News Of The Week Doings Of Seven Days
House money trust hearings will end for lack of power to obtain bank data. George M Reynolds, president of Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago, testifies that money and credit concentration threatens the nation. Rep Helm of Kentucky criticizes army officers amid Army Appropriation debate. Rumors of Wall Street panics circulate to oppose Wilson policies. Willium M Winifield of Chicago testifies to senate on letter theft from John C Archbold. telegram copy sells for 1000.
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House
Money Trust
House Money Trust Committee
George M. Reynolds
Continenth and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Imle House
Helm
Kentucky
Wall Street
Wilson
Washington
Willum M. Winifield
Chicago
Senate
John C. Archbold
Domestic Items Chronicle A Far-Flung News Mix
An undertaker in Ulysses Pennsylvania reports a body waking for breakfast. A 17 year old girl Ola Allen was shot near Emporia Kansas and may have attempted self harm. A Chicago to New Orleans rail collision near Brookhaven left two dead and five wounded. Butter price protests are noted by the Housewives league of New York. New York’s death rate reached a record low. A mail car robbery occurred on the Southern Railway near Riverside Alabama with stolen registered packages. Fifty Ute Indians abandon their Colorado reservation amid a terrain standoff led by Big Rabbit. The Packers’ ouster case report finds no monopoly but restraint of trade and awaits Missouri Supreme Court review. In Leavenworth Kansas a boiler explosion trapped 150 coal miners for hours.
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Harris Hinghwin
Ulysses
Ola Allen
Emporia
Kay
Chicago New Orleans Limited
Minols Central
Brookhaven
Housewives’ League of
New York
Southern Railway
Hiverside
Ala
Colorado
Big Rabbit
Packers’ Combine
Missouri Supreme Court
Combine
Leavenworth
Kan
Multiple Deaths and Corporate Mergers Sweep Midwest News
A Missouri woman died in an oil fire making her the third family member slain by violence. The Brown Shoe Co absorbed Marton Brothers Shoes of Kansas City. Kansas City Gas receivers discharge sought in federal court. Painter “Taey” confessed to arson of dozens of houses in New York. Polar explorers Amundsen Peary and Shackleton were honored at a Philadelphia reception. Pearl Jones was shot dead by Claude Christmas of Webb City, who then died by suicide. Virginia supreme court denies new trials for Floyd Allen and son Claude. executions loom. A Tulsa depot holdup netted $200 with 50 bystanders watching. Chicago incendiaries allegedly bid against each other with insurers taking a cut. A Chicago store clerk and proprietor robbed on a busy street. An indictment in Fort Smith accuses a Mokogee undertaker of shipping whisky in coffins to eastern Oklahoma. Franks M Ryan, P M Houllin and W M Schimo’s dynamite conspiracy sentences disapproved. Five men killed in a mine collapse near Joplin. all recovered. Steel trust reports wage boost of $1,000,000 a month ahead.
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Mra
Emma Strickland
Oregon
Brown Shoe Company
St. Louis
Marton Brothers Shoe Company
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo
Taey
New York
Arsen Trust
Amundsen
Admiral Peary
Lieut
Shackleton
Philadelphia
Pearl Jones
Claude Christmas
Webb City
Supreme Court of Virginia
Floyd Allen
Claude
Carroll County
Tulsa
A. A. Boch
Illinois
Chicago
Frank M. Ryan
P.M. Houllinn
W. M. Sehiino
Indianapolis
Hartford Zinc Mining Company
Joplin
Steel Trust
Turkeys stance risks renewed Balkan hostilities
Foreign affairs note Ankara to cede Adrianople and Aegean Islands spurs possible resumption of hostilities. A dynamite cargo firebeached at Nansimo harbor causes thousands in losses with no casualties. Premier Polncare elected France president by joint session. Irish Home Rule bill clears Commons 257 to 547 amid tense reaction. Inauguration set for February 15.
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Turkey
Adrianople
Aegean Islands
Balkan
Nansimo
Advinople
Thaymond V Polncare
France
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
House of Commons
House of Lords
Emeralds from the Muzo Mines of Colombia
The finest emeralds come from Colombia's Muzo mines in Boyaca, 70 miles north west of Bogota. Muzo veins run through black Carboniferous limestone and are worked by an English company with government partnership. Prospecting begins after clearing earth from cov ered limestone, with banks dug by Indians. Emeralds are graded into fifteen classes by color clarity size and flaws.
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Republic of Colombia
Boyaca
Bogota
Muzo
Pension bill sponsor De Forest on economies in hard times
In remarks on pensioning ex presidents Representative De Forest cites "high-cost living" and "queer economies" as he introduces the measure. A street car remark quips that any woman can cut her husband's hair, but a clever one can cut it so other women's husbands will notice nothing.
Nice Distinction on Patriotism from Past to Present
A quoted exchange contrasts historical and modern patriotism. A father explains that George Washington’s era defined service by enduring hardship, while today patriotism is shown through earning a living. The remark highlights changing expectations of national loyalty and duty.
Weight 250 Nuhl asks about Phatasom at college
Nuhl inquires about Phatasom's college specialty while remarking on an appearance that leads to a humorous guess about a field like gastronomy from a judge.
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Nuhl
Phatasom
Keene
IL Waa Ganstronomy
Grape-Nuts Ad Promises Breakfast Health Benefit
A reader letter extols Grape-Nuts and cream as a remedy after 18 years of poor health. The wife improves markedly in four weeks with regular breakfasts and suppers, leading to praise for the food. The ad invites readers to read The Road to Wellville and notes the letters are genuine.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Oh, Fudge. A Wit on Marriage and Kleptomaniac Jokes
A playful exchange features a digs at a suitor described as a kleptomaniac yet promising love. The humor hinges on the contrast between thefts and romantic gifts like kisses, ending with a wink at betrothal plans.
Opinion Bias and Public Blame in Candid Speech
A reflective note argues that part of the blame for lies told lies in the public asking for candid opinions. It suggests accountability for both speakers and questioners in shaping truthfulness. The piece implies social pressures influence honesty and calls for careful discourse.
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