Conferees Approve River and Harbor Bill Totals
A Washington report notes the river and harbor bill conferees presented their final version. It carries appropriations totaling 51,947,718 dollars, a net reduction of 705,500 from the Senate-passed amount. Omaha to buy waterworks for 6,263,294.49. Supreme court decision affirms. Also notes Taft stance on Alaska and various international and local items.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Waterworks Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
State Department
Associated Press
San Juan del Sur
William Putnam
Madrid
Putnam
Taft
Alaska
Philippine Islands
W. H. Hunter
Fred H. Hoye
W. F. Wappich
Fire and Police Commission of
Charles A. Salter
Supreme Court sustains interstate rate cases. rail strikes widen
A sweep of early 20th century events includes the Supreme Court upholding interstate commerce in the Missouri river rate cases, a Texas rail strike ordered for Southern Pacific foremen, and political shifts with the Alberta premier resigning. Also noted: warship movements near Nanking, Webster's death, Peary's audience with King George, labor and suffrage tensions in Oklahoma, and cultural figures in New York society.
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Supreme Court
Southern Pacific
Texas
Nanking
Sydney Webster
Franklin Pierce
Newport
R. I
United States Court of Customs Appeals
Cape Henry
Danubian
Newport News
Mary L. Crosby
Beaufort
N. C
Diamond Shoa
Crosby
Wilmington
House
August Belmont
Meadow Brook Hunt Club
Robert E. Peary
King George
Marlborough House
Scott
Taft
Rutherford
Timothy" Murphy
Volunteers of America
St. Paul
Oklahoma
Uure
Abe
Sa van SD Spensseiner Ford
Onexofsthe
Eam Als Art
New York
Atate
Personal note on trial in St Louis
A fragmentary personal note mentions Mrs. Davey and a trial in St Louis. Details are unreadable, with limited context on the case or parties involved.
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St. Louis
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An advertisement extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. A testimonial from Mrs. Sapie Mull en of Ed wood Indiana claims relief after taking six bottles, noting relief from pain and avoidance of surgery. The ad invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for confidential, free advice from Massachusetts.
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Lydia
Epa
Sonia
Sapie Mullen
Edwood
Ind
TL Pinkham
Diaam
A Horse Lover
James R. Keene spoke at a Cedarhurst luncheon noting his love of horses as a comfort and his need to keep them separate from business. He cited a humorous contrast between maternal pride and a two year old thoroughbred to illustrate the balance of passions.
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James R. Keene
Cedarhurst
Tuberculosis Beds Must Grow Before Care Reaches Inmates
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis warns it will take about forty five years at the current pace to provide enough hospital beds for indigent consumptives in the United States. Last year 7,000 beds were added, but there remain about 300,000 patients with only 22,720 beds nationwide across 294 institutions and 15,244 beds on May 1 1909. The association’s annual report notes 99 new institutions and roughly 7,500 more beds.
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Roosevelt
Mmmerce
York
Ripley
Santa Fe
W. M. Greene
Rochester
Lake Ontario
Toronto
George
Mary
Marlborough House
London
Wilton Jenkins Atkinson
Chicago
William
United States
Estrada
Nicaragua
Blue Fields
Bristol
Tenn
Charles L. Burr
New York City
Mackenzie & Burr
Lincoln
Nebr
Emil Seidel
Milwaukee
Pittsburg
Tuberculosis Sanitarum
Edward VII
D Hughes
New York
Hannibal
Western
Dyer
Thomas E. Watson
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Fuller
HA. W. Lyon
Minneapolis
N. B. Scott
W. P. Hubbard
Charles Stuart Rolls
English Channel
Dover
Calais
Treasury
China
Wilkes County
North Carolina
Pollock
United States Circuit Court
Topeka
Kansas
Polack
General Estrada
Madrid
Dr. Madriz
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
The
National Association
Wisconsin Republicans Meet in Milwaukee to Outline Platform
Vice President James S. Sherman and James Wilson arrive in Milwaukee to address the state convention. About 1,065 delegates gather at the auditorium to adopt a platform, consider endorsing national administration, and discuss state office candidates for the September primary amid a split between stalwarts and La Follette followers.
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Milwaukee
James S. Sherman
James Wilson
Indiana
Messrs. Sherman
Wilson
Wisconsin
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Kings Visit Calitri After Devastating Earthquake in Italy
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena toured Calitri amid ruins after yesterday’s quake that left about 8 000 residents in open country camps. The king inspected damaged streets while the queen comforted women and children and pledged care for orphans. American Ambassador Leishman and the New York cruiser may aid relief efforts as seismographs record minor aftershocks across southern Italy.
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Avellino
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Calitri
Naples
Leishman
New York
Duke of Aosta
Queen Helena
Fire at Cooper store wipes out Brampton buildings
In Brampton North Carolina on June 8 McDowell was arrested at Hankinson for allegedly setting fire to the Cooper store and surrounding structures last week. The blaze destroyed the Cooper Earth lumber yard causing about 30000 dollars in losses. Carey Benson was arrested in Watertown South Carolina as an accomplice and is linked to a prior chase of an escaped murderer from Ransom county. Authorities suspect McDowell robbed the post office within the store seeking silver coins.
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Brampton
N. C
McDowell
Hankinson
Cooper
Earth
Carey Benson
Watertown
S. C
Benson
Ransom County
Masons Gather for 21st Annual Supreme Council Session
Nearly 2,000 Masons from across the country participate in Cleveland Ohio on June 8 for the twenty first annual session of the supreme council of the mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. The order comprises twenty four grottogs with no more than 10,000 members represented here.
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Masons
Cleveland
Supreme Council of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
Carroll Wins in Iowa Governor Race Nomination
Des Moines reports that even with incomplete primary returns Carroll, a Republican, and Porter, a Democrat, appear certain nominees for governor. Eight progressives and three standpatters secured congressional nominations.
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Carroll
Iowa
Des Moines
Porter
Congress
Digestibility Testaries Stir Bleached Flour Trial
In Kansas City on June 8, testimony continued in the United States court regarding bleached flour. Dr Gustave Mann of Tulane University testified that digestibility of bleached flour was only about one half that of unbleached flour, fueling cross examination in the ongoing case.
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Kansas City
United States
Gustave, Mann
Mann
College Nine’s Star Cyrus Won’t Leave Country
An old letter reveals Cyrus, nicknamed Roy, is excited about a town call to place him in the right field next summer. The passage shows sentiment about national service and baseball prospects.
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Cyrus
Casey at the Bat and Coca Cola Book Promotion
The fragment promotes Casey at the Bat in a Coca Cola Baseball Record Book from 1910 with schedules and baseball data. It notes Coca Cola mail offers 2 cent postage stamps and includes a booklet The Truth About Coca Cola. It also includes assorted anecdotes about milk dealers and short quotes on morality and advertising.
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Casey
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Co
Atlanta
Envy and Courage Via a Concert Hall Conversation
A fragment from the Ladies' Home Journal presents a dialogue in a dim corridor where one man envies the singer and the reply credits the singer's tremendous courage over vocal prowess. The exchange highlights admiration and humility in a refined social setting.
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Kapa
Pettyts Eye Salve Sold By Howland Bros In Buffalo
An old advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve as harmless and fast acting for eye troubles. It claims the product is pleasant and available from Howland Bros in Buffalo New York with price of 25 cents. The copy also blends odd moral musings about self and life with the sale pitch.
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Pettit
Howand Bros
Buffalo, N.Y
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