The Rule of Congress One Man Power in the House
Smith D. Fry reflects on one man power in the House under Speaker Henderson. He argues that a single representative can block national legislation by controlling committees and timing, while noting past leaders like Thomas B. Reed and stressing the need for people to hold public servants accountable. He mentions omnibus claims, Hanna shipping subsidy, irrigation, and a department of commerce as key measures facing bottlenecks.
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Washington
House
Senate
Henderson
Congress
Department of Commerce
House of Representatives
John Smith
Waybackville
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Reed
Mr. Reed
Speaker Reed
Hanna Shipping
Congressman Hepburn
Iowa
Smith D. Fry
American Legion of Honor Members Discuss Society Plan
Members of the French Order of the Legion of Honor in the United States met on the Savoie to discuss forming a society for American members. A Washington meeting under Ambassador Camden will decide if the group remains local or becomes national, with Sickles proposing a broader scope and title.
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New York Society of the Legion of Honor of France
Sickles
Order
Society of the Legion of Honor of France
Washington
Soonerville: Wisconsin's Newest Town Emerges North of Rice Lake
Soonerville becomes Wisconsin's newest town located 16 miles north of Rice Lake. The town site company owns 40 000 acres. No settlement allowed before October 15. The town president was elected earlier and a police appointed who now rules with an iron hand.
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Wisconsin
Soonerville
Rice Lake
Wis
Social satire on wedding gown costs and class status
A brief quoted dialogue contrasts gowns and social rank as a couple argues over affording a dress. The line suggests class anxiety and the pressure of social expectations reflected in wedding attire.
Toasty Tempers at the Professional Kider Hotel
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune notes the hotel’s heat is unusually high. One speaker jokes it’s warmer than any toast the staff could serve while praising the heat as a good deal.
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Chicago Tribune
Nemesis and Sweet Girl Adoration Sparks Discharge
In a terse exchange from Y. Weekly, a hired chaperone witnessed a kiss between Nemesis and Sweet Girl. The Sweet Girl confirms she discharged the chaperone, signaling a dramatic resolution to their encounter.
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Nemesis
Y. Weekly
Steamer City of Pittsburg Burned Near Olmstead
The steamer City of Pittsburg from Cincinnati to Memphis burned to the water’s edge at Turner's Landing near Olmstead Illinois. Fire broke out at 4 05 a m with 70 passengers and 70 crew in all. Rescue efforts saved a yawl and many others but 60 people were lost or unaccounted for as crowds fled amid flames and smoke.
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Cairo
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Memphis
Turner’s Landing
Olmstead
Ill
Mound City
Oliver Phillips
Destructive Fire Destroys Dozens of Kansas City Homes
A Sunday blaze in Kansas City Missouri leveled about fifty houses in a quarter mile by a block area in the southwestern district. Property losses reached sixty families homeless and thirty hours after flames were checked. A spectator and a fireman were injured as wind swept embers over half a mile.
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Kansas City
John Stinne
Quincy
Ill
Edward Bennett
London Fire Devours Hackney Printer Warehouse
A Sunday blaze in Hackney, a busy London suburb, engulfed a three story printer's warehouse used partly as living space. Fire crews failed to enter as flames overwhelmed the building. six people, a man two women and four children, were found dead when the fire was brought under control.
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London
Hackney
Transvaal Leaders Plan Rendezvous To Test British Terms
Pretoria reports Gen. DeWet has moved to Heilbron and General Botha to Vryheid while Gen. De La Rey and Mr. Steyn head to Klerksdorp. They will meet burghers at various spots to submit the British terms. It is believed the Transvaalers will accept as they show no urge for a winter campaign.
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Pretoria
DeWet
Heilbron
Orange River Colony
Botha
Transvaal
Vryheid
de la Rey
Steyn
Orange Free State
Klerksdorp
Death of Col Charles Marshall Civil War Secretary to Lee
Col Charles Marshall military secretary to Gen Robert E Lee and longtime Baltimore lawyer died of apoplexy at his home in Baltimore on Saturday night He was born October 30 1830 in Warrenton Virginia and rose to prominence during the Civil War era as a trusted aide and later a leading figure in Maryland's legal community
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Baltimore
Charles Marshall
Robert E. Lee
Baltimore Bar
Col. Marshall
Warrenton
Bandit attack near New Chwang kills Russians
A post on the outskirts of New Chwang, garrisoned by 40 Russians, was attacked by bandits. One Russian officer and four privates were killed in the ambush.
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Pekin
New Chwang
Murder follows discharge in Chicago barber row
Bissell Rolooger a deaf mute of Chicago shot and killed his former employer Lee Robinson a colored barber after being discharged. He also fatally wounded James Jefferson a customer in the chair. Rolooger was disarmed and arrested.
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Chicago
Ill
Bissell Rolooger
Lee Robinson
James Jefferson
Rolooger
Well Known Doctor Dr Meredith Clymer Dies
Dr Meredith Clymer a renowned physician and author of many medical works died in New York on Sunday April 21. The long noted figure in medicine leaves a legacy of research and writings.
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New York
Meredith Clymer
Dallas Fire Rages Endangering Chief and Family
Two men died and Chief Magee and his son were fatally or seriously injured as fires swept Dallas on Sunday. The Dorsey Printing Co. on lower Elim Street was destroyed, along with 20 nearby structures on Lamar Street. Firefighters battled blazes for hours. suspicion of incendiaries remains, with extensive property loss totaling about 370000.
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Dallas
Tex
Magee
Dorsey Printing Establishment
Lower Elim Street
Will Spurr
Dorsey Printing Co
Dorsey
Lamar Street
Griffith Lumber Co
Keating Implement Co
Fisher Lane
Fire at Monterey building kills child in Chicago
A five story Monterey apartment house in Chicago burned last night. Several residents suffered burns and a young girl died when James L Grimsted, trying to save his daughter, rushed down a flame scarred exit causing the child to slip from his arms during a gas explosion on the third floor.
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Chicago
Monterey
James L. Grimsted
Grimsted
Fatal Wreck as Passenger Train Hits Work Train in New Castle
A westbound Pennsylvania passenger train collided with a work train near Covert's Station, killing engineer W. W. Irwin of Mahoningtown and injuring Fireman John Stevenson and Edward Williams. Passengers were uninjured but delayed. cause under investigation.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Youngstown
Akron
Covert’s Station
W. W. Irwin
Mahoningtown
John Stevenson
Edward Williams
Great Arizona Reservoir Drive Aims To Reclaim Desert Lands
The Denver Post reports Arizona seeks a Federal grant of one million dollars and county bonds of 2.5 million to build a masonry Salt River dam NE of Phoenix. The plan would form a 20 square mile reservoir 180 feet deep, with 650 foot dam top, creating irrigation for 500000 acres and 100000 acres on the Pima Indian Reservation.
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Arizona
Congress
Denver Post
Washington
Maricopa County
Salt River
Phoenix
Tonto Basin
Niagara Falls
Dam projected to store vast water volume for irrigation
The dam is projected to hold at least 757000 acre-feet or 32670 million cubic feet of water. This storage is conservatively estimated to irrigate well over 500000 acres of land.
Long-lived Ardnamurchan woman Miss Mary Stewart dies
Miss Mary Stewart died at Gobshealach Ardnamurchan aged 108, having lived through five sovereigns. Born 1792 she remained active and mentally sharp until six months before death. Her Gaelic speech remained pure though she knew little Saxon. Last year Queen Alexandra sent a basket of sweets and tea with a letter confirming her age.
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Gobshealach
Ardnamurchan
Mary Stewart
Miss Stewart
Queen Alexandra
Miss Knollys
London Express
Platinum vein discovery sparks Wyoming wealth talk
Senator Clark of Wyoming claims a letter reports a vein of pure platinum in a copper mine. He says the find, described as unique in the United States, could make residents millionaires, noting platinum’s high value compared to gold.
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Senator Clark
Wyoming
United States
Washington Star
Child’s Naming Debate Sparks Neighbor Mrs. Jones Suggestion
A family discussions over a newborn name include three year old praising their neighbor and offering the quip Mrs Jones as a potential name. The remark illustrates playful family dynamics in a judicially styled setting.
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Mrs. Jones
No Sitting Policeman in Church Claims
A scathing Philadelphia Press quotation targets a Mr Bragley who boasts of church standing while neglecting pew rental etiquette. The remark mocks his pretensions and lack of moral contribution to the congregation.
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Bragley
Mr. Goodley
Philadelphia Press
Bond plan targets Pittsburgh bridge plant at Economy
The United States Steel Corporation supports a bond issue to back the American Bridge Co plant at Economy, 18 miles from Pittsburgh. If approved, construction would begin on the largest bridge plant in the world, with annual capacity of 150,000 to 300,000 tons and employment for 4,000 to 5,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Dispatch
United States Steel Corporation
American Bridge Co
Boston's Sunday law enforcement sweep shocks city
Boston reports an unprecedented crackdown as police target Sunday ordinance violators. Drug stores fruit dealers bakeries and laundries faced action while soda fountains and candy counters shut down. Hotels, busy with food service, sold liquor to patrons seeking meals.
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Boston
Oswego Teen Dies After Epileptic Attack
Ida Hennessey aged 17 of Oswego New York died Sunday after an acute epilepsy attack left her in a coma for 180 hours following an illness that began April 12. She had been asleep since then and did not regain consciousness.
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Oswego
N. Y
Ida Hennessey
Explosion Kills Hundreds at Managua Barrack
A severe explosion in Managua Nicaragua on April 16 wrecked a large two story barrack near the city center. Reports say between 100 and 200 officers and soldiers were killed with many more injured. Nearby buildings including the National hotel Central Telegraph station and the National palace suffered damage or wreckage.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Lage
National Hotel
Central Telegraph Station
National Palace
Train kills four in Bolivar area crossing
At Leone seven miles north of Bolivar Tennessee on Sunday an Illinois Central excursion train struck a wagon attempting to cross the tracks. Four persons were killed and a fifth fatally hurt in the collision.
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Bolivar, Tenn
Leone
Here
Langford Oakland Tribune sports editor dies at 42
J. W. Langford longtime sporting editor of the Oakland Tribune died at St. Josephs hospital in Denver from heart disease. He was 42, a Brooklyn native.
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Denver
J. W. Langford
Oakland, Cal
Tribune
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
Two Boys Die as Lightning Strikes Akron Event
A grand stand at Buchtel athletic park in Akron Ohio was struck by lightning Saturday afternoon killing two boys and injuring several others who were watching a baseball game. Authorities investigated the incident and the park was cleared as mourners gathered.
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Akron
Buchtel Athletic Park
Liberal Democrats Call State Convention in Cooper Union
A call issued in Albany urges a Liberal Democratic state convention at Cooper Union in New York City on June 7 to nominate a full state ticket.
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Albany
N. Y
Democratic Party
Cooper Union
New York City
City Woman Prefers Fiction Over Nonfiction in Library Use
A metropolitan library study finds women hold about half the cards and account for two thirds of fiction loans, while few calls for nonfiction come from women. Observers note rural readers often pursue more serious home study, yet urban women still embrace novels as a path to life understanding.
Alum Baking Powder Substitutes Face Crackdown Across States
Missouri courts convict and fine grocers for selling alum-containing baking powders. New York Health Department seized a tainted batch mixed with ground rock and discarded it to protect consumers. Officials warn alum is cheap but dangerous and urge households to demand reputable brands.
Toe Joint Replaces Shin Bone to Restore Walking
At the German Surgical Association in Berlin Dr Tietze of Breslau described removing diseased shin bone and grafting a joint from the patient’s great toe to prevent lameness. Others demonstrated oxygenchloroform anesthesia and animal stomach repair. six surgeons reported cancer bacillus findings but with limited confidence.
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German Chirurgical Association
Berlin
Tietze
Breslau
Roth
Lubeck
Beerink
Freiburg
Congress
Valuable Strontium Phosphate Deposit Found in Montana Ranch
Helena special reports Edward Massing, a Snow Mountain stockman, found a rich mineral on his ranch at the east end of the group. Rock samples sent to Helena and Butte show quartz high in strontium phosphates used in pyrotechnics. Estimates of value vary from 128 dollars an ounce refined to 555 dollars a ton crude, with massing claiming millions of tons in sight.
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Helena
Mont
St. Paul
Edward Massing
Snow Mountain
Butte
Massing
Scandal Over Reburial Of Poet Hammerling
The German poet Robert Hammerling who died in 1889 was reinterred in Gratz cemetery. Authorities opened the coffin and two university professors allegedly removed the head to measure the skull. The skull remains at Gratz University.
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Robert Hammerling
Gratz
Gratz University
Hammerling
Rockefeller Jr Stresses Church Bond For Strength
John D. Rockefeller Jr addressed Fifth Avenue Baptist Bible class on Why Should We Join the Church asserting trusts resemble Christian unity. He urged that fighting alone leads to loss and that association with others is essential for success, likening unity to business strength.
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Rockefeller, Jr
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fifth Avenue ‘Baptist Church
Rockefeller
Attempted to Kill the Whole Family
In Cleveland on April 19 Albert Fiehn aged 41 attacked his wife Augusta 38 with a pocketknife after believing his family plotted to kill him. The wife suffered five deep cuts but the children escaped unharmed. Fiehn then slashed his throat in an adjacent outhouse and died.
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Cleveland
Albert Fiehn
Collister Street
Fiehn
Augusta Fiehn
Toledo Railways Sale Set For Monday
In New York Monday President Lang Henry A Everett and E W Moore heads of the syndicate that bought the Toledo Railways and Light Co will close the deal. The eastern syndicate will pay 2400000 dollars for the controlling interest and Everett and Moore will act for the bankers committee in closing the transaction.
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Toledo
New York
Lang
Henry A. Everett
E.W. Moore
Toledo Railways and Light Co
Eastern Syndicate
Everett
Moore
Bankers’ Committee
Pittsburg and Philadelphia capitalists eye 500 acre site here
Representatives from Pittsburg and Philadelphia inspecting a 500 acre tract in Marietta with an option to build a mammoth iron and steel plant. The project, costing over 2 million dollars, aims to supply independent concerns and may be proposed to the board of trade. They expect operation by winter.
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Marietta
Pittsburg
New York
An& Philadelphia
Board of Trade
Bound Over to Court in Bank Note Theft Case
Akron April 17 Frank E Fuller a young agent of the Adams Express Co Hudson Ohio accused of taking a $3000 package in bank notes while in transit arrived in Akron with an officer He left Iowa where he was recently apprehended without a requisition Fuller was arraigned in police court Tuesday and bound over to common pleas court in 5000 dollars
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Akron
Frank E. Fuller
Adams Express Co
Hudson, C
Iowa
Fuller
Common Pleas Court
Tramp Explodes Dynamite After Rebuff at Springfield Home
A tramp refused food at Joseph Allen's home causes a blast when he places dynamite on a stove. Six Allen children suffer burns and a 12 year old boy loses a hand while saving others. The tramp fled the scene.
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Springfield
Joseph Allen
Allen
Despondent Father Kills Himself at Home in Ashtabula
Frank Ward aged 53, despondent over family troubles, cut his throat Friday morning. His wife found him dead in bed after calling him to breakfast. A bloody razor lay on the floor. Ward was the father of Mrs. Frank Mc Clure, wife of syndicate writer W. Frank McClure.
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Ashtabula
Frank Ward
Ward
Frank McClure
W. Frank McClure
English-extradited man sentenced for wife murder
James Murray, captured in London and extradited for a wife murder, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced Tuesday to the Mansfield penitentiary for an indefinite period.
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West Jefferson
James Murray
London
England
Mansfield
Tramp Shot Dead in Leavittsburg Camp
Warren reports a tramp was shot dead at a Leavittsburg camp. Based on the dead men’s companions, a warrant was served on Detective F R Beaver of Cleveland, accused of the crime. Beaver denies knowledge of the shooting.
Boy 10 is killed by car in Cleveland street crossing
Cleveland April 18. Ten year old Ben Aultman of 86 Oregon Street died Thursday after being struck by a motor car on St Clair Street at Bond Street during noon hours. He was crossing the street when the accident occurred.
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Cleveland
Ben Aultman
Oregon Street
St. Clair Street
Bond Street
Tragic Street Car Accident Claims 11-Year-Old
Cleveland reporter says McClarran Ayres aged 11 was killed by a street car on Tuesday after alighting from one car and attempting to cross the tracks. He was struck by an opposing car as it passed.
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Cleveland
McClarran Ayres
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Planning American Society
Order of Honor
Ohio River
Great Reservoir
Liberal Democrats
Missouri
Montana
Rancbhman
Mis Land
Havana
Horse Shoe
Spearhead
Standard Navy
OLD Peach & Honey
J. T. Tobacco
Ohio
Resta
Louisville
Chattanooga
J. A. Williamson
D. G. Edwards
Cincinnati, Oo
Chichester
Aite Chichester
Chichester Chemical Coo
Madison Square
Phila
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