Washington Looms as Center of Foreign Affairs News
William H. Phipps, formerly an Ohio inspector, was named auditor of the Philippine Islands. Senor de la Barra, Mexican ambassador in Washington, said Mexico expects no U.S. intervention and the Taft administration aims to end the revolution. Twenty thousand troops were ordered to the Texas California border to curb filibustering and arms smuggling. Collector Charles P. Leach of Cleveland was removed by President Taft.
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Senor de la Barra
Washington
United States
Taft
Mexico
Texas
California
Charles P. Leach
Cleveland
Notable deaths and political shifts headline aging public figures
Curtis Guild Sr founder of the Boston Commercial Bulletin dies at 84 in Boston. Senator Pierantoni of Italy dies. Count Leo Tolstoy’s son arrives in New York to study American conditions. Taft on 10 day Augusta vacation. Roosevelt begins Oyster Bay speaking tour. A violent murder reported in Hart County Ky. Washington debates possible intervention in Mexico. Democrats plan wool and grain tariff revisions. Taft accepts Ballinger resignation. Fisher named Interior Secretary. Hammond linked to General Cotton Securities suit. William Webster, 94, renowned landscape gardener, dies in Rochester. Major General Grant to be aide to Hammond at King George coronation. Bishop Partridge elected Kansas diocese head. Bowman invited to lead Iowa State University. Bryan to speak on plutocracy at Indianapolis. Alleged $625,000 spend to vindicate Lorimer cited in Elgin. New York Central cuts dividend to 5 percent. Brennan Law passes six month cold storage limit in Albany.
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Curtis Guild, Sr
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Curtis Guild,Jr
Boston
Pierantoni
Italy
Washington
Leo Tolstoy
New York
Taft
Augusta
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Hart County
Mexico
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
Walter Lowrie Fisher
Chicago
John Hays Hammond
General Cotton Securities Company
William Webster
Rochester
America
Fred D. Grant
George
Sidney C. Partridge
Japan
Kansas
John G. Bowman
Carnegie Foundation
Iowa State University
William J. Bryan
Indianapolis
Elgin
Ill
Milton B. Williams
Lorimer
Congress
New York Central
Assembly
Albany
N. Y
Six steerage passengers die of meningitis en route
Six steerage passengers died at sea from spinal meningitis on the steamship Patets returning to New York from Greece. Five more are ill with the disease.
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New York
Greece
Global turmoil and disasters ripple through early 1900s reports
The dispatches cover Vesuvius lava spur collapses, Honduras clashes near Tegucigalpa, Anibal Cruz funeral in Santiago, jury fears in Neapolitan Camorra murder case, Maine battleship turret issues in Havana, Agua Prieta battle deaths, Lloyds insurance stance on Mexican unrest, Italian remittance declines, Spanish religious bill, early air routes in France, jewel search by authorities, Peace Bureau armament talks, Paraguay martial law, Verestchagin widow's death, British naval budget rise, Morocco tribal revolt, reciprocity debates in Canada and Britain, and Bryce white paper amid parliamentary divisions.
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Lloyds of London
Mexico
United States
Canalejas
Chamber of Deputies
Madrid
M. Buison
Bethany
France
Plymouth
England
Maldwin Drummond
Berne
Switzerland
International Peace Bureau
Buenos Ayres
Mme. Verestchagin
Grey
British Commons
Morocco
Bryce
Brant Saves Pentons Farm From Tax Sale in Blizzard
Arthur Brant pays 142.79 to settle back taxes on the Pentons southeast quarter section after a tense confrontation with Peter Snyder during a blizzard. The payment saves the farm, and Brant’s agent asks for forgiveness as Hilda Penton learns he acted to protect their land.
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Arthur Brant
Dakota Prairies
Brant
Hilda Penton
Jim Penton
Mrs. Penton
Sim Brockway
Peter Snyder
Pete
Hilda
Peter
Petr
Old Jim
Hilda Hel
Hildd
Brat
Great Northwest
Carlin
Frank Oleson
Oleson
Pentons
Frank
Little Jim
Bill Samuelson
Arthur Brand
Jim
Jane
Mr. Brant
Arthur
Teacher-Willie on What Is a Heavenly Body
In this Brooklye Life exchange Willie jokes that a heavenly body is something you only need to wash about once a year. The light hearted panel plays on celestial terms with a comic twist.
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Willie
Brooklye
Colors for spring fashion mix with white in children's wear
The piece notes a spring trend pairing vivid color with white on children's frocks and aprons. Bulgarian embroidery with reds blues blacks oranges greens appears on washable fabrics, with kimono influenced bodices and long skirts common, and aprons like cook or dotted swiss styles offered for variety and neatness.
Flowers on the fur scare sparks color in daytime attire
A new fashion blooms across the city as women pin tiny satin flowers or pink satin roses to dark fur collars and scarves. The trend, emerging weeks ago, spreads from afternoon teas to downtown shopping with many swapping ribbons for bright artificial blossoms.
How to Craft a Velvet Handbag
Instructions describe cutting the material and gathering it over wooden sticks to form the bag top. The inside is finished with colored satin for a neat appearance, and a velvet bag top is created by gathering velvet over round sticks where the cord and tassels attach.
Practical Lingerie Shapes for Summer Frocks
Lingerie this season favors minimal fluff with corset covers and matinee frocks in batiste muslin or cambric. Flat embroideries replace frills, with ungathered waists and nearly plain petticoats. Two thirds of lingerie is hand embroidered and women copy the work at home during leisure.
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Cable
William H. Phipps
Ohio
Philippine Islands
Kidwell McSweet
John Pritchett
Newport
Tenn
Pritchett
McSween
Milwaukee Socialist
Mono Country
Foss
Massachusetts
el Paso
Tex
Des Moines
Charlestown Navy Yard
Burrows
Philadelphia
New York National Guard
Sealships Oyster Co
The
Oyster Trust
Queens
Papago
Arizona Desert
Richard Croker
Palm Beach
William F. Sheehan
Utah
Harriman
Southern Commercial Congress
Atlanta
Mount
Vesuvius
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Anibal Cruz
Santiago
Chili
Viterbo
Talesmen
Havana Harbor
Agua Prieta
Blanco
M. J. Phillips
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