Wilson Names 11 Cabinet Members in New Administration
President Wilson submitted the cabinet slate to the senate naming William Jennings Bryan as Secretary of State William G McAdoo as Treasury Lindley Garrison as War James C McReynolds as Attorney General Albert Burleson as Postmaster General Josephus Daniels as Navy Franklin K Lane as Interior David A Houston as Agriculture William Redfield as Commerce and William B Wilson as Labor. The report also briefed on Bryan McAdoo and others career highlights and birthplaces.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
New Jersey
James C. McReynolds
Tennessee
Albert Burleson
Texas
Navy
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin XK. Lane
California
David A. Houston
Missouri
William ©. Redfield
William B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Mr. Garrison
Camden
N. J
Efe
Joseph F. .Garrison
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Daniels
Washington, D. C
N. C
Raleigh State Chronicle
North Carolinian
News and Observer
Iowa Senate Seeks Privacy for Divorce Petitions
A bill proposed in the Iowa Senate would seal divorce petitions for ten months, allowing only the defendant to view filings and keeping hearings on guardianship and juvenile matters secret. The measure aims to curb public exposure of marital cases and would place names on a separate register.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Farr
Woodbury
Ation
Extended Debate Over Rail Bill and Initiative Referendum Plan
In Des Moines a torrid senate debate over the Chase railroad bill and a proposed constitutional amendment to refer laws to a public vote exposed charges of prejudice and railroad influence. The rail bill would require rapid settlements of claims with penalties, while the referendum proposal would let citizens trigger automatic referendums with twelve percent petition support, removing the governor's veto authority.
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Des Moines
Chase
Senate
Spaulding of
Poweshtelk
Committee On Judiciary
Judiciary
Kulp
Palo Alto
Rich wife jokes and graft defenses stir political chatter
At a Chattanooga dinner Mayor Thompson quips about rich old wives marrying younger men. Governor Sulzer criticizes Albany graft defenses, recalling a remark about aging. A Connecticut clockmaker shares a fox and cat tale from a fox hunt by moonlight.
Royal Matchmaking by Siamese Kings Among Prisoners
Kings of Siam reportedly assign "daughters of the king" to marry prisoners at the Sia mese penitentiary to secure their release. The king selects suitable brides regardless of the woman's preference or existing marriages, as Elam law permits inmate release through such marriages.
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Siam
Elam
Cream Corn Soup Recipe
Heat a quart of milk until hot but not boiling. Strain a small can of corn to remove hulls and add the pulp. Stir in a walnut-sized piece of butter and pepper and salt to taste. Beat one egg white to stiff froth and fold in just before serving.
Martyr In Love Proposals Turn Into Witty Rebuff
A nervy youth asks a girl ten times for marriage and is rejected each time. She says she would only wed a widower, prompting the young man to offer to marry one of her single friends instead.
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Thompson
Chattanooga
Bank Agrees to Pay 1912 Tax After Court Ruling
The First National Bank of Council Bluffs plans to pay its 1912 tax of taxable valuation $56,000 after Judge Thornall ruled bank stock assessment to individual stockholders is legal. If the supreme court overrules, the tax will be refunded.
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Thornell
District Court
Council Bluits
Iet National Bank
General Assembly
Congress
Bank
Council Bluffs
First National Bank of
Thornall
Supreme Court
Woman Held on Swindling Charge in Des Moines
Mrs. Madeline Satchfield of Lorimor Iowa is in the city jail awaiting investigation on a defrauding charge. A private detective arrested her in Lorimor and brought her to Des Moines. She allegedly posed as the wife of a local prominent man and obtained $100 in goods on credit.
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Des Moines
Madeline Satchfieeld
Lorimor
Iowa
White Way Boosters in Capital
Adair figures Roy A. Stacey secretary of the Great White Way association and James McDonnell booster travel to Washington for the national good roads convention to push adopting the Great White Way as part of the Ocean-to-Ocean highway plan.
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Adair
Roy A. Stacey
Great White Way Association
James McDonnell
Washington
Burglars Take Adding Machine From Rippey Lumber Office
A burglary in Rippey saw thieves enter John Munson’s lumber office and steal a ninety pound adding machine. The crime is noted as one of the strangest reported in this area.
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Perry
Rippey
John Munson
Osceola Opens New City Building With Fire Station
Osceola's new municipal building is complete and occupied as the city council met to accept the structure costing $45,000. The lower floor will serve as a fire station and city offices occupy the rest.
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Osceola
Falls Between Cars Kills Freight Brakeman
IF W Slade aged 26 of Council Bluffs a freight brakeman on the Chicago Northwestern railroad fell between the cars and was killed here.
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Logan
IF. W. Slade
Council Bluffs
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Iowa Stockman Killed by Car in Des Moines
John Hicks a Moravia Iowa stock buyer was struck by a street car at Hast Twenty sixth and Walnut streets Monday and died from a fractured skull at Mercy hospital He was 40 years old.
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Iowa
Des Moines
John Hicks
Moravia
Hast Twenty-sixth
Walnut Street
Mercy Hospital
Hicks
Davenport Architect J. Harfst Dies After Stroke
Davenport architect J Deat Harfst, renowned for designing many city county and store buildings, died following a stroke. The sudden death removes a leading figure in Davenport’s architectural development.
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Davenport
Deat J. Harfst
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Salem
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McKinley
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New York City
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University of Tennessee
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United States Supreme Court
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Elkton
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Albert Sidney Burleson
San Marcos
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David Franklin Houston
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Albany, N. Y
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Sattley Stacker Company
Indianapolis
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Meservey
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Guy Logan
Robinson
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Albany
Mrs. Oldes
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Seth Thomas Clock Company
Thomason
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