Crumpacker Amendment Fights House Over Southern Representation
Washington May 28 bitter fight as Crumpacker Indiana rider to campaign publicity bill seeks to reduce representation in states with disfranchisement laws. House passes bill 160 to 125 after a heated debate with Southern members condemning apportionment.
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Washington
Crumpacker
Indiana
House of Representatives
House
Williams
National Congressional
Congress
Conference
Senate
District of Columbia
Foraker
Interstate Commerce Commission
Foreas State Lines
Aldrich
Ons
The Sessions Record Review
Legislative problems presented to the present committee in Washington on May 28 reveal progress on certain measures while others remain unfinished. The session focused on funding, defense, and regulatory issues with several bills advancing and others stalled for further negotiation.
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Washington
Never Without Pe-ru-Na Says Mr C Convera Arkansas
A promotional piece claims many Americans have regained health with Peruna and urges doctors to acknowledge its value. It notes doctors sometimes prescribe Peruna despite financial loss, asserting intelligent use rarely disappoints both physician and patient.
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Mr. C
Convera
Hot Springs
Arkansas
United States
Peruna credited with curing nasal catarrh and stomach issues
Letters from Mr. James P. Bracken and others claim Peruna cured catarrh and related ailments. James Bracken, a New York water inspector, reports lasting relief after a month. Samuel A. Paxton of Kansas City says kidney disease improvements followed four months of use. OC G Convers of Hot Springs praises repeated use. Michael Rooney of Watervliet cites bladder catarrh relief in two months. Frank Richter of Winona endorses Peruna for stomach and head catarrh after five bottles.
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James P. Bracken
Tenth Ave
New York City
N. Y
10Th Ave
Grand Knights of Reigna Celis Council
Knights of Columbus
Samuel A. Paxton
Troost Ave
Kansas City
O. F
National Annuity Association
Perana
OC. G. Convers
Pres
Cold Storage Ice and Coal Co
Hot Springs
Ark
Mme
Michael Rooney
Watervilet
Peruna
Frank Richter
East 2Nd St
Winona
Minn
Roosevelt Policies dominate historic Congress debate
The piece notes that many questions before Congress centered on President Roosevelt's policies while enactments were fewer. Despite immense appropriations, a major effort focused on an emergency currency bill that failed, prompting a commission to study the issue. Labor bills faced constitutional concerns and Democratic filibusters shaped outcomes.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Battleship program split as two ships funded and tariff reform urged
A special message urged building four battleships but failed to pass. An appropriation for two ships was approved and a plan to authorize two annually was seen as a concession to the president. Tariff data gathering was endorsed, with Senate finance and House ways and means empowered to hire experts for next session.
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Congress
Senate
House
Committee On Finance
Committee On Ways and Means
Disturbance at Congregation Prompts Remedy Purchase
A Sunday disturbance by continuous coughing leads to a call for the individual to buy Foley's Honey and Tar in a local health note. A Dun's review praises improving indicators across all departments after six months of effort.
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Foley's
D. Knoefel
Dun
Collision In Oklahoma Trains Marks Field Day Trip
A Santa Fe special carrying 300 university students and Division Superintendent Ketter’s train met head on near Ripley Oklahoma. Engineer John Allen of Kansas City was killed and several students were seriously injured. The student train telescoped but few casualties occurred. The engineer failed to heed a signal to wait for the special.
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Guthrie
Okla
Santa Fe
Ketter
Ripley
Here
John Allen
Arkansas City
Man Seeks New Cure Claim Amid Lung Trouble
Fragmentary note suggests hope from Dr King’s New Remedy for lung trouble. The text shows a patient seeking a way to stay alive today rather than die.
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Dr. King
Tex
Trade tone mixed as Crops Improve Slightly
Bradstreet notes mixed conditions across crop, trade, and industry. Overall business remains quiet, with some wholesale improvement and retail gains in areas with better weather. Southwest and Northwest report strongest retail, while Southern and Eastern trade remain dull and collections backward.
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New York
Murder at Kavasnicka home near Laporte
E Kavasnicka, owner of two Chicago jewelry stores, died from a Thursday shooting at his country home near Laporte Indiana. Albert Roubik, once employed by Kavasnicka and discharged days earlier, was arrested and charged with the murder based on a death bed statement from the victim.
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Laporte
Ind
E. Kavasnicka
Chicago
Here
Albert Roubik
Kavasnicka
Orino Laxative Frais Syrup Endorsed for Women and Children
Orino Laxative Frais Syrup praised for mild action and pleasant taste, preferred over violent purgatives and pills. Readers encouraged to obtain the booklet and sample at Knoefel's stores C and D.
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Knoefel
Seventh Ballot Fails to Elect Bishop at Conference
Baltimore May seventh ballot fails to elect a bishop at the Methodist Episcopal general conference. Of 767 effective ballots, 512 needed. Candidates Lewis 469 Quayle 450 Stunts 427 Smith 419 Hughes 403 Downey 345 McIntyre 210 Hingeley 272 Jennings 199 Goodell 191 Cooke 186.
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Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Lewis
Quayle
Stunts
Smith
Hughes
Downey
McIntyre
Hingeley
Jennings
Goodell
Cooke
Seven True Bills Hit Lamphere in Gunness Case
Laporte Indiana May 23 grand jury returned seven true bills against Ray Lamphere. Lamphere charged with arson and five murders plus accessory in the Helgelein killing. Mrs Bette Gunness indicted as principal though official death verdict forecloses warrant.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Laporte County
Bette Gunness
Andrew Helgstein
Mansfield
Gunness
Mack
Lamphere
Helgelein
Lamphere Held on Murder Charges in Gunness Case
Ray Lamphere faced murder indictments for the first degree in the Bella Gunness case. He was not arraigned yet as trials are planned. Bench warrants were served in jail, and a skull found during digging led to the discovery in the ditch yard two weeks earlier.
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Phere
Bella Gunness
Lamphere
J. C. Richter
Gmutser
Hanna Memory Griggs Orator of the Day
The Marcus A Hanna memorial by Augustus St Gaudens is unveiled at Wade Park Cleveland on May 23 with Vice President Fairbanks and John W Griggs as orator. The $70 000 statue was funded by popular subscription and marks a tribute to the late senator. Griggs lauds Hanna as a noble patriot who faced calumny and left a lasting example for Americans.
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Marcus A. Hanna
Fairbanks
St. Gaudens
John W. Griggs
United States
McKinley
Augustus St. Gaudens
Wade Park
Griggs
Hanna
Locomotive Engineers Convention Adjourns in Columbus
The international convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers adjourned last evening. This morning about 2,000 delegates and visitors boarded a special train to Cleveland to attend the Hanna memorial unveiling.
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Columbus
Ohio
International Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Hanna
Hall of Fame Notes and Birthday Milestones Across Towns
The item chronicles a 63rd wedding anniversary for Sartwright of Peabody Kansas and his wife. Navy Lt Cmdr Bookwalter resigns with secretary approval. Hughes Jr son of the New York governor is named Brown Daly Herald business manager. Easter Birthday marked for R B Clevenger of Clifton Heights. Edward King Kempton, oldest Massachusetts clockmaker, turns 84 in North Brookfield. Henry A Hovey from Worcester showcases a seedy Easter window display. Lord Gwydye, eldest member of the House of Ionia, noted among recent events.
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Mos Sartwright
Peabody
Kan
Charles & Bookwalter
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Charles Hivans Hughes, Jr
New York
Brown Daly Herald
Brown University
B. Clevenger
Clifton Heights
Edward King Kempton
Massachusetts
North Brookfield
Henry A. Hovey, & Worcester
Qlass
Lord Gwydye
House of Ionia
Escaped Notoriety Man Missing After Wife's Trial
George B. Metaker vanished from South Bend on Monday evening after a trial involving his wife drew notoriety. Police seek clues about the missing man amid local interest and ongoing investigations.
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George B. Metaker
South Bend
Ind
Local notes cover health, deaths, and incidents in town
Dora Smith shows slight improvement after a long confinement at home on Beharrell avenue due to rheumatism. A two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hubbard died at their Lower Albany home. burial at Veron's cemetery after funeral tomorrow. Rev E A Neville leaves for London to attend Pan Anglican conference as Indiana delegate. rectory to be occupied by Mr and Mrs W E Jones during absence. Mrs Louise Utz, 78, fracturing a thigh in a stair fall at 330 Bank Street, rushed to St Edward's Hospital with serious prognosis. Georgetown township schools begin tonight at the Methodist church, Rev Frank Orman Beck to speak. Graduates named include Vince Moore, Nora Crandall, Lake Argenbright, Jennie Keithley, Blanche Creeley, Joseph Harold Kelly, and others. A freight tram collision near Louisville injures Clarence Fi and L Boies. horse spooks, buggy crashes into a house, and a rider Gerald suffers injuries. Fitzgerald treated at Beadford Hotel and returns to Louisville.
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Lawrence Hubbard
Lower
Albany
Veron’s Cemetery
E. A. Neville
St. Paul's Episcopel Church
London
Indiana
W. E. Jones
East Ninth Street
Georgetown Township
Methodist Church
Georgetown
Frank Orman Beck
Trinity M. E. Church
Vince Moore
Nora Crandall
Lake Argenbright
Jennie
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