Washington Notes on Roosevelt Policies and Senate Actions
President Roosevelt commends Speaker Blanton for opposing anti Japanese legislation while a general discussion of wartime funds and naval reform unfolds. Senate tributes mark the death of William E. Lai ee with refrains from both parties. The veto blocks a political spoils doctrine as talks shift to postal savings banks and education policy. The California Japanese school bill and federal spending inquiries prompt executive intervention. Senate rules, secrecy and probes into crime are debated as forestry and trust busting receive scrutiny.
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Washington
Roceevelt
Blanton
California
Perkins
Pte
William I. Alliee
Gemate
Dolliver
Cummins
Roosevelt
Eneus
Senate
House
California Assembly
Gov
Gillett
Forestry Service
Bureau
Congress
Lodge
United States
Mores Alm
Atteckaca
Taft Sails From Colen Inspecting Pana mee Goma Progress
President elect Taft on a voyage from Colen inspected the Pana mee Goma project and expressed high satisfaction with its advancement. William J. Bryan safe after an automobile incident reported from Tempe Arizona, stating no accident occurred. Governor Haskell, under indictment for fraud, received an ovation arriving in Muskogee to post bond. Mrs Gruyvesant Fish joins the National League of Civic Education of Women, signaling her opposition to women's suffrage. Captain Edward F Qualtrough of the battleship Georgia, under Admiral Berry, faces a court martial for intoxication.
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Taft
Colen
Panamee
Goma
William J. Bryan
Tempe
Fie
Gev. Haskell
Muskogee
National League of the Civic Education of Women
New York
Gruyvesant Fish
Fish
Edward F. Qualtrough
Georgia
Admiral Berry
Prolific 1900s Crime and Public Affairs Mixed in Ottumwa Item
A fragmented 1900s clipping reports Miss Clara Rosen’s murder in Ottumwa Iowa as a mystery with ten suspects and police claims of evidence. It mentions Agnes Brewer Miyoshi Hrogan’s changed marriage, Interior Secretary Garfield’s testimony on land frauds, a New York Central train incident in Gotham, and the United Mine Workers electing Thomas L. Lewis. Also notes suppression of alien land ownership in California, Tennessee senate action on prohibition, graft on a knee transplant, quarantine on Maryland cattle, Chinese burials, and a Philadelphia heiress’s marriage. The garbled text references various political and legal items and a Texas trial progress update.
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Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Regio
Agnes Brewer
Miyoshi Hrogan
Aum Arbor
Mich
Garfield
Interior
House
Secret Service
New York Central
Gotham
C. A. Severance
F. B Kellegs
H. Harriman
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Thomas L. Lewis
California Assembly
Temneesee Senate
Petterson
George T. Vaughan
Washington
George Reolly
Georgetown Hospital
Ecretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Maryland
United States
Helen Maloney
Martin
Herbert Os
New York
Baise Verna Ware
Texas
Orten
Virginia Senate
Prohibition Debate Sparks at Milwaukee and More News
A wide range of 1912 era items are reported including a Milwaukee mayoral challenge to a prohibition debate by Rev Samuel Dickey of Albion College, a pistol duel in Leadwood Missouri, and a Tennessee prison escape. Other items cover UMW convention move toward peaceful meetings, naval and political comments by figures like Robley Evans and John D Rockefeller, a Centralia Illinois death by overdose, tornado deaths across the south, and legislative actions in California Michigan Texas and Bayonne New Jersey. The Delaware ship launch and cost, anti Japanese legislation hold ups, banking bill outlines, court martial at Georgia, and various local legal and social notes complete the roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Robley D. Evans
Red
Chicago
Russia
Japan
Germany
France
Austria
England
John D. Rockefeller
Georgia
Celia Milligan
Centralia
Pittsburg
South
Tennessee Line
Texas Panhandle
Delaware
Newport News
California
Gillett
Michigan
Qual
Lewis
Filmers’ Convention
Ats
George W. Parks
Pueblo
Cal
Pueblo Traction Company
Col
Parks
House of Representatives
Texas
Julius Goldster
Bayonne
N. J
Garven
Harvester Combine
Topeka
Manila Bay
Vermont
Cov
Haskell
Guthrie
Muskogee
Fidelity Funding Company
Italy
Red Cross
United Mine Workers’ Convention
American Paper and Pulp Association
New York
William J. Bryan
Tampa
Fla
Lydia Bradley
Peoria
Ill
Oliver J. Bailey
W. W. Hammond
Albion W. Small
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
John Minck
Nanjel Murphy
Mahoning County
Canfield
House of Representatives of
Iowa
Scheeper
Charles E. Holmes
Pauline
Holmes
Obituary notices from a national paper
Obituary items list several notable deaths including John B. Moran district attorney of Stoxton who died in Phoenix of throat tuberculosis. Mrs. I. N. Stevens editor of the Pueblo Chieftain in Denver. Mrs. Henry Jackson widow of Brig. Gen. Henry Jackson dying on a train near Dodge City Kansas. W. A. Edwards Clintom Iowa manufacturer whose family perished in the Iroquois theater fire. Mme L. Young Kloman vocal teacher at Hamilton Female College Lexington Kentucky dying of peritonitis. Jobo Clarkson famed early baseball pitcher noted for a $10 000 release price in Nations League days and dying at McLeod Hospital Wakham Massachusetts.
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John B. Moran
Stoxton
St. Luke's
Phoenix
Ariz
Moran
Adirondacks
Denver
I. N. Stevens
Pueblo Chieftain
Henry Jackson
Dodge City
Kan
W. A. Edwards
Clintom
Mme. L. Young Kloman
Hamilton Female College
Lexington
Roosevelt urges country life reform for farmers and communities
President Roosevelt transmits the country life commission report urging improvements in farming life through cooperation, rural schools, better roads and communications, and stronger country churches. He stresses personal character and the role of farmers' wives, warning urban progress alone does not prove civilization.
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Commission of Country Life
Country Church
Young Men's Christian Association
Country Lfe
Elixir of Life in Annuity Confidence
An insurance physician extols annuities as life extending, claiming worry over poverty and aging kills more than diseases. He notes many annuity clients top ages 80 to 95 and later return to collect renewed, vigorous for their age. The message emphasizes financial security rejuvenating outlook and health.
A Peasible Reason for Diminished Cold Waves
A quirky dialogue suggests that cold waves lose intensity when meeting warm air from Weakington Baltimore American. The exchange highlights a playful weather misconception and regional air interaction.
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Weakingtonn
Baltimore American
National rural life commission reports on farmer obstacles
Washington report outlines that U S agriculture is broadly prosperous yet farmers are not fully rewarded for effort and risk. Key issues include lack of training, roads, soil depletion, limited credit, long-term leadership gaps, and uneven taxation and transport costs. Recommendations urge nationwide surveys, extension services, highway planning, credit reform, river and land use reviews, and public education campaigns.
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Washington
Commission On Country Life
Congress
United States
Buchan
United States Bureau of Education
Highly Educated Turkish Women
The article notes upper class Turkish women as highly educated, often multilingual and versed in ancient languages. It contrasts their studious afternoons with Western peers' social pursuits, listing favorite authors like Schopenhauer and Spencer and English and French novels as common topics of conversation.
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Europe
Schopenhauer
Herbert Spencer
Roundabout dialogue on manners and kinship
A courtroom scene features a husband addressing his wife as come to me little chick while the wife’s mother, fanning, protests the insult calling it a polite way to call her an old man. The judge presides over the exchange.
North Dakota secretary of state approves several new and changed charters
Alfred Blaindell tests charters for multiple North Dakota firms including Fargo Amusement Co with 20000 capital, First State Bank of Rugby at 26000, New England Creamery Co at 5000, Sheridan County State Bank at 10000, Sykeston and New Home Telephone Co at 10000, Kidder County Telephone Co at 10000, Jewish Cemetery Association of Canfield, and notes DeLamere State Bank capital increase and Rolette State Bank name change from McCumber.
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Alfred Blaindell
The
Fargo Amusement Company
Capital Stock
Geo. W. Widger
A. E. Champlain
Gee. B. Perham
Fargo
N. D
First State Bank of Rugby
Allen $. Miller
Carrington
O. L Hegge
Minneapolis
John 8. Spangler
Mary F. Spangler
Steele, N. 7
George B. Perham
Fargo, D
Jewish Cemetery Association
Canfield
Philip Kamins
Abe Kaminu
Abe Sachs
DeLamere State Bank
State Bank of McCumber
Rolette State Bank
Betrayer Out of Town: YouthGang Arrests Shock Hismarck
A band of youths in Hismarck had four members arrested on tips from an informant who sought a reward for stealing goods from the Soo freight depot. The informant was pursued by two arrestees with rifles, fired upon, and vanished into the woods along the river. The hearing is set for tomorrow with many youths implicated in prior stealings and some sent to reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hismarck
Me Fandera
Soo
Reform School
Call in Outside Counsel for Penitentiary Inquiry
After a heated session debate the house approved a resolution to empower the penitentiary investigation committee to hire counsel other than the attorney general and allocate funds for the service. Senator Simpson cried foul calling it illegal use of state funds. La Moure questioned the AG’s role. Pierce said the AG was too busy but could provide a lawyer, yet the committee rejected the proposed assistant.
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Bismarck
House
Penitentiary Investigation Committee
Senate
Simpson
la Moure
Pierce
Fire destroys Wishek Herr Bros department store
About 2 a.m. a blaze in Wishek's Herr Bros & Company department store caused total loss of $60,000 with $35,000 insured. The fire spread from the clothing department to R. J. Bailey's meat market, the post office, and M. E. Pratt's residence. First State Bank and Wishek Drug Co. buildings had minor damage. a bucket brigade saved them. Wind drove flames away from the business district. The origin remains unknown.
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Wishek
Herr Bros. & Company
R. J. Bailey
M. E. Pratt
First State Bank
Wishek Drug Company
Local Grand Larceny Charge And Poisoning Incidents Across Towns
Jamestown and Edmunds see a grand larceny complaint against Calvin Genung for oats worth 1500 dollars. Sheriff Romer and deputies head to Edmunds to serve papers and search warrants at 8 Heacock and Arthur Haskins. Ellendale reports Mrs. Merchant nearly poisoned by a cough medicine while Lidgerwood notes Henry Klein of Marion Iowa died after alleging drugging in the Merchants’ hotel.
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Jamestown
Levi Gutru
Edmunds
Geo. W. Thorpe
Calvin Genung
Genung
Gutru
Romer
Guttu
Heacock
Arthur Haskins
Ellendale
Lidgerwood
Henry Klein
Marion
Iowa
George Wittenberger
Merchants
Klein
Annamite in Paris Sentenced for Theft Publishes Apology
A native of Annam, Indo China, sentenced in Paris for theft writes an apology to his employer claiming all Annamites are born thieves. He decries the public’s dislike of thieves in France but says the issue cannot be helped. The note appears amid comments on national capitol area, 153 112 square feet.
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Annam
Indo-China
Paris
France
Area of Nations
National Capitol
North Dakota Legislature Debates Seed Grain Board Plan
Bismarck reports two bills stirring the Eleventh legislative session. One would create a state Bureau of Inspection for seed grain and a five member educational commission replacing several boards. The bill, tied to Minnesota cooperation, targets pure seed labeling and seed testing with a $2500 appropriation and a new seed commissioner. The other measure would establish a North Dakota tax commissioner, to inspect tax laws, advise assessors, and ensure fair levies, with a two year term and a $2000 expense cap.
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Bismarck
Institutions of Learning
A. C. Board
State University Board
Normal School
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Legislative Assembly
St. Paul
Talcott,Trimble
Bessessen
Fraine, Hill and Doyle
Grain Inspection Department of
Gopher
North Dakota
Senator Cashel
H. L. Bolley
North Dakota Agricultural College
Bolley
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Simpson of
Stark
Franklin McVey
Joint Assembly
Senate
House Committee On State Affairs
Welford
Pembina
Board of County Commissioners
First District
In Lapland Judge Rules Girl May Sit On Knee
A Cleveland judge rules a young girl has a perfect right to sit on her sweetheart's knee. The court raises questions about whether a man can ask her to get off when his foot is asleep.
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Lapland
Cleveland
Detroit Free Press
Trenton
Alice
Harper'’s Weekly
End to Sorrow in Thackeray’s Thoughtful Line
A quotation from Thackeray reflects on resilience as a young man endures grief and misfortune. It notes that despite deep sorrow, relief comes at night’s rest and daytime hunger for a beefsteak signals renewed vitality.
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Erief
Thackeray
Babies and Safety Pins in the Home
The Atchison Globe notes that households run smoothly before a baby arrives but quickly rely on safety pins for many tasks including mending men's clothing.
Navy chaplains noted in wartime service
A navy lieutenant, back from the far east, stated that neither Japan nor Italy had chaplains in their navies and that many British chaplains are naval instructors.
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Far East
Japan
Italy
Man's Rough Path Prompts Pay for Salvation
An adage from the Atlanta Constitution notes that times vary but a man still must earn money to pay for salvation from a preacher, health from a doctor, and rights from a lawyer. The remark reflects on universal financial pressures and professional needs.
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Atlanta Constitution
Big 3600-Horsepower Dam Boosts Union River Project
One of New England’s largest engineering feats is a 3600 horsepower dam on the Union River at Ellsworth Maine. The hollow concrete structure cost nearly 500000 dollars and marks a major regional development.
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New England
Union River
Ellaworth
Microscopic Diamond Writer Breaks Up by Inventor
A late Royal Microscopical Society member built a diamond writing machine now broken by its inventor. A specimen shows the Lord’s prayer in 237 letters on 1,237,000 of an acre square inch, about 53,880,000 letters per inch, enough for 16 Bibles. Decoding requires a 1 12 inch objective used for tiny bacteria.
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Royal Microscopical Society
Versifying Age and the American Verse Rise
Bliss Perry argues that contemporary verse spans many writers and forms, highlighting a surge in poetic drama and a prolific lyric scene. He notes Stedman’s 600 poets anthology as evidence of vast output, yet laments the rarity of a distinctly national American note in much lyric work.
Saved From an Operation Medicine Ad Claims Cure
Mrs Sam reports avoiding surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at 8523 Fourth St Louisville Ky. Adrian Ga resident Luna V Henry says the remedy cured her female illness without operation. The ad touts years of testimonials as proof the product cures feminine diseases.
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Dicine
Mrs
Sam
Fourth St
Louisville, Ky
Adrian
Lydia E. Pinkham
E.m
Munyon Cold Cure Sold By Druggists Nationwide
Prof Munyon offers Cold Cure pellets for 25 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if not satisfying relief for head throat and lungs. Magazine Almanac may be requested free from The Munyon Company Philadelphia. Also included are humorous vignettes from Harper's Weekly about waste and a suitor who borrows $40 to win a woman's father.
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Prof. Munyon
United States
Munyon Company
Philadelphia
No Medicine But a Change of Food Gave Relief
Ads claim Grape-Nuts and Postum boost nerves and brain by cereal nutrients. A bride says the product helped her avoid nervous collapse and retain her job. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. in Hatt Creek, Mich, cites improved nerves and brain function.
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Postum Co
Hatt Creek
Mich
Weville
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