Week in review of U S politics and world events
A digest of congressional activity on the Payne tariff bill with rules committee action slated for April 10 and fears of a prolonged Senate fight easing after minority finance committee members signaled no broad filibuster. The piece also notes Senate protests against tariff measures, Roosevelt arriving in Naples forGreeting, and various appointments and retirements in military and civil services.
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Congressional
House Committee On Rules
Payne
Senate
Finance Committee
Lowden
Miinols Has & Bull
Congress
Sericulture
Nance Committee
Scott
the &N
Sherman
Taft
of S Tariff Bureau
Turbulent world figures loom as Roosevelt travels
Admiral Peres heads to the United States on undisclosed mission at royal request. Conflicting reports describe Greece, Knox and Canadian talks, a stalled treaty amendment, and a broad set of political, legal, and financial events from America to Europe, including fires, court cases, and the Standard Oil antitrust suit.
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Peres
Talcahuanto
Cominy
United States
King of
Mrs. Friedman 112 Dies. Proclaimed Doctor-Free Life
The health board of New York City was informed of the death of Mrs. Fanny Friedman aged 112. She bragged she never had a physician in her life. She left five children, 64 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Also noted is the death of Vice Admiral Cervera in Madrid, commander of the Spanish fleet at Santiago.
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Fanny Friedman
Health Board of
New York City
Cervera
Santiago
Madrid
Adam
Moses
David
Solomon
Temple
Sheba
Edgmont pupil saves children in prairie fire near Wecota
Miss Eliza Thomas a South Dakota school teacher kept her pupils in the school until the flames neared. She then led them across burned ground to safety as a wildfire roared through Edmunds county. The fire crossed into Faulk county threatening Wecota with destruction before firefighters halted it. Thousands of dollars in property were lost.
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Aberdeen
S. D
South Deakota
Eliza Thomas
South Dakota
Thomas
Edmunds County
Faulk County
Wecota
Roscoe
Michigan voters tilt toward prohibition and dry counties
Detroit reports early results showing 19 of 27 counties dry and seven wet with Jackson narrowly pro prohibition by about 30 votes. Supt. George W. Morrow hails the shift, while Republicans sweep state offices including Supreme Court Justices Blair and Stone and university and education board members.
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Detroit
Michigan
George W. Morrow
Michigan Anti-Saloon League
Jackson
Supreme Court
Charles A. Blair
John W. Stone
Marquette
University of Michigan
William L. Clements
Bay City
George P. Codd
State Board of Education
William J. McKone
Albion
State Board of Agriculture
William H. Wallace
Saginaw
I. R. Atterbury
Highland
J. 8. Doherty
Claire
R. D. Graham
Grand Rapids
W. L. Carpenter
Haskell Faces Indictment Fight In Federal Court
Gov Charles N Haskell was in federal court near Tulsa April 6 to answer indictments charging fraud in Muskogee town lot cases. Judge Marshall of Utah heard demurrer arguments as Haskell’s lawyers seek to quash the indictments alleging misconduct in grand jury proceedings and improper testimony.
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Tulsa
Charles N. Haskell
Muskogee
Marshall
Utah
Haskell
Bush
New Railroad to the Gulf Likely in Three Years
Kansas City correspondent reports William Kentrick builder of the Oklahoma and Gulf railway from Wagoner to Calvin says operation will begin within three years. He has secured backing from French capitalists and returned from France yesterday.
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Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
William Kentrick
Oklahoma & Gulf Railway
Wagoner, Ok
Calvin, Ok
France
Kentrick
Twin City Market Prices and Farm Livestock Rates
Minneapolis and Duluth market notes list grain prices for wheat durum oats corn and flax with bids for May futures and retail figures. Cattle entries include steers cows heifers and lambs with price ranges and implications for farmers and traders.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Harley
Duluth
New North Dakota Corporations Granted Charters
Alfred Blaisdell announces charters for Colton-Wilder Grocery Company Grand Forks N D with 50 000 capital Farmers Cooperative Grain and Mercantile Larson N D with 50 000 capital and others including Burlington Farmers Telephone Company tower City bank and the M J O Connor Company Courtenay N D Also reports on horse thieves near Ambrose and various local crime updates across Jamestown Grand Forks and Devils Lake with bank formations and pending investigations.
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Alfred Blaisdell
Colton-Wilder Grocery Company
Grand Forks
N. D
Capital Stock
Geo. H. Wilder
Martin J. Colton
Matthew Colton
Pneumatic Thresher Company
James K. White
Nashville, Tenn
Houghton
M. Houghton
Anamoose State Bank
Farmers’ Cooperative Grain and Mercantile Company
Larson
Mike Maher
Herman Kleimschmidt
A. B. Peterson
Burlington Farmers' Telephone Company
E. J. Welser
Samuel F. Crabbe
James H. Grady
Fargo
First State Bank of Haynes
Charlies E. Merritt
Andrew I. Anderson
Charles BE. Bigham
Haynes
Anderson
Courtenay
Brampton Farmers’ Elevator Company
Gee, H. Riggin
J. C. Albrs
Brampton
Pleads Guilty to Simple Assault in Velva Case
J H Topin of Velva pleaded guilty to simple assault after the state rested its case on an assault with attempt to commit rape charge brought by his housekeeper. Sentence: thirty days in jail a $100 fine and $330 costs.
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Towner
J. H. Topin
Velva
Legends of trees and birds linked to the crucifixion tale
An old English garden lore version blends biblical symbolism with plants and trees. It links Mary’s Tears and rosemary to Calvary, and traces cross wood origins from the aspen to Ishmael legends, plus Pilate’s spectral tale and a Good Friday haunting by a red-togaed ghost.
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Gethsemane
Plover
Buvick
Calvary
Stryk
Mary
By Right the Hare Belongs with the Easter Season
The text argues the hare, not the rabbit, should symbolize Easter. It notes the hare’s lunar links and cultural role in Germany, describing a white hare visiting homes on the eve of Easter to hide colored eggs for children to find.
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Germany
Rabbit and hare differences and moon symbolism
The text notes a distinction between rabbits and hares with a claim that hares are born with eyes open, unlike rabbits. It adds a belief linking the hare to the moon because the moon is said to have its eyes open and observe nighttime events.
Deaths and legal notices Across North Dakota items
Stee le John Lee found dead of heart disease near town. Burke near suicide by Mrs Elia Huffman Bradley. Brock Jones in jail over public nuisance charge. W C T U campaigns to purify elections in Grand Forks. Rumors of Fourth Regiment replacements with colored troops rouse Bismarck. Minot court to decide if boot to head is a weapon. Despondent student F Ege Russell commits suicide. Clara Schell loses $15,000 due to negligence ruling. Deering farmer George Morck missing five weeks. Lyle Merry burglary case advances as he remains free on bail. Alex Goodrie sentenced five years for larceny of an overcoat.
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Bismarck
Brock Jones
Othello Club
Grand Forks
Fort Lincoln
Steadman
Alex Goodrie
Vast coal find near Turtle Lake invites mining
A large coal seam is reported beneath a shallow Turtle Lake located about ten miles north of the area. The lake spans nearly 200 acres and is said to yield lignite. when drained, coal can be removed easily from the lake bed. Nearby residents look to start mining operations.
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Jamestown
Turtle Lake
Unknown Man Jumps at Luna Island Near Falls
An unidentified 38 year old man leaped from the Luna Island railing into the Niagara River yesterday afternoon, witnessed by about twenty. He went over Niagara Falls headfirst and his death was confirmed as a self-inflicted act at that spot. Luna Falls is the smallest cataract and has claimed no fewer lives.
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Niagara Falls
Luna Island
Young Artist Draws Hen that Lays in Waste Basket
Two men on a street meet. One praises his five year old daughter who drew a hen so lifelike that it allegedly laid in the waste basket after being thrown away. Judge.
Velva store robbed. suspects flee toward Minot
Velva J H Springer’s store was entered by breaking a front window and opening a Yale lock. Jewelry including rings chains and charms and woolen socks were stolen. Loss estimated under 200 dollars as the suspects head toward Minot. Equity meeting set in Fargo for June 9 and 10 with American Society of Equity officials and regional delegates.
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Velva
J. H. Springer
Minot
Equity Society
Fargo
American Society of Equity
North Dakota Union
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
London’s Coldest Day Recorded in 1796
London marks December 25 1796 as the coldest day on record with the thermometer showing 16 below in a rare extreme. The report notes severe frost across the city as residents faced icy conditions and disrupted activities.
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London
Tara
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Graniteville Reader
Mrs. Chnas Barclay of Graniteville Vermont reports relief from nervousness and other menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health and strength and urges other women to consider trying it. The letter touts the product as uniquely effective for female illnesses and period of life changes.
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Graniteville
Pinkham
Pinkham's
Cnas
Barclay
R.F.D
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Polite Interruptions and Remedies in Advertisements
A collage of quotes and ad copy from a vintage page features etiquette quips about interrupting, expressions of polite exclamations, and medical pitches for catarrh cures, eye remedies, and family tonics. It also includes humorous lines about marriages, a hypnotic mix of patent medicines, and commerce notes from Minneapolis and St Paul dairy buyers.
Easter Dawn Awakens Earth with Immortality Song
Poem fragment by Jean Blewett invokes dawn over the earth. The verse speaks of a night of pain ending, fragrance from blossoms, and love’s triumph as the earth awakens to a day of immortality.
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Earth
Oliver
Jean Blewett
Irregular OCR Text From Historical Column
Fragmented reader Poorly legible OCR text with garbled phrases mentions vaccines and nourishment and references California. Unable to extract a clear event or person name due to severe transcription errors.
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