Taft Presidency on Stage in National Affairs Roundup
A wide wire summary notes Tafts message to Congress and White House plans as Republicans gain in St. Louis elections. It covers cabinet posts in Nebraska, Mexican peace prospects, box law in Colorado, and other political moves including Tafts Canadian reciprocity push and Senate-House dynamics.
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St. Louis
House
Brown
Arizona
New Mixco
National
Senate
Democratic House
Colorado House
Friends of the
Aldrich
Booker T. Washington
Long Island
Congress
Alaska
Seattle
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Rudolph Forster
White House
Harvard
Yale
New London
Champ Clark
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Boston University
Meyer
Navy Yard
Nebraska Senate
Hadley
Missouri
Robert E. Davey
Brazil
Gaynor
New York
Canterbury
Stanley
Lower
California
Mexicali
Kent
Challenger
Valparaiso
Chile
George
Harvard College
F. Bush
Western Maryland Railway
George J. Gould
Missouri Pacific Railway
Dix
E Grand Army of the Republic
Rochester
Charles Cary Rumsey
Rumsey
E. H. Harriman
Southern Prelfic Railroad
Rothschilds
Associated Oil Company
Maine
Havana Harbor
Frank M. Daniels
Herbert George Lee
Des Moines
Diaz Says He Will Step Aside If People Wish
President Diaz pledges to leave office if the public desires. Troops in northern Mexico remain disciplined while trade slows but the outlook stays bright. Taft likely to be renominated. army maneuvers in Texas aid troops.
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Diaz
San Antonio
Congress
Mexico
Depew
Taft
Texas
Scranton
Bartholdt
Missouri
Republican Party
Senate
Oklahoma State School Land Commission
Giovanna Gioletti
H. H. Kobhlsaat
Lorimer
Brooklyn Institute
Dr. Cook
Admiral Peary
Tennessee Senate
Nebraska
Henry Suits
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Cochrane Manufacturing Company
East Nedham
Mass
Chicago
Capt. Palmer
Political shifts and statements at federal level
Senator Cummins favors civil service reform and Norris Brown seeks committee chair upgrades. Secretary Wilson enforces the pure food act while MacVeagh backs a civil pension list. Bryan met the president for an hour as Hitchcock overhauls railway mail service. Mann seeks more time for committees as Illinois rep becomes minority leader and Bryan plans to notify Tennessee of no intention.
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Cummins
Norris
Republican House
Senate
Norris Brown
Wilson
MacVeagh
Bryan
Hitchcock
Mann
House
Representative Mann
Illinois
W. J. Bryan
Tennessee
Public regulation of public service corporations stays
Theodore N. Vail asserts public control or regulation of public service firms has come to stay. He argues publicity and discussion before action replace pure competition, warning aggressive rivalry harms the public while cooperation can yield benefits without burdens. Harper’s Weekly notes the shift signals a new era in economics and politics.
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Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Robert Vinson
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Henry L. Higginson
Boston
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
W. Murray Crane
George F. Baer
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Norman W. Harris
John S. Waterbury
Vail
Fighting Man and the Call to Struggle
Ellwood Hendricks argues in Atlantic that human nature dictates fighting for what is right and that bravery is proven by willingness to fight to the death. He asserts resolve and laws cannot replace the need to struggle for one’s beliefs.
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Ellwood Hendricks
Atlantic
Rounderley Questions 10-Hour Day Idea
In a brisk exchange, Rounderley dismisses the specific day count and imagines perpetual night, proposing a 24 hour night concept as a whimsical alternative to a ten hour day. The remark reflects a playful take on work hour debates and personal whims.
Misguided Energy Inspires a Cautionary Exchange
A determined youth vows to make a noise in the world while Mr. Osage Spouter cautions that an amateur with a bass drum can ruin even the finest symphony. The exchange captures ambition clashing with restraint in a small community setting.
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Mr. Osage Spouter
Joyous Economist Dialogue on High Prices
A jovial economist and a fixed philosopher discuss price levels. The philosopher notes high prices prompt saving by choosing to do without certain items. The exchange highlights frugality as a response to inflation.
Train Load After Train Load of Settlers Headed North
The United States and Canada trade debate highlights Canada’s agricultural potential as 130000 Americans have moved to Canada mostly onto farms. Spring immigration from Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago and more continues toward Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with prospects for a strong crop year and rising land prices. The Dominion Government immigration pamphlet 1911 is available from Ottawa or its agents.
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United States
Canada
Kansas City
Omaha
Chicago
Detroit
St. Paul
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Government
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Taft Urges Early Action On Canada Reciprocity Pact
President Taft asks Congress for prompt approval of the Canada reciprocity trade agreement. He notes broad public support and urges concurrent legislation in Washington and Ottawa to implement tariff changes, preserving continuity by calling the Sixty second Congress into extra session.
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Washington
Taft
62Nd
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Sixty-First Congress
Dominion of
Canada
United States
Ottawa
William H. Taft
White House
Grouch Still With Him After Death Story
A humorous tale recalls Brown meeting friend Jones at the gates of heaven. Jones laments his rough crossing of the river Styx with a wet foot, a broken wing, a sling, and a halo that won’t fit, highlighting the old friend's grouchy nature in the afterlife.
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Brown
Jones
Heaven
River Styx
Castoria Ad Advises Careful Bottle Inspection
A vintage safety notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of Lg and notes the remedy has been in use for over 30 years. It highlights that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Truth a Trouble Maker
A West Philadelphia man and his wife have separated over a minor dispute. When asked, the husband recalled she bought a new bat for $20 and asked his opinion. he said only that, and that was the whole trouble.
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West Philadelphia
Saskatoon District Sees Prosperity and Growth
The piece extols Saskatoon’s English speaking agricultural community touting never failing ERP, large land availability, and a population jump from 113 to over 16 in under seven years. It invites residents to contact the Commissioner, Board of Trade, Saskatoon, for information on keeping families together and benefiting from land.
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Saskatoon
Board of Trade
Saskatchewan
Canada
What is a co worker
A playful remark defines a co worker as someone who helps you work some body.
Cure Your Sick Hens With Aseptazone Solution
A old time medicine ad advises curing cholera wet trouble roup colds and canker in poultry. It prescribes one ounce of Aseptazone dissolved in a gallon of warm water and a tablespoonful per part of water given in the drink.
Plants Move Without Will, Animals Seek Life, Humans Claim Divine Will
A compact reflection notes three stages of life from plant movement to animal survival and human belief in a divine will to live, contrasting instinct, vitality, and purpose across beings.
Garfield Tea Aids Digestion And Cleanses Blood
Garfield Tea assists overworked digestive organs and corrects constipation. It aims to improve system balance and rid the blood of impurities.
A Man Not a Detective Finds Fault
A concise remark on how fault can be found without proving detective work. The saying suggests ordinary people can spot errors or problems without formal investigation.
Has No Excuse Do you Expect to Play Golf This Summer
A light exchange sets the tone as one person jokes about golf and a dry joke on temptations. The other replies that they are sticking to a water wagon lifestyle. The exchange reads as a humorous quip.
War remark on Hobson notice to moving picture concerns
A quoted discussion notes that in the hypothetical American-Japanese war the key factor is Hobson having given ample notice to moving picture concerns.
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Hobson
Restaurant Leaver Quits After Three-Year Run
Interview with a restaurant proprietor and a new chef. The proprietor explains leaving the previous venue after three years. The chef cites a pardon as the reason for his departure.
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Hie Congo
Catholic News
Minnesota Ruling Clouds Two Cent Fare Debate Here
Des Moines readers weigh a U S circuit court decision on Minnesota two cent fare and related rate orders, which may affect intrastate versus interstate shipment classifications. Experts anticipate appeals to the U S Supreme Court while Iowa rate structures face uncertain impact. E G Wylie of the Des Moines Greater Committee urges caution but expects Iowa rates to remain largely secure.
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Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
United States Circuit Court
Minnesota
Minnesota State Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Iowa State Board of Railway Commissioners
E. G. Wylie
Greater
Iowa
United States
Minnesota Commission
Nevada
Railroad Commission
Ballot Adds New Names in Des Moines Senator Race
Des Moines reports show fresh names on the senatorial ballot returns with Deemer and Kenyon maintaining strength. William Larrabee Sr. garners three votes, Fred Larrabee one, John F. Lacey two, while rumors of Deemer dropping out were denied and Kenyon arrived from the east.
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Des Moines
Deemer
Kenyon
William Larrabee
Fred Larrabee
John F. Lacey
Judge Deemer
Judge Kenyon
Tom L Johnson Dies at 57 in Cleveland
Former congressman for Ohio Twenty first district and four time Cleveland mayor Tom L Johnson died at 9 PM after a long illness. He championed 3 cent street railway fare and supported Henry George style single tax ideas. He was 57.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Henry George
Denison Plant Enlarges Capital For Butter Ice Cream
Denison April 11 The Nicholson Produce company expands its butter egg and poultry plant adding ice making and dairy machinery to raise capital to 100000 for wholesale creamery butter and ice cream production.
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Denison
Nicholson Produce Company
First Coal Car Over New Branch From Des Moines
The first through coal car from Des Moines to Emmetsburg on the Rock Island route was shipped from the Swanwood mines to Northwestern Tile and Clay Products via the newly acquired Short Line.
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New Branch
Emmetsburg
Rock Island
Des Moines
Swanwood
Northwestern Tile and Clay Products Company
Dayton Bank Robbed in Dayton. $350 Taken
Fort Dodge April 11. First National Bank in Dayton robbed by unknown men last night. They escaped with $350 while failing to steal $10,000 in the vault. City council had abolished the night watchman role a week earlier to save salaries.
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Dayton
Fort Dodge
First National Bank
Yegemen
Iowa Independent Telephone Men Convene in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge hosts the Iowa independent telephone convention April 12 to 14 with about 400 delegates representing 200000 telephones.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
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