Financial strains and political scandals ripple through 1913 notes
Treasury general fund balance stands at 129.48 million with a 12.82 million deficit this year. McDermott bribery claims surface in a House lobby committee probe. Panama Canal excavation rises to 3.24 million cubic yards in July. Wilson signs off on currency and rural credit debates while planning continued tariff action. Thunderous events include Thaw’s New York theater fears and a fatal Calumet mine fight.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
Governor Sulzer Must Face Trial in Impeachment
Governor Sulzer faces impeachment by the New York Assembly on charges of perjury, larceny of campaign funds, and other high crimes. The Senate has been asked to convene with the Court of Appeals for trial, following a 79 to 45 vote to adopt the articles.
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Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
State Assembly
Senate
Sulzer
Circuit Court of Appeals
Frawley Committee
Frawley
Frederick L. Colwell
New York Stock Exchange
Silzer
Boss Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York State
State Department
Bee
Murphy
Philadelphia
Mignon
Polly) Hopkins
Miss Hopkins
New York
Tammany
Evi Bey
Kuhn, & Co
Chift
Sulz
Abram S Elkus
New York City
Harris & Fuller
Congress
A. E. Spriggs
Montana
Louis M. Josephthal
Boyer, Griswold & Co
Charles H. Reynolds
Big Four
Adelbert Amey
Mississippi
Watch Well the Tongue
A brief aphoristic line notes the tongue as boneless yet capable of striking harder than a fist, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
The Mating of Lydia inspires social vision by Mrs Ward
The passage quotes Mrs Humphrey Ward arguing that women confined to a narrow sphere are parochial creatures. She envisions a broadly human, practical relation between men and women grounded in world work across social, artistic, and intellectual life that has built civilization.
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Humphrey Ward
Lydia
Prisoner and His Pet Mice Move Sparks Debate
A prisoner, cruelly deprived of his pet mice during transfers between prisons, moved onlookers with the scene of parting from the animals. The prison commissioner, who witnessed the moment, vowed to ensure the mice were cared for and reportedly kept his word.
Huerta Defies U9 and Forces Acute Mexico Crisis
Provisional Mexican President Huerta rejects U S mediation and demands recognition within an hour. Washington reports indicate a possible severing of diplomatic relations as Wilson officials weigh a firmer stance. Key figures Lind Moore Bryan Wilson confer as OShaughnessy is expelled and Mexico City warns of midnight deadline.
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Washington
Wilson
Huerta
Mexico
John Lind
United States
Republic of Mexico
Lind
Mexico City
Bryan
White House
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Moore
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Unite States
Ship State of California Wrecks in Gambier Bay Alaska
Thirty two passengers and seven seamen perished when the steamer State of California struck an uncharted rock and sank within minutes off Gambier bay Alaska. Many passengers drowned in their staterooms as the purser saved no records and a full list of the missing could not be compiled. News arrived with the steamship Jefferson bringing rescued passengers and crew.
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Seattle
Wash
State of California
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Gambier Bay
Alaska
Juneau
Jefferson
Tama Jim Wilson Celebrates 78th Birthday Aboard Liner
Former Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson of Iowa celebrated his seventy eighth birthday aboard the Anchor liner Cameronia New York on August 20 A big cake was presented by Col Andrew McLean of Brooklyn.
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Tama
Jim Wilson
New York
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Iowa
Cameronia
Col
Andrew McLean
Brooklyn
United States to test California anti-alien land law
Washington August 20 United States will facilitate a court test of the California anti alien land law but the initiative must come from some aggrieved Japanese representative President Wilson let te knon
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Washington
United States
California
Wilson Lett Te Knon
Duel Over Seat Ends in Fatal Shootout in London Ky
In London Kentucky on August 20 Sam Hodge and W Hopking quarrelled over a seat during a wild west show and exchanged shots. Hodge was mortally wounded and cannot recover.
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London
Sam Hodge
W. Hopking
Hodge
Impossible Comfort in a Dreaming Theater
A startled speaker marvels at his comfort and sense of reality in a lifelike theater scene. He notes his legs, sight, and hearing are unobstructed and contemplates staying put rather than leaving, suspecting he is dreaming.
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Fort Leavenworth
Cuticura credited with curing infant eczema in Roxbury case
A Roxbury Ohio mother recounts her two week old son's severe eczema spreading across his body and causing restlessness at night. After trying a treatment with no success she reports improvement once using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad promotes Cuticura products and gives ordering details.
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Roxbury
Ohio
John White
Dept. L
Boston
Color Changing Dresses Predicted for Future Fashion
At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry in London, Gia como Ciamician predicted future dresses will change color to harmonize with surroundings without altering the garment. He spoke of phototropic colors that shift with light intensity, enabling light suits to become darker at night. Mosquitoes are noted as troubled with insomnia.
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London
Giacomo Ciamician
An Old Nurse Persuaded Doctor to Drink Postum
An old nurse and an experienced doctor advocate Postum over tea and coffee. The doctor recalls starting Postum five years ago after insomnia during a busy winter, and after three months he gained weight and sleeps well. He notes reducing tea and coffee at home, with many patients adopting Postum on his advice. The testimonial praises Postum as a nourishing nerve-strengthening beverage and mentions two forms, Regular and Instant Postum, with preparation tips and a promotional closing.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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