La Follette Wool Tariff Revision Passes Senate
After a long Senate fight Senator La Follette wins passage of a wool tariff revision bill. The measure sets raw wool duties around 30 percent with 40 to 55 percent on manufacturers, challenging President Taft and implicating a potential White House veto or approval amid party realignments.
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Noted French Poet Henri Fabre Nearing Death
Special Cable reports Henri Fabre a renowned French poet and insect scientist is dying of hunger in Provence at age 88 8? years old nearly blind and neglected by France Victor Hugo praised him as the insects Homer Darwin hailed him as one of the world’s greatest men Fabre spent years observing insect habits translating findings into majestic prose.
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Sympathy For Leader Repudiated over Tillett outburst
London news reports widespread disgust at Ben Tilletts prayer that God strike Lord Devonport dead. Labor MP William Creeks repudiates the utterance while Home Secretary Reginald McKenna says such remarks do not amount to incitement to murder.
Murder plot in Rosenthal case tied to New York sweep
District Attorney tightens grip on Rosenthal investigation as police arrest several suspects including a woman. Witness William Shapiro and Benjamin Walker provide details of the Metropole and Bridgie Webber poker rooms and the moments before Rosenthal's murder. Police warn of possible officer connections to gamblers as Becker testifies.
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Leper Hospital Dispute Over Return of Leprosy Patient
Michigan state board of health intervenes in Bay City and Buffalo dispute over leprosy case. Sam Izen, wandering leprosy patient, was seized in Buffalo after escaping Bay City. Michigan seeks no controversy and offers to assist in return, while other lepers linked to Denver and San Francisco remain unaccounted.
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Federal leprosy control urged with nationwide hospitals
Surgeon General Blue considers federal oversight of leprosy in the United States similar to island jurisdictions and plans to recommend leper hospitals in multiple regions to treat patients referred by states.
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Heroic blood transfusion fails to save son in Lexington
In Lexington Kentucky on July 25 Frank Clev er, 17, died of an unknown malady after his mother donated blood for weeks. The mother remained by his side in the hospital as her life blood was transfused, yielding initial improvement before the patient suddenly collapsed as the transfused blood was absorbed.
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Frank Clev
Tainted Money Bequest Foe Of Rockefeller Linked Funds
Thomas W. Phillips of New Castle dies leaving a estate over 2 million dollars. The will withholds a 30000 dollar University of Oklahoma bequest if Rockefeller funds are accepted. portions go to church boards and missions, with the remainder split by widow and three children. Executed by Phillips and his son.
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Asquith Warns Against Armament Extension Talks
In the House of Commons, Prime Minister Asquith refrained from portraying Germany as a threat. He emphasized amity with all nations while noting ongoing discussions that began in Berlin between Viscount Haldane and the German emperor. He stressed Britain’s primary aim remains world peace and no desire to widen obligations.
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Son of Darwin Delivers Opening Speech at Eugenics Congress
LondonJuly25 Major Leonard Darwin fourth son of Charles Darwin opened the business section of the first International Eugenics Congress. Four hundred delegates from twelve countries and about a thousand students attended. The event featured papers on inheritance topics and a Naples university address claiming racial similarities between humans and animals.
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Turkish officers demand dissolution of chamber in bayonet threat
In Constantinople the military league demanded the chamber’s dissolution within forty eight hours or the army and people would act. Deputies spoke violently and pledged to move only at bayonet point. Nazim Pasha seeks constitutional resolution while Ghazi Moukhtar Pasha may visit Albania to aid peace efforts.
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Treasure diggers to guard Cocos Island expedition reaches Costa Rica
Thirty soldiers are dispatched to Cocos Island to await a treasure ship rumored to carry pirate riches. The mission, licensed by the government, is led by two young women Miss Barrie Telly and Miss Georgiana Davies.
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Fingerprint evidence grounds Chicago museum theft verdict
A jury found John C. Hartzell guilty of stealing a golden Pharaoh's amulet from the University of Chicago museum. Fingerprints linked him to the crime amid testimony from Egyptology experts, while his lawyer attacked the method and his alibi.
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Curtain to screen choir loft hosiery at Forest Avenue church
In Des Moines July 25, young women singers at Forest Avenue Baptist Church face a curtain screening plan after Ladies Aid members cite short hobble skirts and visible hosiery. A twenty inch curtain around the choir loft was approved to block the male congregation's gaze.
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George F. Rinking
From Frying Pan Into the Flame Burglar Dies After Escape
Chicago July 25 A burglar Jacob Miller fled police at Mrs Pau line Minaski home. He leaped from a third story window landing head first on a cottage roof then to the ground fracturing his skull and breaking his spine. Miller is reported to die. Items taken included a wedding ring a razor and 13 dollars in cash.
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May Mean Death. Mikado In Uncertain Condition
Tokyo reports no bulletin on the Mikado's condition this morning prompting concern. Officials and observers await word on the health of Japan's imperial figure amid rumors and heightened anxiety.
Beveridge Is Selected Chairman for Bull Moose Rally
Albert J. Beveridge will be temporary chairman of the Bull Moose convention. Senator Dixon announced Beveridge's withdrawal from the Republican party and support for Roosevelt third party principles. Progressives from many states seek seats and a headquarters to organize the first convention, with a provisional committee to set the convention roll and handle contests.
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Roosevelt Attacks Both Parties Over Platform Insincerity
Theodore Roosevelt denounces the Republican and Democratic platforms as insincere in The Outlook. He urges the Progressive Party to craft a clear, honest platform, warns that electing Wilson would force policy clashes, and stresses ensuring promises are performable. He criticizes tariff ideas and distrusts political rhetoric.
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