Inauguration Week Echoes Through Capitol Debates
A week of political notes spans cabinet selections and approvals across parties. Beveridge likens Roosevelt to Washington and Lincoln as Taft prepares to take oath with the historic Bible. Ohio advances initiative and referendum for state law, Wright brothers honored, and a subsidy bill is defeated.
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Sareen
House
Secret Service Department
Senate
Pairbanks
Geniator Beveridge
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Ohio
House of Representatives
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Nelson
Minnesota
Stephenson
Wisconsin
House Committee
Roosevelt
Cook
Colorado
Taft
Supreme Court
Towans
Chicago
William B. Allison
Nestor
United States Senate
Legislature
Congress
Taft Golf Ambitions Amid Navy Leadership Shifts
President Taft plans golf if opportunity arises at Chevy Chase while Rear Admiral Sperry seeks relief from command of the Atlantic Fleet and will be succeeded March 8 by Admiral Schroeder. The article notes other high level moves and social and political figures including Miss Belle Hagner and Lady Cook.
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Taft
Chevy Chase Club
Sperry
Atlantic Fleet
Admiral Schroeder
Belle Hagner
Roosevelt
Bureau of Trade Relations
State Department
Joseph Leiter
Zeigher
W. Vernon Booth
Frederick R. Robbins
Lady Cook
England
New York
Tennessee Claflin
Earthquake Toll in Turkey and Other World News
Late reports put 200 dead in the Masran quake that leveled the city and shook Jerusalem. Serbia has withdrawn territorial demands, hinting at a possible end to the war. Recoveries named in Pittsburgh for the Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal Railway. A Chicago jury selected for the Standard 611 retrial. Roosevelt to retire sparks talk of coal mine strikes. Jean Mattis convicted in Paris and sentenced to four years plus five years’ exile. Garfield monument proposed in Floyd County Kentucky. Langley offers $80,000 plan for the Garfield monument near Middle battlefield. Fernald and Tenney plan a Gulf of Mexico canoe voyage. Engagement rumors of Miss Michel Roosevelt and William Phillips denied. Gol Henry F. Vallette, 86, marries Eleanor Anderson, 98, in Long Beach. Oregon State student Ralph Bristol dunked in ice after illness. doctors say prognosis mixed. Navy Secretary Newberry says no plan to replace Sperry in the fleet battle project.
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Masran
Turkey
Jerusalem
Erina
Austria-Hungary
Pittsburg
Wabash-Pittsburg
Gould Road
United States District Court
Chicago
Titla
New York
Roosevelt
Jean Mattis
Fallieres
France
Paris
James A. Garfield
Langley
Kentucky
Middle Battlefield
Floyd County
Ben G. Fernald
Charles Tenney
Wisconsin
Gulf of Mexico
Michel Roosevelt
William Phillips
Gol Henry F. Vallette
Piad
Eleanor Anderson
Long Beach
Cal
Ralph Bristol
Oregon State University
Gene
Newberry
Navy
Sperry
Comfe
Four killed in diamond mine blast at Butte Montana
An explosion at a Diamond mine in Butte Montana killed four men and prompted mine safety inquiries. The accident occurred amid ongoing efforts to regulate mine operations and protect workers in the region.
North Dakota Legislature Adopts Flag Plan and Reports
North Dakota committees recommend a flag design measuring four and a half feet by six feet with red white and blue stripes. Central red panel bears the great seal. gold wheat sheaf on right and prairie rose on left. blue and bottom show admission number. Also noted are tax exemptions, hospital boosts ad bill, and a harsh public service utility critique. Penitentiary probe findings cite long standing bookkeeping flaws and irregular brick sales. Legislature adjourns amid routine and awards to leaders.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Union
Ramsett
House
Doyle
Foster County
Senate
Public Service Utilities Commission
Burke
Lewis
Twichell
Baker
Florence Crittenden
Contrary Man in Atchison Becomes Symbol of Independence
Atchison Globe notes a local figure who resists guidance even in rain to prove independence. The remark frames him as a steadfast contrarian in the town.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Truth or Fiction From a Cynic on Courtship and Marriage
A Cynic laments the shift from courtship to marriage, noting courtship’s soft nothings and marriage’s hard facts, then sighs in a humorous, world record-breaking moment.
Columbia River Second Largest by Volume in U S
The Columbia River is described as the second largest river in the United States by volume. Its maximum flow is about 1,600,000 second feet, only slightly below the Mississippi River.
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Columbia
Columbia River
United States
Mississippi
Very Long Plants Seaweed Reaches 700 Feet in Length
Tropical seaweed grows extremely long, with specimens reaching at least 700 feet when fully developed. The plant ranks among the world’s longest organisms, spanning roughly one eighth of a mile in length.
Name Origins of Oranges in German Language
The passage traces how Messina supplied early oranges to Germany in the 19th century. It records the term apfel aus Messina meaning apple from Messina, which later shortened to apfel Messina and finally apfelsine, the modern German name for orange.
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Messina
Germany
Woman’s Tears Attributed to Geological Source
A Brooklyn Eagle extract cites Dr. J. F Wright of Oberlin College asserting a wife’s tears come from a geological specimen, implying a shared origin for the emotion and the mineral-like tears.
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J. F Wright
Oberlin College
Gall Fm
Brooklyn Eagle
Uncle Eben on Work Ethic and Self-Conceit
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben remarking that a man who thinks himself too good to work is not generally competent to perform work that would be worthwhile. The line frames a social commentary on humility and labor.
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Eben
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Modesty of Oscar Hilmerstein in Philadelphia Opera House Opening
Oscar Hilmerstein expressed modesty about his Philadelphia opera house opening. He wondered if anyone truly achieves perfect success to personal satisfaction. He recalled Gounod’s remark that evolving talent alters one’s judgment of past masters.
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Oscar Hilmerstein
Philadelphia
Tows
Record of Bonds and Stocks Issued in the Year
The Journal of Commerce shows that during the year closed corporations issued new bonds notes and stocks with a nominal value of 1419 million dollars, up nearly 26 million from 1907. New securities authorised but only partially distributed totaled 2189 million, about 87.5 million more than the prior year.
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Journal of Commerce
Pew
Arkansas Tornado Toll and Destruction Report
Four people killed and many injured as a violent storm ripped western eastern and southern Arkansas. A Cotton Belt passenger train vanished near Baucom amid tornado damage near Brinkley Fourche dam and Malvern churches suffered severe losses. Widespread outages hinder communications as relief trains depart from Forest City.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Brinkley
Fourche Dam
Arkansas River
Haucum
Kerr
Lonoke County
E. B. Adams
Dan Wagner
Gordon and
Rester
Malvern
Rock Island
Hot Springs
Texarkana
Woman 8 Beheaded In Railroad Yard Tragedy
Minneapolis report of Mrs. M Third thirty years old living with her mother killed by a switch engine in the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul yards between Sixteenth and Seventeenth avenues south. Descriptions note severed head and left leg and crushed chest. Yard workers suggest suicide due to divorce suit. police consider accidental death.
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Minneapolis
M. Third
Chicago, Milwaukee& St. Paul
Sixteenth
Seventeenth Avenues South
Grain and cattle prices from Twin City and Duluth markets
Minnesota market notes list wheat futures and cash prices across Nor'n and Durum grades with May delivery figures. Minnesota livestock reports show steer and cow ranges, hog and lamb prices across South St. Paul and Duluth stalls.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Taft Aims to Fast Track Tariff Bill to Senate Committee
Washington March 9 The tariff bill nearing completion was sent to government printers. President Taft plans to deliver a copy to the Senate committee before the special session begins to save time and curtail the extra session.
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Washington
Taft
Senate Committee
Conversational Moment In A Parlor
A hesitant man agrees to enter a parlor and stay a while as a woman laments loneliness. She notes their mother is away and the father groans upstairs with rheumatism in both legs. He agrees to come in hoping to ease their distress.
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Daddy
Justice Carr’s court hears North Dakota fight case at Jamestown
In Jamestown Justice Carr’s court, twelve defendants faced a fight charge routed from a Russian faction clash at a town dance. Eighteen witnesses gave varying accounts. Three released, nine fined 5 with 3 costs. six fined 2 with costs. Names include Bitterman Schlick Froleich Duscherer Mattvin Reich Buchmeyer Miximer. Monsch weds Stella Drake in Minot after a sensational divorce suit and contempt history.
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Jamestown
Russia
Carr
North Dakota
Daniel Bitterman
Dennis Schlick
Dennis Froleich
Nick Duscherer
Joe Mattvin
Albert Reich
Leonard Buchmeyer
Walter Buchmeyer
Lawrence Miximer
Monsch
Minot
H. J. Monsch
Williston
Stella Drake
Mensch
Unknown Man Ends Life Near Marmarth
The body of an unidentified man about 35 was found one mile east of Marmarth. He stood 5 feet 8 inches tall, with black hair and Irish appearance, wearing a blue suit and light overcoat. He had $30 and a gold watch, a thirty-two calibre revolver lay beside him, and no papers identified him. The death by suicide occurred near the railroad, discovered by an eastbound train crew, with an apparent death only a few hours prior.
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Marmarth
Attorneys seek quashing of liquor charges against Engebretson Greene
Attorneys Cuthbert and McClory for Elmer Engebretson and C W Greene druggists and W H Vanderhoof of the Vanderhoof hotel ask to dismiss the informations for selling liquor. They argue the district court was not in session when filed and that the jury had been paid off and disbanded on Aug 7 before filing.
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Cuthbert and McClory
Elmer Engebretson
C. W. Greene
W. H. Vanderhoof
Vanderhoof
Cowan
Anderson charged with grand larceny over wheat theft
Nels Anderson was arrested in Bismarck for stealing wheat from the Little Brothers. Police found about ten bushels at his place and about thirty more in a cellar under a trap door. He was bound over to district court on grand larceny with a $500 bond and remains jailed for nonpayment.
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Clara Stockwell
Anoka
Minn
Stockwell
Minneapolis
Senate
State Treasury
House
Supreme Court
Hoskins
Bismarck
Nels Anderson
Little Brothers
Anderson Place
Haines
Anderson
Little
Judge Denies Mandamus in Montraille County Case
Judge Templeton of Grand Forks issues memorandum denying writ of mandamus and orders Ward county canvassing board to recanvass returns from precinct election officers on the Montraille county creation proposition.
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Grand Forks
Templeton
Montraille County
Ward County Canvassing Board
Fire at Devils Lake Nearly Destroys Home
Fred Craft escaped a house fire at Devils Lake with his dog after being awakened by whining. The blaze caused $2,000 in losses plus $600 insurance. Included losses: firearms and Philippine campaign relics valued at $500.
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Devils Lake
Fred Craft
Armory Burns at Devils Lake Roller Rink
A fire destroyed the Devils Lake armory now used as a roller skating rink. Firemen arrived as the blaze had made headway. The half block long building with a hardwood floor was a total loss valued around $5,000.
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Devils Lake Armory
Devils Lake
Ladd to Testify in English Patent Case for Flour Bleaching
Pure Food Commissioner Ladd sails from New York March 4 for England to testify in an action over patent rights to the flour bleaching process. He received a 4 satisfactory cablegram from London regarding the testimony. Jamestown jury returns verdict in Ling case freeing him after being charged with shooting three horses. Winnipeg debate sees UND prevail over Manitoba on Lemieux act remedy. Bismarck officers elected to the anti tuberculosis group. Milton man William Barry may remain in prison pending legal steps for release due to technicalities.
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Fargo
London
Ladd
England
New York
Jamestown
State of
North
Milton
William Barry
Sta Penitentiary
Barry
Grain thefts hit farms near Wales and Hannah
Dr Donovan reports 600 bushels of seed wheat stolen from a granary near Wales. Farmers from Wales to Hannah report grain missing including 250 bushels of oats from George Cochran.s farm. In Minot district court James McVey Walter Gross plead guilty to grand larceny for harness theft from Ward County residents. Henry McVey may be dismissed due to age.
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Langdon
Donovan
Wales
George Cochrane
Hannah
Minot
James McVey
Walter Gross
Ward County
Henry McVey
Notable Deaths and Local Incidents Across States
Clement John Anderson dies suddenly near Clement of heart failure. Grand Forks records 322 new YWCA members in three weeks, total 625, with matrons vs maids contest won by maids. Park River reports a Jer sey cow giving birth to three calves. Williston recounts Robbery and assault on Merton B. Chase, skull fracture but survival. Leonard reports smallpox death of John Johnson south of town.
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Clement
John Anderson
Bismarck
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Young Women’s Christian Association
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Letters from Columbus Ohio and Graniteville Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. Testimonials claim improved health and strength, urging other women to try the remedy as a standard treatment for female distress.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wong
E. Hanson
East Long
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia
Notable Mix of Bits and Advertiser Snippets
A mosaic of short quips and mock ads from late 19th century papers. Cartoonish dialogue about earthquakes and tourists sits beside spoof product pitches and proverb lozenges. The fragmentary page blends humor with early marketing lines.
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Sharon
California
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Thomas E. Stone
White House
Charles D. A. Loettier
Mr. Stone
Brooklyn
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Havana
Nashville
Tenn
Ohio Senate
A. D. Cassidy
Cincinnati
Illinois
C. M. Johnson
Ottumwa
Indiana
Des Moines
Clara Rosen
C. V. Collins
State Prison Department of
China
Harbin
la Follette
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Blanche Walsh
Kansas City
Cooper-Sharp
Carmack
Griffin
John Junkin
Iowa
Davenport
Speaker Cannon
Edward E. Higgins
Success Magazine
Cardinal Gibbons
Monitor
Root
Nevada
John K. Richards
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel M. Burnett
John Carter Brown
Providence
America
Bellevue Avenue
Newport
R. L
N. C
Penitentiary Investigation Committee
Alex McKenzie
Binsmarck Tribune
First National Bank
Col. C. B. Little
Boucher
Boards of Trustees
Houcher
Hellstrom
Colonel Little
National Guard Association
Fraine
Cass County
North Dakota Sclons
M. Skarnson
Capitol
Streeter
Burdick
Simpson
Purcell
Crane
Twin City Markets
South St. Paul
Fibkertall
Master
Winnipeg
University of North Dakota
University of Manitoba
Lemieux
Canada
Anti-Tuberculosis Association of
J. D. Grassick
Fannie Quain
J. E. Stevens
Northwood
Poole
Wing
Miller
H. H. Tatley
Grand Pacific
Park River
J. C. Wampler
Merton B. Chase
Chase
Jack Benner
Benner
Larson
South Dakota
Kindred
Gina Levi
Minto
Moeller
Marmath
Hettinger
Congregationallsts
Hettinger, Reeder and
Bowman
W. J. Mooney
Republic
John Mooney
Langdon Hotel
Mooney
Forman
Connecticut
Mies
Florence Yalden
Dodge
Leonard
John Johnson
New York Weekly
Kansas City Journal
N. Y
Garfield Tea Co
Brown
John I, Brown & Son
Boston
Mass
Danik
Jove
Dodds
Ol Aa SP
Guar
Western
Neate
Ottawa
AS. Pilling
Clitferd
Watertown
St. Paul
Mino
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