Republicans Hold Control in House With Net Loss
The temporary roll call for the Sixty-first Congress shows 219 Republicans and 172 Democrats in the new House, a total of 391, down from 389 last session. Democrats gain seventeen districts, Republicans twelve, net shifts reflect vacancies and party changes.
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House of Representatives
House
Taft to Call Special Session on Tariff Revision
President Taft indicated after meeting with the White House staff that a special session of the Sixty first Congress would be convened soon after his inauguration to address tariff revision. Taft spoke of meeting after March 4 and planned to call the session promptly.
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William H. Taft
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Statements From Prominent People on Cooper’s Stomach Medicine
A roundup from multiple cities quotes individuals praising Cooper's New Discovery and Cooper’s medicines for indigestion and stomach problems. Testimonies cite relief from heartburn and catarrh, with claims of improved digestion after limited use. Potts the Druggist offers to explain the remedies.
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Postal deficit reaches record high in 1908 totals
Post master General Meyer announced the year ended with the largest postal deficit in U S history at 16 910 278 99 dollars. He proposed a local partners post on rural routes to wipe out the deficit and make rural delivery self supporting. Postal receipts totaled 191 478 633 41 with expenditures 208 351 886 The year showed receipts up 7 893 657 84 over 1907.
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Doan's Kidney Pills End Long Kidney Pain
Frank Merrill of 317 North Washington Street Butte Montana recounts enduring back and side pain from kidney trouble for years. He tried many remedies before Doan's Kidney Pills stopped the attack and he has not needed kidney medicine since. For sale by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents in the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Washington Street
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Railroad casualties in U S decline for year ending June 30
Washington announces Interstate Commerce Commission figures show 3 764 killed and 68 989 injured in the fiscal year ending June 30. The toll drops 1 236 deaths and 2 297 injuries from the prior year reflecting a national trend in railroad accidents.
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Washington, D. C
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Economy of French cooks learned at home
A worker in a French-family household contrasts food waste with American households. The anecdote cites differing waste practices and cultural habits observed while living in two locales. The piece also recounts John O Groats’s naming and an octagonal house built by Groat on Duncan's Head bay.
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Attorney Heney Shot in Court in San Francisco Scene
In San Francisco on Friday Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney was shot in a crowded court room by Morris Haas, who had been exposed as an ex convict. Haas used a concealed revolver and later died by suicide in his jail cell as Heney began recovery.
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Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Appetite Renewal
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Tablets as a remedy to constipation indigestion and weakness claiming to restore appetite and drive away disease. Sells for 35 cents at Pott's drug store with testimonial style wording.
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Secretary Metcalf Resigns From Navy Post
Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf tendered his resignation to the president due to ill health. The resignation takes effect December 1. Assistant Secretary Truman Newberry will be named as Metcalf's successor.
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Truman Newberry
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Wright Performs Another Flight At Le Mans Prize Test
Wilbur Wright conducted a height flight at Le Mans under Sarthe Aero club rules for a $200 prize. After a slight rail modification the aeroplane rose on its motor, cleared 90 feet then reached 180 feet, and the commission declared him the winner.
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France
Sarthe Aero Club
Wilbur Wright
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If You Are Over Fifty Read This
An advertisement urges readers over fifty to try Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. It promises restored vitality and strength and urges starting treatment today. City Drug Store. 1-m
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Druc Storr
Government to Appeal Standard Oil Case to Supreme Court
Following the Chicago circuit court of appeals decision denying a rehearing in the Standard Oil case the Department of Justice will take the matter to the Supreme Court. The action follows the famed $29,240,000 fine and marks a high court challenge involving federal antitrust enforcement.
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Washington, D. C
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Chicago
United States
Department of Justice
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Gray and the Elegy Gemmed by Nine Years of Craft
Thomas Gray kept the elegy to himself for nine years polishing it like a gem before publication. He limited his output in life, saying the effort of composition cost him much in labor.
Diverting Attention in a Family Debate
A brief dialogue shows Mr. Comrox agreeing to a suit for an foreigner and expressing interest in a son-in-law with an English mother. He suggests a man in the family whose English connections can be criticized by the girls rather than his own relatives.
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A Good and Safe Rule Quote and Police Exchange
A Punch cartoon scene shows John Ruskin offering a moral about kindness speech and friendship while a policeman questions a tenant about a stolen rug. The rug is described as reversible with a red side and a green side, and the officer presses for details.
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Schilling's Best Promises Refund If Prices Rise
A grocer advertises a pledge that if Schilling's Best raises prices, customers who buy the product can get their money back. The ad states Schilling's Best will pay the grocer the amount refunded to customers who are charged higher prices.
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