Historical brief of US and foreign policy actions
Senator Root testified before a House committee about a $2450 voucher approved by Secretary Hay, with $850 for ex-Secretary Day’s portrait and no details on the remaining $1600. Knox and Nicaragua’s minister signed a treaty to refund Nicaragua’s foreign debt. A Senate Elections committee subpanel will reexamine Lorimer charges. The House received the Democratic Wool bill criticizing Republicans. Four more inquiries are planned, totaling sixteen. A bout between Jack Johnson and Sam Langford was proposed for Labor Day near Washington under Maryland law.
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Root
House
States Department
Day
Hay
Knox
Nicaragua
Washington
Dillingham
Senate
Lorimer
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Maryland
Notable arrival and marriages span Atlantic and Havana
Rev. Lt. J. H. Shakespeare, a descendant of Shakespeare, arrives aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II for the Baptist World Alliance convention in Philadelphia. Manuela Gomez, eldest daughter of the Cuban president, marries Lieut. Col. Julio Morales Collo in Havana. Annie Peck sails from New York to Peru aiming to plant a votes for women flag on the highest peak. L. Frank Baum files for bankruptcy in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Shakespeare
Bard of Avon
Philadelphia
Gomez
Manuela
Havana
Julio Morales Coello
Annie Peck
New York
Peru
Wilhelm
L. Frank Baum
Los Angeles
Various 1911 Headlines From New Jersey and New York
President Taft reviews a Brooklyn Sunday school parade with speeches and 120000 children. Governor Baldwin signs a licensing and registration bill for air ships and operators. Dr Emery Marvel accused in a $35000 damage suit for alleged surgery. Federal probe into Pittsburg Coal and United States Steel deal. Taft Jr barred from Bar exam for missin g registration. New York Assembly defeats Le Beau Bill on Buffalo governance. Hotel Gotham liquor sale approved. Rev Cecil Marrack killed in Cal ifornia. Defense for Harry Scheib linked to tuberculosis. New Jersey allows public workers free trolley rides. Oil pollution harms mosquitos near New Haven. New York wins $104942 judgment vs Belt Line Railroad. Jefferson statue vandalized at Charlottesville. Northwest burns in Buffalo after paint explosion, $500000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Brooklyn
Baldwin
Connecticut
Trenton
Emery Marvel
Atlantic City
Eva Folsom
Pittsburg Coal Company
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Gotham
Cecil Marrack
St. Stephen's Epicagpal
Rosa
Cal
Alexander Karlin
New York
Harry A. Scheib
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Haven
Justice Bischoff
Ackerman Receives Shocking May Acting Governor Fee
A New Jersey Senate president Ernest Ackerman received 888.98 for acting governor duties in May while Governor Wilson toured for speeches. The report notes various other state and national events including retirements, legislative votes, and notable incidents across New York and beyond.
Diverse 1900s Global Incidents Reported From Exposition to Elections
Fire destroys the American exhibits building at Quito’s national exposition site. Headhunters kill 30 of 40 Japanese soldiers in Formosa. Exiled ex-president Castro rumored at Gibraltar. Commodore Benedict’s yacht wrecks near Havana with slim chances of salvage. Two youths seize a fishing schooner at Cuxhaven and kill the owner before capture. Yorktown searches for Hureka near San Juan del Sur. Vedrine retires from the Paris Rome Turin race after an aeroplane accident. Saxonia quarantined at Trieste over cholera death aboard. Maine hull visible in Havana harbor as a warning. Estrada’s plan to divide Nicaragua into two states surfaces. Irish leader Dillon injured in Dunalk accident. Laurier to push imperial conference resolution on treaty withdrawal. Jamaica’s census: 832,600, up 192,000 in 20 years.
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Quito
Formosa
Cipriano Castro
Venzuela
Gibraltar
E. C. Benedict
Virginia
Havana
Cuxhaven
Yorktown
San Juan del Sur
Hureka
San Francisco
Pierre Vedrine
Cunard Ner Saxonia
Trieste
New York
Maine
Fast trolley line projected to connect Pittsburg and Buffalo
Surveys completed show a 128 mile extension from Butler to Erie via Slippery Rock Grove City Mercer Polk Franklin and Meadville Cambridge Springs then north to Erie using the Lake Shore and Buffalo electric line The plan merges Pittsburg Butler Inc with a new road under one management with double track facilities The route has land rights secured and officials say heavy traffic will require double tracking at the Pittsburg end and the project is supported by Pittsburg capital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Buffalo
N.Y
Butler
Slippery Rock
Grove City
Mercer
Polk
Franklin
French Creek
Meadville
Cambridge Springs
Erie
Edinboro
Middleboro
Shire
Lake Shore
Butler Inc
Ihlé
Charles Gibson
J. H. Barrett
B. 8. Wilson
Gibson
Long May End Strike With Amicable Pittsburgh Settlement
An official of the Pennsylvania Railroad states an amicable settlement with former shopmen will be reached within days. Two meetings last week between ministers and the railroad superintendent discussed terms. The parties reportedly aligned with General Superintendent O Donnell on the east lines and sought parity from General A M Schoyer on the west lines, though details remain private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
O'Donnel
Octogenarian founder of Lazearville dies by self infliction
Lazearville West Virginia founder and Presbyterian church figure House Grant Leasure, 81, was found with a bullet wound in his room on Saturday morning. He left a note requesting burial Sunday at 4 PM and the request was carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazearville
W. Va
Grant Leasure
Presbyterian Church of the
Old Yale Official Robert Brown Dies of Heart Disease
Robert Brown secretary emeritus of Yale Observatory dies in New Haven of heart disease. Born in Cincinnati in 1886, he graduated from Yale in 1857 and spent 16 years with Cincinnati Gas Light and Coke as secretary treasurer and vice president. He helped found Yale Observatory and served 25 years as secretary until 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Robert Brown
Yale Observatory
Mr. Brown
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gas, Light and Coke Company
Astronomical Observatory
Former Mayor of Columbus Indicted in Ohio Case
Former Columbus mayor A. Bond, now living in Cleveland, appears in an indictment issued by the Franklin county land jury. He is charged with trying to sway former State Senator Drake to keep the Rose county local option bill in the Temperance committee where Drake sat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A. Bond
Cleveland
Franklin County Land Jury
Drake
Rose County
Temperance Committee
Hubbard Wins $500 Bet With Haircut
Hubbard of East Aurora won a $500 wager with William Marion Reedy of St Louis by submitting to a haircut in a notable dash of bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
East Aurora
Libert Hubbard
Fra Eberta
William Marion Reedy
St. Louis
Hottest Day In Ten Years In Pittsburg
Pittsburg records shattered as the heat peaked at 94 degrees at 3 pm in the Oliver building. The scorching conditions left at least some individuals dead or prostrated as officials noted the day surpassed eight year marks, with 1903 tied for one previous high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States Weather Bureau
Henry W. Oliver
Revelry and Deception at Grand Central Telegram
Dick Manning faces a jealous riddle when a prepaid telegram to his wife Maude draws him to Grand Central. Andy Baird orchestrates a staged meeting with Maude’s Cambridge friend Roberta Falcows, so Dick can confront the affair, ending with a reconciled home scene and a playful Yale shout.
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Grand Central
Bob
Dick Manning
Manhattan
Long Island
Grand Central Station
Baird
Andy
Yale
Taji
Sandy
California
Maude
Carringtons
Boston
Roberta Falcows
Cambridge
Mr. Manning
Ninety-sixth Street
Carrington
Mr. Baird
Snake Fight At Serotherapic Institute Near San Paulo
A renowned French surgeon Professor Pozzi described a dramatic encounter at a Brazilian Serotherapic institute. A large mussurana confronted a venomous serpent released in the room, immune to poisons, and ultimately defeated and devoured the venomous foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serotherapic Institute
San Paulo
Pozzi
Brazil
Fozzi
Queen Alexandra’s Whime at Marlborough House
The article notes Queen Alexandra’s fondness for poft and subdued tones as Marlborough House is redecorated for her occupation. It states she dislikes changes and is so particular that room plans show exact placements to restore items to their original positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Alexandra
Marlborough House
Souvenir Postal Trick Reveals Jealous Newport Feint
A witty exchange centers on souvenir postal cards sent to Mrs. Green to provoke jealousy. The speaker admits the cards are a ploy to make her envious, claiming she has never visited Newport and would be furious at the ruse.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Offered Free Trials
A Pittsburgh area ad promotes Munyon's Paw Paw Pills with a free trial offer. It claims the pills gently stimulate the liver and bowels without scouring or weakening, and that constipation causes many ailments. Readers are urged to contact Professor Munyon at 53d and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia, for medical advice and a 45-pill bottle for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
53D & Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Munyon’s Laboratory
Report Tuberculosis Cases Urged by Health Group
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges comprehensive campaigns backed by enforceable laws mandating reporting of every living tuberculosis case. Currently 25 states require reporting by law or regulation, while 28 have no provision, and about 100 U.S. cities have local ordinances enforcing tuberculosis reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
New Orleans
United States
Sincere Prayer Teacher Now Would You Pray For Him
A brief dialogue from The United Presbyterian features a teacher asking Tommy what to do if a man gave him $100 to hold and died. Tommy replies he would not pray for the deceased but for another man like him, reflecting a child’s pragmatic view in a church context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
United Presbyterian
Garfield Tea Overcomes Constipation and Ills
Garfield Tea helps alleviate constipation headaches and bilious attacks as a traditional remedy, offering steady relief for digestive and allied discomforts. The notice frames charity as overused, with a critique of dispensary approaches in the same period.
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Garfield
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Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Mammoth Lake
Nothwest
Ernest KR. Ackerman
New Jersey Senate
Wilson
Gary
Idaho
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Connecticut Senate
Public Service Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
New York Assembly
McCleland-Walker
New York Central
Eleventh Avenue
New York City
Gaysor
RE. D. Dreyfuss
Lyman Nichols
Nutley
N. J
Sterling Bronze Co
O’gorman
Mariposa Big Tree Grove
Yosemite Valley
R. A. Lichenring
Allentown
New York Mineral Springs Reservation
Saratoga Springs
Library of
Yaddo
Trask Estate
Edward M.shepard
Estrada
Helize
John Dillon
Dundalk
Wilfrid Laurier
Great Britain
Jamaica
Associated Literary Press
Roberta Fallows
James Braid
Allen
Augusta
Pinehurst
Palm Beach
Ita
Allen & Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Carter
Re Bae
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