Washington Busy With New Laws And Cabinet Shifts
In Washington the Senate defended Lorimer in a notable speech while Col Enoch H Crowder became judge advocate general with brigadier general rank. John Hays Hammond accepts as special ambassador to King George V's coronation. Taft weighs veto on Sulloway pension. reciprocity push under Pan American conference. Hitchcock backs higher magazine postage. Shanghai reports famine risk to 2 million in China. Root warns on lynching peonage and negro suffrage.
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Bailey
Lorimer
Enoch H. Crowder
George B. Davis
John Hays Hammond
George V
England
Taft
Capitol
House
Senate
Washington
Hitchcock
Wilder
Shanghai
Red Cross
China
Root
Ex-President Roosevelt Advocates Gender Equality in Grand Rapids
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt speaking in Grand Rapids Michigan declares belief in equality between men and women. The report also notes Ogden Mills Reid publicly announced engagement to Helen Miles Rogers, who aided his mother Whitelaw Reid socially. General Alexander Stewart Webb dies at his Riverdale home.
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Roosevelt
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ogden Mills Reid
Whitelaw Reid
Helen Miles Rogers
Alexander Stewart Webb
Meade
Gettysburg
Riverdale
N. Y
Hiram Americus Tuttle
New Hampshire
Pittsfield
Tuttle
Lord Charles Beresford
Prominent New York case ends in jail and fine in smuggling action
Mrs Roberta G Hill ex wife of Capt James Hill was jailed for three days and fined 2000 dollars by Judge Martin marking the first jail sentence for a high profile figure in the anti smuggling campaign.
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Roberta G. Hill
James Hill
New York
Martin
United States Circuit Court
Twigg
Miss Blosser
Cumberland
Yale
New Haven
L. S. Keene
Oxford
Pompton
N. J
E. I. du Pont Mill
Charles Howard
John Demarest
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Chicago
Milton J. Durham
Treasury
Cleveland
Lexington
Nahum J. Bachelder
National Orange
James Wilson
Agriculture
Concord
N. 5
Boston
Tripne
Benjamin L. Jenks
J. M. Jenks
Ithaca
Death by self in Kansas ranch dispute over will terms
Katherine Haines, 18, killed herself at the Haines ranch near Udall Kansas after a will provision barred marriage until age 25 to keep her share of a 56009 estate. Several other brief items note Navy midshipmen resignations, parole applications at Leavenworth, Taft at the Corn Exposition, copyright actions by Mrs Eddy heirs, and other local/national snippets.
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Katherine Haines
Haines
Udall
Kan
Harold, B. Sampson
William T. Sampson
Navy Department
Parole Board
Federal
Leavenworth
Taft
Columbus
Harmon
Canada
Mary Baker
G. Eddy
Boston
Perkins Detective Agency
McCollum
Scott
Erie
Burns Agency
Knox
Crothers
Maryland
Harry Karkness
Fort Rosecrans
Tia Tuna
Cal
Hiram GC. Gill
Seattle
Wash
Montauk
S. I
William R. Montgomery
Hamilton Bank
New York
Wilson
New Jersey
James R. Nugent
State Democratic Committee
Texas
Alvin
Pasadena
Sydney Sichel
Nanuet
N. Y
Ralph W. Perkins
Hudson
Mass
Cornell
Ithaca
MAY ABOLISH COUNTY FEES AND SALARY PLAN ADVANCED
Harrisburg reports a bill to end county official fee pay and replace with a graded salary system for counties under 150000 population. Sixteen counties would be affected with revenue gains and salary boards to set pay, with appeals to courts and safeguards against improper payments. The measure retrofits salaries to office duties and funds, taking effect after current terms end.
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Harrisburg
Charles A. Bentley
Washington County
House Approves Reciprocity Bill Amid Bitter Debate
The House passed the reciprocity measure after a lengthy rancorous debate with 221 voting for and 87 against, including 11 Republicans and Democrats opposed to the bill. The measure now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Senate
McCall bill passes House to seek Senate approval
Washington The McCall reciprocity bill with Canada clears the House by 221 to 92 and moves to the Senate. Taft welcomes the vote while Republicans split and Democrats voice support. Insurgent Republicans push against the pact citing farmer protection and lumber terms. In Ottawa officials express joy and expect Senate passage.
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Washington
Canada
House of Representatives
Senate
Taft
Broussard
Louisiana
Estopinal
Hammond
Minnesota
new—Democratic
Ways and
Pujo
Webb
North Carolina
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Wisconsin
Miles Poindexter
Ottawa
Timber Monopolies Reported By Smith
President Taft forwards Herbert Knox Smiths corporate report on the timber industry. The study warns that concentration controls about half of privately held timber in the investigation area and links land and railroad dominance to rising values and future monopolistic risk.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Herbert Knox Smith
Auto Trust Rumor Circulates About $100 Million Deal
The Christian Science Monitor reports circulation of a $100 million automobile combine formation centered in Boston. Wall Street sources in New York indicate Boston is the focal point of a forthcoming car trust valued at about $100 million, drawing broad market interest.
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Christian Science Monitor
Boston
The
Wall Street
New York
Uncle Jared Recalls Filibuster Tangles in Honest Town
In a humorous monologue, Uncle Jared Green describes a raucous congressional scene with heated rhetoric and sharp insults. He contrasts noisy debate with a peaceful lunch outing where no violence occurs, concluding he prefers life in a place where honesty remains valued and gun laws are not repealed.
Heart to Heart Column Manager in the Exchange
The girl asks if the journalist is truly a writer and learns he handles circulation. The young man admits he oversees distribution and is teased about managing a Heart to Heart column.
Embarrassment as Neighbor Mistakenly Kisses Mrs Giddley
A hoax of mis sight leads Mr Ganderby to kiss his own wife thinking she is Mrs Giddley. The tale ends with his apology as he calls his wife by the other woman's name, prompting local amusement.
Wind pump remark in rural farm humor.
A farmer rejects modern wind pump talk as silly while his son asks why not adopt wind technology. The exchange highlights rustic skepticism toward new farming systems and the blur of dialect. The punchline notes the wind blowing so strongly it unsettles the narrator.
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Meatiq
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