Grip of Mail Order House Tightens Across the Nation
Ny Congressman Clyde M. H. Tavenner argues that a growing mail order trust threatens small town and rural merchants. He cites large capitalizations, planned mergers, Wall Street financiers, and labor abuses as evidence of a nationwide, insidious expansion. He proposes heavy taxes and local investment to counter the menace and protect wage workers and local prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde MH. Tavenner
Washington
Mall Order Trust
Trust
Wall Street
Morgan Banking
Anothr
United States
Ema!l
Mail Order Trust
Chicago
Woman Recovers After Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A Maine woman describes severe back pains dizziness and fatigue before an operation. After taking Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she reports relief improved appetite better sleep and regained strength, crediting the remedy for her recovery and urging others not to rush surgery.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Verne
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Arbitration Treaty Will Be Ratified in Senate
Secretary Bryan asserted in Washington that the senate would ratify the arbitration treaty with Great Britain without amendments limiting the Panama canal tolls dispute. He said no discussion with British diplomats about removing the tolls controversy from arbitration was considered.
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Washington
Bryan
Senate
Great Britain
Harrison Bill Seeks $200 Opium Tax and Imports Ban
Washington June 206 The Harrison bill paseed today to impose a prohibitive tax of $200 a pound on opium manufacture and to ban its importation except for medical use, aiming to curb illicit trade.
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Washington
Mother of Attorney General’s Mother Dies in Accident
Mee Bien McReynolda, mother of Attorney General James C. McReynolda, fell and fractured her rib while alighting a train in Hopkinsville Kentucky on June 5. The 74 year old was en route from a visit in Elkton after a visit here when the accident occurred.
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Hopkinsville
Mee Bien McReynolda
James C. McReynolda
Mre McReynolde
Elkton
Four Take Ride On Flying Boat In New York Bay
White L. A. Vilas of Chicago owned the 40 by 26 foot flying boat with an eight cylinder 100 horsepower engine. Oscar S. Straus and Consuelo Bailey plus Ruth Thompson rode it on a inaugural voyage in New York Bay to Westchester Country Club. The craft traveled 65 mph on water and air, performing a graceful arc and landing back at the start.
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New York
L. A. Vilas
Chicago
Oscar S. Straus
Westchester Country Club
Mias Consuelo Bailey
Bayshore
Ruth Thompson
Natchez
Vilas
Straus
Union Pacific Assessments and Tax Dispute Readied
Nebraska counties challenge Union Pacific tax valuations for last year and raise per mile valuation this year 107500 to 112500 amid push to ensure city taxes apply. Officials argue new law does not relieve the railroad from city taxes and promise to pursue proportional tax payments.
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Nebraska
Upton Pacific Railway Company
Omaha
Wyoming State Line
Holcomb
Union Pacific
Tne
Albany
Gowensor
Mysterious calls sought to lobby for Harriman railroads
Testimony details anonymous telephone efforts to hire counsel and win support in dissolution issues involving the Harriman railroads. Otto H. Kuhn and Maxwell Evarts describe calls claiming to connect with congressmen to influence Washington, with Krahn or Lauterbach named, and a New York financial news sheet cited as evidence of a coordinated campaign.
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Riorden
Lovett
Congressman Riordan
New York
Riordan
Edward Lauterbach
Otto H. Kuhn
Lauterbach
Congress
Chicago & Alton
Kuhn
Maxwell Evarts
Southern Pacific
Judge Lovett
Paul D. Cravath
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
Alo
Washington
Cravath
Harriman Roads
Senator Walsh
Seaaes
Lewis Case Ledyard
Plan for Budget Committee Lost in House Caucus
The June 26 caucus rejected creating a budget committee to oversee all appropriations. Rep Broussard pushed abolition of the commerce court, while Rep Underwood led a reform push for an estimates and expenditures panel. Hardwick’s bid to table the budget plan carried 95 to 60, ending the effort for now.
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Washington
House
Commerce Court
Broussard
Louisiana
Clark
Adamson
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Committee
Viva Voor
Underwood
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Colombia Proposes Basis to Resume Panama Claims Talks
Colombian Minister Betancourt has submitted a concrete statement to the state department outlining how his government wishes to resume negotiations with the United States over Panama separation claims. Secretary Bryan plans to discuss it with the president to initiate settlement efforts, with details to wait for the arrival of the US minister in Bogota. The U S previously rejected arbitration as a condition and declined the DuBoise plan offering $10,000,000 for canal rights and coaling stations.
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Washington, D. C
Betancourt
State Department
United States
Panama
Bryan
Colombia
Thad A. Thompson
Bogota
Taft
du Boise
DuBoise
St. Andrews
Old Providence
Militant Prisoner Maly Militant Freed After Hunger Strike
Edward Clayton the chemist jailed on June 17 for conspiracy with the militant suffragette was released from jail in London in a weakened state after a hunger strike. He served twenty two months imprisonment.
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London
Edward Clayton
Boy dies after forced air incident at Camden factory
Joseph DeFlos aged 18 died in a Camden hospital from injuries suffered when fellow workers allegedly forced air down his throat through a drag tube until his abdomen ruptured. Eugene Byesher aged 16 and Walter Lemon aged 17 were arrested and charged with DeFlos death.
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Camden
N. J
Joseph DeFlos
Coi
Eugene Byesher
Walter Lemon
DePini
Weston’s Juval Stricken in Failing Walker Race
In Conn June 24 John Betul 70, a veteran long-distance walker, defeated Edward P Weaton on a challenging hike from New York to Minneapolis. Betul led by several miles, while Weston faltered. physicians fear he may collapse.
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Weston
Namesakes Across America Reflect City Histories
The piece notes Washington leads with 28 namesakes nationwide, while New York has none. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Boston show unexpected counts reflecting local naming trends. It ties to postmasters and presidential legacies. includes scattered examples and a New York Sun summary.
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New York
United States
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Baltimore
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Washington
George
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
New York Sun
Alarm on Border Without Cause Reported
Secretary Garrison told President there is no border information warranting alarm and explained troop dispositions near El Paso. He added there has been no change in existing orders.
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Washington, D. C
Garrison
War Department
el Paso
When the Average Man Bete Kok Speaks on Vices
A fragment notes a figure named Bete Kok commenting on various vices including oxy whisky and tobacco. The line reflects a broad critique or worldly characterization attributed to the speaker.
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Lyers Dry Goods Company
Sharmar
New York Bay
Prince Albert
Ginsleg
Harriman
Union and Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Plan For Budget Committee
Columbia
Maly
Alexander
Hermes
Kelley Mercantile Co
Inez
Juarez
Cheyenne
Traoks
West Bath
Ulrich
Palmers Bakery
16Th St
Ohenstein's
Kelly's Capitol Grocery
South Side Meat Manket
Purestand
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