Supreme court splits over insurance and constitutional issues
A US Supreme Court decision annuls life insurance claims linked to a Virginia case from 1905 while another ruling holds that initiative and referendum remain a political question outside federal jurisdiction. The page also notes nominations by Taft, wartime investigations, a New York jury, and various local incidents across the country.
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Supreme Court
James 5. McCue
Charlotteville
Northwestern Mutual Life of
Ilwaukee
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
News summary plans for Magdalen Islands post office
The Canadian postmaster general plans to send a 1000 word wireless news summary to Magdalen Islands inhabitants each Saturday for church readings. King Frederick of Denmark reportedly relapse symptoms raise anxiety over lung condition. London Pall Mall Gazette claims Japan United States agitation. Japan and China may unite against Oriental exclusion in America. Captain the Hon. Frederick Edward Guest named treasurer of King George’s household replacing W Dudley Ward. Guest wed Miss Amy Phipps daughter of Henry Phipps in 1906.
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Magdalen Islands
Islands
London Pall Mall Gazette
United States
Japan
China
America
Frederick Edward Guest
King George's
W. Dudley Ward
Guest
Misa Amy Phipps
Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
William Penn Nixon Former Inter Ocean Editor Dies
William Penn Nixon a longtime Chicago editor of the Inter Ocean and a once powerful figure in city politics and port interests has died after years of public service and influence.
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Williamn Penn Nixon
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Taft backs liability act for railroad workers compensation
President Taft transmitted the employers liability and workmen's compensation commission report urging a bill providing exclusive remedy and compensation for accidental injuries to railroad employees in interstate or foreign commerce. The plan covers medical aid, notice, settlement by agreement or official adjuster, and court or jury review with payments up to life. It faces three constitutional objections but aims to resolve disputes between employers and employees.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Employers’ Liability and
Congress of the United States
District of Columbia
Commission Hs
Supreme Court
And Then Consider the Little Green Cucumber
A fragment from Stanford Chaparral notes a quirky line about a cucumber's stubbornness in a playful aside. No clear event or人物 is shown, leaving the item as a whimsical literary snippet with campus humor tone.
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Stanford
Endurance Variations in Birds and Early English Law
A condor can endure without food for 40 days while eagles last 20 days under similar conditions. The first breach of promise trial occurred in England during Queen Elizabeth I's reign, marking an early legal precedent.
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England
Elizabeth
Taft Seeks Higher Postal Rates and Parcel Post Push
Washington Feb 22 The Postmaster General’s annual report to Congress notes a first history profit for the fiscal year ended June 30 1911. President Taft backs parcel post expansion to rural routes and city delivery while endorsing government ownership of telegraph lines only under regulation. The second class mail report proposes 1 cent per 4 ounces for non publishers and a 2 cent per copy rate for larger periodicals, with several reforms to local delivery and rate structure.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Congress
Post Ofice Department
Taft
Hitshcock
United States
Postmaster General
All Right Flier Inquiry At South Station
A passenger asks where the train goes and the brakeman answers New York in ten minutes. The inquirer expresses astonishment at the rapid departure and destination.
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Inquirer
South Station
New York
Phrase Exchange On Wealth And Happiness Probed
A dated dialogue explores happiness versus wealth with a witty exchange. The man contends he would choose happiness over riches while the woman counters that living happily without wealth is as impossible as an angel dying.
Taft to Reply Roosevelt Speech in Progres sive Governors Talk
President Taft plans a series of speaking dates through March to present his position on key issues and distinguish his creed from Roosevelt's. He will not attack Roosevelt directly but will respond to the former president's Columbus speech through multiple public remarks. Roosevelt, returning from Columbus, says his stance is in the ring but declines further comment before his formal announcement.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Obia Constitutional Convention
State House
Columbus
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
New York
Ohio
Indictment of National Cash Register Officials Over Sherman Act
About thirty officials and employees of the National Cash Register company of Dayton Ohio were indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal Sherman act violations. The charges allege long running restraints and unlawful methods including bribery of competitors and transport lines to drive rivals from the market. The indictment covers monopolizing the cash register business over the last three years and a twenty year trend.
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Federal
Chicago
New York Central Lines
Third
Four Dozen Feared Dead In Lehigh Coal Mine Fire
In Lehigh Oklahoma Wichita Coal and Mining Company's No 5 mine a fire trapped 20 to 40 miners one mile from Lehigh. Smoke filled shafts halted rescue and six bodies were recovered as efforts continued. Officials estimate 15 to 35 men remained inside and alive.
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Lehigh
Okla
Wichita Coal & Mining Company
Attell Loses Crown To Kilbane In Elite Fight
In Los Angeles at Vernon arena the 122 pound world featherweight title changed hands after Johnny Kilbane defeated Abie Attell in the twentieth round. Referee Charles F. Byron raised Kilbane’s arm, ending Attell’s eleven year reign before a record Southern California crowd. The bout featured a battle of brains and power at the Pacific Athletic Club venue.
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Los Angeles
Cali
Abie Attell
Johnny Kilbane
Charles F. Byron
Kilbane
California
Vernon Arena
Pacific Athletic Club
Roaenwald Gift Promises $25,000 for YMCA Branch
New York report states Julian Ro penwald of Chicago donates $25,000 to aid a YMCA branch for Negro residents in the city. The article notes more than $4,000,000 is being raised for YMCA and YWCA projects in New York.
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Mra
Hdward Watson
New York
Roaenwald Briatows
Julian Ropenwald
Chicago
Ring Blow Kille Fighter in Cleveland Bout
Charles Elis, the welterweight pugilist, collapsed at the start of round six in his Cleveland bout against Jon Motto and died at a local hospital.
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Cleveland, O
Charles Elis
Jon Motto
Ten Years of Suffering Restored to Health by Pills
Mrs Natalesa Waggoner of Cartere ville Illinois says she suffered over ten years from backache swollen joints nervousness and dizziness due to kidney trouble. After three doctors diagnosed paralysis and failed, she began Dean's Kidney Pills and was permanently cured, feeling stronger than before. Remember the name Doan's.
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Kidney Pilla
Natalesa Waggoner
Cartereville
Il Alyss
Diag
Dean
Doan
S. Socallatores
Booze-Well Marital Discord Reported In Witty Exchange
A terse exchange between Mr Booze and Mrs Booze-Well recounts a quarrel over marriage plans. The dialogue hints at distress with humorous asides, framing a domestic dispute in sharp, period voice.
No Sale Car Pitch Sparks Debate Between Stiggins and Demonstrator
A humorous exchange centers on a new car praised as capable of climbing a tree. Stiggins tests the vehicle and doubts its claims while the demonstrator insists it is strong. The dialogue ends with Stiggins deciding to search elsewhere.
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Stiggins
Harper's Weekly
Coles Carbolisalve and Patent Remedies Ad Offerings
An assortment of patent medicine claims includes Cole's Carbolisalve touted as quick relief for burning and itching with no scars, priced at 26¢ and 59¢. Dr. Pierce's Pellets promise stomach and bowel regulation. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims teething relief for infants. An aside mentions an up to date waitress in a fashionable costume.
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Cole
Burne
D. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
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