Wilson era tariff revision and naval pay plans outlined
The report notes a Democratic tariff revision bill proposed by Congress, aiming to remove tariffs on many foods and clothing while reducing duties on necessities and increasing levies on luxuries. It also mentions a new income tax threshold, a navy pay corps shortage with June exams, and President Wilson's executive order protecting plumage in the Panama Canal Zone.
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House
Wilson
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Commission
Michigan Suffrage Amendment Defeated Again
A Michigan constitutional amendment granting women suffrage failed for a second time in six months amid other state and national items. News notes cover flood relief funding, a Wisconsin pure food ruling, and political moves nationwide.
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Michigan
Yost
Fire destroys large Norwich suburb mansion in unoccupied blaze
Militants set fire to a large Norwich suburb mansion. The house was unoccupied and the perpetrators escaped. In Rome the interview with Admiral Peary lasted half an hour. In China, soldiers killed one and captured six near the West River. Montenegro resists great power demands over Scutari. Richard W. Gunther, ex-consul general, dies in Oshkosh after an operation. Huerta backs Pedro Lascurain as provisional president in Mexico.
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Richard W. Gunther
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Lascurain
Madero
White House baby sails to Cherbourg for European summer
Mrs Josephine Wilson Cothran the White House baby sails from New York with her mother Mrs P C Cothran and Mrs Annie Wilson Bowe sister of the president to spend the summer in Europe.
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White House
Wilson
Julian Hawthorne
Tomulty
Josephine Wilson Cothran
President Wilson
New York
Cherbourg
P. C. Cothran
Annie Wilson Bowe
Europe
Wilson calls radical tariff changes to fit present conditions
President Wilson addresses the Sixty third Congress urging radical reform of tariff schedules to reflect modern economic reality. He warns against protectionist privileges and advocates competition driven by efficiency and free enterprise to boost American industry and foreign trade.
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Iaid
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Woman appointments mark Portuguese public life rise
A government appointment names a woman to the subinspectorship in public health at Oporto the sole Portuguese city with this distinction. Another appointment elevates a renowned woman scholar to ordinary professorship at Coimbra and Lisbon universities where she will chair in Sermante philosophy.
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Oporto
Portugal
Department of Public Health
Coimbra
Lisbon
Royalty Lacks Surnames in European Lines, Experts Say
European royal families rarely use fixed surnames as a rule, tracing lineage to counts and dukes long before modern naming practices. King George V, like Victoria, descended from nobles such as the Este and Brunswick lines, with titles used in Lords proceedings and no formal surname attached to the crown.
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Europe
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Wettin
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Saxony
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Bermuda Fish At Market Shows Wide Selection
In Bermuda market week many handsome fish were on display including amberjack, bonito, blue fish, yellowtails, red snappers, gray snappers, butterfish, gags, hamlets, hines, salmon and black rockfish. American tourists bought several, presenting them to the fisherman who caught them.
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Bermuda
Bermuda- Coloaleta
The Constant Duty of a London Lobby Constable
A British House of Commons inquiry reveals a pension and guard duty left in place for 50 years. A policeman has patrolled a lobby since a 19th century decoration, originally to keep members from soiling clothes. The job persists as an inherited routine.
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House of Commons
Reading to Maintain Mind and Social Practice
The passage warns against overindulgence in books and constant reading. It argues that mental effort comes from active conversation and diverse activities, not perpetual study alone, and that a mind too soaked in reading may grow flabby without practical engagement.
Baceline Passage on Beauty and Lost Secret
A literary fragment notes Euripides and the Baceline line as a last witness to beauty. The text critiques the loss of ancient mold and the difficulty of understanding such evidence, with Gilbert Murray cited.
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Euripides
Gilbert Murray
Recall of Judges Sparks Iowa Senate Action
Des Moines reports a push for recall of judges as a senate debate leads to a 29 to 9 vote approving the Groat bill to add an extra judge to the Tenth judicial district. If signed by Gov Clarke, the new judge will serve once appointed, amid arguments over court backlog and the need for reform.
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Fielder
Des Moines
Progressive Party
Senate
de Wolf
Grandy
George. W. Clarke
Clarkson
Monroe
Supreme Court
Grundy
Francis of
Dickinson
Francis
Life termers denied new trials
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed Jasper county district court verdicts upholding life terms for two men in Fort Madison prison. One man was convicted of first degree murder and the other of criminal assault. The decision ends potential retrials for Leo Krampe of Baxter and Earl W. Lindsay in statutory offenses involving Grace Hopkins of Colfax.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Jasper County District Court
Fort Madison
Leo Krampe
Baxter
Matilda Hermsmeier
Earl
W. Lindsay
Grace Hopkins
Colfax
Teachers End Convention in Fairfield with 700 Attend
Southeastern Iowa teachers closed their annual meeting in Fairfield after a successful convention attended by more than 700. Officers elected for the coming year include President E. Blackmar Ottumwa. Vice Fred Ware Iowa City. Secretary Elizabeth Sheashan Oskaloosa. Treasurer Margaret Gleason Davenport. Executive Committee Chair W. L. Hanson Burlington.
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Southeastern Iowa
E. Blackmar
Ottumwa
Fred Ware
Iowa City
Elizabeth Sheashan
Oskaloosa
Margaret Gleason
Davenport
W. L. Hanson
Burlington
Parnell Names Postmaster Amid Political Question
President Wilson appoints John F. Carroll postmaster at Parnell in a move that stirs interest among third and fourth class post office candidates. Carroll won the job despite not having the top examination score, reflecting political considerations within the Democratic Party.
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Wew
Parnell
John F. Carroll
Wilson
Grain Dealers to Convene Here for Western Association
Sioux City hosts the Western Grain Dealers association convention with events Friday and Saturday. B A Fields predicts about 300 attendees from Iowa South Dakota and Nebraska.
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Western Grain Dealers’ Association
B. A. Fields
Iawa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Luther Wins Debate Over Gustavus Adolphus Team
Luther College debaters Luther 0 Reishns G. O. Reba and C. S. Knutson won a unanimous decision against Gustavus Adolphus College of St Peter Minnesota in a staged debate.
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Decorah
F. E. Reishns
G. 0. Reba
C. S. Knutson
Luther College
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
New Sorority Unit Granted Ames Chapter
Seniors in Ames home technology department receive a local chapter of the National Omicron Nu sorority recognizing high grade work in domestic science.
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Teshnology Department of
National
Omicron Nu Sorority
Death of Wapello farmer Shipman at 72
P O Shipman, a wealthy farmer living near Wapello, died of heart failure after going to the barn to prepare horses for a drive to church. He was 72 years old.
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Wapello
P. O. Shipman
Rebuild for Bluff city homes after tornado hit
One hundred carpenters and masons in Council Bluffs labored ten hours without pay to rebuild the homes of families left homeless by the recent tornado. The effort underscores the town's resolve to restore affected residences and provide shelter for affected families.
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Bluffa Homes
Council Bluffs
Masons
Primitive man in South Africa linked to extinct fauna
Dr. Broom of Germiston reports ancient remains found thirty miles north of Bloemfontein during a hot spring survey. The discovery includes hippopotamids, the extinct buffalo bubaula baini, Cape horses equis capensis, warthog and small bucks, suggesting humans co existed with extinct fauna in South Africa.
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Broom
Germiston
Europe
America
Bloemfontein
Hippopotamieland
Doube
Dodds Kidney Pills touted by clergyman in cure claim
The Rev Edmund Heslop of Wirton Pa. suffers dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and heart flutter. After using Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling subsides and he feels well again. Months later he confirms continued faith in the remedy and invites correspondence. Mount Royal volcano note and Laurentian rock glaciation cited. Also an Aller's Foot-Ease ad promotes antiseptic foot powder.
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Wirton
FE. Healop
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
Mount Royal
Laurentian Mountains
St. Lawrence River
Ste. Monique Street
Lincoln Stories and Thirteen as Luck in Nansen Voyage
A London review of Lincoln's Own Stories notes an anecdote about migratory chickens packing into one wagon and being ready to be tied. The piece also cites Nansen's Fram voyage with thirteen crewmen returning safe after three years and events tied to the number thirteen.
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London
Lincoln
Anthony Gross
Kirk
Glad to Move Pleasant Chicago Arrival
A young boy excitedly tells his teacher he is moving to Chicago and plans to live just seven blocks from where the Cubs play ball in the hammer. The exchange reflects small town humor and anticipation of a relocation to a big city.
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Chicago
Joe
Lye
Herahi
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