Government Bureaus Expand While Child Welfare Bills Debated
National Capital notes report a proposed Child's Bureau in the Commerce and Labor Department amid broader talks on civilian civil service protections. Debates cover free speech versus civil service security, committee assignments for progressives, and inquiries into Wickersham’s role in Friar lands sales. senator driven bids for direct election of senators grow. Taft receives a citizen telegram from Harfa and Fort Davis Texas appreciating restraint on sending the Ninth Cavalry.
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National Capital
Harm ‘Hart
Indiana
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Jones
Washington
House
Mann
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Wickersham
Philippine Islands
House of Representatives
Taft
Harfa
Fort Davis
Tex
Ninth Cavalry
Lone Star State
Kidnaping confessed and other regional notices in brief
Will E Rogers and Joe Wiggins confessed to kidnapping Waldo Rogers in Las Vegas New Mexico and await grand jury action in Santa Fe. A Kansas supreme court mandamus suit seeks inspection and weighing of grain in Kansas City. Secret Service arrests Harry Reporter in Denver for counterfeit silver dollars. Tom L Johnson dies at 57. A Kansas storm near Eskridge damages homes and livestock. Local Freight Agents convention set for Kansas City June 20 to 24 with about 300 delegates. Buckethop law in Nebraska leads to closures. Canillas de Acena tuno residents in Malaga revolt and proclaim a republic. Garden City Kansas hosts 600 Finney county farmers dinner. Missouri governor signs nine hour law for women workers. Pennsylvania eight hour law ruled unconstitutional.
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Will E. Rogers
Joe Wiggins
Waldo Rogers
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Kansas Supreme Court
John 5. Dawson
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Secret Service
Harry Reporter
Denver
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Eskridge
Wabaunsee County
Topeka
National Association of Local
Nebraska
Canillas de Acenituno
Malaga
Spain
Garden City
Finney County
Hadley
Missouri
State Supreme Court
Deadlock Endures in Iowa Legislature After Sixty-Fifth Ballot
The sixty-fifth point ballot failed to break the senatorial deadlock in the Iowa legislature. Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, owners of the Triangle Waist company, were indicted by a New York grand jury for the March 25 fire that killed 145 workers. Ellis Wainwright, St Louis brewer and exile since 1902, surrendered in St Louis on bribery charges tied to a suburban railway deal and has been in Paris since leaving. Franklin K. Lane says Minnesota court orders curb rail cuts, boosting the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate rates, a move likely to trigger a Supreme Court fight.
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Iowa
Isaac Harris
Max Blanck
Triangle Waist Company
New York
Ellis Wainwright
Brewer
St. Louis
Pour
Wainwright
Paris
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Peace terms reach Madero camp as rebels face starvation
A peace commission met Gen. Madero west of Bustillos in Chihuahua to discuss terms from the Diaz government. Madero urged removal of Diaz and a new election while offering to resign as provisional president if a cabinet member could lead temporarily. Rebels exhausted and surrounded by famine pressures, with fighting ongoing near Mexicali and Shanghai reports of widespread suffering in China.
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Madero
Bustillos
Chihuahua
Shanghai
China
Sonora
Mexico
Stanley. Williams
Miguel Mayor
Mexicali
Yoshinari
Tokio
Japan
Francisco I. Madero
Diaz
Senor Madero
Appointment of Curtiss Guild Jr as ambassador to Russia
The president named Curtiss Guild Jr to succeed W. W. Rockhill as ambassador to Russia while Rockhill moves to Constantinople. Gen. Frederick D. Grant declines to attend the coronation as military representative. Maj. Gen. A. W. Greeley will replace him. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed the Hyde murder conviction and ordered a new trial for Dr Bennett Clark Hyde.
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Curtiss Guild, Jr
Russia
W. W. Rockhill
Constantinople
Frederick D. Grant
A. W. Greeley
Gen. Grant
Supreme Court of Missouri
Hyde
Bennett Clark Hyde
Criminal Court
Thomas Hunton Swope
Kansas City
Independence
Wilson
New Jersey
Diaz
Maderos
San Antonio
Tex
Evaristo Madero
Mexico
Physical wreck restored to health by Swamp Root remedy
Testimonial from H L Huggins of Welch Arkansas describes kidney and bladder troubles and claims Swamp Root restored health after one month of use. He says total cost about eight to ten dollars and urges others to try the Kilmer remedy with a sample bottle offer and booklet.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Garfield Tea Promises Health Benefits and Constipation Relief
A light promotional item extols Garfield Tea as pleasant to take and mild in action. It claims health benefits and notes the product overcomes constipation, presenting a hopeful view of the beverage.
Feeble Guardianship
A wry exchange in Stray Stories notes a man’s fear at proposal time. The Chronic Bachelor quips that a guardian angel may be holding him back, framing a humorous reflection on love and hesitation.
Individual Apple Sparks Schoolyard Chatter
The scene centers on Henry calling out to his mother as he learns Melville has his own personal apple. Children defend the idea of owning individual drinks and cups, showing sturdy support for the notion.
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Henry
Melville
World tuberculosis congress to be held in Rome
At the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Rome next September, representatives of more than thirty national and provincial associations will attend. United States, Canada, Cuba, Trinidad, England, Wales, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Holland, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria, New Zealand, Japan, Cape Colony, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Newfoundland, Roumania, Uruguay and Venezuela will be represented.
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Rome
United States
Canada
Cuba
Trinidad
England
Wales
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
Germany
Belgium
Holland
France
Switzerland
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Bulgaria
Hungary
Austria
New Zealand
Japan
Cape Colony
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Newfoundland
Roumania
Uruguay
Venezuela
Disturbance Ends With Quick Mousie Shot
Colonel Scotchem seeks rest after a draining retreat but a sudden gunshot in his tent alarms him. MacPherson explains a tiny mouse caused the noise and admits he shot it to protect the colonel from waking.
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Scotchem
Reasoned It Out And Found a Change in Food
A business man explains how thinking about health led him to switch to Grape Nuts. After years of post meal heaviness and pain he found food that digests easily, restores weight, and sharpens focus enabling him to enjoy business again. The advertisement promotes Postum Co. and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Storms Struck Missouri Towns
A violent storm swept St Louis causing deaths, electrocution, property damage, and the destruction of an eight story elevator loaded with wheat. In De Soto five killed and twenty injured as a tornado demolished nearby Caget cutting off aid. wires down and a flooded creek hinder relief efforts.
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St. Louis
Bryan Hill
John Marshall
Desoto
Missouri
Caget
Here
Peace project fails in Mexico near Bustillos
Fred erico Moye and Dr. F. R. Seyferts returned from Madero's camp near Bustillos 60 miles west of here with no definite results. Francisco Madero refused to conclude peace terms, deeming the offer similar to promises in President Diaz's congressional message.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Frederico Moye
F. R. Seyferts
Motors
Madero
Bustillos
Here
Francisco Madero
Diaz
Canadians Want Reciprocity in Canada and New York
Sir Frank Newnes in New York reports Canadians welcome reciprocity. He traveled from Montreal to Winnipeg visiting major centers to gauge sentiment on the tariff agreement.
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Frank Newnes
New York
Canada
Montreal
Winnipeg
Oklahoma Governor Endorses State Bank Guaranty Law
Gov. Lee Cruce of Oklahoma issued a statement backing the state bank guaranty law, denouncing national bank opposition and warning that deposits may be moved from national banks to state institutions. The document frames a threat to shift state deposits as a key provision.
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Oklahoma City
Lee Cruce
Oklahoma
Senate bill funds statue to Jefferson in Washington
The senate passed a bill to erect a $100,000 statue to Thomas Jefferson in Washington D C marking the anniversary of his birth. The statue will honor the sage of Monticello in the nation’s capital.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas Jefferson
Senate
Monticello
Kansas Wheat Prospects Improve in 1910
Topeka reports from Charles Harris director of the state free employment bureau indicate a stronger wheat outlook this year with higher prospects and a larger acreage than in 1909.
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Kansas
Topeka
Charles Harris
State Free Employment Bureau
Bullets Hit Douglas After Agua Prieta Attack
Rebels and federals exchanged fire across the border as Agua Prieta was attacked. One American died instantly in Douglas and another was mortally wounded, with about ten others injured by stray bullets. Railroad workers Robert Herrington and L. C. Crow were among the victims.
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Douglas
Arizona
Agua Prieta
Robert Herrington
L. C. Crow
House Approves Popular Election of Senators
Washington D C the House of Representatives approves a constitutional amendment to elect United States senators by popular vote by a 296 to 16 vote.
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House
Washington, D. C
United States
House of Representatives
Prisoners Escape While Sheriff Sleeps En Route
A deputy sheriff transporting two convicts to the state penitentiary in McAlester Oklahoma fell asleep on a night train at Crowder allowing the prisoners to walk off and disappear into the darkness.
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McAlester
Oklahoma
Crowder
Tawney’s Brother Dies by His Own Action
Norfolk Nebraska reports W A Tawney brother of the former Minnesota congressman killed himself at his Pierce County Nebraska farm. He hanged himself from a barn rafter in a tragedy described as death by own action.
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Tawney
Norfolk
Neb
W. A. Tawney
Minnesota
Pierce County
Nebraska
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Genuine Cures
The ad argues Hood's Sarsaparilla offers wonderful cures not just from sarsaparilla but from twenty other ingredients. It asserts no real substitute exists, warning that cheaper “just as good” preparations are inferior, cost less to make, and yield higher dealer profits.
Just Ferninst the Hill Excerpt on Matrimony State
A playful excerpt parodying a state allegory describes Matrimony as a bounded land of kissing hugging cradles and babies. It claims Adams and Eve discovered it while seeking a Northwest passage and jokes about climate turning sultry after housekeeping tropics.
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United States
Paradise
Cuticura Heals Severe Eczema Says New York User
David M. Shaw reports months of itching and sleepless nights ending after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He describes a full course of treatment and urges others with similar skin eruptions to try the remedies, noting daily use cured his condition.
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David M. Shaw
Pier 65
N. A
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Grouch Still With Him In Afterlife Tale
A humorous Heaven tale recalls Brown meeting Jones at the gates of heaven. Jones laments his misfortune as he crosses the Styx, catching a cold, breaking a wing, and struggling with an ill fitting halo.
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Brown
Jones
Heaven
River Styx
Ball Blue and Digestive Tonic Ad and Quip
An edited collage of old advertisements and reflective lines. It promotes Ball Blue laundry product at five cents a 2 oz. package, Garfield Tea for digestion, and mentions whimsical social musings and a smoker’s note about Lewis' Single Binder.
Resinol Ointment Relief For Eczema Claims
A. H. of Hatch Ohio reports months of dry eczema improved most with two applications of Resinol Ointment. Recommends it widely. Sold at all drug stores.
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A. H
Hatch
Cleveland
Ohio
Poet Hopes To Write For Fifteen Cents A Line
A judge notes a beautified exchange where a sad poet admits he writes for love but aspires to earn fifteen cents per line someday. The dialogue centers on artistic ambition and monetary goals.
Allen’s Foot Base Promises Comfort in Tight Shoes
An antique advertisement touts Allen’s Foot Base antiseptic powder to ease tight or new shoes. It claims immediate comfort after shaking into footwear and warns to refuse substitutes. Free trial package offered by Fred in Le Roy.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
The Pleasure of Love Quote by Rochefoucauld
A concise quotation from Francis de Rochefoucauld notes that happiness lies in the passion we feel rather than the impact we inspire. The statement reflects a focus on internal emotion over external praise.
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Francis Due de Rochefaucauld
Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes Promises Infection Prevention
An advertisement touts marine eye salve in tubes for all eye illnesses with no morphine. It urges druggists to stock the new 2K size and notes a valuable eye book included in each package. The text ends with a quip about admiration and personal behavior.
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