Debates and actions span Congress on Alaska leases and Taft era reforms
Congress debates Alaska coal land leases with Mondell and Wickersham exchanging sharp words and apologies. Hull urges a 250000 man reserve. Lorimer election validity lingers as votes and fees are challenged. Canada reciprocity stalls, Tillman weeps in senate, and Smoot pushes for White House accord.
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Ilinois
Congress
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Langford Defeats Lang by Disqualification in London Bout
American light heavyweight Sam Langford defeats Sporting 3111 Lang in a scheduled twenty round fight in London. Langford wins in the sixth round after Lang is disqualified for a foul as he nears exhaustion, the contest halted with Lang nearly finished.
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Australia
Sam Langford
London
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Notable figures clash over family size and politics
Harvard economist T. N. Carver opposes President Eliot's large family argument. Democrat Martin W. Littleton announces a Senate bid from New York to succeed Chauncey M. Depew. Charles D. Norton to become vice president of First National Bank after Taft retirement. Taft attends Masonic event in Alexandria as a national memorial drive gains support. Rt Rev John Ward consecrated bishop of Leavenworth.
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Harvard
Charles W. Eliot
Martin W. Littleton
Theodore Roosevelt
United States Senate
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Charles D. Norton
Taft
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Alexandria
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
John Ward
Leavenworth
Kan
William C. Thomas
Logansport
J. W. Levings
L. A. Wiles
C. A. Ramsey
John Rhue
Fletcher
Knox
Starke County
Democratic State Committee
Indiana
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Houston
Frankfort
Michigan City
Indiana House Debates Reapportionment and Veteran Preferences
Indiana lawmakers consider Democratic reapportionment measures while a Senate vote approves former soldiers and Marines preference in state jobs paying up to 90 dollars monthly. Governors proposals for a new Indiana constitution spark debate on scope and process as party divisions shape licensing and public service bills.
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Hammond
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Crown Point
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Grube Senate
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Public Instruction Chief Allocates 132000 for Deficiency Fund
Superintendent Greathouse apportioning 132000 across 162 town and township schools amid requests totaling 169000. With 37000 short, aid recipients face eight day reductions. past years saw six and deficit outcomes. Senate and House gears up for 531 bills before adjournment as Indianaplis lawmakers race to finish.
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State Board of Accounts
House Committee On Trust Funds
Greathouse
Indiana Legislature Pushes Bills Before Session Ends
Democratic leaders push constitutional and regulatory measures as Senate increases salaries and advances several appropriations. Key actions include extending judge terms, expanding Soldiers Home access, and killing a librarians school bill amid illness of Senator Netterville.
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Stotsenburg
Marion County
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Halleck
Sullivan
House
Lake County
Marshall
Porter and Laporte
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Tippecanoe
Madison
Marion
McClew
M McClew
Indiana University
Netterville
Anderson
Denison
CASCARETS Advertised as Easy Cathartic Solution
An advertisement touts CASCARETS as a world leading laxative. It claims a week’s treatment with 908 CASCARETS per box and promotes relief from fatigue by sweating out toxins. Consumers are urged to try CASCARETS for a “much easier job.”
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Cascarets Roc
Boston Girl Makes A Pick Tease In Conversation
A brief witty exchange notes a Boston girl described as a good pick and jokes about the nature of the pick with a playful tease.
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Boston
Education vs Instinct Dog Actor Wendell Jr In Restaurant
Jacob Wendell Jr. who plays the dog in The Blue Bird was dining when a man claimed to bark better. Wendell replied that he had to learn, noting the line from the play and the actor’s role.
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Jacob Wendell Jr
Maeterlinck
Wendell
Success Magazine
Bath Tub Debate Sparks Tax Idea in Congress
Representative Livingston of Georgia mocked the bath tub dispute by proposing renting tubs for profit. He quipped comparing themselves to Pil Spriggins on a zero morning and joked about Bill’s valet asking bath temperature with Bill replying I’ll take it for granted.
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Livingston
Georgia
Bill
Imagination Frames Christmas Gift Reactions
A St. Regis guest recalls sending a luxurious sachet case as a Christmas present to a young woman acquaintance. She wrote that its perfume has pervaded the whole room, illustrating how imagination colored responses. The tale was cited by the New York Press.
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Howard Gould
St. Regis
New York
Imeg Imseine
New York Press
All Gay First Tramp Mud Bath Exchange
Two tramps recall a doctor’s order for a bath and a mud bath being prescribed. The dialogue notes one tramp appearing pleased with the arrangement and the other confirming the instruction.
Grape-Nuts Regains Health Says New Jersey Reader
A New Brunswick woman recovered from severe gastritis after switching to Grape-Nuts cereal. She says her condition improved quickly, weight returned, and mind lifted, crediting the product and Postum Co. claims. The letter echoes an ongoing series promoting the cereal with testimonials.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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