Review of a Week's Events in Congress and World News
A busy week in Congress with discussions over four new battleships, amendments to naval funding, and $7,000,000 set to begin construction of two ships. The House passed numerous pension bills, moved to sue the Oregon & California Railroad, and adopted a paper trust inquiry. President Roosevelt signaled vetoes and supported the mobility bill.
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Congress
Piles
Teveridge
Pacific
House
Lilley
Electric Boat Company
Pires
Washington
Senate
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Oregon
Roosevelt
Holle
Cannon
Mann
Stafford
Wis
Ryan
Miller
Kan
Bannon
Sims
Tenn
Bonaparte
Notable Names in a Spin of 1900s Revelations
A jumble of legal and personal misfortunes features Louis A. Gourdsin the former lottery king escaping a federal asylum in Washington Mires Jennie A Dell a Chicago matrimonial agent gets a year in the bridewell for defrauding schemes Gov Davidson of Wisconsin slips and falls breaking a bone William D Haywood loses his job at the Western Federation of Miners Secretary of War Tait plans a Panama trip Rev Russell J Wilbur departs Episcopal to Catholic faith Dr Russell J Wilbur covers church moves Ford Warner a St Louis House of Delegates member is convicted of bribery and gets two years in prison
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Louis A. Gourdsin
St. Elizabeth's Federal Asylum
Washington
Jennie A. Dell
Chicago
Gov. Davidson
Wisconsin
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Tait
Isthmus
Panama
Russell J. Wilbute
Episcopal Church
Grafton
Fond du Lac
Wis
White Plains
S. Y
Justice Morschauser
Toris K. Thaw
Russell J. Wilbur
Ford Warner
House of Delegates of
St. Louis
Tornado Toll and Hospitalities Across North America
Returns from southern districts show at least 350 lives lost and 49 towns wrecked. Notre Dame De Saletie near Buckingham Ontario heavily flooded and hundreds displaced. Severe blizzard with snow and gales hits Britain. Venom extraction from a viper performed in New York for the first time in many years. A work train wreck near Laquin Pennsylvania kills nine and injures fifteen. Rye on the Sound hosts a philanthropically funded home for wealthy women. Harvard defeats Annapolis Naval Academy in an eight rowing final. Two brothers from Milan, Michigan die when their car collides with a Michigan Central train near Dearborn.
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Notre Dame de Saletie
Buckingham
Ont
Lievre
Great Britain
Science of Medicine
Crows Zoological Park
New York
Laquin
Charles Osborne
Wall Street
Rye-on-the Sauad
Harvard
Wnapolis Naval Academy
William Walentie
Charles Walcott
Milan
Mich
Dearborn
Mic
Thay Ware
Michigan Central
Numerous Disasters and Deaths Reported Worldwide
A British cruiser Gladiator collided with the American St Paul near the Isle of Wight and was beached with five crew dead and 23 missing. Fires, murders, floods, and tornadoes strike in the US and elsewhere, including a Tomb of deaths in West Virginia and New York thefts. Political shifts, court actions, and aviation experiments punctuate a day of calamities and headlines.
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Isle of Wight
London
New York
Joliet
Robert Marrison
Thomas
Huntington
W.va
E. F. Carty
Rockford
Herman H. Peters
Port Turon
Mich
United Home Protectors
Lordsburg
N. M
Oliver Garrison
George Allen
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
F. B. Hart
Minneapolis
Minnesota Supreme Court
Eagle Fiver
Wis
T. A. McIntyre & Co
New York Stock, Cotton and Produce Exchanges
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
Solon Kugler
Pindneyville
Joseph Miller
Butler
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Asquith
Manchester
Charles D. Pierce
Texas
South Dakota
Nebraska
Denver
William J. Hryana
Cabrera
Guatemala
Supreme Court of Tilinots
Morris Bengston
Belvidere
Sigrid Airpleheim
North Sea
Germany
Tolland
Sweden
France
England
Jents
Skidoo
California
Lytchhed
Joseph Simpson
Cape May Point
N. J
Holy Name
Hamel
Minn
Mosinee
Tawney
Minnesota
Chaney
Indiana
Washington
Fhe
Kansas City
Two Ships Battle to Senate on Roosevelt Plan
In Washington the Senate rejected Roosevelt's four battleship program after debates led by Senator Allison of Iowa. The final measure funds two ships with related costs, plus two colliers and other naval needs, while boosting pay for officers and sailors and increasing marine corps strength.
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Senate
Allison
Iowa
Moniay
Hale
House
Congress
Raoot
International Law Congress
Hoot
Sensie Naval Committee
New York Subscriptions Open for Pennsylvania Bonds
Subscriptions for the Pennsylvania bond issue of 40,600,000 were opened at Kuhn Loeb Co offices Monday. It was announced the 20,900,000 allotted in the United States was oversubscribed several times. Subscriptions reportedly reached upwards of 120,000,000.
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New York
Gus
Pennsylvania
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
United States
Roosevelt cites naval bill as strength in disarmament fight
President Roosevelt says his naval program gains hinge on two new battleships approved by the senate, noting four ships would have given the United States leverage to dictate disarmament terms. He asserts the naval bill strengthens U S bargaining power amid ongoing battles over naval expansion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Senate
House
Iowa City fires threaten body and home in eerie blaze
Flames licking near the corpse of Ira Shidhelm in Iowa City set fire to lace curtains, requiring swift watchful action to save the body. The long report lists further Iowa items including a Des Moines county poor farm inquiry, multiple drownings and crimes, and a doctor’s hidden wealth found after death.
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Ira Shidhelm
Iowa City
State Board of Control
Burlington
Des Moines
Dean's Kidney Pills Offer Relief From Kidney Ailments
Mrs Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio endorses Dean's Kidney Pills claiming prompt relief from back pain irregular kidneys and fatigue after using the remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster-Sullivan Co Buffalo N Y.
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Rebecca Mack
E. Rick Street
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-3ulburn Co
Buffalo
Boy with the dirty face and the wash command
Representative Adam Bede of Minnesota relates a tale of a boy sent to the town pump by the teacher with the instruction to wash and be clean. The boy returned pale on the chin yet the cheeks and forehead remained dirty, prompting laughter as he explained he washed as high up as his shirt would go.
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Adam Bede
Minnesota
Baby's Itching Humor Prompts Cure with Cuticura
Mrs William Gelding of Attica Indiana reports months of itching sores on her child resisted medicines until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were used. After three applications the sores began to heal and left no scars. She praises Cuticura Remedies highly and recommends them to others. July 22, 1907.
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Cutiura
William Gelding
Washington St
Attica, Ind
Quarrel Ceased Amid Family Dispute
An otherwise ordinary domestic quarrel concluded without further incident. A woman angrily asserted knowledge of her education, asking if she had attended school, while her partner replied calmly and affirmed she did. The exchange illustrated a typical heated family moment.
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Sand
How to Test Linseed Oil for Paint Adulteration
The article explains detecting adulterated linseed oil in paint. It notes petroleum oil cheapeners show iridescence on black surfaces, corn and fish oils identifiable by smell, and white lead adulteration detectable with a blow pipe. The National Lead Company offers a free blow pipe and instructions via the Woodbridge Building, New York.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
Out of Reach and Moon Mystery
A two year old cries for the round moon while a sister explains God hid it high to keep it safe from those who might smash it. The brief exchange frames a whimsical, childlike riddle about the moon’s distant, untouchable nature.
A Hard Choice for Jury in Affinity Suit
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a case where a man’s wife sues his affinity and both parties are described as pretty. The outcome tests the tender-hearted jurors as the trial unfolds.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Catarrh Cure Claim and $100 Reward Notice
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures constitutional catarrh by a blood based treatment. It claims a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and notes testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists. Take Hall's family pills for constipation.
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Hall
Jtalta Gararri
Aldurese
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ail Drageists, Fc
The More She Tries to Look Young, The Less She Does
A concise observation notes that excessive efforts to appear younger often backfire, leaving a worn impression rather than a youthful one. The piece implies natural aging carries more authenticity than constant cosmetic striving.
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