Miniature History of Seven Days News Bites
Senator Young praises Des Moines commission government plan. Canada reciprocity debate under customs clause. Ambassador Zamacona arrives in Washington. House caucus cuts 182 680 in salaries after a clerk’s daughter payroll issue. 1910 dry year with 8.65 inches below normal. Sheppard proposes Post Office inquiry. Taft sends a 650 word message on reciprocity. New House rules adopted. General Booth of Salvation Army turns 82. Cecilia May engagement to Robert Bacon broken. James Vincent dies aged 86. Queen Victoria divorce ban revived at court. Helen Gould meets 2000 sailors at Norfolk. Aked preaches farewell in New York. Caruso forbidden to sing this season. Croker sails to Ireland. Moberly Bell dies at his desk. Roosevelt Jr. thriving as a carpet salesman in San Francisco. Canterbury Archbishop to seek Anglo American arbitration movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Young
Iowa
Commission
Des Moines
Customs Court
England
France
Germany
United States
Canada
Manuel M. de Zamacona
Washington
Democratic House
Weather Bureau
Post Office Department
Sheppard
Texas
Taft
Congress
House
Cannon
General Booth
Salvation Army
Cecilia May
Robert L. Bacon
James Vincent
California
la Crosse
Wis
King George
Queen Vicctoria
Helen Gould
Norfolk Navy Yard
Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Caruso
Richard Croker
Florida
Ireland
Mauretania
Moberly Bell
London Times
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
San Francisco
Notable Deaths and Legal Moves Across U.S. News
Ex mayor Tom L Johnson dies after long illness. Governor Mann backs a special grand jury into Jamestown Virginia race track betting law violations. Attorney General seeks over 800000 dollars from Sigmund H Rosenblatt firm for missing stock transfer stamps. Massachusetts Senate rejects woman suffrage. New York appeals court orders new Danbury hatters case trial. Ida Platt arrested for fortune telling. Chicago sees violent clashes between rival teamster factions. Nevada requires six months residency proof for divorces. Abraham Nahan dies in New York from hydrophobia. Breathitt County feud deepens as Michael S Link dies. Elia Wilson refuses election certificate in Hunnewell Kansas. George Williams found wounded near Croton Lake station. dispatcher shot nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Mann
Jamestown
Sigmund H. Rosenblatt & Co
New York
Massachusetts Senate
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Danbury
Denton
Michaels
Link
Lorimer
Elia Wilson
Hunnewell
Kansas
George Williams
Croton Lake
N. Y
Charles H. Conkiy
Lorimer affair and other early 20th century notes
Testimony at Springfield claimed Edward Hines said Lorimer was helped with a $100 000 cost and sought a $10 000 contribution. Hines denied the remark. The New York Telephone Company reported 1910 net revenue of $12 346 000. A Shelbyville cyclone wrecked homes. Timothy Lewis and his daughter Louise died. A suffrage rally drew 1000 women to the Connecticut Capitol. Mayor Gaynor opposed an income tax amendment in a letter to Gov. Dix. A Boston judge ruled that a cross on a ballot aids election. A U. S. Army captain studied Colombia’s military capacity and then returned to Texas. A Lena post office robbery yielded $70 000 cash and $50 in stamps. A Texas hailstorm damaged livestock and property. Mrs. Louis Bonner’s death was linked to defamatory rumors. Craiger Lippincott, 64, shot himself in Philadelphia. Chicago post office ledger showed an $8 500 shortage. Seven unidentified Asch Building victims were buried in Evergreen Cemetery as 80 000 workers honored them. A Florida dog helped trace a $10 000 theft from a registered mail pouch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer
Springfield, Ill
C. S. Funk
The
Harvester Trust
Edward Hines
Chicago
Hines
New York Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Shelbyville
Ind
Timothy Lewis
Louise
Connecticut Capitol
Gaynor
New York
Dix
Loring
Supreme Court
Boston
Cleman
Colombia
Texas
Mexico
Lena
Louis Bonner
Marion
Craiger Lippincott
Joshua B. Lippincott
J. B. Lippincott & Co
Philadelphia
Asch
Evergreen Cemetery
Episcopal
Manhattan
Hernando County
Florida
Tampa
Tarpon Springs
Global news snips from war, finance and politics
A sweeping string of international items notes the Deutsch land Jr dirigible traveling 110 miles at 44 mph, Asquith using veto tactics, a stolen French cipher, Tokyo fire losses of 3 million, the Ursula boat's 50 km run in 48 57, and ongoing Mexico revolution turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asquith
Commons
Tokio
Yoshinari
Duke of Westminster
Ursula
Monte Carlo
Mexico
Tehuacan
Haywood
England
Russian Ministry of Railroads
Schwab
Yoshiwara
Great Britain
Germany
Turkey
Giolitti
Italy
Oreste Ferro
Peru
Ecuador
Povage
St. Petersburg
British Columbia
Victoria
Constantinople
Sotheby’s
London
Andrew Carnegie
Sweden
Paris
Giovanni Rapi
Camorra
Viterbo
France
America
Chanse
Canada
Washington
Tuzi
Public regulation of public service upheld by Wall and Vail
Theodore N. Wall, head of AT&T and Western Union, declares public control of public service corporations is here to stay. He argues publicity and discussion before action curb aggressive competition and protect the public, with a conservative board supporting the stance. If correct, society moves toward a new era in economics and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore N. Wall
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Robert Vinson
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Henry L. Higginson
Boston
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
W. Murray Crane
George F. Baer
T. Jefferson Coolidge Jr
Norman W. Harris
John S. Waterbury
Vail
Unreliable Physiognomy and Shakespeare’s Face
The excerpt ridicules physiognomy arguing facial appearance fools, citing business people and poets who defy looks. It notes poets and writers like Byron Pope Johnson and Shakespeare as examples whose faces do not match their celebrated verses, expressing perpetual disappointment in Shakespeare’s visage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Byron
Pope
Johnson
Shakespeare
London
Vegetable Fancy Work
A marketman shows Mrs. Bride a fresh bunch of asparagus and she wonders if it grows braided like that, thinking the cook might braid the ends. The scene highlights her eager but naive housekeeping enthusiasm from Youth's Companion.
Taft Pursues Free List and Reciprocity Amid Congress Rally
In Washington the House Democrats caucus backed a tariff reciprocity bill with Canada and a farmers' free list. Taft said he would not adjourn Congress, while plans for popular election of Senators, campaign publicity and statehood for Arizona and New Mexico remain on the agenda as separate party measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington
House
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Wine growers riot wrecks champagne stocks in Epernay
In the Marne department riotous wine growers seized cellars in Cizy and smashed about 230000 bottles. Firearms and barricades appeared as crowds targeted Raymond de Castellane facilities. Cavalry arrived late as surrounding buildings were menaced by flames and a Senate demand urged cabinet action on delimitation and fraud prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epernay
Marne
France
Raymond de Castellane
Cizy
Senate
Tom L. Johnson Dies at 56 Former Cleveland Mayor
Prominent Cleveland figure Tom L. Johnson died in his White Hall apartments after a long illness. The former mayor and congressman, born in July 1854 in Scott County Kentucky, champion of three cent streetcar fare and Henry George style single tax, died of cirrhosis. His career ended after a failed bid for re election and his fortune had dwindled to a small sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Henry George
White Hall
East Laith Street
Scott County
Kentucky
Martin Names Democratic Steering Committee Members
Washington Virginia Senator Thomas S. Martin named the Democratic steering committee for the minority in the Senate. The panel includes Martin as chairman and Senators Culberson Texas Simmons North Carolina Clarke Arkansas Bankhead Alabama Fletcher Florida Williams Mississippi Kern Indiana Hitchcock Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas S. Martin
Virginia
Senate
Senator Martin
Culberson
Texas
Simmons
North Carolina
Clarke
Arkansas
Bankhead
Alabama
Fletcher
Florida
Williams
Mississippi
Kern
Indiana
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Unwritten Law Case Sent to Texas Penitentiary
Don Gray of Burnett one of Texas wealthiest men appeared in Burnett court after his case was affirmed and ordered to serve five years in the penitentiary for killing William Phillips whom he said had wronged a female relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Don Gray
Burnett
William Phillips
Pierce Statue Plan Defeated in Concord Senate
The plan to erect a statue of Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth President and NH native, was killed by the Senate in Concord. The project had sparked discussions across several Legislatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Concord
N. H
Franklin Pierce
United States
New Hampshire
Senate
Ireland population dips slightly from 1909 to 1910
London Ireland figures show the estimated population on December 31, 1909 was 4,376,634 and 4,371,144 on December 31, 1910. Emigrants from Ireland in 1910 numbered 32,457.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
London
Ireland
New Spring Fashion Features High Waisted Skirts and Short Sleeves
The article highlights two spring fashion trends the high waisted skirt and short sleeves. It details methods to resize last year's skirt with a shaped belt, side fastening, a four gore pattern, and a wide interior girdle to hold the garment. It notes contrasting closures for white linen khaki or duck skirts versus cloth skirts, and mentions matching coats, hats, and accessories.
Fraveling Frocks and the Barn Throat Trend This Summer
A quirky fashion note highlights Fraveling Frocks with collar and gulmipes, predicting the barn throat idea will surpass last year’s popularity. It urges women to bleach and massage their throats now to be ready for a stylish summer.
Neat Camisole Braid Trim for 19th Century Suits
The article outlines a camisole dress underblouse with a high neck square yoke in broderie Anglaise edged with beading and nainsook waist join, plus braiding as the prevailing suit trim. It notes wide braids for collars cuffs and skirts, with ornamental narrow braids and oriental embroidery accents and button choices in muted color.
Smaller Bags Return to Fashion in Velvet and Satin
Wrist bags shrink after a period of larger baggage, women carry less, men note. Velvet and satin regain favor over leather in small purses. Bags match gowns with cord handles and tassel trims, now called cordelferes.
High collars fade as new season brings collarless frocks
The article notes a drift from wide fluted ruchings 80 years ago to minimal cord near winter. Now high collars feature a fold of gold or silver or contrasting material, often black near the throat on cream collars. Rose chiffon or tulle folds, plus gold or silver braid, create a more becoming look. High collars persist through spring but summer returns to collarless frocks.
Needlework Notes on Flannel Preparation Tips
Practical guidance on ripping flannel for neat edges. Describes tear-start technique with Belasers to create straight edges and suggestions to correct uneven edges by pulling in the opposite direction for a clean finish.
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Crawbury
GENERAL_NEWS
Frank
Western Union and Telephone Companies
House Caucus
City
Martin Names Committee
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