Grip of Mail Order House Tightens Its Grip
Ny Congressman Clyde M. H. Tavenner warns that a growing mail order trust is extending its reach over small town merchants. He notes capitalized labor, profits abroad, and urban Wall Street control, urging immediate legislation and a parcel post tax to fund local improvements.
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 credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for cure
A Maine woman recounts a period of severe back pain loss of appetite and insomnia that led to thoughts of an operation. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports full recovery including pain relief sleep and renewed energy and urges others to try the remedy before surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E.pinkham
Verne
Maine
Arbitration Treaty Will Be Ratified Without Amendment
Secretary Bryan indicated in Washington that the senate would ratify the arbitration treaty with Great Britain without an amendment excluding the Panama canal tolls controversy. He said he had not discussed with British diplomats any possible treaty language aimed at removing tolls disputes from arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bryan
Senate
Great Britain
Harrison bill seeks $200 a pound opium tax
Washington June 206 The Harrison bill to impose a prohibitive tax of 200 a pound on opium manufacture and to forbid importation of the drug except for medical purposes was passed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mother of Attorney General’s Mother Injury in Kentucky
Mee Bien McReynolda, mother of Attorney General James C. McReynolda, fractured her hip when she fell while about to board a train at Hopkinsville Kentucky. The 74 year old was en route to Elkton after a visit here and was injured at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Mee Bien McReynolda
James C. McReynolda
Mre McReynolde
Elkton
First flying boat tours New York Bay marks milestone
White L. A. Vilas of Chicago owner pilots the 40 by 26 foot flying boat with Oscar S. Straus as passenger in a maiden voyage to Westchester Country Club. Consuelo Bailey and Ruth Thompson ride as guests. The craft, 100 horsepower eight cylinder, reaches 65 mph on water and air.
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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 Pay U P Taxes in Five Counties
The Nebraska plan evaluates Union Pacific at 107500 per mile on the Omaha to Wyoming line, with a $5000 per mile raise this year. Officials insist property in five counties will be taxed as last year and deny relief from city taxes. They pledge that taxpayers will not let the railroad dictate tax payments.
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Nebraska
Upton Pacific Railway Company
Omaha
Wyoming State Line
Holcomb
Union Pacific
Tne
Albany
Gowensor
Mysterious calls tied to lobbying for railroads disclosed
Testimony recounts attempts to hire counsel via secret telephone calls to influence dissolution of railroad ties. Otto H. Kuhn and Maxwell Evarts describe calls referencing Congress members and a New York bar figure, with Cravath also contacted about hiring aid in Washington.
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Edward Lauterbach
New York
Congressman Riordan
Otto H. Kuhn
Lovett
Lauterbach
Congress
Chicago & Alton
Kuhn
Maxwell Evarts
Southern Pacific
Judge Lovett
Riordan
Paul D. Cravath
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
Alo
Washington
Cravath
Harriman Roads
Senator Walsh
Seaaes
Lewis Case Ledyard
Plan for budget committee lost in Democratic caucus
Washington June 26 The House Democrats rejected a plan for a budget committee to control all appropriations while abolishing the commerce court. Rep Broussard urged hearings to abolish the court, but Speaker Clark and others opposed. Underwood led the reform push for estimates and expenditures with full control, while Tribble and Hardwick opposed it as centralization risk. Hardwick’s motion to table passed 95 to 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Commerce Court
Broussard
Louisiana
Clark
Adamson
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Committee
Viva Voor
Underwood
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Colombia Proposes Restart of Panama Dispute Talks
Colombian Minister Betancourt presented to the U S state department a concrete basis for resuming negotiations over Panama separation claims. Secretary Bryan plans to discuss with the president to move toward settling the long-standing disagreement. Details await arrival of Thad A. Thompson in Bogota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Betancourt
State Department
United States
Panama
Bryan
Colombia
Thad A. Thompson
Bogota
Taft
du Boise
DuBoise
St. Andrews
Old Providence
Militant Chemist Edward Clayton Released From Jail
Edward Clayton, jailed June 17 for conspiracy with the militant suffragette movement, was released today in a very weak condition after a hunger strike. The chemist served twenty two months imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward Clayton
Death of 18-year-old in factory air forced incident
Camden, N J June 25 Joseph DeFlos aged 18 died in a hospital from injuries after fellow workers allegedly forced air down his throat with a drag tube until his abdomen ruptured. Eugene Byesher 16 and Walter Lemon 17 were arrested charged with causing DeFlos death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Joseph DeFlos
Coi
Eugene Byesher
Walter Lemon
DePini
Weston’s Juval Stricken in Hike Run Report
Weston’s Juval is stricken during a long hike from New York to Minnesota intended to end at his home in Connecticut. John Betul 70 defeated veteran walker Edward P Weaton while Betul led by several miles. Physicians fear Weston may collapse due to the exertion.
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Weston
Namesakes Prove Chicago, Washington Lead in Towns
A New York Sun column notes Washington tops U S towns with 28 namesakes, while Chicago and Cincinnati each have only two. It discusses how cities like Boston, Brooklyn, Pittsburg and Cleveland appear as namesakes, reflecting historical naming trends and presidential influences.
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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 Massing Troops Near El Paso
Secretary of War Garrison told the president there is no border information warranting alarm and outlined troop dispositions near El Paso. He said there has been no change in existing orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Garrison
War Department
el Paso
When the average man Bete Kok speaks his mind
A fragmented line notes Bete Kok expressing strong opinions on everything from alcohol to tobacco, reflecting a casual, possibly satirical voice in the piece.
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Bedford
Lyers Dry Goods Company
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sharmar
New York Bay
Prince Albert
Ginsleg
Harriman
Union and Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Riorden
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
the Plains Dairy Co
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