Tariff Bill Advances to Conference After Senate Vote
The Senate approved the tariff bill and sent it to conference. Amendments failed on wool duties and dairy provisions, while a change granted the treasury secretary authority to seal moving picture films and adjust revenue officials under service laws.
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Gallinger
Catrond
Smoot
Secretary of Treasury
MacCumber
LeFollette
James
Finance Committee
Treasury
President Wilson Praises Congress Covenants and Leaders
The president declares a long fight for the people and free business won with firm leadership. He commends the Democratic party for decisiveness in both houses and foresees currency reform carried out with energy and loyalty as the first sixty third congress session closes. He specifically lauds Underwood and Simmons and their committees for devoted work.
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Willson
Underwood
Simmons
Explorers Murdered by Eskimos Suspected in Clash
The article reports two explorers Radford and Street killed during a sled load dispute with Eskimo workers. A spear struck Radford in the chest and Street was stabbed in the back as he attempted to help. Royal Mounted police were sent from Chesterfield to Churchill to investigate.
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Street
Seelpe
Chesterfield Band
Chesterfield
Mounted Police
Churchill
Egerton
Conroy
Quest for Information on Missing Ottawa Traveler
A report notes eight years have passed since George Caldwell of Ottawa vanished after leaving Chesterfield Inlet with one Eskimo companion to reach Upper Min River. The Mounted Police pursue clues to learn his fate and locate any trace.
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Mounted Police
George Caldwell
Ottawa
Chesterfield Inlet
Min River
Escape By Coal Mine Car From Leavenworth Prison
Frank Norris serving 21 year sentence for robbing Linwood station agent last December escaped from Leavenworth by riding a coal mine car. Guards were momentarily distracted as Norris was dumped through a coal chute into a bin outside the prison wall.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Frank Norris
Linwood
Norris
Hoo Hoo Convention to Meet in San Francisco in 1915
The Hoo Hoo order of lumber and allied industries votes to hold its twenty third concatenation in San Francisco in 1915. A Hoo Hoo home will be set on the Panama-Pacific exposition grounds. The group plans to send a delegation to the next conservation congress to aid forest protection efforts. Frank W. Trower of San Francisco heads the order and comments on federal prosecuted lumbermen, denying a lumber trust.
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Frank W. Trower
San Francisco
American Minister Benton McMillin Welcomed in Lima
U S minister Benton McMillin arrived in Lima Peru and was received at the palace by President Billinghurst. They exchanged cordial speeches and discussed matters of general interest to both nations in a long afternoon interview.
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Lima
Peru
Benton McMillin
Billinghurst
Fame Demands Reward for Courtesy and Lost Chances
A wry reflection on earning fame by paying the right agent and on aging revealing missed opportunities. It compares marriage to a sea where many courtships meet wrecks, noting peril and wit in life’s ventures.
Thaw Outings Draw Crowd In Coaticook Station Stop
In Coaticook Quebec a 22 minute visit by H. H. Thaw drew ten choreographed chorus girls to the platform as his guards allowed an outdoor stroll. Thaw, recently escaped, enjoyed a hilltop view at dusk and spoke with lawyers in Montreal about upcoming habeas corpus proceedings.
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Enroute
Sherbrooke
Coaticook
Tim
Turkey
Thaw
Coathcook
Stanford
Malleawan
Than'sa
Coatinock
Montreal
King's Bench
Mary Copeley Thaw
George Lauder Carnegie
Thaws Lawyer Sues Thaw Family for Fees in Federal Suit
John B. Iilingson, one of Thaw's lawyers, sues Mrs. Mary Thaw in federal court seeking 530,000 with interest since June 1907. He claims he was retained in 1908 for the defense of Harry K. Thaw in the Stanford White case, provided services worth 80,000 and disbursements of 10,115, and has been paid 40,100 plus 6,800 from Thaw's bankrupt estate, leaving 53,000 unpaid.
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New York
John B. Iilingson
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Mary Thaw
Gleason
Thaw
Jewish University Plan Discussed at Zionist Congress
A project to establish a Jewish university in Jerusalem was debated at the Zionist congress. estimated cost is 400000 dollars with a quarter already promised.
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Plan Jewish University
Jerusalem
Have Fund
Vienna
International anti smoke meet opens in Pittsburg
Delegates from around the world gather in Pittsburg for the eighth annual convention of the Association for the Prevention of Smoke with routine matters and welcoming addresses on the opening day.
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Pittsburg
The
Association For the Prevention of Smoke
Thaw’s Mother Arrives in Montreal for Defense Aid
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, Harry K. Thaw’s mother, landed in Montreal with a nurse and maid. She announced she is too ill to receive visitors and denied access to counsel. New York lawyers Grossman and Selig left Montreal for New York and plan to return by the weekend, as did William Travers Jerome.
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Montreal
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Grossman and Selig
New York
Thaw
William Travers Jerome
Young Woman’s Suitor Promises Campaign of Courtship
A courting candidate pledges many promises during courtship to win the young woman’s favor. The pledge aims to secure consent for marriage by presenting a bold list of commitments and plans.
Latin American Universities Precede Early U S Institutions
The text lists Latin American universities founded before a key U S territory's first university. It notes Mexico and Lima in 1551, Santo Domingo in 1558, Bogota in 1572, Cordoba in 1013, and Bw ere in 1023.
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Mexico
Lima
Santo Domingo
Bogota
Cordoba
Garbage Slag Used To Fight Molds In Warehouses
A report notes garbage slag from incineration plants serves to insulate ceilings and floors of storage warehouses. The material is said to be sterile and to contain sulfur compounds, potentially damaging stored goods.
Sydney Smith Reacts to Mrs Grote with a Teased Warily
Sydney Smith at an evening party spots Mrs Grote the historian's wife entering in an eccentric costume with a multi colored turban. He leans to a neighbor and jokes that the sight reveals the meaning of the word grotesque.
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Sydney Smith
Oil Paintings Cleaned With Potato Then Silk
A guide explains cleaning oil paintings using a raw potato to remove grime, then wiping with water, drying with cotton, and finishing with a silk handkerchief for polishing.
Bellini's Love Tragedy Revealed in Early Years
A historical note recounts Vincenzo Bellini, famed for Norma, falling for a Neapolitan judge's daughter. Her father opposed the romance due to his position. years later the judge sought reconciliation, but Bellini refused out of pride, ending both their lives’ prospects.
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Bellini
Spick and Span Origin and a Classroom Exchange
A Florida Times Union piece traces the phrase spick and span to cloth on spiken and span. It contrasts the playful exchange in class where a student answers what comes after T with Prayers, ma'am, reflecting a minister’s family background.
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Archle
Florida Times Union
Summer Pruning Observations From Country Gentleman
Summer pruning tends to curb excess growth and foster fruit buds while making trees generally more fruitful if careful. It can also force weak growth from side buds reducing fruitfulness and may be used to repair storm damage or broken limbs through pruning.
Union Pacific Man Sentenced and Train Delays Reported
A Union Pacific machinist Bert Mahoney of Evanston was sentenced to thirty days in jail for whipping his twenty month old baby with a razor strop. Frank Brown another UP car clerk of Evanston suffered a bath accident causing paralysis and a damaged signaling system. Wichita and Long Airline officials offered a sixty day option to Colorado Kansas Oklahoma railroad to charter from Wichita to Lenro with 34 miles graded. Derailments of several freight cars near Lodgepole Nebraska disrupted UP traffic for hours with eastbound through trains delayed 5 to 6 hours yesterday.
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Bert Mahoney
Union Pacific
Evanston
Yewton
Jai
Wichita & Lonng Airline Railroad
Colorado, Kaney & Oklahoma Railroad
Ino
Wichita
Lcnro
Lodgepole
Neb
Schadble
Engineering Studies Backed by Union Pacific Veteran
John Percivah, formerly with Union Pacific, resigns after years of service to pursue an engineering course at Missouri State University.
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John Percivah
Union Pacifc
Haa
Missouri State University
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