific Coast in tourist sleeping cars via the Chicago Union Pacific Northwestern Line. For full particulars write S and S Tours Dept A Hutchison manager 212 Clark Street Chicago or consult ticket agents North Western Line 4612.
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Chicago
Union Pacific & Northwestern
S&s. A. Hutchison, Mgr
Clark St
North-Western Line
Silent Odds and Sparkling Wrecks in a Strange Tale
A wry line notes the fragility of women in card plays and a dramatic railroad collision reveals a cascade of stars. The two terse observations juxtapose risk in games with spectacle after disaster.
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Rose St
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Olympia Candy CO
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Knauth, Nachod & Kahne
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Des Moines
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