Happenings In Government And Trade This Week
A week in review shows Senator Hailey resigning from the privileges and elections committee without explanation. The Senate clears a wool tariff bill cutting raw wool duties to 35 percent ad valorem. The president signs the Canadian reciprocity pact at the White House while the gold pen goes to Senator Penrose. Agriculture chief Wilson backs leniency for Dr. Harvey Wiley for his government service. House panels hear sensational charges against International Harvester tied to United States Steel. Democrats pledge solid support for the wool tariff revision. A Gerald Wickersham inquiry faceoff in Alaska over alleged false charges. Edward Hines quotes a note about Lorimer election interests from Swiss minister Boutell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
la Pellettea
Wisconsin
White House
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
International Harvester Company
House “Steel
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Harvester Company
Burdette Townsend
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
International Company
Culberson
Texas
Balloon tragedy and other noted events in US politics and industry
In Plainfield, Illinois a balloonist, Harry Barneil of Chicago, fell 700 feet into the DuPage river and died instantly during a senior sault attempt over a field. A Shelbyville jury found Fred Tucker sane amid a wage dispute claim. A Walton county Georgia widow seeks five Civil War pensions. Memorial fountain bids for Christopher Columbus plaza move forward in Washington. Decatur engineers Literar and Granke killed by a falling mast at a dam project. Jewell survives. A National Highways Protection report cites 46 men 13 women and 9 children killed in six months at grade crossings across NY NJ and CT.
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Harry Barneil
Chicago
DuPage River
Plainfield
Jadet
Woodruff retires as Kings County GOP leader
Timothy L. Woodruff retires after fourteen years as Kings County Republican chief in Brooklyn. Naval Officer F J H Kracke becomes the new party leader. The Rev James O Connor, founder of Converted Catholic, lies dying in New York after injuries from a streetcar crash. Justice Blachoff grants a divorce decree for Edna Goodrich Goodwin from Nat Goodwin. Joseph Salter announces purchase of 314 acre Potomac river tract near Washington to develop into a park and residence site.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Kings County
Brooklyn
F. J. H. Kracke
James O'Connor
New York
Justice Blachoff
New York Aupreme Court
Edna Goodrich Goodwin
Nat Goodwin
Mrs. Goodwin
Joseph Salter
Washington
Chicago
Virginia
Potomac River
Oto & Park
Framed murder convict Henwood gets life in Denver
Reports describe Frank H. Henwood sentenced to life imprisonment in Denver for second degree murder in the Copeland case. He killed L. Von Phul in a hotel barroom on May 24, and a stray bullet struck Copeland, killing him. Other items note a PA grade crossing fatality, naval aviation progress, a Mo. birth of triplets, a Monticello lightning incident injuring twenty New Yorkers, a sleepwalking boy’s fall, wire-tap indictments, a Chicago shooting spree, Taft endorsement by Nebraska Republicans, and the Kansas flood affecting the Union Pacific line.
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Frank H. Henwood
George EB. Copeland
Denver
Colo
L. von Phul
Copeland
Endurance records set by Johnstone in Mineola aviator feat
Sporting St Croix Johnstone, a Chicago aviator, set American endurance marks by staying aloft 4 hours 1 minute 52 seconds circling a five mile course at Mineola New York. Tommy Murphy’s graded plow horse R T C continued his winning run by capturing the 2 12 class Furniture Manufacturers stake at Indianapolis Kalamazoo pausing in a strong field.
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St. Croix
Tommy Murphy
Grand Rapids
Mich
Indianapolis
Kalamazoo
Typhoon Devastates Tokyo Yokohama In Japan
Over a hundred people are feared dead or missing after a typhoon swept across Tokyo and Yokohama Japan. Premier Asquith warned Germany in the British House of Commons that Britain would defend its rights and balance of power in Europe. King Alfonso left Santander Spain aboard the royal yacht Giralda, escorted by the cruiser Reina Regente.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Japan
Asauth
House of Commons
Germany
Europe
Alfonso
England
Santander
Spain
Giralda
Relna Rexente
Taft Replies to Alaska Attacks in Controller Bay Fight
President Taft sent a message to the Senate defending his and his brother Charles Taft’s honor amid allegations of undue influence in the Controller Bay land elimination in Alaska. He details documents and a revised order removing 12,800 acres, cites government officials’ review, and denounces a postscript alleging improper influence as false.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Chugach National Forest
Alaska
Controller Bay
Charles P. Taft
Controller Railroad and Navigation Company
Portland
Ore
Alagka
Forester
Graves
Navy Department
Forestry Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Cabinet
Ryan
Morgan-Guggenheim
Uplands
Ryan Company
Congress
Interior Department
Richards. Ryan
Bullinger
Controller Railway & Navigation Company
Charlie Taft
Department
Richard 8. Ryan
Richard 9. Ryan
Controller Bay Railroad
San
Ballinger Anya
Seattle
Richard
Controller Railway and Navigation Company
Ballinger
Pne
Newspas Pers
Fisher
Brown
Interior Départment
Lam
William H. Taft
White House
The Power of Muel in Euripides Verse
The fragment praises Euripides for discussing music’s power to soothe grief and ease bereavement. It notes Greek music could move emotions, though exact melodies and modes are unclear, reflecting ancient ideas on music's healing role.
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Muel
Euripides
The Useful Brush. A good housekeeping collection of brushes
A list of indispensable brushes for home care including a large iber brush for sinks a small painter's brush for greasing pain and guddles a cleaning brush for vegetables a fat brush for radiators and a camel’s hair water color brush plus a chocolats colored sclog for decorating ab
TENSION 15 RELAXED Aake Only Part of Coast of French Range
Cabinet discussions in Rambouillet include announced army reorganization as “crowning” military work of republic. France and Germany may negotiate directly on Moroccan affairs with cautious optimism, while Britain’s Asquith speech eases tension and signals possible settlement without broader powers.
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France
Germany
Great Britain
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Baron von Kiderlen-Waechter
William
Swinemunde
Paris
Asquith
House of Commons
Caltlaux
Jules Cambon
Berlin
Mr. Asquith
Figaro
Trust Ready to Dissolve in Government Action
Washington reports that attorneys for the electrical trust sent a decree to Attorney General Wickersham proposing dissolution as the government’s suit against the lighting industry proceeds. Officials view the move as largely formal and potentially acceptable with minor modifications. The action followed investigations into price fixing and competition limits across electric light bulbs and related pools.
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Washington
Electrical Trust
Wickersham
Department of Justice
Edward M. Shepard Dies Quietly at Home in New York
Edward M. Shepard, noted attorney author and independent Democratic leader, dies after weeks of illness. Born July 23, 1850 in New York City, he once served as special deputy attorney general and helped jail John Y. McKane and twenty followers for ballot frauds.
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Luke George
N. Y
Edward M. Shepard
Mr. Shepard
New York City
John Y. MaKane
Togo to Visit as Guest of United States on Lusitania
Togo sails aboard the Lusitania as a guest of the American nation with Japanese military counsellor and aide Commander Taniguchi accompanying him. Hig is noted as the only companion.
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Togo
America
London
Toga
Lusitsma
Je Yn
Pulte
Hig
Taniguchi
Hia Alde de Camp
John W Gates Relapses as Pneumonia Worsens
John W Gates status worsens with pneumonia in the left lung. Doctors report small hope of recovery as his condition declines since his prior hospitalization.
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John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
Cure That Sore Throat Paxton Toilet Co Ad
An old advertisement touts Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a preventive and cure for sore throat. It claims cleansing healing and germicidal properties with a glassful in water to soothe soreness and strengthen mucous membranes. Available at drug stores or by mail order from Boston.
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Mauidam
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Neighborhood drug store proposed in ten block radius
Caller asks if a drug store is needed in the neighborhood and a resident agrees, noting no nearby place within ten blocks to buy stampa or view the city directory.
Seventy One Years In a Shoe Shop in Troy
Charles H. Wilson of Troy celebrates 71 years in the same River Street shoe shop at 242-244 River Street August 12. He began as a 13 year old in 1840 for John Leonard Williams of Troy, in a building erected in 1803, making his shop one of the oldest in the city.
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Charles H. Wilson
Troy
River Street
Wilson
John Leonard Williams
Williams
Tuberculosis Exhibits Spread Across States and Nations
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports widespread displays in 26 states and 16 cities plus two national exhibits. Over 200 displays exist, including 150 small school exhibits, with early efforts dating to Maryland in 1904 and four such expositions by 1906.
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United States
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Wyoming
Mexico
Porto Rico
Cuba
National Association For the Study and Prevention
National Association
America
Maryland Tuberculosis Commission
False Hunger A Symptom of Stomach Trouble Connected by Good Food
A Carthage Missouri teacher describes years of poor health and relentless hunger until she began using Grape-Nuts and Postum, crediting improved appetite, relief from nervous symptoms, and restored weight to the regimen. The letter appears as an advertisement with claims from the Postum Company in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Carthage
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Hailey
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Harvey W. Wiley
House Judiciary Committee
Oer
Lori- Mer
Edward Hines
Henry Sherman Boutell
Pinister
Switzerland
Loutell
Lorimer
Shelbyville, Ky
Fred Tucker
Walton County
Georgia
Christopher Columbus
Union Station
Fred Literar
Decatur
Lea Granke
Elgin
Nowelty Water Worka Dam
Fred Jewell
Otf
New Jersey
Connecticut
National Highways Protective Association
Pittsburg
Chesters
New England
Haiti
Chester
William Knight
Farmington, Mo
Knight
Monticello
John McCann
Archbold
United States District Court
M. Hostin
West Washington Street
Nebraska
Robert M. la Follette
Kansas
Trafic
Union Pacific
Marysville
Kas
Beatrice
Neb
French Range
Empire State
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