Tariff Revision and Washington Projects Highlight Session
Speaker Cannon signals a lengthy tariff debate with the revised bill likely after mid-summer while hearings continue in the Ways and Means Committee. The piece notes major city developments in Washington including Union Station plaza improvements and the former Pennsylvania building removal, along with political moves on Southern representation and a stalled Tokyo exposition.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Speaker Cannon
Congress
Payne
Uncle Joe
House
Ways and Means
Cannon
Senate
Quotation Snippet on Tipping and Temper
A concise fragment shows a barber shop dialogue about tipping and closing time. The customer asserts no tipping, while a line from Livy contrasts temper with prosperity. The source blends a Puck quotation with an ancient moral aphorism.
Yankee Cruiser Floats From Hen and Chickens Shoal
The U S cruiser Yankee, aground ten weeks on Hen and Chickens shoals in Buzzards Bay, was floated. It will receive minor repairs at New Bedford before sailing under its own steam to New York Navy Yard for a full overhaul. Navy officers hail the recovery as a triumph for compressed air wrecking methods led by John Arbuckle, who will receive 87500 dollars as a reward.
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Union Railroad
Judge Taft
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sixth
Congress
Guiteau
Garfield
J. Warren Kelfer
Ohio
House
South
Dixie
Chainpacker
Indiana
Roosevelt
Taft
Newport
R. I
Buzzard’s Bay
New Bedford
New York Navy Yard
Navy
John Arbuckle
Indian Fighter Captain Hanna Dies at Medical Exam
Captain Robert Hanna retired U S Army died suddenly in Dr George E Brewer's office while awaiting an examination. A 1872 West Point graduate, he spent nineteen years on frontiers and in command of Apache scouts during Indian campaigns.
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Hanna
New York
Robert Hanna
George E. Brewer
West Point
Father to defend alleged matricide in Toledo trial
In Toledo a seventeen year old Harvey Hazel stands trial for murdering his mother. His attorney J R W Cooper says the defense is insanity. Witness John F Hazel the husband and railroad master mechanic may testify. The boy will visit the crime scene escorted by deputies for jurors.
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Toledo
Hazel
Davis Defense Opens as Murder Trial Moves Forward
In Omaha on December 5 the defense prepares to open in the murder trial of Charles E. Davis for the death of Dr. Frederick Rustin. The case features exhibits including a revolver morphine tablets a bottle of aconite and a vest once worn by a shooting victim. The state rested after Mrs. Abbie Rice concluded her testimony. In San Francisco the search for Police Chief Biggy’s body has been abandoned after his disappearance from the Patrol.
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Rustin
Omaha
Charles E. Davis
Frederick Rustin
Austin
Abbie Rice
Biggy
San Francisco
Morgan Buys Fifteen Caxtons From Lord Amherst Library
J Pierpont Morgan purchased fifteen Caxtons from the famed Lord Amherst of Hackney library. The weather forecast calls for fair conditions with increasing clouds in Illinois Indiana and warmer weather in Wisconsin Iowa. Lower Michigan expects fair skies with variable winds.
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Morgan
London
Lord Amherst
Hackney
J. Pierpont Morgan
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Lower
Michigan
Markets Report Live Stock and Grain Prices
Chicago market recap shows hogs receipts 21 000 with choicest heavy at 5.95 to 6.05, cattle receipts 3 000 priced from 7.25 to 8.00 for prime steers, sheep receipts 12 000 with wethers 4.25 to 4.75 and lambs 6.00 to 6.90. Cash grain lists winter wheat at 1.06 to 1.07 and corn around 60 to 64 cents per bushel. Elgin Butter Market and poultry prices included.
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Chicago
Elgin
Ill
Perth
An Exasperated Irish Sergeant Rounds Recruits
An order not obeyed scene shows an Irish sergeant enforcing discipline while drill sergeants address recruits. The quotation contrasts speaking and eloquence, with a Beh Jonson line on the difference between speaking and speaking well.
Church Services In City Listings Sunday Plan
A long list of church services across St. Paul area including St. John's Lutheran Swed ish Trinity Lutheran St. Vincent's Catholic First Church of Christ Scientist Brethren Grace Lutheran First Baptist and many more. Details include pastors, service times Sunday school hours and special events through December.
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St. John’s
German Evangelical Lutheran
Prairie and
Eden
South Main
Prairie Streets
F. J. Jansen
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Science Hall
West Lexington Avenue
Brethren Church
Goshen Avenue
J. A. Garber
Trinity German Lutheran
State Street
H. Prange
First Christian
Fifth
Lexington Avenue
G. Buckner
Grace Lutheran
Ninth and
Marion Streets
Christian Endeavor
M. H. McMahon
Church of the Brethren
South Sixth Street
E. L. Heestand
J. H. Grosh
Christian Workers
Della Moyer
Young Women’s Christian Association
South Main Street
Ada Campbell
Second United Brethren
I. S
St. John’s Episcopal
Third Street
C.S. Champlin
Castle United Brethren
Middlebury Street
J. S. Parker
Monroe Street
J. S. Miller
Grace A. B
Middlebury
Cemetery
Eld. S. Bartlett
North Street
H. C. Foot
Methodist Protestant
Division Street
M. E. Bachman
R. W. Monger
First Baptist
Horace N. Spear
Major) Escott
Salvation Army
Jesus
Trinity
EL. A. Beeks
Epworth League
Adjutant Miller
Indianapolis
Bethel Evangelical
Michigan
Simonton Streets
D. D. Spangler
Ms. Presbyterian
Second and High
Lewis Hall
South Second Street
Miss Griffin
Elks Lodge Memorial Day Program Outlined
The Elks Lodge committee schedules next Sunday afternoon’s memorial exercises with opening ceremonies and odes, prayers by Rev. A A Ogilvie and Ira H Church, solos by F C Keppler and chorus, addresses on Cardinal Principles and Our Departed Brothers, a Gloria by Mercadante, and closing with Nearer My God to Thee performed by the orchestra under Prof Karl Nast.
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Elks’ Lodge of Sorrows
The
Elks’ Lodge
Chambers ‘ Orchestra
A. A. Ogilvie
Eevee
F. C. Keppler
Our Order
R. EB
Proctor
Apple Blossoms
Roberts
G. E. Clarke
South Bend
Brothers
Ira H
Timothy Grootveld
Mercadante
Elks’ Concert Orchestra
Prof
Karl Nast
Potatoes by the Ton
New York City consumes about 50,000 tons of potatoes each month to feed its population. The report highlights the scale of potato distribution and the city’s reliance on this staple commodity.
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New York City
Blank Leases Between Real Estate Owners and Tenants
The Review reports on blank leases between property owners and tenants. The item notes widespread use of blank lease forms and potential implications for rental agreements.
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Datt
What a Political Speaker Endured
A political stump speaker endures taunts and tomato bombardment in a New York East Side district as he urges votes. The scene ends with horses pulling him away while jeers and laughter echo from the crowd.
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New York
John R. Winebell
Metropolitan Magazine
Sailors Profit From Paint Mishaps Aboard Atlantic Motor
In mid ocean a crew of sailors with brushes repaint decks and rails. A man in a black suit sits on wet paint and is urged to buy benzine. He leaves with pants stained but soon returns with a tale of eager tips and a quarter earned from the crew.
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Bill
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Davis Defense Today
Church Services
Salem Evangelical
South Side Chapel
Evangelical Association
Wolf Avenue
Seventh Street
C. A. Wright
Garfield Avenue
First Evangelical
Hickory Street
J. H. Breish
Son of God
W. M. Escott
St. Paul’s Methodist
Liberty and
Ellis Streets
W. H. Brightmire
Osolo
Simon Rinehart
McFarren
Bertha Wohlheiter
Nate Hitz
Samuel Holtz
David Gall
Ladies’ Aid Society
John Wells
Phineas Bickel
Bristol
Baptist Music Guild
W. H. Cullen
New York Press
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Elkhart
J. H. Lehman
Bucklen Block
Main
Bell
Turnock’s Hardware
Turnock & Sons
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