Silver Wedding at the White House in Washington
President and Mrs Taft celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a White House garden party attended by about five thousand guests. A huge wedding cake and lavish silver gifts marked the occasion while relatives and friends gathered in the capital. The article also covers political maneuvers, including La Follette’s Republican candidacy and testimonies before committees, plus tariff and reciprocity discussions in Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
White House
Senate
Paul Revere
House of Representatives
Hayes
LaFollette
Wisconsin
United States
Poindexter
Washington
Congress
Bourne
Oregon
la Follette
Roosevelt
Penrose Predicts Early Passage of Bill in Second Reading
Chairman Penrose of the committee forced the bill into its second reading and predicted its early passage. The piece notes overpayment to railroads, with Postmaster General Hitchcock alleging the postal service pays about $9,000,000 annually more than required for mall carriage, per Washington dispatch.
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Penrose
Washington
Sam
Hitchcock
Postal Service
Railroad Craft Federation Formed in Salt Lake
Delegates from Harriman Railroad crafts complete organization of a system federation in Salt Lake City. They adopt a constitution and by laws and elect officers. The federation will represent crafts through an advisory board of 36 members, one from each craft per line.
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Salt Lake
Harriman
Sytem
Syaten
Judge Rules Eight Hour Law For Women Unconstitutional
Riverside California Superior Judge Densmore overruled the eight hour law provision applying to hotels finding it unconstitutional in a county decision.
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Riverside
Cal
Densmore
Baker Briefs on Divorce Case In Westchester
Mrs Marorie Burne Love arrives in Baker with her mother and attorney to contest the divorce decree granting her from Sidney C Love ex millionaire Chicago broker The parties in the case include Mrs Frances Burne and Benjamin Tugka of New York and the family of Sidney C Love.
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Baker
Ore
Marorie Burne Love
Sidney ¢. Love
Chicago
Westchester
New York
Sidney C. Love
Elizabeth Love
Es Pp
Heat Rages Across Middle States as Drought Intensifies
Unrelenting heat grips the Middle West for days with searing temperatures. Rivers shrink and crops wither as urban and rural areas report extreme conditions across several states.
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Middle States
Chicago
Middle West
Two Aviators Die At Start Of European Circuit Race
At Vincennes the first stage toward London ended in tragedy as Captain Princtau and M LeMartin died after their aircraft incidents. Several others were seriously hurt or lightly injured while 38 civilians and 12 officers began the race with prizes totaling 94000 dollars.
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Paris
Vincennes
London
Princtau
M. LeMartin
M. Gaubert
Bille
Mr. Lordian
Charleville
Oscar Morison
Gagny
M. Morin
Chevron
Liege
Boston Anchors on Willamette After Four Day Run
The United States protected cruiser Boston reached the Willamette River off Stark Street dock at 5 o clock Sunday under Lt Commander Jacob Speier with the naval militia flag flying. All hands reported in excellent health after the Bremerton voyage.
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Portland
Jacob Speier
United States
Boston
Willamette River
Stark St. Dock
Bremerton Navy Yard
San Francisco Passengers Face Rigorous Fruit Fly Search
San Francisco imposes strict quarantine between California and neighboring regions. All passengers and baggage on incoming transit will be searched to prevent fruit fly infestation. The measure aims to safeguard crops and local orchards amid ongoing agricultural concerns.
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California State Horticultural Commission
California
State Commission
San Francisco
Iowans Plead for Life of Mother
A monster petition signed by 55,000 Iowa residents including 35,000 women was sent from Des Moines to the Canadian governor general in Ottawa. It begs pardon for Angelino Napolitano, condemned to death for killing her husband who abused her and sought to coerce her.
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Des Moines
Governor-General of
Canada
Ottawa
Angelino Napolitano
Walla Walla Firms to Supply 330 Threshing Outfits
Walla Walla manufacturers will provide three hundred thirty threshing outfits for Northwest harvests this year. Indications point to a big crop as the field machinery count remains similar to last year, with 330 more outfits being shipped from Walla Walla.
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Walla Walla
Northwest
Democrats oppose Wilson in New Jersey clash
The regular Democratic organization in New Jersey plots to check Woodrow Wilson’s Presidential boom. Wilson angers Newark leader James Smith Jr as anti Wilson forces move quietly to deny him state endorsement at the National Convention amid his Western and Southern tour.
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Trenton
N. J
Democratic Organization
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Dr. Wilson
Americans to Attend Coronation in Large Numbers
London expects a strong American presence for coronation week with as many as fifty thousand Americans living in Europe visiting and many more sailing over. The typical American’s London outlay may reach fifty pounds sterling while John Hays Hammond and the Delaware are highlighted as symbols of Anglo American homage.
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London
United States
Europe
Atlantic
John Hays Hammond
Delaware
Naval Review
Hammond
South Africa
Washington
Family Is Murdered in Portland Cabin Slayings
A unidentified man, described as a degenerate, killed four sleeping people in a roadside cabin on the Milwaukie-Willsburg road near Portland. Victims include William Hill 32, Ruth Hill 32, Philip Rintoul 8, and Dorothy Rintoul 5. the children were Mrs Hill’s from a prior marriage to James P Rintoul, a Salt Lake City newspaper man.
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Portland
Ore
Milwaukie-Willsburg Road
William Hill
Ruth Hill
Philip Rintoul
Dorothy Rintoul
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