Senate Row: Sixty Votes Back Reciprocity in Senate
Washington report cites Chairman Penrose stating about sixty senators are in favor of the Canadian reciprocity measure. A formal canvass shows sixty in support and more against the Root amendment, with rapid progress anticipated and a vote date hoped within two weeks. The roster lists numerous senators opposing the Root amendment and a smaller group supporting it, totaling 446 voting statuses.
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Washington
Penrose
Senate Finance
Taft
R Penrose
Senate
Bailey Clarke
Wyoming
Crane
Diltingham
Sixen
Dupount Frye
Gal Mon
Sugar deal nets $500000 as court probes unfold
A damaged OCR item notes a sugar deal yielding about $500000 and references a witness testimony, a Hoffman task force, and court actions. It mentions a staff value around $200000 and a petition ext involving a presbytery and local officials, with dates unclear.
Wireless aids 200 bankers from Buffalo to Cleveland steamer incident
A party of six to eight Detroit vacationers from the Michigan Bankers Association rode the Detroit and Buffalo line steamer Western States. The vessel was beached at Buffalo after a mid lake disablement. Wireless telegraphy enabled rapid rescue marking a historic first for Great Lakes wireless tests.
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Buffalo
Michigan Wankers
Detroit
Western Staten
City of
Cleveland
Mid Lake
Great Lakes
Americans Reported Killed in Alamo Lower Call
Dispatches to the state department say two Americans Patrick Lennon and Dr Foster were killed at Alamo in Lower Call. Identified victims are Patrick Lennon and a Dr Foster. Dispatches confirm the incident and casualties.
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8Iain
Washington
Patrick M. Lennon
Dr. Foster
Alamo
Call
State Department
Knox Shifts Blame as Receipt Raises Suspicion
Secretary Knox told the Hamlin committee the state department’s scandals go to past administrations not him. He explained a $5,000 payment to Hale contracted by Ellin Root and the Rosenthal Day portrait affair. Knox denied perjury but warned vacancies may follow if receipts were altered. he pledged department reforms.
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Washington
State Department
Knox
Hamlin
House
Hale
Elhn Root
Rosenthal
John Hay
Albert Rosenthal
WH. Michael
Department
Root
Michael
Rockhill
Davis
Day
Grosscup's Sherman Act critique at University debate
Justice Grosscup of the United States circuit court of appeals in Chicago dismissed the Sherman antitrust law as ineffective in a University of Iowa address. He proposed a new method of handling trusts, arguing for a remedy aligned with facts and suggesting state and federal governments relate dividends and business nature to determine applicability.
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Town City
Peter
Grosscup
United States Circuit Court of Appeals of Chicago
University of Iowa
Morapa
Hee
Hle
Stokes Out Of Hospital After Alleged Break In
Wealthy New York socialite Stokes remains hospitalised following alleged entry of his apartment building by intruding visitors. Doctors deem him out of danger while his attorney says he will return to assist in the prosecution when permitted. A separate Washington probe targets the Mormon church’s connection to the sugar trust with Joseph F Smith subpoenaed as a witness.
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New York
Stoker
Ansonia
Tata Gatahado
Conrad
Misa Tyraboor
Roosevelt
Grummer
Long Ranch
Stokes
Washington
Mormon Church
Sugar Trust
Hardwick Sugar
Reed Smoot
Senate
Joseph F Smith
Rush to Lend 30 Million for British China Loan
London subscriptions to the 30,000,000 Huk wang railway loan to China were opened and closed immediately as oversubscribed. The issue was priced at a 1 percent premium.
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Hukwang
China
New Heads Credit Men Elect President at Minneapolis Session
Harry New of Cleveland was elected president of the National Association of Credit Men during the closing session of the sixteenth annual convention in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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New Heads Credit Men
Minneapolis
Trial tears through courtroom as child confes s
In Cincinnati Ed gard Cooke embezzlement case, Mrs Jeannette Ford on the stand triggers an emotional scene when her six year old daughter Jeannette testifies she is Cooke’s child. The courtroom, judge and jury show visible emotion as the girl cries and Mrs Ford is aided from the room. Cross examination reveals past alleged associations with Frank Comstock and safety deposit box disputes. Senate orders postal probe while Missouri banks face regulatory action.
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Cincinnati
Edgard Cooke
Hig Four
Jeanette Stewart Ford
Mra
Edgar S Crooke
Cooke
Jeannette
Mra Ford
Soahaken
Chicago
Charles W Baker
Frank Comstock
Wartiner
Big Four
Comstock
Baker
Tremendous blast reveals Maine hull chaos under water
Havana reports that lowering cofferdam water seven feet showed hull ribs bent decks upheaved and bulkheads torn, far exceeding prior estimates. Colonel Black expects eighteen to twenty feet more water removal in days to allow full ship exploration and possible recovery of Ensign Merritt remaining missing officer.
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Havana
Maine
Black
Engineer Corps
Merritt
Jenkins
Tea Tye and Tea Service in Clubs and Hotels
A fragment notes that tea and scones or rolls cost eight to twelve cents in clubs and hotels, with tea served both at home and in business houses. Clerks reportedly leave their work to drink tea, reflecting social habit and pricing in United States gold.
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United States
Form Big Baking Combine Incorporation in New York
The General Baking company a 21 bakers alliance in New York has been incorporated with 7 000 000 preferred, 5 000 000 common stock and 3 500 000 first mortgage bonds. It will be underwritten and sold by Harry Fisk Son. The prospectus says no monopoly to dodge anti trust laws with aims to cut costs and apply scientific manufacturing methods.
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New York
General Baking Company
Harry Fisk & Son
Pretty Quick. He Couldn’t Learn to Love Me
A brief dialogue scene from Harper’s Bazar features Harry expressing fear that Anna cannot learn to love him due to age, as she dismisses the notion while he reaches for his hat. The exchange centers on romance and aging within a social setting.
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Anna
Harry
Harper's Bazar
Advertisements for foot powder pills and teas
An eclectic assortment of old newspaper ads promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired feet, Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels, Garfield Tea for liver and complexion, Mr Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and Lewis' Bingle Binders cigars. Also mentions quotes from Joubert Socrates and Boufflers.
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Allen
le Hoy
Dr Pierce
Taft honors North Dakota crew after 1910 explosion
President Taft awarded medals of honor to six North Dakota crew members for heroism during the September 8 1910 fuel explosion that killed three men and endangered the ship. Each recipient also received a $100 gratuity. A Vanderbilt yacht Vag rant caught fire nearby, injuring Havokd Vanderbilt’s face but sparing his sight.
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Washington
Taft
North Dakota
Vanderbilt
Red Top
Conn
Havokd Vanderbilt
W K. Vanderbilt
John Harvard
Curtin Heads Iowa Bankers Association
Decorah man E J Curtin was elected president of the Iowa State Bankers association. Cedar Rapids was chosen as the site for next year’s convention in a brief presidents’ session.
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Curtin
Iowa Bankers
Mason City
E. J. Curtin
Decorah
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
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Maryland
Tillman
Henry T Oxnard
Don of the
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Lake Erie
Indiana
Beame
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Leary
Po.e
Edgar
Mrs. Ford
Jefferson City
State Banking Department
Citizens’ Bank of
Macon
Lewis
Henry Clapp
TNC
Atinues
BIG Baking Combine
Feria
Eoogesteating
Spohm Medical CO
Boshem
Ind
Marivaux
Mr. Winslow
Socrates
Diogenes
Meriwether & Edwarda
Clarksville
Tenn
Alphonse Karr
Hamicus
Thompson
N. U. Chicagosno
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