Review of a Week's Events in Congress and Navy News
The report summarizes Roosevelt's push for further anti quarrel legislation and new rules to curb Democratic obstruction. It notes the naval bill allocating funds for two battleships and eight torpedo boats, total $103.97 million, and Senate cautions on military expansion. The Lilley-Electric Boat probe reveals leaks from the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Cannon
Departments of Justice and Labor
Naval Service
Foss
Committee On Naval Affaira
Hale
Burkett
Senate
Lilley
Electric Boat Company
Navy Department
Navy
Polar Expedition Sails From Dunkirk Aboard Jacques Cartier
The Jacques Cartier under Lieut Benard sails from Dunkirk carrying a polar expedition. Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson appeals to preserve state rights at Shiloh battlefield dedication for Minnesota fallen soldiers. Mme Anna Gould sails for Europe unexpectedly. Robert M La Follette sweeps Republican delegates in Wisconsin primaries. Taft forces perform strongly in Virginia. Rear Admiral Evans declines to rejoin battleship fleet in San Diego and skip southern California port events. Dr Koch of Berlin arrives in New York.
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Jacques Cartier
Lieut Benard
Dunkirk
France
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Shiloh
Mme
Anna Gould
Europe
Robert M. la Folléette
Wisconsin
Virginia
Evans
San Diego
California
Dr. Koch
Berlin
New York
Chelsea Fire Ravages City District in Boston Area
The great blaze devastated Chelsea’s manufacturing tenement and retail sections burning over a square mile. Three lives lost and about £10,000,000 in losses. About 1,500 families homeless. 12 churches, five hospitals, the public library, city hall, five schoolhouses, and numerous factories and tenements destroyed. Fire under control by 9 p.m. after aid from half of Boston’s fire department and steamers from other cities.
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Boston
Chelsea
Boston Fire Department
Chelsea Brigade
Tiillinois Central
Birmingham
Lake Carriers’ Association
Cleveland
Osix
Rose
Milwaukee
Kansas City
T. T. Crittenden, Jr
Wide range of political and crime notices flash across era
The batch reports state actions from militia deployment in Pensacola to protect street cars during strikes, multiple assassinations and suicides, and court rulings on divorce. It notes oil restraint, naval policy, a civil war relic gift, mine disasters, fires, and various local tragedies from Michigan to Albany, with political maneuvers and public notices shaping the period.
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Florida
Pensacola
Andreas Potocki
Galicia
Boot
Bryce
Standard Oil Company
Tennessee
State Supreme Court
Mary Baker G. Eddy
United States National Museum
W. Hutson Ford
Washington
Fort Sumter
Lulu Bright Bill
Mansfeld
St. Louis
New York Supreme Court
Justice Dowling
Parte V. Ratsom
George L. Browning
Madison, Vax
Obituary notices of notable figures across the Midwest
Gen Bryan M. Cutcheon former congressman from Manistee Michigan and Civil War veteran dies in Ypsilanti at 72. Daniel Noyes Presbyterian layman dies in St. Paul Minnesota. Lieut Charles A J Totten US Army retired and former Yate professor dies in Milford Connecticut. Join Vandercook Unite Press president dies in Chicago after appendicitis operation. Joseph Roberts superintendent of Northern Tediana Ingane hospital dies after short illness.
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Bryan M. Cutcheon
Congress
Manistee
Mich
Michigan
Ypsilanti
Daniel BR. Noyes
St. Paul
Minn
Charles A. J. Totten
United States Army
Milford
Conn
Join Vandercook
Unite Press Association
Chicago
Joseph Roberts
Tediana Ingane
Secretarial Take on Corn Show Distillery Demo Plan
Secretary Wilson writes to Senator Burkett supporting a 5,000 dollar appropriation to build and demonstrate small distilling apparatus at the upcoming corn exposition in Omaha. He notes treasury permission, the Bureau of Chemistry study, and aims to educate farmers and experiment stations. He also suggests an 8,000 dollar appropriation on Dr. Wiley’s recommendation.
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Washington
Wilson
Burkett
Omaha
Bureau of Chemistry
the Treasury
Wiley
House rules reform urged to simplify congressional procedures
Washington reports a push for reform as Representative Nelson Wis introduced a resolution to form within ten days a committee to overhaul parliamentary practices of the House. The lawmakers condemn the present system as complex and opaque, relying on unanimous consent, rule suspensions, and riders on appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Rouse
Nelson Wis
House
Sunday Law Struck Down by Alabama Court
Alan Judge BE. S. Alford, in the criminal court, declared the Alabama law banning playing baseball, lawn tennis, golf and other games on Sunday unconstitutional and void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alan
BE. S. Alford
Criminal Court
Alabama
Little Lillie Olson Found Near Farm Localized
Four year old Lillie Olson who wandered from her father’s home southeast of town five months ago was found by Willie and Elsie Nissen ages seven and three. The Nissen children reside two miles northeast of the town on a farm owned by a well known local farmer.
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Rosalie
Ned
Lillie Olsen
Chrl
Here
Willie
Elsie Nissen
Mill Operators Get A Cut In New England Mills
A wage reduction averaging 10 percent started in cotton, cloth, yarn, and thread mills across New England and New York, affecting about 43,100 workers. The cut comes amid ongoing industrial adjustments in the textile sector.
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New England
New York
Boston
Mass
New York State
Winter Wheat Crop Good And Plan To Sow Other Cereals
Fargo North Dakota reports spring work progressing rapidly with ideal weather. Farmers prepare land and seed in better shape than in years. Winter wheat outlook is so encouraging that some plan to sow less wheat and grow more of other cereals.
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North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
Iowa News Highlights A Nation of Trials and Tragedies
James Wright was acquitted after a brief trial for the killing of Lewis Williams following a card game dispute. Other items report injuries to Charles McGee in Marshalltown, the death of John Berg at the Iowa Soldiers’ Home, incendiary fires in Clayton County, and plans for an interurban line from Fort Dodge to Emmetsburg Spirit Lake. Local incidents include a near miss on a Cascade farm circular saw, slander suits in Princeton, and a rescued child in Fort Dodge. Davenport elects George W. Scott as mayor amid anti liquor laws, while Webster County endures a major farm fire.
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James Wright
Lewis Williams AU Brandla
Willams
Wright
Charles McGee
Igwa
Marshalltown
McGee
St. Thomas Hospital
Chicago
John Berg
Inia
Marshallown
Beulah Bandfield
Fraser
Iowa
Berg
Macamber
Cascade
Sioux City Traction Company
Wall Street
Commercial Club
Sioux City Real Estate Men's Association
Charles A. Kneedler
Traction Company
Pat Moyna
Coc Greek
Lodomilia
Clayton County
Mr. Moyna
Emmetsburg
Spirit Lake
Fort Dorge
Fort Dodge
New York
Columbus
J. J. Duncan
Andy Warren
Duncan
Atale University
Harry Martin
L. Slaughter
J. Porter
P. H. McGinnis
Princeton
Bessie M. Johnson
Davenport
Chia
Duncombe
Po-Lce
Mabel
Fred Gerring
Lucile Elliott
Anna Robson
Ottumwa
Thomas Sell
Miss Elliott
Miss Robson
Norway
Miss Eliott
Sjell
George W. Scott
Civic Federation
Order of Elks
Towa State Association of Elks
Charles Ainsworth
Webster County
Hays
New Arrivals in Canada Near 900000 in 1807
The article notes a flood of Americans moving to Canada in the year just closed, nearly sixty thousand from the United States and similar numbers in prior years, drawn by climate, crops, low land prices, easy terms, and 160 acres free from government. It highlights Canadian opportunities, social conditions, and the appeal of liberty, light taxes, and education as settlers pursue new homes and livelihoods.
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United States
Canada
Republic
Winnipeg
Dixie
Lme
Chicago
Edmonton
Omaha
Calgary
Wedding March Misidentification At Chicago Music Show
Walter Damrosch notes two matrons and a young nephew at a Chicago musical event where the youth mislabels familiar pieces. The matron explains the Wedding March by Mendelssohn as Maiden's Prayer, reflecting the era's light concert atmosphere. Also advises on laundering fabrics with Defiance Starch to preserve textile beauty and stiffness without thickening.
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Walter Damrosch
Chicago
Mendelasohn
Harper's Weekly
Gladstone’s Thrift and Frugality Reflected in Recollections
The passage recalls Gladstone’s generous temper paired with strict frugality. He sought the proper discount on second-hand books, detested wasteful paper, and despised wasted time. The anecdote comes from Recollections of Sir Algernon West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Algernon West
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
Advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease cured by internal Hall's Catarrh Cure, not local applications. It asserts the medicine purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a Toledo Ohio company address, price seven cents.
His Great Fault
A humorous exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times features a would-be author admitting a need for a gardener due to a large plot of ground around his house. The counterpoint quip suggests he never could handle a plot, reflecting wry editorial wit.
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Crittick
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