Lobbyist Testimony Details Tariff and Cabinet Plans
Testimony explores lobbying efforts by Emory and Mulhall linked to the National Association of Manufacturers. It covers push for Watson as secretary of commerce and labor, fights over the Hepburn act, and lists of congressmen targeted for influence, including Cannon and Sherman, with notes on tariff commission work and cabinet prospects.
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Emory
Association
Nelson
Cummins
Mulhall
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
National Association of Manufacturers
James E. Watson
Indiana
Taft
Schwedtman
van Cleave
Watson
Commerce
Commerce and Labor
D. Cc. Parry
Sherman
Knox
Senate
House
Tariff Commission
Washington
Kirby
Mr. Reed
Congress
William Hughes
New Jersey
William B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Nichols
George A. Pearce
Maryland
John L. Burnett
Alabama
Irvine L. Lenroot
Henry A. Cooper
Wisconsin
Augustus P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Herbert Parsons
New York
William 8. Greene
Victor Murdock
Kansas
James T. McDermott Mlinois
Champ Clark
Missouri
Gilbert N. Haugen
Iowa
Cannon
Morse
Harry L. Maynard
Virginia
Loudenslager
Childs
Burleigh
Dalzell
Denby
Dwight
Fairchild
Fassett
Fordney
Hepburn
Kiefer
Longworth
McKinley
Malley Mann
Moon
Moore
Parsons
Payne
Rainey
Mexican Affair Crowding Worse
From Page One reports say federal reinforcements arrive as state communications with interior Mexico are cut off. Rebels seize towns west of Veracruz while fighting at Thama is anticipated. The Louisiana may move from Vera Cruz to Tuxpam to guard Americans. Vera Cruz papers suspended. a National Railroad bridge near Monterey is wrecked, disrupting transport.
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Navy Department
State Department
Interior
Travelers tales prove dull in Baltimore clubhouse
A long winded narrator droned about a trip to Switzerland in a Baltimore club. The tale drew laughs when a listener interrupted with a quip about an abyss yawning only after the speaker arrived, highlighting how travel stories can bore even agreeable men.
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Baltimore
Switzerland
The Way Keys Turn
Professor Lookabout notes many people misjudge key directions. In a New York Times feature, he reflects on a chat with a well-informed acquaintance who wrongly believed most keys turn left to unlock. He cites a typewriter desk as an example.
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The
New York Times
Keating Heads to National Insurance Convention
State Auditor William Keating ex officio Montana insurance commissioner traveled via North Coast Limited and Water Route from Duluth to Buffalo en route to the national convention of insurance commissioners in Burlington, Vermont, from July 29 to August 4. It is his first attendance since taking office in January.
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William Keating
Montana
Butte
Burlington
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Keating
North Coast Limited
Duluth
Buffalo
Henning Steinborn Wedding Sunday Night
Miss Mary Steinborn, daughter of Anton Steinborn of 1017 Nevada Avenue South, wed William Henning of Butte Sunday night at 7:30. Rev Father Lynch officiated at the parish house. guests enjoyed an elaborate wedding supper. Carl Henning, best man, and Miss Nellie Steinborn, bridesmaid, accompanied the couple.
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Mary Steinborn
Anton Steinborn
Nevada Avenue South
Father Lynch
William Henning
Butte
Carl Henning
Nellie Steinborn
Henning i
South Butte
Progressive miner Henning couple wed at Montana venue
The article notes Mr Henning a public spirited miner and Mrs Henning after a brief wedding trip to Montana. They later returned to Butte to begin housekeeping. The bridal pair were presented with a costly array of wedding gifts.
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Henning
Eighteen Mile
Montana
Butte
Funeral of Donat Dorais Largely Attended
Friends by the score paid respects to Donat Dorais, longtime merchant. The funeral began at the house 247 East Broad Way at 9 o'clock, moved to Sacred Heart church for a requiem high mass at 9:30, burial in the Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers were Joseph Chauvin, Thomas Fletcher, J A Stromberg, Henry Avarre, Arthur Brothers, and D J Giard.
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Donat Dorais
East Broad Way
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Chauvin
Thomas Fletcher
J.A. Stromberg
Henry Avarre
Arthur Brothers
D. J. Giard
Insanity Defense in 18th Century Murder Case
The Indianapolis News recounts Dr Elliott’s 1787 London incident used to discuss insanity as a defense. Elliott claimed sunlight is auroral, not fire, and was acquitted since pistols allegedly lacked ball. He died in prison from starvation, and the piece notes how today’s quirks may become future wisdom or folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
London
Elliott
Simmons
London Hospital For Lunatics
Royal Society
Fire Threat at Rockefeller Home Sparks Suspicion of Arson
Flames were found under a main staircase at a Pocantico Hills cottage on the Rockefeller estate, the third fire on the property in three weeks. Town authorities suspect incendiaries tied to a labor dispute as disgruntled former workers may seek revenge. The Sibern family, a sculptor and landscape artist, occupies the cottage. Village firefighters prevented greater damage. a prior fire under a second floor stairwell occurred last Saturday, and a nearby stable had burned earlier with a $15,000 loss.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Emil Sibern
Sleepy Hollow
Scarlet Hard to See in Uniform Color Tests
The New York Press reports experiments to find which uniform color best blends with surroundings. Ten soldiers wearing light gray, dark gray, green, dark blue, and scarlet marched while officers watched. light gray vanished first, then scarlet, followed by dark gray, with dark blue and green staying visible longest. Blue targets proved more visible at distance than red.
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New York
Vanity inmate Pitts peroxide turn white in prison
Edward Piper, a San Francisco misdemeanor convict jailed 90 days, entered with curly black hair and left with white hair. He gained a famed vanity in prison, spending all his money on hair care while admiring his shine. A prison shampoo mix up spared no detail, as peroxide was rubbed into his scalp.
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Edward Piper
San Francisco
Piper
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