Senate assigns Lewis as Democratic floor manager
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois was elected democratic floor manager and assistant to Majority Leader Kern by the senate democratic caucus. A five member committee was appointed to represent the caucus in organizing the campaign committee for the next elections. Hatton W. Sumners urged a proposal to remove cattle from the free list when bought domestically undercutting import prices. Cummins urged a probe into alleged lobbying influence. The Republican executive committee in Washington planned a full committee meeting within sixty days after adjournment.
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Illinois
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Lewis
House
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Wilson
Senate Democratic Caucus
Hatton W. Sumners
Dallas
Senate Finance Committee
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Washington
Congress
Charles D. Hilles
Frisco receivers appointed. Stilwell jailed. Texas births rise
News briefs from across the country report Frisco railroad and Chicago and Eastern Illinois receivers appointed in St. Louis. Former New York State Senator Stephen K. Stilwell is sentenced to four to eight years in Sing Sing. Texas monthly births for April total 4 373 with 3 937 whites and 333 blacks alongside 2 132 deaths.
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New York
New York State Senate
Sing Sing
Texas
R. P. Babcock
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Frisco Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
St. Louis
Texans Attend Confederate Veterans Reunion in Chattanooga
About 1 500 Texans travel to Chattanooga for the Confederate Veterans reunion while other regional news cover a Calgary death in a boxing match, naval destroyer plans, refugee aid to Galveston, New Jersey reform bill, a golf title, a Long Beach pier collapse, a Temple to Dublin railway charter, and a New York education grant.
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Confederate Veterans
Jerome D. Travers
Upper Montclair
N. J
August F. Kammer
Staten Island
Foxhills Golf Club
New York
Long Beach
Cal
Austin
Temple, Northwestern and Gulf Railway
Temple
Dublin
Texas
General Education Board of
New York City
Cure for inebriate many methods tried western judges adopt novel plans
New York reports on experiments to reform chronic drinkers through non jail penalties. Western cities piloted cures such as scrubbing cells, regular attendance at temperance meetings, or distributing religious tracts with warnings. The aim is moral reform and lasting sobriety rather than punishment.
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New York
Cleveland
Elwood
Ind
Pacific Coast
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Carnegie funds Egypt levitation mystery probe team
Berlin reports Andrew Carnegie sponsors a small group to study fakir levitation in Egypt and possibly India under Professor Schwidtal of Posen. The investigators review fakir methods and ecstatic states said to enable magical feats. Findings will be reported to the University of Berlin.
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Andrew Carnegie
Egypt
India
Schwidtal
Posen
Savant
University of Berlin
Boy King Stands By Kin Nine Year Old Montenegrin Champion
The nine year old Prince Humbert son of King Victor of Italy disapproves of Montenegrin policy in the Balkan war. While playing war he led a Montenegrin force against Turks and asked to join Montenegro to support his grandfather. The king explained Italy’s ongoing conflict with Turkey and hesitated on travel to Montenegro.
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Rome
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Victor
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Scutari
Cettinje
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Tripoli
Twelve year old rescues man from Gulf earns Carnegie medal
Tampa boy Frank Abbott of Birmingham Alabama swam from shore to rescue R. W. Grinton a non swimmer who was swept by an undertow into the Gulf of Mexico. Abbott reached him as he was semi conscious and brought him ashore earning a Carnegie medal.
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Sarasota
Frank Abbott
Birmingham
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
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Grinton
Gulf
Young Abbott
Abbott
Depew Objects to Cemetery Trustees Listing
Ex Senator Chauncey M. Depew challenges being named a trustee of Capital Cemetery in Prince George county Maryland. He filed in circuit court at Upper Marlboro to strike his name from the county papers claiming the 1910 incorporation listed five trustees without his consent.
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Burial Ground
Maryland
Washington
Chauncey M. Depew
Upper Marlboro
Prince George County
Five Year Old Louis Shapiro Wanders Into Hotel Dining Room
In New York a hungry five year old, Louis Shapiro, entered Muller's hotel dining room after walking five miles from home at 506 Foa street. A diner asked if he belonged there and the boy replied he did not and that his father was at home. He set out for a meal during a day's outing in Van Cortlandt Park.
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New York
Foa Street
Louis Shapiro
van Cortlandt Park
Proud of 60 Years Crime in London Case
London sessions sentenced George Wells to five years preventive detention after a life of crime spanning sixty years and twenty three prior convictions. He declared he would not start an honest day’s work. In Washburn North Carolina W T Anderson, a former bank clerk, kissed the dead cashier F E Funk at the corpse and pleaded for help as he faced ongoing trouble, while denying guilt.
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London
George Wells
Washburn
N. C
W. T. Anderson
First National Bank
F. E. Funk
Anderson
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Promoted For Health
An advertisement from Hot Springs Arkansas markets Liver Buttons labeled as a gentle safe cure for liver stomach and bowel troubles. It claims doctors at the famous resort prescribe them and urges a 25 cent box with a week long nightly dose. Free samples are offered by the Hot Springs Chemical Co.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Hot Springs, Ark
Changed Man Joke Exchange From The New York Mail
A quip about a man who once ate a mince pie asks if he is the same person. The reply claims a permanent change. A second gag questions the link between success and taste, with a playful exchange implying disbelief in the saying.
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New York Mail
TRU PORTURS ANTISEPTIC HEALING OK CURES THROAT
An old promotional ad touts a throat cure named TRU PORTURS ANTISEPTIC claiming fast healing in one month. It lists bottle sizes 2c bc and a $1 price and mentions walls with ears and Hanford's Balsam for stables.
Tragic Animal Attacks Reported in Ireland
Two children died in separate incidents in Ireland. A three year old near Drogheda was fatally mauled by a gander within minutes. In Holywood County Down a baby in a cradle was killed when a dog jumped in and ignited clothing with a gas jet.
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Ireland
Drogheda
Holywood
County Down
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