Washington News Digest: Resignations to Parties and Congressional Actions
Washington reports Herbert Knox Smith resigns as Commissioner of Corporations to join the Progressive party. House passes a bill banning moving pictures of prize fights and requires wireless operators aboard ships. Congress may approve electric chair use in DC. Moore proposes foreign funding for the Panama Canal. Democrats on the investigative panel plan a censuring report against U S Steel and the Tennessee Coal and Iron deal. LoriMer’s Illinois Senate seat declared vacant for corrupt methods after final speech.
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Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
Progressive Party
Senate
House
Congress
District of Columbia
Moore
Panama Canal
Stanley
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Trust
William Lorimer
Ilinois
Democratic Leader Visited Trenton to Seek Stamp Action
Personal House Democratic Leader Under wood visited Gov. Wilson at Trenton and promised to take the stamp for him as soon as Congress adjourned. B. P. Waggoner celebrated his 66th birthday with a picnic in Atchison for 10 000 children. George Schmuck died in Amapali Honduras. Elliot H. Goodwin named executive secretary of the new Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Samuel W. McCall said he will not seek re election and may run for Senate or Governor of Massachusetts.
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House
Underwood
Got. Wilson
Trenton
B. P. Waggoner
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Atchison, Kan
George Schmuck
United States
Amapali
Honduras
Elliot H. Goodwin
New York
New Chamber of Commerce
Clarence J. Shearn
Harry Thew
Matteawan
William Travers Jerome
Farnsworth
British Museum
Yakishi
Imperial University of
Senate
Massachusetts
Nineteen NCOs examined at Fort Leavenworth win commissions
Fourteen of the nineteen non commissioned officers tested at Fort Leavenworth were successful in earning second lieutenant commissions.
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Fort Leavenworth
Bluefield
W. Va
National Sporting Club of London
Jem Driscoll
Great Britain
Johnny Kilbane
McGraw
Josh Devore
Groh
Taylor
Boston Braves
Mary Lavinski
John Raymond
Emma Raymond
Barren Run
Jacob’s Creek
Mary Raymond
Josephine Raymond
Morris Lavinski
Eclipse Stakes Victory for Palatine at Sandown Park
Frank O Neil rode T Pilkington s Palatine to victory in the fifty thousand dollar Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park London. Army medical officers in Porto Rico report no anticipated bubonic plague epidemic. Police warn Nathan Swartz in thousand cities and towns with photos. Ocean to Ocean Highway Association pilot party arrives in New York. Los Angeles police plan to close saloons by 6 pm end free lunch counters and limit lunch drinks.
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Mahona
Arbitration Commission
Frank O'Neil
T. Pilkington
Palatine
Sandown Park
London
Porto Rico
Secretary of War
New York
Nathan Swartz
Julia Connors
Automobile Pilot Party of the Ocean To Ocean Highway Association
Los Angeles
Police Commissioner of
Council
Baseball Star Mogridge Sold to Lincoln Club Amid Trade Talk
The sale of pitcher George Mogridge from the Chicago White Sox to the Lincoln, Nebraska team was announced. Other notes include Ad Wolgast delaying a return to boxing for six months and Christen Fenn claiming a 24 sundae world record in 16 minutes.
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George Mogridge
Chicago, White Sox
Lincoln
Neb
Ad Wolgast
Christen Fenn
Tel City
Ind
Fenn
Brooklyn
Boston
Minnesota
Michael O’brien
Jefferson Davis
Wilkes-Barre
Great Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
White House
James B. McNamara
San Quentin
Akron
Ohio
Nathan Swartz
Julia Connors
Chrystie Street
New York
William F. Sheehan
Parker
Thomas F. Ryan
Daniel Lamont
Youghiogheny River
West Newton
Fawcett
County Court of
Barnett Gielich
Brockton
Mass
J. Levine
George Stovall
St. Louis Browns
Ban Johnson
American League
Stovall
Westervelt
Charles W. Morse
United States
Bath
Syracuse
Charles D. Reidpath
New York Athletics
Herman Rosenthal
Louis Libby
William Shapiro
Rosenthal
Libby
Notable World Briefs From Around the Globe
The report lists multiple political resignations and incidents. Peru’s finance minister Ernsto Baez quit. Abdul Hamid, former Sultan, faced heart issues in Salonica. Queen Victoria to be visited in Madrid by the stork. Natalie Barney injured in a Bourg France auto crash. chauffeur died. George V inspected troops in Buckingham Palace. Francis Money Coutts claimed Latimer barony. Lloyd George faces opposition over insurance act. Spain urged neutrality. suffragists planned Windsor disruption thwarted. Titanic-era rail and political events noted. An Egyptian artefact sold for 5355 dollars.
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Ernesto Baez
Abdul Hamid
Salonica
Madrid
Victoria
Spain
Natalie Barney
Washington
Bourg
France
George
Boston
Buckingham Palace
House of Lords
Francis Money Coutts
Burdett-Coutts
Latimer
Great Britain
Scotland Yard
Windsor
Italians Attempt Dardanelles Run Triggers Turkish Closing
Italian torpedo boats attacked the Dardanelles at night but were spotted by a fort searchlight and forced to retreat. Turkey then closed the straits to world shipping as Tewfik Pasha accepted the post of grand vizier and prepared a cabinet. In Chicago wheat futures rose as news of the action unsettled markets with September and December futures up and May nearing the one dollar per bushel level.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
Con Kamle
Aegean Sea
Sea of Marmora
Tewfik Pasha
London
Tewfik
Italy
Albania
Chicago
Shorts
Board of Trade
Archbald Appears Before Senate For Impeachment Articles
Judge Robert W. Archbald of the United States Commerce Court faced the Senate for the first time to answer impeachment articles. The chamber was crowded with Senators and House members, while Archbald and counsel A. S. Worthington attended with Archbald Jr. The proceedings lasted under thirty minutes with August 3 set as the pleading deadline.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
United States Commerce Court
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Archbald
A. S. Worthington
Robert W. Archbald, Jr
Philadelphia
Catlin Loses Seat as Elections Committee Strikes Result
Washington reports Representative Theron Catlin of St Louis a Republican from the Eleventh District has had his election voided by House Elections Committee No. 2 on a six to three party vote. The irregularity cited was excessive campaign spending. the committee awarded the seat to Democratic challenger Patrick I Gill.
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House Committee
Congress
Washington
Theron
Catlin
St. Louis
Laura Beatrice Merriam
W. R. Merriam
Minnesota
House of Representatives
House Elections Committee
Shoe Prices Rising Indefinitely Says Industry
Chicago reports manufacturers and wholesalers of footwear agree that prices will rise sharply this fall and continue to climb. The article cites leather costs as the root cause, noting raw hide prices have doubled in three years, pushing higher shoe prices across all descriptions.
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Chicago
Federal Judge Declines Delaware Governor Nomination
Federal Judge George Gray said he would refuse the Democratic nomination for governor of Delaware if offered. The London dock workers halted a mass strike and returned to work. Li Hon-hung, who attempted to assassinate the British high commissioner for the Western Pacific, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Reports say Infanta Eulalie plans to naturalize in France and divorce her husband to marry Jules Bois. Five Mietschorn climbers in Switzerland missing after climbing without a guide. rescue party found no trace.
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George Gray
Delaware
Ravola
St. John
N. B
Little Duck Island
Swan’s Island
London
Li Hon-hung
Sir Francia May
Western Pacific
Madrid
Infanta
Eulalie
Alfonso
Jules Bois
Mietschorn
Switzerland
New Jersey News Roundup From Across the State
Gloucester county farmers pick lima beans while a Bridgeton Millville cannery begins lima bean production. A Burlington iron works strike ends by arbitration and local officials report multiple local incidents including a drowning in the Hackensack River and a forgery inquiry in Elizabeth.
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Bridgeton Turnpike
Millville
Devlin Iron Works
Burlington
Burden and Resolve Echoes in Nightfall Reflection
A reflective line from a New York voice notes that any person can endure a heavy load or work hard for a day, and live with sweetness and patience until sunset, suggesting life’s meaning lies in daily endurance and virtue.
Economical Meat Cooking and Cheap Dishes for All
Practical guidance on budgeting for meat heavy meals with browning, stock, and casseroles. Includes stove top and oven steps for flank steak and a note on lemon juice to soften fibers. Ends with advice against wilted produce and waste in affordable meals.
Fragmentary adage on trouble and endurance
A short, philosophical line notes that people face multiple troubles at once and that their present hardships exceed past and anticipated future challenges. The wording echoes a weathered, proverb-like tone.
Practical household tips from a bygone era
A miscellany of home remedies and travel hacks includes a soap kerosene spray for plants, a cholera cure in hot water, a cucumber whey lotion, an egg yolk hair rinse, blueing for white hair, fruit weighting guidance, asbestos paper for camp cooking, and tips to prevent car sickness on steam trains with cushions and bag hats.
Jewfish Weighing 525 Pounds Caught Off Santa Monica
A jewfish of 525 pounds was captured by the Leone crew near Santa Monica California, three miles offshore. The giant fish stretched five feet in length and adds a remarkable catch to local seafaring records.
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Santa Monica
Cal
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