Briefly Told Happenings of the Past Week
Washington reports show the federal government tried to delay California alien land ownership, Secre tary Bryan authorized a telegraph to Governor Johnson amid a Japanese protest urging delay. A federal report flags limited confidence in Friedmann tuberculosis vaccine. The U S will not recognize Huerta’s de facto government. The May crop forecast signals the largest winter wheat output in U S history. The Underwood tariff bill passed the House 281 to 139 with mixed party votes.
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California
Bryan
Wilson
Johnson
California Assembly
Washington
House
Alaska land ties blamed on Pinchot and Roosevelt orders
James F. Callbreath of the American Mining Congress tells Senate Territories Committee Pinchot's actions tie Alaska to a coal land issue, calling Roosevelt's 1906 order a warrant for revolution. House member H Olin Young announces resignation over contest in which 468 votes for McDonald were not counted.
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Gifford Pinchot
Alaska
James F. Callbreath
American Mining Congress
Senate Territories Committee
Washington
Roosevelt
H. Olin Young
Ishpeming, Mich
William McDonald
McDonald
Strike declared on Cincinnati street car lines by Amalgamated
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes executive division 627 declared a strike on Cincinnati street car lines. The action follows labor disputes affecting operations and employee relations in the transit sector.
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Cincinnati
Executive Division 627
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Multiple Disasters and Incidents Reported Worldwide
Reports from Paris and beyond note a boiler explosion near United States ambassador Myron T. Herrick killing one and injuring three, Vesuvius showing increased activity, and strong earthquakes striking the region. In Mexico, prisoners were executed after capture near Guaymas, while a Philippine typhoon caused many deaths and shipwrecks. An error caused false death reports of Russian ambassador Cassini, and militant suffragists were blamed for a failed St Paul cathedral bombing attempt blocked by a verger.
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Myron T. Herrick
United States
Paris
Arthur Pavlovitch Cassini
London
America
St. Paul's Cathedral
Ovate Society to Hold Meeting in Springfield
The fourteenth annual Illinois State Historical Society meeting will be at the state house Thursday and Friday with an open program for the public. Notable speakers include George A. Lawrence, James J. Howard, N. S. Haynes, and H. D. Jenkins, with sessions on church history and Lincoln. An annual business meeting is also planned with remarks on public archives and expansionist themes.
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Springfield
Illinois State Historical Society
State House
Benjamin Lundy
Freedom
George A. Lawrence
Galesburg
Ilinois
James J. Howard
St. Agnes’ Catholic
The
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Haynes
Decatur
Presbyterian Church
Inlinois
H. D. Jenkins
Riverside
Paul Selby
H. W. Cluders
Public Archives of the State
E. B. Greene
University of Illinois
Smith E. Atkins
Freeport
Richard V. Carpenter
Belvidere
Society
Baptist Church In
Illinois
Willard McNull
Oberlin College
Methodist Episcopal Church In
J. M. Ryan
Pontiac
Lincoln
O. B. Clark
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Stephen A. Douglas
Frank E. Stevens
Dixon Citizen
Illinois House advances woman suffrage and Juul law edits
The Illinois House reports the Magill bill favorably after Senate passage as suffrage supporters anticipate a tough fight. Administration measures face more setbacks amid irregularity claims. The Juul law amendment moves toward third reading with conference changes, excluding township ownship tax exemptions.
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Illinois
Magill
Senate
House Committee On Elections
House
State Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
Kane
Browne
Good Roads Day May 13 Meeting In Springfield
State commercial associations set May 13 as Good Roads Day seeking to boost the movement and urge highway legislation. Secretary Harry M. Snape of Springfield Commercial Association and Howard Etling of the Chicago Association of Commerce are arranging the meeting.
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Springfield
Harry M. Snape
Springfield Commercial Association
Howard Etling
Chicago Association of Commerce
Two Illinois superintendents appointed to state homes
The state board announces John E. Andrews of Monticello will lead the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Quincy, effective May 20, with salary 2400 to 2700. C. B. Bassett of La Grange to head the Soldiers' Orphan Home at Normal, effective May 14, earning 1700 to 2000. Bassett previously led the Normal institution under Altgeld.
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State Board of Administrations
John Be, Andrews
Monticello
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
Quincy
Col. J. O. Anderson
C. B. Bassett
la Grange
Soldiers’ Orphan Home of Normal
Maj. R. N. McCauley
Andrews
Bassett
Normal Institution
Altgeld
St. Charles School
Illinois
St. Charles
Republicans Demand National Convention Reforms in Chicago
Fifty Republicans from eleven states call for a national convention this year to overhaul Republican rules. Led by Senator Albert J. Cummins, they seek representation by Republican voters rather than population, state overseen delegate contests, and direct elections of delegates tied to primaries. Sherman presides, Borah opposes but loses, Hadley sides with Cummins.
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Chicago
Congress Hotel
Albert J. Cummins
Iowa
Republican Organization
Chicago National Republican
National Committee
National Republican Committee
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Party National Organization
Washington
Robert Luce
Massachusetts
William E. Borah
Idaho
W. S. Kenyon
W. F. James
Michigan
J. A. Troutman
Kansas
Borah
Cummins
Herbert
Princeton Wins Boat Race at Cambridge on Monday
Princeton won the varsity boat race by a quarter length in Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard finished second and Pennsylvania third. The race was postponed from Saturday due to high winds.
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Harvard
Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Mass
Princeton
Ilinole Corporations Recertified In Chicago
Secretary of State Woods issued recertificates of Incorporation to Asher, Lieberson & Co. of Chicago with capital of $5,000, incorporators Louis Asher, Sam Lieberson, Michael B Morris. Samuel Olson & Co. of Chicago with capital $25,000, incorporators Samuel Olson, Peter P. Kieffer, Robert H. Stall. Chicago Refrigerator Car Line Dispatch of Chicago increased capital stock from $5,000 to $125,000.
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Ilinole
State
Woods
Asher, Lieberson
Still Seek Missing Boy in Burlington Search
Burlington authorities aided by Boy Scouts continue to search for six year old Albert Smith son of Alfred Smith believed kidnaped. The boy has been missing since May 9.
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Burlington
N. J
Boy Scouts
Albert @. Smith
Alfred Smith
Diplomat Is Wed in Secret Marriage Reveal
Washington reports a surprise wedding as Frederick C. Luthi, chancellor of the Swiss legation, wed last November to a Louisiana woman. The ceremony's secrecy surprised diplomatic circles and details remain sparse.
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Washington
Frederick C. Luthi
Legation
Louisiana
Three Suffragettes Arrested in Dublin Window Smash
Three militant suffragettes were arrested in Dublin on Monday for smashing windows at a post office. Each woman, taken to the police station, carried a large bundle of stones and a hammer.
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Dublin
Nursery Maids Training Course at Michael Reese Hospital
The Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago offers a training program for girls to become nursery maids. The course covers care of babies and children in hospital wards, plus classes in baby food, cooking, sewing, and laundry. Apply in person or by mail to the hospital superintendent at 29th and Groveland Avenue.
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Michael Reese Hospital
Michael Reesh Hospital
29Th
Groveland Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Very Plain Criticism at Birthday Party
A kindly adult entertained children with parlor magic ventriloquism burlesque dancing but only a few kids showed amusement. The hostess mother thanked the entertainer and asked the children to praise him, until a sharp child from the rear quipped that he is not as funny as he thinks.
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Blank
The Right Soap For Baby's Skin
A vintage ad extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for infant skin care noting purity fragrance and emollient benefits. It claims relief for minor irritations redness roughness chafing eczema and rashes with samples offered and world-wide sales. A second item narrates a short family vignette about a boy and tacks highlighting a father's work and a child's question.
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Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Militant Spirit at the Booking Office Line
A London Chronicle anecdote recounts a dispute at a booking office where a burly man dismisses a woman's two pence, boasting about his rule that his wife should be polite to gentlemen. The woman retorts she is not his wife, prompting a sharp exchange and a man’s quip about precautions taken years ago.
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London Chronicle
Thumbprint clue at dinner hints at new cook
Mrs Keen detects a change in the hostess’s kitchen by studying thumb prints on plates. The hostess confirms the new cook, prompting curiosity about how Mrs Keen knew. The exchange suggests an intimate household incident or mystery surrounding the new cook.
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Mrs. Keen
Grape-Nuts Claims Clear Health Benefits
A reader letter from Michigan praises Grape-Nuts for curing years of digestive distress and weight loss. The testimonial says after starting Grape-Nuts the writer experiences no more colic or vomiting, can eat freely, and has gained about 30 pounds, with the Postum Co. promoting The Road to Wellville booklet and a slogan There’s a Reason.
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N. H
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Impligs
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Huerta
Mexico
Henry Lane Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Times
Los Angeles
William J. Burns
Missouri Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
John Montgomery
Sedalia
Dennis Jackson
Kansas Penal Board
K. R. Ask
Skagway
Spokane
Prince Rupert
B.C
Muncie
Ind
State Board of Health
Canton
Richard Hill
Annapolis
Shelby M. Cullom
Soldiers’ National Cemetery
Gettysburg
James Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Willabe Haskell
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Louise Warfield
Edwin Warfield
Maryland
Baltimore
Count Vladimir Ledochowski
Poland
Miss Warfield
J. D. Parka
Santa Ana
Cal
San Diego
Parks
West Point Military Academy
Farmers’ Savings Bank
North Henderson
Bourglars
Missouri
Blue Valley
Kansas City
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
New Willard Hotel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
Thomas Campbell
Denver Police Department
O'Neill
Francisco Cerone
Cody McLaughlin
Mount Vesuvius
Guaymas
Philippine Islands
George von Sastrow
Sylt
Ovate Society
Har Woods
Automobile Department
Ilnois
Dunne
Tefere
Hawaii
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Honolulu
Oswald St. John Gilbert
Standard Honey Company, Limited
Gilbert
Reform Party
Henry
Papa
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