Democrats Aim to Defeat Panama Treaty in Senate Clash
Washington reports that Senator Gorman Morgan and Daniel lead a Democrat bid to reject the Panama Canal treaty as a rebuke to the Roosevelt administration. The split Senate makes ratification uncertain with defections possible and regional pressure shaping votes on the Isthmus agreement.
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Washington
Panama
Roosevelt
Gorman
Morgan
Daniel
New Republic
Senate
Peller
Dubois
Hoar
New England
Hale
Maine
Colombia
Bristow postal scandal report hints at Mason’s mild indictment
Washington readers learn from the Bristow investigation that several public figures aided a staff distribution scheme prompting the removal of key postal officials. The memo notes a mild charge against former Senator Mason of Illinois regarding clerk hire requests linked to his campaign.
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Washington
Bristow
Congress
Machen
Beavers
Mason
Illinois
Duquoin
Washington Edits Commission Annual Report
Washington news summary notes the annual report of the commission to the five editors, with details from the December 21 briefing. The piece outlines key findings and recommendations affecting press standards and governance.
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Washington
The
Commission
Editi
Rural Free Delivery Legislation Heads Into Session
Congress returns after recess to consider rural free delivery issues including reclassification and pay. Georgia Senator Clay and Representative Adams seek 32 500 for twenty five extra special agents. Tennessee’s Representative Gibson aims to authorize metal lock boxes at 50 cents each. Reeder of Kansas pushes pension voucher authority. Other bills to allow express and other business by carriers also cloudy for action.
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Washington
Congress
Clay
Georgia
Representative Adams
Gibson
Tennessee
Reeder
Kansas
Uniform Coinage Proposal for China Gains Backing
Washington reports Prof Jenks transmitted Japan monetary commission conclusions on a uniform gold exchange standard for China. The resolutions claim current chaotic currency harms China and trading partners and urge a unified empirewide system. It also suggests adopting 32.10.1 silver to gold ratio for future silver using nations.
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Washington
Commission On International Exchange
Jenks
Monetary Commission of
Japan
American Commission
China
Death of Frederick R. Coudert in Washington
Washington December 21 Frederick R Coudert a renowned New York City lawyer died here from heart disease after years of illness He was 71 and survived by his wife his unmarried daughter and other relatives including Mrs Fred Benedict and Mrs J B Bellinger with Frederick R Coudert Jr expected from the South a son and head of the family.
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F. R. Coudert
Washington
Frederick R. Coudert
New York City
Coudert
Fred Benedict
New York
J. B. Bellinger
Frederick R. Coudert, Jr
South
One Hundred Dollars a Box Value Recalled
A cryptic item notes H. AL Tisdale of Summerton 8 places on DeWitt s Witch Hazel with a value of one hundred dollars a box, suggesting a price reference or advertisement.
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H. AL ‘Tisdale
Summerton
Double Tragedy Ends Drunken Carousal
Chicago reports a week long celebration ending in murder and self inflicted death. Fred Pflugradt, a hardware merchant, shot his wife Elizabeth as she held their baby and then killed himself. The infant survived unhurt.
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Chicago
Fred Paugradt
Elizabeth
Pflugradt
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Claims Fast Results
An ad touts a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia that supposedly cures in 1 to 3 days. It asserts immediate system-wide action removing the cause and disease with the first dose providing benefit. Available for 75 cents or $1.00 at Fenton's drug store 225 S Main Street.
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Fenton's Drug Store
Main Street
Scarlet Fever Alarm At Geneva Girls Home
Scarlet fever causes consternation at the Geneva girls industrial home in Elgin AL with two serious cases and thirty other illnesses. The sick ward is overcrowded and four Chicago nurses were brought to assist. About 200 inmates remain exposed as doctors take precautions to stop spread.
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Elgin
Geneva
Chicago
Gets Life for Murder in Bluffton Indiana
Bluffton Indiana December 21 John W Terrell was sentenced to life for the July 12 murder of his son in law Melvin Wolfe. The killing is described as revenge for a ruined life and was carried out amid family turmoil and long simmering tensions.
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Bluffton
Ind
John OW
Terrell
Melwin Wolfe
Trade Features Favorable as Demand Rises and Mills Reopen
Dun’s Review reports favorable trade features in Chicago with easier money and fewer defaults. Retail demand is strong for luxuries, high priced foods, apparel, and household goods ahead of Christmas. Wholesale orders rise in dry goods, clothing, and shoes while cotton goods face cost pressures. steel and iron show steadiness with mills resuming operation.
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Chicago
Dun
Review of
R. G Dun & Co
Commodity price shifts list with grains and meats
A readout lists prices for wheat oats flour corn lard dressed beef and seeds with cents and dollars. It notes decreases in cheese barley sheep rye and wool with percentage figures for each commodity.
Promise of a Severe Winter From Rare Birds Spotted
In Rome on December 18 reports note several bombycilla gallinae seen on a high plateau in the Venetian Alps. These small birds migrate only in extreme cold, their appearance in Italy signaling a harsh polar winter ahead.
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Rome
Venetian Alps
Europe
America
Italy
Woman Imitating Santa Faces Trial for Theft
Lena Hegland stands trial in New York on charges of stealing $310 worth of trinkets from a Broadway department store. Police say she acted to avoid Christmas gifts for her children.
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New York
Lena Hegland
Dixie Limited Crashes Freight Train Near Church Station
The Dixie flyer on the Illinois Central collided with a freight train at Church station in Illinois Central Illinois near St. Louis Missouri shortly after midnight Friday. The fireman of the passenger train is missing and probably killed.
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Ilinois Central
St. Louis
Church Station
Eviction of Miners in Salt Lake City Strikes
In Salt Lake City on December 19, miners face eviction as operators’ deputies remove strikers from their homes amid harsh weather and mounting tensions during the ongoing strike.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Szeputies
Revolutionists Active Across Cities Smuggle Arms
Vienna reports Armenian committees in Paris London and New York have fought large quantities of arms and ammunition and smuggled them into southeastern Russia.
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Vienna
Paris
London
New York
Russia
Bread Price Cut by Lusher Bros Announces Three Cents Per Loaf
Lusher Bros lowers bread price by three cents per loaf, signaling a modest consumer relief. The adjustment reflects market movement and aims to attract shoppers at local outlets.
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Lusher Bros
FINDS SOLDER FOR ALUMINUM
Ohio man Nelson W. Miller of Tiffin, an attorney, says he has discovered a process to solder aluminum after years of experiments. He exhibits soldered aluminum specimens and claims his solder uses seven ingredients with flux made from twenty three materials.
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Tiffin
Nelson W. Miller
Miller
Lusher Bros Ad Promises Savings on Bread
An advertisement from Lusher Bros urges readers to buy bread with a slogan about saving dollars. It highlights a bread price of 8c per loaf and invites customers to read the offer for details.
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Lusher Bros
Graphol Chemical Bankruptcy Stems From Wage Payments
In a petition filed in New York on December 19 Henry T. Jarrett treasurer of Graphol Chemical company states the firm is bankrupt after paying its two women workers their full wages, triggering the financial collapse.
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New York
Henry T. Jarrett
Graphol Chemical Company
Army Officer Faces Charges Over Pay Accounts
New York December 19 accused officer John W Phillips of the Twenty ninth United States Infantry faces charges of duplicating and misreporting pay accounts for October and November. The case references disputed sums and references duty in the infantry unit.
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New York
John “W. Phillips
United States
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