Washington News and National Affairs Summary
The Wool bill passes the House after conference. The National Monetary Commission is ordered dissolved by January 8. Senator Penrose introduces a Gettysburg National Military Park dedication bill with a $10,000 appropriation. Admiral Togo visits President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and attends receptions in Carnegie Hall and the Knickerbocker Hotel banquet hosted by Americans and Japanese interests.
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National Monetary Commission
Penrose
Gettysburg National Military Park
Admiral Togo
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Carnegie Hall
Knickerbocker
Notable Obituary and Social Notes From Early 1900s
The Rt. Hon Sir Samuel Walker lord chancellor of Ireland since 1905 is dead. Smith Ely former New York mayor died July 1 and left 915000 to charitable and religious institutions. Miss Matilda Moisant sister of the aviator who died in New Orleans earned her pilot license after one month study. Geanee W Perkins plans to devote more time to sociological work. Miss Force capped her trousseau at 1000 visiting five New York modistes with taxi ride and Col Astor. Mrs Jack Geraghty eloped with a chauffeur and a reconciliation with her parents was reportedly refused.
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Samuel Walker
Wot Treland
Smith Ely
New York
Matilda Moisant
New Orleans
The
Aero Club
Geanee W. Perkins
Miss Force
Trousseau
New York City
Col. Astor
Jack Geraghty
Newport
Sporting Cabrera Sold to Boston Nationals and Others
Sporting Cabrera, shortstop for New Britain, sold by owner J. J. Murphy to the Boston Nationals. Outfielder Ryan sold to the St. Louis Nationals. Rose Pitonoi, 16, of Dorchester, Mass., swam 21 miles from Manhattan to Coney Island in eight hours seven minutes. Colonel C. W. Scott led a Yukon expedition costing $10,000. Lincoln Beachey starred at the Chicago aviation meet winning a 20 mile race by under a minute. Oscar A. Brinsley reportedly set a new altitude and duration record. Baro Gargen won the Ostend pigeon shooting cup offered by George Gould.
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Cabrera
New Britain
J. J. Murphy
Boston Nationals
Ryan
St. Louis Nationals
Rose Pitonoi
Dorchester
Mass
Twenty-sixth Street
Manhattan
Coney Island
C. W. Scott
Rosedale
Miss
Yukon
Lincoln Beachey
Oscar A. Brinsley
George Gould
Baro Gargen
Ostend
Senators and mayors in late 19th century era clashes
The record lists diverse events: George W. Perkins condemns the Sherman Act as harmful to Big Business. a Chicago firm sues Senator Lorimer for 6000 dollars over summer home work. a mob in Coatesville Pa abducts Ezekiel Walker and burns him alive. sleep illness claims claim Ralph E June former Hammond La mayor dies. Cummins seeks to abolish the Lame Ducks Paradise. Tracewell interprets naval funding as eight hour day for shipyard workers. Henry Clay Loidenslager dies in Paulsboro NJ. Henry Clay Frick retires from railway boards and ponders art collection.
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Stanley Steel Brothers
George W. Perkins
Senator Lorimer
Chicago
Ralph E. June
Hammond
Pickness
Cummins
Paradise
Federal Treasury
Tracewell
Mayors Libel suit and mixed national news roundup
Plainfield mayor sues Courier News for libel over article accusing misuse of 186 in city funds. Other items include Taft's auto accident in Salem, a dairy prize deal, Wrights aviation progress, railroad denial by New York public officials, and suffragette fundraising.
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May
Plainfield
Courier News
Taft
Salem
Mass
Milwaukee
Pauline
White House
Wilbur ‘Wright
Europe
Various International Incidents and European Strikes
Reports detail a range of events: a minor knee operation on the Pope to ease pain. the Kaiser's yacht Meteor wins a regatta gold cup race. Cadiz faces a general strike with factories closed. the veto bill moves in Parliament with Lords amendments and later passes. Vienna bans second hand clothing imports amid cholera cases in Trieste. MPs vote to pay members two thousand dollars annually. Haiti's Antenor Firmin exits politics. London riots prompt troop deployment. Port of London food shortages loom. Carlton hotel fire damages near $300,000 with insurance covering guests. Grahame-White and Miss Marie Campbell engage. Edison follows Commons proceedings. Dresden metal workers strike. Basle railway station burns for $200,000 loss. Oldest New Brunswick resident Thomas Shaw dies at 105. Cincinnatus Leconte elected Haiti president by Congress.
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Cadiz
Spain
House of Lords
Commons
Vienna
Trieste
House of Commons
Antenor Firmin
Aldershot
London
Carlton Hotel
Claude Grahame-White
Marie Campbell
New York City
Paris
France
Mery
Department of the
Aube
Thomas Shaw
New Brunswick
General Cincinnatus Leconte
Haiti
Congress
Port-au-Prince
Two Airmen Die In Grant Park Aviation Tragedy
At Grant Park aviation meet two young airmen, William R. Badger and St Croix Johnstone, died during a three day event watched by about 600000. Badger died after his Baldwin biplane collapsed at the course and crushed him. Johnstone fell into Lake Michigan from 1000 feet as his motor blew. His body was recovered near the Chicago Yacht Club. Hugh A. Robinson attempted rescue in a hydroplane. Johnstone’s wife learned of his death after the event.
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Chicago
Johnstone
Lake Michigan
Badger
Hugh A. Robinson
President vetoes New Mexico Arizona statehood over recall of judiciary
The President vetoed the statehood resolution for New Mexico and Arizona citing the Arizona Constitution recall provision. He warned it would force judges to rule under “legalized terrorism” and affect all elective officials. A new Senate resolution was quickly introduced removing the recall clause.
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Washington
House of Representatives
New Mexico
Arizona
House
Smith
Michigan
Senate
Taft urges public support for arbitration treaties
President Taft told about 8000 at Ocean Grove's Methodist camp meeting that he would push the Anglo American arbitration treaties before the people. He argued senators overstepped their prerogatives and urged the audience to press for the treaties.
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Taft
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Geraghtys Married Again in Springfield
Springfield announces the remarriage of John Edward Paul Geraghty and his wife following an elopement and prior wedding in Central Village Connecticut. Rev. M A K Kelly presided at the ceremony witnessed by Mrs. Joseph Harris and her husband.
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Springfield
Mass
John Edward Paul Geraghty
Newport
Central Village
Conn
M. A. K. Kelly
St. Michael
Joseph Harris
Geraghty
Taft to Get Wool Bill after Senate Approval
After a protracted debate with sharp clashes the Senate adopted the conference report on the wool bill by 38 to 28. Taft is expected to receive the measure for signature and implementation.
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Taft
Washington
Senate
Conference
Postmaster General Hitchcock Recommends Mails Cost Cut
Washington readjustment of methods for computing railway pay to transport the mails would save about 9 million dollars yearly. The recommendation was sent to Congress by Postmaster General Hitchcock.
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Washington
Congress
Hitchcock
Farming notes on crops livestock and soil health
Reading excerpts emphasize manure and soil fertility for crops and vegetables, silage use for dairy cattle, poultry care with oyster shells and worm control, and breeding for better dairy and hog production. Practical tips cover watering, housing, feeding, and housing for pigs, cows, and sheep, plus silage yields and forage guidance.
Turkeys For Free Range Feeding Improve Egg Production
The article claims grown turkeys endure various conditions and that free range with alfalfa meal and beef scraps strengthens pullets. It asserts such feed leads to robust, long-bodied birds capable of laying year round and producing strong chicks for the next season.
Jeremiah Cast Into Prison Lesson for Aug 20 1915
The lesson discusses Jeremiah’s imprisonment during the siege of Jerusalem circa 688-586 BC. It details Nebuchadnezzar's campaigns, Zedekiah’s reign, and Jeremiah’s opposition to the war policy, culminating in the prophet’s dungeon confinement and his foretelling of Babylonian deliverance. It also references later church growth in Madagascar and China as examples of steadfast faith amid persecution.
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Matt
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah
Sune
Jer
Jeremiah
Wedekiah
Judah
Jehoiakim
Jehoiachin
Jehoiachim
David
Babylon
Jehoiakin
Jehovah
Benjamin
Church i
Madagascar
China
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White. House
Grimes
Coatesville
Ezekiel Walker
Rise
Henry Clay Loidenslager
New Jersey
Paulsboro
Henry Clay Frick
Public Service Commission
Buffalo, Rochester & Eastern Railroad Company
Troy
Buffalo
New’ York
Beef Trust
Fornia
Wilmington
Del
Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Co
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield
Jennie Irwin Martin
Richmond
F. L. Dunlap
Department of Agriculture
Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
Edison
Dresden
Basle
Switzerland
Pittsburg
Wings
Geraghtys
Headowbro IK
Missouri Experiment Station
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