Condensed week in review of trials and politics
A week of national and state items covers the La Follette res olution on Lor Mer inquiry funding, antitrust moves against US Steel Woolen and United Shoe, Mexico peace talks, senate judiciary reshuffle, and bills on retired life saving service and Oregon plan for senator elections. Indictments nose into New York City bribery, a carious bank loan case, a decoy theft in Morris Illinois, and Ohio legislative bribery fears surface as Taft opens the Peace Congress in Baltimore.
Notable Deaths and Events Across Nations in One Notice
Personal Nels Poulson dies in Brooklyn after donating a 100000 dollar fund to promote Scandinavian ties. Archibald Clark Wadsworth, veteran of Washington’s staff and in law of Governor Yates, dies in Springfield at 78. Pennsylvania railroad shopmen strike with about 10000 out. Niagara Falls high school arsons prompt police protection. Carnegie donates 125000 to Swiss fund. Jeru salem Mosque looted of sacred relics by archaeologists. Iceland grants voting rights to women 25 and older. Chinese uprisings in Kwangtung spread violence. The famed Essex ring from Elizabethan lore goes to London auction.
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Archibald Clark Wadsworth
Elijah Wadsworth
Washington
Richard Yates
Yates
Springfield
Ill
Hoe
Modest predictions from Yankees skipper Chase on AL race
Hal Chase says no single American League club will clearly lead the pennant race. He cites five clubs with fighting chances, expects stronger White Sox and Detroit, notes Washington youth, and predicts Cleveland could surge if Joss returns. He warns injuries and timing will shape outcomes this season.
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Hal Chase
Yankees
Chase
Athletica
Yanks
White Sox
Chicago
Lord
McConnall
Sullivan
Walsh
White
Detroit
Stadium plans for Princeton Tigers reach maturity
The graduate advisory committee announces a stadium project for Princeton with a permanent football field and seating for 4000. The committee has not released any outline of the proposed action yet.
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Tigers
Princeton
Graduate Advisory Committee
Commmittes
Diaz Must Resign Prompting First Conference Proposal
A peace commission of revolutionaries presented a Madero crafted message to Judge Carbajal in Mexico seeking public disclosure of Diaz’s resignation plans. Madero and other leaders urged Diaz and Corral to resign with de la Barra proposed interim president until elections, arguing private assurances alone would not secure peace.
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Tl Paso
Tex
Francisco J. Madero, Jr
Diaz
Carbajal
Madero
Republic
Defends dollar diplomacy in third peace congress speech
Huntington Wilson, assistant secretary of state, argues that prosperity and armed readiness safeguard peace without burdening taxpayers. He defines dollar diplomacy as using national capital abroad to advance policy, substituting dollars for bullets, and favors arbitration treaties with Britain, urging swift Senate ratification to avert popular fervor.
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Baltimore
National Peace Congress
Huntington Wilson
Wilson
Taft
Great Britain
Bartholde
Rep
Inter
Boy Finds 55000 Check on Broadway and Returns It
A certified check for 55000 blew along lower Broadway until James McCarthy a nineteen year old messenger boy picked it up and turned it in at his office earning a dollar for his honesty. In Brooklyn a will by George Ll Fox leaves half a million dollars to hospitals and charities.
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New York
Brooklyn
George Ll. Fox
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Humboldt Man’s Health
Humboldt Nebraska resident M. Wilson reports severe kidney disease with dark sediment in secretions painful passages back pain nervous spells and swelling. After trying several remedies he improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills and soon became entirely well. Remember the name Dean's. For sale by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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M.&. Wilson
Humboldt
Nebr
Dean
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Churches and Tuberculosis Statistics Show Serious Impact
National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis cites data from 725 churches with 312000 communicants across 12 states and 208 towns. In 1910 nearly 7000 deaths occurred from tuberculosis, about 10 percent, averaging 2.24 deaths per thousand communicants. The church death rate per thousand is higher than the general U.S. population in the census registration area.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
United States
Census Bureau
Double Edged Wedding Solenmity Between Fathers
A father mourns his daughter’s wedding noting it is solemn when daughters marry and leave, while a wedding guest retorts that it is perhaps more solemn when they do not. The exchange reflects parental emotions at a marriage.
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Squire
Widow Seeks Life Insurance After Coffee Stop Boosts Health
A widow credits stopping coffee and drinking Postum with restoring her health and enabling her to pass a life insurance medical. She suffered heart trouble and headaches, but after seven years on Postum her condition improved, appetite returned, and she could obtain coverage. The letter, from Bat tle Creek Michigan, promotes The Road to Wellville and Postum testimonials as proof.
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Gald
Postum Company
Batle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Mexico
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