Gag Rule Adopted by House Shocks and Enlivens
Washington April 10 A House Rules Committee gag rule spectacle turns into a carnival with speeches and jests. Democrats face a muzzled filibuster as Navy bill action looms while Republicans weigh primaries and conventions in Pennsylvania New York and Massachusetts.
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Washington
Daizell
Pennsylvania
John Sharp Williams
John Falstaff
Serena E. Payne
Congress
House Committee On Rules
House
New York
Massachusetts
Accidentally Slain in Navy Accident at Magdalena
Raymond Eason, a first class hospital apprentice, was accidentally shot and killed by a companion while ashore at Magdalena. The Navy report gives no details but the incident is believed to have occurred during small arms practice.
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Washington
Raymond Eason
Navy
Magdalena
Navy Department
Miners and operators plan to start mines in Wheeling
In Wheeling on April 10, reports say operators will restart mines Monday if a joint scale is agreed at Toledo. The move follows a belief a common wage scale will be set between eastern Ohio miners and operators, with payment tied to the agreed rate.
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Wheeling
W.va
Toledo
Ohio
Lou Seeks Profit From Own Mistakes Motto
A terse aphorism urges turning personal errors into profit by learning from them to gain advantage over others. The remark frames risk, ethics, and opportunity in a single maxim about self-improvement and business mindset.
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Lou
Lost 300 Dollars on Wrong Food andHealth Restore
A rich young woman recounts wasting 300 dollars on tonics and pills for indigestion caused by pastry and pork. She credits Grape-Nuts food with rapid improvement, noting a four pound gain in the first week and a renewed health, urging others to try it. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Lumber prices still prohibitive
Winona observers note hardwood and white pine price surges driven by dwindling supply and rising demand. Hardwood oak and maple costs soar, with whitewood up about 50 percent to 60 per thousand, quartered oak near 110 per thousand, while overall timber cuts decline. Substitutes gain traction as construction adapts to higher costs and scarcity.
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Winona
United States
Central States
Congress art conscience calls for burying monuments
The Washington Star laments Congress seeks to bury art like the Grant memorial in the Botanic Garden and remove the Greenough statue to the Smithsonian. It warns if Congress turns to architecture junk dealers may cart off federal office buildings.
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Washington Star
Congress
Grant
Botanic Garden
Greenough
Smithsonian Institution
Cuba's Political Condition Under Magoon Nears Change
The Baltimore American notes Cuba's second American occupation nears end and that leading Cubans largely agree on the value of Governor Magoon's service. One major party has nominated a presidential candidate, signaling a notable shift in the island's political outlook as the anticipated government transition approaches.
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Baltimore American
Cuba
Magoon
Cuban Home Rule Prospects in 1902 Noted as Promising
Observers in 1902 view the chances for autonomous government in Cuba as more hopeful than before the island's first home government was organized, though the desire for home rule remains less urgent than six years ago.
Reformer's Marriage Ties Fort Dodge Founder of White Ribbon
An 85 year old reformer J. Cofflin of Fort Dodge, pioneer of the White Ribbon temperance movement among railroad men and founder of Hope Hall for discharged own prisoners, marries Detroit native Nellie Ingall in Des Moines. Also includes brief captions and jokes from campus humor and public notices involving a Wisconsin probate matter for Karl Graffer, with letters of administration granted to Emil Graffer and a future claims deadline, October 6, 1908.
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J. 8. Cofflin
Fort Dodge
Hope Hall
Uwn
Nellie Ingall
Detroit
State of Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Karl Graffer
la Crosse
Emil Graffer
Wisconsin
John Brindley
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