Hearing Program Out of Washington for Tariff Schedules
Chairman Underwood announced hearings by the Ways and Means Committee ahead of tariff revision. Schedule A chemicals oils and paints January 6. Schedule B earths earthenware and glassware January 8. Schedule C metals January 10. Schedule D wood and manufactures January 10. Schedule L silk and silk goods January 13. Schedule E sugar and manufactures and Schedule H spirits wines and beverages January 15. Schedule F tobacco and manufactures January 17. Schedule M pulp and paper and books January 17. Schedule G agricultural products January 20. Schedule I cotton manufactures January 22. Schedule J flax hemp and jute and manufactures January 24. Schedule K wool January 27.
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Washington
Underwood
House Committee On Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Congress
Schedule NI Sundries and Hearings Amid Administrative Features
January 29 schedule covers NI Sundries with a free list and miscellaneous items. January 31 includes two daily sessions. A committee statement urged all who want hearings to apply immediately and file briefs.
Tobacco Prohibition Echoes in Seventeenth Century Edicts
The shah of Persia ordered that any soldier found with tobacco suffer lip cutting, while Massachusetts bans public tobacco use with a penny fine for each offense. Both measures show early strict tobacco discipline and public penalties in distant regions.
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Persia
Massachusetts
Murdered Young Woman Identified in Fontainbleu Forest
In Versailles a young woman found dead in Fontainnebleu forest is identified as Gabrielle Eude daughter of a retired surgeon general. Mlle Eude vanished two months ago during a supposed visit to relatives at St Quentin.
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Versailles
Fontainnebleu
Gabrielle Eude
Mlle. Eude
St. Quentin
Taft Names Nominations For Public Posts
President Taft announced appointments including George P. Bennett as receiver of public moneys at Rapid City South Dakota Carl P Senkle of Missouri named assistant agent Salmon fisheries Alaska and A T Shane postmaster Idaho Falls Idaho.
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Washington
Taft
George P. Bennett
Rapid City
S. C
Carl P. Senkle
Missouri
Alaska
A. T. Shane
Idaho
Fall
Indian Wife Pleads for Husband Return in Iowa
Mrs Ena White an Indian Squaw of the Tomah reservation asked police to bring back her husband Joseph White from Sioux City Iowa. She told Captain L Dugan in broken English that he left with an Indian girl named Brown and left four children. He would be arrested only by a warrant from Monroe County District Attorney.
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Ena White
Tomah Reservation
Joseph White
Sioux City
Iowa
L. Dugan
Edward DeCorah
Brown
de Soto
Taft Plans Panama Canal Zone Inspection Trip
President Taft announced a two weeks voyage to Panama for canal inspection. He will leave Washington December 19 at midnight, go to Key West, then sail on the U S Arkansas, expected to reach Panama by the afternoon of December 24.
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Washington
Taft
Panama
Canal
Key West
Fla
U. S
Arkansas
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Fast Catarrh Relief
Miserable from cold or catarrh Ely's Cream Balm clears nasal passages and soothes membranes. The antiseptic no mercury or cocaine contains easy to apply relief in minutes and is sold by O T Erhart with a 50 cent bottle touted as the best investment.
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Bly
Ely
O. T. Erhart
Uncle Ed Quip Prompts Judge's Witty Exchange
A humorous courtroom moment features Uncle Ed prompting Johnnie with a swear word joke. The judge echoes the exchange noting Johnnie does not swear but knows all the words.
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Johnnie
Nettles Made Into Fiber by German Process
Nettles are transformed into textile fiber by a new German process. The material can be combed, carded and spun like standard threads, offering a potential alternative to conventional fibrous materials.
Husbands in Heaven a Luxury Says Cynic
A cynic remarks that a husband in the house is a comfort but one in heaven becomes a luxury. The quip contrasts domestic ease with spiritual reward in a wry social line.
Practical dress with Nile mousseline and silk embroidery
The garment uses Nile een mousseline de laine with multicolored silk embroidery trim. Black satin belt enhances the waist while side waist and skirt sections feature piping. The skirt shows a double box plait at the back and side plaits beneath the front panel.
La Crosse Club Honors Eugene Perkins in Resolution
The La Crosse club paid tribute to Eugene G. Perkins who died last fall with a formal resolution adopted at the December 6 directors meeting. The statement expressed sorrow, sympathy for Mrs. Perkins, and noted Perkins’ valued membership and thoughtful discussion contributions.
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Eugene Perkins
la Crosse
Providence
Eugene G. Perkins
la Crosse Club
Perkins
No Crime in Snoring Says Prominent Judge
A prominent judge comments that snoring is not a crime while noting such behavior may be in questionable taste. The remark comes as a humorous aside about public perception and reputations.
High School Concert Repeats for Assembly and Fair Preview
The high school orchestra, boys glee club and mandolin club repeated their program for the student body at yesterday’s assembly. Preparations for the county fair in the high school building are nearing completion with stunts in place. A new addition is George Dale of Milwaukee, a professional wrestler, who will demonstrate holds. The fair features an incubator babies exhibit at great expense to attract attendees.
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Kid Krause
George Dale
Milwaukee
Tremperleau Wis Social Roundup Reflects Local Visitors
A page of social notes from Tremperleau Wisconsin lists visits and travels among residents. Names include S Hutchins Will Spar ling Mae Thomas Carl Keefe Neil Ford Frank Bright Jennie Case Mark Radford Charles Pierson Dessa Huttonhow Lester Putnam Fred Graves and others. Mentions La Crosse Winona Galesville Sparta Whitehall Council Bay Glendive Mont Chicago Dundee and stock shows.
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Mesdames S. Hutchins
Will Sparling
Mae Thomas
Winona
Carl Keefe
Beloit
Wm. Keefe
John Herman
Neil Ford
Frank Bright
Pine Hill
Wis
Robert Bright
Jennie Case
la Crosse
Mark Radford
Galesville
Charles Pierson
Dessa Huttonhow
Lester Putnam
Fred Graves
Mesdames Chas, Grant, Dunham and Mason
Lawyer Wadleigh
Asa Gibbs
Glendive
Mont
J. C. Button
Sparta
Will Merwin
Whitehall
A. White
Cyril Holmes
Arthur Holmes
Everette Smith
Chicago
Mae Beardsley
Edison Rhodes
Harry Sparling
Dundee
Hodge
Howard Aldrich
Elean Beardsley
Emmett Wilcox
Ray Trowbridge
Council Bay
Wm. Nicholls
Sage Tea Darkens Hair Use Sage and Sulphur Remedy
Traditional sage tea restores hair color and gloss. Modern Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy offers the same effect with added sulfur for scalp care. Fifty cent bottle from druggists with money back guarantee if not as represented. O. T. Erhart.
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Wyeth
O. T. Erhart
Evening Honoring Mesdames Mason and Dunbar
Social gathering held in Centerville with guests including Mr Sparling Merwin Hutchins Grant Putnam Utter and Miss Jennie Bright recently home from the state school at Spar ta Mr Wright of Albertville Wis visiting his sister Mrs Chas Mason at Centerville and Miss Elizabeth Irvin nursing at Mr Robert Harris’s home
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Mesdames Mason and Dunbar
Messrs
Will Sparling
Will Merwin
S. Hutchins
C. H. Grant
Lester Putnam
Merton Utter
Jennie Bright
Sparta
Mr. Wright
Albertville
Wis
Chas. Mason
Centerville
Elizabeth Irvin
Robert Harris
Rag Time Sociable in Dakota Draws Family, Friends
The I O G T lodge event at the M W A hall drew a large crowd. Prizes included a worst looking costume award won by Mat Beisen as locals and visitors from Winona and surrounding towns visited each other.
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I. O. G. T. Lodge
M. W. A. Hall
Mat Beisen
Louise Monroe
Ellerene Fruitell
Hannah Tillman
Winona
Calvin Berry
Gladys Winters
Guillaume
la Crosse
A. Seals
Ladies’ Guild
William Melsaple
H. Christopherson
Witoka
Arthur Dickson
Dresbach
Alfred McKown
Abe Vier
Ida Woegle
William Helsaple
Joe Siegfredt
Fannie
Cassville
Wis
Siegfredt
Stockton
Ill
Dan Luther
la Crescent
Lucille Helsaple
Wabasha
Ira
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Paris Exposition
France
Attiw
Ways and Means Committee
Canal Zone
Memphis
Postum
Postum C
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Pure Food Factories
Battle Creek, Mich
Tremperleau, Wis
Virginia
North Carolina
Liggett S* Myers Tobacco Co
Dureham, N
Tagens Aa
St. Louis, Mo
S. Front
Thomas Phalon
Dakota, Minn
H. A. Vachelil
Nelson
N ‘Din
Twi
Nec
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