Congress Adjourns After Strenuous 59th Session Ends
The first session of the 59th Congress concluded Saturday after a time of intense debate led by the railroad rate bill. Major actions include pure food and meat inspection measures, naturalization changes, witness immunity rules, denatured alcohol tax repeal, and a Panama Canal plan with a $39 million annual appropriation. Total session appropriations approach $900 million.
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Uton
Panama Canal
Congress
Treasury
Regulr Army
San Francisco
Colony in Paraguay Models Bellamy Vision of Shared Wealth
The Cosme settlement near Asuncion, Paraguay, founded in 1894 by Australian emigrants, follows equality democracy and communal wealth with individual household goods kept by users. Homes cluster around a central square with gardens and sugar cane plots. probation lasts one year with a $25 per adult, half for children fee. No colored persons admitted.
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Edward Bellamy
Bellamy
Cosme
Asuncion
Paraguay
William Latmann
Epict
Herr Lacmann
Treasury
Buenos Ayres
Glidden Auto Tour Continues Toward Fifty Countries
Chas J Glidden veteran auto tourist and founder of the Glidden Trophy reaches Chicago on return to Boston with wife after a world tour begun in 1901. They have visited 35 countries and driven about 33 600 miles and plan to reach 50 countries and 50 000 miles by 1911. They have met monarchs from Fiji to a grand Maharajah and faced awe in lands where white men are rare. In Arizona three companies of the National Guard are held in readiness due to a miners strike threat at Morenci.
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Chas. J. Glidden
Chicago
Boston
Fijis
An An
Ariz
Arizona National Guard
Morenci
Peculiar Behaviors in Doves and Birds Names Origin
Edmond Selous observes doves bow during fights as a courtship ritual and notes other avian quirks. He links petrel and sparrow nicknames to Saint Peter and discusses billing in nesting as an early form of affectionate feeding, proposing kissing may have originated from birds’ pleasure in contact.
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St. Peter
Peter
Galilee
Spain
Portugal
France
Pierrot
Edmond Selous
Out of the Ordinary in Detroit Tribune Snippet
The excerpt presents a Cyrusy Honewell Jr style query about a gentleman with a term head outside a harness shop. It notes a sarcastic line about Waterbury clocks and a butchered bird remark. It ends with a quip on frugality and credit for helping kin.
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Cyrus Honewell, Jr
Waterbury
Detroit Tribune
Lynched Negro After Assault Near Womack
A mob in Chickasha Indian Territory captured a black man believed to be Cliff Mays or Will Newbright after he assaulted Ira Robertson’s 16 year old daughter near Womack. He confessed, was hanged and burned by Walnut Creek, with about 400 in pursuit. Miss Robertson’s condition is not serious.
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Chickasha
I. T
Ira Robertson
Womack
Cliff Mays
Marshall
Texas
Will Newbright
San Antonio
Bradley
Robertson
Walnut Creek
Purcell
Tornado Strikes Ringling Circus Tent in Aurora
A tornado like wind hit the Ringling Brothers circus in Aurora Illinois killing two spectators Matthew Bury and William Cress and injuring several others among 5000 spectators. The center tent pole collapsed as elephants were about to perform causing panic and stampede risk. Police and fire units rushed rescue within 20 minutes as the storm damaged nearby buildings.
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Aurora
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Matthew Bury
William Cress
Danville
Ill
Cress
Drawing for Lands Crow Indian Reservation Lands Drawn in Billings
The Crow Indian Reservation land drawing began in Billings Montana at 9 a.m. on Monday with about 2300 names drawn. O D Williams of Custer Montana drew number 1 and several youths Gerald O Grady Edward Becker Horace Williston helped draw from a large wheel. Mrs Joseph Artery of Butte was the first woman drawn with number 26 and A Brown of Atlanta drew the most distant ticket No 587.
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Billings
Mont
Crow Indian Reservation
O. D. Williams
Custer
Gerald O’grady
Edward Becker
Horace Williston
Joseph Artery
Butte
A Brown
Atlanta
Scenic Railway Trip Ends in Death of Bucks County Judge
J W Shelley district attorney of Bucks county died after fainting aboard the scenic railway over the mountain at Willo w Grove park Philadelphia. A physician said his heart was affected. Shelley, a prominent state lawyer, was unmarried. In Germany mountain engineering clubs total 142 603 members.
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J. W. Shelley
Bucks County
Willow Grove Park
Philadelphia
Shelley
Surgeons Remove Large Brain Clot From Young Man
In New York City Washington Heights hospital surgeons operated on 32 year old Weener Koch after a head injury caused a growing brain clot. They removed a six inch brain surface clot and Koch woke during surgery. Detectives later arrested two men who claimed to have been with him. Koch shows signs of recovery.
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Washington Heights Hospital
New York City
Weener Koch
Koch
Portland and Seattle railroad favored in Columbia River case
Judge W. W. McCreedie rules in favor of the Portland & Seattle railroad on the right of way along the north bank of the Columbia River. The Columbia Valley railway may build over the P S right of way if done within a reasonable time. The suit arose from a condemned right of way and alleges bad faith by the Columbia Valley road to obstruct construction.Both companies are actively building lines along the river.
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Portland & Seattle Road
Vancouver
Wash
Portland & Seattle Railroad
Columbia Valley Railway
W. W. McCreedie
State District Court
Columbia River
Columbia Valley Road
Portland & Seattle
The
Columbis
Christian Endeavor Convention Elects Northern Idaho Washington Officers
The Northern Idaho and Washington Christian Endeavor Convention elected officers including F. Edgar Barth of Seattle as state president, Minnie A. Gibbons of Tacoma as state secretary, George P. Frost of Lewiston as treasurer, and a list of vice presidents and superintendents across several cities.
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Christian Endeavor Convention
Idaho
Washington
F. Edgar Barth
Seattle
Minnie A. Gibbons
Tacoma
George P. Frost
Lewiston
Clifford Wright
North Yakima
W. J. McKean
Spokane
Thompson
Quiet Society
Samuel Harris
Sandpoint
N. E. Beach
Clarkston
Bloxam
Bellingham
Carl H. Reeves
Cecelia H. Nalder
Walla Walla
H. R. Ryan
Cananea Maintains Order Amid Mine Disturbances
Reports from Bisbee Arizona say Cananea remains quiet with only one notable incident an attempted ambush on American ore contractor Ben Bond who was shot at but not hit. Bond had helped quell disturbances last month and Mexican strikers threaten his life. A Mexican infantry garrison is stationed around the mine.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Cananea
Ben Bond
Bond
Perkins Resigns From New York Life Board
George W Perkins resignation as trustee of New York Life was accepted at a special board meeting held last Monday after he pressed for acceptance following a December notice. Public Printer Charles A Stilling orders an inquiry into delays in returning the omnibus public building bill and potential responsibility for the $3,000,000 land purchase item in Washington.
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George W. Perkins
New York Life Insurance Company
Mr. Perkins
Charles A Stilling
Public Printing Office
Senate
Washington
House
Seven New Cardinals Soon Consistory Expected
The Pope plans a year end consistory to create several cardinals. Efforts seek a new cardinalate in the United States while Argentina and Brazil press for their own cardinalatial appointments.
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Cardinals
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Sir Wilfrid Lawson Dies in London Aged Years
Sir Wilfrid Lawson liberal member of parliament for the Camborn division of Cornwall died recently in London after a period of illness. He had been ill for some time.
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Wilfrid Lawson
Camborn
Cornwall
London
World News in Brief From Across Continents This Week
Secretary Root planned a West Coast stop on a Chilean warship grant. President How ard Elliott of Northern Pacific resigns. Chicago faced nine deaths and many heat prostrations from a weekend heatwave. Queen Alexandra met Mrs Reid and Mrs Longworth in London. The President signed rail road rate immigration and Panama Canal bills. The Baltimore Herald ceased publication. White-Dunham Shoe Co bankruptcy disclosed liabilities around 400000 and assets about 300000. Judge Hawley retires from Nevada benches after 34 years. Mabel McCandlish won a 20 000 club contest in Nelson BC for a coast trip. Delcasse plans US visit. Kansas reports severe electrical storms delay harvest. Mrs Guffey and family injured in Pittsburg coach accident. The OConnor don Lord is dead. The battleship New Hampshire launched in Camden. Senator Burton denies seeking pardon after Supreme Court ruling.
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Chile
South America
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago
Queen Alexandra
Whitelaw Reid
Nicholas Longworth
London
Panama
Baltimore Herald
White-Dunham Shoe Company
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers
Brockton
Boston
Thomas P. Hawley
Nevada
Nelson
B. C
Mabel McCandlish
Spokane
Delcasse
France
United States
Kansas
James M. Guffey
Colonel Guffey
Pennsylvania
Elsie
Christ Thase
Pittsburg
Charles Warren O’connor
the O'Connor Don
County Roscommon
Roscommon
New Hampshire
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Burton
Supreme Court of the United States
Captain Hank Haff Dies Noted Yacht Master at 69
Islip L I veteran yacht master Captain Hank Haff died at his home aged 69 after a long illness. He sailed the Volunteer and Defender in international America's Cup races and captained the Vigilant on the other side. He also commanded the Independence and led many other yachts. He is survived by two sons.
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America
Islip
L. I
Henk Haff
Haff
Independence
Drown at Picnic in Three Rivers New York
Miss Anna Voit and Morris Rubenstein drowned when a motor boat struck their rowboat at a Hebrew free school picnic on Sunday afternoon. Five people were aboard. three were rescued including Morris Weinstein who was to marry Miss Voit in six weeks. Dominic C O Malley, convicted of criminal libel last February, was pardoned by Governor Blanchard.
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Anna Woit
Morris Ruben‘stein
N. Y
Hebrew Free School
Morris Weinstein
Voit
Dominic C. O’malley
New Orleans Item
Blanchard
Columbia Theater
New England
Byron Douglas
Massachusetts
Parson Jim
Edna Fairchild
Wilkie Collins
Magdalen
Ruth St. Denis
New York
London
West End
Cuban Congress Adjourns For Break Until November
Havana lawmakers adjourned with limited action on broad issues, the Havana sewer project stalled despite US representations. The report notes little substantive legislation, while a separate health line states two thirds of fungus poisoning cases prove fatal.
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Havana
United States
Spokane Wholesale Market Prices From Vegetables to Poultry
A dense list of Spokane area wholesale prices covers vegetables fruits and dairy, with items such as cabbage 2.50 ewt lettuce 0.20 lb onions 0.30 doz and strawberries 2.50 to 3.50 per crate. It includes flour butter eggs sugar coffee seed alfalfa clover grasses and wholesale meat and live stock rates plus feed and hay prices for the season.
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Walla Walla
California
Ford
Minnesota
Spokane
Timothy
Northwestern Wheat Prices Report by City Markets
Northwestern markets in Portland Tacoma show varied wheat quotes with club and red varieties. Prices listed include 72 to 76 cents for bluestem and red wheat in Portland and Tacoma, with occasional one cent adjustments.
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Northwestern
Portland
Ore
Valley
Tacoma
Wash
Dramatic notes on Broadway and Chicago theater
Mr and Mrs John Drew abroad for summer May Buckley chosen as Kyrle Bellews leading woman next season Edna Wallace Hopper appears in The Three Graces in Chicago Fay Davis abroad on honeymoon and slated for The House of Mirth dramatization by Clyde Fitch and Edith Wharton for her use
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John Drew
May Buckley
Kyrle Bellew
Edna Wallace Hopper
Chicago
Fay Davis
Clyde Fitch
Edith Wharton
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