Fresh air for the lame ducks commission exposed
A Treasury report shows the Monetary Commission spent 207130.48 on European trips, manuscripts, salaries, and meetings. Critics say Aldrich governs spending with no detailed reporting and Cummins calls the commission useless and wants it abolished. The Narragansett Pier trip in July 1909 cost 3493.74.
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Washington, D. C
Ald- Tech
Lame Duck Commission
Y” Commission
Monetary Commission
Treasury
Ben Tillman
Anyz
Aldrich
Narragansett Pier
Narragansett
Cummins
Iowa
Turner gathering opens Pacific circuit in Los Angeles
Leading Germans from the coast to Denver converge on Los Angeles for the Pacific circuit of the North American Turner Bund. A saengerfest is held this evening, gymnastic contests tomorrow and athletic events on Sunday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Coast
Denver
National Christian Student Conference Opens at Northfield
The Moody student conference begins in Northfield Massachusetts and runs from June 23 to July 2 marking the 25th anniversary of the first summer conference for students initiated by the late Dwight Moody.
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Northfield
Mass
Christian Workers
Dwight
Beef Jokes Stir Up Appetite in Odd Column
A quirky note mentions beef and kangaroo steak popularity with playful puns. The text hints at humorous culinary chatter and a civic appetite for unusual meat choices.
Notable speakers at Moody gathering announced
L Moody lists John R. Mott as presiding officer with a program featuring Bishop A S Lloyd Rev Henry Sloan Coffin Prof Harlan P Beach Rev Harry Emerson Fosdick and many others in attendance.
Oklahoma school land sale begins with 1 535 862 acres offered
Guthrie Okla June 23 Oklahoma school land totaling 1 535 862 acres will be offered for sale by the state school land department starting today Purchasers may buy as much land as they can afford Previously no buyer could obtain more than a quarter section Buyers must pay 5 percent cash with the balance to be paid in annual installments
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
State
Navy Plans a Big War Game This Summer
The Navy will stage a large scale war game in Narragansett Bay and the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound this July. The battle fleet and torpedo divisions, with the naval militia, will defend against a simulated Atlantic battleship attack. Militiamen will sail aboard ships such as Chicago Machias Tonopah Vixen Isla de Cuba Rodgers Aileen and Sylvia and train along the North Atlantic coast from July 15 to 25.
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Washington, D. C
Naval Militia Squadron
Navy Department
Narragansett Bay
Long Island Sound
North Atlantic
Chicago
Machias
Tonopah
Vixen
Isla de Cuba
Rodgers
Aileen
Sylvia
Gardiner’s Bay
S. L
the Sound
Naval Militia
Millionaire warned as Lakoss police enforce city rule
A La Crosse rule forces any visitor flashing large sums to explain their plans for the next two days to the police chief. Patrolman Tom McDonough detained two well dressed men at the river bridge who refused to account for their money and were taken to the station.
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la Crosse
Tom McDonough
la Crosse River
Milwaukee Road
Police drive out vagrant crowd from city streets
McDonough escorted two suspects to the Milwaukee depot and forced them to buy tickets to St Paul and board No 55, the fast mail. Chief Weber issued a rule to keep the town free of pickpockets and confidence men who travel with circuses, with over 100 tramps driven from the town by police.
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McDonough
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Weber
Northwest grain holds up despite heat
Minneapolis reports a 94 degree high and three heat prostrations as the grain region endures a heat wave. Despite the tropical conditions over the past days, optimism remains for harvest to meet average, aided by recent rains in North and South Dakota and Iowa and forecast cooler weather to ease crop strain within a day.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Plot Against Mikado Police Find Dynamite in Suspect House
Victoria B C June 23 An alleged plot to assassinate the Mikado of Japan is reported after the steamer Awamaru brought details. Police found dynamite at the home of Jenmatsu Goto in Nagoya. Goto was arrested and confessed the conspiracy.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Awamaru
Kotoku
Kitou
Jenmatsu
Goto
Nagoya
Y W C A Delegates Gather for Northwest Conference
Delegates from Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Utah and other states assemble at The Breakers Seattle to attend the northwest general conference to be held over the next ten days with sessions starting today.
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Seattle
Wash
Young Women’s Christian Associations
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Breakers
Taft Arrives in Fall River for Cotton Centennial
President Taft arrived in Fall River Mass today for the Cotton Centennial carnival. He was greeted by Miss Marian P Hills and a pageant of Fall River’s prettiest girls.
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Fall River
Mass
Taft
Marian P. Hills
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