Political headlines from Congress to sugar frauds
Nebraska’s Norris quits Senate bid and runs again. Richard Parr to be paid 100000 for aiding government in sugar fraud recovery. Nebraska postmasters named. State Department cites family reasons for James Flynn’s retirement. Philippine friar lands probe calls for inquiry. Transportation rate cuts, aviation plans, Oklahoma capital moves, and court dates fill a wide range of government and public-interest updates.
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George W. Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Richard Parr
Customs
New York
Anoka
Boyd County
Martin K. Kirport
H.W. Pareken
St Michael
Buffalo County
Edith A. Nickel
D. M. Hendrickson
Custer County
Oscar A. Oling
P. MM
Sperry
State Department
James Flynn Statesman
Bollyia
Siatesman
W .Carpenter
War Department
Frank W. Carpenter
L. Worcester
Philippines
Martin
Colorado
Northwestern
Chadron
Stuart
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Deadwood
Lead
Rapid City
Commission
Colorado Fuel Traffic Association
Heyburn
Pinchot
St. Louis
Kansas City
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Wickersham
Sugar Trust
Roosevelt Swamped With Wireless Messages on Homeward Journey
Personal notes report Col. Roosevelt overwhelmed by wireless messages as he travels home. Two graduating West Point cadets wed the following day. President Taft hopes Congress acts before June. Johnson and Jeffries may delay their much publicized bout. Webster Grim secures Democrat nomination for Pennsylvania governor.
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Col. Roosevelt
West" Point
Tait
Congress
Johnson
Jeffries
Webster Grim
Pennsylvania
Elldest Roosevelt Son Weds In New York Ceremony
The June 20 ceremony at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian united Mina Eleanor Alexander and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in a high society wedding witnessed by Col. Theodore Roosevelt. The couple plan Sagamore Hill and a San Francisco honeymoon. The bride is daughter of Henry Addison Alexander. bridesmaids include Ethel Roosevelt and Janet Alexander.
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New York
Jane
Mina Eleanor’ Alexander
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Theodore Roosevelt
Snowden Fahnestock
Elizabeth Hertron
Ethel Roosevelt
Jessie Millington-Drake
Janetta Alexander
Jean Delatio
Charles B. Alexander
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
San Francisco
Mr. Roose
Welt
Henry Addison Alexander
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Longworth
England
Raven's Sharp Trick At London Zoo
A talking raven named A Taven joins the London Zoo aviary and entertains staff by greeting visitors with "Hullo Jack" and startling a lammergeier when it tries to steal meat. The bird’s clever chatter disrupts the lammergeler as it drops its dinner and flees in fright.
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London
Taven
Jack
Lawion
Taft pushes campaign publicity bill through Congress
President Taft moves to secure passage of a publicity law for campaign contributions before the current session ends. He urged leaders in both houses to bring the measure up, citing a personal pledge from his 1909 campaign and planning to stay in Washington to push remaining business until a possible July 4 vacation. He rode with Senator Burrows to secure swift action and expected the bill to be run soon after Appalachian forest matters.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
House
Senate
Burrows
Michigan
Senate Committee On
Monilay
Brandegee
Jay
Appalachian Forest
Postal Savings Bank
Boston
Roosevelt Begins Duties as New York Editor
Theodore Roosevelt enters private life as contributing editor of the Outlook in New York after Sagamore Hill rest. He arrives by Dolphin with Secretary Meyer, heads to his desk, and is mobbed by crowds within hours of arrival as his son’s wedding stories unfold in the afternoon.
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Harvard
Kermit
Alweya
Mins
Alexander
Muah
Teddy,Jr
Bai Cachewea
Washington
Army
Theodore
Thin’ College
Connecticut
America
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Fifth Avenue
Wheat Rises Three Cents in Alarm Over Spring Crop
Reports from the wheat belt warn of 15 percent North Dakota crop loss in a week. Weather and rain delays threaten further damage. In Washington Senator Bailey vows to filibuster and opposes a bill to enlarge the army engineer corps. Governor Hughes in Albany urges direct nomination reform for public office.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bailey
Fliibuster
Washington
Engineer Corps
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Retire Mandy and Justice Moody Bill Move Passages
The house approved Moody's retirement on full pay due to prolonged illness by unanimous consent. A separate public buildings bill totaling 19.28 million dollars for new constructions and 3.10 million for continuing contracts cleared the Bowie chamber by viva voce vote.
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Mandy
Washington
Gillett Bi
Justice Moody
United States Supreme Court
House
Not a Musician Question on a Saxophonist's Self Identity
A reader-prompt exchange queries the label for a man who plays a saxophone. The dialogue contrasts what he calls himself with what listeners call him, highlighting perception and self-identification in informal speech.
Triplet Father Revealed in Curious Exchange
A blurred dialogue suggests a perplexing exchange about paternity and a hurried count. The garbled text hints at a paternal reveal and a muddled, humorous tone, mentioning a doctor and a triplet scenario in a cryptic, old newspaper style.
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Missouri State Board of Immigration
Missouri
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State Fair Park
Haskell
House Committee On Claims
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Nevada
California
Ransdell
John Pierce
Sioux City
Oakland
Cal
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Maas
White Housa
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Berlin
Pacific Coast
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Charles K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Jack Dalton
Des Moines Club
Brooklyn National League Club
White House
Ojo
Manseanal Mountains
Mexico
John Rustgard
John J. Boyse
United States
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French Congo
Prakos
Africa
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Lake Como
Como
Italy
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Georgia
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Williamsburg
Robert Vaniver
Isaac Perry
Vanever
Theodore, Jr
Eleanor Mexander
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Marington
Tom Curtis
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Worden
Lancashire
George
L. Racke
Great Britain
France
Ireland
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Wordenhall
Ffolkes
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Ffrenches
Hugo de Meciz
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Court Journal
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mia
Lona Worth
Larz Anderson
Oyater Bay
Raven
Libby
Western, Canada
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Pial
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