Premier Asquith to seek shorter Parliament terms
A Sinclair era compilation notes Asquith in the House of Commons proposing a plan to shorten the duration of Parliament. The report also details a duel in Nice between Dr Doyden and Captain Van Langendonck, the beef trust indictments, and other 1909 era events including Irish and American political items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Garven
Hudson County
New Jersey
Beef Trust
Washington
Representative Lowden
Foreign Affairs Committee
London
Charles W. Fairbanks
Pilgrim Society
Earl of Salsbury
Bunker Hill
Fairbanks
Record of early 20th century U S politics and industry notes
Weston walks through Kansas as Roosevelt arrives in Khartoum amid excitement. Taft faces uncertain congressional program and campaign slogan. Hogs set South Omaha top at 10.56. Oil and drug trade feature imports. Standard Oil replies in supreme court. A Cleveland bank run ends with deposits paid. Hitchcock declares Senate bid. Philadelphia calls for end to strike. Nevada mails travel by wagon due to washouts. Pittsburg convicts endure fire nearby. McCall bill pushes campaign finance publicity. Boxboro fire kills John Wagstaff family. Manitoba bonds to buy out elevator systems. 6000+ steerage passengers leave Southampton for U S. Barney Oldfield sets speed mark in Dayton. Fate orders Leong deportation for smuggling. Platt funeral closes Express office briefly. Selection for next pow wow tournament noted amid chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
South Omaha
Taft
Roosevelt
United States
Standard Oil Company
Boxboro
N. C
John Wagstaff
Manitoba
Southampton
Barney Oldfield
Benz
Dayton
Chicago
Mark A. Fate
Bob Leong
el Paso
Texas
Land
Senate debates Indian bill and Genoa school expansion
Senator Burkett added an amendment allowing Omaha Indians to file claims with the court of claims and authorized three new Genoa Indian school buildings costing 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. House members blasted a 287.66 dollar horseshoeing bill as extravagance, while three Brownsville officers face a military inquiry. The post office bill totals 241 million, the agricultural bill 3.5 million, as sessions run. The president backs funding to raise the Maine wreck proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burkett
Court of Claims
Genoa Indian School
State Department
Hamlin and Clark
Secretary of State
Mr. Mann
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Military Court of
Edgar A. Macklin
Samuel P. Lyon
George T. Lawson
Post Office
House
Senate
Maine
Mrs Cudahy Says She Would Return to Stage for Family
The narrator notes Mrs. Jack Cudahy would pursue the stage if not for her children. Across the day, reports mention victims of the Mabray swindle telling their stories in federal court at Council Bluffs. Other items include James A. Patten facing a hostile reception in Manchester cotton exchange, Thurston in Omaha signaling Nebraska campaign plans, Hinshaw’s noncommittal stance on re election, Foraker attacking constitutionality of the corporate tax in a Supreme Court brief, and a push for a postal savings bank in a bill urged by the president in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owe de. Parks
Ithe
Dilon
Pacific
Ilinois Centre
Department of Justice
Garven
Burkett
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
Madame Breshkovskaya
St. Petersburg
Mabray
Council Bluffs
Kansas
Wichita
Kansas State Editorial Association
Broadway
168Th Street
Chicago
Kansas City
Pat Crowe
Clinton
Crowe
Young Cudahy
Jack” Cudahy
Jere Lillis
K. M. Landis
Samuel Driesbach
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
M. Lanz & Sons
Pittsburg
Edna
James A. Patten
Manchester
England
United States
Thurston
Omaha
Nebraska
Hinshaw
Congress
Supreme Court
Foraker
House
Senate
Postal Savings Bank
Philadelphia Street Car Strike Aims At Peace Settlement
State Senator James P. McNichol and Wm. Vates arrive as Philadelphia labor leaders push a general strike while Pennsylvanian Senator Penrose and McNichol travel from Palm Beach to urge arbitration and peace between the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co and striking workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Vates
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co
Greenwalt
State Federation of Labor
Washington
Pennsylvania
Penrose
McNichol
Palm Beach
Fila
Supreme Court Hears Payne Aldrich Tax Challenge
The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of the corporation tax in the Payne Aldrich tariff law. Oral arguments filled the session and will continue tomorrow. Fifteen consolidated cases seek final judgment with stockholders suing to halt the tax in most suits, and policy holders suing New York Life Insurance Co. in one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
New York Life Insurance Co
Traces Found of Lost Dutch Liner Prinz Willem IX
Traces of the Prinz Willem IX, missing since January, were found at sea near Belle Isle off France. A life buoy, an oar bearing the ship's name, and a propeller blade with a name board were washed ashore on nearby islands. The vessel had 52 passengers and sailed from Amsterdam for West Indian ports and New York on January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Hner
Belle Isle
France
Isle
Prinz Willem I
Royal Dutch West Indian
New York
Thirteen Hundred Men Work on Flood Damaged Track
Thirteen hundred and twenty men are employed today repairing the track washed away by the recent flood. It is expected that the first trains since Sunday will cross by Friday afternoon. Ice covers the grade and rails are being fished from the river bottom. The Soo line bridge at Apple Creek is dangerous, with passengers ferried on foot. special trains bring them to Bismarck. A pile driver began work at 4:30 AM and repairs may finish this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Soo Line
Apple Creek
Here
Portuguese and Britons Clash Over Frontier in Africa
The Diario reports a serious clash between Portuguese and British officials delimiting the frontier at Teta on the Zambesi river in Portuguese East Africa. Notes are exchanged between Portugal and Great Britain as the incident prompts diplomatic exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
The
Diarie
Teta
Zambes River
East Africa
Portugal
Great Britain
Riots Disrupt Bogota Street Railway Service
In Bogota on March 16 17 an attempt to restart the street railway triggered widespread rioting lasting into the night. The American legation remains under guard and all Colombians employed by the American company that runs the railway are in serious danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Bogota
Legation
Bankers Enter Protest Against Postal Savings Bill
Washington hearing opens before the house post offices committee on the postal savings bank bill with the American Bankers Association opposing the measure. Chairman Weeks says no one was listed to appear in support and notes earlier hearings had strong affirmative input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Savings Bank
Senate
House Committee On
American Bankers’association
Asain Banks
Weeks
Defining Standards in Cattle Breeding for Market Success
A cattle breeder explains that clear standards guide breeding toward market value. Those close to judge-established beef ideals fetch higher prices at auctions and stockyards while graders prioritize meat quality over markings or breed purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Miller
Hach
Imported Shorthorn Heifers Highlight Breed Qualities
Two roan and red Shorthorn heifers shown in the illustration impress Orange Judd Farmer readers with compact bodies straight backs and well formed heads. Bred to produce pure Shorthorn stock they thrive on range and feed lots maturing early and yielding good beef and milk traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd Farmer
Mealy bug and scale control for houseplants
The article describes how mealy bugs, also called cotton aphids, infest plants from florists and spread to other specimens. It recommends a soap and kerosene emulsion mixed with water to spray affected plants and to wash palms and thick leaves to remove scale, noting the emulsion lasts in corked bottles.
Fancy Prices For Feathered Stock At Boston Poultry Show
A Boston poultry show reports high prices for fancy stock. Notable sales include Crown crane at 300 dollars and Paradise crane at 250 dollars. Cyrus crane sold for 326 dollars, Barred Plymouth rock breeders at 125 dollars each, and other breeding birds ranged up to 503 dollars per pair with several entries around 75 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Paradise
Cyrus
Hillimi
Plymouth Corel
Rolato
PY Rhodes
Talund
Fender
Fragmentary quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson text
The excerpt presents a fragmented reflection on duty and happiness with phrases about unknown benefits and a bene factor. It resembles a garbled OCR from a Stevenson quote, lacking clear context or complete sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert "Louis Stevenson
Toasting Techniques for Better Digestibility and Flavor
A kitchen note explains that toast digests more easily than bread because heat converts starch to dextrin. It warns against thick slices and charred outsides that trap moisture and hinder butter absorption. The guide recommends thin slices browned quickly over coals, served immediately, with optional cheese cream topping.
Cream of Tomato Soup Recipe
A simple tomato soup method uses half a cup of stewed tomatoes with a pinch of soda. Make a white sauce from half a tablespoon butter and flour with one cup milk, cook five minutes, add tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Cake Making Hints From The Old Kitchen Notes
A vintage instruction piece outlines cake making techniques with heat control and flour sifting. It covers greasing pans with fat, lining with buttered paper, centering batter to avoid domes, quartering tins, and timing each stage from rising to browning. It notes causes of cracks: excess flour and too hot an oven early.
Disjointed Note Hints Quail Prices and Dining Desires
A fragmentary historical note hints at rising meat costs with quail on toast as an option. The garbled text mentions Mr Bliggins and a railway reference, reflecting a disrupted OCR item.
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Home and Foreign Intelligence
Weston
Khartoum
A. W
NEW Movement
Carmen
Ark Sasanh
Richard Ccll
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