House Session Hints at Midnight Work on Bills
February 15 report shows Unanimous consent needed for bills origin in either house. House plans be in session late to clear many bills. committees urged to file reports today or face removal. Joint committee favors creating state examiner with $3,000 salary and $15,929 two year appropriation. Portage road extension approved $75,000. Senate kills sixteen minor bills. three normal schools set for $106,000 each. agricultural college requested $100,000, recommended $80,000 per year.
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Ting
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Senate
Otter House
McArthur
Liicence
ALC
Ways and Means Committee
State Agricultural College
Roosevelt Urges Legislation For Dependent Children
President Roosevelt to Congress urges a federal children's bureau and harmonized laws for dependent children across federal territory and DC. He cites need for national data on child welfare, warns neglect fuels crime, and stresses keeping families intact despite poverty.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
District of Columbia
Union
Natron
Secret Service Allowance 10 Reduced Testimony
Soleau of the department of com Wnton Feb 15 testified that the imitation on the use of secret service operators of the treasury department has not harmed their services. Knapp of the interstate commerce commission and others testified during sundry civil appropriations hearings to refute claims that last year’s limit on treasury secret service hampered criminals.
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Merce and Labor
G. W. Trowbridge
Revenue Agents
James B. Reynolds
Treasury Department
Customs Service
Garfield
Interior Department
Bonaparte
Secret Service
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claiming relief from colds and illnesses. It promises rapid comfort for sickly children, with mentions of headaches, stomach troubles, and teething discomfort. The pitch notes free mail offer to mothers and lists Allen H. Olmstead as a distributor.
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Mother Gray
Childres
Allen
Olmstead
le Rory
Will Manufacture London Mineral Salts at Springs
Levi Geer, principal owner of the London mineral springs near Cottage Grove, visited Eu gene to present samples of salts produced from spring waters. An evaporating plant is in place and mass production is planned once market demand grows. The salts are claimed to aid stomach and kidney ailments and rheumatism. flavor adjustments have been made for consumer acceptance.
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Levi Geer
London
Cottage Grove
Ret
Maine Disaster Remembered In 11th Anniversary Observance
Washington observes the eleventh anniversary of the Maine explosion with military, religious and patriotic ceremonies. A mass at St Patrick's Church honored the dead, and at Arlington Cemetery a granite shaft marks 165 victims. Rear Admiral Sigsbee spoke of the catastrophe that led to war. Wreaths and floral tributes were sent by the President and various groups.
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Maine
Havana Harbor
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Arlington Cemetery
Sigsbee
Fort Meyer
Roosevelt
Severe Blizzard Grips Central United States
A major winter storm paralyzes Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Arkansas and Texas with trains delayed and telegraph services down. Temperatures plunge 30 to 50 degrees, many areas report subzero readings. Cattle losses feared and urban hardship expected. The storm shifts east toward the Middle States and Gulf, with another cold spell anticipated.
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Kaneae City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Arkensas
Texas
Waters-Pierce to be ousted from Missouri waters
Jefferson City Feb 15 The attorney general will file in court a suggestion to enforce the ouster of Waters-Pierce for failing to prove severance from Standard Oil. Henry B. Priest and H Clay Pierce filed an acceptance of terms after a $50,000 fine was paid, but no proof the New Jersey company no longer owns 60 percent of Waters-Pierce stock. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is sold by druggists.
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Waters-Pierce Company
Standard Oil Company
Henry 8. Priest
St. Louis
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Waters- Pierce OF Company
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Supreme Court
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New Jersey Corporation
Waters-Pierce
Knox Granted Eligibility for Secretary of State
Washington reports that the House passed a bill removing the constitutional barrier to Senator Knox becoming Secretary of State. The measure previously failed. passage by 173 to 117. The session also ordered a rule to reconsider salary cuts and approved a related resolution 147 to 129. Cabinet names listed for Taft, with Knox as Secretary of State and Ballinger as Interior.
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Knox
Taft
Philander G. Knox
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Treasury
George M Reynolds
Ilinois
Geo. W. Wickersham
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Navy
Geo. von L. Meyer
Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Washinton
James Wilson
Iowa
Commerce
Labor
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Fragmentary Crime Notes From A Distracted Page
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a crime narrative with mentions of a murderer, a physician, and a bicycle. Names and clear actions are obscured, leaving a hazy outline of investigation and dialogue without decisive details or dates.
Second Helena Found in Bohemia Revealed at Monta Rica Ridge
A. P. Churchill reports discovery of a second Helena in Bohemia near Monta Rica Ridge southwest of the Musick mine. He traces a wide copper and lead outcrop with gold rich decomposed ore, four feet wide, beside a base ledge. Prospectors expect the vein to extend parallel to the main ore body with pans yielding four to five ounces of gold. Road buys rolling stock as Oregon and Southeastern Railroad expands. Sawmills run at full capacity with night shifts likely. many new dwellings planned as weather improves.
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A. P. Churchill
Helena
Bohemia
Monta Rica Ridge
Musick
Churchill
Les
Oregon & Southeastern
Piles Cure Claimed by Williams Indian Pile Ointment
Advertises Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for blind itching and bleeding piles. Claims absorption of tumors, immediate relief, and use as poultice for private parts. Sold by Linn Drug Co. and by mail for 50 cents and one dollar. Williams Mfg. Co.
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Linn Drug Co
Williams Mfg. Ce
Carpenter Named to Succeed Loeb in White House
Fred W. Carpenter, Taft’s private secretary and veteran courteous worker, is described as a skilled stenographer traveler and public life insider. He knows most officials and nearly accompanied Taft worldwide from the Philippines to the White House, with many predicting his efficiency as secretary in the White House as Lauoul once was at War.
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Taft
Ife
America
Mr. Tafe
Philippines
White House
Ona Lauwoul
Weitlon
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